Chapter 291 Threats, Files from Five Years Ago (asking for monthly tickets)

As the sun sets, the glass curtain wall of the building is reflected in red.

The setting sun was about to sink to the bottom of the horizon, the sky gradually darkened, and the traffic lights in downtown Manhattan changed back and forth; under the lights, pedestrians and vehicles alternated, coming and going.

The indicator light turned from red to green, and a Maybach suddenly passed through the center of the avenue, like a gust of black wind, blowing across the cheeks of pedestrians wantonly and ostentatiously.

At this time, in the back seat of Maybach.

Gu Qinye was lowering his head, staring blankly at the photos on his phone.

The dusk faded outside the car window, and the afterglow shining on his cheek gradually dimmed; in the dim car, only the screen of the mobile phone was lit, making his eyes sparkle.

"Dad... is he still alive?" Gu Qinye's mind was blank. He stared at the unshaven, slightly dejected face in the photo without blinking.

After a long time, tears unconsciously slid down from the corners of his eyes, blurring his vision.

[Black Pupa: Aren’t you curious about who your grandfather is? ]

[Black Pupa: You haven't replied to my message for 10 seconds. Why are you ignoring me? Are you using the cold shoulder on me?]

[Black Pupa: I am depressed.]

Amid the "ding ding dong dong" text message alert sounds, text messages from Hei Pupa kept popping up from the top of the screen, one after another, which was extremely annoying.

But Gu Qiye turned a blind eye and just stared at Gu Zhuoan's face motionlessly.

Hearing the overly loud warning tone, Uriel slowed down the car and looked up at the rearview mirror.

She was stunned. This was the first time she saw a member of the opposite sex crying.

"You... cried?" she asked softly.

"No, it's just my eyes are allergic." Gu Qinye said in a low voice.

"Do you need eye drops?" Yuriel asked. "Because of the influence of my supernatural power, my pupils have changed color and are sometimes very sensitive to light, so I carry eye drops with me."

She blinked her icy blue eyes and seemed a little overwhelmed. Uriel had never seen anyone cry before, so she didn't know how to react.

"No, I don't need it. It will be fine in a while." Gu Qiye said, "Thank you for your concern."

After a moment of silence, Yuriel suddenly said, "I just sent you a message."

"Is there?"

"While you were in a daze."

Gu Qinye looked at his father's photo casually and it took him a while to exit the text message interface.

When I opened WeChat, I saw a message from my WeChat friend "Ice".

【Ice： 1. 】

"What do you mean?" Gu Qinye looked up in confusion, his voice a little hoarse.

"I just wanted to give it a try. I sent you a message, but I didn't hear the notification tone." Yuri paused, "Did you set me to do not disturb?"

"I usually treat my colleagues like this," said Gu Qinye.

"Colleague..." Yuriel thought for a moment, "Who was the person who sent you a text message just now?"

"Friend." Gu Qiye said, "He helped me a lot, and I owe him a big favor."

Uriel suddenly stopped talking.

She was silent for a while, then looked forward.

The city in my sight was gradually dimming. Instead, neon lights were lighting up one after another like dominoes being pushed over, as if they would extend to the end of the world.

Maybach shuttled through the brightly lit streets of New York and turned into Times Square, where huge LED screens on the tops of tall buildings were broadcasting advertisements.

Uriel had overshot the target. The car had actually just passed the restaurant where they had made their reservation.

She didn't know what she was doing, but she was in a bad mood, so she wanted to take a quiet drive. Times Square was brightly lit, and the dazzling neon lights filled her sight.

Gu Qinye sat in the back seat of the car for such a long time that his mood finally calmed down.

【Gu Qiye: You saved my dad before? 】

[Black Pupa: Yes, if I had arrived one second later, he would have been smashed into a meat pie by that little girl playing with ice cream; and I also disguised the scene, it was flawless.]

【Gu Qiye: But why did you hide it from me? 】

[Black Pupa: Uh... I didn't know if I could save him at the time, so I kept it a secret from you. Is that okay?]

[Gu Qiye: No, you are lying. You want to use my father's fake death to stimulate me and force me to join Hongyi.]

[Black Pupa: How could that be? Am I such a bad person? Please tell me.]

[Gu Qiye: But no matter what, thank you for saving my father. Even now, I don’t regret joining Hongyi. ]

[Black Pupa: That's right, let's get down to business. Your sister's team is called the "Ghost Train Group", and when they were on their way to London to carry out a mission, they were targeted by an organization called the "Salvation Society".]

Gu Qinye was stunned for a moment. Before he could digest this sudden amount of information, Hei Pu sent him a new message.

[Black Pupa: And the "Lin Zhengquan" in her team has been tragically killed in an assassination attempt by the Salvation Society.]

【Black pupa: (photo). 】

Gu Qiye frowned and clicked on the photo. What came into view was a human head hanging on a street lamp. Blood was flowing down the broken neck, and it seemed that even the dim yellow light was dyed red.

He looked at the photo solemnly, then exited the magnified interface after a moment, typed in the chat box, and sent it.

【Gu Qiye: What is going on? 】

[Black Pupa: I can only tell you that the Salvation Society is a very dangerous organization. Their strength is greater than all the forces in the world.]

[Gu Qiye: You mean, even Lake Hunter can't beat them? ]

[Black Pupa: That’s right, but they didn’t dare to attack Hulie rashly, so Ke Qirui took your sister and fled to Hulie for refuge.]

[Black Pupa: If you don't believe me, you can directly ask your sister to verify the information in your hands; there is no need for me to tell you such a lie that will be exposed at the first poke. After all, you two siblings are not dumb. ]

[Gu Qiye: I believe you, because you saved my father.]

[Black Pupa: I am so touched. This is the first time I have felt unconditional trust. Well, although it is conditional, I am still very touched.]

[Gu Qiye: If this organization called "Salvation Society" is really that dangerous, will they be able to monitor the key words in our conversation? ]

[Black Pupa: Uh... don't worry about the confidentiality of our conversation. Mr. Gui Zhong knows a powerful hacker in Lijing. It was that hacker who helped Mu Long find the video of you killing his father.]

Gu Qinye fell silent. His heart, which had just calmed down, was lifted up again. Su Zimai was targeted by a mysterious organization, and Mu Taki's grudge had yet to be resolved. Troubles came one after another.

But at least... Gu Zhuoan is still alive, so everything else can be salvaged. For him now, this good news is enough.

【Gu Qiye: Then what? 】

[Black Pupa: Then, the hacker helped me set up an encrypted chat channel, which should be safe. Don't worry, it's not the hacker from the White Crow Brigade. I'm not stupid enough to be that stupid.]

[Gu Qiye: Can you hide it from Hong Yi? ]

[Black Pupa: Of course, but if our connection is really exposed, the worst that can happen is that you just run away. You are the fastest man in the world, and I believe that no natural disaster grade can catch you.]

【Gu Qiye: Forget it, it doesn’t matter. 】

[Gu Qiye: Why did the "Salvation Society" target Xiaomai's exorcist team? ]

After sending the message, Gu Qiye looked at the bloody photo on his phone again.

He wondered how sad Xiaomai must feel when she saw this photo.

[Black Pupa: Because they touched something they shouldn't have touched. I've warned them, but they didn't listen... And now, in order to save your good sister, I'm investigating with Mr. Gui Zhong and Mr. Mu Taki, and we came to a shocking conclusion: the undercover of the Salvation Society is hiding in Hong Yi.]

【Gu Qiye: What did you say? 】

[Black Pupa: That’s right, the Salvation Society is an extremely secretive organization. They are committed to maintaining the balance between the major forces in the world. Therefore, their personnel have infiltrated every organization of the extraordinary forces, and Hongyi is one of them.]

Gu Qiye repeatedly confirmed the content of the text message, and couldn't help but think that Hei Pu's words were a bit too nonsense. This is the most powerful organization of superpowers in the world. Is it so easy to be infiltrated?

But Hei Pu first saved Su Zimai and then saved Gu Zhuoan. Gu Qiye had no reason not to believe what he said; even if Hei Pu really wanted to use him, he would be willing to do so.

Thinking of this, Gu Qinye took a deep breath, opened WeChat, and looked at the life photos that Ke Qirui sent regularly.

In the photo, Su Zimai looked puzzled and melancholy, but at least so far, she was safe.

"What is the Salvation Society?" he thought. "Is it stronger than the Lake Hunt?"

In his eyes, the existence of Black Pupa became more and more mysterious and distant, as if covered by a veil. So far, if Black Pupa had not intervened and helped again and again, he dared not imagine what his family would have become.

And now, the black pupa raised a new question, just like a prophet.

Gu Qinye lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his hand to type and send a message.

[Gu Qiye: So... you want me to find the undercover agents of the "Salvation Society" in Hongyi, and then use this avenue to catch the organization behind them? ]

[Black Pupa: You are very smart, but I have already found the undercover. ]

【Gu Qiye: Found it? 】

[Black Pupa: That's right, there are four undercover agents in the Salvation Society. As for who they are, we'll talk about it later. After all, we can only confirm this after you and I exchange the list of Rainbow Wing members. It's a lot of work.]

【Gu Qiye: What’s up? 】

[Black Pupa: It’s not that I have something to do, but I’m about to enter the train tunnel and my phone signal is almost gone. ]

【Gu Qiye: Train Demon? 】

[Black Pupa: To be honest, Ms. Ke is serving as my driver for free.]

[Gu Qiye: Okay, then, before you lose the signal, what do you want to ask me? ]

[Black Pupa: Yes, of course there is a problem. I am more curious now, have you figured out who killed your mother? ]

[Gu Qiye: I'll give it a try. I've been thinking about my father's affairs before, but I haven't done much research. Now is the chance.]

[Black Pupa: Okay, I'll wait for your good news. Ms. Ke is here, we'll talk later. Remember to provide me with the abilities and information of the twelve members of Rainbow Wing.]

【Gu Qiye: Okay, let’s leave it like this for now.】

After sending the last message, Gu Qiye turned on the do not disturb mode and turned off his phone.

He raised his head and looked at Uriel's back.

The car had been driving for a long time, but it had not reached the restaurant it had reserved. The white-haired girl in the driver's seat said nothing, and her pale face in the rearview mirror showed no expression.

Gu Qiye thought for a moment, then asked:

"By the way, if a Rainbow Wing member accidentally makes a mistake while performing a mission, such as causing accidental casualties, will the punishment be recorded in the file?"

After a brief pause, he said, "Just like... the incident between me and Makutaki."

After a long time, the silent white-haired girl spoke.

"Yes." She said, "All punishments are recorded in the files, but most of them are just for show. Because disaster-level esperians are an extremely scarce resource, even if they make a mistake, the upper echelons will protect them."

Gu Qiye said: "I don't understand why you call yourself a 'scarce resource'?"

He paused and said, "It's as if you're treating yourself as a tool... You just talk and act a bit like a robot, but there's no need to really treat yourself as a machine, right?"

Uriel was silent for a while, looking up at the blurred neon lights on the car window.

She said: "At the age of 12, I escaped from an orphanage in Iceland and wandered the streets. Finally, when I was almost starving to death, the Icelandic authorities found me. So I know my position. If I am not valuable to them, I am dead."

"Twelve years old?" Gu Qiye pondered for a while, then suddenly asked, "How many years ago did you join Hongyi?"

“Five years ago,” Uriel answered.

Five years ago? Gu Qiye was startled, his heart was in turmoil again.

"So, did you keep any records of those punishments?" He was silent for a moment, then asked.

"Why are you asking that?"

"I just want to take a look at it and learn from it so as to avoid making mistakes in the future."

"As for the penalty records, I should still be able to find them, but I don't know if they have been automatically cleared by the system."

"good."

"Even though it's been deleted, I said I have hyperamnesia."

"Hyperamnesia?"

"What I mean is, if you're curious, I can tell you." After saying that, Uriel controlled the steering wheel while condensing the air beside her into ice, and the tablet slid backwards along the ice.

Gu Qiye shrugged his shoulders and thought, what if this scene was captured by the roadside surveillance camera?

He reached out to take the tablet that Uriel handed him and looked down at the screen.

"Open the file receiving history of the conference software and scroll down. You should be able to find the punishment records of these years." said the white-haired girl.

Following the steps she said, Gu Qiye opened Hongyi's dedicated encrypted conference software.

Then, slowly scroll to the bottom of the options page.

(End of this chapter)