Things are going increasingly wrong.
At least that's what Luke thought at this moment.
The inner city area of Hope City has always been more important the closer to the center.
Although places such as commercial streets seem prosperous, their functional limitations dictate that they can only be located on the outside.
And now, the black sedan has passed the headquarters of the research institute, which is the innermost of the three major institutions.
Although he didn't want to think about it that way, it seemed that there was only one goal left for Luke.
The Parliament of Hope is the tall tower in the center of the inner city that towers above the three major institutions.
"The old man has such a wide network of contacts? How come I don't know?"
Although Luke knew that his father was a member of the First Team, he was still confused about the current situation.
In the past, his father never seemed to tell him that he knew one or several congressmen, so where did this acquaintance come from?
The slowly moving car passed the last bend, and then a spire towering into the sky appeared in front of Luke.
It might be an exaggeration to say that it towers into the sky, but the core building of the City of Hope is indeed different from any other architectural style.
Compared to the research institute or the General Staff Headquarters, the radius of this tall building seems to be much smaller, as if it is using height to make up for the lack of area.
The entire spire has a grayish metallic luster, gradually becoming thinner from bottom to top but repeating from time to time.
Steel cables extend from the side of the spire and stretch in all directions, anchoring it in the center of the earth, giving it a wild beauty.
The spire is a restricted area and is not visible to ordinary people.
Seeing such a scene for the first time, even a young man like Luke who had seen the world opened his mouth inadvertently.
As the car slowly approached, Luke realized that the spire was much thicker than he had imagined.
The man in the passenger seat verified his identity, and the metal door in front of the car slowly opened upwards, revealing a passage leading to the underground.
The vehicle drove in and multiple probes on the ceiling began to scan the interior of the car.
After confirming that there was no safety risk, Luke got out of the car and walked into an elevator under the guidance of the two people.
The journey of the elevator seemed endless. After an unknown amount of time, the door opened.
What appeared before Luke was a not very bright room. There was a table in the middle and a figure with an unclear face sitting on a chair behind it.
The two men didn't say much, turned and walked into the elevator, leaving Luke alone.
"Mr. Luke, young handsome man, please take a seat."
Unexpectedly, the voice coming from the unclear figure clearly belonged to a woman.
Luke didn't think much about it and sat forward on the stool across the table. There was some kindness in the other person's words, which alleviated some of Luke's anxiety.
But as a slightly chubby person, the stool was indeed a bit small for him.
This forced him to stay on his toes, waiting for the lecture from the shadows while paying attention to what was underneath his butt.
"Hello, who are you?"
"My name is Nia, and I'm one of the ten members of the Parliament of Hope. I'm here to talk to you today about something related to your father."
The other person's voice sounded very young, even a little too young.
"So you are not an old acquaintance of my father?"
"I'm not, my mentor is, but she has passed away now. As her successor, I can barely be considered half of her."
Luke nodded and said with awe for the senator:
"Please go ahead."
“Look at this.”
Nia waved from the shadows, and lights flickered in the dark room.
A projection lens extended from each wall, projecting a picture in front of Luke.
It was a strange mark made of broken glass and blood. The angular wings were surrounded by a halo, and arrow-like light burst outwards, as if carrying some kind of power.
Below the emblem was written in blood a word -
believer.
Luke's attention was drawn to it the first time he saw it.
Although I have never been educated in this area, broken glass and blood have certain symbolic meanings.
Before he had time to think about it, Luke suddenly realized that the background of the photo was a place he could never forget.
That was the suite where his father died.
The background of the photo is the floor and bedside of the suite, and even a corner of the father's wheelchair can be seen in the corner.
He could no longer remain calm, because he had clearly checked the suite inside and out and did not find the emblem.
The place where it was located had become a blank when he arrived.
Luke looked through the translucent projection at the woman in the shadows:
"Mr. Councillor, may I ask what is going on here?"
"I think you've guessed it, haven't you?
"Your father, Mr. Saint Shield Lucas, was killed by an intruder from outside using a method we cannot yet explain while he was dealing with a riot at the institute. The murderer then left this emblem and the name of the organization at the site."
Luke's mind was shocked, and he suddenly thought of another thing:
"Then may I ask about the bloody rain that day..."
The figure in the shadow nodded:
“You’re sharp, you really are, just like your father.
“To be honest, it was indeed the blood rain brought by the Believers that saved Hope City, but this organization was also the murderer of your father.
“This is what we cannot understand, and this is why I sent people to erase the emblem and text before you arrived.
"You are already 22 years old, and you should understand most of the truth. If we make public the fact that the believers killed the Holy Shield, then we will not be able to give a reasonable explanation for the blood rain, so all investigations can only be small-scale and secret."
"You mean..."
"Young man, you, the son of 'Saint Shield' Lucas, Mr. Luke, do you want to take over his great legacy and become the new 'Saint Shield' of Hope City?"
"If you agree, I will transfer you out of the original superpower team and assign you new teammates. Of course, the only task of your team at the moment is to track down the [Believer].
"For you, there is one more mission, which is to use your powerful abilities to maintain the stable operation of Hope City like your father did."
Luke nodded first, then shook his head:
"Ma'am, no, Mr. Congressman, please forgive my impoliteness. If you have read my file, you should know that my ability only covers a radius of ten meters, which is completely incomparable to my father's..."
“That’s not a problem. I believe your father hasn’t told you about his past in detail, right?
"Don't you want to know why the 'Holy Shield' is so powerful?"
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