Chapter 681: Weakness
Fang Tang became nervous again. He tried to remain calm and looked at Qi Le inquiringly, "Master?"
Qi Le smiled at Fang Tang in the night. His usual gentle smile now carried an indescribable weirdness in the night. Fang Tang felt that he could hear the sound of his heartbeat.
The two of them were silent. Fang Yuan looked at this and that, not knowing what had happened. After a long while, Qi Le said, "It's getting late now. Let's catch the rabbits tomorrow. I guess... there's no need to rush today."
Fang Tang felt his back was already wet with cold sweat. He nodded and followed Qi Le towards the central area of the base.
Along the way, Qi Le chatted casually about things in the base, and Fang Yuan made a playful comment from time to time. The atmosphere seemed to be no different from the past, but Fang Tang could feel that the guillotine hanging over his head had not fallen yet.
The entire base was under martial law, and there were not many pedestrians on the road. Not long after, the three of them returned to Fangtang's home. It was the first time he noticed that Qi Le, who was obviously an ordinary person, could keep up with his pace effortlessly, without even a hint of breathlessness. This was even while he was carrying a seven or eight-year-old child all the way.
Fangtang thought of Cangcuo's accusation at that time, Qi Le... Luo Qi...
Although they were two completely unrelated people, Fang Tang felt inexplicably nervous, especially when she thought of Cangcuo's desperate words, that each of their superpowers came from a superpower user who disappeared in Panshui base.
"Brother, I'll go heat up the food." While Fang Tang was daydreaming, the three of them had already arrived in the yard. Fang Yuan said as he got off Qi Le and walked towards the kitchen, not forgetting to call Qi Le, "Master Qi Le, please stay and have dinner with us. I have cooked some delicious dishes."
"Okay," Qi Le responded with a smile. Looking at Fang Yuan entering the room, he took the initiative to walk to the other side of the room and sat directly in the main seat.
Fangtang, who was following behind him, stood respectfully in front of him, like a qualified and obedient subordinate.
Qi Le, dressed in black, looked much gloomier even with that gentle expression. He was still smiling, but his smile made Fang Tang break out in cold sweats.
In the torch-lit house next door, one could hear the sound of a shovel turning over in the pot, vaguely accompanied by the little girl's tuneless singing, which gave the lonely night a layer of warmth.
"Master" was silent, and Fangtang was still at a disadvantage. He took the initiative to express his opinion, "What do you want me to do?"
Qi Le laughed twice, "As expected, you are the captain I chose. I am curious, when did you find out?"
These words were tantamount to making things clear. Those things hidden in the dark were now completely exposed to the sun and could no longer be hidden.
"..." Fang Tang didn't say anything. During the silence, Fang Yuan heated up a dish, "Master Qi Le, it will be ready soon, don't worry."
"Hurry up," Qi Le rubbed the little girl's head and said gently, "It will be too late if you are late any later."
Fang Tang didn't know if there was any other meaning in his words, but he felt that he was referring to something. He waited until Fang Yuan jumped back into the room, and then Qi Le asked again, "When did you know?"
"...When I went to support the wounded in Yueban Bay," Fang Tang did not hide anything. Seeing Qi Le waiting for him to explain in detail, Fang Tang took a deep breath and continued, "At that time, I used the training method you taught me to severely damage the psychics in Panshui base."
"Just this one thing makes you think that something has happened to Fang Yuan?" Qi Le asked with an admiring look.
Qi Le nodded.
In fact, Fang Tang felt something was wrong during the communication with Yun Bai.
At that time, Yun Bai asked him for the trick of extracting metal elements from the human body. All the psychics in the entire base were trained in this way. Fang Tang didn't think it was something that could not be known to others, so he naturally did not hide it.
However, after Yun Bai learned it, when he asked him how to recover, he was stuck.
Yun Bai was extremely surprised at the time, "You have your own ability, but you don't have a solution? Then what's the difference between you and someone who developed a poison but doesn't have an antidote?"
Fang Tang was able to survive in the environment of Panshui Base with his sister alone, so his mind was naturally smart. Although Yun Bai didn't say anything later, he still took advantage of the time he stayed in the Yuebanwan team to secretly listen to what they said.
Naturally, she also heard their analysis on the selection of people with special abilities. As the person involved, she didn't realize it, but when outsiders pointed it out, Fang Tang immediately understood why she was chosen.
Fang Yuan is his weak spot.
After coming back, he silently recalled the abnormal condition that occurred in Fang Yuan, communicated with other psychics, and gradually determined the direction in which Fang Yuan might be controlled. After that, he did not ask the team members to help check, nor did he gather the team members without authorization to tell them that they were too young and might not be able to keep calm. He went directly to their families.
After a series of communications, Fang Tang was almost certain that a seed had been planted in the bodies of all their family members by the wood-type mutant. The seed was growing slowly around the heart. The growth rate was so slow that it was not very noticeable, but it would occasionally cause chest pain, which made people mistakenly think it was a heart disease.
These displaced people all have some kind of illness or pain, so a minor injury is not worth mentioning at all, so they naturally ignore it and cover it up.
After that, Fang Tang kept looking for a solution, and even discussed and practiced the solution with Pang Qin, a wood-type mutant in the team. However, to peel off the body of the plants that had already begun to grow was no less than a surgery, and it required the coordinated cooperation of various superpowers, and he did not dare to let anyone know.
After that, Fang Tang gradually began to pay attention to Qi Le, and gradually discovered many inconsistencies in him. What happened to Zhang Nannan today made Fang Tang make a decision, but there was just one step left...
"You are worthy of being the psychic I chose. You are really smart," Qi Le praised.
Now that the matter has been made clear, Qi Le no longer pretends. He stands up, raises his chin slightly, and gives a direct order, "Let's go and meet your team members."
"Brother, where are you going? Dinner is ready." Fang Yuan walked in with the food, and seeing the two of them, he immediately reached out and grabbed two vegetable buns and handed them over. The little girl held the steaming buns in her hands, and it was so hot that Siha refused to let go. "Take some with you on the way. You'll be hungry if you don't eat at night."
Fangtang quickly took it, grabbed his hand and blew on it, frowning, "Did you get burned? Does it hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt. I'm being careful, brother." Fang Yuan smiled at him. There was no extra flesh on his skinny face. Fang Tang's eyes suddenly became wet. He leaned over and hugged his sister, whispered "I'm sorry", stood up and left with Qi Le without looking back.
After leaving the courtyard, Fang Tang fell silent again. His serious face had become a piece of armor welded to his body. It was hard to imagine that he was just a seventeen-year-old boy.
The Mountain God Base was silent at night. On the road, one could only see people not far apart holding torches to illuminate a small area. They were the first group of patrol personnel. The scope and time of each team's responsibility were determined by Qi Le himself.
Fang Tang now realized that Qi Le seemed to have taken control of many aspects of the base without realizing it.
"You don't have to look like you're ready to die. After today, we'll be the same as before." Qi Le, who was half a step ahead, didn't look back, but seemed to be able to see his expression and comfort him. His tone was relaxed and full of the strength of a man who was in control of everything. Fang Tang used to think that this was only his unique characteristic, but now she felt that he had the confidence to do so.
Since he could no longer control the situation, Fang Tang could only try to calm himself down. He said modestly, "Master, what do you need me to do?"
"Gather your team first." Qi Le didn't say anything else, and Fang Tang didn't ask any more questions.
The first to arrive was Li Jing's house, which was closest to Fang Tang's house. The person who opened the door was Li Jing's silly uncle. His patched clothes could not hide the bookish air of the man. In the dim light in the courtyard, the moment he raised his eyes, it was as if he had accidentally walked into a rainy alley in the south of the Yangtze River.
However, the moment his eyes met Qi Le's, the faint smile on the man's face immediately turned into fear. He couldn't help but take two steps back and his body trembled twice.
"Dad! Didn't I tell you not to open the door to anyone at night? What if it's a bad guy..." Li Jing's tone was not as innocent as usual. It was filled with the dissatisfaction of a little adult. When he saw Qi Le and Fang Tang standing at the door together, he swallowed the rest of his words.
Fang Tang smiled bitterly at her, and she immediately understood what was going on - the adults in her family were not very smart, which forced her to be more sensible than her peers. Not long after Fang Tang told the man about the matter, she got the information out of the man who tried his best to conceal it. She was also the first person to discuss a solution with Fang Tang.
"Master, Captain." Li Jing stepped forward and wanted to stand in front of the man, but was pressed hard in the man's arms. His beautiful eyes stared at Qi Le as if he was looking at some ferocious beast.
"Dad, go back and have dinner. The captain and the master want to see me. I..."
"No... I won't go... Xiaobao won't go..." As soon as the man opened his mouth, his voice sounded honest and simple, and his whole temperament was gone.
"Dad!" Li Jing interrupted him loudly, tears in her eyes, but she forced herself to hold them back. It was the first time she spoke to a man so forcefully, "Go home for dinner and wait for me to come back."
"Xiaobao..." The man wanted to say something, but Li Jing grabbed his arm tightly and ordered him forcefully, "Go back."
Qi Le crossed his arms and watched the scene with a smile. Controlling the fate of others and watching them unable to control themselves seemed to make him very happy and enjoy it.
He watched them struggle in silence, helpless, and finally had to compromise.
The word "pervert" lingered on Fangtang's lips, but he finally swallowed it.
Li Jing locked the door from the outside and heard the man inside banging on the door and calling "Xiaobao" in a crying voice. He could no longer hold back the tears in his eyes.
She silently followed Qi Le and Fang Tang towards the next house, the suppressed sobs stuck in her throat sounding extremely obvious.
"Why are you crying? It's not like anyone is dead. It's so unlucky." Qi Le's words were light, yet carried a gloomy feeling.
Li Jing felt as if someone had choked her breath and she dared not make any sound. Fang Tang came forward and patted her on the back. The little girl grabbed Fang Tang's clothes tightly, her arms trembling as she suppressed her emotions.
Qi Le let out another sigh, and the little girl's whole body trembled again. She could no longer hold it in and squatted on the ground, crying.
It was not far from home, and they could still hear a man anxiously banging on the door and crying for his baby.
He is just an immature fool. He only knows that the child he is protecting may be in danger, but he can't figure out what is happening. He can only express his confusion and helplessness in this way.
"Master." Li Jing didn't dare let him hear her crying, so she could only bite her lips tightly to suppress it. She collapsed and knelt on the ground, looking up at Qi Le, "I'll be obedient, I'll listen to everything, please..."
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