Chapter 27
The white-bearded priest leaned against the high back of his chair, dozing off a bit. He was already old, and if the church hadn't been so short-staffed, he wouldn't have been assigned this night watch.
More importantly, he felt he had nothing to worry about. Sun Town was a small place, untouched by the whirlpools of the extraordinary world. No one had ever come to steal the purification reagents. More importantly, with so many guards outside, there was no safer place in Sun Town.
The liquids in the air were active, trembling slightly as they moved forward. Ace couldn't go too fast, for he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to control it well and make a noise, but he couldn't go too slow either, for he was afraid that the purification reagents would become ineffective if not preserved in time.
He didn't even realize that the back of his clothes was soaked.
Ace unconsciously thought again that it was a good thing that he had not done extraordinary ability training today, otherwise he would not have the energy to do such a difficult thing.
Tang Yu stood aside, not daring to breathe or move, as if they were playing the game of statues. If they moved, they would fail.
The liquid slid past their eyes. It was only a few seconds, but to Ace it felt like a year.
The last few centimeters, the last few drops...it's done!
Ace let out a long sigh and wiped the sweat from his forehead, but his elbow accidentally hit the shelf next to him, making a noise.
His body stiffened, his mind went blank, and he stared at the white-bearded old priest.
Tang Yu's hands tightened suddenly, ready to escape at any time.
“Hmph… huh…”
A faint snoring sound came from the front, and the two men breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the white-bearded priest's body rising and falling rhythmically.
"He's asleep, let's go quickly." Tang Yu mouthed.
The three children's actions went very smoothly, and Tang Yu got the purification reagent she had always dreamed of, but this was not enough.
An Ge received a message from Tang Yu that evening. At this moment, she had somehow arrived in front of the old building of Taiyang Town Middle School.
Xi Sen entered her shadow while everyone was putting out the fire. The two of them didn't say a word and remained silent in tacit understanding.
After everything was over, Ango did not return to Irene's house, but walked aimlessly in the town. As she walked, she came to Sun Town Middle School.
So much has happened these past few days.
Ango sat at the door of the old school building and looked up at the moon.
After leaving the Interhead Group, she had never been so confused. Perhaps it was the appearance of Dai Li that made her waver for a moment; perhaps it was the end of two lives that made her feel uncomfortable; perhaps it was Du Lang's words that put her into conflicting emotions towards Xi Sen; perhaps it was because she blamed herself for not being strong enough, still being controlled by others, and never getting the freedom she really wanted.
Her eyes gradually became blurred, and the moon in the sky became blurry and had double images.
Ango thought that it was because she was not strong enough to defeat her opponent.
Thinking of this, a heat surged in Ango's body, and this heat rushed from the soles of her feet to her eyes. She stood up quickly and looked into the school building. The school building was dilapidated, but there was a laboratory that was barely usable. She wanted to go back to the laboratory very much because it was a place she was familiar with and where she could control everything.
Ango felt that she was extremely stupid. If she had extraordinary abilities that surpassed Xisen's, if she really had the ability to change the world, freedom would be in her hands.
As if she had made up her mind, Ango's eyes gradually focused, and her hand was placed on the school door - she wanted to become a person with extraordinary abilities, she wanted to set up her own research laboratory, she wanted funding, a team, and she also wanted... Durand's sample!
The cold moonlight fell on Ango, but she suddenly felt her blood boiling.
"Doctor An...?" A male voice with a hint of doubt sounded, coming from far away. It was Principal Meng who came out of the office and saw An Ge.
Ango looked at Principal Meng and nodded in greeting.
"Doctor An, do you want to live in the school building?" Principal Meng said as if he had suddenly realized something. "I heard Tang Yu say that before. Unfortunately, our school building does not have the conditions for living right now, but..."
Principal Meng paused and continued, "If we can win a place in this competition, we should receive a bonus. Then we can repair the school building so that students can also have closed-door training at school."
Ango was a little stunned. This was good news. If she lived in Sun Town for a long time, upstairs would be her dormitory and downstairs would be her laboratory. Wouldn't that be her ideal environment?
"That... is really great." Ango said with a hint of joy in his tone.
"Also..." Principal Meng smiled and blinked, "The children's secret base can also be upgraded."
He actually knew! Ango was shocked again. It turned out that the principal had always been aware of the students' secret activities, but had always facilitated them.
"Come on." Principal Meng patted Ango's shoulder.
It was at this time that Ango received a letter from Tang Yu.
"Doctor An! I got the purified sample! What else are we missing?"
Even through the screen, Ango seemed to be able to sense Tang Yu's excitement and excitement. Suddenly, she remembered that many years ago, she was just like Tang Yu, passionate about researching extraordinary abilities. For a moment, the two faces overlapped. Ango, feeling an impulse from somewhere, replied without hesitation: "I can make you a list. Maybe we can buy it from the black market."
"What about… the 'cloning' reagent?"
According to the list of important research materials released by Sangria, there are four necessary extraordinary ability reagents, namely "storage", "purification", "replication" and "mother ability". Now they have obtained the first two, and the mother ability refers to the ability sample they want to transform. Only the "replication" reagent is left with no clue.
Ango certainly understood this. "Copying" was also a monopolized extraordinary ability resource that ordinary people had no access to. It was extremely rare even on the black market, but... this did not stump her.
Ango's lips curled up into a smile and he replied, "Don't worry, there's always a way."
She can no longer be timid. She must seize every opportunity and carve out a path for herself even if there is a risk of being exposed.
On a hot summer night, the chirping of cicadas filled Sun Town, just like Ango's boiling thoughts. She had made up her mind to go to the black market tomorrow and find someone to help her sell some things.
Throughout the whole process, Ango did not think about how Xisen would react, whether he would restrict her behavior, or make some comments. Xisen was also surprisingly quiet, as if he was not there at all.
It’s not that he didn’t notice the changes in Ango, but what happened today also made Xisen fall into a strange mood. He couldn’t describe what he felt, but his heart seemed to sink to the bottom and immersed in darkness.
Perhaps he was a little shocked and regretful. As a killer, he always hid in the dark, lying in wait and attacking, like the oriole behind the mantis. But today, he wavered when confronting someone, and was completely unaware that someone was approaching him from behind. This was a fatal mistake. Ango's shot was also a wake-up call for him.
He was still a little overwhelmed, because he had always been determined and goal-oriented. However, Ian's sacrifice and the burning light of faith in him made him think of Dashan and Lin Yaoxin, his original intention, and everything he had done for revenge, including the blood on his hands. This may have made him feel a little guilty, even a little annoyed, and helpless.
As for Ango, they had been together for many years, and Xisen also felt the same way towards her - guilt. But he could never admit that he felt sorry for Ango, that he had sympathy and kindness towards this woman with such a tragic fate that he shouldn't have.
After confirming that Ango had gone to bed as usual, the killer who survived in the shadows once again left the hut and headed for Lin Yaoxin's residence. In fact, he rarely took advantage of Ango's sleep to leave, but now he had to go find him.
"You are finally back, our Mr. Shadow, or... Mr. Bodyguard."
As soon as he entered the door, Xi Sen saw a lady with long black curly hair sitting on a double sofa, elegantly sipping the hot coffee in her hand, but the words she spoke were cold and sarcastic. Lin Yaoxin sat obediently on the chair beside her, not daring to speak, just glancing at Xi Sen who was standing at the door.
Xi Sen's heart skipped a beat and he had a bad feeling.
"Jiang Can? Why are you here?" Xi Sen asked calmly without showing any emotion.
"Something big has happened in Sun Town, and all eyes are on this place." Jiang Can gracefully shifted his posture and put down his coffee cup. "I was wondering why you've been coming here so often lately. Turns out... you're here to be a personal bodyguard. You didn't expect me to notice so quickly, did you? Miss Sangria's escort?"
Xi Sen looked at Lin Yaoxin, who hurriedly waved her hands, saying it wasn't her who leaked the secret: "By the time I got home, she had already guessed everything. God knows how she found out!"
Lin Yaoxin's expression and tone showed his surprise, but Xi Sen was not surprised. He glanced at Jiang Can coldly: "You have recreated the scene."
Jiang Can shrugged: "That's right."
Lin Yaoxin's gaze shifted between the two of them, clearly unaware of what was happening. Xi Sen sighed and explained to Lin Yaoxin, "She's an S-level Arc of Time user. She can recreate past events."
This is why Xi Sen had tried his best to stop Jiang Can from coming to town. He knew that it was unlikely that he could hide this matter from her.
Lin Yaoxin opened his mouth in disbelief as if he had heard something shocking.
This is no wonder. Currently, there are no more than ten people in this country who have S-level abilities. Even Xi Sen is only at the A-level level, and Sister Jiang Can... is so powerful?
Jiang Can chuckled at Lin Yaoxin, then looked at Xi Sen, put away his smile, and said seriously, "I want to take Sangria away. You don't have the ability to take care of her."
"No." Xi Sen blurted out, "She can't trust you."
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