Chapter 77
It was morning and the hotel restaurant was already open. Ango, the four people who were captured, and Chester and Chen Lian who left halfway, enjoyed their brunch together.
Chester and Chen Lian were filled with regret, repeatedly saying that if they hadn't left, perhaps things wouldn't have gotten so bad. But everyone present said that if they had stayed, it would have just been two more students being abducted.
Tang Yu wiped his mouth with a tissue and pointed out bluntly, "It would be useless for anyone to be there in that situation. Who knew there were several A-level ability users on the other side? They would have caught us like a piece of cake. If they had all been captured, we would have been wiped out."
"We just can't accept this. You've gone through so much, and we haven't been able to help you at all." Chen Lian was cutting the meat indignantly, as if the meat in front of him was their enemy, and he was cutting the kidnappers into pieces.
A few people were chatting animatedly when Ace spotted a familiar figure. His eyes lit up and he called out, "Hey, that's the guy holding the whiteboard without saying anything!"
Lin Yaoxin's eyelids jumped, and he pressed Ace's hand down, reminding him: "Have you forgotten what you said at that time?"
The story goes back to a day and a half ago. When Jiang Mianyan left the temple, he told everyone that the Phantom God had many followers and the temple was just one of their strongholds. In order to prevent them from launching more counterattacks, Dylan would secretly protect everyone. He hoped that everyone would not make a big fuss about it. After all, MAA was not an organization that could operate in broad daylight.
"There's no one else here, so what does it matter... You're being too cautious."
Ace responded dissatisfiedly. He turned his head left and right and looked around. There were not many people in the hotel restaurant, and most of them were teachers and students from Sun Town Middle School. Besides, Dylan looked quite young, so if he said he was a student, no one would doubt it.
"It's always better to be careful." Ango also reminded softly.
This time, Jiang Mianyan did not control the memories of everyone present... Ango thought, then he must want to spread the news that MAA is back to test people's reactions.
"There have been too many things happening recently. The whole country is in turmoil. We must be extra careful when we speak and walk outside." Ango emphasized again.
Although Ango's style of doing things is generally cautious, he has never warned everyone so directly to be careful and safe. So Ace stopped talking and lowered his head to eat the food on the plate, while Dylan seemed to be unaware of what was happening here and started eating at the table diagonally behind them.
"Doctor An, how do you know MAA? And that rich man whose abilities were taken away..." Tang Yu suddenly asked.
People's eyes fell on Ango.
Ango calmly cut off a piece of beef, put it into his mouth with a fork, chewed it slowly and swallowed it.
"And...how did Dr. An find us?" Yang Haixi also expressed confusion.
"He's someone I used to know." Ango brushed the matter off without further explanation. "I happened to be on Whale Island, so we arranged to meet. Who knew I'd run into you guys on the way, hypnotized by the gray-robed man?"
What she said was true. At the entrance of the An Church's cave, she met four people who were hypnotized by the gray-robed man.
It was obvious that Yang Haixi still had many more questions to ask. She was about to speak again, but Lin Yaoxin interrupted her at the right time. He signaled the waiter to come over and change the plates: "You can collect the plates now."
Yang Haixi took down his knife and fork and wanted to continue asking questions, but Lin Yaoxin started a new topic: "So, are the rules of the competition out?"
The topic was directed to a direction that everyone was interested in. Yang Haixi forgot what had just happened and joined the discussion of the new topic. Only Tang Yu narrowed his eyes at this time and nudged Ace with his elbow: "He's not quite right."
Ace's lips curled up into a smile. "We're thinking the same thing... Have you ever felt that he and Dr. An have always had some kind of inexplicable tacit understanding, as if they have some secrets that only they know about? And what exactly did Lin Yaoxin's brother say to Dr. An that day? His brother and MAA also seem to be in cahoots..."
The two people observed An Ge and Lin Yaoxin from the same angle. Their gazes were naked and unconcealed, and were easily discovered by An Ge: "Tang Yu, come to my room later."
Tang Yu was slightly stunned and blinked.
Then, Dylan, who was sitting at the table behind her, also received a message: "After her, it's you. Let's talk."
"receive."
Dylan, the rational and restrained observer, has also been looking for an opportunity to have a good talk with Ango.
When Tang Yu arrived at the room, her mind was blank. She couldn't think of a reason why Dr. An would call her. Although she was just a middle school student at a school for extraordinary abilities and had never ventured into the extraordinary world, she could clearly sense that An Ge was unusual. This unusualness made her feel very uneasy.
She had had various doubts before, but these doubts were offset by the help Ango gave her. This time it was different. They had encountered a real life-and-death moment and were involved in a dangerous battle. MAA was also coming for Ango. She might be an unimaginable big shot.
Thinking of this, Tang Yu became uneasy. She sat on the sofa at a loss, holding the hot water handed to her by An Ge in her hand, licking her dry and chapped lips, but she didn't know how to drink it.
"I have something I want to give you." Ango's voice was calm and gentle, as if she was still the same as before, just an ordinary school doctor who could bring a sense of security. In her palm was a small golden feather, which was gorgeous and eye-catching, and it was obvious that it was not an ordinary item.
Tang Yu put down the water cup and took it with both hands: "This is..."
"If you encounter danger, you can pray to the Flame Bird."
"Flame Bird? Then why not give it to Lin Yaoxin?"
Lin Yaoxin is a believer of the Flame Bird, and his relationship with Ango is also intriguing. No matter how you look at it, he should be given the title.
"The three of you have always been together. You are the captain and the most mature. I feel most at ease leaving this to you." Ango explained patiently, her eyes sincere.
"Doctor An..." Tang Yu finally couldn't help but ask, "Who are you?"
"I believe you're more than just a school doctor, right? A distant relative of Ace? I don't believe it either." Tang Yu pretended to be calm and looked directly at Ango, "Can you tell me?"
Faced with Tang Yu's sincere question, An Ge was actually a little shaken for a moment, but she quickly regained her composure: "You will know later. I promise you, if we can return safely, I will tell you my true identity... Or do you have your own guesses about this now?"
Tang Yu shook his head: "I don't know... I just feel that you don't seem like a bad person. But Doctor An, why can't we go back smoothly? Will something happen?"
Seeing Tang Yu's eyes, Ango was speechless. In fact, she didn't know what would happen, but everything recently made her realize that the peaceful and tranquil life was gone. What lay before everyone now was a turbulent social environment, a country that could fall apart at any time, and... an extraordinary world of endless fighting under the control of the gods.
Whether it is MAA, Interhead Group, or other mysterious organizations and chaebols, they are all brewing a series of action plans. Ordinary people are just pawns under their control, and no one knows how the situation will develop.
Ango didn't know how to start talking about all this, because she couldn't tell it all, so she could only wait for an opportunity.
"I don't know what will happen. You've experienced what happened a few days ago. It's very dangerous here. Maybe in a while, Morino City and Taiyo Town will also be very dangerous. But no matter what, we can always find a way together."
When Tang Yu left, the thin boy wearing a mask had been waiting at the door for a long time. Tang Yu nodded slightly, as a subtle greeting to Dylan, then turned and walked towards the room at the end of the corridor.
Dylan entered Ango's room through the open door.
"Please sit down." Ango took another glass, filled it with drinking water, and placed it in front of Dylan.
——How have you been these days?
As Ango sat down, he saw Dylan holding up these words.
This guy writes quite fast... Ango complained silently in his heart.
"I've recovered a bit. I was exposed to too many things related to the gods, and my consciousness was already blurry in the temple. I almost turned into a fool..." Ango laughed at himself. "But I'm much more awake now, but my head still hurts."
——If you need anything, you can tell me and I will do my best to satisfy you...
"I promised Xi Sen that I wouldn't leave you behind again, at least not until he comes back." Ango suddenly changed the subject. "But I'm still a little curious about the MAA and some of the rumors on the island... Since you're trying to recruit me to join you, I'd like to learn more."
——I understand, you ask.
Dylan's eyes were calm. Although he was young, he acted in a very steady and decisive manner.
Ango raised the corners of her lips. She was quite satisfied with Dylan's simple and direct answer. "If I'm not mistaken, you want me to enter your laboratory to conduct research on extraordinary abilities. But I'm curious, is your laboratory really on this island as rumored? And why has it remained undiscovered for so many years?"
——Yes, we do have a secret laboratory on the island. Due to its hidden location, it has not been discovered for all these years.
"Oh? Where? On the rocky island to the east?"
——I can’t answer this.
Dylan crossed his arms in front of his chest, indicating that this issue had touched their bottom line.
"Then let me ask you another question. Do you know Du Lang? Or rather, do you know his special abilities? Do you have a specimen of him?"
—Duran was once our informant planted outside the Interhead Group, but we never imagined he would harbor such a profound secret. His ability is to snatch, and we currently don't have his samples; they are in the hands of the Interhead Group.
So far, none of the answers had exceeded Ango's expectations. If what they said was true, then Dulang might still be under the control of the group, and all this was just a trap to lure Ango.
"Then do you have any channels or plans to obtain samples?"
——No, they protected us very well, especially their researcher Gus. He replaced everyone in the lab with his confidants. We had no chance.
"I also don't like the lab being filled with other people."
Ango narrowed her eyes dangerously, her emerald green pupils like a snake, warily probing the person in front of her.
- Don't worry, if you join us, we will find a way to make your wish come true... We won't interfere with your affairs or your research, Xisen said, you don't like being manipulated.
When Ango saw this name, he was stunned for a moment.
"If it's true as you said, there's still a possibility for us to cooperate." Ango said this sincerely.
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