Chapter 20: Testing
The cicadas outside the window were chirping desperately, and the hum of the electric fan drove away the non-stop chirping sound.
The camera on the TV screen switched back to the studio, and the host said as he lowered his head to read the script:
"The spokesperson of the association reminds citizens: If you find similar black belt-like objects recently, please stay away immediately and call the emergency hotline to report. The identity and motive of the "black pupa" are still under investigation. This station will continue to pay attention to the progress of the incident. Next is the weather information."
Hearing this, Ji Minghuan turned his attention away from the TV screen and thought, "While Gu Qiye is still here, I should use the 'Restraint Belt Detection' to see what other abilities Su Zimai has. Maybe I can complete the main mission directly."
Thinking about it, he opened the skill tree panel again to confirm the effect of the skill.
[Restriction belt detection (learned): When you use the restriction belt to touch the opponent (must be human), a series of his data (attributes, abilities) will pop up in your mind. 】
Although I haven't used it in practice yet, judging from the text, it should only require a touch, he thought.
"Would you like a drink?" Ji Minghuan said, getting up from the sofa.
"Coke." Su Zimai said.
"OK."
Ji Minghuan walked to a corner of the living room, opened the refrigerator door, took out a bottle of Coke from the freezer, and took out a cone of ice cream from the lower freezer layer.
He slowly walked towards Su Zimai, raised the hand holding the Coke, took out the restraint from the cuff of his school uniform jacket, and just raised his hand, gently and slowly touched her shoulder from behind.
At that second, the pitch-black restraint belt quickly emerged from the cuffs of the school uniform jacket like a tiny blind snake, and swam through the blood vessels on Ji Minghuan's wrist.
Then, he slowly touched Su Zimai's shoulder.
[Achievement conditions: Touch the target's body, and activate the passive skill "Restraint Detection". ]
On the sofa, Su Zimai, who was playing with her mobile phone with her head down, shuddered. It felt like a poisonous snake waiting for an opportunity suddenly wrapped around her neck.
She was still wondering what had touched her body, but when she turned her head suddenly, she saw a bottle of cold Coke. It had just been taken out of the refrigerator, and the red bottle was still emitting white mist.
At this time, Ji Minghuan had already put the restraint belt back into the sleeve of his coat. In order to divert Su Zimai's attention, he cooled her neck with Coke and then let go.
The Coke can, which was as cold as an ice cube, fell from Su Zimai's shoulder like a rock falling from a cliff, and was quickly caught by her hand.
"Are you ill?"
She looked sideways from the back of the sofa, staring coldly at Ji Minghuan, and her voice became deeper. No one likes to be pranked like this, not to mention that she felt very strange just now, as if she was stung by some strange creature.
"Your attitude is so bad even when I help you get the Coke. I won't do it next time." Ji Minghuan said, and then he unwrapped the ice cream cone while checking the ability panel generated by the "restraint belt detection".
[Target gender: Female]
[Target attributes: Strength: D level; Speed: C++ level; Spirit: B level]
[Superhuman Race: Exorcist]
[Class: First Class (Exorcists are divided into three classes in total)]
[Sky Drive: Magic Hand (Rarity is A-level among Sky Drives) (Currently this Sky Drive is bound to the Demon: Refrigerator Demon)]
"What the hell is this..." Ji Minghuan was puzzled.
He munched on the ice cream expressionlessly, then opened the task panel and saw that the main task of "finding out what my sister is hiding" had not been completed.
"Is it because I didn't see her use her extraordinary powers with my own eyes, or is it because I'm still not sure what her specific identity is in the Demon Hunter?" Combining the scene of Gu Qinye wearing combat uniform and bandaging his wounds in the living room last night, Ji Minghuan analyzed it in his mind and quickly came to a conclusion.
"By the way." Su Zimai said suddenly.
"What happened again?"
"Dad said he would be back tonight." Su Zimai said.
Ji Minghuan was stunned for a moment, then said, "But he didn't send me a message."
He thought about it and murmured, "Then I guess I didn't send a message to my brother, so I only told you?"
"Then you tell your brother later."
"That's fine, but when I heard that dad would be back, I might not go home tonight."
"Whatever he wants," Su Zimai said expressionlessly, "but if my brother doesn't come back, I'll go live with my classmate."
Just then, the sound of the door opening was heard. They both turned their heads from the sofa at the same time and saw Gu Qinye walking in from the entrance, carrying a heavy shopping bag in his hand. From the outline of the wrinkles, they could vaguely see that it contained boxes of food.
Gu Qiye was playing with his phone in his left hand and lifting up the shopping bag with his right hand. He said to the two people on the sofa in a threatening tone, "I'm going to cook tonight, so you two kids are not allowed to run around. Wait until after dinner before going out to play."
Ji Minghuan observed his neck. There was no wound on Gu Qiye's neck at this time, and there was not even a scar left. It was obvious that he was seriously injured by the ghost bell last night. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the alien's injuries recovered so quickly. Of course... it might also be that the medical insurance of the Alien Association was more outstanding.
"I understand." Su Zimai replied.
"What about you, Xiaoyu?" Gu Qiye asked Ji Minghuan as he walked towards the kitchen, "Did you hear that?"
Ji Minghuan said nonchalantly: "I won't run around, but someone else will come to dinner tonight."
"Who?" Gu Qiye put the shopping bag on the kitchen table, then raised his eyebrows and turned to ask the two people: "Your classmates? Or friends? Then I have to make a meal that looks good and leave a good impression on them."
"It's Dad." Ji Minghuan said.
The air in the living room suddenly became quiet, and Gu Qiye's expression froze on his face for a few seconds.
The reason why he had this reaction was not only because their father Gu Zhuo had not been home for two years, but also because of... what "Black Pupa" said when he asked him to meet alone last night.
"Aren't you curious? What on earth has your father been doing outside these past two years? Did he really just have a quarrel with you and didn't want to see you again? Or... your father actually had other plans in mind, and in order not to involve you and your brothers and sisters, he had no choice but to run away alone."
"That's right, in the case of Gu Zhuo, is he hiding some unknown secrets like you..."
"Think carefully, is your father really such a coward? How could he be so cowardly as to hide from his own child for two years? Was there some reason that forced him to do that? Just like you joined the Alien Association to find out the truth about your mother's death."
After coming back to his senses, Gu Qiye was silent for two seconds, then whispered to Ji Minghuan:
"Let him come if he wants to."
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