Chapter 239: An Olive Branch from "Rainbow Wing" (asking for monthly tickets)
One day later, in the emergency room on the 35th floor of the Association of Devians building.
Gu Qinye woke up from the bed, blinked, and stared motionlessly at the unfamiliar silver-white ceiling.
Outside the French window, the sky was as blue as the sea, with white clouds winding around. The warm summer breeze blew, disturbing the light white curtains, just like every pleasant afternoon in the past, making him squint slightly and be in a trance for a moment.
After a moment, he turned his head from the pillow and saw two people sitting beside the bed.
"Sail... Holly?"
Gu Qinye was slightly startled and subconsciously read out the name.
One of the people that caught his eye was a girl in a black tights.
She has white hair and blue eyes, is less than 1.6 meters tall, has delicate features, and looks like a foreigner. At this moment, she is lowering her eyes and playing a game called "Back to the Future 1999" on a tablet.
The other person was wearing a pure white Chinese Tang suit with a double-breasted collar and buttons, with long black hair draped behind him and a thin figure.
This person was none other than Hongyi's "Liqing Boat" - Fan Dongqing, currently the only member of the entire Hongyi organization whose identity was publicly disclosed. He had met Fan Dongqing at Lijing Airport two weeks ago.
At that time, Fan Dongqing came to Lijing, China at the request of the authorities to fight against the alien criminal "Ghost Bell", but in the end it seemed that he returned empty-handed.
Fan Dongqing looked up at him and raised his eyebrows curiously:
"Oh, you're awake... Baimao, introduce him."
The white-haired girl raised her eyes from the tablet and looked at Gu Qinye silently.
After a while, she spoke in fluent Chinese with a cold voice, "My name is 'Uriel', and my code name in Rainbow Wing is 'Ice Girl'."
"People from Rainbow Wing?"
Gu Qiye glanced at the girl who had a cold temperament like an ice sculpture.
"It has been confirmed that the ability of the alien 'Blue Arc' has undergone a secondary mutation, and the danger rating has been officially upgraded to 'Disaster Level'."
As she spoke, the Ice Girl picked up a tablet and showed him the video footage shot by the surveillance equipment in the city center:
In the ruins, a young man covered in blood fell to his knees. The black lightning bursting out from his body destroyed more than ten high-rise buildings. The surveillance cameras were all destroyed at this moment, and the screen dimmed with a "swish".
Gu Qiye was silent for a while, then asked in a low voice: "Mu Taki, how is he?"
Yuriel lowered her eyes and closed the video on the tablet. "According to the association's report, Mu Taki was seriously injured in Lijing Square. After he fell into a coma, he was rescued by the wanted criminal 'Black Pupa' who rushed over."
"Hei Pupa took him away?" For some reason, Gu Qiye felt relieved after hearing this. He continued to ask, "Then... is Mu Long still alive?"
"It is currently uncertain whether he is still alive, but officials have launched a full-scale manhunt for him. His wanted level is the same as 'Ghost Bell'."
"What are people discussing this matter outside?"
"The surveillance video provided by Mutaki is too old and may not be true. The authorities are guiding public opinion." Yuriel said, "Also, the official statement is that your life or death is unknown."
"Life or death unknown?" Gu Qinye frowned.
"That's right."
The ice-sculpture girl nodded.
"Why?"
"I'll explain the details later."
"So...what do you, Hongyi, want to find me for?" Gu Qiye asked.
Yuriel silently took out a contract document and handed it to Gu Qinye.
Gu Qinye took the document, lowered his head and read it carefully. It was a confidentiality agreement.
Yuriel was silent for a while, then said, "Because Rainbow Wing's previous No. 8 member, [Machine Soul Bodhisattva] Ajaya, was declared dead in the recent Sahara Desert Operation, so... one of the twelve positions in Rainbow Wing is currently vacant."
As she spoke, she raised her icy blue eyes and looked at Gu Qiye, "We have been observing you for a long time. You have always been on Hongyi's pre-selection list, and your priority is not low, but your ability has not yet reached the standard."
"So, what now?" Gu Qinye asked.
"Now you have met the requirements, and not only that, the external conditions also match them." Yuriel said.
"External conditions?"
"Yes," Yuriel nodded, "If you choose to join Rainbow Wing, then the official will officially announce to the public: the alien 'Blue Arc' died in the assassination of Makutaki this time."
She paused and said, "And you...are giving up your identity as Blue Arc and becoming a member of Rainbow Wing."
Gu Qinye was stunned.
He had never imagined that the opportunity he had dreamed of in the past few years would appear before him in this form.
If he accepted Uriel's request, he would officially become a member of Rainbow Wing and start working for the United Nations from today.
At the same time, the truth about his mother's death is getting closer and closer.
"If you choose to join us, you will be given a new code name after this." Yuriel said, "Every operation must be kept strictly confidential. Unless necessary, your existence must not be revealed to the outside world."
"So... do I have to fake my death?"
Uriel nodded.
Gu Qinye looked at her silently, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.
Rainbow Wings?
At this point, should I still join Hongyi?
But I haven't found the person who killed my mother yet. Even if I don't want revenge, I must at least find out the truth.
But...if I join Rainbow Wing, will there be any way back for me?
Mom, is it time for me to let go?
Wouldn't it be better if I took this opportunity to discard my Blue Arc identity and return to a normal life?
Thinking of this, Gu Qinye was silent for a moment and lowered his head.
"Can you give me a few days to think about it?" he asked softly.
Yuriel was silent and looked up into Gu Qinye's eyes.
Finally, Fan Dongqing, who was sitting next to her, spoke for her, "No problem, you can reply two or three days later. After all, we came here for another purpose.
Gu Qiye turned his head and looked at Fan Dongqing: "What's your purpose?"
"Arrest Ghost Bell."
"Ghost Bell?" Gu Qinye frowned, and he immediately became a little more alert when he heard the name.
"That's right." Fan Dongqing shrugged. "The higher-ups issued a death order, saying that they must catch him this time. They criticized me for not having a proper attitude last time."
"Your attitude is indeed not right," said Uriel. "You openly challenged the Ghost Bell, violated the principle of covert operations, and let a super criminal escape."
"White Hair, is this my fault?" Fan Dongqing sighed, "According to the association's investigation, Gui Zhong was in Japan during that time, and I just happened to miss him."
"The ghost bell is in Japan?"
Hearing what he said, Gu Qiye suddenly remembered the dark figure and the deafening bell sound he saw when he was fighting with the White Crow Brigade at the Tokyo Auction until he was on the verge of death.
"Yes... I heard that Gui Zhong is colluding with the gangsters of the Tokyo Auction, so the Japanese authorities are currently conducting a thorough investigation of the gangsters." Fan Dongqing said calmly.
Gu Qiye thought for a moment and said, "The last question is, who sent me here?"
"Ke Qirui from the Exorcist Association." Yuriel said, "She used her movie demon powers to bring you back to the Abnormal Association building. Otherwise, we might not have been able to treat you in time, and you would have died on the way due to excessive blood loss... You have to thank her."
"Ke Qirui?" Gu Qinye raised his eyebrows, as if he didn't expect that he would be saved by the woman who led his sister astray. It was really a narrow road for enemies to meet.
"Baimao, let's go." Fan Dongqing glanced at his phone, "Jiujiu and Urushihara Ruri are also coming to China. They said they want to meet us."
"Oh." Uriel nodded.
"Then you guys go first, you don't need to worry about me." Gu Qinye said.
Uriel thought for a moment, raised her ice-blue eyes, and stared at him motionlessly.
She said, "The association has not yet made your life or death public. Before you decide whether to join Rainbow Wing, you cannot appear in the public eye as 'Blue Arc'. Understood?"
"I see."
Gu Qinye nodded.
He watched the two people from Hongyi leave, then turned his head and looked out the French window in a daze: "Did Ke Qirui save me? It should be Black Pupa who notified her."
A day ago, at 9:30 in the morning of August 2, Lijing Central Square.
Four movie screens opened in the center of the square, and then a figure walked out from each of them.
When Su Zimai saw this hellish scene, he couldn't help but be stunned. Then he turned his head anxiously and looked around, and saw Lan Hu kneeling on the ground.
Her pupils contracted, and she rushed towards him, shouting, "Brother!"
"Ichitaki!"
Lin Zhengquan rushed towards the unconscious Mu Taki and hugged him in his arms. Seeing the injuries on his body, he was stunned and his expression gradually changed from shock to anger. "Who... who did it to hurt my brother like this!"
"Is this... Blue Arc's ability that turned the square into this?"
Ke Qirui held a pipe in his mouth, looked up at the collapsed buildings in all directions, and murmured softly.
Then she walked over slowly, looked at Makutaki who had lost an arm and an eye, and frowned.
Xu Sanyan summoned a dark red umbrella and looked around vigilantly. After confirming that nothing was wrong, he walked over and looked at Mu Taki lying on the ground.
He murmured, "Captain, this kind of injury may be difficult to recover from."
Ke Qirui nodded silently and said softly: "Even if we send it to the association now, it's probably too late."
Lin Zhengquan stared blankly at Lin Yilong's mutilated half body and his right eye that had turned into a bloody hole of flesh.
After a moment, tears of resentment flowed from his eyes.
He slowly put down Lin Yilong's body on a piece of intact broken wall, then stood up and walked towards Blue Arc silently, while his body was gradually covered with layers of cybernetics.
In just a few seconds, he was armed like a little mechanical giant.
Su Zimai hugged Gu Qiye, who was covered in wounds, and held his head tightly in her arms. Her chin and clothes were stained red with dark blood.
"Don't come over here!"
She tilted her head, and her dark eyes under her forehead stared at Lin Zhengquan, just like a ferocious wolf cub looking straight into his eyes.
"Let him go... Xiaomai."
Lin Zhengquan's head was covered in a mechanical helmet. He walked forward step by step. His heavy mechanical limbs stepped on the ruins, and every step created a crack with a rumbling sound.
Seeing that Lin Zhengquan still showed no sign of stopping, Su Zimai suddenly showed up as Tianqu. A red cloak and a magic hat appeared on his body. His right hand was also covered with a pair of gloves engraved with magic patterns, and the patterns flashed.
A surging fireball formed in front of her palm. She protected Gu Qiye tightly and pointed the palm of her magic glove at Lin Zhengquan.
"Straight fist... stop it."
Ke Qirui lowered his head and stood between him and Su Zimai, with a faint light flowing on the one-way mirror.
Xu Sanyan also came over and persuaded: "Now is not the time for internal strife, let's think about how to save your brother first."
“Save my brother?” Lin Zhengquan’s eyes widened and he roared, “He’s injured like this, can he still be saved?!”
His furious roar spread through the metal microphone, almost echoing throughout the entire ruins, with the wind and dust rustling.
"Don't get close to my brother..." Su Zimai whispered, "Or you'll kill me too."
Lin Zhengquan's face twitched as he spoke word by word: "Well then... I'll kill you too."
However, at this moment, a huge dark red train broke through the space, rushed over with a roar, and stood right between Lin Zhengquan and Su Zimai, blocking Su Zimai's sight.
"When did you stop taking me, the team leader, seriously?" Ke Qirui looked at Lin Zhengquan and asked.
Lin Zhengquan said grimly: "If I need to let go of the enemy who killed my brother and father, then I might as well quit."
Xu Sanyan remained silent.
At this moment, a tall black figure suddenly descended from the sky and landed beside Mu Taki. He tied up Mu Taki's body with a restraint belt and then said:
"If you want to ensure Makutaki's safety, please ensure Mr. Blue Arc's safety."
Lin Zhengquan turned around and looked at him: "It's meaningless, my brother is already... injured like that."
"Who said that?" Black Pupa said dimly, "My collaborator said that he knows someone in this city who can cure Makutaki, but if you kill Mr. Blue Arc, then you will never see your brother alive and kicking again, Mr. Lin Zhengquan."
"Stop talking nonsense and let him go!" Lin Zhengquan growled as he looked at Lin Yilong who was entangled in restraints.
Xu Sanyan also frowned, raised his dark red umbrella, and pointed the tip of the umbrella at the black pupa.
"It seems that you have lost your mind due to anger... Mr. Zhengquan, or has the attack from the Savior Society also corrupted your spirit?"
As Hei Pupa spoke, he raised his hands in surrender and shook his head.
"I told you I could save him."
After saying that, he used a restraint to stop the blood flowing from Makutaki's body, and at the same time a panel popped up in front of him.
[Tip: Your restraint belt has stolen the supernatural power of the supernatural power user "Makutaki", which can be released within 48 hours (after "releasing skills" or "exceeding the time limit", the stored supernatural power will automatically disappear). ]
"Night has come, everyone in the train group."
As the faint voice fell, a dark curtain suddenly spread outward with the black pupa's body as the center.
Xu Sanyan was startled, and suddenly pulled the trigger before the dark curtain came. But it was too late, and the field that was exactly the same as the dark curtain swept over, depriving them of their five senses in an instant, and plunging them into a deathly darkness.
Ke Qirui raised his eyebrows, "Can he even imitate a quasi-disaster-level ability?"
Ten seconds later, when the darkness dissipated, there was no one left on the ruins.
"The black pupa...took him away."
Xu Sanyan put away his umbrella and looked straight ahead. The concrete and steel bars were destroyed by his fog bomb and a building was slowly collapsing.
Amid the loud rumbling noise, Lin Zhengquan looked stunned, standing there in a daze like a kite with a broken string.
Not only did he fail to protect his brother, he even watched him being taken away by others and never returned again.
"Trust Black Pupa... Objectively speaking, he may be the only one in this city who has the means to save your brother."
Ke Qirui said as he put the huge train demon into the space crack and turned his head to look at Blue Arc: "Then, let's take Blue Arc back to the Outliers Association first. His injuries are not that serious, and he should be able to be saved given his physical condition."
As soon as he finished speaking, movie screens opened above the ruins, and one of the screens fell behind Su Zimai.
Her lips moved slightly, and she kept whispering to Gu Qiye in her arms, then she hugged his body and slowly backed away into the curtain.
Lin Zhengquan watched this scene, unmoved.
He took a deep breath, lowered his head and stayed where he was. Then he let out a sudden roar, raised his huge metal fist and smashed it into the wall of the ruins, creating a dent.
"I'll stay here and keep him company."
As Xu Sanyan spoke, he took out a cigarette from the cigarette box.
Ke Qirui nodded and walked into the movie screen. Then pieces of black and white movie screen disappeared in the wind, as if they had never existed.
Five minutes later, in Lijing, in a remote basement.
In the dim corridor, Hei Guan held Mu Long's body and walked forward step by step. He said, "Mr. Gui Zhong, as you requested, I brought Mu Long back." As he spoke, he raised his eyes and looked forward.
There were two figures standing under the cold light bulb.
One of them was naturally Gui Zhong, and next to him was a man wearing a medieval bird beak mask and a white robe. The man held a scepter in his hand, with his hands clasped on the top of the scepter.
The flickering light illuminated the eyes of the two people. One of them had scarlet pupils, and the other had amber pupils.
"Put Mu Taki down." Gui Zhong narrowed his eyes and said slowly, "This person can save him."
Black Pupa nodded, and slowly let go of the paralyzed Makutaki on the bed, "Then I'll go first. I still have to check on Mr. Blue Arc's condition."
As soon as he finished speaking, he stepped back and hid in the shadow of the corridor.
(End of this chapter)
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