Chapter 62 Attacking another mountain by mistake (12)
Her fingertips were already digging into Shi Yu's neck. It was a matter of life and death, but his expression remained calm, and his face in the shadows remained unmoved, without even the slightest touch.
Her platinum-colored hair cascaded across her forehead as she moved, and Shi Yu gazed at her as if looking at a painting, his expression serene.
Elegance, if overdone, can become creepy.
The driver stiffly turned around, glancing out of the corner of his eye at Shu Ningmiao's slender hands gripping Young Master Shi's, and dared not utter a single word.
Shi Yu turned her head, and the top button of her crisp uniform shirt was undone, revealing her prominent collarbone.
This disheveled state was a far cry from his usual meticulous and critical image. Shi Yu, holding her fingertips, propped himself up slightly and sighed helplessly, "I heard it, didn't you know?"
He could hear people talking, footsteps, and even the rustling of clothes very clearly from a great distance.
Shu Ningmiao and he remained locked in a stalemate in the confined space, neither letting go, indicating that he should provide convincing evidence.
Anyone can say that. Even if she knows that Shi Yu's perception is more acute than that of ordinary superhumans, it doesn't completely prove that he has no connection with Prometheus.
"The last thing those two people said was..." Shi Yu suddenly lowered his head and whispered in her ear.
His breath brushed against her earlobe, and Shi Yu repeated the words the two had spoken before they died verbatim.
The two died just minutes ago, and Shi Yu really heard everything.
All she knew was that Shi Yu had a keen hearing, able to detect even the slightest error in a musical scale, possibly inheriting her mother Madame Grana's talent as a musician.
I didn't expect it to be this sensitive.
Their sensitivity is so extreme that it's almost comparable to superpowers.
She could hear conversations from more than ten meters away perfectly clearly; if she were in that situation, she would also suffer from neurasthenia.
As she slowly released his grip, Shi Yu stretched the muscles and bones that had been imprisoned by her.
A nonchalant smile played on his lips, but his face revealed a look of feigned melancholy: "It's truly heartbreaking that you actually suspect me of having a relationship with Prometheus."
"Feeling sad?" Shu Ningmiao flipped her wrist, using her fingers to support his chin, forcing him to look up: "Just be honest with me."
“I thought honesty was mutual.” Shi Yu smiled and leaned down, his eyes fixed on her, his pupils unmoving.
The distance between the two is always just right, close enough to be like intimate friends, yet always separated by a distance of estrangement.
She has secrets, and so does Shi Yu. Wise people always choose not to ask, because that's how they maintain balance.
Shu Ningmiao indifferently turned and sat back down, her eyes meeting the driver's curious gaze as he looked back: "Drive your car."
Yes, Shi Yu has always looked down on Prometheus. Even if he had some ulterior motive, he wouldn't have made a move here.
They attended the same school and often met in private, giving them plenty of time to make their move.
If they act here, with only the two of them and the driver in the car, and something happens to her, Shi Yu will be suspected 100% and will be unable to clear his name.
She just made a move simply because she disliked Shi Yu.
Thinking of this, Shu Ningmiao frowned and looked at the driver: "Since Xindi is so chaotic, why did the Yangsong Church send only you to take us?"
Seeing that she had started attacking everyone indiscriminately again, Shi Yu smiled gently, propped her chin up, and looked out the window.
Seeing that such a huge accusation was about to be leveled at him, the driver wiped the cold sweat that had just seeped from his forehead and said tremblingly, "This was an accident. I've been doing this for so many years, and this has never happened before. Everyone knows this is a church vehicle, so they always give way."
The Church of the Reverence has built a lot of infrastructure in the new land, including orphanages, shelters and churches.
From birth to death, the people living in the new land are inextricably linked to the church, and will give the church some face; no one would be so foolish as to attack a church vehicle.
Prometheus's people did not have such concerns.
Shu Ningmiao frowned; there were more superhumans joining Prometheus than she had imagined.
What are the identities and backgrounds of these superhumans?
Anyone who is a citizen of Pinheis, whose genes have been entered into the gene bank, and who has awakened supernatural abilities in the "Spark" will be subject to periodic testing by Pinheis officials.
Those with superpowers who are not registered in the gene pool are either foreigners or illegal superpower users.
With so many superpowered individuals, it's impossible that they are all illegal superpowered individuals—for example, Lin Chuiyun, the 'ice control' superpowered individual who attacked her before, once studied at Cornunos, and was even her senior.
However, Shu Ningmiao later failed to find this person in Kornunus's student roster. Such a large amount of memory in one's mind is hard to fake, so Kornunus may have already removed this person from the list.
As for that "Sister Liang" named "Liang Siyan", no matter how she searched, she couldn't find any information about this woman.
By acting for Prometheus, they essentially abandoned their status as citizens of Pines, thus falling to a position similar to, or even worse than, the inhabitants of the new land.
They can no longer appear openly in front of others.
Shu Ningmiao sent the photos of the two people she had just taken on the terminal to Yu Lu, hoping he could check their identities.
It was nearly late at night when Yu Lu received her message and quickly replied with a question mark (?), indicating that he was still working overtime.
Faced with Yu Lu's question, Shu Ningmiao skillfully explained that this was the person she saw when she passed by Xindi today. Because she felt that he was acting suspiciously, she was worried, so she took a picture to show him.
It was dark, and she deliberately took a very blurry photo. There was no blood on the corpse's face, so the photo still looked normal.
As long as she used her ID to enter and exit Pinne, her whereabouts were almost impossible to hide from the authorities. Shu Ningmiao no longer needed to make up any more easily exposed lies; telling half and hiding the other half was enough.
Yu Lu didn't reply for a long time, but after a while, his call request appeared directly on the terminal.
As soon as she answered, Yu Lu spoke first, the fluctuating static accompanied by the sound of paper slicing through the air: "Where did you see it? Are you still in the same place?"
Shu Ningmiao glanced at the driver and out the window: "I'm going back now. I don't recognize the place I just went to."
How could she possibly tell Yulu where the two corpses were? What if the police found something unusual about the wounds on the bodies?
The best outcome for these two bodies, as the driver said, is that they are collected by the local self-defense forces and burned to ashes.
Yu Lu sighed deeply, his gaze heavy on the other end: "The person who looks like a child is called Fei Ge, and he is thirty-nine years old; the other person is called Gu Tong, and he is forty-one years old this year. They were comrades who retired at the same time and were sentenced to death four years ago for treason. Are you sure this photo was just taken?"
"Yes." Shu Ningmiao paused for a moment: "Comrade-in-arms?"
"They retired as privates in the military region. There was another person who was convicted of treason around the same time. Did you see him?"
There were only two people; the third person was probably the man, a space-type ability user who wanted her to "pay for her blood debt."
Not all people with superpowers can become Activators.
The ranks of ordinary soldiers below the Executors are divided into six levels, with ordinary people and those with superpowers competing together.
The higher the rank, the greater the proportion of people with superpowers, and those who wield these superpowers are the top-tier individuals at the pinnacle.
Yu Lu paused after each sentence, as if considering the possible scenarios: "I have already appealed their death records again, so there's no need to worry."
She really didn't need to worry, and his appeal was even unnecessary, because she had already killed those two people.
"May I ask what kind of treason it is?"
Shu Ningmiao lowered her voice, and through the terminal, she couldn't detect any particular curiosity.
Yu Lu did not answer immediately. This was not a crime that could not be spoken of; truly confidential matters would not be made public.
But when faced with Shu Ningmiao's question, he hesitated for a moment, a strange sense of guilt rising in his heart, and said briefly, "It's because I made a mistake while carrying out a mission in Pingyi."
Shu Ningmiao said "Oh" and readily hung up the call.
Shi Yu turned her head, her gaze becoming more scrutinizing: "You seem to have quite a few friends who need to report their whereabouts?"
Shu Ningmiao ignored him and labeled any question she didn't want to answer as Shi Yu being unreasonable and jealous.
Back in her dorm, she quickly took off her blood-stained clothes, turned on the tap in the washroom, and set the clothes on fire.
After packing her clothes, Shu Ningmiao opened her dormitory door, hesitated for a moment facing the dormitory across from hers, Ai Ruiji's, and then knocked on the door.
She didn't intend to have a sisterly tea party with Erice; she just planned to give Erice a warning first, to keep her away from Prometheus.
I wonder what Prometheus wants to do with Erigee.
She had already stolen the power of "Light"—as a power that could purify polluted entities, it was limited by Erici's strength and could only purify a limited number of things.
As a healing ability, "Light" is rather useless, as it can only treat minor external injuries.
After stealing the "Light," Shu Ningmiao truly felt the limitations of this superpower.
"Light" is not a savior. If used on people suffering from Manla disease, it might even hasten their death, just like what happened in the combat simulation.
After evaluation, the Pinheischer officials probably reached the same conclusion as her and stopped paying attention to Erice.
However, as the protagonist of the game, Erice's role should not be underestimated.
Connecting Su Ni's actions with those Prometheus members, they must have something on their minds regarding Erigi.
They might be a little gentler with Erice, because Erice is really easy to coax, as everyone who has come into contact with her can see.
To her surprise, no one was in Erice's dorm room.
When she knocked once and received no response, Shu Ningmiao quieted down and listened carefully to the sounds behind the door, but there was no breathing or movement from anyone.
Although today is a day off, there will be classes tomorrow, so most students living on campus will go back to their dormitories.
It's not unusual for someone to stay out all night, but it's very strange that the person staying out all night is Eric.
They were roommates living across from each other, and could see each other's every move clearly.
Shu Ningmiao rarely saw her leave the campus.
The cost of living in Pines is not low, but within the Cornunus campus, with subsidies from the government and the Beria conglomerate, prices are obviously even more attractive.
It's really strange that Erici hasn't returned to his dorm at this hour, since he neither goes out shopping nor goes out for entertainment.
This strange feeling couldn't be unfounded; in an instant, she thought of many possibilities.
Shu Ningmiao suspiciously placed her hand on the handle, wanting to go inside and take a look, but then remembered something, took out her terminal and made a call to someone.
The woman on the other end, still drowsy, immediately snapped awake upon hearing her voice, becoming incredibly alert and on high alert: "Miss Shu, what brings you here?"
Shu Ningmiao didn't waste any more words with her and went straight to the point: "Where's Eric?"
Linlu sat on the bed, shifted her position, straightened her back, and said formally, "What does this have to do with you? You're not the kind of person who cares about other people's business for no reason."
"She didn't go back to the dormitory."
Shu Ningmiao simply let her make her own judgment.
Since they are friends, Linlu should know what is good and what is bad.
I heard quickened breathing and the pattering of slippers from the other end of the line.
After a long pause, Linlu spoke again: "She went out with Su Ni."
Both of them remained silent. Shu Ningmiao hung up the phone, turned around, went into her dormitory, and crawled back into bed.
The terminal screen lit up intermittently, and Linlu seemed a little panicked, sending several messages asking if she wanted to go with her to look for someone.
She said she couldn't get in touch with Erice anymore.
Shu Ningmiao replied casually: "You can contact your tutor."
Linlu seemed hesitant, and it took her a long time before she sent a long message.
Contacting Weston would mean facing his cold shoulder, and this unapproachable man would definitely handle the matter strictly by the book, which would only escalate the situation.
There were already some rumors about Eric and Su Ni at the academy. Su Ni didn't care if things got out of hand, but the power of gossip would make things very difficult for Eric at school.
Moreover, Erice is a somewhat sensitive girl, and rumors are probably more likely to hurt her than external bullying.
Linlu hesitated because of Eric's reputation, but still hoped to contact Eric privately.
Where could she possibly find these two people in the middle of the night?
Since Erice went out voluntarily, it was her own choice.
You have to bear the consequences of your own choices.
If Su Ni is backed by Prometheus, and Erigee is proactive, naive, and easily fooled, her life is at least safe.
Shu Ningmiao typed "no," and a row of cute cat emojis holding up "No" automatically popped up in the chat box. Shu Ningmiao casually clicked to reply to Lin Lu and then typed a line of cold words.
Linlu gripped the terminal tightly, her unease growing. She was completely unaware of the earth-shattering changes happening around her, and could only sit in her dormitory worrying about her friends.
Shu Ningmiao's online status disappeared, and in the chat box, a cute emoji was followed by the cruelest words: "I'm going to sleep, don't talk to me."
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