Cannon Fodder Counterattack System (Twenty-Seven)

"But, should I call you sister now?"

Seeing You Ling's image as a girl wearing a dark Lolita skirt, Jiang Mingyu paused and praised sincerely, "Very cute."

"This set of clothes... I remember Brother Lan bought it for the doll in the cabinet."

Shang Li smiled, "Yes, it is based on that set of changes."

The three people from the Supernatural Bureau in the back looked at each other.

I thought there would be a fierce confrontation, but who would have thought that the two sides would speak in such an intimate tone, which made Chen Jin a little confused for a moment.

After traveling here a few days ago, he looked through the criminal files in the Ability Bureau. The charges recorded in it clearly showed that Jiang Mingyu was as dangerous as Cui Lan.

Chen Jin didn't take it seriously at the time. After all, he didn't belong to this timeline. At most, he just used this as an excuse to capture two targets.

But the details that came to his mind at this moment told him:

The Jiang Mingyu in front of him, who had committed numerous crimes, was from the same timeline as himself.

He took the lead in cooperating with Shang Li here, using the information gap to let the Ability Bureau and Shang Li and Cui Lan consume each other, and then took the opportunity to catch them all in one fell swoop.

Chen Jin felt upset that he had blindly trusted the students from this timeline without any strict verification.

That "Shang Li" led them to Jiang Mingyu who was hiding in a crevice in the desert, and it was obvious that he had already made plans to catch him in one fell swoop.

The Supernatural Bureau was in a state of confusion, but the pink-haired young man's attention was always focused on the ghost.

"Now it seems that I am more powerful...Brother."

Jiang Mingyu paused before deciding to stick with the original statement, "Whoever holds the higher power has the final say. That's how it works for you guys, right?"

He chuckled, "Brother Lan is unconscious now, and Brother Li you are not good at fighting, so what about the remaining three..."

The monsters gathered around took a collective step closer.

"If you want to resist when you can't protect yourself, you may only suffer losses."

Jiang Mingyu added the second half of the sentence.

Upon hearing this, Chen Jin's face became solemn, while the crew-cut man and the short-haired woman looked even more bitter, as if they had eaten bitter herbs.

Shang Li narrowed his red eyes and watched his brother casually raise his right hand.

The monsters that had already stopped moving all around immediately followed the command and piled together, using their dark bodies to form a staircase leading to the ground.

The slender young man walked slowly down the strange stairs and finally stood on the soft sand.

"After that brief meeting, I immediately reflected deeply on my behavior."

Jiang Mingyu lowered her head, her two fair hands folded in front of her, fingers intertwined, just like when she apologized countless times after making mistakes in the past, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have tried to cage you like hunting prey in the beginning."

“…”

From what you said, it seems like you plan to close it later?

Shang Li rubbed his eyebrows with a headache.

He couldn't remember the last time he felt so stretched.

Jiang Mingyu on the opposite side was still confessing.

"Meetings between relatives should be more peaceful." He suddenly opened his empty hands to the ghost, "So this time, I came directly here without bringing anything."

"Now, are you willing to follow me?"

Jiang Mingyu extended the invitation for the third time.

"As for everyone in the Ability Bureau, I will send them back to their original timeline."

Jiang Mingyu tilted his head, "I'm not lying this time. I mean what I say."

"But, Brother Li, if you want to keep them here, that's fine. You can do anything you want."

“…”

The ghost looked at his brother who had completely changed his personality for a while, and finally nodded helplessly, "Okay, I can't beat you."

After getting a satisfactory answer, Jiang Mingyu's eyes suddenly narrowed.

"Well, welcome to my 'home'."

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding environment changed abruptly.

All the monsters hid in every corner like shadows illuminated by the sun, and the vast desert turned into a luxurious manor.

The time in the illusion at this moment is noon with the sun shining brightly. Under the blue sky and white clouds, the small fountain in the center of the courtyard reflects the ripples of light. Both sides of the road leading to the main house are planted with blooming pink and white hydrangeas, which are obviously the result of careful care by someone.

After many twists and turns, Shang Li finally arrived at the Lu residence that he had mentioned was hidden in a fantasy world.

He subconsciously turned around to look for Cui Lan, but his sight was blocked by the pink-haired young man who approached him.

"Don't worry, Brother Lan was already settled into the room to rest when the illusion opened."

Jiang Mingyu signaled the ghost to focus on the surrounding scene.

"You must have thought that I just moved Lu Yao's house here." He exposed Shang Li's thoughts with one sentence.

"But in fact, everything here was designed and built by me myself, brick by brick."

He plucked a hydrangea leaf and placed it in front of the ghost. "Just like different varieties of hydrangea, although it looks very similar to Lu Yao's house, it's actually just the layout of the yard that is more similar."

"After all, beautiful things always look alike, right?"

“…”

The ghost blinked its red eyes and silently plucked out an inconspicuous dead leaf hidden in the shadow.

When he entered the manor, he found that everything here was constructed by superpowers, allowing him and the four formless ghosts of the Superpower Bureau to move like living people.

This state is similar to that after passing through a barrier in a seabed rift.

Seeing Shang Li immersed in his own thoughts, Jiang Mingyu curled the corners of his lips briefly and walked straight to the gate of the main house.

He didn't expect his brother to give any answer. After all, not everyone could make a ghost so lively.

Sensing the owner's approach, the door automatically and slowly opens to both sides.

Several people followed Jiang Mingyu into the living room.

A young man was sitting on the sofa, leisurely eating a piece of chopped apple on his tea table.

The man had short black hair and deep facial features. His skin had turned pale from years of lack of sunlight. He was wrapped in a white silk nightgown, which made him look quite noble.

It was Lu Yao.

Lu Yao heard the noise outside the door and cast a cold look at them.

Shang Li lowered his eyes and looked at the "Golden Canary" for a moment, confirming that he was not the somewhat shabby "prophet" he knew.

The three people from the Special Ability Bureau behind them naturally also noticed something was wrong.

As the richest man in Yan City, it is inevitable that he will have a lot of dealings with the Supernatural Bureau. If it is really Lu Yao who traveled here using supernatural props, it is impossible for him to have no reaction at all when facing them.

“Click.”

Suddenly, there was a slight sound of a door locking upstairs.

Shang Li raised his head and could only see a corner of the closed door.

…Looks like there’s another one hidden inside.

"Everyone, please forgive me for my poor hospitality."

Jiang Mingyu snapped his fingers, and the sun outside the window set, allowing the silver moon to return to the sky.

"You must be very tired after the battle. You need to rest well."

He said, "The guest rooms are on the third floor. You can choose any one you like."

This is what we are avoiding.

Chen Jin nodded to Jiang Mingyu and walked upstairs. Lu Yao, who belonged to this timeline, also quietly followed the three people who were avoiding suspicion and entered the room.

Shang Li was also preparing to walk upstairs, intending to find out which room Cui Lan was lying in so that he could find a way to wake her up as soon as possible, but a voice stopped him in his tracks.

"Brother, I have something to tell you, don't pretend you didn't understand."

“…”

Soon, there were only two people left in the huge living room.

The ghost, whose plan failed, sat down on the sofa without any hesitation, raised his legs wrapped in black stockings, picked up a piece of fruit from the leftover fruit plate on the tea table and put it into his mouth.

“It tastes good,” he commented.

"If you'd come earlier, I'd prepare a fresh plate of fruit."

Jiang Mingyu said this as he sat down opposite Shang Li.

"I never thought that my departure would drag so many people to this timeline." He clasped his fingers together, leaned against the soft pillow and sighed.

"Really? I thought everything was going as planned."

Shang Li poked an apple with a small fork, turned it in a circle on his slender fingers, and pointed it at the pink-haired young man.

Jiang Mingyu did not comment and poured him a cup of hot tea in response.

After a while, he started a new topic. "Brother, during the years when I was away from you guys and wandering around outside, I gained a lot of new insights and ideas."

"Aren't you going to ask me?"

“…”

Shang Li raised his eyelids and asked directly: "Where is Jiang Mingyu in this timeline? What are you and that 'Shang Li' planning to do?"

Jiang Mingyu laughed, "You're talking about this right now?"

"Well, what do you want me to ask?"

The ghost asked back, stuffing the apple into his mouth, and his pale little face bulged into a round arc.

"Brother, do you want to guess why I haven't built an old house and apartment here that I've lived in for many years?"

Jiang Mingyu lowered his voice and spoke mysteriously.

“…”

Shang Li actually didn't want to guess.

Those countless emotional essays were still vivid in his mind. As soon as these words came out, he immediately understood what emotions his younger brother wanted to express.

But Jiang Mingyu obviously would not shut up as he wished, and continued to talk to himself, "Because I think that is your and Brother Lan's home, but not my home."

"Although I can't guarantee that Cui Lan and I are excellent parents, but judging by the standards in the textbooks, we shouldn't be considered bad."

Shang Li objected to this statement, "I am curious about what we have done to disappoint you so much that you would have such thoughts."

"Nothing."

Jiang Mingyu shook his head. "You are really very good to me. Many parents cannot do this to their children. Besides, we are just brothers without blood relationship."

"It's my own fault."

The young man's eyes revealed a bit of loneliness, "You two are so close, I can only be the clumsy light bulb."

Shang Li: “…”

He suddenly understood why Jiang Mingyu wanted Cui Lan to faint.

If that person heard these words, he would probably attack me on the spot.

"You and Brother Lan are the most important people to each other."

Jiang Mingyu chuckled, "And I'm the one at the back."

"No need to deny it, Lili."

He looked straight into those bright red eyes, "Since you came back, your attention has always been on Brother Lan."

"It was not until I took my students to the domain and saw my message that I suddenly remembered that I actually had a younger brother."