59 Chapter 59
Mind-controlled children
Chapter 59
The person standing on the top floor looked at the person below who was cursing at him, with a hint of regret in his eyes, but it only flashed by and did not linger in his eyes for too long.
His eyes fell on the fire rescue vehicle that appeared behind the people below, and he knew that if he didn't leave now, he might not be able to leave.
He closed his eyes and leaned forward, feeling the weightlessness of falling from a great height. He thought, this damn world, I will never come back in my next life.
But his feeling was only for a moment. Just when he thought that he had jumped off the building, even the pain would only be short-lived after jumping from such a high building. His life would be gone, and he would leave this world with him.
Unfortunately, this was all his imagination. After he saw the unnatural scenes in this world, he should have known that after the world became strange, another group of people with special abilities that appeared was the corresponding response of humans.
After being able to master such unnatural powers in human beings and doing such unforgivable things, how could he leave this world so easily?
"Boss, I saved him."
A member of the rescue team retracted his hand that was stretched into the air, turned to look at his boss, and reported with confidence.
There have been many unspeakable things happening in the city recently, but today's incident can serve as a typical example for them to teach their younger generations.
"Well, everyone else continue the rescue work. Put out the fire first. Hang that one up there first."
After hearing what the team member next to him said, the rescue team leader raised his eyes and looked at the man who was stranded and hanging in the air. His eyes were cold and indifferent. He didn't think about the psychological trauma that the other person would have by hanging in the air with his arms and legs spread out. He turned around and began to arrange other rescue work.
"This guy is really cruel. He wants to die and he wants to drag others to die with him. Looking at the gasoline in this building, he must have paid a huge price for it."
One of the rescue team members was using his abilities to try hard to extinguish the fire in the building.
Although they rushed here as soon as the accident happened, they still arrived a little late. Many people's homes were already on fire. Even if they put out the fire now, they could not recover the losses.
Perhaps the fortunate thing is that they arrived relatively quickly and there were not many casualties.
Many people were injured, but no one died in the fire.
"The fire has been put out and we have started to defend and protect the surrounding residents."
Seeing that the fire in the building had been extinguished, the captain began to arrange the next protection work.
There are several powerful mutant animals around this community. Their abilities are weaker than theirs, and they cannot win directly by using their abilities or human wave tactics. They can only maintain a delicate balance with the opponent temporarily.
If they hadn't arrived quickly today, once all the houses in the building were burned down, the residents outside who had no place to live because their homes were burned down would probably have faced attacks from the mutant animals.
"Luckily, those people still had some sense and knew the situation was raging here, so they didn't come directly over. Otherwise, those who ran out of the building would have died before we even got here."
A team member struggled to carry a child out of the building. The child didn't know what was wrong with him. When they first went upstairs to look for him, they heard cries for help everywhere, but this child was hiding in the toilet with the faucet running and didn't show any intention of asking for help.
The team members were able to carry the other person out only because the fire was put out. They were checking whether there were other fire points in the building and then discovered it.
"Captain, I'll give you the child to hold. I haven't finished examining him yet."
As the team member said this, he pushed the child in his arms onto the captain, turned around and left.
The captain who was left behind looked down at the child in his arms who was staring at him with his round black eyes. The captain just looked down, reached out and gently wiped the child's dirty face, without saying anything, he pulled the child into his arms, and looked up to continue watching the chaotic yet orderly ending scene around him.
The child was a little dazed when the captain held him in his arms, and then shrank into the captain's arms as if he had found something to rely on.
The two dirty little paws gently grabbed the fabric of the clothes in front of him, as if he wanted to grab something to satisfy the sense of security he needed.
The captain felt his front being grabbed, looked down, and didn't mind. He held the child with one hand and continued to direct his team members to the remaining finishing work with the other hand.
"Boss, let's move quickly. Those mutant animals seem to be aware of what's going on here and are starting to come towards us. If we don't leave now, we won't be able to stop them."
A team member who was obviously a technical person walked up to the captain and told him what he had found out.
"Well, let's start preparing to retreat. Has the car arrived yet?"
The captain heard what the other party said and nodded, showing no intention of objecting.
"We're here. A lot of people have already boarded the bus, but a few are taking a while."
The technical team member looked down at his phone, then looked up at the captain to report.
However, he did not say what the residents were hesitating about. Even if he did not say it, based on their experience after the rescue these days, they would know what they were hesitating about.
"Tell them we have to leave within the specified time. If we don't, they will stay. Let's see who is stronger, their bones or the teeth of those mutant animals."
The captain didn't say much and just asked the team members to convey this message.
In the past, when facing these situations, the Flowering Country would be more considerate and gentle in its actions because it took into consideration that the people being rescued were civilians. After all, they were citizens of its own country.
But with the various events that occurred after the revival of spiritual energy, those who were knowledgeable and knowledgeable could guess what happened, and could respond quickly to their rescue. They would not ask too much of them, and being alive was good enough.
However, there are still some people who still don't understand the situation and waste their rescue time, causing losses to their rescue teams.
After statistics, the higher-ups decided to abandon the gentle policy and begin to implement absolute rule by force.
Although the people are the foundation of the country, in the face of such natural disasters, the safety of those who have the ability is the only guarantee for the safety of the lives of the people behind them.
Comparing the two sides, it is normal for the upper class to choose to stand on the side of the rescue team who are working for the people and putting themselves in danger when a conflict occurs between the two.
After hearing the captain's words, the team members' previously tense expressions relaxed a little.
He was also a little confused by the bad things that happened during the previous rescue.
But now it is different from before. They couldn't attack the people before, and although they still don't want to do it now, they have the right to abandon the other party, or knock them out and take them away when they are making a lot of noise.
Of course, they won't really influence those people's thoughts too much, they will just force them once.
If they still want to make trouble and come back to take their so-called valuables while they are in the temporary shelter, they will not try to keep them.
People always have to pay the price for their actions.
"Okay, Captain, I'm going. Are you going to put the child up there directly, or are you going to take him back with us on our way back?"
The technical team member turned around happily, and before leaving, he glanced at the child held in his captain's arms with one hand, and asked softly.
"No need, I'll just put it back later."
The captain glanced at the child who had fallen asleep in his arms, smiled, held the child tighter, and signaled the team members to leave.
In such a dangerous environment just now, the child didn't say a word and looked very insecure.
Now I sleep quite comfortably in his arms.
After hearing what the captain said, the team members did not object and left directly.
They did not stay in front of the obviously burned building for long. After confirming that there was no fire source inside the building, they took the rescued people away.
When the captain and other rescue team members were leaving for the last time, they brought down the culprit who had been hanging in the air and watching them for a long time. Without wasting time talking to him, they tied him up and took him away.
What awaits him later will definitely not be easier than if he just jumps off the building.
In such an environment that can easily cause panic among the people, if you still dare to do such a thing, you must be prepared to face severe punishment from some new key laws issued by the top leaders of the country.
I believe that it will not be long before he begins to confess his sins in some unknown place.
Thinking of this, the captain walked faster with a child in his arms. Feeling the sharp wind behind him, he dodged sideways and used his ability to throw the other person out. He then got into the car in three or two steps, stepped on the accelerator, and drove towards the predetermined route.
A big wolf that had just been thrown out chased their car for a while, but when it was sure it could not catch up, it gave up and turned back to the community. It was obvious that it had already regarded the community as its territory and hunting ground.
"When will this day end..."
The first team member turned around nervously and stared at the wolf that had been following them for a while. Only after he was sure that the wolf had not caught up did he relax.
"Wait until they develop offensive weapons that can directly restrain those mutated plants and animals."
The captain lifted the child's head into his arms, making sure that the noise had not woken him up, and then turned around and spoke helplessly.
"I heard from the higher-ups that there's some movement. When will it reach us?"
The team members felt helpless as they listened to their captain's words.
"Just wait, don't worry. We are on the front line here. As long as we get it, we will definitely use it first. There is no need to rush to use it. You can't use it even if you want to."
Listening to the other party's words, the captain chuckled.
"What's wrong with this kid? He seems to have fallen asleep and hasn't woken up yet. Even such a loud noise just now didn't wake him up. Is there something wrong with him?"
The team members and the captain joked around for a while before turning their attention to the child in the captain's arms.
When he carried the child out of the burning building, he looked a little strange. He didn't show any panic or fear that children of this age should have. Now he was sleeping so soundly in the arms of their captain, and he didn't see the child wake up even though he was making so much noise here.
"It should be fine, I don't feel anything different."
The captain also has children at home, so he is so skilled in holding children. Although he is not at home much, he still cares about his children and can basically tell whether a child is sick or not.
He really didn't feel any signs of illness in the child in his arms.
"That's strange."
The team members looked at the child, somewhat puzzled.
"We'll wait until we get to the temporary shelter and ask the doctor for help. There's definitely no problem. Also, please help find his parents."
Seeing that he was still a little worried, the captain whispered something to comfort him.
"Yeah, let's look for his parents. What kind of parents are so irresponsible? Such a young child was locked up at home and something so serious happened, and yet no one has come to look for the child."
The team member frowned when he said this.
Many of the people in front lingered and were reluctant to leave because they wanted to go home to see if their valuables had been burned and to find some salvageable items.
But they didn't think about the fact that there were mutant animals all around them.
Relying solely on the people in the rescue team, can they still be protected if the mutant animals attack again after the threat of fire and heat is no longer so severe?
The rescue team was at the end, and the convoy that had applied for it before was at the head. They quickly took the people back to the temporary shelter. After making sure that they were all registered, the rescue team began to look for the child's family.
The final result was somewhat disappointing.
"Tsk, the child is quite pitiful. Before the great changes in the world, he had an irresponsible pair of parents. Normally, he lived in that house with a nanny. But after the spiritual energy revived, the nanny also had a family, so he definitely chose to return to his family. I told his parents..."
Otherwise, his parents would be irresponsible. They are so rich that even in the early stages of the world's changes, as long as they pay money to buy supplies and donate, the government will help bring the child back to them and let them take care of him.
But they didn't. They used all their wealth to buy a house next to the garrison just to give themselves a sense of security.
The kid didn't even think about it.
In the end, the child was left living alone in the house.
If it weren't for this building burning incident, no one would have found him until his child starved to death at home.
"There are always irresponsible people in this world. You can't be angry at all of them. Wait, arrange for someone to ask if they can take the child away. If not, we'll place him in the orphanage."
The captain said that in fact, these words were just an excuse. If the parents really didn't want to take care of the child, in this world, they might not be able to do anything to them.
Now is the time when everyone is in danger. People say that they can't even guarantee their own lives and cannot support this child. They are several cities away and the people here can only raise this child.
"Well, I'll contact them and ask."
The team member said this, stood up and walked out.
But just as he took a few steps out, he saw a child standing at the door, staring blankly in their direction.
At this time, the child's face and body had been wiped clean, and he looked like a fair and very cute child.
"They won't want me."
The child had no expression on his face. After walking in, he seemed to be stating a fact, and looked at the captain and the other two seriously.
"They have their own baby."
As he said this, he seemed to be afraid that the two would not believe him, so he emphasized it again.
"My own...baby?"
The team member was a little confused and repeated the child's words. However, as soon as he said this, he felt the captain hit his arm and it hurt.
"It doesn't matter. If they don't want to support you, it's the same if you live here with us."
The captain glared at the person next to him, reached out and pulled the child into his arms, and only said this after making sure that the child's emotions were not greatly fluctuating and he did not look sad.
"Okay, I'm good."
After hearing the captain's words, the child seemed to have loosened a taut string, and his whole body relaxed visibly.
"Here's the thing, we've seen this kid, and he has some very powerful abilities!"
The team leader stood next to the leader, handed over his information, and explained to him why he wanted to put his child in the team.
If he hadn't discovered the child's abilities, he would have found a way to enroll the child in an orphanage and then take the child home to raise.
But after discovering the child's abilities, he knew that it would be better for the state to control and protect these abilities.
"Mind control, it's a bit scary."
Looking at the ability information that appeared in his hand, the leader murmured something in a low voice, but he did not show any fear at all.
The emergence of any ability has a reason. Whether the ability is strong or weak, or whether it has any bias, it all depends on the person using the ability.
If the person appearing before the leader today was not a child but a mentally mature adult, he might be more cautious.
But now, he is a child who still needs teaching and care from adults. He is not mature in all aspects and there is still room for teaching. How could he be afraid?
"How did you discover this child's abilities?"
The leader put down the documents in his hand and turned to ask the team leader who was presenting the animals.
"Well... when we were finishing up a job, a mutant rat we noticed attacked us. The mutant rat was too small, so no one on the team noticed it. It was this kid who spotted it first, and then he took control of it."
The captain did not hide anything and told everyone about his team's mistakes and the situation at that time.
Looking back now, he was certain that the mouse's madness at that time was completely devoid of any rationality.
When he thought about it now, he could foresee that as long as the mutant rat bit through their protective suits and smelled blood, more irrational mutant rats would appear around them, and they would become the targets of their attack.
"Well, is this the only thing he can forcibly control, a demented mutant rat this large?"
The leader looked down at the information in his hand again and asked in a low voice.
"I'm not sure. With our current capabilities, even if the child can only control something this big now, it's not certain in the future. Once his abilities improve, he might be able to control something even bigger."
The captain shook his head when he heard this. He could only guarantee that the child's current ability was indeed at this level, but he could not guarantee how far he would grow in the future.
"Well, I'll report to the higher-ups and see how to arrange this child's future."
After hearing what the captain said, the leader nodded and said this at the end.
The research institute has now found out that the mutated animals and plants are divided into two types: intelligent and non-intelligent. Those with intelligence can communicate, while those without intelligence only have instinct.
To use the words of the Taoists, those with intelligence are equivalent to spirits, possessing perfect souls, but those who only have instincts are equivalent to incomplete souls, with only half of them maintaining operation.
He could accept that demented animals and plants with incomplete souls could be controlled by the mind, but if those with complete souls could still be controlled by the child, then the child would need to be taught a lesson.
Once the other party goes astray, he or she may become a disaster.
Thinking of the child's past that he had seen in the information, the leader frowned.
Thinking about it, he picked up his phone with some hesitation and called the Taoist to discuss it.
"So that's what you're worried about?" The Taoist couldn't help but laugh when he heard his leader's worried words.
"You're a little too worried. How can you easily define his present and future? How do you know that there's no one in this world who can restrain his abilities?"
The Taoist said this, gently comforting the leader.
"Just teach the child to walk the right path normally, and take care of him in life. Ask him whether he wants to follow us or that team. The child is still young, so make sure he doesn't fall behind in schoolwork. As for the rest, it's fine to live according to their ideas."
As the Taoist was speaking, he heard someone next to him asking him a question, and was about to put down his phone.
"Okay, I'm busy. You can make your own arrangements first. I'll come back later and check on the child. If he can't control his abilities well, I'll teach him myself for a while."
As the Taoist said this, he was about to hang up the phone.
The Taoist now manages the entire team of capable people together with the leader.
What they control now is an entire special team. The leader is responsible for coordinating the work of those teams of capable people, while the Taoist priest is in charge of supervising the ability users in those teams to control their power and learn how to attack.
Although the Taoist has never seen many abilities, he has seen pigs run. Many of the classics passed down by his ancestors can be used as reference.
During this period, he was able to train so many capable people who could reach the front line, all thanks to his study of those classics.
"It's a pity that I still haven't found a complete and effective method to improve my abilities."
The Taoist felt a little regretful as he looked at the people with special abilities in the practice room, their bodies covered in sweat as he whipped them.
"I wonder if Village Chief Dai can figure out where to find such a set of skills."
The Taoist muttered in a low voice, turning his attention to Village Chief Dai.
Ever since the strange changes in heaven and earth, his fortune-telling has become less and less accurate due to the disorder of the will of heaven, so he has simply given up the fortune-telling business during this period of time and started to study how to help those with special abilities to improve.
Even if he doesn't count, his many years of experience are still much better than that of Village Chief Dai, a beginner.
So during this period, since Village Chief Dai got in touch with the Taoist priest, he often asked how to interpret this hexagram and where it should be.
The Taoists who asked were a little confused, especially since Village Chief Dai had never seen many of the hexagrams he dreamed of.
"What's this..."
Returning to the office, the Taoist priest looked down at the hexagram that he and Village Chief Dai and others had studied for many days but still couldn't understand, and began to ponder again.
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