NOVPUB39: Chapter 39: My Name is Ande, Mr.
Mu Xiu.
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39: Chapter 39: My Name is Ande, Mr.
Mu Xiu.
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“I want to ask you a favor, I have a kid here, and once the incident is over, could you help me arrange a place for him?”
“A kid?
An illegitimate child?
How old are you?”
Selena’s shocked voice came through the phone.
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“A stray child I happened to meet,” He Ao glanced at the little boy rummaging through things beside him.
He had just been discussing tracking Mu Xiu with Selena, and only now had brought up the little boy, “I might need your help to make arrangements for him later, I’m not sure what the system is like over here in Dawn City.”
“No problem,” Selena seemed to be on the move, with the sound of wind rushing by, “By the way, did you find a metal test tube nearby?
The criminal investigation department said that Dancing Girl had come here to trade the Secret Medicine of ‘Talent Sequence 34: Waiter’ with a client, and it should be stored in a metal test tube.”
“Talent Sequence?
Waiter?”
He Ao was somewhat puzzled.
“‘Waiter’ is one of the advanced sequences of ‘Talent Sequence 9: Audience’, and as for Talent Sequence, it’s a bit complicated to explain, you can think of it as a method of becoming a Transcendent.
I’ll explain it to you in detail once everything is over.
Oh, and,” Selena paused, cautioning carefully,
“If you find the Secret Medicine of ‘Waiter’, do not attempt to take it.
Just secure it.
The mortality rate for taking Secret Medicine above your level is very high, and be careful not to damage it, as a leak could also cause a contamination event.”
“Hmm,” He Ao nodded lightly, watching the little boy playing with a silver test tube, trying to fill it with water, “I’ll be careful.”
“Okay,” Selena caught her breath, “I’m going to look for Mu Xiu now.
This guy didn’t show up on our defensive line, he’s hiding quite well.”
“Hmm, be safe,” He Ao casually advised, then as if he suddenly remembered something, “Oh, Selena, what’s your social security number?”
“Why are you asking that?”
Selena was a bit puzzled.
“I’m asking you for a favor, naturally, I want to give you something in return.
Send it to me.”
He Ao chuckled.
“You’re going to deposit money into my social security?” Selena’s side became noisy, as if she had encountered some situation.
She sent her social security number to He Ao, “Alright, that’s it.
If you recover, go to the hospital as soon as possible.
Don’t delay, it’s easy for small issues to become big ones.”
“Hmm.”
He Ao hung up the phone, operated his wristband for a moment, and then walked over to the little boy, extending his hand, signaling for the boy to show him the test tube.
“What’s up?”
The little boy was puzzled but still handed over the silver test tube.
He Ao examined the inside structure carefully, it was very clean with no residue, and the boy had been playing with it for a while without any issues, so the test tube seemed to pose no risk.
“This could be dangerous, I’ll keep it safe for now.”
But just to be on the safe side, He Ao still took the test tube.
“Hey,” the little boy suddenly became anxious, “You’re stealing from a kid?”
“Trade,” He Ao smiled, handing over his unlocked smart wristband, “this smart wristband will be collateral for you.”
“For real?”
The little boy looked at him skeptically.
“This too, is for you,” He Ao took out the standard-issue pistol, checked the magazine which still had eleven bullets, then he engaged the safety and handed it to the little boy.
“???” The boy was a bit confused, looking up at He Ao with a puzzled expression, “Are you out of your mind?”
“This is your reward for saving me.”
He Ao smiled and patted the little boy on the head, motioning him to follow.
The boy took the gun in bewilderment and followed He Ao out of the building.
This was an abandoned industrial building on the edge of Aston District, standing on the street in front of the building, one could even see the towering barrier walls clearly.
He Ao handed the wristband to the little boy and hailed a taxi for him, then set the destination to the Federal Bureau of Investigation building.
“Do you want to eat fried chicken legs?”
He Ao put the somewhat bewildered little boy into the taxi.
“I do,” the little boy looked at him with confusion, “What are you trying to do?
Kidnap me and sell me off?”
“Do you trust me?”
He Ao smiled at him.
“Kind of, you seem like a good person,” the little boy blinked, “So where are you sending me?
There are no buses after two in the morning; I won’t be able to get back.”
“I’m taking you to see a big sister.
When you get to the destination, just sit in the lobby under the building.
A big sister will come to find you,” He Ao once again stuffed the wristband into the little boy’s hand, “Just give her the wristband, and she will treat you to fried chicken legs and pay you for saving me!”
“Oh, I get it now,” the little boy suddenly realized, “You’re broke, your girlfriend has money!
You’re a kept man!”
He Ao: ?
He smacked the little guy’s head and signaled the taxi driver to drive away.
“Why aren’t you coming with me?”
As the taxi started moving, the little boy stuck his head out of the car window and asked in confusion.
“I’m staying here,”
He Ao turned back, looked at the dilapidated industrial building behind him, and revealed a light chuckle,
“Waiting for someone.”
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“Inspector Selena!” an armed police officer walked up to Selena and saluted, “Nothing, we have blocked all routes, nothing in the sewers either.”
“How can that be?” Selena was startled, her vision began to fill with the defensive layout of both the police station and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, dense red dots scattered all over the routes, “Unless Mu Xiu’s destination isn’t the Hope Building.”
But where else could he go if not the Hope Building?
Selena shrunk the map again, and the entire nearby district’s map appeared in her view.
Almost every direction was blocked by them, it was impossible for Mu Xiu to breach undetected.
Where else could he go?
Suddenly, her gaze landed on a gap in their arrangements, it was the path they had been chasing Mu Xiu along.
Because they had all followed this path in pursuit, it was the least fortified, with slack security.
Everyone’s attention was on the road ahead to the Hope Building.
“Ande!”
Selena realized something.
She suddenly turned and dashed back frantically.
—
Dull footsteps echoed in the silent building.
A man with several charred areas on his body, barely covered by a few strips of fabric, entered the corner.
He squatted down, staring at the faint blood on the ground.
His fingers touched the blood, a faint red glow emerged at his fingertips, and as the glow spread, the blood on the ground slowly began to stir.
He took out a blood-colored, squirming compass-like object from his pocket, placed it on top of the fresh blood, and it started to absorb the surging liquid.
Bang, bang, bang—
Once again, crisp footsteps sounded in the night, a young man dressed in a neat combat suit slowly walked out from the shadows, smiling at the man,
“This is our first formal meeting, my name is Ande, Mr.
Mu Xiu.”
