Thirty minutes ago, Heibel, search and capture mission command area.
The last Iron Bird to leave the nest returned to the camp. This time, Hebbel sent out fourteen screw machines at once, three of which were sent to support Angelus first, and the remaining eleven were all used to search for the escaped "cargo".
The person who met the plane waved the red baton in his hand and gave instructions to the propeller driver.
But suddenly, the nose of the plane tilted, ignoring the instructions of the person who picked it up, and plunged into the ground. The steam engine exploded and black water splashed out.
"What's going on?"
"The plane, the plane is falling!"
"Put out the fire! People over there, don't just stand there, go and notify the commander-in-chief!"
The plane crash quickly caused a commotion, and people from all walks of life rushed to put out the fire. As luck would have it, the rain had stopped, and the fire spread along with the black water, and it was impossible to stop it. Of course, everyone here knew that a fire caused by black water would not be helped even if it rained.
"Go get the powder, sand and lime!" someone shouted.
At this moment, a figure slowly walked out of the flames. He looked very tall, with amazing muscles all over his body, like a bodybuilding warrior, and dark red veins all over his body were pumping dark blood.
"What is that?!"
The federal officer who saw the figure was so scared that he screamed. The figure, so evil that it could not be described, reminded him of the "devil" in the teachings of Saint Rosetta.
"...They died in the flames and were reborn in the flames. They sucked blood and took away countless lives... Oh my God."
Someone murmured words from the Bible, but none of them could describe the evilness of the demon before them.
The Fool, who was not far away, saw all of this, but in contrast to the panic of the federal agents, he had a smile on his face.
He understood at that moment that this was the "perfect individual" after the injection.
This shouldn't be the case. He wants a perfect individual, but he doesn't want him to jump around in front of him.
That thing should just be a test subject that was put into the test box obediently.
"What do you think?" he asked the red-masked man beside him.
"He's coming this way. His target should be me." Red Mask paused, "But I'm not sure whether he sensed me or came here purely out of instinct."
The Fool stroked his chin and thought for a moment.
"Tell them to withdraw ..." he said.
"What?" The secretary standing behind the two was stunned, not understanding what "The Fool" meant.
"I told them to retreat and forget about the 'cargo'! Do your best to capture this thing alive!" The Fool grabbed the secretary by the collar and growled.
"But, sir. If you give up your mission, the seniors in the Protocol Bureau will not let you go." The secretary immediately expressed his thoughts.
"Very good, you are right. Then let me tell you the current situation. A perfect individual experimental subject is walking towards us, and guess what, we can't do anything about him. If no one protects us, we won't have to wait for those old men from the Protocol. The next moment, we will be two corpses."
"I can kill him." said Red Mask.
"But I don't want to kill him." The Fool turned his head and emphasized coldly, "Can you capture him alive?"
Red Mask looked at the figure in the distance and shook his head.
"It's difficult."
"That's why we need those people to come back. They are perfect consumables. In the process of consuming them, you will get the perfect opportunity. There is no need to consider the cost. No matter how many people die, it is worth it."
There was a faint light in the eyes of the Fool. He immediately turned to the secretary's side, approached him step by step, and roared.
"This is a perfect individual! It absorbed the drug in the injection and turned into a monster, but it also has human wisdom and rationality. It is our future! That Oriental man is just a replaceable thing. If we lose him, we can find another one. But can you make me another toy like this?"
The secretary shook his head in panic.
The man in front of him frightened him. That fear was very similar to the fear of monsters, both of which came from - madness!
He has always thought that The Fool is a lunatic, whether he is bargaining with those old monsters or investing in researching this monster... Maybe he wants to become a monster in the end.
Now the secretary thinks he is really crazy. But who among the old monsters in the Protocol Bureau is not a madman? That is the base camp of madmen.
"I understand."
The secretary replied immediately and broadcast the message using the communicator.
The search team was then disbanded and the search mission was terminated.
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"Since the mission has been cancelled, what are you doing here?"
An Ming stared at the young man in front of him and asked.
The young man had a relatively neutral appearance, with slightly longer brown hair that was slightly curled and tied into a small ponytail behind his head. His face was clean and tidy, and it was obvious that he was well-groomed.
The young man's name is Ruenda Kandak, and he is An Ming's ill-fated partner.
Young Master Lu Enda was born into a wealthy family. His father was a big investor with several companies and banks under his control. He made millions of dollars every second. If nothing unexpected happened, Young Master Lu Enda would definitely inherit a family fortune worth hundreds of millions and reach the pinnacle of his life.
However, something unexpected happened in his life.
As a young master born into a wealthy family, he was born with a rebellious nature. He thought that the path paved by his family was meaningless, and he wanted to start from scratch and make a big career with his own strength. So he ran to join the three major departments of the Federation. An Ming met him at the training center.
An Ming once lived in the same dormitory with Lu Enda. They could not be called good partners, but only good friends in distress.
This man, whom An Ming teased as a dandy young master, always managed to do something ruthless. For example, he burned the entire kitchen from inside to outside to make it crispy on the outside and tender on the inside in order to test the standard weapons during the training period, or he played a trick on an instructor who bullied An Ming and persuaded him to resign.
An Ming couldn't say that he had a good relationship with him, because this guy didn't help An Ming out of kindness, but just thought "it was more fun this way." Similarly, if he thought it was fun, he would also stand on the instructor's side and bully An Ming together.
To Master Luenda, he is always at the center of the world, and everything should revolve around him.
After completing the three-month training, An Ming followed his adoptive father into the Trial Bureau, while Lu Enda joined the clerical department of the Investigation Bureau. The two had fewer opportunities to meet, and their meetings to keep in touch became few and far between. One year later, there was no news of each other.
An Ming heard that this guy was doing very well in the investigation bureau, and he himself was now an illegal immigrant. Some people thought that An Ming was cold-blooded and never missed his old friends. But it was not his turn to worry about his friends, and it was more appropriate for others to worry about him.
"Of course, we want to see what could make that cold-blooded An Ming betray the three major departments and even the entire Western world."
"Don't try to fool me. I disappeared from the capital three years ago and haven't appeared in public since. How could you possibly know I was here?"
"Isn't that easy? The thing that this world lacks the least is channels. Maybe we have very few channels with the East, but do you really think that a mere border city can escape the investigation of the Federation?"
An Ming narrowed his eyes and observed Master Lu Enda. He did not believe this. Dad's channel should be perfect. If it was not perfect, then why did those people wait for three years before taking action?
After a few seconds of confrontation, Young Master Lu Enda Jian Anming did not respond and quickly raised his hands.
"Just kidding, just kidding. You have really powerful connections there. After you disappeared three years ago, everyone was saying that you were dead. In fact, I had some connections with the friend who helped you escape from the capital city. I learned about this after I got to know her." Master Lu Enda looked into the distance. "Tonight, the three major departments launched an emergency mission, and the location was the remote border city where you were hiding. I guessed that you might have been in trouble, so I ran over to join in the fun."
"You are so free."
"But this time it's not a bad thing, I finally ran into you! Brother, you've really made a big deal! Even I dare not think of betraying the entire Western world." Master Lu Enda's eyes slowly moved to Xia Linaer, "And it was all because of a woman. Since ancient times, heroes have been unable to resist the temptation of beauty. If your classmates saw your situation today, they would definitely laugh out loud. Father An Ming, who was as cold as if he was pure in mind, would actually betray the world for a woman one day."
Young Master Lu Enda was laughing so hard that he couldn't stop, while An Ming felt very uncomfortable.
He really wanted to tell her that he was not such a romantic person, and he was not someone who would betray the world for a woman.
But what's the point of telling him? This bastard will definitely find another reason to laugh at me. It has always been like this. Having fun is his way of life.
"Now that you understand everything, can I ask you to go back?"
An Ming said with some dissatisfaction.
"Are you going to chase me away so soon? I've been waiting here to provide you with some benefits."
Young Master Luenda stopped laughing, but a mean smile still hung on his face.
Hearing the turn of events in the other party's words, An Ming immediately put away his disgusted expression and put on a poker face.
"What kind of benefits are they? Tell me about them."
Young Master Lu Enda didn't care about An Ming's change of attitude. They had always communicated like this in the past. After all, they were not friends, but they were close to friends.
"You can see that even though the search warrant has been revoked, you probably won't find a ship willing to go out to sea. That's because everyone here saw what happened tonight. Although they will confront those officials, they don't want to offend the three major departments. After all, they still have to make a living from this, and life will be difficult if they offend the officials. So if a sneaky cloaked man suddenly appears tonight and wants to take a boat, they will be considered a good deed in their previous life if they don't report you."
"So you were able to get a ticket?"
"Of course I have." Master Luenda rummaged in his pocket and then took out three cargo ship tickets. "This time you owe me."
An Ming took the boat ticket and stared at Master Lu Enda with one eyebrow raised.
"You just happened to come here to join in the fun because someone who knows me knows that I'm in Border City, and you just happened to be afraid of being assigned a mission, and you just happened to have a few idle tickets in your hand." An Ming paused, "Don't talk nonsense, there's no such good thing. This is not your idea, right?"
As if his pain point had been touched, Young Master Lu Enda gave a wry smile.
"Is it true that I can't fool you?"
"When have you ever lied to me?"
"Okay, I really don't have the energy to tease you." Young Master Lu Enda waved his hands, "This is all the information from that elder sister. She has cancer and got these tickets a year ago. She told me that you mentioned in the past that you wanted to go to the East, so the elder sister prepared these tickets for you. She left the tickets with me so that I could give them to you when I had the chance. She said that you should live a good life in the East, and if you can live a peaceful life, don't come back."
Master Lu Wenda spoke slowly, as if he was missing someone.
"She has been unable to walk since a year ago, and recently she has trouble seeing and speaking. This is her last gift to you."
After listening to Master Lu Enda's explanation, An Ming thought of the stern-faced elder sister. She used to be his father's adjutant and never liked to show too much emotion. But as long as it was something his father asked her to do, she would definitely complete it perfectly.
An Ming never felt that the elder sister liked him, and he didn't like her either. She just transferred the attention from his father to him.
An Ming looked at the boat ticket in his hand and felt a little uncomfortable.
Another old friend you may never see again.
Just as he was immersed in a somewhat sad atmosphere, Master Luenda suddenly patted him on the back.
"What's with that sullen expression on your face? That's not the look Black Scythe would have. Stop looking so sad and hurry up. If you don't hurry up, those guys might come back to catch you. Go away."
An Ming looked at Master Lu Enda with a puzzled look on his face.
When did the familiar Master Luenda in the past become so humane?
"I will return the favor." An Ming said.
"Wait until you come back alive. I heard that the East is not a paradise. If you set foot on the land there as a Westerner, the Westerners will hunt you down, and the Easterners will also dislike you. You will really have no allies there."
Lu Enda patted An Ming on the shoulder.
Young Master Lu Enda is five years older than him and he always seemed like a child. Today was the first time that An Ming felt that he was like an older brother.
"You've really changed a lot," An Ming looked at Master Lu Enda's familiar face, yet he felt very unfamiliar, "Where is the unruly and dissolute young master from the past?"
"He died from working so hard for promotion all day long." Young Master Lu Enda replied casually, "On the contrary, you have changed more than me."
"Yeah, I think so too," An Ming replied.
Young Master Lu Enda smiled, patted An Ming's shoulder again, turned around and prepared to leave.
"If I come back, where should I find you?" An Ming asked.
"I may go back to inherit the millions of dollars in a few years. You can come to my hometown to find me. If you don't have a job by then, I will hire you to be our doorman."
Master Luenda waved his hand, walked casually, and disappeared at the end of the grassland.
"What did you say?"
Xia Linaer waited until the other party left before speaking. She remained alert the entire time.
An Ming then remembered that she could not understand the conversation between herself and Young Master Lu Enda.
"It's just a reminiscence between old friends," An Ming paused, picked up the boat ticket and placed it in front of Xia Linnaer, "and his gift. The next step of our journey has been decided."