Ke Youqing finished watching the surveillance footage of the Hongdeng Commercial District, set down the tablet computer, bowed his head in silence for a long time, and then brought the lit cigarette to his lips, drawing in deeply.
The smoke swirled around his fingertips and was quickly dispersed by the sea breeze over Brighton Beach, rising into the sky along his slightly graying temples.
"Blue Owl..."
He muttered the name to himself.
After a while, Ke Youqing slowly lifted his head, his deep gaze turning toward the lonely lighthouse in the distance.
Seven years ago, he had encountered a similar superhero whose code name was "Grey Pigeon." On his first day joining the Superhero Association, he candidly admitted to the media that he had become a superhero under the influence of "Qing Ya," which prompted heated debate and backlash from the public.
