Seeing the teenager on the opposite side start to move with his head down, Ye Fan quickly replied to me with his head down: "No."
"However, I've heard that there's a 'nonexistent team' in Courtyard A that has been carrying out high-risk missions all the time. That might be Team 000."
"Remember to treat me to a meal."
These three lines of text were sent one by one through SAFC. Putting down my phone, I pretended not to see the last sentence and stuffed my hands into my pockets. It just so happened that it was Valgina's turn next to me, and I would be the next one.
"029..." Valgina's expression changed as she was speaking, "Valgina."
Her somewhat murderous face made me involuntarily recall the first time I met her. We were in the jungle at that time, and she also charged at me with that cold icy intent, only that it was even stronger now.
Fortunately, Valgina just glared back in the direction of the corner and then sat down. Subsequently, those two uncomfortable gazes shifted from the Russian girl to me the moment I stood up.
The ones on the other side were Hedwig and Dongfang Muxue. Among them, there was a flirtatious playfulness and a half-true, half-false curiosity in Dongfang Muxue's gaze, which reminded people of a curious little girl seeing a lollipop for the first time; Hedwig had an emotionless scrutinizing gaze, and the unfathomable depth in her eyes made people dare not look directly at her, making one suspect that she would draw her weapon and open fire at any moment.
The attention of these two beauties who could bring disaster to a country and its people made my spine tingle, and I quickly finished introducing myself and sat down.
Zhuge Yu seemed to have noticed my uneasiness and leaned slightly towards me. Slowly staring into Dongfang Muxue's eyes, I felt as if I were stuck in a quagmire and unable to break free.
"Captain, Captain..." Zhuge Yu's soft call came from a very distant place, but I turned a deaf ear to it. Endless black tides surrounded me, and I fell further into the knee-deep cold.
The fear in my heart grew deeper, and I couldn't help but raise my hand to touch the rifle on my body, attempting to seek a sense of security with the weapon.
"Dang!"
A bell chimed in my mind, and the tides receded instantly in the echo of the sound wave. I immediately woke up from it, and Dongfang Muxue was quite surprised by my reaction.
Hypnosis!
I realized what had just happened and immediately filled my gaze towards Dongfang Muxue with hostility. The latter, however, didn't seem to care and instead said something to Hedwig beside her.
"177, Good Okaben."
After the last person finished speaking, he bowed and sat down. Elsa yawned and flipped through the files in her hand: "I called you here today mainly to let you get to know each other, which will be convenient for the subsequent operations. Next, your teams will be combined into the 252 Special Operations Brigade."
"What's that?"
Ignoring the curiosity of the people around, Elsa continued to flip through the files in her hand: "It's named according to Document No. 252. The main reason for establishing you is to take advantage of asymmetric warfare at the current stage so as to better control the local situation. Of course, you'll have other missions in the future. But that's all for later. Your current mission is to find the mastermind of the 'Craig Incident', catch him—"
Elsa made a throat-slitting gesture, "Or kill him."
"However, your authority is also the highest among the current academies. Generally speaking, in terms of the overall establishment, a team from Courtyard C corresponds to a team from Courtyard A. But it doesn't matter if you mix them up. Don't worry or tell me that you don't know anyone from Courtyard C. We've specially found them for you." Wilson, who was also from England, spoke up. There was always an inerasable smell of cigarettes on this man, giving him a sense of vicissitudes. "Courtyard B has its own special missions."
"But there's one thing you need to pay attention to," Elsa held up her index finger, "All of you must unconditionally cooperate with Team Zero's operations when needed. That's all for now. Remember to report here tomorrow."
After hearing this, I stood up one step ahead of the others. The two members of Team Zero had been keeping an eye on me all the time. That feeling was like encountering a cobra. Its eyes were fierce, cold, and carried a maliciously curious interest in the prey's next escape behavior.
I tried to make my steps look natural, but I was stopped just as I walked out of the door.
"Captain 072, Gu, could you stay for a moment?"
Hedwig had her legs crossed, her head tilted slightly as she looked at me, while Dongfang Muxue narrowed her eyes and put on a warm smile like the spring breeze.
I stared at her and didn't say a word for a long time.
"What's going on, boss?" Seeing Ye Fan stop, the little follower Danny showed a little curiosity. Ye Fan patted her on the little head: "Wait a moment."
"Are we going to fight?" Danny's eyes lit up with excitement, and she raised her hand and somehow took out a weapon. SIG-MCX "Rattlesnake", the shortest assault rifle in the world, is widely used by European and American law enforcement agencies and is popular among students in Courtyard C because of its size and portability.
I didn't stop the confrontation with Hedwig but just stared at her blankly, pursing my lips. The girl in front of me was vivid and beautiful, but I couldn't see a trace of vitality in her.
Seeing that I didn't say anything for a long time, a mocking smile appeared on Hedwig's face: "What, can't you hear people talking? I remember that all teams are supposed to unconditionally cooperate with us, right, Captain Gu?"
"What do you want?" I said coldly, "Please don't stop me from leaving if you have nothing to do. Thank you."
"Actually, I've always had a feeling..." Hedwig playfully tapped her finger on her lips, "You look a lot like someone I know. Oh dear... Who could it be?"
All of her seemingly bright smiles were fake. Knowing that there was a trap, I still couldn't figure out what she wanted and could only remain silent.
"Oh, right!" Hedwig snapped her fingers and nodded with satisfaction. "That person also has the surname Gu!"
"Before I met her, I had never seen such a beautiful person. She perfectly combined gentleness and strength. The moment she smiled, it was like the sun, giving people an unassailable dignity and warmth."
"Do you know? When I first saw her, I couldn't believe that God had created such a masterpiece. She was calm, gentle, kind-hearted... I didn't even know what words to use to describe her."
"Unfortunately..." Hedwig lowered her eyelids, and her face was as lonely as autumn leaves falling, with an endless sense of desolation and heaviness flashing in it. "In your Chinese saying, it's 'the heavens are jealous of talented people'. She died so quietly later, which really wasn't the ending she deserved."
"Later, I heard that the boy who was most important to her didn't even come to her funeral. Rumor has it that he was her unrelated younger brother. I don't know what that younger brother is doing now..."
"But today, when I saw you, I inexplicably thought of her. What do you think the relationship between her and you is?"
"Gu · Xiao · Yao?"
The last three words were like a magic spell, blowing a silent wind in the room.