On the fifth floor underground, Xia Yan was saying goodbye to Yun Ming and Lishan Yoshiko.
The underground building where they are located is a branch of BTS, numbered "09", so it is called Branch Nine. After Xia Yan's affairs are done, he will return to the headquarters to resume his duties.
According to the administrative divisions of our world, Branch Nine is located in Jiading District, Shanghai, with its headquarters in Pudong. Branch Nine is the only branch also located in Shanghai.
The mode of transportation between the two places is very interesting, it is actually the underground railway. The fifth underground floor of Branch 9 is a simple platform with a mini high-speed train parked on the platform.
"Yun Ming, I've told you the whole story. Although the minister can feel the strong cause and effect on you, there are more things that he can't perceive due to his ability level."
"So we will temporarily arrange for you to work in the ninth branch. You can just follow Miss Kuriyama's arrangements for specific matters."
Vice Minister Xia said goodbye to the two of them and boarded the dark train. After the door closed, the bullet-shaped train made a clicking sound, and six "tail fins" stretched out from the rear of the train. As six blue-green flames erupted from it, the train disappeared in Yun Ming's eyes and headed for the BTS headquarters.
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"You two, what are you doing to stop us?"
When Hou Xiao and his group of six people left Pier 7, they were blocked by someone. Seeing that the people on the other side were unkind, Hou Xiao ordered everyone to get out of the car, and the five black guns were pointed at the two people blocking the road.
"Good morning, Branch Chief Hou Xiao." The person who spoke was the young man standing closer to the front. He was personable and gentle, and his tone was full of affinity.
The other person was a giant man standing behind him like a follower. Adjectives such as strong and powerful were used on him, and it felt like they lacked some meaning. Let's put it this way, this person became the "Governor of Sai" in the last sentence.
Hou Xiao didn't know what the combination of angel and devil was, so he ordered his subordinates to be ready to fire at any time.
"My only name is "日", and the person behind me is my servant. I named him Arnold."
"I'm from Renewal."
Before he finished speaking, Hou Xiao took action.
He pulled out a shotgun like a magic trick, fired all the bullets in one go, and continued shooting at an incredibly fast reloading speed. Seeing that their superiors were taking the lead, others also opened fire.
Zhou didn't hide, the bullet stopped very close to him; Arnold didn't hide either, the bullet didn't even leave a hole in his body.
Hou Xiao ordered his men to stop the meaningless shooting. "Ability users and..." He looked at Arnold, who was expressionless and motionless: "Transform people?"
"Mr. Hou, judging from your reaction just now, you have heard of our organization." Although he had just been greeted by a bullet, Zhou's tone was still calm.
"That's good, so our chat can be more efficient."
"Of course, please allow me to get rid of the trash fish first."
Hiru seemed to have done nothing, but flames ignited on the bodies of BTS's action specialists, and the five of them turned into ashes without even letting out a scream.
Hou Xiao's face turned ugly. On the one hand, because his subordinates died in the line of duty under his nose, he could do nothing; on the other hand, he knew that the enemy he faced at this moment was far stronger than him: "Dragon level?"
Zhou said politely: "Thank you, Mr. Hou."
Hiroshi has currently demonstrated two abilities, one is to create a force field to defend against bullets, and the other is to ignite living bodies. The two abilities may seem unrelated, but they are essentially different uses of the same ability. The dragon-level strength is clearly revealed.
Hou Xiao's ability is only at the ghost level, and he can't stand a one-on-one match against Rii, let alone Riu with Arnold to help him. There is only one choice at the moment.
"Okay, let's talk."
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Kuriyama Yoshiko was taking Yun Ming to get acquainted with the Ninth Branch. This woman from Ying County was explaining hard like a real tour guide.
Branch Nine has five floors in total. The first underground floor is the parking lot, the second floor is the work area, the third floor is the living area, the fourth floor is the training ground, and the fifth underground floor is the train platform.
Deserted - this is Yun Ming's feeling after shopping around.
"Ms. Kuriyama, is everyone out on the field?"
Kuriyama was more direct: "You want to ask why there are so few people?"
"This was not the case yesterday. This morning, the new recruits who had just completed their training were transferred away. The ministry left two teams of action specialists, and one team was taken away by the branch chief to perform tasks. Now the only ones left in the ministry are civilians. And logistics.”
"Branch chief? I thought Miss Lishan was the leader here." Yun Ming was surprised.
"No, although I am the personnel director, my ability is only tiger level and cannot support the appearance of the Ninth Branch. Branch Chief Hou Xiao is not only ghost level, but also has excellent abilities. He is the first combat force of the Ninth Branch. .”
"He has led the team to Shanghai Port. Calculating the time, he should be on his way back. You will be able to see him soon."
"Shanghai Port?" Yun Ming recalled the conversation in the ward: "So it turns out that Pu Che Shi is not just talking nonsense?"
Kuriyama laughed: "Seven points are true and three points are false. His ability is called "Proverbs" and it is also tiger level. The effect is to increase others' trust in him and make people believe his words involuntarily."
"It really suits his abilities."
"Yeah, so it's really amazing that you can see through the torture officer."
"Winning or not, it's all luck." Yun Ming's apologetic face flashed with an imperceptible solemnity:
"This is the case again...this is the third time..."
Yun Ming didn't want to dwell on this matter and quickly changed the subject: "By the way, Branch Minister Hou is so strong, what are his abilities?"
"Curse".
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"Unfortunately, Branch Director Hou, the organization has a deep understanding of your speed." Zhou Yun said lightly: "So they sent me here, and I happen to be very good at high-speed movement."
Almost as fast as teleportation, this was the third ability that Zhou showed, and it completely shattered Hou Xiao's calculations.
From my previous description of Hou Xiao, you may think that his ability is to "send thunder and lightning with both hands", but this is not entirely true.
"Sending thunder and lightning with both hands" is just one of the manifestations of "Heavenly Punishment". The essence of Divine Punishment is to turn Hou Xiao's body into a battery with a huge capacity.
Hou Xiao will charge the battery before taking action. The charging operation is very simple, just hold the high-voltage wire with both hands. A steady stream of electric current will be introduced into his body, and he will not be injured by high-voltage electricity.
Therefore, Hou Xiao can accumulate electric current in his legs and use the recoil force of releasing the electric current to complete high-speed movement. But Zhou is also good at this, and his speed is as fast as his. More importantly, although Hou Xiao has a huge battery capacity as a humanoid, it will run out sooner or later, and Bai seems to be able to handle it with ease.
Hou Xiao's original plan to escape from this place by surprise was shattered. He stopped his ability and could no longer waste power pointlessly, because he decided to choose the proposal made five minutes ago.
"Okay, let's talk."
Zhou also stopped: "It's very simple. Mr. Hou, let's make a bet."
"We bet on the outcome of your battle with Arnold."
"If you win, I'll let you go; if you lose, your life will be kept."
"You must have discovered that your dark ears and black boxes can neither receive information nor send signals."
"Don't think about stalling for time. No one knows what's happening here, and you can't wait for anyone."
"So, whether it's for the dead subordinates, the duty, or simply just the desire to live."
"Please fight without reservation."
Zhou's words were quickly recalled in Hou Xiao's mind, and he made up his mind to attack Arnold. Arnold, who had been standing still, seemed to suddenly wake up and let out a deafening cry, determined to fight Hou Xiao!
"It's just a transformed person!" Hou Xiao's hands burst out with dazzling light, and the thunderball formed by compressing most of the electric energy in his body was ready to go!
"Curse!"
