Chapter 232: Traveling companions, long goodbyes, and opinion wars.

On a rainy night, seventy-six psychics escaped from the organization.

The agency was in an uproar and sent twenty-five jeeps down the mountain in pursuit along the road.

But thanks to them, these seventy-six aliens are no longer the same soft bags they were when they were captured, who didn't even know how to use their powers to their fullest potential.

One by one, the jeeps were lost, and it was not until almost dawn that the fifth unit sent by the agency found twenty-five jeeps in a depression that had been reduced to scrap metal.

Seventy-five heavily armed members of the detachment were strung from rope to rope, tied into a large grasshopper string, the leader of which had the license plate of a jeep hanging upside down around his neck, with a few large letters carved in stone.

-- "Thank you for the watches."

With the aftermath of the jamming of the airwaves still lingering, and the Internationale tenaciously occupying all channels, the captain of the fifth detachment, after a few futile "hello's" to the song "Everything belongs to the laborers, there is no room for parasites," found that he could not contact the headquarters and had to rush back with his license plate. He took the license plate and hurried back.

The director of the Emergency Response Department was pacing back and forth anxiously in the background sound of the ringing phone, and his secretary, seeing that he could not be helped, made a cup of coffee and respectfully handed it to him.

Minister upset, also do not care to check, took it is a hard mouthful to pour down, followed by hot and spit out all of them.

The coffee burned the large blisters in his mouth, and he slammed the cup down on the table, leaving half the table streaked with the hot brown liquid, which made him feel more and more angry, and he wanted to be beaten up by someone.

The secretary knew that he had done a bad thing out of good intentions, hurriedly pointing to the seventy-six red dots on the real-time observation screen, on the one hand intentionally consoling his superior, and on the other hand also justifying his own small mistake: "Don't be anxious. The collar's signal hasn't disappeared, they must still be in the mountains ......."

Before the words left his mouth, one of the seventy-six red dots disappeared.

Two, four, eight, sixteen ......

Within four or five seconds, all the red dots disappeared from signal range.

Minister: "......"

Secretary: "......"

The secretary only felt a face burning hot, immediately handily cleaned up the messy table for the minister, at the same time digressing from the topic, "You can rest assured, the public relations department side has already made a move, released the news out, saying that the education center is not in good custody, and that seventy-six vicious and disobedient xenos have escaped. These seventy-some alien energy users are definitely not a small target, as long as the news is released, and then based on the information to squat at their homes, in less than half a day, they will definitely fall into the net."

The more he spoke, the more confident he felt, "The Vice Minister has already notified down, calling the homes of each of the escapees, telling their families that these Exalted are fleeing without permission and privately, and that as soon as they return to their homes, they should notify us at once, or else, they will bear all the consequences."

The minister pinched his distended temples, "I'm worried that they'll spread what they know around."

"It doesn't matter about the electrocution. It's a necessary means of correction, one that even many nationals recognize." The secretary spoke deftly, "As for the matter of the hunting grounds, it's too unbelievable. Even if they told us, no one would believe them. It's not like we're going to send every batch of 'trainees' to the hunting ground, Bai Anyi they were just unlucky enough to be drawn by lot, and even if they really dared to find the media to expose it, and ask about the other past 'trainees', they all wouldn't know about it at all. As for the people in the organization, they would have to be tight-lipped even for their own and their families' sake. Besides, the number of deaths of these Exalts were in accordance with the prescribed death index, and it was impossible to find out if they checked upwards. They had no evidence, red herrings, what could they take to prove that everything they experienced was true? In the end, arrest them all and execute them in secret, and the matter will be settled."

That was indeed comforting enough, but the minister still could not be reassured.

The thought of Bai Anyi's eyes across the screen made the minister feel as if he had been dipped into ice water.

There was no madness in his eyes of being at the end of the road, no numbness of killing all the people, only calm and meticulous calculations.

...... Such a demeanor he had not seen any of the Great Escape winners possess.

As he spoke, the captain of the fifth detachment returned to the institution and applied for admission.

After a brief explanation of the situation, he handed the engraved license plate in his hand to the minister, "For now, the target has been lost and only this has been found."

The minister took the license plate and only glanced at it, then his face changed dramatically.

He was so anxious that he was almost yelling hysterically, "Quickly go and arrange for the PR department to keep a close eye on the internet! As soon as a wrong video is sent out, contact the website to remove it immediately!"

The secretary hadn't returned, "...... Minister?"

The minister pounded the table hard, "One of them recorded the entire hunt via wristwatch!"

The secretary still has a hint of luck: "How could they have the heart? At that time ...... they were all running for their lives, right?"

Somehow, Bai Anyi's eyes reappeared in the Minister's mind.

The minister who was startled by that calmness again slammed his palm hard on the table, "Go!!!"

......

During the latter part of the night, a group of escapees finally found a place to stay.

The only place in the human world for them to hide is currently the secluded and uninhabited mountains.

There was a hut in the mountains that had been abandoned by the forest keeper, and it was empty, with only some damp straw and rat droppings all over the place.

But for a crowd that had just experienced life and death, it was good enough.

Half of the people here had been sent to prison by strangers, half by relatives and friends, and their trust in people was already low; it was only now that they stopped and looked at themselves that they felt a bit of desolation.

Someone offered to go home.

Chi Xiaochi dispelled most of their thoughts with just one sentence, "Fine, go ahead, no one can stop you if you want to be the turtle that burrows into the urn."

Chi Xiaochi was the one who got them out, sacrificing his own cousin to do so, and is now naturally the rightful mastermind among them.

After stabilizing the crowd with strong words, he flattened himself on the paved straw, set up his legs, and added: "Whoever wants to go back, pave the way before you go back. Think about your own family, and do not try to test the solidity of kinship: if they do not harbor you, your own one bad luck; if they harbor you, your whole family bad luck. Weigh it yourself."

Now, no one is talking about going back.

The strong maiden folded trees for firewood, the alien who could manipulate moisture sucked the moisture out of the wet firewood, the fire girl made a fire, and the alien who could recognize poisons picked wild, non-toxic mushrooms and made a hot stew.

Chi Xiaochi rested after only two mouthfuls of soup.

Before going to bed, he asked Lou Ying, "Brother, how are you feeling?"

Lou Ying felt his chest, a little dazed, and the pain of being pierced seemed to linger in his chest.

But he replied, "It's okay. Is there something you want me to do?"

As it turns out, he really does know Chi Xiaochi.

Chi Xiaochi asked him, "Starting at six tomorrow morning, upload the full Battle Royale video on the web, tag it R.18, mosaic all the gory footage, mosaic all the faces of the contestants, but overwrite all the anonymous IDs of the gamblers with the real names and photos that you've investigated. The ...... project is huge."

"I've already traced those people's personal information back to them, I've already done a reverse intrusion against their computers and recorded their mouths on the screen, so when the time comes, I just have to spot-press the ID to cover it. It's just the internet, it's nothing to me." Lou Ying replied sharply and gently, "You are too tired, go to sleep."

Chi Xiaochi called him, "Brother."

Lou Ying: "Huh?"

Chi Xiaochi closed her eyes, "I want to hear a story, read it to me."

"What do you want to hear?"

"Listen to your voice."

Lou Ying's heart tips at his whisper, "...... got it."

He took a picture book of fairy tales and read it word for word.

All children grow up, except one, Peter Pan.

Flying Peter Pan never grows up. He has a lot of kid friends and he likes to take them to Neverland to play, but the kids eventually leave Neverland and choose to grow up, and Peter Pan is always alone, a tiny little fairy flying around like a bird that doesn't know the end of its journey.

Until one day, he had a friend.

That friend didn't want to grow up, he left the human world, and after exploring all of Neverland with Peter Pan, he traveled the world with him, never leaving him.

Peter Pan asked him, my friend, don't you want to grow up.

My friend said, "Peter Pan, you haven't grown up yet. How can I leave you alone?

Chi Xiaochi heard the end and opened his eyes, "This is not Peter Pan's story."

"This is the story of Peter Pan." Lou Ying, muzzled, said, "Don't you like it?"

Chi Xiaochi thought: fucking love it.

Chi Xiaochi gradually fell asleep amidst the whispering of the aliens.

When he woke up in the second half of the night, he realized that Lou Ying hadn't stopped.

He is still telling Peter Pan and the little boy's adventures to a sleeping Chi Xiaochi.

At this time, they are exploring the bottom of the sea, where they find a mysterious shipwreck. There are countless jewels in the ship and Peter Pan and the little boy are lying in the pile of jewels and are talking.

He spoke softly and slowly, as if he were weaving a dreamy web of words to catch his Xiaochi.

Noticing Chi Xiaochi's eyelids fluttering, Lou Ying paused in her narration and called softly, "Xiaochi?"

Chi Xiaochi played it perfectly by pretending not to wake up and pretending to sleep in place.

Lou Ying really didn't recognize it.

He kissed the ear of Chi Xiaochi's mental body.

The gentle sound of a little kiss was never enough volume to wake him up.

Soon the gentle narrating voice rose again.

Even as he detected the man's abnormally elevated body temperature, Lou Ying didn't stop, with only a little chuckle, to tell himself about Peter Pan's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea with his best friend.

A good night's sleep.

......

Early in the morning, Jiao Qingguang got up from the soft bed in the dormitory.

The other person on the bed stirred and reached around his waist, pouting, "Senior, sleep a little longer."

Jiao Qingguang warmly kissed his forehead, "Good boy. I have an appointment with my mentor today to talk about a project. Can't be late."

The boy obediently nestled under the covers, and by the looks of it, was a very clean-faced college student.

He closed his eyes and looked like he was claiming a kiss, "Mmm. I'm good."

Jiao Qingguang touched his hair, but saw the shadow of another person in his face.

It had been over three months since so much time had passed, and he had finally been able to step out of the shadow of his former self.

God knows how devastated he was when he first realized that Bai Anyi had powers.

He and Bai Anyi hadn't gotten any further than that, but they were semi-living together, and Bai Anyi had quite a few of his things in his quarters before his powers awakened.

Jiao Qingguang threw away his toothbrush, towel, and bed sheet at the first opportunity, stripped himself naked again, dipped himself in disinfectant, and washed himself thoroughly.

It was clear that the powers were not contagious, but he was still uncontrollably nauseous.

The antiseptic solution was so concentrated that it burned his skin and hurt vaguely, but he gained a rare peace of mind in the pain.

He couldn't bear to be with Bai Anyi any longer, to eat with him, to hold hands with him, to kiss with him.

The Alien is not human at all, he has a psychological cleanliness and must not allow interracial mating.

However, the word "break up" was too difficult to mention, who in the school didn't know that the two of them were a couple, and he would have to hang around in the school in the future, and Bai Anyi would be too embarrassed to see him.

So, for both his own good and Bai Anyi's, he reported to the relevant authorities and asked them to take Bai Anyi away, both so that he could be properly educated, so that he could recognize who he was, and also so that he could forget about himself and get along.

After sending Bai Anyi away, he had to measure his A-globulin count at least three times a day for peace of mind, which was agonizing.

Luckily, shortly after Bai Anyi left, the instructor found a new sophomore, Xiao Du, to help out in the lab.

He is very similar to Bai Anyi, but he is much more open in bed.

...... Little Doo healed himself.

Du, who had been under the covers for a long time, couldn't wait for a kiss and opened one eye, disgruntled, "What are you thinking?"

"It's nothing." Jiao Qingguang softened his voice and kissed the corner of Xiao Du's mouth lightly with the same mouth that he had once sworn a wish to Bai Anyi, "I'll be back tonight to bring you something delicious."

The infrastructure allotted to the postgraduate students in the college is quite good.

The roommate didn't come back for the night, so Jiao Qingguang could feel more comfortable.

He was shirtless, brushing his teeth as he casually twisted on the television and tuned it to the subscribed international news channel.

The fresh air system that had been running all night promoted air circulation in the room, the toaster gave off the caramelized aroma of butter, and the milk was warmed up in a thermos of water and was steaming into your belly in less than a few minutes.

However, a highly unusual atmosphere prevailed in the international news channels.

The anchor looked serious, broadcasting the latest news received in a foreign language: "...... In the face of the video circulating on the internet, the explanation given by the government of the country of E is that it was maliciously forged by an extraordinary person, but the fact is, when our reporter investigated the situation of the fifteen gamblers in the country according to the gambler's information given in the video, he got shocking news: from last night until now, eleven gamblers have been confirmed dead, while the remaining four are unaccounted for. But the truth is, when our reporter followed the information given in the video to investigate the status of the fifteen gamblers in his country, he got shocking news: from last night until now, eleven gamblers have been confirmed dead, with different causes of death, while the whereabouts of the remaining four are unknown. Whether or not this incident was the work of the seventy-six shifters who escaped remains doubtful. So, will this inhumane and inhumane mass forced murder against shifters be able to push for a reform of the decree on shifters?"

...... What video? What "escape"?

Jiao Qingguang adjusted her toothbrush impatiently, thinking, These shifters are really good at causing trouble.

He switched to his country's news channel.

Just as he cut to the news channel, a familiar face jumped into his line of sight unexpectedly.

"Important notice, urgent notice!"

"Last night, seventy-six xenos escaped from an educational institution! These aliens have extremely strong thoughts of revenge against society and are extremely dangerous, so we hope that the public will reduce going out, pay attention to their own safety, and immediately call the Emergency Shelter Phone to report any sign of suspicious people at 191-......"

"The leader of the fleeing psychics is Bai Anyi, 22 years old, a graduate student at XX University, his psychic ability level is temporarily S-class, very dangerous, please pay attention to your own safety, believe the official reports, don't listen to rumors, don't believe rumors, don't spread rumors!"

Staring at the face on the TV that was magnified and took up half the screen, the toothbrush in Jiao Qingguang's hand snapped to the floor.