Knight Asylum

Reid looked at the other person's departing back suspiciously, walked into the nearest central elevator holding the note, and spread out the note in his hand.

[Be careful, the people from the Sage's Tower want to deal with you]

Reid's expression suddenly became extremely subtle. He had almost gotten used to the fact that Selvi Tullia's sponsors would always want to deal with him. After all, his existence affected the interest chain that Selvi Tullia had decided since its establishment. But he didn't expect that it was Selvi Tullia's public relations department that came to remind him.

Although he himself doesn't really care, Asano from the PR department should hate him.

After thinking for a moment, Red crumpled the note into a ball and put it in his pocket.

However, the most important thing now is Xiao Xing's matter. Not only because there are too many ambiguous and vague links in those missing cases, but U's attitude is even more worthy of reflection.

U said that the way to solve the difficulties caused by the Magic Kingdom was to just do the same as before, and then told him Xiao Xing, that is, the location of Mei Gallima Ba.

His first reaction at that time was naturally to defeat a Gurongi and use the achievement to deal with all the difficulties in the magic kingdom, just like he had done before when he solved Gamego and gained great merit that made his sponsors speechless. However, after actually coming into contact with the missing file and Xiao Xing himself, he no longer thought so.

It is impossible that U has not read those files, and he has definitely observed Xiao Xing. Under such circumstances, he still went to contact Xiao Xing.

That means there is something hidden in this matter, and this hidden thing is probably related to the country of magic.

but……

What is the connection between the Kingdom of Magic and Gurongi?

Puzzled, Red returned to Selvi Tullia's laboratory, only to find that U, who was supposed to be in the command tower, was also there, flipping through a Bible leisurely and calmly.

"What were the results of the investigation?"

Without waiting for Red to ask any questions, U closed the Bible in his hand.

"There are a lot of questions," Red raised his finger and bowed to U, "Those missing cases, whether it's the location or the missing persons, have no direct connection with Xiao Xing, and there is nothing in common."

U was not surprised at all to hear the name Xiao Xing, but simply nodded without saying anything else. Knowing that it was his turn to ask questions, Red sighed helplessly and put one hand on his waist.

"So, U, why are you here, and..."

Red looked around and raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Embe and Seleu are not here."

"The Magic Country is currently conducting an assessment. As a subject of the assessment, my identity is relatively sensitive and it is not appropriate for me to enter the command tower." U threw the Bible onto the table, turned sideways, and crossed his fingers on his knees. "Of course, my people are also on holiday. The command tower will be supervised by the people of the Magic Country for the time being."

Red was stunned for a moment before reacting. He couldn't help but complain, "So, Sylvie Tullia's brain fell into someone else's hands again, and they can do whatever they want with it? What will get in this time?"

"Who knows, at least it won't be a phantom demon."

"Is there really no problem? Didn't those guys make a mess of everything in the command tower last time?" Reid was a little worried.

"I'm worried about this, too. The last time those Zerg turned Sylvie Turiane's taboo upside down. If they hadn't misjudged Gamego's game and had to retreat early, I'm afraid we wouldn't even know what they had done by the time we got the command tower back."

The corners of U's mouth curled up slightly.

"For what purpose did the Zerg, which can copy the other party as long as they are face to face, browse those things? Now that they know that, what are they going to do?"

“When you think about it, it’s really scary.”

If you think about it carefully, it is indeed a very scary thing, but U's expression is quite calm and leisurely, even a little gloating, as if this terrible anxiety is no longer his.

Ah, speaking of which, the person occupying the control tower now... is definitely not U, or even a member of U...

Perhaps the sponsors did not care that the Zerg had invaded Servius Turria's brain, but they simply did not take the matter seriously, thinking that the Zerg would not be able to cause any major trouble in just 24 hours.

So now U lets the Magic Kingdom take a good look at how big a mess the 24-hour alien insects can make, and then they will understand that the most important thing now is not to get U out of office.

"Uh, this couldn't have been your original purpose," Red complained, leaning back and slumping his shoulders.

"Half and half. You don't have to be too anxious about Xiao Xing's matter. Take your time, take your time... Come on."

U smiled meaningfully.

Chapter 153 Then there is only one answer!

Wright felt like he had jumped into a huge cesspool, which was not only smelly but also contained a knife. Embe and Seleu, who should have been watching them do whatever they wanted in humiliation, were holding their cups of coffee and smiling brightly. Their gloating made Wright even more certain that he had been made a fool.

And it all started five minutes ago.

At first, in order to give a warning to Enbe and Seleu, two well-known loyal subordinates of U, he deliberately asked Enbe and Seleu to help retrieve the recently processed files and wanted to give them advice on their work. As a result, Enbe and Seleu not only did not show any resentment, but even cooperated with them and helped them open all the file records.

Then he became numb.

Selvi Tullia had a lot of work to deal with, and the most important thing recently was the various crimes caused by the mirror world. But in the final analysis, those were just small-scale robberies, and the large numbers did not constitute any impact. This time, their main goal was to label the mirror world that Selvi Tullia was studying for public escape as a dangerous containment object, and then privatize it, but he thought too much.

The most troublesome thing now is the Zerg!!!

Since he was sent by the Tower of Sages to Selvi Tulia as the head of the assessors, Wright naturally knew a lot of inside information. He also knew about the Zerg invasion, so he didn't take it too seriously. But after seeing the content of the Zerg's visit through the authority of the command tower, he couldn't remain calm.

One of the access records is a list of people who possess magician talent.

As long as they come face to face, the alien insects can perfectly copy each other, without any flaws from memory to thinking. So, will the magician's qualifications be copied as well?

Even the Tower of Sages is not sure. This problem is like Pandora's box, where hope and despair coexist. The best way to deal with this box is to ignore it, but now, the things in this box want to escape.

Just don't give the Zerg a chance to replicate.

But this idea is refuted by the existence of the Mirror World. If the Zerg are allowed to obtain the technology of the Mirror World, they can go to any place in this world and randomly select and copy humans, including magicians like them, just like shopping in a market. The Zerg already knows who the magicians are, and from the current intelligence analysis, the Zerg also know the existence of the Mirror World and have begun to act.

And this is just one of the troubles.

These big troubles should have been solved by U, but now all of them fell on him. What made him even more upset was that he had to thank U for letting him solve these big troubles. After all, although U was the supreme commander of Servius Turria, his authority was restricted by his sponsors. Even if U revealed all the dangers of the alien insect invasion, the sponsors would only think that it was U's conspiracy. Not only would they not help, they would even make things difficult for U and prevent him from doing it.

If U fails to stop the Zerg, the consequences will be disastrous. However, even so, his work cannot be cancelled because of this.

That is to say, during this period of time, he not only has to find a way to make Ise Ayaka a resident of the Magic Kingdom, but also has to obtain the patents and research data of the Mirror World, and solve the problem of alien insects.

Wright covered his stomach, the corners of his mouth twitching wildly.

Damn, my stomach hurts.

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In the alleys of Xingxiu District, after counting the banknotes in his hand and confirming that they were correct, Sano Mitsuru casually threw the bundle of banknotes to the younger brothers around him. The younger brothers who received the banknotes immediately cheered with their eyes shining.

"Hey, hey, hey - don't just cheer, don't forget to work," Sano Man was urging, but his tone sounded more like a joke.

One of the younger brothers reacted immediately, bent down, pulled out a silver box from the trash can and handed it to the guys opposite who were wearing black suits and sunglasses and looked like they were gang members.

The man in a suit who looked like the boss raised his chin, and a man with a terrible scar on his face immediately stepped forward to take the box. After confirming that there was no mistake in the number of black boxes in the box, he nodded to the man in the suit.

The man in the suit curled his lips in satisfaction, "Your name is Sano Mitsuru, right?"

"Yes, yes - big brother, do you have any other instructions?" Sano Mitsuru immediately rubbed his hands and smiled ingratiatingly.

"The boss is very satisfied with your work attitude. If there is still stock, the Mafia is willing to buy it from you at three times the price."

"three times?!"

The younger brothers behind Sano Mitsuru all widened their eyes and exclaimed in disbelief.

"If there is anyone else who wants to buy it at a higher price, three times is just a low price," the man in the suit extended his right hand to Sano Mitsuru.

Sano Mitsuru was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened and he immediately stepped forward to hold the suit man's hand, waving it up and down vigorously, extremely excited, "Please leave it to me!"

The man in the suit nodded and left with the farewell of Sano Mitsuru and his younger brothers.

As soon as the man in the suit walked away, Sano Mitsuru's brothers immediately raised their hands above their heads and cheered.

"Three times! Three times the price! And it's the reserve price!? We won't have to worry about that anymore!!!"

They were cheering, but they did not forget Sano Mitsuru who brought them this turn of events, so after cheering a few times they surrounded Sano Mitsuru and talked in unison about their admiration for him.

Sano Mitsuru was also very excited, but more than that, he felt emotional.

As for why, their current offer price is already the price of luxury goods that he can only look at but not touch, but the Mafia can ask for three times or even higher price without any concern, which means that those black boxes are much more precious than he imagined.

In an instant, Sano Mitsuru's heart was moved.

If he seizes the black boxes from Asakura Akatsuki and Kagawa Hideyuki, can he also establish an organization similar to the Mafia?

If he had such an organization, he wouldn't need to please others for his own happy life, but others would please him, and that would be... the real happiness he wanted.

If he really reached that position... he could win Xiao Xing's heart.

Thinking of this, Sano Mitsuru's breathing became heavier.

"Hey - you guys, do you want to do something bigger?"

The younger brothers who were talking in unison to express their respect for Sano Mitsuru paused for a moment, and after a brief daze, their eyes gradually became eager, and they understood what Sano Mitsuru meant.

There is naturally only one answer!

Pledge your loyalty to Sano Mitsuru!!!

The figures of people led by Sano Mitsuru were reflected in the sewage in the alley, but they did not notice that there was another figure standing between them, staring at them.

Chapter 154: No Matter How Hard You Talk

If possible, Red hoped that U would not be such a riddle man, and it wouldn't hurt to say more. However, U told him not to be so anxious to solve Xiao Xing's problem and to take it slowly, and then he stopped mentioning the matter. Even if Red wanted to get to the bottom of it, U would just turn the pot around like practicing Tai Chi and not give him the chance to break it.

Red had no choice but to give up and return to the dormitory. He didn't know if it was because Qiao and Metzger were both taciturn people who didn't like to talk much, but the dormitory was unusually deserted even though there were two people in it, causing Red to rub his arms subconsciously as soon as he entered the room.

"What's the situation?" Qiao sniffed and raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Who knows, but this is definitely not something that can be solved in a day or two." Reid felt a little overwhelmed when he thought of U Riddler's attitude. "Is there any problem on your side?"

"Not at all—" Qiao waved his hand, then glanced at Mazel, who was sitting on Red's bed reading a book, and shook his head meaningfully, "After all, I'm just a temporary worker. Even Selvi Turia doesn't have so many chores to fight."

Metzger closed the book in her hand, raised her hand to tuck the hair that fell on her forehead, smiled in Qiao's direction, and then looked at Reid, "President Hongshang contacted me and asked me if I had recovered my memory."

Metzl paused and then smiled helplessly.

"It seems that the things I was in charge of before were really important. Maybe... before I lost my memory, I already knew things related to the mirror world or Professor Kagawa."

He uttered a displeased sound.

Metzler's answer was so cunning that he increased his importance in just one sentence. But there was really no problem. Mitsuo Hongo called to confirm whether Metzler had recovered his memory.

I always feel that there is some shameful encrypted conversation between Mitsuo Hongo and Metzler.

"President Hongshang," Reid pinched the bridge of his nose.

This is another troublesome name. Every time this name appears, the trouble level of the incident he faces will increase by a level. But fortunately, this time he is only concerned about whether Metzler has recovered his memory.

"If only I could regain my memory, then I could help you," Mazel sighed.

"Don't worry, I've found a breakthrough here. If I'm lucky... I might be able to find Professor Kagawa," Red pulled out a chair and smiled at Metzler.

"Breakthrough?" Qiao sat up straight, a little alert, "Could it be a trap set by someone?"

Coincidentally, Red was stunned by what he said.

As the saying goes, no one comes to see you for no reason, especially when it comes to someone like Sano Mitsuru. But if it is really a trap, what is the purpose? To mislead? But you have to know that their investigation has reached a dead end and there is no progress at all.

After hesitating for a moment, Red described in detail what happened when he met Sano Mitsuru.

Qiao, who firmly believed that this must be a trap, hesitated. If this was a trap, it would be too fake. On the contrary, Metzl held his chin up and nodded thoughtfully, "Is it possible that this Sano Mitsuru wanted to be a hero and save the damsel?"

"Ah? Who to save? Xiao Xing and I are the only ones in the flower shop."

Reid asked the question subconsciously, but Mazel's subtle look made him react and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

“Do I look like a bad person?”

Seeing that Red finally reacted, Mazel breathed a sigh of relief and changed to a more comfortable sitting position. She raised her fingers and twirled the hair beside her ears. "It's like this after falling in love. When you see another man approaching the girl you love, you suspect that the other person has other intentions. When you see another woman circling around the man you love, you think that the other person will cheat on the man you love."

Metzger paused and shook his head meaningfully.

"Of course, this kind of thinking will only cause unnecessary trouble for both parties and add unnecessary obstacles to overcome."

"Ahem - you, are you in love?" Qiao couldn't help but complain after coughing.

Metzl was not angry at being called a love-brained person. She leaned against the quilt that Red had folded, holding her chin. "Then what do you think made Sano Mitsuru, who had been nowhere to be found before, suddenly jump out when we were at a bottleneck in our investigation of the mirror world, and said he would help us find Professor Kagawa?"

"Maybe Professor Kagawa doesn't think that our investigation has reached a bottleneck. After all, both Kitaoka Hideichi and Takamizawa Itshiro could expose his location," Qiao muttered unwillingly.

"That's true~" Metzler smiled at Qiao. She could see that Qiao was just being stubborn, so there was no need for her to force Qiao to agree with her.

The corner of Qiao's mouth twitched fiercely, and she stood up subconsciously with her hands on the table, but after looking at Reid, she sat back angrily, folded her arms across her chest and stopped talking.

"Okay, okay - whether it's a trap or a hero saving the beauty, this is a rare opportunity," Red was very relieved that Qiao could actually hold it in. But Red also knew that if this awkward atmosphere continued, Qiao would eventually explode, so Red clapped his hands to break the awkward silence.

"That's true - but I'm curious about one thing... Did anything special happen between you and Xiao Xing, or Mei Gallima Ba?"

Mazel narrowed her eyes slightly.

Unless you completely PUA the other person to the point that he or she completely loses his or her self and becomes your appendage, excessive interference in the life of the other half will only lead to glaring flaws in the love between the two and eventually lead to their demise.

She didn't want Red to be her subordinate at all. In fact, it was quite the opposite. She wanted to be influenced by Red, but that didn't mean she was willing to share. Her intuition told her that something must have happened between Xiaoxing and Red.

Red's expression froze, and the scene of Xiao Xing taking off her clothes and standing in front of him appeared in his mind again. Not only Metzger, but Qiao also noticed the change in Red's expression.