gray manor

How much fighting power do five people who are so hungry have their chests stuck to their backs?Zhaoxi counted carefully after he was full of wine and food, and added more than 50 plates of meat, and finished all the vegetables, which was simply terrible.

The man named Pin was the best among the five. He was obviously a little smaller than a siren, but he was not ambiguous at all when he ate.Before he sat down, he said hello to the stranger Zhaoxi, his whole eyes were erratic, and he was staring at the sliced ​​meat in the red oil soup under the siren. Although the chopsticks were no different from two large toothpicks, after he sat down, he said hello. Not a single piece of cooked meat was spared.

The taste of hot pot is not so authentic or full-bodied compared to any local eating method. It’s just that these people get together to enjoy themselves through the mist. For those who are used to fighting alone and embracing loneliness, it will definitely become the future Precious memories that came to my mind when I was sitting at a table eating alone one day.

"...I said Pin, I cut half of the meat you ate, can you just let me go and stop using me as a test subject." The beef consciously abducted it into the bowl of the blue-haired boy beside him, intending to curry favor.

Pin took the piece of meat confidently, threw it into his mouth, and continued to shake his head to refuse.

"Come on...why must it be me? Give me a plausible reason!" The siren is a little anxious, Pin is a person who always likes to do things in silence, and his mission must be fulfilled, if he really wants to keep causing trouble for the siren because of this , that is unstoppable.

"Reason? Because you are S-rank, and your physical fitness and endurance have met my standards. It is an honor for you to participate in my experiment." After swallowing another piece of luncheon meat, Pin gave him the reason without even looking up.

The implication in the words is: Because you are resistant to beatings and nothing will happen to you, I will specially ask you to beat me, young master, you can be content.

"Xin is not bad for me, why don't you find her! Just because she is a girl?" Siren pointed at Xin, and started the mode of selling teammates without distinction.

Xin Xi, who was named, suddenly laughed a little embarrassed, and said, "Hey, I have the backup authority for all of Pin's experiments. To be precise, I am his only designated assistant, how could he be willing to let me be a test subject. "

Xin's tone was showing off, Pin raised his eyelids to give her some peripheral vision, and let out an "um" from his throat to help her build momentum.

Sirens:"……"

Siren didn't know what to say for a while. He and Xin Xi had been the trump card combination in the Blu-ray project for many years. Now that they arrived at Gray Manor, this guy's elbows started to turn outward. Pin, a non-Blu-ray member from outside, is still a child under the age of 20. He gained her trust very quickly, and even made Xin Xi take the initiative to provide him with a siren as an experimental subject for testing the machine!

Siren was wronged, and Siren felt that she was a cabbage sold by a pig.

"Siren, you just admit it. After all...Pin not only has a higher IQ, but also is more handsome than you." Blu-ray teammate Hill, who has not been together for a short time, secretly made up the knife.

Xin Xi nodded unconscionably. Although Pin and the Siren are not her favorite in aesthetics, these two are indeed beautiful in their own way, so she just nodded and did not express any other opinions.

Siren is of Asian descent and has a male-female face, with exquisite facial features, delicate and fair skin, and a pair of peach blossom eyes that are unconsciously seductive.Pin, on the other hand, is of Persian race, with deep eye sockets and a straight nose. His eyes are as sharp as eagles. His natural white hair is dyed dark blue, and his expressionless face is full of aloofness.Although Pin usually locks himself in the room with a computer to analyze data for experiments, and thus neglects to exercise, his physique is a bit smaller than the Siren, but at least he is more than 1.8 meters tall, and he can definitely be called a slender and beautiful boy. .

The siren held his forehead and didn't want to talk anymore.Hill, the superficial American woman, the blond white-eyed wolf!

The negotiation failed again, and the Siren decisively chose to give up struggling.

Pin was finally full and put down the bowls and chopsticks. After a dark blue light flashed quickly in his eyes, the hidden robotic arms embedded in the wall all started to move, and began to clean up the leftovers from the table.

"Thank you for the hospitality, it's delicious." Pin has always praised Xin Xiaochu's craftsmanship and never stopped.

"You're welcome, I just like you so edible!" Xin Xi continued to smile.

Well, isn't the one in front of you the one who disliked him for eating too much siren?How come it becomes an advantage when it comes to Pin!Double standard!Definitely a double standard!

The Siren was still slandering Xin Xi angrily, when he suddenly felt the pulling force of his left arm being lifted by Pin. This thin boy was quite strong despite his small age, and pulled him up abruptly.

The grim tech nerd said without emotion, "Let's go."

"Where are you going? I'm not going! I'm not!"

The Siren was dragged by the arm, and panicked, because of his carelessness, now the entire left arm is paralyzed by Pin's ability, and he can't use his strength at all!His appearance of fearing the unknown looked extremely miserable, and the gentle Hill was a little worried that Pin was not serious, so he followed silently.

And Xin Xi was not only indifferent to this, but also a little tired, she yawned after admiring the scene of the siren struggling with hands and feet, and dragged Zhaoxi to her room to take a nice nap.

"You just let them mess around like this?" Zhao Xi didn't like the shady boy with dyed blue hair, and didn't know what he would do.

Xin Xi waved his hand, and said with a familiar look: "It's okay, it's okay. The Siren is a combat-type S-class superpower, and he can fight very well. Instead of worrying about something happening to him, it's better to change the angle, he won't be angry Let’s go berserk and blow up this manor, even if nothing happens.”

"……All right."

Dare Pin and Siren don't know who is the dangerous element?

Zhaoxi was led into the dormitory area by Xie Xin. The distribution of the second floor is that the common room is in the middle near the stairs, and the two sides lead to the two corridors of the residence, connecting the rooms of the various residents.Xin and the others live in the guest room on the left, there are four in total. Her bedroom faces south, with Siren on the opposite side and Hill next to it.

Standing in the corridor, she pointed to the empty room to the left of Siren and said, "Zhao Zhao, this one is your bedroom, but—because everyone here sleeps on soft mattresses, I know you're not used to sleeping, so I booked it." A mattress as hard as mine, but they haven't had time to deliver it. If you don't mind, sleep with me today!"

Of course Zhaoxi wouldn't mind. Does she need to care about sharing the same bed with Xin Xi in this relationship?

She nodded and followed Xin into the room.

The room was much neater than Zhao Xi had imagined, and it was also much larger than she imagined. It could almost be regarded as the configuration of a hotel suite, and it had to be the kind of presidential suite.It seemed that they did have a good time in Gray Manor. Compared with the days when Blu-ray had no fixed place and could only live in a simple safe house, this place was simply a place of leisure and enjoyment.

But what should be asked still needs to be asked, Zhao Xi held back all the way and finally waited for the opportunity when there were only the two of them left, and as soon as she closed the door, she immediately threw out a lot of questions, catching Xin Xi off guard.Zhaoxi pretended to be cold, and said seriously: "Tiantian, let's settle the score now and make things clear. I will ask you to answer, and you are not allowed to be careless. First, why did you choose to settle here in so many countries and so many cities? Second, Why do you lie to me that you are going to get married and force me to come here? Third, why are you forced to leave Blu-ray? Fourth, have you awakened your abilities a long time ago? Fifth, why do you keep all these questions from me? , can't you tell me earlier?"

"Now, answer."

It was rare for Xin Xi to see such an aggressive look on her face, and he couldn't help being taken aback, knowing that what should come will always come.She sighed, and obediently replied word by word: "I am a natural born capable person, I have been since birth. Don't be angry... I didn't deliberately hide it from you, it's just that my mother decided to hide this matter since she was a child." Report, help me hide it well, there is no fourth person except my mother, I and the doctor who delivered me. My ability is very flawed, and my mother is afraid that if something happens to me after using my ability, I will not be able to hide it. The higher ups have never allowed me to use it, so in fact, I have always thought that there is no difference between being awakened and not awakening. I dare not tell others, for fear of causing trouble.”

The greater the ability defect, the stronger the ability level.People with natural abilities are even rarer. Although there are not a few people with natural abilities in the world, the known people with natural abilities who are still alive today are almost synonymous with being able to control their abilities stably.In other words, they are all negligible deficiencies and riots.But Xinxi treats her flaws and her superpowers so cautiously, which shows that her power should not be underestimated.

So Zhaoxi asked again: "Then what is your ability?"

Xin paused, but still said: "My mother told me that I am an S+ level [adjustment], perhaps the only S+ level in this world. At least in all the ability users and global records that RainbowLight has contacted, I am I haven't seen anyone else with the same ability or level as me."

The meaning represented by a "+" can almost be called infinite in this era of distinct levels of ability users.

Zhao Xi had already prepared herself psychologically, for example, when she said something like: "S-level control system", but she didn't expect that her level had reached such a terrifying level.After being shocked, she thought again: Xin Tiantian, why can she always talk about events that are obviously very serious and have great influence, so calmly?Is it really experience that determines character?But it should be true. After all, I have seen a lot, and naturally I see mountains as mountains.

Zhao Xi, whose life is so dull that even growing wisdom teeth and pulling them out is a thing, although she has mixed feelings at the moment, she pretends to be calm on the surface, quickly clears her mind, and continues to ask: "If this is the case, then you left Blu-ray because of your ability. Has it been revealed?"

"...You really know how to guess, it's almost inseparable. When I applied for Blu-ray, I used the hidden A-level [observer] file. You know that the hidden file is for those who are unwilling or inappropriate. Those who disclose their abilities have some rights. They have the right to conceal the facts from some organizations in the files created after they have been verified. My ability [adjustment], as the name implies, is to be able to adjust my or other people's abilities, replace, enhance, and erase whatever they want. Anything is fine, but this is actually what my mother told me. I have never tried this on others. For me, the biggest use of this ability is to pretend. So my mother based on my ability characteristics, in my I prepared this innocuous file when I was very young to conceal my abilities that are different from others. She really knows how to plan ahead, right? It’s just a pity that she has prepared so much for me, but I still can’t protect it Be yourself."

Then, Xin Xi seemed to recall something again, retreated and lay down on the bed, sighing: "Oh, the situation at that time was that Siren and Hill and I were going to carry out a new mission: to protect a An S-level ability user who is about to awaken. I didn’t expect that the ability user had a special identity. He was assassinated, and then he became emotionally unstable because of self-defense. If it wasn’t for the emergency, I wouldn’t have added that hand."

Zhaoxi has never asked her what kind of existence the Blu-ray Project is in the entire organization, but now hearing Xin Xi's description, it always feels like a mysterious and special department, full of various dangerous incentives from time to time.

Xin Xi, who was paralyzed on the bed like a salted fish, said these things lightly. Although Zhao Xi could make up his mind, he still wanted to hear her explain the specific situation, so she sat next to Xin Xi and motioned her to continue talking.

"In fact, most people can solve it as long as they are handed over to the Siren. After all, he is known as the 'Underworld Guider' level of combat power, so those assassins were subdued by him without a few pounces. It's just this riotous ability user, because It was just awakened, and I couldn't control my own ability at all. As a result, the Siren was... um... accidentally injured. S-level is S-level, no one can gain the upper hand, let alone that The ability classification of the bit is [Suppression], I think the siren can't handle it, so I went up to help."

The so-called [Suppression] is the most terrifying of all control-type abilities. This ability can act on other ability users to make their abilities ineffective, and use absolute control to overwhelm any ability.

In South Africa, there was an A-level [suppression] reactionary—he created a large-scale ability barrier, invalidated all abilities below A-level, and unilaterally slaughtered everyone regardless of any identity attributes.Because it happened so suddenly, no one thought that such a taciturn man would do such a frenzied thing, and no one was prepared.When relevant authorities launched a crackdown, nearly a hundred people were killed.

After going through the S-level baptism and being able to escape, Xin Xi realized how powerful and terrifying this ability is after going back to the headquarters to check the files. I went to the Chinese restaurant to pay homage to Second Master Guan, and said in my heart: Thank you ancestors for blessing, so that the five scumbags of Zhan can survive such a dangerous situation.

Of course, Zhan Wuzha refers to her, and the Siren is an indomitable berserker.

Zhaoxi has also heard about the incident in South Africa. The ability to control refers to the ability to control or perceive the abilities of other awakened people. People with evil intentions can make other low-level people and unawakened people Those who fall into a situation beyond redemption are therefore the most dangerous.The ability of the control department has always been rare, and the C-level and above are already incredible figures, which need to be observed by relevant departments. The A-level has the ability to stir up the darkness of one side... the S-level suppressing ability that Xin said. Runaway, really makes people dare not even think about it.

"You also know that no matter what type of ability, one of the general defects is that the ability of low-level people has no effect on high-level people, so only S-level or higher-level people who are equivalent to him can handle riots. But that By then the siren had fallen, so I just—so—”

As Xin Xi spoke, he snapped his fingers, and he looked like a big BOSS who did all kinds of evil and was calmly crushing the ranks.

"—Temporarily deprive him of his abilities and make him quiet."

Deprive the ability of S-class?Xin Xi's words were really easy, did he use God's golden finger or some kind of cheating?Say deprivation means deprivation?Of course, the reality is not as simple as what Xin Xi said. She just felt that since it had already happened, she would lose the sense of tension at that time no matter what. It is better to add some dramatic things into it to give it enough appreciation.

Sure enough, Zhaoxi, who has always been serious, was surprised at first, his eyes widened, and then he realized that this was just Xin Xi's embellished description of a novel-style plot, with some exaggerated and fictional elements, so he recovered his calm expression and said: " Then?"

"Then the relevant local departments detected the ability fluctuations beyond the S-level! Although we prevaricated on the grounds that the riots of the S-level ability users might produce a reason beyond the original level, they couldn't find any strong evidence, but they still didn't follow through. No mercy. In order not to embarrass the superiors, the three of us in the team: me, Siren, and Hill had to take the initiative to apply for suspension pending investigation. They investigated for more than half a month and found nothing, but they still insisted on sending someone to monitor us There has been no substantive breakthrough in superpower research, and the gray area that cannot be proven or falsified is not easy to investigate, and of course it is not easy to excuse. We are people who work for international organizations and have certain operational privileges , so it is unreasonable to forcibly detain us and prevent us from carrying out our tasks. Because we refused to accept the arrangement, we jointly appealed. Although the public law finally favored our side, their suspicions have not been dispelled, and they have been using public power to delay and refuse to let us go. , and even put pressure on the superiors of RL to prevent us from returning to the team and continuing to perform tasks. So... no one is willing to compromise, we have been procrastinating until now, and we don’t know if there is any hope of reinstatement. Alas, the thing is so."

Argumentation can't beat those with power, and the eternal law remains the same even if the country is changed, the language system and cultural background are changed.The Xin family didn't do anything wrong, it's just the inequity in the general environment, which is really embarrassing.If she hadn't concealed her abilities back then, she wouldn't be a member of Blu-ray now, but would have been sent to the research institute at a very young age to "assist" scientists in various traceability experiments.Therefore, what Xin Xi can get now is already the best arrangement after all kinds of efforts.

"Although Siren and Hill didn't say anything at the time, and they have shared with me without any complaints until now, I know that they also want to go back to the organization openly. I always feel guilty towards them, and I feel that it is my own concealment. Non-reporting and self-will have harmed them." Xin Xi's eyebrows were condensed into twists, and his face was full of pain.

"Don't think too much, you are a team, I don't think they will have any regrets when they appealed with you." Zhao Xi's voice softly comforted Xin Xi, she supported the bed with one hand, and slowly stroked her with the other. head, as if comforting a fragile little beast.

"However, even if we can't release freedom as before, we can still help the organization to do what we can, such as... the experimental assistants of the Aurora Research Institute and the like. It's just that the superiors are afraid of being suppressed, and they can't control us in every aspect like before. Well taken care of. Fortunately, the owner of the manor, that is, Mr. Gray, was willing to help us and gave us this address. In addition, RL's largest executive headquarters is also here, so we settled here logically, waiting for the day of reinstatement. "

So far, all the questions Zhaoxi asked just now have causal explanations except for the second one. She also found an inference for the second question based on the context, and confirmed to Xin Xi with her own answer: " Tiantian, you know I'm awakened, right?"

Zhaoxi has not had time to tell her that Zhaoxi has awakened her ability, but Zhaoxi has no doubts that this S+ level ability user seems to have known about it a long time ago.

"...Yes, but don't be angry, I didn't intend to hide it from you on purpose." Xin Xi spoke carefully, for fear that any sentence would step on her minefield.

"At the end of June, a friend whose ability was [prophecy] told me that there was an A-level [time control] ability user in S City who was about to awaken, but the fluctuation of ability was so weak that it was almost impossible to detect the sign of awakening. I vaguely felt that This style is very familiar, and I wondered if it might be you, so I asked him to follow up. You know, my sixth sense has always been accurate. Then! Pin told me—oh, forgot to mention, he is [Super Brain] with S-level ability—he told me that he has deduced the specific identity of the awakened person, which is you, and he predicted that you will awaken in early July. The results obtained by Pin are usually calculated after countless calculations. Yes, to be clear, it is the rudiment of the correct answer, which is dozens of times better than the ability to predict. So I was thinking at the time, I must get you to me as soon as possible, preferably before you awaken. Because you and I The relationship with you is very close, and my current situation is more complicated. I am afraid that strange people will come to trouble you, and you will be confused. So in order to prevent you from awakening early and no one will take care of you, I had no choice but to ask Yi Lai from Hongguang Take care of her, she has always had a good relationship with those other relevant departments, even if something uncontrollable happens, she can play by ear and get Yuan back, which is a relatively safe choice."

"You should also know that the overseas registration procedure is relatively simple. There are not so many complicated rules and regulations, but it has the same legal effect-my idea is that if you can register overseas, you can register overseas. It’s not very good to take advantage of loopholes like me, but if you can save one thing, you will save one thing. After I have done all the preliminary preparations, what is left is how to make you willing to come to LA in the first time, rain or shine. I have thought a lot. The reason is that I didn’t lie to you and say that I’m going to get married, which is more effective——From what I know about you, you must be surprised to hear such news, and then you want to rush over and beat me up immediately, so my purpose It was perfectly achieved! So, after careful consideration, I felt that the advantages of lying this lie outweighed the disadvantages, so... I sent you that email."

She really got it all right.

"In that respect...you do...know me very well."

Zhaoxi was amused and angry, and for a moment didn't know how to react.Although Xin Xi's words were incoherent, Zhao Xi also heard something different - she knew her, cared about her, and she was protecting her in her own way, even though Xin Xi's way of protecting others seemed very... ...clumsy, even Zhaoxi can accept it.Because this is really, a little too cute, it is intuitive and only a "stupid" like her can do it.

"It's a pity that I seem to be too subjective... I forgot to consider your feelings." Xin Xi's ability to show weakness and act like a baby is really top-notch. Zhao Xi listened to her soft nasal tone, and then looked at that heaven-sent pink face. , her eyes were clear and innocent, sweet as honey, and her heart immediately softened into a fluffy ball that anyone could knead.

Originally, I didn't intend to ask the teacher to inquire about the crime, so let her go after the explanation is clear, and don't tell her the bottom line principles, those are not important.

"Okay, the matter is over. Since you know that you didn't consider my feelings, don't hide it from me when you encounter such things in the future. I will listen to what you say. As long as it comes from you, whether you are lying to me or When I tell the truth, I can accept it and believe it is true." Zhao Xi's words were a bit nasty, but at least she told Xin Xi clearly that her position was always just following her.

After hearing her straightforward confession, Xin Xi couldn't hold back, laughed idiotically, and said, "Okay, I won't hide it from you anymore."

Some people think that mountains are mountains when they are young, but when they grow up, they feel that mountains are more than mountains, and the taste has changed.But in Zhaoxi's eyes, no matter how much time has passed, Xinxi is always the hill that lives so close to her, it hasn't changed, it never has.