Academy City's Puppet Master

"It's not a rest at all, is it?" Ling Xingye complained.

Yesterday, the seven modified human mercenaries were caught, and after interrogation and confirmation that there were no other accomplices, the security department and the discipline committee all lifted the alarm.

Without personally witnessing the battle, the students in class three didn't feel how serious the matter was, and quickly regained their vitality, re-entering the fiery atmosphere of the Daha Star Festival.

And Ling Xingye felt that the mission of the maid cafe had come to an end, and it could be closed down.

But this was opposed by many students including Yise Qianhui.

After a lot of debate and compromise, it was finally decided to adopt a shift system, half of the people went to the coffee shop to "work", and the rest could have a holiday after school to enjoy the festival.

Ling Xingye thought she was one of those people on vacation

The schedule seemed to have been fixed without his knowledge.

At this time, there are classmates discussing where to go to play at night.

Then as expected, someone immediately proposed to watch the "Baibian Baoliang Magic Show".

"It's hard to get that ticket." Hitomi Shiranui said, "You really want to see Starry Night, right?"

"That's true." Ling Xingye nodded and admitted, but he felt that with his friendship with Baoliang, he might be able to get a few internal tickets.

"Speaking of it," Ling Xingye suddenly remembered, "Sister Yang also went to the magic show the night before yesterday, and she sent an email praising the show for being wonderful. She wants to watch it carefully. I don't know if she still has tickets."

Hitomi Shiranui said: "I didn't see Sister Yang all day yesterday, Xingye, do you know where she is?"

Ling Xingye was stunned for a moment, then snapped his head: "I was so busy dealing with those attackers yesterday that I forgot about Sister Yang! It should be fine to let her play alone in Academy City!"

"What what? Are you talking about a magic show?" Saten Ruiko's voice suddenly came from behind, "I heard that people who watched the magic show may disappear and become sacrifices to the devil!"

Saten Reniko looked excited, and then said nervously: "It is said that someone has disappeared!"

===Chapter Four Hundred and Ninety-nine Missing Persons Incident===

"It is said that someone has disappeared!" Saten Ruiko said with a smile on her face while pretending to be mysterious.

Her friends next to her, as well as Ling Xingye and Shiranui Tong all had expressions of "ah, here we go again".

Saten Ruiko, a beautiful black-haired girl, has an inherent attribute—the topic of urban legends.

Everyone is no longer surprised.

Only Shokuhou Misaki looked at her in surprise.

"By the way, I got a ticket for the magic show, do you want to watch it?" Misaka Mikoto said.

What she held in her hand was a box package ticket for the theater, which allowed her to bring several companions into the theater together.

The same ticket Shokuhou Misaki also has it in her hand, which seems to be a benefit given to them by the school.

Counting the tickets in Shokuhou Misaki's hands, everyone present can be brought in.However, Shokuhou Misaki has her own faction, and Misaka Mikoto does not expect her to be able to allocate a valuable quota.

Unexpectedly, Shokuhou Misaki blinked: "Ah, it's that ticket? It's already been lost~"

Shirai Heizi was surprised: "Lost it? You know it's hard to get a ticket now, even if you have money, you can't buy it?"

"Well, I'm not interested in magic anymore☆" Shokuhou Misaki said, "Don't waste your time and energy on it~"

"If you don't want to go, don't interfere with us." Misaka Mikoto said angrily, "There is no limit on the number of people in the box, maybe it can be crowded?"

Ling Xingye thought for a while: "Don't worry, I'll look around to see if I can get tickets. By the way, where is your mother, Misaka? Shouldn't you take her with you the most?"

Misaka Mikoto said: "Mom, she went back yesterday. It seems that it is very troublesome for her to ask for leave. She said that she will ask for leave during the closing ceremony."

At the same time, Misaka 10001 could be seen quietly breathing a sigh of relief.

Seeing that no one paid any attention to her, Saten Saten was a little dissatisfied, and said again emphatically: "Really, someone said on the Internet that someone is indeed missing—just after watching the magic show."

"Okay, okay, I got it." Ling Xingye said casually.

It sounds like there is something wrong with Baoliang's magic show...

As a rare confidant in the same industry, Ling Xingye attaches great importance to Bao Liang as a friend, and also admires his skills.

So he was subconsciously unwilling to doubt his friends.

The competition is still going on, and Ling Xingye and the others will also participate in the next group project.

Misaka Mikoto and a group of junior high school girls could not continue to stay in the arena, and were quickly invited back to the auditorium by the staff.

Because it is a group event, Ling Xingye, as today's biggest hero, does not need to play again, he only needs to be a substitute player and rest on the sidelines.

The competition event is the traditional "pulling the pillar" - the unique "super power version" of Academy City.

Staying on the bench, Ling Xingye looked at the excited crowd on the field with a more serious expression.

Then, he suddenly took out his phone.

"What's the matter, are you still suspicious of Saten-san's urban legend?" Hitomi Shiranui saw his thoughts at a glance.

"If it is indeed an 'urban legend', it would be more believable." Ling Xingye said, "Didn't we speculate a long time ago—the so-called urban legend is also part of the information control of Academy City."

"So, Xingye, you also suspect..."

"I don't know, but it's always right to confirm again." Ling Xingye quickly operated the phone, "Think about it carefully, I didn't see Sister Yang all day yesterday."

Hitomi Shiranui also nodded: "That's true... I'll go and inquire about it too."

A few minutes later, Ling Xingye's face was ugly, staring at the phone.

--no respond!No matter how much he called Lu Xuyang, he didn't get a response.

Ling Xingye suddenly came back to his senses and directly entered another string of numbers.

"Qifan, check to see if there are any cases of missing persons recently..." Ling Xingye said anxiously, "Yes, I only want the information during the Dabaxing Festival."

At the same time, Ling Xingye also sought help from the Disciplinary Committee and the Security Department.

But the latter only agreed to help find Lu Xuyang's whereabouts, but refused to file a formal investigation.

Because the "missing" time is not enough, the guards cannot be dispatched without authorization.

And they have not received any reports of disappearances so far.

Ling Xingye expressed his understanding, but still couldn't help but scolded "low efficiency".

In the end, it was Ling Xingye's own law enforcement team that sent effective information.

"I've asked, and there are indeed people missing." Qifanzai said on the phone, "But most of them are foreign tourists. Some people found the law enforcement team through their connections—they wondered if their companions had offended the armed forces." The incompetent group was caught and imprisoned."

"I asked again just now." Qifan continued, "The last activity of those who disappeared was to go to a magic show!"

Because it was an outsider and the time was too short, the guards didn't pay much attention to it.

On the contrary, the law enforcement team launched some investigations.

"In addition," Shichiban continued, "There are also cases of disappearances within our group—the group of armed incompetents. The situation may also be related to the magic show."

"Are you sure?" Ling Xingye asked.

"Not sure," Qifan said bluntly, "After all, in this situation, no one knows where those guys are hiding somewhere..."

"However," he changed the subject, "Old Rice said that we should pay more attention to the disappearance of personnel, so the big brothers below have the habit of reporting to us. Combined with what you asked just now, I just thought of this .”

"Okay, I see. You continue to pay attention to this information, and focus on determining the whereabouts and conditions of those missing persons."

Ling Xingye nodded to express his understanding.

The registration of missing persons mentioned by Qifan just now is an order issued by Ling Xingye last month.

Because of being involved in the "Mass Production Capable Person Project" and "Absolutely Capable Person Evolution Project", Ling Xingye suddenly realized the truth about the dark side of the city.

——Everyone is an "experimental subject" and a "guinea pig".

Among them, the incapacitated people who are on the fringe and ignored by people are the most dangerous type of "experimental subjects" - they are likely to be regarded as the lowest value disposable consumables.

And the group of armed incompetents is such an organization formed by gathering "consumables"...

In order to prevent the gang of unlucky and bad boys under his command from being taken away for no apparent reason and used as experimental products, Ling Xingye specially took care of Qifan and other big brothers from the club, paying attention to counting the number of his subordinates, and reporting any "missing" cases immediately...

Unexpectedly, it played an unexpected role in this case.

Ling Xingye hung up the phone, rubbing the center of his brows with a heavy heart.

"Is the problem serious?" Hitomi Shiranui asked back.

"I don't know yet." Ling Xingye shook his head.

He opened the phone book and found Baoliang's number, but he didn't choose to dial it for a long time.

In the end, Ling Xingye put away his phone: "It seems that I still have to go there myself..."

===Chapter [-] Orthodox Movement===

"What? Not here?" Ling Xingye loudly questioned the front desk staff.

"Sorry, we really don't know the whereabouts of Mr. Baoliang." The head waiter of the hotel stepped forward and explained, "A few days ago, due to the exposure of Mr. Baoliang's identity, many fans and reporters came here after hearing the news. So Mr. Baoliang did not check out. He left here under circumstances and changed his residence. We don't know where he is currently living."

Ling Xingye refused to give up, and directly used the search power of the security forces, insisting on opening the room where Bao Liang lived for inspection.

He had gone to the theater where the magic show was performed before, but he learned that the performances only started at night. Before that, Bao Liang would not be in the theater.

Then, Ling Xingye hurried to the hotel where Bao Liang lived.

In the end, it was empty again, and the room was really empty, with no sign of habitation.

Although the explanations given by the theater and the hotel were reasonable, the suspicion in Ling Xingye's heart became more and more serious.

One thing is accidental, two things are accidental, but if one thing after another happens all together, it is not accidental.

Ling Xingye didn't want to suspect Baoliang at first, so he had the idea of ​​ruling out his suspicion with such an active investigation.

Unexpectedly, the deeper the investigation, the more suspicious Bao Liang became.

At this time, Ling Xingye couldn't help but not believe it.

——Friends and confidants are rare, but in comparison, Sister Yang's safety is more important.

Ling Xingye made up his mind to find Baoliang first.If it turns out that I misunderstood him later, I would just apologize to him.