Academy City's Puppet Master

Ling Xingye's other identity is the "leader", and his subordinates lead the "Law Enforcement Team", the third largest violent law enforcement agency in Academy City.Therefore, maintaining order in the city and ensuring the smooth holding of tomorrow's opening ceremony belong to their "jobs".

This kind of thing has been arranged on Ling Xingye's head by default, and there is no need for Paci to stay and communicate alone.

Therefore, Ling Xingye judged that what Paxi said must have a deep meaning.

Passy stood up straight and confessed directly: "I represent the will of the chairman—the chairman believes that your sphere of influence is up to you."

——It’s no wonder that Chairman Aleister is absent from the regular meeting every time. It turns out that he has arranged for his own eyes and ears.

Ling Xingye thought to himself.

"Okay, I see." Ling Xingye responded after thinking for a moment.

"Then please allow me to leave." Percy bowed again, took two steps back, and disappeared.

Looking at the meeting room that had been completely restored to its original state, Ling Xingye sat on a chair, lightly tapping the table with his fingers.

Then, suddenly, he got up and opened the window.

The hustle and bustle of the outdoor playground flooded into my ears instantly.

Ling Xingye looked down and saw Hitomi Shiranui in the crowd at a glance.

He took out his cell phone and called.

"Hitomi...yes, it's over, don't worry, it's okay...no, it's actually something." Ling Xingye's eyes locked on a figure again, "Lily is next to her, please bring her up, we need to talk. "

Lily Mezzas has a close relationship with "Gremlin" - Ling Xingye already knew this, and didn't want to make such a direct inquiry.

But today, a more noteworthy situation was discovered, leaving Ling Xingye no choice but to "interrogate" as soon as possible.

The sudden mad scientist Kihara Evolution is the focus of attention right now.

And Lily Mezzas, who was born in the "Gremlin", has a high probability of knowing the relevant information.

Soon, Hitomi Shiranui and Lily came to the conference room...

"... Are you finished?" Lily's face was as cold as ice, and the temperature in the room dropped by at least ten degrees Celsius.

In the face of Ling Xingye's discussions and inquiries, Lily never said a word, let alone revealed any clues.

"Please allow me to leave." Then, Lily got up and left.

"Lily..." Shiranui Hitomi immediately stood up and was about to catch up.

But was stopped by Ling Xingye.

"Stop chasing," Ling Xingye shook his head, "Let's chat in another way."

With that said, Ling Xingye picked up the phone and began to enter the number.

Shiranui Hitomi also remembered the owner of this number: "Shokuhou Misaki? Do you want to ask her to help?"

"Yes." Ling Xingye nodded.

"Hey~" Shiranui Hitomi was a little unhappy, "I can't do it?"

"You are too familiar with Lily," Ling Xingye explained, "In this situation, she will subconsciously take precautions when she sees you—I don't want you to face a level 5 who has an aggressive mind."

In contrast, Shokuhou Misaki does not have this problem.She can completely stay at home, and use other people in the third party to release her ability from a distance.Since they are complete strangers, they will not arouse Lily's suspicion.

Although a little reconciled, Hitomi Shiranui still accepted this explanation - now is not the time to lose her temper, and after all, she is not level 5 after all.

Shiranui sighed faintly.

Ling Xingye comforted her and said: "You are one of Lily's few friends, so I don't want your friendship to be destroyed because of this kind of thing-if possible, I hope you can let her stand willingly. our side."

"Since Xingye said so..." Hitomi Shiranui said, "Then I'll give it a try."

At this time, Ling Xingye received a notice from the guard - Lily skipped class and left the campus.

Lily controls the air temperature and artificially creates a mirage phenomenon to fool the guards.

When the guards noticed that "Lily" was going out of the school gate, all they stopped was a phantom.

Lily walked aimlessly on the street, because the entire Academy City is preparing for tomorrow's opening ceremony, so there are many students running back and forth outside the school.She blended in without being conspicuous.

"Finally... this day has come." Lily whispered to herself.

The conflict between "Xavier's School for Gifted Teens" - now known as "Gremlin" - and Academy City broke out.

Although Lily had expected this, she never thought that the confrontation between the two sides would be so fierce.

Almost equal to war!

At this moment, Lily Mezzas, who was caught in the middle, felt extremely uncomfortable.

And, more importantly...

"Have I been suspected?" Lily sighed.

Recently, the contact with "Family" has decreased significantly, and he didn't even tell himself such an important thing as the school's merger with "Gremlin". It was only after he saw the press conference that he asked many people to get accurate information.

Even if she took the initiative to ask, the professor and the others hesitated and refused to say anything more.

"You must suspect that I have betrayed you?" Lily smiled wryly.

===Chapter 22 Connector===

Lily walked down the street preoccupied.Worry about your position and your future.

Suddenly, her eyes blurred, and she saw a colorful leaflet falling by her feet.

The leaflet itself is nothing special, just the kind of promotional advertisements that are common on the shopping street.The problem is where the leaflets fall.

Lily moved the paper away with her toes, and saw a faint pattern on the imitation bluestone bricks on the ground.

It was a symbol printed with special ink, Lily recognized it at a glance, it was a kind of code for her to contact "home".

Originally, I thought that I was the only one who came to Academy City, so this kind of "offline" contact code should not be used.So Lily also saw it for the first time.

"Someone from the headquarters?" Lily muttered, and subconsciously followed the direction indicated by the signal.

Soon the next code was found.

It seemed that someone was deliberately guiding her.

Lily followed the code all the way, passed through streets and alleys, and finally came to a coffee shop.

This is a relatively remote store with high prices. Lili looked around and saw that there were not many pedestrians nearby.

It's a nice meeting place.

Without hesitating for too long, Lily stepped forward and opened the store door.

Ignoring the waiter who came up to serve her, Lily found her target at a glance.

——The man sitting on the booth at the back of the shop was raising his hand to signal her.

"Professor?" Lily showed a surprised expression.

It's not an ordinary commissioner, nor a professor I'm familiar with, but their big boss—Kihara Evolution known as the "big professor"!

Lily's heart tightened, even as a level 5, she was in awe of this "big professor".

She subconsciously wanted to turn around and leave, but she couldn't move after all.

——Since it has been discovered...

Lily walked over there resignedly.

The middle-aged man with blond hair and blue eyes was munching at his desk, stuffing all kinds of bread and cakes in front of him into his mouth, as if he had been hungry for several days.

"Would you like some?" Kihara Evolution finally took the time to say after finishing the drink in the cup in one go.

Lily had no appetite, so she shook her head and declined his invitation.

"Then you can find something to drink yourself, and I'll talk about it after I finish eating..." Kihara Evo waved his hand and continued to put food into his mouth.

Today's "big professor" is unexpectedly easy-going.

Lily thought to herself, while silently raising her vigilance—this made it even more disturbing.

After a while, Kihara Evolution burped and pushed the plate away in front of him in satisfaction, when he asked the waiter to refill the meal twice.

"Excuse me, ma'am." Kihara Evolution picked up his coffee, "I just got off the plane and haven't had lunch yet."

"Oh." Lily nodded.

"Today is really busy. According to the time here, I actually didn't even eat breakfast." Kihara Evolution continued, "And the supersonic airliner doesn't provide airline meals, it really starved me to death."

Kihara Evolution is like an ordinary middle-aged uncle, babbling about trivial matters.

Lily kept her nerves tensed and dealt with it vigilantly.

But the topic always revolves around eating, drinking, and daily life, which soon wears out people's attention.

"By the way, Lily," Kihara Evolution asked casually just like before, "Do you still remember your mission? What is our purpose for letting you come to Academy City?"

Lily was startled suddenly, and woke up instantly: "My goal is to win the first place in level 5 and dominate Academy City."

"I'm so glad you can still remember." Kihara Evolution applauded and praised, "So, what's the result now? Where are you?"

--coming!

Lily's heart skipped a beat, and she replied softly, "The eighth."

"Oh~ that's right."

Lily was pale.

Kihara Evolution changed the subject again: "It seems that you have been having a good time recently—campus life."

Although she still had a smile on her face, Lily felt chills all over her body. The "big professor" seemed to be better at "freezing" than her.

Lily was silent, she really felt happy.

Because in this city with the theme of "superpowers", everyone around you is "the same kind".There is no prejudice and discrimination, let alone being regarded as a monster by the people around.

Even, there is a real "monster" stronger than her here.

All these made Lily feel at ease.It feels like coming home.

After being exposed by Kihara Evolution, Lily realized that she actually had a tendency to "happily miss leaving".