The Crucifixion Cross

"Louis, I'm sorry to bother you when you meet your parents-in-law (at this time, Louise's shy '咕噫~!' came from the phone, but this time Su Fang pretended not to hear it), but... ...go to a 'quiet' place first."

Su Fang's meaningful words made Louise silent for a moment, and then there were rustling voices on the phone, and a few polite apologies that didn't sound like "Louise" at all.

After Su Fang waited patiently for a while, she heard Louise's doubtful voice:

"Did something happen, Su Fang? Could it be that that 'disgusting' guy came after him again?"

'Annoying guy' - although Louise said so, Su Fang could hear a trace of imperceptible admiration and caution in her voice.

It's no wonder, who made that super agent who has been chasing them for a long time, that sexy old man, that guy named Ethan Hunt, be so annoying and admirable?

He obviously has no special abilities at all, and doesn't know the existence of Honkai. He is just an 'ordinary' Midi agent, but as his surname - Hunter represents, this man is a well-deserved 'Hunter' , his goal is all the existences in this world that are detrimental to peace.

Syndicat, which has been born for several years and has been constantly stirring up troubles, is unfortunately one of the targets of this super agent. The fight between him and Syndicat can be traced back to when Su Fang was just in junior high school. The process was thrilling and exciting. Even enough to make several Hollywood action blockbusters.

In the last confrontation, Su Fang successfully used the relationship of anti-entropy (in the collapsed world, anti-entropy is the boss behind Midi) to pit Ethan hard, and almost made him doomed. The man was so admirable that Su Fang, the leader of the hostile organization, was reluctant to kill him, so he deliberately contacted the leader of MI30 through Louise, and the two partnered to arrange a good deal for Ethan. In the play, he intends to use a dangerous and romantic encounter to bid Mr. Hunter, who has been fighting for his faith for [-] years, bid farewell to his stage.

Louise thought that even if Ethan could not give up his belief, it would at least make Mr. Hunter settle down for a while, but who knows...

Before Louise finished sighing in her heart, Su Fang's negative voice came from the phone:

"No, this time it's not Ethan Hunt, but Joker—Louis, has Hiraga sent the power of attorney to the Phantom Thief Channel?"

Chapter 68. I can be anyone

"Joker? The Joker from the Phantom Thieves?"

Unlike Su Fei who has just returned to China for a few days, Louise, who has been in Shengxiang all the time, is very aware of the "special events" that happened in several high schools recently.

The Phantom Thieves of Heart, who are suspected to have the ability to 'change their minds'—although they may not be familiar with it, at least Louise will never be unfamiliar with this legendary group on campus.

Well, if you were an ordinary person, you would probably think that the so-called 'changing your heart' was nothing more than a slap in the face, but before Louise came to the Far East, she had experienced a lot of things in Europe with her boyfriend, otherwise she would have I will not come to Shengxiang to go to high school all the way.

Those wonderful experiences and what she saw and heard after she came to the extreme east made it difficult for Louise to regard the theory of "changing her mind" as a strange story or a rumor like ordinary people, but like Su Fang, she took it as a fact Existing 'ability' - like her 'Explosion' and boyfriend Hiraga's 'Gandalfr'.

The former, as its name suggests, is the ability to 'explode', while Hiraga's 'Gandalfr' is more special. In layman's terms, it probably means 'the ability to skillfully use any props or weapons'.

According to the explanation of the Mishima family where Su Fang lives, the reason why the two awakened this supernatural ability was because they had received a kind of "Honkai energy" from an organization called "Moth of Chasing Fire". The baptism of the wonderful power, and fortunately survived, and truly turned the power into his own.

The past experience made it impossible for Louise to ignore the possibility of the real existence of the dangerous ability of "changing one's mind", so when Su Fang asked her to assist her, she hooked the phantom thieves and gave the "surrender or death" After choosing the option, Louis agreed without hesitation—she is a hopeless and deadly tsundere, yes, but being tsundere doesn’t mean that she can’t recognize the situation. A dangerous force like “changing one’s heart” should be Resolute obliteration is the way to go, and you don't even need to think about wooing.

Louise believes that it is impossible for Su Fang not to know the threat of "changing her mind" - she has taken over the Syndicat, a super terrorist organization that is now well-known on the dark side of the world, since she was just in junior high school. With the power of the "special ability person" and Mishima's tyrannical strength, Syndicat has overthrown the regimes of many small countries that once stood on the side of destiny. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the most terrifying terrorist in the world.

Compared with her, those terrorists known to ordinary people are weaker like that...

However, Su Fang, who is well aware of the danger of "changing one's mind", did not ask the members of Syndicat to eliminate this unsettling factor immediately, but gave the option of wooing...

Louise didn't know why Su Fang did this, but since the boss decided not to kill her, then naturally, these little guys who helped the boss won't cause much trouble.

Just follow the boss's wishes - Louise's way of thinking is so straightforward.

"Saito and I have indeed made preparations, but didn't you say that we should wait until the 'huge setback' arrives before putting the power of attorney on that...what the hell channel?"

"It's the 'Phantom Thieves Channel'—" Su Fang corrected, and then immediately sighed, "As expected, you didn't attract the Phantom Thieves here..."

"I hear what you mean...Could it be that the Phantom Thieves have come to the door today?" After Louise finished speaking, she suddenly took a breath, "Su Fang, don't you... er, no, there is someone like that monster Bai beside you." The guy is guarding it, they shouldn't be able to do anything to you..."

"What is a guy like a monster!" Bai dissatisfied who heard the call at the side said: "At least let's change it to a more handsome one, such as 'sword dance that is darker than dusk, brighter than blood, and brings disaster , to grant equal destruction to all things!'——what kind of guy, isn’t he very handsome?”

"That's the spell of Long Po Zhan, right?" Louise complained, "Don't just grab other people's lines casually! Also, Bai, what's the matter with your voice? Why do you always feel a little blocked? How do you feel? Could it be that...you have a nosebleed again?"

"Hmm!" Louise's precise prediction made Bai feel as if he had been hit hard, showing a very hurt expression.

"Sure enough..." Louise sighed, "Bai, I'm not talking about you, but since it's your own power, you should also learn to master it proficiently. It's always so half-baked to use your ability. I'm really afraid that one day you will stop your time forever..."

"No way!" Bai subconsciously replied, it was just that guilty voice, no matter how you listened to it, it made people feel that 'this idiot might really stop his time someday'.

While the two were fighting each other, Su Fang gave a dry cough and interrupted Bai and Louise who were bickering.

"Cough—in a word, the current situation is like this: Before Louise and you guys took action, someone had already posted a power of attorney to 'report' me on the Phantom Thief Channel... Although I am a bit narcissistic, I still want to say at this time: For Shengxiang who is already under my control, this is a matter with infinite possibilities equal to zero, and the students in this school should not be brave enough to wrestle with me, in other words..."

"Su Fang thinks someone is manipulating the Phantom Thieves behind the scenes?" Louise pointed out the main point of the topic.

"Yes."

Su Fang nodded.

While talking about this topic, the conversation between Akatsuki and Akatsuki couldn't be restrained in her mind - the "trajectory" of the Phantom Thieves is too clear, and their story is so simple and unpretentious that it looks like a standard Japanese RPG script.

Su Fang thought it was just a coincidence and a joke at first, but from the moment she discovered that someone was deliberately leading the target of the Phantom Thieves to her, Su Fang's thinking changed...

"Raise the surveillance level to A+, Louise," Su Fang said softly, "I always feel that something is wrong... The sudden attack by the Phantom Thieves may just be the starting point of a series of conspiracies against Mishima." indefinite."

……

While Su Fang was thinking of paying more attention to the Phantom Thieves, Akatsuki, who left Baiyu House in a daze, finally returned to the coffee shop where she lived temporarily.

The extreme east of this world is very safe, so even though it was a bit late, Akatsuki didn't meet any annoying hooligans or punks, and the journey was very peaceful.

However, what Akatsuki doesn't know is that people and things that make her "uneasy" are waiting for her in the coffee shop...

Chapter 69. I can be anyone

The observer who was identified as the 'criminal suspect', the coffee shop LeBlanc where Lai Qixiao temporarily lived, was as calm and serene as ever tonight.

Well, that should be the case. After all, the law and order in the Far East is actually not too bad, and it is located in a relatively prosperous area. Taoist social groups - commonly known as 'gangsters' - do not let their guard down.

The two forces, one black and one white, tacitly guard the peace of this street - although the former's methods are somewhat violent, the latter always "justice may be late, but it will never be absent".

Xiao's "Road Home" was very peaceful. She was neither harassed by gangsters nor encountered "attacks in the middle of the night". The signboard naturally appeared in Akatsuki's eyes.

However, just when Xiao wearily took out the spare key given to her by the uncle from her pocket, and was about to open the door, an unusually chilling chill, like the blade of Senhan's sword, pierced through the plastic-wrapped key. The handle pierced hard into her heart——

"Well--!"

Akatsuki frowned, and stopped turning the key.

She pursed her lips, and the light-colored eyes hidden under the lens stared at the door of the coffee shop that seemed to be the same as usual without blinking, her left hand was still on the key, and her right hand was silently inserted into the pocket of the school uniform side.

Then, a familiar coolness of metal came from between the fingers—although it was a little cold, but at this moment, the wonderful sense of security brought by this object made Xiao feel a feeling that was enough to defeat Jianfeng Senhan. warmth.

So she took a deep breath and let it out slowly.

Following this action, Akatsuki temporarily got rid of the uneasiness that had been lingering in her heart since she left Baiyu House, and once again returned to the usual calm and calm leader who is deeply trusted by the members.

She licked her dry lips, turned the key gently with her left hand, and slowly took out the thing in her arms with her right hand, hiding it behind her.

LeBlanc's door opened after the characteristic "squeak" sound when an old wooden door opened and closed.

The lights in the store are not bright, just like the street lamps on the street, they are dim and dim, revealing a fascinating sense of the times.

The scenery in front of him has gradually become a part of "everyday" for Akatsuki—whether it is the dim lights, the arrangement of tables and chairs, or the comfortable old smell that permeates the air...

Of course, the coffee shop owner, Sojiro Sakura, who is exactly the same as when we first met, always leaning lazily at the front desk and reading the newspaper, is also part of the "daily life" that Akatsuki has become accustomed to.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Sakura Sojiro, who was sitting in the shadow reading the newspaper, stopped turning over the paper, raised his eyes lazily, and glanced at Akatsuki at the door:

"The girl is finally willing to come back? Really, what time is it now... Although the law and order in the extreme east has improved a lot in recent years, it doesn't mean that a little girl like you can also be with those Like a social person like scum, you go on night tours all day long? More importantly--I don't want to go to the police station to bring you back as a 'criminal suspect' who is still under observation, you I also know that it is very tiring to fill out the relevant procedures and certificates..."

As always, Sojiro Sakura's thoughts were full of "tsundere" that didn't match his age - he was clearly concerned about Akatsuki's safety and reminded her not to get carried away during the disciplinary observation period, but what he wanted to say was very serious Poisonous tongue, as if he would not be happy if he didn't stab Xiao a few words.

Xiao has experienced this kind of care hidden under the venomous tongue many times in the past month or so.

In "normal times", Akatsuki would probably just smile awkwardly. While apologizing to her boss who was worried about her, she would silently swear in her heart that she would try not to go through the front door next time when she came back from a mission... or something.

However, "this time", the sentence that has been repeated countless times, "I'm sorry, boss, I will definitely not do it next time..." was swallowed by Xiao before he could say it.

She didn't say a word, but the light-colored eyes under the lens projected a sharp knife light.

"Huh?" Seeing this, Sakura Sojiro raised his eyes in doubt, "What's the matter, why didn't you talk? Did you give up the treatment completely?"

Sakura Sojiro's words are full of ridicule, completely different from his mature appearance - there is no doubt that in this regard, Sakura Sojiro is still the same 'Sakura Sojiro' .

but……

But ah...

"You think..." Xiaozhen lowered her head, biting her lips tightly, her voice was hoarse and hoarse, as if she was suffering some kind of great pain, but the emotion hidden in it was unprecedentedly fierce, "So Can you hide it from me--?!"

She raised her head abruptly, and raised her right hand hidden behind her like lightning—it was an exquisitely crafted semi-automatic pistol.

In the suddenly chilling atmosphere, the muzzle of the black hole pointed unwaveringly at Sojiro Sakura, who took in Akatsuki, the 'criminal suspect'—pointing at Laiqi Akatsuki's 'benefactor'.

"Girl, you are..." Sakura Sojiro stood up subconsciously, and looked at Akatsuki who was at the door in surprise—whether it was the voice, movement or the expression on his face, there was no doubt that this was the one Akatsuki knew. Sakura Sojiro'.

however……

"Shut up—" The long hair hanging down covered those light-colored eyes, but her voice was as chilling as a gun pointed at Sakura Sojiro, "Who sent you here? Bai Yu... Su Fang?!"

Even if Akatsuki said the 'Key Word' directly, the expression on Sakura Sojiro's face did not change a bit, he was still puzzled and confused by Akatsuki's sudden change of attitude.

"Bai Yu Su Fang? Who is that? Is it girl, your rival in love in school? Also, what you have is..."

Sakura Sojirou kept nagging as usual, but this time, what responded to him was no longer Akatsuki's apologetic words, but a crisp gunshot——

"boom--"

It was hard to say how big the voice was, cutting off Sakura Sojiro's voice like a sharp sword, forcing him to swallow the words he hadn't finished speaking.

He turned his head silently, looking at the shallow pit on the side of his cheek that was still emitting green smoke.

long silence...

It wasn't until the bullet, which was not supposed to be a rubber material at all, slipped to the ground with a "cracking" sound, that the disturbing tranquility was broken.

"Tell me...Uncle Sakura, where is it?!"

Her voice was like cutting ice and snow, exuding a cold chill from her bones.

Facing Akatsuki who was so resolute, Sakura Sojiro—no, someone who played the role of "Sakura Sojiro" finally sighed helplessly, raised one hand as if surrendering, and held the other hand. Only, stretched out to the neck hidden under the collar, groping unhurriedly:

"This is really... After working in this business for so many years, it's the first time someone has exposed it so quickly... To be honest, it's a bit of a shock?"

Before the gunshot, the voice that came to Akatsuki's ears still belonged to Sakura Sojiro, but now, that voice lost Sakura Sojiro's ridicule, playfulness, and cynicalism, and appeared more mature and steady—although, he used It's a self-deprecating tone.

Akatsuki's posture of holding the gun did not waver in the slightest, but her eyes were stained with deep surprise——

Because, 'Sakura Sojiro' just tore off his 'face' in front of her.

After a creepy sound, the carefree Sakura Sojiro disappeared and was replaced by an adult male who was about 40 and a half years old.

After leaving the shadow, Xiaocai discovered that although he was not young, he was different from Sakura Sojiro's shriveled body. young people.

Moreover, that man's face...

Xiao reckoned that if Gao Juanxing was the one who came here instead of her, the girl might have passed out happily on the spot.

"Tom... Cruise?" Akatsuki's voice trembled slightly due to the huge shock brought about by the unexpected situation.

"No no no, it's not Tom Cruise, although I and that little boy... well, it's the 'old boy' who does look alike, but I'm really not him," said the mature and sexy The old man shook his finger at Xiao, and said helplessly: "I am Ethan—Ethan Hunter, a person who is willing to stand up and help you when you are in deep trouble—because, this It’s also helping myself.”

Chapter 70. Pig teammates and pig teammates

Should it be a coincidence or a bad taste of the gods...

Just as Louise and Su Fang mentioned this "admirable and annoying" super agent, Ethan Hunt himself appeared in front of their target——Lai Qixiao.

However, even though this sexy old man has exactly the same appearance as the famous Hollywood movie star Tom Cruise, Akatsuki is not Xing after all. …No, it was the gun pointing at Ethan Hunt, but it was still steady, which made people feel chills.

After a moment of silence, Akatsuki said coldly:

"—Where's the boss?"

"Don't worry, Sakura Sojiro didn't get hurt by us," Ethan smiled—by the way, after his voice changed back to his original voice, he stopped talking to Akatsuki in Japanese, but Using his native language, Wan Xingxiao is a super academic with a full five-dimensional point, otherwise it would be difficult for the two of them to have a conversation at the moment, "There is no anesthetic, no sharp hand knife, and there is no danger to life. With a little 'little' trick, Sakura Sojiro went home to accompany his daughter."

When he said the word 'little', the smiling Ethan gestured with his index finger and thumb to make an insignificant distance-this 'cute' gesture on a man who is nearly fifty years old, it is not only There is no sense of disobedience, but it makes him appear more friendly...

How should I put it, she is handsome and can do whatever she wants...

The same is molesting a girl, rubbing it will be called perverted and then slapped in the face, but the handsome one will get a coquettish white eye and a few cute coquettish sounds, maybe there will be a girl acting like a baby or something... ... Tsk, people are indeed unequal!

Just as Ethan finished speaking, a frivolous greeting came from the radio at the front desk.

"Hello~Lovely Ms. Joker~"

How should I put it... Different from the comfortable frivolity in Ethan's maturity, this voice gives people the feeling that it is completely frivolous and frivolous.

And, very, very, very unreliable!It's like a pig teammate who will lose the chain at any time!Completely at the two extremes with the reliable Ethan!

If it is put in a movie, this kind of pig teammate will probably become the fuse of the "thrilling plot" that the audience loves to see, right?

However, the audience will forgive the movie characters for playing tricks and unreliable consequences due to the over-the-top reason of "plot needs", but the real world is different, there must be such a person who is good at putting his companions into dangerous situations If there is such a guy in the team, probably no leader will tolerate such a pig teammate, right?