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Chapter 199 Kong Youling's Dangerous Place, Another Child (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Ji Minghuan slept relatively soundly through the night without a word, undisturbed by Su Zimai's malicious retaliation from the next room.

As expected, when he opened his eyes early the next morning, he saw a silvery-white ceiling.

The surveillance camera gleamed silver in the darkness, and the penguin-shaped broadcasting equipment was crooked from the last time he slapped it.

He blinked, thinking that his original body could finally move freely again.

After all, the Salvation Society had safely returned him to the base. The main purpose of the tranquilizer was to prevent the children from finding out the location of the base on their way back, but that was no longer necessary.

To be honest, Ji Minghuan originally wanted to hire someone to investigate the origin and destination of that cargo ship on the Thames.

But after thinking it over, they realized that no matter who investigated the matter, they would be drawn into it, and they might not even have the ability to investigate.

However, there is one exception: the White Raven Brigade.

The hacker felt guilty towards Xia Pingzhou. After all, from his perspective, the incident was caused by him: if he hadn't recommended Xia Pingzhou to go to the "Eden" underground bar, Xia Pingzhou wouldn't have run into the subsequent series of events.

Given the hacker's capabilities, they might actually be able to track down the cargo ship's whereabouts, which could potentially become an opportunity to obtain clues about the Salvation Society.

Moreover, since the Salvation Society has already set its sights on the Ghost Train Group, it's inevitable that the White Raven Brigade will also be targeted—Xia Pingzhou, Ayase Origami, and Jack the Ripper have all publicly clashed with members of the Salvation Society's team.

Even if the hackers don't want to get involved, they will have no choice but to begin investigating the Salvation Society.

However, given the existence of "Urushihara Ruri", Ji Minghuan believes it is uncertain whether the Salvation Society will take action against the White Raven Brigade, as the relationship between the leader "Urushihara Ruri" and "Urushihara Ruri" remains to be explored.

Perhaps Ruri Urushihara will protect the White Raven Brigade, and then nothing will happen.

Regardless, all they could do now was wait for Unit 2 to wake up. But even after a night, Xia Pingzhou showed no signs of recovery; his vision remained dim and hazy. His tendency to stay asleep was comparable to Zhou Jiuya's.

The hacker is probably being scolded by the young lady and the Ripper right now. This electronic pet, putting aside everything else, should have some resilience; it shouldn't be scolded to the point of quitting the group overnight.

Thinking of this, Ji Minghuan stopped staying in bed and got up in the dark prison cell.

He groped along the wall, pressed a button on the circuit board, and with a "click," the light turned on.

Under the cool light, he picked up the remote control from the ground, turned on the TV, and put on an episode of "Terror in Resonance". Yoko Kanno's music started playing, and on the screen, the male protagonist was riding a motorcycle with the female protagonist on the back, speeding along an overpass at night.

Ji Minghuan yawned, watched TV for a while, then picked up the metal tray containing toiletries and went into the bathroom to turn on the tap.

Amidst the rushing water, he numbly washed his face and brushed his teeth in front of the mirror.

The hacker's face flashed through Ji Minghuan's mind as she brushed her teeth, thinking, "Prodigy, oh prodigy, if you can help me find out the location of the Salvation Society's base, I'll let you be my electronic pet for life, okay?"

He thought: It's an honor for you to be the electronic pet of this corrupted elementary school student. In the future, I'd also like you to record my and Kong Youling's world travels. Of course, I wonder if the young lady and older brother will be there then...

After a while, the broadcast finally broke the silence of the cell: "Restricted-level ability user, ID 1002, mentor is visiting. Prepare immediately."

Ji Minghuan had just finished washing up. He walked out of the bathroom, sat down at the table, and took a bottle of milk and a sandwich from the plate to eat.

Not long after, the metal gate at the entrance opened with a loud bang.

A man in a white coat walked in, carrying the smell of disinfectant. He adjusted his glasses and then sat down unhurriedly opposite Ji Minghuan.

"How did it feel to carry out your first mission?" the instructor asked with a smile, his fingers clasped together.

Ji Minghuan rested her chin on her hand and said, "I feel... London is quite beautiful."

"anything else?"

"Also, I really wanted to smash all of your dog heads. If there had been a button that could destroy the world, I would have pressed it without hesitation."

"I'm sorry, we didn't expect so many problems this time." The instructor smiled apologetically. "Logically speaking, Red Light is just a second-tier exorcist. With your abilities, you should have been able to take care of them in a short while."

"Who are those people? Why did we run into them?"

"On one side is the 'White Raven Brigade,' a ruthless bandit organization. According to our investigation, they just happened to be traveling in London and ran into a red light. On the other side is the 'Ghost Train Brigade,' a small team from the Exorcist Association."

At this point, the mentor raised his hand to adjust his glasses, "As for this exorcist team, I have already sent someone to warn them."

"Why warn them?" Ji Minghuan asked.

“Because they are not only hindering our work, but also threatening your personal safety.” The mentor picked up his thermos, took a sip of tea, and said, “Don’t worry, our warning is mild.”

"The 'gentle' you're talking about, do you mean letting Lin Zhengquan be beaten half to death?" Ji Minghuan thought to himself.

"What about the traffic lights?" he asked.

"I heard that the Ghost Train crew killed him," the mentor said in a low voice. "It's possible that after they took the Red Light away, the Red Light suddenly rioted again on the road... In order to protect themselves, they had no choice but to kill him."

“That’s good. Now we don’t have to worry about the red lights betraying our Salvation Society’s secrets.” Ji Minghuan nodded. “But those people from the Train Corps are really heinous. Next time, we should send them out to beat them up and make a contribution to society.”

“That day will come,” the mentor smiled. “But they are just minor characters, so there’s no need to rush.”

"Speaking of that Ruri Urushihara, who is she?"

“Her…” the mentor thought for a moment, “She was born in a slum in Japan. When she was about to starve to death, we found her and gave her a place to live.” The mentor smiled, “Urushihara Ruri is a very promising child. She has shown extraordinary talent since she was a child.”

"After all, you only pay attention to children with the potential to cause natural disasters."

"Indeed... so later, Ruri Urushihara successfully joined Rainbow Wing."

Ji Minghuan raised an eyebrow and looked up, immediately seizing on this word and pressing for an answer:

"Rainbow Wing?"

The mentor nodded: "Yes, with the introduction of a Japanese yakuza family, Ruri Urushihara's strength was officially recognized, and she joined Rainbow Wing, becoming a member of it."

Ji Minghuan sighed and said, "So, we even have members of the Salvation Society in Rainbow Wing. That's quite impressive."

"That's right, and she's not the only one."

What is the point of doing this?

"The significance is naturally to maintain the balance of each organization, ensure the normal operation of this world order, and prevent problems before they occur." The mentor paused. "Once there is a trend of 'deterioration' within Rainbow Wing, the people we have arranged will take timely action to help the organization return to normal as much as possible."

"Wow, that's amazing..."

Ji Minghuan murmured softly as he lowered his head, tapping his fingers lightly on the table. Actually, he was quite worried. On August 1st, when the third unit, Ababaru, and Caesar were escaping together, a member of the Salvation Society suddenly appeared and took them away. The scene was rather comical.

Judging solely from the talent of the Oddity Messenger, the Third Prince Caesar is indeed unprecedented and unparalleled, deserving the title of "monster." He is simply lacking a mythical-level Oddity Messenger.

If the Salvation Society were to take action against Caesar, Ji Minghuan wouldn't find it strange at all.

So he asked, "What about the Lake Hunters and the Strange Tales Envoys?"

The mentor was silent for a moment: "Lake Hunt is a special organization that adopts a family hereditary system, so unfortunately our power has not been able to penetrate into it, and therefore we cannot play a role in maintaining the balance."

He sighed, "Objectively speaking, the existence of the Lake Hunters is dangerous, but at least so far, no major problems have arisen. If one day members of the Lake Hunters cross that line and disrupt the ecological balance of the Superhuman race, we will not stand idly by."

Ji Minghuan looked up at her mentor's expression, then looked away.

He thought to himself: So it's possible that Lake Hunting hasn't been infiltrated by the Salvation Society yet. My suggestion that Ke Qirui and the others join Lake Hunting in the near future was indeed the right decision.

The mentor thought for a moment and said, "The same goes for the Strange Envoys. The Whale Garden is a closed social structure, and it is very difficult for outsiders to infiltrate it."

“My God, Master… I suddenly feel that our Salvation Society is so great.” Ji Minghuan calculated with her fingers, “We’re so busy, we have to take care of exorcists, astrologers, and superhumans, protecting world peace while keeping our merits hidden. Thinking about it, my sense of collective honor is about to burst out.”

At this point, he looked up and glared at his advisor: "Is this the kind of thing you want to hear from me?"

The mentor simply smiled and said, "When you grow up, you'll understand our good intentions."

Ji Minghuan disagreed and changed the subject: "I have a question. When we go out on missions, it's one thing to inject me with an ability suppressant, but why inject that white-haired, stupid penguin with an ability suppressant?"

The mentor paused for a moment: "Because the stupid penguin's ability is also very dangerous..."

"Where is the danger?"

"Let me put it this way: if Kong Youling wanted to, she could kill the other children in an instant, or at the very least, cause the scene to spiral out of control."

"Is it really that exaggerated?" Ji Minghuan tilted her head. "You're not kidding me, are you?"

“That’s right, that’s what makes psychic abilities so terrifying,” the mentor said. “There are no more than five psychic ability users in the entire world. And she is one of the best among them, second only to the Mythical Fragment in terms of danger.”

Ji Minghuan remained silent for a while.

He thought to himself: Indeed, his mentor is a psychic, and his statement must be based on a deep understanding of psychic abilities.

Red Light is a victim of his mentor's superpowers. His "id" was controlled and ordered by his mentor, which is why he fell into a state of madness and out of control within two years, wantonly slaughtering innocent exorcists, and finally ending up with brain death.

Judging from the current situation, Kong Youling's superpower is even a level higher than her mentor's.

She had only just begun to develop her supernatural abilities, yet she was already able to directly enter the innermost layer of other people's mental world.

But mentors cannot do that. Based on Ji Minghuan's previous observations, mentors must traverse several layers of the spiritual world in order to access the "true self" of others.

Once you control someone else's "id," you can make them work for you like a traffic light, or even put them into a state of brain death. For Kong Youling, other people's "id" is something that can be touched at will, just like air.

From this perspective, the level of danger posed by Kong Youling's abilities is not without precedent.

No wonder the power suppressant injected into her didn't decrease at all when she was out on a mission; the Salvation Society did this because they were worried that Kong Youling would cause the other children to go berserk and out of control...

Especially Sun Changkong, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. Once he starts causing trouble, unless the Rainbow Wings are deployed, no one in London can stop him.

Thinking of this, Ji Minghuan was silent for a moment before asking, "Do you plan to train Kong Youling to be a tool for 'maintaining balance' as well? Just like Urushihara Ruri."

“No.” The mentor shook his head. “She’s too dangerous, just like you.”

"What will happen to us in the future?" Ji Minghuan said in a low voice, "Will we be stuck here for the rest of our lives?"

“We will find a way.” The mentor twisted the lid of the thermos. “We will find… a way for you to live openly and honestly in this world.”

Ji Minghuan stared into his eyes and said, slowly and deliberately, "Then I really should look forward to it."

"Well, I'll tell you about another child here with a mythical anecdote in a couple of days."

"Is he on the same level as Sun Changkong?"

"No, he is more dangerous than Sun Changkong."

"Aren't you afraid of things going wrong by keeping so many monsters here? What if you can't keep things under control one day and the children all go out of control? Wouldn't this containment center just turn into an alien ovary?"

“If you call Sun Changkong a monster, she will be heartbroken,” the mentor said slowly. “She may seem carefree, but she is actually very sensitive. She just pretends to be slow and clumsy to avoid getting hurt.”

He paused for a moment, then said, "She...likes you quite a bit."

Ji Minghuan was silent.

“These past few days, when I've been chatting with Sun Changkong, she keeps mentioning the name ‘Ji Minghuan,’ and she always seems to casually bring up your background…”

Ji Minghuan interrupted him: "You're despicable. Don't try to use others to keep me here."

"Who knows? You're thinking too badly of us and are too wary of the other kids. It would be better if you opened up to them a little more," the mentor said. "Let's call it a night and get some rest."

Ji Minghuan was silent for a moment: "Wait, tell me the gender of the other mythical one first, so I won't be shocked again."

"He's a man," the tutor teased. "What, are you worried that yet another little girl will fall in love with you at first sight?"

“If his mythological legend is about Zeus, then it’s not surprising that he fell in love with me at first sight, is it?” Ji Minghuan clicked her tongue. “After all, birds of a feather flock together.”

The tutor paused for a moment, then shook his head and smiled, picked up his thermos, stood up, and walked out of the detention cell.

Ji Minghuan rested her chin on her hand, looked up silently at his departing figure, the hem of his white coat sweeping across the threshold as the metal door slowly closed. The lights went out.

"I can't feel sorry for the children here..." he thought. "My mentor has been subtly hypnotizing them for many years using his psychic abilities, and now it has become a kind of mental imprint."

"Unless Kong Youling can help them break free from mind control, they will most likely become my enemies."

After pondering for a while, Ji Minghuan got up from the chair, lay down on the bed, quietly watched the flickering television screen in the darkness, and then slowly closed his eyes.

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