My brother couldn't be a corrupted magical girl.

Chapter 406 Past Events in the Mountain City

Mountain City, Xia Kingdom Security Abyss Defense University is a higher education institution directly under the national security department. It was established in recent years specifically to train professionals to deal with the threat of abyssal monsters.

The college is located in a relatively secluded but easily accessible area. The campus covers a large area and features simple yet sturdy architecture with a strong sense of technology.

The school is divided into two parts. One part is the Arbiter Teacher Training Academy, where the students and teachers are all magical girls.

Here, magical girls can learn in great detail the development and principles of various systematic magical skills, as well as how to become a qualified teacher.

The academy has a dedicated training ground simulating the abyss and a research base for abyssal monsters.

The Abyss Beast Simulation Training Grounds have been designed to recreate the habitats and battle environments of the Abyss Beasts as accurately as possible, allowing the magical girls to familiarize themselves with the environment.

You could say this place is like a magical girl academy; the previous inspectors, Hyacinth and Tulip, studied here.

After graduation, they can join the adjudication squads in various cities to protect the safety of the cities; or they can go to various high schools to become teachers, discover magical girl talents, and establish adjudication squads.

Of course, a small number of exceptionally talented magical girls will become inspectors, traveling throughout the Xia Kingdom to monitor the behavior of magical girls in each region and promptly detect and prevent the invasion of abyssal monsters.

The other part of the school is the Special Operations Academy. Although it is not as well-known as the Magical Girl Academy, it is an indispensable force in the fight against the Abyss Beasts.

The college's architecture is simple and practical, and it is equipped with all kinds of laboratories, intelligence analysis rooms and logistical support facilities.

Unlike the practical training at the Magical Girl Academy, the Special Operations Academy focuses on providing comprehensive support to magical girls.

For example, intelligence analysis students face massive amounts of information about Abyssal Beasts every day. Through advanced data analysis systems and keen insight, they study the habits, weaknesses, and patterns of action of these beasts, providing precise intelligence support for the magical girls' battles.

After graduation, these students either become liaisons for magical girls or choose to join the Special Operations Bureau.

Although they do not possess the powerful magical abilities of magical girls, they contribute their strength to protecting humanity through their indomitable will and professional skills.

These people can be considered as reserve personnel for the security bureaus in various regions of Xia Kingdom.

The bell rang. A rather thin boy looked at the more muscular boy with a buzz cut next to him and asked, "Fang Xu, how did you find the difficulty of this test?"

"It's alright, I didn't answer a few questions." The boy named Fang Xu scratched his head, looking somewhat troubled.

Upon seeing this, Xie Zijie's lips curled up. "Hehe, I feel relieved now that you say that."

"I really don't know what that teacher was thinking. What do you mean by 'If we encounter a severely injured Abyssal Beast in the countryside, the correct option is to quickly disperse the surrounding crowd and summon a magical girl'? Shouldn't we just kill it right now?"

"Yesterday during weapons class, I saw two high-tech weapons in the textbook. From the description, it seemed like even a little kid could take down an Abyssal Beast below the [Eclipse] level."

"In the words of the great man, this wave is the time for humanity to counterattack. We will then wipe out all the Abyssal Beasts."

Seeing his companion's high spirits, Fang Xu couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Speaking of which, Xie Zijie, I remember you used to be terrified of the Abyss Beasts, so how did you end up at Xia Guo's Safe Abyss Defense University?"

Hearing this, Xie Zijie's face immediately fell. "Do you think I wanted to come? It's all because of my dad. He said that since my grandfather's generation, we've been a military family. Not to mention that my grandfather had three or four medals for fighting America, he himself had a medal of honor for fighting the Abyss Beast. But in my generation, I'm only 1.7 meters tall and a coward. I'm just a disgrace to the Xie family. So he insisted on sending me here to toughen me up and not let the family down."

"Anyway, I've already made up my mind. When I graduate, I'll choose to major in logistics personnel for the Special Operations Department. I'll never go to the front lines."

After saying that, Xie Zijie looked at Fang Xu with a questioning gaze: "What about you? I remember you were the best in our class back then. Teacher Bai said you were good enough to get into Tsinghua, Peking University, or Tsinghua University. How come you ended up in this school?"

Upon hearing Xie Zijie mention Teacher Bai, Fang Xu's eyes showed a hint of gratitude, but he quickly concealed it and said with a wry smile, "The capital, Tianjing, is too far from Yeqiu City. Shancheng is relatively closer to Yeqiu City, making it easier to take care of my sister and father."

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Xie Zijie paused for a moment, then remembered that Fang Xu's father had been in a car accident and was now paralyzed in bed. Thinking of this, he firmly patted Fang Xu's shoulder, "Brother Xu, if you have any difficulties in the future, just tell me. I will help you with anything I can."

"Yes, thank you."

"We're all buddies, no need to thank me. Speaking of which, school exams are over today, let's go out for a nice meal, and I'll introduce you to my girlfriend, how about that?"

Xie Zijie felt inexplicably guilty as he said this, but he still extended an invitation to the other party.

"Um?"

Fang Xu hesitated for a moment, then shook his head. "There's no need for that, is there? Wouldn't I just be a third wheel?"

"It's okay, we'll have to face it sooner or later anyway... cough cough, you'll have to be a groomsman at the wedding sooner or later, so let's just consider this a pre-wedding meeting to prepare ourselves mentally."

Xie Zijie coughed a few times. "Besides, you've refused so many invitations, you absolutely have to come this time."

"Alright."

Fang Xu nodded. Since the other party had already gone this far, it wouldn't be good to refuse.

"Then we'll see you this afternoon!"

"it is good."

Fang Xu watched Xie Zijie's figure gradually disappear, a hint of doubt in his eyes. Back in high school, his relationship with Xie Zijie was actually quite ordinary.

But after they got to university, their relationship suddenly improved, probably because they were classmates.

In the afternoon, Fang Xu walked out of the school library, his phone was practically exploding with urgent text messages.

Xia Guo's Abyss Defense University is different from other universities. It is quite strict. Generally, students can only go out and wander around during holidays or other special times. Today, the test is over, and the school gave us a half-day off.

"Brother Xu, over here."

Fang Xu walked out of the school gate and finally saw the other person in a decoration store.

"What are you doing here, a grown man?"

"What else can I do? Buy a gift for my girlfriend."

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Fang Xu remained silent. Sure enough, he shouldn't have come out; in the end, he was the one who had to endure the public display of affection.

"Here, this is for you."

"Um?"

Fang Xu looked at the purple bracelet the other person handed him. The cassette was made of titanium alloy and had a tiny OLED display screen showing various time and date information. He looked puzzled and said, "I haven't had my birthday yet. Besides, if it were my birthday, would you be giving me a watch?"

"No way, didn't Teacher Bai say before when we were at Moon Mountain that wearing something purple would keep you safe when you go to the front lines?" Xie Zijie said with a grin.

"Isn't this feudal superstition?"

Despite saying that, Fang Xu still put it on. He was quite grateful to Teacher Bai, because if it weren't for her, he wouldn't have the money to go to university.

"I'm off, don't keep my girlfriend waiting." Xie Zijie put away the pair of earrings and said with a smile.

"Hmm, speaking of which, I'm actually quite curious about what kind of beauty your girlfriend is. All I see is you holding your phone and giggling like an idiot all day long; she's completely bewitched," Fang Xu chuckled.

"You'll find out soon enough," Xie Zijie chuckled.

Just then, a screeching sound of brakes and terrified screams came from in front of them.

Fang Xu and Xie Zijie felt a chill run down their spines. Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw a car and an electric scooter collide in the distance.

The electric scooter was twisted and deformed from the impact, and the rider fell to the ground, blood slowly seeping from the wound; the scene was horrific. A crowd immediately gathered around; some anxiously called the police and an ambulance, while others tried to comfort the injured person.

The two exchanged a glance and ran towards the accident scene without hesitation.

However, just as they reached a few steps away from the injured, without warning, a thick black mist surged up around them like a raging tide.

In an instant, it enveloped the two of them.

The people around were terrified by this sudden scene and retreated in panic. The once noisy street fell silent instantly, with only the sound of the black mist raging remaining.

A moment later, as the chilling black aura finally dissipated, the people on the street discovered that the two young men had vanished.

The Yeqiu City Security Bureau: Three months have passed since the Moon Mountain incident.

Although the consequences of this calamity seemed extremely severe, when people came to their senses, they suddenly discovered that humanity's only loss in this calamity was the death of the Violet Mage.

Lin Xiaolu wasn't particularly saddened by Violet's death. When she first heard the news, she was actually quite heartbroken, but after some time, that feeling subsided considerably.

After all, the other party wasn't her relative; at most, they could only be considered a senior.

For her, the most impactful event was actually the retirement of the former director of the State Security Bureau and Peng Liang's promotion.

In other words, Peng Liang is now her nominal boss.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiaolu's lips curled slightly, her face full of reluctance, but she still took the elevator to the third floor.

She stepped forward, hesitated for a moment, and then knocked on the door.

"Please come in."

Hearing the familiar voice, Lin Xiaolu pushed open the door and went inside.

"Is there something you need, Xiaolu?"

"What? Is it okay? Can't I come up? Director Peng!" Lin Xiaolu said through gritted teeth.

Peng Liang looked up and said with a hint of helplessness, "Hiss~ What if someone offended you, little ancestor?"

"Who else could it be but you? Why did you choose Su Xinran instead of me? Aren't I cuter than her? Aren't I better than her?"

At this point, Lin Xiaolu's eyes appeared somewhat red.

Seeing the aggrieved girl about to shed tears, Peng Liang quickly changed the subject, saying, "Don't say that, it's all my fault. I couldn't control myself. Let's talk about business first. What happened that you came to see me?"

"Hmph, it's all that wicked woman's fault."

Lin Xiaolu snorted coldly, then her expression turned serious as she began to speak about serious matters: "Recently, there have been five cases of missing students at universities in Yeqiu City. Just now, we received a message from the Magical Girl Headquarters in Shancheng saying that two students have gone missing at the Safe Abyss Defense University. We are in a difficult situation..."

A swift investigation is needed to identify which evil forces were behind it.

"I understand. Have you received any investigation results from Yeqiu City?" Peng Liang's expression gradually turned serious.

"There have been some results."

Lin Xiaolu nodded slightly. "After three consecutive disappearances, we strengthened school management. The latter two cases were prevented from happening because we intervened in time. Based on the students' identities, we discovered a common thread: they were all students in Class 3A of Yeqiu No.1 Middle School."

"You mean the students who went missing in the mountain town are the same?"

"That's right." Lin Xiaolu nodded.

"Besides that, is there any other information or intelligence?" Upon hearing the familiar class name, Peng Liang's hand paused slightly. Wasn't Bai Yuze the former homeroom teacher of this class?

"Well, while investigating the missing persons case, I discovered that a new mysterious organization called Noah's Ark had emerged in Yeqiu City. I went to the Security Bureau's information files and found that the first person to notice this organization was the Violet Mage."

During the "Red Mist" crisis, the Violet Mage discovered a guide from Noah's Ark at Xiangya High School and found that the Villainess had been collaborating with them. After the Villainess's defeat, the organization suddenly disappeared, but the Violet Mage...

After his death, the organization of Noah's Ark began to reappear.

Peng Liang shut his mouth and silently took the report from Lin Xiaolu, beginning to carefully read through it.

What a coincidence! The Violet Mage just died, and this Noah's Ark has already appeared.

Or perhaps, the death of the Violet Mage is related to this Noah's Ark organization?

Peng Liang scanned the report with a blank expression. After reading it over and over again for several minutes, he thanked Lin Xiaolu earnestly: "Xiaolu, thank you very much for the information you provided."

"It can't be that bad, can it?"

Lin Xiaolu felt a little embarrassed when she saw Peng Liang's serious expression.

"Yes, if we can find out that the death of the Violet Mage is indeed related to Noah's Ark, then you will be the eternal benefactor of the Kikyo Judgment Squad."

After Peng Liang finished speaking, he turned around and dialed the phone on the table, telling the other party about his conversation with Lin Xiaolu.

While Peng Liang was on the phone, Lin Xiaolu did not leave immediately, but instead wandered around the office.

A short while later, she found a photo of Peng Liang and Bai Yuze on the bookshelf, as well as a photo of the Violet Magician wearing summer clothes.

This discovery made Lin Xiaolu's eyes widen instantly. As soon as Peng Liang hung up the phone, she immediately leaned over and said, "Peng Liang, tell me honestly, what exactly is your relationship with the Violet Magician? Why do you even have her private photos?"

"puff!"

Peng Liang had just taken a sip of tea when he almost spat it out in the other person's face.

"What private photos?"

"Here you go!"

Lin Xiaolu pointed to the photos on the bookshelf next to her.

"Ahem, don't you know me? I've always only liked big-breasted girls. Do you think I'd like a emotionless loli like Violet?"

Lin Xiaolu thought about it carefully for a moment, and it seemed to be true; she and Su Xinran were both quite old.

"Where did you get this photo?"

"Let's not even talk about my perverted brother. He likes small breasts, so he wanted me to like small breasts too, and then he specially sent me a bunch of magical girls with small breasts."

Peng Liang said with righteous indignation.

"Your words are like farting."

Lin Xiaolu rolled her eyes at Peng Liang. Even if he really liked the Violet Mage, that was all in the past.

After all, respect for the dead is paramount.

As Lin Xiaolu left the room, a touch of sadness appeared in Peng Liang's eyes. He took down the group photo from the bookshelf and, as if recalling something, said with a bitter smile, "No wonder that before, when I was discussing with you which magical girl was the most beautiful, you always included Violet Wizard. I thought you were a perverted lolicon back then."

"Tsk, I never expected you to be that little girl..."

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