Go to work, and then educate magical girls.

Chapter 50 The Storm Is Brewing

On the other side, Tang Feng had already taken off his clothes and was preparing to go to bed to rest.

Just then, the phone rang.

He picked up his phone and saw that it was Ziwan calling.

It's normal for Ziwan to know his number; they had already exchanged contact information during the day.

He was somewhat surprised to receive the call at this time.

"Ziwan, it's so late, what's the matter?"

On the other end of the phone, Ziwan's voice, unusually excited, broke her usual composure.

"I saw them! I saw them with my own eyes! I saw my mom and dad!"

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Under the dim yellow streetlights.

Qing Ning was wandering aimlessly down the street.

She felt a little dissatisfied.

She was the only one acting as bait in this plan, while the others waited for news from her.

This is outrageous! Binhai City is so big, when will we ever get there?!

Although she learned from the police the possible locations of the criminal organization, she pretended to be a runaway girl and wandered around those locations.

But what if the other party doesn't fall for it? Will she have to go home late at night every day?

The others are probably already soundly asleep.

Thinking of this, Qing Ning became even angrier and kicked a mineral water bottle in front of her.

"Bang, thud..."

The mineral water bottle flew high into the air and crashed onto the street.

On the quiet streets at night, the sound was incredibly loud and jarring.

At that moment, a hand reached out from the shadows and picked up the mineral water bottle.

"Who?!"

Qing Ning immediately became alert.

The figure slowly emerged from the darkness, becoming visible under the streetlights.

He looked to be in his forties or fifties, with a stubble beard, a hunched back, and tattered clothes. He shakily picked up a mineral water bottle and put it in the large bag he was carrying on his back.

A homeless scavenger.

Lime breathed a sigh of relief.

The scavenger rummaged through trash cans along the way, picking up plastic bottles and aluminum cans that could be exchanged for money and putting them into the bag behind him.

Before long, they arrived near the lime.

"It's so late, young lady, why aren't you home yet?"

The homeless man bent down to pick up a bottle from the ground and spoke seemingly casually.

His voice was hoarse and unpleasant, as if he had phlegm stuck in his throat but couldn't spit it out.

"I..." Qing Ning was about to speak when she remembered her role, so she changed her words, "I had a fight with my family! I don't want to go back!"

"You still have to go back. It's dangerous for a girl to be out alone at night..."

He continued searching for valuables on the ground, not looking at Qing Ning, as if he were talking to her, or as if he were talking to himself.

"I'm not afraid. This city is safe. There are magical girls protecting everyone," Qing Ning said.

"Magical Girl..."

The homeless man picked up trash as he slowly walked over to Qing Ning. "Little girl, could you move your foot a bit? There's a bottle over there."

Lime subconsciously looked down to check.

Where can I find a bottle?

The next moment, a wet tissue was placed over her mouth and nose.

A pungent smell assaulted my nostrils, and before I could even inhale a single whiff, I felt dizzy and my mind became foggy.

Lime immediately realized that a fish had taken the bait!

They couldn't be sure if the person in front of them was a member of the criminal organization they were looking for, but they were certain he was a skilled and habitual offender.

Qing Ning didn't act rashly. She knew what she needed to do at this moment, and they had contingency plans for all kinds of unexpected situations.

She immediately used her magic to block her mouth and nose to prevent inhaling more hallucinogenic gas and to keep her mind clear.

The criminal in front of her was just an ordinary person; she could easily defeat him.

But she needs to follow the criminals to find their hideout.

So, Qingning pretended to faint.

The homeless man deftly stuffed her into a pre-prepared snakeskin bag, then carried it on his back and walked towards the shadows outside the streetlights. The whole process was very clean and efficient.

Qingning felt the bag she was in being thrown into the trunk of a car.

Not long after, she could feel another bag beside her and hear voices from the front of the car.

"A good haul tonight, two actually."

"I see one of the girls is really pretty, maybe..."

"Are you looking for death? If you ruin that person's plans, haven't you seen the terrible state those people went through?"

"Oh, I just said it offhand."

"There are a lot of people in need lately; there are hardly any homeless people left in this city."

"From what the boss is saying, they're going to start targeting retirement homes, and even ordinary families?"

"Damn it, if they really did that, the cops would come out in droves."

A lighter clicked, as if someone was lighting a cigarette.

"The cops aren't the main concern; the real problem is those guys in the sky who break the rules."

Qing Ning pricked up her ears and listened carefully to their conversation, memorizing every word.

She knew she had really caught a big fish this time!

These people are very likely members of the criminal organization they are looking for!

She prepared to continue listening, but noticed that their voices were becoming intermittent and unclear.

Then she heard the car door close and the engine start.

She began to sway with the car's movement.

Everything is proceeding according to plan.

Next, all she needs to do is report the situation here to Fengye.

They had agreed beforehand that once a target was identified, they would send a message.

She had already prepared the notification message in advance; all she needed to do was tap a button on her phone.

Just as Qing Ning reached into her pocket, a strong wave of dizziness swept over her, rushing straight to her brain.

Unable to reach her phone, her hands fell limply to her sides, and her head slumped downwards.

Is it possible to have such a powerful effect from just inhaling such a small amount of the drug at the very beginning...?

This was Qingning's last thought before she fainted.

Magical Girl Association.

All the magical girls in Binhai City have gathered here.

They sat around the round table in the conference room, each with a different expression.

The leader, Sewing Leaf, looked somewhat solemn.

"The target has been spotted."

"How did you determine that?" Shui Lan asked.

"Before I..." Fengye glanced at Shuilan, her eyes filled with surprise, "You advanced?"

Shui Lan nodded in agreement, then said, "That's a small matter. Please continue with the important things."

Fengye then continued, "I left a magical mark on Qingning before, which allows me to sense her location."

Aquamarine nods; this is a very common and effective magic spell. Its drawback is that it is easily detected by those of similar strength.

Fengye paused for a moment, then continued, "Qingning's location has changed; she is now in a suburb on the west side of the city."

"I made an agreement with her that she should send me a message if anything unusual happened. As for the magic mark, I didn't tell her. It was a last resort."

"She has been there for some time now without sending me any messages, and to avoid alerting her, I haven't contacted her either."

The fact that a magical girl couldn't even send a message speaks volumes; ordinary crimes couldn't possibly achieve this.

Chi Yan interjected, "Perhaps she just hasn't found a good time to send the message? Or maybe she's trying to reel in a bigger fish and is worried about alerting the enemy?"

Seiba nodded, not denying the point, "However, the other party has the means to make an A-rank magical girl disappear without a trace, so we can't be careless."

"Fortunately, my magical mark is still there, so I can sense Lime no matter where she goes."

Seiba stood up and looked at the young magical girls with a serious expression.

"Now, let's set off together."

"Prepare for battle."

"Follow me closely, and don't make too much noise. Be careful to suppress any leakage of magic power during the flight."

After Fengye finished speaking, she transformed into a streak of indigo light and flew away. Soon, the magical aura emanating from her body became faint and transparent, completely merging into the night.

The other magical girls followed suit, flying out behind Seiba.

Jinju was the last one to finish. She held her phone, a little hesitant.

She believed that Tang Feng could not have done these things.

But she hesitated whether to tell the other party about their actions.

To make Liu Huang disappear without a trace, one must be at least an S-class freak.

Although they had a magical girl of the same grade on their side, she felt it wasn't safe.

Tang Feng's strength was like a reassuring rock, as if there was no enemy he couldn't defeat as long as he was there.

A moment later, Jinju put down her phone and chuckled softly, as if mocking herself.

When did she become so dependent on Tang Feng?

Despite having a powerful magical girl senior by her side, she still wants to contact a strange person.

Moreover, isn't the so-called enemy none other than him, who is an eccentric?

Jinju pursed her lips, revealing a determined look in her eyes. Her magic surged, and she quickly caught up with the faint streaks of light ahead.

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Tang Feng had been secretly observing Zi Wan all the way.

Something was clearly wrong with her.

Ziwan was running down the street, her eyes fixed on a certain spot ahead, looking infatuated.

Surprisingly, Tang Feng couldn't detect anything unusual, and there were no traces of magic cast upon her.

Is it really just a simple case of madness?

Aster crossed the road without any regard for the consequences, and a driver who was forced to brake suddenly cursed at her.

"Rushing to be reborn so late?!"

In his field of vision, a dark figure suddenly appeared in front of the light. If he hadn't reacted quickly, he would have already run into it.

As if she hadn't heard a word, Ziwan drifted over like a ghost.

The driver felt a chill run down his spine upon seeing this scene.

I didn't see it clearly before, but now I can see it more closely: a black dress, a girl, pale skin, strange behavior, and in the middle of the night...

Could it be a ghost encounter...?

The driver slammed on the gas and sped away from that awful place.

Tang Feng couldn't stand it any longer and chose to appear by Zi Wan's side.

Given her current state, if she were hit by a dump truck, she might end up in another world.

"Aster."

Tang Feng stepped in front of Zi Wan, "What are you doing?"

When Ziwan saw Tang Feng, she was as if she had taken drugs, her eyes burning with a fanatical flame.

She excitedly stretched out her hand and pointed ahead, "Look, my mom and dad are calling me over!"

Tang Feng looked in the direction she pointed, but there was clearly nothing there, not even a ghost.

Tang Feng thought for a moment, then took the girl's cold little hand. "I'll go with you."

He wanted to see who was playing tricks.

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Lime slowly woke up.

She smelled a damp, musty odor.

Lime's first reaction was to look down and examine her body.

The clothes were intact and showed no signs of being tampered with.

Soon, the feeling of restraint on her shoulders and arms made her realize that she was tied up.

She looked up and around, and saw that she was in a huge warehouse, with square beams arranged in a regular pattern, supporting the tall roof.

Several dim incandescent lights illuminated the scene inside the warehouse. She saw several girls who looked a few years older than her tied up under the beams beside her.

On the other side, there were seven or eight ragged, disheveled homeless men, also tied up with ropes.

Everyone seemed to have been given some kind of drug, looking listless and sleepy.

Qingning tried to check and found that her phone had been taken.

To her surprise, the heart gem hidden in the lining was still there.

In other words, under these circumstances, she can transform at any time.

As if reassured, Qing Ning breathed a sigh of relief and began to observe with peace of mind.

As long as there are no weirdos, no one here can threaten her.

She needs to figure out what these people are up to, and at the same time rescue the kidnapped girls and homeless men.

Just then, a series of footsteps approached from afar, accompanied by a man's voice.

"The goods for the past few days are all here. Please check them."

Qing Ning pretended to be unconscious, while squinting her eyes and trying to see the outside world.

Three men were walking this way. One of them was the man who had attacked her disguised as a homeless man. She didn't recognize the other two.

The man in the middle, dressed in leather shoes and a suit, seemed to be of the highest status, with the two men beside him fawning over him like lackeys.

The man in the suit walked over and looked around.

"There's a bit too little stock," he said with dissatisfaction.

A man next to me sighed, "That's really all we have. We've almost wiped out all the homeless people in this city, not to mention little girls, it's all a matter of luck."

"Tsk, I'm not here to listen to your excuses. Didn't your boss tell you that after you've arrested everyone, you should target ordinary families?"

"The disappearance of homeless people won't attract much attention. If we really target more people as you say, even if the cops can't handle us, the flying devils will come after us!"

The man in the suit snorted coldly, "This is none of your business. The magical girl will be dealt with by that person. You just need to do your job well, and you'll naturally reap the rewards."

Qingning's ears were perked up; she had memorized every single word.

Judging from what the other person said, that person... seems to be someone who can deal with magical girls?

Is he a weirdo?

The answer is obvious.

Qing Ning became cautious. Even Liu Huang had disappeared without a trace, so she couldn't act rashly.

At this moment, the man in the suit said something to the two men, then turned and walked out of the warehouse.

Watching the man in the suit walk away, Qing Ning began to ponder whether she should take action now and capture the three of them.

That man in the suit seemed to be of high status; perhaps he knew some useful information.

At that moment, one of them answered a phone call and immediately became flustered.

"Quickly, tell all the brothers here to evacuate; the cops are on their way."

"Where's this batch of goods?" another person asked.

The man in the suit's voice came from the warehouse entrance, "I've already sent a large truck over. Get some people to move them all upstairs."

A short while later, five or six more people poured into the warehouse and began moving the "goods".

Qing Ning then realized that there were so many accomplices here.

This must be one of the strongholds.

She knew she couldn't wait any longer. She didn't know where they were going to be transported. If it was to that strange man's lair, she might lose contact with him like Liu Huang.

Let's take this opportunity to defeat these people, save these girls and homeless people, and then arrest and interrogate that man in the suit in front!

Lime made that decision.

"Transform!"

A pale green light burst forth, standing out starkly in the dim warehouse, like a shining beacon.

(End of this chapter)