Alien Executioner

“He went to FACA.”

"Go? He's not in the Countermeasures Bureau yet?" An Xiao was surprised and quickly put on his shoes and went out.

"Look after the house for a while and keep an eye on the next time Anya arrives."

"Got it." Various expressions jumped on the robot's screen.

After a few seconds, An Xiao turned back and reached his brother's room at almost a 100-meter sprint speed.

She just suddenly thought of something, and this detail is crucial.

She remembered that her brother's windbreaker was still in the room.

When I opened the door, I saw curtains fluttering in the wind, and the whole room was filled with the fragrance of the girl.

His eyes moved to the coat rack, but it was empty.

Anya entered her brother's room a few minutes ago. She took away the windbreaker and left her own scent.

……

An Ran, wearing a khaki windbreaker, stepped into the FACA building and went straight to the single room of the logistics department.

He glanced at the people in the corridor indifferently, and only nodded symbolically in response when greeted.

When he opened the door, he saw Li Fei sitting inside. Her appearance surprised him a little.

"You're here?" Li Fei raised her eyebrows and glanced at him. "Director, you've been getting busier and busier lately, and you didn't even answer the phone."

An Ran knew that she was still thinking about the fact that she hung up the phone, so she showed an unhappy expression and took control of the conversation.

"I've been very busy lately, busy helping to deal with family affairs. My sister, as the heiress of the family and the director general of FACA, has a lot of things to do every day, so I have to share her burden."

This lie was perfect, it fits his and his sister's identities perfectly, and there is absolutely no loophole to be found in it.

Li Fei nodded thoughtfully, did not pursue the matter, and made way.

"Well, since you're here, I'll go. Sister Tang is very concerned about Xu Sinuo and asked me to take a look. I have to report this girl's situation to her. How can a superior report to a subordinate?"

"Sister Li, you should go and do your work first." An Ran said calmly, "Is Sister Tang still in Honghu City?"

"Well, with Zhou Bowen here, the situation over there has calmed down a bit." Li Fei walked out of the ward and closed the door.

He and Xu Sinuo were the only ones left in the ward.

At this moment, the phone rang again. He endured his anxiety and

"What's wrong?"

"Director, someone wants to come to the office to see you." The voice on the other end of the line was the deputy chief of the Intelligence Department. "It's your sister."

"My sister? Isn't she at home?"

"It's absolutely true. She was standing right in front of me and had been waiting for almost five minutes," said the deputy section chief.

"I understand. Let her go in and wait for me for ten minutes." An Ran hung up the phone.

He took a deep breath and felt like he had seen a ghost.

An Xiao arrived at the Countermeasures Bureau even faster than himself, and he couldn't help but worry whether something had happened again.

Maybe it's that octopus again.

Compared with Xu Sinuo, responding to his sister seems to be the most important thing. He doesn't want An Xiao to become like her.

Chapter 415 Ugly Shadow (XV)

The girl on the hospital bed was shrouded in silence. When she slept, her breathing was always very light. Xu Sinuo, tortured by chaos, was very weak and pale, and the necklace hanging around her neck was flashing with a strange light.

An Ran simply checked Xu Sinuo's condition and found nothing unusual except that his clothes had been changed.

Thinking carefully about Bagshas's reminder, it suggested that Xu Sinuo's body had changed.

An Ran used the blood eyes but still found no clues, and couldn't help but feel a little doubtful.

I turned around and was about to leave the ward to see what was going on with my sister.

The moment she lifted her foot, An Ran caught a glimpse of a bright light out of the corner of her eye. It was the mobile phone on the lacquer cabinet beside the bed.

He thought for a moment and finally picked up the phone. The tone of the phone screen was gloomy and dark, and the dynamic desktop background was heavy rain. A lonely little girl huddled in the corner, holding an umbrella and looking up at the sky.

Is this Xu Sinuo’s cell phone?

He opened the text message notification, but there was only one "me" in the contacts list.

"I" was just a note, which made An Ran a little confused, and he clicked on the text message.

[I am Xu Sinuo. When you see this message, I need your help.]

This is a sentence that is easy to understand but difficult to think deeply about. An Ran looked at Xu Sinuo on the hospital bed in surprise.

Was it a pre-set text message, or was it the use of artificial intelligence? Regardless of which guess it was, it successfully attracted An Ran's attention.

Just as An Ran was leaning towards the girl on the hospital bed with his cell phone, a new text message popped up.

[I died again. The dream never stopped. I couldn’t leave the dream maze. I killed people. I killed many, many people…]

Looking at the new message that popped up on his phone, An Ran became more and more certain of his judgment and took out his phone from his pocket.

After a moment of hesitation, An Ran sent a text message command to Ling, asking it to search for the other party's real number and wait for the result.

Half a second later, Ling sent a string of phone numbers, which was exactly the number from the text message claiming to be from Xu Sinuo.

He dialed the number with his own cell phone without hesitation, and was very curious about who was pretending to be Xu Sinuo to send the text message.

The phone rang, and An Ran looked surprised. Xu Sinuo's phone rang and the caller ID showed it was his number.

“Is it artificial intelligence?”

An Ran muttered to himself. He was becoming more and more curious. After all, he hadn't encountered such an interesting thing for a long time.

Continue to let Ling find out the existence behind the text message, and at the same time try to reply to a text message using Xu Sinuo's mobile phone.

After thinking for a while, I clicked send.

How can I help you?

He relaxed for a moment, closed his eyes and waited for a response.

At this moment, Zero's voice came:

"I'm sorry, Director. I didn't find any abnormality with this number. This number is not managed by AI."

An Ran opened his eyes suddenly. He wanted to say something, but quickly accepted the fact that Zero's answer could not be questioned.

He nodded to someone, knowing full well that there would be more and more monsters and demons in the future.

The other Xu Sinuo "I" still didn't respond. An Ran waited in vain. Thinking of An Xiao, he decided to get up and leave.

He put Xu Sinuo's cell phone in his pocket. Right now he had to deal with the difficulties his sister encountered first.

The elevator rose rapidly. An Ran took off his mask and walked steadily into the Intelligence Department floor. He passed through an area composed of tight machinery and a large number of display screens and entered the Office of the Supreme Director.

When I stood at the door, I saw my sister sitting in her seat, looking for something with an expressionless face.

An Ran couldn't help but reveal a faint smile, and the moment he pushed open the door, his sister immediately raised her head.

An Ran picked up the wet wipes and wiped the table casually, without even looking up, he asked:

"Sister, what do you want to talk to me about? How are you doing now about that dream?"

"I haven't had that dream again. I feel much better now." An Xiao nodded and looked at the windbreaker of the man in front of him.

"Brother, I have always had a question in my mind, and the truth of this question will involve many things." An Xiao tried his best to stay calm, and his brother's reaction remained calm. "I don't know if I should ask it. You always taught me to look at everything rationally. I think I am rational enough."

An Ran nodded in agreement, stopped what he was doing, and sat on the chair:

"When you encounter something that is difficult to solve, or some confusion and unknown that cannot be investigated, don't be too reckless. Just come to me when you encounter difficulties. An Xiao, I'm glad that you are willing to tell me, what happened?"

"Before that, I want to ask you a few questions."

"Go ahead." An Ran smiled cautiously.

"You've been in the Countermeasures Bureau all day, right?"

"Not really. I haven't been in the Countermeasures Bureau most of the time recently." An Ran casually took out the pack of cigarettes from his pocket and turned on the ventilation button in the office.

"Then why are you still wearing this outfit?"

He lit up a cigarette and took a deep puff. "I'm looking for ways to help you. I've been consulting some psychiatrists and psychologists recently. I know you hate doctors, so I didn't tell you. As for this outfit, you know, I always dress like this unless I'm on vacation."

An Xiao watched his brother put the pack of cigarettes on the table. The cigarettes were exactly the same. His brother's lies were very clever, but they always revealed flaws inadvertently.

She couldn't help but smile:

"I am very grateful to you for caring about me. I am sincerely happy for this. It has been very sunny recently, but don't you feel hot wearing this windbreaker? This windbreaker is not a uniform."

An Ran subconsciously looked down and shook his head:

"I will wear it except when it gets dirty and needs washing." This is what An Ran always says wrong.

"Really? Today is the same?"

Could it be that she noticed something... An Ran was not sure, and realized that her sister was trying to interrogate her.

He could only answer yes, otherwise he couldn't explain what he had just said.

"Correct."

"You didn't lie to me, did you?" The younger sister showed a mysterious and naughty smile, "Brother, you said you never lied to me."

"I never lied to you. You are my sister."

"But... how can a brother not lie to his sister?" An Xiao looked into his eyes, "Brother, you know, your eyes never lie, most of the time. I know you must have lied to me before, but I never said anything more, but I'm afraid that every word you say to me is a lie."

An Ran subconsciously reached out and touched his eyes. He realized what his sister was hinting at, but he couldn't be sure.

He suppressed his uneasiness, stood up, walked to his sister, and rubbed the top of her head.

"You're just too paranoid."

"Yeah, too suspicious." An Xiao grabbed his brother's wrist and stared at the pair of Devouring Martial Arts bracelets.

She let go of his hand, her expression gloomy, and said softly:

"Brother, you must be very tired."

Chapter 416 Ugly Shadow (XVI)

An Ran was stunned. When she heard these words, a long-dormant sadness surged into her heart, but it quickly dissipated.

He held his forehead in distress:

"It's really exhausting. Even with Zero's help maintaining this huge machine, FACA still takes too much energy. There are many things I need to worry about. I'm really busy lately."

"Brother, do you remember the place where we used to be together?" An Xiao raised his head and looked into his eyes. "That training hall, where we used to be together."

"Of course I remember." An Ran nodded. He was relieved that his sister didn't ask any further questions.

"I want you to practice with me again." An Xiao did not smile at his brother again, but said calmly:

"It's been a while since I last fought you, brother."

"You are already an excellent executive. I have seen your growth." An Ran declined politely.

"Yes, but I still hope to fight with my brother once, because if not, I will never know how far I have come. My brother is my best teacher, and he has been my teacher for a long time."

An Xiao held her brother's hand, suppressed her thoughts, and smiled:

"Play with me one last time, Brother. I also want to know how big the gap is between you and me."

An Ran looked at her sister's serious expression and couldn't bear to refuse.

He glanced out the window. "Now?"

"Uh-huh."

"Ok."

Anjia residential area, a dome-shaped building.

This is the An family's exclusive training ground. It used to be a stadium. Under the huge glass roof, it is so quiet. The dazzling light shines through the skylight glass and leaves marks on the ground, and the sun is scorching.

Two figures stood in the empty field, walking slowly around the wooden man in the middle. This was where the siblings used to practice. Not long after An Ran became an executive officer, An Xiao expressed his wish. Since then, every afternoon, the two would hold wooden swords and immerse themselves in the time that was gradually passing.

This time it was still a wooden sword, and the wooden sword was so light in An Ran's hand.

He lowered his eyes, recalling the vague memory.