Chapter 3092

Human voices could be faintly heard on the street outside the window. This was the charm of York City. During the day, it looked peaceful and serene. At night, after people finished their day's work and returned home for dinner, the whole family would come to the street to enjoy the cool summer night and the street food. This was also an excellent time for young men and women to date.

York City could have its current stability, of course, not just because of the existence of the Southern Alliance.

The Containment Agency and the Eclipse organization blocked the dangers from the darkness, which led to the current stability. How much blood the two sides had shed over the years, and how much suffering, life-and-death separations, and even despair the members had experienced, were unknown to outsiders.

These people were not entirely glorious either. Some of them were mentally insane, some were lechers, some were alcoholics, and some were paranoid. In this world, where could there be perfect people?

Inside the office, a cool breeze blew slowly through the window. Su Xiao leaned back in his leather chair, feet propped up on the office desk in front of him. Something happened again at 'Ear', one of the organizations under the 'Institution'. The leader of 'Ear', Buqi, had relapsed into her old habits recently.

Buqi was a pitiful person. She had given birth to three children, all of whom died before the age of 2. The successive blows, plus the death of her husband, made Buqi become increasingly abnormal. Later, by chance, she joined 'Ear', and because of her ability, she climbed all the way to the position of leader of 'Ear'.

Buqi was usually fine, but at certain times, she would 'kidnap' children she met, take them to play, bake cookies for them, make all kinds of exquisite food, take care of them carefully for 1 day, and then send the children back to their respective homes, giving the children's parents a large sum of Tower Pounds as mental compensation.

Don't think this is nothing. When children in the family go missing, those parents will be very helpless, even desperate. Even if Buqi takes good care of those children and gives mental damages, in 99.9% of cases, she cannot be forgiven.

The day before yesterday, Buqi did this again. Afterwards, the parents of those five children went to the Alliance Security Office. Because Buqi was a person under the 'Institution', the Alliance Security Office transferred the matter to the Alliance Court. Finally, the Alliance Court approached the Containment Agency and notified Dean Victor.

Just now, Dean Victor called to tell Su Xiao that Buqi was detained by him, and how to deal with it was up to Su Xiao to decide, after all, she was his person.

Su Xiao rubbed his forehead lightly. For this kind of trivial matter, he was prepared to find a dedicated person to handle it. There was no candidate yet. He had already entrusted Dean Victor and Ms. Xiulin to recommend a few people.

The entire Containment Agency did not have a leader in the true sense. The entire organization could be divided into three parts: the Containment Hospital, the Finance Department, and the Institution.

Dean Victor was the highest manager of the Containment Hospital. That side was for talent cultivation and the facade of the entire containment organization. It did not easily involve the supernatural, and it was more about contacting Alliance officials, or attending various charity galas, fundraising activities, etc. Overall, it was a place that many young people longed for, and they all hoped to work at the Containment Hospital.

The leader of the Finance Department was Ms. Xiulin, the god of wealth for everyone. Because she was in charge of finance, the bureaucratic atmosphere there was very heavy, and there was no lack of profit-seeking people.

There was no way around this. These people did have ability. If the financial aspect was really made crystal clear, the entire Containment Agency would be poor.

On the Institution side, Su Xiao was the absolute boss. The situation here was the most complex, mainly responsible for dangerous object handling, followed by intelligence gathering, assassination of enemy force leaders, protection of one's own key personnel, investigation of dangerous organizations within the sphere of influence, demolition, cleaning, etc.

All bloody, violent, and dangerous things were handled by the Institution. As long as people knew about the 'Institution', they knew that the word 'Institution' was stained with blood that could not be washed away.

Precisely because of this, the people under Su Xiao could be described as a mixed bag. The Institution headquarters was fine, but the several organizations under the Institution had their own chaos. 'Iron Ring' had all kinds of people, 'Ear' was basically from a criminal background, and the other two subordinate organizations were no better.

This made Su Xiao very much in need of a deputy to handle these things for him. He used to have one, but because his ambition was exposed, during Su Xiao's imprisonment, he was chopped up by Dean Victor's men and fed to dangerous objects.

By selecting a deputy, Su Xiao could wash his hands of these trivial matters and focus on dealing with Dangerous Object S-006 (Mermaid). The Mermaid must be taken down. This concerned whether he could obtain 5 Golden Skill Points through the first ring of the main quest, and find Dangerous Object S-002 (Death Grail).

Knock, knock, knock.

A knock on the door came. A man wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a crisp suit walked into the office. His eyebrows were full of confidence, not arrogant.

"Hello, Legion Commander. I am Belock."

The person recommended by Dean Victor had arrived. Choosing this man named Belock was, firstly, because he was already in York City, and secondly, because he was a former member of the Institution.

Later, because of handling dangerous objects, he had half of his liver and lungs taken away, plus one leg, one arm, and one left eye. Over 30% of his skin was torn off. If Belock was not a life-type supernatural, he would have died long ago. Even so, he now had to rely on prosthetics and a prosthetic eye.

Belock stood in front of the office desk, took off his glasses and hat, and placed his cane aside, standing quietly with his head slightly lowered.

Su Xiao looked at Belock and was quite satisfied in his heart.

"You, not bad."

"Thank you for the praise, Legion Commander."

"Take the train tonight back to Gaman City, go to the headquarters and find Mehmet. He will tell you what to do next. From now on, you are appointed as the Deputy Adjutant of the Legion Commander. This is the approval document."

Su Xiao opened the drawer, took out a piece of paper, drafted an approval document casually, and began to look for the Legion Commander's seal. After looking for a long time, he didn't find it in the drawer.

"Xiang Bubu."

A few seconds after Su Xiao's shout, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang ran down from the stairs.

"Where is the seal?"

"Woof?"

"..."

Su Xiao's gaze patrolled the office desk, looking for something handy. Seeing this, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang hurriedly ran to the wall and fished out a half-chewed seal from the crack of the cabinet.

Bang~

The seal was stamped on the approval document, and there was even a small tooth mark on the stamped emblem.

A few seconds later, Belock held the approval document with both hands, looking at the emblem with the small tooth mark on it, petrified on the spot. This scene was very funny. Belock wanted to laugh, but he knew that he couldn't laugh now and must hold it in.

"Legion Commander, as your adjutant, can I select three assistants? My work will be very busy."

Belock was secretly nervous. The busy work was fake. He had two old friends who were both combat personnel who had retired from the Institution. Even though their current life was very comfortable and easy, they really hoped to return to the Institution to work. Only by returning there would they have a sense of belonging.

"You can."

"Sir, this is the information of those three people. Please take a look."

Belock took out three documents from his bosom. After Su Xiao checked two of them, he knew Belock's intention: to let his old friends return to the Institution for clerical work.

Flipping to the third document, Su Xiao frowned. The photo on this document was a young girl, smiling very purely, and her eyes were extremely clear.

This girl was named Goya, a former orphan of the Containment Hospital, that is, a person from Dean Victor's lineage. This type of person was the most willing for the Institution to recruit, with a clean background, and the probability of betrayal was very low.

"What is the reason for her recommendation?"

"She is very capable and comes from the Containment Hospital. Her parents were once members of the Institution. Sir, do you still remember the Hesuo Xi couple? They both sacrificed for the Institution. Those were her parents."

Speaking of this, Belock's eyes showed sadness. He knew about the events of that year. Now, the sculptures of the Hesuo Xi couple still stood in the Hall of Heroes under the headquarters.

"Approved."

"Thank you, sir."

Belock smiled and took the three documents. After bowing and saluting, he inadvertently revealed the train ticket in his chest pocket. It was exactly the ticket from York City to Gaman City, and the time was 11:30, which was exactly the time for Belock to arrive at the station after ending this conversation. Belock was implicitly showing his ability to handle trivial matters.

Belock left the office, and two men and one woman were already waiting on the street. The girl among them, Goya, was holding a skewer of meatballs in her hand, her cheeks bulging while chewing.

Seeing Belock come out, the three people on the street greeted him. One of the men with a face full of scars and a missing piece of his nose asked: "Belock, what did the Legion Commander say?"

"Sigh."

Belock sighed, his eyes showing apology. Seeing this, the two men in suits both gave a bitter smile, their expressions lonely. In the final analysis, they were both crippled and could only spend the rest of their lives in peace.

"Look at this."

Belock took out an approval document from his bosom. The two leaned forward, and after seeing their names on it and the seal at the very bottom, both clenched their fists.

"Good for you, Belock."

"Finally able to return to the Institution."

"You two, did you buy the tickets?"

Belock put away the approval document. This thing was more important to him than his life; this was his future.

"Bought them."

"Go change to the VIP carriage."

"This..."

The two men in suits were somewhat hesitant. Although they were not short of money, they did not have the habit of squandering.

"The ticket cost can be reimbursed by the Institution. Who do you think you are standing behind now?"

Belock took out the ticket from his pocket and crumpled it into a ball.

"Right, right, the Institution will reimburse it."

All three laughed, and Goya on the side also showed a smile. Infiltration... successful. She looked at the night sky. Her parents were indeed the Hesuo Xi couple, and all the information about her was 100% true, with only one mistake: she was loyal to Kingsley.

Goya wanted to see what kind of place the 'Institution' that caused her parents' tragic death was, and how ugly the 'Institution' power-holders who used her parents were.

Gaman City, suburbs.

A mechanical giant bird landed. A white-haired boy jumped off the bird's back. He looked at Gaman City in the distance, which was illuminated by various lights, and scratched his messy hair.

"Is this Gaman City? So prosperous. A052, let's go."

The white-haired boy raised his hand, and Dangerous Object A-052 (Mechanical Giant Bird) retracted, turning into a right arm gauntlet, wrapping the white-haired boy's right hand and forearm inside.

A-052 was a very special dangerous object. Its characteristics were fundamentally different from other dangerous objects. It was more like the black technology in this world, or rather, a technological product from the outside world.

After the white-haired boy left traces of white shadows, he arrived at one of the most prosperous streets in Gaman City. He was like a country bumpkin entering the city, shocked by the scene before him.

"What, what, what kind of outfit is that? Too shameful."

The white-haired boy's face turned red after seeing the attire of a beautiful woman.

"You came to Gaman City, not to look at women's bellies. Whether you can find your mother depends on this time. The Thorn Flower Press was bombed, revealing many unusual things, which are likely related to 'that thing'. Only by investigating all this clearly can you possibly find your mother."

The voice of Dangerous Object A-052 entered the white-haired boy's ears.

"Nagging~"

The white-haired boy walked among the crowd, looking around as he moved forward. Just at this moment, a boy with short black-brown hair, not tall, looking somewhat cowardly but hiding a beast-like aura, walked towards him. This boy was named Aiqi, the Aiqi who was symbiotic with the Devourer.

The white-haired boy and Aiqi brushed past each other. At this moment, the white-haired boy's heart beat very hard. He stopped his steps, and Aiqi, who was back-to-back with him, did the same. Aiqi was very puzzled; just now, the Devourer in his body throbbed.

In the flowing crowd, the white-haired boy and Aiqi stood back-to-back for a few seconds before both started walking again.

"You..."

"You..."

The white-haired boy and Aiqi spoke one after another, both turning their heads to look at each other.

"I have a feeling that we will definitely become friends."

The white-haired boy's personality was cheerful and outgoing, while Aiqi was relatively introverted, seemingly cowardly, but actually likely to explode with a fierce side at any time.

"Have you had dinner yet?"

The white-haired boy pointed to a night snack shop on the side. Aiqi was somewhat hesitant; he held instinctive vigilance towards strangers.

Seeing this, the white-haired boy patted Aiqi on the shoulder and smiled, pulling him into the night snack shop. Fate was such a wonderful thing.