Chapter 880: Follow-up Handling

Su Xiao walked out of the hospital's main entrance, followed by a yawning Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang.

There weren't many pedestrians on the street; most were students full of youthful vigor, aged between 14 and 19. During the day, Academy City felt full of life and vitality.

Walking among the pedestrians, Su Xiao took out his walkie-talkie.

"Aleister, I've been discharged."

After a long while, there was no sound from the walkie-talkie. Su Xiao tapped the walkie-talkie.

Beep, beep, beep~

A mobile phone on a passerby near Su Xiao rang. The passerby answered the call, froze for a few seconds, and then handed the phone to Su Xiao.

"It seems to be... looking for you..."

Su Xiao glanced at this confused student, then at the walkie-talkie in his hand, and finally at Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang. Last night, he had let Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang carry the walkie-talkie in his mouth; could it be that the drool caused a short circuit? A moment later, he took the phone.

"I sent the Hound Unit to the vicinity, but whose side are you on now?"

The phone signal in Su Xiao's hand had already been hacked by Aleister.

"It seems my previous intelligence was wrong. This isn't just your territory. As for whose side I'm on, is there any need to ask? Compared to that doctor's way of doing things, I prefer a simple, direct approach."

"So my 'old friend' failed to move you."

Aleister's tone actually carried a hint of a smile. Su Xiao smiled; he had a feeling that Aleister seemed to have known all along that he wouldn't join Heaven Canceller's side, the reason being that Tsuchimikado Motoharu and Heaven Canceller had no connection.

"Our philosophies don't align; it's impossible to work together. I will handle the follow-up to last night's incident. Once I resolve this, I will see Tsuchimikado Motoharu."

"Of course you will see him."

Su Xiao hung up the phone and returned it to the student. From beginning to end, the student was completely bewildered; his train of thought couldn't keep up with the development of events.

After the student left, two men in black suits walked toward Su Xiao.

"Mr. Bai Ye, we are the Hound Unit."

"Where are those two from last night?"

"10th School District. The situation there is relatively complex. They met with a magic spy last night, and that magic spy provided them with a shelter."

A member of the Hound Unit handed over some documents. After flipping through them, Su Xiao understood the gist of the matter.

"What about Kihara Hasu?"

"Miss Kihara is currently recuperating. She was severely injured in last night's battle and is at the same hospital you were just at."

"Hmm?"

Su Xiao pondered for a moment: "If it's that hospital, we can contact her now."

Two hours later, Academy City, 10th School District.

The 10th School District was adjacent to the 7th School District and located on the edge of Academy City. There were no schools here, but there were many 'experimental animal' incinerators. The only juvenile reformatory in Academy City was built here.

Because there were no outstanding research projects, the institutions here were not wealthy. Over time, the research institutions here basically became abandoned, and eventually, it became a slum within Academy City.

That's right, there were slums in Academy City, but compared to slums outside, the people here wouldn't starve or freeze, and they didn't have to struggle on the edge of subsistence.

A large number of idlers who didn't worry about food and clothing gathered in the 10th District. They had nothing to do, and the violent factors in their bodies were activated by the environment, which led to a significant increase in the crime rate in the 10th District. Any student, especially female students, would never step foot here after 6 PM.

Aleister acquiesced to the poor security environment here. In Aleister's view, this was a waste accumulation point. Everything useless could be piled here, and there was no need to worry about technology being stolen by the outside world. Because the security was poor, students didn't dare to come here, which greatly reduced the possibility of some secrets being exposed.

Under this acquiescence, the 10th District could be said to be notorious. Numerous Level 0 groups ran rampant here. The so-called Level 0 groups were factions composed of Level 0 ability users. Don't underestimate these Level 0s; they were different from students and had quite the atmosphere of a terrorist organization.

A black sedan was driving in the 10th District. The driver was a sniper from the Hound Unit, and the front passenger was also a member of the Hound Unit. He had a laptop on his lap, and the computer screen showed several surveillance images. Both were proficient in sniping and intelligence gathering.

As for the back seat of the car, two people and one dog were squeezed in.

Kihara Hasu's fair and tender cheeks were pressed against the car window, and she was rolling her eyes from being squeezed.

"Can't you... get another car? I really want to kill you."

Kihara Hasu turned her head with difficulty, looking angrily at Su Xiao. She wasn't wearing much to begin with, and now that she was in the crowded back seat, the result was self-evident; she was almost sitting on Su Xiao's lap.

Su Xiao's expression didn't look too good either. If he wasn't worried about the target escaping, he wouldn't be squeezed into this car. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was really too good at squeezing.

Compared to the two, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang on the side was much calmer. His little eyes seemed to be saying: 'Master, that woman is very soft, right?'

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang's furry tail wagged, occasionally brushing across Su Xiao's face. Seeing this scene, Kihara Hasu felt secretly pleased, but her chest was squeezed flat, which was very shameful.

Screech, the car stopped abruptly.

"Mr. Bai Ye, we have arrived at the designated location."

The sniper in the driver's seat pushed open the car door, pulled a leather suitcase out of the trunk, and quickly disappeared into an abandoned unfinished building.

The Hound member in the front passenger seat handed over three headsets. Su Xiao, Kihara Hasu, and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang each put one on.

Climbing out of the crowded car, Su Xiao moved his somewhat stiff right arm. His right arm couldn't swing a sword for the time being; it would take at least 15 to 20 hours of rest before he could hold a sword to fight. Not being able to use his right arm didn't mean Su Xiao had lost his combat ability, and besides, the enemy was more severely injured.

Su Xiao, Kihara Hasu, and Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang walked toward a bar called Fire Forest. If the intelligence was correct, Kanzaki Kaori was recuperating there.

There was a sign at the entrance of the bar that read: This shop has been open for three months and is now holding a customer appreciation event. Drinks are discounted, and there is a 25% discount for consumption by two or more people.

Because of the drink discount, even at noon, there were still customers entering and leaving the bar from time to time.

"Looks like this is the right place. Discount event... just using the flow of people to cover for the target person."

Kihara Hasu pressed her wireless headset.

"Are you ready?"

"Already arrived at the sniper point, can provide fire support at any time. Considering the environment of the bar, I need precise coordinates."

"No problem."

Kihara Hasu looked up at Su Xiao and tossed him a signal transmitter the size of a car key.

"As long as this thing is activated, three seconds later, the location of this thing will be subjected to indiscriminate fire."

Kihara Hasu had experience working with the Hound Unit, and she was unexpectedly active for this mission.

Or rather, Kihara Hasu held a grudge. Over 60% of her skin was burned in last night's battle. Even with Heaven Canceller's treatment, she wouldn't be left with scars, but the feeling of being scorched by flames made her memory painful.

Su Xiao caught the signal transmitter and took the lead in walking into the bar.

Pushing open the wooden door and entering the bar, Su Xiao found that this was not a modern-style bar, but rather leaned toward an old European style. The bar was filled with round wooden tables, and the seats looked like sections of round wooden logs.

"That student last night was really good, it's a pity she escaped."

"Are you tired of living, you guy? You actually went to the 7th School District to cause trouble."

"Boss, another bottle of Fire Leech."

The bar was bustling with noise, and most of the customers were between their teens and thirties. A short-haired woman wearing a purple dress walked among the drinkers, wearing pure gold snake-shaped earrings on her left ear. She seemed to be very familiar with every drinker, occasionally greeting or chatting with the drinkers beside her. She should be the boss of this bar. ===== CHAPTER 881 =====