Dragon District, the headquarters of the "Ring".

The elevator door opened, the man stepped in, and without hesitation, pressed the selection button on the top floor, and the transparent space began to rise steadily. The man folded his arms and leaned against the elevator wall behind him to rest for a while, his tired eyes staring coldly at the busy staff on each floor.

Phoenix. The highest person in charge of the organization.

The word "Circle" is simply a code name, taken from their organizational emblem, a completely closed white ring usually printed on the back of their uniform, and the largest intelligence agency under the United Empire is called the "General Directorate of Homeland Security Strategy" of the United Empire. The main task of this agency is to mobilize professional agents trained by various departments to collect and analyze all kinds of information about the Empire, openly or covertly, as well as to monitor the military movements of the rebels outside the Empire, and report them directly to the sole ruler of the Empire, His Majesty the Emperor.

In addition, the power of the Circle is also unusually powerful, and it can even move troops directly beyond the military department, and no one except His Majesty the Emperor has any right to intervene in the cause or purpose of any action. The reason for this high level of trust is only due to the unique manager of the Circle, Phoenix Newward, whose loyalty to the Empire and extremely strong personal ability have made him where he is today.

"Director, I've got news from the Zeluthor area. ”

Arriving at the general command room on the top floor, Phoenix had just stepped out of the elevator door, and the assistant who had been waiting for a long time immediately stepped forward to report his work.

The entire top floor of the Circle building is the office area of Phoenix, and it is also the largest collection of books in the entire United Empire. Between the mountain-like bookshelves, Phoenix took a seat behind a desk in the center of the area, and his assistant immediately prepared cups and saucers on the meticulously organized tabletop, and then poured the director a cup of black coffee that had already been prepared.

"This [Han Fei] has always been on our pursuit list, but because of his erratic whereabouts, he has not been able to formulate a set of arrest plans. The assistant put down the coffee pot, folded his hands, and stood respectfully to the side, "I didn't get any definite information until two hours ago, and he had wandered to Zeluthor Island, where he had carried out a series of attacks in a row over the course of several weeks, causing a large number of casualties. Now they have even hijacked a local television station and declared war on the police. ”

"The police in Rain City are too lax. Phoenix looked at the document and took a sip of coffee, "Although it is good to use this matter to knock them up, but if this continues, it will affect the status of the empire in the hearts of the people." So ......"

After a moment of silence, he took out a piece of straw paper from the drawer, then picked up the pen and pen, and in the blink of an eye, a draft that had been transcribed with almost no blanks was handed to the assistant, who quickly took it.

"Print it out according to this, and report it to the police group, saying that the matter will be handed over to the circle today. Phoenix thought for a moment, and tapped his pen-holding finger lightly on his eyebrows, "As for the command of this operation, it's up to you, Ryan." ”

The assistant's hand holding the draft document trembled slightly, he raised his head, and under the extremely long black bangs, two heterochromatic pupils, one brown and one red, were glowing with surprise, "You ...... Am I in charge? Director, wouldn't it be too ...... Early?"

"It's okay, everyone knows that the one who can be recognized by me and choose to be an assistant will definitely be the next heir to the position of this director. Phoenix had already begun to look down at the other submitted report, "Go and pick some reliable people and arrest this [Han Fei], which will be used as a paving for your future promotion." ”

"Yes, thank you for the cultivation, I will live up to my expectations. The assistant named Ryan stood still, bowed deeply to Phoenix, and then turned and walked towards the elevator. The transparent elevator compartment slowly descended, and in Ryan's sight, the busy figure was still working at the desk, as it had been for more than ten years.

Actually, I'm already very satisfied to be your assistant, Director.

......

Rain City, Police Station.

Johnson sat behind his desk, frowning as he looked at the list that Bullock had submitted.

The hijacking of the TV station building resolved the crisis without any loss, and as the masked men had promised, they did release the hostages and let them leave after the twenty-minute deadline had expired, and they stood in place, accepting the handcuffs of the police officers without any resistance, and acting quite cooperative. At this time, they had been escorted by police cars and temporarily placed under strict supervision in a temporary cell under the police station.

The list in Johnson's hands is a dossier of the true identities of the masked men. By the time they had just returned to the police station, all their armaments had been removed, but only the smiling mask on their faces seemed to have taken root, and no matter what means were taken, it was as strong as if there was nothing to remove them except to cut off their bones together.

However, although the masks that obscure their faces cannot be removed, their identities can still be investigated by extracting hair or blood. After the collection, Sheriff Bullock compared them one by one in the DNA database of Rain City, and quickly handed the results report to Johnson.

"These twelve suspects, without exception, are all imps who have not yet reached adulthood. Sheriff Bullock lit a cigarette and frowned, "Before the hijacking of the TV station building, a juvenile detention center facility in Yucheng was invaded, and Han Fei killed all the staff there, so the alarm was not delivered to the police station in time. ”

There, he recruited a large number of people, most of them sixteen or seventeen years old, with very incendiary speeches, and at this age he was most easily attracted by some seemingly high-sounding crookedness. Bullock picked up one of them and looked at the young face on it, "What's more, he also has that kind of evil mask that can instantly increase the strength of his body." The little ghosts who were locked up in the juvenile detention center were all rejected by their families and relatives because they had made mistakes, and they were a group of children who urgently needed recognition in their hearts, and Han Fei grasped this point, so he easily bewitched such a group of cannon fodder who could sell his life. ”

"Damn...... In time, these children could have been on the right path. Director Johnson gritted his teeth and slammed the table, "This Han Fei kicked them into an abyss that is even more difficult to turn back...... By the way, do you have any news from Mr. Xuan and Officer Zheng?"

"Nope. Bullock shook his head, "There are witnesses, Mr. Xuan, carrying Officer Zheng Yi's hospital bed, fled in the southeast direction under the chase of a group of masked men, and after that, there was no more news. ”

"If it's Mr. Xuan, it shouldn't matter much. Johnson breathed a sigh of relief, he was quite confident in Xuanyi's strength, "But, Bullock, I always feel that this whole thing seems to be something else, maybe the matter is not over yet......"

Bang ——!!!

The sudden explosion made the entire police station tremble a little, and a strong wave of air spread out, and the glass of the window behind the desk instantly shattered, only to see Johnson pounce forward and protect Bullock under him, the sharp glass shards clanged into the director's back, but they were all bounced off by the hard petrified skin.

"Thanks, thank you, Director!" Bullock was so distracted by the explosion that it took him a moment to come back to his senses and thank Johnson. The latter waved his hand, then immediately stood up, "This explosion is too close, the source seems to be ...... Right at the gate of the police station?!"

At the gate of the police department, the police officer in charge of the guard post hurriedly sounded the alarm, and the officers with guns poured out of the hall, and they all aimed the crosshair of the pistol at the figure flashing in the smoke behind the cover.

"Get out! Who dares to make trouble at the door of the police station! Raise your hands and come out and surrender!"

A sergeant quickly glanced at the scene, and two police cars were lying across the smashed gate, black billowing smoke rising from the burning body. Suddenly, two red rays of light illuminated in the smoke, and the invisible momentum spread violently, clearing a clean passage between the black smoke.

"Hey, don't shoot. ”

The hoarse voice sounded, and all the police officers were stunned, and Director Johnson and Bullock, who had just arrived, saw the faces of the comers, and their faces appeared at the same time with angry faces: "Han Fei——!!"

The silver-haired man wearing a smiley mask walked into everyone's sight with his hands raised, only to see him suddenly fall to his knees on the ground, his body bowed, only his hands raised high, and then he said something that shocked everyone even more than this action.

"I confess, I surrender, please...... Arrest me. ”

There are 18 hours left before the completion of the Hanfei plan.