Congzhou Municipal State Security Bureau. Special reception room.

Xia Lixin ('Female' No. 11) sat across from two NSA agents, separated only by a table. Half an hour ago, Xia Lixin told Ke Yongliang and Mei Ting everything she knew about Class 13.

"That's all I know." She said.

Ke Yongliang bowed his head and said, "Thank you for taking the initiative to find us and tell us in detail what happened." So – what do you need? ”

"I need protection. 24-hour police or NSA protection. ”

"Do you think you've been targeted by your opponents? Attack at any time? ”

"Yes."

"But dozens of people in Class 13 seem to be in danger of their lives, and we may not be able to protect everyone closely."

"No," said Xia Lixin, "I am in a much more dangerous situation than everyone else. Because my superpowers have been exposed. ”

Ke Yongliang and Mei Ting glanced at each other and asked, "What is your superpower?" ”

Xia Lixin said: "Have you watched the show "The Voice"? ”

Ke Yongliang shook his head, and Mei Ting said, "Is this the latest season?" I've seen it. ”

"Among them was a 'female' singer who caused a sensation during the blind audition stage, and the video has now gone viral on the Internet with more than 100 million views. This has been reported on major entertainment websites, you should know, right? ”

Mei Ting looked at Xia Lixin for a moment, and whispered "ah": "You are the singer, what is your name......

"It doesn't matter, that's a random stage name I picked up. Actually, I was very careful when I competed, wearing heavy makeup, changing my hairstyle, and wearing a hat. But the only thing I didn't take into account was how sensational the scene would be, and how popular the video was. After the show aired, I was searched for by people's 'meat', and now people all over the country know my real name and the 'door' number of my home. And the people in Class 13, of course, can guess my superpowers through that video. ”

Ke Yongliang usually doesn't watch entertainment programs at all, and he asked Mei Ting: "What's going on?" ”

"I'd suggest you go online and watch that video in a moment." Mei Ting said, "The scene was crazy. When the 'female' singer began to sing the first verse, the four teachers turned around in unison, and the audience stood up collectively, more than half of them burst into tears, and the other half of the people looked as if they had seen Jesus coming. At the end of the four-minute performance, if it weren't for the security guards to stop them, everyone would have rushed to the stage to hug the 'female' singer – including the mentor. In the next stage of mentor grabbing, the mentors just didn't fight, in short, the scene was completely out of control. ”

Ke Yongliang was dumbfounded when he heard it: "Is it really so good?" ”

"It is a blasphemy to use the 'natural sound' to describe the voice of this 'female' singer." Mei Ting said.

Ke Yongliang and Mei Ting looked at Xia Lixin sitting opposite them - the protagonist of this video seems to be trying to connect her with the 'female' singer who caused the 'commotion' and 'chaos'.

"Don't doubt it, it's me." Xia Lixin said tiredly, "When I first caused a sensation, I was 'quite excited', but now I realize that it was a complete disaster. ”

"Didn't you expect this to happen before you were ready to compete?" Mei Ting asked.

"Actually, I also expected it, but I didn't expect it to be such an exaggeration." "After having superpowers, I felt that my dream was right in front of me, so I took the risk of being recognized to participate in the competition. The result is - I am red, but also in danger. Everyone in Class 13 who watched that video could guess what my superpower was. ”

"Your superpower is that you can control 'voices', right?" Mei Ting asked.

"Yes." Xia Lixin said frustratedly, "Look, you guessed it right at once." ”

"How do you use it?"

"I can control everything related to sound, such as timbre. I don't have superpowers right now, and the tone of my speech is very ordinary. But when I entered the competition, I believed that I was producing the best sound 'color' that a human being could possibly have. Of course, I can also control the frequency and loudness of the sound, etc. ”

"Can you show us that?" Ke Yongliang made a request.

Xia Lixin looked at him: "Are you sure?" ”

Ke Yong nodded.

Xia Lixin took a breath, opened her mouth, and made an extremely high-frequency sound from her mouth, Ke Yongliang and Mei Ting immediately covered their ears, still feeling dizzy and wanting to vomit. The coated thermal 'reflective' glass on the right side of the reception room (a mirror from the inside, glass from the outside) also cracked and was about to shatter. Ke Yongliang shouted loudly: "Okay, stop! ”

Xia Lixin closed her mouth and canceled her superpowers. It took a while for the two agents to recover from their nausea and vertigo.

Standing outside the reception room, Nalan Zhimin, director of the National Security Bureau, who was watching all this through the glass, was also stunned, and his open mouth could not be closed for a long time.

Xia Lixin said: "The high-frequency sound just now is nothing, and I can also emit ultra-low-frequency infrasound 'waves', which are more destructive to people, and can cause human blood vessels to rupture and lead to death." ”

Mei Ting shuddered a little: "Your superpowers are so strong, do you still need the protection of the police and the National Security Bureau?" ”

"No, you can't say that. Regardless of whether the superpower is strong or weak, it is absolutely unwise to let the opponent know about his superpower. Xia Lixin remembered this reminder from the old god, "I regret it very much now, and I have found an excuse to withdraw from the 'The Voice' competition." But it's too late, and I'm completely passive now. If I am attacked, I am in the light and the other party is in the dark, which is really a big disadvantage for me. ”

"I understand your concerns." Ke Yongliang said, "I will give you three suggestions: first, move quickly; Second, try to minimize the chance of 'showing up' in public, and third, you can't actively attack anyone. ”

"I'll do all of that." "But I have a gut feeling that I've been targeted by some attacker. Can you protect me? ”

Ke Yongliang wanted to say, "We are not your 24-hour personal bodyguards", but seeing this girl's worried expression, he was a little speechless. After thinking about it, he planned to tell Xia Lixin that if he wanted to get the protection of the police or the National Security Bureau, he could only live in the corresponding institution, but the essence was almost like going to prison.

Ke Yongliang was about to speak, but the 'door' of the reception room was pushed open, and Director Nalan Zhimin walked in and said to Xia Lixin: "Yes, girl." We will arrange for agents to ambush you near your home and protect you secretly. ”

"All day?"

"That's right, 24 hours."

"Great," Xia Lixin stood up and said to Nalan Jimin, "Thank you very much." ”

"Keeping our citizens safe is part of our responsibility." Nalan Jimin smiled.

Xia Lixin couldn't stop nodding, said some more 'exciting' words, and went home.

Looking at Xia Lixin's back, Ke Yongliang said to Nalan Zhimin: "Director, you don't really want to send the two of us as her personal bodyguards, right?" ”

Nalan Jimin said, "Do you think her superpowers can listen to our conversation from a long distance?" ”

Ke Yongliang shrugged his shoulders: "It's hard to say. ”

"Then come to my office and don't let her hear our conversation."

Ke Yongliang and Mei Ting followed Nalan Zhimin to the director's office and closed the 'door'. The three of them sat in a leather chair.

Nalan Jimin said, "Everything this girl just said — possession of the old gods, choosing superpowers with a blank sheet of paper, 50 people fighting each other — sounds like a myth. Do you think she's telling the truth? ”

"It's the truth." Mei Ting, an expert in micro-expressions, said firmly, "Her expression won't lie to me." ”

Nalan Zhimin bowed: "This is the first time that the superpowers of Class 13 have been honest with us about what happened to them. I guess this girl was really scared after being in the limelight and wanted to seek protection. ”

"Apparently so." Ke Yongliang said, "What I care about is who you plan to send to be her 'bodyguard'." ”

"No one will send anybody." Nalan Jimin said.

Ke Yongliang and Mei Ting glanced at each other, frowned, and said, "You lied to her?" In fact, he didn't plan to send someone to protect her at all? “

"How ugly the word 'deceive' is. I was reassuring her and keeping her from being overly nervous and suspicious. ”

Ke Yongliang said puzzledly: "It seems that you don't care about the safety of these superpowers at all, and even ......"

Nalan Jimin squinted at him: "Or even what? ”

Ke Yongliang hesitated for a moment and said, "It may be a bit offensive to say this, but I feel that not only will you not protect them, but you even want to see them fight each other." ”

Nalan Zhimin was silent for a while, and said, "Lao Ke, we have worked together for a while, and I have found that you do have a keen intuition. That's right, I just want them to fight each other. ”

Ke Yongliang was surprised: "You just said that ensuring the safety of citizens is one of our responsibilities. ”

"That's right, ordinary citizens." Nalan Zhimin emphasized the word 'ordinary'.

Ke Yongliang and Mei Ting did not speak, waiting for Nalan Zhimin to explain further.

Nalan Zhimin got up from his chair, propped his hands on the black 'colored' desk of the piano, stared at the two agents solemnly, and said:

"Listen, the following is absolutely confidential. Regarding the incident in Class 13 of the Mingde Training Center, the Ministry of State Security has used an espionage agency to investigate. They take it more seriously than you think. Now, the Ministry of National Security has issued the latest directive that there must be no interference in the behavior of all members of Class 13 fighting each other. ”

Ke Yongliang and Mei Ting were stunned: "What? Leave them alone? Let them unleash a 'superpower war'? ”

"I'm afraid that's what it means." Nalan Jimin said.

"Why is that?" Ke Yongliang was puzzled, "You have also seen the superpower of Xia Lixin just now. Just one person can produce such destructive power, and if they fight each other, how many casualties will it cause? ”

Nalan Zhimin stretched out his palm and made a gesture for Ke Yongliang to shut up, and said: "This matter is related to the future of the entire country and even the world. There is some important information that we don't know about it, and we made this decision for the sake of the big picture. Don't ask me why, I don't know. What I know is that we must follow the arrangement and never act arbitrarily and arbitrarily. ”

Ke Yongliang had nothing to say, so he could only spread his hands angrily and said: "So our special investigation team can be disbanded, and there is nothing to do." ”

"Who says there's nothing to do?" Nalan Jimin said, "The instructions above only require us not to interfere with the behavior of the members of Class 13 fighting each other, but we must not allow these superpowers to attack ordinary civilians, even if the victims are evil. ”

Mei Ting said: "Director Nalan, it sounds like this has happened? ”

"Yes." "Recently, there have been several incidents of self-harm in the city, and people have died as a result. Most of the victims are vicious people who start to harm themselves or even commit suicide after a conflict with someone around them. The locations are mostly in public, which causes a lot of panic and adverse effects. Preliminarily, these incidents are related to a superpowered person in Class 13, and I want you to investigate immediately. ”

Ke Yongliang and Mei Ting got up from their chairs and said in unison: "Yes!" ”