“…… According to the survey, many of these mercenary groups, organized by private security companies, social groups and institutions with official backgrounds, have a high crime rate, which includes not only various criminal and civil cases, but also the lack of necessary checks and regulations in the operation of the mission, including the disregard for the safety of the lives and property of the allied people, and even the firing of friendly forces with different opinions...... Due to the lack of systematic psychological intervention, the members of these military organizations who are outside the system often have extremely severe psychological or mental illnesses, and they pose no less danger than the ACA's attacks......"

-- International Vision Weekly article: "Mercenaries, a panacea outside the system?" 》

"It's really a TF, I learned it in one morning, it would be nice if we had this kind of learning ability when we were young, but I practiced for a month before I stepped on that old guy's foot on the day of the dance."

Dressed in a T-shirt, jeans, and sneakers, Helis gently stood on her tiptoes, spun in half a circle in the air, and then returned to her standing, turning her head to look at the silver-haired grandmother sitting at the table next to her, writing and drawing on a piece of paper, and gave a polite smile.

It's just an innate ability to control muscles, so much so that it can't be said to be really talented.

Helis turned around and looked in the direction of the old grandmother, Professor Boken's wife, who had always been concerned about whether Helis would attend the prom. Wearing a pair of gold-rimmed reading glasses, Boken squinted his eyes as he looked at the text that Helis projected on the air screen in front of her, as if noticing that the old man was having some difficulty reading, and Helis turned up a few fonts.

After confirming that Ling Yu would be attending her prom, Helis began to prepare in full swing, customizing evening dresses, learning to dance, and a lot of things that Helis subconsciously needed to prepare.

"Talent is called talent. Because it's like a gift, you don't need any price to get it (Note 1), but whether you pay for it after you get it is another matter. ”

The old grandmother seemed to be careless, babbling useless words like an ordinary old man. However, Helis was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"Three days is definitely not enough to prepare an evening dress, if you are not a child," Mrs. Boken said with a crack in her mouth, glancing at Helis, "so there are advantages to being small, and I have a sister with whom I have a good relationship, and I will give you a line." Don't sue others. ”

Thank you.

Helis folded her hands and bowed gently, she also knew that it usually takes at least half a month to customize evening dresses, even for small children it takes a week, and three days is definitely not enough if there are no special means.

"Speaking of which, you drew this picture?"

The old woman slowly closed the cap of the pen, then carefully tore off the paper on which Helis counted Jù and folded it. Then he picked up another piece of paper on the table, on which was a drawing of a white evening dress. Although it was hastily drawn, the proportions and light and shadow of the human body are quite good.

Yes, I studied drawing for a while.

Helis nodded, walked to the other side of the table, jumped on the stool, and smiled again. Obviously in a good mood.

"I thought you young people would choose something more ...... With a trendy approach, I don't think I'm going to worry about you ruining the atmosphere of such a formal ball. ”

Sometimes, we may need some old ways.

Helis nodded and shrugged.

That's what a friend of mine said.

"It's not a friend, it's your boyfriend." The old woman smiled meaningfully. "You don't often show expressions, but your eyes do the talking."

All right.

Helis froze for a moment, then shrugged again.

"If you want to pursue someone, you have to put yourself and him in different positions first, you are both different for each other, and that's a crucial first step."

The old woman seemed to be confident in her love classroom, and like any ordinary old man, she babbled a few more words, and Helis did not show any impatience, but sat quietly across the stool and listened.

However, such a conversation, which lasted only five minutes, was interrupted.

"Now insert a temporary message."

The TV that was originally replaying last night's boring talk show late at night suddenly heard such a sound, and the old and the young turned their heads to see the New York airport with thick smoke.

"Just now we have confirmed that John of New York. Kennedy Airport was attacked by unknown armed men, and it has been confirmed that at least one of the attackers was TF, and the airport is now completely cordoned......

But while the announcer was speaking his lines, Helis was taking in the radio waves from another place.

I have to leave, I'm sorry, Ms. Boken, the rest of the trouble is over.

Before the announcer could finish, Helis jumped off the stool and bowed to the old woman.

"I know, go ahead, be careful on the road, I'll pray for you."

The old woman was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted to the other identity of the girl in front of her, she silently drew a cross on her chest, and then emphasized it again.

"Be careful."

Well.

Helis responded, then grabbed the coat from the coat rack next to him and quickly rushed out of the room.

The girl put on her coat as she ran, then took out the cat ear strap from her coat pocket and put it on her head, and finally covered the cat ears with her hood, stepped onto a public electric car next to her, and drove in the direction of her home.

***

A white SUV pulls into an abandoned factory in Brooklyn, New York, which is almost 200 years old, and the entire building has almost collapsed in the flames of the Second American Civil War, and only a small part of it remains, the ruins of which even the homeless will not visit - there are many stundy abandoned factories in Brooklyn.

The screeching of brakes startled a flock of crows, and a few stray dogs barked through the masonry before making a splash in the stagnant water and disappearing into the rubble.

Without waiting for the car to stop, Ling Yu jumped out of the car directly, and then rushed to the rear to open the trunk. Take out one of the boxes in the trunk and throw it to Arya with a backhand, and the boxes of more than fifty kilograms are tossed around like a toy in the hands of the two TFs.

Ling Yu closed the trunk of the SUV, carried another large box and Arya to the side, the white SUV engine started automatically, and then reversed quickly. Along the road out of the abandoned factory.

Just as the SUV left, Ling Yu and Arya also walked to a pile of dilapidated vending machines next to them, this factory seemed to have made vending machines in the past, so there were many vending machines of various brands and models piled up in the ruins.

"Detect security, enter."

Ling Yu didn't forget to scan to see if it was being followed by people or drones, and then he walked to a vending machine that was randomly placed next to it, and the shell of the vending machine suddenly retracted inward, revealing something like an elevator.

"Open the door, Vivien."

"Okay!"

The hollow left eye turned. The sound that came made Ling Yu feel a little relieved, Ling Yu and Arya carried the box into the elevator, the elevator went down more than ten meters, and then the door below slid open again.

"I'm here to help you, dear~"

Vivien pounced directly, snatched the box in Ling Yu's hand with her mental power, and then ran to the house with her shoulder, speaking as she spoke. "What's going on? Something is wrong. ”

"I'll give a briefing later."

Ling Yu took the box from Arya's hand and walked out of the elevator with it. Through the closed door, I walked into this permanent safe house.

The safe house originally belonged to the Allied Special Investigations, but due to financial problems, the Secret Investigations transferred some of the maintenance and use rights to the Kronos Company, and of course agents from the Secret Investigations and the National Security Service could use it if necessary.

In principle, the agents of the Special Investigation Bureau and the National Security Service have higher access than the Prism Squad, which only has the authority of Kronos, but only Kronos does something. For example, if this safe house is being maintained and reinforced, or if the previous group of people has used up the equipment and has not been replenished, Ling Yu can be kept from being disturbed.

"Payne, you help Arya set up the equipment, according to the communication and command capabilities of the A-class command. We need to have separate security lines. ”

"Okay."

Payne untied the knight's sword from his waist, put his backhand on the table next to him, took the box in Vivien's hand, and placed it on the table to open it expertly.

"I'm here to help, too!"

Vivien was as excited as a little girl who participated in the school's collective labor, but the main reason was probably because she saw Ling Yu again after a few hours in the plane.

"You arrange, I'll give a briefing, Herris, are you online?"

Standby.

Ling Yu walked to the map table, swiped his right hand to remove the dormancy mode, reached out and pulled the symbol representing the 01 number of Helis to a corner, and then spoke.

"Give me a situation report first, keywords, JFK, TF."

I've put together a report, ready for a briefing, waiting for permission, captain.

"Some things change, but some things don't, my reliable and efficient digital princess." Ling Yu hooked the corners of his mouth and nodded, and on the other side of the room, Payne caught the communication device that had slipped from Vivien's hand.

"Let's get started." Ling Yu didn't pay attention to the jealousy, his mouth pursed up the old tall Vivian, and he spoke directly.

At 10:40 noon today, Pan Am flight UA254X took off from Guantanamo, Cuba and landed at JFK Airport, at about 11:00, when passing through the guò security check, it was found that the target TF's identity information was fake, and when the customs officer called for support, the target TF launched an attack, and he was then repelled by the airport guard TF, and then used the suitcase to create smoke to escape, I invaded the airport surveillance, he escaped using a security motorcycle parked behind the terminal, obviously, The car was deliberately parked there because the license plate of the security guard's motorcycle was fake, and from this point of view, there may have been forged documents on the motorcycle, and with the cooperation of the airport in the airport, he should have fled.

"It's afternoon...... Just after two o'clock, I agree with you. ”

Ling Yu raised his eyes and glanced at the time in the upper left corner, and nodded, "Have you tracked down any traffic clues?" ”

No.

Helis's answer was simple and clear, and Ling Yu didn't give much hope - it was impossible to miss a detail like road surveillance that would not be overlooked by bank robbers.

"I've got his DNA, I'll upload it to you later."

Ling Yu nodded, glanced at the people who had almost set up the equipment, and turned to look at Helis again, "I'm going to set up a disposal center here, and the problem of line safety will be handed over to you." ”

Ok no problem.

"Good." Ling Yu nodded, and waited for a moment before re-opening her mouth after Arya had initialized the last terminal and gave him a thumbs up.

"Before we begin our formal briefing, I would like to emphasize one thing." Ling Yu glanced at the others and spoke.

"We are not affiliated with the Coalition Violence Agency, and we are not obligated to protect the personnel, property, and order of the Coalition, nor are we obligated to assist the Coalition police or military personnel in protecting their personnel, property, and order."

"In the same way, we will be outside the alliance system, and any alliance police or military personnel are a potential threat to us, and we will allow the use of lethal force if necessary to ensure our own safety and freedom."

"On this basis, I will first clarify the purpose of this operation, our purpose is to independently investigate the mastermind behind this incident, if it has nothing to do with the ACA, then we can transfer the information to the alliance after the necessary screening, but if it is related to the ACA, we will reserve the right to withhold information."

Ling Yu's gaze was like a sword, causing silence in the safe house.

Note 1: The word used here is Gift, which means both gift and talent, hence the pun. (To be continued......)