Going It Alone

"Of course, we're the higher-ups of the Super Soldier Company."

Yun Zhao nodded and continued asking, "I know a little about you as well. You have a supercomputer called Deno 3, right?"

A Jie was stunned when he heard this. He had not expected Yun Zhao to know about them, and he nodded instinctively.

"I heard that this supercomputer is incredibly powerful. It can monitor the entire world, and even certain areas of outer space, right?"

A Jie nodded again.

"If that's the case, where were you when the Taotie descended last night?"

"If you can monitor outer space, then Deno 3 should have noticed when the Taotie entered Earth's atmosphere, right?"

"Moreover, the Super God Academy is in Juxia City, not very far from Airport Road in Fei Liu District. If—just if—Deno 3 detected the Taotie's descent immediately, then you should have had enough time to get from the Super God Academy to Airport Road."

"But I stayed there for quite some time and didn't sense the presence of any other Super Soldiers."

"Orders from the higher-ups? That's it?"

Those words—that's it—were nothing short of scornful. A Jie felt embarrassed for a moment.

Qiang Wei opened her mouth, wanting to say that she had been on her way there. But by the time she received the order, Yun Zhao had already dealt with the Taotie, and Qi Lin had already arrived. Only then had she prepared to set out.

The time difference between all that was rather huge.

As for why she had known about it through her inner voice but had not gone over sooner, it was naturally because she trusted Yun Zhao's abilities.

If Yun Zhao had not been there, how many people would have died during that long stretch of time? In the mere few minutes last night, more than a dozen ordinary civilians had already died in the Taotie's attack. If one counted from when she received the order until she arrived, it would have taken at least half an hour.

How many people would have died then?

"Mr. A Jie, I'm a rather straightforward person. I don't mean any harm toward you. I won't join the Super Soldier Company, but I'll fight the aliens."

"That's all I have to say. I still have some things to attend to."

After Yun Zhao finished speaking, he turned around and went upstairs.

A Jie could only shake his head helplessly and glance at Qiang Wei.

"Qi Lin, I still have something to do. I'll be leaving first."

"Okay."

Qi Lin nodded, stood up, and escorted Qiang Wei to the door.

That smooth-talking A Jie really thinks I'm Ge Xiaolun, that big idiot? Does he think I'm that easy to fool? As Qiang Wei walked out, Yun Zhao's voice suddenly sounded in her mind. The corner of her mouth twitched, and she glanced at A Jie beside her.

She was also helpless about this guy's habit of fooling people. Before coming to Yun Zhao, they had gone to find Ge Xiaolun first, and that fellow had been thoroughly bamboozled by A Jie.

Speaking of which, I rejected Du Kao. According to the usual plot in the fanfiction I used to read, after Du Kao finds out, he'll definitely arrange for someone to keep an eye on me, claiming it's to monitor me and prevent me from doing anything that might endanger society.

But what the real reason is, only he knows in his heart.

I really don't understand. What, does joining your Super God Academy mean I won't endanger society? What kind of logic is that? I can't make heads or tails of it. After hearing this, Qiang Wei wondered whether she should say something to Old Du after returning and tell him not to pull this kind of stunt.

"Qiang Wei, Qiang Wei, can you hear me?"

"Leina? What is it?"

She was somewhat puzzled. Why was Leina contacting her at a time like this?

"Want to make a bet? A bet on whether Old Du will arrange for someone to monitor you, just as Yun Zhao said."

"You're really bored."

Qiang Wei directly cut off the Dark Communication. She had already decided to have a good talk with Old Du after returning. He absolutely could not act recklessly like this.

Yun Zhao had been on Earth for so long, yet he had never done anything harmful to society. On the contrary, he had gone to Airport Road early yesterday. Though he had his own motives, he had indeed taken care of those Taotie and saved quite a few people.

The two of them returned to the Super God Academy and went straight to see Du Kao.

A Jie explained today's mission, including Yun Zhao's refusal, and gave a detailed report of everything Yun Zhao had said at the time.

Du Kao frowned after hearing it and said, "In that case, forget it. I'll arrange for someone to keep an eye on him."

"No. You shouldn't do that."

The moment Qiang Wei heard that Old Du really intended to send someone over, she immediately objected.

"What's wrong with that? Don't you know how dangerous an uncontrolled Super Soldier can be?"

"We don't have any ill intentions. As long as he doesn't cause trouble, we naturally won't do anything to him."

"Are you not worried that doing this might instead provoke him? After all, no one likes being watched."

Qiang Wei continued arguing.

"Given Earth's current situation, we can't tolerate even the slightest unstable factor. I have my own judgment in this matter, so stop arguing."

"A Jie, you handle this. Make sure you keep a close eye on him."

Du Kao made the decision outright. Qiang Wei, who had been agitated moments ago, merely glanced at him indifferently.

"I hope you won't regret this."

At that moment, Qiang Wei suddenly thought of something Yun Zhao had said in his inner voice earlier.

Only Du Kao himself knew the true reason for arranging people to watch Yun Zhao.

She had already clearly explained that this might provoke him. After all, no one liked having their life watched twenty-four hours a day.

He had done nothing wrong, yet they were guarding against him like this. What would anyone else think? Qiang Wei did not believe Old Du had failed to consider this. Yet he still insisted on doing it, leaving her unable to understand him.

Preventing unstable factors was understandable enough, but arranging for someone to monitor him was not the only option, was it? Qiang Wei left Du Kao's room with her brows knitted tightly.

She was walking toward her dormitory when Leina suddenly appeared from nowhere.

"What did Old Du say? Was it just like Yun Zhao said?"

Seeing Leina's gossiping expression, Qiang Wei nodded helplessly.

"Wow, Yun Zhao really is incredible. He even managed to guess that."

"But is Old Du really okay doing this? Yun Zhao has a group of angels around him. They're all extremely proud and quite domineering too. If they notice what Old Du is doing, they might throw a fit."

"I already told him. He wouldn't listen. What could I do?"

Qiang Wei expressed her helplessness. As for why she had not mentioned that there were several angels with Yun Zhao, she had simply forgotten.

It would probably be too late to bring it up now, and Old Du might not believe her anyway. Besides, knowing Old Du as she did, even if he learned there were angels, he probably would not stop. On the contrary, he might watch Yun Zhao even more closely, as though guarding against a thief.

"Tsk, tsk. Then Old Du can only pray for good fortune."

"I understand him less and less."

Qiang Wei's tone was somewhat heavy.

Hearing this, Leina reached out and patted her shoulder. "Those people who've lived for so long all have something wrong with their heads. It's impossible to figure out what they're thinking."

"Pan Zhen is like that, and so is your Old Du."

Leina's voice was filled with complicated emotions.

"I'm really afraid Earth's invasion might actually have something to do with Old Du." Qiang Wei looked back at the room where Du Kao was.

"Relax. Even if it does have something to do with him, you're you and he's him, aren't you? You don't need to force things unrelated to you onto yourself."