Mei, I Absolutely Won't Let Go (Continued)

The two of them had been far too careless. In fact, there had been plenty of opportunities to fight back during the process.

No matter what, Xu Qi and Mei were not professionals. Their knowledge of how to disarm and capture prisoners still needed improvement. However, Kafka and Hiora had no intention of making another move.

And just like that, they were easily tied up by Mei.

Xu Qi had naturally noticed this.

"So you're planning to give me preferential treatment as a prisoner?"

"Of course. You barely resisted, after all, didn't you?"

"I can also tell you that the original order we received was to hold you up. At the time, I was a little confused about what 'hold you up' meant... but now I understand."

Xu Qi frowned. These two... were they really terrorists? Why were they so agreeable?

"What do we do next?"

Mei looked calm on the surface, but in reality, she could suppress her panic only because Xu Qi was there.

You've got to be kidding me... These... these are terrorists!

"Hey, kid, this is far enough."

The sudden voice startled all four people present. A flat flying object abruptly appeared in the room, and the voice coming from it belonged to—Mobius!

Kafka's expression changed dramatically.

"You're not dead!?"

"Ha! That's right... Of course I'm not dead. I have you to thank for that, don't I? You Anti-Entropy people..."

They knew each other.

That much was obvious.

"Xu Qi, take Mei to Jiuting Base to support Elysia and the others. I'll negotiate with them here."

"Okay!"

Trusting Mobius completely, Xu Qi tossed aside his pistols, took Mei by the hand, and left the scene.

He did not even bother dealing with the fingerprints and such. With Mobius there, she would only consider things more thoroughly than he could.

Only after the roar of a car engine sounded outside again did Mobius slowly speak. "It's been a long time, Kafka. Hiora."

Raven turned her head away, seemingly unwilling to talk to Mobius.

As for Kafka... after getting over her initial shock, she had already regained her composure.

"So that's why that kid's physical abilities are so abnormal. With you involved, everything makes sense."

"Heh... You don't need to flatter me. You should worry about yourself first."

A smiling emoticon appeared on the flying vehicle's display—(￣︶￣)

"Mobius, you're still the same as ever... But I have to give you a warning too—if you want to stop Xia Ya, acting so hastily won't do."

At the Golden Courtyard's central control console, Mobius frowned.

What did this woman mean?

"Xia Ya is a terrifying man. I don't even know whether Anti-Entropy is using him, or he's using Anti-Entropy... Even if I didn't tell you, I would have told Xu Qi."

"What? Don't tell me you suddenly found your conscience."

"Suit yourself. But that's all I have to say."

"28, Mei? Who?"

In the central room of the Golden Courtyard, Griseo suddenly walked in.

Noticing this, Mobius could not help raising an eyebrow. After all, Little Griseo usually did not want to play with her strange aunt.

"What's wrong, Griseo?"

Even so, Mobius rather liked Griseo. Who wouldn't like this little girl with her sweet, soft voice?

"Auntie Mobius, Mother Aponia said that Brother and the sisters in the 45617940 group are saving many people's lives right now—is that true?"

Griseo moved close to Mobius, but what she said sounded rather unpleasant.

What did she mean by calling Mobius "auntie"? Why were the others all brothers and sisters?

Mobius sighed. Forget it. Let it be.

"Yes, Little Griseo. They're all working hard to prevent a disaster."

"Then!" Little Griseo raised her head and summoned her courage. "Griseo wants to work hard too! I can't go out with the brothers and sisters, but Griseo wants to help everyone too!"

A child's innocent words could often strike the deepest blow to the heart.

Mobius gazed at Griseo fondly, so moved that she nearly cried. Hmph! She's far better than a certain disobedient Xu kid.

But now that she thought about it...

Mobius raised an eyebrow as if she had remembered something. She took Griseo's hand and said, "Speaking of which, there really is something Little Griseo can help with."

"Hmm?"

"Come on, Griseo. Take your paintbrushes. We're going to draw."

"Draw? Where?"

"On the Exoskeleton Armor your Xu Qi brother will most likely need. Remember, Griseo, you have to pour the other person's spirit and will into your painting, okay~"

Griseo tapped her lips, then nodded firmly. "Yes! Griseo understands!"

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"To be honest, although I brought you in, I don't believe any of the nonsense Xu Qi told me." Inside Jiuting Base, Xin An walked at the front while Elysia and the others followed behind her.

Even Xu Qi had not expected Xin An to agree to help him. If helping him find the information earlier had merely been repayment for a favor... he truly could not figure out her reason this time.

But the result was good. With Xin An there, they had encountered no obstacles along the way.

Of course, given that it was the middle of the night, it was unlikely that anyone would notice such a group anyway. The only thing they perhaps needed to watch out for was the security guards.

That was also why Xu Qi had asked Yae to come along.

If necessary, just knock them out!

"Xia Ya is his teacher, no matter what. He actually came up with the idea of saying his own teacher was planning a terrorist attack." Xin An grumbled as she walked ahead.

Elysia, following behind her, thought, Then why did you bring us in?

Naturally, Elysia only dared to think that in her heart. She knew that girls cared about saving face. Only that idiot Xu Qi would not care about such things.

"Come to think of it, where's Xu Qi? Why didn't he come with you?"

In an instant, Pardofelis, Fu Hua, and Yae, who were walking behind them, all pricked up their ears!

They seemed to smell... gossip!

"He went with Mei to find Xia Ya."

Xin An was not surprised that he had gone to find Xia Ya, but...

"Mei? Who?"

Elysia had never encountered a woman who was interested in Xu Qi yet did not even know Mei existed.

"Uh... Xu Qi's girlfriend."

She knew that was not true, but Elysia instinctively insisted on it.

What she did not know, of course, was that it was already true now.

"Hah! That guy can have a girlfriend?" Xin An looked disdainful. That idiot had nothing in his head except work. He and a creature like a girlfriend could never get along.

"We're here. The large depot is ahead. You said... Xia Ya might build a train that never stops?"

Now that they were discussing business, Xin An could not let the two women keep probing each other. Yae immediately stepped forward and said seriously, "Although it sounds unbelievable, this is most likely the truth."

Xin An frowned.

She hesitated for a while before finally sighing.

I've lost to Xu Qi...

Xin An glanced at the time.

"It's 3:46 right now, and the earliest inspection train will start moving at 4:30. Normally, if I wanted you to board the trains for inspection, I'd have to request permission from the construction site..."

Xin An looked at the four somewhat confused women before her and clicked her tongue. Why are they all so beautiful?

"We don't have much time. Here's the departure schedule."

As she spoke, Xin An took out a departure schedule she had prepared earlier and handed it to Elysia and the others.

"Check the trains one by one from top to bottom. Xu Qi said you have a way to inspect them, so I'll take his word for it. Move quickly! I'll communicate with the station dispatchers.

"Remember! Don't let the drivers notice you, and especially don't let the night-shift inspectors find out! If you're discovered and questioned, just say..."

Xin An had originally intended to have them disguise themselves as suppliers, but the problem was—you're all so damn beautiful! No one would believe you were suppliers!

"Forget it! If you're discovered, give them my name, or Xu Qi's! Here, his name might be more useful than the manager's."

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Meanwhile, at Jinqiao Base on Line 9.

When Kevin and the others arrived, they received treatment much like Elysia's group had at Jiuting Base. The only difference was that the person receiving them was a man.

"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Yao Yuchen. As for my position... I suppose you could say I'm the team leader of tonight's inspection shift."

Kevin and the others exchanged looks. Clearly, they did not understand exactly how high-ranking this inspection team leader was.

"At any rate, I do have the authority to let you board the trains for inspection."

This group was different from Elysia's. Aside from Kosma, they were all seasoned office workers. Kevin immediately realized that there was more to the man's words.

"It will put you under a great deal of pressure, won't it?"

Yao Yuchen, who had been walking ahead, stopped. Then he chuckled.

"Indeed. If someone finds out, I'll lose my position as team leader. Oh, and take this. It's the departure schedule. Check the trains from top to bottom in order. We don't have much time."

Kevin accepted it solemnly, feeling somewhat emotional inside as well.

Even so... he chose to help them. No, he chose to help Xu Qi?

"Don't overthink it. That guy and I were roommates in college. If my son is in trouble, how could I, his father, not help?"

That really is the way young people communicate nowadays...

"Although I still can't believe Supervisor Xia Ya would do something like this... it doesn't matter! If Xu Qi thinks so, he must have his reasons!"

Yao Yuchen spoke with great conviction.

"It's been like this since college. That guy has always been able to make the correct judgment... You're also very good friends of his, right? Don't let that guy's trust in you go to waste..."

"Of course not." Kevin's voice was just as resolute.

"Like Xu Qi, I absolutely won't let such a terrifying incident—happen again."

With the mark of salvation!

"29, Elysia, is this embezzlement?"

On a train on Line 9, Xin An watched curiously as Elysia took a cylindrical tracked robot out of her backpack.

"What is this?"

"This is Klein. With her here, she can find any malfunction on this train."

What kind of high technology was this... just using such a small vehicle? Xin An had heard that the bases of Mode Capital Metro's new lines had begun introducing these automatic inspection robots.

But whether in terms of accuracy or...

Before Xin An could finish the thought, she suddenly felt a green light sweep over her.

Then, the green robot called Klein precisely located the electrical cabinet in the carriage. Several mechanical arms extended from inside the robot.

They transformed into the shape of an iron wire, and then...