This Is an Opportunity!

"Important intelligence: The Chaos Splitter has dispatched a force of 100,000 to the North Pole, and 009 appears to be among them!"

How did you know?

"We intercepted a dark signal from the Chaos Splitter."

"The password for Dark Lightning is... 1234."

"Is this a joke?" x2

The Nine-Tailed Fox and the Hand of the Serpent intercepted the dark electricity almost simultaneously, a fact that puzzled both sides.

I doubt even a child would set up this kind of encryption.

"Is it possible that they did this on purpose?"

"It's possible they deliberately let us know this information to lure us there!"

"I also feel that there is something wrong with this incident; it feels like a trap."

Is it possible that this is a subversion of established practices?

"What do you mean?"

"For example, they might be busy with something and don't want us involved, so they sent this message to let us know what traps they've set up, making us wary."

"We cannot rule out the possibility of this kind of reverse thinking."

"Or perhaps we're all overthinking it, and they've just set up such a simple encryption?"

"This kind of simplistic and carefree approach is indeed very much like the style of Chaos Splitter."

"This is unusual. I'd rather think of things as more complicated."

"Regardless, if 009 is indeed in the team, then this could be an opportunity, and we absolutely cannot miss it!"

"As long as 009 dares to show his face, everything will be easy."

On the Hand of the Serpent side, Cain, holding the Ghoul Book, pondered for a moment, "I think it's necessary to go there."

What do you think?

There were two other people in the room, both dressed in black robes; they were the other two leaders of the Hand of the Serpent.

One was named Abel, and the other was named Seth.

Of course, this is just a code name.

Abel nodded. "It is indeed necessary to take a look. They've made such a big move this time. If it really is for something crucial, we can't miss it, both morally and logically."

"But the question is, how do we get there?"

"Fly over?"

"Aviation is our only weak area. If Chaos is preparing an ambush, wouldn't that be digging our own grave?"

"And what do you think?"

"I think we should go by sea."

"Our ground military is very strong..."

"But chaos is not weak either."

"Besides, can you guarantee you won't be ambushed if you travel by sea?"

"The time spent at sea is too long, giving the enemy ample time to prepare. I think we should just airdrop them directly and catch them off guard with a blitzkrieg!"

"That's not a good idea. Once we airdrop it, there'll be no going back."

Abel and Cain each suggested going by sea and air, respectively, but neither could convince the other.

At this moment, Meng Qing, who had been silent until now, spoke up.

"Well then, since neither of you can convince the other, let's vote by raising our hands."

"Raise your hand if you came from the sea."

Abel raised his hand upon hearing this, but Meng Qing did not.

Does he support going from the sky?

"Raise your hand if you came from the sky."

Cain raised his hand to vote.

"Raise your hand if you agree not to go." Meng Qing said, raising his right hand directly.

Ah?

Cain and Abel exchanged a glance, and then Meng Qing pointed at them both, saying, "The result is obvious: you go by sea, you go by sky, and I won't go."

No?

Does this mean voting by raising hands?

After leaving the Hand of the Serpent's stronghold, Meng Qing prepared to return to Asia to take a vacation.

When asked why he doesn't go to the North Pole, Meng Qing replied, "Wouldn't that be just plain crazy?"

This looks like a prelude to a fight, and it's quite possible that all sorts of monsters and demons will gather together. He's rather afraid of losing his life.

He didn't want to get involved in anything related to the main storyline.

The previous times... were purely accidental.

Despite possessing the Magic Potion Sequence now, Meng Qing's view remains unchanged: living is more important than anything else.

Becoming a monster is for the sake of living better.

Back in Asia, there won't be any plans to retrieve the Containment Object anytime soon.

But Meng Qing still didn't drop his disguise. He didn't want Qin Leng to see his face, and he didn't want Qin Leng to discover him.

Qin Leng felt that it would be best if he died.

Today, in a good mood, Meng Qing ran into that boy again.

What kind of fate is this?

Meng Qing approached the boy and saw him sitting by the roadside, drawing something.

Meng Qing leaned closer and saw that the boy was drawing the five-star red flag in his sketchbook.

Upon noticing Meng Qing's appearance, the boy quickly turned around.

Meng Qing waved to him and then sat down next to him.

What do you want to be when you grow up?

The boy flipped to a page in the sketchbook where two words were written.

Police.

This is a high-risk profession.

Meng Qing shook his head. But come to think of it, after meeting him so many times, he still didn't seem to know the boy's name.

"May I have your name?"

The boy wrote two words very neatly on the sketchbook.

"... Yang Lin?"

What's your father's name?

The boy was silent for a moment, then shook his head.

Because of the surname Yang, Meng Qing couldn't help but think of someone, but it shouldn't be such a coincidence, right?

Meng Qing was about to speak when suddenly everything went black.

Just then, an unfamiliar memory appeared in his mind.

These memories weren't his; fragmented pieces flickered alternately, flashing before Meng Qing's eyes like a slideshow.

He was chased by Fishman at school... and broke into the Nan Yan Building with a group of police officers, only to be surrounded by a large number of Fishman.

He barely escaped the building, only to be attacked by Invisible Man in the ambulance on his way to the hospital, where he nearly lost his life again.

He also once faced off against 006 and perished together with him.

Is this Chu Yang's memory?

Meng Qing reached up and covered his forehead, the memories flooding back and making his head feel swollen.

And in these memories, he also saw a scene.

The man in the picture is visiting a mother and child. What is the child's face?

"Save him..."

A voice whispered in Meng Qing's ear, and he seemed to see a phantom in the distance, "I owe them..."

Meng Qing shook his head, but the illusion before his eyes did not dissipate.

"So what is this, an obsession?"

"Save him..."

After leaving behind a string of nonsensical words, the illusion before Meng Qing's eyes vanished.

Save him?

Who should we save?

Meng Qing looked at the boy named Yang Lin in front of him. Should he save him?

How can he be saved when he's standing perfectly fine right in front of Meng Qing?

Fine, then...

Meng Qing stood up. "Kid, didn't you want to be a cop? Come on, I'll teach you a couple of tricks."

I don't know what Chu Yang's obsession means. If it means that Yang Lin might encounter danger in the future, then what police officer isn't dangerous?

Meng Qing can't possibly rescue him every time he's in danger, can he?

As the saying goes, give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

Meng Qing simply taught him a few moves so that he could use them to save himself if he encountered danger in the future. That would be considered as Meng Qing saving him, right?