Mingfei Was a Good Kid

"Students, whether you're injured or not, come over to the medical vehicles for some counseling," the doctors called to them.

In the distance, Su Xiaoqiang looked at Lu Mingfei. He waved to her, signaling that he'd be over in a moment.

Su Xiaoqiang nodded and headed toward the medical vehicles.

"To be honest, I'm still completely in the dark about this world of Half-Bloods you told me about. I've only heard a few scattered bits of information. Could we set a time for you to tell me about it?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"Sure. Let's add each other on QQ and get in touch to set a time once we're back." Chu Zihang pulled out his phone.

"QQ? We're actually getting in touch through QQ?" Lu Mingfei was speechless.

"QQ is pretty convenient. Lots of people on our end use it. Is there a problem?" Chu Zihang asked.

"No problem. It's just that your organization feels surprisingly down-to-earth."

"Oh, right. I don't have a phone. I'll give you my QQ number, and you can add me. I'll approve it on my computer when I get home," Lu Mingfei said.

Chu Zihang was taken aback, too. Lu Mingfei was so strong, yet he didn't even have a phone?

In the end, Chu Zihang listened as Lu Mingfei recited his QQ number and added him. They'd get in touch after Lu Mingfei got home.

The brainwashing session had finished over there, too.

After the students came out, they talked about the frightening events of the night.

"The wolves were terrifying."

"Yeah, thank goodness Lu Mingfei and Senior Brother Chu were there. Otherwise, we wouldn't have lasted until the authorities came to rescue us."

Liu Miaomiao came over and thanked Lu Mingfei. "Lu Mingfei, thank you for saving me from the wolves. If it weren't for you, I might not have made it back."

"We're classmates. There's no need to thank me." Lu Mingfei waved his hand.

Then Chen Wenwen came over with red-rimmed eyes to thank Lu Mingfei. It was as if they'd planned it; one after another, everyone thanked him.

Finally, Zhao Menghua hesitated, then came over. "Brother Lu, thank you so much for saving my life. If you ever need anything from me, just say the word."

With that, Zhao Menghua left without even glancing at Chen Wenwen, who was standing nearby.

Afterward, everyone got into the vehicles Kassel College had arranged. Those who needed to go to the hospital were taken there, while the rest were driven home.

Chu Zihang had also brought a car over and motioned for Lu Mingfei to get in.

"Can I bring someone else along?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"Of course."

Lu Mingfei waved to Su Xiaoqiang, who was staring blankly into the distance. She looked at him, then came over and got into the car with him.

For some reason, he had the feeling he'd forgotten something important.

When they reached the entrance to Su Xiaoqiang's residential complex, Lu Mingfei said to Chu Zihang, "Senior Brother Chu, you can go on ahead. There's no need to drive me home. I'll take her back in a bit."

Chu Zihang gave Lu Mingfei a long look, said, "All right," and drove away.

"Lu Mingfei, why didn't you have Senior Brother Chu take you home? I'm already at my complex. I can just go inside on my own," Su Xiaoqiang said, looking at him.

"Come over here."

Lu Mingfei took Su Xiaoqiang by the hand and led her to a spot without any surveillance cameras.

With Lu Mingfei holding her hand, Su Xiaoqiang didn't find it unpleasant. She was just a little confused about what was going on.

Lu Mingfei sensed their surroundings. No one was watching them.

Then he took out the silver cross necklace and turned it into a Zanpakuto.

He held the blade horizontally and pressed his left index and middle fingers together, drawing them along its length.

"Part, Zanshin."

As Su Xiaoqiang stared in astonishment, the blade turned pitch-black. A thin black cord sprouted from the end of the hilt, with a small black cross tied to it.

The Shikai ability of Lu Mingfei's Zanpakuto let him separate the five senses. It could be activated on any living creature within its domain.

Its weakness was the small cross hanging from the black cord at the end of the hilt. If an enemy touched it, they would no longer be affected by Lu Mingfei's ability.

But the small cross actually had another use. It possessed an ability of its own: placing it against someone's forehead could dispel most negative effects.

As Su Xiaoqiang watched in astonishment, Lu Mingfei pressed the black cross against her forehead.

He looked at her face, but nothing seemed to happen. She just stared blankly.

Lu Mingfei was about to ask whether she remembered anything when he saw tears silently spilling from her eyes.

"Did it not work? Why are you crying?" Lu Mingfei tried to wipe away her tears, but he didn't have any tissues, and he immediately flustered.

"If you didn't want me to know about you, you could've just told me! Why make me forget for no reason?" Su Xiaoqiang sobbed, wiping her tears with her hand.

Seeing her like this left Lu Mingfei at a loss. It was the first time he'd seen her cry so bitterly.

"I wasn't trying to keep things from you," Lu Mingfei explained.

"Then why did you let them brainwash me and make me forget all that stuff about you?" Su Xiaoqiang sniffled.

"Chu Zihang told me ordinary people couldn't know about this. I just thought I had a way to restore your memories, so I didn't tell you. I was afraid that if I told you, you'd get into trouble," Lu Mingfei explained in a panic.

"If something like this happens again, tell me beforehand, okay? I'm scared I'll suddenly lose some memories without being prepared."

"Okay, I promise!" Lu Mingfei raised his right hand and swore.

Su Xiaoqiang walked up to him, looked at him with red, swollen eyes, then slammed into him, burying herself in his arms.

Lu Mingfei froze.

Su Xiaoqiang hugged him tightly. After holding him for nearly a minute, she let go and stepped back.

"Wiping all my tears on you is your punishment this time. If you ever do something like this again, I won't talk to you!" Su Xiaoqiang said sternly.

"Mm-hmm." Lu Mingfei nodded quickly.

"Now you're taking me to my front door!"

"Yes, ma'am."

Lin Yang arrived at the base on Cangmang Mountain and looked at the bodies inside. Every one of them had been killed with a single strike. The people in the innermost laboratory were especially mangled; not one of them had a whole body.

There wasn't a single survivor here. That Lu Mingfei sure was ruthless!

"Reporting to the principal: there are no survivors here. What should we do next?"

"Tell your team to forget what happened today. Lu Mingfei only rescued those students today; he never came to this base. Everyone inside was killed by the Execution Department because they refused to surrender. Burn the bodies, too."

Angers sat in his office issuing orders. The Vice Principal sat across from him.

"Heh. Lu Mingfei's bloodlust is something else. You're just going to cover it up like that?" Old Cowboy asked, sitting with one leg crossed over the other.

"Mingfei is a good kid. Besides, if I'd been there, I wouldn't have left a single survivor, either," Angers said.