Mistake

"Even so..." Xiao He looked helplessly at the girl before him. When she had transformed earlier, that Spider-Man had been nearly eight feet tall. He had assumed it was some huge, muscular man, but it had turned out to be such a petite girl.

She was probably only about five feet tall, with fair skin and delicate features. Her eyes were closed, and she had lost consciousness.

But although she was short, she was quite well-developed, probably around a C-cup. Her figure was full and well-proportioned, making her look like a sweet middle schooler. Who would have guessed that such a young-looking girl was already twenty-one?

Her clothes had probably been torn apart when she transformed earlier, leaving her completely naked.

Xiao He admired her for a moment before realizing that was inappropriate. He cleared his throat, draped his suit jacket over her, then picked her up and flew toward the command headquarters at the edge of the blockade.

The girl in his arms had not had her name changed back yet, so Xiao He's ability was still active.

"Ah, flying feels so good..." Xiao He could not help sighing as the powerful wind rushed past his ears.

It would have been nice if this ability could last forever, but unfortunately... If the girl was successfully recruited by the Special Response Department, she would no longer be an enemy. Even if she was called Lin Tiannan, he would not be able to use his ability. And if she was not recruited, she would probably be detained under the name "Lin Tiannan." Maybe she could be used as a tool to activate his ability in the future?

But no one knew for sure. It depended on what the Special Response Department decided to do next. Either way, there was no chance of maintaining his ability for long. He could only hope it would come in handy at critical moments.

Looking on the bright side, if this girl named Xia Yu was successfully recruited into the Special Response Department, others could help buy him time in the future. All he had to do was make a dazzling entrance at the crucial moment and defeat the enemy stylishly.

He flew quickly, and in the blink of an eye, he had brought Xia Yu back to the edge of the blockade.

"Sister Man." After landing, Xiao He handed the girl in his arms over to her.

"To think she's such a petite girl... Superpowers truly are unbelievable." Cui Man took the girl and murmured with a frown. Then she turned to Zhang Liang. "I'll leave the cleanup to you."

"Yes, ma'am!" Zhang Liang saluted Cui Man, then went off to instruct the special police and armed police to handle the aftermath.

Meanwhile, Xiao He boarded the helicopter with Ye Wanqing in his arms, alongside Cui Man. Ye Wanqing asked softly from his embrace, "Are you okay? I saw that Spider-Man beat you up earlier, and your ability hadn't activated yet."

"Back then..." Xiao He jumped into the helicopter with Ye Wanqing in his arms. "It really was dangerous. I thought I was going to die."

After Spider-Man had beaten him senseless, he had truly thought he was done for. Nearly every bone in his body had been broken, and his internal organs were badly damaged. If he had not evolved a self-healing ability in time, he probably would have died even after his ability activated.

"Was it self-healing?" Ye Wanqing asked as she looked at him.

"Yeah. Luckily, I evolved a self-healing ability. Otherwise... even if my ability had activated, I probably would've died." Xiao He sighed.

"This job is too dangerous..." Ye Wanqing frowned. "I think we should find a way to leave this team as soon as possible. Maybe we could join one of the non-combat teams. Even if your ability isn't used for fighting, it could still be useful in research or other areas. At least you wouldn't have to do such dangerous things. What if next time there isn't enough time..."

"Oh? You're starting to act like a girlfriend now." Xiao He teased with a smile.

"Even if I'm not your girlfriend, I still don't want to see you die, okay?" Ye Wanqing rolled her eyes at him.

"We'll talk about that later." Xiao He placed Ye Wanqing in a seat on the helicopter. "There aren't any other candidates right now."

"I'll follow your lead. It's not like I have to fight..." Ye Wanqing said as she removed the mask from her face. She sat properly across from him, then turned to Cui Man. "Sister Man, can we go home now?"

"Unfortunately, not yet." Cui Man shook her head and looked at the girl in her arms. "Next, we need to find a way to persuade this girl to join us. If her emotions become unstable again and she transforms, we'll still need your little boyfriend to subdue her."

On the way back, Xiao He leaned against the helicopter in boredom while Ye Wanqing handed him a packet of compressed biscuits. "Tired?"

"Not really." Xiao He replied, "Once my ability activated, it became easy. The main thing was that it was a little dangerous before that."

"I was terrified too." Cui Man sighed. "That decision was still too risky... Your little girlfriend was terrified as well. We had barely received the girl's information when she jumped up and rushed over to change her name."

As she spoke, Cui Man looked down at Ye Wanqing's knee. A little blood had stained her stocking. "She was in such a hurry that she tore open her wound again. Is this what they call love?"

"N-No, it isn't!" Ye Wanqing's face instantly flushed red. "Wasn't I trying to save someone!? The situation was so critical. I would've done the same even for a stranger! It has nothing to do with whether we're a couple!"

Xiao He merely smiled and took a bite of the compressed biscuit. "I really thought I was going to die back then..."

"And then?" Cui Man asked with a smile. "Did you think, If only I'd gotten to squeeze Wanqing's breasts once?"

"No... I... How could you... I didn't, okay!?" Xiao He's face turned red as he protested indignantly. Cui Man pointed at him and laughed. "Oh my, so you really did think that? But I can understand. You thought you were about to die, after all."

Ye Wanqing immediately covered her chest and glared at him in embarrassed anger. "Unbelievable! And you said you were a leg man!"

"I... I already said I didn't!" Xiao He snapped. Ye Wanqing said angrily, "Then swear it!"

"...I won't." Xiao He shook his head with a stern expression.

Ye Wanqing grew even angrier. "You're impossible! You were practically dying, and you were still thinking about things like that! This is why boys are always thinking about..."

"I was about to die! It wasn't like I could control what I was thinking!" Xiao He said in embarrassed anger. "Almost every bone in my body was shattered, and my internal organs were badly damaged. What was I supposed to think about? Should I have thought about what to do after I died?"

"Oh, it's understandable." Cui Man smiled as she tried to smooth things over. "Before people die, they always think about the beautiful things they long for. Besides, he was thinking about you before he died. That just means you're attractive."

"I don't need that kind of weird attractiveness..." Ye Wanqing pouted and muttered, but beneath her embarrassment, she was actually a little happy. When he thought he was about to die, he had actually thought of her, even if it was such a lewd thought...

"But this time, it was actually my mistake." Cui Man sighed as she stroked Xiao He's head. "You are all precious assets of the nation, but because of my command error, I nearly let you die for nothing. If you had died then, we wouldn't have been able to capture this girl named Xia Yu alive either. We would have lost both the woman and the army. So, you did very well..."

As she spoke, Cui Man hugged Xiao He's head and smiled. "Come on, I'll reward you with your favorite thing."

"I don't have a favorite..." Xiao He muttered indignantly, but he did not struggle. Only an idiot would struggle.

"Hm? Looks like I'm not enough to satisfy you." Cui Man lowered her head to look at Xiao He and teased, "If Wanqing did this, could you still say that?"

"Sister Man..." Ye Wanqing blushed and complained in an aggrieved tone.

But just as the atmosphere became awkward, Xia Yu beside Cui Man suddenly let out a soft moan and woke from her unconsciousness.