"Don't rush. We still need to coordinate the preparations!"
The doctor adjusted his monocle.
"Besides, I need to prepare the paperwork for your outing! That will take a day!"
Lu Xiao curled his lip and sat back down on the bed.
"I'll arrange for someone to pick you up tomorrow. Just cooperate with them on the mission!"
"Remember! You must not kill anyone!"
With that, the doctor turned and left.
After the doctor left, Lu Xiao took out the bone spike again and examined it closely.
The bone spike was like a vibrator, vibrating nonstop in his hand.
Lu Xiao couldn't bear to put it down.
In the doctor's office.
"Dart! Here are the documents authorizing the deployment of Sequence 292 to assist in the operation!"
Dart took the documents from the doctor and asked gravely.
"We're having 292 assist with our containment operation?"
The doctor nodded.
He took out the recording and showed it to Dart.
"This is one of his abilities!"
"I've already calculated it. Its radius is three kilometers!"
"When this ability activated, every human within three kilometers experienced the same degree of dizziness!"
"And it lasted half an hour!"
Hearing this, Dart sucked in a breath.
"Is there no way to avoid this ability?"
The doctor adjusted his monocle.
"My guess is that only people with strong mental power can withstand that sudden dizziness!"
Dart looked at the video. On the screen, Lu Xiao also experienced a moment of dizziness.
In just an instant, he had a plan.
With this ability, wouldn't breaching the villa that manpower had failed to penetrate become a piece of cake?
The doctor seemed to know what he was thinking.
"You're oversimplifying things!"
Dart froze at those words, then looked at the doctor.
The doctor spoke softly.
"The target possesses the trait of omniscience, so the chances of achieving containment through this method are slim!"
Dart understood immediately.
Indeed, that containment object's omniscience had given them quite a headache.
Otherwise, with their squad's capabilities, a single surprise attack would have been enough to complete the containment mission.
"Then what's the point of bringing 292?"
Dart asked in confusion.
"292 possesses the traits of a Higher Being. He might be able to slightly interfere with the target's predictions!"
The doctor wasn't too certain about that either.
They had far too little information about that mirror.
They could only guess at many things.
"Also! Besides containing the target, this operation has another objective!"
"Prison Wardens from other countries have infiltrated the country, intending to seize this containment object!"
"If you can't contain the target, sabotage the other Prison Wardens' containment operations!"
As he spoke, the doctor adjusted his monocle.
"If necessary, you can have 292 use this ability against the other Prison Wardens!"
"As long as the target stays within Huaxia's borders, this operation will count as a success!"
This was the real reason the doctor wanted them to bring Lu Xiao.
Dart did not question the doctor's orders. He immediately accepted them and left.
Inside the manor's villa.
"Magic Mirror, Magic Mirror! I want to ask how I can bankrupt Era Real Estate!"
Boss Liu wiped the sweat from his head, his face wreathed in smiles.
A face appeared on the mirror's surface and gave Boss Liu a contemptuous look.
"You cannot afford the price of that question!"
Boss Liu froze at those words.
This was the first time he had received such an answer.
"Can you tell me why?"
Once he took down Era Real Estate, his business would span all of Magic City, making him the power behind the city.
The Magic Mirror sneered.
"Consider the answer to this question a gift!"
"The principle of the exchange is equal value!"
"Each question has a different price, based on the impact its ultimate outcome will have on the world!"
His mouth split all the way to his ears, and his scarlet tongue traced the split twice.
"In other words, that little bit of flesh and blood you sacrificed is nowhere near enough to pay the price this question requires!"
Boss Liu wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"But I can sacrifice more flesh and blood! A hundred people? A thousand?"
Hearing this, the Magic Mirror smacked his lips, the disdain in his eyes becoming even more obvious.
"You still don't understand what I mean. I mean that, with your capabilities, you cannot pay the price of this question!"
At those words, Boss Liu slumped to the floor like a deflated ball.
The Magic Mirror continued.
"Rather than how to bankrupt Era Real Estate, I think there's something else you should be worrying about right now!"
"What is it?"
Boss Liu's heart lurched, and an extremely ominous feeling welled up inside him.
Just then, an image appeared on the mirror's surface.
It showed a fat, headless corpse.
The Magic Mirror's voice rang out.
"This answer is a gift too!"
With that, the Magic Mirror fell completely still.
No matter how Boss Liu called to him, the Magic Mirror gave no response.
Boss Liu began to panic. He had recognized the headless corpse in the image at a glance. It was none other than himself.
The next day.
An ambulance drove out of Magic City No. 1 Psychiatric Hospital.
The members of the Cityfire Squad looked somewhat nervous inside the vehicle.
Lu Xiao was looking around through the window.
None of them dared breathe loudly.
This man was a heavyweight. They were terrified of displeasing him somehow and having him perform a magic trick of spinning their heads 360 degrees.
The atmosphere was heavy.
Lu Xiao was completely oblivious to it, seemingly absorbed in the scenery outside the window.
Only after a long while did Lu Xiao speak.
"What city is this?"
The squad members exchanged looks before their gazes all settled on Sly.
Sly pointed at his own nose and saw everyone nod.
He took a deep breath.
"Mr. Lu Xiao, this is Magic City, one of Huaxia's first-tier cities!"
Lu Xiao's eyes lit up.
"Magic City? Oh, oh, oh! I know it!"
It was exactly the same as a certain city's nickname from before he fell into the Dark Prison. Even the country's alternate name was the same.
"The city I wanted to visit most as a child was Magic City. I never thought I'd still get the chance in this lifetime!"
The squad members all froze at those words.
Sly gathered his courage and asked.
"Mr. Lu Xiao, you know Magic City?"
Lu Xiao nodded, giving a warm smile.
"Of course I do! Shanghai! It's a huge city!"
"What Shanghai?"
Sly looked blank.
The squad members looked puzzled too.
Seeing their expressions, Lu Xiao sensed that something was slightly off.
"Isn't Magic City Shanghai?"
Sly hurriedly shook his head.
"Magic City is Magic City! We've never heard of any place called Shanghai!"
At that moment, Liuguang interrupted.
"I think I've heard the name Shanghai before!"
He thought carefully before continuing.
"I once heard my father's generation mention that name!"
"It seems to have been a megacity in the near-ancient era!"
At Liuguang's words, Lu Xiao's pupils abruptly contracted.
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