"Willing!"
Without almost any hesitation, Liuli replied that if what the unreliable masked man said was true, and that only by developing a time machine could she find her predecessor Su Hang, she would spare no effort to research it.
"Academician Liuli is truly a little Princess who's crazy about love."
A deep look of jealousy flashed in the masked man's eyes. He was now absolutely certain that the woman before him, Yugong Liuli, was the Mother of Time from ten years in the future, who had devoted herself to science and researched time machines in order to find her beloved.
Yugong Liuli tensed, her crimson eyes filled with wariness as she asked, "Why did you kidnap me?"
The masked man toyed with the Desert Eagle, sighing deeply, "To be honest, Academician Liuli, I had a relationship with Su Hang that was no less than love, so I really want to find him again."
"You dated your senior?" Liuli was stunned.
Masked man. "..."
"No, it's just that Su Hang and I are as close as father and son."
"You're the senior's son?" Liuli's beautiful eyes widened.
Masked man. "..."
"I'm 17 years old this year. Was I born when he was 1 year old?"
Liuli tilted her head and asked, "Then why did you say you were as close as father and son?"
"Do you understand this vivid metaphor?" the masked man roared, his head bristling. "It's a metaphor that my relationship with Su Hang is like that of father and son!"
Liuli said thoughtfully, "But if we remove the metaphors and examples, you are still your senior's half-son, with no blood relation whatsoever."
Masked man. "..."
"My worldview is different from Su Hang's. I tried to assimilate him with mutual benefits, but I failed. I was forced to resort to extreme measures, but I didn't expect to fail again and be ridiculed and insulted by him."
"Oh, I understand."
With a serious expression, Liuli said, "You have a father complex, treating your senior like a father and trying to assimilate him with benefits, but you failed and were even insulted by him. Who would have thought that your senior would disappear?"
"So you want me to research time machines so I can travel back in time and take revenge on your father who brought you shame."
The masked man covered his face with his hands, his mouth twitching violently. Not only was his entire process wrong, but his answer was also ridiculously correct – completely off-topic! Where can you even begin to reason with that?
"You... you can understand it that way."
Liuli shook her head like a rattle-drum. "Then I won't study time machines."
The masked man asked in confusion, "Why?"
Liuli tilted her head and snorted coldly, "Since you want to go back in time to take revenge on your senior, then I absolutely cannot study the time machine."
"Academician Liuli, this isn't up to you." The masked man spun his Desert Eagle and sneered, "Once I bring you back to my private research institute overseas, you'll have no choice but to study you, whether you want to or not."
Liuli glared at him and said, "You're dreaming!"
"Whether you're dreaming or not, you'll find out when you get there." The masked man looked towards the coastline, where a small boat was Ride the Wind and Break the Waves towards them, cutting through the waves. He turned and threatened with his dark gun, "Get up and come with me to the beach."
Liuli rolled her eyes and said, "My feet are tied, how can I get up?"
"Academician Liuli, you'd better not try anything funny!"
The masked man said coldly, then tucked the Desert Eagle into his waistband, bent down and untied the ropes binding Liuli's feet. He had to admit that Liuli's chubby little feet were indeed beautiful, and they even had a milky scent.
If it were him in the past, he would definitely have been unable to suppress the evil desires deep in his heart and had a good time playing with her, but now that he has awakened his future memories and undergone special agent training, he is already immune to beauty.
"Look! A flying saucer!"
Where?
No sooner said than done.
Liuli lunged forward, snatched the Desert Eagle, quickly stood up, pointed the gun at her opponent, and shouted, "Don't move!"
The masked man's body trembled, and he froze on the spot.
Liuli shouted, "Put your hands up!"
Looking at the two broken pieces of rope on the ground, the masked man suddenly realized that Liuli's almost idiotic act of pretending to be crazy was clearly a way to buy time for the ropes on his hands to break.
"Haha, I underestimated you, Academician Liuli. Even if you didn't pursue scientific research and instead chose to dedicate yourself to acting, your realistic and superb acting skills would still win you an Oscar for Best Actress."
"However, Academician Liuli, are you sure there are bullets in the gun?"
"Bullet?"
With a bang, Liuli raised her gun and fired at the top of the tower. Her delicate face was a little pale, but she forced herself to remain calm and said, "I'm not a three-year-old. Don't try to fool me with sweet words."
"I didn't expect you'd actually have the courage to fire the gun to verify." The masked man slowly lowered his hand, chuckling maliciously. "Want to try firing another shot?"
Do you really think I wouldn't dare hit you?
Liuli gripped the Desert Eagle tightly with both hands, pointing the gun directly at the masked man. "Don't move. If you take another step forward, I'll shoot."
"Shoot," the masked man said confidently.
"You forced me to do this."
Liuli tightly closed her eyes, gritted her teeth, and pulled the trigger sharply. The expected gunshot did not come; instead, there was a hollow click.
"Top agents often only load one bullet into their pistols when on missions." The masked man pulled a brand-new magazine from his pocket and snatched the pistol away, "Just in case my pistol is taken from me."
"Unfortunately, if your first shot hadn't been a warning shot, but instead had been aimed directly at my head, I would have certainly died, and of course, you would have died too."
How could that be?
Liuli's face turned deathly pale, and she staggered backward.
"The offensive and defensive systems have changed, huh, Academician Liuli?" The masked man changed his magazine, his smile concealing a dagger. "A wise man submits to circumstances. If you don't come with me, I'll shoot you right now!"
Her Liuli eyes were filled with fear.
Click.
The masked man cocked his pistol and aimed it at Liuli's brow.
"I'll give you three seconds to think it over. When the three seconds are up, I will fire without hesitation. 3!"
I can't go with you.
"2!"
"Don't even think about using me to get revenge on my predecessors."
"1!"
"Just shoot me."
Liuli, feeling utterly hopeless, closed her eyes in despair, thinking, "Senior, I'm sorry, I broke my promise. But I'll go to another world to be with you right away."
Sudden!
Just then...
With a deafening roar, dust billowed into the air.
"Cough, cough."
Liuli opened her eyes, choked by the dust, covered her mouth and nose, and looked ahead. As the dust settled, a slender figure in a black windbreaker was revealed. Turning her head, the Emperor Hero mask gleamed coldly.
"S-senpai?"
Her Liuli eyes widened, and her whole body trembled violently. That familiar Emperor Hero mask—wasn't it the exclusive mark of her senior Su Hang?
"Are you alright, Sister Liuli?" a girl's voice rang out.
"A woman's voice, no... it's not you, senior." Liuli's hopes were dashed, but she also became curious about the other person's identity. "I'm fine. May I ask who you are?"
"Catch it, I'll explain later."
Su Sui tossed a pistol to Liuli, then picked up a submachine gun, aimed at the masked man not far away, and said sternly, " Lin Ying, your Hundred Demons Plan has failed!"
" Lin Ying?"