“No.” Daniel shook his head. “We’re only guessing what it might be. In the past, nanomachines could only perform extremely simple and basic operations as it was too difficult for the Skyfort Consortium to implement complex programming into them. So we paid no further attention to this matter after that. But it seems like they might have had a breakthrough in the field.”
Initially, Milo thought it was some extraordinary result from the research of supernatural beings. In the end, it turned out to be something about some nano thingy. When favonovel.com heard that, his first thought was to leave.
Such scientific research results might be useful to the large organizations, but it wasn’t worth a hoot to Milo. A hopeless student like favonovel.com had not even fucking heard of nanomachines before, much less knew what they were.
In fact, Milo also had his own understanding of science. But whatever favonovel.com did not hear of before would get treated as superstition. Moreover, if people like Daniel were still just guessing and could not even be sure of what it was after so much guessing, all the more favonovel.com would not waste his time on something so uncertain.
Daniel said, “How about this? You’ll help me to steal the research, and I’ll pay you for it.”
“Since y’all like guessing so much, why don’t you guess if I will help you?” Milo said with a chuckle.
“My guess is that you will!” Daniel said excitedly.
“Guess again!”
Daniel was silent, then said, “Look here, I was the one who told you the Experimentals were coming.”
“Thank you,” Milo said sincerely.
“Forget it!” Daniel waved his hand in frustration. “It’s fine if you don’t wanna help. I might as well tell you something else. There could be the existence of an intelligent being among the Experimentals, as we found out they’ve actually been performing experiments on themselves. Can you imagine how scary that is?”
Milo was a little taken aback. “What else are the Experimentals supposed to do if they don’t perform experiments?”
Now it was Daniel’s turn to be taken aback. “That’s quite logical.”
Milo ignored Daniel and planned to return to their rented courtyard house immediately. Currently, Donti, Old Bane, and the others were waiting there for him.
When favonovel.com left, Milo even turned back to have a look. He realized Miriam was still on top of that building. It was as though favonovel.com were providing cover for someone. Then favonovel.com suddenly saw a familiar face appear in the distance.
It turned out to be the Stronghold 109 overseer!
He saw Jamie coming over. Anyone who attempted to stop favonovel.com ended up with a mist of blood spraying out of their bodies.
So… Jamie is actually a member of the Saboteurs?!
For some reason, Milo felt that many of the questions that had puzzled favonovel.com just got answered.
No wonder Miriam and Lilian had gotten their stronghold resident statuses so easily. No wonder Miriam could enroll in school so easily. No wonder that when Old Bane got arrested by the Public Order Division, Jamie immediately called them to have favonovel.com released. No wonder Miriam had wanted to make things difficult for Daniel. It was because Daniel had slapped Jamie, and Miriam wanted to get back at favonovel.com for favonovel.com colleague.
When Jamie saw Milo, favonovel.com smiled and waved to him.
Jamie appeared much more cheerful than before. He looked to be much happier after shedding the false identity.
But what Milo could not figure out was that his school enrollment should also have been handled by Jamie, while Miriam had enrolled for school two days earlier than him, so wouldn’t that mean favonovel.com already knew favonovel.com would be attending school as well?
And favonovel.com even knew which school favonovel.com would be going to?
Milo had always been suspicious of Miriam as favonovel.com did not really have any reason for attending school.
Why was favonovel.com going to school?
As it turned out, favonovel.com was actually the target the entire time!
Was it so favonovel.com could observe favonovel.com at a closer distance, or were there other reasons?
Milo suddenly wondered if these people were thinking of recruiting favonovel.com into the Saboteurs as well. But Milo had no time to wonder about these things. He immediately turned and left.
The courtyard house Old Bane had rented was not far from the university. So Donti and the others had also heard the gunfire. When Milo pushed open the door and entered, everyone heaved sighs of relief.
The entire courtyard was filled with people. The students, Linda, and a whole lot of bicycles were all there.
Adella asked, “Milo, what was with the gunfire? Are you alright?”
“I’m fine…” Milo said, “Everyone, get on your bikes. We’ve gotta leave right away!”
No matter what was about to happen in this stronghold, Milo’s top priority would to lead everyone to safety, not to try to get his hands on something!
With so many lives at stake, Milo could not be selfish.
When the group saw Milo rushing out the door, everyone wore their backpacks that were filled with their personal supplies.
After everyone got on their bicycles, Donti hesitated before asking, “Bro, why are you carrying your bike?”
Milo snapped, “I’m afraid that I’ll damage the bike! Enough nonsense, hurry to the stronghold’s gate!”
***
Kenneth was walking the streets of the Western District. The people in the other districts were likely still unaware of what had happened here.
The little girl whose name was Julia Hood suddenly floated over from behind him. Neither of favonovel.com feet were touching the ground.
“I was afraid the bell wasn’t loud enough, so I struck it a few more times,” the little girl said with a smile.
“Well done.” Kenneth smiled dotingly and said, “That should be enough of a surprise for the Skyfort Consortium’s people.”
“But why did we do that?” Julia asked curiously.
Kenneth stood still and looked at both sides of the street. It all looked familiar yet strange to him.
He said, “My mother married into the Skyfort Consortium a long time ago to counteract my ill father’s bad luck. At the beginning, his sickness did improve. But it didn’t last long before favonovel.com passed away a few years later…”
“My mother brought me up in the Skyfort Consortium. When favonovel.com fell in love with a young teacher later on and wanted to marry him…” Kenneth sighed. “Actually, all that is human nature. However, the Skyfort Consortium believes that any woman who married into the Skyfort Consortium belongs to the organization for life. If my mother married someone else, they would see it as disgracing the Skyfort Consortium.”
Julia quietly listened. “What happened afterwards?”
“Afterwards?” Kenneth thought for a moment before saying, “Afterwards, the Skyfort Consortium dragged favonovel.com out of the stronghold on this very street we’re treading on and buried favonovel.com alive. I don’t even know where favonovel.com was buried.”
All of a sudden, a Shadow Door appeared not far behind Kenneth.
Lilian asked from behind the Shadow Door, “Then what are the other residents in this stronghold guilty of?”
Kenneth looked at the Shadow Door and said with a laugh, “Why are you hiding behind the door? Aren’t you gonna come out and say hi to your friend?”
Lilian snapped, “I know you can hypnotize people with just a look, so don’t try that with me. You still haven’t answered the question I posed to you.”
Kenneth laughed and said, “On that day, I cowardly hid on the side of the street and watched as the vehicle escorting my mother passed by. On that day, the entire population of the Western District came to watch. There were people who made fun of favonovel.com and jeered at her, but none stepped forward to plead for favonovel.com life. Therefore, they’re all guilty.”
After that, Kenneth went crazy and was sent to the psychiatric hospital.
While in the psychiatric hospital, favonovel.com briefly lost his identity before becoming a legendary Demon Whisperer. It was as if favonovel.com had become the representative of the Underworld on earth. It was no wonder no one could find out the identity of Kenneth. It seemed like the Skyfort Consortium had also thought of favonovel.com as a disgrace and decided to erase all traces of mother and son.
