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Chapter 171 Demon
“A powerful offensive capability… very good.” Xiao Kanong nodded. “When carrying out a mission, do you consider the outcome more important or your teammates? For example… sometimes it’s necessary to sacrifice teammates to achieve the objective…”

“I don’t think this is a good choice. If I had to choose, I don’t want to sacrifice anyone,” Elori said frankly.

"Hmm...that's ideal."

"Is there a problem?" Honglian interjected.

“Of course, no problem. I’m just trying to get to know your team members.” Xiao Kanong shrugged. “One last question: Would you do something unjust for the sake of justice in your heart?”

Elori fell silent for a moment.

"What kind of questions are these? Why weren't they mentioned when I joined the team?" Honglian frowned.

“Isn’t this a very important matter?” Xiao Kanong looked at her. “The Vision Agency is an organization that protects all of humanity, and it is undoubtedly righteous. But the righteousness of ideals often attracts many people who claim to be righteous in their actions… and when the latter are more numerous, it often weakens the agency’s strength. As the captain, of course I need to find out how many such people are in the Jiangcheng Agency.”

He paused slightly at this point, then said, "What, did the previous commander-in-chief never consider these things?"

"Gulp..." Honglian held her breath.

“I think… it depends on how just the act is.” After a moment, Elori spoke up, “If necessary, I don’t rule out some unjust acts.”

"Thank you for your answer." Xiao Kanong neither commented on right or wrong nor expressed his own thoughts, but simply clapped his hands. "Your group's discussion is over. You two can leave now."

Only after the person left did he ask, "How was it?"

The person being questioned was clearly Wang Qianduan, who had been standing behind him the whole time.

“I’ve written it all down, you can judge for yourself.” The latter reached out and placed his hand on the captain’s head.

Wang Qianduan can not only hear people's thoughts, but also convey them.

These detected psychological activities were transmitted into Shocanon's mind like a recording.

The questions are all pre-set in nature.

The first question was to reconfirm Elori's reasons for wanting to join the V-Force—she saw the organization's advertisement on television news and felt that even heinous demons fell under the category of crimes committed by ability users, so she hoped to use the help of more ability users to achieve her goal of capture.

The purpose of the second question was to test what kind of world the other party had traveled from.

When Xiao Kanong sensed this, he exclaimed "Huh?" and asked, "Are you sure you didn't hear wrong?"

“Hmm, I can’t understand it either.” Wang Qianduan nodded calmly.

His inner voice isn't just a few simple words, but a multitude of thoughts that arise in an instant. The stronger the emotion, the easier it is for him to capture. If several intense thoughts arise at the same time, they can even combine to form a vivid picture. For example, when Elori answered the question about her hometown, she immediately thought of her house, her usual breakfast, and the city she lived in…

Not the France of the past, nor the France of the future, but a France that is remarkably similar to this era.

This violates the theory of intrusion point occurrence.

According to the organization's analysis, there are many historical turning points, separated by a constant period of 126 years. So far, their observations of global erosion conform to this principle, and they have revised history several times based on it.

But the world Elori lived in before she traveled through time was clearly too close to 2025.

Judging from the street scenes she reminisces about, the gap shouldn't be more than 50 years.

In this way, history cannot be fitted before the node is reached, and the time paradox becomes difficult to control.

The prerequisite is that they can find a way to enter Elori's world.

Xiao Kanon couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"What are you laughing at?" Wang Qianduan asked curiously.

"You know, with the intrusion points so close together, could there be another version of me on the other side? And what am I doing there right now? It's intriguing to think about." "I think this discovery should be reported to headquarters. If a contact paradox occurs, we or they might completely disappear!"

“No rush, we can’t make a judgment based solely on Elori’s feelings. Besides…” He paused for two seconds, “the theory behind the mechanism may not be correct.”

"The theory... is incorrect?" Wang Qianduan asked, stunned.

“We’re exploring the unknown, isn’t it normal to make mistakes?” Xiao Kanong smirked. “Very well, it’s decided then—the first mission for the task force is to help Miss Elori catch that demon!”

The third question… the person she cares about most, is actually what she wants to hear her description of the demon. It turns out that when people are asked this question, they don't first think of the standard answer, but rather the person who has recently had the greatest influence on them. For Elori, this person is undoubtedly the one she has always wanted to hunt.

The other party's thoughts were clear: he was a French man, over 30 years old, who had been seen in the East High-Tech Zone. His distinguishing features were baldness, tall and thin, and wearing glasses.

Elori was passively brought to this world while chasing him, so the possibility that he is a Wanderer cannot be ruled out. The codename "Demon" symbolizes danger, which is consistent with the abilities of a Wanderer.

“There are at least two million people in the High-tech Zone,” Wang Qianduan reminded.

“Searching an entire district is difficult, but if we focus on a specific street or industrial park, the intelligence team should be able to find something.” Xiao Kanong picked up the phone on his desk and contacted the intelligence team. “Help me search the database and see if there are any records of gravitational fluctuations related to Jiangcheng High-tech Zone in the past two weeks. Yes, invalid records are also acceptable.”

Ten minutes later, the other party replied, "A total of 1632 fluctuations were detected."

Fluctuations can occur at any moment.

Therefore, the detection machine will only consider a record of interest if it detects repeated fluctuations at the same frequency; all other records will be considered invalid.

However, if other specific conditions are added, then manual screening can be carried out.

Xiao Kanong described the man's features, "Using the fluctuation records, check the nearby CCTV footage to see if we can find someone who looks similar."

This can be considered one of the benefits they gained from cooperating with the local police.

"I don't think the chances of finding her are very high," Wang Qianduan said calmly. "Last time, the girl with such obvious features and colorful hair didn't trigger any alarms from the surveillance system. There must be something wrong with the AI ​​recognition."

“Hmm…” Xiao Kanong was also helpless about this. He thought he could catch a big fish by following the woman, but several days had passed without any news, as if the other party had completely disappeared into this city. “…The doctor said that the technology popular outside is already a generation behind the technology developed by the agency. After Jiangcheng is equipped with the intelligent cameras developed by the agency, the situation should improve.”

However, he immediately chuckled and said, "Maybe we'll be luckier this time? After all, I've always been an optimistic person."

As if to confirm the captain's words, less than half an hour later, a member of the intelligence team pushed open the door and walked in.

"Captain Xiao, the Sky Eye has made a discovery."

He handed a stack of photos to Xiao Canon.

The latter spread the photos out on the table and found that the person in the photos closely matched Elori's "description"—a foreign man, bald, wearing glasses, carrying a briefcase under his arm, and dressed quite well in a suit. The photos were mostly taken in factory areas and in front of hotels, and the High-tech Zone does indeed have a considerable number of industrial bases.

Judging from his appearance alone, he looks more like a foreign businessman than a so-called devil.

"See what I told you?" Xiao Kanong looked at Wang Qianduan with a smile.

The latter sighed and rubbed his forehead, "It's just a resemblance; we can't be sure if he's definitely related to Elori."

“Now that the AI ​​has identified the person, their identity should have been verified as well, right?” Xiao Kanong asked.

“We couldn’t find a matching person in Jiangcheng’s entry and exit records,” the intelligence team member replied. “Perhaps he didn’t fly directly to Jiangcheng. If he came via another city, we would need to apply for entry and exit comparison, which would take at least a day.”

“If there is no such thing, then it is suspicious.” He smiled slightly. “Speed ​​is of the essence. We can arrest the person and then question them.”

"Arrest them directly?" Wang Qianduan raised an eyebrow.

“Of course, otherwise, would we notify the police?” Xiao Kanong retorted. “We’ll just do the same thing we did in the past. After all… it’s our fine tradition.”

(End of this chapter)