Lu Mingfei, who had read Dragon Clan before slaying the dragon

Because the computer desk opposite, which was originally empty...someone whose face couldn't be seen appeared out of nowhere!

Chapter 96 The mission has been accepted!

Who is this guy?

When did it appear?

How come I didn't notice it at all?! Was I just too engrossed in staring at the screen?

Lu Mingfei's heart was beating very violently. In the extremely silent Internet cafe, the "boom, boom, boom" sound of his heartbeat seemed to be beating like a drum beside his ears.

He took a deep breath, and the air of the October night in New York was so cold that it seemed to chill his heart. When he exhaled longly, wisps of mist floated in the air.

Lu Mingfei forced himself to suppress the inexplicable throbbing in his heart.

His ability to cope with situations on the spot was definitely strong enough. He shook his head left and right, pretending to raise his head and relax his spine, and forced a very natural smile on his face, but in fact, his peripheral vision was always looking at the person who appeared opposite him at some point.

The man was dressed very strangely, so strangely that people were full of doubts and couldn't help but look at him.

He was wrapped up tightly, like a patient with skin disease. The black OFF-White bucket hat completely covered his hair and forehead. He even wore a pair of pitch-black sunglasses when he came to the Internet cafe late at night. The black color stuck tightly to the sunglasses, leaving almost no gaps. His entire face was perfectly covered.

He almost always kept the same posture, at most his right index finger would occasionally click the mouse. He looked like he was staring at the screen, as silent as a puppet.

Although the other person's eyes were covered by dark sunglasses, Lu Mingfei vaguely felt that a strange gaze was meeting his own.

This strange person... is also secretly watching him!

This feeling is like a person staring into the abyss, and there is a pair of eyes hidden deep in the abyss secretly staring at you. Staring at such a weirdo in the middle of the night really makes one's spine cold and scalp tingling!

Lu Mingfei was like a hunter wandering in a dark forest with a hunting rifle. Before he had a clear understanding of the situation around him, he could only walk lightly, hold his breath and concentrate. Even if a prey entered his shooting range, he would not dare to shoot rashly.

Firing first would reveal your position.

The explosion in Kenpaisa, the cruel skinners, and the mysterious employer... These bizarre events were like beads of all sizes scattered all over the ground. Now all that was needed was a thread to connect them all together... But before he found this crucial clue that could connect all the events, if he made any noise, it would likely cause Old Tang to become the target of public criticism as well. The other hunters' black guns would be aimed at them in an instant!

The surroundings became even quieter, as quiet as death, and an eerie atmosphere enveloped the two of them... At this moment, the computer screen in front of Lu Mingfei suddenly went black!

The silent and morbid gaze was broken. Lu Mingfei suddenly sat down and stared at the screen, which had originally displayed the interstellar page but suddenly turned pitch black. His body was tense and his eyes were sharp, as if something terrible was about to jump out of the dark screen in front of him.

Because the screen was not off due to a display failure, but someone was remotely controlling his computer!

[Lu Mingfei, we are communicating with you through Norma - Schneider.]

A row of white words, a dialog box and a send button suddenly appeared on the screen. It seemed that the one who hacked into his computer system was Norma, one of his own. Lu Mingfei breathed a sigh of relief, and his tense body finally relaxed a little.

While Lu Mingfei was relaxing, he also became alert. He subconsciously glanced at the sleeping Old Tang out of the corner of his eye.

Why would the academy contact him now? Could they have noticed Old Tang...?

impossible?

[What's up, Professor Schneider?]

Lu Mingfei typed quickly on the keyboard without making a sound and clicked send.

After just a few seconds, the line of white text began to change.

【Why are you in the Hunter Internet Cafe? 】

My friend is a bounty hunter and knows the boss here, so he brought me here to play StarCraft online.

Lu Mingfei told the truth.

[You are also controlling the computer on your left, right?]

[Yes, Professor. I heard a friend mention a "skinned man" who suddenly appeared in New York. I suspect he is...]

Lu Mingfei's rapid typing on the keyboard suddenly stopped... He was hesitating. He didn't know whether he should type the three words "half-blood" on the screen. He had always doubted the safety of this Internet cafe. Half-bloods were a secret belonging to the secret party and must not be exposed!

[Don't worry, Norma has detected that there are no surveillance cameras around you. The content of our conversation will be completely destroyed by Norma, and no third party will know.]

I suspect the "Flayed Man" incident involves a hybrid, so I'm searching for information.

There was no need to doubt Norma's safety performance. Since Professor Schneider said so, Lu Mingfei did not hesitate to type on the keyboard and quickly sent out his guess.

But when the white words on the screen changed again, Lu Mingfei read them over and over again, but he didn't understand.

Why did you accept it?

He knew each of these six easy-to-understand characters, but why couldn't he understand them together? Lu Mingfei frowned in confusion... Did he accept it?

Accepted what?

It couldn't possibly be about asking why his Zerg hive was being bombarded repeatedly by the old Tang Terran cruiser Yamato's cannons? Did Norma detect that he was letting her win and tell Professor Schneider? And then, indignant at his suicidal defeat, Professor Schneider specifically asked Norma to hack into his computer and question him?

Could it be that Professor Schneider is also a veteran StarCraft player?

[Why does the hunter account on the computer next to you show that you've accepted the "Skinner" quest?]

The moment a long paragraph of white text appeared, Lu Mingfei was stunned. Then he quickly moved to the front of Lao Tang's computer and clicked on the interface of Lao Tang's task acceptance column.

The page refreshed rapidly. Lu Mingfei stared at the top of the screen, his pupils suddenly shrinking into a point.

On the main interface of a hunter user named "Wanderer", countless completed tasks are marked with green signals, and at the top of the task bar, there is a red-marked task that is still unfinished.

The crimson symbol was beating back and forth, as eye-catching as glaring blood!

【101008——New York——“Skin-peeler”】

The task acceptance time is 7:32pm, which is around 7:30 in the evening!

Old Tang accepted the "Skinner" mission at 7:30 in the afternoon!

Lu Mingfei suppressed the shock in his heart and tried hard to recall the situation at 7:30 in the afternoon.

At that time, the two were strolling in a vintage store. Lu Mingfei jokingly asked Old Tang to change into a Tang suit. When Old Tang came out of the fitting room, he held the Tang suit in his hands and said that it didn't fit him well. Then he said that he had an upset stomach after dinner and needed to go to the nearby toilet, so he asked Lu Mingfei to wait for him in the vintage store.

Lu Mingfei waited for nearly twenty minutes.

Was that the time? Old Tang secretly accepted this confusing task under the pretext of going to the bathroom?

So that's why he insisted on staying in this Hunter Internet Cafe? Because this is where he thought it was safe!

Just as Lu Mingfei was trying his best to recall, the sound of a soft and melodious humming drifted into his ears, and Lu Mingfei suddenly looked up.

The voice seemed to come from under the mask of the strange man opposite!

Chapter 97 Taking over

The Hunter Internet Cafe was almost silent at night.

Lu Mingfei had never seen such a quiet Internet cafe. It seemed as if this was not an Internet cafe but a cemetery. The screens with their lights turned off were as dark as tombstones without inscriptions, and the faint singing was like the whispers of a widow.

Lu Mingfei looked up in surprise. The person whose face he couldn't see was humming an English tune that sounded like an American country ballad, as if no one was around. The low and magnetic female voice was sad and melodious. The murmuring song was wrapped in the hazy night, and seemed to be shrouded in a thin layer of fog, like crying and complaining.

Just like the merman siren in the real world, the sound of nature floated from the other side.

Empty, lamenting.

In addition to the singer's touching melody, what surprised Lu Mingfei even more was that this person who looked so strangely and abnormally dressed was actually a woman?

"Sorry, it was so quiet around here that I couldn't help humming. Did I disturb you?" The man seemed to sense Lu Mingfei's gaze and asked Lu Mingfei in English with a somewhat sticky accent.

Lu Mingfei felt that this accent was very familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it before.

"No, I can understand why you can't help humming on such a quiet night. Besides, your singing is so beautiful that it won't bother you at all."

Although he had many questions in his mind, Lu Mingfei still smiled gentlemanly to the strangely dressed woman without showing it.

"Thank you, thoughtful sir." The woman opposite seemed to let out a soft laugh, but her face was covered too tightly, so Lu Mingfei was not sure whether the smile under her mask was gentle and comfortable... or sarcastic and piercing.

He still didn't know the other party's background or why he appeared in the Hunter Internet Cafe late at night in such an exaggerated outfit.

"I'm indeed not used to appearing in public, so my dress looks a little strange." As if she understood the doubts in Lu Mingfei's heart, the woman took the initiative to explain.

"I understand. Many people who come here don't want to reveal their identities." Lu Mingfei said with a smile, "I mean, coming to an internet cafe like this late at night, everyone has secrets, right?"

Lu Mingfei's words were quite subtle, but there was a hint of temptation in them. He didn't want to be the first hunter to fire a shot, so the question he raised was like a trap waiting for its prey, waiting for the other party to jump into it and reveal its true face.

"My identity as a hunter is only one aspect of my life. I'm also a public figure," the woman said. "In the common sense of the word, a celebrity. So I'm not used to showing my face in public. Dressing like this may seem strange to you, but it's normal for us artists."

The woman spoke in a low voice while placing her gloved index finger in front of her mask, making a "hush" gesture to Lu Mingfei to silence him.

"No wonder." Lu Mingfei nodded as if suddenly realizing something. He also said truthfully, "I thought you looked a little strange just now, but now I understand. No wonder you sing so beautifully. Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, I won't bother you anymore. I wish you a pleasant night here."

"Thank you sir, you too."

The woman nodded slightly and turned her attention back to the screen in front of her, as if her previous explanation was just a polite greeting and she had no intention of chatting with Lu Mingfei anymore.

Lu Mingfei also withdrew his gaze from the woman who was dressed up and claimed to be a female celebrity, and continued to communicate with the college in the dialog box.

"This is the mission my bounty hunter friend took, Professor. From what I know about him, he's probably doing it for the high reward in the bounty pool."

Because of the delay in browsing tasks and talking to that mysterious woman, it took several minutes before Lu Mingfei typed out this reply.

In fact, he was a little nervous inside, as if there was a little man beating a drum.

He was extremely reluctant to see Old Tang have anything to do with Kassel College. If Old Tang's identity was exposed in the slightest, the secret party would definitely investigate it thoroughly with its iron fist.

At this stage, he neither wants to become enemies with the academy nor is he willing to wield the butcher knife against Old Tang. At that time, he will be caught between the positions of friends and species, and will be in a dilemma.

Even more perplexing was the fact that he had no idea why the academy had suddenly locked onto his location and forcibly hacked into the Hunter Internet Cafe's computer to communicate with him. Was it about the serial killer known as "Skinner"? Could it be that, as he had guessed, this guy was truly a half-blood?

The next second, the jumping white words confirmed his guess.

Raymond, a Class C Specialist from the New York City Executive Department, died in the line of duty an hour and a half ago. He was assigned by the Academy to infiltrate the Hunter website. He was killed after accepting the mission regarding the "Skinner." His cause of death was similar to the other victims: his skin had been peeled off.

Lu Mingfei read the long paragraph carefully. It seemed that this was the reason why the college came to him. Lu Mingfei felt mixed emotions.

What made him happy was that it seemed that the academy's target was entirely this murderer called "Skinner", and had nothing to do with Old Tang; but what made him angry was that the guy with this stupid name was really too rampant and actually extended his dirty hands to the secret party. Did this guy think his life was too long?

But this matter was too confusing. Lu Mingfei vaguely felt that most of the big and small things that happened today were closely connected, but he lacked the opportunity to connect these things together. He just needed that little flash of inspiration!

Professor Guderian suggested that the academy appoint you to be responsible for resolving the "Skinner" incident. Coincidentally, you're also in Brooklyn, New York, and your hunter friend has also accepted a related task on the Hunter website. What do you think?

【I accept. 】

Lu Mingfei replied quickly without thinking. It would be best for him to handle it, so as to avoid conflicts between other specialists in the academy and Old Tang. Besides, the name of this "Skinner" is a bit stupid, but he doesn't look like an easy character to deal with. It is not certain that only a few people in the academy can deal with him.

Since you haven't received any training yet, Norma will send you a detailed mission report and notes later. Remember, don't let the secrets of "dragons" and "hybrids" be exposed to the public. You can kill when necessary, but don't kill indiscriminately. The academy will be your strongest support.

【learn. 】

Lu Mingfei's answer was concise and to the point. The tone of this long paragraph did not sound like Professor Schneider, but rather more like that of Professor Manstein, the little bald man.

[Mingfei, you must work hard to complete the task, but you must also pay attention to your own safety! ]

This paragraph is too obvious. Only Professor Guderian could say such disgusting words.

[Does the college need to send additional specialists? ]

[No additional dispatch is needed, but I need someone to assist me remotely. ]

【who? 】

【Chen Motong.】

Chapter 98 So big

[To be more precise, I need Nono's profiling ability to help me analyze some of my confusing thoughts. I actually already have some vague speculations about this incident.]

Lu Mingfei typed his thoughts quickly on the keyboard, but he tried to slow down the force of the typing to make the sound as concise as possible, because after the woman opposite greeted him, the melodious singing voice came to an abrupt end, and the surrounding environment was unspeakably quiet.

It's like being in a dark forest at night where you can't hear any sound. You don't even dare to breathe loudly and you unconsciously want to keep your steps low.

[Approved. Your request is very reasonable, and it has greatly improved my impression of you. It seems that you have also considered the rationality of executing the mission, and you are not arrogant and taking on too much responsibility just because of your previous success and "S" level status.]

Lu Mingfei looked at the reply and curled his lips.

It seems that the old man Manstein has a lot of opinions about himself. If he hadn't seen the subject-predicate terms and the "S"-level words, he would even have thought that this passage was describing Caesar. Is this the impression he left on the professors in the college?

[By the way, I have another question. If Norma can detect the contents of my screen, can it then hack into any computer in this internet cafe and retrieve the browsing history?]

Lu Mingfei raised his eyes and looked around the gloomy Internet cafe. It was already early in the morning and there were not many people in the Internet cafe. The few people who were there were huddled in corners, concentrating on their own screens without making any movement. Lu Mingfei could not see the images on other people's screens through the privacy fence.

[Yes, it is possible, but the computers in this internet cafe have a system that automatically shreds data upon shutdown, so we can only view the computers currently in use. Even if Norma were to hack into the other shut-down computers, their configuration would be completely blank, except for the initial settings.]

"That's enough. I want Norma to retrieve two files for me. One is about the woman sitting across from me. I want to know her browsing history from the moment she turned on her computer. The other is also about her. I want to know her identity information from the registration records of the internet cafe owner's computer."

As Lu Mingfei typed these words lightly, he occasionally glanced at the woman opposite him who was hiding herself so well.

Even if the other party gave a seemingly reasonable explanation, he still felt that there were several inexplicable doubts in the other party's behavior, which were deeply entrenched in his mind and could not be shaken off.