Chapter 857 Utero (Two-in-One)

11 time zones away, at the headquarters of Cassel College in the United States, late at night.

In the faculty dormitory building, in the quiet corridor, through the solid wooden door panels, you can hear the vague dialogue of cartoon characters coming from dormitory No. 201. The blue light emitted by the TV is looming in the crack of the door below, and the subtle changes continue to change as the scene changes. s color. Let us slowly jump over the crack in the door and we can see that a huge figure is projected on the ceiling. It is Manstein lying on the decorated sofa, watching his favorite "The Simpsons" on the TV screen.

The picture quality of the animation is very blurry and the production is rough. It is not difficult to tell that this is the first season launched by Fox in 1989. This is the season that Manstein never tires of watching. He likes nostalgia as well as classics, especially old movies. A black humorous satire that is cliche but never out of date, especially when the object of satire is culture, society and the world as a whole. He will always be in awe of those little yellow-skinned people who are joking but can express their true feelings.

But Manstein's viewing condition seemed not to be good tonight, because half of the minute his eyes were not on the TV, but on the coffee table in the dark.

The phone rang. Manstein quickly looked away from the TV, put down the coffee in his hand, and touched the microphone on the coffee table. The whole process was as fast as lightning, as if he had been waiting for this call all night.

"Something happened." Professor Schneider's first sentence on the other end of the phone was concise and straight to the point.

On the other end of the phone, Manstein had an expressionless face and took a deep breath. His eyes reflected the pornographic cartoon character who was still saying his lines, but the comedy inside could no longer interfere with his emotions. He was silent. He had been so silent since he picked up the phone. He had known that such a call would come, but he didn't expect it to be so bad.

As far as he knew, when Schneider was dealing with the bloody conflict between the commissioners in the Middle East and the Palestinian armed conflicts, the above reports were all understated: "We have encountered trouble, but it is far from worth the fuss." He could say " Something happened. These three words must mean that something extremely serious has happened.

Manstein spent the whole night imagining how bad the situation would be. From the moment Schneider dragged him into the water, he knew that the current scene would happen, but when the situation actually happened, the blood pressure rushing to his forehead was still there. Let his emotions explode.

Even with the door blocking the way, the corridor still echoed with the old man's violent curses. The neighbors who were awakened from their dream thought they were still in a dream when they opened their eyes. Otherwise, why would they hear the director of the Discipline Committee who lives next door? Will he affectionately call the executive director a 'son of a bitch' late at night?

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Manstein in a suit and tie pushed open the door of the central control room, but every overtime worker who turned around and saluted him with respect in their eyes. They couldn't help but respect. Just five minutes ago, this huge control room The words were filled with the old man's scolding of the director of the executive department. He had done something that everyone in Kassel College had thought about but would never dare to do.

At the end of the control room, Schneider and Guderian were already waiting there. The former's usual sullenness made people want to frown and avoid him, while the latter was still so joyful. It seemed that Manstein saw this person of his own. For the second time, the old friend appeared in a serious place like the central control room wearing pajamas and an eye-piercing red hat. (The last time was during the Battle of Kassel)

Manstein walked quickly through the aisle with a sullen face, and glanced at the central control room that was filled with people. The more he walked in, the heavier his heart became, because he knew that this matter should have been hidden in the darkness under the stage. He dealt with it secretly, but the situation here now clearly shows that the matter is several times bigger than he thought. It is so big that Schneider can't hold it back at all, so he can only put it out in the open and gather the strength of the entire Kassel College to solve it. .

"What's the situation over there now?" He spoke concisely and did not mention any emotional issues. This battle can only be caused by a big problem with Lin Nian's 'SS'-level mission. Although he was bewitched and coerced by Schneider in this matter, he knew very well that he had stepped in. Just don't ever think about cleaning yourself up first when something happens. Dealing with the root of the problem first is what he should do.

"The file is lost." Schneider's voice was hoarse as usual, but today it was more gloomy than before.

"What accident happened? Can we recover it?" Manstein stood in front of Schneider and looked up at the huge blue projection of the earth, but he did not see the frighteningly red pulsating points in his imagination.

"Documents are now a trivial matter," Schneider added.

"Little things?" Manstein was stunned, with a huge foreboding feeling in his heart, "Where are Lin Nian, Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang?"

"Survived."

"Survived?" Manstein suddenly turned his head and looked at Schneider.

Schneider nodded, "Meeting the Dragon King head-on without any preparation can indeed be called surviving."

Dragon King.

The air pressure in the entire central control room seemed to have dropped. Manstein took two breaths, and the skin on his forehead turned red visibly. Guderian, who had not yet woken up, became energetic and looked at his old friend's tumbling emotions. Chang Chang said quickly, "They are all fine. Lin Nian withstood the first wave of attacks launched by the Dragon King. It's just that the train station is gone."

Hmm. It’s just that the train station is gone. Guderian on the side also nodded, as if this was a small thing to be thankful for.

Manstein glared at his old friend. He had done enough homework to know what a huge behemoth the South Railway Station was. It was basically the same size as Chicago's Union Station, although the artistry was not as good as Buza's. The main waiting room "Grand Hall" is so gorgeous, but it is absolutely a giant in size and area. How can it be said that it is gone?

Suddenly, Manstein, who realized something, shivered and stared at Schneider and asked quickly, "What's the reaction over there? Did Lin Nian go to war with an enemy suspected of being the 'Dragon King'? Are there any surviving witnesses?" What about surveillance footage from the streets? What about photos from orbiting satellites?”

Even at this time, he used the word "suspicious" in front of the Dragon King. The craziness of the battle between the Bronze King and the Fire King seemed like yesterday. Just after a summer vacation, a new Dragon King suddenly appeared again. No one would be able to accept.

"There are no witnesses, or even if there are witnesses, they have all died in the disaster." The big screen behind Schneider lit up appropriately, and a shocking and devastated real-life photo appeared. Manstein just took one look and froze because he was completely unable to connect the horrific scene in the photo, which looked like CG in a doomsday movie, to the South Railway Station.

"You must have mistaken the photo of the canyon somewhere with the South Railway Station?" Manstein whispered. It's so hard to say.

How to describe it. It can only be said that this is the most ferocious and wanton wound on the earth that Manstein has ever seen. It is like "Disaster" took up a paintbrush and made a satisfactory self-portrait on the ground. The trees are full of desolation and The smell of doomsday, not even an inch of intact land can be seen, the so-called South Railway Station has completely disappeared, and is occupied by a huge natural chasm. Looking inside is like exploring an abyss. The most important thing is that the ravine gives people It feels like it is not the miraculous workmanship of nature, but the terrible consequences of strong man-made tearing. It has torn apart the entire earth by itself!

"This is indeed the trace of 'S' class student Lin Nian's battle with the enemy suspected of being the Dragon King. This was also the original handover point of the mission, the South Railway Station. Until the enemy appeared, in order to escape from the battlefield after the battle with Lin Nian Using a power that we can't understand at all - not excluding the possibility of 'word spirit' - it destroyed everything on site and set off a major earthquake that radiated throughout the city." Schneider also studied Manstein's research. Choosing words, his iron-grey eyes reflected the dark crack in the photo.

Manstein raised his head and looked a little scary, "How is Lin Nian now?"

"There is no problem. It's just that the physical strength is too high and I may not be able to engage in high-intensity combat for the time being. These are his exact words. Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang are also fine. It's just that the B007 specialist in charge of the handover suffered a gunshot wound and lost blood. Too much is undergoing blood transfusion treatment, but it is generally fine. Believe your students, after all, he is the first 'Destined Dragon Slayer' in history to truly kill the Dragon King." Schneider's fast and steady words made Manstein The blood vessels on the top of his head that were about to burst were slightly lowered.

"He was also the one who reported to us the suspected head-on conflict with the 'Dragon King'. His reaction was very dull. Even after going through a real war, he was very calm and could even be called 'cold'. He is much calmer than your mentor. So I think there shouldn’t be too many mistakes in his judgment, so I made a preliminary and bold conclusion that what we encountered during this mission was an attack from Dragon King-level enemies.”

"He has long been accustomed to these bad things happening under your command!" Manstein said coldly.

"Or maybe I have long been used to these bad things happening under the command of the secret party." What Manstein didn't expect was that Schneider actually repeated his words in a rather plain tone and changed the subject, but this This sentence inexplicably shocked Manstein, and his eyes flashed slightly strangely when he looked at Schneider.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it for now. Lin Nian has his own plans. I have always been reassured by his side. Are you sure that the Dragon Clan's secrets have not been leaked? That is a train station, a crowded place! As long as one photo is needed, If a photo spreads, the secrets about the dragons in the newspapers tomorrow morning will spread wildly throughout the giant country with a population of 1.4 billion!" Manstein changed the subject, raised his hand and pressed his temples, he really I never dreamed that things would deteriorate to this point, but now even if it breaks down again, I can only sort out the situation first and then deal with it.

"That train station is still in the trial operation stage. There was only one dedicated train line to pick up Raymond that day. There were not a lot of passengers or passersby except the staff. Besides, if photos of secrets about hybrids and dragons were accidentally circulated or Video, the secrets of the Dragon Clan will not be leaked out so quickly. You forgot to consider the influence of 'Orthodoxy' in the local area." Schneider shook his head, his eyes flickering, "And fortunately, after this accident, Orthodoxy immediately Finally, we controlled public opinion, actively dealt with the satellite observation situation and all possible leakage channels, and classified the incident as a sudden natural disaster, a local small-magnitude and high-intensity earthquake that swept through the coastal city."

"Small-magnitude high-intensity earthquake?" Manstein frowned. His major was 'Reptology.' If the 'Introduction to Dragon Genealogy' taught by Guderian was to understand the dragon clan from a sociological perspective, then he His major is to analyze the origin and lineage of this race from the perspective of biology. Geographical knowledge related to seismology is not his advantage.

"For earthquakes of the same magnitude, the shallower the source, the greater the damage and the smaller the scope of the spread, and vice versa. Therefore, destructive earthquakes with high intensity are generally shallow earthquakes. The explanation given by the Earthquake Administration now is that a rare super earthquake occurred in coastal cities. "Shallow source earthquakes with devastating intensity lasted only a few seconds, but the source intensity was as high as an unprecedented 12 degrees (the intensity is not on the Richter scale), which caused this phenomenon," Schneider explained.

"." Manstein breathed again. He didn't know much about geography, but he was relieved because he was really convinced by Schneider's explanation. It seemed logical for ordinary people to believe it. many.

After all, it is easier to accept a superficial earthquake that is rare in thousands of years than a monster that is suspected of being a dragon king and changed the terrain with a punch at the train station - after all, nature is full of wonders. Yellowstone Park and the Grand Canyon can exist, and a rare earthquake is not difficult to accept.

Hope so.

But soon, Manstein's thoughts turned to the other side, focusing on some weird points in the large amount of information Schneider revealed in a short period of time, "You mean orthodox? Why did orthodox react so quickly, those guys? Aren't you indifferent to everything except being interested in the "Ice Sea Fragments" in our library? How could you be so kind to deal with our mess, instead of taking action from the moral high ground and putting pressure on us to get benefits? "

"You seem to have misunderstood something. Normally, the method you mentioned has always been used by us." Schneider said lightly, "You don't know enough about orthodoxy. According to orthodox behavior, they will indeed solve the problem that happened in their own home first. In the face of real disasters, saving people from fire and water and helping people in danger are engraved in their genes. It has always been the secret party's patent to first think of interest disputes in the face of disasters."

"." Guderian, who had been silent and listening, reached out and grabbed the little red riding hood on his head and held it in front of him. He was probably a little numb from what he said. These words can really be said in the central control room where Norma is 24 hours a day. Did you say it from the monitoring point? Or he started his treachery as the head of the execution department.

"What I mean is why did the Orthodox know so quickly? This operation should be an extremely secretive operation. Don't tell me that it was leaked again!" Manstein immediately pointed out that Schneider misinterpreted his meaning, "Don't treat me as a fool. .”

"You are right, the operation was indeed leaked." Under Manstein's somewhat desperate gaze, Schneider nodded, "According to Raymond's mission report before he was sent to the ambulance and passed out, his train was 10 minutes ahead of schedule. He arrived at the station, and within 10 minutes he was attacked by an unknown mixed-race force. In his original words, the group of people were all well-trained killers, with a clear target for the documents in his hand. All the accidents at the South Railway Station started from those unexpected 10 minutes, and then various forces came on stage to create the current situation that is irreversible."

"10 minutes? That's impossible! Only you know the details of this mission. Even I don't know the specific handover time. How could such a mistake happen, let alone calculate the 10 minutes in advance. "Manstein opened his eyes wide.

"I also find it incredible, but if I think about it carefully, no plan can be perfect. There will always be flaws. Even if I am in charge of the overall situation alone, I will inevitably hand over some matters that I cannot personally arrange to other people. , for example, I can arrange the timetable at the train station, but I can't actually drive the high-speed train." Schneider said, "Everything that changes hands must have loopholes. It is obvious that our enemies have seized on this loophole and succeeded. Made those 10 minutes.”

"But Raymond is not dead, that's what you said."

"Yes, thanks to the temporary semi-finished body armor with 'A' level clearance that I transferred from the equipment department before he carried out this mission. The trial work worth more than half a million US dollars happened to be collected as a consumable. Saved his life. But even so, he was seriously injured. In Lin Nian’s words: he lost so much blood that he could make a table full of Maoxuewang for him to eat.”

"Can Lin Nian be fed?" Manstein was stunned. He knew how terrible his student's appetite was, and it was only because of his blood that Raymond didn't die even after losing so much blood.

"What is Maoxuewang? Is it a delicacy?" Guderian found the starting point and asked, not because he liked to interrupt, but because he was really hungry when he got up in the middle of the night, and he also smelled pizza and coffee from Manstein. The scent made him hungrier. If it weren't for the fact that he was also one of the professors on duty and had to be present according to regulations, he would have gone straight to the night canteen, where there should be pig knuckles left over from the students' lunch.

"Don't interrupt," Manstein scolded him, adding, "You still haven't explained what this has to do with orthodoxy."

"The orthodox people have also arrived and appeared in the South Railway Station. Li Huanyue, you should have heard of this name. The orthodox 'moon' corresponds to the 'emperor' of Japan and the 'S' class of the secret party. Although she appeared at the South Railway Station with the purpose of eliminating dangerous hybrids, Raymond confirmed in her report that she had thoughts about the document."

"The orthodox 'Yue', the manipulator of the sword." Manstein frowned again, "Judging from her performance in the 'Kuimen Defense Battle' led by the orthodox, even if Raymond is Yan Ling, 'Blazing Sun' can only end up with an instant kill against her, right? Did B007 create a miracle?"

“It’s your students who make the magic happen,” Schneider said.

"Lin Nian arrived in time?" Manstein frowned, so it is not difficult to understand. No matter how strong the orthodox 'Yue' is, he cannot be stronger than the 'Destined Dragon Slayer', who is the leader of the entire mixed race world. The ace among aces that we recognize and revere.

"Lin Nian only arrived when the Dragon King appeared. He was late because Lin Xian, a faculty member from the Department of Psychology who lived with him, had an accident. He had basically arrived at the train station at that time and had to turn back temporarily to deal with those things. Accident." Schneider looked at Manstein.

"Is Lin Xian okay?" Manstein asked quickly.

"It's okay. Lin Nian didn't elaborate on what happened on the phone. It's in line with his character. There's another hidden secret in this matter. I will ask him separately, but whether he will choose to report it is another matter." Schneider said.

"You said it was my student who saved Raymond. Did Su Xiaoqiang also go to the scene at that time?" Manstein took a breath, "How could Lin Nian let her appear in such a priority mission! And She’s not even on Norma’s to-do list!”

"Manstein, besides Lin Nian, please pay more attention to your other students. Your emphasis is too obvious. If you are reported by students, it will affect the evaluation of tenured professors." Schneider responded expressionlessly. Manstein said in his heart, "Do you think Su Xiaoqiang is an ordinary person with no power? Her 3E test score is a rare 'A' grade, and she is also the best in her grade."

"But you know how her physical test scores are. I don't deny that she is very talented in other courses, such as "Introduction to Dragon Genealogy" and "History of the Development of Dragon Literature". Guderian and Ferdinand have given She has enough credits to prove her excellence. You know what I mean, even if Su Xiaoqiang has received systematic fighting and melee training, she is still far from the level of a hybrid in real combat! Her physical fitness is complete An ordinary person! Coupled with her body that is prone to diseases, she is not even as good as an ordinary person most of the time." Manstein felt like he had a headache again.

"That's why I said that you have too much affection for Lin Nian, and you don't even know your other students." Schneider's expression did not change at all, "I ask you, do you know that Su Xiaoqiang passed the early batch of calls from the Executive Department? Exam?"

"What did you say?" Manstein was stunned for a moment because he knew exactly what Schneider was talking about.

"Pay more attention to your other students, otherwise something will happen in the future that you didn't expect and you were at a loss for. Just like last time." Schneider said indifferently.

It was at this time that Manstein's expression finally changed. He understood the implication of Schneider's words, and also understood why the head of the executive department, who had never been a mother-in-law in this stall, spent so much time educating him about teaching students. The head of the executive department never talks nonsense, so obviously one of the surprises this time was related to the topic they had been talking about from beginning to end.

"You said it was my student who saved Raymond." Manstein's voice dropped.

"It's a former student. Mandy Gonzalez. After Solomon was judged, he was sent to Chernobyl Prison to serve a life sentence without parole. After the riots in Chernobyl Prison, he disappeared from everyone's sight. , we sent several experienced 'hounds' to track her whereabouts, but less than a month later we found that all the 'hounds' had been stuffed into pet air transport and returned to the hands of the enforcement department by the airline. ." Schneider stated calmly, "This is the 'B' grade student you have never been optimistic about, the Mandy Gonzalez who you think is a failure."

"I never thought she was a failure!" After hearing the end, Manstein was stunned for a moment and suddenly roared like a lion, but he suppressed his emotions when Guderian quickly stroked his back. He exploded not because he had poor emotional control, but because Schneider's tone and sharp words were too sharp, cutting open his chest like a knife and indifferently observing and commenting on the color of the heart inside.

"She shot Raymond." Schneider still had no emotion and dropped the bombshell again. Before Manstein's expression changed, he slowly added, "With a Frigga bullet. It seems that she got Frigga in some way." I can think that this is one of the secrets she stole from the equipment department when she was lurking in Kassel College. I still don’t know how many things this woman hides behind her back, and what she did during her three years at the school. How many terrible things are done in the academy.”

"She also wants that document?" Manstein slapped away Guderian's hand that was caressing him like a child. Although he knew that his friend was caring about him, at this time he didn't care so much anymore and stared at Schneider's eyes asked, "Are you hiding something from me?"

"For example?" Schneider looked Manstein up and down carefully. Those silver-grey pupils made people think that he would consider what to say and how much to say based on the results of Manstein's answer. He did not tell the whole story at all and gave the most basic information. Be prepared to be honest with each other.

This is the style of the head of the execution department, the spy chief of a violent agency. Manstein looked at those eyes and suddenly felt a little tired. Perhaps he should not have been involved in any affairs led by Schneider in the first place. After all, he himself There is no comparison between being just the director of the Discipline Committee, or a faculty member who is also in charge of finance, and a deeply black organization like the Executive Department.

"It's the Dragon King who appears this time! The Dragon King!" Manstein's voice was raised as high as possible. He decided to get some information to dissipate the fog in his heart. "That's the Dragon King, not some dangerous hybrid." Or a pure-blood dragon of three generations or less. Why, tell me, Schneider, why a dragon king would appear in that city and even attack my students."

"Professor Manstein, what exactly do you want to ask?" Schneider tilted his head.

"That document." Manstein looked directly at Schneider and did not avoid it. "What on earth is that document? It's worth the risk of a pure-blooded dragon that can change local terrain to expose itself to the eyes of hybrids all over the world. risk to rob!"

"I'm not supposed to know."

"you"

"Norma, clear the central control room and ask everyone with lower authority than me, except Manstein and Guderian, to leave here." Schneider said calmly.

The lights in the central control room dimmed to a dim red, and the blockade of the half-dead World Tree appeared on every screen. Dozens of staff stood up at the same time, pushed aside their seats, and stood up, all maintaining extremely high standards without saying a word. and walked outside. The three professors on duty did not argue loudly about the details of the mission. The most they could hear was a few roars from Manstein due to distance issues, but it was obvious that no unrelated persons would be allowed to be present in the following conversation. .

Soon the venue was cleared, leaving only the red light and the projection of the earth that was also dyed red. Against the background of the computer screen full of half-decayed World Tree, Manstein watched Schneider being quiet for a few seconds until the other party asked, "What did you want to ask just now?"

"Did you know what was in the document, so you chose to let Lin Nian carry out this mission?" Manstein said coldly, "You told me before that the content of this document was related to Lin Nian, so I Only then did I get involved in this matter and become your lobbyist. But now I no longer think so."

"Why?" Schneider still looked like he depended on how much truth Manstein could deduce to decide how much truth he would reveal.

"Do you want me to make it clear? If the really important part of that document is related to Lin Nian, then why did the Dragon King still show up at the South Railway Station to snatch the document instead of going directly to Lin Nian in that coastal city? Where to live?" Manstein pointed out the most critical core of the problem, "Orthodoxy is interested in that document, and Mandy Gonzalez is also interested in it, which means that the forces behind her are also eager for this document. , not to mention the 'dangerous hybrid organization' that you sent Chu Zihang to investigate. This document is definitely not as simple as you said! What is in it is worthy of the school board's priority? SS'-class, an unprecedented class?"

"Do you really want to know?" Schneider asked.

Manstein said nothing.

"Are you really ready to know?" Schneider asked in a different way, and received Manstein's direct gaze.

So he stopped talking. He didn't speak for a long time. Suddenly he coughed in a low voice, and then took a big breath. The hissing sound from his lungs made people think that it was not impossible for him to die here next moment. Manstein was still cold. She looked at him coldly, staring into the iron-gray eyes that never left her own even though she was taking oxygen.

After the coughing subsided, Schneider took away the oxygen mask, slowly raised his head and said, "Very rigorous logic, it seems that high blood pressure is not enough to completely turn you into an emotionally controlled beast. But I did not lie to you, this The document is indeed related to Lin Nian, but it is not entirely related to him, but to the person who is close to him and is indistinguishable from each other."

He paused and then let out a low laugh that made Guderian and Manstein tremble (actually Ned just chuckled normally, and the two professors were peeved just because they had never heard Schneider laugh in any form), "Actually, I also I’m very curious as to why this document has attracted so many monsters to spy on her, and what kind of secrets she has that qualifies her to be the center of such a terrible storm.”

"Her?" Manstein noticed Schneider's wording, and the bubbles in his mind rose and then burst, as if he was thinking of a horse, and a sense of uncertainty suddenly arose in his heart.

Schneider nodded and said slowly, "This document numbered 'SS-778' is the code-named 'Utero' that the 'Solomon Temple Society' has spent the past fifty years searching for and exploring around the world. 's list."

"What is that?" Guderian asked subconsciously, "It sounds very dark."

"You don't need to know what that is," Schneider hissed. "You just need to know that there is one name on that list, listed separately, highlighted in red. That name is one of the few Chinese names: 'Lin string'."

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