Chapter 440: Conservatism and Revolution
What she said was undoubtedly about the fact that she and Adele had helped Senior Li Lige escape together. If Li Lige had concentrated on living her own life after escaping, then it would not be considered failing to live up to Wen Weiran and Adele’s actions in saving her at great risk.
But she was an uneasy person, and she actually joined the “Black Fog” organization, made a comeback, and returned to the Eastern Capital. With this kind of action, what did she want to put Wen Weiran and Adele in?
“But, but, hasn’t the Enforcement Bureau internally not yet defined that organization, and hasn’t labeled them as absolute enemies!” Adele’s mood was complicated, and she couldn’t help but defend Senior Li Lige with a rush of emotion.
Wen Weiran sighed. “That’s what I said, but in the current situation, if they continue to go crazy, the order of the whole world will be changed.”
“At that time, it will be too late to distinguish whether the other party’s purpose is good or bad, and we can only brutally kill them all!”
“Because only in this way can the existing world order be maintained, and society can continue to operate stably and peacefully.”
“Any existence that hinders stability… the final result can only be erased.”
“You should also be very clear about this, Adele, who has studied ideology and politics.”
“The state is an institution that legally monopolizes violence.”
“And our world of extraordinary beings is a world that contains all violence, but can also use them.”
Adele’s body shook, and she put down the tablet device in her hand. The video above paused at the moment when Senior Li Lige squinted and stroked the beautiful calico cat. It was as if time stood still, as if the two sides had never stood on opposite sides.
Actually, what Wen Weiran said… it’s not that she didn’t understand. She understood it all. But understanding was easy, acceptance was difficult.
“Then… what should we do?” She herself was not good at thinking about this kind of thing. She was good at flirting… so she could only seek help from Wen Weiran. Because she understood why Wen Weiran invited herself to the Enforcement Bureau alone, why she played this video for her to watch, and talked to her.
Obviously, Wen Weiran should have the same feelings as herself, not wanting Senior Li Lige to end up imprisoned, or worse.
“What to do, sigh… what else can we do.”
“Only by finding Senior Li Lige first can everything be discussed.”
“Adele, your power is huge, and I am just a small operative in the Enforcement Bureau.”
“If you want to find clues about Senior Li Lige, you have to rely on you…”
Adele opened her lips slightly, looking dumbfounded. Her power… huge? It turned out that unknowingly, the girl had grown to the point where she could be described by this word.
But thinking of the girls behind her, Adele did gain great confidence.
“I will.” She said.
“But since the Enforcement Bureau has already tracked Senior Li Lige.”
“Will they let her go this time and return without success?” Adele asked curiously.
And Wen Weiran also responded to Adele’s question.
“Senior Li Lige is not at the center of the conflict.”
“She is related to the members of the Black Fog organization, but she is not one of those who personally carried out the task of releasing the black fog.”
“Those people are the primary targets that the Enforcement Bureau is currently pursuing.”
“I think there will be results soon.”
“And Senior Li Lige’s wanted level is after them.”
“I think she shouldn’t be stupid enough to appear in front of the Enforcement Bureau operatives again.”
“Now, she must have found a place to hide.”
“You’re right…” Adele nodded.
As expected, just as Wen Weiran said, not long after, the Enforcement Bureau received good news from the front. A member of the Black Fog organization was taken down by an A-level operative, and most of the acquired ability users were also imprisoned.
Currently, the remaining members of the organization who released the black fog were still being chased by the other operatives. In short, it should not be a difficult thing to capture them all.
It was just that the spread of group memory caused in the process would be very troublesome. After the event, the Enforcement Bureau would have to spend a lot of effort to cover it up. It was a huge test for the mental ability users, and it was also helpless overtime.
And Senior Li Lige’s situation was indeed as Wen Weiran said. Sure enough, as a secondary target, she hid again in this city. At this time, if you wanted to find the other party, relying on Adele’s power would indeed be a good choice.
Therefore, Adele encouraged herself in her heart.
“Senior Wen Weiran, don’t worry.”
“I will do my best to find Senior Li Lige.”
“No matter what the outcome, I hope she returns to the right track.”
Of course, if the Black Fog side was the right track… then pretend Adele didn’t say anything.
In fact, although Adele was currently a civil servant of the Enforcement Bureau, eating public meals, her perception of the Black Fog organization was actually… not that bad so far.
They didn’t seem to have specifically used the black fog to give some vicious criminals abilities, and then let them destroy society, but instead began to spread the gospel of “evolution” indiscriminately and on a small scale.
It was like the legendary “Prometheus, the Fire Thief”! That was a saint who brought fire to mankind. Then Senior Li Lige, who joined the Black Fog organization, was not going down the wrong path, but became one of the saints who spread miracles.
As for why some acquired ability users started to destroy society now, the bigger reason was that after they inhaled the black fog and evolved, they began to feel a sense of betrayal that the whole world was deceiving them, which eventually led them to take the path of revenge on society.
But is it possible… there are still some people, or even most people, who, after absorbing the black fog and seeing the real world, chose to hide instead? The Enforcement Bureau actually had similar ideas. If that was the case, then the evolution of the existing order by the black fog would become completely inevitable.
The premise was that the consumption of the black fog was far from reaching its upper limit, or even infinite. But before the truth was revealed, both the Human Race and the Vampire Clan had to desperately maintain the existing world order. Because no one knew whether the world after the existing order was overthrown would be better, because no one could bear the responsibility for that change.
Perhaps, this was the reason why the “conservatives” were born. And the Black Fog organization, could it be the “revolutionaries” of the new era? Adele was also full of doubts about this. And all of this, I’m afraid, could only be solved by finding Senior Li Lige’s whereabouts first.
Chapter 441: Asking for Directions
Originally, Adele thought she would go on a mission with Senior Wen Weiran, but because she got news about Senior Li Lige, she didn’t feel disappointed. Rather, being able to slack off with pay was the best thing! If it wasn’t necessary, she wouldn’t bother.
Of course, when the Human Race and the Vampire Clan needed her… the girl would still be duty-bound. I wonder if this counts as a kind of slacking tsundere? The girl didn’t know, she just wanted to have a clear conscience.
“Then if there’s nothing else, I’ll leave first, Senior Wen Weiran.” Adele said carefully.
Wen Weiran nodded, but then, as if she suddenly remembered something, she raised her eyes and asked, “Adele, have you joined the Black Feather Society?”
“Huh, that… actually no, I think it’s troublesome.” But even if Adele didn’t join, her influence in the Black Feather Society was probably needless to say, right? According to the current situation, the Black Feather Society had to listen to President Edith and Dorothy, the honorary leader.
Then who would Edith and Dorothy listen to~ So the best way to grasp power might not be to hold power, but to conquer the woman who holds power. Adele was walking on such a path of conquest.
Wen Weiran nodded again. This time, she didn’t say anything else, just watched Adele leave her office.
What a strange question. But Wen Weiran was originally the type who was not good at expressing her feelings. After thinking about it, Adele came to the conclusion that—could it be that she was still bothered by her rejection of the student council’s invitation? Because if she refused the student council and went to join the Black Feather Society, it would indeed be a slap in the face to Wen Weiran.
But if Adele didn’t, then it was fine for Wen Weiran. Or perhaps it was some other reason, but it wasn’t important, so Adele quickly put it out of her mind.
She now only wanted to quickly return to her warm little… it seemed that it could no longer be called a small nest now, but a very spacious, large villa that she couldn’t even imagine being able to afford in the past.
As for the issue of the black fog… when the sky falls, there will be tall people to hold it up! Don’t really take yourself as the “Chosen Girl”! Even if she really was the “Chosen Girl,” wouldn’t the meaning of this title be to cheat? What did it have to do with maintaining world order…
In short, as long as the situation was not urgent enough to burn her eyebrows and affect Adele’s daily cuddling life, she probably wouldn’t put too much energy into it. But Senior Li Lige still had to be found! Because Adele had to severely question this stupid guy!
Did you know how much effort she put in and how much risk she took to protect her last time? It was fine if she didn’t live a happy life in some corner of the world, but she even joined the Black Fog organization. So you’re capable, huh?
But Adele seemed to have forgotten that Senior Li Lige was a witch transformed by herself, the Revenge Witch. It was different from the witch transformed by the angel like Adele. Whether she, as a witch, could live a life like an ordinary person was still unknown.
So her joining the Black Fog organization could be said to be unexpected but reasonable.
Adele walked out of the automatic door of the Enforcement Bureau and came to the street. It was already very bright. The spring sun was warm, and the not-so-dazzling sun hung above the distant clouds. Adele saw a taxi stop in front of her.
The girl raised her eyebrows. What a coincidence. She was just about to call an online car-hailing service to go back to the academy. Since a taxi had arrived now, she might as well give the driver another business.
The girl walked towards the taxi. Coincidentally, the passenger from the previous ride got out of the taxi at this time. It was a tall silver-haired woman with a dark mask covering her face. But even so, she still attracted Adele’s attention with her beautiful temperament, making the girl’s heart feel a little alert.
Silver hair!? It felt like it would be a tricky character.
After meeting the Hell Queen Jormungandr, Adele changed her somewhat naive bad habit. Why did she think that the Hell Queen Jormungandr, who almost wrote the words “I’m not an ordinary person” on her face, was a cosplayer playing in an escape room!
Having learned from her mistakes, Adele became cautious about the girl with the same noble protagonist-level hair color of silver hair.
The current situation was similar to last time. The woman in front of her exuded an unusual aura. Not to mention, the location where she asked the taxi to stop was right at the entrance of the Enforcement Bureau building. This could no longer be explained by coincidence.
Therefore, Adele pretended to be unaware, and simply gave up getting on the taxi that happened to arrive. Let its driver leave. She pretended to look at her phone on the spot, and monitored the beautiful silver-haired woman with a mask out of the corner of her eye. But she didn’t notice that the woman’s eyes gradually filled with a smile.
It seemed like she was amused by Adele’s actions. What an… interesting little girl. In addition, the aura emanating from her body was also too rich. It seemed to have vampire, human, angel, Cat-Bird—and even the blood of God.
It’s getting more and more interesting. But she didn’t make a sound, passed by Adele, and walked towards the building of the Enforcement Bureau.
Then, just as Adele quietly turned her head, she looked back and gave her a sly look like a cat playing with a mouse. It could be seen that in the confrontation of their eyes, Adele was completely stunned.
Obviously, she didn’t expect that she would be so “coincidentally” noticed and caught! Just when her brain was running fast, and she began to think about what excuses she should find to cover up the embarrassment at this time, she heard the silver-haired woman suddenly ask.
“Beautiful lady, hello, can I ask you about a person~”
“I’m visiting this city for the first time, and there are many things I’m not familiar with.”
“But I saw you just came out of this building.”
She pointed to the Enforcement Bureau building behind her.
At this moment, Adele’s heart instantly jumped to her throat. But she didn’t make a sound, just blinking her pitiful deer eyes, nodding and saying, “…O-Okay, who are you asking about?”
Hearing Adele’s question, the silver-haired woman seemed to fall into a period of reminiscing about the past. After a long while, she squinted and smiled.
“It’s a… friend I ‘knew’ a long, long time ago.”
“Her name is Lislotte.”
