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Chapter 621: Trapped
"This is very likely a trap."
Reed put down the empty can he had finished eating. The spoon collided with the metal can, making a clanging sound. "It's possible that this is a trap set by the Serpent Society, with the purpose of luring some kind people over and then catching them all in one go."
"Indeed, that's possible." Ben nodded heavily. "I also thought of this possibility, but I still decided to take a look. After all, the two possibilities are fifty-fifty. Before seeing the truth, no one can say for sure."
"What do you say, Reed?" Johnny stood up, putting his hand on Ben's shoulder, who was sitting on the ground. "I think Ben's worry makes sense. I have to take a look, otherwise I won't be able to sleep in the future."
Susan didn't interrupt. She knew that the three men present were all stubborn and were the type who would definitely go all the way once they set their minds on something. At this time, anything she said would be useless. It would be better to observe the atmosphere from the side and ease the atmosphere appropriately.
Reed sat on the chair and pondered for a long time. Finally, he sighed and said, "Then let's go take a look, but you must listen to my command."
"That's what we should have done long ago." Johnny stretched out his hand and high-fived Ben beside him.
Susan frowned when she saw her younger brother's cheerful appearance. She couldn't help but say, "Especially you, Johnny, we might clash with the other side. You remember, you must not make a fuss just to show off."
Johnny puffed out his cheeks and let out a breath. He raised his hand and made a gesture of surrender, making people wonder if he had listened at all.
The three people present had an idea at the same time, which was that they must spare some mind to pay attention to Johnny's movements and not let him mess around.
"Alright! Breakfast time is over. Next, it's time to prepare for battle." Johnny clapped his hands to mobilize everyone. "Hurry up, rookies, pick up your guns, it's time for us to go to the battlefield."
Listening to Johnny's military speech learned from movies, Ben, who had really been a soldier, shook his head with a smile. However, he still obediently stood up to make preparation.
Susan rolled her eyes at her younger brother and left the restaurant with Reed. When Johnny came back to his senses, he was the only one left in the restaurant.
…
"Has anyone replied, Mr. Mark?"
Mark put the earphone aside and shook his head at the little girl behind him who was as bright as sunlight.
"No, little girl, it's still the same as yesterday. There's nothing in the radio station except for those TV programs."
"Is that so?" The girl was a little disappointed. Mark rubbed his dry eyes to comfort her.
"Don't worry, little girl. Not everyone can assemble radio equipment by hand. Maybe someone received the news with a radio, but they may not be able to respond. Thinking on the bright side, maybe they are on their way."
"You're right, sir." The girl smiled again. "By the way, it's almost time for lunch. You can come down. I'll have Tyrone replace you."
"Got it. You go down first. I'll go down after I finish debugging the equipment."
The girl nodded, turned around, pushed the door, and walked out of the small room. Just as she left the room, she ran into a human who was hiding his body in a large cloak.
Facing such an unusual human, the girl was not afraid. Instead, she showed a smile again.
"Have you finished your food, Tyrone?"
The Black boy called Tyrone nodded and said, "I'm here to replace Mr. Mark. What's the situation, Tandy?"
"Still the same." Tandy shrugged her shoulders pretending to be relaxed. "Mr. Mark is debugging the equipment. Remember not to scare him."
Tyrone nodded. He looked normal in expression, but Tandy still saw that he had something unspeakable.
"What's wrong, Tyrone?"
Tyrone hesitated for a moment, and finally opening said, "Kilgrave is a bit unusual. Be careful not to be alone with him."
"Kilgrave?" A purple shadow flashed through Tandy's mind. "What's wrong with him? I remember he has always been low-key."
"Someone reported that he has been a bit abnormal recently and has been seen going out again." Tyrone's face was cold. "Maybe he betrayed us and reported the position to the Serpent Society."
Tandy frowned slightly. She didn't like to convict people based on some unusualness, but the person who said this was Tyrone, whom she trusted more. So Tandy still raised a bit of vigilance in her heart.
Tandy asked, "Do other people know about this thing?"
Tyrone shook his head and said, "No, only you and me, and the person who reported it know."
"Then let's hide it for now." Tandy breathed a sigh of relief. "If this thing is announced at this time, it will definitely cause great mess."
Tyrone nodded. Of course, he knew this reason, so he ran directly to discuss it with Tandy. Otherwise, he could have directly announced this thing in public.
After all, this news is only based on one person's confession. There is no other evidence, and it will also cause internal strife and infighting among our own people. Tyrone would not be so stupid as to announce it.
"By the way." Tandy suddenly remembered something. "Who told you this news? Did you tell him to keep it secret?"
"Of course." Tyrone nodded, and then uttered a name that Tandy didn't expect.
"It was Quentin Quire who told me."
…
In the messy hall, crowds gathered in twos and threes. Some were eating things, some were chatting, and some were playing some simple games. In short, they were all killing time.
Although everyone had business to do, it could be seen that almost everyone looked absent-minded. An uneasy atmosphere spread in the crowd and might be detonated at any time.
Only a few people were not infected by this atmosphere. Among them, there was a pink hair kid who was particularly conspicuous. In addition, he had oversized sunglasses on his ears. It was really hard not to notice him.
Different from others, the pink hair kid also always had things to be busy with, but he was particularly focused. His hand kept gesturing various actions. People who didn't know might believe that he was possessed by a ghost.
"Quentin!"
Hearing someone call his name, the pink hair kid raised his head and came out of his focused state. As soon as he looked up, he saw Tandy, who was as bright as sunlight.
"Have you had lunch?"
Facing Tandy's concern, Quentin just pushed his oversized sunglasses and then reply coldly.
"I think there should be an empty can in my presence. You shouldn't need to ask me again specifically."
"This is pleasantries, Quentin." Tandy rubbed Quentin's pink hair head helplessly, like facing a naughty younger brother. Although the latter frowned, he never dodged.
"By the way, I'm here to ask you something."
(End of Chapter)
"This is very likely a trap."
Reed put down the empty can he had finished eating. The spoon collided with the metal can, making a clanging sound. "It's possible that this is a trap set by the Serpent Society, with the purpose of luring some kind people over and then catching them all in one go."
"Indeed, that's possible." Ben nodded heavily. "I also thought of this possibility, but I still decided to take a look. After all, the two possibilities are fifty-fifty. Before seeing the truth, no one can say for sure."
"What do you say, Reed?" Johnny stood up, putting his hand on Ben's shoulder, who was sitting on the ground. "I think Ben's worry makes sense. I have to take a look, otherwise I won't be able to sleep in the future."
Susan didn't interrupt. She knew that the three men present were all stubborn and were the type who would definitely go all the way once they set their minds on something. At this time, anything she said would be useless. It would be better to observe the atmosphere from the side and ease the atmosphere appropriately.
Reed sat on the chair and pondered for a long time. Finally, he sighed and said, "Then let's go take a look, but you must listen to my command."
"That's what we should have done long ago." Johnny stretched out his hand and high-fived Ben beside him.
Susan frowned when she saw her younger brother's cheerful appearance. She couldn't help but say, "Especially you, Johnny, we might clash with the other side. You remember, you must not make a fuss just to show off."
Johnny puffed out his cheeks and let out a breath. He raised his hand and made a gesture of surrender, making people wonder if he had listened at all.
The three people present had an idea at the same time, which was that they must spare some mind to pay attention to Johnny's movements and not let him mess around.
"Alright! Breakfast time is over. Next, it's time to prepare for battle." Johnny clapped his hands to mobilize everyone. "Hurry up, rookies, pick up your guns, it's time for us to go to the battlefield."
Listening to Johnny's military speech learned from movies, Ben, who had really been a soldier, shook his head with a smile. However, he still obediently stood up to make preparation.
Susan rolled her eyes at her younger brother and left the restaurant with Reed. When Johnny came back to his senses, he was the only one left in the restaurant.
…
"Has anyone replied, Mr. Mark?"
Mark put the earphone aside and shook his head at the little girl behind him who was as bright as sunlight.
"No, little girl, it's still the same as yesterday. There's nothing in the radio station except for those TV programs."
"Is that so?" The girl was a little disappointed. Mark rubbed his dry eyes to comfort her.
"Don't worry, little girl. Not everyone can assemble radio equipment by hand. Maybe someone received the news with a radio, but they may not be able to respond. Thinking on the bright side, maybe they are on their way."
"You're right, sir." The girl smiled again. "By the way, it's almost time for lunch. You can come down. I'll have Tyrone replace you."
"Got it. You go down first. I'll go down after I finish debugging the equipment."
The girl nodded, turned around, pushed the door, and walked out of the small room. Just as she left the room, she ran into a human who was hiding his body in a large cloak.
Facing such an unusual human, the girl was not afraid. Instead, she showed a smile again.
"Have you finished your food, Tyrone?"
The Black boy called Tyrone nodded and said, "I'm here to replace Mr. Mark. What's the situation, Tandy?"
"Still the same." Tandy shrugged her shoulders pretending to be relaxed. "Mr. Mark is debugging the equipment. Remember not to scare him."
Tyrone nodded. He looked normal in expression, but Tandy still saw that he had something unspeakable.
"What's wrong, Tyrone?"
Tyrone hesitated for a moment, and finally opening said, "Kilgrave is a bit unusual. Be careful not to be alone with him."
"Kilgrave?" A purple shadow flashed through Tandy's mind. "What's wrong with him? I remember he has always been low-key."
"Someone reported that he has been a bit abnormal recently and has been seen going out again." Tyrone's face was cold. "Maybe he betrayed us and reported the position to the Serpent Society."
Tandy frowned slightly. She didn't like to convict people based on some unusualness, but the person who said this was Tyrone, whom she trusted more. So Tandy still raised a bit of vigilance in her heart.
Tandy asked, "Do other people know about this thing?"
Tyrone shook his head and said, "No, only you and me, and the person who reported it know."
"Then let's hide it for now." Tandy breathed a sigh of relief. "If this thing is announced at this time, it will definitely cause great mess."
Tyrone nodded. Of course, he knew this reason, so he ran directly to discuss it with Tandy. Otherwise, he could have directly announced this thing in public.
After all, this news is only based on one person's confession. There is no other evidence, and it will also cause internal strife and infighting among our own people. Tyrone would not be so stupid as to announce it.
"By the way." Tandy suddenly remembered something. "Who told you this news? Did you tell him to keep it secret?"
"Of course." Tyrone nodded, and then uttered a name that Tandy didn't expect.
"It was Quentin Quire who told me."
…
In the messy hall, crowds gathered in twos and threes. Some were eating things, some were chatting, and some were playing some simple games. In short, they were all killing time.
Although everyone had business to do, it could be seen that almost everyone looked absent-minded. An uneasy atmosphere spread in the crowd and might be detonated at any time.
Only a few people were not infected by this atmosphere. Among them, there was a pink hair kid who was particularly conspicuous. In addition, he had oversized sunglasses on his ears. It was really hard not to notice him.
Different from others, the pink hair kid also always had things to be busy with, but he was particularly focused. His hand kept gesturing various actions. People who didn't know might believe that he was possessed by a ghost.
"Quentin!"
Hearing someone call his name, the pink hair kid raised his head and came out of his focused state. As soon as he looked up, he saw Tandy, who was as bright as sunlight.
"Have you had lunch?"
Facing Tandy's concern, Quentin just pushed his oversized sunglasses and then reply coldly.
"I think there should be an empty can in my presence. You shouldn't need to ask me again specifically."
"This is pleasantries, Quentin." Tandy rubbed Quentin's pink hair head helplessly, like facing a naughty younger brother. Although the latter frowned, he never dodged.
"By the way, I'm here to ask you something."
(End of Chapter)
