Lantern Sister is still very capable.

Chapter 47 Targeting

After Chu Deng returned home, Luo Xia and Chu Junhai disciplined him severely for several days.

Feeling guilty about his daughter's abduction, Chu Junhai picked her up and dropped her off at school every day. If he really had something to do, he would wait until Luo Xia could spare some time to pick up and drop off Chu Deng before he would go to do it.

The parents lived in fear for a while, worried that the cult would target their daughter again, and would occasionally go to the police to inquire about the progress of the case.

The police found 19 abducted children, all around twelve or thirteen years old, in a warehouse behind Shangyuan Villa. They contacted the families of these missing children and arranged psychological counseling, which kept them busy for quite some time.

Among them, the Shanghai Superpower Base screened the children's superpower aptitude and found that five of the 19 children were superpowered, although they were only at level one, which was still quite surprising.

This incident alarmed the base leadership, who ordered the investigation team at the Haishi base to investigate why this organization called the Cosmic God Cult was able to find so many young superhumans. It should be noted that the Haishi base's research institute also uses detectors in major hospitals, but has found very few superhumans.

The Shangyuan Villa was completely burned to the ground, leaving only some broken ashes and debris. The Shanghai Superpower Base also helped to investigate the people involved in the case, but due to the nature of their duties, the people involved made it difficult for their special organization to handle the matter. At most, they could only keep a file, and the specific investigation and accountability had to be carried out by the police department.

Because Feng Xuedie was a superhuman involved in the case, she was detained at the superhuman base of the Shanghai Special Affairs Office. She only occasionally cooperated with the police's questioning. Although she had good aptitude, she did not have a particularly good time at the base.

Feng Xuedie keenly sensed that the other ability users in the base discriminated against fire-type ability users, especially some water-type ability users, who would secretly target her from time to time. However, she did not want to pay attention to it for the time being, and only asked Hua Zhongli, who had rescued and questioned her at the time.

Hua Zhongli noticed the scratches on Feng Xuedie's body and knew that she was being targeted. She asked for her name and number and then tidied up the water system.

Feng Xuedie's question was told to her by Guo Yiluo, the vice-captain of Team Three. "I'm sorry, Captain Hua didn't mean to not tell you. It's just that she is a victim and it's difficult for her to describe those things to you."

Feng Xuedie was taken aback, unsure of how to ask.

Guo Yiluo lowered her eyes, trying not to look at Feng Xuedie's neck and collarbone, which were covered in scars. Just looking at them made her feel the pain, so her tone was also filled with sadness.

"In the 'March 3.12, 2055 China Massive Fire Case,' the provincial library and the Children's Palace in Lin Province caught fire at the same time. Many people were burned to death, trampled to death, or injured or killed. The cause of the fire was that two fire-type ability users released fire sources when they awakened. The fire spread too quickly and could not be extinguished unless water-type ability users condensed it. The fire department that arrived was helpless. The ability user base in Lin Province at that time was not in the provincial capital, Lindu. Among the ability users stationed in the provincial capital, the highest level of water-type ability was only level two, which was not enough to extinguish the fire. The casualties were heavy. Hua Dui was one of the survivors of this disaster. He lost his parents in the fire."

In 2058, during the "June 6.6th Gas Station Explosion Incident," multiple gas stations in Jiang City, Hubei Province, were targeted by unregistered wild fire-type ability users. The incident stemmed from a user being looked down upon by gas station staff while refueling. The user then used their ability to set the gas station on fire as a form of revenge, subsequently detonating other gas stations in the city one by one. Hundreds of people were injured in the explosions, including those refueling at the stations and those passing by. At the time, the Flower Team was training at the Jiang Clan's base and participated in the rescue efforts, once again experiencing this fiery hell firsthand.

After Guo Yiluo finished speaking, she met Feng Xuedie's gaze, whose pupils had constricted, and revealed the cruel truth: "From then on, everyone in the know at all the bases in China became wary of fire-type ability users."

Those who set fires must bear the responsibility.

This truly reflects the reality of fire-type ability users in China.

"Most of your water-type characters are survivors of these two disasters, and some are just troublemakers in the base. Fighting is forbidden in the base, so you can decide how to deal with them yourself," Guo Yiluo said slowly. "After all, you didn't hurt them. They just can't get over their unforgettable past and have transferred their hatred for their own childhood incompetence onto other innocent fire-type characters."

"This, this is not good..." Feng Xuedie stammered, but in her heart she agreed with Guo Yiluo's statement, thinking that she was a rare person who understood the water system, no wonder Hua Zhongli relied on her.

Guo Yiluo just smiled and said nothing more.

"Um, could you give me a list of survivors? Also, how do I register myself as an ability user?" Feng Xuedie hesitated for a moment before asking.

Guo Yilu nodded inwardly. She was a good child. "You can find information about the two incidents in the archives. I can give you a file on the survivors in the base. There's no rush to register them. You can do a test after you recover from your injuries."

"Okay, thank you," Feng Xuedie said earnestly.

"You're welcome. Take good care of yourself and recover soon." After completing her task and offering her condolences, Guo Yiluo prepared to help Hua Zhongli organize the files of the five children who had recently joined the base.

Before she left, Feng Xuedie called out to Guo Yiluo, "May I see Chu Deng?"

She paused as she spoke, then remembered the little girl's name. She had been recuperating in the base's medical room for three days before being transferred out. Feng Xuedie had been at the base for almost a week, but she couldn't meet Chu Deng, who appeared to be an ordinary person.

Heaven knows that the testing machine at that research institute couldn't detect that she was a level two ability user, but instead thought she was a level three fire-type ability user. It also detected that Chu Deng, who was hiding his true abilities, was just an ordinary person. After learning the results, Feng Xuedie doubted the researchers' competence. In addition, she was targeted from the start, which completely dispelled her illusions about the base.

As for Chu Deng, who was truly the source of the fire, Feng Xuedie felt it was necessary to tell her about her experiences at the base, as well as the two things that Guo Yiluo had told her about the fire-type ability users who had committed crimes, so that Chu Deng would stop in the future.

Although everyone burned in this incident belonged to the Cosmic God Cult, Feng Xuedie knew a little about it. Some of the high-ranking officials and wealthy people were lured in under the guise of some kind of miracle drug and did not directly participate in the events.

"Okay, I'll arrange it." Guo Yiluo didn't ask her why, but gently said to Feng Xuedie, which relieved Feng Xuedie who hadn't thought of a reason.

Feng Xuedie met Chu Deng the night after making the request, which made her appreciate Guo Yiluo's thoughtfulness once again.

Chu Deng stepped into Feng Xuedie's private hospital room with a blank expression, bringing her some news.

"That leader Ying is not dead."

In an instant, it was as if I had been struck by lightning!

Feng Xuedie sat up abruptly, staring intently at Chu Deng. Her mind, which had been calm after the fire, was now completely tense, and the hatred surging in her chest burned her heart.

She gritted her teeth and slowly uttered two words, as if using all her strength: "Not... dead?"

"After the small door at the back of the banquet hall was burned down, he ran away through another path, taking the small orchid with him," Chu Deng stated, revealing her findings.

She skipped class to investigate and analyzed Ying Chengji's escape route from the chaotic scene. She found water stains at the location where the son of the orchid in the toilet had been unconscious.

"Is Master Ying a water-based ability user?" Chu Deng asked.

"Yes—he's a water elementalist, he can escape from fire!" Feng Xuedie realized, took a deep breath, and slowly leaned against the headboard.

After a long while, Feng Xuedie finally explained why she had summoned Chu Deng. When Chu Deng heard that Hua Zhongli had been directly or indirectly involved in three dark histories of fire-type ability users, her eyes flickered, and she wanted to ask Hua Zhongli if she had asked her about it.

Before I could say anything, I was interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Dengdeng?"

That's right, now she has to be accompanied by either Chu Junhai or Luo Xia when she goes out.

Chu Deng had no intention of continuing the conversation. "Let's talk again after you've recovered."

Feng Xuedie was completely lost in her own thoughts, nodding blankly with empty eyes, not even noticing when Chu Deng left.

As the moonlight descended, Feng Xuedie looked at the dim world outside, her fingers gripping the sheets tightly beneath her, and a fire slowly ignited in her eyes.

She wants revenge.