Li Tianyi, male, 27 years old. Currently a member of the Third Team of the Shanghai Branch of the Department of Management and Adjudication of Special Events.
Before being transferred to this team, he was the deputy squad leader of the first squad, first company, second brigade, first division, Twelfth Army, Eastern Theater Command of China. He had been in the army for nearly five years and was an elite soldier in the entire squad, company, and battalion.
Just a month ago, the company commander of his company personally approached him and said that he would be transferred to a department that was nominally not part of the army in three weeks. He would be a soldier of that department in the future and should get prepared.
Li Tianyi was surprised by this sudden transfer, but he wasn't dissatisfied. After all, obedience to orders was the bounden duty of a soldier. Since that department wanted him, it must have obtained permission from the superior. Since the superior had given the permission, he wouldn't have any complaints no matter where he was transferred.
Soon, three weeks passed, and he, along with four other soldiers from other companies, was sent to an unfamiliar place. There, he learned that the department that transferred them was called the "Department of Management and Adjudication of Special Events". Later, he also learned about the work the department was responsible for and the content related to superpowers.
At first, the five soldiers, including him, seriously doubted the existence of superpowers, which only existed in TV shows and novels, even though they had watched the corresponding video footage and read the illustrated explanations. But later, after they witnessed three superpower users with different abilities using their powers with their own eyes, they had to believe it even if they didn't want to.
After that, he and the other four soldiers came to Shanghai, to the branch of the "Department of Management and Adjudication of Special Events" in this international metropolis, and were assigned to different teams.
Tonight was his first mission with the team.
Although he already knew his work here, as a soldier, he still yearned for battle. Especially after learning that superpowers really existed, he began to long for a fight with a superpower user with combat abilities. However, he also knew that the possibility of his wish coming true was extremely slim.
At this moment, Li Tianyi, who was the driver of the armed police vehicle, listened to his teammates chatting in the back while carefully watching the road.
Suddenly, his pupils constricted, and he slammed on the brakes.
"Ah!" Two soldiers who weren't wearing seat belts were directly hit in the head against the back seat, and they grimaced in pain.
"What's going on?" The team leader, who had been resting with his eyes closed in the passenger seat, woke up instantly and asked Li Tianyi.
"Captain, I saw a woman in red suddenly appear on the road ahead." Li Tianyi quickly explained.
But when he finished explaining and took another look, there was no woman in red on the road ahead. There wasn't even a car, let alone a person.
"Captain! I really saw a woman in red just now! Really!" Seeing that the woman who had been standing in the middle of the road suddenly disappeared, Li Tianyi became anxious. Worrying about being blamed by the captain and his teammates, he started to stutter.
"Li Tianyi!" Zhang Yue, the 36-year-old team leader who had been a company commander in the original army for five years, shouted sternly, "Have you forgotten what's most important for a soldier? It's not just obedience to orders, but also calmness! The calmness that can be maintained no matter what happens! Look at you! Do you still look like a soldier? You're flustered. What a disgrace!"
It has to be said that Zhang Yue's scolding was effective. Li Tianyi calmed down immediately.
"Sorry, Captain. I don't know what happened just now. After seeing that the woman who was standing in the middle of the road disappeared, I suddenly got excited. I apologize to everyone." After saying that, Li Tianyi unbuckled his seat belt and wanted to stand up and bow to apologize, but he forgot that there wasn't enough space in the car for him to stand up. His head hit the roof of the car firmly, and he fell back onto the seat.
"Alright, no need for an apology. Just drive carefully. Slow down this time." Zhang Yue said.
"Yes, Captain." Li Tianyi replied shamefully, fastened his seat belt again, and started the vehicle.
This time, Li Tianyi followed the captain's order and reduced the speed from the original 40 kilometers per hour to 25 kilometers per hour. Team leader Zhang Yue no longer rested with his eyes closed. Instead, he folded his arms and looked ahead at the road. Even the teammates in the back seat stopped chatting. They all leaned towards the middle and looked ahead.
Li Tianyi saw this scene through the rearview mirror and felt a warmth in his heart. He knew that the captain and his teammates still trusted him. They knew he wouldn't be mistaken, so they all looked ahead at the road, waiting for the woman in red to appear again.
Things happened as they expected. Just a minute later, a woman in a bright red dress, with her hair loose, appeared in the middle of the road as if by teleportation, and she was only five meters away from the armed police vehicle.
Li Tianyi braked suddenly again. This time, perhaps because the speed was slower, or perhaps because everyone had fastened their seat belts, no one in the back seat hit their heads.
When the vehicle stopped, the distance between the front of the car and the woman in red was less than one meter.
"Captain, what is this..." Li Tianyi swallowed hard and forced himself to stay calm.
"Anyway, it can't be a human. The whole team! Prepare for battle!" Zhang Yue shouted. The six soldiers, including himself and Li Tianyi, immediately picked up their rifles, opened the car door, and rushed out.
Of course, they didn't forget Ma Yang, the escorted person who was still in a coma. Watching the six people in the car get out of the car after the captain gave the order, the woman in red curled up the corners of her mouth, and a gloomy smile appeared on her pale face.
The next second, a silver light flashed in her bloodshot eyes. Li Tianyi and Zhang Yue, who were using the car door as cover and staring at the woman in red, immediately felt their bodies stiffen and their heads become heavy, but they quickly recovered.
Then, without warning, the two of them threw down their guns and pounced on the two teammates who were using the car behind as cover.
The two soldiers didn't expect this development at all. Before they could react, they were pinned down by the two who pounced on them, disarmed, and subdued on the ground.
The two soldiers standing at the back saw this. They weren't flustered. Instead, they aimed their guns at the woman in red. Just as they were about to pull the trigger, they felt their bodies stiffen and their heads become heavy one after another. Then they took the initiative to put down their guns and lay down on the road.
"Alright, just you two left." The woman in red spoke. Her voice was melodious and pleasant, and her enunciation was clear, just like a news host on China Central Television.
"You're not a ghost! You're a superpower user! You've controlled the captain and the others!" The soldier who was pinned to the ground by team leader Zhang Yue said with a fierce look in his eyes and gritted teeth.
The woman tucked the hair that was scattered in front of her behind her. Her pale but beautiful and delicate face was revealed. She smiled and clapped her hands, "Congratulations on guessing right. I'll reward you with a good sleep."
After saying that, a silver light flashed in the woman's eyes, and the soldier immediately fell into a coma. Zhang Yue, who was pressing him down, also released his hand.
The woman walked around to the other side of the armed police vehicle. Looking at the soldier who was pinned to the ground by Li Tianyi, she said, "It's just you left. Do you want to say something?"
The soldier didn't speak at first. Instead, he stared at the woman's face. After a dozen breaths, he said in a low voice, "I've remembered your face. If I survive, I'll find you myself and escort you back to our department! If I die, I'll turn into a ghost and take your life!"
"Wow, how romantic! But I don't really like your type." The woman laughed happily and said, "But since you want to remember my face, I'll make an exception and show you my true appearance."
After saying this, the woman took out a handkerchief and a bottle of makeup remover from the hidden pocket of her dress and started to remove her makeup on the spot.
After a while, an almost perfect face appeared in the soldier's eyes.
With a beautiful face, delicate facial features, and charming eyes, it was a peerlessly beautiful face that could rank among the top ten in the world.
What do you think of my face? Do you have any thoughts?" The woman looked at the soldier with a hint of expectation in her eyes.
The soldier didn't answer, and the resentment in his eyes remained.
"Ah, so boring." Not hearing the other person's evaluation, the woman shook her head regretfully and said, "Alright, you can have a good sleep too. As for your so-called romance, I really don't like it. So please forget my face and that I've been here. Thank you."
After saying that, the last soldier closed his eyes and fell into a coma.
"Alright, then next..." The woman turned her gaze to Ma Yang and walked towards him.
......
I don't know how long it took, but Li Tianyi suddenly opened his eyes and found that he was driving.
He blinked blankly. He felt that he seemed to have forgotten something, but no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't remember. So he looked up at the rearview mirror in the car, hoping to find some clues from the performance of his comrades.
In the back, his four comrades were still chatting, just like in his memory; Ma Yang was still in a coma, also as in his memory.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Yue, the team leader who was sitting in the passenger seat, had been pretending to rest with his eyes closed but was actually secretly observing everyone. He noticed Li Tianyi's abnormality and asked.
"... Nothing." Li Tianyi shook his head and replied.
"Then just drive carefully."
"Yes."