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Chapter 69 - 61 Acting Team Leader, New Case

Chapter 69: Chapter 61 Acting Team Leader, New Case

Smack smack~

As soon as he entered the room, Brian heard the sound of smacking and eating.

Hearing the noise.

Dressed in a hospital gown, Susan sat cross-legged on the bed with her mouth stuffed like a hamster, looking bewilderedly toward the door.

Could it be the FBI coming over...

Wouldn’t that be awkward?

Only after seeing clearly that it was Brian did Susan breathe a sigh of relief and started to chew again with loud smacks.

Brian sat at the head of the bed and considerately poured a glass of water, handing it over to her.

After drinking the water.

Susan patted her stomach contentedly, "I was starving, those FBI people are really annoying."

"Why did they suddenly start shooting?"

Brian asked, puzzled.

Susan looked tough, but she wasn’t really brainless.

"I did it on purpose."

Susan shrugged her shoulders:

"Actually, as soon as I learned that the female victim could be from the FBI, I knew we couldn’t hold onto this case. But I had promised the K9 unit that I would personally execute the bomber, so I looked for a chance to lash out on purpose.

This is what my father taught me."

With that.

She mimicked her father in a playful manner, hammering her mouth with her right hand and coughing, imitating his speech:

"Susan, my daughter.

If you find it hard to solve problems through communication.

Then just flip the table.

To protect what’s on the table.

Others will change their attitude."

Brian: "Well, your father must be a very wise man."

Susan nodded, "Yes, he’s my idol. Except for when it comes to choosing a partner, I usually listen to my father. He’s a very sensible and kind-hearted man."

...

They chatted for a while.

A phone call interrupted their conversation.

After Susan hung up the phone, her previously laughing face darkened.

She let out a sigh of frustration and looked at Brian:

"The FBI doesn’t want to let go, and they’re refusing to coordinate.

Because the target who escaped is a Lurker the FBI has been watching for over a decade, and his abilities are miraculous.

Plus, the guy who killed that female field agent has been identified.

The murderer is an S-class Mutant wanted by the FBI for a long time, named Scarecrow, with distinctive killing traits. Just didn’t expect he had joined the Doomsday Sect where the Transformer is part of. They must have come for the Lurker the FBI was after too."

Brian was somewhat confused: "What’s a Lurker, what’s a Doomsday Sect?"

"A Lurker is what the FBI’s Hunting Team calls some mutants with potential," Susan said, a look of disdain flashing in her eyes. "To get quality Mutant material, they observe and study those mutants while their abilities are weak, allowing them to commit crimes, until the right time to harvest them."

"Allow crime?"

Brian was somewhat surprised, but not overly so.

A Federation that could use citizens as guinea pigs for testing vaccines and other drugs wouldn’t be surprising if it did many things.

"Yes, allow crime, because that way Mutants can grow rapidly," Susan sighed. "Some people dislike this but are powerless because the say mostly lies in the hands of those old immortals who are the ones most in need of various miracle elixirs."

As a default.

Anyone who dared to oppose openly would be torn to shreds.

Seeing Susan’s low spirits.

Brian could only change the subject, "What about the Doomsday Sect?"

Susan came back to her senses:

"It’s a sect formed by Mutants.

The Blood Moon has appeared three times.

In the early years, some Mutants themselves were highly learned, even high-ranking officials of the Z government.

Informed, they realized something was amiss and started to lie low, then used their influence to secretly build a sect that continuously recruits powerful Mutants.

There are actually quite a few such covert organizations in the shadows.

But the Doomsday Sect is the largest one.

At present, almost all of the Federation’s S-class fugitives are members of it."

After listening to Susan’s explanation.

Brian stroked his chin, "So, are you still getting involved in this case?"

Susan shook her head:

"You’ve already been lucky to kill the Transformer.

The FBI is afraid that Straw Man might also be snatched by us.

There’s also that Lurker who is valued by two S-ranked fugitives; it’s probably very unusual.

The NW organization says,

if we continue to get involved, people from the FBI might employ some special means.

There’s no way I could implicate you all for the sake of venting my anger.

It’s just that I feel somewhat sorry for the members of the K9 unit."

Hearing this, Brian breathed a sigh of relief.

He suspected that the people from the FBI, valued the runaway female mutant much more than the S-ranked fugitive Straw Man.

It was simple.

In veterinary Laura’s death memory, her initial target was the middle-aged woman, not the girl.

Susan had also said that the FBI would only make a move against the Lurkers they were focused on.

This meant that.

The information that veterinary Laura had received was likely accurate.

Then why did Laura make a mistake?

The reason was simple.

That female mutant who appeared young was probably already in her forties or fifties!

Longevity or rejuvenation?

Brian wasn’t sure.

But he suspected the FBI’s firm stance was likely due to the feedback discovered from veterinary Laura’s information.

Tsk.

Under such circumstances.

Forget about Susan wanting to get involved.

If the NW organization knew the details, they would likely want to interfere, and he guessed that the FBI’s people would be unabashed in choosing to engage directly.

...

"Well, the abilities of mutants are too strange. Now that the case has been taken over by the FBI, we’ve also lessened the risk of retaliation," Brian comforted, "Team leader, we can’t handle the matters of the bigwigs, but at least we can ensure the peace and stability of our area."

"The problem is, the higher-ups told me to rest in the hospital for a while to avoid the limelight."

Susan fiercely bit into an apple, "I plan to appoint you as the acting team leader."

"Huh?"

"Our office space has been prepared, and the necessary equipment has been replenished. The center should issue us a new case in the next couple of days; as the first case for our group after becoming regularized, I hope it can be completed quickly and cleanly."

Susan wiped her mouth, "Right now, I understand you the best in the squad. I’ll be more at ease with you leading everyone temporarily."

Brian had been considering taking the lead on a case.

He nodded, "Okay, I will handle it. Do you have anything else to instruct?"

"Be ruthless!" Susan looked into Brian’s eyes and said earnestly:

"Under the Blood Moon.

Even some children might do something drastic.

When you are leading the team to investigate, never let appearances deceive you.

If something feels off, just shoot.

I’d rather write a couple of extra reports later than to have you return to a reduced team when I come back!"

Ruthless...

Brian nodded somewhat helplessly.

He was already so ruthless.

And yet Susan was asking him to be even more so.

Difficult.

...

Two days later.

The B6 unit had nearly a month of rest and was finally ready to start work again.

The new office was located in the Hollywood Avenue area.

It wasn’t very big.

It seemed to be converted from a storage company’s warehouse area.

Because three... no, two new members had joined,

Acting team leader Brian was preparing to pull everyone together for a meeting to get acquainted and then reassign everyone’s main job responsibilities.

Just as everyone had sat down,

the office landline phone rang.

This phone was connected to the reporting center.

Meaning.

There was a new case.

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