The mission location of "Waterless City" is located in the country of Hehua, which is a strip of water from the country of Hua.

The original term "water submerged city" is also a literal translation of Mandarin, which originally meant "a city submerged in water".

Heguo is surrounded by the sea on all sides, and it happens to be located in an earthquake-prone zone, so there are constant natural disasters all year round.

This incident was also caused by a super tsunami.The tsunami directly engulfed the cities near the coastline, causing huge casualties and property losses.

However, when the sea water gradually receded, a more terrifying reality was exposed.

In a city called "Haishen County", none of the residents of the entire city evacuated according to the planned route, but all stayed where they were, allowing the tsunami to engulf their lives and their homes.

Even the local government is in a daze.On the surface, it responds to the disaster escape plan, but in fact it condones the people to stay where they are.When the tsunami occurred, other surrounding areas were busy saving themselves, and had no time to take care of Haishen County.It wasn't until the catastrophe subsided and the central government began to count the number of victims of the tsunami that it discovered the anomaly.

Poseidon County government officials were found drowned in the county government building.

There are 50,000 local residents, and the bodies of 3,000 of them have been found, scattered in their own houses, roads, parks, factories, office buildings... and other places of daily activities.The cause of death was drowning.

However, the remaining 40,000 people have disappeared.

No one is alive, no corpse is dead.

Although Haishen County is called a city blessed by the Sea God, a tsunami directly took the lives of 3,000 people, and the remaining 40,000 people are even missing.

forty thousand.

This is a number of casualties that is enough to cause an uproar in any country.

One speculation is that after the tsunami ended, some of the corpses were carried by the receding seawater and brought back to the sea.

However, 40,000... Even if this tsunami is an unprecedented catastrophe, this number is far beyond imagination.

What's more, when the local authority cleaned up the site, they found traces of pollutants.

The National Special Pollution Management Bureau immediately realized the seriousness of the problem, and sent a large number of enforcers to deal with it.

At the same time, a request for assistance in combat was issued-this is undoubtedly an S-level item, and it may even be an S++-level item.He Guo sent a request for cooperation to the International Joint Headquarters of the Special Pollution Administration, and went to Haishen County to investigate and handle the case together.

... Of course, Qin Wuwei knew the importance of this mission.He originally wanted to join Jiang Yao in person.

But Chen Weigang arranged another task for him.

It is also an S-level difficulty, which is none other than him.

Judging from the content of the task alone, the difficulty may even be higher than that of "City Without Water".

Qin Wuwei is an A-level executor, and this mission is also carried out across regions, and it is a request for cooperation from the third administrative region.

There is no doubt that the priority of domestic affairs is much higher than that of international joint tasks.After all, every mutation event is accompanied by a large number of casualties, and of course the administrations of various countries give priority to protecting their own people.That's not much to say.

Qin Wuwei was duty-bound, so he set off that night to the mission gathering place.

The only thing Qin Wuwei could win for Jiang Yao was that the administration sent another B-level executor—Iwan, to accompany Jiang Yao.

It is said to be B-rank, but it was actually demoted from A-rank because it was too bad... quasi-A.

Qin Wuwei had personally witnessed Ivan's disastrous defeat in the training ground, but since the "Blood Bead" incident, Qin Wuwei has greatly changed his view of Ivan.

Ivan is hiding his strength.

The reason is unknown.Everyone has their own secrets.

The important thing is whether Ivan can be used as a combat power for the country.

According to Qin Wuwei's observation, his judgment result is: yes.

Although Ivan intends to hide his strength, he has a sense of proportion in actual combat and has never hurt others because of his own selfish desires.

Even sometimes, they will spontaneously take action to solve the mutant species, even at the risk of exposing themselves.

This is the case with the "Blood Remnant Pearl" incident.He could have stood by and watched, but he acted anyway.

This shows that Ivan is not bad in nature.As for the reason why you have to hide your strength...

Who doesn't have a secret yet.

In addition, the relationship between Ivan and Jiang Yao is also good.Therefore, if there is one person to be selected in the administration to replace Qin Wuwei to watch Jiang Yao in the mission, then Ivan is undoubtedly the best candidate.

As for Qin Wuwei's own mission...

The mission location is the third administrative region, which is located in the vast desert in the northwest of Huaguo.

The third administrative region is the largest administrative region in China, second only to the first administrative region in charge of Chen Weigang.

The mission is called "The Ancient Kingdom of Gold".Also participating in the task are several A-level and one S-level executors from other administrative regions.It can be seen that the central government attaches great importance to this task.

Like Jiang Yao and the others, Qin Wuwei also needs to take a plane to the meeting place first.

But Qin Wuwei was too early.

There are still three hours until the assembly time.Qin Wuwei decided to find a place to take a bath.

...After entering the desert, I'm afraid I won't have a chance to take a shower until the mission is over.

Qin Wuwei chose the most distinctive hot spring in the area.

Yes, on the edge of the desert, there is actually a natural ancient hot spring.It is said that it has existed for thousands of years, and it has been a legendary sanctuary since ancient times.

This hot spring hotel was originally a popular classic for people to come and go, but due to the existence of the "Golden Ancient Country", the local administration has evacuated all the people in advance.And all surrounding facilities were closed for reasons acceptable to the masses, and the masses were prohibited from approaching the desert.

Although the hotel is out of service, the hot spring is still there.

After all, it is a natural ancient hot spring.Thousands of years of wind and frost have not hindered the gushing of hot springs, and the closure of hotels in the district will certainly not affect the curative effect of the hot springs.

This can be regarded as taking advantage of the position.

Qin Wuwei was very calm and decided to enjoy the hot spring for a short time before the mission.

... However, in the supposedly empty hot spring at Nine O'clock, Qin Wuwei still met an unexpected person.

"...Doctor Xu?"

In the open-air hot spring, a man enjoying the sun with his eyes closed opened the hot towel on his forehead.The slightly moist eyes regained their clarity after blinking a few times.With a surprised and happy expression, he looked at Qin Wuwei.

"Qin team."

Dr. Xu waved to him heartily, "Are you coming on vacation too?"

vacation?

Qin Wuwei couldn't help turning Byakugan in his heart.

As if aware of the slight fluctuations in the other party's heart, Dr. Xu understood, smiled and said: "Oh, I'm sorry, you are on a mission again, aren't you?"

Dr. Xu was the only one in the huge open-air hot spring.

Behind him is the vast desert. A tall and straight man with broad shoulders and a thin waist leans naturally on the wall of the hot spring.

Her perfect figure, which is usually covered by a white coat, can be seen at a glance at this time.even……

"Why don't you even wear a bath towel?"

Qin Wuwei frowned, and his gaze disappeared from the water.

Of course he didn't mean to look there, but he was on a high place, condescending.It is inevitable to see people from top to bottom at a glance.

"There's no one else." Dr. Xu sighed, "I thought it was reserved."

...Qin Wuwei originally thought that he would be a private party.

Thinking of this, Qin Wuwei rubbed his forehead irritably.

"How did you come in." Qin Wuwei said with a cold face, "This place is closed."

"Yeah, I came here by plane after a lot of hardships, but I didn't expect this legendary ancient hot spring to be closed for rest." Dr. Xu sighed, "But it's all here, and the natural hot spring doesn't need to be artificially boiled.What does the closure of the hotel have to do with the hot springs?"

Dr. Xu paused, a hint of naughtiness flashed in his smiling eyes.

"So I climbed over the wall and came in."

Qin Wuwei: "..."

good.very good.

Think about it with him.

"Captain Qin, everyone is here." Dr. Xu invited him very friendly, "Together?"

Qin Wuwei: "..."

I don't want to be together.

Originally, it was absolutely impossible for Qin Wuwei to come to this kind of open-air public hot spring.

If the hotel hadn't closed down, Qin Wuwei wouldn't have walked in because he thought he could enjoy the hot spring to himself.

And he took off his clothes and rinsed them off in the shower area, and walked in with only a towel around his waist.

...and the man in front of him didn't even wear a towel.

Shameless.

However, from a first-come-first-served perspective, it was actually Qin Wuwei who broke into this "private territory".

The more think about it, the more unhappy get.

Qin Wuwei didn't want to talk to anyone, so he turned his head and left.

However, when he turned around, he suddenly saw a figure from the corner of his eye.

Qin Wuwei narrowed his eyes, habitually looking up and down at each other.

It's a young male.He is about 20 years old, and should still be at the age of school.

He was wearing a bathrobe with the hotel logo on it.The large men's bathrobe doesn't fit well, but one can see the lean and tall figure under the bathrobe, the waist is thin and powerful, and the calf muscles are solid, but they are not over-trained like the sportsman.

If you practice martial arts, this person will be a very good seedling.

but……

Qin Wuwei frowned slightly.

His whole body was abnormally white.

The young man in front of him has snow-white hair.The skin and eyelashes are also the color of frost and snow.

The irises and pupils were pale pink, and they narrowed slightly under the sun as if they were afraid of the sun.

He also wore a peaked cap on his head.

As a person who is also abnormally white, Qin Wuwei can tell at a glance that the young man in front of him is different from him.

This man really has albinism.

Albinism is due to the lack of melanin in the body, so the ability to resist the sun's ultraviolet rays is also weak.

Under the scorching sun of the desert, the young man's skin glowed a little pink amidst the snow-white.Possibility of mild sunburn.

A black peaked cap casts shadows on the face.The other party was showing a dull expression, as if surprised that he saw someone so similar to himself here.

"……your friend?"

Qin Wuwei saw the large plate of fruit in the opponent's hand.Cantaloupe, watermelon, grapes.It is a local specialty that has been cut and washed, and it is obviously self-sufficient in the back kitchen of the hotel.

Qin Wuwei turned his eyes slightly, not wanting to see the frankly naked man in the hot spring pool behind him.Just subconsciously asking.

"Well...how should I put it..." Doctor Xu's smiling voice came from behind, as if he had a headache as to how to explain the relationship between the two.

"Forget it." Qin Wuwei is not interested in Dr. Xu's interpersonal relationship.After all, the other party is just a psychiatrist affiliated to the medical department. Apart from serving as Jiang Yao's regular follow-up doctor, this person has nothing to do with him.

It's just that, seeing this young man with a similar appearance to himself, with Dr. Xu... Qin Wuwei inevitably felt a little strange in his heart.

The albino youth was still standing there dumbfounded.Qin Wuwei's figure was reflected in the pale pink pupils.

Qin Wuwei has no intention of soaking in hot springs.He gestured to the young man, "Go ahead", and walked towards the exit.

The young man followed him.His lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something.

However, at this moment——

Boom!

The earth trembled suddenly!

There was a rumbling sound throughout the hotel.Qin Wuwei's expression changed, and he subconsciously reached out to protect the albino youth behind him.

The youth's pale pink pupils trembled slightly.

The shaking continued.

A man's voice came from the hot spring: "Earthquake?"

Qin Wuwei glanced back.The man was still leaning against the wall of the hot spring with a serious expression on his face, but he didn't stand up.

It's a little embarrassing.After all, there is nothing at hand that can cover the body.

Qin Wuwei stood at the entrance of the shower area, and there happened to be a clean bath towel by the door.He picked up a piece at random and threw it accurately.

Doctor Xu raised his hand to catch it.

"It's the center of the desert." Qin Wuwei glanced at the mobile terminal on his right wrist.

The detectors showed that there were abnormal fluctuations in pollutants in the center of the desert tens of kilometers away.

Although there are still more than two hours before the assembly time, it seems that the task will start ahead of schedule.

"Put on your clothes and get out quickly, don't look for death."

Qin Wuwei said lightly, and then jumped up, easily leaping onto the roof of the hotel with a jumping height that humans can never achieve.

After a few ups and downs, the A-level executor disappeared into the desert.

The ground is still shaking.

The albino youth in front of the entrance of the shower area held the fruit platter in his hand without shaking at all.He himself, like a pale marble statue, remained motionless in the tremors of the earth.

It's just that the expression on his face was a little shaken.

It was as if the earth shook his heart, not his person.

"Sir..." the young man said in a daze, his pale pink pupils looked at the man in the hot spring.

"Hush. He will come back." The man still leaned leisurely in the hot spring, enjoying the ironing of the skin from the natural ancient hot spring.

"..." The young man pursed his lips.

Sure enough, in the next second, the A-level executor who had left Kuku came back with a dark face.

The man in the hot spring raised his head slightly, sat on the edge of the pool, and looked at each other questioningly.

However, the other party just kept a cold face, without saying a word, and easily jumped off the roof.Without saying a word, he turned and entered the shower area.

...he forgot to put on his clothes.

When Qin Wuwei realized this, he had already galloped several hundred meters like this with only a bath towel around his body.

Of course, it is impossible for him to join other executors in this outfit.So despite being ashamed, Qin Wuwei still had to go back the same way, the shortest way - to get dressed.

After putting on clothes, there is no need to detour from the open-air bath.

He can walk through the main entrance of the hotel.

Qin Wuwei resolutely avoided the re-meeting with Dr. Xu and the albino youth.

This time it's finally officially gone.

"..."

As if confirming Qin Wuwei's departure, the albino youth standing at the door of the rain area with a fruit platter in his hand spoke again in a low voice.

"gentlemen."

It was an extremely humble, extremely humble tone.

The man in the hot spring closed his eyes and put the hot towel on his face again.

In the distance, the boundless desert was shaking.It seems that some ancient giant is about to break through.

The world shook, but the man didn't seem to care about it. Instead, he enjoyed the heat of the restless hot spring water slapping on his skin.

"How does it feel to be protected by him?" the man asked with his lips slightly raised.

"..." The albino youth pursed his lips, with a troubled expression on his face, "I don't know, sir."

"Tsk." The man shook his head regretfully, and asked, as if remembering something, "What did you want to say just now?"

"..." The albino youth hesitated for a second before replying respectfully, "The man who manipulated the plants found the evidence we left behind. He went deep into the desert half a day ago. The vibration just now should be that the [director] hasGet rid of him, prepare to destroy [Ancient Golden Country], and leave the ruins."

The man was not interested, and lazily responded to the heat from the hot towel.

The albino youth went on to say: "There is also the [mentor]. The tsunami may expose the existence of the [temple]. He is fully prepared. Please rest assured, sir."

"Oh." The man was still dull.

The shaking of the earth gradually subsided.

The albino youth seems to be afraid of something, but also seems to be hesitant.He was always carrying a fruit platter and standing timidly at the entrance of the shower area.I dare not take a step closer to the hot spring.

"Bai, your mood swings a lot."

After a long time, the man in the hot spring spoke again.

A gentle questioning tone.

"what's on your mind?"

"..." The young man's fingers trembled slightly, and his pale pink pupils closed in pain.There was also pain in his voice, "I don't know, sir."

"Is it jealousy?" The man in the hot spring suddenly laughed.

With a splash, he stood up from the water.Wrapped casually around the waist with a bath towel.

The bath towel thrown by Qin Wuwei before was now attached to the man's wet waist.With a tall and powerful body, crystal water droplets slid down the chest muscles, trickled down to the waist, and soaked the bath towel.

"You saw him and realized that you looked a lot like him, so you were jealous, didn't you?" the man asked with a smile.

The young man called "Bai" suddenly froze.

"I don't know, sir."

From the humble and submissive mouth, what can be said is still only such an answer.

The man is approaching.Get closer to him little by little.

With hot fingers, he casually picked up a piece of fruit from the dinner plate in his hand.

However, he didn't put it in his mouth, but poked his mouth open with the pulp.

The young man opened his mouth subconsciously, but he didn't dare to move too much.He was afraid that his lips and teeth would touch each other's fingertips.

The man mercilessly stabbed the whole piece of flesh deep into his mouth.

"Um...!" The young man was pressed hard deep in his throat, and couldn't help coughing physiologically.

But he forcibly endured and forcibly restrained.

He couldn't... He didn't dare to touch each other.

Even if it is a physiological reaction, it is not acceptable.

The man narrowed his eyes and stared at him.Staring at his expression of enduring pain.

But soon lost interest.

Really boring.

Although the man didn't say it, even though the other party still had a smile on his face, he walked sideways past him.

The young man clearly felt what he meant.

Really boring.

Such a reaction is so boring.

... How can I not be "boring"?

What kind of reaction will satisfy that gentleman?

The young man stood there blankly, still holding the tray in his hand.

Like an abandoned, broken statue.

"white."

The sound of water from the shower head was heard in the rain area, but the voice of that person was still heard very clearly, hitting the young man's eardrums with precision.

"Sir." Almost by physiological instinct, the young man came to the man who called him.See the man's naked body again.

The man turned his back to him indifferently, rinsing under the shower head.

A clear voice of command came from the sound of water.

"Our famous detective has found new clues, but also encountered new troubles."

Detective?

Oh, that cop.The policeman surnamed Fang.

Starting from the [Dancing Room Murder Incident], the policeman had clearly received the order "don't continue to investigate", but he still insisted on it.

He stared very closely, and even almost ran into him a few times.

The young man asked in a low voice: "Do you want to deal with the clues, or him?"

"No." The man sighed, his tone helpless and indulgent, "use your little brain, what good will it do us to get rid of him at this time? Instead, it will arouse the vigilance of the administration."

"...Hmm." The young man lowered his head in shame, ashamed of his own stupidity.

"At 9:37 tonight, he will pass by the back alley of a bar. There are low-level mutants inhabiting there, and he is powerless. You go and save him. Just dispose of the garbage, and don't need to be in front of him.Show up."

The man gave instructions briefly and clearly.

"Yes." The young man nodded.Turn around and want to leave.

"etc."

The glass door of the bathroom suddenly opened.A large amount of white water vapor gushes out.

The man took a step back slightly, and his smiling voice hit the young man's eardrums like a tide.

"It's a shame that you can't spend a lot of time in the sun, and you can't experience the open-air bath."

"Come in. Officer Fang's business is not urgent. The water in the shower is also hot spring water. It's good for the skin."

Come in...shall we wash together?

The young man's gaze moved down involuntarily.

Adam's apple rolls.A tidal wave of shame flooded his body uncontrollably.Dye his frosty complexion a brilliant pink.

"yes."

Like a biological instinct, the young man obediently obeyed all the instructions of the other party.

The large, ill-fitting towels were limp.The young man with white body and thin waist walked into the bathroom with his head down.

Like another biological instinct, when he got close to that person, he would kneel down unconsciously.Lean your upper body forward slightly.

Swear allegiance with your body.

"No. Not today."

The man frowned slightly and pushed his head away.

"..."

A mass of shame swept through the body like a tsunami.

The young man felt ashamed, and was so ashamed that he couldn't even lift his head up.

"sorry sir."

The voice of the youth, his hands, his knees on the tiles, were all trembling.

Trembling with extreme shame.

The young man's whitened skin due to illness, his snow-white neck, and large bare back were all slightly flushed with shame.

Viewed from above, it should be a beautiful and fragile scene.

The man's gaze, however, passed over the young man and silently moved to the other side of the shower area.

——In an inconspicuous corner, the heels of the black leather boots were raised silently.

As if never came back.

...It came back to put the money.

The old-fashioned character of that person.In the middle of the walk, suddenly remembered that there was no money.Although didn't actually go to the hot spring, just rinsed off in the shower, but would turn back halfway and come back again.

Then, by the way, check to see if the two desperate vacationers have evacuated obediently.

Even without using the "foreseeing" ability, based on the man's understanding of him, he would guess that he would come back again.

I didn't intend to tease him, so I pushed Bai away.

but……

The corners of the man's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a smile of unknown meaning.

Raising his hand, he gently poked the young man's blushing cheeks with shame.

"I saw it."

I don't know who to tell.

To youth, or to that other person who has gone.

"..."

The pale pink pupils trembled.

The naked young man kneeling on the tiles seemed to have his soul pierced by these words.