Sinmonger Chapter 11: Times
The fifth week after the fight with the blood owl, the hospital.
The paper man's injuries have basically recovered. In terms of medical ability in the 22nd century, basically as long as he does not die on the spot, he can be rescued.
It is expected that after a few more days of rest, the paper man will be able to be discharged from the hospital. His recovery speed is faster than ordinary people, not to mention that HL reimbursed all the expenses, let him live in the best ward, and use expensive medicines.
This morning, the fat man Deacon broke in without knocking on the door. With a food box in his hand, he put it down and said, "I'll try it when I have time, my wife's muffins."
Paper Man is flipping through a newspaper floating in the air: "To be honest, last time I told you not to bring it again, it was not polite, but because the muffins your wife made were really bad. "
"Ha, of course I know, otherwise why would I bring it to you? I'll eat it myself." Deacon replied shamelessly, then turned around and closed the door, moving his **** to the one in the room. On the stool: "Listen, you will be discharged from the hospital in a few days. The director and I agreed that you should be given a period of time off."
Paperman put down the newspaper: "I've had enough rest."
Deacon said: "I knew you would say that, so I have to bring you a letter. This time you are discharged from the hospital, you need to keep 'silence' about some things." He gestured with a double quotation mark with his hand. action.
"Don't worry, I didn't want to talk about that night," said the paper man.
Deacon shook his head: "That's just a part, and your super powers, try not to show them in the future."
"Is it necessary? Hide something that even the cleaners in the bureau know."
"This is your old friend Malone, aka HL. And man, people just thought your 'little tricks' were fun, but never imagined you could conjure a tornado or something. A giant snake or something." Deacon said, "Things like reading minds, bending spoons, blowing lightbulbs, a little more open-minded is acceptable, but what you showed that night The ability that comes out really scares everyone, you seem to have become a cartoon character like Superman overnight, and I don't think the public is ready to accept this."
The paper man raised his eyebrows and said, "Is this what Ma Long said to you?"
"I just quoted a few words, and that's exactly what I meant." Deacon took the chocolate bar out of his arms and nibbled it, not intending to touch the muffins at all.
"Okay, I understand, keep a low profile, I always do." Paper Man replied helplessly.
The two of them chatted for a while, and Deacon took his leave. After the paper man had lunch, he wanted to go for a walk in the corridor, but an unexpected guest came.
This time the other party knocked on the door, and the paper man said, "Please come in."
Two men walked in, one of them was Faro, who was also wearing a black military coat today, but in front of the paper man, his expression was no longer as arrogant as the last time we met.
The other man has a face that has been constipated for about three days, has messy gray middle hair, and wears a pair of light-colored sunglasses. What is interesting is that the silver-gray uniform he wears is the same as that of the paper man. never seen it.
Faro was the first to speak: "Hello, Officer Ness, we have met once. Let me introduce myself formally. I am Lieutenant Colonel at HL European Headquarters, G. Faro."
The paper man didn't react much, just replied calmly: "Well, it's a pleasure to meet."
Faro then stretched out his hand and introduced: "This is from EAS..."
"My name is Joseph Nolan, and my colleagues call me a time waiter. Originally I was on vacation, and I was not in charge of the current job, but now the cruel, cold-blooded, bereaved The conscientious exploiters are wanton squandering my precious rest time, disrupting all my schedule, and making me suddenly fly here from the tropics to meet you, so you should also see the urgency and importance of things Sex, please cooperate with me, so that I can go back on vacation!" Shi Shi directly followed Faro's words and spoke down, and the speed of words that jumped out of his mouth was faster than that of ordinary people typing on a typewriter. It is commendable that , his articulation is still cadence, very clear.
The paper man laughed dryly: "Then what do you have to do with me?"
"According to the information obtained by EAS, the superiors have now made a decision to conduct an assessment of the ability of Officer Elot Ness, also known as the Paper Man, you, and the data must be fed back as soon as possible." Shi Shi replied.
Paper Man said; "Can I first ask what department EAS is?"
The speed of the hour attendant's answer is still unabated: "A hundred years ago, Duke Carlo, the fighting hero of the empire, was secretly authorized a position, code-named EAS, that is, ExtraAbility Supervisor. After development and evolution, it is retained in the form of an organization today. Come down ~IndoMTL.com~ The office location changes frequently, the number of members is unreported, and the benefits are unanimous. Anyway, my vacation time is only two weeks every year. All in all, the main function of EAS is to supervise and manage the capable people on this planet. ."
Faro added: "Don't worry, Mr. Ness, they are just doing business. For all those with abilities above the strong level, if conditions permit, the Empire will strive to obtain their information. This is also for the sake of For your safety."
Paper Man sneered: "I don't need to say more, I understand that, those with high-level abilities are either wanted on the run, or they are absorbed by HL or some organizations that I have never heard of, like my situation. There are very few. No matter what, I have to roughly estimate my strength and monitor it by the way, so as to make some big people feel at ease.”
Shishi didn't seem to mind what the other party said, "Very good, mutual understanding can effectively improve work efficiency, please come to the second branch in the afternoon, the preparations for the test have been completed."
Paper Man said: "Why do I feel that this kind of invitation looks like some kind of inhumane human experiment."
Shi Shi said: "This is not a medical examination, Mr. Ness, EAS does not need to do any physical tests for people with abilities like you, it just needs a specific environment to see the damage your abilities can achieve. The limit of strength is enough."
Paper Man said curiously: "Oh? So there is still that kind of test? Is it possible to prepare hundreds of metal dummies in a particularly sturdy environment and see how long it will take me to disassemble them into eight pieces?"
Shi Shi turned back and walked out of the room, without wasting a minute or a second, and without knowing what he was rushing to do, before his back disappeared, he left a sentence: "I will be responsible for the work that bears the damage, waiting for you."