Esper X Family – Chapter 196 – Is the Fission Body About to be Exposed?

Ye Tong’s house-buying process went very smoothly.

From the first step to the last, everything went without a hitch.

After viewing the property, Ye Tong immediately decided to buy it.

There was no need to consider the cost-performance ratio.

She handed a special card to the salesperson.

The other person, suspected to be an Esper from the Countermeasures Bureau, smiled and responded.

“We will complete the procedures for you as quickly as possible. You can move in on the same day. No need to worry.”

Ye Tong nodded in satisfaction.

“Not bad.”

Now that she was in front of outsiders.

Ye Tong wouldn’t show any displeasure toward ordinary members of the Countermeasures Bureau.

Only the strong were worthy of her fierce hissing.

Ye Tong quickly received the keys to two apartments.

Next, it was time to decorate her new home.

Lou Wei withdrew his gaze.

At that moment, news came from the base.

An S-rank Esper researching the Sanctuary’s purple flame had made a new discovery.

A cold glint flashed in Lou Wei’s eyes.

“What did you find?”

“This ability construct hides an extremely concealed spatial property. However, it seems to require a certain type of power to activate it, or it will remain dormant.”

Upon hearing this, Lou Wei fell into thought.

Spatial property?

Anything involving space was usually tricky.

“Can you activate its spatial property?”

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“I can’t. We’ll need a stronger space-type Esper to study it.”

At this moment, a man’s figure flashed through Lou Wei’s mind.

If there was anyone he considered the foremost space-type Esper.

It was undoubtedly Fu Qi, who was permanently stationed at headquarters.

He might be able to unravel the secrets of the purple flame.

However, Fu Qi couldn’t easily come to this city.

The only option was to send the purple flame to the headquarters for Fu Qi to study.

Time was of essence.

The Sanctuary might be planning a major move recently.

The sooner their secrets were uncovered, the better.

Afterward, Lou Wei turned his attention to Cheng Muxue’s situation.

After learning about the Sanctuary’s infiltration of the Countermeasures Bureau, the headquarters had issued a notice, mobilizing all members to conduct self-checks.

The Sanctuary’s parasitic possession didn’t alter personalities.

Instead, it intermittently controlled the body to achieve certain goals.

And in the end, a fabricated memory would be inserted into the host’s consciousness.

Even the host would find it difficult to notice anything unusual.

However, there was one flaw.

If an Esper was attentive enough, they could easily detect the incongruity in the fabricated memory.

Coupled with headquarters’ orders and reminders, many could confirm their own anomalies.

It was best to isolate these individuals.

They could be dealt with one by one later.

According to Cheng Muxue’s report.

She had successfully handled several moles planted by the Sanctuary within the Countermeasures Bureau.

Cheng Muxue had developed a new application of her ability in response to this situation.

It could remove the moles without harming the Esper.

It was even more efficient and harmless than Lou Wei’s previous blunt methods.

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It could be said that even the youngest S-rank Esper possessed terrifying growth potential.

However, this method wasn’t foolproof.

If someone failed to notice the incongruity, it would still leave a hidden danger.

Only by uprooting the problem entirely could the truth be uncovered.

Unfortunately, the Sanctuary had always remained hidden.

Most of their minor actions utilized those high-risk Sequence Espers who had reached a dead end.

Perhaps only when Sequence Zero eliminated all high-risk Sequence Espers would they be forced to act.

This reminded Lou Wei of a plan from long ago.

That was, to assign Sequence numbers to the Countermeasures Bureau’s elite.

These fake high-risk Sequence Espers would then interact with the real ones to gather intelligence.

This was initially aimed at Mu Luo’s faction.

But later, they discovered that Mu Luo wasn’t aligned with those high-risk Sequence Espers.

Currently, this move of theirs was still active and it was unlikely to hinder the Countermeasures Bureau’s progress.

Only key personnel in the intelligence department knew the true nature of this operation.

Cheng Muxue had already inspected the intelligence department.

No hidden moles from the Sanctuary were found.

It seemed that the mastermind behind the scenes didn’t have the energy to manage so many covert moves.

Otherwise, the Countermeasures Bureau would have been thoroughly infiltrated.

Afterward, Lou Wei contacted Fu Qi.

“I’m planning to send the Sanctuary’s creation to headquarters. It possesses spatial power. You might be able to uncover something.”

“Interesting. I can personally come over to take a look. I can also see Ye Yao while I’m at it,” Fu Qi joked.

Lou Wei rejected the idea.

“Not advisable. Even with your spatial ability, your absence will cause a temporary loss of combat power at headquarters. It’s best not to leave even for a moment.”

“Alright, I’ll wait then.”

After hanging up, Lou Wei began to inquire about other matters.

The intelligence department reported that Sequence Zero had initiated a cleanup operation the previous night.

Results were achieved on the very first night.

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Five lower-ranked high-risk Sequence Espers had died.

There wasn’t even a single ripple of disturbance.

It was as if Death had simply passed by and claimed five lives.

If Sequence Zero hadn’t used their equipment to contact the Countermeasures Bureau to handle the aftermath, no one would have noticed.

Lou Wei glanced in the direction of Ye Tong and the others.

As expected, Sequence Zero had only dispatched Mu Luo with a few others.

Ye Tong didn’t seem to be in a hurry to take action.

With her strength, there was no need to make a fuss over such small fries.

She would likely make her move later.

The Countermeasures Bureau’s thoughts aligned with Ye Yao’s.

Sequence Zero would quietly eliminate high-risk Sequence Espers.

And the Countermeasures Bureau would discreetly handle the aftermath.

This was to prevent high-risk Sequence Espers from becoming desperate upon hearing the news.

Given the efficiency of information dissemination among those desperate individuals, they would likely meet their end silently.

Without even a chance to fight back.

Time passed, and it was time for dinner.

Lou Wei returned home.

Ye Yao and Luo Jianhua were on the couch, playing a game together.

Xiao Jing was cooking in the kitchen.

At this moment, Ye Yao turned to Lou Wei with a sweet smile.

“Welcome back!”

“Yeah.”

“Want to join us in playing games while we wait for dinner?”

“Sure.”

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“Hmm, wait until Little Luo and I finish this round.”

Seizing the opportunity, Ye Yao used the system to glance at Lou Wei’s stats.

She was quickly drawn to his panel.

【Ability: Wind Rising and Clouds Gathering

Mental Power: 12,808】

Ye Yao: “?”

She remembered that when she last faced Lou Wei over the ocean, his mental power was 10,125.

Although his mental power had been increasing since then, the increments hadn’t been this exaggerated.

At most, it increased by a few dozen points a day.

Occasionally, it would rise by over a hundred.

Ye Yao could accept that.

After all, the sudden emergence of Ye Tong, a terrifyingly unstable factor, had put considerable pressure on him.

And pressure meant motivation.

It was understandable that Lou Wei was pushing himself to improve.

But the last time Ye Yao checked Lou Wei’s stats, his mental power hadn’t even broken through 11,000.

That was only two or three days ago.

How did it get to almost thirteen thousand now!?

What did I miss?

Ye Yao was starting to sweat.

After all, the avatar painting left by Jiang Huashen could only shield from the perceptions of those with mental power below 14,348.

If Lou Wei’s mental power suddenly increased by another one or two thousand…

Wouldn’t her fission body “Ye Tong” be exposed?

Author Note

WTF! It’s back to 20 degrees ¹ 68°F today!

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