Superman Termination Manual

Chapter 586: Chapter 280: Divine Communicator – Nezha’s First Appearance (Part 1)_2 Chapter 586: Chapter 280: Divine Communicator – Nezha’s First Appearance (Part 1)_2 “Sure, sure, a real clinger.”

At this moment, Bai Ziling suddenly raised her hands that were hidden behind her back, holding up a sketchbook, and softly said, “I posted this on my brother’s fan forum, and many people liked it. They gave me likes.”

Ke Mingye raised an eyebrow and looked at the red and blue owl on the sketchbook.

“Really impressive, truly befitting my personal artist.” After saying that, Ke Mingye set down his water cup and placed his other hand on her head; her soft white hair flowed between his fingers like water.

At this time, a lethargic voice suddenly came from not far away: “Good morning… You siblings really have a deep bond, almost bone-deep.”

Saying this, Shi Neian, with her messy hair and dead-fish eyes from waking up, brushed past Bai Ziling. Since the bathroom on the second floor was occupied, she had to carry her toiletries downstairs to take over the first-floor bathroom.

…

Two hours later, in the glass-walled elevator on the west side of the Superhero Association’s Huanjing branch building.

“It’s been a while, feels like it’s been ages since I’ve been to the branch.”

Lan Ou hugged his shoulders and yawned with his head hanging low, murmuring to himself, then he glanced sideways, overseeing the mist-covered Huanjing through the elevator’s glass walls.

As the elevator doors opened, what came into view was the familiar office, with its doors wide open, and the Commander working silently at his desk, waiting for him.

“Here?”

Lan Ou stepped into the room, casually closed the door, locked it, then slowly walked to the desk, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

“Finally got time to drop by the Association?” Che Zhengchen put down his pen and paper, took off his glasses and gently wiped them with the cloth on the desk, “You’ve been like a ghost the past two weeks; couldn’t find you anywhere.”

“Sorry, I’ve been dealing with some personal matters these days,” Lan Ou shrugged nonchalantly, “Plus, I made the trending news a few days ago because of the friendly match; I had to lay low to avoid those rabid reporters who pounce without a hint of professionalism as soon as they see me.”

“Reporters are like that, they won’t consider your feelings, only whether the exclusive news they gather is explosive enough,” Che Zhengchen said with a laugh, interlocking his fingers and resting his chin on them.

But the very next moment, his laughter stopped abruptly.

Without finishing his sentence, Lan Ou suddenly raised his hands, slowly and calmly taking off the beak helmet, then let out a gentle sigh of relief.

Che Zhengchen stared at the young but haggard and pale face for a good while, his eyes quivering behind the glasses.

He had imagined that Lan Ou was young, but he never imagined Lan Ou to be this young – what was in front of him looked entirely like an underage teenager, and not the vibrant young face he had in mind.

“You…” Che Zhengchen opened his mouth, but couldn’t speak, only managing to utter a single word.

“So… All this time, Qing Ya and I have been exploiting such a young kid to lure out Timekeeper?” Che Zhengchen thought to himself, feeling a wave of sorrow and anger rising, overwhelming his senses, as if all his insides were being hit by this complex wave of emotions, “Ridiculous… absolutely ridiculous. What are we doing… Qing Ya, if you saw the face behind this kid’s mask, could you still do the same thing?”

Ke Mingye placed the Lan Ou helmet on his thigh, straightened his messy hair, then raised his head to look calmly at Che Zhengchen: “Well… here’s the thing, Commander Che, I need you to contact my school’s administration, use your connections to help me get a ‘night self-study exemption certificate’. That shouldn’t be hard for you, right?”

“Night self-study, exemption certificate?”

Che Zhengchen repeated the playful term in a daze, seemingly still not recovered from Lan Ou’s appearance.

“It’s just a joke. It’s essentially a school document stating that you have health issues or some family emergency. With this document, you can reasonably skip night self-study.”

Explaining, Ke Mingye sighed: “I’m in the second year of high school now. If I still have to attend night self-study, when will I have time to meet with you, let alone accept missions from the Association? That’s also why I haven’t been able to come to the Association these past few days. The school is about to start, and I have a lot to prepare, quite a lively summer vacation it was.”

He had thought about having Cai Bing hack into the Huanjing Third High School system to get this document for him, which wouldn’t be a difficult feat. Yet the reason he didn’t let Cai Bing do it, but instead came to Commander Che for help, was because once his identity was exposed in front of Ke Youqing, his father would surely use Qing Ya’s privileges to meticulously investigate his school records, checking every single surveillance video without missing a single detail.

If that happened, it wouldn’t be easy to explain how he managed to hack into the school system to produce an early leave document.

He couldn’t exactly reveal that he had a mysterious hacker friend, could he?

With his father’s character, he would definitely unearth Cai Bing, which would complicate matters further.

Of course, if possible, Ke Mingye would hope that Qing Ya only found out that Lan Ou was his son after Lan Ou had died – this would avoid a lot of trouble, such as his father forbidding him from participating in the fight against Timekeeper once he knew his identity.

But that scenario was too idealistic; if his father wanted to investigate, he could find out who he was at any time. So for now, it was better to be cautious. Anything that can be done through official channels should be done officially, to avoid leaving any evidence that might give Qing Ya a scent to follow.