"You, stand close to the wall and put your hands behind your back."

Toad Soup Impey stood up obediently and pressed his face and body against the cold wall of the prison.

This prison has a mysterious power that can suppress the mutant's ability. Now he can no longer secrete venom, nor can he bounce like before. However, because of the disappearance of the toad's ability, his body shape has also undergone some changes, becoming more...

Like a normal human being.

The prison guard cuffed his hands tightly behind his back, then inserted two large iron-like hands into his armpits and lifted him up.

"If someone wants to see you, come with us."

Toynbee was panic-stricken, not knowing where these people were taking him in twists and turns. When he was feeling dizzy, he was pushed into the interrogation room, and the iron door was slammed shut behind him.

There was a middle-aged man sitting on the chair in front of the interrogation table, looking through this pile of documents. When the man saw Toynbee coming in, he motioned for him to sit down opposite, and then threw the top document over. Toynbee

I lowered my head and glanced at it. It was my life history, and it was very authentic and accurate. Many very secret things were recorded on it.

"Mortimer Toynbee." The man called out Toynbee's full name, "As a formal member of the Brotherhood of Mutants, you illegally invaded China and caused extremely heavy losses to our city. The facts are clear and the evidence is conclusive and sufficient. We

It has been decided to put you on trial, what do you want to complain about?"

The man's voice was as cold as a poisonous snake, and the words he spoke were like venom flowing from the fangs, slowly seeping into Toynbee's bones, making his soul shiver. Toynbee's brain was buzzing.

The sound made a loud noise, as if he had transformed back into the poor child he was a few decades ago, wandering alone in the cold midnight. The dark intersection was like the gaping mouth of an abyssal beast, ready to eat him alive at any time.

"No... no, you can't judge me. I didn't do anything. I really... I didn't..." Toynbee's body went limp, sliding down the back of the chair to the floor like noodles, curling up into a ball.

But the cold concrete floor did not bring him the slightest sense of security. The fear of death still slowly gripped his neck and squeezed the air out of his lungs bit by bit.

The man stood up from the chair. The incandescent light on the ceiling emitted a pale light behind him. The man's shadow magnified indefinitely, completely shrouding Toynbee in the shadow. Toynbee watched the man helplessly.

His eyes slowly glowed with blood-red light, and a cruel smile appeared under his mustache...

"Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding--!!!"

The piercing electric bell rang overhead, and Toynbee jumped out of bed as if he was electrocuted. He didn't have time to wipe the tears on his face, and quickly opened the quilt and jumped from the upper bunk. The quiet dormitory was instantly noisy, with seven or eight young men talking.

He quickly dressed up and ran out of the room.

"Lao Tang, hurry up, hurry up!" The young man who finally went out shouted over his shoulder and ran away quickly.

Toynbee had no time to think about the messy things in his dream. The results of many days of training began to show on him. He tied his shoelaces tightly, rushed out of the door, and chased the young man towards the equipment room.

By the time Toynbee put on all the fire protection equipment and slid down the slide to the parking lot, the fire truck had already started. He hurried a few steps and successfully jumped into the car with the help of several young men.

It wasn't until he sat down in his seat that he had time to take a few deep breaths. His physical fitness now was completely incomparable to before.

The scene in the dream still haunted him, and the man's voice still lingered in his ears.

..."I know why you were arrested. No matter what your mentality was, you saved that child's life, so now I will give you another chance." The man stretched out his hand, as if there was substance.

The blood-red energy entangled Toynbee's body and hung him in the air, "I will cast a spell to suppress your X gene. You will be unable to use your mutant abilities just like in prison, but the same,

Will maintain human form."

The man recited a spell in Chinese, and bloody characters floated out of his mouth, marking Toynbee's spine one by one. The heartbreaking pain that burned his flesh made him scream loudly.

Toynbee couldn't help but touch his back. The pain there had long gone, but the man's curse was still fresh in his memory.

"I was once asked to save the lives of fifteen thousand people to make up for my mistakes. Now I only ask you to save fifteen hundred people, which is not much at all. The curse mark on your body will tell me your results, don't expect it

Escape, even to the ends of the world, I can rely on

If I find you through the cursed seal, you will definitely regret coming into this world."

Toynbee was sent to the fire squadron, received two months of recruit training, and then officially enlisted in the army.

He is of Mexican origin, with black hair and eyes. Except for his slightly darker skin, he is not very different from the Chinese. The Special Group Office gave Toynbi a new identity, called Tang Huaien, and he is a minority.

Since he didn't speak Chinese, these solid-minded soldiers had no doubts.

The amount of daily training for fire officers and soldiers is very large, from running with weights to the 100-meter obstacle course to water wheel drills. One day is enough to knock the recruits to their knees, not to mention that Toynbee looks almost forty. Originally a group of young people

I was ready to watch a joke, but I didn't expect that he persisted in every aspect, and his physical fitness was even better than most people. After a month, I couldn't help but admire this "old" recruit.

For Tang Huaien, daily training is not particularly difficult. After all, although his X gene has been suppressed, it is not completely disabled, and his body function is still better than that of ordinary people. What really makes him unable to bear is the night.

Political studies (unintelligible), and fear of fire.

His characteristics are actually that of a toad, and his animal instinct makes him want to turn around and run away when he sees fire. Even if there are special psychological counseling classes in the brigade, the effect is not very obvious.

Tang Huaien was thinking about something when the young man next to him patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Old Tang, why do you look so ugly? It's your first time in actual combat. Stay away. You'll get used to it gradually in the future!"

This young man is the squad leader of their firefighting class. His name is Zhang Hao. He is a young man born in the 1990s who has a narrow personality and loves to joke. Apart from Tang Huaien, he is the oldest in the class.

Tang Huai'en turned around, smiled, and said in less than standard Chinese: "Men, don't be afraid!"

All the young men in the car were so amused that they burst into laughter.

But when they arrived at the fire scene, they couldn't laugh anymore.

The fire started in an urban village on the outskirts of Qiantang City. The building where the fire broke out was a two-story brick-concrete factory building. Originally, it was just a room on fire in the factory, but the factory was engaged in textile processing, and the goods in stock were scattered by flying sparks.

Suddenly, the fire spread instantly, and now the entire factory building was on fire, and the soaring flames dyed the sky in the north of the city red.

When their two fire trucks arrived at the fire point, they were all stunned by the flaming hell-like scene in front of them. With the five water cannons in their two vehicles, it was of no avail. Zhang Hao immediately contacted the fire brigade and asked for additional peripherals.

The squadron came for reinforcements.

This was the biggest fire Tang Huaien had ever seen since he was born. He felt like he was about to melt. The fierce heat waves rushed towards him in waves. The face under the helmet was covered with sweat. The heavy protective clothing on his body was almost like a fire.

It was a steamer, and his crotch was wet, and he didn't know whether it was sweat or urine. He was so scared that his whole body was weak, and he was holding on to the carriage without daring to move. What he regretted most now was agreeing to that man's request. If he had known better

It would be better to just give yourself a break right then and there.

"Quick, quick! Get the water gun ready!"

Zhang Hao roared, and the team members began to move in an orderly manner. The water cannons were quickly in place. The fire hydrant on the street started supplying water, and five thick white water jets were shot into the flames.

Tang Huaien hurriedly helped, but the operation was basically useless. He had lost his mind at this time, and he was only relying on his usual training to support him. But no one blamed him. Who would encounter such a serious situation on the fire scene for the first time?

Fires will all behave like this.

The red flag erected on the fire truck moved, then began to twist wildly.

"Fuck!" Zhang Hao cursed, punched the car, and yelled at the two nearest firefighters, "Ling Yun, Liu Jie, hurry up and evacuate the surrounding people! Such a big fire, if the wind blows around,

The whole house was on fire!"

The two young men responded, dropped what they were holding and ran away.

Tang Huaien punched himself in the face, and blood immediately flowed from the corner of his mouth. This was not the time to be nervous and fearful. With the pain so intense, he calmed down a lot. At this moment of life and death, his blood was aroused instead.

His movements have also become much smoother. In fact, there is no need for him to be so active. Whether the Chinese people die or not has nothing to do with him. But in the past few months, he has been training with this group of people every day, and some things have become a natural reaction for him.

There was no need to think too much and he just followed the team. In the past, no one in the fraternity really took him seriously, and no one really considered his ideas, but in this distant country, this group of young people,

But he truly regarded him as a member of the family, which moved Tang Huaien very much, and he did not reject being with him.

We are together.

Tang Huaien gritted his teeth and decided to fight today. No matter what his nationality, race, friend or foe, he didn't want to let down these men who regarded him as brothers!

The wind is getting stronger and stronger, and the trees around the factory have long been dried by the heat wave. Now the sparks are blown everywhere by the wind, and finally the dry trees are ignited and turned into huge torches. Then the surrounding houses

It will inevitably burn.

Tang Huaien was secretly worried. If reinforcements did not come, all the houses in this area would be burned down. When the fire was completely out of control, what a disaster it would cause. Heart-wrenching cries could be heard in his ears,

Tang Huaien looked for his voice and saw several neighbors holding down a woman who was frantically trying to rush into the fire. He quickly ran over to ask.

It turned out that when the crowd was being evacuated, the woman and her daughter were separated because of the chaos. They may still be trapped in the house and have not come out. As soon as Tang Huaien heard the word "child", his eyes immediately turned red and he didn't know.

Where did he get the courage to rush into the burning house without hesitation?

Tang Huaien misses his superpower so much now!

There was thick smoke and darkness in the house. He turned on the flashlight and shouted the child's name loudly: "Xiaomi, Xiaomi!" He searched room after room, starting from the first floor to the second floor, and finally found the shower room in the bathroom.

They found the little girl curled up in a ball. At this time, the girl had inhaled carbon monoxide and was about to coma due to lack of oxygen.

Tang Huaien took off his helmet with force, buckled it on the child's head, picked her up sideways, and ran out quickly. Time was very tight, and he had already heard the ceiling above his head making a "creak, creak" sound.

Many structures in old houses are made of wood. The probability of collapse after a fire is very high. If you don't leave, you may not be able to leave.

It was so hot. The scorching air was sucked into his lungs, and his nostrils and trachea were in severe pain. His face was sore from the heat, and his eyes were filled with tears from the thick smoke. But he didn't dare to blink at all and ran down the stairs quickly.

Run towards the door.

"boom--!"

The whole house was shaking. The roof collapsed and hit the floor on the second floor. The burning logs rolled down the stairs and hit Tang Huaien heavily on his back. The wooden thorns dug deeply into his flesh.

Tang Huaien spat out a large mouthful of blood, staggered and almost fell. He gritted his teeth tightly, straightened up stiffly, and tried his best to move towards the door. Blood squeezed out from between his teeth and filled the room.

His entire chin, why the doorknob was so far away, he felt the strength in his body disappearing.

Looks like I'm going to die here...

He felt a little sad, but more of a feeling of relief. Maybe this period of his life could have ended long ago.

In a daze, I saw a dazzling white light in front of my eyes. It turned out that the door of the house had been kicked open. Two firefighters rushed in, one hugged the girl, and the other held him tightly, and took them away from the raging house.

The outside world suddenly opened up. A dozen fire trucks were parked near their squad car. Dozens of water jets and foam were sprayed on the burning fire. More than a hundred firefighters were running and busy. The people around them spontaneously

Some came to help, some carrying basins and buckets, and some bringing steamed buns and steamed buns. This scene was something Tang Huaien had never seen before. His eyes gradually became clearer, and a smile spread on his face.

The firefighter who rescued him laughed and patted his shoulder, loudly praising his bravery. The girl's mother took her daughter away with great gratitude, and quickly returned to the scene to help Tang Huaien to a nearby resting place.

Tang Huaien was hit hard by the beam, and his entire back was already bloody and bloody. The woman held back her tears and picked out wooden thorns for him one by one.

Tang Huaien sat on a chair, motionless and allowed the woman to do her thing. The pain had long been a small problem for him. He was very tired now and wanted to drink a drink and then sleep all day long, but he was mentally exhausted.

He was extremely excited and saw busy firefighters everywhere. The more he looked at them, the more he liked them and he couldn't bear to blink.

Now Tang Huaien began to understand the "comradeship" mentioned in the political study class, and he began to feel that the life of the fire squadron was not so boring, and even the fire that was raging in the sky was not so scary.

After more than ten hours of efforts by rescuers, the fire was under control at 16:22 and completely extinguished at 16:41. The Qiantang News Channel focused on the fire accident, and media platforms such as the 19th Floor also reported on the fire.
Chapter completed!