I don't know how long I was asleep, but Shen Mi felt a headache all the time until I woke up.
Another unfamiliar environment...
It was similar to an interrogation room. He was sitting on a chair with his hands handcuffed on the table. Under the bright light, opposite him were the four "culprits" who had brought him here.
The headache is still so intense that it's almost suffocating...
Shen Mi used all his strength to look at the four people in front of him and make contact with the black figure before.
The tall leading woman is wearing a black trench coat and has a good figure. This good figure is not a conventional otaku aesthetic, but more of a bodybuilding category... Ocean blue eyes, waterfall-like blond hair tied behind her head, fair skin Almost reflecting the light, it's a white woman.
She leaned against the wall opposite Shen Mi and crossed her arms. Her beautiful face and figure formed a combination of angel and devil. Only a ferocious scar under her left eye broke the harmony and added a lot of fierceness.
Seeing Shen Mi wake up, she said in pure Chinese: "This is the Hot Spring City Inspection Office, and I am the Punisher Captain, Vera Alexandra."
What is the Punisher? Shen Mi searched the memory of the original owner and confirmed that it was an unfamiliar word.
Without giving Shen Mi a chance to ask questions, she pointed to the two people closest to Shen Mi and said: "Team members, Luo Qing, Rebecca..."
Rebecca was also a white woman, with a face as pale as malnutrition and curly black hair. She didn't speak after hearing the captain's introduction. She just stared at Shen Mi, licked her lips, and stroked the cat in her arms.
A very fat long-haired cat, brown...
Luo Qing looked much more friendly, probably because he was a familiar yellow man, wearing a clean white shirt, somewhat shy like a student, and smiling at himself.
This guy knocked Luo Sheng unconscious... Is Luo Sheng okay? She should be at home? Shen Mi quickly recovered her thoughts.
When his eyes fell on the last woman, Shen Mi's eyes paused. This was a girl whose race could not be distinguished. There was no doubt that she was the transparent person with no emotion!
The pure black supervisory uniform did not fit well and was a whole lot bigger than the girl, but it could not hide her frightening pure beauty, and her eyes were as bright as gems.
If her eyes weren't so dull, she could be the most beautiful person of the opposite sex Shen Mi has ever seen. No, even if her eyes are unfocused, she is still the most beautiful person Shen Mi has ever seen.
"Her name is Xiaobai..." Vera saw Shen Mi's dull look and said with a smile: "No matter which man sees the spirit doll for the first time, he always has this kind of virtue."
Spirit puppet... is still an unfamiliar word.
Vera's reminder reminded Shen Mi of the purpose of being brought here, and she couldn't help but feel a drumbeat in her heart.
"I was handcuffed as soon as I traveled through time..." Shen Mi raised her hand and looked at the shiny handcuffs, guessing in her mind: "Did the time travel be discovered? No, it shouldn't be..."
"First of all, welcome..." Vera chuckled, her smile touching the scars on her face, interrupting Shen Ming's random thoughts: "Welcome to the world of contractors."
Contractor?
Another unfamiliar word...
Vera did not explain, but turned to signal to Luo Qing, who cleared his throat and picked up the paper in his hand...
"Captain, just leave it to me..."
An unexpected voice suddenly sounded from Shen Mi's heart.
This almost made him exclaim, so much so that he skipped Luo Qing's next recitation:
"Unpredictable, 22 years old, staying at my sister's house. The address is No. 27, Anzhidinglan Villa... I am a junior majoring in psychology at the fourth university in the alliance. Is the information correct?"
Shen Mi completely forgot to answer and was still in a state of surprise. The sudden voice was obviously made by Luo Qing. The other person had read his message for a long time just now. The tone and intonation could be verified on the spot. It was definitely the same person.
It's just that... Shen Mi was sure that Luo Qing never said those sudden words.
Could it be... Shen Mi's eyes suddenly widened.
"Answer quickly...Why are you so dazed!"
"It's already 1 o'clock in the morning...The captain has been working for several days and looks haggard..."
"Hey... Just say that I will handle it. Vera can go home and rest early. Damn the work system... I will bring breakfast to Vera tomorrow, so that she can sleep more."
Three consecutive sentences rang in his heart one after another. Shen Mi stared at Luo Qing in front of him closely, confirming again that the other party did not say these three sentences.
The facts once again convinced Shen Mi that he actually...had the ability to read minds, that is, telepathy.
Combining what Xiaobai said at that time "awakened" and what Vera said "welcome to the world of contractors", Shen Mi quickly connected these information together - contractors are people with awakened powers. I have awakened. …awakened telepathy!
There are actually supernatural powers in this world!?
"Is the situation right..." Luo Qing's urging voice came again.
Shen Mi nodded blankly, then turned to look at Punisher Captain Vera Alexandra, who was still leaning on the wall and looking at him with a smile.
"These are all contractors." Vera clearly knew what Shen Mi had discovered, and explained: "The Punisher team belongs to the Pandora organization and is the law enforcer who manages the contractor world, including guiding the newly awakened contractors... You You can rest assured.”
"The guide is still locked?" Shen Mi raised the handcuffs on her hands and asked dissatisfied.
"That's because there is a certain danger, both to you and to us, especially to the newly awakened contractors." Vera still smiled and said: "It's best to cooperate with us, so that your headache can be cured as soon as possible."
Luo Qing seemed to mind the captain's interruption, because Shen Mi heard his voice again:
"Captain, just leave it to me...Why are you trying to take my word for it?"
Shen Mi was a little confused about the situation in front of her...
However, he heard the term "Pandora Agency". Although the original owner's unpredictable memory was unfamiliar with terms such as contractor, punisher, and spirit puppet, he still knew about the famous Pandora.
This is a well-known scientific research organization that has brought modern technology to the people of Rodinia continent, no, the humans in this world call themselves the "Iron People", whether it is the electric lamps used now or the telephone in the study, Even trains and trams in cities are all inventions of Pandora...
But, how did Pandora become the "contractor" management agency in Vera's mouth?
Although he only briefly thought about it, the original owner's information about this world connected with each other like a blowout, causing a strong headache again, and Shen Mi had to interrupt the association.
Vera's tone was as usual: "Your contract ability has been determined by the spirit puppet. It is telepathy."
"What we are doing to you now is to test the activation method of your ability and...the price."
"The price?" Shen Mi asked back...
Although he was a little surprised that the other party knew about the superpower, fortunately he didn't doubt the time travel, so Shen Mi let down some of his guard.
"The price is the way to end your headache!" Vera explained in a calm tone:
"The world of contractors is fair, and you must pay a price for using your powers."
"Whenever you use a superpower, original sin will occur... The so-called original sin is mostly disease... Your original sin is a headache. The original sin will only disappear after you pay the price."
I probably understand...
Shen Mi thought for a few breaths, and then she figured out what Vera had just said, and asked: "How can I know...how to pay the price?"
Luo Qing was about to speak, but was interrupted by Vera with a wave of her hand: "There is no need to follow the process. He has just activated his superpower without us knowing."
Luo Qing was obviously surprised by this, and heard Vera continue to ask Shen Mi: "Whose voice did you listen to just now?"
"He..." Shen Mi turned to signal to Luo Qing, because his hands were handcuffed to the table and could not be lifted up.
A red cloud suddenly appeared on Luo Qing's fair face, and she was stunned.
"Do you have the urge to do anything to him?" Vera continued to ask: "This kind of urge is often the way to pay the price, and it is also the only way to suspend your original sin."
Shen Mi turned to look at Luo Qing, saying that she had the urge to do something, but she really didn't notice...
Until I heard Luo Qing’s voice like a repeater:
"Do not say…"
"Do not say…"
"Do not say…"
…
This is Luo Qing's inner voice, don't say it...Do you want me not to say it? Don't say anything?
The impulse came so suddenly. After thinking about what he had just heard, and seeing the other person's face flushing, Shen Mi almost subconsciously came to a conclusion and said to everyone present:
"He seems to have a crush on you, Captain Vera..."
Shen Mi's voice was very soft, but the whole room was focused on it...
Rebecca showed an incredible expression and turned to look at Luo Qing beside her, as if she had just met this person;
Luo Qing's face turned even redder. He glanced at Vera quickly, lowered his head hastily, and then suddenly seemed to have remembered something and said quibly: "Don't talk nonsense..."
Captain Vera still kept her smile, glanced at Luo Qing, said nothing, and fixed her gaze on Shen Mi again;
Only Xiaobai, known as the Elf Doll, still looked at Shen Mi, with his distracted eyes as if he hadn't heard anything, like a robot doll...
Only then did Shen Mi realize that he had hit the mark, and understood that Luo Qing was indeed secretly in love with Vera, but he had no intention of gossiping about the people opposite him at this time, because now...
The headache is gone!
He quickly clarified the logic - his contract ability is to read what the other party is thinking. Once the ability is activated, the original sin will be activated and he will have a headache. He can only pay for the contract by saying what the other party is thinking... ability, the headache will stop...
At the same time, it may have ended the contract ability - telepathy, because he could not hear any of Luo Qing's thoughts at this time, and the other party's face was flushed and he was constantly rubbing his hands, and his mind must be extremely active.
To use supernatural abilities, you must pay a price. This is what Vera calls "fairness"...
I see…
"The headache is gone." Shen Mi took a deep breath and calmly said to the people around her.