vncnus Chapter 1016 Are you sure you don’t have other daughters outside?
Chapter 1016 Are you sure you don’t have other daughters outside?
In the hotel room.
The carefree Sera Masumi has quickly accepted the fact that her mother has become smaller. She even has the leisure to sit cross-legged on the bed, switching TV channels with the remote control out of boredom.
The bathroom door opened with a click.
After washing up, Akai Mari, who was steaming all over, wrapped herself in a white bathrobe that was too big for her current loli figure, like an adult bathrobe she had secretly worn. The collar was loose, revealing a small piece of delicate collarbone.
She walked out of the bathroom while wiping her wet short golden hair with her small hands - now it was ear-length, which made it much easier to manage.
After becoming smaller, her original cool and sharp temperament that belonged to an ace agent was inexplicably mixed with a hint of fierce and fierce contrast.
Like a kitten pretending to be fierce, it has no deterrent effect at all.
"Mom, what should we do next?"
Sera Masumi put down the remote control, ruffled her messy short hair that always looked like she had just woken up, and asked with a hint of excitement about where to go on the adventure next, "Should I take you to the hospital for a checkup? To see if there's anything wrong?"
Mary Akai casually threw the towel she used to dry her hair onto the back of a chair beside her, feeling the convenience brought by having short hair - this was one of the few benefits of becoming smaller. With less hair, it dries faster, and she no longer had to spend as much time and effort on taking care of her hair as before.
"No need to go to the hospital."
She rejected it decisively, her voice childish yet undeniably calm. "If they had anticipated that this drug could cause the body to shrink, then all the major hospitals in London, especially the private clinics with ties to MI6, would have surely set up a tight net, waiting for us to fall into it."
She didn't want to escape from Vermouth and then walk into another tiger's mouth.
Sera Masumi blinked and offered another idea: "Well... we have to find a way to examine the body and find out why it became like this, right? We have to find a way to restore it to its original state. Otherwise... we can ask MI6 for help? They have the best doctors and researchers there."
Hearing this, Akai Mari's expression changed instantly. A sharp light flashed in her blue eyes, and she refused immediately: "Absolutely not!"
Although MI6 is her old employer that trained her and for which she has worked for many years, she knows the nature of these national intelligence agencies better than anyone else - for the sake of interests and the demands of the country (or certain senior officials), nothing is unsacrificable, including her as a "former" ace.
Among all the intelligence agencies in the world, from the CIA to the KGB, from MI6 to the organization she just fought against, none of them are clean.
The only difference is the degree and manner of dirtiness.
If the top MI6 officials knew that she had become a living specimen that could "rejuvenate" and reverse time, the consequences would be disastrous.
She would be immediately taken under control and become the most valuable research material.
Not to mention asking for help, it is even a question whether she can keep her basic human rights and freedom. Slice research, unlimited blood draws, various extreme tests, etc. are all considered "mild" and "in line with scientific research ethics" ways of handling the situation.
You know, why can the Black Organization still exist tenaciously even though it has been infiltrated by agents from various countries like a sieve and is like a public toilet, and some countries even secretly provide convenience?
Isn’t it because the drugs they are researching touch upon the most fundamental and crazy desire of human beings - immortality, or in other words, reversing time?
This temptation is enough to make any country or force take risks.
After all, my daughter is too young and too well protected. She doesn't know the dangers of human nature and the world.
I have too high an opinion of the capitalist state apparatus.
Moreover, after being ambushed by Vermouth at the door of MI6 headquarters today and almost killed but no one rescued her, Akai Mary's trust in MI6 has dropped to freezing point, and she even has deep doubts.
Their own ace agent was attacked by unknown forces at his doorstep, but the base didn't react at all?
Is the surveillance blind?
Did the patrolmen go for afternoon tea?
This is outrageous. It's outrageous to the extreme!
She couldn't help but wonder if something went wrong internally, if someone higher up was condoning or even cooperating with this operation.
Seeing her mother's resolute attitude, Sera Masumi scratched her head in frustration: "But if we can't recover, how are we going to fight that organization? You're in this state now..."
She looked up and down at her mother's petite body, and her meaning was obvious - her fighting ability was probably greatly reduced.
Mary Akai seemed very confident, or perhaps her strong heart did not allow her to show weakness.
She straightened her chest, which, even though it had shrunk, was still "fuller" than her daughter's. She spoke in a steady tone, with the calmness characteristic of a secret agent: "Being smaller isn't a problem. What's important is that we still have the experience and brains. We can't let them get the upper hand. We must take the initiative."
For some reason, after saying this, she inexplicably wanted to add, "Although the body has become smaller, the mind is just as flexible and capable of doing everything..." Fortunately, she braked in time, and only the corners of her mouth twitched slightly.
Sera Masumi didn't miss the opportunity to complain. Pointing at her shrunken mother, she said mercilessly, "Seizing the initiative? Then didn't they still force you to drink this strange medicine first?"
Akai Marie: "..." (╬◣д◢)
The turquoise eyes narrowed instantly, emitting a dangerous aura.
This daughter really can’t be kept anymore!
Sera Masumi didn't notice her mother's "dangerous" look. She stroked her chin and analyzed, "So, the most urgent thing is to find out what this drug that can shrink people is, who developed it, and whether there is an antidote. Only then can we solve the problem fundamentally."
Mary Akai suppressed the urge to "clean up the house" and implement "family education" immediately, took a deep breath, and told herself to stay calm, as the child was still young and didn't understand.
She nodded and was about to say something when her attention was drawn to an international news segment that was being broadcast on the TV next to her.
The screen showed the neon morning news, with the somewhat messy Tondo Tower emitting some black smoke as the background.
A reporter was emotionally interviewing an incredibly handsome black-haired boy.
The subtitle reads "Enthusiastic citizen Mr. Hanyu Kusunoki", and there is scrolling text next to it briefly describing his glorious deeds of being "brave and fearless", "intelligent and brave", and "assisting the police" in preventing the explosion and arresting the crazy bomber.
"Wow!"
Sera Masumi's eyes lit up instantly, and she pointed at Hanyu Kusunoki on TV, "Mom, look! This man is so handsome! Even more handsome than my older brother."
Mary Akai also looked at it intently, and even with her knowledgeable eyes, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
Indeed, this appearance is rare to see.
Even in MI6's reserve of "beauty traps", there is no one comparable to this one.
However, the next second, Sera Masumi suddenly pointed at a brown-haired girl in the corner of the screen, her arms folded and her face expressionless, as if she had discovered a new world. She exclaimed, her voice filled with the excitement of discovering gossip:
"Mom! Look at that little girl! She...she looks just like you! Especially that trash-looking look and that cold, arrogant expression! They're practically cut from the same cloth!"
"Are you sure you don't have another daughter out there?"