.Fifth week after fighting the blood owl, the hospital.
Paper Man's injuries have basically recovered. According to the medical capabilities of the 22nd century, basically anyone who does not die on the spot can be saved.
It is expected that Zhi Xia will be discharged from the hospital after a few more days of rest. His recovery speed is already faster than that of ordinary people. What's more, HL also reimbursed all the expenses, let him stay in the best ward, and use expensive medicines.
This morning, the fat man Deacon barged in without knocking, holding a food box in his hand. He put it down and said, "Try some of the muffins made by my wife when you have time."
Paper Man was flipping through a newspaper floating in the air: "To be honest, I asked you not to bring any more last time, not out of politeness, but because the waffles made by your wife were really terrible."
"Ha, of course I know, otherwise why would I bring it to you? If it's delicious, I'll eat it myself." Dickon replied shamelessly, then turned around, closed the door, and moved his butt to a stool in the room: "Listen, you're going to be discharged from the hospital in a few days, and the director and I agree that you should be put on leave for a while longer."
Paper Man put down the newspaper: "I have rested long enough."
Deacon said: "I knew you would say that, so I have to bring you a message. This time you are discharged from the hospital, you need to remain silent about some things." He gestured with his hand to make a double quotation mark.
"Don't worry, I didn't want to talk about what happened that night." Zhixia said.
Deacon shook his head: "That's just part of it, and your super powers, try not to show them in the future."
"Is it necessary? Conceal something that even the bureau janitor knows."
"This is your old friend Malone, which means HL. And, man, everyone just thought your 'little tricks' were interesting before, but they never imagined that you could conjure a tornado or a giant snake. Things like that." Deacon said: "Things like reading minds, bending spoons, and detonating light bulbs are acceptable to people with a slightly more open mind, but the ability you showed that night , it really scared everyone, you seemed to have become a comic character like Superman overnight, and I think the public is not ready to accept this."
Paper Man raised his eyebrows and said, "Is this what Ma Long said to you?"
"I just quoted a few sentences, and that's roughly what it means." Dickon took out the chocolate bar from his arms and started to nibble on it, without any intention of touching the muffins.
"Okay, I understand, you have to keep a low profile, I've always been like that." Zhixia replied helplessly.
They chatted for a while longer, and then Dickon took his leave. After having lunch, Paper Man wanted to go for a walk in the corridor, but unexpected guests arrived.
This time the other party knocked on the door, and Zhixia said: "Please come in."
Two men walked in, one of them was Faro. He was also wearing a black military coat today, but in front of Paper Man, his expression was no longer as arrogant as when they last met.
The other man had a face that looked like he had been constipated for about three days. He had messy gray medium hair and was wearing a pair of light-colored sunglasses. What was interesting was that the silver-gray suit on his body Paper Man has never seen a "colorful" uniform.
Faru was the first to speak: "Hello, Officer Ness, we have met once. Let me introduce myself formally. I am Lieutenant Colonel G. Faru at the HL European Headquarters."
Paper Man didn't react much and just replied calmly: "Well, nice to meet you."
Faru then extended his hand and introduced: "This is from eas..."
"My name is Joseph Nolan, and my colleagues call me Waiter. I was originally on vacation, and I was not responsible for the current work, but now those cruel, cold-blooded, and conscientious people The exploiters wantonly squandered my precious rest time, disrupted all my daily arrangements, and asked me to suddenly fly here from the tropics to see you, so you should also see the urgency of the matter and It's important, please cooperate with me so that I can go back for vacation!" The waiter continued directly following Faro's words, and the words came out of his mouth faster than the average person typing on a typewriter. What's commendable is that his pronunciation is also cadenced and very clear.
Zhixia laughed twice: "Then what do you want to see me for?"
"Based on the information obtained by eas, the superiors have now made a decision to conduct a capability assessment on Officer Eliot Nais, also known as Paper Man, and the data must be fed back as soon as possible." Shi Shi replied.
Zhi Xia said, "Can I first ask what department eas is?"
The waiter's answer was still undiminished: "A hundred years ago, Duke Carlo, the empire's fighting hero, was secretly authorized to perform a position code-named eas, that is, extraability supervisor. After development and evolution, it has been retained in the form of an organization today. Office The location changes frequently, there is no comment on the number of members, and the benefits are outrageous to everyone. Anyway, my vacation time is only two weeks a year. All in all, the main function of eas is to supervise and manage the ability users on this planet."
Faru added from the side: "Don't worry, Mr. Ness, they are just doing business. For all ability users above the strong level, if conditions permit, the empire will strive to obtain their information. This is also for your safety. For your own sake.”
Zhixia sneered: "No need to say more, I understand this. People with strong abilities are either wanted and on the run, or they are absorbed by HL or some organizations that I have never heard of. There are very few people like me. Well. No matter how you say it, you have to roughly estimate my strength and monitor me by the way, so that some big shots can rest assured."
The waiter didn't seem to mind what the other party said, "Very good. Mutual understanding can effectively improve work efficiency. Please go to the second branch in the afternoon. The preparations for the test have been completed."
Zhi Xia said: "Why do I feel that this kind of invitation is like some kind of inhumane human experiment?"
The waiter said: "This is not a physical examination, Mr. Ness. EA does not need to do any physiological tests for ability users like you. It just needs a specific environment to see the limit of destructive power that your abilities can achieve." That’s it.”
Paper Man wondered: "Oh? So there is such a test? Do you prepare hundreds of metal dummies in a particularly strong environment and see how long it takes for me to dismantle them into pieces?"
The waiter turned around and walked out of the room. He didn't waste a single second, and he didn't know what he was rushing to do. Before his back disappeared, he said: "I will be responsible for bearing the damage. I'm waiting for you."