PFC Chapter 3052 Mercury Notes (38)
Chapter 3052 Mercury Notes (38)
Chapter 3052 Mercury Record (Thirty-Eight)
Things here haven't been resolved yet, and something else happened.
One student hurried to the faculty cafeteria, but didn't find anyone there. Hearing a noise in the lounge, he ran over and knocked on the door. After opening it, he said, "Ted Kord has been attacked."
The members of the Justice League stood up immediately, and the leader, Wonder Woman, frowned and asked, "How is he?"
"I'm injured, but not seriously. I've gone to the school hospital now."
"Where's the blue beetle on him?"
"Blue Beetle is fine, and it was the sound it made that called people over and sent Ted to the hospital."
Everyone immediately realized that this incident was part of a chain of schemes and was not as simple as it seemed.
But now a difficult problem lies before them.
This is most likely a strategy by the mastermind behind the scenes to lure the tiger away from the mountain. The purpose is for them to put Schiller here and control him to do something when his mental state deteriorates.
But after all, Schiller's condition is not known to the students, but Ted was injured in public, and it would be inappropriate for the professors not to show up.
In the end, Bruce decided on a solution. Clark and Lilith stayed here to take care of Schiller, while the others went to deal with Ted's problem.
Bruce knew Schiller. In most cases, it was difficult for anyone to use external force to make his mental state deteriorate to this extent. Even if someone did, Schiller would definitely not resist or go with the flow. He had his reasons for doing so.
But Ted is just a silly boy. If he is involved in the plan, there will be real danger. Once something happens to him, it will be like dominoes, falling one after another, and there will be no room for recovery.
Therefore, we must mobilize our main forces to deal with Ted's situation. We have Lilith in terms of spiritual support and Clark in terms of military force, which is enough.
After the group of people left, Clark looked at Schiller with concern, but he really couldn't help. Lilith didn't dare to spy on Schiller's spiritual world anymore. She went to the tea room next door and made three cups of coffee.
During this process, Schiller was immersed in his own spiritual world, shuttling through the huge rice field maze, trying to find clues other than the giant female corpse.
He felt that someone was spying on his mind, but he knew that the other party would back down, so he ignored it. But when he heard that Ted was in trouble, Schiller barely pulled his mind out and put his attention back on the real world.
Lilith and Clark are quietly discussing the attack on Ted.
Even if they are not conspirators, they can understand the intention of the mastermind behind this.
Ted was attacked. Who is the most likely suspect?
Of course, any student could be a possible suspect, but the most likely suspect is the blue beetle he carries with him.
Although there are multiple safeguards, who knows if this mysterious alien weapon has any more tricks? Last time it attacked Bonu, and this time Ted was injured, it is more likely to be caused by it.
Then professors will face a dilemma.
The two attacks were enough to cause panic among the student community. At this point, no matter how exaggerated the regulatory measures are, they will be useless. Professors must take a stand and drive the danger away from students.
But Ted may not be willing to do so. From his various behaviors, it can be seen that he would rather believe that Blue Beetle is being controlled.
The key is that Blue Beetle was unwilling to do so. It was instructed by the first generation Blue Beetle to stay with Ted to protect him. If it was not done this time, and it knew that someone was eyeing Ted covetously, it would be even less likely to agree to leave Ted.
But in order to ensure the safety of the students, the professors have to take measures. If Blue Beetle is unwilling to cooperate, then force will eventually have to be resorted to.
At that time, no matter whether the professors destroyed the Blue Beetle or the Blue Beetle injured the professors, Ted would not be able to cope with it and would be destined to be sad.
Although the teaching time was not long, all members of the Justice League established deep bonds with this group of talented, hardworking and studious students, and no professor wanted to see any of their students get hurt.
But if we don't do this, we will be disregarding the safety of more students. The mastermind behind this is indeed a vicious plan.
On the way to the scene of the crime, everyone was thinking about this, but suddenly, Bruce's phone rang. Everyone else stopped and looked at him. Bruce picked up the phone and said.
"What's wrong? Clark, is there any problem with Professor Schiller?"
When they learned that the caller was Clark, everyone was nervous, but fortunately Clark's tone was calm, he said.
"He's fine, he just woke up and wants to talk to you. I'm going to give him my phone."
Schiller's slightly hoarse voice sounded on the other end of the phone.
"Ted's mood is not right. His mind may have been influenced by someone. If you go to him now, it will stimulate his emotions and make him completely out of control. He may even attack you."
On the other end of the phone, Schiller stared at the reflection of the water in the coffee cup. He saw Ted, lying on the hospital bed, unconsciously stroking the water prison where Blue Beetle was imprisoned with his hand. His face was expressionless and no emotion could be seen.
The coffee rippled, and Ted's hysterical roar rang in Schiller's ears.
"You all suspect that I have something to do with this, right?! You all think that I'm the murderer, the kind of person who would harm my classmates! You think the relic that the teacher left me is a dangerous weapon, but I won't let you take it away!"
Ted's eyes were wide open, and the red bloodshot in his eyes seemed like they would burst at any time. The Blue Beetle was running around in the water prison in a panic, but it couldn't get out. No matter what it said, Ted seemed not to hear it.
Golden Bomber would step forward to dissuade them, but this further irritated Ted and made him feel that even his closest friend did not understand him. A fierce conflict broke out between the two, and the professors had to join the melee in order to stop them, and the situation gradually became out of control.
Schiller slowly closed his eyes, and before the illusion dragged him into the maze again, he saw Ted and the Golden Vanguard changed their appearances, and the purple and golden flames collided with each other and burned fiercely.
"Have the base's intelligent butler send a message to Blue Beetle, telling it that someone is trying to control Ted. If you don't want Ted to get hurt, then let him become a real Blue Beetle. He will understand what to do."
After saying this, Schiller's consciousness could no longer stay in the real world and sank into hallucination again.
After hanging up the phone, Bruce immediately sent a message to the smart butler, and then said to Arthur: "Remove the water prison where Blue Beetle is imprisoned, now!"
Although Arthur's expression seemed a little hesitant, his movements were not slow. At this time, they had already rushed to the door of the ward. Arthur waved his hand, and the water prison that imprisoned Blue Beetle disappeared.
At this time, the Blue Beetle had already received the message from the intelligent butler. It had long noticed that something was wrong with Ted, but it was locked up and had no way out. After escaping, the light emitted from its body illuminated the entire room.
The professors pushed the door open and Ted fell to the ground. Just as they were about to help him up, a battle suit made of blue energy slowly appeared on Ted's body. He groaned slightly in pain, but quickly got up from the ground.
Ted was confused by this, but he still stood firm after staggering slightly, covering his head and looking at the professors who rushed in.
"Ted, are you okay? How are you?"
Ted shook his head. Bruce saw a bandage on his shoulder and knew that this was the injury he suffered. Ted also realized something at this time and he touched the wound on his shoulder.
"Who attacked you?" Oliver asked.
Ted opened his mouth to speak, but suddenly took a breath, stood there, blinked, and said, "No, no one attacked me."
"Then what happened to the wound on your body?"
"I...I did it myself."
Diana walked up to him in amazement and said, "You don't have to lie, Ted. We are all here and we will protect you."
"What I said is true." Ted insisted. He said, "After I went back that day, I felt very scared. I didn't sleep all night. When I woke up in the morning, I felt very bad. I think it was because I didn't take good care of Blue Beetle that Ponnu was killed..."
"I knew she must be in pain, but I didn't mean to do it. I felt really guilty, but there was nothing I could do. Then I saw the arrows in my roommate's equipment box, and I... I stole one and pierced my shoulder..."
Diana's eyes widened and she said, "So you're self-harming?!"
Ted nodded and said, "I'm sorry, but I really didn't mean to cause a commotion..."
"Oh my God!" Oliver walked over, pulled him to sit on the bed, and then said, "You have nothing to do with the attack on Bonu! How can you put all the blame on yourself?"
Oliver caught Ted's attention, and the others exchanged glances. They realized that what Schiller said might be true, and someone had influenced Ted's mind and magnified the guilt in his heart.
At this time, Bruce's phone received a message from Blue Beetle - "For a moment, he wanted to say that Bono attacked him, but I stopped him."
Although Bruce didn't know the principles of Blue Beetle possession, it was obvious that this alien weapon had its own magical powers, and when it merged with its host, it was able to understand their thoughts.
Bruce quietly showed the message to others, and they all breathed a sigh of relief. If Ted had really framed Bono, it would be troublesome.
From the fact that so many students gathered here and couldn't make any statement, we could tell that there were no witnesses to Ted's attack, otherwise there would have been a huge uproar.
In the absence of witnesses, whoever has the strongest motive will naturally be the most suspicious. Ponnu was killed once. Although it was Zane who did it, it was Blue Beetle who was behind it after all. It cannot be said that Ted is completely without responsibility for poor supervision. It is natural for Ponnu to want to take revenge on Ted.
Besides, everyone knows that Ponnu is very good at controlling water, and the wound on Ted's shoulder looks like it was caused by a water arrow. He must have chosen the arrow as a weapon for self-harm because he had received some kind of suggestion to frame Ponnu.
If they succeed in framing him, the matter will be over. The students will definitely split into two factions, one supporting Ted and the other supporting Bono. No matter how the professor handles it, he will not be well-served.
Fortunately, Schiller saw through the trick in advance and took a risky move by releasing the Blue Beetle, allowing the Blue Beetle to directly control Ted, so that he did not say irreversible words according to his emotions.
Doing so is also very risky. After all, if Blue Beetle is still under control, he might control Ted to resist with force. If a fight breaks out in the ward, all of them will be completely doomed.
(End of this chapter)