Is there anything special about him to you?" Skye asked curiously.
Su Zhan smiled, shook his head, and said, "No, at least... not yet!"
"Now?"
Skye was a bit puzzled, but Su Zhan had already pulled her away.
The two arrived at the auditorium.
The auditorium was already full of people. Agent Weaver was giving the opening remarks on stage, inviting Fitz and Simmons to speak. Su Zhan and Skye found a spot in the front row. Seeing the enthusiastic applause around them, Su Zhan smiled, his gaze casually sweeping through the crowd.
Soon, he fixated on one person.
A young man with a short, buzz-cut hairstyle.
Donny, Donny Gill.
Looking at him, Su Zhan's lips curved slightly upwards.
"Clap, clap!" "Clap, clap!"
Loud applause suddenly erupted, accompanied by cheers from all around.
Su Zhan turned his head, watching Simmons and Fitz on stage, smiling and nodding in acknowledgment. It seemed the content of their speech just now must have been quite good, even though... Su Zhan hadn't actually listened to what was said.
"Oh my god, what's happening? Help, someone help me!"
Suddenly, someone stood up and screamed in panic. Ice abruptly appeared at his feet, instantly freezing him up to his knees, and it was rapidly congealing upwards!
Chapter 0101 Donny Gill
The sudden turn of events caused everyone to panic. The man struggled and shouted, but his body was rapidly freezing. In an instant, he was completely encased in ice, looking like an ice sculpture. The surrounding students fled in alarm. Simmons and Fitz rushed over, preparing to help.
"Find an exposed patch of skin. He needs an injection of glucose to raise his body's natural freezing point," Simmons said, opening her toolbox.
"I'm afraid I'll need tools!" Fitz came over, glanced at the man, and said in a deep voice.
There was no way; he was completely frozen into an ice sculpture. How could there be any exposed skin?
Simmons found an awl and was about to hand it to Fitz when she suddenly felt the surrounding air instantly become scorching hot. She instinctively looked up and saw Su Zhan walking over, his hands wreathed in flames, from which the heat emanated.
Simmons and Fitz thought Su Zhan was going to use the flames on his hands to melt the ice, but then they suddenly saw a ball of fire fly from his hand and slowly adhere to the ice.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...
The sound of melting gradually began, and soon, the ice in that spot had melted.
"Is that enough?"
Su Zhan asked Simmons.
Simmons nodded repeatedly, hurrying over to inject the glucose.
The ball of Fire did not disappear, nor did it return to Su Zhan's body. Instead, it flew towards the chair nearby, and immediately after, there was a loud bang, as if something had shattered.
Skye walked over to look and saw it was precisely the kind of device that could instantly generate ice.
"Bang!"
The moment the device shattered, the ice on the man's body also shattered and melted.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
The man, now recovered, instantly collapsed to the ground, radiating a cold aura, his face still covered in ice shards.
"It's alright, it's alright," Fitz said soothingly, helping him up.
The man looked shaken, breathing heavily.
Thunderous applause erupted from the surrounding students, who, seeing their successful rescue, were so moved they could only express their respect through applause.
"What's your name?" Su Zhan asked the man.
"Don... Donny."
"Do you know who tried to kill you?"
"No... I don't know."
Su Zhan nodded, not pressing further. At this point, someone nearby took Donny away to rest. Staring until his figure disappeared, Su Zhan's eyes held a deep meaning.
"Do you know something? I mean... can you sense anything?" Simmons walked over and asked Su Zhan.
Su Zhan thought for a moment, then shook his head.
He didn't need to sense; he knew what would happen. Of course, the premise was that events unfolded as they did in his memory, so he had no intention of interfering.
Simmons was a little disappointed. Su Zhan's premonitions had helped complete missions several times, making her somewhat reliant. Moreover, this was happening at S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy, concerning her junior classmates.
"So what do we do now?" Simmons asked, feeling a bit lost.
"Let's go ask the other students and teachers; maybe we can find something out."
"That's all we can do!"
Everyone split up to gather information. Not long after, Su Zhan and Fitz arrived at the dormitories. Actually, Fitz could have come here to ask alone, but Su Zhan deliberately followed along, his purpose being to ensure the plot could proceed smoothly. Only after seeing Fitz enter Donny's room did Su Zhan breathe a sigh of relief.
Donny, Donny Gill, a genius with an IQ of 190, was only eighteen years old this year. Although he still couldn't compare to Fitz and Simmons, he was already very impressive. The Academy had already planned to arrange for him to graduate early and then work at a special location called 'Sandbox'.
Because of his high IQ, he was out of step with those around him, leading to a reclusive personality from a young age. Even after coming to S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy, he remained solitary and made few friends.
It was precisely because of this personality that he was exploited by a classmate named Seth. This Seth was the person who was injured in the pool before. Whether it was his injury in the pool or Donny being frozen just now, both were actually just part of a plan. The energy of that small device was not strong; as long as it was operated well, danger could be avoided. The purpose of doing this was because Seth had an investor who needed to build a more powerful large-scale device to sell for money, but the energy problem had never been solved. So he thought of Fitz, who was said to be the smartest student at S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy.
Because this device contained designs by Fitz, Fitz would certainly be sent to investigate if something went wrong. This was because Fitz was actually very similar to Donny, both being highly intelligent but reclusive individuals with few friends. By leveraging this psychological aspect, Seth could approach Fitz and use him to solve the energy problem.
And because of their previous injuries, they naturally cleared themselves of suspicion.
Now that Fitz had gone in, things would most likely develop according to this scenario. After Su Zhan asked a few students, he entered an empty dormitory, quietly observing the movements in Donny's room.
After a while, Su Zhan heard some movement, slightly opened the door crack to look, and found that Seth had entered Donny's room. "Huh? Fitz hasn't left yet, why is he here? Wasn't he supposed to come after Fitz left? Then they would solve the energy problem together, be discovered by Fitz, knock Fitz unconscious, and then reveal their identities?"
Su Zhan was a little surprised; things seemed to have deviated slightly.
Half a day later, Su Zhan saw Seth and Donny leave with something. After they disappeared, Su Zhan pushed open the door and went to Donny's room. Sure enough, Fitz was lying on the ground.
Su Zhan glanced, relieved that he was only knocked unconscious. Su Zhan helped Fitz up and notified the others. For Fitz, Su Zhan did feel a bit apologetic; after all, Fitz had been good to him and had made him so many combat suits. But there was no alternative; if he didn't take this hit, Donny wouldn't become the Donny Su Zhan wanted him to be.
Seth and Donny fled with the machine, and S.H.I.E.L.D. was currently searching for their whereabouts.