"Ding Dong—Welcome!"
Lin Qiye pushed open the door of the office and saw Hongying sitting upright on the sofa, lost in thought, and waved at her.
"Good morning, Sister Hongying."
"Qiye! You're finally here!" Hongying stood up from the sofa when she saw Lin Qiye.
"What's wrong?"
"Something happened." Hongying spoke seriously, stepped forward, grabbed Lin Qiye's wrist, and walked quickly towards the underground.
It was the first time that Lin Qiye saw Hongying showing such a serious expression. His brows slightly frowned, "Mystery... has arrived?"
"Yeah, and it's tricky."
The two pushed open the door and walked into the activity room. Lin Qiye then discovered that everyone from Team 136 was already there.
Chen Muye, who was leaning against a pillar, saw Lin Qiye coming, walked to the conference table, sat down, still expressionless.
"Everyone is here, ready for the meeting."
After everyone was seated, Chen Muye tapped the table with his knuckles and spoke slowly:
"Last night, we received news that another creature that looked like a mythical creature had appeared.
The location is... Cangnan No.2 Middle School."
"No. 2 Middle School?!" Lin Qiye was stunned.
"Yes, it's the school you attended." Chen Muye nodded, "And the person who reported the case seems to be an old acquaintance of yours."
Chen Muye shouted to the back room, "That kid, are you awake? Come out if you are awake!"
Everyone looked at the same time, and soon, the door of the room was slowly opened, and a young man with bloodshot eyes walked out.
When Lin Qiye saw him, he exclaimed: "Li Yifei?"
Li Yifei was stunned. When he saw Lin Qiye sitting at the conference table, he rubbed his eyes and confirmed that it was indeed him.
"Lin Qiye? Why are you here too? Did you see that monster too?"
"No, he is one of us." Wu Xiangnan shook his head and said.
"Temporary team member." Chen Muye corrected.
Li Yifei opened his mouth wide and looked at Lin Qiye. It took him a while to react. "Fuck! They said you joined the army, but you actually joined here!"
Lin Qiye shrugged, "Something unexpected happened."
"We can discuss your matters later. Let's talk about the case first." Chen Muye reminded him, and then he seemed to remember something and added,
"Originally, if there was a case suspected of involving a mysterious incident, it would usually be reported to the police first, and then they would transfer the case to us. However, this guy had experienced a case involving the Ghost Face Man last time, and had contacted us and signed a confidentiality agreement, so he called us directly, eliminating the middleman process.
This is an isolated case, and our normal case handling process is not like this."
Everyone nodded, but Lin Qiye knew very well that Chen Muye was explaining this to him.
"Tell me about it."
"Okay." Li Yifei swallowed his saliva and recalled, "Last night, I went back to school to get my homework book and happened to see..."
Li Yifei told the whole story of what he had seen and heard yesterday. The more they listened, the more their brows furrowed.
When Li Yifei finished speaking, Wu Xiangnan nodded.
"If what this guy said is true, then there is a 95% chance that this matter involves mystery." As he said this, he turned his head and looked at Li Yifei.
"You should know what the consequences will be if you report a false situation, right?"
"I know, I know, what I said before was true, it couldn't be truer!" Li Yifei answered sincerely.
"Okay then." Chen Muye turned to look at Wu Xiangnan, "Tell me what you think."
"From the information we have obtained so far, this mythical creature has a very strong ability to camouflage itself. While transforming into someone else, it can still communicate with others normally without revealing its true identity."
Wen Qimo on the side sighed, "Pretend... Another troublesome guy."
"In addition, it is suspected to have the ability to assimilate the organisms it swallows, which is what we really need to be vigilant about," said Wu Xiangnan.
"Like the zombies in the movies? Infinite infection?" Hongying asked.
"Although the infection methods are different, in terms of effects, they are indeed similar."
"Then do we just need to rush into the school and kill Liu Xiaoyan?" Hongying's eyes lit up.
"It's not that simple." Lin Qiye, who was sitting at the other end, suddenly said, "Since it can infect others, we can't be sure whether Liu Xiaoyan is its real body... because she may have been infected by someone else."
"Qiye is right." Wu Xiangnan nodded. "The biggest difficulty of this mysterious incident is that we don't know where the source of this strange infection is. It's like we go to kill zombies. If we can't find the mother zombie, it's useless even if we kill all the other zombies."
"And we don't know how long this mythical creature has existed or how many people it has infected." Wen Qimo added, "Liu Xiaoyan may be the first person it infected, or it may be the first person it infected.
We should even be prepared for the worst... "
"The worst plan?" Hongying asked in confusion.
"That means the entire No. 2 Middle School... has become a monster school." Wu Xiangnan spoke slowly, his eyes full of solemnity, "In fact, this monster has infected not only the school, but also other places in Cangnan City."
Hearing this, Li Yifei suddenly shuddered, "You...what do you mean?"
"Have you ever thought about..." Wu Xiangnan slowly stood up, looked directly into Li Yifei's eyes, and spoke calmly,
"In this school where you are, except for you, all other teachers and classmates... are transformed from monsters
No, even you who are already standing here...
Is it possible that, without realizing it, you have become part of the mystery? "
Li Yifei's pupils suddenly contracted, and he felt a chill rushing from the soles of his feet straight to his brain, and his mind went blank!
"Okay, Xiangnan, stop scaring him." Wen Qimo stood up with a smile, "If that were the case, the [Crow of Disaster] would have called a long time ago. Since it hasn't moved yet, it means the situation is not that dangerous yet."
"[Crow of Disaster]? What is that thing?" Lin Qiye looked at Hongying in confusion.
"It's a crow, and it's also a forbidden object with its own forbidden properties." Hongying explained patiently, "When a major disaster is about to happen in Cangnan City, it will scream in advance to warn people. It can be considered a detector."
"Oh." Lin Qiye nodded.
"In short, since the mystery has appeared, we must investigate it thoroughly. If we let this monster continue to develop, I am afraid that the future described by Xiangnan will not be far away." Chen Muye spoke slowly, "Xiangnan, what are your plans?"
Wu Xiangnan sat down, pushed his glasses, and said seriously: "I think the most urgent task is to find the location of the mythical creature and find out how many people it has infected, so I suggest that we split into two groups this time.
One group radiates out from No. 2 Middle School to look for signs of other infected people;
One group will infiltrate No. 2 Middle School, follow the clues, and find out where the main body is as soon as possible. "
Chen Muye nodded, his eyes swept over everyone.
"Since we want to infiltrate No. 2 Middle School, we must not alert them, and we must fit the image of a high school student...
Hongying, Xiaonan, and... Qiye,
Enter No. 2 Middle School and find its true form. The task is now up to you."