"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 to her.
"Good morning, Sister Hongying."
"Qiye! You are finally here!" Hongying suddenly stood up from the sofa when she saw Lin Qiye.
"What's wrong?"
"Something happened." Hongying said seriously, stepped forward and grabbed Lin Qiye's wrist, and walked quickly underground.
This was the first time Lin Qiye saw Hongying showing such a serious expression. His brows furrowed slightly, "Mystery... has arrived?"
"Yeah, and it's tricky."
The two opened the door and walked into the activity room. Only then did Lin Qiye realize that everyone from Team 136 had already arrived.
Chen Muye, who was leaning against the pillar, saw Lin Qiye coming, walked to the conference table and sat down, still expressionless.
"Everyone is here, ready for the meeting."
After everyone took their seats, Chen Muye tapped the table with his knuckles and spoke slowly:
"Last night, we received news that another suspected mythical creature appeared.
The location is... Cangnan City No. 2 Middle School. "
"Second Middle School?!" Lin Qiye was stunned.
"Yes, that's the school you went to." Chen Muye nodded, "Besides, the person who reported the crime seems to be an old acquaintance of yours."
Chen Muye shouted to the back room, "Boy, are you awake? Come out when you wake up!"
Everyone looked together, and soon, the door to 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 and saw Lin Qiye sitting at the conference table. He rubbed his eyes to confirm 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 looked at Lin Qiye with his mouth wide open, and it took him a while to realize, "Damn it! They said you joined the army, but it turns out you actually joined here!"
Lin Qiye shrugged, "Some accidents happened."
"We can talk about your matters later. Let's talk about the case now." Chen Muye reminded, then he seemed to remember something and added,
"Originally, if a mysterious case occurs that is suspected to be involved, it is usually reported to the police first, and then they transfer it to us. However, this guy experienced the Ghost-Faced Man case last time, contacted us, and even signed a contract. I signed a confidentiality agreement, so I made a direct phone call, eliminating the need for an intermediate process.
This is an example, our normal case handling process is not like this. "
Everyone nodded, but Lin Qiye knew very well that Chen Muye's words were explained to him.
"Tell me about it."
"Okay." Li Yifei swallowed and recalled, "Last night, I went back to school to get my homework and happened to see... "
Li Yifei told everything he had seen and heard yesterday. The more he listened, the more the team members frowned.
When Li Yifei finished speaking, Wu Xiangnan nodded.
"If what this kid said is true, then there is a 95% chance that this matter involves a mystery." As he said that, he turned to look at Li Yifei,
"You should know what the consequences will be if you report false information, right?"
"I know, I know, everything I said before is true, and it really can't be true anymore!" Li Yifei replied sincerely.
"Okay." Chen Muye turned to look at Wu Xiangnan, "Tell me what you think."
"Judging from the information obtained so far, this mythical creature has a strong ability to disguise itself. While transforming into someone else, it can also communicate with others normally without revealing its true identity."
Wen Qimo on the side sighed, "Disguising...he is another troublesome guy."
"In addition, it is suspected of having the ability to assimilate the creatures it swallows. This is what we really need to be wary of." Wu Xiangnan said.
"Like zombies in movies? Infinitely infected?" Hongying asked.
"Although the infection methods are different, in terms of effects, they are indeed similar."
"Then we just need to rush into the school and chop that Liu Xiaoyan down?" Hongying's eyes lit up.
"It's not that simple." Lin Qiye, who was sitting on the other side, suddenly said, "Since it can infect others, we can't be sure whether Liu Xiaoyan is its true body... because she may also be infected by others."
"Qiye is right." Wu Xiangnan nodded, "The biggest difficulty in this mysterious incident is that we don't know where the source of this weird infection route is. It's just like when we go to kill zombies, if we can't find the mother zombie, Even if you kill all the other zombies, it will be useless."
"And we don't know how long this mythical creature has been around and how many people it has infected." Wen Qimo added, "Liu Xiaoyan may be the first one it infects, or it may be that it doesn't know which one it infects.
Even, we have to prepare for bad things... "
"Worst plan?" Hongying wondered.
"That means the entire No. 2 Middle School... has turned into 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 trembled, "You... what do you mean?"
"Have you ever thought about..." Wu Xiangnan stood up slowly, looked directly into Li Yifei's eyes, and said calmly,
"In this school where you are, except for you, the other teachers and classmates... are all monsters
No, even you who are already standing here...
Or is it possible that he has become a part of the mystery without even realizing it? "
Li Yifei's pupils suddenly shrank, and he felt a chill rushing from the soles of his feet to his brain, and his whole mind went blank!
"Okay Xiangnan, don't scare him." Wen Qimo stood up with a smile, "If that were the case, the [Crow of Disaster] would have screamed long ago. Since it hasn't moved yet, it means the situation hasn't reached that point yet. Dangerous."
"[Crow of Disaster]? What is that?" Lin Qiye looked at Hongying in confusion.
"It's a crow, and it's also a forbidden object with its own forbidden ruins." Hongying explained patiently, "When a disaster is about to happen in Cangnan City, it will scream in advance to warn you. It can be regarded as a detector."
"Oh." Lin Qiye nodded.
"In short, since the mystery has emerged, we must get to the bottom of it. If we allow this monster to continue to develop, I am afraid that the future described by Shonan will not be far away." Chen Muye said slowly, "Shonan, what are your plans? ?"
Wu Xiangnan sat down, pushed up his glasses, and said seriously: "I think the most urgent task is to find out where the mythical creature is and at the same time find out how many people it has infected. So I propose that this time we divide our operations into two groups. .
One group centered on No. 2 Middle School and spread out to the surroundings, looking for traces of other infected people;
A group of people penetrated into the No. 2 Middle School and followed the clues to find out where the main body was as soon as possible. "
Chen Muye nodded and scanned everyone one by one.
"Since we want to break into No. 2 Middle School, we can't arouse its alertness. We must conform to the character image of a high school student...
Hongying, Xiaonan, and... Qiye,
Enter No. 2 Middle School and find out its identity. The task will be left to you. "