After Qi Yun severely slashed the hell world, blood words began to slowly appear on the walls of several other rooms in the small villa, which caught those who thought they could watch the show in peace off guard.
After some exclamations and chaos, the personnel for this mission finally gathered in the lobby on the first floor. The number of people increased from the initially believed four to the current eight.
Zhuang Ming waited for a few minutes again to prevent any temporary members from joining in while he was talking.
"It's been half an hour since the first blood words appeared, and there are only about eight of us left. There are quite a lot of people accompanying us this time, so it seems you don't have to be too scared." Zhuang Ming had a forced smile on his face as he spoke.
"I feel like something is wrong with this mission. Why are there only eight people?" Lu Yi said as he looked around at the other seven people present.
"You can say whatever you want, but why are you looking at me? It makes me feel cold inside." Nie Yu was a little unhappy with Lu Yi's scrutinizing gaze.
"If there were four or six people, I think I could understand it, but now there are two more people. Let's not consider the others for now. How should we distribute the urns then?" Lu Yi turned a deaf ear to Nie Yu's dissatisfaction and just looked at them with a weird smile.
"Alright! Stop making trouble here. This mission doesn't specify that everyone must hold an urn. What's the point of considering these things?!" Zhuang Ming came out directly to calm the situation. If Lu Yi continued to say this, people's morale would be dispersed before the mission even started.
Lu Yi was very considerate and sat down directly. She brushed her hair and looked at everyone else quietly. Her goal had been achieved. Even if some people did not notice the difference between the number of urns and the number of people participating in the task at first, everyone should have known it after she finished speaking.
As a person who has experienced many missions, Lu Yi understands the psychology of these "teammates" who are also struggling with fear. Everyone has been in it for so long that the legal meaning and moral bottom line have almost disappeared. The current harmony is only on the surface. Once it is discovered that the urn has some important function and nothing else is needed, as long as it is a cursed object, everyone present will fight over it.
No... Lu Yi turned her attention to Zheng Yimin and Ji Jie, "These two are policemen, and they have not experienced many missions. If they do not participate in the fight, or even try to calm it down, then I will be in danger."
Ji Jie tilted her head slightly and happened to meet Lu Yi's eyes. In just a split second, Ji Jie had already sensed a hint of conspiracy in Lu Yi's eyes.
Seeing the two women staring at each other, the others who were discussing slowly stopped, and the scene inexplicably became a little strange.
Zhuang Ming was thinking a little. Lu Yi had always been an extreme egoist. She didn't cause any trouble because she knew that the gains from causing trouble would be disproportionate to the costs. Ji Jie was the kind of person who had a strong sense of righteousness. She couldn't tolerate any sand in her eyes, but she would not turn a blind eye to blatant crimes. If these two guys were to confront each other, the mission would probably be messed up. But was it a good thing or a bad thing...
"Officer Ji, you are looking at me like a criminal, right?" Lu Yi said softly.
"If you have such thoughts when I'm staring at you like this, you're probably a criminal." Ji Jie retorted in a neutral tone.
"Really? Well, I, a criminal, am going back to my room to take a shower. Do you want to come and monitor me?" Lu Yi stood up and gave Ji Jie a provocative look.
"I'm not interested in women whose figures are worse than mine." Ji Jie leaned back on the sofa and didn't respond.
"Lu Yi, we're only talking halfway..." Zhuang Ming tried to retain Lu Yi, an important fighting force.
Unexpectedly, Lu Yi didn't give him any face at all. She just turned a deaf ear to his words and walked upstairs in her high heels.
Zhuang Ming's face twitched after being humiliated. This woman was becoming more and more shameless.
Zheng Yimin and Ji Jie looked at each other, and both of them felt Lu Yi's deliberate provocation.
Half an hour later, some of the obvious clues and inferences had been discussed almost completely, so the few of them prepared to leave. Those who wanted to indulge themselves took advantage of the last moment to do so, while those who wanted to do something else did so quickly.
Just as Zheng Yimin and the others were about to enter, Zhuang Ming walked quickly towards them from behind.
"I'm sorry, officers. I want to apologize on behalf of Lu Yi. She is like this." Zhuang Ming looked like a good guy.
"It's okay. Maybe I've been looking at her for too long and I've made her tired of it." Ji Jie replied with a smile.
"It's good that you don't mind, but I have something to remind you two..." Zhuang Ming lowered his voice a lot when he said this, "You still have to be careful of Lu Yi during this mission. Sometimes she doesn't think very well and will do something irrational."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhuang Ming turned around and left without staying any longer. It seemed that he didn't want others to see that he and Ji Jie had communicated.
"Which of the two do you think is more trustworthy?" Ji Jie looked at Zhuang Ming's back as he walked away and asked Zheng Yimin in a low voice.
"None of them are credible." Zheng Yimin shook his head and said.
Zhuang Ming's character as a good guy is not stable at all. If he is really a good guy, how can he control Lu Yi? Just because he has experienced a few more missions? Impossible.
Not to mention Lu Yi, her abnormality was clearly laid out in the open.
After the two entered the room, Nie Yu leaned against the wall below their floor and listened to the subtle noises above. Although he didn't hear clearly what these people were saying specifically, he seemed to have figured out something, so he turned and walked towards Lu Yi's room.
Lu Yi was one of the few people who lived in a single room, not only because her roommates always died quickly during missions, but also because no one wanted to live with her. When there was really no place, she would rather sleep on the sofa than move in.
I knocked on the door of Lu Yi's room. Lu Yi, who had just taken off her makeup and had just finished taking a shower, looked a little pure.
When she saw it was Nie Yu, she was slightly surprised. After looking around and seeing that there was no one around, she pulled him directly into the room.
When the door was closed, Lu Yi's soft voice came out from the crack of the door, "I told you to be careful of Zhuang Ming and those two policemen, why are you..."
Just as the small villa was filled with undercurrents of intrigue and all kinds of conspiracies, Lin Zhengying and Chen Hai went directly to the mission site. However, out of caution, the two did not dare to enter directly. After all, if some conditions were triggered, causing the mission to start early and they could no longer come out, it would be very unfair.
After thinking it over again and again, Chen Hai used his connections to get a military drone, intending to use it to see if he could get a feel for the situation inside.
The terrain in the unfinished building is complex, and it is impossible for ordinary drones to fly in to explore, because if the hand shakes slightly or the reaction is not in time, the drone will be destroyed. However, Chen Hai has the original construction map of the unfinished building and a large number of backup drones, so it doesn't matter.
The drone flew forward about a thousand meters and approached the main body of the unfinished building. After turning a corner, the screen in front of Chen Hai began to crackle and white dots appeared. It was only a one-meter gap, but the difference in signal strength was huge.
"Pull them out and just take a look outside, don't go in." Lin Zhengying commanded.
The drone slowly retreated from the stairs, then began to rapidly extend its reach, taking aerial photos of the unfinished building which occupied a rather exaggerated area.
This building was originally planned to be built into a commercial center, but after the developer ran away due to some reasons, it was completely shelved.
The drone circled around and the photos it took were all very normal, but there was no urn, not even a photo of the deceased, in the photos.
Lin Zhengying looked up at the building in the distance that was emitting negative energy. He understood very well that although he didn't know what force the main god space was facing, this mission site seemed to be jointly protected. It seemed that some external tricks would not work.
Whether the mission can be completed or not depends on the strength of the participants. Thinking of this, Lin Zhengying lowered his head and glanced at his right hand. It would be great if this mission could be completed earlier. Every time he kills ghosts, all kinds of messy thoughts will pop up in his head unconsciously. One or two is fine, but if the number is too large, he is afraid that he will think about it so much that he will become autistic. Moreover, with an unstable mind, he naturally cannot exert his full strength.
"Master, Master." Chen Hai called out softly twice.
"What's wrong?" Lin Zhengying came back to his senses.
"The publicity department said that someone was contacting them to ask for information about the unfinished building and the original version of the legend." Chen Hai looked so happy as if he had caught some corrupt official.
"How did that person know that this was propaganda?" Lin Zhengying asked with a frown.
"It should be a guess. It seems that he is a person in the entertainment industry. We promoted it too hastily, and the traces left were a bit heavy in the eyes of some people." Chen Hai explained.
"Well, what about his information and background?" Lin Zhengying went straight to the point.
"Don't worry, we've figured it all out. The guy went around in circles three or four times, but we finally found him out." Chen Hai handed the phone to Lin Zhengying.
In this information age, it is very easy for officials of a major country to investigate a person's circumstances if they have clues.
"This man is called Nie Yu. He's a rich second-generation. His family runs an economic company that supports idols, stars, and internet celebrities. Although the company is not too big, it is one of the best in Handong Province." Chen Hai explained while Lin Zhengying was looking through the information.
"About half a month ago, this person suddenly disappeared. A week ago, his father discovered something was wrong and contacted the police to start an investigation. However, less than two days later, this person reappeared and the case was dropped." Chen Hai continued.
Lin Zhengying nodded. Actually, there was nothing good to see about Nie Yu's information. All he had done in his long life were decadent and meaningless things. The only good thing was that Nie Yu knew how to keep a low profile and didn't cause much trouble to his family. At most, he just spent money.
"Master, do you want to check this company? Or just look for this Nie Yu?" Chen Hai asked.
"No need, just give the information to him directly." Lin Zhengying said after thinking for a moment.
"All?"
"All."
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Chen Hai nodded and continued to contact them. Of course, while contacting them, he would also take the opportunity to conduct a thorough investigation into Nie Yu's father's company and focus on getting people to pay attention to whether this company has done anything that would anger the people. If so, it might be involved in this mission.
A few minutes later, on the super-large double bed in Lu Yi's room, Nie Yu looked at the folder sent from his mobile phone, grinned, and patted Lu Yi's butt with his hand.
"See, I told you that someone was behind this. These are all leftovers from my past fun." Nie Yu pointed the phone screen at Lu Yi's face and said.
"You are amazing. You can see that." Lu Yi is now acting like a little fangirl. "By the way, can you please not tell those people about this? Zhuang Ming hinted that everyone was isolating me, and that policeman even treated me like a criminal. They are not good people."
"I gave it to them because I'm sick. I spent money on it, tens of thousands of dollars. Are they giving it away for free? Don't worry, we're the only ones who know about it." Nie Yu locked his phone and put it aside. Then he smiled and pulled up the quilt, crawling inside.
Upstairs, Ji Jie and Zheng Yimin also began to retrieve various information about the unfinished building through the Supernatural Research Center. The period from the appearance of the bloody words to the permission to leave was the time specially left for them by the small villa to collect information, so the network that had been blocked normally was now unlocked.
"Old Zheng, something is not right. It seems that this mission was created by our own people." Ji Jie was a little surprised when she looked through some reports written by Chen Hai from the Supernatural Center.
"Is this true?" Zheng Yimin leaned his head over and took a quick look. A smile appeared on his face. This was great, as if someone was backing him up. And since it was designed by one of his own, all the information was very comprehensive. He didn't have to search for it on the Internet anymore.
"Should we send this information to those people?" Ji Jie asked.
"Send it, but we have to make a slight change. We can't let them find out that the emergence of this mission is related to us. Otherwise, I'm afraid we won't even survive to start the mission." Zheng Yimin replied.
It's not that he has paranoia. If the six people knew that the key to the mission lies with the two of them, they would instantly split into two camps. No one could imagine what the other side would do at that time.
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"Master, Officer Zheng and Officer Ji have retrieved the information internally, and it seems that they are also involved. In addition, we have discovered another person who purchased the hot search information. His name is Zhuang Zhengyi, and his whereabouts have become elusive since half a year ago." Chen Hai reported to Lin Zhengying.
"Got it. Now four people have come out. Do the remaining two have no channels or have they already shared information?" Lin Zhengying muttered while touching his chin. He estimated that with six urns, there should be most likely six people on the other side.
(Thanks to the book friend 20190211231357846 for the 100.asxs.coin reward.)