Chapter 132
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The “water ghost” didn’t dare to show itself to Lou Yan. This was both a worrying and comforting piece of news.
It was comforting because it meant that Lou Yan posed a certain threat to the “water ghost,” causing it to avoid appearing in front of him. However, the worry lay in the fact that if the “water ghost” didn’t appear, Lou Yan couldn’t eliminate it. And as time passed, the “water ghost” would undoubtedly become stronger.
In these two days, all possible methods had been exhausted. They even tried patrolling with Little Yu, attempting to use her ability to detect anomaly energy to find the “water ghost,” but it wasn’t very effective.
The “water ghost” could continuously move underwater at high speed. As long as it wanted to avoid Lou Yan, their boat couldn’t catch up to it.
During these two days, although the “water ghost” appeared less frequently, the rate at which the water rose did not slow down.
The heavy rain hadn’t stopped. Following the trend of rising one floor per day, the accumulated water had already submerged the third floor of the buildings.
Countless people who couldn’t evacuate in time died in the flood. Fortunately, with the support provided by Lou Yan, the basic survival needs of the people were guaranteed. Coupled with the deterrence of the armed soldiers, although there was some resistance and unrest, the basic social order was still maintained.
However, Lou Yan could feel that as time passed, with the increasing accumulation of rainwater, the atmosphere of anxiety and despair was spreading rapidly within Chengjiang City.
Early in the morning of the third day, while Lou Yan was continuing to search for the “water ghost” on the water’s surface, he received a call from Qin Feng: “Boss, it’s bad! There’s a riot at the distribution points on Changping Street and South Second Street in the city center! People have started looting!”
Lou Yan frowned. “What’s going on?”
“A group of people somehow heard a rumor from somewhere, saying that this disaster was caused by the Anomaly Control Bureau and you guys patrolling on the water, provoking the monsters hiding in the water. They said that as long as they destroy the Anomaly Control Bureau and kill those who oppose the monsters, the monsters will spare the entire Chengjiang City, the heavy rain will stop, and the flood will disappear.”
Lou Yan calmly asked, “Have you informed Team Leader Lin about this?”
“I just did.” Qin Feng said, “Team Leader Lin said he would send someone over to help.”
Lou Yan nodded. “When did this rumor start? How many people believe it? Besides these two places, have similar incidents occurred at other distribution points?”
“We still can’t determine when this rumor started spreading. While not many people believe it, there are still quite a few who do. We can see that many other people at the scene who came to buy essential supplies have become somewhat shaken because of the rumors they heard… Due to our previous strict control measures, residents have accumulated a lot of grievances. Coupled with the fear and despair they already had, now that there’s a spark, about a third of the people are joining in to try to loot… As for other distribution points, there haven’t been any bad news so far.”
People have accumulated too much fear in their hearts, along with the despair of seeing their loved ones die one by one. They feel restless and anxious, unsure if they will live to see the sun rise again the next day. Each tragic event weakens the spirits of those who live in peaceful societies. Under such intense emotional accumulation, they need an outlet to vent their negative emotions.
At this time, the distribution points cooperating with Lou Yan and the Anomaly Control Bureau became the best outlets for venting.
Only with sufficient supplies can people in the disaster area feel a bit more at ease. Plus, with this malicious rumor, if it’s true that eliminating the Anomaly Control Bureau and Lou Yan can make the monsters leave Chengjiang City, even though people know the possibility is slim, they will still go crazy and turn their knives against those who are protecting them.
The ones who can spread this rumor must be cultists.
Lou Yan said, “We’ll come over as soon as possible. Hold on there.”
***
Anomaly Control Bureau.
Upon hearing about the riot at the distribution points, Team Leader Lin immediately prepared to send people to handle the situation. Since there were too few people available in the bureau, he had no choice but to let Lin You lead the team.
This matter was extremely serious, and only someone as courageous as Lin You could suppress it with an iron fist. Lin You also understood this, but before taking on the task, he hesitated a bit. “Team Leader, what about your safety if I leave?”
“I’ll stay in the bureau and won’t go anywhere!” Team Leader Lin said, “The bureau is still safe after the last investigation. You should go quickly and return quickly. We can’t delay any longer! Find out the source of the rumor as soon as possible. This rumor is likely spread by cultists trying to stir up chaos. It must be suppressed quickly! Lin You, in extraordinary times, we must resort to extraordinary measures. If necessary, I authorize you to use weapons.”
This was implying to Lin You that he could take the initiative to eliminate some suspicious individuals.
Lin You solemnly agreed, picked up his equipment, and left the Anomaly Control Bureau with his team. Lin Feng watched their departure on the assault boat with a worried expression before returning to his office.
Not long after he sat down, there was a knock on the door.
Lin Feng asked vigilantly, “Who’s there?”
“It’s me, Team Leader.” The voice of Lin Feng’s other disciple, Wu Qiong, came from outside.
Only then did Lin Feng relax and remove his hand from the alarm button. “Come in.”
Wu Qiong pushed the door open and walked in. He looked three or four years older than Lin You and was not as strong, belonging to the lean type. He also had a clean buzz cut, dark skin, and a very honest appearance.
Lin Feng asked, “Do you have something to tell me?”
“Team Leader, I wanted to ask you something,” Wu Qiong said, “You mentioned earlier that you were investigating undercover agents in the Anomaly Control Bureau. Have you found out who they are now?”
Lin Feng asked strangely, “Why do you ask?”
Wu Qiong said anxiously, “The atmosphere in the bureau has been tense these past two days, and I also heard about the rumors. Team Leader, if you find out who the undercover agents are, why not just arrest them now? I’m afraid they might cause trouble while everyone is distracted.”
Lin Feng sighed and ran his fingers over the locked drawer on his left side. “I did find some undercover agents, but there are still some people I suspect whose identities haven’t been confirmed. If we arrest them now, it might alert them…”
Wu Qiong’s eyes flickered, “Team Leader, among the people you suspect, who are they?”
Lin Feng shook his head. “I can’t say.”
Wu Qiong nodded, then asked, “Have you ever suspected me?”
Lin Feng subconsciously wanted to shake his head, but then his pupils dilated, as if realizing something. He reached for his gun at his waist and simultaneously pressed the alarm button!
But a small, fair hand grabbed Lin Feng’s hand before he could press the alarm button. Xia Wu, wearing a ghost mask behind her head, didn’t know when she had pounced on Lin Feng’s back. She held a dagger against Lin Feng’s throat and grinned, revealing a set of small white teeth. “D*mn it, it’s all because of your investigation a few days ago that this lady wasted a trip and was laughed at by Ye Ruan! It’s all your fault, all your fault. I have to run a second time before I can kill you. What a waste of my time.”
Lin Feng’s face turned dark, disappointment evident in his eyes as he looked at Wu Qiong. “Wu Qiong, I didn’t expect you to be an undercover agent hiding in the bureau as well.”
Wu Qiong gave a simple smile, and a glint of cunning flashed in his eyes. “Master, don’t blame me. I…”
He hadn’t finished speaking when Lin Feng quickly pulled out his handgun and aimed it at Wu Qiong. Just as he was about to pull the trigger, Xia Wu’s dagger decisively pierced through Lin Feng’s throat, simultaneously snatching the handgun from his hand. Lin Feng’s eyes widened, his gradually emptying gaze staring fixedly at Wu Qiong. His index finger, which had just pulled the trigger, twitched unwillingly before death took him, completely devoid of breath.
Wu Qiong’s legs went weak with fright. He swallowed hard and felt a surge of relief.
“Don’t just stand there,” Xia Wu snorted, disdainfully glancing at Wu Qiong, pulling the dagger out of Lin Feng’s neck, “Hurry up and find the list of undercover agents he found and destroy it.”
Wu Qiong hurriedly complied, rushing forward to search through the items on the desk.
Because of the strange occurrences, there were traps everywhere online. Some important secrets were safer to keep on paper, and Wu Qiong remembered that Lin Feng had this habit.
…
Passing by the Anomaly Control Bureau on the way to the riot, when Lou Yan passed by the front of the bureau, he suddenly smelled a faint smell of blood in the air.
He lightly sniffed and detected that the smell of blood was emanating from a room on the left side of the fourth floor of the Anomaly Control Bureau. And if Lou Yan remembered correctly, that room was none other than Team Leader Lin Feng’s newly moved office.
Not good!
Lou Yan immediately said, “Li Sanxin, quickly get close to the Anomaly Control Bureau.”
Li Sanxin immediately changed direction and drove the assault boat closer to the Anomaly Control Bureau. Lou Yan jumped into the building through the window and swiftly ran to Team Leader Lin Feng’s office, kicking the door open.
Inside the room, Team Leader Lin Feng lay dead on the office chair, his eyes wide open, his face pale, blood covering his body. The window was wide open, and the office desk was in disarray.
Lin Feng was dead.
Lou Yan’s face darkened. He closed his eyes and decisively used Time Reversal.
[Spiritual power: 130/140]
Time spun back rapidly, returning to five minutes ago.
Lou Yan immediately opened his eyes. At this moment, he was still on the assault boat, rushing with Li Sanxin and others to the riot site.
Lou Yan’s skin was burning. Without saying a word, he directly swapped positions with Li Sanxin and sat beside the engine, reminding, “Hold on tight.”
Before the others could react, Lou Yan pushed the speed to the maximum, and the assault boat roared like an arrow, speeding forward.
Everyone on the boat instantly staggered!
“Wow! Oh my god!”
“We’re going to fall into the water!”
A minute and a half later, the assault boat arrived outside the Anomaly Control Bureau. Without waiting to get closer, Lou Yan quickly jumped into the office through the window, using the crown of a tree emerging from the water nearby to leap in.
As soon as he entered, Lou Yan saw a dagger lodged in Lin Feng’s neck, who was already dead on the office chair. Beside him, a red-haired girl with a ghost mask on the back of her head and another man with a simple appearance were searching through the files on the desk.
Lou Yan had seen the man with the simple appearance before; he was from the Anomaly Control Bureau, and seemed to be Lin Feng’s disciple.
D*mn it, he didn’t make it in time to stop Lin Feng’s death.
Seeing Lou Yan suddenly bursting in, the two immediately turned their heads to look at him, their expressions full of astonishment. They couldn’t believe Lou Yan had suddenly rushed over from somewhere.
Lou Yan sneered coldly, killing intent evident in his tone, “Caught you, a cultist and a traitor.”
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