"Long time no see, little sister Yueyin. Come hug me."
"Hello? Did I call you little sister? There are so many people here. I'm too embarrassed to call you big sister. "
"You're fifteen, I'm twenty. You're twenty, I'm twenty-five. So what if I call you little sister? I called you big sister because I thought you were a bit pitiful when you first joined. Now that you've made a name for yourself, can't I set things right? "
Tian Bang entered into follow and strike up a conversation after the woman in business attire entered the room. He chattered incessantly as if he was afraid that others wouldn't know of their relationship.
He didn't pay any attention to the other police personnel.
His actions were effective. Zhan Ji's camera followed them from beginning to end. The live broadcast room soon focused on them and there were bullet comments:
"They look like childhood sweethearts … …"
"Full of adultery."
"Who is this?"
"He Yueyin from the Xia City branch. A retired Burner from the military. She's currently the most powerful person under the Iron Triangle."
"That's right, that's right. It's her. She basically does routine work."
"And she's a fair, rich, and beautiful woman. You know about Kong Tianhe? She's the successor of a military aristocratic family."
"Officer He, she's high!"
"Be careful, Boss Luo!"
"...... What do you mean by that?"
The atmosphere in the live broadcast room was cheerful, but Tian Bang was already chatting to death. He helplessly raised his hands in surrender when faced with He Yueyin's piercingly cold gaze: "Okay, let's talk business. You saw the situation. If you had obsessive-compulsive disorder, you wouldn't be happy seeing this scene. It's clearly the same group of people, but the result is two, no, three ways to die. "
"Their entire body was smashed and swallowed."
"Destroying hearts and taking lives doesn't have any excess power."
"Only the vagrant mercenaries under them can enjoy the same treatment as those on the outside.
"How do I say this? I had a rough idea of the severity of the situation before arriving at the scene. But now I find out that I clearly underestimated it. That person has no concept of killing people, right? Maybe it's like playing a video game? So they'll continue to die … … right? "
He Yueyin thought for a moment and finally responded: "Most likely they will if the matter isn't resolved."
"Tsk, you're so honest. It makes people despair."
Just as he finished speaking, new information came in. He Yueyin, Tian Bang, and several other police officers received the relevant information one after another. Only Tian Bang remembered that it was time for the live broadcast. He turned to look at the camera and read the information aloud.
"Four people died at the Baibo Company's restaurant. An aircraft suddenly went out of control and crashed into the building at the entrance of the SCA branch office in Xia City. It was turned to dust by defensive weapons. There were around seven to ten people inside... The death toll from the riots in Xia City has officially broken a hundred."
Hundred Slaughter, achieved.
In essence, there was no difference between the deaths of ninety people and the deaths of one hundred people. But in terms of statistics, three-digit numbers were always more shocking than two-digit numbers.
"This is a lawn mower!"
A large number of "agree", "approve", "lawnmower + 1" words of agreement immediately appeared in the live broadcast room. Finally, "100" floated across the sky as a conclusion to this matter.
Compared to the death toll, Tian Bang and He Yueyin were more concerned about the two new locations. Tian Bang scratched his head. "It's Sunday today, and there's no overtime. I'm afraid these two groups of people were there to check out the situation and ended up like this … He already knows how to take precautions. Should I say that it's worth celebrating?"
This time, He Yueyin did not reply. Previously, no matter how much Tian Bang nagged, she would always meticulously walk to the scene. Now, she arrived before the metal component that Tian Bang had casually tossed aside. She lowered her eyes and sized it up thoughtfully.
Tian Bang sighed. "It's most likely Gang Xiong. The surveillance shows that he and the other Metal Hunting Group members entered here last night and never left."
Someone in the live broadcast room typed a question mark. "Steel Bear?"
"It's Gang Xiong, not Bear. Doughnut already said it before."
"I heard it too."
"I'm completely confused by Doughnut. He mentioned it before, but I didn't pay attention."
"F * ck, a B-rank died without a sound."
“666666！”
The screen of the live broadcast room was spammed without any technical content. It drowned out some valuable discussion and information, and the gaudy bullet screen made people feel irritated.
"Damn it!"
Zhang Yingying was already beyond furious after her repeated attempts to contact Bai Xinyan failed. Even if she did not personally confirm it, she was certain of the nature of this matter.
Did White Salt have a screw loose? What was she thinking!?
She hatefully exited the live broadcast room. She wanted to just turn it off, but after a moment of hesitation, she decided to keep it. She originally wanted to contact Luo Nan, but the number she got through was Bamboo Pole's number.
Half a minute later, she leaped down the cliff, changed her clothes, and stepped onto the Huanhai Road. She used the privileges of the Society and went through a friendly negotiation to borrow a police patrol car. She rushed to the city.
On the way, she went online to check for information. The live broadcast room simply emptied the bullet screen, only looking at He Yueyin and Tian Bang's movements. On the other side, she opened up the RT8313 mission thread and looked at the recent replies.
It was clear that Zhan Ji's live broadcast had already become a hot topic. This place was also affected and was currently discussing the matter of Gang Xiong. But the traditional forum mechanism of posting and replying, as well as the group chat mode during discussions, could still carry a lot more information.
"Is Gang Xiong a member of the Society?"
"The Metal Hunting Group is registered in the Society, so he must be."
"Boss Jin Tong is probably going to explode from anger?"
"Isn't Gang Xiong a B +? He's dead just like that? "
"He's almost there. How many B + s are there in the entire world? It feels like they're endangered and rare animals like Extraordinaries. "
"It's fine if he's rare, but what the hell is he saying he's endangered?"
"Less than a thousand! Less than a thousand!"
According to the Society's data, the vast majority of the seventy thousand Awakened were C rank. For example, in Xia City, there were only fourteen registered Architects out of the thousand plus members. This number and ratio was second to none among the eighty-eight branches under Headquarters.
Although Headquarters had always been secretive about the number of ability users at B rank and above, the High Lord of the Eye of Secret Contract had made a famous judgment in the early years:
"Masters are less than a thousand, and Extraordinaries are less than a hundred. Weeds, flowers, and trees are scattered and difficult to form a forest. "
Master was the internal name of the Eye of Secret Contract. It referred to Architects and B-rank powerhouses. This sentence didn't take into account the last two paragraphs. It meant that the estimated number of ability users in the entire world didn't even reach a thousand, and the number of Extraordinaries didn't even reach a hundred.
As one of the three great secret orders of the world, the authority of the Eye of Secret Contract wasn't inferior to that of the Wilderness Explorers Society. And its High Lord was ranked among the top five Extraordinaries in the world. He was the kind of person whose spit was like a nail.
Later on, someone confirmed with the High Lord of Secret Contract that there was another explanation for this sentence: Architects and Extraordinaries added together didn't exceed a thousand in the entire world. And it had to be noted that this was an estimate that included the Society, orders, individual investors, and even Burners in the most extensive sense.
Even if the Society was a large organization with a lot of business, and all the heroes of the world came and monopolized half of it, there would still be no more than five hundred people.
At the very least, half of the B-rank would be taken out. For a veteran powerhouse like Gang Xiong, it wouldn't be a problem for him to rank in the top three hundred of the Society. If he performed well, he could even rank in the top two hundred. If placed in the entire world, he would be at the level of the top five hundred.
And then, he died just like that?
"Recently, the Society's B-rank has fallen a bit quickly. Let's not talk about Gang Xiong. There's also Snake Tongue …. Sigh. I remember that Snake Tongue died in Xia City, right? "
No one responded to this topic, probably because it was a bit sensitive. It was also because at this time, someone copied a copy of the surveillance video that Tian Bang showed to Zhan Ji in the live broadcast room and forwarded it here. At the same time, they asked, "God, please analyze. How in the world did Gang Xiong die? The video feels too fast. Is it my imagination?"
Someone replied, "It's not your imagination. Looking at the video, it's most likely that he died in front of the Putt Company's operations supervisor. The latter has a very clear expression of horror. He probably saw the way Gang Xiong died. There's nothing else to say. It was certainly fast and ruthless. That's why he had such a reaction. "
A certain ID labeled "Senior Intelligence Analyst" explained a bit more in detail, "If I were him, I'd be scared too. From the time the supervisor dodged to the time the shockwave broke through the door, to the time he sucked in air, struggled, went into a daze, and died, the span of time was 3.7 seconds. It was an instant kill, not only in name but also in reality. And looking at the scene, there aren't any obvious signs of confrontation. This proves that Gang Xiong was overwhelmed by power. At the very least, he was killed by powerful crowd control and explosive killing methods. Even if it was a sneak attack that caught him off guard, the difference in realms must exist. "
"So …."
"It's not the time yet. Look at this."
The "Senior Intelligence Analyst" sent over a map. The map clearly displayed the situation of the high-end combat power of the Xia layer, "Xia City has fourteen B ranks and two Transcendents. Six of them have fleshly bodies that can be directly eliminated. This isn't a melee battlefield at all. Next, we'll eliminate those who don't meet the conditions of 'overwhelming' and 'powerful crowd control and explosive'. For example, Mr. Bai, who excels in hypnosis, Gao Meng, who draws talismans, and so on. Among the B ranks, only Old You and the Horned Demon's abilities are somewhat similar. But the Horned Demon offended Her Majesty Empress Wu. There's no way for him to return to Xia City in a short amount of time. As for Old You, I don't recall him ever killing anyone …. "
"Why don't you just say that there are two Transcendents?"
"That's the problem. Ouyang Chen has the style of a gentleman. He usually leaves some leeway when doing things. He wouldn't have such a great murderous nature. Her Majesty Empress Wu does things in a high profile manner. She isn't afraid of people knowing what she's doing. Otherwise, this sort of situation wouldn't have occurred."
Someone stabbed in from the side, "There's still one more. Though he might be a bit inferior in terms of raw power, his danger level isn't low at all."
The "Senior Intelligence Analyst" quickly replied, "I know. You're talking about the legendary 'Humanoid Infrasonic Array'. If there were enough corpses left here without any external injuries, he would be the first person I would think of. But there isn't …. This person's ability and the devil ray are two different matters.
"So in order to deal with him, we first have to kill the devil ray, right?"
"Your 'so' is off topic, huh? What I mean is, to kill a powerful person like Gang Xiong through the method shown in the video, it's either a conspiracy of some Xia City that defies their natural instincts, or it's the work of some unknown powerful person …. "
While the "Senior Intelligence Analyst" was still analyzing, someone had already skipped over his long-winded explanation and directly pointed to the previous piece of information, "Hehe, the person above certainly didn't read the internal police report. Last night, the crime scene in Pingjiang District was at some Cloud City Water Village. Rumor has it that it's where the devil ray was stored …. Huh? I seem to have seen through something? "
"I seem to have seen through something too."
"Look at that motherf * cker! Someone's driving the tempo!" Zhang Yingying hatefully sent a message in the private chat of the Psychic Wave Network.
Bamboo Pole immediately replied, "Everyone's driving the tempo!"
Papercut sent a dizzy emoji, "Motherf * cker, it's too messy."
Red Fox followed closely behind his good brother, "The dagger will be revealed soon."
"Watch the live broadcast!" Bamboo Pole reminded once more.
Zhang Yingying saw this and entered the live broadcast room. She only saw He Yueyin and Tian Bang conversing there. She didn't react for a moment, "What are they saying?"
"The bullet screen. Look at the bullet screen …. Fuck!" Crag Burst also joined the discussion and directly sent a voice message.
Zhang Yingying opened the bullet screen again. What entered her eyes was a field of blood red. Someone was flooding the screen with bullet screens. They were all filled with "16000000000".
After scrolling for almost ten seconds, there was a sporadic comment. "What the hell?"
"Get lost. I can't even see Officer He's beautiful face."
"Admin, kick this trash out!"
But at the same time, there were people who expressed serious curiosity.
"What's the number after 16?"
"Looks like 9."
"It's 16 billion."
"What 16 billion?"
"There's no problem with Kong Tianhe's assets being 16 billion."
"Is it Officer He's net worth? Marry me! "
It seemed that these bored to death audience members were about to lead the topic astray. It was very likely that it was the same person. He once again used blood red words to flood the screen with numbers that most people couldn't understand.
"Two out of a thousand, two out of a thousand, two out of a thousand …."
Soon after, another row of blood words drowned them out, "Go ask, go ask, go ask …."
The direction of the topic in the live broadcast had finally been successfully guided.
"Alright. That trash has successfully piqued my curiosity. Zhan Ji, it's time for you to display your usefulness."
Someone sent a crying laugh emoji, "Find your target. Officer He doesn't look easy to talk to."
"But what if Tian Bang is a smiling tiger?"
"There's no mistaking the smiling tiger. My heart aches for my Zhan Ji."
In a dozen or so seconds, the live broadcast room had already formed enough impetus for the host to do what they desired the most. Correspondingly, every bullet screen that was sent here was piled up with real gold and silver. For example, the forceful spamming of the screen to set the pace could only be achieved with honor points.
Because of this, Zhan Ji needed to expend more effort to deal with changes that were beyond her control. This was also the most attractive aspect of her live broadcast:
Seeking death, seeking death again, seeking death under the teasing of the audience … endlessly seeking death, and so on and so forth, until the game.
over。
Frankly speaking, Zhan Ji already felt that the situation wasn't quite right. From the inside information she received to the conversation with Tian Bang, to the series of events that followed, it wasn't a coincidence, but it wasn't deliberate either. It was as if there was an invisible hand constantly correcting and guiding the situation to the direction they wanted it to go.
Because of her fearless live broadcast style, Zhan Ji was also fortunate enough to come into contact with many of the top figures in the inner world. In her opinion, this feeling was familiar. It was as if she had bumped into the plan of some guru or some powerful scriptwriter.
On one side, rationality screamed danger, and on the other side, the effect of the show was tumbling up. Between the two, she didn't need to hesitate at all.
What's more, her team behind the scenes had already combined the information from various channels and sent her a rather reliable piece of information.
Zhan Ji couldn't control herself the instant she saw the relevant information. Her eyeballs swiveled, and she first interacted with the audience in the live broadcast room: "My team just got some news. A certain bastard who set the pace. Was it you?"
The atmosphere in the live broadcast room was full:
"Shut him down! Shut him down!"
"Get out of the way! Zhan Ji's' spear technique 'is coming! This spearhead is so sharp!"
"I have a bad feeling about this."
"Light a candle for Zhan Ji in advance."
Zhan Ji shifted her camera and swallowed imperceptibly. She hoped that the gossip just now could help her buffer a bit. She considered her words for a moment and tiptoed over to Tian Bang and He Yueyin's side. She found an opening and suddenly asked:
"There are rumors that the commotion in Xia City is related to a project led by Quantum Corporation. What do you two think?"
Tian Bang and He Yueyin weren't the only ones in the room. There were five or six people from the police force. Everyone raised their eyebrows when these words came out. Zhan Ji instantly became the focal point of everyone's attention.
Tian Bang didn't make any more doughnuts, but he still maintained his true nature as a smiling tiger. He beamed and didn't say anything. He Yueyin cast a cold and clear gaze over from the side. Zhan Ji adjusted the camera at the right time and gave her a close-up.
Zhan Ji knew that if she were to say the following words, she would very likely offend He Yueyin and even the Xia City branch. But in the end, her habitual impulse suppressed everything:
"It's said that Quantum Corporation is offering a reward of two thousandths of the project's shares as a reward for the recovery of the lost experimental body. The value of the shares is as high as 16 billion, and there's a lot of room for growth in the future. And that experimental body is currently in the hands of the Xia City branch. It's under the control of the branch's psychic genius, Luo Nan … … May I ask, is this true? "
Zhan Ji only took twelve seconds to finish saying over a hundred words. It was rare that every word was as fluent as pearls. They were clear and legible, without any mistakes or omissions.
He Yueyin still didn't speak. Tian Bang chuckled: "Zhan Ji, you switched professions to news broadcasting?"
Zhan Ji was already in full battle mode: "You said it's news. Does that mean this isn't a rumor?"
Only at this time did the vast majority of the audience come back to their senses from the barrage of words:
"It really is a huge sum of money with nine zeros at the end of 16!"
"So that's how it is!"
"F * ck f * ck f * ck f * ck f * ck f * ck! It's disrespectful not to say it's nine zeros!"
"When's the nearest flight to Xia City?"
"I'm in Luo City. Is there anyone going with me? We can split the reward in half. One-thousandth is acceptable. "
"I'm going to Xia City right now … … Is it okay to sell coffins? Locals, please leave a message if you're willing to cooperate. "
"Hurry up and look at the Starry Sky Club's mission system. The high level area has already been updated. The number of people accepting orders has already broken a hundred!"
The bullet screen instantly exploded, drowning out the entire broadcast room. There was also the animation of flames burning the sky. It burned people's heads restlessly.
And in this explosive atmosphere, a cold and calm voice cut through. The one who spoke was precisely He Yueyin: "I don't understand what you're talking about when you say experimental body."
"But … …"
"Right now the Society is carrying out protection work for an underage orphan girl. This orphan girl was abducted and sold at a young age. Later on, she was sold to an underground fighting arena controlled by a gang in the River Wu District of Xia City. She was forced to engage in lethal, illegal combat. On the night of September 30th, this orphan girl was rescued by the Xia City branch. During this time, the orphan girl's extraordinary ability awakened. According to the Wilderness Explorers Society's protection procedures, the Xia City branch accepted her as an official member of the Society. "
Zhan Ji's originally flying brain was a bit stuck when faced with He Yueyin's dark and penetrating gaze. She subconsciously replied: "Huh? Is she a member of the Society?"
"The orphan girl's registration procedures for joining the Society were already completed before midnight on September 30th. The Society's relevant procedures were extended to before midnight on October 1st. There is evidence … … The problem is that during the period of our rescue and protection, Quantum Corporation's subordinate, Sky Blue Security's Xia City branch manager, Yan Yongbo, first used a weapon platform to attack our personnel. Then he dispatched the Deep Blue Walker combat team to intercept and kill them. He also openly used particle cannons and other prohibited weapons in the residential area of Xia City. At the same time that our personnel were injured, he seriously damaged the safety and order of Xia City.
"The Xia City government has already issued a serious warning to Quantum Corporation regarding this matter and has handled it. The Xia City branch has also negotiated with Quantum Corporation based on this. All processes and relevant documents have been recorded. Federation citizens can rely on their authority to access and read them.
"From the above, we can see that the orphan girl protected by the Society is far from underage. Moreover, she was repeatedly sold. She doesn't have a legal guardian. Under this kind of background, what does experimental body represent? If she is an experimental body, I would like to ask, for the past two centuries, how does the principle of 'informed consent' in human experimentation manifest? What position does Quantum Corporation hold here? Related missions, bounties, and bonuses. On what basis are they established? The Xia City branch hopes to have a clear answer. "
The atmosphere in the live broadcast room began to turn from restlessness to stagnation. Someone muttered, "Why do I feel like this is a press conference?"
"It's not a press conference. It's a court! A court!"
"Wouldn't it be better to just say it's an execution ground?"
No matter how the evaluation was, He Yueyin's speech continued, "According to the principles and regulations established by the Wilderness Explorers Society, the Xia City branch will contribute their greatest strength to the safety and welfare of ability users. They will provide protection to the orphan girl to the best of their abilities. They will also cooperate with the government. According to the relevant authorization, they will carry out the most severe strike against all organizations and individuals that trample on the laws and regulations of related industries. This determination is unwavering. I also hope that the relevant people will abandon rumors, set their positions straight, and overcome their greed. Don't do stupid things that hurt your friends and please your enemies. Don't do stupid things that are like pulling grains out of the fire …. "
"Cough. Little sister Yueyin, if you keep talking, then this really will turn into a press conference. Please take care of Miss Zhan Ji's program."
Tian Bang chuckled as he interrupted He Yueyin's speech. He came over and stole the camera, "I want to say it. Little sister Yueyin has always done things in a thorough and thorough manner. You don't lack material evidence or witnesses. What? You're talking to yourself? You're making things up? You don't have witnesses?
"Didn't you hear it? You're not a witness? Hey, that police officer over there. I'm talking about you. The bald guy with the iron hoop under the hat. Stop staring at that piece of scrap metal. Come over here and be a witness, okay? "
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