The capital.
Late at night.
Perhaps many people couldn't imagine how a meeting that would decide the future of the country would be held.
There were no reporters.
There were no videos.
There weren't even any unrelated witnesses outside the meeting.
The experience of the Z5 meeting had always been top secret.
In the end, the people could only know the results that could be "announced" in the end.
That was all.
Those who were able to participate in the Z5 meeting were all important figures in various regions.
When Zhu Chongdi, Li Kai, Zhao Taiqian, Yu Liexin, and Ying Xia, the current family heads of the five ancient imperial families, sat in the two-meter high seats surrounded by people, all the important figures from various provinces in the country were so quiet that they didn't even dare to breathe loudly. The entire meeting room was silent.
Even if someone wanted to fart, they would definitely forcefully hold it back.
Because in this kind of situation, if a fart was let out, it would probably be as clear as a drum and the person who farted would be socially dead in the shortest time possible.
Although this was an exaggeration, the atmosphere at the scene was just so serious.
The structure of the meeting room was like a circle that spread out from the inside to the outside, arranged in order from the highest to the lowest.
The family heads of the five imperial families sat at the highest point and looked down from above.
Zhao Yulong represented the Special Group and sat in the second seat.
There were also six other middle-aged men with calm faces sitting in the second seat of the second ring.
Speaking of which.
The upper structure of the country to a large extent borrowed from the Ming Dynasty's governance structure.
The Z5 parliament, the five ancient imperial families, replaced the position of the former "Emperor".
The Research Division, Criminal Law Department, Military Police Division, Education Department, Internal Affairs Department, and Engineering Department were the six institutions that were second only to the Z5 parliament. They were collectively known as the "Six Divisions". In fact, they were based on the Ming Dynasty's "Six Divisions". They were established departments that were based on the Ming Dynasty's "Six Divisions".
The Ming Dynasty's "Three Provinces" had been abolished.
Below the Six Divisions, there were countless departments based on region and function, which will not be described in detail here.
As for the Special Group, which was the special abnormal events handling team, in the eyes of most of the upper class, it was equivalent to the "Seventh Division".
If one had to compare it, it would be the Ming Dynasty's "Imperial Guards". They were responsible for special events and had a transcendent status.
Every person who held a high position in the Six Divisions all came from families that had deep roots in various places.
Su Xiaosu's family was mainly responsible for the operations of the Armed Police Department.
Of course, Zhao Yulong wouldn't attend the meeting alone.
After all, this was the most important meeting.
Although the Special Case Group was a department with a transcendent status similar to the Brocade Guards, it would be a loss of prestige if they brought fewer people with them.
Due to the increasing frequency and density of abnormal events across the country, most of the senior team members had been sent out. Zhao Yulong had no choice but to bring along a few new team members who did not show their faces to keep up appearances.
He had no choice.
There was not enough manpower!
Zhao Yulong cursed in his heart.
At this moment, beside Zhao Yulong, there was a short man with a nervous expression. He could not help but use a mosquito-like voice to point at the small bench beside the main seats of the five Imperial Family Patriarchs and asked, "Brother Zhao, who is that seat reserved for?"
In fact, it was not just the newbie. Many people had noticed that there was an empty bench on the high platform. No one was sitting on it.
In such a solemn occasion, it was a little ridiculous to have a small stool without a backrest and even looked a little funny. However, no one dared to look down on the person who was about to sit on the small bench.
Many people were attending the meeting for the first time, and they already knew who the owner of the small bench was.
However, some people were attending the meeting for the first time. After carefully pondering for a moment, the more they thought about it, the more scared they became.
Although the bench was small, the position was not ordinary.
That bench was placed on the platform where the main seat was!
What did this mean?
That was a position that was equal to the five Imperial Family Patriarchs!
Whoosh.
The venue was too quiet.
The newbie regretted it the moment he spoke.
If he could do it all over again, he would choose to find Dr. Hu Sandao, whose hands were trembling, and ask him to sew his mouth shut before he came.
Many pairs of eyes turned to look in the direction of the Special Forces.
Zhao Yulong suddenly had the urge to tie up this little bastard and throw him into the Pacific Ocean.
Fortunately, Zhao Yulong was thick-skinned enough.
He was able to block many people's gazes.
Zhao Yulong looked at the small stool on the high platform with a complicated expression. He didn't dare to make a sound. He slowly mouthed three words to express his thoughts.
"Don't. Be. My. Enemy."
Zhu Chongdi turned his gaze to Zhao Yulong.
He did not punish him severely because of this.
After all, the Z5 meeting did not explicitly prohibit whispering.
However, the atmosphere of the meeting was too serious, and no one dared to make a sound. Over time, this became a common practice.
Everyone was present.
Most people did not dare to be late.
The handsome Li Kai, who was sitting at the main seat, looked deeply at the small bench not far away.
Because his eyes were too deep, no one could read the complicated emotions in his eyes.
After a moment of silence.
"Ha, it's about time. No need to wait."
Ying Xia, who carried the ancient sword on her back, chuckled and broke the silence.
This chuckle seemed to be a joke, but it was like an iron order.
The door of the meeting room was slammed shut and completely locked.
Generally speaking, as long as the door was tightly shut, no one could enter or leave at will during the meeting.
It was an exquisitely crafted wooden door. The wooden door was dark and made of black iron wood. It was said that this piece of wood had a hundred years of history and was expensive to make.
No one dared to be late.
"Knock, knock, knock."
Zhu Chongdi tapped the table rhythmically with his skinny middle finger.
A few seconds later, Zhu Chongdi's voice echoed in the completely sealed meeting room.
"Then, the meeting begins now."
…
…
Cangyang City.
Late at night.
After Yuan Zhiye received a phone call, he was shocked.
Irin and Gu Tianqing only said one word at the same time, "Oh."
After saying "Oh", Yi Lin suddenly realized that such an ordinary reaction seemed to make her seem a little impolite, so she added, "Ah, so that's how it is."
Gu Tianqing changed into a clean pair of gloves.
Irin had every reason to suspect that in Gu Tianqing's storage space, in addition to the tools and equipment from the inner world, were all filled with gloves of this standard.
"Is this a habit of not leaving fingerprints under any circumstances?"
Irin thought silently.
Gu Tianqing did not know that Irin had doubts about her profession. After changing her gloves, she held her chin with one hand and said with a slight smile, "We seem to have overlooked a small detail in our previous deduction."
Irin nodded. "This leech man did not wait for a full five days before continuing because he was worried about something. It was because he had a reason to wait, so he rested for five days. "
Yuan Zhiye finally understood. His eyes widened and he interrupted in disbelief, "Wait, you mean … there were actually two people who died tonight?"
"No."
Gu Tianqing shook her head and corrected a small problem in Yuan Zhiye's words.
"What he means is that it is very likely that there were many, many, many."
“！”
As expected.
While Irin and the others were on their way to the next murder scene.
Yuan Zhiye received another call for help from Liao Jianbai.
The dignified chief of the Cangyang City Police Station had a sobbing tone that could not be concealed in his voice.
"It's over, it's over. This time, it's our Cangyang City Police Station's turn to be completely nailed on the board of shame."
Liao Jianbai wanted to cry but had no tears.
He was innocent.
His career was also flourishing. Why did such a brutal serial murder case happen at such a critical time?
Yuan Zhiye's phone rang non-stop.
In just a short hour, five mummified corpses had been discovered by various branches.
So much so that when Yuan Zhiye picked up the phone later, he learned Irin's ordinary tone.
"Oh, we understand."
He was numb.
"There's no need to go to the scene anymore. It's meaningless."
Irin frowned. In fact, when the third victim was discovered tonight, Irin was already too lazy to investigate the scene.
It was meaningless.
This was no longer a serial murder case.
It was a massacre.
This was a crazy cross-species massacre.
This city was "its" hunting ground.
Irin led a group of people and returned to the temporary office in the city center as quickly as possible.
The development of this matter was unimaginably fast.
"Strange."
Irin couldn't figure it out.
If the person behind the leech army was really an apostle, why did he erupt with unprecedented madness tonight after a short period of restraint?
A massacre of this scale definitely couldn't be hidden. It was very likely that all the power of the special forces would be mobilized in the end to arrive in Cangyang City. They would use the fastest speed and thunderous power to completely resolve this matter.
What Irin couldn't figure out was the purpose of the person hiding behind this.
If he used the most traditional theoretical knowledge to deduce all of this, it couldn't be separated from the most important point:
"Motive."
Just what kind of motive did the Leech People have to create this incident?
The Cangyang City Police Station and every branch in the city were completely panicking.
It was also chaotic.
They had never encountered such a situation.
Liao Jianbai even drafted a resignation letter in his mind.
Irin couldn't care so much now.
He boldly and decisively sat down and said to Yuan Zhiye, "Give me the 3D map of Cangyang City and the complete sewer route structure immediately."
"Yes!"
Yuan Zhiye was sweating profusely.
It seemed to be the first time he had encountered such a crazy incident. He didn't dare to delay and ordered his subordinates to do their best to complete Irin's instructions.
These were all ready-made information.
It wasn't very complicated.
A moment later.
The three-dimensional map of Cangyang City that Irin wanted, as well as the overall structure of the sewers, was presented to Irin.
"Oh right. Did you find anything about the identity of the murderer? "
Speaking of this matter.
Yuan Zhiye's anxious expression suddenly changed.
He became even more anxious.
He almost cried.
"I spent two days and two nights and finally completed the data comparison. However, leader, it's very strange that I cross-checked the identities of all the deceased with the special occupations that you mentioned before, who could more or less come into contact with the residents' archives, but I didn't find anyone who had come into contact with the deceased. "
"The one with the highest coincidence rate was a 45-year-old delivery man who had business dealings with three of the deceased. But … the coincidence rate was only 17.6%. Oh no, it's already 16.6% now. In theory, there's no decisive correlation. "
On the way back, Gu Tianqing, who had been silent for some reason, suddenly walked forward.
"I think I understand why he waited five days before continuing to hunt."
Gu Tianqing said so.
Wang Bing and Yuan Zhiye immediately looked over.
In the past few days of operations, they didn't dare to underestimate this "specially hired" assistant of Irin at all.
While Gu Tianqing was smiling and preparing to keep them in suspense, Irin stared at the information in his hands without blinking and said casually,
"I thought of it a long time ago."
"Oh?" Gu Tianqing seemed to be a little surprised, but her smile didn't fade. She asked, "How long ago?"
"On the way back."
"That surprised me a little."
Seeing that Gu Tianqing and Irin seemed to be planning to play riddles to make the others anxious, Wang Bing quickly asked, "Why?"
Gu Tianqing smiled and said, "Yes, why?"
Yuan Zhiye: "…"
Irin's fingers quickly swiped on the flat screen. His expression was calm as he only said two words.
"Laying eggs."
"Hiss —"
Wang Bing, Yuan Zhiye, and the other members of the investigation and field teams sucked in a breath of cold air in the room at the same time, causing the temperature in the room to suddenly rise by a few degrees.
"Actually, after the leech people started their massacre tonight, I gradually understood." Irin multitasked and explained, "The reason why he maintained the rhythm of killing one person every two to three days was not because he didn't dare, but because he couldn't."
"It's very likely that in the beginning, the scale of the leech army didn't reach the corresponding scale."
"I did a little research. In the technology of leech farming, the requirements for water quality are very high. This is also one of the main reasons why the number of leeches in nature has greatly decreased after the environmental pollution has worsened. And the leeches that wreaked havoc in the city can actually live in the dirty sewers. This in itself is unusual. "
"When I was thinking about the motivation for the leech people's series of crazy actions, I thought of something. The leech people's previous killing frequency might actually be a process of 'collecting nutrients'. Using blood as nutrients, laying eggs, reproducing, and strengthening themselves. To put it bluntly, he was using this city to breed this group of leeches. "
"Hiss —"
The ordinary people sucked in a breath of cold air in unison.
Although Irin said it very casually.
But this kind of behavior, when measured by the moral values of human society, was undoubtedly a very deranged action.
That kind of scene, just imagining it, was enough to make one's scalp tingle.
Irin continued.
"Of course, this is only one of the explanations for his previous behavior. It can't completely be used as his motive. In Gu Tianqing's words, after the leeches have finished reproducing, they should think of a way to move as soon as possible. Not only did he not move, but he also launched a massacre. This made me feel a little incredulous. "
At this point, Wang Bing, Yuan Zhiye, and the others completely understood.
They completely understood.
After collecting enough nutrients, what to do next was self-evident.
Naturally, it was to lay eggs!
Collecting nutrients and giving birth to small leeches. When the small leeches grew up, they collected more nutrients and gave birth to more small leeches … This was clearly the rhythm of endless generations of eggs!
But after the shock.
Wang Bing and Yuan Zhiye thought of the same thing at the same time. Their eyes widened and their mouths were agape. Only deep shock was left.
They could be considered to have dealt with many "abnormal events" with the official members of the special group.
They also had some experience in evaluating the difficulty of various abnormal events.
They quickly realized that the leeches' egg-laying process only took a short five days to form an even more terrifying scale.
It was like a rolling snowball, rolling bigger and bigger, and finally causing an avalanche.
It was hard to imagine what kind of terrifying scale this group of leeches would eventually reach if they were allowed to continue developing.
Normally, leeches had a certain medicinal effect. If they were used to make medicine, this scale was enough to benefit humans.
But this was different. This was an army of murderous leeches!
They might be able to trample on one leech at will.
But ten, a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand, a hundred thousand, a million …
The more Yuan Zhiye thought about it, the more terrified he became. His fingertips trembled slightly, and the tip of his tongue went numb. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
If this matter was not stopped and the leech-people were allowed to continue tormenting like this …
This would be an unprecedented "catastrophe"!
If one were to think more boldly, this was very likely to evolve into a natural disaster second only to the "Falling Star Night" ten years ago!
While Yuan Zhiye and Wang Bing were trembling like sieves due to shock and fear, Li Mu's voice rang out.
Irin had already used her brain to overload at the fastest speed. She imprinted the map of Cangyang City and the structure of the sewers in her mind.
"Phew —"
Only then did Irin raise her head.
She happened to see the two trembling people. She frowned in puzzlement. "Why are you trembling?"
"There's no need to tremble anymore." Both of their expressions were written on their faces and the frequency of their trembling. Gu Tianqing was proficient in micro-expressions, so with just a glance, she could roughly guess what these people were thinking. Smiling, she said, "In principle, according to the 'current level', it's not completely impossible to solve it."
"What solution?"
The corners of Gu Tianqing's mouth curled up. "For example, I'll test you with a simple logic question. A person with a knife is about to kill someone. How do you stop him?"
Why are you still testing logic questions at this time, bastard!
However, Yuan Zhiye still did the question obediently.
"Catch this person?"
Gu Tianqing smiled but did not say anything.
From the beginning to the end, Oda Wu, who had been beside them and rarely expressed her opinion, smiled coldly and said concisely, "Kill him."
"Bingo!"
Gu Tianqing gave Oda Wu a thumbs up.
This girl had a bright future ahead of her.
Hiss!
What kind of brain circuit was this?!
Would a normal person have this kind of thought?
While everyone had different expressions, Irin touched the cold sensation on her forehead and said slowly, "The second solution is to snatch the knife from the murderer's hand."
…
…
They split up and acted separately.
According to Irin's thoughts, the number of dead people that kept appearing in the city was too high to care about.
The enemy was in the dark. Irin was also in the dark. However, it seemed that the enemy was more thorough in hiding.
Until now, even after combining the imagination of Irin and Gu Tianqing, the two mental-type apostles, they still could not find a "leech person" in the vast sea of people.
The difficulty was too high.
In a city with millions of people, it wasn't easy to find a single person.
Moreover, the enemy was obviously trying to "collect nutrients". In terms of choosing a target, other than the fact that it was easy to find, there were almost no other clues.
This kind of matter was not something that could be solved by one or two apostles.
If the enemy really stood in front of Irin openly, as long as the difference in level was not too great, Irin could easily kill him with two skills.
But for now, the other party's ability had the advantage of being strange.
He could control a large number of leeches.
And the leech army's ability to reproduce was terrifying.
If this continued, maybe …
Irin suddenly had a bad feeling.
He opened the communication interface and directly called Zhao Yulong.
He did not expect to be hung up.
What the f * ck?
When Zhao Yulong rejected the call, Irin's whole body shook. He felt that it was unbelievable.
Call again!
The call was quickly hung up again.
"Ah?"
He was always the one who hung up on other people's communication and blacklisted them. Zhao Yulong actually hung up on him?
Without waiting for Irin to send a message to ask for more details, Zhao Yulong sent a concise and comprehensive message.
"I'm in a meeting!"
Irin's heart skipped a beat.
He used concise words to send the current situation in Cangyang City to Zhao Yulong.
However, what Irin did not expect was …
He was actually blacklisted by Zhao Yulong!
Oda Wu looked at Irin curiously.
Just now, she clearly noticed that this man's face darkened. Murderous intent was brewing in the depths of his eyes.
However, she was too lazy to ask.
It was too boring.
"Meeting?"
After being angry for a while, Irin could not do anything. He secretly wondered what important meeting Zhao Yulong was in that he did not even bother to pick up the communication between apostles.
This was somewhat thought-provoking.
"This is troublesome."
Zhao Yulong did not pick up the call. Irin suddenly felt that the situation had become even more serious.
Irin and the others began to move according to the initial plan. Irin chose to move together with Oda Wu.
As for why he chose to move together with Oda Wu, there was actually no deep meaning behind it.
In Styx Junior High School, Irin could be considered to have seen through Oda Wu. The type that could see through her inside and out.
This was clearly a pure violent girl who would rather use a knife a million times than use her brain once.
Irin was puzzled. With Oda Wu's personality, how could she survive until now?
She was simply a weirdo among apostles.
There was no use for her to stay at Gu Tianqing's side. Irin might as well bring her along. Perhaps if they encountered an accident, she would be able to save some energy.
Irin summoned Nightingale who was full of obscenities. Using the night, he activated "night mode" and rode with Oda Wu all the way to the outskirts of Cangyang City that was about 30 kilometers away from the city center.
Although Nightingale's seat was a bit cramped, but in Styx Junior High School, the two had the experience of squeezing seats together. Plus, Oda Wu was not the type to be shy. Without saying anything, she softly laid down on Irin's back. They arrived at their destination.
— — Cangyang City Sewage Treatment Station.
In the vast wilderness of the outskirts, under the night sky, there was a large building that stood tall.
Within the walls, there were only lights that were lit at regular intervals. There were no traces of human activity in the building.
The security guard had already lowered his head and dozed off in the booth. He did not notice Oda Wu and Irin who quickly walked out from the darkness. The two young men and women were filled with killing intent.
Moreover.
Even if they noticed, they might not do anything.
This was a sewage treatment station, not a treasury or a silver vault.
In the wilderness, a man and a woman were a pair. It was already good enough that they did not peek. What was there to be vigilant about?
Therefore, the security guard's head moved up and down, left and right. He was sleeping very soundly.
… …
… …
At the same time.
Cangyang City Center.
The bustling city center.
The lights gradually dimmed.
The noise subsided.
At this time, those who were supposed to sleep had already gone home. Those who did not plan to sleep also planned to change places to continue playing. They did not plan to stay in the city center.
A man with a height of about 1.72 meters was wearing a casual long-sleeved shirt. His skin was white, and he was carrying large and small bags in his hands. He quickly followed behind a tall woman.
The tall woman was wearing a pitch-black leather jacket, showing off her curves. Her delicate facial features revealed a coldness that kept people at a thousand miles away.
"By the way, newcomer, why are you walking so fast? Wait for me! "
The woman did not speak. She did not even turn her head.
"Tsk, this batch of newcomers is troublesome." The man curled his lips and looked around. Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, he shook his hands and the bags disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Ah, now I feel better."
"… …"
"By the way, don't you plan to buy something? There are many specialties here that you can't buy anywhere else. Especially the handmade embroidery and the handmade masks. The workmanship is too good! "
"… …"
Seeing that the tall woman did not intend to pay attention to him and did not even turn her head, the man grinned and did not care. He quickly walked to the woman's side and walked side by side.
"To be honest, it's rare to come out for a breath of fresh air. Isn't it good for everyone to relax? Let's have some fun! "
"… …"
"And I'm not lying to you. The gadgets here are really good. Anyway, everyone is not short of money. There's no harm in buying some and putting them in the stronghold. Moreover, if you don't seize the opportunity to buy some … … "
The man's face showed a touch of regret, but after a moment, he smiled happily.
"You won't be able to buy them in the future."
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