Chapter 303
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Chapter 303: The Annihilation Order
While everyone was discussing a solution for these two A-class events, the deputy minister’s phone set to silent vibrated.
Liu Xuewen picked it up in confusion, wondering if he was in a meeting.
After the phone vibrated, a text message was sent to Liu Xuewen. He opened and read it, his face immediately turning very ugly.
He immediately called back, whispering to the person on the other side inquiring about the details.
The people who were originally discussing stopped, clearly something urgent must have happened, otherwise the deputy minister wouldn’t be on the phone during a meeting.
"Transfer the footage over."
After Liu Xuewen said this, he hung up the phone with a serious expression. "Something happened again. According to the latest information from the monitoring department, there seems to be a new A-class event in Dongzhou City. The entire city’s population has fallen into a deep sleep."
As he finished speaking, a large electronic screen behind him flickered and displayed multiple images, as well as real-time video surveillance.
Through the scenes shown, a quiet city was revealed.
Everyone on the street lay asleep in strange positions, even causing accidents as drivers crashed, yet no one woke up or checked, allowing themselves to be engulfed by raging flames…
The surveillance footage within some buildings was the same. Some people fell asleep during meetings, some slept at the front desk, and some slouched over their computers. In short, there wasn’t a single person in the entire building who was still awake.
Whether they were asleep or dead was easy to discern; their chests rose and fell slightly, indicating they were still breathing.
There was also satellite footage responsible for quickly searching the city, attempting to find the source of the supernatural events.
Unfortunately, even small animals had fallen into a deep sleep, and there was not a single living creature moving throughout the entire city. Therefore, the ghosts couldn’t be found anywhere.
Li Buhuo still had a scruffy beard, wearing a colorful shirt and holding an unlit cigarette in his mouth. Frowning, he stood up and said, "I’ll go there. It’s within my jurisdiction, and my ghost companion is more suitable for investigating."
His codename was [Nightmare].
The vice minister agreed, "We don’t know if the person in charge of Dongzhou City is still alive, but you should leave now. The headquarters will dispatch personnel to assist you. If you have any special requests, such as needing to apply for any seals, you can mention them in advance."
Li Buhuo agreed and said, looking at Chu Jiang, "I wanted to have a drink with you since we haven’t seen each other for so long. But now, I hope I can come back alive."
Chu Jiang nodded, "Have a safe journey, come back safely. If things don’t go well, give me a call."
Li Buhuo nodded and left.
Next, the atmosphere in the meeting room became more solemn. They were still in a meeting, but now a major event had emerged.
Moreover, the A-class status is only temporary for now. If the range of the sleep zone continues to expand, spreading to several cities, this event may be classified as an S-class.
"Let’s get back to the point. Currently, the captains responsible for Xiaoyue City and Fanhai City have died and gone missing. Who is willing to take on the responsibility and go investigate these two cities?"
Originally, Liu Xuewen wanted to talk to Chu Jiang privately about this matter, but Chu Jiang had just resolved an A-class event. He was even called back halfway through the investigation of the River God belief.
He had also been involved in a highly dangerous castle incident, bringing back valuable information for the research institute.
This made Liu Xuewen feel very sorry, as he was asking Chu Jiang to do everything and it was risking his life, not just a simple business trip.
The other captains looked at each other, none of them wanting to go beyond their responsibilities and risk their lives.
Of course, as the saying goes, with great rewards comes great courage, and this is also related to the deputy minister not setting a price yet. If the reward offered is high enough, everyone wouldn’t mind giving it a try.
The deputy minister had already anticipated this situation and he’s not a three-year-old child, so he naturally understood everyone’s concerns and didn’t want to blame anyone.
Although the deputy minister had the authority to directly command any captain to leave immediately, the effect of doing so is uncertain. Even if you can force someone to obey, it doesn’t mean they won’t slack off, right?
However, Liu Xuewen didn’t rush to talk about rewards, but went straight to another topic.
"Let’s discuss the second topic for today."
"I believe you’ve noticed that Captain Yuwen Ting isn’t here, not even on video."
"This doesn’t mean she sacrificed herself on the job, but she encountered some problems related to the Ghost Hunting Society."
Chu Jiang furrowed his brow when he heard that it was the Ghost Hunting Society again.
According to Zhang Dafu, hasn’t Yuwen Ting already taken care of those guys so they won’t show their faces?
"Last time, the Ghost Hunting Society, a group of bad people, targeted an ordinary person involved in a paranormal event, and it also involved a child taken away by Yuwen Ting."
"So she personally took action to attack the Ghost Hunting Society."
"Initially, it was working well, the members of the Ghost Hunting Society retreated, and all the sneaky actions behind the scenes stopped. Yuwen Ting also went back to work as usual."
"Because of this, the institute didn’t take too many measures against the Ghost Hunting Society. However, unexpectedly, we recently received an important tip. The returned Yuwen Ting may not be herself anymore…"
Liu Xuewen looked serious, while others showed puzzled expressions. Someone asked, "What does that mean?"
"To be exact, the returned Yuwen Ting, although she appears to be Yuwen Ting on the surface, has a hidden will of an external Ghost Master within her."
"Normally, Yuwen Ting is fine, but at critical moments, that Ghost Master’s will takes control of her body and steals the institute’s secrets."
"After receiving this information, we discreetly called Yuwen Ting back to headquarters."
"Then we tried to detain her, but after various examinations, we couldn’t find any abnormalities. So in the end, we sent Yuwen Ting to Mr. Xu."
"Mr. Xu’s methods were astonishing. After personally meeting Yuwen Ting, he not only recognized the problem but also managed to remove the foreign will within her."
"Fortunately, Yuwen Ting didn’t suffer any physical harm, but she still felt a bit confused mentally. She needed some time to recover."
"But this matter definitely can’t be ignored!" The deputy minister angrily slammed the table.
"A group of rats from the sewers, the strange incidents happening all over the country keep us busy; we don’t have time to deal with them."
"Unexpectedly, they went too far this time. Even though the Ghost Hunting Society didn’t use Yuwen Ting to steal any important seal, they must have already accessed the classified documents she was eligible to read."
"The decision from headquarters is to annihilate the Ghost Hunting Society! We will uproot them completely, showing no mercy to those who refuse to surrender."
