Chapter 31 Gap
Shuguang United No. 014 Sky Island City central area, disaster countermeasures department.
After a meeting ended, Xu Han walked out of the venue with a gloomy face.
He walked quickly down the corridor, his footsteps echoing loudly. When people on the road saw him, they all gave way to him, not daring to get into trouble with him.
Returning to Team 4's office, he closed the door and slumped down on the sofa in the rest area.
He stared blankly at the ceiling for a moment, then sat up straight again, took out his cigarette, lit it, and started smoking.
There were footsteps outside the door, and the door was pushed open again. This time it was Tu Zhiwu who came in.
However, her face didn't look good at this time. There were dark circles in her eyes, and she looked a little haggard.
"Captain? Why don't you turn on the light?" Tu Zhiwu asked with some surprise when he saw the sad figure smoking on the sofa, and at the same time turned on the light in the room.
"Zhiwu, you're back." Xu Han exhaled a puff of smoke as if sighing, and said, "Is your sister okay?"
"The body is fine, but she must have seen most of the scene." Tu Zhiwu said, "She was frightened. The doctor said there may be sequelae."
The failed operation a few days ago dealt a huge blow to their fourth team.
But apart from this, Tu Zhiwu could not have imagined that a bigger blow to her would be yet to come.
When the aftermath of that night's incident was being dealt with, his sister Tu Wenwen was actually found at the scene.
She was trembling all over. She was escorted by rescuers in front of Tu Zhiwu wearing a coat. Her emotions were almost out of control, as if she had been frightened.
From the fragmented descriptions in the pictures and texts, it was learned that she was at the scene in person and happened to witness the scene of the Scissor Man entering the quasi-second level, as well as the final scene of the weapon monster opening fire.
Even Tu Zhiwu herself, who had been practicing for a long time, had her legs trembling and felt guilty when she was finally targeted by the weirdo's cannon. Therefore, she could fully imagine how big this scene was for a relatively immature child. impact.
Tu Wenwen is temporarily hospitalized now, and she is responsible for accompanying him.
After her parents found out about this, she scolded her like crazy, and she worked hard for several days.
Xu Han nodded slightly and said, "The meeting just ended."
"So... what's the result?" Tu Zhiwu sat down on another sofa and looked at Xu Han with some uneasiness.
"It's better than expected, but it's hard to say whether it's better or not."
Xu Han put his cigarette in the ashtray on the armrest of the sofa and said: "More than half of the four teams were killed or injured. I should take the blame and resign, but surprisingly, the superiors did not cancel my position."
"This should be a good thing, right?" Tu Zhiwu said in surprise.
Xu Han shook his head: "But the relevant duties of our four teams will be divided into other departments, and the relevant punishments will not be less. We are more like animal specimens now. It still looks good on the outside, but there is basically nothing left inside. What’s up?”
"What's the point of that?" Tu Zhiwu frowned.
Xu Han's eyes stared at the sparks still flickering in the ashtray, and he said for a long time: "The six teams were wiped out not long ago. If I were dismissed now and the fourth team was renovated, there would be a lot more work to do. Times, it seems that something happened to me above, and I don’t want to be distracted from dealing with it. There is really a shortage of people recently."
"But this kind of treatment is more like... Qiu Houwenzhan?"
"That's right, it's just a reprieve. We know that we will die when the superiors are free, but we still have to continue working. There is no way, we are just workers at best." Xu Han sneered.
Tu Zhiwu was silent.
"I'm sorry, Zhiwu. I originally said that I would ask you to be promoted to the deputy team right away, but now it's all come to nothing." Xu Han said melancholy.
"There's no need for this, captain, joining the team has already helped me a lot." Tu Zhiwu shook his head quickly.
Xu Han smiled, did not continue the topic, and looked a little more serious: "Then let's talk about our follow-up tasks. There has been a bit of chaos in the city recently, and we have been asked to help other teams deal with it."
Tu Zhiwu also steeled himself to listen.
"First, there has been an unknown influx of goods into the black market in the city recently. They are all fragments produced at the high-depth boundary. There are too many. We suspect that there may be something wrong with the source. This is the responsibility of the third team. You can bring a few people to assist. .”
Tu Zhiwu nodded slightly.
"The second one asked me to go. Traces of the Baicang Cult were recently confirmed in the city. The first and second teams are jointly responsible. I will assist on behalf of the fourth team."
"Worship the Cang Cult!" Tu Zhiwu's pupils shrank and he couldn't help but raise his voice.
Xu Han nodded and said: "It's very dangerous, so I won't let you go. In the next few days, you can take care of your sister more before returning to work. Just treat it as a few days off. Thank you for your hard work."
"Captain, please be safe."
"Hey, who are you talking to?"
Xu Han smiled and pretended to be disdainful.
"By the way, what about the 'troupe' thing?"
"I reported it. The superiors said they would send someone to investigate, but it won't be in the near future. The important thing now is still Baicang."
After the two of them finished speaking, the room became quiet again.
After a long time, Xu Han stood up: "Don't take some things too seriously. Take your sister and relax more these days."
Tu Zhiwu was sitting in an empty office, looking at the empty room. He thought of some familiar faces of his friends and the days they worked together, and he couldn't help but feel a sore nose again.
It's not like she hasn't experienced the death of her teammates.
But some things happened too suddenly.
People who are prepared can endure a lot, but reality often leaves people unprepared.
…
Gunshots rang out, and the longing figures fell one by one. Monsters covered in guns and ammunition walked with heavy footsteps on the streets full of corpses.
Everyone died in fear, with eyes wide open as they died.
Their heads were tilted to one side, as if they were all looking at her.
She saw many familiar people inside.
You can even see your sister, father, and mother...
All dead.
The footsteps echoing in her ears suddenly stopped, her body trembled, and she raised her head in a daze.
The rusty muzzle of the gun was pointed at her forehead, and the weirdo slowly pulled the trigger with a ferocious smile...
"don't want……!"
Tuwenwen's body trembled, and he opened his eyes in his sleep. He found that he was sweating profusely and his clothes were soaked with sweat.
Standing up tremblingly, she looked out the window and found that it was just dawn outside and she had woken up early.
She shouldn't have gone there that night.
No, she shouldn't even have gone back to the homeless area. She shouldn't have gone out alone in the first place.
Although he was covered with a quilt, his body felt a chill, and he couldn't help but shiver, and he held the quilt tighter.
She slowly closed her eyes, trying to empty her mind and forget all the unpleasantness.
But soon, her brows furrowed, and various scenes that frightened her appeared in front of her eyes again.
Tears could not stop falling from the corners of his eyes, and his body continued to tremble.
Whizzing--
Dark red particles scattered around her body, but they were fleeting.
She was immersed in fear and didn't know it.
Nor does anyone else know.
…
Early this morning, Chen Changcai made an appointment with Wan Yi.
"You said the mental power method has yielded results?" Wan Yi asked.
"Yes, and there are seven sets of clues at once." Chen Changcai nodded.
"Why are there so many all at once? There was no harvest at all some time ago, but now suddenly there is?"
"Isn't this a batch of new goods coming in from the black market recently? I immediately helped you inquire about it after I realized it, and I got the result right away." Chen Changcai's eyebrows jumped, making Wan Yi's eyes fully focused. Put it there.
"How much does it cost specifically, and how can I get it? Is the probability high?" Wan Yi asked.
He didn't think he was the only one in such a big city who needed the spiritual power transformation method.
When asked like this, Chen Changcai suddenly felt a little embarrassed: "According to my calculations, if everything goes well... well, you will have a chance in three of them."
"What if it doesn't go well?"
"……set?"
"Not bad, I thought there was no chance at all." Wan Yi said optimistically.
"Brother, you are quite free and easy."
"Then please help me arrange the rest. After I get it, I'll treat you to dinner." Wan Yi said.
Chen Changcai frowned when he heard this: "Aren't you going with me?"
"It's not like I'm buying clothes for myself. Just have it. Wouldn't it be great for a young newcomer like me to have a chance? I have some arrangements recently and can't spare any time." Wan Yi said.
In fact, it’s not impossible to have free time, just let the avatar do it for you.
But Wan Yi doesn't think it's necessary. What he's going to do next may be quite destructive, so he'll save it for now.
"You haven't given up on that idea yet? Do you really want to do it?" Chen Changcai said.
He immediately realized what Wan Yi was going to do.
"My mind has been made up." Wan Yi smiled.
Chen Changcai stared at Wan Yi for a moment, then discouraged and reminded: "If you really want to go to the high-depth boundary, then don't go to a time and space with special rules, because there are too many kills at first sight, and there is no cost of trial and error. I would rather go to those places where the power level is very high. A high world, and don’t go to a strange world where dangers are hidden in the darkness.”
Wan Yi nodded understandingly: "I know."