“Blegh—”
Liu Hong clutched his mouth and ran outside.
He hadn't forgotten the ‘Pig Dragon incident,’ and now that a similar situation had occurred, Liu Hong felt like he wouldn't be able to eat meat for a very long time.
“How did you find out?”
Mr. Yuan looked at Yin Yang. Even he hadn't noticed immediately, yet Yin Yang had seen right through it.
“The smell of blood and rust,” Yin Yang said as he picked through the meat in the meal box.
“If it were pork from a slaughterhouse, it would have been bled, leaving almost no heavy scent of blood.”
“But this meat has it, and the scent doesn't quite match beef or mutton.”
“So, I wondered: what kind of animal meat would have this scent?”
“The answer is human—a human who was processed while still full of body fluids, without being bled!”
Liu Hong, who had just walked out of the bathroom, heard this and immediately clutched his mouth, running back inside.
At the same time, he secretly swore that if things really came to it, he would just become a vegetarian from now on.
As Yin Yang spoke, he had already picked out all the human meat from the box.
In the entire portion of stewed meat, about half was human and half was pork.
Mr. Yuan leaned in and squinted at it.
“Based on the skeletal muscle fibers, it should be a child who didn't exercise much.”
Yin Yang nodded and stood up.
“Teacher, this should be related to the previous Pig Dragon incident.”
“Mm. Do you have any other thoughts?”
“I think this might be related to transcendents. It’s likely some kind of ritual—not necessarily for promotion, but more likely a ritual similar to that of the elder who self-detonated.”
Hearing this, Mr. Yuan’s brow furrowed even deeper.
“You mean they’re making people eat human meat to complete a parasitism?”
“It’s possible.”
“Alright, I’ll go get you another meal. You two stay here and don’t go anywhere.”
Hearing this, Liu Hong hurriedly ran out of the bathroom.
“Sir, I want a vegetarian dish! Just a vegetarian dish is fine!”
...
The Security Bureau.
The Bureau Chief and Old Qian were both present. Their expressions differed after hearing Mr. Yuan’s account.
Old Qian spoke with a look of admiration. “No wonder you’re so protective of your own. This student of yours is indeed quite good—at least his thinking is sharp.”
Mr. Yuan smiled, his expression seemingly saying, ‘Of course.’
“One wave settles, and another rises.”
The Bureau Chief had clearly aged quite a bit over the past two days. It was obvious that the death of his deputy had been a heavy blow to him.
“I heard a report about this earlier. In the alley where that person disappeared, there was only a drainage pipe.”
“The soldiers investigated along the pipe for a while but found no traces of human activity.”
“So, our judgment at the time was that the person used some kind of transcendent item to leave the alley.”
“But when we brought in people to investigate afterward, we found no residual transcendent power.”
Old Qian narrowed his eyes upon hearing this. “A Demigod? No, if it were a Demigod, she would have many ways to avoid surveillance.”
“There was no spiritual residue at the scene, and no traces of anyone passing through the pipes.”
“What about the sky?”
“Only the area within that alley is without surveillance; everywhere else has it. If she left through the air, she would definitely have been caught on camera.”
Old Qian stood up after hearing this. “Take me to see it. Can a grown person really just vanish into thin air?”
“Xiao Li!”
“Bureau Chief.”
“Drive Mr. Qian to the alley and follow his arrangements for everything.”
“Yes, sir!”
Xiao Li respectfully led Old Qian out of the Security Bureau. After they left, the Bureau Chief turned to look at Mr. Yuan.
“You came to the front lines this time for your promotion as well, didn't you?”
Mr. Yuan nodded, and the Bureau Chief sighed with emotion.
“Sequence 4... where every word and action is followed by heaven and earth. I never even dared to dream of such a thing.”
Mr. Yuan chuckled. “It’s not like I’ve promoted yet.”
Knock, knock, knock.
As they spoke, the door was knocked from the outside.
“Bureau Chief, a gentleman is here to see you.”
Mr. Yuan stood up upon hearing this. “Then I’ll take my leave first. Call me whenever you need me.”
“Mm.”
The Bureau Chief agreed, and Mr. Yuan walked out of the office and headed downstairs.
At the corner of the stairs, he happened to see a man in black casual wear walking up.
The man was wearing a mask, and his hair was covered by a hood, clearly not wanting to be recognized.
Mr. Yuan didn't pay much attention and walked straight out of the Security Bureau.
...
“Mr. Ye, it’s been a while. What brings you here?”
The Bureau Chief’s whole body shook when he heard that voice. He whipped his head around to look at the door and saw the man in black looking at him.
“You—how are you here already?”
“What?”
“The great war hasn't started yet, and the situation in the city has been complicated lately. I can't look after you!”
Hearing this, the man smiled and pulled down his mask, revealing a rather refined face.
“Mr. Ye, I am a Sequence 5 now; I don’t need special care.”
“Sequence 5?”
“Mm.”
“Congratulations, Young Master!”
The Bureau Chief was instantly filled with joy as he welcomed the man into the office.
The newcomer was none other than a Prince of Great Wei.
The man whom Qin Qian had once evaluated as having the ‘look of a wise monarch’—Qin Ye!
“Sir, do you have any instructions for this visit?”
The Bureau Chief’s attitude was respectful. In the eyes of others, he might just be a Security Bureau Chief on the border, stationed in a remote place with little power.
But only he knew best that he was a chess piece planted on the border by Qin Qian!
Their King had begun laying out the board many years ago, all for the sake of the war that would one day come!
“Mr. Ye, it’s been so many years. Everything that needs to be prepared should be ready by now, right?”
“Rest assured, everything is ready. There won't be any mistakes.”
“That’s good.”
Qin Ye’s smile was infectious, making it easy for people to trust him.
“Three days from now, a great change will occur in Wangnian City. Make your preparations in advance.”
“Yes.”
The Bureau Chief didn't dare ask what the great change was or why.
“I need a quiet and safe place. Any recommendations?”
The Bureau Chief thought for a moment before saying, “A lot has happened in Wangnian City lately. Yuan Ge and the others have kept the students in the dormitory building to protect them.”
“There is a Demigod protecting that place. What do you think?”
“Let’s go there then. To the outside world, just say I’m your nephew.”
“This... this...”
“No more ‘this’ and ‘that.’ Just say it.”
“Yes, sir!”
...
The dormitory building.
“Old Yu, this is my biological nephew. I’m leaving him in your hands; you must take good care of him for me!”
The Bureau Chief looked solemn. Mr. Yu nodded.
“As long as he stays in the building and doesn't run around, I take full responsibility for his safety.”
“Don’t worry, my nephew is very refined.”
The Bureau Chief smiled and patted the young man’s shoulder. “Go on. You’ll have a few roommates. Get along well; you are all the future hope of our Great Wei.”
“Don’t worry, Uncle.”
The young man agreed and followed Mr. Yu upstairs.
Just as they went up, they saw a young man walking toward them with a book in his hand.
“Hello, my name is Zheng Yang.”
The young man’s attitude was very warm. Qin Ye smiled and shook hands with him.
“Hello, my name is Ye Qin.”
The other man smiled, his expression gentle.
“The scent on you... is somewhat familiar.”
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