Task 2

"It's all over," Ying Yungui said, but the murderous look in his eyes hadn't faded. "The domain was recovered successfully."

"You have left 'Unknown Number Copy'."

"You have left 'Unknown Number Copy'."

Shi Youchen took a deep breath and finally walked past Ying Yungui towards the two people.

Besides the previous stab wounds, the only new addition was a black hole in the man's heart, staring at him like an abyss. Shi Youchen knew at a glance that Ying Yungui had intended to kill him.

The man was completely dead, lying face down on the ground, with a pool of blood beneath him reflecting the moonlight.

The woman was still breathing, her face up at the night sky. Except for her heart, lungs and brain, the rest of her body was covered with dense blood holes. Some of them were almost connected, expanding into a larger penetrating wound, revealing her white bones.

A "huffing" sound like a bellows came from her throat, the light in her pupils had dissipated, and she looked at the distant stars hazily.

Shi Youchen squatted down beside her with a pale face and said, "I know why you initiated the mental invasion incident. I only want to ask you, who is the person who made you choose to take revenge on society in this way?"

The woman's eyes focused for a moment. She just laughed and started coughing non-stop. Dark red blood gushed out of her mouth, staining her entire chin and neck.

The man's vague figure appeared in front of her, with his back to her, and his straight suit made him look tall and straight.

"Ahem... Lu Shen, you... will not die well." Her voice was too soft, and Shi Youchen could only move closer and listen carefully.

Shi Youchen asked: "Lushen? Which two words?" But the woman was silent.

She is dead.

He died with a smile on his face and his eyes open.

Shi Youchen reached out and closed her eyes. Just as he was about to stand up, he was too weak to stand steadily and was about to fall to the ground - Ying Yungui supported his right arm.

"Are you done asking?" His anger seemed to have dissipated, and he just asked calmly.

"Hmm." Shi Youchen paused and asked him, "Lushen, do you know this person?"

Ying Yungui didn't respond, so Shi Youchen looked at him and noticed his expression was serious. "Let's send Jiang Yu to the association first. We can discuss the rest later," Ying Yungui said with a frown.

Before Shi Youchen could speak, the elevator went up to the top floor. With a ding, the elevator door opened and six fully armed men rushed out, holding guns and shouting a few words.

Ying Yungui said softly, "It's someone from the District 10 Association branch. They've detected someone sent from my domain. There will be trouble later, so be prepared." He turned on the translator on his bracelet and said sternly to the people, "Numbers 7000, 8463, 7098."

In this case, nothing else can be said. The best way to prove your identity is to report your login number.

Sure enough, the men whispered to each other for a few words, and one of them put down his gun and did something with his head down. A moment later, the other five men next to him also put down their weapons.

The leader walked towards Ying Yungui and the others and said, "According to the association's regulations, please come back with us to report the situation."

Ying Yungui replied: "Yes, but No. 7098 is seriously injured and needs emergency treatment."

"Also, besides the four of us and these two bodies, there's another person we need to take with us."

Li Sen was sensed by Ying Yungui in the domain and found himself unconscious in the monitoring room on the top floor of the shopping mall, lying together with the real administrator.

Only ten minutes after the domain was deployed, the Association's personnel had already arrived at the location of the monitored energy release source. It seemed that the District 10 branch was quite efficient. Ying Yungui sighed inwardly, praying that other aspects would be as efficient.

Fifteen minutes later, Luo Zhao stayed outside the association's treatment room waiting, while Ying Yungui and Shi Youchen went to the supervision building.

In the general conference room of the regulatory building, Shi Youchen and Ying Yungui sat side by side. Fresh fruits and exquisite snacks were placed on the table in front of them, and there was a special person serving tea on the side. It was the highest level of treatment.

On the way from the mall to the association base, Ying Yungui had connected with the information center through the communicator in the hands of the six-person team leader and briefly explained the overall course of events.

After confirming that the black-robed woman and the tall, thin man were both fugitives who hadn't registered with the association, the head of the association's supervisory department approached Ying Yungui and the others and expressed his sincere gratitude. "Our branch has been tracking down fugitives from mental invasion incidents for years, but with little success. I didn't expect she had a user of the same level of non-materialization ability by her side."

"The ability of intangibility rarely appears in Area 10, and it's almost impossible to find it in the records, so we overlooked this area."

Shi Youchen propped his forehead with his tiger's mouth and said, "We can skip these. What we want to know is whether the detailed documentation of the previous mental invasion incidents can be provided."

The minister uttered an awkward "uh," saying, "This... cross-district documents must be approved by higher-ups before they can be issued."

When Ying Yungui heard Shi Youchen say this, he knew what he wanted to use the information to check, so Ying Yungui grabbed his hanging left hand, turned sideways to block the surveillance camera, and wrote the three words "Let's talk about it when we get back" on the palm of his hand.

Shi Youchen looked at Ying Yungui wearily, and finally closed his eyes in compromise: "Forget it, let's talk about other things."

The minister breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that finally, a troublesome matter had been averted. If these two people didn't pursue the matter, then this series of events would end here, and he would have accumulated another achievement. So, he said to Yun Gui in a flattering manner, "So, this time... the matter of opening a domain without applying for it."

Ying Yungui: "Follow the regulations, I will submit the report." He weighed the pros and cons in his mind and chose the latter between finding someone to use connections to settle the matter and following the rules.

The minister was now completely delighted. It was said that among the major superpower families of today, the Ying family in District 8 had produced a gifted young master who had already reached the threshold of a high-level superpower at a young age. It was also rumored that this young master Ying had a strange temper and attached great importance to points. Unexpectedly - "Isn't this easy to talk to?" the minister thought.

"Okay, okay, let's do it this way. As for the rest..." He rubbed his palms and couldn't wait to submit the application for commendation. Suddenly, a cold voice pulled him back to reality from his beautiful fantasy.

"Give the child we brought here a full body checkup, especially regarding her abilities."

The Minister looked at Shi Youchen, who had a stern expression, in confusion. "Are you saying that our monitoring center missed her awakening as a superpower?"

He'd been in this position for nearly twenty years, and at over fifty, he'd only reached Level 5, making him the least respected member of the association's management. He'd also just seen that girl before, and given her age, if she truly was a psychic the monitoring center had overlooked, the blame would definitely fall on him.

How can I be blamed for my mistakes before I even get any credit?

The minister's face immediately darkened. He couldn't afford to offend the eldest son of the Ying family, but couldn't he handle this unknown Level 3 guy? So, he raised his voice and said to Shi Youchen, "Don't say that carelessly! Everything requires evidence!"

Shi Youchen didn't like interacting with people, especially strangers. The Supervisory Minister's tone was so difficult to communicate with that he didn't know what to say next.

Ying Yungui knocked the table with his knuckles and said in a low voice, "Well said, everything must be based on evidence." He suddenly leaned forward, stared into the minister's eyes, and said, "Then I will explain the evidence to you."

"The target of these two fugitives is that little girl. I might as well tell you that I brought her back from the small town at the northernmost part of your district, on the border with District 9."

"That town isn't very safe. Can you guess why they targeted a kid from a remote town?"

Having said this, the minister broke out in a cold sweat.

Maintaining order at the border between two districts was inherently difficult, a fact widely acknowledged. However, a fugitive with a long criminal record had appeared at the border, perhaps even maintaining a base there. If the higher-ups learned of this, not only would he not be able to secure a promotion, he would likely lose his current position.

Although he was a supernatural being, he had been thinking about officialdom for decades, and his thoughts were completely imprisoned. He couldn't take this risk.

He then smiled apologetically and said, "Well, we'll definitely examine the child thoroughly, and we'll also send a team to investigate and eliminate the town you mentioned. As for the bodies of the two fugitives, higher-ups will also be assigned to take charge. You two have worked hard today. I'll send someone to take you back and rest."

Ying Yungui chuckled. "Don't bother. The Luo family is my mother's family. They've already sent someone to pick me up." He glanced out the window. A long line of luxury cars lined the long street in front of the association's base, their headlights illuminating the roadway brighter than the conference room itself. "What a coincidence! They're already waiting outside."

When the minister heard that the Luo family was actually a relative of the Ying family, his heart started beating like a drum: "Is that so! No wonder the Luo family is so full of talented people and their business development is also booming, hahahaha." He laughed awkwardly.

Ying Yungui and Shi Youchen both glanced at him sideways, then stood up and left.

After they left, the minister slumped back into his chair, as if all his strength had been drained. After a moment, he instructed his staff, "Delete all the surveillance footage from tonight. Don't let it leak. Also, call the deputy minister to my office."

His subordinates were already used to his orders, so without asking any questions, they just answered and left.

As for what the minister and deputy minister talked about later, no one knew. But from that day on, the Luo family had an easy time in District 10 not only economically but also politically.

Shi Youchen and Ying Yungui left the supervision building and headed straight for the treatment room. As soon as they reached the door, they saw Luo Zhao curled up on the floor in the hallway, asleep.

Ying Yungui felt a little guilty: "It's my fault for not thinking it through at the time. She must have been upset." Shi Youchen did not comment.

A female doctor came out of the office diagonally opposite and motioned for the two to go inside and talk.

"The girl outside refused to go in alone for the checkup. I tried to persuade her to rest inside, but she resisted, insisting she'd stay by the door. Later, I saw she was so tired she'd fallen asleep, so I covered her with a blanket for fear she'd catch a cold. But she woke up with a start and insisted she didn't want to be back, fearing she'd never wake up again."

The female doctor looked at the two of them with a look of pity on her face. She said, "As her friends, you should protect her. How could you let her get upset like this?"

Shi Youchen lowered his eyes: "We didn't do it well. Sorry."

"The treatment should be almost over. Both of them were in a coma when they were brought here. The details will be revealed when the attending doctor comes out."

The two men thanked him and returned to Luo Zhao, squatting on his left and right, each reflecting on themselves.

Shi Youchen, his head aching, pondered: Who is Lushen? Does Ying Yungui's reaction seem like he knows something? Why did he say, "Let's talk about it when we get back"?

Ying Yungui was also thinking - could it be him? Could it be such a coincidence? Should he tell Shi Youchen the truth? And was he really...

Ying Yungui thought of this and opened the message he had received earlier and replied -

"There's a rumor that there's a deity on top of a snowy mountain. If you make a wish there, the deity will hear it and fulfill your deepest desire. It seems like quite a lot of people believe this, and it's become quite popular in recent years.

What? Aren’t you an atheist? Why do you suddenly believe this? "

Here is Ying Yungui’s reply: “Thanks, no, go away.”

The true wish of my heart...

——"I was drawn here by some sound, and then I lost my self-awareness. The next thing I saw was you holding me."

Shi Youchen, your real wish is not to die, right?