"So, I didn't actually find the right entry point, right?"

"Or rather, the entrance to the third level was never here."

Minister Zhang's physical body was no longer recognizable as human.

In the blink of an eye, what appeared before everyone was nothing more than a pile of minced meat.

The other party's chance of survival also vanished.

Minister Zhang did not receive a reply from Xia Shuang.

Xia Shuang was not surprised by this outcome.

Soon news came from the other team that Yan Feng was also dead, and his death was the same as Minister Zhang's.

But something happened over there before he died.

The video feed came through.

Qin Tan clicked on it and found it was a video of Yan Feng's arrest.

Throughout the entire process, from the moment he was discovered to the moment he was captured, Yan Feng did not resist.

They surrendered without resistance, their cooperation was unusual.

He didn't ask about the third basement level, but simply left a message.

In the video, Yan Feng looks at the camera with no fear of death in his eyes, but rather a sense of calm as if he is welcoming a new life.

Those eyes were very bright.

It exudes an astonishing faith.

Even with his body deformed, Yan Fengyu was still smiling.

"It's okay, we'll meet again."

"The embers of the past still burn."

The exaggerated tone made it sound as if he were praising his own god.

Passionate yet steadfast.

Qin Tan heard that old title again.

According to Yan Fengyu, this seems to be an organization that comes from outside the Great Firewall.

The others also made the connection.

Qin Tan looked at Xia Shuang, hoping she could answer his question.

"In the Dawn Pivot, the existence of these people from the past was merely a hypothesis; this is the first time they have publicly acknowledged their identities."

Xia Shuang led everyone to her office and showed them some documents.

These are documents that people from Limingshu have collected over the years to explore outside the Great Firewall.

As they believed, the outside world had long been destroyed.

But civilization itself is not static.

As old civilizations disappear, new ones are born, just like inside and outside city walls.

“They went to places where humans shouldn’t have lived, but they found traces of humans there.”

"You should know what this means."

Xia Shuang leaned back in her chair, her hands clasped together, her gaze fixed on the view outside the window, deep and distant.

"Those who were abandoned back then are still alive, surviving in a new form."

"We speculate that they are somewhat different from superhumans, closer to bizarre forms, but still retain their rationality."

"Now we know that they call themselves people of the past."

"And now, they have even infiltrated the Dawn Hub, yet we have no detailed information about them."

"They are far more terrifying than the Church of the Abyss."

"That's why the director didn't tell you before."

"We wanted to take this opportunity to bring out the hidden people of the past, but it's clear that the other side had the same idea."

From the moment of arrest to the end, the two men remained unusually calm, as if they had expected it.

Rather than saying they discovered each other, it would be more accurate to say that the two of them took the initiative to come to each other and declare their existence.

The situation is critical throughout the Federation.

Disasters and accidents are happening everywhere, and the extraordinary world will eventually be fully revealed to the world.

But before that, they need time to arrange everything.

Otherwise, the day the two worlds come into complete contact will be the day order collapses.

"The director's idea is to take advantage of this opportunity to carry out a large-scale purge in Wangcheng with the aim of eliminating the Abyss Church."

"We need to drive the Church of the Abyss out of Wangcheng completely."

"While we're at it, we'll also secretly investigate any clues related to the past."

Xia Shuang's explanation reassured them.

"Is the bureau chief really back?"

Lin Zhi asked Xia Shuang.

In fact, Lin Zhisui had only met that director once in all the time he had been with Liming Shu.

Although the other party is the director of Wangcheng Limingshu Bureau, he seems to hold some other position in other places and is often not here.

"Yes, you're back. This operation was led by the director."

Xia Shuang then slid out another drawing, a large map of Wangcheng.

The area marked with many red dots.

"These are the strongholds of the Abyss Church in Wangcheng. Your next task is to encircle and destroy these strongholds."

"But remember to be careful. We've received information that the person in charge of the Abyss Church in Wangcheng is not simple."

There are many red dots on it.

The area under the responsibility of the third team was specially marked.

Qin Tan discovered that many of these locations were in the old town area.

She understands.

Compared to the other districts, the old town was significantly more chaotic, making it a suitable place for the Church of the Abyss to survive.

Several people carefully memorized it.

Qin Tan didn't get home until evening.

The sky was dark, and many streetlights in the old town were broken. It would take a long time to get someone to fix them after you complained.

Under the flashing lights, Qin Tan walked into her residential area, stepping through the shadows.

"Oh, Xiao Qin, you're back?"

The warm greeting came from an auntie downstairs in Qintan.

The other party has lived here for a long time and is very familiar with Qin Tan's family.

After Qin Tan's family had their accident, this aunt provided Qin Tan with a lot of help.

Qin Tan, remembering the other person's kindness, nodded with a smile.

"Why is Aunt Nian only coming back at this hour?"

She noticed that the other person was holding an advertising flyer, its bright red color very eye-catching.

"Isn't it because Aunt Xu said there's going to be an event here tomorrow? She also said she'd be giving away lots of rice, oil, and free-range eggs."

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