Nan Yu stared wide-eyed at Lu Ning: "...Are you kidding me?"

“Yeah, Captain Lu, that joke isn’t funny at all.” Song Sinian’s lips twitched.

The others were also looking at Lu Ning, seemingly waiting for him to say that he was joking.

Lu Ning glanced at everyone and said calmly, "I'm not joking."

Everyone fell silent.

"But if that's really the case, then there must be something extremely terrifying in this base city, right? Why didn't Saint Qinglan discover it before?" Afaf asked incredulously.

“Yes, Captain Lu, I do feel that something is wrong here, but it shouldn’t be this wrong, right?” Dennis couldn’t help but ask.

"Alright, stop arguing!" Nan Yu sternly interrupted the group who were about to speak.

He looked at Lu Ning and asked, "Lu Ning, do you have any evidence for what you're saying? You say you can see it with your own eyes, but we can't. If you can provide evidence, we'll need your support. This level of disaster is probably too much for us to handle with our current capabilities."

Lu Ning shook his head: "This is just what I saw with my own eyes; I have no evidence."

This made Nan Yu frown.

He was silent for a moment, then said, "Lu Ning, it's not that I don't want to believe you, but this matter is too serious. If you don't have evidence, even if I believe you, we won't be able to explain it to the Federal Headquarters."

Lu Ning nodded: "Yes, I understand."

Everyone else fell silent. Then Eileen asked, "Captain Lu, since you can see mental pollution, you should be able to see where the pollution is most severe, right? Perhaps you can find the source?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

Shirley nodded slightly and said, "Eileen is right. Once we can find the source, we can get the corresponding evidence, which will make it easier to deal with."

Lu Ning shook his head: "The concentration of mental pollution is about the same throughout the entire base city, and even the concentration of mental pollution in ordinary people and awakened individuals is about the same. This is very unreasonable, but I don't know why."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Xu Hui coughed lightly and looked at Lu Ning, saying, "Is it possible that Captain Lu is seeing things?"

Lu Ning glanced at him: "No, I can see it now too."

Dennis said, "Could it be a mental problem? After all, people with mental problems might experience hallucinations?"

Nan Yu glanced at the two of them speechlessly: "Lu Ning's mental pollution level has always been 0. Even if you two have mental problems, he won't."

Dennis thought about it and realized it made sense. He chuckled and scratched his head, saying, "I was just guessing."

Nan Yu sighed and said, "Since we don't know the source of the mental pollution, there's no point in continuing. Perhaps you could try to observe it, Lu Ning. If you can find the source, that would be best."

Lu Ning nodded slightly.

Nan Yu asked, "Any other discoveries?"

Lu Ning said, "I've discovered a special person."

Everyone's eyes lit up.

"What's so special about it?" Nan Yu asked.

Lu Ning recounted Ke Qing's previous situation.

Everyone seemed to be deep in thought when Eileen spoke up: "The level of mental pollution in her body wasn't above the standard before, but it was later? Is it possible that she just managed to hold out in that environment until Lu Ning saw her, and then it suddenly exceeded the standard after Lu Ning saw her?"

"That's not impossible," Nan Yu nodded.

Xu Hui said, "I think it's also possible that she was already affected. After all, didn't Captain Lu say that there was no change in her mental pollution level before and after it exceeded the standard?"

“That possibility also exists.” Nan Yu nodded.

After thinking for a moment, Nan Yu said, "I think this Ke Qing might be a clue. Through her, we might be able to find out the anomalies in this base city."

This point was agreed upon by everyone.

“Lu Ning did the right thing just now. He didn’t ask about Ke Qing’s situation directly. Otherwise, it might have triggered a stress reaction from other members whose mental pollution levels were too high. Now that we have Ke Qing’s contact information, perhaps we can ask her out for a private chat.” Nan Yu nodded thoughtfully.

Everyone else turned their attention to Lu Ning.

Lu Ning, who was deep in thought, noticed the gaze.

He pointed to himself: "Should I go?"

“Since it’s Captain Lu who left the contact information, of course you should go,” Dennis chuckled.

"I said Captain Lu is quite handsome, maybe we can use his good looks a little to our advantage?" Song Sinian's smile was somewhat lewd.

Eileen rolled her eyes: "Can you guys stop being so lewd? Captain Lu is just doing his job."

Song Sinian's smile froze, and he quickly said, "Eileen is right! You guys are too lewd!"

Xu Hui and the others: "?"

Nan Yu looked at Lu Ning and smiled, "Lu Ning, this task is entrusted to you."

Lu Ning nodded slightly: "I will do my best."

"Is there anything else unusual?" Nan Yu continued to ask.

Lu Ning shook his head: "Nothing else was discovered."

Nan Yu said with some regret, "This situation is indeed quite troublesome, and it may take some time to complete the mission. Everyone must be careful while moving around here to avoid any accidents. If we need to split up, we must work in groups of at least two."

Nan Yu wasn't worried before, since the team members were all at least at the fifth rank, which was definitely top-tier strength in a small base city like Base City 121.

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