Chapter 508: File Delay
"Is this the liar?"
Looking at the girl crying like a child, Li Muhan asked.
Mengmeng nodded.
"Well... at the time, she was hiding in the mountains to avoid being hunted by hunters. She would go down the mountain to steal the villagers' chickens and then spread rumors that it was a weasel that did it."
"Awesome, does the weasel have any objection to playing like this?"
Li Muhan originally said it as a joke, but he didn't expect it to hit the mark.
Mengmeng immediately slammed the table and said.
"Of course there is. Huang Xian'er is considered a very famous anomaly in China. She lives a much more comfortable life than the false beasts. She will definitely not be happy to be blamed for no reason."
Then Mengmeng told everyone.
There really was a thousand-year-old yellow fairy in the deep mountains. She was very powerful and had been protecting the mother and son of the evil beast, preventing the hunters from discovering them.
As a result, the blackmailing beast turned around and threw dirty water on the person, causing Huang Xian's cave to be burned down.
Huang Xian was definitely not going to do that, so he opened the boundary and the mother and son beasts were completely exposed to the hunters' sight.
But on the night before the hunters were going into the mountains to hunt the two evil beasts, the evil beast came again, wearing human skin, and said it was going to escape. So the hunters went into the mountains with torches at night to hunt them, but were finally led by the evil beast into the lair of the python monster, and no one survived.
Because of this matter, Huang Xian went to the house of Ershou to argue with him, and finally drove the mother and daughter out of the forest.
"Afterwards, I visited her dream again. She was much more stable and told me a lot about the Lie Beast tribe."
For the Evil Beast Clan, spreading lies is like their mission and the meaning of their existence. However, in that era, the speed of information dissemination was lagging, so even in the Tang Dynasty when the Evil Beast Clan was at its most powerful, it did not cause any waves.
"Everything she told me in the dream was true. She said that in reality, she had to spread rumors in order to survive and protect her children, but in the dream, she could say whatever she wanted. Then, the false beast disappeared... There were no more dreams. And no matter what kind of creature, it should have dreams to follow. Without dreams, it means that she no longer needs to dream..."
Speaking of this, Mengmeng seemed a little lost.
Maybe the evil beast was not a good person, but after all, he had a heart-to-heart talk with her in her dream for a while, and the two of them could be considered friends.
Li Muhan took out a photo.
The person in the photo is Xia Ke sitting in a wheelchair. This was taken by Yin Qi while they were talking to Xia Ke.
As a scout and active attacker, Yin Qi has always been able to record important information that everyone has forgotten. This is also her talent.
Li Muhan put the photo on the table and said to Mengmeng.
"Mengmeng, look at this photo. Can you tell from it whether this beast is your friend?"
Meng Meng observed it carefully and shook her head: "It's hard to tell from the photo alone, and she must have died, gone for hundreds of years."
"I think I know why this beast is so powerful."
Li Muhan put away the photo and turned to Lin Ziyu: "I think I know why this beast is so powerful."
Lin Ziyu was stunned and almost dropped the melon seeds in his hand: "Captain, why are you looking at me?"
"I'm not looking at you, I'm looking at the computer behind you. This is what makes the Black Beast so powerful."
Li Muhan went straight over and grabbed a handful of melon seeds, cracking them while explaining to the others.
"It's actually very simple. The false beasts were so weak in the past because their channels of dissemination were too narrow. Unless the Emperor ordered it, it was difficult to spark widespread discussion. But now it's different. With a computer and the internet, a piece of information can be spread across the country and even around the world in a matter of minutes."
After Li Muhan said this, the others also reacted.
"So that's how it is." Su Xue picked up the file of the evil beast and said.
"This file was filed in the 1990s. Back then, basic internet information wasn't yet widely available to every household, so the erroneous beast was classified as a Chaos-level minor anomaly."
"Yes." Li Muhan nodded, and then distributed some melon seeds to Yin Qi and Su Xue. The two of them were not polite and started discussing while eating melon seeds.
"She sits behind her computer and relies on her unique characteristics to gather the power of rumors. As long as someone sees them, they will believe them. As long as someone believes them, her power will grow stronger. Once she becomes stronger, she will use her power to make more people believe the rumors she spreads."
"That is to say..." Meng Meng cautiously reached out her hand, wanting to take some melon seeds. Li Muhan grabbed a handful and stuffed them into her hand. Meng Meng was a little flattered, but she still tried to remain calm: "That is to say... the current level of the alien beast has far exceeded the records in the archives..."
"Mengmeng."
Su Xue interrupted Meng Meng, scaring her so much that she almost dropped the melon seeds in her hand.
"I, I'm here!"
"You told Lin Ziyu before that you understand the characteristics of the Devil Beast, so you should also know how to neutralize her power."
Mengmeng's fingers gently stroked the melon seeds in her hand, and her eyes flashed with complex emotions.
She took a deep breath and spoke slowly, "The reason this false beast is so powerful is, as Li Muhan just said, because it can exploit human curiosity and fear to weave fascinating stories. In ancient times, they spread rumors through word of mouth, but in modern times, they have taken advantage of the convenience of the internet, allowing the speed and scope of rumor spread to increase exponentially."
"To neutralize the power of the false beasts, we first need to cut off the chain of rumor transmission," Mengmeng continued. "This means we need to find the source of the rumors and refute them with facts and truth. Although false beasts are good at lying, they also have a fatal weakness—they cannot tolerate the truth being revealed. Once their lies are exposed, their power will be greatly weakened."
Yin Qi, who had been silent, suddenly stood up. She pulled out a dagger, placed it on the table, and spoke coldly to everyone.
"Actually, there's a simplest way, but you can all avoid it."
Everyone's eyes turned to the dagger on the table.
Yin Qi was right, there was a very simple and direct way.
That is to truly solve this problem from the source and kill the black beast.
"No matter how powerful she is, she can only manipulate public opinion. If we kill her real body, we can let the Special Management Bureau slowly calm down public opinion."
Yin Qi added, and then she looked at Li Muhan.
"Of course, I'm just proposing a solution that you're deliberately ignoring. You decide how to proceed."
Of course she knew that her captain was a person who would not kill anyone if he could keep them alive. To be honest, Yin Qi did not hate Li Muhan for this.
But we should not deliberately complicate things just because of this kindness.
"Even though she is now the eldest daughter of the Xia family, there are many ways to kill her. Her strength is still growing. If you want to take action, I suggest you do it as soon as possible." Su Xue also added at this time.
Li Muhan nodded. He did have selfish motives, not only to successfully shelter the evil beast, but also because of Xia Yue's consideration.
After all, the Xia family had adopted Xia Yue. If they took direct action...
"I suggest...that we should...take containment measures."
Mengmeng expressed different opinions at this time.
"Because, considering the current scarcity of the errant beasts... the Special Management Bureau's containment regulations clearly state... that endangered and rare alien species should be contained as much as possible... and, furthermore, that errant beast probably hasn't killed anyone yet, so there's no reason to directly decapitate it..."
Lin Ziyu also nodded.
"Indeed, the Special Management Bureau has been tightening its control on this matter recently. This may be because Wang Yao, who likes to kill aliens, has woken up. During the last meeting, colleagues from the Personnel Department emphasized that while Wang Yao is stranded in the human world, the Tianhai City Special Management Bureau must avoid any lethal actions."
"Then let's do it according to the regulations." Yin Qi retracted the dagger. She proposed a possibility. Since it was slightly inappropriate, she definitely had no complaints.
Then Li Muhan looked at Xia Yue, who was sitting on the sofa without saying a word.
"Xia Yue, take this opportunity to deal with those rumors about you."
Hearing Li Muhan's voice, Xia Yue raised her eyes slightly, and then slowly nodded.
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