Chapter 244: Management Methods for Disaster-Level Aliens
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Lin Ze and Li Muhan both fell into a strange silence, and finally another staff member broke the deadlock.
"What was the cause of death?"
"According to the information we obtained from the hospital's data files, Luo Xue died from excessive bleeding due to extensive lacerations all over her body."
Lin Ziyu retrieved the files he got from the hospital.
"Weren't these documents sent by the hospital?"
Lin Ze seemed to have grasped the key point of the matter, so he looked at Lin Ziyu and asked.
"Yes, Director Lin, I...well, I obtained this data by accessing the hospital database alone. The police currently do not believe this was the work of an alien, so they refused to transfer the case to the Special Management Bureau."
"From the current situation, it is indeed impossible to determine whether it was done by an alien."
Lin Ze nodded and did not pursue the matter of Lin Ziyu hacking into the hospital database.
"But we also have to prepare in advance."
"Have the livestreaming website's operating company investigated? Normally, this kind of livestreaming room would be shut down instantly, but it persisted until the broadcast ended yesterday. Doesn't the website have any explanation?"
Li Muhan asked. Although he didn't watch the live broadcast, he still knew something about these rules.
"I checked with the website right away this morning, and they said this livestreaming room didn't go through the normal application process. In other words, it appeared on the website without any warning, and the website has no way of managing it. They can't even find the host's information."
Lin Ziyu replied.
"Could it be that some powerful hacker modified the website... I don't really understand, but they definitely modified the website to achieve this effect?"
Li Muhan asked, scratching his head.
"If that's all, any cybersecurity person in this room could do it."
A girl sitting next to Lin Ziyu rolled her glasses and said.
"So the police refuse to admit that this is a case related to an alien. We are unable to refute it for the time being, so we would like you, Director Lin, to make the judgment."
"Um......"
Lin Ze pinched his chin as if he was thinking.
"No conclusion can be drawn at this time. As you previously discussed, judging solely by the death predictions in the livestream trailer and the circumstances of the actual victims' deaths, it's highly likely that a criminal gang with advanced intelligence and technological capabilities is involved."
Just as Lin Ze made this deduction, Li Muhan seemed to have a flash of inspiration. He quickly walked over to Lin Ziyu, who was silently thinking, and asked him: "Ziyu, can you confirm that Luo Xue's exact time of death was 7 o'clock in the morning?"
Lin Ziyu nodded affirmatively, "Yes, the hospital's data shows that Luo Xue died at seven in the morning. Captain, what's the significance of your question?"
Li Muhan frowned, clearly lost in thought. "This is incredibly unusual. I remember that online streamer named Mu Ya clearly mentioned the time of death as midnight in her livestream preview, but the murder actually occurred at seven in the morning."
The girl with glasses beside him calmly added, "Yes, that's one of the main arguments the police used to refute us. Their logic is that if it was truly the work of a non-human force, as we suspect, then the victim should have died at midnight, as predicted, rather than at 7:00 AM."
"I'll go negotiate with the police again. Lin Ziyu, you stay in the Cybersecurity Department for the time being and investigate this anchor named Mu Ya to see if you can dig out her real information."
Lin Ze turned and looked at Li Muhan.
"You and Yin Qi go to the hospital and Luo Xue's house to investigate."
"Director Lin, the police haven't officially handed it over to us. Will this investigation..."
The girl with glasses asked uneasily.
"We're just doing some preliminary investigation. The Special Management Bureau is also a law enforcement agency, so this level of investigation is not a problem. Even if it is ultimately proven that the crime was not committed by an alien, our intelligence can be passed on to the police, which will help them solve the case."
Everyone nodded.
After leaving the Network Information Department, Li Muhan asked Lin Ze: "Director Lin, is Su Xue not back yet?"
"Well, she's still on some special missions."
"Sister Xue is alone? She never mentioned this to me."
Lin Ze thought Li Muhan felt that Su Xue's actions were a bit over the line, so he explained to him: "In addition to being the long-range fire support for the Seventh Squad, Su Xue is also a member of my direct execution force. This mission was also directly ordered by me. Don't worry, Li Muhan, I promise to return her to you intact."
"That's not what I meant, Director Lin."
Li Muhan knew that Lin Ze had misunderstood, so he waved his hand and said, "I don't mean anything else, I'm just a little worried. After all, Sister Xue has been gone for half a month. I think if there is anything you need my help with..."
"You'd better take care of that jealous person in your family."
A meaningful smile appeared on Lin Ze's face.
"...Okay, then do you want that jealous guy to go with me on this matter?"
Lin Ze shook his head.
"Xia Yue is still a calamity-level anomaly after all, and I can sense that her strength is gradually recovering. I believe that the management methods for calamity-level anomalies will soon be implemented on her. It's best to let her perform fewer missions like this."
"...The real method for managing calamity-level aliens?"
It was the first time that Li Muhan heard this word. It seemed that there was no such thing written in the Special Management Bureau's manual.
"The number of catastrophic-level anomalies each city can accommodate is limited, and the specific number is determined by the city's administrative level. Tianhai City is currently allowed to accommodate four catastrophic-level anomalies. For catastrophic-level anomalies to go on missions, strict approval procedures are required. This approval must be signed by the deputy director and the director and submitted to the provincial special management bureau. Only after obtaining permission can action be taken."
"...If that's too much trouble, then how many disaster-level anomalies do we have in the Tianhai City Special Management Bureau now?"
"Originally there were four: Thanatos, Hypnos, the captain of the third team, and Hua Yun, the head of the identification department."
Li Muhan felt a little weird when he thought of the girl with long silver hair and bandaged eyes listening to his offspring. She had entered the palace in his body when they first met, but she only gave Li Muhan a Chaos level.
I originally thought that she was not very strong, but now I hear Lin Ze say that she is also at the disaster level... Could it be that she was acting at the time and she had already seen through all the demons in her body?
Lin Ze continued to explain.
"Hati is an outsider, not subject to these rules. Xia Yue is special, so she was allowed to be taken in. And you dealt with the two gods. Now, including Xia Yue, the Tianhai City Special Management Bureau has a vacant spot for a natural disaster-level anomaly. In a way, I have to thank you."
Looking at the gentle smile on Lin Ze's face, Li Muhan felt a little nervous.
This feeling became even stronger when he thought of the woman who looked like Lin Ze, with tattered clothes and a terrible aura.
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