Lian Gui was stunned for a short time, and soon pulled his wandering thoughts back to his mind. He strode over and bent down to touch his forehead with the back of his hand: "What's wrong?"
Shi Yu felt his consciousness was dizzy, and suddenly felt the touch of someone on his skin. He subconsciously pulled away, grasped the cold edge of the bench under him with his fingers, and slowly sat up: "Looking for me?"
Lian Gui nodded: "Where is the exact location of the 'skylight' you found?"
"Outside the north gate of Lanwan Community, it's the third path from the left, about ten meters from the door." Shi Yu closed his eyes and said softly, "I can't tell the shape, but the coverage area should not be large. When I went there, its longest diameter was no more than one meter."
Lian Gui pressed the intercom pinned to his lapel, whispered to the team members left outside Tianshui Lanwan to go over, and told them to take protective measures. Then he looked up and said, "Speaking of which, those who are now lying in the hospital bed because they watched "Skylight" have not woken up yet, and the traces of stress reactions on their bodies are still there. Do you have any ideas for a solution?"
Shi Yu was silent for a while: "This should be a problem that you and the doctor should find a way to solve."
Lian Gui was startled, and then he realized that his question was really beyond the scope of the question. The other person's look reminded him of an old friend for no reason. The confusion in his mind had not been completely sorted out, so he could only try to ignore it: "Sorry, I asked too many questions."
He asked again: "You don't look well, do you want to go to the hospital?"
Shi Yu shook his head.
It is impossible to force a return, there is no reason and no position.
The two of them fell into an eerie silence, the atmosphere of which was so cold and stagnant compared to the public security hall just across the wall.
Until the intercom lit up red, and someone's voice pierced through the wireless device with fear and rang in the office: "Boss - there is something above the 'skylight' -"
The sound stopped here, followed by a shrill scream.
Lian Gui's pupils shrank, and he grabbed the intercom fiercely: "Xiao Wu? What happened over there?! Speak!"
There was no response, and the silence lasted forever.
Lian Gui didn't bother to stay. He said goodbye hurriedly and ran out like the wind.
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The members of the supernatural team were initially selected by the Ministry of State Security, which was actually based on the results of past incidents and the opinions of top talents in various metaphysical fields.
It's just that the probability of supernatural events happening in the city is roughly similar to the frequency of criminals like the Fog City Ripper being born each year. Over the years of their work, the number of supernatural cases they have actually encountered that occurred among the public and were discovered and reported to the public security department can be counted on one hand. The vast majority of the rest of their working time is spent in the office studying the Book of Changes, Eight Diagrams, and Qi Men Dun Jia.
As for the fact that the NSA has not yet fired these idlers who have been eating for free all year round, to be honest, even they themselves find it quite magical.
Lian Gui called the team members who stayed in the Public Security Bureau and drove straight to Tianshui Lanwan.
At this moment, a circle of people had gathered outside the community.
This period of time was when residents were taking a stroll around after dinner, and the sudden evacuation by a group of uniformed personnel had caused many people to be puzzled. Unfortunately, they had an instinctive fear of the cordon and did not dare to get closer to take a look.
Unexpectedly, not long after, a huge noise was heard inside the cordon. Not long after, passers-by watched helplessly as a burnt man suddenly ran out from the cordoned off tree-lined path!
Blackened and charred.
The man ran to the edge of the warning area and seemed to be tripped by the yellow polymer plastic belt. He was carried straight down and rolled several times on the steps until he rolled to the connecting platform and hit the concrete pier. When he bounced back, he left a sticky red and black mark on the pier.
The onlookers were in an uproar and retreated as far as possible. Some called the police, some called an ambulance, and some curious people bravely went closer to take a look. They were so disgusted by the creepy appearance of the fallen man that they vomited.
This was the scene Lian Gui saw when he arrived.
The team members quickly stepped forward to disperse the people around them. The crowd, who were still in shock, made way for them. Then they saw another uniformed person who was obviously a leader walk through them and squat down in front of the man on the ground.
Lian Gui, wearing gloves, first felt the other person's carotid artery, then felt his breathing. After a long time without feeling any changes, he looked at the other person's face.
It was burnt black, like charcoal after being burned, and the facial features could no longer be distinguished.
Not only the face, but also the other person's neck, hands, and even all the exposed skin have become like this.
In contrast, even though the man's body was covered in severe burns, his clothes were not torn at all, and even the dust on his body was from when he ran out, fell and rolled on the stairs.
Lian Gui reached into the other person's pocket, his gloves touching the unrecognizable skin of the other person's hand, leaving a piece of sticky, soft and rotten meat on his hands when he separated them. He ignored it and finally found the other person's ID and saw the name on the ID photo.
It was Xiao Wu who had talked to him on the walkie-talkie before.
The team member who came with him approached and saw the charred body on the ground. He was suddenly startled: "Boss..."
Lian Gui stood up and strode up the stairs.
The scene above was a mess.
Public security personnel in blue and white work clothes lay sprawled on the ground, in the grass, and under street lights.
There were police officers assigned by the City Bureau to provide assistance, as well as members of the investigation team he managed.
Around them, there were scattered guns, batons, and some devices that outsiders could not tell what they were. At the outermost place, there was a black machine that was half a person's height.
It was made by the supernatural investigation team based on past experience. According to the engineers who made it, it was developed to reduce and block the leakage of strange power and affect the environment on a large scale, allowing the public to get a glimpse of clues.
This is the first time it has been used, because the last large-scale supernatural case they received was two years ago, and the machine was made during these two years.
But once the power of heaven and earth collapses, human resistance still seems to be no more than an ant trying to shake a tree.
The team member who followed behind was stunned for a while, and suddenly rushed forward like crazy, but before he could run two steps, he was grabbed by the collar and pulled back by the person behind him.
He struggled desperately, but the force behind him was as heavy as a thousand pounds, clamping his arms tightly and restraining him under him.
Lian Gui used grappling moves and was very ruthless to hold the man down. His voice was as sharp as a knife: "What are you crazy about?"
The team member struggled to get free but failed. Suddenly, he relaxed as if he had lost all strength. When questioned, he suddenly raised his head: "They are lying there, can't you see?! Dalang, Kaige, Ye Zi, and Xiao Wu... They are all lying there!!"
Lian Gui gave his men a pause.
"They are all dead... all dead..." The young team member knelt on the rough gravel road, his body trembling nervously, his head tilted up, his eyes red as if they were about to bleed, "Why did this happen..."
He murmured, his vision blurred: "Why is this happening..."
It seems that everyone always asks why when faced with unnatural death.
This was not the first time that Lian Gui had seen death. In fact, because of the Divine Realm, he had witnessed deaths that were bloodier, more tragic, and more heartbreaking than this. He could not say that he was calm, but he definitely would not suffer a mental breakdown just because of this scene.
It was like he clearly saw with his own eyes the body of Xiao Wu, a team member he had worked with day and night, but he was still able to quickly calm himself down and rush over to check the situation.
Lian Guiyi couldn't find the words to comfort the other party, and the vague discussions from the people outside the cordon didn't allow him to dawdle. He took out his cell phone and dialed the number.
After receiving the call, the Municipal Bureau quickly notified nearby police officers, who drove over from all directions and re-cordoned the scene with police tape.
At the same time, an ambulance from the City Center Hospital arrived.
Lian Gui dragged the team member who exuded a decadent atmosphere to the side to prevent him from blocking the road, and called out to the doctor who was about to approach the corpse: "Don't go over there."
The doctor didn't understand.
Lian Gui instructed the surrounding police officers, "Don't go beyond the line where I'm standing now. Don't get too close. Find a way to use the police ropes and medical armored vehicles to transport them out."
The police officer was stunned: "But this is not very troublesome..."
The doctor continued: "Dragging the injured on the ground can easily cause secondary injuries."
Lian Gui did not explain, but simply said: "Do as I say. Also, do not let ordinary people enter the cordon area."
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Normally, Shi Yu would lie in his room in his apartment wrapped in a quilt for one to several hours before he could fall asleep when everything was quiet. But now, he was just a wall away from the busy Public Security Hall. After waking up from the shock, he fell into a light sleep again, and even his previous messy dream was miraculously connected.
Half asleep and half awake, he could clearly sense that he was in a dream, and the hazy mist was so fragile that he could disperse it with just a stretch of his hand.
The scene before his eyes became inexplicably chaotic, and the picture was bizarre. He pondered for a long time in the halo, and vaguely remembered that the part in the dream was what he saw when he passed by Yundu Pond before and he didn't remember it.
At that time, the children by the pool were pulled by the adults to learn some science, and then walked away one after the other. He did not chase them, and did not even stop for them. He just happened to hear a few words when he passed by and left directly, instead walking into another closed palace.
There was a man standing in the palace, wearing a long white robe that almost reached the ground.
Hearing the noise, the other person turned around in the chaotic light and shadow, but his facial features were blurry.
The clear part of the picture only goes up to this point, and the rest are meaningless, chopped-up spots of light that are completely indistinguishable.
Shi Yu didn't remember how long he slept. When he opened his eyes, he vaguely heard the noise outside the office.
As one of the personnel who stayed behind in the city bureau, Jing Shen did not expect that in just a few hours, the police officers he personally sent out to help deal with the strange power would be turned into charcoal. Before he could feel sad, the team members behind him who were familiar with the deceased were stimulated first: "What did you say?!"
Shi Yu sat up straight on the bench. He felt no solid ground under his feet, and his hands that were holding the wall felt weak. He grabbed the handle and turned the door to open the office.
The person outside the door has already gone through a whole series of mental journeys: “Are you kidding me?”, “How is this possible?”, “Why them?”, “No, I don’t accept it”, and “Woo”. At this moment, he is probably in the stage of doubting life and rebuilding his mental defenses.
Lian Gui was the first to notice the person standing at the door and subconsciously asked, "Are you awake?"
Shi Yu stood quietly against the wall and listened for a while, and roughly understood the reason for the mournful atmosphere on the corridor at the moment. He looked at the police officers who were rebuilding the Jingshen defense line, and then looked at the company leader who only had the doubtful team member left, and asked, "Are you still calm?"
Lian Gui was stunned: "Maybe...?"
"Your team members, as well as those absent police officers, are temporarily unable to show up due to an accident," Shi Yu stated bluntly, "or have they all died in the line of duty?"
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