196 Yongsheng Pharmaceutical Foundation (II)
◎Hold her waist◎
Zhu Ning saw Xu Meng, stepped forward, hugged her, and asked, "How are you?"
Xu Meng patted Zhu Ning on the back and said, "Not bad, there's no problem participating in the mission."
Zhu Ning was a little worried that Xu Meng would act stubbornly. If his injury had not healed, it would be too dangerous for him to enter the contaminated area.
She thought Xu Meng was a little weird before they met, but after meeting her, she found that she was no different from before.
Xu Meng: "Have you contacted Li Nianchuan?"
This time, just like the re-creation of the mechanical aquarium incident, the three-person cleaning team A70265 is still missing one person.
Zhu Ning: "No contact, I let him go a few days ago."
Zhu Ning was too busy to care about Li Nianchuan. If Li Nianchuan had listened to his advice and purchased the pass two days ago, he should have left Area 103 by now.
After all, passes were not so popular at that time and the port was not in chaos.
Xu Meng: "I'm still waiting for him to open a fish restaurant."
Zhu Ning originally wanted to say that after this was over, they would go to Li Nianchuan's place to eat fish together, but the words felt like a flag when he wanted to say them, so he said nothing.
Their hug was brief, as they were just chatting, so Xu Meng quickly let go. At the moment of separation, she held Zhu Ning's hand.
There was a hard object in Zhu Ning's palm, a very flat box, and Zhu Ning recognized it immediately.
Is this a human-machine joint device?
Zhu Ning had asked Xu Meng to find one for her before, and Xu Meng found one just two days later.
They didn't talk much about it. Zhu Ning quietly put away the human-machine joint device. She did have some questions to ask Prometheus.
Zhuang Lin clicked on his tablet, quickly skimming the report the technical department had just sent him. "Now that everyone's here, let me tell you what's going on here," he said.
Zhuang Lin glanced at the five-member team in front of him. When the cleaning center was in turmoil, their entry into the contaminated area was equivalent to entering another world.
When Zhu Ning stood in front of Zhuang Lin, he always had the illusion that he was listening to Fang Ying's report on the mechanical aquarium incident.
Zhuang Lin: "The building you are about to enter was originally called the Splendid International Hotel."
Zhu Ning raised his eyebrows when he heard the name. What a retro name, half Chinese and half Western, it sounds like a product of the last century.
As expected, Zhuang Lin continued, "This building has a history of 106 years. It existed before the High Wall Project was launched. It can be said that this building has witnessed the history of District 103. The hotel has changed hands many times. Old hotels like this are prone to strange incidents. There are 400 officially registered disappearances alone."
Cao Wei scoffed, "A haunted house?"
"More or less," Zhuang Lin said. "Of course, in our opinion, it might be a pollution incident."
"There are only 400 cases officially registered, and there are probably even more that are not."
Zhu Ning felt something was not right. If this place had been haunted for so long, how could it have gone unnoticed by the cleaning center?
Zhu Ning asked, "Were most of the dead fifth-class citizens?"
She remembered that the last time she came, Yongsheng Pharmaceutical was trying every possible way to find defective products.
Zhuang Lin nodded. "Three hundred of them are defective goods, and the rest are third- and fourth-class citizens."
Sure enough, if a first-class citizen had gone missing, this hotel would have been wiped out by now.
Are those people really missing?
What are they doing with the defective products? What does it have to do with the divine visitation?
"Because of the numerous reports, the cleaning center sent people to check several times, but no pollutants were detected and it was very quiet inside."
Xu Meng asked: "Isn't this a pollution incident?"
Zhuang Lin shook his head. "I'm not sure. Some things can fool the detection equipment. After all, this is in the city center, with a dense population. Later, the cleaning center simply set up a few pollution concentration monitoring devices nearby. As long as the pollution concentration exceeds the standard, the technical department will receive an immediate alert."
"The alarm never went off. Everything has been normal for all these years, until now."
This seemingly pollution-free hotel suddenly experienced a surge in pollution levels, reaching 270%.
Zhuang Lin continued to recount the hotel's history. "Because of the subsequent uproar, the hotel's business declined, and the former owner went bankrupt and liquidated. The hotel was auctioned off, and the Yongsheng Pharmaceutical Foundation bought it for an outrageously high price. Many people couldn't understand why they would spend so much money on a building with little commercial value."
Zhuang Lin didn't say how much the price was, but Zhu Ning guessed that there must be a lot of zeros at the end.
Zhuang Lin: "It was later renamed the New Century Hotel. Yongsheng often held official events here. The events seemed clean and unremarkable. Later, the hotel rooms were used by people from the foundation, which served as their internal base."
Zhu Ning knew that she had attended this event before. Someone had given a passionate speech, something like "Defective Products Stand Up". The content of the speech sounded particularly like mental pollution, far worse than Huo Wenxi's public speech.
Zhu Ning suddenly thought, if she had not been called away to participate in the aquarium mission that day, and she had stayed to participate in all the activities, would she have been arranged to stay in the hotel that day?
"Ever since Yongsheng Pharmaceutical took over, the cleanliness center has been kept impeccable on the surface. There's been no reason for us to enter and investigate, so we've been completely unaware of the situation inside," Zhuang Lin said. "Until today, when the pollution alarm was triggered, our personnel rushed over and, firstly, detected the pollution concentration. Secondly, the reconnaissance plane we sent in disappeared, with no report ever returning."
The technical department is more professional. They can send out machines to survey before entering, but the machines sent out this time have not returned yet.
Chu Ling: "So we don't know what's going on inside?"
Zhuang Lin nodded, "You can say that."
In the last mechanical aquarium incident, they obtained internal surveillance and detailed surveys from the technical department.
But this time we know nothing, not even the number of pollution sources.
Zhuang Lin: "For so many years, no news has been leaked. There was once a reporter named Wen Qianghong who went in to investigate, but he also disappeared."
There are investigative journalists in this world, and they are investigating the truth behind the deaths of low-level people.
Zhuang Lin: "It may be very chaotic inside. There are pollutants, humans who have just been contaminated, and possibly living people. Your task is to find clues. Everything else is out of the question."
This means that if they see survivors, they don't have to rescue them, as that is not their mission objective.
Zhuang Lin: "There are only two known ways to temporarily create an S-level contaminated area. The first is when a non-natural human creates their own contaminated area. The person who triggers it must possess at least an S-level mental capacity."
Zhuang Lin paused here and said, "You can treat it as Zhu Ning losing control and causing a contaminated area."
Zhu Ning: “…”
Zhu Ning is the only one with S-level spirit value in District 103, so this is indeed the case by analogy.
Zhuang Lin continued, "The second scenario is similar to Lin Xiaofeng's. They caused someone to collapse and then precisely detonated the explosives, creating contamination."
Zhu Ning felt uncomfortable when he heard Lin Xiaofeng's name, but he had to admit that this possibility was very high.
Zhuang Lin: "That's all we know. The rest depends on you. It's probably a trap, and the survival rate is probably low."
None of the five people present spoke. Since they had accepted the mission, they were mentally prepared to die.
Zhuang Lin: "You are a temporary team, but you have worked together before, so you have some basic knowledge. The person in charge of this operation is Zhu Ning."
The others had no objection, and Zhu Ning was the most suitable person to be the captain. She was the one who led the team at the Mechanical Oceanarium.
"Zhu Ning," Zhuang Lin said, "Next, I need you to decide whether to use the human-machine joint device for this activity. Just a reminder, while Prometheus' involvement can ensure the security of your communication channels, the procedures for using the human-machine joint device must be made public."
To prevent anyone from privately communicating with Prometheus, the official process must be used under the supervision of the technical department.
If used, it is equivalent to directly disclosing the task process, and their images will be transmitted to the large screen of the technical department for everyone to see.
Zhu Ning: "I thought this was a secret mission."
If the camera is made public and all permissions are enabled, it will be impossible for Zhu Ning to enter the S-level contaminated area secretly. She must use her ability.
This mission will become a kind of open performance, and under the watchful eyes of the public, Zhu Ning will easily get into trouble.
But Huo Wenxi let Zhu Ning make the choice, and Zhu Ning asked, "Is this what Huo Wenxi meant?"
Zhuang Lin: "Yes."
Zhu Ning thought for a moment and asked, "Will it be beneficial to Huo Wenxi's situation?"
"Maybe," Zhuang Lin said, "Team Leader Huo will let you decide."
Sure enough, if Huo Wenxi had considered making it public, this incident might have helped Huo Wenxi himself.
Huo Wenxi's special ability is intuition, and she has some considerations that Zhu Ning could not imagine.
Now that Huo Wenxi herself was imprisoned, this mission was a bargaining chip of sorts, allowing her commander to regain the initiative in the chaotic situation.
Xu Meng had been silent the whole time, but now he couldn't help but say, "Zhu Ning..."
Xu Meng has already found the device for Zhu Ning. If he wants to talk to Prometheus, Zhu Ning doesn't need to agree.
Zhu Ning: "I accept."
It's not good for Zhu Ning, but it's good for Huo Wenxi, so she can accept it.
Zhuang Lin didn't expect Zhu Ning to agree so quickly. Zhu Ning now seemed like he was walking on a tightrope on the edge of a cliff, and was about to reveal all his cards.
Xu Meng lowered his voice and asked, "Are you looking for death?"
Xu Meng didn't understand the relationship between Zhu Ning and Huo Wenxi, he just felt that Zhu Ning was too optimistic about his situation.
Even if she managed to escape the contaminated area alive, she would still face suspicion and pursuit.
Zhu Ning asked, "Do you mind?"
Xu Meng: "I didn't, but you..."
Zhu Ning: "Not even a few days left."
Death is inevitable, sooner or later. Zhu Ning has always been very open-minded about this.
Xu Meng was speechless and asked, "Who is the person in charge of the highest level of action?"
Xu Meng asked a very critical question. If Prometheus is connected, the person in charge can order artificial intelligence to take over the body when necessary.
The highest person in charge last time was Xuan Qing, which meant that their lives were in Xuan Qing's hands.
Who is responsible this time?
Zhuang Lin: "Theoretically, it's Team Leader Huo, but he's unable to exercise that authority right now. This time, Prometheus only has supervisory authority, not command. You are the highest responsible person, and you can decide for yourself whether to hand over that authority."
It's a relatively free choice.
Zhuang Lin distributed human-machine joint devices. These devices were specially registered and each one was extremely valuable.
Zhu Ning had always wanted one but couldn't find a way to get it. Now he has two at once, one in his pocket and one in his hand.
It was also a black velvet box, with Zhu Ning's name and employee number written on the back.
The blue ring lay in the box, and the tiny hyphae on the back were wriggling, as if they couldn't wait to penetrate into someone's brain and control the nerves.
The first generation Zhu Ning once used a second-hand device, which almost drove him insane. This should be Zhu Ning's third time using Prometheus.
No matter how many times I use it, I feel uncomfortable because it is too close to the human brain, especially since this thing may be a pollutant.
Zhu Ning took off his helmet and placed the blue ring on his temples. The soft hyphae attached to the surface of his temples, followed by the snow-white hyphae that penetrated.
Buzz——
She connected with something and her brain suddenly trembled.
But the tremor quickly died away, as if someone had tapped a tall glass lightly with a fork.
This time her response to the access was gentle, probably because Prometheus made no attempt to control the nerves.
【Voice package implantation completed】
[The identity of the cleaner Zhu Ning has been confirmed.]
[I am Prometheus, the inspector for this event, and I am dedicated to serving you.]
Zhu Ning heard the cold and low voice of Prometheus. It was a magical scene. This artificial intelligence assisted Zhu Ning in completing the restart, just like a fire thief stealing fire, but the relationship between them was not like that of allies.
Zhu Ning still remembers that the first generation told him not to trust him. What was Prometheus's motive?
It can't be that he really stole fire for mankind, right?
He dared to call himself the fire thief, but Zhu Ning did not dare to call himself the fire starter.
[For this mission, I only have supervisory authority, ensuring communication security. I have no authority to take over any employee's body without orders from superiors.]
[High concentrations of contamination are present within the contaminated area, reaching a maximum of 270%. The cause of the contamination is unknown. Technical assessment has determined it to be a Class S contaminated area, covering an area of 50,000 cubic meters. Due to insufficient information, an accurate mortality rate cannot be calculated. I will now enter monitoring mode. Good luck to everyone.]
Prometheus didn't say anything after that and obediently entered the monitoring state. Zhu Ning moved his neck and adapted to the fact that the other party was in his brain.
The system didn't seem to react in any special way this time.
Zhu Ning put on the helmet. She knew that her camera had been synchronized and could be seen by the entire cleaning center's technical department.
Everyone packed up their equipment, and this time it was a team of four witchers and a doctor.
Zhu Ning took the lead and made a gesture to indicate that she was ready.
Zhuang Lin nodded: "I've always been here."
When Huo Wenxi is not around, Zhuang Lin will cover for Zhu Ning. He will keep his promise and Zhu Ning trusts him.
The logistics staff opened the door and watched them enter the hotel.
Zhu Ning was the first one to go in. She had been here once two months ago. At that time, the hotel was clean. Now it was dead silent, as if it had been abandoned for many years. There were broken glass and dust on the ground.
The strangest thing was that there were brown bloodstains on the wall and many old bloodstains on the floor.
There are many clocks hanging above the check-in area in the lobby. In Zhu Ning's era, they were usually world clocks, pointing to different times in each time zone.
In this world, the time zones that should point to different survivor bases are now all pointing to the number 4, and it is unclear whether it is four in the morning or four in the afternoon.
There are gray and black lines inside the hotel lobby, which is the background color of the polluted area.
As soon as Zhu Ning came in, the system mechanism was triggered.
bite--
[You have started the side quest, New Century Hotel. The mission goal is to successfully purify the area. The current purification progress is 0%. Please keep up the good work.]
The system assigned her tasks, but she could not choose side quests and could only passively accept them.
There was no one in the hotel lobby. They were the only uninvited guests in the entire building. It might be that the contaminated area had not been fully activated yet.
Chu Ling held a gun in her hand. She had just stepped on a piece of broken glass and asked, "It just became a contaminated area this morning. Why does it look so old?"
Cao Wei: "I have no idea what's going on here. Hey, Captain, what do we do next?"
Zhu Ning didn't answer the question, but asked first: "Why did you participate in the mission?"
These people were not officially dispatched, but registered on their own initiative. Zhu Ning wanted to know what the situation was with these people.
Cao Wei: "When a teammate dies, we have to find out why, right?"
Chu Ling: “Same.”
Although they didn't know what the Resurrection Society was going to do, the Grey Eagles had a grudge against them. Cao Wei and Chu Ling had just attended their teammate's funeral.
Huo Wenxi said that the end of the world is coming and this crappy District 103 will be destroyed in five days. Their teammates died inexplicably just because of a word from Bao Ruiming.
Even if Chu Ling and Cao Wei died here today, it would be worth it as long as they knew the truth.
When Zhu Ning heard this, his first reaction was to go see Xu Meng. The relationship between the demon hunters was like that of family, and Xu Meng should have come for the same reason.
After Chu Ling finished speaking, it was Xu Meng's turn. She said, "I used to be a demon hunter."
Zhu Ning has already made this operation public. At this point, Xu Meng's identity cannot be hidden for long.
Chu Ling and Cao Wei looked at her together. No wonder their team of cleaners was so unusual, hiding two big bosses. It turned out that only Li Nianchuan was a real cleaner.
Zhu Ning was a little surprised by Xu Meng's next words. Xu Meng said slowly, "A colleague of mine who was investigating Yongsheng Pharmaceuticals died."
Chu Ling and Cao Wei were both stunned, and then expressed their understanding. Xu Meng's purpose in coming in was the same as that of the Grey Eagle team.
Chu Ling even patted Xu Meng's shoulder as a kind of comfort.
Zhu Ning immediately realized that Xu Meng was not saying this to them, and it would be easy for her to fool them if she wanted to.
Xu Meng spoke slowly in front of the camera, speaking to the center, or in other words, to Cheng Mofei's superiors.
The time has come for them to fall out.
Xu Meng: "This is the location of his mission investigation."
This time, Zhu Ning frowned. Cheng Mofei had been here before? Were they following in Cheng Mofei's footsteps?
That’s right, Cheng Mofei is an undercover agent inside Yongsheng Pharmaceutical. In the entire District 103, the Foundation is the biggest suspect.
Zhu Ning guessed that Xu Meng had remembered the password and had read the remaining half of the report, but she didn't share it with him.
Why?
Because the content is not good for Zhu Ning? Or is it not suitable for Zhu Ning to read?
Zhu Ning asked Xu Meng to open the bracelet and tell her the contents, without setting a time limit, and told her to share it as soon as possible. Xu Meng selfishly wanted to keep it secret for a few more days, so it was okay.
Zhu Ning didn't feel betrayed. If she and Cheng Mofei were put in front of Xu Meng, Cheng Mofei would be the first choice.
Zhu Ning had originally lost interest in Cheng Mofei's investigation report, thinking it didn't matter whether it existed or not, but after seeing Xu Meng's reaction, he became interested instead.
Unfortunately, she couldn't ask under the camera and could only wait for the mission to be over.
Xu Meng's words were so explosive that no one responded. Xu Meng asked, "What about Doctor Fu?"
Everyone explained the purpose of their visit, except Dr. Fu.
Doctor Fu was a little nervous. He was not used to wearing protective clothing. He wanted to wipe the sweat off his face, but when he raised his hand, he only touched his helmet.
Doctor Fu: "I want to know how the pollutants are awakened."
Zhu Ning followed up by asking, "Do you have any guesses?"
"My guess," Doctor Fu said, unsure of his own guess, "is that there's so much contamination underground, and it's been so quiet all this time. This thing is either dormant or unconscious. It doesn't necessarily possess intelligence or spirit."
Huo Wenxi did not make public the video footage of the outside investigation team for fear of causing secondary pollution. Dr. Fu only made inferences based on Huo Wenxi's description.
It's a monster, it's not even the same species as humans.
Doctor Fu was most familiar with Zhu Ning, and he looked at Zhu Ning as he spoke. "Our world is built on the basis of spiritual value. I guess if they want to achieve the so-called divine descent, they must start with spiritual value."
A polluter must be mentally broken or have some strong emotions in order to become a polluter.
How can a monster without intelligence have any emotions to break down?
Cao Wei was curious when he heard this. "You mean, they created a pollution source here?"
Doctor Fu: "I don't know. I have no evidence. I'm just too curious."
Ever since the news of the unnatural human was revealed, Dr. Fu has been following up on the case. The first thing he thought of was the foreign object in Zhu Ning's brain.
Later, when Huo Wenxi said there was a huge amount of pollutants underground, his curiosity was aroused to the peak.
If he could solve this secret, his death would be worth it.
I wish you all to listen quietly. It’s similar to your idea, but I don’t know what the specific form is.
Only Dr. Fu knew that there was a foreign object in her brain, but he has not revealed it to anyone until now. This man is actually quite reliable.
Zhu Ning glanced at the hotel lobby and said, "I've been here before. The second floor is the conference room. The Eternal Life Pharmaceutical Foundation used to hold their meeting upstairs."
Zhu Ning fully realized information sharing and did not hide anything.
Fortunately, Chu Ling and Cao Wei didn't ask Zhu Ning what he was doing there.
Zhu Ning: "The hotel is large, so let's split into two teams. One team will search the upper floors, and the other team will go down. There's definitely something underground."
Such a huge building usually has a basement, and Zhu Ning has seen from Li Xin and the videotape that the deeper the dig, the closer to the pollutants.
Chu Ling and Cao Wei are from the same team, so they are naturally in the same group.
Zhu Ning chose to be in the same group with Doctor Fu. This doctor was too weak. He would probably die slower if he stayed with Zhu Ning.
Zhu Ning asked, "Captain, who are you with?"
There are five people in total, and there is one extra person in the two-person team. Under normal circumstances, Zhu Ning would have agreed that Xu Meng would go with him, but now Zhu Ning is not sure.
Xu Meng didn't hesitate: "With you."
Okay, although I don’t know what happened to Xu Meng, but so far, the two of them are still teammates.
Zhu Ning: "In a contaminated area, you have to do what's logical. There are many identities you can choose from here: guests staying at the hotel, people attending the seminar, hotel staff, and even the investigative reporter who disappeared earlier."
Zhu Ning took a closer look and found that the composition of the members in this polluted area was very complex.
Zhu Ning: "You can choose the appropriate identities. Cao Wei and Chu Ling will go downstairs to see if there is a new entrance. The three of us will go upstairs and look for clues in other rooms."
Zhu Ning: "The goal of the operation is to find the truth behind the divine descent. Avoid violence and destruction whenever possible. Follow the logic of the contaminated area."
She paused, feeling a little uncomfortable as she hadn't been under the supervision of a cleaning center for a long time.
Zhu Ning: "I will do my best to ensure your safety. If there is any danger, do not act recklessly. Retreat immediately. I will carry out the blast."
Zhu Ning still has two bombs left in her hand. She has blown up three buildings before, but the problem is that she is immune to bombs while others are not.
Chu Ling was curious and asked, "You have heavy explosives on you?"
Wouldn't it be courting death to dare to explode directly? Everyone would be buried in this explosion.
Zhu Ning found it difficult to explain. Xu Meng said, "You can trust her."
Xu Meng had witnessed Zhu Ning blowing up the building with her own eyes, and it was she who rescued Zhu Ning from the rubble last time.
Zhu Ning's ability to cause destruction is rare even for Xu Meng, who has been a demon hunter for so long.
Chu Ling: “?”
Although I don’t know what it means exactly, I feel safe for some reason?
The five people were divided into two teams, relying on Prometheus for communication. They were all professional demon hunters, very efficient, and had already dispersed.
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Clean the center lobby.
The screen flickered, and Prometheus sent the signal back to the center.
The technician debugged it and said, "There's about a five-minute signal delay."
The footage they get is not real-time.
The big screen is divided into ten grids, and the perspectives of each person's helmet's internal view and the external camera are spliced together, and five faces fill the entire screen.
There were many people coming to watch this time. Xuan Qing still stood in the main seat, and next to her was Lu Qiqin from the technical department.
Unlike last time, Xie Jiazu, the head of the cleaning department who had never left the house, also came.
The three major departments of the cleaning center were all present, surrounded by many cleaning center employees.
Today, the cleaning center has only one-fifth of its usual staff. After a public speech at Huo Wenxi, a large number of people immediately left the center in an attempt to find a new way out.
There is still one-fifth left. Among this small group of people, some do not have passes, while others are inspired by Huo Wenxi's words and volunteer to stay to fight against pollution in the entire area.
Huo Wenxi must have known in advance that she would be arrested, so she issued the task before she was detained.
"A temporary investigation team?" The technician was looking at the task registration form, which showed the name of this team. The entire procedure was surprisingly in compliance with regulations.
The task force registered five people and applied for five human-machine joint devices, and Prometheus obtained the supervisory authority.
The technical department will be broadcasted at the same time as the mission is launched.
The news quickly spread, and the cleaning center seemed to be paralyzed, with more and more people gathering in the hall.
Someone whispered, "Zhu Ning again?"
How dare she enter the contaminated area at this critical moment?
Zhu Ning's reputation has plummeted in the past two days. I feel uncomfortable seeing her anymore. I want to use a magnifying glass to watch her every move, always wanting to find some details to prove that this person is a devil.
Zhu Ning was very calm. She quickly divided the team and gave orders.
On the screen, Zhu Ning took Dr. Fu and Xu Meng to the second floor. There was an obstacle in the corridor. A piece of the ceiling collapsed, and the ventilation duct above it fell down.
The entrance and exit were blocked. Zhu Ning raised his hand lightly, and the obstacle was easily moved away like a crushed can.
It only took ten seconds from start to finish, and it was extremely easy for her.
Someone asked, "Is Zhu Ning a metal-type mutant?"
"But she's not registered," someone replied, "Who does she belong to?"
All of Zhu Ning's guesses were correct. Once she appeared in the public eye, she would definitely arouse new suspicions.
Xuan Qing watched in front of the screen and found that Zhu Ning was indeed the metal-type mutant she was looking for.
She had guessed this before, so she was not surprised at this moment. Instead, the action itself made her more interested.
Lu Qiqin lowered his voice and asked, "What is Huo Wenxi doing?"
Xuan Qing narrowed his eyes: "Open the investigation process."
Previously, Huo Wenxi conducted investigations alone and they could only receive the results of the investigations. This time, the entire investigation process was directly announced.
This step is very risky. If the relevant truth can be found, it can be inspiring.
Of course, if she fails, Huo Wenxi herself will be humiliated, although based on Xuanqing's understanding of her, Huo Wenxi should not have much reaction.
She is a member of the Huo family, and she can remain calm even when faced with a crushing defeat.
Lu Qiqin asked, "What sect are you from?"
Find the source of pollution or level it violently?
Xuan Qing did not answer this question, but just smiled without saying anything. She still has the command of the combat department. The people she brought with her and most of the demon hunters in the center obey her orders.
She is an absolute believer in violent bulldozing.
If Huo Wenxi's mission fails this time, Xuan Qing will find ways to take over control of the center.
Heroes emerge in troubled times. Now is the best time for power transfer. Xuan Qing did not withdraw for this moment.
As for Xie Jiazu, who was beside Xuan Qing, he no longer cared about the content of the mission since he saw Xu Meng appear on the screen.
He had been observing Xuan Qing and Lu Qiqin's expressions.
When Xu Meng said he was a demon hunter, most employees looked confused. The Cheetah Team was nine years ago and few people had heard of it.
But when Xuan Qing and Lu Qiqin heard Xu Meng speak, their expressions were obviously not right.
Xuan Qing frowned, then quickly relaxed his brows.
Lu Qiqin was originally in a chest-crossing posture, and his right hand unconsciously tightened.
Which of these two people had connection with Cheng Mofei back then?
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Bang--!
Zhu Ning used metal manipulation to lift up the obstacles. There were too many miscellaneous things in the passage.
Doctor Fu behind him was trembling with fear. As a weak doctor who couldn't even lift a finger, he was afraid that Zhu Ning would hit him.
Xu Meng frowned from behind: "Are you just throwing in the towel?"
Zhu Ning had no intention of concealing her strength; she traveled as fast as she could.
Zhu Ning: "It's the same, Captain."
Zhu Ning's words were full of thorns, and so was Xu Meng. She also did not hide her strength and even exposed her identity.
Zhu Ning and Xu Meng are in just as much danger after they go out.
Doctor Fu followed behind him tremblingly. His mental state was not high, just an average level. He felt obviously depressed after coming in.
The ventilation duct above was completely collapsed, as if a monster was coming out of the vent, or as if someone deliberately pulled it down to prevent outsiders from entering.
The rooms on both sides were even stranger, with all the doors ajar.
In general hotels, the room doors are either locked or kept open even when cleaning.
But the doors of the rooms here are all ajar, leaving a gap of about two fingers.
It was as if a door was left open for some strange creature.
The conference room for the foundation's speeches was at the end of the corridor. It could have been reached directly from the stairs on the right, but there was a red brick wall there, completely blocking the way, so the only way was to go around it from this side.
Suddenly, Zhu Ning stopped moving and gestured behind her.
Doctor Fu stopped immediately. Zhu Ning said, "Listen."
Rustling——
Suddenly, there was a rustling sound from upstairs of the deserted hotel, as if someone was running upstairs.
clatter--
The footsteps stopped, and right above the three of them, the thing stopped.
Doctor Fu's whole body was stiff, not daring to move, not even to breathe loudly. He looked up at the ceiling. It was only a few seconds, but it seemed as long as a lifetime.
There was cold sweat on his forehead, and Dr. Fu's mind was full of one thought: there was something above his head.
Zhu Ning and Xu Meng had already reached for the gun handles. If the monsters above attacked, they would react immediately.
Suddenly, something above moved, as if rubbing against the floor, making a sharp sound. Zhu Ning had already pulled out his gun.
The footsteps continued to sound, but the sound was getting farther and farther away. Was it gone?
A minute later, the footsteps completely disappeared. Doctor Fu asked in a low voice, "Is there anyone upstairs?"
If there were someone, who was it? A survivor? But why would the survivor stop so suddenly?
It was as if some creature was hovering above them, as if... observing them from above.
Zhu Ning shook her head slightly. She listened again for a moment. There was no other movement. Perhaps it didn't violate the logic of the contaminated area, so it didn't trigger. She said softly, "Keep going."
The three continued forward and soon reached the end.
At the end is the conference room. Many hotels have this structure. The second floor is a banquet hall or conference room, which is specially used for companies or institutions to hold events.
There was a sign hanging at the door, saying "Eternal Life Pharmaceutical Foundation Information Session", and there was a table with a sign-in sheet on it.
This time, Zhu Ning saw people at the door, or to be more precise, pollutants.
A man and a woman were standing at the door of the conference room. They were wearing white uniforms and their facial features were sewn together with thread, as if they had been separated with a knife and then sewn together with fishing line.
Dr. Fu had rarely been to contaminated areas, and he felt a chill down his spine at the first glance. The receptionist's smile seemed stitched onto his face, as if a soul was trapped inside.
Next to the table was a sign that read: "Yongsheng Pharmaceuticals, change your genes, create your future."
Zhu Ning hadn't read this sentence for a long time. He had been chasing Yongsheng Pharmaceutical, but his attention was attracted by the truth of his own death. He didn't expect to return to the starting point.
There was very detailed information on the sign-in sheet. There were probably more than a thousand people on it. Zhu Ning took a quick look and found that almost all of them were fourth- and fifth-class citizens.
There was a piece of paper taped to the door, with someone scribbling on it:
1. No loud noises allowed
2. Only one person is allowed to enter at a time
There was no such rule last time. The two receptionists outside who were stitching human skin were looking at Zhu Ning with a smile.
Zhu Ning: "Let me go in first."
She is in high spirits and brave, and can immediately find any clues. Letting Doctor Fu in is tantamount to seeking death.
Xu Meng asked Zhu Ning to be careful, and Dr. Fu had no objection at all.
Zhu Ning gripped the door handle, and there was a sound of someone in the conference room, as if this was either a polluted area or an ordinary hotel.
With a click—
After the door was opened, Zhu Ning frowned instinctively. The light inside became dimmer, and a faint red light was emitting from the podium.
Zhu Ning overreacted a bit when he saw the red light, and only after a closer look did he realize that it was a red light.
There was no one inside.
There was no one giving a speech and no one listening, so where did the voice she just heard come from?
When Zhu Ning walked in, she felt like she was revisiting an old place. She even remembered where Xu Meng was sitting at that time.
What are you going to do after you come in?
What would have happened to Zhu Ning if she hadn't left the briefing that day?
Zhu Ning picked a chair and sat down. As soon as she sat down, she felt that the chair was very strange. It was very soft and emitted a faint warmth, very close to human body temperature.
In the empty conference room, Zhu Ningjing sat quietly. Time passed by and nothing happened. She was about to get up and walk outside to tell Xu Meng that she had no clues.
Just as she tried to get up, she suddenly felt a tightness around her waist, and a pair of pale arms came out from the back of the chair and hugged her waist tightly.
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