Chapter 99: Wu Ling
After resting, we set off again.
Just as Fan Buqiu said, it was indeed much safer during the day. Although it was still eerily quiet and the weather was gloomy, the fog was thin and we didn't encounter any monsters along the way.
After walking for a while, I suddenly remembered why I felt this place was very strange yesterday. Apart from being extremely quiet, there were hardly any red threads to be seen here. Occasionally, I saw some, but they had long lost their activity.
But in other places, red silk is very active.
In other words, for some reason, the red threads failed to completely contaminate this place. Judging from the small amount of inactivated red threads, it can at least be seen that this thing once spread here, but failed for some reason.
This is not good news. Hongsi is an abnormal unit, and it is an abnormal unit that even the Investigation Bureau cannot effectively contain.
The only thing that can prevent this kind of thing from multiplying and spreading is that there is an organization or force more powerful than the Investigation Bureau suppressing it.
Or maybe this place is so weird that even Hongsi is afraid of it.
The latter seems more likely.
I shifted my gaze to Fan Buqiu again. He was walking in front, leading the way. Chen Yubing was still testing him, asking questions from time to time that seemed insignificant but could easily lead to traps.
I listened carefully from behind, but I still couldn't hear anything unusual from their conversation.
At the same time, the feeling of irritability and uneasiness from yesterday still lingers in my heart.
It seems like I've always had this feeling since I came to this city.
The Morse code, which only I can hear, is still ringing faintly in my ears. It has been ringing like this since last night.
But apart from the sentences "It's looking for me" and "Darkness is safe, light is dangerous", the frequencies that followed were like garbled codes and could not be combined into effective information.
It's like a computer being hacked.
Seeing that I hadn't spoken for a long time, Jiang Wang started communicating with Lin Hanning.
I was walking and lost in thought when I suddenly heard a slight noise. The high-pressure environment kept me in a state of stress at all times. When I heard the noise, I drew my sword and engaged in a brief confrontation with a dark shadow.
The next second, the black shadow flashed by and disappeared.
It all happened so fast that the people next to me didn't react.
"What just passed by?" Jiang Wang immediately became alert, and Lin Hanning subconsciously tensed up and wanted to open the shield.
"It's Wu Ling." Fan Buqiu frowned.
"Mist spirits are a new type of anomalous unit that recently appeared here. They are extremely fast and have no fixed physical form. They usually take the form of mist, but they have their own intelligence. They like to transform their characteristics into human form and have an aggressive tendency towards all living things."
While Fan Buqiu was explaining, Chen Yubing took out the communication equipment used in the Investigation Bureau to search for information within the bureau.
Although I didn't see what was written on the screen of her device, judging from her appearance, she probably searched for this thing in the database.
"The first time fog spirits appeared was when our branch was still in operation, and we had already recorded them."
No wonder it is a newly emerged abnormal unit, but it can be found in the database.
"Is the incident at the branch related to it?" I asked.
Fan Buqiu shook his head and said, "I'm not sure, but I don't think so. Besides its speed, it's not impossible to solve the problem."
"It can be found wherever there's fog. If you place it in a fog-free environment, its speed and attack power will be weakened. This fog can be anything; whether it's smog, mist formed by water vapor, or man-made smoke and dust, it's a favorite place."
Fan Buqiu is worthy of being a senior investigator of the Investigation Bureau. His explanation is very professional and easy to understand.
But I still have a question.
There are also different degrees of fog in other places, and these fogs have never dissipated. They just cover the sky during the day.
In the evening, a new mist will rise from the ground.
And judging from what happened last night, the fog here is not the same as the ones we encountered before.
"You said the incident at the branch office was highly unlikely to have anything to do with him, but this type of monster hasn't appeared anywhere else. It seems to be only here. Doesn't that mean the fog here is very special?"
"It's very special. The fog here doesn't seem to be caused by the red silk. And you should have discovered that there are no living red silk here." Fan Buqiu's expression became serious and he continued.
"Not only that, there used to be a strange fragrance here at night that would make people lose themselves in dreams. But one day, the fragrance disappeared, and the incident at the Investigation Bureau happened not long after the fragrance disappeared."
"So I guess the source of contamination from the anomalous units here is different from other places."
Although I don't trust Fan Buqiu, he and I have the same idea on this matter.
Obviously Chen Yubing also agreed with this speculation.
"No matter what, let's go to the destination first. It's only relatively safe during the day, but not absolutely safe. We can't delay." Fan Buqiu said in a deep voice.
We had no objection to this, and we all quickened our pace.
As I walked, I quickened my pace without leaving any trace and came to Chen Yubing and held her hand.
He drew a question mark on her palm with his finger, then glanced vaguely in Fan Buqiu's direction.
Chen Yubing immediately understood and shook his head imperceptibly.
What I just meant was, "What do you think of him?"
Chen Yubing's answer to me was: "Nothing unusual."
To be honest, Chen Yubing and I took turns testing him many times along the way, but his performance was flawless and there was nothing wrong with his behavior or language.
Chen Yubing and I both wondered if it was because we were too nervous.
But I don’t think such suspicion would be unfair to Fan Buqiu. It’s always good to be more careful.
It was because I trusted An Xiaowei that I was almost killed by her.
Even if Fan Buqiu really has no problems, the most I can do is to feel more at ease when acting with him, that's all.
After walking for about half an hour, we finally arrived at the outskirts of the target of this operation - Tiannan City Investigation Bureau.
Although we are only three kilometers away from this destination, the road here is severely damaged, and there are broken walls and ruins everywhere.
If it weren't for Fan Buqiu leading the way, we would probably have to spend a lot more effort.
Seeing the five-story building in front of me, I poked Chen Yubing beside me and signaled her to contact the higher-ups, then I pushed open the door of the Investigation Bureau.
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