Zhang Shouquan walked calmly with more than a dozen members of the Xunzhou Bureau.

He looked at the long mountain road ahead and couldn't help falling into deep thought.

A few months ago, facing the unknown truth, facing the behemoth.

The top leaders felt an unprecedented shock, and their worldview was impacted.

Therefore, Zhang Shouquan, who was about to retire to enjoy life, was entrusted with an important task and became the director of Xun Zhou Bureau. He gathered a lot of resources and elites, just to find out the mysterious supernatural organization that has been hidden behind human history.

However, after such a long time, there has been no results in the investigation across China.

After all, they had no clue.

We can only use the reason of strengthening anti-feudalism to launch a series of high-intensity investigations and follow up on any incidents that may involve supernatural forces.

However, the result was obviously nothing.

Apart from the Axe Valley and the giant beast, they seemed to find no trace of the existence of Eternal Day, but only a bunch of charlatans who were deceiving others.

It seemed as if everything that happened at the beginning was just a dream, an unattainable dream.

However, Zhang Shouquan knew it was not a dream.

He had seen the jade with his own eyes.

The words [Yong Zhou sealed the monster here in the first year of Xuande] are engraved on it, and the strange symbols can be inexplicably understood.

This evidence is still retained by the Xunzhou Bureau.

Whenever Xun Zhou's work hit a meaningless dead end, he would take another look at the jade to arouse his fighting spirit.

Now, he has come to Mount Tai with a team consisting of a group of talents including special forces members, history experts, ancient character research scholars, etc.

Mount Tai, also known as Daishan, Daizong, Daiyue, Dongyue and Taiyue, is one of the Five Great Mountains and is known as "the first of the Five Great Mountains" and "the best mountain in the world".

Mount Tai has been with the Chinese civilization for five thousand years. It symbolizes the prosperity of the country and the survival of the nation, and carries rich geographical, historical and cultural connotations. It was regarded by the ancients as a paradise "directly leading to the throne of the emperor". It has become a sacred mountain worshipped by the people and offered sacrifices by the emperors. There is a saying that "When Mount Tai is safe, the four seas are safe."

Zhang Shouquan believes that if there really existed such a mysterious supernatural organization hidden behind human history in the history of China and even the world.

Then perhaps we can find some clues in Mount Tai, a place that carries so much special meaning.

With the green light from the state, the expert team of Xunzhou Bureau has shifted the focus of the organization's research to the study of cultural relics and ancient books related to Mount Tai.

He personally led a team to conduct a field investigation on Mount Tai.

If this trip to Mount Tai still yields nothing, then this search for the sun that consumed and occupied a great deal of manpower and material resources will certainly not be easy.

It is impossible for the country to continue to provide resources for the Xunzhou Bureau to play freely. After all, it is not wise to invest too much energy in a field that has no direction.

With so many resources, even if it's just a splash, it should be able to make a sound.

It's not that the top management doesn't have a long-term vision, but the existence of the Xunzhou Bureau consumes too many resources. The bloated powers and resources cannot come out of thin air, and will naturally squeeze out the needs in other areas.

In the future, even if the Xunzhou Bureau is not abolished because of the existence of the giant beast and the jade as irrefutable evidence, the Xunzhou Bureau's usual funding and authority will still be manipulated. The reduction of authority and resources is almost visible to the naked eye.

I won't say that the reduction will be very severe, but it will have to be reduced to a certain extent.

Such dispersion of power is inevitable before the ultimate perfect social form is achieved.

As he thought, Zhang Shouquan's calm expression gradually became solemn.

If we can’t produce results now, then we may not be able to produce them in the future.

He fell silent.

Looking at the accompanying team carefully examining every tree and blade of grass around them, Zhang Shouquan thought about how he would find Eternal Day in the future.

If such a supernatural organization that has been hidden for who knows how many years does not want to be known, perhaps he really has no way to continue investigating...

"boom!"

A loud noise suddenly interrupted Zhang Shouquan's thoughts.

Then there was a shaking that suddenly appeared and stopped.

He looked at it in horror.

There was nothing unusual around him, and he had no idea what was happening in the distance.

However, a feeling of sadness welled up in his heart.

This made him feel a little dazed.

This kind of sadness is hard to describe. It's as if something important once existed but is now gone.

A wet feeling passed down my cheeks.

Zhang Shouquan reached out his hand in a daze, tears streaming down his face.

These are tears that fell without knowing when.

The silence did not last long, and Zhang Shouquan tried hard to recover from his sadness.

Looking around, he saw that all the members who had accompanied him were standing there in a daze, immersed in the same unspeakable sadness as he was just now, with tears also streaming down their cheeks.

There was a flash of horror in Zhang Shouquan's eyes, but also a hint of excitement.

This is undoubtedly the extraordinary power!

After waking up a companion and asking him to continue waking up the others, Zhang Shouquan immediately turned on the communication device and began to use the authority of the Xunzhou Bureau.

In response to Zhang Shouquan's order, countless monitoring agencies began to mobilize the monitoring data on Taishan's hydrology, geology and other conditions.

Two high-precision satellites were also mobilized to monitor any movement in Mount Tai in real time.

The nearest troops and long-range fire support in the surrounding area began to stand by to prevent the appearance of giant beasts like the one in the Tianshu Mountains again.

As for tourists from Mount Tai, they were turned away by the Xunzhou Bureau on the grounds that the Mount Tai tourist area had been temporarily closed to external business before they entered the site for investigation.

The few staff members who still remained at the Mount Tai scenic area were also arranged to evacuate and sign confidentiality agreements through a series of phone calls from Zhang Shouquan.

Sitting on the mountain road, Zhang Shouquan waited anxiously for news.

Currently, he was just on the mountain road, not understanding what was going on with the loud noise, the vibration, and the inexplicable sadness just now.

There was nothing unusual about the scene within the limited field of vision.

He needs more support.

Soon, Zhang Shouquan's device gradually received summary messages.

Extremely abnormal seismic fluctuations spread from a place 20 kilometers north of him, covering an area of ​​about 50 kilometers in radius.

Why is this type of earthquake fluctuation extremely abnormal? Because the focal depth of normal earthquake fluctuations is generally not low, but this Taishan earthquake is no longer shallow. The depth of only a few kilometers can almost be said to be the focal point on the surface.

You have to know that earthquakes are caused by the movement of crustal plates, and the movement of crustal plates occurs on such a surface.

In addition, the people who were inexplicably sad and crying were consistent with the range covered by this surface earthquake, and there was nothing unusual after going beyond the range.

And in the satellite monitoring screen, a huge gap appeared at the epicenter 20 kilometers north of him.

It was an unreal abyss that tore a dark hole in the earth.

Moreover, this gap is still expanding.

The land and trees seemed to be being swallowed by a bottomless black hole.

The colorful ground was constantly torn apart by a pure black hole, and the black color gradually covered large areas of land.

Zhang Shouquan felt waves of chills and fear just by looking at the ever-expanding black hole.

What is this thing? What will happen if it continues to expand? !

The darkness that seemed to be able to swallow up the world occupied Zhang Shouquan's entire vision.

Swallowing, Zhang Shouquan tried to calm down.

Fortunately, Zhang Shouquan was only looking at a picture. He quickly controlled himself and calmed down relying on his years of experience and state of mind.

At this moment, it was no longer a problem he could solve alone. He silently waited for the helicopter to pick him and his group up.

With this country's extremely fast reaction speed and relying on the troops he had mobilized previously, it should have made preliminary preparations.

…

Regarding the ever-expanding black cracks in Mount Tai.

A series of commands were continuously issued from the upper level.

The professional team immediately began to discuss whether the surrounding cities needed to be evacuated. This was undoubtedly an extremely serious issue that required a lot of discussion and could not be sloppy or careless.

The troops on standby in the surrounding areas entered a state of combat readiness, ready to respond to any possibility at any time.

With all the surrounding civilians having been moved away by Zhang Shouquan's previous order, the army set up cordons facing the black crack, encircling the expanding black crack in the middle.

The professional exploration team also began to prepare fully armed. In addition to the necessary weapons, they also brought various equipment to detect magnetic fields, electromagnetic waves, sound waves, soil and other data.

When Zhang Shouquan arrived at the temporary command post around Mount Tai, in addition to the military leaders he had mobilized earlier, there were already many senior officials gathered on the large screen.

They were discussing intensely online how to deal with this emergency.

"At present, this black crack will devour everything around it. As it expands, everything around it will be directly sucked in. We must consider the evacuation of the people in the surrounding cities."

"The evacuation is a huge undertaking. How many people are you planning to evacuate? Millions of people in the surrounding area? Or more?! Do you know what this means?!"

"What else? According to satellite measurements, the black cracks are spreading at a rate of 1 meter per second, which is definitely not slow. If the people in the surrounding cities don't evacuate, are they going to die?"

"That's not the way it should be. It's not that we won't withdraw, but we really can't do it in a hurry. This concerns millions, tens of millions, or even more people."

Listening to the discussions between the expert team and senior executives, Zhang Shouquan just stared silently at the satellite monitoring image on another large screen.

The extraordinary appears again.

And this time, it looks even more troublesome than the previous behemoth.

The black crack that was frightening to look at did not stop because of their quarrel.

It seemed as if it could devour everything, making people completely afraid to face it.

This reminded him of his past self, who swore under the national flag to protect the lights of thousands of homes, but was scolded by his master for changing his oath.

I have been working hard to realize my dreams.

But now, looking at this hole that seems to be constantly expanding and swallowing everything.

He vaguely understood.

The lights of thousands of homes that I want to protect.

Maybe it will never light up again.

After a long pause, Zhang Shouquan suddenly said, "We should consider more than just evacuation now."

He raised his head, and an unprecedented seriousness and earnestness flashed in his eyes.

The people around him stopped arguing temporarily because of his loud voice.

Everyone was waiting for his speech.

"If we keep retreating, we will never reach the end. We must figure out what this black crack is."

Zhang Shouquan said seriously.

Just running away is of no use.

"The investigation team is already preparing."

The senior executive on the screen said this to Zhang Shouquan.

The top leaders are not brainless. While they are investigating and responding to the situation, they are already making preparations and plans for evacuation.

They also knew that simply running away would be useless.

But we certainly can't just bomb the crack with firepower directly. We must first try a small-scale trial and error and investigation.

Try to figure out the nature of that thing.

"I want to go, too."

Zhang Shouquan's eyes were serious, and filled with nothing but endless determination.

The senior executive on the screen wanted to say something, but then paused.

He can be said to be the master who brought Zhang Shouquan into the art world.

From a small clerk, all the way to an important person in charge of national security.

He was aware of Zhang Shouquan's countless experiences of life and death, and also understood his determination when he joined the country in order to protect the lights of thousands of homes.

At the same time, he also understood that this guy, known as the head of the secret service, would not be a drag and would perhaps be the biggest help in the investigation.

This made him lose the desire to say something.

"Zhang Shouquan, do everything perfectly, just like you did before."

The senior executive on the screen said so.

This is an order.

Ask him to do everything well and come back alive.

Upon hearing this, the only response he got was Zhang Shouquan's standard salute and his departure without hesitation.

Looking at that figure from behind, the top leaders vaguely recalled the oath they took under the national flag that day.

I still remember that this guy was like this at the beginning. He firmly insisted on his goals and never wavered.

When I corrected the problems in his oath, he turned around and walked away in dissatisfaction.

This kid has his own persistence and is like a stubborn donkey that cannot be pulled back even by ten carts.

This is a choice he has no regrets about.

The command room fell into silence.

Although they quickly returned to their busy state and continued to discuss various matters.

Only this time, the solemnity on their faces was even more severe.

All the members of the command team, which consisted of senior military and Xun Zhou officials, had a thought in their minds: If Yong Zhou was here...

Perhaps, just like he made the giant beast disappear before, he can save humanity again in this seemingly tricky incident.

They once hoped to find the eternal day recorded in the jade, in order to prevent national security from being threatened by such a hidden existence.

And now, they look forward to the arrival of eternal day.

Looking forward to eternal day’s salvation.

In the previous article, some readers said that Dou Mu was lower than Xihe. I don't dare to say that I know much about mythology, so I changed the previous article. Now it is not that Xihe advances to Dou Mu, but that Xihe merges with Dou Mu to become the Lord of Stars.

(End of this chapter)