The municipal building of City A base is located in the center of the inner layer. The building has five floors and is made entirely of metal. All of this metal was solidified by metal ability users, making it sturdy and highly defensive. The overall design of the building is solemn and imposing, which is very much in line with the status of the high-level people who work inside.
At this moment, on the top floor of the building, outside the base commander's office, stood four soldiers with guns at the ready and serious expressions, carrying out their guard duties.
The base director of City A was the former top official of City A, named Zhong Yinglin.
After the apocalypse, he gained great prestige for assembling troops and rescuing supplies such as grain warehouses at the first opportunity, so he naturally became the base commander of City A.
But he had never been exposed to the energy rain and was still an ordinary person. After experiencing two assassination attempts, he was extremely vigilant. Even when he was having fun with women in his room, he had four armed soldiers guarding the door.
When Yin Chuan strode to the door of the base commander's office, the four soldiers all saluted him. "Captain Yin, the base commander is not available right now."
Upon hearing this, Yin Chuan's face darkened. He had heard that Zhong Yinglin was currently obsessed with a woman, so much so that he was even delegating the affairs of the base to others, which was completely inconsistent with his usual style.
Zhong Yinglin is an ordinary person. If he wants to continue as the base director, he needs to wield great power and be cautious. But now he has actually handed over all the important affairs of the base to others.
Yin Chuan frowned. "I have important business to report."
The guards were in a dilemma, but compared to Zhong Yinglin, they were actually more afraid of Yin Chuan in front of them, who was a level 3 superhuman!
They exchanged a glance, but one of them still mustered the courage to knock on the door, "Knock knock knock..."
Inside, Zhong Yinglin was completely captivated by Luo Jiaojiao. Hearing the knock, a hint of impatience flashed across his face. "What is it!"
Under the pressure of Yin Chuan's gaze, the guard reported stiffly, "Base Commander, Captain Yin says he has something important to report to you."
Zhong Yinglin paused. As the base commander, he still needed to rely on Yin Chuan. He slowly sat up straight. At this moment, Luo Jiaojiao in his arms had a beautiful face, her eyebrows slightly raised, and a pink light flashed in her eyes.
Zhong Yinglin immediately became agitated again and yelled at the soldiers outside, "Get out! You're disturbing my business!"
Yin Chuan frowned outside the door. Zhong Yinglin would never speak to him like that. At this moment, he was full of questions, but given the situation inside, he couldn't just go in.
He turned to the guard and said, "Since the base commander is busy, you can report to him. Tell him that Liu Yue and his gang were all killed last night, and the murderer has not yet been caught."
After saying that, he turned and strode away without pausing at all.
The four soldiers outside the door looked troubled. With the two big shots locked in a battle, it was the lowly soldiers like them who suffered the most.
Once things calmed down in the room, Zhong Yinglin remembered that Yin Chuan had come earlier. He quickly got up and dressed, while Luo Jiaojiao was still fast asleep in bed.
Zhong Yinglin carefully avoided waking her and covered her with a blanket before turning around and leaving the room. He sat down in his office area, rubbing his temples. He felt a bit lacking in energy lately. He called the soldier he had previously reported to to the door, "Xiao Wang, come in."
Upon hearing the voice, the soldier opened the door and came in, first giving Zhong Yinglin a military salute, "Base Commander, you called me."
Zhong Yinglin rubbed his temples and asked, "What did Yin Chuan come about earlier?"
The soldier stood ramrod straight, eyes fixed straight ahead, and respectfully reported, "Captain Yin said that Liu Yue and his gang were all killed last night."
Liu Yue? Zhong Yinglin thought for a long time before he remembered who this person was. He was a merchant who handed over all the fuel to the base at the very beginning of the apocalypse. Later, he was in charge of the base's fuel sales to the outside world. He had more than a dozen people under him, and they all died overnight.
Zhong Yinglin frowned. "How did he die? Who killed him?"
The soldier shook his head. "Captain Yin said the murderer hasn't been caught yet."
Zhong Yinglin felt his head throb even more, knowing that Yin Chuan was expressing his dissatisfaction. He waved to the soldier, "Go and invite Captain Yin here. Tell him I need to talk to him."
"yes!"
Zhong Yinglin looked towards the bedroom, his expression softening. He never expected to understand love so late in life; he had spent the first half of his life pursuing power, truly a wasted life.
Yin Chuan arrived very slowly, about three hours later, when he came to the door of Zhong Yinglin's office again. He happened to meet Luo Jiaojiao, who was about to leave, at the door. The first time Yin Chuan saw Luo Jiaojiao, he felt that this woman was not simple.
Luo Jiaojiao smiled slightly when she saw Yin Chuan, and her eyes reddened slightly as she passed by him.
The next instant, Yin Chuan felt a sudden white light before his eyes. He immediately became alert and a wind-elemental shield instantly appeared around his body!
Upon seeing the shield, Luo Jiaojiao's smile vanished instantly. She muttered to herself, "What a blockhead!" and turned to leave, swaying her hips.
Yin Chuan frowned deeply. What just happened? Was this woman a superhuman? Considering Zhong Yinglin's series of abnormal behaviors, could it be that this woman had controlled his mind?
He mentally labeled this woman as dangerous; she was a superhuman, and the entire base was completely unaware of it!
After adjusting himself, Yin Chuan pushed open the door to Zhong Yinglin's office. When Zhong Yinglin saw him come in, he greeted Yin Chuan with a smile and told him to sit down quickly.
"Xiao Chuan, today... we're all men, I believe you should understand me. It really wasn't intentional, don't take it to heart." After Yin Chuan sat down, Zhong Yinglin gave an awkward smile and explained his previous behavior.
Yin Chuan's mind was filled with the woman's strange behavior, but he couldn't say it. Judging from Zhong Yinglin's expression, he really liked the woman, and he didn't think he could trust him.
"It's nothing, I didn't take it to heart."
"So what about the Liu Yue matter you mentioned today?" Zhong Yinglin stopped there and immediately changed the subject. As the base commander, he couldn't afford to be too effusive.
Yin Chuan then said seriously, "When we returned to the villa this morning, we suddenly smelled a strong stench of blood... There were 16 dead in the villa, and at first we thought Chen Qing was a suspect, but just now someone reported that Chen Qing died in a small alley in the middle of the building, and his death was extremely gruesome. This murderer was able to move around the base undetected and escape after killing people, so he is very likely an unrecorded superhuman. There may be more than one perpetrator. I suggest a thorough investigation."
Upon hearing this, Zhong Yinglin's heart pounded. This person was far too dangerous. "What do you think was the motive for the murder?"
“It must be for money,” Yin Chuan said, his eyes lowered. “The fuel and crystal cores in buildings 6 and 7 are all gone, so I guess this person is either an ability user or a gang, with at least one spatial ability user in the group.”
Upon hearing that it was for money, Zhong Yinglin's brows relaxed slightly. "Then I'll do as you say. Conduct a thorough investigation. I'll leave this matter to you."
Yin Chuan nodded. This matter involved people with superpowers, so he should indeed be responsible. Besides, this way he could also investigate that woman!
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