The cleanup operation on Tsukishima continued. Those who had powerful backers sought protection from them, while those who didn't retreated to save their lives or urgently sought refuge. In any case, this cleanup operation was carried out on a large scale and was bound to achieve results, so most of Tsukishima was turned upside down.
The day after Ramaha was arrested, the Tsukishima government was also impeached and removed from office. Subsequently, the ships of Shunli Ocean Trading Company, which were hidden in ports under the Tsukishima government's name, were discovered, and traces of bodies were found hidden on them.
Following the clues, the Central Plains successfully located the specially made refrigerator where the bodies were hidden, as well as other bodies that were scattered and hidden elsewhere.
On the same day the body was found, an explosion suddenly occurred at a nearby port. Subsequent investigation revealed that it was caused by the simultaneous detonation of self-destruct bombs carried by dozens of mutants.
Apart from these mutants, no other mutants were captured during the cleanup operation on Moon Island, at least on the Middle-earth side.
The mutants were clearly deliberately destroyed by the mastermind behind the scenes. With the leads on this side cut off, the only option left is to continue investigating the corpses.
The number of unclaimed bodies found on Moon Island, after being pieced together, is nearly two hundred, which is much more than the total number of people who went missing in Shazhou City.
After testing, it was discovered that the bodies of five people who had gone missing in Shazhou City were still missing, and many of the remaining hundreds of unclaimed bodies bore the marks and numbers that had been used to mark people who had been trafficked to Yue Island.
The body that was found, or rather, the body parts that were pieced together, were still missing some body parts.
However, in addition to the missing parts of the original discovery, Changfeng made other discoveries.
"Blood was drawn from these three un-skeletalized corpses multiple times."
The expressions on the faces of Captain Hu and the others on the other end of the video call were solemn.
Of the missing persons, only five remain missing; the bodies of the others have been recovered, but all were mutilated. The direct culprit in the case is likely one of the mutants, who has already committed suicide. With the victims' bodies recovered and the perpetrator dead, the case seems to have made a significant breakthrough, but in reality, it is becoming increasingly complex.
Why is the body missing, and where did the missing parts go?
What were the mutants trying to hide by self-destructing?
The mutants self-destructed in time, but what is the true purpose of the person behind them?
What is the connection between the Heat, Tsukishima, the Mutants, and the mastermind behind it all?
“We are far from getting to the truth. The seemingly smooth victory we are facing is just a smokescreen for the enemy, designed to cover up their true purpose.” With decades of experience in handling cases, Captain Hu keenly sensed that something was amiss.
From the moment the false indications led them to Moon Island, they had probably already walked into a game orchestrated by someone else.
The series of events unfolded smoothly, from the destruction of Lamaha and the attack on the Yue Dao government to the arrest of Nguyen Phuc Hue and the investigation of Shunli Ocean Trading Company. It was as if an invisible hand was controlling the entire course of events.
Until now, they have been pushed into a dead end where the clues have run dry and a pool of mystery remains.
So what did the people behind the scenes do when they were thrust into these events?
What purpose would make them willing to abandon such a huge force as the Moon Island and the massive industrial chain behind the "Heat"?
The investigation into the Shazhou City case will continue.
Fu Heqing and forensic doctor Jiang continued to examine the bodies and various pieces of evidence. Team leader Hu led a team to look for other clues by starting with the cases related to the Heat and the mutants, while deputy team leader Liu led a team to visit the families of the missing persons.
However, there was no major breakthrough in the case. Instead, after the incident on Tsukishima Island, a series of minor incidents occurred one after another.
First, many people on Tsukishima Island had nowhere to go, so they collectively jumped into the sea near the Moriyama mountain range. Emergency salvage efforts failed to recover them all.
Meanwhile, in the Central Plains, the case of the mutants in Shazhou City who trafficked and murdered people sparked a wave of anti-trafficking and missing persons searches across the country. What they found was shocking.
Every year, many recklessly venture into all sorts of dangerous places, including the edge of the old ruins, and many mysteriously disappear or are even abducted, keeping all the major regions quite busy.
The three regions of the Chaotic Lands fared relatively better. It wasn't that they had fewer missing persons; on the contrary, these three regions had more. However, the Chaotic Lands were different from the other six regions. They were chaotic lands near the Old Ruins, mostly inhabited by people who were alone, far from home, and responsible for their own lives. After all, every year, countless people died just from fighting the alien species on the edge of the Old Ruins.
If it weren't for the fact that many people are now willing to have offspring in order to pass on their supernatural abilities and enhance the combat power within their units, coupled with various preferential treatments, the excessively high abnormal mortality rate alone would have led to the extinction of humanity in no time, even without the use of mutants.
To get back to the point, in short, the Central Plains are not exactly peaceful.
The authorities also used the pretext of fighting monsters and searching for people to secretly investigate the mutants hiding in the Central Plains.
On the other hand, the Spimargo Holy Church has recruited another wave of new believers.
How many casualties were suffered in the new round of clashes between the Holy Church and the government forces of the Sunni State?
The turmoil in the South China Sea countries has triggered upheaval in the black market supply chain in the western continent, leading to a reshuffling of black market forces.
The Meli Federation has proposed a solution to the problem of black forces in the Western Continent;
Mosandra, a volcanic country in the middle of the ocean, has experienced another large-scale volcanic eruption, leading to the evacuation of migrants, the disappearance of a number of tourists, and more...
Large and small troubles kept arising one after another, and the beginning of the fifth century of the Cataclysmic Era was anything but peaceful.
Of course, there is also good news.
The Moon Island cleanup operation was quite successful, with hundreds of tons of drugs, including hot drugs, seized, dealing a huge blow to the global black market supply chain.
April has arrived.
The Golden Palace of the Ninth District.
Chang Legang, in the name of Fu Jiu, agreed to go to Hua'an City to attend the press conference announcing the investment of various companies in the Golden Medicine technology, and to begin the first batch of experiments on the modification of physical abilities and the purification of the original body's supernatural power.
“Brother Xuan, Grandma hasn’t been feeling well lately. Xiao Hongxue will come with me, and you can stay here to handle things.”
Sitting opposite Chang Le was Luo Xuan, who had successfully possessed another body and extended his life.
Luo Xuan wore a casual and comfortable long-sleeved cardigan with a V-neck that revealed his well-defined collarbone. The close-fitting clothes accentuated his slender and well-proportioned figure. The hem was half-tucked into gray trousers, and he wore white sneakers.
Her appearance was as pure as spring snow and as bright as the moon, her spirit clear and her bones elegant.
She looks extremely young.
However, upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that Luo Xuan did not completely replicate his original face when modifying the body's appearance; rather, he made subtle adjustments. It's the kind of look that seems very similar at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it doesn't quite resemble his original self.
Luo Xuan himself said that he uses several faces interchangeably to avoid people thinking that he is also an old monster who has lived for hundreds of years.
Luo Xuan smiled and nodded, then gave her another document: "And this too."
Chang Le took it.
"This is news from the Meli Federation that Zigui Ti brought this morning. The Gallia family has been frequently contacting several major slave plantations in South America on the Western Continent, intending to control more of the 'goods' that have migrated from Moon Island and Spymagor."
Slave plantations are a derogatory term, as slave societies existed thousands of years ago. But unfortunately, the existence of those plantations proves that people still lived in slavery. Everyone knows how most of these slaves came to be.
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