Chapter 32
Just as Chen Nan and the others finished getting their breakfast and were eating, a related news report appeared on the television in front of them.
The report was simple, stating that the presidential palace had discovered three spies from Cockroach Planet, and that two had been killed and one captured.
The report did not specify who was arrested, their name, or what they looked like.
But just a few simple words, once they reach the outside world, become a raging storm.
"Did I hear that right? The spokesperson said that spies were discovered in the presidential palace? Three of them?!"
"How could they find three spies in the Presidential Palace? Are all those guards just sitting around doing nothing?"
"Holy crap, that's the presidential palace! Does that mean there are three spies around our president?"
"Luckily, they didn't make a move. If they had, the Presidential Palace would have been razed to the ground in no time."
"It shouldn't be that serious. They probably just managed to get into the Presidential Palace, but haven't reached the President's side yet. You know, there are nearly a thousand people of all ranks in the Presidential Palace!"
"A thousand people couldn't even protect a presidential palace, and they still managed to let spies from Cockroach Planet infiltrate it. Unbelievable."
"Just watch, after this incident, the entire guard regiment will definitely undergo a complete reshuffle."
"It probably won't be all of them, but at least a third of them will be replaced. Anyone who seems out of place will likely be sent out on assignment."
There are two TVs in the canteen of Ping'an Police Station, both showing the Li Guo News Channel every day. This channel is practically the official channel of the entire Li Guo. People usually watch it while eating.
At that moment, after the news broke that three spies had been discovered at the Presidential Palace, everyone in the cafeteria who was having breakfast early that morning could no longer sit still and started chattering excitedly.
Some of the hot-tempered ones even started cursing at the high-paid guards at the presidential palace.
Some people even directly cursed Wei Zheng, the highest-ranking leader of the Security Department.
While everyone was filled with righteous indignation, Chen Nan, who had just learned the news, simply glanced calmly at her master, and then, while eating, paid attention to Guo Ying to her side.
Guo Ying was sitting with her master at the moment, and next to them sat He Jun, who had been in their group recently.
At this moment, Guo Ying's expression was the same as everyone else who had just learned the news. She had just heard the news, was slightly surprised, and then joined the ranks of those condemning it.
Xie Minghang, who was next to her, and He Jun, who was opposite her, were just as incredulous and angry as she was.
While eating, Chen Nan secretly observed them like a little mouse.
Chen Nan was happy again when she felt that all their reactions were normal.
"Eat your food properly and don't look around."
Seeing that Chen Nan wasn't eating properly, Tang Ke couldn't stand it anymore and reminded her again.
"..."
Chen Nan subconsciously looked away. Before she could respond, Yu Guangyuan, who had been following them, suddenly laughed with a sigh: "So this is what it feels like to have a master. I really hope I can have a master someday."
"It will happen, it will happen. It depends on fate. You can't just go and get infected on your own just to have a master." Knowing that in this world, only those who are infected with the cockroach virus and are lucky enough to successfully transform can become superhumans and have their so-called masters. Seeing her good partner Xiao Yu bring this up again, Chen Nan immediately comforted her as usual.
"Indeed, I was just saying. These things depend on probability and fate. I'd better just stick to being a regular police officer. If I'm unlucky enough to get infected and become one of the 9,999 out of 10,000, then I'm doomed."
After a few casual remarks, Yu Guangyuan stopped talking nonsense, took a big bite of the steamed bun in his hand, and quickly changed the subject, wondering if they were busy today.
That morning was the last time Chen Nan saw Yu Guangyuan innocent and naive. An hour later, they received a major police report that a person had been found in the largest supermarket in their jurisdiction. His eyes and expression were not right, and he was suspected of being an infected person.
For them, every discovery of an infected person is a major alarm.
At that time, all the police officers who could go out on field duty at the police station rushed over.
They believed there was only one infected person at the scene, and that this person was in the early stages of infection.
But the truth is that there were two infected people at the scene, and another person was standing among the ordinary people who were being protected.
As Yu Guangyuan organized everyone to escape quickly, the man behind him suddenly contorted his expression and his clothes burst open.
"Xiao Guang, get out of the way!!!"
He Jun, who was closest to him and was evacuating people with him, was the first to notice the situation. Without thinking twice, he reached out and pushed Yu Guangyuan, who was in front of him, over.
The next moment, the black monster standing behind Yu Guangyuan stretched out its black claws and pierced through his chest.
He then grabbed the other person and flew into the air. The next second, the entire first floor of the supermarket was filled with a terrifying blood mist and countless screams.
"Master!!!"
"Aaaaaah!!!"
Most people have only ever seen such scenes on television and online.
Everything happened incredibly fast, almost in just two or three seconds.
Although Tang Ke and Xie Minghang, who were more than ten meters away from them, reacted immediately and attacked at the same time.
In the end, however, they still couldn't save the 30-year-old policeman who had been mentoring them ever since they arrived at the Ping'an Police Station.
At that time, Chen Nan and Guo Ying were both holding down another infected person they had just captured.
They suddenly heard screams behind them, and when they turned around instinctively, they were greeted by a shower of warm blood mist falling from the sky.
That was also the first time Chen Nan and Guo Ying had witnessed the cockroach monster killing someone. The time Chen Nan had seen it before, several police officers with superpowers immediately killed the cockroach monster after it appeared. At that time, the original owner of this body only saw someone transform into a two-meter-tall black monster in front of her, and she fainted from fright. As for Guo Ying, she hadn't even seen the cockroach monster or the infected with her own eyes. She and her sister had illegally entered the capital and accidentally encountered an infected person, who then directly infected them a second time.
At that moment, Guo Ying, who was seeing this scene for the first time, immediately screamed along with the people around her.
Chen Nan was stunned for a moment, then grabbed the infected person in her hand and started gagging on the spot, her mind going completely blank.
Chen Nan couldn't remember what happened next.
The last thing she remembered was Yu Guangyuan screaming for his master and scrambling to collect He Jun's severed limbs.
As he and everyone else at the scene were taken to the isolation hospital, looking at those familiar vehicles, Chen Nan felt that regardless of whether he would be infected in the future, or whether he would successfully transform after infection, he would probably never casually call out the word "Master" again. Because from the moment they arrived at Ping'an Police Station, the other person had actually been calling He Jun "Master" every day. The other person might not be the supernatural master he wanted, but he was indeed the only master assigned to him after he arrived at the police station. And this seemingly ordinary policeman master still had the protection of his disciple etched into his very soul.
He Jun is a top police officer at Ping'an Police Station. In the past, when the police force at Ping'an Police Station was severely insufficient, he took the initiative to step out and replace the police officers with superpowers.
Later, when four supernatural police officers arrived, Chen Nan and her team didn't sit idle. First, he helped Chen Nan and Tang Ke get familiar with the situation, and then he was arranged by Captain Chen to cooperate with Guo Ying and her team.
The other person's death remains a deep-seated regret for Chen Nan and the others.
Protecting ordinary police officers is their duty, but at that time, all four of them were focused on an infected person, and they all failed in their duty.
Moreover, because of their mistakes, so many ordinary people were frightened at the scene, and so many people were taken to hospitals and quarantined by the supernatural power center. This was their responsibility.
"It's alright, it has nothing to do with you. It's my own fault for not arranging things properly. I always treated them like superpowered police officers, which is why they kept getting into trouble one by one."
After attending He Jun's funeral and comforting his elderly parents, Old Chen, on the way back in his van, turned around and comforted the others.
But as he spoke, he himself began to sob and cry.
He recounted how, since becoming the head of the local police station, he had seen off a total of thirty-seven ordinary police officers and three police officers with superpowers.
As she spoke, she burst into tears.
Chen Nan and the others wanted to persuade the other party, but in the end they didn't know how to do so and could only remain silent.
This incident was particularly shocking for Chen Nan and Guo Ying, the two newcomers.
But for Tang Ke and Xie Minghang, two veterans who had actually been on the battlefield, it didn't seem to have much of an impact. At least in Chen Nan's view, they remained silent and calm throughout.
The loss of a police officer at the local police station does not preclude the possibility of another accident occurring in their jurisdiction. Furthermore, they must cooperate with the Institute of Extraordinary Abilities and the hospital to determine the infection routes and contact groups of the two infected individuals.
At this time, an order was issued to strictly investigate illegal border crossings and any unauthorized entry into the country. Whether the person attempting to cross the border illegally or someone assisting them, all will be subject to the maximum penalty of death for leaving the country.
In addition to thoroughly investigating the whereabouts of previously infected individuals and completely ascertaining whether there are any other illegal immigrants in the jurisdiction, the higher-ups have also begun negotiating a prisoner exchange with the neighboring cockroach planet.
Perhaps feeling that this matter was very important, Tang Ke, who had always worked at the grassroots level, was assigned to be fully in charge of this matter this time.
The neighboring Cockroach Planet holds about seventy soldiers from the Li Kingdom, and almost all of them are superhuman soldiers.
The above is an attempt to use "Shen He," whom they captured this time, to try and exchange for those who were captured.
Tang Ke and Xie Minghang went to handle this matter, while Chen Nan and Guo Ying followed orders from above and continued to investigate infected individuals and illegal immigrants.
Besides these tasks, the police station also needs to be dispatched immediately for any other field work.
After He Jun passed away, Yu Guangyuan was placed in isolation at the Institute of Supernatural Abilities. Soon after, two younger and more energetic military academy graduates were assigned to them.
The two new recruits were both in their early twenties, with bright eyes. They both expressed their desire to go on field assignments and not want to stay in the bureau all the time. They looked exactly like another Yu Guangyuan and He Jun.
But at this point, the bureau no longer dared to send them out on field missions easily.
Since He Jun's sacrifice, there has been a rule that ordinary police officers should not be allowed to go out on field duty unless absolutely necessary.
Several superhuman police officers were reassigned from above, and from that day on, there were no ordinary police officers outside the entire capital security zone.
All the police officers on the front lines, whether traffic police, local police, or criminal investigators, have been replaced with superhuman police officers.
All the ordinary police officers do clerical and analytical work.
If they go out again, it must mean that their unit no longer has any other superhuman police officers, or that the situation has become so serious that they have no choice but to come out.
Here, have a cup of milk tea!
After mediating a minor dispute between a couple during a field assignment that day, Guo Ying stopped by to buy Chen Nan a cup of hot milk tea on her way back.
"Thank you!" Since Tang Ke and Xie Minghang suddenly left, and two more police officers arrived at their police station, bringing the total number of officers with superpowers to six, Chen Nan and Guo Ying were assigned to a team by Captain Chen.
After thanking the other party, Chen Nan put down the steering wheel, took the hot milk tea handed to her, and quickly drank it.
The trees on both sides of the road outside had long since become bare, and all the pedestrians on the road were wrapped in coats and wearing down jackets.
But no matter how the surrounding environment changes, this road in their jurisdiction is still severely congested.
Cars were parked densely all around. All the shops on both sides of the road were brightly lit. The roadside vendors were all shouting loudly and moving quickly, just like always.
Chen Nan liked this kind of down-to-earth atmosphere. After taking a few sips of hot milk tea, she leaned against the car window, quietly observing everything around her as always.
"Nannan, have you never really liked me?"
Just as Chen Nan was staring blankly outside, Guo Ying, who was sitting in the passenger seat, suddenly said this.
Chen Nan was completely taken aback by her sudden question. After a moment of surprise, she turned to look at the other person seriously: "What are your thoughts on the country's strict regulations regarding illegal immigrants entering safe zones? If your friend or lover turned into a monster, would you choose to kill them immediately, imprison them privately, or simply let them leave and choose to turn a blind eye?"
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