From the end of the world

Chapter 149 Tracking the Humanitarian Department 1
Seeing that Lu Youxun asked the question without knowing the real meaning, Ma Zao's eyes changed slightly, and he took a step closer to Zhu Shi without making a sound.

The latter remained calm, nodded frankly, and replied: "It's true."

"Really..." Lu Youxun's tone was complicated.

Ying Lingyun is the weirdo maker of the Humanitarian Department - it would be an understatement to say that this truth is a disgrace to the Zhu family, but judging from their conversation, neither Zhu Shi nor Mr. Zhu seem to have any intention of protecting Ying Lingyun.

Although Lu Youxun acted as if he knew the true identity of the Monster Maker only after reading Zhu Shi's report, he also participated in the recovery of the remains of several other clones of the Monster Maker. Although those remains were blown to pieces and burned to the point where it might be impossible to distinguish their original form, as long as the body parts were pieced together, it might be possible to figure out their true appearance.

If it were someone else, they might not do such a curious thing, but he had a deep hatred for the monster maker, so it was hard to say whether he had never done it. Here he deliberately asked Zhu Shi, which was more like a probe than a question.

I skipped all the detours and asked directly: "Are you planning to take revenge on Zhu Shi?"

"If I really had that thought, how could I have talked about it in front of you?" Lu Youxun shook his head, "I just wanted to clarify my thoughts. To be honest, I have mixed feelings. Although it is often said that misfortune should not affect family members, but when I see the daughter of my enemy standing in front of me, it is still difficult to treat her as an irrelevant person.

"Of course, I have no hatred towards Zhu Shi. It's just hard not to think about what expression that arrogant man would have if I killed her and brought her head to Ying Lingyun."

"You are honest! It's a pity that my irresponsible father probably has no feelings for me. He will just make a few casual comments and forget about me." Zhu Shi said, "So, what is your conclusion?"

"Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor. I won't take action against you." Lu Youxun said clearly.

"That's perfect."

I felt that he was mostly telling the truth, but I still wanted to dig deeper into his heart, so I asked tentatively: "But Ying Lingyun is already dead, and you are still talking about every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor, isn't the timing a bit wrong? The target of this blood debt has disappeared, will you throw away the blood debt in your arms as well?"

"Ying Lingyun is dead, but the Humanitarian Department is still alive. My future target of revenge is the Humanitarian Department." Lu Youxun said calmly, "Besides... is Ying Lingyun really dead?"

"Do you suspect he is not dead yet?" I asked with concern.

If he has a basis, I really want to hear it. Although I also think that Ying Lingyun will not die so easily, this judgment is nothing but groundless speculation. Because everything is possible with the fragments of the divine seal, so Ying Lingyun may still be alive? This is not reasoning, but my personal expectation.

"It's just a feeling." Lu Youxun seemed to be talking to himself, "Yes, it's just a feeling... How could that man die so easily?..."

Feeling? He is not No. 2 Xiaowan, and he does not seem to be a demon hunter with a keen intuition. It is hard to believe that he only uses the word "feeling" to pass it off. Could it be that he has other clues but is just unwilling to tell us?
I suspended my disbelief and looked at Mazaha, who then said, "Can I start investigating?"

"Well, thank you for your help." Lu Youxun made a gesture of invitation.

Ma walked into the "clinic" early and we followed closely behind.

The "clinic" was not very big, and the interior was empty. There was no equipment or furnishings to be seen, only partitions that separated the rooms. Apart from the front hall, there were only two or three equally empty small rooms. Ma Zao took a general look around, briefly scanning the room with his naked eyes for a few times, and then stood in one of the rooms, closing his eyes, as if he was in meditation.

Soon, she opened her eyes and walked to another room.

"How about it, can you find out?" I asked.

"Yes, sure. There were indeed some equipment placed here whose purpose was not clear." She nodded.

Lu Youxun asked curiously, "Didn't the anti-divination method set up by the monster maker here cause any trouble to you?"

"It's a bit of a hindrance, but it's not a problem." Ma Zao replied.

I don’t know if what she meant by “no problem” was that the other party’s anti-divination methods were no match for her blessing power, or that with the “help” of her unlucky star physique, even if the anti-divination methods cut the historical information she wanted to investigate into pieces, she could still piece it together with luck.

I am looking forward to her performance. Not only am I looking forward to her successfully investigating clues that can help us track down the Humanitarian Department, but I am also looking forward to her performance itself. Watching her show her skills with the power of her blessing, I feel like I am also showing my skills and my heart is beating faster.

Lu Youxun looked at Ma Zao's behavior, took out a small stack of white paper the size of a palm from his arms, and handed it to him: "Try this."

Ma Zao's hands were still at her sides. She did not rashly take the other person's things, but showed a scrutinizing look. "What is this?"

"This is a 'reading photo.'" Lu Youxun explained, "Just hold the blank reading photo in your hand and concentrate on recalling the scene in your mind, and it will appear on the photo. You can use it directly. You don't have to return it to me if there is any left after use. Just think of it as a gift from me."

“So the photos you took out before were not written by your own power, but with the help of props?” Zhu Shi complained, while looking carefully at the stack of blank photos.

Lu Youxun said as a matter of course: "It has only been less than a year since I changed my job from Wuchang to Youxun. How can I master all the abilities? I rely on props for many things."

He does often pull out props of one kind or another.

Ma Zao turned her head and looked at me. I saw that Zhu Shi did not comment on the stack of blank photos, so I nodded at her. Then she took the props.

She took out one of the telegraph photos and closed her eyes in meditation. Soon, the scene of the previous room appeared on the telegraph photo.

The room in the photo is no longer empty, but is filled with a lot of equipment and instruments that have a strong impression of medical research.

Lu Youxun took the photo, looked at it carefully, and then frowned as if reflexively.

"Did you see anything?" I asked.

"No, I just have some psychological trauma about this type of equipment." He sighed, "Let's hand it over to professionals later. Such sophisticated equipment can't possibly be produced and manufactured by the Humanitarian Department itself. Luo Shan should be able to track down the manufacturer through the clues in the photos."

He lowered his head to Ma Zao and said sincerely: "Thank you, just being able to get these clues is already a huge gain. I believe that the monster maker does not want us to track this down, so he urgently recovered the equipment and equipment here, and also set up anti-divination means afterwards."

Seeing this, I felt proud of it, and Zhu Shi's tone also became happy: "It's not over yet, maybe we can find more useful clues next time. Right, Ma Zao?"

"Yeah." Ma Zao nodded calmly.

"But it's a bit strange..." Zhu Shi pondered.

"What do you mean by 'weird'?" I thought she was talking about the photo.

"Look, isn't my father's goal to revive the great demon Yin Yue? He even broke with the Zhu family for this, and joined the Humanitarian Department probably for this, right?" she said, "And now he is studying some weirdos... From the standpoint of the Humanitarian Department, it's understandable. Their goal is to create extraordinary warriors that can rival demon hunters, but that has nothing to do with my father's own goal, right?"

She seemed to have written Ying Lingyun's wish to revive the great demon Yin Yue into the report. Lu Youxun showed no surprise at this and also fell into deep thought.

Once a person joins an organization, many things are beyond their control. However, Ying Lingyun's situation is different. He is one of the top decision-makers of the Humanitarian Department, and should have greater freedom of action than the middle and lower-level personnel. From his deeds, it can be seen that he is a person with a strong sense of self-centeredness. If the Humanitarian Department forces him to do something that has nothing to do with his wishes, he will probably part ways with the Humanitarian Department just like he broke up with the Zhu family.

Moreover, he, who should have been "shining" at the decision-making level, was frequently active in the outside world, which also vaguely reflected his enthusiasm for creating weirdos.

Or is it that his real body is indeed immersed in the work of resurrecting Silver Moon, and the work of creating monsters is entirely left to the "possible clone"?
I feel that this reasoning is not so tight. "Possible clones" are the presentation of the possibility of the original body, and the monster maker has summoned many clones in front of me before, and the number is not rare compared to the number of nodes in the consciousness network. At the same time, he should also have many clones responsible for making monsters in other cities. If he can summon so many "possible clones" in this direction, doesn't it mean that he is a person who is dedicated to the work of making monsters?
"He can't just be creating weirdos. Maybe this job is the focus for the Humanitarian Department, but Ying Lingyun's focus is elsewhere." Lu Youxun said thoughtfully, "To revive his loved one? That kind of guy would actually fall in love with someone from the bottom of his heart..."

Zhu Shi sighed: "Women like Yin Yue exist simply to destroy men's brains. Not to mention my father, even a woman like me would get confused just thinking about it."

"Indeed." Lu Youxun said with empathy.

"You actually agree! I thought you would criticize my father a little." Zhu Shi said.

"The truth is irrefutable. Since ancient times, men have had an ultimate fantasy about the opposite sex..."

Lu Youxun seemed to be about to say something that would damage his own image. Seeing this, Zhu Shi showed a respectful look.

At this moment, Ma Zao said "Huh" and turned to look towards the front hall.

(End of this chapter)