I'm being held captive by a monster

Chapter 266 Finally found it

North City, Siege and Kill Department.

Half past six in the evening.

"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

The sound of coughing echoed throughout the corridor.

Everyone looked terrible, and each person had a large cup full of water on their workstation.

Occasionally, a few people wearing masks were coughing the most.

Everyone has realized that this cough is not an ordinary epidemic.

They wanted to go to the infirmary to see Zhao Wuji, but they couldn't find him at all.

No one answered when they called Zhao Wuji.

In the archives, Keke has also been on leave for several days.

and……

People would glance at Xu Zhe's office every now and then.

Since arriving yesterday morning, Xu Zhe has locked himself in his office for almost forty hours.

No one answered the door when someone knocked.

As for the minister, Zhang Guang has hardly been in his office since he participated in the election for candidate committee members.

He has completely disappeared these past few days, focusing entirely on preparing for his first official speech in the election.

Therefore, the entire Siege Department was shrouded in gloom and filled with immense oppression.

"Cough! Cough-cough-cough!"

Office of the Director of Operations.

Xu Zhe drank water in large gulps.

His hair was now a mess, despite his usual formal attire.

He exuded a sense of calm and madness, like the calm before a volcanic eruption.

"Da da da!"

The phone and ring he was fiddling with kept clinking together, making a soft sound.

As time ticked by, Xu Zhe's expression grew increasingly gloomy.

"Om~"

Around 8 p.m., Xu Zhe's phone finally rang.

But when he saw that the caller was Zhou Wentao, a flash of disappointment crossed his eyes.

"Boss, no, we can't find a location that matches your deduction."

Zhou Wentao's panting voice could be heard.

You could tell he had tried his best.

"...Boss, you've given us too little time. Give us three more days, and we think we'll have some progress by then."

Seeing that Xu Zhe didn't speak, he swallowed hard, gritted his teeth, and said.

"Three days?"

Xu Zhe rubbed the ring and snorted coldly.

"I don't even have three hours left now..."

He glanced at the time, listened to the barely suppressed coughing outside, and gritted his teeth as he spoke.

"Keep searching! Zhou Wentao, everyone, keep searching!"

"Those empty houses, those with basements! Find them in every single neighborhood! Go door to door!"

"Don't call me unless you find it!"

Xu Zhe gave Zhou Wentao no more chance to speak, and almost roared!

"Bam! Boom boom boom!"

After hanging up the phone, Xu Zhe's anger was so intense that it was impossible to suppress!

After slamming his fist on the table a few times, he looked at the fist marks and cracks on the table before stopping, panting.

But his eyes were still filled with crimson!
Because he knew that if he let Zhou Wentao search like this, they wouldn't find it at all.

They searched for over ten years and still couldn't find such a large habitat for humans and livestock.

How could you possibly find a dilapidated basement these days?
For the past two days, Mirror Ghost has been monitoring Lin Xing'an almost constantly, reporting Lin Xing'an's every move to Xu Zhe.

And just like Xu Zhe thought.

Lin Xing'an had no intention whatsoever of "inadvertently" revealing the location of the shady storage.

This proves that Lin Xing'an's claim of controlling water was truly accidental!
This proves that this was not a trap set by Lin Xing'an.

But the more this happened, the more annoyed Xu Zhe became!
The only way to find out the location where humans and animals are kept in the shadows is through an insider.

But he made seven or eight calls to the mole, and to this day, the mole has not returned!

The feeling that he was truly being manipulated by a mere beast made Xu Zhe's heart clench with anger!
Zhao Wuji is still being held captive in the basement...

The epidemic is completely out of control...

The candidates are about to give their speeches and vote...

His health condition visibly deteriorated...

Although there has been no news from Qian Qiongzhi and Qian Sen, those higher-ups, it is precisely this lack of news that is most strange…

The ever-increasing pressure caused Xu Zhe extreme torment and pain!
"Damn it! Call back! Call back!"

Xu Zhe clenched his fists and shouted through gritted teeth!

An urge to eat people even welled up inside me!

"I did this simply to expose Lin Xing'an's true colors."

"I let the epidemic spread so that Lin Xing'an would lower his guard and think that I would be too busy to pay attention to him..."

"That's why he accidentally exposed himself, that's why he thought he was safe and sound in the South City..."

"I did everything right! Lin Xing'an's harm to the committee is far greater than the [epidemic]!"

"Everyone has been fooled by him. If I stop keeping an eye on him, those beasts will succeed..."

Xu Zhe took a deep breath, trying to convince himself.

He needs to calm down and think about what he can do if he can't find this place...

"At worst, we'll just act first and report later!"

"At worst... we can just kill Lin Xing'an while he's in Nancheng!"

Xu Zhe thought with his eyes closed.

"No, no..."

But then, a surge of savagery welled up in Xu Zhe's bloodshot eyes once again!

Killing Lin Xing'an without any real reason means that even if he isn't held accountable, the impact of the epidemic will prevent him from ever recovering!

He couldn't possibly kill Lin Xing'an and then completely pin the blame for the epidemic on a dead man like Lin Xing'an!

"No, no..."

"How could I possibly ruin myself because of a human or animal?"

"You mere human or animal, you think you can destroy me? Dream on!"

Xu Zhe slammed his fist on the table again with a loud bang.

"Buzz!"

But just as he was taking a deep breath to calm himself, his phone suddenly vibrated.

Upon seeing that it was a call from an insider, Xu Zhe's eyes flashed with a sharp light!

"You'd better provide valuable information..."

He took off all the rings on his hand, flexed his fingers, and answered the phone.

"You'd better tell me now that you've found what I asked you to look up."

Xu Zhe's hoarse voice carried a chilling rage.

But the voice on the other end of the phone sounded unusually calm, perhaps because it had been processed.

"I found it. There is such a place, which matches your description."

“It’s underground, and people go there frequently. The last time they went was half a year ago when you were sweeping through the area and suffered the most casualties.”

The voice of the mole, neither male nor female, made Xu Zhe's eyes flash with a sharp light, and he suddenly clenched the ring he had taken off!
But on the phone, he didn't show any excitement, only giving a cold "hmm".

"what do you want?"

Seeing that the mole remained silent, Xu Zhe asked directly.

"I want safety, to live, and to be free."

There was a pause on the other end of the phone before he spoke.

"Okay, I'll give it to you."

Xu Zhe answered without hesitation.

"Xu Zhe, how can you guarantee that? You're just the head of the operations department, how can you guarantee my safety?"

"How can you guarantee that the other gluttonous ghosts won't kill them?"

"Eat me, it is an inviolable command within your genes."

Xu Zhe's answer was clearly too perfunctory and did not satisfy the mole.

But upon hearing the mole's accusations, Xu Zhe silently curled the corners of his mouth.

Humans and animals, how foolish...

Knowing full well that this was my mother's order, knowing full well that humans and animals deserve to die, knowing full well that I couldn't guarantee anything, I still held onto hope...

How adorably innocent...

Xu Zhe licked his lips.

“Simple. After this is over, I’ll just turn you into a gluttonous ghost,” he said quietly.

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

"Once you become a gluttonous ghost, you can walk sideways in both the north and south of the city."

"You don't have to be anxious or fearful; you can enjoy everything."

Xu Zhe continued.

His ears trembled slightly; he could clearly hear the trembling breathing on the other end of the phone.

"Don't feel guilty or burdened. You think we are wicked simply because you are human."

"Once you become a gluttonous ghost, the world you see will undergo a complete transformation."

"At that time, you will be reborn."

"You will get safety, freedom, and everything you want."

Xu Zhe's seductive voice made the breathing on the other end of the phone become increasingly rapid.

"You... can turn humans into gluttonous demons?"

“We don’t have that ability, but Mother can. Mother is omnipotent.”

"So, I have to wait until the chicken coop reopens?"

"Yes, whether you believe it or not is up to you."

Xu Zhe walked to the window and weighed the ring in his hand.

"As you know, the current center over there is the 16th month."

"The place I asked you to find has nothing to do with the sixteenth month; it's just that it's important to me personally."

"Even if we find it, it won't affect your current human and animal arrangements at all."

"So you're telling me about this place so you still have a way out, of course, if you don't want to tell me... hehe..."

Xu Zhe gave a cold laugh and said nothing more.

Instead, he kept listening to the mole's reaction on the other end of the phone.

A woman, middle-aged...

Despite the interference, Xu Zhe still managed to glean some information.

"Xu Zhe, remember what you said."

"Don't worry, I wouldn't stoop to lying to humans or animals."

"This place is in Yu Kexin's residential area, Huayu Residential Area, which was revealed by Yu Kexin."

The mole paused for a moment, then spoke as if he had made up his mind.

"Yu Kexin? Are you sure? How could a newly awakened human-animal know about something like this?"

Xu Zhe frowned.

"Yu Kexin has just awakened and came to the base yesterday to test her abilities and plan her direction."

"She said that before she woke up, she saw our people frequently entering and leaving her community, and she saw them several times."

"And the times they came and went were all at night, and exactly six months ago."

"This is the information I received; believe it or not."

A burst of static came from the mole's side.

He also sped up his speech and hung up the phone immediately after finishing.

"Yu Kexin, I saw her often, about six months ago..."

Xu Zhe put down the phone, took a deep breath, and silently began to plan in his mind.

It's reasonable for Yu Kexin to go to the human and animal base yesterday.

Because Yu Kexin has just awakened and urgently needs to know more, and yesterday neither humans nor animals launched any harassment.

Before Yu Kexin awakened, she often saw awakened humans and animals coming and going in the neighborhood...

That makes some sense.

Because Yu Kexin was confused at the time.

In the eyes of the Awakened and the Gluttonous, the Confused are just NPCs and will not be deliberately avoided.

"Yu Kexin is someone who has just awakened..."

"Entering the Human-Animal Organization for the first time does give you a feeling of finding your place, and you'll definitely be completely unprepared..."

"So it's actually reasonable that this kind of information was extracted from them..."

"Moreover, the information she provided was only the relatively vague location of Huayu Residential Area..."

Xu Zhe murmured.

If this information was obtained directly from Zhang Hang or other named individuals by an insider, then it would seem like a trap!

"Huayu Residential Area, Huayu Residential Area, right..."

Xu Zhe closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"As long as I find a secluded place where people and livestock are kept, I can prove that Lin Xing'an is guilty!"

Although I don't know why, I always have a faint sense of unease.

But now, Xu Zhe has no choice but to stop!
"Let's go and see for ourselves, no matter what!"

Xu Zhe put on the ring, and a bloodthirsty light burst forth from his eyes!

"boom!"

Instead of going out, he opened the window.

The bat wings behind him unfurled instantly, carrying him away into the night sky in the blink of an eye.

"call……"

In just two minutes, Xu Zhe landed slowly in the Huayu residential area.

Instead of turning back into a human, he unabashedly spread his ghostly domain, instantly enveloping the entire neighborhood!

In the ghost realm, Xu Zhe sat cross-legged.

"call……"

He closed his eyes and gently rubbed the ring.

The auricles became thin and long.

As the thick downy hairs in his ear flapped continuously, Xu Zhe could hear every sound in the entire Huayu residential area.

Be gentle~ My husband will be back soon~
The shirt costs nine pounds and fifteen pence...

Almost there! This game is almost over!

Thanks for the big sports car, brother!

"Human voices..."

Xu Zhe paused for a moment as he rubbed the ring.

Then, all the voices he heard disappeared instantly, as if they had been edited out and blocked.

"The sound of water..."

"The sound of the wind..."

"Sound of electricity..."

"The sound of fire..."

Xu Zhe murmured.

Every time he speaks a sound, his ears block it out.

until……

Xu Zhe's Adam's apple bobbed slightly.

At that moment, all he could hear was a sound like... steam rising, like something half-liquid and half-gas evaporating...

And this sound...

"It's ominous!"

Xu Zhe suddenly opened his eyes!
"boom!"

With a whooshing sound, he appeared almost instantly in front of an apartment building entrance.

The sound directly damaged the door lock.

Xu Zhe stood in the corridor, between two doors, and closed his eyes again to listen carefully.

Half a minute later, he turned his head to look to the left.

After breaking open the door using the same method, he saw a bare, undecorated interior.

but……

A cold, suppressed sneer appeared on Xu Zhe's face.

I walked step by step to the wall.

"boom!"

A deafening roar resounded, like a giant hammer slamming into the wall.

The wall, half a meter away, crumbled instantly, as if it were a clod of earth.

Behind the wall was a deep, dark corridor.

Xu Zhe licked his lips and walked down step by step.

After turning a corner, he stood still.

Before me were rows of shelves.

On the shelf were rows of glass bottles with labels.

The bottle contains gloom.

"Finally, I found it..."

(End of this chapter)