Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 169: Leaving the City Means War
As the chairman of the Magic Box Group, he naturally has his own car, but considering that this trip was to leave the city, his several business sedans would be inconvenient. So, this big boss had no airs at all and directly got into the armored vehicle that Han Su and his group had driven over.

This was obtained from the Disaster Management Bureau. It has a thick metal shell and isn't very comfortable to sit in, but the space is quite good.

Black Tiger was driving, while the doctor sat in the passenger seat.

On the other side, the Aries investigator and his assistant had also come downstairs. The two sides were not on the same page and did not get along. Naturally, they drove off separately, and at Han Su's signal, Black Tiger stepped on the gas and left them far behind.

"Xiao Han, you said last time you would save Manman..."

Once in the car, Li Yiting hesitated for a while, but couldn't help asking the question.

God knows how much he longed for her daughter after seeing Han Su last time and hearing him tell her how hard he had been trying to save her.

Han Su wasn't surprised that he would ask this question, and replied directly, "I've been working hard, and Manman is working hard too!"

He paused, then said in a low voice, "Mr. Li, I am very grateful that you chose to believe me."

"What I can tell you is that you trust me and you did the right thing."

Li Yiting understood the implication in Han Su's words but didn't delve into it further. He simply patted Han Su's shoulder lightly and said, "You've worked hard, Han!"

Black Tiger drives in his own style, steady yet fast, rough yet wild.

I will never run a red light, and I will always give way to pedestrians.

Whenever there's a spare moment, the accelerator is floored, and the closer you get to the edge of the city, the faster you go.

Behind them, the Aries investigator clearly wanted to catch up, but was left so far behind that he couldn't even catch a whiff of their exhaust fumes.

Soon, the four people in the car arrived at the edge of the city. When Han Su looked at the red glow of the sunset ahead and saw that the view in front of the car had officially passed the toll station and entered Highway 11, which stretched into the wilderness, he felt as if his vision had darkened for a moment.

There was a feeling that something was quietly fading away from me, and even the density of the air seemed to increase in that instant.

Black Tiger, who was driving, clearly sensed something, slowed down slightly, and looked around.

But seeing nothing, they continued driving forward.

Han Su, sitting in the back seat, closed his eyes slightly, as if he were resting.

Whether it was a hallucination or not, he even heard a faint, cold laugh as the car drove out of the city.

……

……

Following Highway 11 westward, about 60 kilometers from the city, we saw a highway service station that had been temporarily closed.

Today, this highway service station has suspended all services. A row of warning signs can be seen in the distance, and rows of iron fences have been erected. The scene inside cannot be seen, but fully armed people are guarding the outside.

Han Su realized that these armed personnel were all executors from the Disaster Management Bureau, so he got out of the car and showed his identification.

Here, another assistant of the Aries investigator was also on guard. He seemed to have been notified, and when he saw Han Su coming to intervene in this matter, he didn't even ask a question before letting Han Su in.

He even had a somewhat ambiguous smile on his face.

Han Su ignored the gaze from behind and, together with the Doctor and Black Tiger, passed through two layers of fences and barriers made of hypoallergenic fiber material. He then saw the infected people inside the temporary containment center, and his heart sank.

Repressed, silent, and cold.

There are now at least forty or fifty people in this shelter, including workers, security guards, doctors in white coats, and service staff who are only in their twenties.

They came from different backgrounds, but their expressions and postures were exactly the same.

They knelt silently in rows, their faces filled with a kind of trance-like worship, staring intently at one spot.

Their eyes, on the other hand, looked as if they were about to bleed, a deep red that sent chills down one's spine.

[The Red Eye Incident: A mysterious plague is spreading among the excavation workers, with over 100 infected. Infected workers develop red eyes, their will and thinking are visibly distorted, and they are forced to bow towards an empty spot.]

"Have they been kneeling here the whole time?"

Li Yiting said in a low voice, "Ever since their eyes started turning red, they have to kneel facing one direction. If they are locked in a confined space and cannot see that position, they will make a lot of noise and even harm themselves."

"There was no other way, so we chose this spot. We were worried that they would hurt themselves kneeling, so we bought a batch of mats to put here."

"..."

What exactly is there?

Standing at their vantage point, Han Su looked up but saw only a blue sky and white clouds, nothing at all.

Han Su hesitated for a moment, then placed his hand on the worker's shoulder and said in a low voice:
All things respond to my will!

The spiritual power immediately penetrated and invaded the person's body. This is a method to calm the other person's spiritual activity, which is theoretically similar to exorcism. It can suppress or expel some abnormal activity in the other person's spiritual power.

However, there is also a problem: if one's mental activity is insufficient, one may be vulnerable to this abnormal substance taking advantage of the situation.

After some attempts, Han Su found that he could not expel it. The other party's spiritual power did indeed exhibit an abnormal activity, a typical symptom of contamination. Although he could suppress it, he could not expel it. This abnormal characteristic had become deeply entangled with the worker's spiritual power.

However, given that his mental activity was already quite high, this abnormality could not possibly lead to the reverse contamination of his mental energy.

He slowly withdrew his hand, seemingly lost in thought.

This scene was witnessed by the Aries investigator who had just arrived, and his eyes turned cold:
'His willingness to directly mentally invade these infected individuals indicates that his mental activity has reached an absurdly high level…'

I wonder if anyone has reached my level of 61%.

'...'

"You've been holding them here, just waiting like this?"

After trying it, Han Su frowned slightly and turned to the Aries investigator: "I think your handling of this matter is very problematic. Where are those relics now? Take me there immediately. I need to make an assessment as soon as possible!"

"Then no need."

The Aries investigator was calculating Han Su's strength when he heard this, and his gaze suddenly turned slightly cold.

Now that we're outside the city, even his attitude seems much colder and harder:
“A newcomer is a newcomer. Don’t you know that there’s a set procedure for handling similar incidents?”

"Whether it's infected individuals, relics, or related personnel, after a contamination incident, they will all be detained in one place until archaeology experts come and examine them."

"I have sealed and observed those relics in accordance with the regulations and procedures of the Disaster Management Bureau."

"Even if you were sent by Miss Ai to provide support, I am still in charge of this mission, and I have the authority to make decisions!"

"..."

Han Su frowned deeply. He understood what the archaeology experts he was talking about were. Investigators were good at handling all sorts of anomalies, but when it came to the origin and preservation of artifacts unearthed from some sites, they might not be as good as the experts.

But now, those words are meant to deceive.

Li Yiting could see the importance of this information, so it goes without saying that it was even more important to the drunkard.

So, they're being secretive in order to protect this information and prevent it from entering the public eye too quickly.

While lazily thinking to himself, he suddenly said to the professor beside him, "Try to reason with him!"

The professor adjusted his glasses with his middle finger, and although he was full of disdain, he instantly understood what Han Su meant.

He coldly addressed the Aries investigator: "According to Section 3, Clause 4 of the Disaster Management Bureau's Code of Conduct, when an investigation task experiences unreasonable stagnation or slowdown, support personnel have reason to doubt the original investigator's ability and conduct a re-examination of the relevant items."

"..."

The Aries investigator was completely bewildered: "What's going on?"

However, the assistant beside the Aries investigator immediately spoke up: "But according to the Disaster Management Bureau's Code of Conduct, Part 7, Safety Clause, if there are signs that the same batch of relics has shown dangerous signs of infiltration, the operation should be suspended and the relics experts should be waited for to handle it."

The doctor said, "According to the supplementary terms of action in Section 4, relics that show signs of dangerous infiltration and contamination need to be transported to the nearest containment facility as quickly as possible for a safety assessment by Ms. Ai or professionals approved by the Disaster Management Bureau."

He spoke slowly and deliberately, leaving the Aries investigator's assistant speechless, and the Aries investigator himself frowned.

Han Su sneered from the side and gave the doctor an approving look.

Who is my assistant? He's the one who has memorized the entire Disaster Management Agency's operational guidelines.

Are you afraid of a verbal battle with me?
But at that moment, the doctor's extremely subtle voice, accompanied by a spiritual infiltration, came through: "The following content is something I flexibly adjusted."

"The other party certainly can't tell right now, but it will be troublesome if they have to examine the terms in detail."

"If you want to put pressure on me, then hurry up!"

"..."

Han Su's heart skipped a beat, but his smile grew even more arrogant as he stepped forward coldly and said haughtily, "Now, do you still have a reason to stop me from seeing?"

"I didn't know that newcomers these days would understand the rules so well!"

The Aries investigator looked up coldly at Han Su and said, "Everything you said is correct, but there's only one problem:"

"According to the principles of the Hidden School, these relics should belong to the Rong family of Seawall City. Seawall City has now lodged a protest with the Qinggang Disaster Management Bureau, and their relics experts are on their way to this containment center."

"He is the youngest doctor of archaeology in Seawall City and a member of the Rong family. He has promised to help us resolve this crisis. Of course, after dealing with this crisis, he will take these archaeological artifacts away and return them to their rightful owner!"

"..."

"what?"

Upon hearing his words, Li Yiting's expression changed drastically, even turning angry.

Han Su listened with a slightly surprised expression, and suddenly asked, "What's the name of this PhD in the study of the seawall city ruins you're talking about?"

(End of this chapter)