Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 178 A Net of Heaven and Earth (A minor bug in Chapter 174 has been fixed)
"So, Project Pale Giant really did start a long time ago?"

Han Su rode Miss Crow's motorcycle at breakneck speed along the highway for several kilometers before stopping briefly when no one was chasing him. He had been rushing to get the documents, but now he should conserve his mental energy.

Now that his mental activity has greatly improved, he can act faster and use mysterious powers more flexibly.

But my overall energy level has decreased significantly, and I can no longer replace batteries without feeling any pain as I did before.

Switching the stun gun to flashlight mode and holding it in his mouth, he opened the box and carefully examined the documents and papers inside. Time was short, so he didn't have time to look at them in detail, but after touching the papers and scanning the general contents, he felt relieved.

These papers are very old, probably decades old, as evidenced by the dates on the reports.

This document is from thirty years ago, long before the kidnapping case.

Unlike when he looked at the photos before, Han Su could only feel the weight of the document now that he had it in his hands.

This is no longer just a matter of whether or not a case can be filed with the Disaster Management Bureau; it also has extraordinary significance for me personally.

A pale monster, a shimmering castle, a kidnapped child, and a shattered life...

Everything exists in reality, and perhaps this report will reveal all.

The phone had no signal at all, but Han Su still took photos one by one and uploaded them to Miss Ai's app.

Although the Disaster Management Bureau needs to take this information back to verify certain things and silence the "higher-ups," for me, simply keeping the information in this document is enough to investigate certain matters.

[Data being received, Mr. Butcher, please be careful!]

An enemy is approaching from the shadows...

【…】

There was clearly no signal at all, but Ms. Ai's reply actually appeared, and the data was being sent slowly.

However, Miss Ai's reaction at this moment was indeed extremely difficult.

Han Su only replied: 【Don't worry!】

Then he put all the paper documents into his briefcase, locked it, slung it over his back, and looked up.

"Let's get down to business first!"

He leaned down and, muttering to himself, twisted the accelerator and sped into the night.

The two headlights shone far into the distance, like two sharp swords piercing the deep night.

My mind did not slacken because of this brief respite; on the contrary, I felt my heart pounding faster and blood rushing to my brain.

'Isn't it time for the real excitement to begin?'

'...'

'...'

"How could we just let him leave like that?"

At this moment, behind Han Su, at the site of the recent car accident, investigator Fei Di was pulling up everyone who was still able to move.

Looking at the vehicle that was damaged beyond recognition, he was furious, his face flushed red. He gritted his teeth and made a decision.

He slowly placed his palm on the car, which was almost completely scrap metal.

As he murmured the incantation, an invisible force was stirred, and countless fine blue arcs of electricity suddenly appeared around him.

All that could be seen was that the parts on the ground seemed to be pulled by an invisible suction force, rolling and piecing together, getting stuck together little by little.

In the blink of an eye, a wrecked car suddenly started roaring with its engine again.

Even the broken headlights regained their light at this moment.

However, even at this point, the car could only barely start, and seemed to be barely clinging to life.

The investigator, Fei Di, chanted the incantation even louder, as if he had disturbed something deep within space.

Some strange force was drawing together from the countless shadows that were nowhere to be seen in the world, converging on the abandoned vehicle in front of him.

The clusters of blue arcs of electricity shone brighter and brighter, eventually enveloping the three corpses lying on the ground.

The corpses convulsed and trembled, enveloped by metal fragments and blue arcs of electricity extending from the vehicle, which gradually devoured them. The metal machinery seemed to come alive, shredding and consuming the flesh and blood of the corpses, fusing them together.

The next moment, amidst the roar of the engine and the fumes, there was a strangely bloody and cruel smell.

The broken parts of the mechanical connection have been covered by a strange fleshy tissue.

Those nearby couldn't bear to look at their colleague's body any longer; a strange fear gripped their hearts...

Only the investigator, Fei Di, remained tense, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.

Don't blame me!

He whispered to his assistant's corpse, which was being mechanically devoured, "Once that information is exposed, it won't just affect Mr. Drunkard, but also me, and countless others who have benefited from his kindness..."

"It might even involve several prominent figures from the secretive schools of thought..."

"I absolutely cannot let this information be lost on me..."

"..."

With a fierce determination, he finally boarded the vehicle first as the machine emitted a ferocious and eerie roar. He then ordered the others who were still able to move to jump on. He didn't insist on Miss Crow, who was just standing there indifferently, and simply left her on the spot.

The next moment, the headlights cast an eerie red light, the car suddenly started, and sped forward.

……

"Quick, we've received the news, the data has been stolen!" In another direction, the Aries investigator sat in an armored vehicle, accompanied by his two assistants and three senior executors, their eyes burning as they sped through the wilderness.

Since he could no longer refuse, a hint of determination appeared in his eyes:
"Mr. Drunkard's audacity is greater than I imagined; he actually dared to completely break ties with Zhang Chiguo!"

"If I had known, I wouldn't have been so cautious. With more than a dozen investigators surrounding him, how could that kid have survived?"

"Even if Zhang Chiguo causes trouble afterward, would he have the guts to get rid of all the dozen or so investigators who took action?"

"..."

At this moment, he was acutely aware that a massive net had been cast across this desolate wasteland.

It could be said that this celebrity investigator or Zhang Chiguo was unlucky, as he gave Mr. Alcoholic such an opportunity.

They are always under constant scrutiny, and even their own people are not so easily mobilized.

However, with such a threatening event involving the Mother Tree that could potentially reach the S-level, an excuse was found to transfer people out.

Of course, the investigators who left the city all gave the reason of solving the Red Disease incident.

Of the twenty-odd investigators who came out, only six or seven actually went to the containment center immediately to help resolve the conjunctivitis incident. The vast majority received the news midway and turned back to this wilderness.

The objective is singular: "Retrieve the data and kill the traitors!"

……

……

Han Su headed straight for Qinggang, accelerating even faster.

On this long highway, the road back to Qinggang seemed to stretch on forever, with no end in sight.

Only the roar of motorcycles carried far, far away in the deathly silence of the night.

But along this road stretching through the wilderness, one "companion" after another soon arrived.

Han Su, who was speeding along, suddenly looked up and saw a light appearing ahead, slowly approaching from the horizon.

Immediately following, from another direction—in front, behind, to the left, and to the right—the lights multiplied and grew brighter, like sharp swords piercing the deep night, weaving across the highway from all directions beneath the darkness.

coming!

"One, two, three..."

Seeing the lights appearing in various places, Fei Di, the investigator who was about five kilometers behind Han Su, couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.

He was initially a little afraid of the strength Han Su had just displayed and didn't dare to be so reckless as to chase after him. But now, the headlights coming from all directions were like signals, which emboldened him even more.

"Mr. Drunkard, how many people have you sent out?"

"This time, the scale of the operation is probably even larger than when we besieged Song and Chu in the city last time..."

"Quickly, send them the signal!"

"..."

He became anxious.

Especially at times like these, I must make sure I earn the credit.

Otherwise, if we look back on it later and realize that the data was lost in our hands, how can we explain it to Mr. Drunkard?

……

……

"Good heavens, Uncle Zhang, you're the most miserable boss I've ever met..."

At the same moment, Han Su looked at the car lights approaching from all directions, and his expression became quite interesting.

It's no wonder that Secretary Cui Qiao has always been worried about Zhang Chiguo's situation.

Damn it, that drunkard's word carries far more weight than yours...

If each of these lights that are coming towards him is from an investigator, wouldn't that mean that a third of the entire Disaster Management Bureau has been deployed?

Instead of addressing the infiltration crisis that could potentially escalate into an S-level threat, they've come to steal this information from me.
But facing the pressure coming from all directions, he felt no fear; instead, a vague, indescribable excitement rose within him. As the two sides rapidly approached, he quickly prepared himself mentally for whatever was to come.

"Since you're acting as an accomplice to a tyrant, you should be prepared to be hunted down."

"Anyone who blocks my way is not innocent!"

There's nothing to think about.

This is a war, and anyone who enters into it must be prepared to die.

"Uncle Zhang, back then, no one helped me except you."

"Since your work is going through a rough patch right now, let me lend you a hand..."

"Since the Disaster Management Bureau is so corrupt these days, I'll just do you a job of eliminating a bunch of people and making room for those who are obedient..."

"..."

"..."

With that thought in mind, he slammed on the accelerator and sped straight toward the densely packed headlights that were beginning to merge.

(174 I uploaded the wrong version. The final revised version includes the scene where the protagonist borrows a motorcycle from Miss Crow, but I uploaded an earlier rough version instead. It has now been corrected.)
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