In the future, Earth becomes a relic of the mythical era.

Chapter 273 Prey
"I heard that Bai Shenji has emptied out most of the Donghai Group!"

"When the Donghai Building was raided, thousands of human skins were found inside,"

"That King of Donghai was almost scared out of his wits. He wanted to set the Donghai Building on fire, but he was caught red-handed by the joint action team from the four cities!"

When Xie Lingxin arrived at the bureau early in the morning, she saw a group of people gathered in the office and assumed they were gossiping.

I came over and unexpectedly heard such shocking news.

"Last night, Bai Donglai single-handedly fought against six titled experts from four cities!"

"I heard that his Hidden Dragon has reached an unparalleled level, his blood energy transforming into a dragon that stretches for a thousand meters!"

"With the Bai family's mountain and river turmoil, the area within a radius of more than ten kilometers of the Donghai Building was completely destroyed!"

"It took six titled experts, two seriously injured and three slightly injured, to subdue him!"

"Wow~ That's too powerful!"

"He truly lives up to the title of King of the East Sea. I used to think he was arrogant for daring to use such a title."

"The Bai family is finished. They have dominated the East China Sea for so many years. Who would have thought that the foundation built up by generations of a great family would be wiped out in one day just because of the birth of a son!"

"This Bai Shenji has really lost his mind. He dares to play the evil god trick in the Federation. He doesn't want to be the eldest son of the Bai family. He has to make himself into something that is neither human nor ghost."

"From this perspective, the Great Zhou Domain isn't entirely a good thing. If one is truly unlucky and reincarnates as a demon like Bai Shenji, how many people can withstand its corruption?"

"I heard that he has slaughtered several cities in the Great Zhou Domain. Even a titled Mind Master might not be able to resist the erosion of resentment and evil spirits after such a massacre, let alone a martial arts cultivator like him?"

As the crowd was discussing, a head suddenly popped out from above: "Bai Shenji is dead?"

Everyone was startled, and when they saw it was Xie Lingxin, they rolled their eyes in annoyance: "Can't you make a sound? We thought it was Fatty Orange!"

They can now call Fat Orange so easily.

Someone still answered his question: "Bai Shenji didn't die. He escaped before the joint action team arrived."

"It was only later, in his office at the Donghai Building, that we discovered a shrine, and realized that the kid was worshipping an evil god,"

"The evil god statue in that niche has already become somewhat legendary. If it had been discovered later, he might have actually summoned an evil god to descend. If that had happened, who knows how big the trouble would have been."

Leizhou also had an evil spirit incident decades ago, which was caused by the White Lotus Society.

That was a disaster, and it still haunts everyone who knows about it.

Xie Ling thought to herself, "They escaped? What about the rest of the Bai family?"

"Bai Donglai was arrested for resisting law enforcement. With such a major incident, other members of the Bai family have also been temporarily detained pending investigation,"

"Except for Bai Zangji, the youngest son of the Bai family, who escaped because he works for the East China Sea Environmental Protection Bureau,"

"It is said that Bai Donglai severed his father-son relationship with him on the spot, saying that he was a traitor, but in fact, he knew that he could not escape his fate and used this method to sever Bai Zangji's ties with the Bai family."

"Stop talking, Fat Orange is here!"

Someone whispered, and everyone immediately shut up, scattered like birds and beasts, and returned to their workstations, pretending to be busy.

Xie Lingxin was boasting when she never expected the Bai family to fall like this.

It's probably because of the "information" I provided earlier; the matter of the hungry ghosts really was orchestrated by Bai Shenji.

However, Fat Orange acted very quickly, even organizing a joint operation among the four cities.

"Xie Lingxin, come here for a second!"

Just as he was about to sneak back to the Ancient Management Office, Fatty Orange saw him and called him over.

"Director Dai, you truly are a master strategist, capable of winning battles from afar!"

Xie Lingxin entered the bureau chief's office and immediately began to flatter him.

Dai Yang chuckled but didn't say anything.

Xie Lingxin noticed his smile was a bit forced: "Director Dai, you seem a little unhappy? What's wrong? Is something not going well?"

Dai Yang shook his head: "We haven't caught Bai Shenji yet, what's there to be happy about?"

"Director Dai, you called me here just to talk about this?"

Xie Lingxin sensed that he had something else on his mind.

The Bai family is almost wiped out, and even if Bai Shenji escapes, he can't cause much trouble.

Moreover, with the joint manhunt by the four cities, he had little chance of escaping for long.

Dai Yang said, "Didn't you get promoted? I want you to go ahead and set up the framework of the Special Operations Section in the new district first."

Xie Lingxin looked at him for a while, and Dai Yang's small eyes flickered slightly.

"Director Dai, what's the matter? Just say it. Do you still treat me like an outsider?"

Dai Yang chuckled dryly, "What are you talking about? The integration of the new district will take some time, but there's a lot to do. The sooner we get started, the less we'll be scrambling later."

Xie Lingxin simply sat down in front of him, saying nothing, just staring straight at him.

Dai Yang felt uneasy under his gaze, his face showing struggle and hesitation. After a long while, he finally said, "The pollution in the West District... may not be that simple."

Xie Lingxin was taken aback: "Huh? What do you mean?"

Dai Yang said, "Based on the information we have now, although the person who caused the legendary pollution is indeed Bai Shenji,"

"But even with the combined power of the Bai family, he alone could not have caused such widespread pollution in such a short time."

"There's a high chance that a member of a powerful family is involved in this..."

"A scion of a prominent family?"

Xie Lingxin didn't understand: "Where would we find scions of prominent families here? And what are they after?"

Dai Yang sighed, "You've only been back a short time, it's normal that you don't know."

"The appearance of the Towering Pagoda has made Donghai City quite lively recently,"

“People from other administrative planets come here every few days, many of them scions of powerful families,” “These people cause a lot of trouble for Donghai City,”

“They all rely on their family background to act recklessly and even lawlessly. They have done countless immoral things. What’s even more infuriating is that they have no purpose in doing these things. They just want to have fun.”

"But their identities make it difficult to deal with them easily; most of the time, we can only turn a blind eye."

"In order to deal with these aristocratic scions, Donghai City even specially designated an area for them to cause trouble. As long as they don't go beyond the boundaries of this area, we don't care what they do."

Xie Lingxin was a little incredulous: "Could it be that they're killing and setting fires inside and doing nothing?"

Dai Yang shook his head: "No, these people are arrogant, but they wouldn't dare to be so blatant."

If you don't dare to do it openly, then you can do it secretly?
Xie Lingxin didn't ask the question aloud because he knew the answer would most likely upset him, so why bother asking for trouble?
"You mean, the legendary pollution in Xicheng District might just be a source of amusement for these aristocratic families?"

Dai Yang did not answer, but said with a gloomy expression, "The number of ordinary people who died in the West District is quite large."

"Besides being contaminated or devoured by hungry ghosts, a small portion died from unknown causes,"

“We initially thought they might have been affected by the hungry ghosts, but now it seems that these people are very likely the ‘prey’!”

“Even those who were corrupted and turned into hungry ghosts were some kind of ‘experimental subjects’.”

"Bai Shenji may just be a tool funded by these people, which is why he was able to create such a large-scale pollution in a very short time, almost unnoticed."

Prey, or experimental subject?

Xie Lingxin pondered the chilling implications contained in those two words.

Are these scions of powerful families really so depraved and insane?

"Director Dai, you mean...?"

Dai Yang said with a gloomy expression, "Our Environmental Protection Bureau monitors the mental world precisely to maintain stability and ensure the safety of ordinary people."

"What they're doing now is not only trampling on human lives, but also trampling on our mission!"

"Moreover, Lai Zhijie and Fang Zhihe also perished in this pollution. If I don't seek justice for them, how can I have the face to be the director?"

"Xiao Xie, if we really investigate this case further, we might offend those scions of powerful families, and the consequences could be unpredictable."

Dai Yang said seriously, "I'm not testing you, nor am I trying to morally blackmail you."

"Offending a scion of a powerful family is no joke. Think it over carefully, do as I say, and leave for now."

"With your talent, as long as you calm down, it won't be long before even powerful families can't do anything to you. There's no need for you to stay and fight to the death with me."

Xie Lingxin smiled and said, "Director Dai, I find you to be quite an interesting person."

"Ok?"

"So you want to be the hero, and you're afraid I'll steal your thunder, so you want to kick me out?"

Dai Yang's chubby face twitched: "...Don't be silly! I'm not joking with you!"

"I didn't cause any trouble."

Xie Lingxin laughed and said, "They're just a few scions of wealthy families. It's not like I haven't beaten them up before."

"..."

Dai Yang really couldn't refute his words.

Xiao Yan and the Iron-Faced Man were both from prominent families.

Not only did they beat him up, they also killed him.

But this time it's different.

It was only because of Jin Su, that the situation was barely suppressed.

It seems unlikely that Kim So will be able to return anytime soon, and this incident involves quite a few people.

The situation in the Western Regions was far too egregious.

If this were to be exposed, even a powerful family would likely face federal sanctions.

Therefore, they will definitely not allow this matter to be brought to the forefront and will use every means to obstruct it.

Murder and arson?
Compared to this matter, it's simply insignificant.

This is what Dai Yang is worried about.

He's not afraid of direct confrontation, but he's afraid of them resorting to underhanded tactics.

"Director Dai, don't worry, I'm not made of clay. Besides, we're just from a prominent family; who doesn't have a few friends from prominent families?"

"If there's nothing else, I can go back to work!"

Xie Lingxin waved her hand, got up and walked out.

"This kid... what job do you have? You're always slacking off, do you think I don't know?"

Dai Yang watched him leave and could only call out helplessly.

Xie Lingxin chuckled but didn't reply.

Back at the ancient management office, his expression was no longer so relaxed.

"Ding~"

Just as I was thinking about this, my phone received a message.

I picked it up and glanced at it.

Jin Yuan: Your Highness, I have received the magic weapon. It's a wonderful item! Thank you so much, Your Highness!

Jin Yuan: If there's another good thing like this in the future, don't forget to come to me. I've got plenty of money to spare!
Jin Yuan: By the way, I found out about Jin Quan's matter concerning you...

(End of this chapter)