Today's test was another major failure.

"What's the situation at this base?" Ling Xiuqi asked again.

The previous two blitzkriegs of the strongholds were because we had intelligence that the defenses there were weak, which allowed us to launch our attacks without restraint.

"They didn't know either, they only knew that it was a highly regarded place—by the way, they also said that it was the place where experiments were originally conducted on subject number 8."

"Wait a minute? Wasn't the place where Subject 8 was experimented on the base where the Phenomenon was found?"

"...I'll go ask again." Ye Qingchen put down his phone without hanging up and walked back to the interrogation room.

After a scream and a long silence, his voice came again, "They said that Subject 8 was originally in that base, but it seems that nothing was produced, so they changed its base to make room for other research."

"Alright." Ling Xiuqi hung up the phone with some dissatisfaction, then sent a few more messages to Team Leader Su, inquiring about the status of these magic arrays.

Team Leader Su then sent over a document titled "Non-Universal Methods for Disrupting Ritual Nodes".

"I just glanced at it, and I don't know its exact function yet, but it's definitely not something good. You can't go wrong by dismantling all these nodes."

"...Then why didn't you say so just now?" Ling Xiuqi asked, his lips twitching.

"I need to make sure that damaging these nodes won't have any impact first, right?" Team Leader Su retorted impatiently. "What if you proceed blindly and something goes wrong?"

"...I was reckless."

"However, you still need to be careful. They've made so many preparations at this school, they'll most likely be able to detect your actions."

After being given a few more instructions, Ling Xiuqi put away his phone, scratched his head in annoyance, and called for You Yonghuai to follow.

Fortunately, the method sent by Team Leader Su only required Ling Xiuqi to complete, and there was no need to run back to prepare anything. Ling Xiuqi also recorded the location of each node, intending to destroy it alone.

It just so happened that it was close to lunchtime, so Ling Xiuqi asked You Yonghuai to go to the cafeteria of Wenjiang Middle School to check out how the food was cooked in this godforsaken place.

"Officer, you want to eat at the cafeteria? Why didn't you say so earlier? I could have asked the cafeteria to prepare some nice dishes." You Yonghuai swiped his meal card as the director of moral education for dinner. He ate the most expensive set meal prepared for students, which cost eighteen yuan and included two meat dishes and one vegetable dish.

You Yonghuai had no intention of trying the food himself. If possible, he would also like to tell the students not to come and eat, but unfortunately, there was no way to do so.

The price is indeed not expensive, but the presentation of the set meal is poor, which is quite displeasing to the eye.

Sitting at the dining table, You Yonghuai didn't touch his chopsticks, just waiting for the person Ling Xiuqi called to come and bring him a lunchbox.

As the bell rang, a large crowd surged towards them from a distance, students rushing to grab their lunch.

As he looked at this familiar scene, You Yonghuai felt a pang of nostalgia, but then a surge of warmth suddenly rose in his body.

The Glory Shield once again provoked rejection.

You Yonghuai frowned, took out his phone, told Ling Xiuqi about the situation, and then tentatively stepped forward, trying to find out the source of this rejection.

However, before he could take a few steps, a cafeteria worker rushed out of the kitchen in a panic, shouting, "Get out of here quickly! The kitchen is on fire!"

Upon hearing this, the students, who hadn't yet started eating, were taken aback for a moment, then took off running and disappeared from the cafeteria in the blink of an eye.

"What's going on?" The head of moral education, who had just been eating while playing on his phone, ran over and asked.

"The kitchen is on fire, Director Ruan, please come and take a look."

Just as You Yonghuai was about to follow, he was stopped by the head of moral education: "Officer, it's dangerous here, please go out first."

"Aren't you going to call the fire department?" Yu Yonghuai wanted to make a call for them.

"No need, no need, this isn't a big fire, we can handle it ourselves." The head of moral education waved his hand with a smile, repeatedly urging You Yonghuai to leave, "Please go out first, it wouldn't be good if you got hurt."

"No way, how can I step back while the masses rush to the front?" You Yonghuai raised his eyebrows and defiantly headed to the kitchen.

The students had already disappeared in a flash, probably back in the teaching building. You Yonghuai probably wouldn't be able to find the source of the shield's rejection in a short time.

However, he felt that the so-called fire was a bit too coincidental.

Before the head of moral education could speak again, You Yonghuai rushed into the kitchen, where he found a peaceful scene. The chef, who had finished cooking, was lounging with his legs crossed, scrolling through videos. Noticing You Yonghuai's entrance, he waved impatiently, saying, "Who are you? Don't barge into the kitchen!"

"Where's the fire?" You Yonghuai asked in a low voice after scanning the room.

"The fire... the fire is burning a little inside," the woman said, her voice lowered and lacking confidence.

"She's talking nonsense. There's no fire inside, but there are two buckets of swill." Si Xuanyin floated out from the back kitchen with a look of disdain.

The older woman didn't seem to have changed much, but the head of moral education's expression changed.

"As expected, you can see me, right?" Si Xuanyin suddenly struck a pose that no normal human would do, her voice sharp.

"Does that mean if the principal is corrupt, the entire school administration must also be corrupt...?" You Yonghuai scratched his head, his hand behind his back already sending a message to Ling Xiuqi, asking, "So what are you hiding in the students?"

"Officer, what are you saying? I don't understand." The head of moral education smiled, looking puzzled.

"Fine, if you don't want to talk about it, then so be it." You Yonghuai glanced out the window. "By the way, another police officer has already made arrangements with the hospital to conduct physical examinations for all the students—did you know about that?"

"What!?"

No.

Ling Xiuqi did have this idea, but he hadn't put it into action yet because the machine that could detect the spiritual content in blood hadn't arrived.

If the police can detect abnormal levels of spiritual energy in the students' blood, they can temporarily seal off the school and take all the middle and senior management members away for questioning.

It's obvious that none of these guys can withstand scrutiny.

You Yonghuai was just using this to trick the director of moral education.

Seeing the moral education director turn around in a panic, You Yonghuai clicked his tongue and shook his head. Just as he was about to speak, two ten-sided dice, one red and one blue, suddenly lit up in front of him.

[Crisis Check: A value greater than 70 indicates a successful check]

Test result: 35

[Test failed! Director Ruan seems a bit off?]

"Really? You're an elite monster?" You Yonghuai's lips twitched as he looked at the moral education director in front of him, whose eyes were bloodshot.

The latter gritted his teeth and glared at You Yonghuai: "Since I can't leave, then you can't leave either!"

"Who are you saying isn't leaving?"