Warning! The evil god's minions are invading the eerie dungeon.

"Captain Jiang?"

Zhao Jian'an was taken aback:

"Um?"

Qi Xie was also taken aback.

Zhao Jian'an's reaction was strange!

With the official procedures and regulations for carrying out the mission in place, coupled with the frequent bizarre intrusions during this period, the action team leaders were mostly extremely busy.

In this situation, the Special Operations Bureau would likely maintain frequent contact with the various operation leaders as much as possible.

Jiang Zhengyi hadn't replied to his messages for a whole day, which meant he had been out of contact for a whole day.

Under such circumstances, the Special Operations Bureau should theoretically be aware of this.

Is it because Zhao Jian'an's rank isn't high enough to know? Or is it...?

Qi Xie frowned slightly, sensing that something was amiss.

The only thing that is certain is that Jiang Zhengyi is still alive; otherwise, his avatar in the system list should be blacked out.

"Captain Zhao, you'd better report this immediately and check if your bureau is still in contact with Jiang Zhengyi. I'll go over there tomorrow to bring you the three books and find out more about the situation."

Qi Xie wasted no time and decisively made a decision to build a tunnel.

According to Zhao Jian'an, Jiang Zhengyi most likely lost contact with him while on a mission.

If the Special Operations Bureau wasn't deliberately concealing this, it means that Jiang Zhengyi might be in considerable danger, since even communication with the Walker System was blocked.

Depending on the situation, he might want to go and take a look.

This is because it might help Jiang Zhengyi's mission progress, which would free up some time to borrow Jiang Zhengyi's [Ghost Sword] to familiarize himself with it, and then use [Imagination] to copy it later.

Secondly, he was almost certain that the mission was not dangerous enough to pose a significant threat to him. After all, Jiang Zhengyi had been missing for so long but had not died, which showed that the danger was merely troublesome.

Of course, part of the reason must also be concern for Jiang Zhengyi's safety. There's not much to say about that; people aren't animals, and they can sense who is truly good to whom.

Besides, there are still some wool that haven't been completely fleeced.

"Okay, I understand."

Zhao Jian'an initially wanted to say that this kind of mission was classified within the bureau, but he immediately sensed the seriousness of the matter from Qi Xie's tone, so he decisively agreed.

Just report it, and leave the rest to the higher-ups to decide.

……

……

July 9th, Sunday afternoon.

Qi Xie appeared inside the Guyuan City Special Operations Bureau branch, accompanied by Zhao Jian'an.

According to the mission log, Jiang Zhengyi's last known location was when he was transferred to Guyuan City to carry out a mission.

As for Zhao Jian'an, although he belonged to the Yingchuan Strange Special Operations Bureau, the higher-ups considered that Jiang Zhengyi was not around, and Zhao Jian'an was the only one who was relatively familiar with Qi Xie. Therefore, they sent him to Guyuan City to make contact and complete the transaction with Qi Xie.

"Here are the books you wanted."

Qi Xie sat on the sofa and pushed the three books he had obtained from the dungeon toward Zhao Jian'an across from him, with the plain white-covered diary on top.

Thank you.

Zhao Jian'an said with a pained expression.

These three books cost a whopping 20,000 Weird Points!

Qi Xie chuckled at Zhao Jian'an's expression and gently pressed down on the plain white-covered diary:

"Don't feel like you overpaid; there's a lot of useful information in here."

"What information?"

Zhao Jian'an was not in a good mood, thinking that Qi Xie had come up with some witty remark to tease him again.

However, Qi Xie's expression became a little serious, and he flipped to a page near the back of the diary:

"Read this last part first."

Seeing that Qi Xie's expression had become more serious, Zhao Jian'an couldn't help but pick it up and examine it carefully.

Until a certain page near the end.

On the old, yellowed striped paper, only an unusually messy and somewhat frantic handwriting formed a slightly terrifying sentence.

"You're looking at me, aren't you?"

Upon seeing this sentence, Zhao Jian'an frowned slightly, but his expression remained puzzled:

"What's wrong with that sentence? It's reasonable to write something like that in a diary to deter someone from peeking at it, right? You wouldn't know until you saw it, but now that you have, it just gives you a fright..."

Before he could finish speaking, his voice grew softer and softer.

Because he noticed that Qi Xie was looking at him like he was an idiot.

"cough……"

He coughed lightly to ease the awkwardness, inwardly cursing himself for being so stupid as to think about this in a normal way.

Who would be in a state of obvious tension and anxiety, and still have the mind to prepare a scare for an unknown eavesdropper?

"So... this sentence is intended for someone he knows will definitely read this diary..."

Zhao Jian'an turned the page.

On the back of this page, there is also a sentence written.

The handwriting on the sentence became very neat, revealing an almost cold calm.

"I'm watching you."

Undoubtedly, this confirmed his suspicion: the voyeur, the pair of eyes hiding behind Li Chenggong and spying on him, discovered Li Chenggong's problem and left a blatantly provocative response.

Who read Li Chenggong's diary?

Why was Li Chenggong so sure that the other party would definitely see this diary?

It's important to know that at the time, Li Chenggong was under close surveillance by the authorities because of Xiao Chen's death...

Or rather, if he clearly sensed the spy, why didn't he seek help from the authorities monitoring him?

Zhao Jian'an didn't believe that anyone would be like an idiot in a novel, who could call on a big shot to solve the problem but wouldn't, and insisted on solving it themselves.

By considering these questions together, the truth will come to light.

The spy...

Zhao Jian'an let out a sigh of relief:

"Was it Li Chenggong himself?"

Therefore, he was certain that the other party could read his diary under surveillance, and he dared not explain to the authorities—he was afraid of dying, afraid that he would also die because of it, since in the grim situation of the world being invaded by the supernatural at that time, it was better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free.

Was Xiao Chen's conjunctivitis caused by some kind of strange parasite? And after his death, did this parasite pass on to Li Chenggong?

"That's exactly what I guessed."

Qi Xie nodded:

"So the failure of 'Project Skynet' may not have been due to external factors, but rather to internal ones. The supernatural beings, by parasitizing or modifying certain individuals, dismantled humanity's defenses from within."

Zhao Jian'an had a sudden realization:

"Are you trying to make us wary of these bizarre methods, to warn us that they might be using this to invade reality? Are you reminding us that danger doesn't just come from the strange entities on the other side, but also from the people around us?"

"right."

Qi Xie nodded, a smile playing on his lips:

Do you still think 20,000 points is a waste?

Zhao Jian'an's expression turned serious:

No, not at all.

The fact that 20,000 Mystery Points were used to buy this information makes humanity understand that there is another possibility to guard against.

In the life-or-death struggle against the supernatural, the value of such information is self-evident.

"I will report it immediately, and I believe the bureau will make a proper record."

Zhao Jian'an said earnestly.

Qi Xie nodded, not paying much attention, but turned to the other side to look at a female captain in uniform who was walking towards them and had a capable demeanor.

She was holding a specially modified monitor, about the size of a mobile phone.

Qi Xie and Zhao Jian'an were just waiting for her.

"Team Leader Zhao, Mr. Qi."

She gave Zhao Jian'an a standard salute, then handed him the special monitor she was holding.

"This is the most recent call log of Captain Jiang that you requested. I'm sorry, but due to confidentiality requirements, we can only provide you with this much until we confirm there are any issues with the mission."