The organization I founded has been exposed by the reborn!

The Zhongguancun Science Park Building, 12th floor.

With a "ding," the elevator doors slowly opened.

Luo Qingyan, accompanied by several elite members of the Paranormal Bureau dressed in black special operations uniforms, strode out of the elevator.

This group had an incredibly strong presence, especially Luo Qingyan, who was walking at the very front. Her cool and beautiful face, coupled with her eyes that seemed to see through life and death, instantly attracted the attention of the entire office area.

The general manager of the internet company was a middle-aged, overweight man with a receding hairline. He noticed the commotion and assumed it was a surprise inspection by some major department, so he quickly greeted them with a smile.

"Distinguished leaders, I am the general manager here. How can we assist you?"

Without wasting any words, Luo Qingyan directly showed a special document with the national emblem.

"A special national department. We're here to see one of your company's employees, Zheng Qiang. Please have him come out to see me immediately."

Upon hearing the name "Zheng Qiang," the general manager paused for a moment, his fat face twitching slightly before he made a constipated expression, as if he had swallowed a fly.

"Well... sir, you're a step too late."

The general manager wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his tone filled with barely concealed anger and resentment:

"That Zheng Qiang was 'optimized' and dismissed by our company more than ten minutes ago."

"Not only that, this kid is utterly ungrateful! He brazenly tore up his resignation contract, didn't even take his salary for the month or his personal belongings, and just ran away!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Qingyan raised an eyebrow slightly.

Did you leave early?

This seems somewhat different from the image of the quiet, honest man she remembered.

Just as Luo Qingyan was pondering how to continue tracking Zheng Qiang...

She could clearly hear the conversation between two employees near the water dispenser not far away.

"Hey, did you see that just now? The look in Zheng Qiang's eyes when he tore up the contract was terrifying, like he'd gone mad."

"Don't even mention it. What I'm more concerned about is the power outage just now. Didn't you notice? All the computer screens turned into red, garbled eyeballs. What kind of new virus is that? It's so weird, I still find it unbelievable."

"Yes, yes, yes! I could faintly hear a wind howling like ghosts outside the window, it scared me to death!"

Red, garbled eyeballs?

The sound of ghosts wailing?

Upon hearing these words, Luo Qingyan's pupils constricted sharply, and her once calm heart was suddenly thrown into turbulent waves as if a boulder had been thrown into it.

She turned her head, her gaze fixed on the two employees, and quickly stepped forward.

"What was that strange phenomenon you just mentioned? Tell me in detail! Don't leave out a single detail!"

Luo Qingyan's voice carried an irresistible pressure.

The two employees felt a chill run down their spines after she glanced at them, and instinctively wanted to shut up.

But after seeing the general manager frantically giving them meaningful glances, the two swallowed hard and honestly described in detail the strange scene that had just occurred in the office.

The stark white fluorescent lights all went out.

All the screens turned into blood-red, garbled eyeballs.

A mournful wind howled.

After hearing these descriptions, Luo Qingyan's beautiful brows furrowed tightly.

Others might not know what this meant, but as a reborn person, she knew it all too well.

This is neither a hacker virus nor a natural phenomenon!

This is... [Awakening Phenomenon]!

Such an anomaly can only occur when a certain extraordinary ability is awakened!

"Someone has awakened ahead of schedule!"

Luo Qingyan was terrified.

Moreover, considering the timing and the central figure in the event, the person who awakened ahead of time is very likely Zheng Qiang!

But how could that be?!

The full-scale arrival of the eerie phenomenon will take another four days.

Before the abyss rift is fully opened, the amount of supernatural elements in the air is relatively thin.

It is extremely difficult for ordinary people to achieve early awakening at this stage.

Based on Luo Qingyan's experience in her previous life, two prerequisites must be met simultaneously in order to awaken early.

First, one must be in an environment tainted by strange forces for an extended period of time.

Second, the awakened person's mental state must be instantly immersed in some extreme emotion, such as anger, despair, or sadness.

Only such intense fluctuations at the soul level can break the shackles and unleash extraordinary power.

Luo Qingyan turned her head, her gaze icy as she looked at the general manager beside her, and asked in a deep voice:

"Did Zheng Qiang suffer some kind of shock before he left?"

The general manager trembled at Luo Qingyan's icy gaze and stammered in response:

"Well... it's nothing serious. It's just normal company layoffs. He'd worked there for seven years, and I told him he wasn't cost-effective enough, so he was let go."

At this point, the general manager seemed somewhat aggrieved and couldn't help but complain:

"People these days are so fragile, their resilience is so poor. Even if a normal optimization fails, it wouldn't warrant tearing up the contract in public..."

"Shut up!"

Luo Qingyan interrupted him sharply.

At that moment, all the clues connected in her mind, forming a closed loop.

Seven years of hard work were ruthlessly negated by the phrase "cost-effectiveness".

This extreme despair and anger at being discarded like trash by capital became the fuse that ignited Zheng Hun's collapse and triggered his extraordinary abilities.

He really did awaken ahead of schedule!

Moreover, what he will awaken is undoubtedly the auxiliary ability that made him famous in his previous life—[Mechanical Brain Domain]!

This also explains the previous unusual phenomena.

Luo Qingyan's breathing became somewhat rapid.

If a strategist who has awakened top-tier brainpower ahead of time can be brought into the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, it will have an immeasurable and enormous impact on the construction of the Dragon Kingdom's defense line!

Just then.

"Buzz—"

Luo Qingyan's phone suddenly vibrated in her pocket.

He picked it up and saw that it was a call from Qin Zhenguo.

Luo Qingyan walked to the deserted stairwell in the fire escape and pressed the answer button.

On the phone, Qin Zhenguo's voice was filled with excitement:

"Deputy Director Luo, things are going very smoothly on my end. We've located Lu Feng and are having him sent back to headquarters."

"I'm going to go find that guy named Feng Gang next."

"How's the situation on your end? Have you found Zheng Qiang?"

Upon hearing Qin Zhenguo's question, Luo Qingyan took a deep breath and replied:

"Director Qin, something has gone wrong."

"I'm too late. Zheng Qiang left ten minutes ago. Moreover, based on the unusual phenomena described by the employees on site..."

"Zheng Qiang may have already completed his awakening ahead of schedule."

"What?!"

Qin Zhenguo on the other end of the phone exclaimed in shock, gasped, and anxiously asked:

"How is that possible? I remember you said that early awakening is quite difficult?"

"Yes. It must be a complete mental breakdown, along with a high concentration of supernatural stimulation."

Luo Qingyan's tone was filled with deep confusion and gravity: "Zheng Qiang was ruthlessly laid off by the capital, which met the prerequisite for an emotional breakdown. But what puzzles me is that there is no high concentration of strange pollution source in this office building."

"Unless... he happened to come into contact with some extraordinary object containing higher-dimensional supernatural laws before he left."

But Luo Qingyan had no idea what the item was.

"Director Qin, the situation has changed."

Luo Qingyan made a quick decision, interrupting Qin Zhenguo's thoughts: "If someone who has awakened a mechanical brain wants to hide, the Skynet system simply cannot track him. He can arbitrarily tamper with the surveillance data along the way."

"I'll leave a few operators here to continue the search. But the search can't stop!"

"Go find Feng Gang as soon as possible, while I will lead the team to the South Suburb Bus Station to find that girl named Wen Xiaoxiao."

"Okay! Stay in touch!" Qin Zhenguo knew the priorities and immediately hung up the phone.

Luo Qingyan put away her phone and walked quickly back to the office area.

She selected two elite agents and ordered them to remain in Zhongguancun to continue investigating Zheng Qiang's movements.

Then.

She turned and left with the rest of the people.

"Buzz—"

The black special operations SUV let out another low roar and drove away from the office building plaza.

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