Rotten God Kingdom

The leading sheriff frowned and signaled to his men to conduct an inspection.

"The documents are genuine."

The lead sheriff holstered his gun, his tone softening slightly: "Mr. Jiang, we heard gunshots. Can you explain what happened?"

Jiang Wang did not answer the sheriff's question.

The attack was short and looked very dangerous, but it only lasted about two minutes from the start of the attack to the attackers' retreat.

These sheriffs arrived way too quickly.

"You happen to be patrolling this neighborhood?" Jiang Wang asked in return.

The lead sheriff said, "We received a tip beforehand that there might be violence here, and we rushed over as soon as we heard the gunshots."

"A whistleblower? Who is the whistleblower?"

"I don't know. Someone submitted an anonymous letter, which even specified the time of the attack down to the minute, but the exact location was vague."

Jiang Wang seemed thoughtful after hearing this, but did not ask any further questions. He said, "The attacker has already escaped. You can find clues from the bloodstains and footprints outside the window."

The sheriffs exchanged glances, called for backup over their walkie-talkies, and then said to Jiang Wang, "Please come back with us to make a statement; it's procedure."

Jiang Wang nodded; he had no reason to refuse.

Moreover, the police station would be relatively safe, which he himself didn't mind, but Jiangxin needed a relatively safe place.

……

At the police station, Jiang Wang met several teammates.

Doctors are also treating the wounded.

Upon meeting, Hu Chengyu shouted, "Damn it, are these people crazy? We're just following orders, and they want to kill us right away?"

Lu Ang covered his forehead with a towel; there were no other obvious injuries, but it looked like he had bumped his forehead.

What bothered Jiang Wang was that although Lü Ang was clearly speaking to him, his gaze was not on Jiang Wang at all.

This made Lü Ang, who was usually decisive and efficient in his speech and actions, appear somewhat dazed.

"All twelve cleaners were attacked, and two were killed outright. The 'Disease Demon' was dealt with before it even hatched." He seemed to have anticipated the questions Jiang Wang and the others would ask, and explained, "I suffer from night blindness. After the mutation, my vision in the dark has almost completely deteriorated. Now, to save electricity, the police department only turns on a few lights in the corridors and rest areas, so it's too dark. That's why I wasn't looking at you when I spoke; it wasn't that I was being impolite."

Night blindness?

Jiang Wang returned home in the evening, around the same time that Lü Ang was attacked.

Despite losing his sight, he survived and his injuries were not serious.

Lü Ang is very strong.

Hu Chengyu also briefly recounted his experience.

"Because I felt someone was watching me during the day, I unleashed my superpower in advance and discovered their presence before they made their move. Unfortunately, there were two of them, and I couldn't stop the attackers."

The only woman in the group raised her hand and said, "My situation is similar to Hu Chengyu's. I bought two pieces of clothing at the mall before going home, and I ran into the attacker as soon as I entered the room. My roommate is also a cleaner, and we fired a few shots to scare the attacker away."

Guo Jia's collar was pulled up very high, and apart from her face, almost no other skin was exposed, so Jiang Wang couldn't judge the extent of her injuries.

After hearing Guo Jia's words, Jiang Wang and the others fell silent for a while.

After all the cleaners had finished giving their statements, someone from the Public Security Bureau came to report.

"Genetic matching yielded no results, so we suspect the attackers were Savages."

Besides Jiang Wang, another cleaner injured the attacker and left a blood sample.

Neither of the two blood samples has been recorded at the hospital.

Because the mortality rate among the sick city dwellers was too high, they had to accept a large number of wilderness people, not all of whom needed to leave a blood sample.

Only rare diseases and blood-related diseases will be registered.

In Sick City, locals have their birth records taken by the hospital, but Wildernessers don't receive this treatment.

"Damn it, I quit!" A cleaner slammed a report on the table. "I'm quitting. This job is unworkable!"

Although the job of a cleaner is dangerous, every mission involves dealing with sick ghosts and obtaining basic information. If the cleaning is impossible, they can call for rescue. I have never encountered anything like this before.

Not only do we have to deal with people, but we also have to be wary of attacks that could occur at any time.

Jiang Wang glanced at the cleaner who had spoken and reminded him, "Your residence has already been marked. How do you know they'll let you go just because you claim you're abandoning the mission?"

The sanitation worker looked grim and cursed, "Fine, I'll just move into the sanitation bureau. Let them attack the sanitation bureau if they dare!"

Jiang Wang shrugged.

This is indeed a good idea.

Attacking the Cleanup Bureau is essentially equivalent to declaring war on Sick City. At that point, let alone finding a few attackers, even if they wipe out one or two districts, the Cleanup Bureau will not hesitate.

Hu Chengyu walked over and nudged Jiang Wang on the shoulder, asking, "Brother, what do you say?"

What do you think?

Hu Chengyu said nonchalantly, "You continue, I'll continue. Anyway, I've had enough of living."

You have no idea how uncomfortable it is to have tumors in your body, like leeches, competing for nutrients and constantly wriggling around inside. If I can replace one or two of these "terrorists" before I die, contributing to this disease-ridden city, I'll be content.

Lu Ang turned his head to the side, trying to locate Jiang Wang and the others by sound, and looked over here: "Anyway, I can't swallow this anger. No matter why Han Yue and Han Lin wanted to escape, or what secrets they are hiding, if they dare to lay a hand on me, I will make them pay the price!"

What's more, they attacked twice in one day!

A daytime trap counts as one, and a nighttime attack counts as one.

One wrong move and you could lose your life.

Jiang Wang nodded in agreement.

Guo Jia also spoke up, "Count me in too."

Of the ten survivors, eight chose to continue, and two chose to quit.

Lü Ang sighed, "We don't have enough people. There are at least twenty attackers today, and we only have eight on our side."

"We need help," Jiang Wang said decisively.

Whether it's searching the urban area or responding to an attack, a large number of people are needed.

With eight people, they could at most be divided into two groups, facing an unknown number of enemies lurking in the shadows; their chances of winning were too low.

Hu Chengyu immediately took out his phone and sent a message to the team leader.

Before he could finish editing his message, Ye Xun had already entered the police station.

"Everyone, I have some bad news for you."

A significant epidemic has broken out in the West District, and most of the Cleanup Bureau's personnel have been deployed there. You may be fighting alone for some time.

plague?

"Is it an infectious disease that Han Yue has?" Jiang Wang asked, frowning.

Ye Xun shook his head and said, "No, it's another kind, suspected to be malaria, but more contagious. The spleen will rupture within tens of minutes after infection."

Jiang Wang's brows furrowed even more.

Is it a coincidence that a plague broke out at this time?

The attack was sudden, but considering they were hunting down Han Lin and his sister, it was somewhat predictable. However, the sheriffs had received a tip before the attack occurred.

Was it all the work of Han Lin and his sister?

To attract the attention of the cleanup bureau and then escape from the sick city?

Jiang Wang took a deep breath and asked, "When did the plague begin?"

"This afternoon, after you left, the hospital received its first patient. Twenty minutes later, it was confirmed that this was a highly contagious disease suspected to be caused by a mutation of the malaria parasite, and the entire West District was locked down."

Hu Chengyu couldn't help but say, "This is clearly a conspiracy. Can't you see it? The Han siblings obviously have a criminal gang involved, and this plague might have been caused by them."

Ye Xun interrupted Hu Chengyu's speech, his gaze sweeping over the cleaner inside the room.

"But the most important thing right now is to deal with the plague in the West District."

Hu Chengyu roared, "What we should be doing right now is capturing Han Lin and his gang, not dealing with this plague. Just temporarily seal off the West District. How can we possibly capture them in a short time with just a few of us? If we don't eliminate the source, the plague will only spread throughout the city!"

"However, we have no evidence to show that the plague was spread by Han Lin and his group. If you can find evidence, the Cleanup Bureau will send all its cleaners to support you." Ye Xun's tone remained calm.

"You son of a bitch, Ye Xun, I think you're in cahoots with Han Lin and the others!" Hu Chengyu broke down.