Rotten God Kingdom

"That's enough." Jiang Wang reached out and pressed down on Hu Chengyu's shoulder.

This matter has only just begun, and Jiang Wang doesn't want to see his own people start fighting first.

but.

Ye Xun had better be fine; if he was, the cleaners present wouldn't let him off easily.

Hu Chengyu gritted his teeth and turned his face away sharply.

Jiang Wang turned to Ye Xun: "We can't help with the plague in the West District. We'll continue our investigation until the Cleanup Bureau sends more personnel, but we need some authorization."

We need access to the data from the cleanup bureau and the hospital.

Next time we find a clue, such as a blood sample from the attacker, we need to test it immediately.

In addition, we need the cooperation of the police department. We don't need them to participate in direct combat, but we need their cooperation in investigations and street closures.

"OK."

Ye Xun nodded and turned to leave the police station.

Guo Jia leaned against the wall, gazing thoughtfully in the direction Ye Xun had left.

Lu Ang closed his eyes and gently tapped his knee with his fingers.

"It's already like this tonight anyway," Hu Chengyu said irritably. "Are we just going to make do here for the night? Ask the police station to reserve a few rooms for us."

No one objected.

……

Early the next morning.

Cleaning up the theater.

"Is there anyone else who wants to quit? If so, you can say so." During the day, Lü Ang was confident and composed, with sharp eyes, completely different from the dull-looking man in the dim light last night.

There were eleven people in the screening room, including Jiang Xin.

Guo Jia's roommate didn't come over last night.

The two cleaners who claimed they were leaving last night ultimately decided to stay.

Waiting for the results from the cleanup bureau? It's safe, but it's frustrating.

Their colleagues were either dealing with sick ghosts or solving the plague in the West District. If they were asked to do nothing, they would feel uncomfortable.

They're all cleaners; anyone afraid of dying wouldn't go into this line of work.

They simply felt that dealing with humans and encountering inexplicable enemies wasn't worth it.

Seeing that no one responded, Lü Ang continued, "We have ten members, but two of us were injured yesterday. How about you two gather intelligence at the hospital and the cleanup bureau until you recover? If any situation arises and you need assistance, you can act immediately."

Lu Ang's gaze fell on the two people in the corner.

"no comment."

"Can."

The two cleanup workers were each shot once during last night's attack, suffering grazes from bullets—one to the hand and the other to the leg. The injuries were not serious, but they did affect their operations.

Lü Ang nodded to them and continued, "I thought about it last night. It's good that they didn't attack last night; they just wandered into the wilderness."

Our Sickly City has the ability to deal with plagues and scourges. Other cities have survived cataclysms; there's no reason they should be brought down by a contagious disease. They've fled to the wilderness, and we might not pursue them—after all, driving them there is part of the mission.

Lu Ang paused, then continued, "But since they've taken the initiative—ambushing, attacking, and killing—then don't blame us for going all out. Does anyone have any objections?"

The screening room remained silent.

"Then we'll have to change our plan. We'll investigate wherever it's dangerous. The more traces they leave behind, the greater our chances of catching them."

Lü Ang unfolded a plan of the sick city.

"Wang Chong lives in the staff dormitory of the textile factory in the East District, which is the same sick ghost that Jiang Wang and Hu Chengyu cleaned up yesterday. There should be clues there."

Fang Zhuo, a good friend of Han Lin, lives in Chaoyang Residential Area, East District…

Lü Ang announced several locations in succession: "Our two teams will go to these places to inspect them separately. If necessary, we can retreat, call for rescue, and contact each other via text message."

After careful consideration, Jiang Wang and his group selected several locations based on their distance from the destination.

The screening room became empty again.

"Wait for me inside the bureau, don't wander off," Jiang Wang instructed Jiang Xin.

"Okay, okay, stop nagging."

……

East District Textile Factory.

This factory is very large, with hundreds of employee dormitories. The conditions are not very good, and the employees working here are basically wilderness dwellers.

However, there are exceptions, such as Wang Chong.

"You mean Wang Chong? He resigned a few days ago, and his room has already been assigned to someone else?"

Reason for resignation?

I don't know either. Who cares why their workers quit? They can leave if they want.

The workshop director wiped his sweat, feeling somewhat afraid.

What the hell? When did the Cleanup Bureau start dealing with missing persons?

"Wang Chong is dead. He died in Hope Community. We've dealt with the sick ghosts that hatched from him. Let's get a quick overview of the situation," Jiang Wang explained to avoid causing unnecessary panic.

"Oh, is that so? Then it's alright." The workshop director paused for a moment, not at all surprised by the answer, his eyes revealing a calm that was hard to tell whether it was numbness or dullness.

"Does Wang Chong have any friends? Take us to meet them," Lü Ang stated his purpose.

"Please come with me, gentlemen."

The 12-person dormitory room felt a bit crowded.

The factory has tried its best to arrange employees with the same disease in the same room. As for infectious diseases, they are not allowed to occur in such a densely populated place.

"Wang Chong? That kid doesn't seem to have any other friends, and he doesn't talk much usually," the young man replied, picking at his toes and crossing his legs on the bed.

He slapped his forehead and suddenly realized, "To be honest, he does have a few friends, but they're not from our factory. One of them has a heart condition. I remember that very clearly. That kid had a heart attack once when he came to see Wang Chong. His lips turned purple, and he almost died here."

The other one was a woman, I think she was his girlfriend. I saw them kissing at the dormitory entrance once after get off work.

Han Lin is the most likely person to have heart disease.

Is the woman Han Yue?

"How old does that woman look? Are there any distinctive features?" Lu Ang, the intellectual leader of his team, was rightfully responsible for asking questions and analyzing the situation.

Jiang Wang was happy to agree.

"That woman was quite old, probably around thirty. She had heavy makeup on, seemingly to cover up a scar on her face. The scar was huge, stretching from her left cheek all the way to her chin. I remember it very clearly."

Lü Ang and Jiang Wang exchanged a glance.

We finally caught them red-handed!

Jiang Wang and the others waited in the dormitory for a while. After the other dormitory residents changed shifts, they asked a few simple questions but did not get any more information, so they had to leave the factory.

Lu Ang edited a message, instructing his companions at the Cleanup Bureau to notify the Public Security Bureau to assist with the investigation.

A woman, around thirty years old, with a large scar on her left cheek, who likes to wear heavy makeup.

By combining various conditions, it should be possible to screen out some suspicious individuals.

"Then let's go to the next place. According to the information provided by the Cleanup Bureau, there are three secret routes to leave the First Hospital. Two of them are through the sewers, and the other is to follow the garbage truck that transports medical waste every day."

"One of the two sewers has already been checked. Where should we go first?" Lü Ang respected his teammates' opinions.

Jiang Wang didn't care; whether it was a garbage dump or a sewer, it was all equally dirty.

"The most recent one."

Lü Ang nodded and led the group to go there.

"I'll wait for you up here. You know I don't have good eyesight in the dark," Lü Ang said, standing at the well's edge, his tone somewhat helpless.

Night blindness, well, that's understandable.

Hu Chengyu jumped first, followed closely by Jiang Wang, and Guo Jia came down last, holding a tactical flashlight and a Glock 17 pistol.

The city's sewer system is fairly well-constructed, with partitions installed in the sewers of each district.

The sewer was quieter than I had imagined; there were no sick people, no footprints, and no fresh human traces.

They walked along the sewer for about two hundred meters, and the beam of their flashlights shone on a thick concrete wall.

"Yesterday, when I was inspecting another sewer, I saw signs of damage to the protective netting and fresh footprints. Then we encountered the disease ghost, and the footprints disappeared."

Guo Jia placed his hand on the concrete wall and tapped it. The dull sound indicated that the wall was at least half a meter thick. He then squatted down to examine the details of the wall and confirmed that it had not been opened.

The sewer was completely blocked with concrete at some point, but this was not mentioned at all in the information provided by the cleanup department.

In other words, Han Yue and the others cannot leave from here.

"Shall we go back the way we came?" Hu Chengyu unconsciously twisted his neck, honestly feeling very uncomfortable in the environment.

They returned the way they came, climbed out of the well, and Lü Ang was smoking outside. When he saw Jiang Wang, he quickly put out his cigarette.

He chatted with Jiang Wang for a few minutes before going to bed last night and learned that he had lung cancer.

"You're back so soon? Looks like there's nothing going on down there." Lü Ang looked as if he had expected this.

If it were him, he would have withdrawn all preparations after the outbreak of the plague in the West District. After all, the Cleanup Bureau is now fully focused on solving the plague, and it would be unwise to provoke the Cleanup Bureau at this moment.

"The sewers are blocked with concrete, which looks like a remnant from a previous area closure." Hu Chengyu took two deep breaths of fresh air; the stench from the sewers made the tumor on his neck swell slightly.

"That leaves only one place: the landfill on the outskirts of the city. Almost all of the medical waste from the sick city is dumped there. On the night Han Yue disappeared, a garbage truck happened to be taking away medical waste from the hospital. According to the hospital's entry and exit registration form, the timing matches perfectly."

"Wait a minute," Jiang Wang suddenly interrupted Lü Ang, "Such an important clue, didn't anyone investigate it yesterday?"

"Someone went to check, but the two people who went there are already dead. The two cleaners who died during the inspection yesterday were inspecting this very spot."

"You and Hu Chengyu came back quite late, so you probably didn't hear our discussion," Lü Ang explained.

"This place was already highly suspicious, and I was planning to go back and investigate again, but last night's attack disrupted my plans."

Jiang Wang was silent for a few seconds, then asked, "If they know we'll investigate, and they've set up an ambush there, are we enough men?"

"That's why we have to go." Lü Ang rubbed the cigarette butt he had thrown on the ground with his toe. "In this situation, there must be something hidden where they set up an ambush. The more dangerous it is, the more important the thing must be. Maybe Han Yue is hiding there."

"I have great confidence in my abilities. Even if they set an ambush, I'm not afraid." Lü Ang turned his head, and Jiang Wang saw a hint of excitement in his eyes.

He's a madman too!

Hu Chengyu grinned and said, "I like hearing that."

Guo Jia tucked the tactical flashlight back into her waistband and said casually, "Let's go then. The sooner we go, the sooner we'll be back. I still need to go shopping."

Jiang Wang looked up at the sky.

At 10 a.m., the sun was shining brightly.

"Let's go, take the subway, it'll take thirty minutes to the outskirts of the city."