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She had finally managed to persuade the higher-ups, together with Li Manqiu, not to use Lu Zhao as bait. At this point, they couldn't afford to fail at the last minute.

Lu Zhao nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, I promise! I will definitely not go near there!"

Although letting her go alone would be the best option, she wasn't the type to disrupt other people's plans. Since Chi Ying had come to remind her, she would definitely listen.

"Okay, take care." Chi Ying didn't say anything more and disappeared from her sight.

Lu Zhao had just breathed a sigh of relief and was about to close the door when he discovered that Si Ling had already been standing at the bottom of the steps.

Did the other party see everything that just happened?

She immediately became alert, but a bright smile appeared on her face: "Si Ling, you're here."

"That person must be the monitoring minister who managed to remove the meteorite before the explosion, right?" Si Ling asked curiously as she stepped onto the stairs.

Ah... The Bureau of Spirits Management really went to great lengths to elevate Chi Ying's status as a hero who saved the meteorite in a time of crisis in order to cover up the truth about the meteorite's disappearance.

Right now, Chi Ying is so busy that she doesn't have time to care about the petty schemes of the higher-ups. Once she has some free time, her reputation as a hero will probably be the subject of a lot of debate again.

When the time comes, she will probably have to be told the truth about the meteorite's disappearance.

It's unclear whether this is a blessing or a curse for Chi Ying.

Lu Zhao scratched his head. "Yeah, you probably heard it too. The Bureau of Spirits has something important to do today, so I can't take you to complete the procedures for the time being. How about we do it when we're less busy later?"

In fact, she should thank Chi Ying for coming to her door and giving her a ready-made reason. This half-truth made her words more convincing.

"It seems to be a very dangerous situation, and it's related to the explosions of the past two days." Si Ling lowered her eyes slightly and murmured softly, "A different place being bombed every day...?"

"What?" Lu Zhao didn't quite hear her words and couldn't help but ask.

She immediately looked up, shook her head, and said, "It's nothing. These are confidential matters, and I can't possibly speculate on them."

That's... quite reasonable, saving her the trouble of explaining.

Lu Zhao thought for a moment, then stepped aside to let him in first. "Since we can't go to the Spirit Management Bureau today, if you're free, come in and sit for a while."

This gave her ample time to extract information.

Si Ling blinked, a hint of inquiry in her bright, clear eyes.

"W-what's wrong?" Lu Zhao asked, feeling uncomfortable under her gaze.

"It's nothing, it's just that you seem a little different from before today." She smiled slightly, and just as Lu Zhao's heart began to pound with nervousness, she gracefully stepped across the threshold.

This person has such a keen sense of intuition...

Watching the other person put on slippers and walk into the living room, Lu Zhao felt a bitter taste in his mouth, suddenly realizing that his little thoughts had been figured out.

I don't know if this attempt at getting information out of them will be successful.

Feeling guilty, she immediately closed the door and followed, even turning on the TV to make sure they had something to talk about.

"According to our reporter, the special task force for the December 12.19th serial bombings was urgently established early yesterday morning. The team members include veteran criminal investigators and a special commissioner from the Lingnan Authority..."

Si Ling sat on the sofa, staring intently at the news. When the camera cut to the group from the Spirit Management Bureau, she turned and asked, "These people will be my colleagues in the future, right?"

"Well, in a sense, yes." Lu Zhao glanced at the people above. Apart from Chi Ying and Li Manqiu, the rest were all from Team Two. He wondered what kind of actions they had in mind to handle this incident.

She poured a glass of warm water for the guest, then sat diagonally opposite Si Ling, glancing at the TV and then at her.

"Lu Zhao?"

The other person suddenly called her name, startling her so much that she sat bolt upright. "What is it!"

Si Ling glanced at her, a hint of a smile flashing in his dark eyes, but it vanished in an instant.

“Yesterday I hesitated for a long time, wondering whether I should tell you about this,” she said, sitting up straight with a solemn expression. “Yesterday’s earthquake was not your hallucination, but something that really happened.”

Lu Zhao blinked. Although she already knew yesterday, hearing it from Si Ling's mouth made her feel inexplicably relieved.

"Have you ever heard of a phenomenon in astronomy called gravitational collapse?"

She paused for a moment, then shook her head blankly. She understood both words individually, but couldn't understand them when put together.

Si Ling pursed her lips slightly, a hint of worry in her expression: "I thought about it for a long time yesterday. The 'earthquake' that happened at your house, if I had to describe it, would only remind me of gravitational collapse."

Um... could you explain to her what this means first?

Lu Zhao was dumbfounded again.

Chapter Seventy-Two: Gravitational Collapse

Gravitational collapse refers to the phenomenon where the core of matter aggregates when the repulsive forces between substances within a celestial body are insufficient to counteract gravity.

To give a simple example, the gravitational collapse of a star results in the formation of a compact star, such as a black hole, or... a neutron star.

"Neutron star?" Lu Zhao jumped up from the sofa.

Si Ling nodded seriously: "Yes, I didn't know who was maliciously damaging your house, so I used my ability outside to save it for you."

Her ability, "immortality," can be applied not only to living things but also to inanimate objects, though the effect is similar to time reversal.

But Lu Zhao had no time to care about what she said next; he was preoccupied with the "neutron star."

If I remember correctly, during Zeng Ji's separate interrogation, the other party mentioned that the bomber who carried out the bombing in the shopping mall was codenamed "Neutron Star".

At first, she simply thought it was a code name for an important figure on the alien planet, but now, after hearing Si Ling's explanation, she suddenly realized that Neutron Star was not just a code name, but also represented the abilities of the person using that code name.

So it seems that the members of the alien organization probably all use astronomy-related code names, which is quite consistent with its organization name.

However, that's not the point. The point now is that Si Ling said the "neutron star's" ability is gravitational collapse, not the explosion that the public expected.

Given that the other party is at least an A-level high-level spirit, the possibility of them being a multi-talented individual can be basically ruled out.

In other words... everyone in the Bureau of Spirits, including her, misjudged the other party's abilities.

The terrifying thought flashed through Lu Zhao's mind, instantly sending a chill down her spine.

It is important to understand that on the battlefield, guessing the enemy's strategy incorrectly will only lead to the annihilation of one's own army. In the case of the Eldar, even a single misstep can result in the loss of many lives.

If Chi Ying and the others used the methods for dealing with explosions to deal with this gravitational collapse...

She swallowed hard in alarm, looking at Si Ling in a panic: "Are you...are you sure? Maybe it was just an unrelated person whose spiritual power awakened and went out of control? Besides, they were clearly using bombs in the mall!"

But Si Ling said, "I checked later and found that it was a bomb with a sensor installed. The latest type of sensor can use the bomb at will, as long as a specific wavelength is input in advance, regardless of what kind of spirit race the person is."

Damn, she only knew that sensors could be triggered by wavelengths, but this was the first time she had ever heard of a specific wavelength being input in advance.

Lu Zhao's face was deathly pale. He had no mind to talk to Si Ling anymore and immediately took out his phone to frantically dial Chi Ying and Li Manqiu's numbers.

However, according to regulations, all communication devices are prohibited when carrying out special missions.

She was frantic, but then suddenly remembered something and hurriedly looked at the TV. It was a live broadcast. Since she had just seen Chi Ying and Li Manqiu on screen, it meant that they hadn't started their operation yet.

That concludes today's morning news...

As the presenter's intellectual voice narrated the news, the television news switched to commercials.

Depend on!

Lu Zhao couldn't help but curse inwardly, and could only grab his phone and hurriedly get up: "No, I have to go to the Department of Spirits and Death to stop them!"

Regardless of whether those lives are game data or not, as long as she is in this world now, the people who are in the same time as her are living, breathing beings.

“Wait a minute, the background on TV just now shouldn’t be in the Spirit Management Bureau, right?” Si Ling raised an objection at the right time and stood up with her. “If I remember correctly, it was footage shot near the TV station, not far from here.”

TV station?

Lu Zhao was slightly taken aback, only then recalling that when he saw Chi Ying this morning, although she wasn't wearing her usual high heels, she was clearly dressed up deliberately, not at all like someone who had just stayed up all night.

In other words, after staying up all night, she went home to wash up and get dressed, and only after informing herself did she immediately teleport to the TV station to participate in the filming.

Without even praising the other person's ability to seize the opportunity, Lu Zhao rushed to the entrance without thinking, apologizing to Si Ling while putting on his shoes: "Sorry, something suddenly came up today..."

"It's okay." Si Ling's eyes crinkled as she followed her out the door. "I know the shortcut to the TV station. Aren't you going to take me with you?"

Is this her real purpose? To use this opportunity to interfere in this matter?

Lu Zhao's expression changed slightly, and the defense mechanism he had set up in his mind began to shout alarmingly.

Something's wrong! There's definitely something wrong with her!

No... we can't doubt the other party's motives for doing anything just because of one suspicious point.

It's clear that Si Ling genuinely wants to help her, especially since she was the one who dragged her into this mess from the very beginning.

She tried her best to control her facial expression and meet the other person's gaze, her heart pounding wildly, but this time it wasn't for any other reason, just pure nervousness.

“If we don’t make a decision soon, we won’t be able to catch up with them.” The woman lowered her head to meet her gaze, her dark eyes shimmering with a soft, gentle light.

Yes, we can't waste time here!

Lu Zhao gritted his teeth, quickly reached out and grabbed Si Ling's hand. Before she could even feel the warmth of the other's hand, he quickly closed the door, pulled her down the steps, and rushed over.

"Could you please give me directions?" She quickly found a shared car, and the two of them got in together.

Si Ling took a deep breath, and a hint of seriousness finally appeared in her usually gentle eyes: "Okay, I'll make sure you get there on time."

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He ran several red lights, and even two or three traffic police officers chased after him, but Lu Zhao didn't care. He slammed on the brakes and stopped in front of the TV station. He ran to the entrance, randomly stopped someone, and grabbed them, asking if the people from the Spirit Management Bureau were still there.

The other person was terrified by her fierce appearance and hurriedly pointed in a direction, saying repeatedly, "They're over there! Over there!"

Is it near an intersection?

Without saying a word, Lu Zhao immediately chased after them in that direction.

Si Ling was left standing alone beside the car, facing several traffic police officers. She glanced helplessly at the person who had sped away, and had no choice but to patiently apologize to each of them before finally managing to get rid of them.

I should be able to catch up, probably...

Looking in the direction where the person disappeared, she leaned against the front of the car and raised an eyebrow slightly.

She timed the information about neutron stars with great care.

Chapter 73 In the end, I still have to do it myself.

At that time, Chi Ying and Li Manqiu had just gotten into the car. This was an Audi A30, which was paid for by the Spirit Management Bureau and was only used to make a show of things at events such as interviews. In fact, when carrying out missions, it was more convenient to use a tank for transportation.

"Has everyone else arrived at the chemical plant by now?" Chi Ying asked Li Manqiu without looking up from her tablet.

However, the person next to him seemed a little distracted at the moment, staring absently at the street outside the car window, lost in thought.