I write obituaries for the gods

At this moment, Louis spoke softly:

"Is it... 'Operation Deep-Sea Diving'?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes immediately turned to Louis.

Lin Chen knew what deep-sea diving operations were; Li Zhanyi had told him about them.

Wu Hao, the former investigator and later a mercenary for the Black Network, seems to have betrayed the organization because of that operation.

Later, Lin Chen reviewed the audio recordings of the Waldorf Hotel Carnival event and heard Wu Hao's speech:

"In that operation, she killed four Section 1 investigators, fifteen Section 2 investigators, and thirty-six crew members who were on standby on the ship."

The deep-sea diving operation... was it Xileina's "betrayal" of the Investigation Bureau?

Through Jiang Zhengge's story, Lin Chen could never have imagined that tide Leina would betray the Investigation Bureau.

What he found even more unimaginable was that after the foundation transformed Xilena's brother into "Triton," she was still able to stand with the foundation and even willingly become a traffic-generating puppet for their entertainment department.

"Alright, that operation is not important to you."

Jiang Zhengge shook his head slightly.

"I'm telling you this because I want to let you know that I did have a very good relationship with Xileina before, and I also knew her brother."

"But now, she is a demigod of the Foundation, the mastermind behind the Black Star Project, while her brother is Triton, a walking corpse, a Frankenstein monster."

“So treat them as serious enemies,” Jiang Zhengge suddenly emphasized, “Don’t pity your enemies.”

"Alright, go back and rest. We'll continue the investigation after we get back to Yudu tomorrow."

......

After returning to their room, Lin Chen and Li Zhanyi said goodnight to each other and went to sleep.

Although tonight's operation went smoothly, the mental pressure from facing an Alpha-level demigod was still too great, and I couldn't handle it without proper rest.

The next morning, when Lin Chen woke up, the Royal Draco was sailing into the port.

"Waaaaah~~~"

Accompanied by the sound of a horn, Lin Chen carried Liti and Huihui's luggage and led the two little girls out of the port.

"Last night was so much fun!" Litty exclaimed excitedly. "I want to play again next time!"

"I don't want to think about it anymore..." Huihui sighed.

"Consider this a lesson," Lin Chen said with a smile, looking at the two girls. "If you encounter a demigod outside in the future, stay away from them, they're not good people."

“I have kung fu!” Litty shouted.

“Then I have an older brother.” Huihui tugged at Lin Chen’s clothes.

After dropping the two girls off at home, Lin Chen quickly tidied himself up and then went out with Li Zhanyi without stopping.

Last night's experience immediately pulled Lin Chen back into battle mode: the Foundation was preparing to launch the W weapon into space, and he didn't have time to rest at a time like this.

Before setting off, Lin Chen mentally reviewed his next goals:

The primary objective is to get close to the Mentis Cult, uncover more details of the "Black Star Project," and thus find a breakthrough.

Given that last night's actions confirmed that Project Black Star is very likely a "subspace space-based weapon," this objective clearly needs to be accelerated.

I need to quickly level up, accept the mission from the Church of Mentis, and then interrogate a member of the church.

Secondary objective: to find ways to breach Triton's defenses.

In fact, Lin Chen already had some ideas: since Triton's ability cannot be activated without the lungs, Lin Chen just needed to find something powerful enough to damage his lungs.

Ideally, it should be a gas; he'll be finished as soon as he inhales it.

After getting on the electric scooter, Lin Chen picked up his phone and opened the "Yike Family" group chat.

Upon clicking, I saw Section Chief Jiang's message.

Jiang Zhengge: We will be in charge of collecting data in the Aerospace Islands area to see if we can manage to get some leads.

Lin Chen: Then I'll go level up with Zhan Yi. I guess we'll be coming into contact with the Mentis Cult soon.

At this moment, Li Zhanyi climbed onto the back seat and put his arm around Lin Chen's waist.

"Lin Chen, when are we going to buy a car?" the girl asked, pinching Lin Chen's waist.

"Ouch," Lin Chen said, feeling a little itchy. "Let's find some time. Aren't you busy lately? Besides, I think electric bikes are pretty good."

"It's not bad, but I feel a little bad about having to trouble the bureau to pick me up and drop me off with two kids all the time," Li Zhanyi muttered.

That's true... Otherwise, why don't you find some time to go and take a look at the car?

After all, Mayor Buendía said that the black card can be used freely.

You guys are the riddle solvers, I'll just swish swish swish swish!

"Om——"

The electric car drove into the post-rain sunshine, heading towards the center of Xiwang District.

"What kind of orders did we get this time?" Li Zhanyi asked curiously, clinging to Lin Chen's shoulder.

“It’s another gang war. They say the other side has a special background, maybe they’re from the Foundation,” Lin Chen said. “That’s why they’re asking for a high price. After all, few urban executioners dare to go against the Foundation; they’re paid by the Foundation.”

"Isn't this a perfect match for our majors?" Li Zhanyi laughed. "Not bad, not bad, then we can go all out and fight later!"

At this moment, the electric scooter stopped at the street corner.

Before me was a commercial street with a large sign that read: Gute Street.

Restaurants, barbershops, supermarkets and other similar establishments line both sides of the street, creating a rather street-style and old-fashioned atmosphere.

Lin Chen parked his electric scooter, got off, and handed an Ultraman mask to Li Zhanyi:

"Put it on, Ms. Taro."

"How come I'm Taro and you're Jason?" Li Zhanyi said somewhat displeased. "You're so scary! I want to be scary too."

"Don't you think it's cool? Okay, let's go. I've found this mask. I'll get you a scary one next time." Lin Chen laughed.

The two put on masks, put on a cool and aloof look, and walked into the shopping street.

At the barbershop on the street corner, the two knocked on the door as agreed—

"Baba Yaga? You've finally arrived! We were almost there..."

The client stared at Lin Chen and Li Zhanyi, then suddenly froze.

Lin Chen and Li Zhanyi were also dumbfounded:

"Brother Hao? What are you doing here?"

......

Chapter 22 The Feud on Good Street (Third and Fourth Updates)

In the barbershop, Lin Chen and Hao Ge sat facing each other, staring blankly at each other.

Behind Brother Hao, a group of burly men surrounded him, looking like gangsters.

"Can we let them go out first?" Lin Chen asked.

Brother Hao raised his head and gave a look, and the burly men quickly left the room, closing the door behind them.

"What's going on?" Lin Chen sighed softly.

It hasn't been that long since we last met, and Brother Hao has gone from being the manager of the Waldorf Hotel to... uh... a street thug boss?

“I was about to ask you that,” Brother Hao scratched the back of his head, “How did I find you when I was looking for thugs on the dark web? Isn’t that illegal?”

"Don't you know about entrapment?" Lin Chen narrowed his eyes.

"It seems there is such a saying..."

Seeing Lin Chen's slightly scrutinizing gaze, Brother Hao shook his head helplessly.

"I have no choice, bro. I've been forced into this situation. I have no choice but to solve this problem on the street..."

“Street style…” Li Zhanyi muttered under his breath, “A rap battle?”

"It would be great if we could have a rap battle, but the problem is the other side is the Foundation's dogs." Hao Ge spread his hands.

"Tell me what happened?" Lin Chen stared directly at Hao Ge. "First of all, how did you end up here, getting involved in the underworld?"

"Here's what happened..."

So, Brother Hao began to explain to Lin Chen in detail:

"After I became a manager at Waldough, I found that their business scope was a bit too broad, with a lot of shady dealings, and I was expected to do everything myself."

"Moreover, many of these businesses involve doing dirty work for the foundation, such as preparing some... trading venues for them. Sigh, it's pointless to say too much, you should understand what kind of shady dealings they are."

"After learning all this, I naturally couldn't continue, so I ran away."

"When I ran away, things got out of hand. All the guys in the kitchen basically only recognized me, and one by one they all followed me and ran away."

“Once we ran away, the Waldaff kitchen system crashed, and they couldn’t supply normally for three days. That’s how this feud started.”

As Hao Ge spoke, he sighed softly, looking troubled.

"Well, you tell me, since all the brothers have run away with me, shouldn't I take the lead and do something? But we're just chefs, all we can do is cook, what else can we do?"

"We've decided to rent a restaurant on Gute Street. We can scrape together enough money, and the initial discussions went quite smoothly."

"Who knew that once we paid, they would change their minds?"

"They changed their minds?" Lin Chen frowned.

“There’s a bathhouse on Gute Street, and it’s backed by a gang called the Stinky Cat Gang,” Hao Ge explained. “We had just finalized the price when the Stinky Cat Gang arrested the owner and then sent people to keep watch over the restaurant every day, preventing us from taking over.”

“I tried to talk to them, but I got beaten up as a result, you see.”

Brother Hao rolled up his sleeves and showed Lin Chen the knife wound on his arm.

"After inquiring, I found out that the leader of the Stinky Cat Gang, Wang Defa, had a relative in the foundation. He usually did some dirty work for the foundation, and the two sides had some dealings."

"They're getting revenge on me."

"This is outrageous!" Li Zhanyi clenched his fist. "Have you contacted the police?"

"We've tried contacting them, and they've tried to help us, but it's no use," Hao Ge said helplessly. "We were persuaded to leave one day, but a whole bunch of people showed up at the door the next day, so we can't operate normally at all."

"Some of the guys were so angry they went and got some people to fight them. It was a pretty fierce fight that day, and then..."

A hint of fear appeared on Hao Ge's face.

"They have demigods..."

"A demigod?" Lin Chen frowned.

That's something he's good at.

"He seems to be a Delta-level guy, called Black General," Hao Ge said. "Damn, that guy is really... how should I put it, he's very powerful, really powerful, his hand-to-hand combat skills are amazing."

"Ten of us can't beat him alone!"

"..."

Hao Ge seemed to have finished his narration. He stared at the pensive Lin Chen for a long time, then clasped his hands together.

"Xiao Lin, to be honest, I only posted this on the black market because I had no other choice. Actually, this order is... it's our last bit of money. If the restaurant can't open next week, we'll have to go scavenging for scraps."

"Could you...pretend you didn't see it and let me keep sending out the orders? I have to at least give it a shot...so many people believe in me..."

Hearing Hao Ge say that, Lin Chen actually felt quite heartbroken.

After all, Hao Ge wouldn't have gotten involved in these things at first. He honestly ran his small shop in Sunshine Pearl, making a little money. He wouldn't have become rich, but at least he wouldn't have had a miserable life.

His life is in this state largely because of what happened with Huihui, which offended the foundation.

Lin Chen felt that he had a responsibility.

“I’ve accepted the order,” Lin Chen stood up. “Let’s go, take me to the location.”

"You...you answered?" Brother Hao looked at Lin Chen in disbelief. "No, the problem is...you're an investigator, right?"

“I am Baba Yaga,” Lin Chen said, putting on the Jason mask. “Just don’t go around talking about it.”

“Of course,” Brother Hao quickly said, “but…the opponent is a demigod…”

"Don't you read the newspaper much?" Lin Chen laughed.