I write obituaries for the gods

These two pieces are much larger than the ones he received at school before, and Lin Chen subjectively believes they are worth at least ten thousand yuan.

Although the English captain escaped... well, it can be considered a gain in itself.

However, the fact that this thing escaped didn't cause Lin Chen much frustration.

His strength seems to be not much different from that of Optimus Prime. Although he can manipulate metal, he is not strong enough to control every bullet under normal circumstances. Most of the time, he just has to tough it out.

Even if he lost control later, the only ability he displayed was manipulating metal; there were no other tricks.

Lin Chen felt he could easily defeat a demigod of this level.

If he shows up again, just kick him to death.

What truly worries Lin Chen is not the English captain, but that "Euclid".

That guy's aura alone was several orders of magnitude stronger than a gamma-level aura...

How do I win a fight against that kind of monster?

"..."

Soon, Lin Chen carried Li Zhanyi out of the bunker.

As soon as he stepped outside, Lin Chen was stunned by the sight before him: dimensional anchors were everywhere in the wilderness, almost one every few meters, and the black threads hanging in the sky had become fewer.

Various tents have been erected, and researchers can be seen everywhere using instruments to measure various objects in the subspace.

Lin Chen only knew that the Rapid Response Section 3 was a logistics section, but he didn't expect their logistics capabilities to be so abnormal, that they had directly claimed territory in subspace.

"You must be Lin Chen?"

A cool female voice came from beside him. Lin Chen turned his head and saw a solemn-looking woman standing next to him.

Lin Chen's first impression of her was that she was very cuckolded.

She wore a light green uniform skirt suit, a military green trench coat, and had dark green curly hair.

“It’s me,” Lin Chen said.

"Let me introduce myself. I am Hua Molan, the director of the Bureau of Anomalies Investigation."

Hua Molan snapped his fingers, and two soldiers carried over a stretcher and placed it on the ground.

"Put the girl on the stretcher," Hua Molan pointed to the ground, "and then come with me. You need to be investigated."

"Accept the investigation?"

“I’ve reviewed the records. A gamma-level anomalous entity has chosen to submit to you,” Hua Molan pushed up her sunglasses. “I have no hostility towards you, but you need to provide an explanation for this matter, and you need to undergo a thorough investigation over a period of time. Otherwise, I am very worried about the safety of the others.”

I see...

Lin Chen glanced at the curious gazes around him, then looked at Hua Molan:

"Chief, does it have to be now? The current situation..."

“Precisely because the situation is more urgent, we cannot tolerate unstable variables in the process,” Hua Molan said. “Please.”

For a moment, the situation reached a stalemate.

Lin Chen was unsure what this "investigation" meant, but he didn't intend to reveal everything about the "Mirage City" so soon.

He knew that Jiang Zhengge had never believed his claims about "super hearing" and "mimicry," yet he still trusted him.

But now it seems that this was just Jiang Zhengge's personal stance, not the stance of the Investigation Bureau.

This is not Hua Molan's stance either.

Although Lin Chen preferred to keep his secrets, he could understand Hua Molan's attitude.

An unstable element within a small squad engaged in long-term frontline combat is indeed a problem in the eyes of those in higher positions.

So, Lin Chen bent down and placed the dazed Li Zhanyi on the stretcher, then stood up and faced Hua Molan:

"Let's go."

Hua Molan nodded, and with a wave of her hand, two guards stepped forward to handcuff Lin Chen.

Just then, Hua Molan's phone rang.

"Wait a moment."

She reached out to stop the guard's movement, glanced at her phone screen, and her expression changed slightly.

Hua Molan closed her eyes, thought for a moment, then opened them and said:

"It's alright, you can take Zhanyi back now."

"No need for further investigation?" Lin Chen was taken aback.

"Go quickly and take good care of them."

After saying that, Hua Molan turned and walked away into the distance without looking back.

"..."

Lin Chen waited until the director had walked away before entering the "Mirage City" and looking at Hua Molan's phone screen from her perspective.

The message on the screen contained only three words:

"Let him handle it."

The sender is unknown.

......

Chapter 58 Meteor Shower

Are you feeling better?

"It's okay... just a little dizzy..."

Lin Chen looked at Li Zhanyi lying on the seat opposite him. She was wearing a vital signs monitor on her wrist, which was emitting a faint green light.

The two were sitting in the van on their way back when Section Chief Jiang told them to go back first, saying that the work of Section One was already completed.

"That pressure monster...didn't make things difficult for you, did he?" Li Zhanyi looked at Lin Chen opposite him.

"The bureau chief?" Lin Chen paused, then shook his head. "No."

"I vaguely heard her say she was going to conduct a major investigation into you or something..." Li Zhanyi muttered, "That startled me..."

"..." Looking at Zhan Yi's slightly upturned lips, Lin Chen sighed helplessly.

According to Hua Molan's original intention, Lin Chen was indeed going to be investigated. Judging from the handcuffs, it seemed to be more than a simple investigation.

But then a text message arrived, just three words, and she gave up the idea.

Who is on the other end of the text message?

His power is so great that if he gives a word, Hua Molan has to obey, no matter how many motives she may have.

She is the director of the Bureau of Abnormal Investigations. Who has authority above hers?

Lin Chen recalled what Jiang Zhengge had said during the previous interrogation: the Investigation Bureau seemed to be directly under the jurisdiction of the Yudu Municipal Government.

The city government and the Bureau of Investigation do have a good relationship; the mayor even gave them oil paintings...

Oil painting... "City of Mirages"... Mayor...

Lin Chen felt that something was vaguely connected to him.

In fact, he had casually asked Jiang Zhengge about the mayor during his free time, but he had basically brushed him off.

“If you try to get a first-class merit, you can meet the mayor,” Jiang Zhengge said with a smile, blowing a smoke ring. “In all these years, I’ve only met the mayor twice.”

It sounds like the mayor is a mysterious figure who is rarely seen. Lin Chen couldn't find much information about him online, and it seems that the entire Yudu municipal government is intentionally reducing its presence.

Could the one who sent the letter to Hua Molan, telling her to ignore Lin Chen, be the mayor?

If so, then why?

What exactly does "the ghost of history" mean?

"..."

Lin Chen shook his head, deciding to put these thoughts aside for the time being.

He was exhausted. The obstacle-breaking operation had been incredibly tumultuous, and now even thinking about it for a moment made his temples throb.

Looking at the listless Li Zhanyi across from him, Lin Chen picked up her syringe from the table next to him and inserted a vial of Azure Factor into it.

"Hey, that's really expensive..."

Before Li Zhanyi could stop him, Lin Chen had already pressed the syringe against her neck.

"Um..."

Li Zhanyi let out a soft, comfortable groan. Her body trembled slightly, and the light in her eyes brightened a little.

"Consider this your treat to a meal," Li Zhanyi said, avoiding eye contact, a faint blush rising on her cheeks.

"Are you not getting enough supplements?" Lin Chen asked.

"It happened so suddenly, and the intensity was higher than expected," Li Zhanyi said softly. "While you were confronting Captain England, I kept the prophecy active almost the entire time, afraid he would suddenly make a move and humans wouldn't have time to react..."

So that's how it is... Lin Chen could now imagine that intensity.

She was afraid that Captain England would suddenly act, afraid that someone in the team would be instantly blasted into a bloody mist before they could react, just like those Foundation mercenaries who were instantly killed by Skybreaker.

So this silly girl really did stay in the prophecy the whole time, watching it from beginning to end.

No wonder I was exhausted.

"Have more faith in us," Lin Chen chuckled.

"Hey, you newbie are even lecturing the veterans."

Li Zhanyi playfully stuck out her tongue at Lin Chen, then turned over and looked at the night sky outside the car window.

The night rain lasted only a short while, and the sky, washed clean by the rain, was dotted with faint starlight, which was reflected in the girl's eyes.

"How embarrassing... How did I end up like this..."

The girl pouted slightly, looking somewhat aggrieved.

"Another embarrassing incident like this..."

"Again? You've fainted like this before?" Lin Chen looked up.

“Yes, and I was all alone that time,” Li Zhanyi muttered to himself, “and I was unconscious in the wilderness for half an hour late at night.”

"Late at night? Alone on the grassland?" Lin Chen was taken aback. "What are you doing there?"

"The news said there was a meteor shower. I've always wanted to see a meteor shower, but it's raining heavily in the city center. You can only see it in the open fields of the southern development zone."

Li Zhanyi gazed at the stars outside the window, reminiscing about that day.

“Back then, I hadn’t joined the Investigation Bureau yet, and the ‘prophecy’ was still a secret. That night, Lao Jiang was working overtime, and I sneaked out by myself and rode my bicycle to chase the meteor shower.”

"I kept making predictions the whole way, afraid that I would miss the best observation point. So I rode from Xiwang District to Southern Development Zone, and then rode and rode in the open fields... and then I got dizzy."

"I just fainted..." Lin Chen repeated.

That sounds really silly.

“I know what you’re thinking…” Li Zhanyi puffed out her cheeks slightly.

You know you're being foolish.

“Even if you bring your friends along,” Lin Chen sighed softly, “There aren’t many people in the Southern Development Zone, but it’s still the wilderness. What if there are wolves? Even wild dogs are dangerous.”

"But I don't have any friends," Li Zhanyi said innocently.

No friends?

These words surprised Lin Chen somewhat.

He had assumed that a sweet-looking and lively girl like her would be the center of a small group.

So, the lonely Li Zhanyi I saw at the school gate that day was actually the norm?

"Here we go again. Old Jiang had the same expression back then, saying, 'How could such a pretty girl like you not have any friends at school?'"

Seeing the surprise in Lin Chen's eyes, Li Zhanyi narrowed his eyes:

"But I can't make friends."

"Why?" Lin Chen asked.