I write obituaries for the gods

“This is the first time…” Lucy said, holding her latte. “The Foundation has taken the initiative to send demigods to fight against us. This level of arrogance is unprecedented.”

“He should know our direction,” Jiang Zhengge chuckled, “so I’m certain he’s currently inside ‘The Ideal State’.”

A photograph was posted on the cue board: the shadowy outline of a city.

“We have found the weapon suspected of causing the Ironhorn Bridge incident: WHALE,” Jiang Zhengge said. “According to Zuo Xia’s testimony, ‘Ideal State’ is a product of WHALE and a means they used to create subspace ruins.”

“As long as we can figure out the secret of ‘Utopia,’ we can figure out what WHALE is, and the key to the Iron Horn Bridge case is right in front of us,” Jiang Zhengge said.

At that moment, the office door was pushed open, and Professor Jürgen walked in while taking off his white coat.

“The analysis report on that door opener is complete,” Jürgen placed a report on the table. “We have determined the approximate location of ‘The Republic’ in the subspace.”

"When can we go in?" Jiang Zhengge asked.

“We can’t get in. The connection between the door opener and the subspace has been broken,” Professor Jürgen shook his head. “It contains a orientation formula that theoretically allows us to re-establish the connection, but we’re missing an important parameter.”

"What parameters?" Li Zhanyi asked.

"depth."

Professor Jürgen picked up the chalk and wrote a formula on the information board.

"You can think of this door opener as a hole drill; it must drill to the correct depth in one go to connect with the 'ideal state'."

"Previously, this door opener was always connected to 'Utopia' so that Zuo Xia could use it at any time. But now, with Zuo Xia caught, it seems that all connections to 'Utopia' have been cut off."

"Damn it, it's too hurtful for Zuo Xia to speak right now," Jiang Zhengge cursed. "How long will it take to calculate the depth?"

“At least a week, and only three chances to try and fail. If they detect the door opener multiple times, they might just forcibly destroy it,” Jürgen sighed. “If we can’t use brute force, we can only wait patiently. But I’ll start calculating from the highest probability levels. The fastest we can should be…”

Before Professor Jürgen could finish speaking, Lin Chen interrupted:

"The depth is 3.84, give it a try."

He had seen the city in the "Mirage City" and calculated its depth from a distance.

"Are you sure? You only get three chances to try and fail?" Lucy asked, casting a glance my way. "And how did you get that data?"

“Trust him,” Jiang Zhengge said. “Professor, give it a try.”

Professor Jürgen nodded, entered 3.84 into the door opener, and then pressed the detection button.

A few seconds later, the light on the door opener came on.

“That’s right,” Professor Jürgen’s eyes lit up. “We can connect anytime.”

"Merde! Your amazing little brother is unbeatable..." Lucy exclaimed.

“He has his own amazing channels for obtaining information,” Li Zhanyi said smugly from the side.

"I need to go back to the deep well to record the parameters. We'll be able to start working soon."

Professor Jürgen jogged to the door, then suddenly turned back:

"Section Chief Jiang, the Armed Forces Section is asking you, what level of logistics is needed for this operation?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhengge's lips curled into a slight smile:

"Since the demigod is going to take the initiative to deal with us, shouldn't we at least show some sincerity?"

"Tell the Armed Forces Department to prepare for a small-scale war."

“No problem.” Professor Jürgen left.

"Small-scale war level..." Li Zhanyi's mouth gaped slightly. "Is war about to break out?"

“At a depth of 3.84 meters, the anomalous entities within this ruin will be incredibly powerful,” Jiang Zhengge said. “You’ve probably never seen a subspace tunnel boring machine before, have you? This is your chance to see one.”

Subspace tunnel boring machine...that sounds like something incredible.

"So, let's confirm this roughly: the mission codename is 'Broken Nation,' and the mission objective is to breach 'Ideal Country,' find evidence that the city is controlled by the Foundation, and search for clues about WHALE."

"The timing of the operation is yet to be determined. This time the operation will be quite deep, so we need to contact other departments and ask them to scout ahead first."

"Until then, you all should take your administrative leave properly. You haven't had a break since you finished last time, so make sure you get some rest."

"Administrative leave? Great!" Li Zhanyi cheered.

"..."

Listening to the conversations around the table, Lin Chen suddenly felt a little dazed.

The scene of the Iron Cape Bridge incident is still vivid in his mind, and now he has stood before the truth.

Why did the Iron Cape Bridge collapse? And what was the foundation's true purpose?

The truth will soon come out.

Just then, Li Zhanyi's exclamation pulled Lin Chen back to reality:

"Oh! Look, the Foundation's decision on Captain England's punishment has arrived!"

Lin Chen took out his phone and looked at the top trending topics.

He was stunned when he saw the title:

Official statement from the Foundation: Captain England has fled to evade justice; the Foundation is making every effort to apprehend him!

This time, they did not try to whitewash Captain England.

They poured dirty water on it and then deliberately cut it!

......

Chapter 90 Deep Dive

"According to reports, during the foundation's recent internal investigation, Captain England is suspected of colluding with online trolls to film footage by manipulating the destruction process, which has led to several serious incidents."

"During the Rain City Star Carnival incident, the Blacknet mercenaries, led by Captain England, invaded the Waldough Hotel."

"According to reliable sources, Captain Britain, driven by the slogan 'Make Britain Great Again,' harbors extreme hatred for Americans. Therefore, he attempted to kill the American director at the carnival..."

"Currently, Captain England has fled to evade punishment, and the Foundation has announced that it will send demigods to hunt him down, in order to give everyone an answer as quickly as possible."

"Foundation spokesperson Ms. J stated that Captain Britain's crimes may be more terrifying than we imagine. It is understood that Captain Britain was very likely behind the death of the gamma-level demigod 'Optimus Prime.' The latest autopsy report suggests that Optimus Prime was attacked before his death..."

"..."

The thatched hut was burning, and flames shot into the sky.

In the fields, Ms. J gazed at Dingjia Village in the distance, her black top hat casting a menacing shadow on her face.

As flames spread through the village, villagers began to flee, some heading towards the pond, others towards the wheat fields.

“Execute them,” Ms. J said softly.

At her command, the soldiers who had been lying in wait in the wheat fields and ponds revealed themselves one by one and began firing at the villagers who were running out.

"Da da da da da..."

"..."

Half an hour later, in the back seat of the SUV, Ms. J picked up her phone and made a call.

“Ding Qilang’s family has been completely wiped out, including those who were wandering outside,” Ms. J said calmly. “We will soon release the 174th Public Opinion Execution Case, which states that after Captain Ying fled to his village to escape punishment, he took all his family members hostage, and in the end, none of them survived our annihilation.”

“Well done, J,” the voice on the other end of the phone was deep. “But you’d better manage the public opinion. Your recent decisions have been too radical, damaging our reputation too much. The higher-ups are a bit... dissatisfied.”

“The Bureau of Investigation’s actions are too aggressive. I think we are too conservative compared to them,” Ms. J frowned. “The hawks should be tougher than they are now.”

"Come on, Euclid has started putting pressure on us lately," a sigh came from the phone. "We've had too many mishaps. If we make another big mistake and the doves seize on it, then Euclid will probably be wagging his tail around."

“It’s quite rare to see infighting in the F Council,” Ms. J said. “I understand. I’ll be more cautious.”

"Remember to clean up the mess left by 'Utopia'. Do whatever you want, but don't let the blame for 'Utopia' fall on the foundation."

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, Ms. J stared at the black screen with her brows furrowed tightly.

If it weren't for that idiot Captain England insisting on using "Utopia" to create ruins, the Foundation wouldn't be in such a difficult situation now.

And then there's that idiot director Zuo Xia who suddenly sided with the super-American... These useless people are making the situation increasingly difficult to manage.

Ms. J took out her pocket watch, opened it, and stared at the photograph of Johnston on the watch cover.

She had hoped to use Captain England's hatred for the Bureau of Investigation to turn the tide, but it seems that this only gave the Bureau a greater advantage.

But it doesn't matter anymore. No matter how great their advantages are, the moment they enter the "ideal state"...

They will taste the bitterness of defeat.

......

Early that morning, Lin Chen, Li Zhanyi, and Huihui got into Jiang Zhengge's car and drove towards the Investigation Bureau.

At the entrance of the investigation bureau, Professor Jürgen was waiting, holding Litty's hand.

"Come on, Little Litty, get in the car," Jiang Zhengge rolled down the window, smiled, and waved. "Uncle will take you to school!"

Goodbye, Dad!

Litty tiptoed and kissed Professor Jürgen on the cheek as he leaned over, then skipped and hopped onto the back seat.

"Thank you for your trouble." Professor Jürgen bowed slightly.

“Of course,” Lin Chen nodded with a light laugh in the passenger seat. “We’ll take the kids out for dinner tonight. If you’re going to be up very late, then let Litty stay at our house for the night.”

"Okay, okay, I'll contact you then," Professor Jürgen said with a smile, looking at the little white head by the back window. "Liti, don't be picky about your food at lunch! Eat well!"

"I want to eat meat! Meat!"

"..."

It was drizzling this morning, and the car radio was playing jazz music, which Lin Chen felt had a rather bourgeois feel to it.

In the back seat, Li Zhanyi was already playing with the two children, while Lin Chen in the passenger seat looked out at the rain and let out a soft sigh.

"Is this administrative leave mandatory?" Lin Chen asked. "Actually, I'd really like to participate in the preliminary investigation."

"You have to take a break. Even if you're the main character in a game, we can't make you unclog toilets every day."

Section Chief Jiang is quite trendy; he knows all the slang and jokes popular among young people.

"Besides, our department is the ace, we just finished such a big operation, even an ox wouldn't be treated like this."

Lin Chen glanced at Jiang Zhengge in the driver's seat, smiled, and shook his head:

"That's what they say, but when we went on administrative leave, you were still on duty."

"Heh, the candle's been burning for so many years, it's practically stuck to the table now," Jiang Zhengge chuckled. "Besides, Hua Molan told me to take good care of it."

"You've avoided her so many times, how come she still talks to you?"

“It’s because we’ve avoided her too many times, we can’t avoid her this time,” Jiang Zhengge said helplessly. “In principle, there’s nothing to hide. Operation Breaking the Nation requires large-scale war machines, and we still have to let her handle resource coordination and the like.”

The Porsche stopped at the school gate, the back door opened, and Li Zhanyi, holding an umbrella, led the two children out.

Lin Chen also got out of the car, opened his umbrella, and turned to look at Jiang Zhengge:

"Section Chief, make sure the comrades who conducted the preliminary investigation are careful."

"Don't worry, you little rascal," Jiang Zhengge smiled. "Do you think the ones in charge of the exploration are those brutes from the Second Division?"

"Isn't it the second department?" Lin Chen asked, somewhat surprised.

"Of course not. A depth of 3.84 meters is already considered quite dangerous. The operations department has a dedicated section responsible for handling such situations."

"Which department?" Lin Chen asked.

"Deep Diving Section 1"

Jiang Zhengge gave a thumbs up:

"Their business skills are no worse than ours."

......

"Deep Dive Well", located on the B6 basement level of the Bureau of Investigation headquarters.

Beside a deep well the size of a basketball court, a deep-sea diver clad in full-body heavy armor slowly walked to the edge of the well and attached the wire harness to his armor.

"Buzzing..."

As the device operated, he was slowly hoisted to the top of the well. The scales on his dark black armor opened and closed repeatedly, and a faint blue light flowed between the armor plates.

“Commander Bruce, the deep well is ready,” Professor Jürgen’s voice came through. “We can enter at any time.”