Chapter 3: The Secret Bureau
Before long, more than a dozen patrol vehicles surrounded the area near the small building.
As the deputy team leader, Zhao Qingmian was responsible for the aftermath work here. After all, they were hunting a C-level beast. If it weren't for the team leader Chu Bai leading the team, they might have come here to deliver food today.
"Clean it all up, don't leave any leftovers, or else it will attract other gangs."
Zhao Qingmian commanded the patrol guards around. These guards were all trained and did not need the help of guide ropes. They were also the main personnel in maintaining the security of the city.
"Ugh, it stinks!"
"Oh my god, what on earth is going on here?"
"Don't ask, don't talk too much, just get to work!"
Dozens of patrol guards, under the command of three team members led by Zhao Qingmian, moved and cleaned the trash cans outside the building.
A large number of bones were found in the black garbage bags. Some of the flesh and blood were still rotting and fermenting, causing some young patrol guards to vomit on the spot.
Some experienced patrol guards, led by two team members, entered the small building to clean up.
After seeing the hellish scene in the small building, these experienced patrol guards could not help but tremble in their legs and their faces turned pale. They wanted to hold on to the wall but did not dare to do so.
Because the walls were covered with wet pieces of meat, like some kind of animal's organs, rotting and spoiled, with an acidic and strong stench that twisted the nose.
"This, this is simply hell on earth!"
"Is this what 'those things' did? Oh my god!"
These patrolling guards were trembling with fear, and they were becoming more and more in awe and even a little afraid of the two people around them who were specifically responsible for solving this type of "special incidents"!
"Look, there's someone there!"
"Is it, is it a 'human'?!"
The patrolling guards who entered the house were frightened by the young man in the living room. It was hard to imagine that in this purgatory-like scene, there was a young man sitting peacefully, in stark contrast to the dark, bloody and filthy world around him.
"Don't be afraid, he's just a survivor." A team member spoke up to comfort the patrol guards.
"Who are you and why are you coming to my house?" The boy stood up awkwardly, grabbing the back of the chair, looking a little defensive and nervous.
The young team member who was previously called "Xiao Ye" stepped forward and said softly: "Don't be afraid, something happened here. They are all patrol guards in the city. They came here to investigate and help. They are not bad people."
"Patrol guards?" the boy asked nervously, "Don't they come only when you have committed a crime? My mother and I are very honest people and we never do anything illegal or against discipline!"
Xiao Ye thought of what Yumoji said to the boy and how she referred to herself before she died. Obviously, the mother the boy was talking about was the Yumoji who had just been killed.
Are you being honest?... Xiao Ye smelled the pungent stench of decay around him, smiled bitterly, and said, "It has nothing to do with you. There are criminals committing crimes here. We need you to leave for now and follow us back to the bureau for investigation."
"Rogue?"
The boy became even more nervous. Although he had no eyes, his fear could be sensed from his restless and trembling body. "Then, what about my mother?"
"your mom……"
Xiao Ye looked at the half-rotten female corpse that was carried away on a stretcher passing by, and said with a slight twitch of the corner of his mouth, "She was very unfortunate. She died."
"impossible!"
The boy was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly screamed, as if he could not accept such a blow.
Xiao Ye sighed lightly and waved to the patrolling guards beside him, indicating that they should take the boy out.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
As the boy was dragged away by the patrolling guards, he was still shouting excitedly: "My mother was with me just now, there is no way anything could have happened to her!"
Looking at the boy being dragged away, Xiao Ye sighed secretly and said, "Being a fog dweller is sometimes a blessing."
"That's right. After all, some things, if seen too clearly, will only increase sadness." Another team member nearby said calmly.
…
…
"Name?"
"Xu Shen."
"age?"
"18."
"family address?"
"Building 13, Yuesheng Community, Monet Street, Heiguang District."
In a secret room, two people, a man and a woman in black uniforms, were recording the information of the boy in front of them in a file.
The name of this file is -
"Survivors of the C-rank Ruins Beast 'Yumoji' Incident"
Looking at the young man in front of them, the two staff members showed some sympathy in their eyes. They had heard about this incident from their colleagues in the Operations Department.
As a survivor of a C-level incident, the young man in front of him had suffered a terrible misfortune and was being raised by a C-level beast... It was chilling to think about it!
But the only lucky thing is that he is a fog dweller.
Only by not being able to see can one remain normal in that horrible environment, otherwise one would have gone crazy and screamed for food.
"Excuse me, is my mother really in trouble?"
At this time, Xu Shen asked tremblingly. Although he was comforted on the way to the bureau, he obviously could not accept such a blow.
The two looked at each other, and the young woman sighed and said, "I understand how you feel, but unfortunately, your mother has already passed away. According to the autopsy report sent by the Inspection Office, it should have been three months ago."
Three months...living with a C-rank beast for three months...the young woman's heart was secretly beating fast, and she looked at the young man in front of her with more and more sympathy, and a bit of inexplicable admiration.
As soon as she finished speaking, the male colleague next to her nudged her with his elbow and signaled with his eyes.
The young woman shook her head slightly and sighed, "He will know sooner or later. We went through this in the beginning, didn't we?"
The male colleague remained silent.
"Three months ago?"
Xu Shen was stunned, and then he shouted: "Impossible, my mother was still talking to me this morning, you lied to me!"
The young woman stared at him and said seriously: "Although it is difficult for you to accept, the 'mother' you have been living with and heard for the past three months is actually a monster called 'Xu'."
"Monster? Ruins?"
Xu Shen was stunned, and then fell into confusion, saying: "I don't understand what you are saying."
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. You were involved in a C-level Xu beast incident and ate a lot of food fed by the Xu beast. Your organs have been infected for a long time, but the miracle is that instead of getting sick, your body is permeated with Xu power. The bureau is already preparing to make you a Xu-killing personnel in the reserve camp. You will know then." said the young woman.
Killing the ruins personnel... Xu Shen's heart moved, and he thought of the five figures fighting with "Mom". So they were called killing the ruins personnel?
"Where is this place?" Xu Shen asked puzzledly.
"This is the Xumi Bureau."
The young woman looked at him with pity, and said, "We specialize in dealing with these kinds of monster incidents, and you will become one of them from now on."
Unfortunately, you are just a fog dweller and your parents have passed away. You have no right to refuse... The young woman added silently in her heart, and as a member of the Operations Department.
The secret bureau?
Xu Shen was stunned. As a fog dweller, he had never heard of this name.
According to the knowledge he possessed, the Inspection Office was the "heaven" that could not be violated!
But judging from all the previous things... it seems that the people in the secret bureau where he is located have a higher status than the guards in the inspection hall?
Specialized in dealing with monsters?
Xu Shen couldn't help but raise his head. If he had eyes, his gaze would be looking upwards behind the two staff members in front of him...
Then why didn't you deal with the monster behind you?
It looks like...even scarier than "Mom"!
After a brief silence, Xu Shen slowly lowered his head and asked tentatively: "Are there good and bad Xu?"
"Good or bad?"
The two staff members were stunned and looked at each other. The young woman said coldly, "Xu is a monster that only eats humans. Some of the cruel ones will even eat their own kind. Do you think there is any good in such a monster?"
That means there is nothing left... Xu Shen was even more afraid to look up. He lowered his head and said, "The ruins are so scary, why do some people...seem to be unable to see them?"
The young woman said without thinking: "This is because the Xu Lord lives in the Xu Realm, and some weak Xu will wander in the shallow gap between reality and the Xu Realm.
The more powerful the Ruins are, the deeper they live in the Ruins Realm. Even some Ruins Slayers need to use the Ruins Breaking Device to enter the Ruins Realm to see them. "
Xu Shen's heart trembled, and a chill rushed from the soles of his feet to his heart, and even his scalp felt slightly numb.
The doubts in his mind were answered.
So... the one behind them and the one in his bedroom are the more terrifying ones hidden deep in the world of ruins?
The young woman was very perceptive and noticed the slight tremor in Xu Shen's body. He seemed to be frightened by her words. She knew that what she said was just common sense related to the ruins.
But for those who first encounter it, it is indeed a little unbelievable.
Her tone softened, and she whispered, "This is actually a good thing. When you stare at Xu, Xu will also be aware of you. The fact that you can sense Xu means that Xu has arrived at the same world level as you and can attack you at any time."
"There are many Xu in this world, but most ordinary people cannot access them, especially you Fog People. You cannot see them, so only some extremely weak Xu wandering in reality will attack you. As for the other powerful Xu, as long as you don't notice them, they won't care about you..."
At this point, she paused, thinking of the young man and his family in front of her. Although they were fog dwellers, they encountered a terrible attack by a C-level ruins beast.
This should be considered an extremely rare individual incident.
Don’t stare… The young woman’s words made Xu Shen’s head buzz, and all the questions that had accumulated in his mind were answered.
Sure enough...he had always done the right thing.
Don't stare.
Don't let them know...
I can see...
