Chapter 655: Defector? (Two in one super large chapter, please vote for me)
"good,"
Yin Xiya glanced at the burger on the table, took a sip of coffee, and asked after a brief thought, "Old sir, do you know about pollution monsters?"
"The Werther I killed last night?"
He Ao asked calmly.
"Well," Yin Xiya nodded, "Witt is not actually a pollution monster. He is a human who tried to steal the power of the pollution monster and eventually merged with the pollution monster."
"Is there any difference between the pollution monster you are talking about and the strange beasts in the wilderness?"
He Ao asked thoughtfully.
The strange beasts in the wilderness are also more or less affected by the pollution of the wilderness, and can be regarded as a kind of pollution monster.
"In fact, the biggest difference is that the shape of the pollution monster comes from a sudden mutation, rather than showing signs of inheritance like a strange beast,"
Yin Xiya held the coffee, "According to the information we have obtained so far, pollution monsters are usually not monsters before they are polluted. Some of them are insects, some are animals, and some... are ordinary humans. They are because of what we know
For unknown reasons, it suddenly mutated into a twisted monster and began to attack humans.
"Strictly speaking, pollution monsters are dead the moment they turn into monsters. They have no reason. What maintains them is only a twisted and crazy soul eager to kill. They have one thing in common, that is, they will feed on humans.
"Normally, most pollution monsters will hide in some dark corners, attack lone humans, and devour their bodies and souls.
"However, these pollution monsters hiding in corners are usually very weak. Their strength is less than F-level or F-level. When there are more people, a few heavily armed gang members can easily kill them."
"It seems that these pollution monsters are not all weak beings."
He Ao tore open the fried chicken bit by bit and said slowly.
It's not like Werther can be killed by a weak ordinary person.
"Yes,"
Yin Xiya nodded,
"The structure of pollution monsters is very special. They will absorb the power of the people they devour. The more people they eat, the stronger the pollution monsters will be.
"Even very weak pollution monsters, after hunting enough prey, they will be promoted to E-level, or even D-level, or C-level terrifying monsters.
"In order to prevent the birth of such terrifying monsters, an organization is needed to constantly clean up those weak pollution monsters, and get rid of them while they are still very weak.
"In this way, while protecting ordinary people, it can also prevent these monsters from growing into unmatched terrorist threats."
“Is this what your organization does?”
He Ao put down the intact chicken bones in his hand, picked up the spicy sauce next to him, raised his head and looked at Yin Xiya.
"Yes, the full name of our organization is the Pollution Cleanup Division,"
Speaking of this, she paused, looked at He Ao, and added, "Pollution Cleanup Department of Qijite Group."
He Ao stopped moving and looked at Yin Xiya, "Are you an armed consortium belonging to the Kaijit Grain Group?"
"Yes,"
Yin Xiya paused and glanced down at the hamburger in front of her table. She knew that the person in front of her didn't have a great impression of Kaijit Grain Group.
"Although we carry the name of the KJET Group, in fact we are a completely independent organization, but the organization's operating funds come from the consortium alliance headed by the KJT Group.
"In principle, we are not under the control of the KJT Group, nor do we work for the KJT Group, nor do we accept orders from the KJT Group branches in various cities.
"We have our own council responsible for decision-making. Our main task is to remove pollution monsters and deal with incidents related to pollution monsters. We are not responsible for any other business-related matters."
"Will they support you?"
He Ao put the fried chicken pieces in the spicy sauce and smeared them around, "For example, to 'fight' for you some permissions from the city council, city government, and city police department?"
"Will do,"
Yin Xiya looked at He Ao and nodded lightly.
"Kaget now basically controls the city of St. Jon,"
He Aosi thought, "In other words, you are actually equivalent to a 'semi-official' organization in this city?"
He paused and thought for a moment. Just now Yin Xiya mentioned 'KJET Group branches in various cities', so he continued to ask,
"Besides St. John, are there other cities with pollution monsters?"
"I don't know the situation in other cities. Currently, there are pollution monsters in the 11 cities that have pollution cleanup departments,"
Yin Xiya said, "To be precise, it is precisely because of the pollution monster that the existence of the Pollution Cleanup Department is valuable."
"Are these eleven cities controlled by the KJET Group?
He Ao regained his composure, put the fried chicken into his mouth, and asked.
"Not really,"
Yin Xiya shook her head, "But there are branches of the Kejit Group in these cities. The group will organize large local consortiums to 'buy shares' in the pollution cleanup department to obtain the support of local officials through these consortiums. These 'shareholder' consortiums
He will also sit on the Board of Directors of the Pollution Cleanup Division."
"QJIT Group is the largest 'shareholder' of your pollution cleanup department?"
He Ao asked in a low voice.
"Yes."
Yin Xiya nodded.
In most organizations, the people who give money are often the people with decision-making power.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the Pollution Cleanup Department directly bears the name of QJTE Group.
This is a way for the Kjet Group to declare its ownership.
But it sounds like this pollution cleanup department is a purely 'public welfare' organization with no commercial activities, and a lot of manpower and material resources have been invested in cleaning up pollution monsters.
Will the consortium do business at a loss?
He Ao lowered his head and glanced at the fried chicken on the plate.
Even if the Kjet Consortium is willing to engage in such a loss-making transaction, will the consortia that were attracted by the Kjet Consortium to ‘take shares’ also be willing to engage in such a transaction?
When a consortium makes an investment, the first data it looks at is the return on investment.
The Pollution Cleanup Department is not an organization on the surface, and what they do is not known to the public. If you invest in such an organization, you will not even be able to gain goodwill.
So what do they gain? If the pollution cleanup department itself does not gain benefits, then it must gain benefits elsewhere.
Yin Xiya stared at He Ao's expression. She knew that what she said was a bit unbelievable. In fact, when she first learned that the Pollution Cleanup Department belonged to the consortium's armed forces, she was as surprised as He Ao.
She organized her words and continued,
"Old sir, I also know that this is a bit unbelievable, but judging from my experience in joining the Pollution Cleanup Department, there may be some minor problems within the Cleanup Department, but they are really incompatible with the behavior of the Kaijit Group.
Not quite the same.
"The Cleanup Department has been working conscientiously to complete the task of cleaning up pollution. Since the establishment of the Pollution Cleanup Department, many people have sacrificed their lives in the task of cleaning up pollution monsters."
"Let's continue talking about pollution monsters,"
He Ao temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart. Things that seem abnormal often have their own unknown inner laws of existence. He looked at Yin Xiya and continued to ask,
"You said before that after I came into contact with the pollution monster, my body has been contaminated with the breath of the pollution monster. Will being contaminated with this kind of breath cause any worse consequences?"
"You will be more vulnerable to attacks from pollution monsters,"
Hearing He Ao's words, Yin Xiya knew that He Ao did not completely believe in the Pollution Cleanup Department. She did not go into depth with the question just now, but used He Ao's topic to talk about,
"These pollution monsters all have an aura that we can't understand yet. These auras will be contaminated by people who have been in close contact with the pollution monsters, making it easier for other pollution monsters to identify such people.
"Normally, the more pure and powerful a person's soul is, the more aura they are contaminated with, and the higher the 'deliciousness' of these people in the eyes of pollution monsters.
"Pollution monsters are more likely to attack people who have been contaminated by their scent."
"Similar to a 'prey' mark?"
He Ao glanced at Jia Qian beside him and asked, "Is there any way to clear or cover the mark?"
Since the Pollution Cleanup Department has to deal with pollution monsters for a long time, the problem of being flagged cannot be avoided.
If they fail to clear these marks, members may be targeted by monsters and cause unnecessary casualties.
While asking this question, He Ao also briefly activated his super memory.
He did not observe the state of the outside world, but gathered the power of super memory and poured it into his soul.
Usually, things that cannot be traced by common sense are related to the soul.
This 'inward vision' operation caused a brief, swelling pain in his soul, but He Ao's perception was very fast, and in a very short period of time, he scanned the state of his soul.
There was nothing wrong with his soul, nor any changes.
This is consistent with the fact that he did not feel additional pollution and erosion.
He Ao continued to expand the search scope, and soon, he discovered an undetectable small dot with a strange aura in the corner of the outermost surface of the soul.
This small dot is extremely tiny. It adheres to the outermost part of He Ao's soul and does not affect He Ao's state, so He Ao never discovered it before.
Without Yin Xiya's reminder, this little dot might have remained hidden there.
He Ao mobilized the power of super memory and shattered the small dot.
Then his eyes quickly glanced at Jia Qian's soul.
Soon, he saw similar dots on Jia Qian's soul, but they were much weaker than his darkness.
He Ao quickly shattered the small dot covering Jia Qian's soul.
Then he turned off super memory.
The feeling of exhaustion from having huge power extracted came back again.
But now that his physical fitness has reached 9, and he is constantly practicing martial arts, he can barely withstand such an extraction.
In fact, this is not the first time he has used super memory today. He also used super memory when he just killed the worm monster.
When the startup time is short, the burden on the body will not be so heavy.
"some,"
At this time, Yin Xiya also took out a glass bottle of spray from her pocket. The liquid inside was translucent purple. "This is a secret smell-masking spray made by the Pollution Cleanup Department. To use it, spray it on your forehead.
It can take care of a whole day."
“What are the conditions for obtaining this thing?”
He Ao glanced down at the glass bottle of spray.
Since there are a large number of pollution monsters, there must be no shortage of people who have been attacked by pollution monsters. These people may not all join the pollution cleanup department, but there is a high probability that they will be marked by pollution monsters.
In order to prevent themselves from being attacked again, they must have a need to obtain this spray. In order to prevent pollution monsters from becoming stronger by devouring people, the Pollution Cleanup Department will also have a need to provide this spray.
"This is for sale to outsiders,"
Yin Xiya glanced at He Ao in surprise. She didn't expect He Ao to figure out the key to the existence of this spray so quickly. She continued,
"Internal staff in the Pollution Cleanup Department can get it for free, while staff in non-Pollution Cleanup Department can get it by purchasing it. The price is not expensive, one bottle is 100 federal dollars, and one bottle can be used for three months."
Almost more than one federal coin a day.
"Are there any conditions for purchasing this?"
He Ao asked with a smile.
This is a kind of consumable, and it is an indispensable consumable. If you don't have it, you may die, so this kind of consumable can become the tentacle of the pollution cleanup department's extended power.
"Um,"
Yin Xiya nodded,
"If you want to purchase this spray, you need to sign a confidentiality agreement with the Pollution Cleanup Department, guaranteeing not to inform others about the Pollution Cleanup Department and the pollution monster, and enter your own information into the Pollution Cleanup Department's archives. This is also convenient if something goes wrong.
Whatever happens, the Pollution Cleanup Department can quickly check the files to determine the problem.
"Normally, the only person who can retrieve files is the main computer of the Pollution Cleanup Department. All identity verification actions are performed by the main computer."
Speaking of this, she paused and said,
"Of course there is another way to get masking spray for free. Investigators like me in the Pollution Cleanup Department are qualified to develop 'hidden lines'. Usually we also need some people who are not willing to join the Pollution Cleanup Department, but are related to pollution.
The monster has the help of a supernatural being who has been in contact with it, so it provides the identity of a "hidden thread".
"The 'hidden line' will not be entered into the pollution cleanup department's archives. The masking spray every three months is collected free of charge by the 'contact person' of the hidden line and then transferred to the 'hidden line'."
"sounds good."
He Ao smiled.
The Pollution Cleanup Department has mastered the breath-masking spray, and in a sense has mastered a huge monopoly market.
Moreover, this kind of monopoly market cannot be negotiated. All people who have come into contact with pollution monsters, as long as they do not have the power to disturb the soul like He Ao, will have a demand for this breath masking spray.
Even a powerful transcendent cannot resist the continuous harassment of pollution monsters.
Coupled with the ordinary people who have to buy breath-masking spray to enter the file, the Pollution Cleanup Department has actually formed a force that can affect a large number of people.
And these people also have to thank the Pollution Cleanup Department, because the breath masking spray sold by the Pollution Cleanup Department is really not expensive, and powerful and extraordinary people even give it away for free.
The reason why they have to obtain breath-masking spray is often because they encountered pollution monsters due to their own misfortune.
The Pollution Cleanup Department is the organization dedicated to cleaning up pollution monsters, and the Pollution Cleanup Department may even have saved them.
"Don't get me wrong,"
Yin Xiya realized something, and she waved her hands quickly, "I didn't come to you today to drag you into the pollution cleanup department. You saved me after all, but this method is the only way I can think of to provide you with free breath masking spray.
method."
"For the 'hidden line' you developed, do you need to report specific identity information to the Pollution Cleanup Department?"
He Ao asked softly.
Things like breath-masking spray are not within Yin Xiya's control. This is just the best way she can think of to use her identity.
"No," Yin Xiya shook her head, "but we need a code name."
"Just call him 'Old Man'."
He Ao reached out and took the breath masking spray on the table.
"ah?"
Yin Xiya was stunned for a moment, but she quickly responded, "Are you willing to be the 'hidden line' of the Pollution Cleanup Department?"
"No, I don't trust the Pollution Cleanup Department,"
He Ao shook his head and looked at Yin Xiya, "But I can believe you."
He Ao is not sure whether the Pollution Cleanup Department is really just.
But judging from her behavior from last night to now, Yin Xiya should at least be a kind person.
He Ao never confuses individuals and organizations.
Jia Qian, who was biting the skin of a cone with ice cream on her mouth, raised her head and glanced at her grandfather.
"Thanks."
Yin Xiya looked at He Ao blankly.
"Let's talk about something else,"
He Ao put away the breath-masking spray and said with a smile, "I am now your 'hidden line'. Can I know some internal things? For example, why did you appear in Werther's yard last night?"
"Ah, actually I was investigating a case where a deliveryman went missing last night."
Yin Xiya said slowly. When she said this, she paused.
"But there is a message in it that normally we cannot easily disclose."
"Um?"
He Ao looked at her, "Information about the fusion of Werther and the pollution monster?"
"Well, I just told you that pollution monsters can advance quickly by devouring lives,"
Yin Xiya nodded,
"In fact, pollution monsters also have the ability to 'fuse' with extraordinary beings in a sense.
"Because of this, many extraordinary beings who do not follow the right path will try to 'raise' pollution monsters in captivity, or even directly merge with pollution monsters, and 'feed' pollution monsters by constantly hunting people, thereby achieving the purpose of improving their own strength.
"Couriers, takeaways, and housekeepers, jobs that require door-to-door service, are the most vulnerable to attacks, so once there are a large number of missing takeaways, it often means that someone is feeding pollution.
monster."
"So you followed the investigation clues about the missing deliveryman and found Werther?"
He Ao asked, "Can you tell me the details?"
His 'encounter' with Yin Xiya last night may not be a complete coincidence.
"Yes,"
Although Yin Xiya didn't know why He Ao asked this, she still answered further, "I was actually investigating another case at that time, but there was no progress in that case, but during the investigation, I discovered a new case
The delivery boy is missing.
"There have been many incidents of missing food delivery people near St. John 9th Street in Nancheng. Although Nancheng is already chaotic, such frequent and dense disappearances are still a bit abnormal, so I went to the area near St. Jonn 9th Street to conduct an investigation.
"The investigation process was not difficult. I obtained the last order information of the deliverymen through the food delivery company, and soon found that the last orders of these deliverymen were placed in a few villas in the middle of St. Jon Street 9.
"Usually, villas in Nancheng are sold to gang leaders in the underground world, so I found the intelligence dealers in the underground world and investigated the fate of these villas.
"Soon, I discovered that these villas all belong to the Eagle Claw Gang, and I learned that the leader of the Eagle Claw Gang, Witte, has been showing unreasonable madness recently. This may be because the pollution monster has eroded his will.
At that time, I roughly confirmed the fact that Werther was raising pollution monsters.
"But I didn't expect that he has reached C level. According to my experience, the strength of this kind of pollution monster that is hunting ordinary deliverymen is between E level to D level. C level can only be obtained by hunting extraordinary people.
He has obviously grown up.”
"How long did it take you to start investigating the case and finally determine that there was something wrong with Werther?"
Heao asked.
"Less than a day."
Yin Xiya quickly replied, "Vit didn't hide many things at all, and it was easy to point the breeding target to him. My judgment at the time was that he had just started raising, had no experience, and the pollution monster should not be strong, so I went to find him directly.
He didn’t take into account that his monster has reached C level..."
As she spoke, Yin Xiya stopped talking. She raised her head and looked at He Ao, seeming to understand, "Is this a trap?"
From last night to now, she was either lying in the hospital or on the road guarding He Ao, and had no time to review the entire incident.
Obviously, according to normal procedures, if He Ao had not appeared last night, she would have died in the hands of Werther.
How could a person who could raise pollution monsters to C level reveal so many obvious clues?
This in itself is a trap for Yin Xiya.
But judging from what Yin Xiya said before, she should have just arrived from Twilight City to St. John City not long ago. In such a short period of time, there should be no time to offend someone who could lay such a trap for her.
Then the answer is obvious. When this girl came to this city, she stepped directly into some minefields that should not be stepped on.
"Would you mind telling me about the case you were originally investigating?"
He Ao asked softly.
Yin Xiya just said that she discovered the case of Werther raising monsters while investigating another case.
At this moment, Yin Xiya also came back to her senses. She looked up at He Ao and said,
"That was a case that should not have been investigated,"
Her tone was very slow, as if she was reminiscing and sorting out her words.
"I just told you that I was transferred to this city not long ago, and the reason why I was transferred to this city is because there is an obvious shortage of personnel in the pollution cleanup department of this city.
“The C-class ‘Nighthawk’ who was originally mainly responsible for the work in St. Jon City defected because he was found to be raising pollution monsters.
"The director of the Pollution Cleanup Department personally brought people to St. John City to clean up the city, and I was transferred here as a replacement manpower."
"The case you are investigating is related to Nighthawk?"
He Ao continued to eat fried chicken and asked in a low voice.
"Yes."
Yin Xiya took a sip of coffee.
"Nighthawk is still alive?"
He Ao continued to ask.
"No, he's dead,"
Yin Xiya shook her head, "According to the announcement issued by the Pollution Cleanup Department, he was executed by the director of the Pollution Cleanup Department a few days ago."
