Chapter 444 Times have changed, he has not changed! 6800 words for a monthly ticket
As early as the end of the last century.
The sewage and wastewater treatment systems in most cities have basically achieved fully automated management.
No matter how poor the small 18th-tier cities are, they have basically achieved a semi-automatic process.
In other words, in a sewage treatment station, there are only sewage pipelines and a large number of filtration systems.
As for humans, basically none.
The security guard at the door can be counted as one of the few employees.
When Yi Lin and Mai Oda approached, the iron gate of the sewage treatment station was locked.
The professional security guard was still snoring and dozing.
Yi Lin squinted his eyes, took a look from a distance, and said with some regret: "It seems that the possibility that this is the lair of the Leech Man can be basically ruled out."
It is indeed a bit regretful.
Oda Mai slowly raised a question mark.
She didn't quite understand what Yi Lin was saying.
In fact, in Mai Oda's thinking, the entire complicated and confusing case was simplified to only the most fundamental two points and one line:
There is a bad guy who should be killed.
Find them and chop them to death.
Hacked to death.
This extremely pure way of thinking is actually not without its benefits.
Any hesitation will affect the speed of Oda Wu's sword swing.
At least since Yi Lin met Oda Mai, this woman's sword skills have become more and more terrifying.
Even if she does not have the status of an apostle, an ordinary new apostle might not even be able to get within three meters of Mai Oda.
After Yilin muttered to herself, she didn't bother to explain to Oda Mai.
Not necessary.
After inspecting the complete structure of the sewers in Cangyang City, he once wondered whether the nest where the Leech Man's group of leeches lay their eggs would be in this sewage treatment station.
But when Yi Lin saw that the security guard at the door was alive and well, she basically ruled out this possibility.
The reason is simple.
This security guard who works here alone is the best "food" to attack.
Judging from the leech man's behavior tonight, it seems that he does not have the good character of "a rabbit doesn't eat the grass beside its nest".
"You wait at the door, I'll go in and take a look myself."
Yi Lin looked back at Oda Mai and prepared to activate her skills to sneak in quietly.
"No need."
Oda Mai said something dull, then walked to the security booth with the knife in hand, raised her foot, kicked off her leather shoes, and kicked the door lock.
"Crash-"
The security guard just had time to wake up, but Mai Oda moved faster and cut the security guard's neck with a knife...
"alright."
Oda Mai seemed to have done a trivial thing, her face was calm, she walked in without any surprises, and walked out without any surprises.
Looking at the poor security guard who was frothing at the mouth and lying limply on the ground, Yilin silently gave Miss Mai Oda a thumbs up.
This method of infiltration can be considered straightforward and crude.
As long as no one else sees it, it's perfect stealth.
This is not a secret place. To put it bluntly, it is a place that even thieves don't bother to care about. The surveillance equipment only covers some important areas. After Irin cut off the power of the surveillance equipment in a familiar way, he and Oda
The two dancers swaggered into the sewage treatment station.
As for how the entrance is handled...
Click.
Oda Mai's long sword was sheathed.
Yi Lin rubbed the sore forehead.
He always felt that if things continued like this, Oda Mai would one day cut a hole in the world.
Twenty minutes later.
Yi Lin: "I'm fine."
Oda Mai: "That's it?"
She seemed very unhappy.
The prelude to the impromptu action made her blood boil, thinking that something big was about to happen.
Now the desire to kill people was suppressed, causing Oda Mai's unhappiness to be written all over her face.
The air at night is cold and humid.
Yi Lin and Oda Mai walked together, with a lot of night dew hanging on their hair.
"looks like it's going to rain."
Yi Lin looked up at the sky and felt that something was wrong with the weather these days.
After humans lose satellites, they can no longer accurately predict weather changes.
It all depends on experience.
Oda Mai silently put her hand on the knife handle.
"To be honest, at the end of this matter, I really don't want you to use the knife."
Yi Lin took a few steps back, but couldn't help but sigh and spoke her true words:
"Don't look at me like that. Because by then, it means the whole thing has escalated to the point where no one can stop it."
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It's exactly two o'clock in the morning.
When Yi Lin returned to the center of Cangyang City, Yuan Zhiye, Wang Bing and others all had solemn expressions.
Gu Tianqing had a fake smile on her face, sitting in her seat, wearing black gloves, and making tea leisurely. It was in sharp contrast to the nervousness of the others.
Without Yuan Zhiye opening his mouth, Yi Lin could roughly guess why.
"How many people have died?"
Yi Lin asked.
Yuan Zhiye smiled bitterly: "The eleven deceased people in front of us are already considered a drizzle. So far tonight, there have been twenty-three victims who have been found."
In his words, he used a premise.
That is "the dead who can be found."
In other words, those who died at home because they lived alone and were not discovered in time are not included in the statistics.
In other words, the death toll is rising crazily with a terrifying number.
The leech man... went crazy!
He is controlling his army of leeches to hunt down ordinary people crazily throughout the entire city of Cangyang.
This city with a population of millions has become his hunting ground.
"Come, have a cup of tea."
Gu Tianqing didn't panic. She made a cup of tea for everyone and said with a smile: "If I were a leech, I should stop now. But why?"
Yi Lin glanced at Gu Tianqing.
Others may not be able to appreciate the profound meaning in Gu Tianqing's words.
But Yi Lin understood it as soon as she heard it.
This is not some incoherence.
It's the "motivation" issue that Yi Rin was still pondering not long ago.
Logically speaking, even some paranoid apostles would follow a principle when killing people in reality.
That's low-key.
If there is another principle, it is safety.
The Special Group is like the official organization of the apostles in reality. Ordinary apostles will always be wary of the official power of the Special Group.
But this is where the weirdness of this case lies.
The series of cases caused by the Leech Man gave Yi Lin the feeling that he was using his own way to stir up trouble in the city, without fear of causing trouble.
"call--"
Yi Lin took a long breath.
He finally understood why Zhao Yulong complained all day long in charge of such a big stall.
"Actually, I somewhat understand his thinking."
Seeing that the atmosphere seemed a bit heavy, Gu Tianqing smiled to liven up the atmosphere.
"You mean the leech man?"
Yi Lin glanced at Gu Tianqing.
"Yes," Gu Tianqing slowly took off his gloves, turned over his hands and took out a set of dark tarot cards, closed his eyes, gently rubbed the smooth back of the cards, and said slowly: "Human beings are such stupid creatures.
Once human beings have power beyond their ability to bear, only tragedy will follow."
"There seems to be some ambiguity in what you say. The so-called strength varies from person to person, and there is no way to say whether it is within or outside the endurance range."
Yi Lin knew that Gu Tianqing was talking about special beings like "apostles", so she frowned and retorted.
"No," Gu Tianqing still closed her eyes, but stretched out a finger and lightly tapped her temple to indicate: "This is what I'm talking about. Human desires are endless. Throughout history, those so-called self-discipline,
The 'strong man' who possesses morality is ultimately not strong enough because of his 'power'."
"..."
"And you seem to have misunderstood. What I mean by 'tragedy' does not refer to human tragedy. When the power possessed by human beings is strong enough and strong to a certain extent..." Gu Tianqing opened her eyes and met Yi Lin's
The eyes looked at each other, and there seemed to be an abyss hidden in those dark and deep pupils.
"Then it would be a tragedy for the world."
Except for Oda Mai and Yi Lin, everyone else only half understood Gu Tianqing's words.
After all, if you don't see it with your own eyes, you can't have a deep understanding of the "power" that Gu Tianqing talks about.
Yi Lin's expression turned solemn.
He is someone who has witnessed the end of the world with his own eyes.
To put it nicely, they are survivors.
But to put it harshly, he was a deserter who was lucky enough to survive in another timeline.
When human power is strong enough, it will be a tragedy for the world.
The atmosphere seemed a little heavy.
Oda Mai remained silent.
"Forget it, let's not talk about these things for now." Yi Lin subconsciously picked at the dead skin on his forehead, and Yuan Zhiye came back to his senses with one sentence: "Are you ready for the things I asked you to prepare?"
"Ready. I obtained permission overnight and entered the combat readiness material warehouse of the Armed Police Department to confirm that there are nearly one hundred tons in stock."
Yi Lin estimated the quantity and nodded: "That's enough."
Yuan Zhiye straightened his back. After knowing Yi Lin's plan, he knew the importance of this matter and did not dare to neglect it and went to confirm it himself.
But as soon as he straightened his back and yelled such a sentence, Yuan Zhiye's tone softened instantly, with deep worry in his eyebrows: "But is that thing useful? It stands to reason that it is effective against normal leeches, but these
The murderous leeches have become sperm."
"As long as it's a leech, it must be useful." Yi Lin said with certainty.
Gu Tianqing chuckled lightly.
He understood.
The second half of Yi Lin's words was unclear.
——"If it doesn't work, it proves one thing. The murderous leech has mutated to the point where it is no longer a 'leech'."
"Also, I need to temporarily take over the command of the entire police force in Cangyang City. What procedures are required?"
"I guess... we can kill it first and then report it later." When talking about this matter, Yuan Zhiye had a strange expression, as if he couldn't stop talking and said "f*ck", and said slowly: "Just an hour ago, the former Cangyang City Police Department
Director Liao Jianbai's blood pressure soared because he was running all night to investigate the case, and he was admitted to the hospital due to hypertensive crisis. His life or death was uncertain."
"The responsibility for this matter now falls on the head of the deputy director of Cangyang City." Although he knew it was not the time to laugh, Yuan Zhiye had the urge to laugh: "The person who was temporarily arrested not long ago
The deputy director who was pushed to the front called me, crying and begging us to resolve this matter quickly, otherwise he would be finished. Well, finished in every sense of the word."
Ah this?
Yi Lin was stunned.
I never thought it could work like this.
This Liao Jianbai...is really ill at the right time.
Yi Lin didn't bother to point it out. In that case, he directly arranged the instructions and carried them out overnight.
The sleepy city of Cangyang began to get busy.
After arranging everything, Yi Lin tried to contact Zhao Yulong again.
grass!
Still blocked.
In desperation, Yi Lin could only contact Hu Sandao late at night and ask how to contact Zhao Yulong.
Hu Sandao replied quickly.
He didn't know where his death mark was, but he easily woken up Hu Sandao.
"He's in Parliament."
Hu Sandao's light reply made Yi Lin suddenly understand the reason why Zhao Yulong was so nervous.
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capital.
late at night.
It's exactly two o'clock in the morning.
Z5 council continues.
The process of the meeting is actually not complicated.
Big figures in each region will propose documents that require a decision by the parliament, which will be voted on by everyone.
It is worth mentioning that documents of varying degrees will be reviewed in advance by a specialized review department to assess the grade of the document before it appears in the Z5 parliamentary vote.
Each department, or some big shots, has different levels of voting rights.
The lower the level of the document, almost every "big shot" who is eligible to participate can vote.
For example, people's livelihood, scientific research, teaching and other policy reforms can easily be discussed and the results can be obtained.
When it comes to deeper content, such as exceptions handled by special groups, these high-level documents will be left at the end before decisions are made.
The steps of the Z5 Council can be described as ancient and cumbersome.
When higher-level documents require decision-making, the people sitting in the outermost ring not only have no right to vote, but also no right to know. At the designated link, the closed black iron wooden door is temporarily opened and he is asked to leave. By
Those who are qualified to continue the meeting stay to continue the meeting.
In other words, towards the end, there will be fewer and fewer people in the conference room.
"..."
"allow."
"..."
"pass."
"..."
"allow."
"..."
Decisions are made one by one, and resolutions are quickly voted on.
The meeting has lasted for four hours so far.
At this point in the meeting, all participants other than those in the second seat have left.
There are only a few people left.
"You guys get out."
Zhao Yulong's face was as dark as water and he said to the newbies around him.
They are not qualified to observe the next content.
In the Six Divisions, other accompanying personnel also left the scene one after another.
There are only twelve people left in the conference room.
"Finally we are the only ones left."
Su Xiaosu's father, Su Zhe, was the head of the Armed Police Department and the head of the Su family. He was a sturdy man with a muscular body and a muscular body. His physique was genetically similar to that of Su Xiaosu.
Don't ask why a strong man with a height of 2.02 meters and fists as big as a casserole would have a bookish name.
It's all his father's fault.
Su Zhe casually loosened his tight tie, unbuttoned a few buttons, leaned back on the backrest, and breathed a long sigh of relief.
Enter chief.
Emperor Zhu Chong's face was as cold as ice, and he glanced around at the face of the head of the Sixth Division.
Finally it landed on Zhao Yulong, with a strange look flashing in his eyes.
In the past, when it came to these contents, even he was not qualified to stay until the end.
Often the one who remains until the end is the enemy.
Even Yu Meng left the table early.
That's the rule.
Since the establishment of the Z5 Council, no one has dared to disobey the iron law.
Perhaps the whole world knows that the five heads of the imperial families were once powerful ancient warriors.
It was they who made martial arts popular throughout the country.
But few people in the circle know about it.
All five of them are apostles.
Including Su Zhe, all of them.
That's why Su Zhe said: Finally, one of our own is left.
Apart from Su Zhe's light words, there was only the sound of slow breathing in the conference room.
The meeting has now come to an end.
Emperor Zhu Chong's face was expressionless, showing his majesty.
The other old heads of the imperial family also sat up straight on the chief chair, silently.
Emperor Zhu Chong looked at each other and tapped the wooden tabletop gently, making a crisp sound.
A few seconds later.
"Now, we will reconsider Proposal No. D4516."
Gudong.
Zhao Yulong swallowed hard.
The Adam's apple trembled slightly.
Everyone's eyes were turned towards him.
Zhao Yulong is not nervous.
In fact, with his thick skin, there is nothing to be nervous about.
After all, everyone present is actually acquaintances.
However, in this formal occasion, everyone tacitly pretended not to be familiar with each other.
Is this really good?
He actually hesitated more than once.
I doubt the necessity of this proposal.
Is this really good?
This is not good.
But,
...no buts.
The facts are before our eyes.
"Once human beings possess power that cannot match their minds, tragedy can only occur."
This is what Yu Meng said.
She is right.
definitely is.
"Zhao Yulong."
A voice as loud as a bell resounded throughout the conference room.
The person speaking was Zhao Taiqian, his father.
Even if it is a father-son relationship, when they sit in different seats, they have different positions.
This is the Z5 Council.
Zhao Yulong was awakened by the powerful voice. After a moment of confusion, he began to speak:
"Regarding Proposal D4516, allow me to once again list some statistics compiled by our special group in previous years."
Everyone present has the qualifications of an apostle, and Zhao Yulong does not need to be secretive when speaking.
"In 2111, four mysterious towers appeared out of thin air and descended on the world. From that day on, mysterious beings called 'apostles' began to appear in the world."
"Mo Rendi established a special group in 2112. In that year, 12 abnormal incidents occurred nationwide, and 11 of them were successfully solved."
"In 2113, there were 32 abnormal events and 32 were successfully resolved."
"In 2114, there were 45 abnormal events and 42 were successfully resolved."
"In 2115, there were 102 abnormal events and 92 were successfully resolved."
"In 2116, there were 167 abnormal events and 142 were successfully resolved."
"2118..."
"2119..."
Zhao Yulong did not prepare a newsletter.
I didn’t secretly read the cheat sheet either.
Every year, every abnormal event is recorded in detail in the files of the special group.
"2121, that is, last year."
Zhao Yulong's voice changed.
"Nationwide, the number of abnormal incidents is about to exceed four digits, reaching 897. There are currently 56 abnormal incidents, and suitable manpower cannot be arranged to solve them."
Zhao Yulong's expression was rare and serious. After reporting the total number of abnormal events that had occurred in the past ten years, he finally returned to the topic: "In the past ten years, due to the rapid growth in the number of apostles, the number of incidents has increased at an unstoppable rate.
.The professionals in our team have concluded that within two years at most, there will be a 'big event' that cannot be concealed from ordinary people."
"Speaking of which, the matter in Itai City was handled well."
Yu Liexin smiled and praised regardless of the serious atmosphere.
Zhao Yulong nodded in response.
"Since the special adviser 'GM' informed us of the conditions for the apostle's summons, we have promoted nationwide martial arts practice and made the simplified version of ancient martial arts public. We used the 'attribute tester' to screen out a large number of attributes that meet the requirements."
The elites required by the summons are recruited into the special operations section, and then a group of people are selected from the special operations section to enter the 'reserves'. As of yesterday, the number of reserve personnel has reached 1,783."
"But over the years, less than 100 people in the 'reserves' have become apostles through the 'natural call', joined the 'formal army' and have successfully survived until now." Zhao Yulong said an appalling statistic: "As we all know, power
, the total attributes of agility and spirit exceed 10 points, although it is the minimum condition for 'natural summoning', the target of this summoning is very random."
“In this context, Deputy Team Leader Yu Meng proposed motion ‘D4516’.”
Having said this, Zhao Yulong lowered his head, making it difficult to see his expression clearly.
Yu Liexin's smile became even brighter and he cast encouraging glances at Zhao Yulong.
It seems to be saying: Say it, hurry up, keep saying it!
Li Kai squinted his eyes, frowned, and narrowed his eyes even more deeply.
Emperor Zhu Chong still had the same expression of calmness and dignity, making it difficult to see what he was thinking.
Zhao Taiqian looked at his son, and then at Yu Liexin who had a pensive expression next to him, thoughtfully.
Ying Xia, the head of the Ying family, kept his eyes slightly closed from beginning to end, as if he was fast asleep.
After a full ten seconds of silence.
Zhao Yulong raised his head again.
There was a flash of struggle in his eyes.
But he still spoke out the contents of the proposal again.
“The motion proposes that the ‘apostolic reserve’ be deprived of the apostolic qualifications on the ‘list’ and replaced with them!”
When Zhao Yulong struggled to say these words, he breathed a long sigh of relief, as if a huge stone had been removed from his heart.
The scene became quiet again.
"Emperors" have different thoughts.
After a while, it was Yu Liexin who was the first to break the silence.
"Hey, I agree!"
During the initial discussion, only five heads of imperial families were eligible to vote.
However, due to Ying Xia's "abstention" during the initial discussion, bill "D4516" entered the review process with the embarrassing situation of neither passing nor vetoing. According to the rules set by the Z5 Parliament from the very beginning, the review process was
The votes of the heads of the six divisions will be added to the vote.
Also added is the "Seventh Division", the special group.
But unlike the votes of the "Emperors", the decision-making power held by the Sixth Division and the Special Group is only equivalent to "half a vote".
In other words, the total number of votes in the reconsideration was "eight and a half votes."
This is a ticket that will never be tied no matter what.
After voting in favor, Yu Liexin still smiled wildly and turned to look at Ying Xia.
"Lao Xia, are you still grinding and whining?"
When Ying Xia heard this, he, motionless as a mountain, finally opened his eyes.
"Yingshi, abstain."
After Ying Xia finished speaking, he closed his eyes again, as if everything in front of him had nothing to do with him.
"It's so boring."
Yu Liexin didn't expect Ying Xia's reaction to be so cold. He felt bored, smacked his lips, and sat down with his hands folded, waiting for the result.
"agree."
"Abstain."
"agree."
"..."
After the "emperors" made their own decisions, the heads of the six departments also made their decisions one by one.
In fact, if you are intentional, from the results of your choices, it is not difficult to see that the relationship between the Sixth Division and the five imperial families is extremely complicated if you think about it carefully.
"agree."
Emperor Zhu Chong smiled slightly.
"agree."
Li Kai sighed and changed his decision.
He understands.
This is the general trend.
This is a trend that the Li family cannot resist.
Zhao Taiqian remembered what Zhao Yulong said to him not long ago: "Father, times have changed. This is the general trend."
"The general trend is the trend."
After Zhao Taiqian whispered four words, he slowly said two words: "Agree."
Inhuman power can only be in your own hands.
This is the general trend.
In ancient times, Confucianism used literature to disrupt the law, and chivalrous people used martial arts to violate the law.
Today, the apostles are causing chaos in the world with their strange power.
Everything is nothing but choice.
The "lives" of the more than two thousand apostles on the mere list are not worth mentioning in the face of the overall situation.
This is the choice of "emperors".
Make a choice after fully weighing the future, situation, pros and cons.
"Have we finally reached this point?"
Zhao Yulong had already sat firmly.
After casting his yes vote, he no longer has the right to speak.
No.
In addition to Yingxia and its affiliated Department of the Interior, which abstained from voting on motion "D4516", Yu Meng's motion was passed almost unanimously.
It went incredibly smoothly.
At this point, everything was over, and the faces of the "emperors" were all calm, neither happy nor sad.
Emperor Zhu Chong coughed twice.
"Then, motion 'D4516', choose a date..."
suddenly.
At this moment.
There was a faint commotion outside the closed conference room door and the black iron wooden door.
Zhao Yulong's expression suddenly changed.
boom!
There was a loud noise, and the two thick black iron wooden doors shook violently and were punched open...
Following a huge force and airflow, two black iron wooden doors with a fist mark dented in each of them flew towards the five "emperors" who were above them, whipping up a roaring wind.
"Who dares?"
A soft hum, after the loud noise, was clearly transmitted to everyone's ears.