Chapter 352
Chapter 352 Great Mercy
According to Lin Nan, the first batch of three police officers went missing three days ago, and the subsequent investigation team lost contact yesterday around noon.
In their last communications, the officers reported no unusual circumstances, and the villagers in the small mountain village also showed no signs of anything amiss; everything was just as usual.
Then, communication was abruptly cut off.
What piqued Xia Xinyan’s interest even more was another detail—Lin Nan mentioned that there had been an incident on the provincial road nearest to the small mountain village yesterday. Three vehicles had been abandoned at the entrance to the village, but the people inside had vanished without a trace.
Tracing the vehicles’ movements revealed they came from three different places, had no connections to each other, and were only passing through that road stretch when the incident occurred.
To prevent anyone else from falling victim, that stretch of road has now been completely sealed off.
“This is a detailed record of the mountain village incident so far,” Lin Nan handed Xia Xinyan and Ling Mo a file. “We suspect this might be related to the monster invasion Xia Xinyan mentioned earlier, which is why we’ve come to disturb you.”
After a brief pause, he continued, “I hope you can help us deal with this matter.”
Ling Mo glanced through the documents and then looked at Xia Xinyan.
For these matters, he would defer to her judgment.
Xia Xinyan did not hesitate at all: “When do we leave?”
Lin Nan was slightly taken aback by her directness but quickly recovered, laughing, “Miss Xia is quite straightforward. The Ability Bureau is ready; you can leave whenever you’re prepared, but the sooner, the better. We’re worried that delaying might lead to further incidents.”
“Alright,” Xia Xinyan nodded. “We need to bring our people along, and just to be clear, we’re in a cooperative relationship.”
This meant they wouldn’t be following the Ability Bureau’s orders, both sides would operate independently, and if they made discoveries or had ideas, they would share and suggest freely, but decisions would be made by the leaders from both parties.
Though this request was a bit out of bounds, Lin Nan and Morning Light expected it.
They had come specifically to let Xia Xinyan and Ling Mo personally handle the situation since, as a “Prophet,” Xia Xinyan would surely have a better grasp on how to deal with these issues. Furthermore, they were also leaders of the Chicks, unlike previously when they had sent members of the Chicks to assist the Ability Bureau; here, similar decision-makers wouldn’t be willing to follow orders from the Ability Bureau.
Thus, they agreed: “Fine, just a cooperative relationship. The Ability Bureau won’t make any outlandish moves, so don’t worry.”
“Good,” Xia Xinyan nodded. “You can head back now. We’ll find you in the afternoon once we’re ready.”
Lin Nan and Morning Light didn’t linger and left after confirming the meeting point.
Xia Xinyan breathed out a sigh of relief and then tilted her head to Ling Mo: “We’ve got work to do.”
“Wherever you go, I go,” Ling Mo smiled slightly. “If Xinyan wants to do it, I’ll always be by your side.”
This was their way of companionship, just as Xia Xinyan had said before.
After this, Xia Xinyan began preparing.
She remembered that in her last life, she had never heard of incidents in the mountain village also affecting the provincial road, so she was understandably intrigued by Lin Nan’s mention of this point. It made her realize that the trajectory of events in this life could be entirely different from her previous one. Even with her past memories, she needed to remain as cautious as possible.
However, this did not conflict with her desire to seize the opportunity.
Everything done beforehand was just a setup, but even the best setups needed a timely opportunity to become effective, and this incident provided just that.
She wanted to leverage this opportunity, even utilizing the Ability Bureau’s status to boost the Chicks’ reputation.
And the simplest way… was to let the fat guy take action.
Let’s not forget, the fat guy has always been a video streaming personality—and since the Dark Zone and the dungeon world had aligned to a one-to-one time flow, he had also started live streaming himself showing off from time to time.
By now, being among the first to venture out, the fat guy had already built up quite a few fans, most of whom were players. Thus, having him live stream the event would undoubtedly create a publicity effect that surpassed any other methods.
And it would save trouble.
Of course, the premise was that nothing went wrong this time—hence, thorough preparations were essential. They needed to select the strongest members of the Chicks to form a task force, along with the equipment that Ling Mo would distribute later; as long as they were cautious, it would probably be hard to encounter any trouble.
In short, this time was just a transition from the fat guy streaming his own stunts to live streaming the Chicks’ stunts instead. So when Xia Xinyan brought this up to the fat guy, he immediately slapped his chest with confidence: “I’ve got this, don’t worry!”
With that, their preparations were considered complete.
In the afternoon, after meeting up with Lin Nan and Morning Light along with a group of Ability Bureau members, they all boarded the special vehicle headed for the small mountain village.
The special vehicle, provided by the Ability Bureau, was rather luxurious. The Chicks’ leaders were seated in a high-end business vehicle with a separation between the driver’s seat and the back compartment, offering excellent soundproofing. Unless they used the special intercom, the driver wouldn’t hear a peep from the back. The vehicle was also equipped with internal communication devices, allowing anyone to notify others directly if anything happened.
Xia Xinyan and Ling Mo took one vehicle for themselves, sitting on the plush sofa while gazing at the rainy scene outside. Ling Mo suddenly remarked, “I think I understand a bit why so many people covet power.”
Being in a high position is indeed different. Until now, apart from what he had materialized himself, he had never seen such a luxurious vehicle in his life—not even in videos.
The large sofa and spacious interior… More importantly, the experience of being pampered in such a high status was truly intoxicating…
Xia Xinyan tilted her head to appraise him, curious: “So, does Mo Mo like power?”
“I like you,” Ling Mo naturally wrapped his arm around her shoulder, smiling gently, “As long as you’re by my side, that’s enough.”
Xia Xinyan: “……”
She pursed her lips, hesitated for a few seconds, and still managed to sound somewhat firm: “Mo Mo, did you forget our agreement?”
Suddenly getting all mushy was one thing; now he was even snuggling up to her.
Even if it ruined the mood, she had to remind Ling Mo at all times that the initiative was in her hands.
In her hands!
However, this time Ling Mo didn’t let go but instead softly said, “Just a hug… okay?”
The car moving under the rain curtain always offers a marvelous sense of tranquility.
He just wanted to be a little closer to Xinyan.
Xia Xinyan paused for a moment.
She didn’t continue to say anything.
Oh well, let’s just treat this as her great mercy.
Yes, the initiative still lay with her.
She was just being magnanimous.
