Darkness is Coming

   An old acquaintance sat in the cabin, the captain of the Ashes Squad and the current director of the Special Operations Division of the Nineteenth Bureau of National Security, Qi Lie. On the way to the control center, Qi Lie briefly explained the situation to the three.

   Today's Yang Xiaoqian is no longer an ordinary person with limited vision, so he naturally recognizes the benefits and asks with a frown, "Where's your Director Liu? It shouldn't be difficult for him to find out where the mutants are hiding, right?"

   "Liu Bureau has more important things." Qi Lie replied, although he was used to being called commander in private, but now in the national establishment, he can only be called by his official position.

   "More important than finding out the mutants hiding in Shangjing?" Yang Xiaoqian asked.

"Yes, I don't know the specific situation, but it should be more important than this. In addition, since Bureau Liu did not intervene in this matter, I think this matter should still be within our ability." Qi Lie responded with a tone of voice. It was very tight and did not disclose any relevant information.

   Yang Xiaoqian is not angry either. Now is not the time to be in the dome of the Yuanjiang River. Although he and Liu Yuanzhou still maintain a cooperative relationship, it is impossible to achieve complete intelligence sharing as before. Liu Yuanzhou ascended the imperial court, and the emperor is near, it is really inconvenient to disclose many things to Yang Xiaoqian, otherwise it will be unfavorable for both parties.

   Besides, this is Yang Xiaoqian's own strategy. When he walked out of the Yuanjiang River, Yang Xiaoqian knew that his ability was limited. With the help of Zhou Tianming, Wang Li and others, it was not a problem to expand the Yuanjiao Association and manage a province, but it was not a problem to enter the national level. From the perspective of playing with many old foxes, I am afraid that the cultivation base and experience are far from enough.

Therefore, Yang Xiaoqian had long planned that Liu Yuanzhou would enter the national establishment and have a dialogue with the country and the central government, while himself and Yu Qian, as representatives of the Yuan Salvation Association and the Awakened, formed three hubs at the same time, communicated with each other, and provided a buffer zone for the three-party conversation. , to avoid any possibility of armed conflict.

   "Well, did the prisoner's mother take it?" Yang Xiaoqian added, "It's better to do more preparations."

   Qi Lie's expression suddenly became dark, and a large piece of cheek bulged out from gritted teeth.

   "What's the matter?" Fang Yu asked. During the many mutant hunts, he and Hu Wenchao had cooperated with Qi Lie and Qi Xinwu, and they were familiar with each other. At this moment, they knew that something unexpected happened.

Qi Lie replied in a hoarse voice, as if his voice was full of anger: "Yang Dong's mother is already dead, after we found Yang Dong, our 19th Bureau Investigation Department and the Change Control Center each sent a team to attack Yang Dong. My mother was monitoring and protecting... The two teams were all destroyed without even a single signal. It was not until Director Zhong of the control center wanted to pick up Yang Dong's mother, but when he called both teams and received no response, he discovered the situation ."

   Yang Xiaoqian didn't speak, and looked directly at Fang Yu. For more than two months, Yang Xiaoqian has never participated in any incidents related to the pursuit of mutants. Fang Yu's view.

"It's impossible." Fang Yu's face was darker than the bottom of the pot, "Although the non-combat team does not have Awakened members, they are all carefully selected elites, and they all wear rune bracelets and have been injected with reinforcement. Potion, plus special weapons, even if you directly fight mutants, there is a chance to win."

   "What was the scene of the casualties of the two teams? Are there any pictures or videos? Can we rule out the cause of death such as nerve gas?" Yang Xiaoqian never believed that it was impossible, so he asked in another direction.

Qi Lie shook his head and said: "Without exception, including Yang Dong's mother, all of them were dismembered. Judging from the way the corpses were torn apart, they were torn apart by brute force. The corpses were partially mutilated, some muscle tissues and organs. Disappearing, typical mutant slaughter. Considering they failed to send back the alarm, the fight should have ended in a split second."

   "Well, it seems that we are not the only ones looking for the mutant behind Yang Dong." Yang Xiaoqian made a judgment, "Director Qi, you have to be mentally prepared, this time there may be a big trouble."

   "What do you say?" Qi Lie always respected President Yang, who was on an equal footing with Commander Liu, and did not despise him because of his young age.

"Since the mutant we are investigating now knows how to hide and use Yang Dong to create a barrier for himself, it shows that he has a high level of intelligence and is very cunning." Yang Xiaoqian said, "Assume he doesn't know Yang Dong's arrest now. If you know the news of Yang Dong's arrest, then it is impossible for him to find Yang Dong's mother and your surveillance team. Assuming that he now knows the news of Yang Dong's arrest, then such a cunning mutant, after Yang Dong's exposure and arrest, will choose to link the surveillance team and Yang Dong's arrest. Was Dong's mother murdered?"

   "No." Qi Lie, Fang Yu, and Hu Wenchao answered in unison, it's too late to run away at this time, how could it be possible to make a special trip to kill Yang Dong's mother and the surveillance team who didn't know it? With such a big commotion, isn't it self-defeating?

"So, the mutant that killed Yang Dong's mother and the monitoring team is another... um, no, you just said that the battle was over in an instant. I am afraid it is difficult for a mutant to do this." Yang Xiaoqian reached out to Hu Wenchao and said, "cigarette."

  Hu Wenchao quickly took out a cigarette case and ordered one for Yang Xiaoqian. Everyone in the meeting knew that President Yang had been trying to quit smoking, and unless he had an extremely headache, he would not light a cigarette.

   "In addition to us, a group of mutants are also looking for our targets." Yang Xiaoqian exhaled a thick puff of smoke and asked, "Are there any witnesses at the scene?"

"Yes, but only one is still alive. He is a homeless man. He has been brought under control and is being arraigned urgently." After listening to Yang Xiaoqian's words, Qi Lie filtered out valid information from the intelligence he had, and truly recognized the incident. Serious, thinking about a group of mutants secretly operating in Shangjing, the heart hangs in the throat.

  The cabin suddenly fell silent. After Hu Wenchao lit a cigarette for himself, he asked nervously, "How big could this be?"

   Just blocking the scene and deleting relevant online posts is enough for all the staff of the 19th Bureau and the control center to work overtime all night. If there is a battle with this group of possible mutants in the urban area, who can afford the consequences.

"It's very big. Don't think about covering the lid. Even if it has an impact, you can't shrink back. As long as millions of people don't flee from Shangjing, you can't be afraid of the future. Since this group of mutants has come to Shangjing. , don't let them go any more... We will face future crises sooner or later, and no one can tell what will happen in the future. If this becomes a big problem, it's just a precaution for the people, and get used to the turmoil and chaos sooner rather than later. Dangerous, not necessarily a bad thing."

   The decisive killing intent in Yang Xiaoqian's words made Hu Wenchao shrink his neck, thinking that the president is still the same, only one word "kill" for mutants, regardless of any influence, and there is no negotiation.

  Yang Xiaoqian glanced at Hu Wenchao, then looked at Fang Yu and Qi Lie, and asked, "I'm not the commander-in-chief now. You can object to what I said just now."

   "I don't object." Fang Yu never thought to refute Yang Xiaoqian, as long as Yang Xiaoqian's order did not violate his principles, he would never object.

Qi Lie's profile flickered like a cigarette between Yang Xiaoqian's fingers. After thinking about it for a long time, he nodded and said, "I agree. Recently, the hands of various foreign forces are getting longer and more bold, and it is time to give them to them. One lesson. They should remember one sentence well, whoever commits crimes against China will be punished even if they are far away. Mutants, spies, terrorists, as long as they come, don’t even think about leaving.”

   "Well, after this incident, I will set up a line for you in the nineteenth round. Yu Qian is planning to set up a mercenary group. In the future, if there are any sensitive objects that you cannot handle, please outsource them to Yu Qian and the others, and let the Awakened take action."

  The helicopter landed on the tarmac, Qi Lie opened the hatch, and everyone hurriedly got off the plane and boarded the car, rushing to the operation command center.