Infinite Throne

   Chapter 441 Event Upgrade

capital.

   Late at night.

   Perhaps many people can't imagine how a conference that determines the future of the country will be held.

   No reporters.

   No recordings.

   Not even any irrelevant witnesses outside the meeting.

  The experience of the Z5 meeting has always been top secret.

   What the public can finally know is often only the results that are finally "able" to be announced.

   That's all.

   Those who can participate in the Z5 conference are all big figures in various regions.

When Zhu Chongdi, Li Kai, Zhao Taiqian, Yu Liexin, Yingxia, the five contemporary patriarchs of the ancient imperial family that has been passed down to this day, sit on the two-meter-high chief surrounded by the crowd, all the big figures from all provinces in the country, quiet Not even the air can come out. There was silence in the entire conference room.

   Even if someone wanted to fart at this time, they would definitely hold back.

  Because on this occasion, if a fart is released, it is estimated that it will be as clear as a hammer and drum, and the fart will die socially in the shortest time.

   Although these words are exaggerated, the atmosphere of the scene is so serious.

  The structure in the conference room is like a circle spreading from the inside to the outside, arranged in order from high to low.

  The heads of the five imperial families are seated at the highest and condescending.

The special group represented by    Zhao Yulong took the second seat.

   Also sitting on the second seat of the second ring are the other six middle-aged men with calm faces.

  Speak up.

  The superstructure of this country, to a large extent, draws on the governance structure of the Ming Dynasty.

The   Z5 Council, the ancient five imperial families, replaced the former "Emperor" position.

   The Department of Scientific Research, the Department of Criminal Law, the Department of Armed Police, the Department of Education, the Department of Internal Affairs, and the Department of Engineering, these six institutions are second only to the "Z5 Council", collectively referred to as the "six divisions". In fact, it is based on the "six ministries" of the Ming Dynasty's officials, households, rituals, soldiers, punishments, and work, and follows the departments established after improvement.

  The six divisions are directly in charge of the Z5 imperial family.

   Below the six divisions, it is also subdivided into countless departments according to regions and functions, which will not be described in detail here.

   As for the special group, that is, the special abnormal event handling group, in the eyes of most upper-level people, it is actually equivalent to the existence of the "Seventh Division".

   If you want to compare it, it is the "Jinyiwei" in the Ming Dynasty, who was specially responsible for special events and had a detached status.

   Every high-ranking person in the six divisions has a family that is deeply rooted in various places.

   The Su family where Su Xiaosu is located is mainly responsible for the operation of the Armed Police Division.

   Zhao Yulong certainly will not come to the conference alone.

   After all, this is the most important meeting.

Although the    special group is a department with a detached status similar to Jinyiwei, if there are fewer people, it will be a loss of rank.

  Because the recent abnormal events across the country have become more frequent and intensive, and most of the senior team members have been sent out, Zhao Yulong had no choice but to bring a few new team members who did not show much face to support the scene.

No idea.

   Not enough manpower!

   Zhao Yulong complained wildly in his heart.

At this moment, beside Zhao Yulong, a small man with a tense expression couldn't help but point to the small bench next to the chief position of the five emperor family patriarchs in a gnat-like voice, and asked, "Brother Zhao, that Who is the place reserved for?"

   In fact, it is not just a little Mengxin. Many people have noticed that there is an empty small bench on the high platform, and no one is seated.

  Although in such a solemn occasion, it is a bit outrageous to put a small bench without a backrest, and even look a little funny. But no one dared to look down on the figure who was about to sit on the small bench.

   There are many people who are not attending the conference for the first time and already know who the owner of the small bench is.

  Some people are attending the conference for the first time. After thinking about it for a while, they are more afraid.

  The bench is small, but the location is unusual.

   That bench is on the platform of the chief position!

This shows what?

   That is a position that can be on an equal footing with the five "Emperors"!

   Smell.

   It was too quiet in the venue.

   The moment the little cute newcomer spoke, he immediately regretted it.

  If everything could be done all over again, he would choose to find Dr. Hu Sandao, whose hands were shaking, and ask him to sew up his mouth before coming.

   A lot of eyes, shhhhhhhhh, shhhhhhhhhh, looking towards the position of the special group.

   Zhao Yulong instantly had the urge to tie up this little **** without long eyes and sink into the Pacific Ocean.

   But fortunately, Zhao Yulong is thick-skinned.

   can block the eyes of many people.

  I saw Zhao Yulong looking at the small bench on the high platform with a complicated look, but he didn't dare to say a word. He slowly made three words with his mouth to indicate:

   "Mo, people, enemies."

  Emperor Zhu Chong turned his gaze to Zhao Yulong.

   He did not make a severe punishment for this.

   After all, there is no express ban on whispering in the Z5 Council.

   It's just that the atmosphere of the meeting was too serious, and everyone didn't dare to make a sound. Over time this has become a norm.

  Everyone is here.

   Most people don’t dare to be late.

   The handsome man sitting on the chief squinted his eyes, and took a deep look at the small bench not far away.

  Because his eyes are too deep, no one can read the complex emotions contained in his eyes.

   After a moment of solemnity.

   "Oh, it's almost there, no need to wait."

   Ying Xia, who was carrying the ancient sword, chuckled and broke the silence.

   This seemingly joking chuckle was like an iron command.

   The door of the conference room was slammed shut, completely locked.

   Generally speaking, as long as the door is closed, no one can come in and out at will during the meeting.

  It was a well-crafted wooden door, the whole body was dark, but it was made of black iron wood. It is said that this piece of wood has a history of hundreds of years and is expensive.

  No one dares to be late.

   "Knock, knock, knock."

   Emperor Zhu Chong tapped the table rhythmically with his thin middle finger.

   After a few seconds, Zhu Chongdi's voice echoed in the completely closed conference room.

   "Then now, the meeting begins."

  …

  …

  Cangyang City.

   It was also late at night.

   After Yuan Zhiye took a phone call in surprise.

  Irin and Gu Tianqing only said one word at the same time: "Oh."

   After saying the word "Oh", Yi Rin suddenly realized that such a mediocre reaction seemed to be a little impolite, so he added: "Ah, it really is."

  Gu Tianqing changed into a pair of clean gloves.

  Irin has every reason to doubt that, in addition to the props and equipment of the inner world, Gu Tianqing's storage space is filled with gloves of this specification.

   "This is the habit of not leaving fingerprints under any circumstances?"

  Irin thought silently.

   Gu Tianqing did not know that Yi Rin had doubts about his profession. After changing his gloves, he held his chin with one hand and smiled slightly: "Our previous reasoning seems to have overlooked a small detail."

  Irin nodded: "It's not because of scruples that this leech man waited for five full days before continuing. It was because he had a reason to wait, so he only took a rest for five days."

  Yuan Zhiye finally understood now, widened his eyes, and interjected in disbelief: "Wait, what do you mean...there are actually two people who died tonight?"

"Do not."

  Gu Tianqing shook his head, correcting a little fault in Yuan Zhiye's words:

   "He means, very likely, there are many, many, many."

  “!”

   Sure enough.

  Irin and his party are on their way to the next murder scene.

  Yuan Zhiye received another distress call from Liao Jianbai.

  Dangtang, the chief of the Cangyang City Police Department, had an undisguised cry in his voice.

   "It's over, it's over, now it's our Cangyang City Police Department's turn, and we've been nailed to the shame board."

   Liao Jianbai wanted to cry without tears.

   He is innocent.

  The career is also booming, how come this kind of brutal serial murder happened at such a critical time?

   Yuan Zhiye's phone kept ringing.

   In just one hour, five mummified corpses have been discovered by various sub-bureaus.

   So that when Yuan Zhiye answered the phone later, he also learned the unremarkable tone of Yi Rin:

   "Oh, we got it."

Numb.

   "There is no need to go to the scene, it is meaningless."

  Irin frowned. In fact, when the third deceased was discovered tonight, Irin was too lazy to go to the scene to investigate.

Pointless.

   This is no longer a serial murder case.

   is slaughter.

   This is a mad slaughter across species.

  This city is "its" hunting ground.

  Irin took a group of people and returned to the temporary office in the city center as quickly as possible.

   The development process of this matter is beyond imagination.

"strangeness."

  Irin was a little confused.

  If the man behind the leech army is really an apostle, why did he burst into an unprecedented madness tonight after a short period of restraint?

   A massacre of this scale is absolutely impossible to hide. It is very likely that all the power of the special group will eventually be used to reach Cangyang City, and use the fastest speed and the power of thunder to completely solve this matter.

   What Irin couldn't figure out was what the purpose of the person hiding behind this was.

   If we use the most traditional theoretical knowledge to deduce all this, we cannot do without the most important point:

   "Motivation."

  What kind of motives led the leech people to create this incident.

  Cangyang City Police Department, every branch in the city, was completely panicked.

   is also messed up.

   They have never encountered such a battle.

   Liao Jianbai even prepared his resignation report in his mind.

  Irin can't care so much now.

   He sat down boldly and said to Yuan Zhiye: "Transfer the three-dimensional map of Cangyang City, as well as the complete sewer route structure, to me immediately."

"Yes!"

   Yuan Zhiye was sweating profusely.

   It seemed that this was the first time he had encountered such a crazy event, and he did not dare to delay, and ordered his subordinates to do everything in their power to fulfill Irin's orders.

   These are all readily available materials.

   is not very complicated.

   After a while.

  The three-dimensional map of Cangyang City and the overall structure of the sewers that Irin wanted were presented to Irin.

   "That's right. Cross-checking the identity data of the murderer, did you find anything?"

   Talk about it.

   Yuan Zhiye's anxious expression suddenly changed.

   became more anxious.

   almost cried.

"It took me two days and two nights to finally compare the data. However, team leader, it is very strange that I have compared those special occupations you mentioned earlier that can more or less have access to the residents' archives, with all of them. The identities of the deceased were cross-referenced, and no one was found who had contact with these deceased people."

"The highest coincidence rate is a 45-year-old delivery man who had business dealings with three of the deceased. But ... the coincidence rate is only 17.6%. Oh no, it is now 16.6% It is theoretically not decisively relevant."

   On the way back, Gu Tianqing, who had been silent for some reason, suddenly stepped forward.

   "I seem to understand why he has to wait five days to continue hunting."

   Gu Tianqing said so.

  Wang Bing and Yuan Zhiye immediately looked over.

   In the past few days of action, they did not dare to underestimate this "specially hired" assistant of Yilin.

   While Gu Tianqing was smiling and ready to sell some points, Yi Rin stared at the information at hand without blinking, and said casually:

   "I've thought about it for a long time."

   "Oh?" Gu Tianqing seemed a little surprised, but her smile did not diminish, she asked, "How early?"

   "On the way back."

   "This surprised me a bit."

   Seeing that Gu Tianqing and Yi Rin seemed to have plans to play dumb riddles to kill the others, Wang Bing hurriedly asked, "Why?"

   Gu Tianqing smiled and said, "Yes, why?"

  Yuan Zhiye: "…"

  Irin quickly swiped her fingers on the tablet computer, her expression was calm, and she only said two words.

   "Spawn."

   "his-"

  Wang Bing, Yuan Zhiye, and other members of the investigation team and the field team took a breath of the cool air in the room at the same time, causing the temperature in the room to suddenly rise a bit.

"Actually, after the leech people started slaughtering tonight, I gradually understood." Yi Rin was focused on two things and explained: "The reason why he maintained the rhythm of killing one person for two to three days before was not because he didn't dare, but because he didn't dare to kill one person. cannot."

   "It is very likely that, at the very beginning, the scale of the leech army did not reach the corresponding scale."

"I checked the information a little bit, and the leech breeding technology has high requirements for water quality, which is one of the main reasons for the sharp decrease in the number of leeches in nature after the environmental pollution has increased. To be able to live in a dirty sewer is unusual in itself."

"When I was thinking about the motives of this series of crazy behaviors of the leech people, I figured it out. The leech people killed according to the previous frequency, maybe it was actually a process of 'collecting nutrients'. Using blood as nutrients, laying eggs, Breed and grow yourself. To put it bluntly, he is using this city to breed this group of leeches."

   "his-"

   Ordinary people breathed a sigh of relief.

   Although Irin said it very lightly.

   But this kind of behavior is undoubtedly a very frustrating move when measured in the moral outlook of human society.

   Such a scene, just imagining it, is enough to make the scalp tingle.

  I saw Irin and continued:

"Of course, this is just one of the explanations for his previous behavior, and it cannot be used as his motive. In Gu Tianqing's words, after the leeches are reproduced, they should find a way to transfer them as soon as possible. Not only did he not transfer, but he also launched slaughter, which makes me a little bit unbelievable."

   Having said that, Wang Bing, Yuan Zhiye and others understood it thoroughly.

   Totally understand.

   Having collected enough nutrients, what to do next is self-evident.

   is naturally spawning!

   Collect nutrients, give birth to little leeches, the little leeches grow up, collect more nutrients, and produce more little leeches... This is clearly the rhythm of endless eggs for future generations!

   Available after the shock.

  Wang Bing and Yuan Zhiye thought of something at the same time, their eyes widened and their mouths wide open, only a deep sense of astonishment remained.

   They can be considered to have dealt with many "abnormal events" with the official members of the special group.

   He also has some experience in evaluating the difficulty of various abnormal events.

   They quickly thought that the egg-laying process of this leech took only five days, and it formed a more terrifying scale.

   is like a snowball.

  It is hard to imagine what a terrible scale this group of leeches will eventually reach if they continue to develop.

  Normally speaking, leeches have certain medicinal effects. If it is a leech used to make medicines, this scale is enough to benefit mankind.

  But this is different, this is an army of murderous leeches!

  A leech maybe they can ravage at will.

   can be ten, one hundred, one thousand, ten thousand, one hundred thousand, one million…

   Yuan Zhiye became more and more frightened, his fingertips trembled slightly, his tongue tingled, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

  If this matter is not stopped, let the leeches continue to toss like this...

   This will be an unprecedented "catastrophe"!

  Be bolder and speculate, this is very likely to evolve into a natural disaster second only to the "starry night" ten years ago!

  When Yuan Zhiye and Wang Bing were shaken into a sieve because of surprise and fear.

  Irin has used the fastest speed, his brain is overloaded, and he has printed the map of Cangyang City and the structure of the sewers in his mind.

   "Call—"

  Irin raised her head.

   happened to see the two shaking hands, frowning in confusion: "What the **** are you shaking?"

"No need to shake," the expressions of the two were written on their faces and the frequency of vibration. Gu Tianqing was already proficient in micro-expressions, but with just one glance, he roughly guessed what these people were thinking, and smiled: "In principle, at the 'current level', it's not a complete solution."

"any solution?"

  The corners of Gu Tianqing's mouth curled up: "For example, let's take a simple logic question for you. A man with a knife is about to kill someone. How can you stop it?"

   What logic questions are you taking at this time, bastard!

   But Yuan Zhiye still answered the questions honestly.

   "Catch this man?"

   Gu Tianqing smiled, but did not speak.

  From beginning to end, Oda Mai, who had been following a few people and rarely expressed her opinion, smiled coldly and said succinctly, "Kill it."

"bingo!"

  Tani Tianqing gave a thumbs up to Oda Mai.

   This girl has a bright future.

  Sizz!

   What kind of brain circuits are these!

  Do normal people have such thoughts?

   In the different expressions of several people, Yi Rin touched the cold touch on his forehead, and said slowly: "The second method is to take the knife from the murderer's hand."

  …

  …

   Several people split up.

  According to Irin's thoughts, the deceased that kept appearing in the city had no time to care.

   The enemy is dark, and Irin is also dark, but at present, it seems that the other party is darker more thoroughly.

   Until now, combining the brains of the two spiritual apostles, Yi Rin and Gu Tianqing, it was still impossible to find a "leech man" in the vast crowd.

  The difficulty is too high.

   In a city with millions of people, it is not so easy to find someone to come out.

   Moreover, the opponent is obviously going to "collect nutrients", and in terms of target selection, there are almost no other clues except for the good start.

   This kind of incident is not something that one or two apostles can solve.

  If the opponent is really blatantly standing in front of Yi Rin, as long as the level difference is not too outrageous, Yi Rin's two skills will be destroyed.

   But for now, the opponent's ability is better than weirdness.

  Able to manipulate a large number of leeches.

   And the leech army with such terrible reproductive capacity.

   If it continues to develop like this, maybe…

  Irin suddenly had a bad feeling.

   He opened the communication interface and dialed Zhao Yulong directly.

  Unexpectedly, it was hung up.

  What the hell?

   When Zhao Yulong refused to connect to the communication, Yi Rin shook his whole body, feeling a little weird.

  Dial again!

   was quickly hung up again.

   "Ah this?"

   He has always been the only one who hung up other people's newsletters and blacklisted them. Zhao Yulong actually hung up his newsletter?

   Before Yi Rin sent a message to ask in detail, Zhao Yulong sent a concise message:

   "I'm in a meeting!"

  Irin thought.

   In concise sentences, he sent Zhao Yulong the current situation in Cangyang City.

   But what Irin never expected was...

   He was actually blocked by Zhao Yulong!

  Oda Mai looked at Irin curiously.

   Just now, she clearly noticed the man's face, darkened a bit, and murderous intent was brewing in the depths of her eyes.

   But she didn't bother to ask.

so boring.

   "Meeting?"

   was angry for a while, but Yi Rin couldn't help it, secretly pondering what important meeting Zhao Yulong was holding, not even taking care of the communication between the apostles.

   This is a bit intriguing.

   "This is trouble."

   Zhao Yulong didn't answer the call, and Yi Rin suddenly felt that the situation was getting worse.

  Irin and the others began to act separately according to the initial plan. Irin chose to act with Oda Mai.

   As for why he chose to go with Oda Mai, it doesn't really mean much.

  In Styx Junior High School, Irin had seen through Oda Mai. The kind that can be seen inside and out.

   This shows that she is a purely violent woman who would rather use a knife thousands of times than use her brain once.

  Irin wondered, with Oda Mai's character, how could she be able to live until now.

   is simply a strange flower among the apostles.

  It was useless for her to stay with Gu Tianqing, Yilin simply took her by her side, maybe she could save some energy in the event of an accident.

   Yi Rin summoned the narcissistic Nightmare, turned on the "Dark Night Mode" by taking advantage of the night, and rode with Oda Dance, galloping all the way to the suburbs about 30 kilometers away from the center of Cangyang City.

  Although Nightmare's seat was a bit crowded, in Styx Junior High School, the two also had the experience of squeezing seats together. In addition, Oda Mai is not that kind of twisted character, without saying a word, she softly lies behind Irin's back and arrives at her destination.

  —Cangyang City Sewage Treatment Station.

  In the vast wilderness of the countryside, there is a large building standing majestically under the night sky.

   Inside the wall, only the lights at regular intervals are on, and there is no trace of people moving in the building.

   The security guards had already bowed their heads and dozed off in the duty booth, and did not notice the two murderous young men and women, Oda Mai and Irin, who quickly walked out of the darkness.

Moreover.

   Even if you notice it, there may not be any action.

  This is a sewage treatment station, not a vault.

  In the wild countryside, a man and a woman are in pairs. It's not bad if you don't peek. What's there to be vigilant about?

  So the security guard's head swayed up and down, left and right, and slept soundly.

  …

  …

at the same time.

  Cangyang city center.

   The bustling city center.

  The lights fade out.

   The hustle and bustle receded.

   At this time, those who should sleep have already gone home to sleep. If you don't plan to sleep, you plan to continue playing in another place, so that you won't stay in the city center.

  A man wearing a casual long-sleeved shirt, about 1.72 meters tall, with fair skin, carrying a large bag in his hand, quickly followed behind a tall woman.

  The tall and slender woman was wearing a pitch-black leather coat, showing all the bumps, and her delicate facial features revealed an indifference that rejected people thousands of miles away.

   "Speaking of which, newcomer, what are you doing so fast? Wait for me!"

  The woman didn't speak, didn't even look back.

   "Tsk, the newcomers in this issue are trouble." The man pouted and looked around, seeing that no one noticed this place, his hands shook, and the big and small bags disappeared in a blink of an eye.

   "Ah, it's comfortable now."

  “…”

   "By the way, aren't you going to buy something? There are a lot of specialties here that can't be bought anywhere else, especially the handmade embroidery and the handmade mask. The workmanship is amazing!"

  “…”

   Seeing the tall slender woman ignored him, and didn't even look back, the man grinned and didn't care, and walked two quick steps to the woman's side, walking side by side.

   "To be honest, it's rare to come out and get some air, why don't you relax a little? Just have some fun!"

  “…”

   "And I didn't lie to you, the gadgets here are really good. Anyway, everyone is not short of money, there is no harm in buying some and putting them in the stronghold. Besides, if you don't take the opportunity to buy some..."

   A trace of regret appeared on the man's face, but after a while he smiled happily:

   "I won't be able to buy it again in the future."

   (end of this chapter)