Pollution throughout the territory

Two weeks later.

The Mother Tree of Compassion soothes the grief of relatives of the deceased and disperses with the breeze.

The Foundation prevented large-scale memory erasure, allowing all people who lived on the edge of that land to forget the horrific memories.

The coalition government announced the results of the disaster investigation. The meteorite impact triggered intense geological activities, causing volcanic eruptions. The earth's crust impact shocked nearby residents. Thirty million people were buried in volcanic ash, and only a few survived. By.

At the same time, meteorites also contain strong radioactivity, so the disaster area is classified as a forbidden area and no one is allowed to go there.

The media immediately proposed that the day of the meteorite impact should be designated as a memorial day to commemorate those who died in the flood some time ago, and the government coalition government immediately agreed.

While all this is happening, atypical entomophobia continues to spread.

People who have been tortured by psychotropic drugs and cannot sleep are exhausted and have no energy to doubt whether what the government says is true.

Even if there are discordant voices, they will be instantly covered up by countless waves on the Internet.

In this way, the incident passed, leaving only a gray area on the Xizhou Continent, like a scar on the skin, and I don't know how many years it will take to heal it.

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Roadside at night.

"You're at your level, so don't come out to scare people. If you pull someone over here and watch Episode 138 of Giant, they'll have a greater psychological impact than you."

Xia Ren looked at the infected body in front of him, obviously impatient.

The woman with disheveled hair shouted hoarsely: "You can't understand my pain at all! It's not me that's wrong, it's the world!"

She turned her eyes and looked at the harmless Lily next to her: "Feel my pain!"

After saying that, he pounced directly.

Lily looked at Xia Ren longingly, as if she wanted to get his approval.

"Eat."

Xia Ren said.

He now has no shortage of achievement points.

Lily smiled happily.

Then he turned his head and opened his mouth two meters long, like a door, just in time to swallow the infected body whole, swallowed it with a "gulp", and ran to Xia Ren's leg to rub against it.

"I can't even meet any stronger enemies."

Xia Ren sighed.

Since the Star Color incident, all the alien sects in Xizhou have disappeared and dared not show their faces. This has also led to Xia Ren encountering enemies such as infected bodies that no longer pose any challenge.

Now, it is already the end of December, and the New Year is coming soon, and it has been a long time since he has been entrusted with Mingsuke.

Just as he was thinking about it, his phone vibrated. Some time ago, he asked Tang Tangtang, who was recuperating at the headquarters, to help him pay attention to the movements of the housing agency. Now there is finally news.

[In the Maryland metropolis of Western Continent, traces of unknown sect activities have been found and investigators have been assigned to go there. 】

[Assigned person, Class B, housing agency. 】

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"Mn, no matter what, I will definitely let you live."

On the hospital bed, a child with soft short blond hair lay there, his eyes closed, his face pale, and a retention needle for infusion inserted in his hand.

William sat beside the hospital bed, holding his son's hands, his eyes bloodshot.

After breaking his heart a few years ago, the woman left cruelly, leaving behind a broken family. William was once depressed because of this, drinking all day long and rarely taking care of his son.

Until one day he came home drunk again and saw his five-year-old son standing in front of the kitchen stove, with his feet on the bench and his slender hands holding a pan that did not match his body shape. The thin body tried to push up, just to eat a piece of hot fried bread.

Just for a piece of bread.

William held on to the doorframe and stood in daze in front of the kitchen door for a long time, silently watching his son sweating profusely from behind.

He still remembers the innocent smile his son looked back at when he found him.

"Dad, I can cook and eat by myself, and I won't cause any trouble to Dad."

From that moment on, William decided that no matter what happened in the future, he must do his best to give his son the best life.

He never drank again and started working again. While working hard to make money, he would definitely set aside time to spend with his son no matter how tired he was.

The days are getting better day by day, the scars of the past are gradually healing, and the future is full of hope. But not long ago, when William was bathing his son, he suddenly discovered that a dense red dot appeared on his back, which looked like Allergy symptoms.

He immediately took his son to the hospital for examination, and the result turned out to be a malignant hemangioma, which was congenital and hereditary. If not treated in time, the mortality rate would skyrocket.

But the treatment fee required 800,000 yuan, which was an astronomical sum of money for William.

During the divorce, he gave up almost all his property to his ex-wife in order to obtain custody of his son. Today, both father and son live in rented houses.

William has tried his best, but he can't raise so much money.

Just two hours ago, he had just plucked up the courage to go to his ex-wife and wanted to seek her help. After all, Munn was also her son. If he could sell the house...

But William always knew how heartless that woman was.

"Whether the child lives or dies has nothing to do with me anymore. If I want money, I don't have to talk about it."

When she said this, there was no guilt on her face, as if it was natural.

William looked at the red tumor that had spread on his son's arm, and his heart hurt like a knife.

"There are still 600,000 left, only 600,000 are needed..."

Wiping away his tears, William stood up and left the ward.

William has already been decadent once, and he will not be decadent again.

The only person his son can rely on in this world is him, and the only person he can rely on in this world is his son.

Now he still needs 600,000 yuan to buy his son's life.

In the hospital corridor, William took out the crumpled business card from his pocket and subconsciously touched the location of his kidney with his other hand.

400,000 yuan a piece, plus corneas...

Time is running out. My son is still young. Even if he has to sacrifice his own life, it is worth it.

After making a decision, William walked into the bathroom of the hospital. He had not slept well for many days in a row and needed to wash his face to relieve his fatigue.

Open the bathroom door. It is very clean and there should be no one there.

William stood in front of the sink, turned on the faucet, and held the cold tap water in his hands. He was about to wash his face, but suddenly a strong chill ran down his spine and spread to his limbs, making him shiver.

Fear hit his reason unexpectedly, and William froze on the spot, trembling all over.

The air around him seemed to freeze, and the scene in front of him was slightly distorted. There were whispers in his ears, like hallucinations, but also like hateful maggots with entities, crazily worming their way into William's mind.

Somehow, William slowly raised his head.

His figure was reflected on the mirror above the pool, but it was so unfamiliar, so... chilling.

Reason kept urging William to leave this hellish place, but his body refused to obey at all.

Then he clearly saw the person in the mirror speaking.

"Human, what is your wish?"

"my wish……"

William seemed to have forgotten his fear for a moment, and his face was a little dull.

The man in the mirror spoke softly and continued: "As long as you make a wish to me, I can help you realize all your requirements."

William opened his mouth nonchalantly: "Really, can you do anything?"

"Yes, but after your wish is fulfilled, I will charge you a corresponding... price."

William did not hesitate and responded immediately: "No matter what the price is, as long as my son is alive, as long as I can collect enough handling fees, yes! I need money!"

William put his hands on the mirror and looked excited: "Six hundred thousand! I need six hundred thousand!"

As soon as he finished speaking, William's cell phone suddenly vibrated in his pocket, but he had no time to care about it at this time.

The eyes of the person in the mirror show sadness.

"Your wish has been fulfilled, and I have to collect the price."

How could it be so fast?

William looked around and saw that there was no large amount of cash in the bathroom, and there was no suitcase that could hold cash.

"Hey, where's the money?"

William held up the mirror and questioned the other party.

However, there was no answer, and the image in the mirror became normal again.

William was stunned for a moment, a bit of confusion flashing in his eyes.

He took two steps back and left the sink.

"I'm here, what are I doing?"

By the way, I was washing my face, and it seemed like my phone rang just now.

William took out his mobile phone, and a message from the bank was displayed on the screen.

Latest credit: 600,000 alliance coins.

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"Um?"

As soon as he walked to the door of the hospital, Xia Ren suddenly felt a familiar wave and couldn't help but raise his head and look into the depths of the hospital.

"What's wrong?"

Qin Yun asked.

Lu Yi and Lily also looked over.

"nothing."

Xia Ren shook his head.

They set off last night and took a plane for more than ten hours. They just arrived in Soli City under the jurisdiction of the Maryland Metropolitan City in Western Continent. It was almost noon.

According to the information provided by the black mobile phone, the latest murder suspected of being a scene of sacrifice by the heretics occurred in this city, and the housing agent has also arrived here.

Xia Ren started calling the housing agency as soon as he got off the plane, but he couldn't get through anyway. After asking the local logistics department, he found out that the victim's body was temporarily kept in this hospital. The housing agency came early in the morning to investigate, so Xia Ren He also rushed over with Qin Yun and the others.

There were many people in the outpatient hall at noon. Xia Rengang was about to go directly to the morgue of the hospital when he suddenly noticed something strange.

He searched the crowd with his eyes and quickly found the source of the anomaly.

It was a middle-aged man dressed in a decadent manner, but with an excited smile on his face. Perhaps when the other party encountered something happy, his steps seemed lighter when he walked.

The most important thing is the other person's eyes.

There is no light, the pupils are like two caves that swallow up all the light, and no light can escape from them.

Complete darkness.

Xia Ren has seen people in the same situation before.

That person's name is Yu Jingjing, and the person who caused this situation is - the wish-answering mirror!

Xia Ren walked straight towards the other party, but before he could reach him, someone beat him to it.

A nurse with the same blond hair and a round figure ran up to the man and said: "Mr. William, I haven't been able to get through when I call you. Your son's hospitalization fee is still in arrears. At least you should pay part of it first..."

William's face suddenly turned cold, and he responded calmly: "Oh, I understand."

"Also, Dr. Harlan said that if your son's condition continues, the risk will increase exponentially. It is best to have surgery next month."

"The surgery fee seems to be 800,000, right?"

The nurse nodded: "Yes, about 800,000."

William took out his phone and looked at the message again.

Latest credit: 600,000 alliance coins.

Current balance: 793809.33 alliance coins.

Come on, that dragster, I finally have so much money, do I have to spend it all just to treat him?

William was unwilling. He had no feelings for his son at all. He was born to that woman anyway, so just let him take care of it.

"What does surgery have to do with me?"

William pushed the nurse away impatiently and was about to leave.

"Wait a minute."

A voice stopped him.

"Step aside!"

William wanted to push away the figure blocking him, but the other person did not move at all. William only felt as if he was pushing a heavy metal statue.

He raised his head somewhat unexpectedly and saw the leader, a ridiculously handsome young man, looking at him with a smile.

Behind the young man, there were two equally beautiful women and a little loli with green fluffy curly hair.

"You are……"

Just by being looked at by the young man like this, William felt inexplicably heavy pressure. He had a premonition that if he went against the other person's wishes, he would face extremely terrible consequences.

Xia Ren said: "There is something I want to ask you. Do you have time?"

"Yes! Yes."

William replied cowardly.

Xia Ren looked at Qin Yun who was standing aside.

Ten minutes later, relying on Qin Yun's ability to confuse, Xia Ren and the others finally understood what was going on.

During the conversation, William himself also realized that something was wrong. There was an unimaginable contradiction between his thoughts at this time and his past memories. If he hadn't been induced by Qin Yun to say it himself, he might never have been able to discover the abnormality.

"what's wrong with me?"

William lowered his head, feeling deep fear in his heart.

If his memory was correct, the money in the bank card should have been the cost of his son's life-saving surgery. It was a huge sum of money that he tried every means, even selling his body organs, to get it.

But now, he can't understand his persistence in the past.

William found that he seemed to be a stranger to his son all of a sudden.

"When did the change begin?"

At the flower bed outside the hospital, Qin Yun continued to ask.

William's mental state was already in a trance. He lowered his head and thought for a long time before answering uncertainly: "It seems that it was after going to the bathroom..."

"Place?"

Xia Ren asked.

William told the location of the bathroom.

"You said your account got an extra 600,000 yuan out of thin air, right?"

Xia Ren kept patting his shoulder, forcing William's eyes to meet hers: "You know where this money should be spent, right?"

This is already a naked threat. According to common sense, William should not accept such a threat in any case.

However, the reason deep inside told him:

Don't take no for an answer.

"I know……"

"That's okay. Remember, you are the father of the child."

Xia Ren turned around and took Qin Yun and the others away, leaving William in shock.

"Is it the wish-answering mirror?"

Qin Yun asked after walking far away.

"That's right, it looks like a wishing mirror."

Yu Jingjing's situation was very similar to William's. After their wish was fulfilled, something was lost forever.

Xia Ren once couldn't figure out what kind of wish Yu Jingjing made to the wishing mirror, but now he figured it out.

but.

"The father who wanted to save his son's life was deprived of his affection for his son."

Is this really fulfilling the wish of the person concerned?

If they hadn't happened to meet each other today, a human tragedy would have been inevitable.

Xia Ren went to the bathroom that William mentioned, and found nothing except a trivial smell of pollution.

With the ability of the wish-answering mirror, no one can find traces of it unless it appears on its own initiative.

Although I really want to find the other party and take him in, the really important thing at hand is not this.

This hospital is one of the strongholds of the Superman Association. With the recommendation of the Logistics Department, Xia Ren and others were able to travel unimpeded.

Under the guidance of an old doctor, they came to the morgue of the hospital.

The remains of the victims who were suspected of being sacrificed by the heretics were temporarily preserved here.

"In the morning, will anyone from other foundations come over?"

On the way, Xia Ren asked the old man.

"There is one."

"Is he a man in his thirties with a goatee?"

Because the time was relatively close, the old man answered without hesitation: "It's him. His name is strange. He seems to be a housing agent, but he left just an hour ago."

"left?"

Xia Ren frowned.

An hour ago, it happened to be the time that he arrived in Soli City. Was he deliberately avoiding him?

Why?

The harder it was to find a housing agent, the more Xia Ren became suspicious of his intentions.

But since we have come here, we cannot ignore pollution incidents completely.

Especially this matter may have something to do with the alien sect. If you can find the alien sect behind it, you might be lucky and get a grimoire.

Under the guidance of the old doctor, they entered the morgue.

At the end of December, the temperature inside was even lower than outside, and there was an indescribable sense of gloominess permeating the air, probably due to human beings' innate fear of death.

There were two bodies of the victims. The deceased were a young couple. Information provided by the foundation showed that the last time they went out was to attend a company dinner after work. According to the memories of colleagues who attended the dinner together at the time, the two did not behave at that time. They drove home in front of everyone, but their bodies were found in their home two days later.

The doctor was old and in poor health. After entering the morgue, he sneezed twice from the cold. He was about to tell Xia Ren the location of the body, but saw that the other party had already walked straight to the correct location.

The pollution exuding from the corpse was like flies in a bowl of white porridge. It was extremely eye-catching. Xia Ren lifted the white cloth on the corpse and took a brief look.

Because the scene of the case was rather bizarre, the Foundation quickly intervened and confirmed it to be a pollution incident. Then the Dispute Arbitration Court directly took over the case without going through the procedures of the police station.

The two bodies died at the same time and are now completely naked.

There were no large-scale obvious traumas on the surface of the body, but the knees were bruised, the wrists were severely swollen, and there were signs of being tied up with ropes.

According to the photos at the scene, Xia Ren already knew in advance that when they were found, their four hands were tied together, stretched above their heads, and they were kneeling facing each other, as if they were praying.

The room where the incident occurred was clean and tidy, and there was no financial loss, indicating that the victims lost their ability to resist without struggling, or... they assumed this posture themselves.

However, the latter possibility does not exist, because there were burn marks on the hands of the victims. When they died, they must have been holding something in their hands, but this thing was not left at the scene, so someone must have taken it. gone.

Xia Ren opened the palm of the deceased woman and found a triangular burn mark in the swollen and congested palm.

She seemed to be holding a red-hot iron tightly before she died. Her skin had completely rotted away, revealing the rolled and ulcerated muscle tissue inside.

On the palm of the deceased male's hand, there were completely different hexagonal burn marks.

"Are they holding different things?"

But their hands were tied tightly together, and there was no gap at all.

"What was their cause of death?"

Xia Ren asked.

The old doctor next to him replied: "It's hemorrhagic shock. The bleeding port is...is..."

Most of them find it incredible. Even though the cause of death has been confirmed, the old doctor still dare not draw a conclusion easily.

"It's in the palm of their hands."

"The blood in their bodies seemed to have been drawn away by something in their palms."