After listening to Meteor’s explanation, Sapphire was silent for several seconds, then suddenly burst into laughter, exhaling a long, refreshing breath.
“Sapphire?” Seeing Sapphire rare smile, Meteor asked in confusion.
“Who would’ve thought we’d stumble upon such a crucial clue by accident? We’re really lucky.” Sapphire shook her head and smiled.
“With this, the damned Shadow Beast’s greatest trump card no longer exists for us. The next time it shows itself, that will be its death day.”
“Should we tip off the staff present and have them dismantle the Bumper Car Attraction?” Meteor asked Sapphire.
“No need. We have to avoid alerting the enemy.” Sapphire replied, “Even if it needs to be dismantled, it has to be Official Personnel doing it themselves because they can’t find the timed bomb. We can’t appear on the scene.”
“So we’re not stopping this explosion?” Meteor asked worriedly, “Didn’t Director Xu say we should stop this bombing as soon as possible and not let this Shadow Beast cause any more damage?”
“He figured it out. He thinks it’s better for us to take care of the Shadow Beast behind the scenes swiftly and cleanly.” Sapphire replied, “For that, he’s authorized us to carry out Special Operations autonomously.”
“Huh? Special Operation? Director Xu finally came around!” Meteor exclaimed in surprise at Sapphire’s words.
She hadn’t expected Director Xu to go so far as to grant them a Special Operation just to resolve the bombing case.
……
“Ding-ling-ling~ Ding-ling-ling~ Ding-ling-ling~”
The bell for the end of the second class in the morning rang on time, signaling the official end of all morning lessons.
After answering several of the professor’s questions, Lu Ren slumped over his desk and let out a deep sigh.
The professor’s class was truly exhausting; with two periods back-to-back, he hadn’t even had a chance to check his phone.
Once the bell rang, the rest of the classmates gradually left the classroom, chatting with their friends about their plans for the weekend.
They all planned to relax over the weekend and enjoy this rare leisure time before the next week arrived.
Xu Wenxing had already packed up early and was standing at the door, waving to Lu Ren, urging him to hurry up.
Seeing that Xu Wenxing was still as energetic as always, Lu Ren smiled and shook his head, then got up from his chair, planning to head back to the dormitory with Xu Wenxing so he wouldn’t have to wait outside.
Just as Lu Ren was about to leave the classroom, passing by the podium, the old professor, who was packing up his things, called out to him.
“You did well. Keep working hard in the future.”
Hearing the professor’s words, Lu Ren looked in disbelief at Li Qingyuan, only to find the other man smiling at him, his gaze filled with encouragement.
Lu Ren was stunned for a moment, then nodded firmly and walked out of the classroom.
After leaving, Xu Wenxing followed alongside Lu Ren and asked curiously.
“Ren-ge, what just happened? What did the professor say to you?”
“Nothing much. Just told me to study hard and not skip classes anymore.” Lu Ren replied casually.
“No way… That’s ‘nothing much’? Since the beginning of the semester, I’ve never seen the professor go out of his way to encourage anyone!” Xu Wenxing exclaimed.
“Maybe I should skip class too. Next time the professor calls on me, I’ll amaze the whole class!”
“I have a good reason for skipping class. What about you? Just going to stay in the dorm and play games?” Lu Ren couldn’t help but retort at Xu Wenxing’s idea.
“Sigh… You’re right. I guess I really have nothing better to do if I skip. I might as well just go to class honestly.”
Xu Wenxing let out a helpless sigh, then suddenly remembered something and said to Lu Ren.
“Oh right, Ren-ge. Did you see the news? There was another bombing at the amusement park.”
“I didn’t see it. Did anyone die over there?”
At the mention of the word “bombing,” Lu Ren immediately perked up and asked Xu Wenxing.
“Nope, not a single person died, not even minor injuries. Official Personnel left the scene before the explosion.”
Saying this, Xu Wenxing let out a sigh, as if imagining the terrifying scene at the time.
“But this time, the explosion was pretty powerful—so much that the whole Bumper Car Attraction was blown to bits, and even nearby facilities were affected. Experts say if anyone had been at the epicenter, they’d have been blasted to ashes.”
“Ren-ge, you have to catch this damn monster and send him straight to hell.”
Hearing Xu Wenxing’s plea, Lu Ren nodded firmly and promised.
“Don’t worry. This is the last time he’ll detonate a bomb. Next time, he won’t get so lucky.”
“I believe in you, Ren-ge. When you finish him off and come back, I’ll treat you to a great meal—call it a victory celebration.” Xu Wenxing said with a smile, his words full of trust in Lu Ren.
“Then you’d better get ready to spend big.”
Looking up at the blue sky above, Lu Ren began thinking about whether to have Xu Wenxing treat him to dim sum or hot pot.
……
After a simple lunch, Lu Ren and Xu Wenxing returned to their dormitory and got back to their own business.
As soon as he took out the phone given to him by Official Personnel, Lu Ren saw an unread notification in the notification bar.
He tapped on the notification, which took him into the chat app.
When Lu Ren saw his screen filled with messages from Sapphire, a barely concealed smile spread across his face.
Sapphire and the others must have found some important clue; otherwise, there’s no way they would’ve sent him so many messages.
With this thought, Lu Ren scrolled to the top of the unread messages and started reading Sapphire’s intel carefully.
“Blazing Flame, we have a lead.”
“This Shadow Beast is planting bombs inside objects to carry out targeted explosions. The bombs are very well hidden and can’t be detected by ordinary means.”
“Thanks to Meteor’s help, we were able to find such an important clue.”
“When the next Warning Notice appears, we’ll be able to get ready to eliminate this Shadow Beast.”
“Oh, and Director Xu gave us special authorization this time, so you don’t have to hold back—just go all out.”
“As long as there are no casualties, whatever method we use to deal with this Shadow Beast will be forgiven. Anyway, we’ll write up the details after the mission is complete—no need to worry about breaking the rules.”
“【Special Operation Authorization File image】”
Lu Ren clicked into the image out of curiosity and was surprised to find that the paper had nothing but Xu Panfeng’s signature.
Not even the most basic information like operation personnel count or personnel numbers was there.
It was like the chief was letting his subordinates carry guns at will to arrest criminals and taking full responsibility himself.
Lu Ren stared at the image, frozen in his chair.
Was he dreaming?
To think he’d meet such a good superior.
“Ren-ge! Ren-ge! A new Warning Notice just came out!”
Just as Lu Ren was wondering whether to slap himself awake, Xu Wenxing jumped out of his chair, hurried over with his phone, and showed the screen to Lu Ren.
Lu Ren took the phone, zoomed in on the image, and saw the long-awaited Warning Notice.
“Useless humans.”
“This Saturday, I’ll bring you a grand performance.”
“Use your pitiful flesh and blood to welcome the arrival of the Night Lord’s opening ceremony.”
“————Night Demon’s Apostle.”
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