Missing Person (Big Chapter Seeking Monthly Ticket)

"Did the information from the military police say where this weird tale originated?"

He Ao looked at the computer screen and continued asking.

"The missing person didn't say where the weird tale came from."

Jamie caught his breath and continued,

"But the military police found some 'posts' spreading the tale on various websites and forums. When they followed the network addresses to find the 'posters,' most of them had 'disappeared.'"

"And then?"

He Ao flipped through the information on the computer.

"Afterward, they suspected the matter involved the supernatural."

Jamie glanced at Como beside him. "So they transferred the entire case to World Tree. But I requested a detailed case file from them. It's all on the hard drive just now."

Como looked a little embarrassed.

After the case had been transferred to World Tree, the investigation had effectively been shelved and never continued.

"Alright, I understand. Good work."

As He Ao operated the mouse, uploading all the materials to the Research Institute's cloud, he opened the investigation files sent by the military police from the hard drive. "Continue organizing the evacuation for now. Contact me if there are any problems."

"Yes."

Jamie nodded happily, left the room, and closed the door behind him.

"Como."

At the same time, He Ao looked at the dense cluster of addresses and assorted information on the screen. "Contact the captain of Mote City's military police. We'll visit the locations of those 'posters' later. Have him prioritize a scene with the least 'damage.'"

Como, who had been standing there awkwardly and absentmindedly, froze for a moment. He immediately straightened up. "Yes!"

--Half an hour later--

"The second round of information gathered by the various branches was far more comprehensive than the first. The materials from the military police in the major cities have basically