Shadow

"...As expected, another terrorist attack?"

The development of the times brought change, and change was not always a good thing. Especially for certain vested interests, most changes could easily shake their foundations and benefits.

"Another evil god? What were they even thinking? Wouldn't it be better to develop outward together?"

Xia Qin leaned over. Sure enough, the newspaper carried yet another attack originating from an Evil God Church.

After the initial period of turmoil, at some point, the evil god worshippers and churches that had fallen silent began stirring once more.

Some carried out large-scale sacrifices. Some became active, causing trouble to draw attention and recruit newcomers. Some even began openly challenging the authorities' power. In certain regions, signs of things spiraling out of control had already appeared.

Was this merely a backlash from a period of forced peace? It was not that simple.

"...Evil god groups? Heh, that was hard to say."

Lu PingAn smiled but did not elaborate.

Yet Xia Qin fell silent instead. She was no rookie herself. The weapons, drugs, and resources in the hands of certain cultists always felt strangely familiar.

Nothing was more frustrating than an investigation that could not be pursued further. Things had improved somewhat lately, but clearly, their "old adversaries" would not simply disappear.

"Were the True God Churches stirring up trouble in secret again? Wasn't such a huge world enough for them to mess around in?"

"Not just them."

Xia Qin was, after all, a police officer. She always acted from the standpoint of maintaining public order and protecting ordinary people. Even if she had to face darkness, she could not immerse herself in it.

As for Lu PingAn's source of information, Chris, the head of an Evil God Church, she was not a creature of darkness. She was the