Information Bulletin

The satellite phone rang three days later, while Lu Xin was busy in his office.

Ring-a-ling! The sound made everyone in the office suddenly turn their heads to look at Lu Xin, silently and with suppressed tension.

Lu Xin calmly took out his phone from a light brown bag he carried and walked out of the office.

This wasn't the first time he'd seen such a scene.

It was the same three days ago, after dealing with that special pollution incident.

At that time, Lu Xin thought the matter was settled since Chen Jing didn't contact him again. So, the next day, he dutifully went to work at the company, only to be met with strange looks and an office that had suddenly become exceptionally quiet.

Lu Cheng, with a bruised and swollen face, lifted his head from behind the partition. Seeing Lu Xin, he looked as if he had seen a ghost.

"What's wrong?"

Lu Xin, carrying his newly bought bag, looked curiously at the others. "Is something wrong?"

With a "whoosh," everyone immediately dispersed, pretending to be engrossed in their work as if nothing had happened.

Seeing this, Lu Xin ignored them and returned to his cubicle to handle his usual work. He was still thinking about his new project: purchasing a batch of suitable coarsely processed fiberglass filter cloth from Satellite City No. 2 and transporting it through Sifang Transportation Company to Bogu Technology in the main city. It was a big order, and if done well, the commission would be very high.

It took the director a full half hour before he approached Lu Xin's cubicle, tentatively asking, "Xiao Lu, want to grab a smoke?"

Lu Xin looked up at the sweating director and said, "Sure!"

Although he had a lot of work to do, the man was still his director...

They went to a stairwell partition. The director busied himself offering Lu Xin a cigarette and even lit it for him.

"Xiao Lu, I heard yesterday at Sifang Transportation Company..."

The director, struggling to remain calm, tentatively asked, "You caused some trouble?"

"Yes!"

Lu Xin said apologetically, "I'm really sorry, Director. Those guys were too aggressive. They beat up Xiao Qing and Lu Cheng..."

He added sincerely, "But we didn't lose out either. I beat them up too!"

"Ah... don't talk nonsense. It wasn't for us that you fought..."

The director almost lost his soul, trembling all over as he quickly denied it.

Then, realizing he had lost his composure, he cautiously asked, "Um, you fired your gun... is everything alright?"

Lu Xin replied curiously, "It's fine!"

The director's face contorted severely. "The Guard Department didn't come looking for you?"

Lu Xin thought for a moment. "I did go to the Guard Department yesterday..."

The director became nervous. "Then you..."

"I had a cup of coffee and came back!"

Lu Xin smoked, looking at the director. "Their coffee is better than ours!"

"Yes, yes..."

The director nodded repeatedly, looking like he was about to cry.

He really couldn't understand how someone could shoot someone in a satellite city with such strict gun control, and then just come back after having a cup of coffee at the Guard Department. What he couldn't understand even more was how such a person ended up being his subordinate, and even more so, how this person had been working honestly under him for two or three years, always appearing so meek and honest.

"Director, you don't need to worry!"

Lu Xin, seeing the director's thoughts, looked at him sincerely. "I have connections!"

"Of course, I can see you have connections..."

The director's smile was more like a grimace than a smile. "I just didn't expect your connections... to be this significant!"

Seeing the director's reaction, Lu Xin felt quite happy. He knew his work would likely be smoother from now on.

It was also from this day that Lu Xin returned to this monotonous but still motivating job because someone was paying him. Although Princess Xiaoqing and Lu Cheng were beaten up that day, they managed to bring back a contract, and the price and other terms seemed quite reasonable. Therefore, Lu Xin's remaining work was to ensure the successful completion of this order.

Of course, Lu Xin didn't know how Chen Jing and the others handled the matter with Sifang Logistics Company. In any case, the company was closed for a full two days. On the third day, everyone suddenly reappeared and resumed business as if nothing had happened.

Furthermore, in subsequent interactions, no one mentioned Qin Ran again, as if he had been completely forgotten.

Despite his doubts, business was business, and Lu Xin knew how to distinguish between the two.

He meticulously handled the order and even picked two people in the office to help him.

One was Sister Sun, who had no major flaws except for being a bit of a gossip, a bit greedy, and a bit petty.

The other was Brother Zhang, who had no other flaws except for being a bit lazy, liking to drink, and shirking responsibility.

Princess Xiaoqing hadn't come to work for the past few days because her face was swollen from the beating. Lu Cheng, however, came to work despite his injuries. Initially, he wanted to continue working with Lu Xin on this order. After all, he had already taken a beating, and the project was about to get on track. With Lu Xin's strong connections, he might be a valuable asset, and at such a crucial moment, why wouldn't he try to latch onto it?

The only issue was that Lu Xin's gaze sometimes felt a little off towards him.

He always felt that Lu Xin was looking behind him, intentionally or unintentionally.

At other times, he felt Lu Xin was looking at him, and when he secretly turned his head, he found Lu Xin dealing with his own matters.

This feeling always made Lu Cheng uneasy.

If these things could still be tolerated, then one day, when Lu Xin mentioned his bag, a gun suddenly fell out.

With a "snap," Lu Cheng completely lost it.

After much deliberation, he finally couldn't take it anymore and voluntarily withdrew from the project.

Lu Xin thought he had some sense.

If he didn't withdraw voluntarily, Lu Xin would always worry about what Sister would do to him...

Because of the groundwork laid in the past few days, when Lu Xin's satellite phone rang this time, everyone in the entire office simply stopped in unison, glanced at him, and then nothing else happened, as if they had developed a resistance to oddities.

"Hello, Mr. Lu Xin, I'm Han Bing from the Special Pollution Cleanup Department's Information Analysis Group!"

"I'm calling to inform you about the handling method and analysis results for Special Pollution Source - 041!"

When the call was answered, Han Bing's somewhat soft voice could be heard.

"Hello, hello, please speak!"

Lu Xin, hiding in the hallway, held the phone and was very polite.

"Okay, okay!"

Seeing his politeness, Han Bing became even more courteous, her voice gentle: "This is actually standard procedure. After every mental pollution incident is handled, a corresponding analysis and treatment are performed, and the results are always reported to the special handling personnel involved!"

Lu Xin quickly became polite again: "Thank you, thank you, sorry to trouble you, please speak!"

"It's no trouble, it's all part of the job..."

After Han Bing exchanged pleasantries with him again, she said: "The current handling result for Special Pollution Source No. 041 is: Special Pollution Source - 041, which is the bodies of Qin Ran and Cui Wang, have both been transported to the Qinggang City Special Pollution Source Containment Center for safekeeping!"

"The area where Qin Ran's body was found no longer detects any residual mental power, but it has still been sealed off according to regulations. For one year, no living creature will be allowed to enter that area; as for the three members of the former Special Investigation Team stationed in City No. 2, they have all undergone a series of tests and psychological evaluations and have been confirmed to show no signs of contamination. They are currently on leave to recuperate!"

"Oh, and they asked me to convey their gratitude to you for saving their lives!"

"..."

"Uh, you're too kind, it was nothing!"

Lu Xin thought for a moment and asked, "Wasn't that pollution source destroyed?"

Han Bing replied: "It still needs to be studied, but please rest assured, some controllable pollution sources with low threat coefficients are chosen to be transported to special containment centers for safekeeping. They have the most professional facilities there to ensure that pollution incidents do not reoccur!"

"Oh, that's good then!"

Lu Xin didn't dwell on this issue and instead asked about the matter he was most concerned about:

"So, how did this whole thing start?"