The person on the other end of the phone was speaking rapidly, while Baili Qing's expression grew unusually grave. Yu Sheng did not dare interrupt or disturb her, so he leaned over and listened carefully. He caught a few keywords, such as "settlement," "missing," "traces," and "energy reactions in the surrounding area." Then, when he heard the words "angel remains," he instantly perked up.
After waiting a while longer, Baili Qing began giving the person on the phone a series of instructions, including urgently sealing off certain "transportation hubs," retrieving surveillance footage, and scanning the walls and boundary markers. Only after she finished the call did Yu Sheng take half a step back and ask curiously, "From the sound of it... something happened?"
"It's the remains left behind after the angel fell." Baili Qing took a long breath. Although this matter was classified, Yu Sheng had been directly involved in the angel-fall incident, and they would have to work together in the future, so she did not hide anything from him. "You've probably already seen the footage of the fall. Let me put it plainly: Ankaela's main structure disintegrated and vanished during the process of 'falling to heaven,' but a small amount of physical debris still descended to the surface after passing over Boundary City. The Special Operations Bureau sent out several recovery teams for that reason. One of them just sent in a report. Some of the remains may have... gone missing."
Yu Sheng felt a dull ache beginning in his back teeth.
"There was only an impact crater at the scene, and it was empty." Baili Qing's face darkened. "The Special Operations Bureau is still searching the surrounding area, but the situation isn't promising."
"...Uh, looking on the bright side, maybe it just 'evaporated' into thin air." Yu