Action Department personnel cautiously surrounded the pile of charred fragments. To avoid accidentally disturbing the scene, they had even drawn a circle around it in chalk.
According to the Anomaly Disaster Action Manual, when it came to anything related to anomalies, no amount of caution was excessive.
Given the unusual circumstances, it was possible that the Old Man Tour Guide had mutated. They needed to figure out what had caused this as thoroughly as possible.
They stationed a team of operatives near the charred fragments while the rest gradually widened their search, hoping to find more clues.
Although the Anomaly List had no reports of the Old Man Tour Guide appearing during the day, the operatives still linked themselves together with chains, just in case.
As the operatives moved around, their chains dragged along the ground, clattering now and then. The scene was solemn, yet somehow lively.
After a while, an operative in a full hazmat suit walked up to the team leader and reported in a muffled voice, "We've taken samples back for testing. The results should be ready soon."
The team leader looked up at the streetlight beside him and pointed to the Surveillance Camera on top. "Get the footage checked, too."
Most anomalies had special magnetic fields that could interfere with electronic devices, causing surveillance cameras, phones, and other electronics to malfunction. So the team leader was only checking the footage out of habit; he didn't have high hopes.
As they waited for the test results, the walkie-talkie hanging from the team leader's waist suddenly crackled with static.
Then the middle-aged police officer's voice came through. "Captain Mao, we've identified the owner of that electric scooter."
The scooter had a license plate, so finding its owner had been simple enough.
Captain Mao pressed the talk button and