The citizens who had entered the livestream didn't know how much of a bind the Action Department was in. Instead, they were unusually excited, flooding the screen with comments.
"First!"
"Where is it? Where's the weird thing?"
"Wow, so this is Master Lu. He's so young."
"Isn't he handsome? You can tell at a glance he's an expert."
"Isn't this Keshan University of Arts? It's only a few streets from where I live. I was wondering why they'd blocked off the roads over there these past couple of days."
"Wait, haven't you noticed? Something seems off."
Once the initial excitement wore off, more and more citizens began to notice that something was wrong.
Wasn't this supposed to be a livestream of the aftermath of a paranormal incident?
Why didn't the footage in the livestream look like that at all?
Captain Mao in particular, walking beside Lu Bai, looked so tense and grave that there was no way he was faking it.
"This doesn't look right. Is this supposed to be cleanup?"
"Why does the atmosphere feel so strange?"
"Are they livestreaming a paranormal cleanup?"
"This is kind of scary..."
"Safety first."
"Please be safe."
The supposed livestream of the cleanup had now turned into a livestream of them confronting the paranormal.
The citizens watching felt more than just curiosity. Their mood had grown heavy.
Perhaps Captain Mao's emotions were simply too contagious, making the scene feel utterly real. Even through their screens, they could almost sense how overwhelming the terror of being there in person would be.
In the Action Department's council hall.
Minister Zhang stared at the scene on the central screen, his expression grave.
He had been the one to approve the livestream. Now that something unexpected had happened, he would have to take responsibility if things