"Let me out! What right do you have to arrest me?!"
"Yeah! If you can't give us a reason, this is illegal detention! Believe it or not, I'll report you when I get back!"
The moment they entered the airspace above the containment zone, Jiang Mian heard waves of shouting rising and falling before she had even extended her senses.
"Pretty lively, aren't they?"
"Mian Mian, just treat it like dogs barking. Don't pay them any mind."
Shen Qiuyu looked down at the containment zone below, her eyes brimming with disgust.
"Mm."
Jiang Mian smiled and answered softly.
To her, a bunch of people whose brains had already been parasitized were as good as dead. Why would she take their words to heart?
The two of them soon landed in the center of the containment zone.
Jiang Mian swept her gaze around. They were making quite a scene, but there were only a dozen or so people in total.
"Commander Shen!"
An officer came forward. His gaze involuntarily flicked toward Jiang Mian before he quickly looked away and saluted Shen Qiuyu.
"This is the Special Envoy Patrol sent from above, surnamed Jiang."
"Greetings, Investigating Envoy Jiang!"
Jiang Mian gave a slight nod. Shen Qiuyu then issued her order:
"Bring them all out."
"Yes!"
The officer turned around and called for his subordinates to move.
Before long, those who had been clamoring fell silent and lined up in rows in the small square before Jiang Mian and Shen Qiuyu.
They still wore specially made shackles that both restricted their movements and suppressed their abilities.
But the moment they saw Jiang Mian, it was as if some underlying code had been triggered. One after another, they began speaking in veiled mockery.
"Well, if it isn't Commander Shen? Why are you following behind