People who did such things—
They were stupid, fanatical, or indifferent to ordinary people.
At least one of those traits applied.
"Because creatures like the dead were somewhat immortal, they had been studied long ago. The conclusion had already been reached: their immortality came from Honkai crystals, and it inevitably came with the loss of their sanity, turning them into slaves of Honkai."
The police collectively referred to Honkai as anomalies.
Schicksal, meanwhile, consisted of anomalous people responsible for handling anomalous incidents.
They themselves did not get fully involved in such matters, after all; everyone had their own specialty.
An archive room was cleared out. Zhao Bai and Bronya sat side by side inside, going through records from the scene, including photos, videos, and witness statements, though none of it was particularly useful.
"Sky City, medical research, with a strong cult-like atmosphere..."
Zhao Bai muttered.
"No need to investigate. I think I know who it is."
Besides Shencheng Medicine, Sky City had other pharmaceutical companies as well.
Hexie Pharmaceuticals.
It had been listed for twenty years. Starting under the name of a university-affiliated hospital, it had steadily grown into a major pharmaceutical group renowned across the country. The company's president was surnamed Yu and was already eighty-two years old. It was now controlled by his son, Young Master Yu.
A high-level board meeting was being held in the laboratory.
There was a familiar figure there.
Although Old Master Yu was already over eighty, he was still in good spirits. Leaning on his cane, he seemed to be buoyed by good news.
Beside the old master stood another familiar figure.
"Mr. Gray left Shencheng Medicine and brought us the key technology we had failed to break through for so long. Through research on creatures like the dead, I will live