Team Leader Wu shook her head, indicating that she hadn't seen Nie Xuan in quite some time either.
Xu Huo said nothing more. Instead, he stepped into the teleportation device.
The device was shaped like a door, and using it was just as simple: all you had to do was open it. The two sides of the door weren't connected, so you couldn't see what was on the other side. But once it was activated with energy ore, you could enter a set of coordinates and arrive exactly where you wanted to go.
It took only a second or two to open and close the door. The other end of the device was connected to the Special Defense Department's Safe Zone in Lian City. When Xu Huo stepped out, he saw Jiang Qiao waiting three meters away with two Players. She visibly relaxed when she saw him emerge. "It's urgent, so I won't go into the details. I'll take you straight to the isolation hospital."
Xu Huo had no objections. He followed her to the Safe Zone's helipad and boarded the helicopter.
Besides the pilot and Jiang Qiao, three Players accompanied them. Apart from Jiang Qiao, the others remained as quiet as usual. After glancing around at them, Xu Huo asked, "Who's in charge of the mutated fungus situation in Lian City?"
"Team Leader Lu and I are," Jiang Qiao replied.
Team Leader Lu was no stranger to him. She was a middle-aged woman who looked easygoing and had been close to Nie Xuan. However, she had been promoted to team leader later and had been based in Capital City until now.
"Is Minister Ji not in Lian City?"
After several important government officials had been killed, the former Special Defense Department head, Minister Fan, had been replaced. Xu Huo