It was quite a while before the person on the other end of the phone finally reacted. "The people we sent to investigate Jing'an Road have gone missing. No, it's not just that they're missing—the life signs of all five of them have disappeared."
Lin Wan'er took a deep breath. "When did this happen?"
"J-just now." The person in charge stammered. One blow after another was proving too much for a researcher who only understood technology.
"I'm asking when this team was sent out," Lin Wan'er said, suppressing her temper. Did they think she hadn't heard that the news had just come in? She'd heard it perfectly well.
"About two hours ago. Almost two hours!" the person in charge repeated.
"Where were they last seen?" Lin Wan'er asked, turning her head as she spoke. Wanyan Ning quickly operated the projection equipment, and an electronic map appeared on the large screen.
They zoomed in, then zoomed in again. After traveling along a long, complicated route, the five red dots finally stopped inside a building. Then, almost simultaneously, they disappeared.
General Chen could no longer sit still. He was about to reach into his pocket for his phone when he froze, then looked somberly at Lin Wan'er. The landline in her hand was the only phone in the conference room.
"Please give me the phone. I need to contact Old Master Luo for support," General Chen said urgently.
Lin Wan'er hung up and shook her head. In a perfectly calm voice, though one tinged with helplessness, she said, "It's no use. His people can't handle a supernatural incident of this level."
General Chen looked a little awkward.
"Should I go?" Chen Ran asked. He had been standing off to one side and hadn't spoken in a long time.
"I need you to