Feng Ling asked whether the Xenomorph had gone offline. Bai Lu nodded. "It probably had."
"If no Card was produced, how did you determine whether the target you killed was a Xenomorph or an ordinary human?" Feng Ling asked again. "Can you tell me what happened at the time?"
At the side, He Xing Luo desperately signaled Feng Ling with her eyes.
The person who had killed the Xenomorph was Bai Lu's little sister. Wasn't this bringing up Bai Lu's painful memories?
Bai Lu looked momentarily dazed, but quickly recovered. "Oh... I'm afraid it would be difficult to explain in just a sentence or two. If you're interested, you can watch the footage from that night's operation."
Bai Lu turned and returned to her desk, picked up a document pouch, and handed it to Feng Ling. "All the materials related to the Corpse Dismemberment Case are in here. I'll also give you an authorization code. You can borrow a computer from the Network Technology Department and use the code to access the footage from that day."
"Thanks." Feng Ling accepted it without ceremony. "If I don't find anything, I won't get punished, right?"
Bai Lu smiled faintly at that. "No. The public isn't unreasonable. They just want an explanation, so all you need to do is give them one."
She casually picked up the small watering can she had used earlier and watered a round cactus on the desk. Then she continued, "Actually, the Supervision Bureau could provide that explanation as well. But your reputation is very high right now, and the public would rather trust a civilian hero like you, someone uninvolved in any conflicts of interest. You can investigate the Corpse Dismemberment Case as Jingnan City's search consultant."
Watching Bai Lu water the plant, Feng Ling really wanted