The bureau's reinforcements arrived quickly. There were more than thirty of them, suggesting that the bureau took this Sacrifice Ritual crisis very seriously.
The old captain looked around. He was still the most experienced person present, so he naturally took command. "I've contacted most of the tenants in this building. Almost all of them have ended their leases. There are still a few I haven't called. Call them first and confirm whether they're alive or dead."
"Captain, aren't we going inside to investigate?"
"There's something wrong with this building. We're not going in for now. Send drones to break down the doors and take a look. We stay outside." The old captain was cautious-so cautious that he wouldn't let anyone take risks.
For any military operation involving human lives, they used drone reconnaissance whenever possible. There was no need to make investigators suffer and toil unless the area was somewhere drones couldn't reach.
Before long, the technicians sent specialized drones into the building.
The drones broke through the doors quickly. With its deep pockets, the Investigation Bureau sent dozens of drones inside, making sure every room on every floor was inspected.
As more rooms were inspected, the footage transmitted by the drones left the investigators increasingly silent.
Empty, empty, and still empty!
Not a single room was occupied. Thick dust had accumulated inside, as though the tenants' leases had expired long ago.
The landlord couldn't be reached, and now this had happened to the building. The sense of something sinister grew stronger, and no one doubted Koi Continent's warning anymore.
When the last door was broken open, that room was also empty, with dust everywhere. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but their worries remained.
They were relieved because they hadn't found any dead bodies. In any country, finding dead