Daring to Mess with the Wrong People?

The two of them sucked in a sharp breath.

Zhang Kun and Ke Jiaxue would be easy to catch, but Long Tianyu's ability would be trickier. It wasn't that they couldn't catch him; they were worried a confrontation might break out and hurt others.

Lure them into the trap and have an ambush ready.

That was the perfect way to arrest them.

Sheng An always pinpointed each Aberrant's style and chose the most suitable way to handle them.

Long Tianyu and his companions were bold. As long as Stone City's meat supplies were consolidated for transport, they would definitely strike then, allowing them to collect the most supplies in the shortest time.

As for whether they would follow the plan exactly?

That was nothing to worry about.

Now that they knew who the "little ghost" was, they could monitor his every move and adjust their plan in real time.

Sheng An said, "Stone City's supplies need to be transported somewhere safe anyway. Stealing them will double as helping us move the goods. A Space Esper is much more convenient than a whole fleet of refrigerated trucks."

Her voice was gentle, her eyes curved in a smile.

Yet every word she spoke sent an inexplicable chill down their spines.

Hao Jingye: "..."

Song Linwei: "..."

-As expected of Sister Sheng. She took making full use of people to the absolute limit.

Whether you had joined the Doomsday Special Affairs Office or not, she would put you to work first.

As for whether you wanted to join?

What a joke. You didn't get a choice. You had to join!

Countdown to the apocalypse: 14 days.

Sheng An ate while leafing through the documents in her hand.

After half a day of classes, Jiang Yu and Li Xin were dizzy and still felt as though they were floating as they entered the cafeteria and sat opposite Sheng An.

Seeing Sheng An reading as she ate, they looked puzzled.

Jiang Yu asked, "Sister Sheng, what are you reading?"

At that, Sheng An let out a breath.

Her expression was complicated, somewhere between speechless and resigned. "Some entertainment."

Jiang Yu: "?"

Li Xin grew impatient and simply reached over to take it.

Sheng An didn't stop him and let them read.

The two looked down and froze.

Chat logs?

A thick stack of pages was held together with a clip.

They started from the first page. It was the chat history of a three-person group.

The group's name was "Ghostly Esper Corps."

If it had been before the apocalypse, and if they hadn't gotten these chat logs from Sheng An, they would definitely have assumed it was just a silly little group!

But now, they immediately realized these were the new Aberrants Sheng An and the others had been trying to catch lately!

Their dizziness instantly vanished. They forgot about eating and hurried to read on-

[Ghost King: We move tomorrow. I'll scout the place out today.]

[Future Water God: Same plan as before?]

[Space Master: Okay, Long Tianyu. I'm sorting out my space. There's too much grain. It takes up two-thirds, so I only have one-third left for meat.]

[Ghost King: @Future Water God, yeah, more or less. There'll be a few changes to the details. I need to find out which warehouse has the most meat first.]

[Ghost King: @Space Master, buy a ticket to Capital City. I'll give you an address. Rent a warehouse, and make sure it's the safest one you can find. Put half the grain in there. Grain can be stored outside for a while, but meat can't. Meat has to stay in your space.]

[Future Water God: Okay.]

[Space Master: Okay.]

[Future Water God: Long Tianyu, I just went to the wholesale market to ask around. The administration is moving supplies. Probably because of the granary theft, they've consolidated all the meat!!]

[Ghost King: Did you find out where?]

[Future Water God: I followed a refrigerated truck to check. It's on ** Road to the north.]

[Ghost King: Drive over and pick me up. We'll talk in person.]

[Ghost King: @Space Master, hold off for now. If the meat's already been consolidated, that saves us some trouble. Once we confirm the location, we'll go rent a warehouse together.]

[Space Master: Okay. With Long Tianyu on the job, nothing can stand in our way.]

[Future Water God: Obviously. He's our boss, the Ghost King!]

Jiang Yu: "!!!"

Li Xin: "???"

They exchanged a look, both utterly bewildered.

Jiang Yu said, "What does this mean? They're discussing how to steal the country's supplies?"

Li Xin paused, then slowly nodded. "Yes."

Then they said in unison:

"Are they out of their minds?!"

-Now they had seen firsthand what it meant to mess with the wrong people.

Jiang Yu said, "All I did was buy a little extra grain, and Sister Sheng caught me."

Li Xin said, "All I wanted was to save the world, and I got caught the moment I stepped outside."

So where did these people get their confidence??

They had a death wish!

And to think they were earnestly planning to steal national supplies, while Sheng An and the others already had the leisure to read their chat logs-even treating them as entertainment...

Jiang Yu raised a hand and tapped her chest.

A little prayer for those three Aberrants.

Just then, Hao Jingye entered the cafeteria and strode over with a folder in hand.

"Sister Sheng, latest update. They bought tickets to Capital City to rent a warehouse. They chose the western district, around the Suburban Core Shelter, but the warehouses there are all currently storing national supplies."

Sheng An said calmly, "Pick an empty one and rent it to them. They're going to all that trouble to bring us grain. How could we refuse to accept it?"

Hao Jingye said, "Okay."

After a pause, he took out his phone. "This is their discussion from when they met up. I only clipped the important parts."

Sheng An nodded. Hao Jingye sat down beside her and pressed play-

"...We have to keep one-third of the grain, just in case. Fill all the remaining space with meat. Meat will be even scarcer than grain."

"Won't it be impossible to grow crops in the soil in the future?"

"Apparently, the Capital Academy of Sciences has developed hydroponics. Besides, plant-type espers can produce grain. Their output's low, but at least there'll be some. Meat will be more valuable. You can trade meat to plant-type espers for several times as much grain..."

"...Then it's settled. Leave just five square meters of the remaining space for other things, and fill the rest with meat!"

"After the granary theft, the government consolidated the meat supplies. Perfect-we can take it all in one go."

"Is the cold storage heavily guarded?"

"Of course it is, but what's there to be afraid of? We have Long Tianyu!"

"Hahaha, the government definitely has no idea how those supplies disappeared. They probably think the place is haunted. Hilarious."

"Just thinking about how baffled they must be right now makes me want to laugh."

"After tomorrow, they'll be even more baffled."

"Exactly. We'll show them that everything is a paper tiger in the face of overwhelming strength. The age of nations is over. The strong are the future!"

At that point, Jiang Yu and Li Xin suddenly felt very cold, a chill creeping up the backs of their heads.

They whipped their heads toward Sheng An.

Sure enough, Sister Sheng was already smiling.

Her smile was gentle, her eyes curved and unfathomably deep. She was clearly smiling, yet the air around them seemed to drop sharply in temperature.

The two instantly sat up straight, their hearts pounding with fear.

Holy shit. Now those were some truly fearless people!

The country was a paper tiger before their overwhelming strength?

Was Sister Sheng a paper tiger?

-Those three were done for!