This was Jiang Yu and Li Xin's first time watching the Special Affairs Office in action.
Clad in combat gear, Sheng An cut a striking figure. She held a miniature radio, her expression stern. At her command, every special police officer stationed at the Special Affairs Office sprang into action.
Sheng An raised her wrist, her voice calm. "Team 1, Team 1."
"Team 1 here," came the reply over the radio. "Team 1 is in position."
Sheng An said, "21, 21."
"21 in position. Traffic control is in effect within ten kilometers of the cold storage facility."
"The target has left and is heading to the breakfast shop."
"Team 832 in position. Once the target vehicle turns onto Anchang Road, all vehicles ahead of and behind it will be diverted."
"Copy, copy. Roadblocks are being set up along the middle section of Nanshan Road."
"Team 2, Team 2."
"Team 2 in position, concealed around the cold storage facility."
"Drone team in position."
A red dot blinked on the screen in front of Sheng An. It marked the car Long Tianyu and his companions had parked.
Around that car, around those three people, their operations formed a dense, sprawling net.
The net was spreading out, waiting only for the targets to enter before it was drawn tight.
Li Xin watched, his heart pounding.
He murmured, "So you cast a net this big when you arrested me. How could I possibly have escaped?"
Thinking of it that way, his capture made perfect sense.
He felt strangely comforted.
Sheng An glanced sidelong at him and said flatly, "When we arrested you, we deployed only a tenth of today's manpower."
Li Xin: "???"
His voice rose instinctively. "Why?!"
Jiang Yu rolled her eyes.
Song Linwei smacked him on the back, unable to resist snapping, "Are you out of your mind? You're competing over this, too? What, are you upset we didn't send more people to deal with you?"
His uncle's familial authority successfully shut Li Xin up.
He sat on his chair, fuming.
Sheng An couldn't be bothered with him. She turned to Hao Jingye. "Team 0 is coming back today. What's their status?"
Hao Jingye checked the time and quickly replied, "They should have just landed. Their flight left last night."
Sheng An said, "Send Team 0 the address. Have them go straight to Stone City."
Hao Jingye was startled.
Sheng An's gaze was sharp and cold, her voice even. "This is our first confrontation with an Aberrant. Team 0 is bound to fight Aberrants and Otherkind in the future. Today is simply a chance to gain experience early."
After a pause, she added, "And a precaution against the Aberrant."
Why had they mobilized such a massive force today?
Because the Apocalypse was approaching, and Otherkind, along with more Aberrants, would soon appear. They needed combat experience.
There could be no better opportunity.
Besides, they also had to take precautions against Long Tianyu.
He had been reborn after experiencing the apocalypse and its brutality. No one knew what he might do.
With Team 0 present, they would have every contingency covered.
Meanwhile.
Wan Yuan followed Captain Qi off the plane. Another member of Team 0, Yu Feng, was beside him.
Team 0 had few members to begin with, and most had been assigned to accompany Li Wanyun and ensure her safety. Only these few had returned.
Yu Feng rolled his neck, then stretched his arms, his voice hoarse from just waking up:
"First class was comfortable today, and for once, the food was good. Let's hurry back and get An'an to throw us a welcome-home party."
Wan Yuan smacked him, grimacing as he lowered his voice. "Call her Sister Sheng. Calling her An'an in front of Captain Qi-are you trying to get yourself killed?"
Yu Feng instinctively straightened up.
He hurriedly said, "Oh, Sister Sheng. We'll have Sister Sheng welcome us home."
Sheng An was younger than them, but everyone called her Sister Sheng as a matter of course.
Of course, when Qi Lingwu wasn't around, they called her all sorts of things.
An'an, sweetie An...
They might use any nickname.
Sometimes Sheng An would teach them a lesson. Sometimes she couldn't be bothered.
Qi Lingwu was turning on his phone. Without looking up, he said, "Your combat awareness has slipped lately. I'll give you extra training when we get back."
Yu Feng: "???"
He let out a miserable howl. "Aah-Captain Qi, I was wrong!"
His cry drew countless stares. Three handsome men standing between 180 and 190 centimeters tall made an eye-catching sight just by standing there.
Almost everyone's gaze lingered on Qi Lingwu.
Someone even approached.
"Hey, handsome-"
The moment she greeted him, Qi Lingwu looked up and swept his gaze over her. The young woman stopped short, her face paling. Holding her phone, she stiffly turned toward Yu Feng. "Can I add you on WeChat?"
Yu Feng answered instinctively, "Of course."
Beside him, Qi Lingwu had already started toward the baggage carousel.
Wan Yuan immediately followed.
After the two collected their luggage, Wan Yuan yawned as he watched Yu Feng still chatting animatedly with the pretty woman nearby.
"Madman was right. The food on today's flight really was good. You could tell the chef was from our country. Foreign food is awful. These past few days have been torture."
He shook his head as he spoke.
Qi Lingwu glanced at him. "I should have assigned you to escort the target home."
Wan Yuan: "..."
He thought of the people escorting Li Wanyun...
Afraid customs would question her about the ten billion she had made disappear, Li Wanyun had resolutely chosen to drift across the sea and return by ship, despite the enormous distance.
They couldn't exactly tell her to go through customs without worry because someone would cover for her.
They could only watch her board the ship.
They had traveled on that ship several times during missions. Just thinking about it made them shudder!
Wan Yuan clenched his cheeks and shook his head vehemently. "Fuck. I wonder how Li Wanyun's doing now?"
Yu Feng had come over by then. Hearing this, he said, "Old Zhao and the others are with her. She won't die, but... she's probably suffering quite a bit."
The two exchanged a look, sighing.
They had originally been tasked with transporting the weapons, yet they had returned in first class, eating well and resting comfortably. Meanwhile, Li Wanyun, the "courier" who had completed their mission for them...
She was probably still suffering out at sea.
Poor girl.
Just then, Qi Lingwu received a message.
He glanced down, his expression sharpening.
"We have a mission. Move out!"
Out at sea.
Li Wanyun was stunned. She had known it wouldn't be pleasant, but she had never imagined it would be this miserable!
Looking at the salted fish and kelp on her plate, then remembering the salted fish and kelp she'd had that morning, she felt her stomach churn with the rocking of the ship. She wanted to throw up.
Li Wanyun looked away.
She hadn't eaten properly since last night, and back in M Country, she had survived on sheer willpower alone. She felt as though she were about to starve to death.
She had an enormous storage space full of supplies and weapons, yet she was suffering from hunger...
Just thinking about it made her want to cry.
Li Wanyun hugged her knees, utterly miserable.
All she could do was send her consciousness into her storage space and take stock of her supplies.
It was the size of ten soccer fields, with practically no upper limit. Li Wanyun had packed it full of supplies and weapons. What she had stockpiled on this trip far exceeded anything she could have imagined.
Once the apocalypse arrived, she would never have to worry about supplies again!
Wealth to rival a nation?
Hah. Once the apocalypse came, she would be far more than merely wealthy enough to rival a nation.
No one in the entire world would have more supplies than she did!
At that thought, Li Wanyun slowly released her knees.
A proud smile curved her lips, and she picked up her chopsticks.
So what if I'm suffering now?
I have supplies.
So what if I'm miserable now?
I have supplies.
I have so, so many supplies.
Li Wanyun's smile grew radiant. Filled with that beautiful anticipation, she took a large bite of salted fish.
So what if I have to eat salted fish?
I. Have. Supplies!
"Urgh-"
Never mind. She would hide in the bathroom and eat the food she had stockpiled in her storage space instead.
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