Love, death, and false man

Chapter 78, Section 74: Infernal Affairs

Ji Wei shook her head like a rattle-drum, a blush creeping onto the tips of her ears. She dared not look up, her gaze fixed on the small space on the table. Her fingers, as if on cue, unconsciously twisted the hem of the plaid skirt of the Yuanyue Academy uniform.

Fang Yan's palms were sweaty; it was kind of cute. It was time to show his true skills.

If someone answers that they don't have such thoughts, then it's a no-go; the subtext is that they don't have a boyfriend and wouldn't be interested in you. Just kidding, everyone has those thoughts, it's purely an excuse.

If she says she doesn't have a boyfriend, then she's already in a dating spree. Hmm... what should I do next?

Fang Yan rested his finger on his chin, momentarily stunned. Looking back on his life, this was actually the most in-depth conversation he had ever had with a girl.

I have absolutely no idea what to do next. I really want to... I really want to get into the adult world!

Just as Fang Yan was about to explode with excitement, asking if I wanted to be his girlfriend.

Xia Bing called.

"what happens?"

"I'm sending you my location. Come over right away, it's extremely urgent!"

"Okay! I'll be right there!"

Can't take care of many things.

Fang Yan clicked his tongue. "Sorry, I have some things to do and I have to leave now."

With all the equipment on him, what emergency happened on Xia Bing's side? His liaison officer was silent. It shouldn't be Lieutenant Sylvia's order. Was it a personal matter?

"I'll go with you."

Ji Wei got up with Fang Yan.

She still couldn't understand what Fang Yan was thinking a few days ago, that he would go to fight the people of the Old Gods Church all by himself, and even drive a tanker truck straight into their stronghold.

The Salvation Army's command system wouldn't issue such insane orders; it takes into account soldiers' initiative and morale. Such suicide attacks would only turn people into deserters.

This only shows that it was Fang Yan's own emotional decision. He acts impulsively and without considering the consequences, which makes Ji Wei uneasy.

Fang Yan really wanted to agree, but...

Fuck the Soul-Draining Lord, fuck the Saviors! Because she's been clinging to me, I've been blinded by her obsession and ignored the fact that she can't read my mind and is a ticking time bomb. It's time to get rid of her.

During the Soulfire Intensity Training, Fang Yan repeated the story of that movie countless times.

Perhaps I should learn from that blind man.

"From now on... don't come looking for me anymore, but don't get me wrong, to be honest... chatting on V these past few days has been an invisible source of joy for me, and it's necessary. But many times... tsk, I have to go."

After sensing the outline of the gun in his satchel, Fang Yan quickly ran away from the restaurant.

Ji Wei was left stunned.

Just when the atmosphere was all set, a single phone call ruined it all.

He naturally knew what Fang Yan was thinking, but regarding the Global 7500 aircraft incident, he had already passed on false information to the summit. To cover up this lie, he would have to fabricate countless more lies.

The report uploaded after the suppression of the ascetic order that day was also false; all the reports he submitted were false.

There's no turning back.

Ji Wei doesn't believe in fate or anything like that; that's a passive attitude. What you want, you have to pursue yourself.

An invisible...source of happiness?

Fang Yan had disappeared without even having time to eat.

But the reason I came to see him today is to eliminate any potential problems he might pose at school.

The area depicted in the urban legend website's background actually exists; it's a singularity connecting various universities in the coastal area, a place resembling a harem.

It is used to "contain" and "reform" disobedient people, and after being assessed as having no problems, they are reintroduced into society.

Despite belonging to a different system, Ji Wei's permissions allowed her to view the database of singularities that were being repaired or in use.

Since Fang Yan has something to do today, I'll go check on his behalf myself.

10/15—13:12
The cold subway platform was bustling with people.

Fully armed, Xia Bing and Fang Yan had entered the [hunting channel], appearing invisible to all passersby. These passersby, as if interfered with by satellite, assumed the two were obstacles and confidently avoided them.

Xia Bing had never received such a strange mission before: to find the mole within the organization. Normally, all soldiers should be completely transparent with their organization, but an unexpected incident occurred at 12:43 PM today.

"Hmm...do you have any clues?"

Xia Bing looked at Fang Yan.

It seems there's something wrong with Fang Yan. Lieutenant Sylvia tried to summon him today, but the gravitational particle accelerator failed to work and couldn't pull Fang Yan's consciousness into the server, displaying a system error.

"I have no idea……"

Fang Yan had not received any orders; he had simply been summoned here by Xia Bing. Had the lieutenant summoned him? He had no idea.

"Only if the Soulfire intensity exceeds 10240 joules can the acceleration device hardly affect it, but that's unlikely. Perhaps it's in the singularity, related to your ability to absorb other people's data... You've been temporarily placed on the lieutenant's observation list, your liaison officer has also temporarily cut off contact with you, and the satellite services you receive can only be partially used. You have to be careful what you do now; a military court is no joke."

Xia Bing's tone was more serious than ever before.

"Damn... a list of candidates for investigation? What if I'm deemed a deserter or suspected of treason, they'll send someone to kill me?"

"That's the theory."

"Fuck you so badly..."

Fang Yan also had something to hide, because he had been in contact with a strange girl these past few days.

"But that's not the point. The lieutenant only mentioned that I'm your guardian for now. I called you here today because of something else. There was a serious signal jam at this subway station half an hour ago, which blocked all networks."

"Should we find out the truth behind this?"

"Do you remember when you told me that you received a strange message from the future in an internet cafe?"

"Yes, they told me not to go to the lakeside park by the sea that day."

Did you go?

"I'm going."

"Did something happen?"

"Nothing happened."

Fang Yan then realized that it was actually quite strange. The girl in the pink windbreaker with a dopamine vibe that he met in the park later appeared on that plane. Was it really that coincidental?
But because he had a guilty conscience, he didn't tell the truth.

“This time is different from yours. Our servers can capture those signals and upload them for reporting. But what happened in this subway station half an hour ago was different. It was a force far exceeding that of satellites. The intensity of the Soul Fire fluctuations detected exceeded 1 million joules.”

"1 million joules?"

“That’s right, these are just the fluctuations detected around the time of the incident; the intensity at the center of the incident cannot be calculated.”

"So what do we need to do?"

“Your school is Binhai No. 6 Middle School, right? There’s a senior there named Wang Ying. He was at the scene when it happened, and he’s also on the watch list. According to the information, he’s also a member of the Salvation Army, but he only joined recently. Strangely, Wang Ying’s superior, Lieutenant Greene, can’t summon him either.”

"what?"

No wonder I couldn't understand Wang Ying's thoughts at all during class this morning.

"You do know him."

Xia Bing rubbed her forehead, beads of cold sweat forming on her forehead. Things were starting to get serious; this was something she had never dealt with before.

"In short... because neither of you can be summoned and you are no longer transparent to the organization, I have been ordered to investigate you and submit an investigation report within a month."

Xia Bing pressed her hands on Fang Yan's shoulders, her pupils trembling. "You absolutely must be okay! Prove your loyalty to the organization within a month!"

She had also considered it for a long time. Fang Yan had no reason to betray the Salvation Army, but the events of the past few days were a bit strange. The oil tanker leak that had been making headlines in the city recently was actually done by Fang Yan, and he had kept it from her.

With a thousand thoughts swirling in my mind, I decided to lay my cards on the table.

I could sense Xia Bing's worry.

"Don't worry, proving loyalty... isn't that a simple matter? Just kill a few more mind-control dogs, preferably a few leaders or something."

Fang Yan comforted Xia Bing, telling her not to overthink it.

"Phew..." Hearing him say that, Xia Bing breathed a sigh of relief. "Now we can put the routine investigation aside. Wang Ying is acting alone without a partner. We need to know what he did in the subway station half an hour ago, or who he came into contact with."

Fang Yan took out his phone, and Wang Ying's contact information was clearly visible on his V.

(End of this chapter)