I created the Anomaly Control Bureau

Chapter 1155, 1150. The Survivor

Qin Lan was taken aback by your question, then immediately replied:

"I don't recall ever hearing of an angel being killed by her. What are you thinking about?"

“No,” Ma En said casually. “It’s just that Luan Jian mentioned demons but not angels. I’m wondering if there might be something wrong with that.”

He didn't think that way for that reason, but because the falling feathers were related to angels, this dream was likely also inextricably linked to angels.

“It’s possible that the angels erased the traces,” Three-Eyed said. “Even if an angel was killed by Shenxiao, we might not know about it. After all, they wouldn’t seek help from the outside world, and they might not want such things to be exposed to their followers, so it’s very likely that it doesn’t mean anything.”

Qin Lan nodded:

"But this can be considered a clue."

She didn't comment on San Yan's judgment, but casually brushed aside his doubts. Ma En could sense that she said this to take care of San Yan's feelings and didn't want to directly deny his judgment.

Is such a group of problem children really suitable for forming an investigation team? If he were a high-ranking official in the Federation, he certainly wouldn't put a young man like Luan Jian in the same team as San Yan. Of course, he also wouldn't recruit such underage martial artists to do work, especially not to investigate the serial killer Shen Xiao.

If the Federation already knows that Shenxiao can foresee the future, it's easy to conclude that if they can actually find out something, it will definitely attract her preemptive strike.

Of course, the federal government may have sent out many investigation teams to obstruct the other side's countermeasures in similar ways, and there may also be many measures that it cannot see.

But there's another possibility: they deliberately put two burdens on Qin Lan.

Because they were already suspicious of Shenxiao's relationship with her.

"Have you ever seen Shenxiao?" Ma En suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Luan Jian and San Yan exchanged a glance, then glanced furtively at Qin Lan. However, they quickly realized that their gazes had given them away and immediately looked away.

"What's wrong?" Marne asked, feigning innocence.

Qin Lan began by saying:
"It's alright. I have indeed met Shenxiao. I have been tracking her for a long time, and there was a time when I almost found evidence about her identity. At that time, I discovered a very important clue."

"But just as my team and I were excavating the site, she appeared..."

"I have seen many demons, but I have never seen one so brutal and terrifying. Dozens of lives were taken the moment she appeared, and even those level 6 ability users had no way to resist."

"Almost in the blink of an eye, she strangled a fairly outstanding expert of the same level, and I still can't understand why. Her movements exuded a strange and terrifying aura. Even though I have witnessed many cruel deaths and even personally fought many brutal monsters."

"But to my shame, I don't know why I lost my mind at the time. I was so scared by her that I turned around and ran away. Now, when I try to recall it, I can't remember what I was thinking or feeling at the time. I only know that something terrible appeared, and I couldn't do anything but run."

"I only remember that I've never run that fast before."

At this point, she pointed to her calves, which were bound with something:
"When I stopped, my legs were almost crippled. I've been recuperating for more than half a year and they're still not fully recovered. At that time, our entire Shenxiao research team was almost completely wiped out. Apart from me, there were only three survivors."

“After that, I vowed that I had to catch this demon.”

She paused again, then explained as if afraid of being misunderstood:
"It's not that I think my act of running away is shameful. My self-esteem isn't that fragile. I know that many ability users think the Federation is terrible and that the politicians are just incompetent people."

"But not all politicians are like the ones you've seen. I have a friend I've known since childhood who was also involved in that operation. He's almost the kindest politician I've ever met, and he's not the type who just talks big."

"He also died in that massacre."

At this point, Qin Lan fell into a brief silence again. Ma En could sense that this confession was not an easy thing for her, but rather a genuine stirring of painful memories.

After a moment, she continued:
“We cannot let such a demon continue to kill. Perhaps there is not much we can do, but even if we can reduce the number of sins she commits, I think it would be a very valuable thing.”

“That’s right.” Marne nodded. “We just need to do what we are capable of.”

Her words revealed a bleak despair; clearly, in such a world, the vast gap between her and Shenxiao was insurmountable—a cruel and chilling fact.

Even when her friends and colleagues were slaughtered, all she could do was ask Shenxiao to slow down the killing.

However, Ma En found these words a bit strange, not only because Shenxiao was her older sister, but also because he didn't know if it was a coincidence. However, he had only recently heard that the Qin sisters had a childhood friend.

Moreover, he is a member of the federal political ecosystem, and is both kind and capable.

If there hadn't been a similar guy right before the fault line, then he should be the federal politician Nie Chengyu who is currently underground, and obviously he wasn't killed by Shenxiao either.

In other words, the massacre might be different from what Qin Lan knew. Perhaps Shenxiao disguised the situation, or perhaps the Federation conveyed the wrong information.

However, considering all these events, it's quite reasonable for Qin Lan to be tracking Shenxiao. Not only does she have a very suitable reason, but the Federation may also have its own ulterior motives.

First, she had found clues about Shenxiao, which may be the reason why the Federation chose her to continue investigating Shenxiao, and this is actually quite interesting to Ma En.

If Shenxiao really does reveal a flaw, it wouldn't be surprising if Qin Lan could spot it, since she's probably the person in the world who knows her best, at least in many details of their lives.

“But I have to remind you,” Three-Eyes interrupted tactlessly, “the captain just thinks she’s gotten close to a clue about Shenxiao, but there’s nothing to prove it. After all, even if it were true, Shenxiao destroyed it before we got any clues.”

Then, Ma En felt as if a mosquito had bitten his forehead.

Then he heard the three-eyed voice in his mind:
"To be honest, that incident was a huge blow to the captain. You probably don't know, but many of her friends died because of that tragedy, and her mental state has been unstable ever since."

"I actually think she may not have really ever gotten close to the tail of Shenxiao. That monster may have slaughtered her companions just because they were investigating her, but I think the captain definitely needs an explanation for himself."

"Sometimes, we have to find a reason for our crushing defeat."

"Otherwise, how can we continue to live?"

While this statement may not apply to Qin Lan, it is not without merit, and it is at least enough to convince San Yan himself.

However, the more he listened, the more perplexing Shenxiao's situation became.

Random killings might be easier to explain, but this reversed massacre is more bizarre. After all, given her abilities, there's absolutely no need for her to use this method to hide her whereabouts.

Does this have anything to do with Qin Lan?

However, Ma En couldn't quite understand Shenxiao's reasons for doing this. In fact, when he first saw her in his memory, it was the same. In addition to killing a middle-aged martial artist, she also tore off the arm of a young female martial artist, as if she were some kind of murderer who enjoyed doing so.

Even after meeting Qin Lan and discussing these matters concerning Shenxiao with them, the world before the rupture still remained shrouded in mystery for her.

However, Luo Yu might actually be related to Shenxiao.

That's why he suspected that this memory was connected to the angel... "It's about time," Qin Lan suddenly said, then stood up, and the other two followed suit, with Ma En sitting down in the same manner.

Just seconds after he stood up, the surrounding metal walls began to become "transparent" and quickly disappeared completely in front of him, and the air became fresh.

They were in a ruin, and these broken walls and ruins were not modern buildings, but rather resembled ancient castles of the Western Federation. Moreover, the surrounding dilapidated buildings were much larger than normal castles.

Not far from their feet stood a dilapidated stone wall with a small door. The door was over three meters tall, and if people entering and exiting were of similar height, the door would probably be just big enough for two people to pass side by side.

"Where is this?" Ma En asked curiously.

A blue light appeared in the pupils of the three eyes:
"The last Bigfoot habitat, which was once home to nearly a thousand Bigfoots and has preserved their cultural traditions to a great extent, has countless research value."

"Unfortunately, these precious creatures were slaughtered by Shenxiao not long ago."

"It's such a waste."

Chaotic Swordsman also revealed an angry expression:
"Sooner or later, a chivalrous hero will punish her; such evil deeds must be ended."

Qin Lan shook her head and took the lead into the castle:

"Let's go, we're not here for sightseeing."

Chaotic Swordsman was still unconvinced:
"It's a pity that this guy is too elusive, and he always manages to disappear without a trace before we can catch him, otherwise he would have been killed by those real strongmen long ago."

"This guy only knows how to bully the weak."

As he complained, several mechanical tentacles extended from behind the three-eyed creature. Then, the ends of the tentacles stretched out like palms and released several clouds of dust.

Then, these tentacles began to move as if they were aware of something, sweeping across various building ruins while their ends flashed with green light.

"This way." After inspecting for a moment, the three-eyed man pointed to their side with his tentacles. "Get to work."

The group followed behind him, continuing to advance towards the ruins.

They walked for about ten minutes when Luan Jian suddenly called out to San Yan:

There's something there.

Then, he closed his eyes, turned around and walked to the left where they had originally been. San Yan and Qin Lan didn't say anything and silently followed behind him. Ma En did the same.

Qin Lan slowed her pace slightly, then walked to Ma En's side and asked in a low voice:
"Did you feel anything?"

"No," Maren replied truthfully.

Actually, he originally wanted to offer some help, even though he had no idea what they were doing and had absolutely no ability to search, but he shouldn't be completely helpless.

After all, he still had the watch Xiaoti had given him.

But here's the problem: although Xiaoti guided him into the dream, the blue dot on the watch didn't change during this time; instead, it was pointing to a very distant place.

“There are survivors,” the boy suddenly said.

These words instantly piqued the interest of both Qin Lan and San Yan, with San Yan even being somewhat startled:

"Are you kidding me?"

Luan Jian pointed to his ear:

“I heard cries for help. Those of you who don’t understand martial arts won’t understand, but Xiaolin probably felt it too.”

Marne felt absolutely nothing.

Then, the boy began to jog through the ruins and quickly used his light-footed skills.

Seeing this, the three-eyed creature retracted its tentacles, and blue patterns appeared under its skin. Then, it burst forth with a speed no less than that of the chaotic swords and chased after it.

Qin Lan first looked at Ma En, and seeing that he flew up and followed him, she slowly started running and arrived beside him in the blink of an eye.

The boy, like a mischievous monkey, started wandering around, sometimes running north for a while, sometimes leaping south a few times, and only stopped after doing this for a full half minute.

“Can you hear me?” he said, standing in front of the collapsed wooden cabinet.

After landing beside him, Ma En noticed that the cabinet he had been looking at was half broken.

But the boy, as if he could see something in this junk, continued to press on:

“I know you may be scared, but you are safe now. I am a martial artist, and we are a special team sent by the Federation to investigate Shenxiao. Can you tell us what happened here?”

San Yan frowned, clearly unsure of what the boy was doing, and even considered interrupting him. However, upon realizing he was about to do so, Qin Lan cast a stern glance at him.

He obediently shut his mouth.

"Captain, call for backup!" Luan Jian said excitedly. "Have them prepare a spatial blockade. We may have discovered survivors, which could be a crucial clue for capturing Shenxiao."

Upon hearing this, Mar and Eng sensed something was amiss.

Then, the boy squatted down:
"I know you hate humans, but we're here to help you. The guy who slaughtered your people is our enemy too. Even if you don't trust us, you can still communicate with us..."

As he spoke, the air around Marne began to distort.

Qin Lan said:

"The Federation has taken control of this place, and the space is completely sealed off."

As if in response to those words, the wardrobe was slightly pushed open a crack:

"She really is..."

Snapped.

Shenxiao held the cabinet door shut.