The system is four years ahead of schedule, but Weird is still a cub.

"Master, something's not right." Shen Ge was resting on the bed in the lounge when Xiao Qi, who was controlling the Blood Spider to check York and the others for the erosion of their bodies by the strange energy, suddenly condensed an earpiece in Shen Ge's ear and secretly reported to him the situation that the Blood Spider had gathered.

"What happened?" Shen Ge asked.

Xiaoqi replied, "This base seems to use the latest encryption method, with multiple verifications. Once any one of the verifications is cracked, the detection mode of the secondary console will be activated. Cracking will take some time, so I'm thinking of controlling the Blood Spider to conduct secret exploration first."

The detection-type blood spider controlled by Xiaoqi is more accurately described as an "ant" or "mosquito." It's as small as a sesame seed and can even change color to disguise itself, making it perfect for covert reconnaissance.

"But strangely, when I infiltrated the conference room where Camille was taken, I didn't find her there, nor did I find the group of people who had 'interrogated' her at the beginning. As for Colonel Hansen, according to the information from the follow-up, he was reporting our return to the international anti-monster organization while also directing the troops to clear out the remaining monsters in the monster-disaster area. There was nothing unusual about him."

"Judging from their conversation, the disaster area has been brought under control, and international anti-terrorist organizations are now working with Australian anti-terrorist departments to carry out the final cleanup work."

The questions raised by Xiaoqi have several key points: first, the disappearance of "Camille," and second, the situation in the disaster zone.

Judging from Shen Ge's interactions with Camille in the multiple alternate dimensions, regardless of Camille's loyalty to the international anti-terrorist organization, his sense of "justice" was undoubtedly sound. Whether it was rescuing survivors in the disaster-stricken area or carrying out anti-terrorist operations, there was nothing wrong with it. The fact that he "disappeared" immediately after returning to the international anti-terrorist organization is somewhat intriguing.

Secondly, Camille was the survivor among the returning group who had spent the most time with Shen Ge and had the most contact with his "secrets," so her disappearance inevitably made Shen Ge think more.

The problems in the strange disaster zone puzzled Shen Ge even more. First, the strange disaster was deeply involved. As Shen Ge continued to investigate, he discovered that the strange organization behind it had even extended its reach to the top levels of international anti-strange organizations and Australian departments.

Secondly, after entering the multiple strange spaces, he discovered that the multiple strange spaces triggered by this strange disaster were more complex than any of the multiple strange spaces he had experienced before.

But this complex and intertwined information about numerous strange organizations, which also led to a previously unheard-of strange organization called "Hunter," came to an abrupt halt, like a floodgate being suddenly closed!

The collapse and end of this multi-dimensional strange space are full of suspicious points. Shen Ge even suspects that the strange organization behind the scenes has been monitoring him in real time, otherwise it would not have ended so suddenly.

What exactly are the people behind this "hidden" scheming for?
At this moment, Xiao Qi continued, "Master, I have successfully hacked the surveillance equipment around the base. From the real-time monitoring and video recordings, I have not seen anyone resembling Camille leave the base. Logically, she should still be in the base."

"Continue the search and try to find Camille." After a pause, Shen Ge asked about the contact situation between Xiao Qi, the Special Operations Department, and Deng Yuqi.

Deng Yuqi has already been communicating with the international anti-counterfeiting organization and has also arranged for Liu Jiayi, who has been promoted to deputy minister, to personally make this trip to Australia to meet them.

In addition, there is Zhang Quan, the Minister of Information, and the special operations team personally led by Luo Jin, the special operations instructor who replaced Feng Chengxiu after he was promoted to captain.

"Master, Minister Liu's private plane has landed at the Australian airport and will arrive at the base in about three hours," Xiao Qi said.

Shen Ge nodded. Any remaining questions could only be addressed after Liu Jiayi came to pick up York and the others.

The "strange secrets" hidden within York and Sally's bodies are even more valuable than the experimental subjects Shen Ge brought back from the fragmented world in the past.

First, they still maintain their "human form" and can "control" the erosion by the strange energy. This controllable transformation into monsters has high research value.

Secondly, there's the "seed" inside Sally's body. This is the most bizarre parasitic anomaly Shen Ge has ever encountered, and it even attracted the attention of a seventh-tier anomaly king. The value of the secrets hidden within it is self-evident!

Therefore, Shen Ge's reaction to Colonel Hansen and the international anti-deception organization was very strange. Even if Camille was moral and did not report the situation in the multiple deception spaces, the international anti-deception organization could not possibly ignore the situation of York and others.

Just as Shen Ge was pondering what the international anti-terrorist organization was up to, Colonel Hansen's bodyguard knocked on the door, saying that he wanted to invite Shen Ge to the conference room, where they had made contact with the Rong City Special Operations Department.

?

Upon hearing this, Shen Ge's gaze darkened. If he hadn't already contacted the Rong City Special Operations Department through Xiao Qi and the Red Mist Armor, he would have actually believed their lies.

"Oh? You even contacted the ministry for me. How thoughtful of you?" Shen Ge said casually.

The guard nodded and said, "Yes, Captain Shen Ge. The commander had already explained the situation to the Special Operations Department of the Great Celestial Empire on your way back to the base. Your headquarters originally arranged for the anti-espionage soldiers stationed in Australia to contact you, but they are still on their mission, so they contacted your department directly. However, it takes time to make contact, and we have only just made contact."

Shen Ge was worried about what the international anti-terrorist organization was up to. Now that they had set the stage, he was going to see what kind of show they had prepared for him.

Soon, Shen Ge and Xiao Qi were invited to a highly confidential and well-equipped briefing room, where Colonel Hansen and several senior analysts were already waiting.

After exchanging a few polite words, Shen Ge took the opportunity to inquire about Camille's condition. Colonel Hansen replied with a smile, "Captain Camille? Medical personnel detected severe psychic energy erosion in her body, and she is currently undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit. However... the captain's condition is not optimistic, and she is currently being placed in isolation for observation. If Captain Shen wishes to see her, I will have to make other arrangements."

Camille experienced multiple bizarre spaces and was trapped inside for a year. Even with the protection of the combat suits of the international anti-bizarre organization, it is normal for him to be corrupted by bizarre energy.

However, the problem was that after what happened with Zhang Hong, Shen Ge was not at ease with Camille, who had also come out of the multi-dimensional bizarre church. So he had Xiao Qi plant a blood spider on her to detect the extent of the bizarre energy erosion on her body.

Although Camille did suffer a mutation reaction from the bizarre attack, she was saved by Shen Ge using the latest type of bizarre energy inhibitor, so it was impossible for her condition to be so serious as to require isolation and observation.

However, since Camille was a member of an international anti-terrorist organization, Shen Ge wisely didn't dwell on the issue and instead shifted the topic to contacting the Special Operations Department.

During equipment debugging, Colonel Hansen mentioned that the final work in the disaster zone was not going smoothly. They detected extremely strong ghost energy fluctuations underground at the place where Shen Ge and the others returned. Colonel Hansen wanted to ask Shen Ge to take action again, and after resting, to lead a team to investigate. After all, they had just come out of multiple ghost spaces and were more experienced in dealing with this situation.

Shen Ge didn't refuse directly, but instead used Deng Yuqi's approach to dodge the question: "Okay, but only after I've recovered from my injuries."

However, Shen Ge didn't get injured at all during his trip through the multiple strange spaces, so it's up to him to decide when his "injury" will heal.

When Colonel Hansen saw that Shen Ge wouldn't budge, he changed the subject to York and the others, asking Shen Ge why he hadn't let them undergo examination.

Shen Ge had anticipated this would happen and had already prepared her explanation, stating that Cheng's mother's security team included professional medical personnel who would be arranged by Cheng's mother's specialist to take over.

Just as Colonel Hansen was about to continue with this question, the communication equipment had been debugged, and Shen Ge used the encrypted line of the international anti-terrorist organization's base to contact the Rong City Special Operations Department.

"Shen Ge? It really is you!"

On the communication screen, Li Xiang's usually composed face was now filled with ecstasy and disbelief. "You...you're still alive! That's great! The minister is right next to me!"

Li Xiang?

When Shen Ge saw the familiar face in the picture, her brows furrowed slightly, but then relaxed without her noticing.

Although Shen Ge had only had a brief exchange with Deng Yuqi and a few others when he secretly contacted the Rong City Special Operations Department before, and did not discuss Li Xiang's recent situation, Li Xiang now gave him a sense of "unfamiliarity".

"Minister Li?" Shen Ge replied casually, giving the impression that he was quite surprised to see Li Xiang. However, those who knew him well knew that given his relationship with Li Xiang, he would never address him as "Minister Li." He would either call him "Old Li" or "You kid," and he would never be so polite.

Li Xiang snapped irritably, "What? You don't recognize an old friend after just a few months? It's me! What's with your reaction?"

His tone and demeanor were completely different from the Li Xiang that Shen Ge remembered.

Shen Ge couldn't understand where the international anti-cheat organization found such a "similar" imposter, and what the point of doing so was.
Just then, a familiar figure "squeezed" into the frame. It was another old acquaintance, Deng Yuqi, the head of the Special Policy Department of Rong City.

When Deng Yuqi saw Shen Ge, she couldn't hide her excitement and relief: "Shen Ge! Good lad! I knew you wouldn't die so easily! How are you? What about the others? Where's Ms. Cheng?"

"..."

The atmosphere in the briefing room suddenly became a bit strange, mainly because the person on the other end of the video call was exceptionally "enthusiastic," while Shen Ge seemed a bit... wooden.
The main reason is that Shen Ge had just contacted Deng Yuqi not long ago. Even though the other party was also very excited and relieved, the two sounded very different.

At this moment, Deng Yuqi in the video, both in expression and tone, gave Shen Ge a somewhat "exaggerated" feeling, lacking Deng Yuqi's composure.

Xiao Qi is trying to crack the control panel here, and Shen Ge's job is to buy him time, so he might as well play along.

"minister."

“We’re out. Ms. Cheng was a little frightened and suffered minor injuries. She’s receiving treatment at the base and is not in any danger. We also brought out several survivors from the strange space… including a strange person with a somewhat special identity.” Shen Ge deliberately pointed out that there was a strange person in the group, wanting to see how Colonel Hansen would react.

In addition to Camille, Cheng's mother's personal guard, and several researchers, the returning team also included two members of an international anti-ghost organization. They had been lost in the ghost space and met Cheng's mother and others, temporarily forming a team. Upon their return, they immediately "rejoined the team."

Therefore, even if Camille did not report York, Sherry, and the others to Colonel Hansen, these two anti-cheat warriors could not keep the secret.

To prevent this from happening, Shen Ge and Xiao Qi both placed blood spiders on them. However, strangely, the blood spiders' signals were cut off after entering the base, which is why Xiao Qi couldn't find Camille.

However, when Shen Ge brought up the oddball in the team, Colonel Hansen didn't react much. He just stood aside and discussed equipment issues with the technicians, leaving the conversation space to Shen Ge.

After a moment's thought, Shen Ge succinctly reported the core situation, emphasizing the collapse of multiple strange spaces, the bizarre "singularity," and the strange appearance of the hunters... Most of the information was within the reach of the two members of the international anti-strange organization, and a large amount of false information was also mixed in.

Deng Yuqi and Li Xiang listened with serious expressions. After a moment of contemplation, Deng Yuqi said earnestly, "Understood! You did a great job! A million times better than we expected!"

"Stay where you are and accept the necessary checks and questioning from international anti-terrorist organizations, but be mindful of confidentiality regulations; core intelligence is only our responsibility. I will coordinate immediately to send our fastest private jet to pick you up and take you home! It should arrive by tomorrow at the latest! Tell Ms. Cheng to focus on recovering and that her daughter is doing well in Rong City, just waiting for her to return!"

Deng Yuqi's answer seemed watertight, but anyone familiar with her would understand that this was not her usual style of speaking.

Not to mention that it also includes the phrase "accept necessary inspections and inquiries from international anti-terrorist organizations." Shen Ge doesn't even give face to the Special Operations Department headquarters, so why would he give face to "outsiders" like international anti-terrorist organizations and accept their inspections and inquiries?

At this moment, Colonel Hansen, who was standing to the side, smiled and took over the conversation, saying, "Minister Deng is overthinking it. We get along well with Captain Shen Ge, and when we returned to the base, he explained the situation in the multiple ghost spaces to us. It wasn't an inspection or questioning, just routine communication and exchanging experiences with ghosts."

Deng Yuqi smiled and said, "Shen Ge is the first pair of ghost detectives in our great Celestial Empire. He has rich and experienced experience in dealing with ghosts. I believe that after you have an in-depth exchange, both sides will definitely gain a lot."

Upon hearing this, Shen Ge became even more certain that there was something wrong with the "Deng Yuqi" in the video, but he didn't confront her directly. Instead, he waited for Xiao Qi's investigation. (End of Chapter)