It’s a strange invasion, is it okay for me to fight back?

Chapter 584 The Hundred-Armed Giant
Ling Feiran smiled sheepishly, "Sometimes I like to overthink things. The leaders in the quarantine area must have considered things more deeply and comprehensively than I have."

“You should sign up for the inspection team and help investigate cases in the quarantine area!” Wang Xunmei said. “It’s such a waste for you to go to the medical department; it’s a waste of your talent.”

"Me, go to the inspection team?" Ling Feiran smiled and waved her hands repeatedly. "No, no, I don't have that kind of talent. Some people have said before that I'm meticulous and suitable to be a secretary."

“Investigating cases also requires meticulous attention to detail,” Lin Pengpeng said earnestly, raising her hand to make a fist. “We’re here to challenge tradition and break stereotypes!”

Ling Feiran prefers medical and nursing jobs to investigating cases, but receiving praise is always a happy thing.

She covered her slightly flushed cheeks and said with a smile, "I'll think about it carefully after my internship ends."

……

After dinner, everyone strolled around to familiarize themselves with the surroundings. Around 7 p.m., they began to gather in the auditorium to attend the mobilization meeting.

At the mobilization meeting, leaders took turns speaking on stage, while photographers and reporters below kept busy. It is foreseeable that tomorrow's news headline will be: Another new force is injected into the quarantine zone!

After the conference, reporters randomly stopped several volunteers and asked them for their thoughts and aspirations for the future.

Afraid of being interviewed by reporters, Ling Feiran left Wang Xunmei, Lin Pengpeng, and others who were watching the commotion behind and went back to her dormitory alone.

It's almost nine o'clock, and I still haven't received any work assignments on my phone.

She sat on the edge of the bed, holding her phone, recalling the discussion about the Hundred-Handed Giant in the cafeteria. Out of curiosity, she searched for information about the Hundred-Handed Giant on her phone.

The Hundred-Handed Giant comes from Greek mythology. It has one hundred arms and fifty heads. It is a huge and ferocious monster, even bigger than the Titans. Shortly after its birth, it was hated by its father Uranus because of its ugly appearance and was thrown into Tartarus.

Tartarus, in ancient Greek mythology, is an invisible abyss located at the bottom of the world, symbolizing darkness and imprisonment. The ancient Greek gods called it "the darkest place," a place where demons, rebels, and some deities were imprisoned.

In some myths and legends, Tartarus is also a synonym for hell.

“What a powerful card…” Ling Feiran pondered. “Digesting such a distinctive card should generate a corresponding skill, unless the murderer doesn’t use the card skill and forever hides the fact that he digested the Hundred-Armed Giant… It’s unrealistic to hide it forever. If I were the murderer, I would try to leave the quarantine zone to avoid being investigated. Once the storm has passed, I can enter the quarantine zone again as a volunteer to fight against the aliens and gain honor.”

Ling Feiran thought about this and felt it was puzzling. Could someone with a spirit of sacrifice and dedication really do something like stealing cards?
Along the way, she got to know Wang Xunmei and the others. She felt that they were all very innocent, like college students who hadn't graduated yet, still full of passion and not yet worn down by reality.

But if the murderer wasn't a volunteer, then who could it be? — Ordinary humans can be ruled out, because in the quarantine area, ordinary people wear protective suits that are difficult to put on and take off, so they can't come into contact with the cards.

Ling Feiran thought for a moment, put down her phone, and chuckled, "I really thought of myself as a detective. Oh well, I can't figure it out. Anyway, the quarantine zone will send someone to find out."

The faint sound of a flute drifted from afar.

Ling Feiran walked to the window and opened it. The flute music became even clearer and more melodious, calming her mind without her realizing it.

Ling Feiran felt good, not because she understood music, but because she felt that the atmosphere in the quarantine area was generally happy and positive, rather than heavy and sorrowful.

Drip--

The phone emitted a water droplet sound effect to indicate a new message.

She walked back to the bedside, picked up her phone, and checked the new messages.

[Guangnan Quarantine Area Office: Hello, Ms. Ling Feiran, please report to the Second Inpatient Department of the hospital at 8:00 AM tomorrow.]

Ling Feiran took a deep breath.

A new life is about to begin.

……

late at night.

The quarantine zone was quiet after the lights were turned off. A patrol convoy slowly drove past the streetlights, startling a group of mosquitoes and moths that were flying around under the lights.

Pei Xianjue was still awake, sitting in front of the computer cramming on architectural knowledge.

She quickly gathered talents from various industries, so she didn't have to do many things herself. However, she needed to understand some basic industry terms, otherwise dealing with these talents would be quite painful. On the other hand, she also found it difficult to speak meaningfully when interviewed by reporters.

So she spent a lot of money to hire a famous teacher for one-on-one online classes.

Baozi also has his own classes to teach, the main focus of which is understanding the various building material models to prevent the delivered goods from being incorrect.

The construction of the quarantine zone involved huge investments, and anyone with even a little bit of influence wanted a piece of the pie. Pei Xianjue couldn't stop her relatives from trying to get in, because the industry had long been monopolized by a few companies, just like ordering takeout—either order from the yellow or blue food delivery service.

The massive project is a tempting opportunity, but also a hot potato. If anything goes wrong at any stage, Pei Xianjue will become a sinner for all time.

She is now walking on thin ice, under unprecedented pressure.

Her phone ringing interrupted her class.

Pei Xianjue was startled.

Although she always appears calm and composed in public, the recent series of murders in the quarantine area has actually made her somewhat panicked.

"Could someone have died again..." Pei Xianjue wondered to herself. She picked up her phone and saw that it was a call from the maritime patrol team, so she quickly answered.

Upon hearing on the phone that a giant sea monster's carcass had been found stranded on the shore, Pei Xianjue exclaimed in shock, "What?! What are you waiting for? Destroy it immediately! If this increases the concentration of pollutants in the air, it will cause the pollution to spread further!"

"...There's a woman on the sea monster, still alive. We're unsure if she's a different species or human. We also found some scattered cards on the sea monster's corpse," the report came from the other end of the phone.

Pei Xianjue's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly asked, "How many cards?"

"Seven."

So many! Pei Xianjue's heart skipped a beat again. Without thinking, she ordered, "Go to the logistics department and request a card storage device. You all stay where you are and don't move. I'll be right there!"

“But the sea monster was likely killed by this woman. What if she wakes up…” The patrol team hesitated.

The patrol team hesitated because of an unwritten rule: whoever kills the monster gets the card.

Pei Xianjue's actions clearly indicate that she intends to confiscate all the cards and treat them as the fruits of her labor.

“The cards can’t be left exposed until the wounded are conscious. Besides, the other side might not be human; it could be a mutant. Do you intend to hand the cards over to a mutant?!” Pei Xianjue’s tone was impatient. “In any case, have the logistics department send the equipment over as soon as possible!”

She paused, then added, "Notify the medical department again to arrange for emergency personnel to go there."

Pei Xianjue hung up the phone, notified her bodyguard and assistant to pick her up, then changed into her work clothes and hurriedly left, muttering to herself, "Without results, there is no prestige. As a newly appointed official, I am not someone that anyone can question. Just wait and see... I will make you all admire me sooner or later."

(End of this chapter)