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"Regarding the unusual circumstances surrounding the 'May 22 Incident,' the following conclusions have been drawn so far."

"First, the area where the 'May 22 Incident' occurred was the site of the former Minjiang No. 3 Middle School campus. The total area is approximately 452 acres, and from an aerial view, the campus has a roughly square structure."

"After the incident, we retrieved satellite images of the time of the incident and relevant surveillance footage from the vicinity."

"The surveillance footage shows that the incident occurred between approximately 8:51 and 8:52 a.m., which is also the time when Minjiang No. 3 Middle School held its college entrance examination pledge rally."

"Due to the tradition of Minjiang No. 3 Middle School, students in all grades except the senior year are given a temporary holiday on the day of the pep rally. Therefore, only senior year students and teachers are on campus. As a result, the number of people who got caught in the incident is about 70% less than usual... This is the only thing that makes us feel fortunate."

On the second floor of the residential building where the temporary command post is located, a living room that has been temporarily converted into a single space has now become part of the command center.

A young man in a white shirt stood in front of the living room, talking animatedly to a projection of Minjiang No. 3 Middle School on a white screen on the wall.

"So."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yirong asked calmly.

"If this incident was deliberately orchestrated... was the situation where most students were not on campus due to a temporary holiday also part of the plan devised by the organization behind the scenes?"

These words weren't sharp, but they carried a subtle force, causing the white-shirted man, who was speaking eloquently, to pause slightly.

"This is a preliminary assessment..."

Sitting next to her, Liang Congjian resisted the urge to turn around and look at Jiang Yirong's expression, silently thinking to himself.

However, the young man only paused for a moment before immediately replying:

"If this incident was indeed caused by human intervention, then perhaps we have to consider this possibility."

"If it was man-made... in other words, you mean..."

Jiang Yirong said slowly.

The man gritted his teeth.

"Based on the preliminary exploration and feature calculations of the incident area, and after analyzing some data and information obtained from the on-site investigation with experts from major key laboratories in Minjiang City, as well as relevant enterprises, institutions, and military research institutes... we have reached a preliminary conclusion:"

"This incident could be a natural anomaly caused by extreme circumstances... but more likely, there is some special force behind it whose mechanism we cannot yet understand, whose technological system we cannot determine, and whose technological capabilities are at least decades ahead of current human scientific achievements!"

Special power!

The word seemed to possess some invisible magic, causing Jiang Yirong, who had been completely composed, to slightly open her eyes.

Liang Congjian, standing next to him, remained expressionless, but unconsciously clenched his fists and placed them on his knees.

It is neither an "unknown principle" nor an ambiguous term like "other factors".

It didn't even use full spelling or abbreviations in a foreign language to create a description full of modifiers but unable to provide a precise definition.

...but rather, it used a simple yet thought-provoking word.

Special power!

Jiang Yirong calmly looked at the young man before her, gently opened her mouth, and said in a low, deep voice:

"Section Chief Fu, if I understand you correctly, the term 'special power' you used... means that the manipulators behind the May 22nd Incident are some terrorist group, unknown life form, or... aliens, that exists above human society!"

"Cough, cough..."

Liang Congjian shifted uncomfortably on the sofa and coughed a few times to mask his complicated emotions.

But Jiang Yirong didn't care at all.

She simply looked calmly at the young man.

This young man, who had already risen to the position of head of the Technical Investigation Section of the Minjiang General Bureau, was said to be a young bureaucrat with a PhD in science from a prestigious university.

"……Yes."

After uttering the words "special power," Section Chief Fu seemed to have broken through some mental barrier, and he no longer hesitated when speaking.

Meeting Jiang Yirong's gaze, he showed no sign of wavering or fear, and continued to explain fluently:

"The reason why the judgment of 'special power' was made in such a short time is mainly based on the results of the following observations and experiments:"

"First, we conducted a compositional analysis of this white fog outside the area of ​​the May 22nd Incident. Its composition is 78% nitrogen, 20% oxygen, approximately 1% argon, and 0.03% carbon dioxide..."

"...It doesn't sound like anything special."

Jiang Yirong frowned slightly. She seemed to have seen this composition somewhere before, but she had forgotten most of that knowledge.

"Director Jiang is right, there's really nothing special about it—because this is simply what air is made of!"

"There's nothing special in that white fog; it's just plain air—but that's impossible!"

"Because white fog absolutely cannot appear naturally in the air. According to current scientific theories, fog is generally believed to be a liquid substance formed from tiny water droplets or ice crystals, although it may contain some fine dust particles... But this white fog, although we can see it, and even capture it in satellite images and cameras, we cannot find any chemical components or physical structures in it that could cause us to see it... This alone is a phenomenon that deviates from modern scientific principles!"

Although his emotions became slightly agitated as he spoke, Section Chief Fu still cautiously chose the word "deviation" rather than "transcendence" when he spoke, which made Jiang Yirong nod in her heart and praise the man's political acumen.

"...Next is the second point. We retrieved a batch of detection instruments, from drones to radar to laser detectors...but no matter what kind of detection wave it was, it could not penetrate this white fog—the wave absorption properties of this white fog far exceed any known shielding material, but the principle behind it is unknown."

As Section Chief Fu described the scene, Jiang Yirong sat up straight, her expression becoming increasingly serious.

"This alone makes it extremely valuable for military research..."

The thought flashed through her mind.

And Section Chief Fu's narration continued:

"...Thirdly, given the precedent of the nine officers who mysteriously disappeared after entering the fog, we selected three more officers to go in in order to find out what was going on."

"But to ensure their safety, these police officers had put on full protective suits before entering the 'May 22 Incident' area, and the logistics team also tied safety ropes around their waists to allow them to explore the area... But when they entered the white fog, the safety ropes broke suddenly less than three meters after being released, and the officers who had just entered also disappeared without a trace."

At this point, Section Chief Fu projected an image of a metal rope onto the white screen.

The rope looked to be at least several tens of meters long, but there was a clear break at the very end of the rope.

However, the cut at the fracture point was as smooth as if it had been cut with a knife, as smooth as a mirror.

Section Chief Fu pointed to the fracture and said:

"This safety rope is made of a special alloy, strong enough to withstand hundreds of tons of tension. But it broke silently after the three officers entered the white fog, and our back-end equipment did not detect any obvious stress, nor any signs of chemical corrosion at the cut... Judging from the current results, these safety ropes do not appear to have broken due to strong tension or shearing... rather, it seems as if they were broken from the beginning."

This adds another research value...

Jiang Yirong stared intently at the ring of metal ropes projected on the white screen. Even though she didn't know much about military technology, she could imagine how much of a shock the white mist's properties would bring to the researchers in the equipment department.

Section Chief Fu naturally didn't understand her thoughts.

He took a deep breath at the end.

"—In conclusion, judging solely from these characteristics, the May 22nd Incident is absolutely not an anomaly that any country or organization on Earth could have created... If there is a mastermind behind it, it must be a special force far exceeding the level of human technology!"

Jiang Yirong's pupils contracted slightly, and she shifted her gaze to Section Chief Fu.

Although Liang Congjian's expression remained calm, his right knuckles unconsciously began to tap lightly on his knee.

After a long while, Jiang Yirong leaned back slightly. A faint smile slowly crept onto her taut facial muscles.

"To be able to deploy these experiments in such a short time and arrive at a preliminary conclusion... well done."

Upon hearing this, both Section Chief Fu and Liang Congjian secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Yirong continued:

"Next, Section Chief Fu, could you elaborate on the technical aspects of what kind of in-depth investigation and examination can be conducted on the 'May 22 Incident' area... and confirm the situation of the personnel and police officers still trapped inside?"

"--Well, I already have some initial ideas about this... First, we need to further evacuate the surrounding residents to prevent the white fog from spreading further during the May 22nd Incident; then, we can gradually explore and excavate from the high altitude above the top of the white fog, as well as from underground within the Minjiang No. 3 Middle School campus; finally, we hope to request assistance from nearby military units to control the surrounding area and prevent the May 22nd Incident from causing greater unrest overseas..."

Section Chief Fu spoke slowly.

But at that moment, a distinct uproar and commotion arose on the street outside the residential buildings and the temporary command post.

The sound grew louder and louder, interrupting him, and a heavy knocking sounded from outside the door.

"Knock knock knock!"

"Come in."

Jiang Yirong said briefly.

The next second, the door was opened without hesitation.

A young girl in a security bureau uniform peeked in, her gaze fixed on Jiang Yirong without even glancing at the other two people in the room, her face filled with shock:

"Director Jiang... so many people are coming out of the fog!"

……

Several tens of minutes later, the entire street, which had been temporarily requisitioned and was located opposite Minjiang No. 3 Middle School, was filled with trucks, almost blocking the entire street.

The inspection equipment that was just temporarily moved from various parts of the city, from metal detectors to detachable X-ray equipment and various other biological detection instruments, has been set up and tested in the temporary inspection room.

Students, teachers, and police officers who emerged from the former site of Minjiang No. 3 Middle School were arranged into neat lines and subjected to various meticulous examinations in a temporary testing room.

The people emerging from the white fog were like freshly cooked rice in a pot, and the testing laboratory was the sieve and spatula.

The crowd was screened and sorted out repeatedly, and then each person was checked to make sure there were no obvious abnormalities. After that, they were arranged to stay in one temporary isolation room after another on the street.

"As planned, I invited some experts from Minjiang University and nearby research institutes to provide guidance and arranged some immediate and urgent biochemical tests... After the 'survivors' pass the temporary tests, they will be placed in isolation rooms for quiet observation while other detailed tests are arranged. This process is expected to take between twenty days and a month... Once it is confirmed that there are no abnormalities, the teachers, students and police officers of No. 3 Middle School can return to their daily lives."

Section Chief Fu stood beside Jiang Yirong and Liang Congjian, who were silently observing the group, and explained fluently.

Jiang Yirong glanced at him and gave him an appreciative smile.

"Xiao Fu, you did a great job. You were able to make such arrangements and plans in a timely manner. You are very efficient."

The change in address from "Section Chief Fu" to "Little Fu" was like a pardon to the young man. He smiled, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and was secretly delighted.

Section Chief Fu secretly rejoiced.

After uncovering the various properties behind the abnormal white fog area and realizing that it was a supernatural phenomenon that transcended human technology... Chief Fu had already considered the students and teachers of Minjiang No. 3 Middle School who were trapped there, as well as the police officers who later got caught up in it, as half-dead.

But he usually has the habit of considering all aspects when doing things.

So while considering and formulating various inspection plans, we also thought a little about what to do if any survivors from the "May 22 Incident" returned.

Therefore, he also made some related brief plans.

Although those proposals took up less than five percent of the text.

But now it seems that these were just seemingly casual arrangements, which instead became a symbol of his foresight and competence.

Thinking this, Section Chief Fu couldn't suppress a smile.

Jiang Yirong glanced at Xiao Fu.

With her experience and career as an official, she naturally couldn't fail to see the hidden thoughts in the young man's heart at this moment.

But since Xiao Fu was able to come up with a plan that she found acceptable and made arrangements that satisfied her, she wouldn't delve into the details, regardless of the original intention behind the arrangements.

Thinking of this, she turned her gaze to the other side.

Looking at the long queue on the street, Liang Congjian's face was filled with a radiant, sun-kissed joy, as if he had been given a new lease on life. It was a rare sight to see such a seasoned bureaucrat so delighted.

Jiang Yirong raised an eyebrow and thought to herself:

"That's good luck."

In fact, the laboratory already has a batch of fresh results.

The first group to be checked were the police officers who had gotten themselves into trouble first.

After a quick analysis in the laboratory, they were found not to be carrying any special pathogens or unknown substances.

Of course, more detailed tests and observations, including physical and chemical ones, are still needed.

At this moment, although they couldn't guarantee anything, looking at the physical and mental state of the people who emerged from the white mist, both Jiang Yirong and Liang Congjian felt somewhat relieved.

Now that the civilians and police officers who were trapped in the "May 22 Incident" have all returned safely.

Therefore, the issue of casualties, which is the most important concern for the authorities, no longer requires a specific person to bear responsibility.

So for Liang Congjian... as the head of the temporary command post and the first scapegoat for the incident, his biggest crisis has been removed from his life.

Therefore, it was only natural that Liang Congjian would be overjoyed to see that half of his buttocks had been moved to a safe position.

Of course, Liang Congjian isn't the only one who should be thankful.

"Whoa..."

Jiang Yirong let out a soft breath.

In fact, this also relieved those in power of many worries.

If the area where Minjiang No. 3 Middle School was located could be safely evacuated and become a no-man's land...

Presumably, the nation can then begin exploring this region without any burden, in order to uncover its various military and technological values...

Thinking this, Jiang Yirong put her hand into her bag, where there was a hidden opening, inside which was a cell phone that she rarely used.

But just as her hand reached in—

The young girl in the security bureau uniform walked up to her again and began to report the situation with a worried expression.

And so the little girl began to tell her story.

Besides Jiang Yirong, Section Chief Fu and Liang Congjian, who were standing next to her, also turned their gazes over.

The expressions on their faces gradually changed from bright sunshine to astonishment and unease.

"Yang Qing...you mean there are still over a hundred teachers and students from Minjiang No. 3 Middle School whose whereabouts are unknown..."

Jiang Yirong's tone gradually turned cold, and a solemn expression appeared on her face.

"...Furthermore, according to reports from frontline officers..."

"...They were able to emerge from the white fog entirely because a middle-aged man with a very peculiar demeanor, who stood within the fog, gave orders to that fog..."

"...So, that's why they were released?!"