Don't provoke mentally ill people in the infinite flow genre!

The two women stranded on the bus were Director Adeline and caregiver Anna, along with six children from St. Ethan's Welfare Home.

Previously, Jiang Ling, Jiang Yao, and Liang Tianci had gone to the St. Ethan Welfare Home to carry out a mission. There, they had a conflict with a group of thugs and wiped them out before they could retrieve the supplies.

Layton City is currently under lockdown and supplies are scarce. Many people want that shipment, including the Ghost Gang from the Ninth Block and a group of corrupt cops from the Eighth Block—and these two forces have never gotten along.

"Those were members of the Ghost Gang. I don't know how they found out about you, but they think we're in cahoots with you, which is why they took us hostage."

Yin Canglang's face darkened: "I heard from my team members that you seized and hid this batch of supplies, which is why those corrupt cops came looking for you. You're just the director of the orphanage, how could you have such connections?"

"Because Anna is well-informed and has a wide network of connections, she was an old acquaintance of a member of the Ghost Gang, who helped her secure the transit rights for this batch of supplies."

Upon hearing this, Anna, the caregiver standing nearby, quickly replied, "Yes, the situation is special right now. I wanted to find a way for the children to survive, so I had no choice but to take this risk, and the director agreed."

Her words sounded sincere and credible, and she seemed to be nothing more than a kind person driven to desperation.

...But just then, a child dropped a doll he was holding, and Anna picked it up for him.

When she bent down, the collar of her shirt, with a broken button, flipped open, revealing a bit of her collarbone skin beneath her once neatly arranged work clothes.

Wu Ying and Mu Qiuxue, who were standing not far away, immediately turned their attention to her.

The two frowned simultaneously, then exchanged a glance.

The next moment, Wu Ying stepped forward with a cold face, drew a dagger from her waist, and swiftly ripped open Anna's coat.

"What are you doing!"

Anna jumped up in alarm, trying to cover herself with her clothes, but the other woman grabbed her wrist tightly, forcibly revealing the complete pattern on her collarbone.

It was clearly some kind of special tattoo, with the letter J appearing within the flame mark.

Mr. J, it really is Mr. J again.

Mu Qiuxue turned around and explained to Yi Zanglan and Yin Canglang.

"Captain, Captain Yi, when we were waiting for you to meet up at the Holy Temple Hospital that day, the four of us examined the bodies of those thugs. They all had tattoos on their collarbones, the same ones as Anna's."

"...Oh, is that so? Interesting."

Yin Canglang sneered. She turned her head to signal, and Sheng Xiao, who was standing behind her, immediately obeyed the instruction. He grabbed Anna's arm, dragged her off the seat, and violently threw her in front of her.

The children in the back row were immediately frightened and started crying. Dean Adeline hurriedly hugged them and looked pleadingly at Yi Zanglan, who seemed to be the easiest to communicate with on the field.

"Excuse me, ma'am, is there...is there some misunderstanding here?"

Yi Zanglan waved her hand slightly, signaling her teammates to pull Anna away a bit. She put on a gentle smile and whispered words of comfort.

"Dean, I guess this has nothing to do with you and the children, so don't worry. We just need to consult Miss Anna about some important matters."

Adeline glanced at Anna hesitantly: "She's a caregiver at the orphanage, and she's always been very kind to the children. She shouldn't..."

"How long has she been with the company?"

"Three months, not a long time, but she didn't leave after Layton was locked down. She continued to help me manage the orphanage—without her tireless efforts, the children might not be alive today."

Yi Zanglan calmly countered, "Do you know her background? Who does she usually associate with? Has she used the orphanage to cover up certain actions? Or does she have any other intentions towards you and the children?"

Adeline froze, her expression momentarily blank: "She...she said she was an orphan. I didn't want to ask her about her painful past. As long as she's a kind and good person who can help me and the children, that's enough..."

"An orphan, well-informed and with extensive connections, how did he manage to get in touch with the Ghost Gang?"

"..."

"Forget it, let's not argue about this." Yi Zanglan shook his head, turned and glanced at Anna. "We still need to find out the specifics before making a decision."

On the other side, Yin Canglang bent down and patted Anna's face with the back of his military knife.

"From now on, I'll ask and you answer, understand?"

Anna instinctively backed away, stammering as she tried to explain, "Why...why did you...I already said, I'm just a caregiver at the orphanage, not what you think..."

"I don't want to hear this nonsense." Yin Canglang's tone grew colder, and he tightened his grip. "I'll repeat myself one last time: I ask, you answer. Give me an answer that satisfies me, understand?"

"..."

"If I'm not satisfied, this knife will gouge out your eyes, cut off your tongue, sever your tendons, and then throw you out into the street for those infected to have a taste of."

Yin Canglang's features were deep and sharp. His peach blossom eyes, half-hidden by his fiery red curly hair, appeared cold and full of murderous intent when he was not smiling.

Anna felt intense pressure under such gazes, and she had no doubt that the other party would truly keep their word.

"Okay, ask away, ask away..."

Yin Canglang raised an eyebrow slightly: "What is your relationship with Mr. J?"

"We are all members of the Cult of Immortality. Mr. J is our leader. We are branded and sworn to be loyal to him and serve him."

Qin Shaoyu, who was listening in, couldn't help but click his tongue: "Isn't that a cult? He's involved in both organized crime and running a cult. That damn Jonas."

"It was our own choice!" Anna, clearly deeply corrupted, immediately tried to defend herself upon hearing him insult Mr. J. "Mr. J is a wise man with lofty ambitions. Only he has the ability to one day enable us, the forgotten wanderers at the bottom of society, to become creators and build a completely new world. We will gain immortality and accomplish an unprecedented and great feat!"

Sheng Xiao's face showed disdain: "Isn't that still a cult?"

"Sigh." Yi Zanglan pointed at him, then turned to Anna, speaking earnestly, "Look, even a mentally unstable idiot understands things better than you."

Sheng Xiao: "..."

Anna: "..."

Hearing Yin Canglang's cold voice, he asked again, "You are a follower of Mr. J, and you are on good terms with members of the Ghost Gang. What is the connection between the two?"

"Yes... Mr. J had planned this all along. He intended to take over the more powerful gangs in Layton City for his own use, including the Iron Serpent Gang, the Ghost Gang, and the Flying Bike Gang. I was just acting as an intermediary to mediate for him."

"St. Ethan's Welfare Home isn't some kind of gang, so why would they target it and specifically send you here as an undercover agent for three months?"

Anna lowered her head, glancing at Dean Adeline with a hint of guilt, her voice gradually softening.

"Because...because..."

Yin Canglang turned the back of the blade into the edge and impatiently thrust it forward: "Why?"

"Because these children are Mr. J's chosen test subjects!"

These words shocked everyone present, and Dean Adeline was particularly incredulous.

"Anna, what did you say? What do you mean by 'experiment'?!"

With the blade almost slicing through her throat, Anna, terrified by Yin Canglang's intimidation, had no choice but to tell him everything.

"Mr. J has connections everywhere and has long had his eye on these children. He has a deal with high-ranking government officials to send healthy children around ten years old regularly. Children of this age are the most suitable to be used as test subjects."

"Is this an experiment with an emotion virus?"

"Yes, the emotion virus, combined with the latest special drugs, can greatly enhance the limits of humanity. If the experiment is successful in the future, it can completely build an invincible army and unify the national government. This experiment has been going on for a long time, and Layton City has been a victim designated by the higher-ups from the very beginning."

Yin Canglang and Yi Zanglan exchanged a glance. After a moment's thought, she pressed on, "Where is Mr. J now? What's his next plan?"

"I don't have the authority to know all of Mr. J's movements, really!" Anna explained repeatedly. "I... I just heard a few days ago when I went out to gather information that a group of infected people who had failed in the experiment had escaped from the Ninth District. Their lethality is far greater than that of ordinary infected people."

Yi Zanglan pondered, "Is it stronger than the infected group from the Holy Temple Hospital?"

Anna looked troubled: "I only know that the Holy Church Hospital is also one of the test sites, but I don't know the progress of the test. However, I think... it shouldn't be as intense as the test site in the Ninth Block."

Ninth Street.

The location where Ling Ye, the Jiang siblings, and Liang Tianci are going to complete their mission is in the Ninth District.

Yi Zanglan casually pulled the Glock pistol from Qin Shaoyu's waist, tightened his thumb, and lowered his eyes to inspect the barrel.

She spoke calmly, "Miss Anna, is there any other information you wish to share?"

"No!" Anna raised her hand to swear. "I've told you everything I know. I really don't know Mr. J's next plan. My recent task has only been to keep an eye on these children and wait for news to send them to the designated testing site!"

"Anna!" The usually gentle Headmistress Adeline finally erupted in fury, rebuking her, "The children trust you, they all treat you like an older sister! Yet you've been plotting to kill them!"

"What can I do? Great deeds always require sacrifices. Loyalty to Mr. J's teachings is a fundamental principle for any believer in eternal life!"

"You're absolutely insane!"

At this moment, Yi Zanglan suddenly pointed to the rear window of the bus, looking surprised.

"What's that? Who's catching up?"

Adeline and the children instantly tensed up and looked back. Almost at the same moment, gunshots rang out.

Without turning his head, Yi Zanglan swiftly pulled the trigger, killing Anna on the spot.

She handed the pistol back to Qin Shaoyu, signaled the others to throw the body out of the car, and smiled as she blocked the children's view.

"Alright, congratulations Miss Anna, you have gained eternal life through your unwavering faith. We will now send you all back to the orphanage. We wish you all the best."

Upon hearing this, Yin Canglang turned around and said, "Qiuzhu, let's go to St. Ethan's Welfare Home in the Eighth District first, and then we'll go to the Ninth District to meet Tianci and the others."

"receive."