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Chapter 103 Hero (Seeking monthly votes!)

The celluloma has been temporarily "contained" within its own body.

Looking at the mess on the ground, Shen Xing began to think about what to do next.

How's it going outside right now?

The earphones hanging beside his ears were completely silent. Shen Xing got up, walked towards the balcony, and looked down.

The crowd did not surge into a frenzy as Lu Lingyun had predicted; in fact, it thinned out considerably.

He had already seen the Ninth Detachment approaching, and they had dispersed in the central garden of the community, constantly evacuating the crowd.

It appears that the crisis has been averted.

Shen Xing turned his head and looked at the huge honeycomb-like growths on the crystal chandelier in the middle of the living room.

It doesn't seem to have the ability to influence or control people through emotions... To activate its abilities, it still needs to rely on the human brain.

Currently, Shen Xing has not sensed any threat from it, nor has it displayed any "emotions" more like those of a living being.

It seemed different from any of the anomalies Shen Xing had encountered before; it was like an "emotion diffuser," something more like a "tool."

Can there be such differences between different anomalies?

These can be studied later. Right now, we need to consider how to maximize the use of this event.

If things are resolved satisfactorily, I will undoubtedly be the biggest contributor in everyone's eyes.

Lu Lingyun's level of trust in himself will also increase as a result, because Shen Xing can sense that Lu Lingyun is clearly filled with feelings of indebtedness when he was asked to try to get in.

After this incident, he will be connected with the Ninth Detachment and the Anomaly Research Team.

Even if he eventually says he won't join the Ninth Division, he can still maintain a distant connection with the Ninth Division, and he can openly begin to study the anomaly.

He could even exchange intelligence with the Ninth Detachment.

This state of partial involvement, of being neither fully involved nor completely detached, is the most suitable for Shen Xing. It means that he doesn't have to take orders or do things that he doesn't like at all.

Nobody likes going to work, including Shen Xing.

Shen Xing didn't want to join the Ninth Squad directly, not only because he didn't want to hand over [02 - Puppet] and [01 - Wall], but also for another important reason.

A question that had been lingering in Shen Xing's mind.

It was this doubt that led Shen Xing to decide to keep his distance from the Ninth Detachment for the time being.

What happened during the "gap period" between the unusual outbreak five years ago and the current unusual outbreak, which seems to have occurred without anyone realizing it?

This made Shen Xing sense a hint of danger.

Even if it was just a small-scale outbreak five years ago, there are many people with a keen sense of smell like Lu Lingyun, who would definitely have noticed it. It's impossible that nothing was done in the past few years.

Unless some unforeseen event forces them to abandon the investigation, or simply...

I forgot about it.

Like the wife of the materialist Thangka, she disappeared from everyone's memory—except for Thangka himself.

Before figuring out the situation, Shen Xing would not consider joining the Ninth Detachment, which had unstable elements.

Shen Xing walked over to Wang Xinran, who was lying on the ground, and checked her pulse and breathing.

Although the infection is weak, it is still alive. If it is left like this, it may die from infection.

Shen Xing had no way to fix this; his abnormal flesh and blood couldn't repair his skull.

He put on new gloves, took out gauze, and gave Wang Xinran's head a simple bandage to prevent her brain from being exposed to the air full of bacteria and dust.

Then, he looked at Lu Wenying, who was slumped at the door.

Lu Wenying remains in a deep coma. She has lost too much blood, and even if she is saved, she may become a vegetable due to prolonged cerebral ischemia.

Saving her wouldn't mean much to Shen Xing, but she had a close relationship with Lu Lingyun. If he could take her out, he could probably continue to gain points with Lu Lingyun.

Shen Xing found a bed sheet, wrapped Lu Wenying in it, carried her on his back, tied the bed sheet in front of him, and secured her to his back.

Wang Xinran, on the other hand, was gently lifted by Shen Xing's neck and thighs and held in his arms.

Perhaps she still has a chance to survive... but even if she does survive, she may only be able to remain in a vegetative state.

Shen Xing didn't know much about neurosurgery, but he did know what it meant when a person lost most of their prefrontal cortex.

He wasn't quite sure why he took Wang Xinran away, leaving her alive.

Perhaps it's out of gratitude? Gratitude for giving me anomaly number [03]? Gratitude for allowing me to experience a variety of emotions, including pure "happiness," that I've basically never experienced before?

He couldn't explain it.

Perhaps it's the strong smell of blood that's making me feel good today.

Finally, Shen Xing kicked over the toolbox, soaking all the tools inside in the pool of blood left by Wang Lei.

After making all the necessary preparations, Shen Xing walked through the now dispersed crowd and pressed the elevator button.

"Ah-Hsing, can you hear me, Ah-Hsing?"

Outside the command vehicle, Lu Lingyun was still talking into the walkie-talkie, while the IT operator inside the vehicle kept sending him new information.

"Boss Lu, the emotional pollution seems to have disappeared. The road leading to Unit 3 has been completely evacuated. Should we send in the mobile unit?"

"The first group of people who were taken away by ambulance have gradually regained consciousness, and apart from being constantly smiling, they don't seem to be greatly affected."

Lu Lingyun anxiously put down the walkie-talkie and continued issuing orders, preparing to restore everything to its original state before dawn.

The propaganda department of the Ninth Detachment is also racking its brains to come up with public relations strategies.

Just then, a walkie-talkie inside the command vehicle rang.

"Boss, I saw that guy in the white coat who went in earlier. He came out of Unit 3!"

What?

Lu Lingyun practically tumbled and crawled off the command vehicle. The other technicians inside exchanged glances and then ran out as well.

Lu Lingyun ran towards the gate of the community, losing a shoe but not turning back to pick it up. Then, he saw a familiar figure in white among the evacuating crowd.

His face was almost expressionless, but between his brows was a sadness that anyone could see.

The members of the evacuation team and the information department who were evacuating the crowd stopped what they were doing and saluted him when they saw him pass by.

They all learned about the situation from the walkie-talkie: a forensic doctor from the provincial department had been arrested.

Although we don't know the specifics of what happened, this touching love story will definitely spread throughout the entire Ninth Squad soon.

Now, all they know is that a hero single-handedly accomplished a near-zero casualty containment feat.

They have returned in triumph.

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