Ark Undead

"You're employees of Penguin Logistics, right? I just saw you."

Chen didn't have a bad impression of this girl named Exusiai; in fact, she was quite cheerful.

Aside from sharing the same habit as her companion of speeding and frequently driving against traffic for no apparent reason, they have no criminal record.

However, the nature of this incident is clearly different from before, and Chen Ke will not let them leave so easily.

"you..."

Chen walked towards the two of them, and just as he was about to question them, he saw the companion that Exusiai was supporting cough twice, lose his strength, and slide off Exusiai's shoulder.

Texas!

Exusiai nervously reached out her hand, but before Exusiai could react, the other person steadied Texas.

Nearl supported Texas, held her in his arms, then gripped the warhammer in his right hand and pressed it against Texas's chest, while simultaneously activating his Originium Arts.

Exusiai felt the benefits of the Lightstone Arts, so she confidently sat down on the ground.

The two, who had already endured a fierce battle and barely escaped, are now facing an explosion here.

"What happened? Why are these guys chasing you?"

Chen finally spoke up and asked.

"Exusiai, tell me everything that happened. This is very important, so don't leave anything out, understand?"

Exusiai gave a wry smile; she didn't know why so many people were pursuing her.

However, Exusiai herself realized that something was wrong this time.

The order for picking up and delivering items was shrouded in mystery from the beginning, and it's possible that they were all tricked into it.

So Exusiai told Chen everything that had happened to her, including the order that Penguin Logistics had received, and the things she had encountered in the slum factory area.

As Chen listened, he frowned and began to slowly deduce the situation in his mind.

If what Exusiai said is true, then these two girls are also victims; they themselves don't even know what happened.

"Then I, I first rode my motorcycle to pick up Texas. We drove all the way from the factory area to here, and those guys were chasing us. That's when we met Officer Chen and you guys."

Exusiai scratched her head, feeling rather embarrassed. Although she hadn't really paid much attention to Lungmen's traffic laws.

However, it resulted in considerable casualties. Although she was not the main culprit, Exusiai did play a role in pushing things along.

Just as Chen was about to ask more questions...

The communicator on Nearl's waist, who had been undergoing treatment in Texas, rang.

Lin Guang freed one of his hands to take out the communicator. The screen of the communicator was shattered, but it was still working.

"Hey? Nearl? Are you guys alright? I saw a huge fire over there, and I heard an explosion?!"

"We're alright now. How about you? Are you alright?"

As Nearl responded, she continued to unleash Originium Arts on Texas's body with her hand.

"I'm fine, but I've noticed something's not right here."

Doberman's voice came through the communicator.

"There's a group of people here, dressed similarly to the group of guys on motorcycles from earlier, but they're in a hurry and I don't know what they're doing."

“I’m already following them. We’re a bit far from where you are. I have their location on my communicator. If you can come over, please do so as soon as possible.”

Lin Guang and Chen exchanged a glance, both realizing that the explosion here was probably not the main event.

So, Lin Guang quickly lowered his head and said.

"Understood! Stay close to them, Officer Chen and I will be there shortly!"

215. Longmen, the Longmen of the Great Yan Dynasty.

While Chen and his group were heading to Dobermann's location, the Lungmen Guard Bureau wasn't idle either.

When Swire received the message from Chen from the front lines, she was already arranging for a medical team to go to the scene, while also trying to free up as many wards as possible in the hospitals she could contact.

"Make at least one hundred beds available for me, ready to accommodate citizens whose Oripathy has worsened. At the same time, our own Health Bureau must be ready to accommodate a large number of police officers within ten minutes."

Swire's phone kept ringing, one call after another, she just couldn't stop.

"Hello? Is this the Air Purification Bureau? Please send a specialist to the Guard Bureau immediately. We need your help."

The impact of this incident can be described as extremely serious. The rioters carried out a series of motorcycle explosions in the slums, which not only caused losses to the Guard Bureau's police force, but also caused many people to inhale Originium dust, which could very likely cause a new wave of Originium disease and changes in the air quality of the entire Lungmen area.

However, this is precisely the purpose of the Guard Bureau's existence. If the Guard Bureau were not there to prevent the consequences of these events, then it would lose its purpose.

Therefore, at this time, Swire effectively took over Chen's usual command rank in the Guard Bureau and began to handle these follow-up arrangements.

However, Swire herself knew that if she were on the scene, she might not be able to handle the subsequent situation. Therefore, all Swire could do was to fulfill her current duties within the Guard Bureau and manage everything that was in place.

The rest can be left to Chen and Hoshiguma, who are still on the front lines.

However, besides the Imperial Guard Bureau, there is another place that is also very tense.

However, the tension here does not refer to the tense situation itself, but rather to the presence of some larger forces.

Or rather, Longmen's eternal home, Yan Kingdom.

Wei Yanwu sat in his seat, and the person sitting in front of him was an official from the Yan Kingdom.

However, if that were all, Wei Yanwu himself, as the highest governing official of Longmen, also possessed considerable power.

But this time it was different. The other party was not only there as an inspector to check the border defense situation in Longmen, but also with a special mission.

“Lord Wei Yanwu, I know that the situation in Longmen is very complicated. I also know that it won’t be easy for you to do anything here. After all, there is still the Rat King who controls the slums.”

The inspector picked up the teacup in front of him, took a sip, and raised an eyebrow.

"However, some things cannot be ignored. For example, as the gateway to the Great Yan, Longmen naturally needs to uphold the dignity of the Great Yan. No one should insult the name of the Great Yan, let alone a rabble made up of infected people."

“Your Excellency, I understand, of course. However, the situation in Longmen is more unique. That is why it is not easy to make a name for oneself here.”

Wei Yanwu glanced at the teacup in the inspector's hand.

"As for what the adults said about that slum rat, it was indeed a bit too arrogant."

"The method of checks and balances is a small part of the historical wisdom of our Great Yan. I believe that Lord Wei Yanwu is certainly aware of this. However, if I were to point it out, I would probably offend Lord Wei Yanwu."

The governor smiled and put down his teacup.

Wei Yanwu's expression was not pleasant. Although the governor was talking about that rat, he was actually belittling Wei Yanwu's ability to manage Longmen.

He meant that it was a dereliction of duty on Wei Yanwu's turf that someone could actually establish their own independent force and rival the Lungmen authorities. And why was it necessary to take them so seriously when they were just a group of infected individuals?

The more the governor spoke of the "Rat King" who managed the slums as worthless, the more Wei Yanwu's abilities would be devalued, just like the "Rat King" in the governor's words.

It seems that someone in the Great Yan Kingdom has their eye on Longmen and intends to remove Wei Yanwu from power.

However, Wei Yanwu has ruled Longmen for so many years. If he wants to maintain his position in Longmen, he cannot rely on simple force alone. He needs to have extraordinary intelligence and strategies.

Wei Yanwu lacked nothing.

"Perhaps, what the governor wanted to say wasn't about the rat hiding in the slums, but rather to remind me of something else?"

Wei Yanwu chuckled softly, then picked up his teacup and poured some into his mouth.

The governor frowned. Before coming to Longmen, he had already inquired about what had been happening in Longmen recently.

But he had never heard of any creature in the slums that could rival the Rat King.

"I heard that Chernobog in Ursus fell a few days ago. And the organization that caused the city's fall was the Reunion Movement, the infected organization that had been roaming the Ursus snowfields for a long time... Ah, perhaps it would be more appropriate to call them a rabble, as adults would say?"

Wei Yanwu snorted inwardly and continued speaking.

"Longmen is certainly different from that small border city of Ursus. However, if Your Excellency has any brilliant plans, I will be all ears... but..."

Wei Yanwu deliberately didn't make a definitive statement, but stopped halfway through, wanting to see how the governor would react.

The governor could no longer sit still; his face grew increasingly grim, and he was on the verge of slamming his fist on the table.

Besides inspecting Longmen, another duty of his as governor was to quell the local unrest.

As Wei Yanwu said, the dangers that Longmen foresaw were immediately recognized by Dayan after it had discerned the movements of the Integration Movement.

Otherwise, the governor wouldn't have come to Longmen.

But how could this governor know the true nature of the Integration Movement? In his view, the Great Yan Iron Cavalry could crush all dangers in front of Great Yan, but he was new to the area and, even if he wanted to, he was powerless to do so.

If Wei Yanwu were to temporarily hand over command of Longmen to him, regardless of whether he actually has the ability, Wei Yanwu's already thoroughly infiltrated key agencies would not cooperate with him.

When the news gets back to Great Yan, the only ones who will be truly embarrassed are him, the governor, and the Great Yan officialdom he represents.

"Hmph, you, Wei Yanwu, have really thought you're some kind of local tyrant just because you've been in Longmen for a while! How dare you mock the imperial envoy sent by His Majesty the Emperor?!"

"I wouldn't dare. I'm merely a minor official in charge of Longmen, and naturally I don't have the same prestige as the Governor before His Majesty. Longmen belongs to the Great Yan Dynasty; how could I dare to be negligent?"

Wei Yanwu's tone became even more sarcastic.

You retort that Longmen is the Longmen of Great Yan, what business is it of yours? You're eyeing the position of Governor of Longmen, what exactly are you thinking about? Are you thinking about Longmen or Great Yan?

This left the governor speechless, and he could only swallow the words he had just spoken.

The key point is that there's nothing wrong with this statement, which really made the governor unable to suppress his anger.

boom!

A hand slammed on the table, and the governor stared at Wei Yanwu, angrily speaking out.

"I'm only giving you five days to see if you can quell this chaos within five days! Wei Yanwu, let me tell you, don't try to play tricks on me. Everyone in the Great Yan court knows what those traitors in Ursus are thinking. If His Majesty the Emperor didn't trust you so much, you wouldn't have been sitting in this position until now!"

"Your humble servant obeys the order and will certainly live up to your expectations!"

Wei Yanwu immediately stood up, bowed to the governor in front of him, and accepted this order, which was similar to a military order.

The governor's face turned pale and then red. He then realized that his words had played right into Wei Yanwu's hands.

What he wanted was to set a clear time limit so that his people would have no reason to spend time investigating his subordinate agencies.

Within these five days, Wei Yanwu had enough time to withdraw his forces from various agencies and find no evidence against this person.

Finding a way to get rid of Wei Yanwu is still a long and arduous task.

"Humph!"

The governor snorted coldly, stood up, and turned to leave the reception room.