No strange things are allowed to evolve!

"possible."

Shen Mo nodded:

"Then where are the rat man and the weasel? I didn't see them."

"Inside."

Jiang Shu pointed to the entrance of the cave:

"After the three of them went in together, I don't know exactly what happened, but I heard fighting sounds coming from inside, and not long after, that woman came out alone."

Jiang Shu did not describe the situation in great detail. The more perfect it is, the less real it becomes, and the more likely there are to be oversights. Therefore, he chose to leave it blank, giving Shen Mo ample room for imagination.

"I'll go take a look." Shen Mo said, and entered the cave alone. He came out not long after, looking pale: "They're all dead. The trail has gone cold."

"Is that so..." Jiang Shu sighed regretfully.

Before Shen Mo went in, Jiang Shu had already ordered the Four Heavenly Kings to kill the unconscious rat-headed beast.

Now that I've met the rebels and the key figures behind this plan, and I've chosen to explain everything in this way...

So, this rat-headed beast, who was already a marginal figure and most likely knew nothing about what was happening, but had witnessed all of Jiang Shu's actions, had no reason to live.

The risks of its survival far outweigh its value.

"So what about the others?" Shen Mo asked nervously. "I saw a lot of blood on the altar inside."

"They're fine. That's the blood of the rat-men."

Jiang Shu replied, giving the answer he had prepared beforehand:

"Bai Lian and I killed quite a few strange rats along the way, which seemed to be something the rat-man hadn't anticipated, and it was very distressed for him."

For this reason, the rat-man made another request to the woman, seemingly asking for items needed for sublimation. They were standing right there at the time, and I managed to overhear some of it.

The woman didn't seem unhappy at first; she just had the rat-man call over his remaining men and take them into the cave. Not long after, I heard screams, and then the old weasel followed them in, which led to what happened next.

"It's good that they're alright."

Hearing this, Shen Mo felt slightly relieved, and then analyzed the situation seriously:

"After all, they are rebels. These people are the most fickle and may turn on you at the slightest disagreement."

I suspect that the woman was angered by the rat-man's demand for exorbitant prices, and she wanted to teach him a lesson. So she killed his remaining henchmen in front of him as a warning. But instead of intimidating the rat-man, she forced him into a corner and revealed that the woman was planning to force the old weasel to join her cause. As a result, the old weasel also turned against her, and they ended up killing each other.

Yes, that's most likely the case.

Just as Jiang Shu had predicted, he deliberately gave a rough explanation, only providing some clues and fragments from an observer's perspective, half-truthfully. Shen Mo, on the other hand, deduced the whole process, even explaining some details that Jiang Shu hadn't thought of.

Clearly, rather than having Jiang Shu cover it up, letting Shen Mo connect the clues himself would make him more convinced of the truth.

As for whether this result is the message Jiang Shu wanted to convey...

Since the clues Shen Mo has are all those emphasized by Jiang Shu, there is naturally no other conclusion.

What appears to be an open world is actually a linear process—this is the inspiration Jiang Shu gained from his Trial Incubation Ground.

So Jiang Shu casually replied, "Possibly," and then continued:

"Then, what you saw happened. After she came out, she tried to take me away."

Actually, Bai Lian and I were initially affected by the rat-man's skill and fell into a coma, but I woke up earlier. It was that woman who woke me up, and it seems that she never intended to use me as material for a blood sacrifice. The weasel wanted to kill me, but she wouldn't let me, which gave me the opportunity to contact you.

I also found it strange at the time, and it wasn't until she left that I realized that the woman was the older sister of a teammate I met at the previous incubator, the one I mentioned before who called herself Hard Candy Bear and was suspected of being a rebel.

I initially thought I had ruined that guy's plans, and he would hold a grudge against me. But judging from what that woman said, her brother didn't seem to dislike me, which is why she wanted to take me back.

"Yes, I just heard that."

Shen Mo nodded, but did not agree with Jiang Shu's opinion:

"However, I must remind you, don't believe everything she says. You've seen what happened to the rat people and the weasels. She treats level six evolved beings like that, so she'll probably treat you even less seriously."

Whether it's affection or aversion, it's all just a matter of her mind. You should never try to believe these people's one-sided stories. The rebels are just a bunch of lunatics.

I just saw what happened inside the cave. This woman was extremely ruthless. She could have easily killed them with her strength, but she tortured them in a very cruel way. Both of their genitals were cut off. If you ask me, she's definitely a psychopath.

She might have done those things to you for any reason, but it would never be the reason she told you.

Trust her? She might stab you in the back at any time.

“Uh…” The real psychopath paused, then said, “That’s really cruel.”

"So you need to be extra careful," Shen Mo warned, half-jokingly and half-seriously. "She's got her eye on you now, and she might be plotting how to get rid of you too."

Jiang Shu deliberately sighed: "If she sets her sights on me, there's nothing I can do. You can see the difference between us."

"Then you'd better grow up quickly." Shen Mo said dismissively, "When you reach my level, there won't be many people in this world who can be called a threat."

Jiang Shu blinked: "All you can do is offer me empty promises?"

"Then what else do you want?" Shen Mo suddenly became alert.

"How about we get some useful props?"

Shen Mo's face darkened: "No! We haven't even settled the matter of what you did to me at the props hatchery yesterday, and the department head is still keeping an eye on me. You really want me dead, don't you?"

"I know."

"You know that, yet you still have the nerve to ask for it?"

“So…” Jiang Shu smiled, “I have another important piece of information that I’m specifically saving for you to redeem yourself.”

"Guess who I'm guilty of?" Shen Mo asked skeptically, while also complaining, "And what could be more important than what you just mentioned?"

“The rebels seem to know a lot about the situation inside the Bureau of Different Principles. I suspect that either the rebels have infiltrated us, or they have some means to obtain the information they want from the Bureau,” Jiang Shu said seriously.

Upon hearing this, Shen Mo suddenly became serious.

He didn't ask anything, he just confirmed with Jiang Shu.

"Are you sure?"

“I’m sure.” Jiang Shu nodded.

The abbot's assertive control over the situation convinced him that the rebels knew many things they shouldn't have.

If Jiang Shu was initially considering the situation from the perspective of an executive officer and thinking that the matter needed to be reported, now that the cunning girl is posing a threat, he feels from his own perspective that it is absolutely necessary to report it.

If this hidden danger is not resolved as soon as possible, who knows if the information controlled by the rebels includes the personal information of the operators.

“Okay.” Shen Mo didn’t say much, but showed his absolute trust in Jiang Shu: “Rescue the others first, then I’ll take you to see the minister. We’ll talk about the details later.”

"Okay," Jiang Shu replied, then asked, "So, how should we handle the situation here?"

"Someone will take care of the aftermath, so you don't need to worry about it."

As he spoke, Shen Mo looked again with some concern in the direction where the cunning girl had left, and suddenly said to Jiang Shu:

"You really need to hurry up and upgrade; this time it's no joke."

Jiang Shu feigned surprise: "So you were just joking?"

Unexpectedly, Shen Mo did not act as cheerful and carefree as usual.

"I urged you to become stronger earlier so you could protect yourself. Now I want you to become stronger quickly because I have a premonition..."

Shen Mo paused for a moment:

"They've been quiet for so long and suddenly they're starting to cause trouble, even taking huge risks to provoke us. I'm afraid these lunatics have smelled something that's enough to drive them crazy again."

If we follow the usual pattern...

"Perhaps soon something truly momentous will happen that those who haven't yet reached the level of true evolution will be completely unable to participate in."

Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Progenitor of Love and Desire

Bureau of Different Principles, Execution Department, Group Six.

"Just write the details on this form."

Chocolate handed Jiang Shu a piece of paper with "Execution Record" printed on the top.

It's somewhat like the internship log that Jiang Shu wrote during his university years, except that the content on the form is more detailed, specifying the time and place, what he saw and did, and even the content of conversations.

"Is it that complicated?" Jiang Shu was a bit overwhelmed. "Isn't there a recording device?"

However, as soon as he said it, he felt that it would be better not to use a recording device.

If the whole thing were recorded, there would be no chance to lie, unless the Bean Bun Immortal Venerable intervened, in which case there might still be room for maneuver.

"Thank you for your hard work." Chocolate smiled and encouraged her, then said, "Actually, it should have been written by the person in charge, but Sister Lian and the others are lying in the hospital now. Only you participated in the whole process, so we can only rely on you."

Jiang Shu had thought they would be like rat-headed beasts, whose effects would disappear after the caster died, and they would wake up. However, even after bringing them back to the station, they showed no signs of waking up.

The doctors in the medical department said that the evolved beings who performed the spell on them were probably corruptors under the Life Spirit Root. The curse they cast used miasma as a medium, just like germs. Once infected, they were infected and could only recover slowly after being cleansed.

So of the team that went out earlier, only Jiang Shuping has returned to the group safely.

As she spoke, perhaps worried that Jiang Shu might have a bad impression of Group Six, Chocolate whispered, "Don't underestimate them because of this. They're not usually this careless, especially Sister Lian. Most of the time she's unharmed during missions. This must have been an accident."

"Mmm, no." Jiang Shu didn't say anything more, picked up the pen and started filling it out.

This feeling was familiar. I had taken a statement when I returned from Yunfu Temple, except that back then I spoke and someone else wrote it down, but now I'm writing it down myself.

Before you know it, you've completed a spectacular transformation from the one being executed to the one executing.

"By the way, this will be your workstation from now on."

The chocolate was lying on the side panel:

"After you left this morning, the team leader asked me to make room for you at a workstation."

I found you this spot by the window, right in front of the air conditioner, so you won't attract attention if you go to the bathroom to slack off. How about it, not bad, right?

No wonder everyone says chocolate is popular and considerate.

"Okay, okay." Jiang Shu clenched his fist and pounded his chest, then pointed at the chocolate: "Respect, let's take a dump and slack off together sometime."

Just then, Shen Mo pushed open the door to his office.

"Come on, I've already told the minister about the situation. He's in his office right now. We can fill out the form when we get back."

Without pausing, he walked straight past Jiang Shu and headed outside.

"Oh." Jiang Shu put down her pen, nodded to the chocolate, and then quickly followed.

Chocolate felt a little strange watching the two figures hurrying away.

"What situation requires the minister's attention...?"

Confused, he subconsciously glanced at the execution record that Jiang Shu had written halfway.

Then his eyes widened.

"Two Level 6 Evolvers, one of whom is even a semi-ascended being?!"

"Wait, there's also the matter of the rebels?!"

"So Sister Lian wasn't injured accidentally... If not, how come she's unharmed?!"

......

Shen Mo knocked on the door of the minister's office, and after receiving a response, he led Jiang Shu in one after the other.

"department..."

Shen Mo was about to greet her when he noticed a woman sitting on the sofa opposite the minister's desk. She was wearing a long black cheongsam, looked to be in her thirties, had exquisite makeup, and exuded an elegant demeanor.

He paused for a moment, then blurted out, "Advisor Liu!"

"Shen Mo." The woman referred to as Consultant Liu clearly had a good relationship with Shen Mo, and greeted him with a smile: "Long time no see."

"It's been a while since I've seen you."

Jiang Shu, standing to the side, quietly observed her without saying a word.

Fortunately, Shen Mo hadn't forgotten Jiang Shu. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he introduced Jiang Shu to her.

"Advisor Liu, this is a new member of our Group Six. He's a complete newbie, having only recently become an Evolver. I personally recruited him."

Consultant Liu seemed to know Shen Mo well. He understood what Shen Mo meant as soon as he heard his tone. He smiled and nodded to Jiang Shu: "There aren't many people who can get the attention and care of your team leader Shen. You'd better work hard."

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, Shen Mo's smile widened.

As if to show Jiang Shu how valuable Liu's words were, he then introduced her to Jiang Shu: "Don't underestimate Liu just because she's young, only in her thirties. She's a specially appointed consultant for our entire executive department."

Jiang Shu understood immediately.