Enforcer Manual
Chapter 954 - 880: You Have Ruined This Family!_2

Chapter 954: Chapter 880: You Have Ruined This Family!_2

And now, Lu Xiang seemed to understand that Song Lan had probably always been concerned about the department funds, as the fellow was quite adept at diverting public resources.

Considering he was tapping into the energy of the entire upper world, no wonder he always said that activating his abilities was as simple as lifting a hand to drink water. It’s just that there were too many people just now, and with the presence of military technology representatives with unclear positions, some topics were not suitable to continue discussing.

"I’ve found a quiet corner over there, come over for a bit."

"I think the rescue team might need my help."

Song Lan glanced at the secluded corner Lu Xiang had indicated from afar, fully aware that their forthcoming conversation would not be an easy one.

Having just spoken so much in front of "Blue Eyes," he could foresee that Lu Xiang would definitely seize an opportunity to have a deep conversation with him after this matter was settled.

Adhering to the principle of delaying as long as possible, he used justice as a shield, "The people in the fourth area still need my help!"

This righteous declaration earned Song Lan admiring glances from the passersby around him.

"Although I can’t use department funds to help you upgrade your graphics card, considering your outstanding performance in the fourth area, discussing your end-of-year bonus is not out of the question."

"I think with Mr. Sean Grant conducting operations, one person is enough for the search and rescue team."

Lu Xiang gave a faint smile.

When dealing with this Dumb Bird, the lure of benefit always worked wonders.

The two of them moved away from the crowd and followed a cracked tunnel downward, arriving at a secluded corner. Lu Xiang couldn’t wait to bring up the topic she hadn’t been able to mention earlier, "If I haven’t misunderstood, is the current decline of Spiritual Energy caused by you?"

This question had lingered in her mind, and even Lu Xiang herself didn’t know why she was so concerned about it.

Although she truly had once dreamed of becoming a Psychic, she had abandoned this dream back when she was studying at Morning Star, not to mention that apart from this Dumb Bird who had always been diverting energy from the upper world, the abilities of the Devourer and "Sea of Souls" she currently controlled were sufficient to deal with most troubles.

Moreover, upon hearing the gateway theory of the upper world, she felt a strange sense of familiarity, as if she had heard this theory somewhere before.

She steadied herself and continued, "As long as the gateway to the upper world is open to someone, then even if they had never before touched Spiritual Energy, they can still become a ’champion’ in a short amount of time."

The "Crickets" concept referred to those beings from the upper world, and indeed, the champion of the Fighting Crickets competition was considered top-notch among humans as well.

"This also implies that the gateway to the upper world is usually closed, which is why current Psychics can no longer draw energy from the upper world."

As a result, the weakening of Spiritual Energy was inevitable.

"No, they were never able to draw energy directly from the upper world in the first place, it’s opening the gateway that is a loophole."

"But you do not deny that the weakening of Spiritual Energy is related to you."

Lu Xiang keenly caught the crux of the matter.

Because she knew Song Lan all too well, whenever he wanted to gloss over something, he would inadvertently reveal clues in subtle expressions.

"Faith, indeed, can empower a Psychic."

Of course, "faith" is a term created by humans. For the residents of the upper world, it was a selective pathway they had spent a lot of time creating, allowing them to easily manipulate the direction of the United Government and even the whole world through Whispers and blessings.

If we speak solely of power, they did indeed share a portion of their energy, and Psychics were among the products of that.

"Psychics are a term coined after the establishment of the United Government, but their interventions predate the existence of Psychics by far. All supernatural forces you can think of from the past inevitably end up linked to some form of faith. Thus, as soon as the source of Spiritual Energy supply vanishes, decline is unavoidable, at least until a new connection is established."

As for the manner of opening the gateway he mentioned, it was ultimately a temporary solution and couldn’t be extended to everyone.

Moreover, Song Lan had never wanted to assume any role akin to a Psychic Mentor in any form.

"You said before that you couldn’t remember what happened at the 36th Fighting Crickets competition."

Song Lan neither confirmed nor denied.

The appearance of "Blue Eyes" and military technology did not trigger any recollections of the events from the 36th Fighting Crickets competition for him, which seemed to signify that the competition had no direct connection to the Mechanical God Sect or the fourth area.

As a Fighting Crickets enthusiast, he too was curious about the gap in his memory concerning the 36th competition.

It was one of the only two competitions in which he had not secured the championship.

And the reason for his previous loss was that he had not yet fully mastered the techniques to Dominate power.

"So, let’s find the answer to this problem together,"

...

Coincidentally, or perhaps not, Catherine’s phone call put an end to their conversation.

The Abnormal Case Bureau also launched a rescue operation; they aimed to save individuals as well as salvage as many buried documents as possible.

Lu Xiang accepted the invitation from his mentor and, before leaving, requested to have potatoes for dinner that evening.

Song Lan watched as Lu Xiang walked away, leaving him alone in the tunnel.

Shutting off the flashlight function on his phone plunged the surroundings once again into darkness.

The chaos continued for a long time, the sky grew darker, and the intense search and rescue operation was still underway, so he wasn’t worried about someone passing by and witnessing the conversation that was about to take place.

A vague figure appeared within the depths of the darkness. In such a gloomy environment, one would never notice the change in the tunnel without taking a closer look.

The newcomer appeared to have caught the last part of Song Lan’s conversation with Lu Xiang and thus directly stated his purpose, "Don’t ask me, I was down below looking for a new venue for your match when you... you son of a bitch, dared to stand me up!"

As he spoke, "Nothingness" couldn’t restrain himself and cursed.

This angry outburst had been long in coming, and at one point, he even thought he had lost the urge to berate the other for the vile act of standing him up.

"My bad."

Facing the familiar voice, Song Lan said, "I’ll treat you to a drink next time."

"I suspect you want to use the ’Pigeon’s Double Strike’ on me."

In terms of creativity with strange moves, Song Lan had never disappointed him.

"How could that be? I rarely stand people up."

"But when you do, it’s a big one."

"Nothingness" felt it necessary to remind him of his actions, "If you had a friend who said he wanted to start a new competition with you, asked you to scout the venue, and then as soon as you left, he burned down your house, what would you do?"

"He did it with your best interest in mind, I believe you have the eyes of a detective, not to be deceived by appearances."

"But he burned down my house."

The conversation had hit a dead end.

Even Song Lan couldn’t think of any way to justify the act of burning down someone’s house.

Now the victim had come to him, questioning why he had destroyed the home.

The almighty search engine had not been able to offer any useful advice either, and after enthusiastic netizens discussed such topics, the standard answer was to suggest turning oneself in.

"Forget it, considering your... no, your youth dementia, I won’t pursue this matter for now. You must have been hit on the back of your head with a blunt object, causing memory confusion, by someone truly ruthless."

"Nothingness" had heard Song Lan’s final conversation with Lu Xiang, but he couldn’t think of anyone capable of such a deed right away.

He asked again, "Besides you and me, who else is left?"

"There should be no one else."

"No one else?"

"Yes."

"Impossible!"

"Nothingness" asserted with a decisive tone, "There must be."

"You weren’t even at the scene."

"Even though I wasn’t there, I know you."

"Nothingness" did feel there was something true in what was said; he indeed had a detective’s eye. Even if things at the time were heading in the worst possible direction, he still had great confidence in his judgment, "There are people you couldn’t bring yourself to act against."

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