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Chapter 941: 766: This Thing Could Trap Xu Shuo!_2

Chapter 941: Chapter 766: This Thing Could Trap Xu Shuo!_2

So Xu Shuo walked to the studio directly.

“This guy doesn’t seem particularly unusual…”

Silence.

Someone spoke in the meeting room.

The next moment, someone responded, “Exactly, so why don’t you go catch him?”

The voice fell.

For a long time, no one answered.

Until Captain Zheng chuckled and said, “Let’s not talk about things that don’t matter. I’ve heard similar pollution phenomena have already appeared abroad. Why don’t we discuss this issue first? After all, we don’t know if Mr. Luo’s trip will yield results.”

Sitting across from him, a young man dressed in a white lab coat, who had remained silent the entire time, withdrew his gaze from the surveillance footage.

He slowly said, “When Mr. Luo came out, he didn’t look dejected—his eyes even carried a trace of relief. So, it wasn’t a complete failure.”

Captain Zheng raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. “Oh? Not a complete failure? Does that mean half-success? Which half do you think?”

“The communication half, I suppose,” the young man replied slowly.

Not completely successful.

If it wasn’t due to limitations in force.

Then the negotiations were still incomplete.

…

An hour later.

Luo Kai arrived at the Yangcheng Security Bureau located in the suburbs.

Following an employee leading the way ahead, Luo Kai stared at the bureau’s white ceiling, appearing slightly distracted, showing no anxiety about facing a group of officials shortly.

When he entered the meeting room.

He casually glanced around at the attendees. His gaze swept over the pile of surveillance equipment before nodding at Captain Zheng in greeting.

“Mr. Luo, thank you for your hard work this time,” Captain Zheng stood up and said with a smile.

“Just some talk—hardly exhausting.”

Luo Kai ignored the unpleasant expressions of certain individuals as he pulled over a chair and sat down casually. Then, he gestured toward the surveillance equipment and said, “That thing…”

Captain Zheng quickly responded, “Apologies, we just wanted to understand the results.”

Luo Kai waved dismissively and said, “No, I mean, can you let me watch the surveillance playback?”

Captain Zheng paused: “…”

When it comes to government agencies monitoring conversations.

Luo Kai had already anticipated it.

So, he wasn’t surprised.

Nor did he feel offended by it, because he inherently considered such actions natural and indifferent, which naturally neutralized any negative emotions about it.

If you want to monitor, go ahead and monitor.

Influence me, then I’ll concede defeat!

If you want to take it to the extreme, even monitoring me in the restroom wouldn’t bother me!

For Luo Kai, government surveillance methods were akin to children firing toy guns at him—completely ineffective.

…

Captain Zheng gestured to a staff member, prompting the previous surveillance footage to play in front of Luo Kai.

Luo Kai adjusted his stool.

Sitting in front of the screen, he fast-forwarded the footage to the part he wanted to see and stared at the screen intently.

Five minutes later.

Luo Kai rewound and watched the same footage again.

Ten minutes later.

Having watched three times, Luo Kai lost interest and gave up.

“Mr. Luo, what were you looking at?” A nearby uniformed officer couldn’t help but ask.

“Looking for a big shot,” Luo Kai sighed.

“…”

Confused expressions spread around.

But the young man sitting nearby suddenly lit up: “Aside from you all, did a third person appear on-site just now?”

Hearing this, Luo Kai looked at him.

Captain Zheng introduced, “This is Dr. Chu Xuechuan from the Kyoto Institute. He arrived in Yangcheng this morning.”

Luo Kai sized him up. “Coming to the Yuhua Institute, right?”

“Correct, since he previously participated in the experimental 101 research project, he already has some background knowledge. During the accident, he happened to be away, so he survived unscathed,” Captain Zheng continued.

“Away? What were you away for?”

Luo Kai suddenly asked.

His first focus wasn’t the “101 Project” destroyed by Abyss pollution, nor the “survivor” identity. Instead, it was the seemingly irrelevant “away” detail.

That kind of focus was typical for a player like Luo Kai from Script Space.

After all, “away during the incident.”

There’s probably something fishy about that!

Just admit it! Were you the one responsible for the deaths?!

No…

Perhaps Luo Kai’s gaze suddenly became too sharp.

Plus, it resembled certain inquisitors too closely.

Captain Zheng looked slightly awkward, but since he didn’t know why the young man was away, he turned to him instead.

The young Dr. Chu spoke slowly, “My takeout arrived.”

Captain Zheng: “…”

Awkward silence filled the room.

Luo Kai also snapped back, coughed, and softened his intrusive gaze.

Dr. Chu then repeated his earlier question: “Aside from you all, did a third person appear on-site just now?”

“If you didn’t notice them, then no,” Luo Kai replied ambiguously.

“But…”

Captain Zheng raised a hand to stop further questioning and turned solemnly to Luo Kai: “Mr. Luo, can we discuss the key matter now? Was the request to use the forces of ‘Defensive Line’ approved?”

Luo Kai shook his head. “No.”

Captain Zheng froze.

Instinctively, he looked at Dr. Chu.

But Dr. Chu also wore an expression of confusion.

The surrounding people grew restless.

“Mr. Luo, what’s going on?”

“You said the person is acquainted with the Authority Holder from those worlds. Wouldn’t he be willing to help us? Doesn’t he also live in this world?”

“What does he need?”

“Mr. Luo…”

“…”

Some remained calm, but others couldn’t contain their agitation.

Chaotic voices filled the air.

Luo Kai, irritated, reached up to scratch his ears.

He said meaningfully, “If you hadn’t behaved so desperate, maybe he’d be willing. After all, it’s not like I need to repeat what your bureau has done before, do I?”

The room fell silent.

Someone muttered awkwardly, “Mr. Luo, I truly apologize for that incident, but you understand the bureau isn’t run solely by us.”

Kyoto gathers many influential figures.

Most of them overly ambitious but lacking skill.

During Luo Kai’s homecoming.

Radical groups had already tried something on the sly. If not for Yangcheng’s distance, even Xu Shuo might’ve been captured long ago.

…

Luo Kai knew too well about such people.

That’s why when Los said “I don’t trust humans,” Luo Kai found no words to refute it.

He even agreed.

“Section Chief Lin, you know your bureau isn’t solely controlled by people like you.”

Luo Kai addressed the speaker, “So, what makes you think he’d willingly entrust such power for your research and use? Because you’ve surrounded him with spies, monitoring him constantly? Or because you have the capability for it?”

Luo Kai didn’t mention Xu Shuo’s opinions.

Nor did he state that Xu Shuo was merely a messenger without decision-making authority on ‘Judgement.’

But he didn’t lie.

He only omitted unrelated details.

And after these words.

A long silence fell across the meeting room.

Section Chief Lin, who Luo Kai stared down, appeared embarrassed.

Captain Zheng was preparing to expertly diffuse the tension.

But Dr. Chu raised his hand: “I believe I may have the capability to research that tower. I’ve created a replica of the device from Yuhua Institute—want to see it?”

Luo Kai hesitated, turning to him.

“What replica?”

“Here.”

Dr. Chu pulled an ornate watch from his lab coat and handed it over.

Luo Kai didn’t ridicule or dismiss the young Dr.’s claims. He lazily took the offered watch and examined it.

Suddenly, the “divine seal” in his mind stirred.

The peculiar designs on the watch, the star-like trajectories, the overlapping bursts of shimmering colors—it activated something in Luo Kai’s DNA!

No way! A portable Divine Compass!

This watch was clearly modeled after the Yuhua Institute’s small tower, crafted with the help of Star Guild players—a large compass used officially.

That device reacts to fluctuations from the Defensive Line Tower’s energy, pinpointing Abyss emergence locations for early warnings.

Luo Kai and Xu Shuo had seen it together before.

Luo Kai still remembered…

At the time, Xu Shuo even mentioned wanting a portable version and had asked a researcher for related documents.

Remembering this, Luo Kai suddenly gripped the watch tightly.

This was valuable for trading points!

…