Clown Game
Chapter 148 - 148 144 Asian Division

Chapter 148: Chapter 144 Asian Division Chapter 148: Chapter 144 Asian Division “The K City Anomalous Biological Research Zone” is just a tiny branch of the Order Foundation. These outpost-style research zones are countless, covering every corner of the Earth like capillaries spread across urban areas, wastelands, and coasts. Even those specifically in charge of allocating resources probably cannot recall the exact number,

Although the terminal capillaries are extensive, there are only five main arteries.

They are the Asian branch, the Pacific Division, the African and European joint group, the All-American Containment Base, and the Polar Research Institute buried beneath Antarctica, which only personnel with A-level clearance and above can enter.

Each major branch not only governs different locations but also has its own area of responsibility.

For example, the Pacific Division uses the deep part of the Mariana Trench, where over ten thousand meters below the sea surface, it can provide a tremendous pressure of over one hundred thousand MPa, forming a natural cage. Therefore, many specially aggressive “anomalous creatures” are contained there. The Africa-Europe joint group mainly handles the research and distribution of various weapons. The All-American Containment Base is a gathering place for “anomalous items” of all sizes, as it has the largest and most comprehensive containment facility in the world. Thus, any “containment items” that are not of great research value and can be moved are eventually transferred there. Meanwhile, the Polar Research Institute is a very peculiar place; it’s sparsely populated, and what exactly it researches is not disclosed to anyone below A-level clearance, making it quite mysterious.

Lastly, the advantage of the Asian branch is…

There are lots of people here!

Information, equipment, connections, tasks.

This place is like a gigantic hub of exchange. Countless Foundation employees come and go, amassing an immense concentration of resources here.

Therefore, it is also the place with the most stories.

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Enough chit-chat!

Soon enough, the door to this cramped room was opened.

A person dressed in Foundation guard attire stood at the door… and beside him, there was a simple pushcart, with some clothes on it, including a purple suit, as well as a silver revolver and a cellphone.

Hmm… Speaking of which, Chen Xiao’s entire net worth was probably just about these things.

After a moment, the guard adopted an earnest salute posture, thumping his left chest with force.

This was a salute unique to employees of the Foundation.

Facing a crouched man with a disgusting appearance, and stark naked at that, in such a solemn and forceful pose was quite uncomfortable, so the fellow deliberately avoided looking at the bare Chen Xiao.

The air was thick with awkwardness.

Chen Xiao scratched his bottom while looking at the other party’s serious expression.

“Uh… this is… the Asian branch?” he asked, feigning nonchalance.

Since Mr. Zou hadn’t avoided speaking in front of Chen Xiao, it was clear what the place was from his words.

Upon hearing Chen Xiao’s question, the soldier’s spine straightened up at attention again.

“Reporting to the officer… this is the ‘Asian branch’ of the Order Foundation!” The reply came, as resounding and forceful as ever. Chen Xiao even wondered if some dark technology had altered all their voices to sound the same.

Chen Xiao nodded and then struck the pose of a “famous detective pondering”… falling silent for a few seconds.

Afterward, he didn’t engage in any more bizarre actions and went straight to get dressed.

He knew this brother’s role was definitely that of a character who knew nothing. Otherwise, he would have spoken earlier.

So, what would probably come next was being taken somewhere, or meeting someone.

Indeed, once Chen Xiao was suitably attired, the officer snapped to attention in that mechanical tone.

“Officer, the Executive Officer of the K City Anomalous Biological Research Zone, ‘Mrs. Liu,’ wishes to see you,” he said.

Chen Xiao adjusted his trousers, tucked the gun into his waistband, and drew out his words…

“Hmmmm—okay then.”

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Almost all corridors of the Order Foundation seem carved from the same mold: pale, cold, devoid of color.

Chen Xiao followed the staff member through several corridors, around a few corners…

Their journey was silent.

They soon reached a wider corridor. The officer stood at attention beside an electronic door, signaling “we’ve arrived.”

Chen Xiao didn’t say much, walking straight up to the door.

With a “sshh,” the electronic door sensed his approach and slid open. What appeared before him was a scene all too familiar.

Bookshelves lined the walls on both sides, with many folders placed on them; a rather large desk sat in the center with the same computer, the same atmosphere, and the same middle-aged spinster who threw nearly all her time into work.

What was different was that the room was a bit more spacious, the bookshelves somewhat newer, and her eyes, a bit more tired.

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Mrs. Liu must have heard the door open, but she didn’t glance at Chen Xiao, continuing to tap away at the keyboard…

On the desk in front of her were many plain packets of bar-shaped coffee carelessly strewn about, her hair somewhat disheveled, the corners of her eyes filled with bloodshot veins, and her lips slightly cracked.

Chen Xiao blinked as he watched this scene, surprisingly keeping his typically sharp tongue silent, and just quietly leaned against the wall.

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Mrs. Liu, the woman who had never liked Chen Xiao from the beginning… hadn’t closed her eyes for three days.

Recently, the “K City Abnormal Creature Research Area” where she worked received an urgent notice.

The notice demanded that all administrative and technical research personnel should immediately relocate to the “Asian Division”! It also strictly prohibited anyone who received this notice from leaking its contents by any means.

It was a very strange notice, so strange that it didn’t even seem to care about concealing its strangeness.

Mrs. Liu had wanted to investigate what this notice might be hinting at, but the authorization level for the notice was extremely high, so she ultimately learned nothing.

But that’s how the Foundation is, when there’s a notice, you follow it. No need to ask why.

So, a few days later, all those who received the notice secretly transferred to the “Asian Division”.

The day after the personnel left K City… the entire research area was raided by The Splitters.

There was no warning, no support, and not even any rescue.

The Splitters appeared directly inside the research area.

Afterwards, Containment Breach of object C-207 occurred, with eighty percent of Foundation staff confirmed dead.

The entire K City Foundation outpost

A sea of blood.

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Work

Compiling abnormal object dossiers, categorizing, arranging tasks for Field Operation team members, assigning various tasks.

After all, there wasn’t much else Mrs. Liu was good at.

She was busy.

Busy with big and small matters, important and miscellaneous matters.

No family, no life, no love.

That was the kind of person she was.

She felt that she was too busy to care about anything.

She had always felt this way…

So… when she learned of this event,

She was just

…silent.

Afterwards, she resumed her work.

Work

Work

She crammed her mind full, leaving no room to think about anything else.

And so, for three days and nights

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Chen Xiao leaned against the wall, looking into her bloodshot eyes…

He wanted to say something, but nothing came out.

He was good at many things, but not this.

At the same time, within that off-limits area of his thoughts, an inexplicable emotion seemed to seep through.

It made him feel as though his heart was being tightly grasped, furiously kneaded and torn apart.

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“Did I… do something?”