World-saving Plan: The Only Savior
Chapter 148 - 46: The Mysterious Video

Chapter 148: Chapter 46: The Mysterious Video

Jiangnan Province, Qionghua City, Abnormality Department.

In the square in front of the building.

The area had been cleaned very meticulously, and a crowd was gathered outside the door, as if waiting for something.

At the back of the crowd, a red banner hung above the main office building’s doorway with the neatly written message: "A Warm Welcome to Mr. Sun for Guiding Our City."

"They’re here, everyone, look sharp!" someone said.

At the entrance to the courtyard, several black sedans drove in single file. Right in the middle of the convoy was the person everyone had been waiting for.

As the cars stopped, an old man stepped out, flanked by men in suits. The crowd waiting outside promptly came forward to greet him, and the leader among them reached out his hand and shook it with the old man, saying, "Mr. Sun, you’ve arrived. Here are the people from Qionghua City who deal with abnormal events, all experienced lads. Please, guide us."

The old man displayed a kindly smile without any hint of arrogance.

"Xiao Li, I came on short notice this time without notifying anyone else, and you’ve had to hurry over from Meihua City. You’ve really taken the trouble."

The person the old man called Xiao Li was named Li Changqing. Hearing this, Li quickly waved his hands and said, "Mr. Sun, what are you saying? It’s my duty to alleviate the nation’s concerns, there’s no trouble at all to speak of."

The old man chuckled and said, "You have a good heart, Xiao Li. Alright, it’s so hot today, let’s not keep everyone waiting here. Let’s go inside."

Having said that, he walked toward the new office building designated as the Abnormality Department, and the crowd followed him inside.

The office building was still a hive of activity, but it was much improved from the chaotic state of a couple of days ago. The cleanliness was impeccable, and everyone was busy in an orderly fashion.

The old man began by touring the Abnormality Department with Li Changqing and others, then entered a large meeting room on the third floor.

In the meeting room, a group of people sat around a table.

Mr. Sun sat at the head of the table. He first listened to Minister Hu’s report on the recent situation from nearby, then cleared his throat and said to all present, "Thank you for your hard work these days. We now have the latest policy regarding abnormal events."

"Starting today, the Abnormal Event Emergency Investigation Department will become an independent entity. We are currently planning to establish three branches nationwide. I will take up the position of the overall head, and Hu Hu will be the head of Qionghua City’s branch."

At this point, he looked at Hu Hu, "Xiao Hu, I have high hopes for you. You have not disappointed me these past few days. Work hard and strive to make more contributions to the people."

Hu Hu quickly stood up and bowed to the old man sitting at the table. He had anticipated the scaling-up of the Abnormality Department but the chance to rise rapidly through the ranks was somewhat unexpected.

The meeting continued, with Old Man Sun making strategic deployments and analyses of abnormal events, while others nodded thoughtfully or scribbled down notes. The atmosphere in the meeting room was incredibly serious.

"Dinglinglingling~"

At that moment, a ringing suddenly broke out, sounding gratingly loud in the quiet surroundings.

"Old Hu! What’s going on!?" Li Changqing scolded Hu Hu in a low voice from the side of the table.

Hu Hu showed an embarrassed look, hurriedly took out his phone to check, was about to hang up, but heard Old Man Sun say, "It’s okay, see who’s calling, what if it’s work-related?"

Hu Hu hesitated for a moment but finally gritted his teeth and answered the call.

"Xiao Wu, what’s up? Uh... wait, what did you say! They all disappeared? What exactly happened!?"

The person on the other end of the phone said something more, and the situation seemed very serious. After listening, Hu Hu’s face became very ugly.

"Wait there; I’ll come over after the meeting. Tell the others to stop investigating for now; wait for me to give further instructions!"

Hu Hu hung up the phone with a grave expression. Mr. Sun saw his look and pondered for a moment before saying, "Xiao Hu, is there an unexpected situation? Well, I’ve said almost everything I need to for today’s meeting. Work is important; I’ll come with you to have a look."

With the leader’s word, everyone else naturally followed suit, quickly getting up to join him. Thus, a procession led by Hu Hu made its way from the third-floor meeting room down to the intelligence center on the second floor in a formidable manner.

In the intelligence center, it was a complete mess. Wu Wei, who had just been on the phone with Hu Hu, was shouting something loudly—it looked like he was notifying his colleagues to stop their current work.

Hu Hu arrived in a rush, saw the commotion, and immediately burst out, "Quiet down! Look at yourselves! Do you still have any trace of composure in the face of danger?"

He approached Wu Wei, anxiously inquiring about the details, "How is it, Xiao Wu? What’s the situation? Tell me everything."

Xiao Wu, seeing that a large group of people had suddenly appeared, including quite a few leaders, was a bit dazed. Still, when he heard the question from his Boss Hu, he quickly came to his senses and eagerly responded, "Boss, it’s about that mysterious man! We’ve lost all intel on him!!"

"What do you mean? How did it get lost?"

"Boss, didn’t you say that yesterday at the hospital, the drone recorded footage of him? But when I asked for the footage just now, they told me it’s all corrupted! Every single storage medium, without exception, is gone!"

"What! How can this be!?"

"It’s not just those; all the data from yesterday’s Cultivation Exchange Conference in Ice Dragon Province has also disappeared. We established that the mysterious individual who appeared at the scene matched the description of the person who killed the monster in Bai Yulan City. But when we tried to retrieve the recorded videos they had, all attempts failed! Those videos looked perfectly fine when they viewed them, but as soon as our people started investigating, they invariably ended up damaged beyond use - files disappeared or the images distorted. One person’s phone just exploded in front of us..."

Hu Hu, upon hearing this, showed an expression of disbelief and repeated uncertainly, "You mean, nothing is wrong when the owner of the device watches it, but it’s sure to break if our people look at it? What kind of bizarre reasoning is that?"

"Based on the current situation, that seems to be the case..."

Hu Hu suddenly felt overwhelmingly frustrated and sat down heavily in a chair, running his fingers through his hair with a lack of any image to uphold. For a moment, he had even forgotten about the several leaders still standing behind him.

"This situation is too similar to our last intel investigation. There must be some connection..."