Law Enforcer's Handbook

Chapter 679 Your Ability
"The tree of evil?"

Yakong pulled himself together, took the nutrient injection that the girl handed him, and stuck it in the infusion hole on his arm.

It stands to reason that in his capacity he shouldn't have received nutritional injections from unknown sources, but the most important thing right now is to restore his physical strength. This name reminded him of the unknown tree-like creature he encountered in the sewer. If it had already If it exists here, then this matter may be much more serious than he imagined.

"That's what I named it, and it exists somewhere in the sewers."

The girl said, "You came down from above, you should have heard of the missing persons incident in the first district, right?"

As early as several years ago, the missing population rate in District [-] was among the highest in the coalition government, even much higher than most border cities with extremely poor security.

But because there are too many forces involved in the first district, and there are counterintelligence departments and MI[-] organizations that like to invite people to drink tea when they disagree with each other, not many people take the initiative to pay attention to these issues. They are generally regarded as It is the result of factional struggles, and for ordinary workers, what they hear is that a colleague has been transferred to another city because of work.

"According to my investigation, in the cases of missing persons in the first district, more than [-]% of the missing persons eventually became the nutrients of that tree."

"What did you say?"

"Since several years ago, some people have been secretly feeding it, using those missing as sacrifices, and luring them to the sewer."

The girl's expression didn't seem fake, "And I have been observing the action pattern of that tree. Every time it finishes eating, it will disappear until the next day when the prey appears."

"Since you know so much, why don't you report this matter to the council?"

Yakong couldn't help asking, if six-star rescuers intervened in the investigation, the "tree of evil" that the girl mentioned should be found out soon, and the tragedy like today would not have happened.

Hearing this, the girl just sneered.

Instead of answering, she asked, "Think about it carefully, why did you come to this place today?"

"Of course it's because a case happened nearby, and the company asked me to investigate the situation..."

Speaking of this, Yakong seemed to finally understand the reason why the girl asked. He paused for a while before asking, "Did the company send any support?"

"No, and if I'm not wrong, this person should be the person who contacted you before?"

She handed over a note with only one name written on it.

"……how do you know?"

"He is dead, jumping from a 70-storey building."

The girl glanced at the old-fashioned radio in the corner of the room. Although she has lived under the surface for many years, it does not mean that she is ignorant of what happened above, "I also know that you are a five-star rescuer, now There should be many people above looking for your whereabouts."

In order to answer Yakong's question, she rummaged through a pile of miscellaneous items for a while, and took out a button-sized seal. The pattern on it made Yakong almost blurt out, "Are you from MI[-]?"

"Strictly speaking, it is the former MI[-]. According to the records of the department, I should have died in the line of duty long ago."

The girl's ruby-like eyes revealed a trace of resentment, "I once reported the results of the investigation, and what I got in return was the results now. What you will face is not only the 'Sin Tree', but also those who secretly fed it. people, those people..."

The girl's voice suddenly stopped.

Because she clearly felt some kind of viscous liquid dripping on her shoulder, she turned her head, and what caught her eyes was a pitch-black, translucent, resin-like thing.

She immediately slapped the black resin to the ground, with a hint of panic in her eyes, and asked in a hasty tone, "What did you do when you met that tree before? Did you interrupt it from eating?"

"...You mean saving people?"

"I should have thought of that!"

The girl stomped her feet angrily, and came to Yakong's side in three steps and two steps, propping up his shoulders, "Hurry up, it's not safe here!"

At this time, even Yakong saw the changes on the wall.

Biomass slowly spreading like blood vessels suddenly appeared on the originally smooth and flat wall, vines blocked the way to the outside bit by bit, and rows of overgrown bone spurs blocked their way.

"It's very hungry right now and it's very angry."

According to the law, after each feeding, the "Sin Tree" will disappear for 7-15 days, but this time Yakong interrupted its feeding process, "It must have found you here after chasing your smell."

The girl supported Yakong with her left hand, and her right hand moved in mid-air like playing a piano. The scorching silk thread cut off the bone spurs in front of them.

Archon blurted out in surprise, "Are you also a psychic?"

"This is a single molecular line, I really don't know much!"

"You said just now that the tree is angry... that it will hunt us down?"

"I don't know, no one has ever interrupted its eating process before, and please save your energy by saying a few words."

The girl had to think about her next plan.

The sewers couldn't stay any longer, and even at the risk of being discovered by MI[-] and counterintelligence, they had to return to the surface.

but……

She looked back at the residence where she had lived for many years.

All her research on the "Tree of Evil" was recorded there, and the reason why she stayed here incognito for so long was to expose the true colors of those who fed it.

"Quicken your pace, we're going out..."

The scene outside the passage interrupted her thoughts again.

At this moment, she really understood what the angry "tree of evil" would do - what she stepped on was no longer the ground of the sewer, but the soft roots that kept secreting black juice , Without them noticing, these black tree roots have covered the entire space outside the passage.

Roads, walls, ceilings, and even water were stained black.

And they feel as if they are in the belly of this tree at the moment.

Her ankles were getting heavier and heavier.

Every time she took a step forward, the tree roots tried to wrap around her ankles and drag her down—she had witnessed this tree eating, and they always liked to retain consciousness while the food was eating. When the time comes, wrap the vines around their bodies, letting them sink into the intertwined branches and buds little by little.

It seems to like to let food also appreciate the process of being decomposed and absorbed by its own body as nutrients.

"The nearest exit from here is... 50 meters away from us."

A deep sense of powerlessness emerged in the girl's heart. The scorching monomolecular thread cut off the roots that kept rushing towards them again and again, but it was far behind their healing and proliferation speed.

The tree didn't stop growing there.

The ground and ceiling are closing up and down at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the entire space is being squeezed and shrunk by more and more tree roots, and they are the food that has fallen into the belly of the predator, at a distance of 50 meters It is like a moat to them.

The girl clearly realized that it is absolutely impossible to reach the other end that has been swallowed by only using her legs and feet.

She could only pin her last hope on the half-dead Yakong who was supported by her, "You are a five-star rescuer, right?"

"Ah."

"I ask you, can you fly?"

This is an extremely abrupt question, but Yakong smiled dumbly, "Maybe it can be..."

He measured the distance between the two of them and the exit.

Earlier, he used this method to get rid of the chasing tree roots, and escaped outside before the passage was completely closed, but it was also because of this that he clearly realized that with his current physical condition, he could never Possibly stable in mid-air, let alone with the two "flying" together.

And the price for a failed landing is to fall into those tree roots like a net, and let yourself take the initiative to become the nutrient of this evil tree.

However, if he stood still and focused all his energy on ensuring the girl landed smoothly, it might be possible to save them a chance of survival.

"If you don't trust SI[-] and the council, after leaving here, go find a six-star rescuer named Jasmine."

What an unlucky day it was.

Looking at the increasingly narrow passage ahead, Yakong let out a long breath.

It seems that the fortune teller does have some skills.

"Wait a minute, don't you mean to..."

The girl heard the deep meaning in Yakong's words, she wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the other party, "Listen, I'm a dignified six-star candidate, if I don't save even one person within a day, it's inevitable What a failure! The plan is like this, I will use my ability to make you..."

The voice fell.

The gentle evening wind blew on them and dispelled the rancid smell from the sewers.

Archon seemed to hear the wheels turning.

He followed the sound, and a high-end car passed them and drove forward.

The blankness of consciousness lasted for several seconds. After that blankness disappeared, a sense of fear and anxiety enveloped him spontaneously.

Just now,

In the end what happened?
If he remembered correctly, he was explaining his plan to the girl, and he would use the barrier to eject her and try his best to keep her stable when she landed.

But why did he suddenly appear here, more than ten meters away from the exit of the sewer?
The girl beside him was also staring at him with incredible eyes.

"Your ability...what's going on?"

Obviously, they are not the only ones whose consciousness has fallen into a blank.

Archon clearly saw the driver of the fancy car slam the steering wheel and drive straight onto the pavement.

Not far from them, an office worker with a briefcase sat down in front of a street lamp billboard, covering his face and howling.

He also saw the drone shatter the glass of the company and fly straight into the office, while the man who piloted the drone slipped and rolled all the way down the stairs.

　Little Theater No. [-]:
　　On a certain day of a certain year, a certain month, Saturday, morning.

　　"Song Lan, I have something to ask you."

　　This morning, Lu Xiang sat on the sofa, patted the cushion beside him, and signaled Song Lan to sit down, "I actually wanted to ask a long time ago, why do you always get along with children?"

　　The council assigned her a new mission next week, requiring her to return to Venus.

　　Since she was going back to school, it was inevitable that she would have to deal with children, so she was serious and responsible and decided to ask Song Lan to make up lessons in advance.

　　It is not an exaggeration to describe Song Lan as "Kid King".

　　After seeing Song Lan, children like Elmon, Anfeiya, and Yelu always circled around him.

　　And she has almost no children.

　　When I was in school, the relationship with my classmates was cold, and after work, the children even avoided her.

　　"This should be related to personal temperament, and children are especially sensitive to this."

　　Song Lan leaned on the sofa cushion and talked eloquently, "You belong to the cold type, while I am more refined and easy-going."

　　"The cold type?"

　　Lu Xiang was a little puzzled. She thought that she rarely treated others with a cold attitude.

　　"The main reason is that you don't like to laugh."

　　"That's because there's nothing funny about it."

　　"Here, that's the reason, why don't you try to treat people with a smile more often?"

　　"Tried it."

　　As soon as this matter was mentioned, Lu Xiang's expression became colder, which was also mentioned in "A Little Coup for Love Every Day".

　　"How's the effect?"

　　"Not really." Lu Xiang snorted coldly, "People in the department suspect behind my back that I killed a certain reviewer."

　　
　
(End of this chapter)