Embers Ad Infinitum

After waiting for a while, Jiang Baimian breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back on his chair when he saw that the email showed that it had been successfully delivered.

Next, it's not her business.

"I just hope that the company can handle it quickly and leave no hidden dangers..." Jiang Baimian muttered to himself, then bent sideways to pick up the blue-shell thermos bottle next to him, preparing to fill his cup.

She shook her hand holding the thermos bottle twice and found that the weight was much lighter than expected.

"There's no water..." Jiang Baimian shook his head, took the hot water bottle, walked out of the study and entered the living room.

"Why are you hiding in your room as soon as you come back?" Her mother, Xue Sumei, started nagging her as soon as she saw her.

Jiang Baimian didn't care and responded with a smile:

"Isn't this dedication and dedication?"

After speaking, she changed the subject and said:

"Mom, your new hair style is really nice."

On the 349th floor, there is a specially equipped barber shop.

Of course, other floors of the "living area" above the 349th floor are also equipped with similar places, but they are relatively simple. They only do the most basic haircuts and shaves, and curling and other items are only offered during holidays.

Xue Sumei subconsciously raised her hand and touched her temples, and asked with a hidden smile:

"Yeah?

"I finished it this afternoon, and you didn't even see it when I came back?"

There were very few wrinkles on her face, she was neatly groomed, her hair was curled into waves, and she looked several years younger than she actually was.

"I'm giving my dad a chance. I can't find out before him." Jiang Baimian opened his eyes and told lies.

She successfully brought the topic to Jiang Wenfeng.

Sure enough, Xue Sumei began to complain about the shortcomings of the family, complaining that Chiang Kai-shek had been in the cotton fields every day for the past month and came back smelling bad.

While talking, Xue Sumei’s eyes widened:

"Why did I tell you these things?

"Let me tell you, Xiao Zhao is very satisfied with you, why don't you be more positive?"

"I will wait for the company to allocate the money. I will get married when the company allocates the money." Jiang Baimian raised his "shield."

"You can get married first, don't be in a hurry to have children." Xue Sumei argued with reason.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Who?" Jiang Baimian responded loudly.

She took the opportunity to get away from her mother and ran towards the door.

Outside the door was a man wearing a gray-green uniform.

He was in his thirties, without a badge, his skin was bronze, and there were traces of weather on his face.

There was an obvious scar at the corner of this man's eye, making him look quite vicious.

"Chen Xinyan..." Jiang Baimian recognized the visitor and immediately smiled, "Has the management started taking action?"

Opposite her was a friend she met not long after joining the Security Department. At that time, Chen Xinyan, who had also undergone genetic modification, was in the special operations team.

Later, because of his outstanding performance in several operations, he was transferred to the operations group directly under the management. He is currently the captain of one of the operations groups, D8 level.

Chen Xinyan nodded:

"right.

"The task I assigned myself was to protect important witnesses."

At this point, he laughed:

"Although you don't really need protection."

"The main reason is that you can't legally carry a gun." Jiang Baimian tilted his head slightly and sensed, "You brought a team?"

Although the staffing of the operations cluster directly under the management is definitely smaller than that of external operations, there are still more than ten people in a team.

"At the same time, it is also to prevent chaos." Chen Xinyan explained simply.

Jiang Baimian smiled and moved away, pointing to the living room:

"Then you come in and sit down. I'm waiting to learn about the progress of the operation from you."

Xue Sumei looked here for a while. Although she was curious about what happened, she took the initiative to avoid going to the bedroom.

…………

In a certain room, in the scattered light of a flashlight.

Yue Qifan picked up the dark blue wired phone and carefully dialed a number.

"Hello." A familiar voice came from the other side.

Yue Qifan quickly reported:

"Holy Master, the operation failed.

"Target is alert."

The person on the other side was silent for two seconds and said:

"Are you exposed?"

"No. I just erased the memory of the contact and battle between the two parties. He didn't remember that I attacked him. He only thought that I was a passing employee. Moreover, I lowered the brim of my hat and did some treatment to my appearance." Yue Qifan spoke quickly. said quickly.

The person on the other end of the phone was silent again, but soon he lowered his voice and said slowly and unhurriedly:

“Don’t take any more action.

"I will handle the next thing."

"Yes, Holy Master." Yue Qifan breathed a sigh of relief.

…………

Floor 478, the junction of Area A and Area B.

Two teams belonging to the action cluster directly under the management spread out and vaguely controlled the area.

The leader confirmed the condition of the pacemaker, measured the distance to Xiong Ming's room, and issued the order:

"Start action immediately and solve the problem in the shortest possible time without giving the target a chance to react."

As soon as he finished speaking, four members of the operation team wearing gas masks immediately bent down and rushed forward.

In just a few seconds, they arrived outside Xiong Ming's room.

Then, one person knocked on the door, another threw a grenade filled with anesthetic gas, and the two aimed their guns inside, preparing for a second wave of attacks.

In the slightly dull and slight explosion, gas filled the relatively small space.

There was a thud, and the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground came from inside.

The two action team members waited for a few more seconds before cautiously entering the room.

Soon, they carried out the unconscious Xiong Ming.

Someone who knew Xiong Ming went up to take a look, straightened up quickly and said:

"Report, the target is correct!"

The leader nodded slightly and waved his hand:

"Take him back for questioning."

Then, he looked around and gave the follow-up orders in an orderly manner:

“The biochemistry class deals with residual anesthetic gases.

“Support classes provide comfort to residents in the area.

"Everyone else evacuates immediately!"

…………

On the fifth floor of the underground building, in a room in the "management area".

Xiong Ming woke up and found that he was sitting behind a table, with his hands cuffed to the armrests on both sides of the seat.

On the other side of the table was a calm middle-aged man.

He stripped off his upper body and wore a variety of portable medical equipment, making him look like a rumored electronically modified human being.

And right next to it, there is professional rescue equipment.

"Are you so afraid of me?" Xiong Ming's panic and aggrieved mood suddenly eased.

He didn't expect that he, a beloved of the gods, would be caught so easily.

At that time, he didn't have time to do anything.

Looking into Xiong Ming's wood-carved eyes, the middle-aged man replied calmly and calmly:

“As the saying goes, be prepared and be prepared.”

Xiong Ming was silent for two seconds, then suddenly smiled:

"What do you want to know?"

"Huh?" The middle-aged man expressed his doubts.

Xiong Ming wanted to lean back, but was restricted by handcuffs. He could only smile without changing his posture:

“I don’t think any organization will refuse the surrender of a new human being.

"My abilities and the process of acquiring them will definitely be very useful to you."

The middle-aged man said silently for a while:

"You're sober.

"As a member of the Order, aren't you supposed to be fanatical?"

Xiong Ming smiled and said:

“I only believe in Si Ming.

"Other members of the cult have nothing to do with me."

The middle-aged man exhaled slowly and said:

"Then tell me, who are the first seven Saint Masters? Which other Saint Masters do you know about their actual identities?"

Without waiting for Xiong Ming to answer, he added:

"Don't lie.

"You don't think that there are no other awakened people in an organization as big as the company?"

Xiong Ming's face changed slightly and became serious:

"Now that I have made a decision, I will no longer hide anything."

…………

In No. 12, Area C on the 349th floor, at Jiang Baimian’s house, the sweet bell rang.

Chen Xinyan said before Jiang Baimian stood up:

"This should be my call."

"It seems there is good news." Jiang Baimian smiled slightly.

Chen Xinyan immediately picked up the wired phone on the small table next to him and simply stated his identity.

After listening quietly for a while, he put down the phone and turned to Jiang Baimian and said:

"The identities of the first seven Saint Masters have been determined.

"Zhang Zicong, the monitoring supervisor of the 'Strategy Committee', is a D9 employee."

"Monitoring supervisor? Sure enough..." Jiang Baimian was not surprised at all.

She had long suspected that there were members of the "Sacrifice of Life" cult lurking in the surveillance department, and they were at a high level.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Xiong Ming to clearly grasp the monitoring operation situation and design a seemingly perfect plan. Otherwise, Shen Du's report would not be discovered in such a timely manner.

The reason why there were no problems with Shang Jianyao's conversations with him was because they were always in the "old tune team" room, where there was no surveillance.

The only question now is how the "Life Ritual" cult caused Shen Du to get sick in time.

Chen Xinyan glanced at Jiang Baimian's expression and asked with a smile:

"You seem to have expected this?"

"I have some guesses, but I'm not sure. There are too many unexplainable things, so I didn't let the team members continue to investigate. It would be too easy to be exposed." Jiang Baimian turned his eyes slightly and said, "No wonder' The guide will say that the Holy Master is always paying attention to you. This sentence is really meaningful..."

Speaking of this, she suddenly remembered something:

"When Shang Jianyao went to find Xiong Ming, he was chatting outside. There must be cameras around!"

Chen Xinyan said "hmm":

"Don't worry, when I came over, there were already colleagues there to protect him."

…………

Shang Jianyao sat behind the desk by the window, looking down at his clothes under the light of the street lights outside.

"When did it get broken?" He pressed a small hole from his left shoulder to his chest and said to himself.

Suddenly, he felt something and raised his head.

He immediately saw a figure jumping over.

This is a middle-aged woman wearing a polyester shirt, her face is extremely distorted, and her body is severely stooped.

Her eyes were cloudy and bloodshot, like a mad beast.

Ren Jie.

"Guide" Ren Jie.

…………

The Monitoring Department under the "Strategy Committee" is located in the supervisor's office.

With a bang, members of the management-directed action cluster burst open the door.

Through the light inside, they saw a figure.

This figure was wearing a black top, black trousers and black leather shoes. He was hanging from the ceiling and swayed slightly due to the movement of the door.

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