I Am Your Natural Enemy

Thinking of this, Wen Yan was reminded of Cai Heizi once more. Cai Heizi’s Momentary Beauty left an indelible impression on him, perfectly aligned with his perception of a Martial Artist. A powerful Martial Artist ought to be this strong.

Excluding monsters like Tuoba Martial God with extreme stats.

Once the issue was resolved, it was time to retreat. The follow-up would be handled by the Scorching Sun Department field agents, following standard procedures. The local Scorching Sun Department is quite experienced.

After everything was completed, half an hour had passed by the time they retreated. Wen Yan checked his phone again; according to the display, the remaining Ghost Wealth Gods were mostly captured, leaving only one.

Wen Yan opened it up; unsurprisingly, it was from Southern Sea County.

The existing information indicates that the last Ghost Wealth God was transformed from a Water Ghost, causing severe trouble underwater.

It was not captured because the Ghost Wealth God sank into the sea and was swallowed by something. The creature’s aura was strong, and not even the Water Ghosts operating the sunken ship dared to pursue it.

Sonar equipment tracked a large object resembling some sort of ocean monster. It sank to a depth of a thousand meters and disappeared, possibly entering a cave on the sea floor.

Under such circumstances, it’s impractical to invest more resources to pursue a swallowed Ghost Wealth God, nor is it swift enough to mobilize resources capable of tracking swiftly to such depths and engaging in combat with the ocean monster.

Wen Yan, reviewing the existing record, could almost imagine the expressions on the faces of the Southern Sea County division people.

Of all the divisions in over twenty commanderies involved in the operation, the Southern Sea County had not completed the task.

Though this is truly due to objective reasons, the Southern Sea County division has to manage a large range, far larger than the Western Region County, with most areas being sea, more inconvenient than the Western Region County.

No matter how many manpower is deployed in such a vast area, there are always resource constraints, let alone the fact that personnel are already scarce.

Additionally, every trip out to sea requires a boat; the resources needed far exceed those required by the Western Region County.

If not for the cooperation of the coast guard, even routine ocean patrol for the Southern Sea County division is an extremely challenging task.

Although this cannot entirely blame the Southern Sea County division, what others remember is simply the unfinished task.

Wen Yan viewed it and then put away his phone. The later matters are not within his control anymore.

He reported to the General Director. Initially, the General Director wanted to capture them alive for interrogation, but upon hearing Wen Yan and the Wudang Sect Leader’s words, he decisively abandoned the thought of taking Huo Yong.

He knows very well that a guy like Huo Yong, even if interrogated personally by him, would not even glance at him. At most, he would challenge—kill me if you have the ability, or torture me to the point worse than death; I’ll still taunt you with a ’Didn’t you eat?’

To obtain information, only Wen Yan, who personally dealt with them, might be approached for conversation.

The Scorching Sun Department isn’t new to dealing with similar Different Races, some of whom have just revived, with mindsets vastly different from modern people.

Indeed, some individuals treat the Scorching Sun Department like an official organization with added buffs, becoming hard-headed, as if bowing down is worse than death.

If one defeats them and gains recognition for their strength, they might engage in a few dialogues, providing intelligence opportunities.

Otherwise, bringing in a non-combat interrogation expert would be viewed by them as a humiliation greater than killing their entire families and urinating on their heads.

The Scorching Sun Department has encountered situations where captives, who initially cooperated, were provoked by incorrect interrogation personnel and incompatible techniques, leading to their resolution to remain unyielding, preferring to perish on the spot rather than comply.

Plans were constantly refined to address these situations, and now allowing Wen Yan to take him is entirely procedural.

Wen Yan left via a borrowed route, returned home, and placed Huo Yong in the first underground level of the building.

What was supposed to be a high-rise basement has almost become a detention center before being finished.

Wen Yan sighed inwardly, thinking, well, considering the construction costs were covered by the Scorching Sun Department, no need to ask them for subsidies.

He placed the small lead box sealing Huo Yong inside an airtight room, preparing to have a conversation.

Gathering intelligence is his primary duty.

As for subsequent handling, that’s beyond his concern.

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On the boundless Southern Sea, amidst a range of thousands of kilometers, a large cargo ship seemed insignificant.

At a glance, it’s ocean all around, surrounded by nothing. Consider the part beneath the sea surface as well.

Trying to locate anything within this dimensional space is akin to finding a needle in a haystack.

The Southern Sea County division searched for a long time but found no further clues.

Below 3000 meters depth, an octopus appeared, moving swiftly close to the seabed.

The octopus traveled nonstop for over a day, arriving near a group of islands.

During midnight, the massive octopus subtly surfaced; its few-meter-long body from the deep sea had swollen to over ten meters in length.

The octopus opened its mouth, releasing a Ghost Wealth God transformed from a Water Ghost, who wafted out as a dark smoke, materializing into a figure on the shore.

The Ghost Wealth God drifted along the coastline, arriving at a small temple not far from the shore.

A human face surfaced on the idol inside the small temple, glancing down at the Ghost Wealth God below with a murderous glare.