bioinnovel Chapter 340 Fragments!
Chapter 340 Fragments!
The reinforcement vehicles arrived very quickly.
As Zhang Yan emerged from the drainage ditch on the other side of the factory, several car lights illuminated the old road in the distance.
The car did not crash directly into the factory area.
Very cautious.
The other party stopped outside the gate and contacted the underground guards via walkie-talkie.
No one responded.
A dozen seconds later, the factory lost power completely.
The entire abandoned factory went dark.
Zhang Yan did not turn around.
He placed the metal container in the isolation box under the passenger's feet, and then put the notebook and handwritten notes in the sealed bag in the back seat.
The car lights are off.
Engine starts at low speed.
They left from another abandoned transport line.
By the time the reinforcement vehicles reacted, he had already driven two kilometers away.
Qin Xiao called.
"Brother Yan, four cars entered the factory from the outside. We've taken pictures of their license plates."
"Keep an eye on them, but don't stop them."
"What's inside?"
"Node cleared. Seven guards alive, bound to the third basement level. B+ rank familiars have been purified."
There was a noticeable pause on the other end of the phone.
Qin Xiao lowered his voice: "What about the completeness?"
"98.7".
"It's almost full."
"Still 1.3 short."
Zhang Yan glanced at the isolation box under the passenger seat.
"I also brought other things out with me."
Qin Xiao didn't press the matter.
He's gotten smarter now.
Things that Zhang Yan doesn't say on his own initiative are usually things that can't be discussed over the phone.
"Should I let the coordination team take over the factory?"
"Wait until reinforcements arrive before closing in. Don't let a single one escape. Seize all vehicles, personnel, and communication equipment. Don't let the local system touch them first."
"clear."
"Also, the TFC domestic asset investigation will now be prioritized to the highest level. The Shanghai branch is the seventh milestone. There are at least six more ahead of it."
Qin Xiao's side remained quiet for even longer.
"Where's Jinghai?"
"The primary objective."
This time, Qin Xiao cursed.
Then immediately press it down.
"Does your sister-in-law know?"
"I'll tell you when I get back."
"Then I'll first screen all of Jinghai Water's operations, warehousing, and chemical businesses. We'll start tonight."
"Don't make a big fuss. The Zefeng Consortium will definitely move on other nodes after they know the seventh node is out of contact. Let them move; it'll be easier to catch them once they've moved."
Qin Xiao said in a deep voice, "I understand."
The phone hangs up.
Zhang Yan did not rush to speed up.
The car drove smoothly along the old suburban road towards Jinghai.
He placed the isolation box under the control panel and started a system scan.
Three black crystals were sealed in a metal container.
The container itself is highly insulated, and it is likely that the Zefeng Group used it specifically to store them.
Zhang Yan did not open the container.
The system scan is progressing little by little.
Ten kilometers.
Twenty kilometers.
Thirty kilometers.
The system only provided a complete analysis after the car entered the highway.
The target crystal is a structure formed by the active shedding of the precipitate from the precipitate.
Functional assessment: Anchor point of consciousness.
Purpose: After being implanted into the host, it can serve as a high-dimensional perception relay, enabling the Void Body to remotely perceive and transmit limited will to the host before the seal is completely invalidated.
Current status: Inactive.
Zhang Yan looked at the results, but did not change the car's speed.
Anchor point of consciousness.
This is not an ordinary source of pollution.
This is the Ruins burying its eyes in the real world.
If the Zefeng Consortium were to implant this substance into someone who controls resources, that person might not immediately become alienated, and might even maintain normal thinking.
But Ruins can see what he sees through the anchor point.
He heard the sound he heard.
Give him a push at a crucial moment.
The mark that Ito bears is strong control.
These anchor points are more concealed.
There's no need to turn people into monsters; just let humans open the door for themselves.
Zhang Yan tapped the steering wheel with his finger.
It cannot be destroyed.
Not at least not now.
Destroying three anchor points simply eliminates three potential threats.
Staying might actually be a good use of them.
If one is activated in a controlled environment, and the Void is made to believe that the anchor point has fallen into a host's body, it may be possible to track its perception path.
It's even possible to consume one of your own projections before it arrives.
The risk is very high.
But it's worth keeping.
Zhang Yan locked the isolation box and added another layer of low-frequency shielding from the Heavenly Craftsmanship.
Only after the system indicated that the anchor point's activity had dropped to undetectable levels did he turn his attention back to the road surface.
My phone vibrated.
Nie Qingcheng.
"Still not out?"
Zhang Yan glanced at the time.
It had been just two hours since he went underground.
He replied, "I'm out, on my way back to Jinghai."
The other party replied almost instantly.
"Are you injured?"
"no."
Don't lie to me.
"The Black Scorpion is injured."
"I'm asking you."
Zhang Yan's lips twitched slightly as he looked at those three words.
"I'm fine."
Nie Qingcheng replied after a few seconds.
"Come back for dinner."
Zhang Yan: "Wasn't the refrigerator just repaired?"
"I said I'd come back for dinner."
Zhang Yan: "Mm."
He didn't mention Jinghai on his phone.
There was no mention of metal containers.
These things must be said face to face.
Nie Qingcheng could handle it, but he didn't want to throw a bombshell at her through a few lines of text.
The car continued towards Jinghai.
Halfway there, Qin Xiao sent another encrypted message.
"Factory reinforcements have been secured. All seven guards have been confirmed alive. Takeover of equipment on the three underground floors has been completed. Multiple remote destruction programs have been discovered, and the network has been physically disconnected."
Zhang Yan replied: "Keep an eye on all the survivors. Conduct contamination screening first, don't interrogate them."
Qin Xiao: "I understand, are you worried about anchor points?"
Zhang Yan glanced at the isolation box.
"More troublesome than anchor points. They might know what they're doing."
Qin Xiao: "Then it's even more necessary to investigate."
"Let them sleep first."
Qin Xiao: "Okay."
Zhang Yan then sent Qin Xiao a brief assessment of the consciousness anchor point, only deleting the specific idea of using it in reverse.
It's not that I don't trust Qin Xiao.
The fewer people who know about it, the safer the anchor point is.
Qin Xiao replied quickly.
"Did Xu give his things to the Zefeng Consortium?"
"Um."
"What is this? Monster recruitment?"
Zhang Yan hadn't intended to laugh, but he paused for a second upon seeing this sentence.
"almost."
Qin Xiao: "I had people check the medical examinations, travel itineraries, and disappearance records of TFC's senior management over the past six months, as well as their domestic partners."
"The focus of the investigation will be on people who have access to the water system."
"receive."
By the time the outline of Jinghai appeared in the distance, it was already dark.
Zhang Yan did not return to the villa first.
He went to the underground laboratory of Tianji Security, put the metal container into a storage cabinet with the highest level of isolation, and temporarily added a space partition using the Azure Dragon module.
The three anchor points lay quietly inside.
There was no movement.
But Zhang Yan knew that they were in more danger than most of their relatives.
The relatives will rush out and kill.
Anchor points will make people open the door themselves.
He stood in front of the storage cabinet for half a minute before turning off the outer safety lock.
Qin Xiao's video was connected.
"Brother Yan, the data cleared out from the factory is being synchronized. The Zefeng Group's operations are larger than we thought; there are quite a few shell companies in China."
"Don't rush to collect it."
"Playing the long game?"
"Release half, suppress the other half. Let them think only the seventh node is exposed."
Qin Xiao nodded.
"How about your sister-in-law?"
"I'm going back now."
Qin Xiao wisely kept quiet.
When Zhang Yan arrived at the villa, the lights were on.
Nie Qingcheng was not in the living room.
There are sounds coming from the kitchen.
Zhang Yan changed his shoes and went inside. He saw her standing in front of the stove, her sleeves rolled up, with a bowl of chopped scallions beside her.
Whether she can cook or not is another matter.
At least they seemed very serious.
Zhang Yan put down his coat.
"I'll do it."
Nie Qingcheng didn't move aside; she looked him over first.
From the shoulders to the wrists, then to the face.
Only after confirming that he was not injured did she hand him the spatula.
"Speak."
Zhang Yan took the spatula.
"The Shanghai-Haikou node has been cleared. The B+ level relatives have been purified, and the Heart of Heaven is 98.7% complete. The Zefeng Consortium is not simply being polluted; they are actively training their relatives and implementing the Lighthouse Project."
Nie Qingcheng's expression remained unchanged.
"Purpose."
"Trace amounts of pollution in urban groundwater can have long-term effects on the human nervous system."
Nie Qingcheng put down the scallion in her hand.
"Kyomi?"
Zhang Yan glanced at her.
She's too perceptive.
"The primary objective."
The kitchen was quiet for a few seconds.
Nie Qingcheng did not get angry.
She simply picked up her phone and sent a message.
Zhang Yan didn't ask her who she sent it to.
After she finished sending the message, she looked at the small equipment bag he had placed on the dining table.
"You also brought something back."
"The eyes of the ruins."
Nie Qingcheng stopped pointing.
Zhang Yan briefly explained the concept of anchor points of consciousness.
After listening, she didn't ask why it wasn't destroyed.
She knew that Zhang Yan was keeping it because he intended to use it against him.
She paused for a second, then said, "Let's eat first."
Zhang Yan looked at her.
Nie Qingcheng pulled out a chair, her tone very calm.
"We'll talk about how to gouge out its eyes after we finish eating."
Zhang Yan nodded.
The water in the pot had just boiled when my phone vibrated again.
This time it's Nie Qingcheng's.
She glanced at the screen, her eyes turning cold very quickly.
"I've had someone find out the second target city for Project Lighthouse."
Zhang Yan turned off the small fire.
Nie Qingcheng raised her eyes.
"Port City".