RBCT Chapter 149 Who Controls the Bureau of Investigation?
Chapter 149 Who Controls the Bureau of Investigation?
Chapter 149 Who Controls the Bureau of Investigation?
In fact, Li Jiuhe did not dare to rush into the crack in the wall. After a slight hesitation, he saw that the crack was already closing rapidly.
The man who dragged the silent singer away possessed this unique escape skill; no matter where he was, he could create an escape route.
If others were unaware and followed them into such a passage, they would most likely be trapped inside and lose their lives.
This is probably why the man kept holding onto the silent singer and dared not let go.
Now that the two men had escaped, Li Jiuhe and Luo Shuo immediately shifted their attention and aimed their guns at the man who was fighting with the swarm of ants and small animals.
The two emptied their magazines in an instant, and Luo Shuo even changed the magazine and emptied the magazines again.
Half of the bullets were blocked by the guy's energy shield, but the other half, after hitting him, quickly rendered him powerless to resist.
He originally used the energy shield as a sledgehammer, defeating the small beasts formed by the ant swarm twice, but each time the small beasts collapsed, they would immediately regroup.
It wasn't until that moment that he realized that the small beast was actually formed from a large number of black ants.
Immediately, Li Jiuhe and Luo Shuo unleashed a barrage of bullets.
This guy took a lot of bullets, both to his legs and to his side. His energy shield dissipated, and he collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.
Li Jiuhe went up to take a look and found that he had only lost the ability to move and would not die anytime soon.
Simply catching this one is clearly not the result he wanted.
Even if we can't capture the other two, we must kill them on the spot.
However, at this moment, he had a general grasp of these people's combat strength and escape methods.
The mission was reset again, and Luo Shuo and I left the room and went to the corridor.
Li Jiuhe said softly, "There are three people hiding in the fire escape on the sixth floor, two men and one woman. I will first have the ants transformed into small beasts attack one of the stronger men to hold him off, and then we will empty the magazines of the other two."
Luo Shuo asked in surprise, "Aren't you going to make arrests?"
Li Jiuhe shook his head: "We can't catch them. One of them has special escape skills."
"Could the swarm of ants and small beasts hold off the other man?" Luo Shuo was still not entirely at ease.
"Yes, Ma Li's strength is clearly stronger than before," Li Jiuhe said.
The two quickly went into the fire escape and went downstairs, soon arriving silently between the seventh and sixth floors.
As before, Li Jiuhe released the ant swarm of small beasts and ordered them to attack the Sequencer with the energy shield that could both attack and defend, while he and Luo Shuo attacked the Silent Singer and another man.
As assigned, Li Jiuhe's bullets were all aimed at the Silent Singer.
Luo Shuo's attack was completely focused on the man, ignoring the silent singer entirely.
Because it was only a short period of time, the silent singer couldn't cause any major waves for the time being.
However, Li Jiuhe's marksmanship was getting better and better. Even disregarding the few bullets that missed, he still quickly hit the Silent Singer's face.
This time, the bullet didn't hit her mouth; instead, it went straight in from below her temple and exited diagonally from the back of her head.
Several other bullets struck the silent singer near his heart, causing him much more serious injury than before, and he collapsed to the ground on the spot.
The man who was about to drag her away fared even worse; he was riddled with bullets by Luo Shuo.
He was hit by several bullets in his face and body.
After emptying the magazine, Luo Shuo quickly reloaded and unleashed another barrage of attacks on the guy wielding an energy shield and battling the ant-like beasts.
This time, thanks to Li Jiuhe's foresight and the perfect teamwork between the two, the outcome satisfied Li Jiuhe.
He quickly approached the Silent Singer and her companion, who had already fallen to the ground. In case the two Sequencers still had a chance to escape, he first plunged the silver-corroded dagger into the man's heart, without pulling it out.
Then he took out a runic scimitar, and with a determined heart, shoved it into the Silent Singer's mouth and churned it violently.
The woman immediately let out a shrill scream, blood gushing from her mouth. Only then did Li Jiuhe pull out his curved knife and plunge it into her heart.
On the other side, the ant swarm and the small beasts were fighting fiercely with the man holding the energy shield, and the battle was temporarily evenly matched. Luo Shuo's rune bullets came raining down, and the man was immediately caught off guard, with bites and bullet wounds all over his body.
Li Jiuhe quickly changed his magazine and joined in.
More gunshots rang out, and the man holding the energy shield fell backward to the ground, motionless.
Even though this guy's attack power was stronger than the other two Sequencers, he had been hit by at least twenty rune bullets and was also torn apart by the small beast.
Even though the energy shield blocked some of the bullets and attacks from the small beasts, the damage he suffered was still fatal.
He fell to the ground, panting heavily, and soon his chest stopped rising and falling, and he remained motionless.
The energy shield in his hand also disappeared.
"Dead?" Luo Shuo asked.
The ant colony and the small animals did not retreat, but instead stood guard beside the guy's corpse, wary that he might feign death and revive.
Li Jiuhe and Luo Shuo handcuffed the Silent Singer and her companion.
The Silent Singer was found to be more seriously injured, while her companion was less seriously injured, but he was no longer able to use his special abilities to escape.
This guy couldn't even lift his hand, let alone scratch a crack in the wall.
Just to be on the safe side, Li Jiuhe and Luo Shuo took out their respective rune badges and stuck several on the Silent Singer and her accomplices.
Then Luo Shuo used his tracking ability to examine the body of the man with the energy shield on the other side, confirming that the guy was dead.
The gunshots had already alerted the hotel, and some people had called the police. Many guests were awakened and appeared very flustered, making the whole hotel chaotic.
Soon after, police officers patrolling nearby arrived after hearing the news.
Upon entering the fire escape on the sixth floor, the police officers were somewhat dumbfounded by what they saw. However, they also realized that this might be a serial case that was not under their jurisdiction.
Li Jiuhe pulled out his investigator's badge and said, "You've come at the right time. These guys are criminals. You and my colleagues will help keep an eye on them."
Luo Shuo then stayed behind, while he returned to his room on the eighth floor.
At this time, there were still some ants and small animals on the sixth floor watching over things, so there wasn't much of a problem.
When Li Jiuhe returned to the room, he saw that Song Zhixing had already been rescued by the ant larvae controlled by Ma Li.
Even the microphone in the abdomen was removed. Moreover, the ants' dissection was very precise, and they were able to accurately determine the depth of the wound, making it much smaller than the incision Li Jiuhe had made before.
Song Zhixing had already come to his senses and looked at Ma Li and Li Jiuhe, who had just entered the room, with surprise.
From his eyes, Li Jiuhe could tell that this bureau chief did not recognize him at all, nor did he recognize Ma Li, who had once visited the Yuanmeng City Investigation Bureau.
Therefore, Song Zhixing was most likely already under control.
Because Li Jiuhe himself had experienced being controlled by the Silent Singer in the early stages, unlike the God Controller, he was conscious in the early stages.
But as the separation between body and mind deepens, his consciousness will gradually fall into a deep sleep.
Therefore, if Song Zhixing is controlled for too long, he will at most be conscious at first, and then slowly fall into a deep sleep, completely unaware of what happens next.
After listening to Li Jiuhe's explanation and seeing their credentials, Song Zhixing knew that the investigators from the General Bureau had arrived, and he was immediately excited.
After listening to Li Jiuhe's explanation, he looked puzzled: "Body-mind separation?"
Then, recalling the events, he said, "I remember now. I had that feeling you described back then. My body was completely out of my control, but my mind was clear. However, later even my consciousness disappeared, and I didn't know anything."
"Where do you experience this feeling?" Li Jiuhe asked, "At home or in the office—"
"At the scene of a crime." Song Zhixing's memory began to return. "We received a case transferred from the police station. At the time, the station didn't have enough people, so I personally led a team there. Not long after arriving at the scene, I experienced the 'mental and physical separation' feeling you described. I don't remember what happened in between; when I woke up, I was already here."
Li Jiuhe brought up the calendar on his phone, held the screen up to Song Zhixing's face, and asked, "This is today's date. Do you remember when you went to the crime scene?"
Song Zhixing stared at his phone screen in surprise, then nodded: "I remember, that was—a little over a month ago!"
Li Jiuhe and Ma Li looked surprised.
Ma Li exclaimed in surprise, "My God, you were controlled by the Silent Singer for a whole month! And the Investigation Bureau was still operating during that time, and you even pretended to work and went home to help your kids with their homework! Um, did you and your wife—"
"Ma Li!" Li Jiuhe called out to stop her from continuing.
Song Zhixing's face was grim as he looked down at the broken microphone earpiece that he had just grabbed.
"So this thing... has been worn in my ear the whole time?"
"That should be the case." Li Jiuhe nodded. "I suspect that besides you, other investigators from the Yuanmeng City Investigation Bureau have also been controlled."
He paused, then added, "However, I just smashed the Silent Singer's mouth, and she hasn't been able to sing for a while now. All we need to do now is find the hidden earpieces that these controlled people are wearing."
At this moment, a commotion came from the corridor outside the room. A large number of footsteps approached the door, and the sound of guns being cocked could be heard.
Song Zhixing immediately spoke up: "It's me, Song Zhixing."
Soon a middle-aged man's voice came in: "Director Song, this is Xia Hong."
"Director Xia?" Song Zhixing said, "Everything's fine here now. We were just handling a case involving a Sequencer. You can come in now."
He then whispered to Li Jiuhe and the others, "It's Director Xia from the Yuanmeng City Police Department. He must have come after hearing that the hotel had called the police."
A short while later, a middle-aged man in a police uniform strode in, followed by several subordinates.
"They were checking the hotel's security footage outside and found out it was you. There were also several gunshots. After they called the police, someone immediately notified me. How are you now?" Director Xia looked down at Song Zhixing's abdomen.
In reality, Song Zhixing's injuries were only minor. The ant colony's surgery was very precise; his internal organs were not touched at all, only his skin and muscles were damaged.
Song Zhixing shook his head: "It's nothing serious, the injuries aren't severe. Director Xia, we may need a large number of officers to assist us now—"
Before he could finish speaking, Li Jiuhe suddenly reached out and interrupted him.
Li Jiuhe said to Director Xia, "Director Xia, could you please smile?"
Everyone was stunned.
Song Zhixing looked at him in surprise, and Ma Li also looked confused.
Director Xia asked, "Why am I laughing?"
"You don't have to smile." Li Jiuhe pointed at Song Zhixing, "Then give me a puzzled look like you are now, Director Song."
Director Xia shook his head expressionlessly: "This leader from the General Administration, what are you doing—"
"Ma Li!" Li Jiuhe shouted.
Ma Li reacted quickly at this moment. Her ant offspring rushed out from under the sofa. They were no longer ants, but had coalesced into a giant black spider. They pounced on Director Xia, and then their eight legs quickly tightened, holding him firmly.
Li Jiuhe stepped forward, tripped him to the ground, and pressed down on Director Xia's head to examine his right ear.
Nothing was found.
Then they turned his head to the left side to check his left ear.
This scene terrified the police officers behind Director Xia. They took a few steps back, quickly drew their guns from their waists, and were about to aim them at Li Jiuhe.
"As expected!"
At this moment, Li Jiuhe's fingers reached into Director Xia's left ear and pulled out an electronic earpiece that was exactly the same as the one Song Zhixing had just used.
The earplugs were covered with a thin film that resembled the color of human skin, making it difficult to tell at a glance whether he was wearing anything.
With the earplugs placed on the ground, Mali cooperated perfectly, immediately smashing them with an ashtray.
Everyone saw that Director Xia was motionless, as if he had already fainted.
Ma Li said, "That's how it is. When I rescued Director Song just now, he also fainted first, and then woke up after a while."
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Not long after he finished speaking, Director Xia gradually began to wake up. His eyes were dazed as he looked around, wondering why he was there.
At this moment, the expression that Li Jiuhe had asked him to make finally appeared on his face—a face full of confusion.
At the same moment, the giant spider formed from a swarm of ants on Director Xia's body retreated and shrank back under the sofa.
The police officers were stunned by what they saw, but they understood why Li Jiuhe had done that earlier, and everyone quickly put away their guns.
Song Zhixing suddenly realized what was happening, his face showing shame, and he slapped his thigh hard.
"I am guilty! This is my sin! I, the director of the Yuanmeng City Investigation Bureau, actually allowed these bastards to not only control me, but also indirectly control the Investigation Bureau and the police station! If your headquarters had arrived any later, the consequences would have been—"
Li Jiuhe said, "Director Song, don't blame yourself yet. These people dared to take action against the entire Investigation Bureau. This is no simple matter. Even the Spirit Awareness Party wouldn't have dared to do this before. Moreover, there may be even more powerful Sequencers behind this Silent Singer. Otherwise, they couldn't have taken care of you and the police chief without anyone noticing."
According to Li Jiuhe's speculation, the Golden Thread sequence is extremely rare; even among all the investigators in an ordinary municipal investigation bureau, there might not be a single Golden Thread.
Generally, there are the most regular investigators, followed by silver investigators.
As an investigator of the Silver Thread Sequence, he is already a capable individual within the Bureau of Investigation. However, although his sequence rank is high, his sequence ability is not necessarily high; it may only be at the low to advanced level.
For example, Director Song Zhixing might not even be a silver-level individual, but merely a high-level ordinary-level individual.
However, due to his strong management skills, significant contributions to the Bureau of Investigation, and numerous achievements, he was appointed as the Director.
Like Meng Chao, the former traitorous bureau chief of Wangchuan City, he might be a Silver Thread user, but his actual strength might only be between the low-level and advanced Silver Thread level.
Therefore, the person who can secretly control the Yuanmeng City Investigation Bureau and Police Station is very likely to be a Gold Thread like You Hong, and possibly even a Gold Thread who has advanced to a higher level.
But even if the other party is very powerful, it is unbelievable that they would dare to directly attack the Investigation Bureau!
There are perhaps two reasons. First, these guys are too arrogant and fearless. Second, the benefits of controlling Song Zhixing and his group far outweigh the dangers of the act itself.
Based on the current situation, Li Jiuhe guessed that it was the second reason.
"The most important thing now is to take back the compromised Investigation Bureau and take out those guys. We just killed one and captured two on the sixth floor, but we still have no idea how many of them there are or what their purpose is," he said to Song Zhixing.
"Okay, Investigator Li, I will definitely bring the situation under control as soon as possible, and I will follow your instructions!" Song Zhixing stood up, clutching his stomach.
Police Chief Xia's memory began to return at this moment. He vaguely remembered the scene when he was "separated from his body and mind". After listening to the conversation between Song Zhixing and Li Jiuhe, he guessed that he had been ambushed by the evil sequence.
Helped to sit up by two police officers, Chief Xia spoke with difficulty: "Whatever your orders—we'll do it—"
"Start a full-scale investigation now!" Li Jiuhe didn't mince words and immediately gave the order, "Whether it's investigators, police officers, or other staff, check if anyone has an electronic earpiece in their ear, and destroy it immediately if found."
The other officers inside were already checking each other, but none of them were wearing masks.
Actually, this was just a screening method. In fact, Li Jiuhe had guessed that it was impossible for so many people to be controlled by the Silent Singer.
The first reason is that a silent singer may not have the ability to control so many people at the same time. The second reason is that it is completely unnecessary. Controlling only a few key people is enough. This is to accomplish the greatest thing with the least amount of effort.
However, a comprehensive investigation is absolutely necessary.
After all, they didn't know which characters were key.
Aside from those in high positions, could the Silent Singers' desired goals involve some people who are not in high positions?
Another intuitive way to investigate is to see if the person can make facial expressions.
As Li Jiuhe had just confirmed, these guys controlled by the Silent Singer had almost no expression on their faces, making it impossible for him to do anything.
This illustrates a weakness of the silent singer: at most, she can only control these people to speak, but cannot make them make facial expressions.
As for the electronic earpiece that was found, only the wearer can hear it. The low-frequency sound waves that Li Jiuhe and Luo Shuo heard just now actually came from the electronic microphone implanted in Song Zhixing's abdomen.
This microphone is slightly larger than an earpiece; so far, only one has been discovered, so it must have been specifically designed to deal with them.
Now that the silent singer can no longer sing, she can only control the people she wants to control by relying on the voice in the electronic headset that has been playing on a loop.
Soon all the police officers at the scene were checked, and sure enough, only Director Xia was wearing earplugs; the others were normal.
The group then left the hotel, taking the seriously injured silent singer and his accomplices back to the investigation bureau.
The police station deployed special police officers for Song Zhixing's command, while Song Zhixing notified everyone in the station to return to work overnight, regardless of their position or post.
Regardless of what case they were investigating, everyone received an urgent notice to return to the Bureau of Investigation immediately.
Now that the Bureau of Investigation has been secretly infiltrated, it has reached a point of life and death, where everyone's lives are in danger. No case is more important than what is happening now.
During this time, Li Jiuhe and the other two also stayed with them at the Investigation Bureau, and also went to check the temporary containment room set up in the basement of the Investigation Bureau building.
They found that everything was normal there, and You Hong, who had just been arrested, was still being held there obediently.
Soon, all the staff who returned to the Investigation Bureau underwent a check to see if they had been secretly controlled, and the results of the thorough investigation showed that none of them had been compromised.
As dawn approached, the police station informed the investigation bureau of their findings, and they also found no one there.
However, three people from the Investigation Bureau have not returned to their posts: Su Qin and two investigators.
Su Qin's identity had long been suspected by Li Jiuhe and the others, so her not returning was already expected by everyone.
An investigation team had already been ordered to search and investigate Su Qin's home, but Li Jiuhe did not go with them.
He guessed that the real Su Qin was probably already dead, and the current Su Qin was the Moth Woman in disguise. It was impossible for her to still be waiting for them to come and arrest her at Su Qin's house.
As for the other two missing investigators, they cannot be contacted no matter what they do; they left the Investigation Bureau normally yesterday.
It seems that these two were not only controlled by the Silent Singer, but also likely controlled and hidden long after they were exposed.
If these two are no longer of any use, they might be killed on the spot.
However, Li Jiuhe believed that as long as they followed them, they should be able to find important clues.
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