On the day of Qin Wugou's funeral, it was a rare good weather.

The end of the year is approaching, and these days have been cloudy.Being out of the sun can lead to depression.

Fortunately, the sun was out that day.

For the cremation of the funeral home, police officer Fang stayed up late two days in advance to grab the number on the Internet, and only then did he get today's place.

"The funeral parlor has been very busy recently, and there is no time for cremation." Officer Fang said in a low voice. "At the beginning, there were scalpers, and the cremation number of the funeral parlor was sold at a high price. The highest price was tens of thousands..."

Fortunately, it was quickly banned by the police.

The funeral home has set up an online number grabbing applet, which releases 1,000 numbers on time every day at 0:00 am.

This is already the limit of the funeral home in Yijiang City.

1000 numbers, 1000 dead.The funeral home needs to work overtime and burn until the next morning.

Then start at eight o'clock and start a new round.

The stove doesn't stop.

Thanks to the presence of a police officer.

If Officer Fang hadn't been familiar with this process and grabbed the number in advance, Qin Wugou's body might have to lie in the cold morgue of the Administration Bureau for several days.

Officer Fang is actually not very old, in his forties.It is said that there is a son who is a little younger than Jiang Yao.

But in terms of social experience, Police Officer Fang is much richer than young people like Jiang Yaoyiwan.

"That kid from the Qin family..." Officer Fang was about to say something, scratched his head, and changed his words again, "Qin Wuwei is actually quite capable. Although he likes to dress up strangely, and his emotional intelligence is not high, but he is still reliable in doing things."Spectrum."

Most of the younger brother's funeral was arranged by Qin Wuwei himself.

Officer Fang was just helping out.

Qin Wuwei has barely slept these days, and one can't help but worry that he will collapse anytime and anywhere.

He himself said he was used to it.When the administration was short of people, he only slept for an hour or two at most every day.I don't know if it's because of some adaptive mutation in my body, but it's okay if I don't sleep for three or four days.

Just find a flat place and lie down for a while.

Insufficient manpower has been a major problem that the Authority has been unable to solve for a long time.

It takes not only time but also luck to develop a high-level executive.After all, the executor's combat effectiveness cannot be supplemented by pure physical training, but more depends on the degree of talent adaptation and the presence or absence of native talents.

Qin Wugou was able to become the supervisor of the clearing department at such a young age. On the one hand, it was because he handled things properly, and on the other hand, it was also because he had acquired the natural talent of "forgetting" early on.

It's not so easy in the executive department.

The Administration has tried its best to protect the young executors from the system, preventing them from dying in difficult tasks.But the real danger always has to be dealt with.The sacrifice of A-level and S-level executors has always been a hurdle that the Administration cannot overcome.

Among other things, in the last month alone, the Administration has lost two S-level executors, Qing Wu and Andre, one after another.

It's not just a loss for the Authority, it's a loss for all of humanity.

Two S-level executors have fallen, when will the new S-level make up?

To a certain extent, Jiang Yao and Iwan's promotion this time also has this factor.

"Waterless City" is a cross-border cooperative mission.According to the usual practice, if you just survived the mission, you cannot advance.

Jiang Yao and Ivan didn't actually kill the S-level mutants in the mission.

But in the end, the two of them still obtained a battle rank promotion.

There is no way, the Administration is really short of people.

Both Qing Wu and Andre died in battle. If there is a new S-level executor to fill the vacancy, it will be a powerful stimulant for the Global Administration.

... However, the shortage of manpower in the Administration Bureau does not only appear in high-level fields.

The daily ordinary mutant incidents are too numerous to deal with.

In Yijiang City alone, hundreds of bizarre incidents, large and small, have occurred this month.There are mutants in almost everything.

The pre-investigation department and the post-clearance department were already extremely busy, let alone the combat execution department.

Most of the items are mutants that have just fallen from evil.In fact, it is not difficult to kill, the problem is that there are too many.

It is roughly estimated that the number of low-level mutants still active in the streets and alleys is about 30 times the total number of active enforcers of the Administration.

And, it's still growing.

...is the aftermath of the "Ampoule Circulation Incident".

The source has been determined, and it flowed from the Administration.

However, the quantity was huge, and some of the ampoules polluted the city's water pipes.The ampoule itself is a pollutant, which is difficult to be detected by the instrument after being heavily diluted.But long-term exposure will still have an impact on the human body.

Even some elderly people who live at home all year round, just cooking and cooking at home, have undergone mutations.

The peaceful life of many families has been destroyed.There is no peace.

As for the "ampoule circulation incident", it seems that it has a lot to do with Qin Wugou.

Therefore, when everyone came to the funeral home to cremate Qin Wugou's body, looking at the dense crowd outside the funeral home, Police Officer Fang sighed and stopped talking.

——Many, many families were victims of this "tap water pollution incident".

Typical representatives are Ni Genzhong and the woman who keeps a pet dog.

Although Ni Genzhong was rude, he only committed murder and looting after being polluted.

The woman who kept the pet dog was even more innocent.She didn't do anything wrong, she just wanted to get back the big golden retriever that was forcibly taken away by someone.In the end, when they went to the door, not only was her husband beaten to death on the spot, but she was also almost murdered.

As for the big golden retriever, of course he died long ago.

I really don't know how the woman will live in the future, how to get out of this terrible nightmare.

Similar cases have occurred frequently in the near future.

Panic also began to spread among the citizens.All kinds of rumors were rampant, and the Administration had to allocate part of its energy to find ways to conceal it.Lest the truth be exposed and cause mass collapse of the people.

That would really be the end of it.

Qin Wuwei was silent all the way.

When he came to the incinerator, Qin Wuwei pressed the button with his own hands.The body of the biological brother was slowly pushed into the incinerator, and with a bang, the incinerator started.

The fire was blazing.

I don't know how long it has passed, but the staff member said, "Okay."

The stove is on.

When the metal plate was withdrawn again, the remains on it had turned into a pile of white bones.

Burnt and crispy, the air is filled with the smell of barbecue.

very strange.

The staff handed over a small hammer and said: "The family members come and smash the big bones, otherwise it will be difficult to pretend."

Qin Wuwei took it, and gently smashed the big bones that hadn't been burnt: femur, skull, etc.

The bones are roasted crispy, showing a fine white texture.

Jiang Yao was by his side, watching him carefully smashing every big bone, he couldn't tell what it felt like.

"..."

The people in my heart also remained silent.

Since that runaway incident, the person in his heart has obviously become reticent.

Maybe his personality has changed, or maybe...Jiang Yao doesn't need too much guidance from him anymore.

The snow-white bones were smashed into tiny pieces.

Qin Wuwei held the hammer and looked at it carefully several times.Then he handed the hammer back and said, "Okay."

Workers put the ashes into boxes.

A living person who is about 1.8 meters tall turned into a box in the end.

It's pretty heavy in the hand.But that's not because the ashes are heavy, but because the urn is heavy.

The urn Qin Wuwei ordered for his younger brother was engraved with dragon patterns.

Not the traditional Oriental dragon, but the brave and evil dragon in the RPG game Dragon Quest.

The person who buried a dragon was quite surprised by this request at the time, saying that generally only parents of children would ask to engrave cartoon patterns.You, the deceased, are in your twenties, so that's not good.

Qin Wuwei said that he likes this.

The evil dragon spits out scorching breath, and the brave man fights bravely with a sword and shield.

My brother likes it.

Holding the urn, came to the cemetery.Burial.

Everything is very simple.Not many people came to the funeral, which was what Qin Wuwei meant.

Everyone is too busy to spare time.What's more, it's just sealing the box in cement, what's so good about it.

Just having him alone is enough.

In the end, it was Jiang Yao and police officer Fang who accompanied him to seal the cement.

Ivan has gone to perform his mission to monitor Dr. Xu.

Ivan said he was worried that the guy would do some small tricks today.

Cement seals the last gaps.

Qin Wuwei squatted in front of the tombstone, his eyes slowly moved up from the cement ashes, and fell on the sunny smiling face on the tombstone.

"Ivan's Chinese is getting better and better." Qin Wuwei said suddenly.

Jiang Yao also squatted down, hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his hand, went around his back, and patted his other shoulder.

Qin Wuwei turned his head slightly, looked at his hand on his shoulder, and smiled: "You are becoming more and more sensible. Didn't he teach this?"

Jiang Yao: "..."

Indeed not.

This is not an instruction given to him by the person in his heart.

It's just that he himself felt that Qin Wuwei should be hugged at this time, so he did so.

"It's the right thing to do."

The person in my heart also smiled.

"..."

Jiang Yao lowered his eyes.

Inexplicable, there is a strange emotion in my heart.

...

Qin Wugou was buried.

Qin Wuwei also packed up his mood and went to carry out his mission.

The division of labor between the four was clear: Ivan went to watch Dr. Xu, and police officer Fang continued to check Lu Zhi's line.

Jiang Yao was responsible for finding out the truth about Qin Wugou's death, while Qin Wuwei was responsible for tracking down the peer association and the black ball.

In the "Missing Idol" incident, the capitalist revealed before his death that the Peer Association has branches all over the world, of which there are three in China, and a total of twenty-seven in the world.

In addition, the capitalists also mentioned the name of "Lu Zhi".It is said that this person has a very high status, and no one knows where he came from and what his ultimate goal is.

When "Jiang Yao" was interrogating him, he once asked him if "Lu Zhi" had set up the peer association.

Surprising result: no.

The founder of the peer group is someone else.Even capitalists only hear their names and never see their real faces.

I only know that he is a very powerful and powerful evolutionary.Name, identity, nothing is known.

It's ridiculous that the capitalists claim to be noble, but in fact, including those celebrities on the second floor, these people are just the source of funds for the peer association.Not really involved in day-to-day affairs.

After the thorough investigation of the "Missing Idol" case, the international financial community experienced quite a shock.Those "nobles" who appeared to be beautiful on the surface but devoured human flesh secretly were all uprooted by the Administration.

All funds flowing to the Brotherhood have been cut off.Two of the three strongholds in Huaguo were also destroyed.

Qin Wuwei contributed a lot.

In addition, Qin Wuwei also grasped a lot of clues related to the peer association.

He should have thought of something before he thought that the black ball incident had something to do with his peers.It's just that there is no definite evidence in hand.

The last stronghold in Huaguo has not yet been identified.It is speculated that it is in the fifth administrative region, northeast of Huaguo.

Therefore, Qin Wuwei immediately set off to the Fifth Administrative District to further investigate the peer association's stronghold.

At the same time, it maintains close contact with the International Joint Administration to communicate with each other.Find out the truth behind the black ball incident as soon as possible.

...

Qin Wuwei left.

Ivan followed Dr. Xu.

Officer Fang also left to re-study the file.

Everyone around Jiang Yao disappeared, and suddenly he was left alone.

"You still have me."

The voice in my heart sounded.

"You are not alone."

"Yeah." Jiang Yao came out of the cemetery and looked up at the sky.

Lu Zhi.

Lu Zhi was always by his side.

Lu Zhi was always in his heart.

He will never be alone.

"Let's go. Let's start with... the dormitory?"

The person in the heart asks.

ask.

He was asking what Jiang Yao meant.

Jiang Yao said, "Okay."

Passers-by around heard him suddenly making a sound, and all cast doubtful eyes on him.

Jiang Yao doesn't care.

He has been used to it for so many years in the glass enclosure, but he can completely ignore the gazes of passers-by to this degree.

He likes to nod, to use words, to respond clearly to that person's words.

Because that person really exists.

Even if no one can see it, even if no one else can prove it.

But Jiang Yao knew that that person existed.

So he came to a secluded and deserted place, and opened up the space casually.

The destination is—the dormitory that Qin Wugou used during his lifetime.