23: Tang Monk's flesh? Yang Dian: Can I kill him?

“Lao Tian?”

“Lao Tian is in the office, what’s up?”

As he spoke, the sound of footsteps and a door opening came through the Bluetooth.

“Lao Tian, Lao Mo is looking for you.”

Then Yang Dian heard another male voice:

“Hello? Lao Mo? It’s Lao Tian.”

“What do you need me for?”

“Did you find something new that you need me to inform other brother units about?”

Hearing Tian Zhen’s voice, Lin Mo’s cold expression softened slightly.

But due to some suspicion, his tone remained firm and cold:

“Why didn’t you send a notice to other brother units about the infected information Shi Sheng told you?”

“Huh?” Tian Zhen’s voice sounded a bit confused.

A man in his fifties, his voice was as clear as a college student’s:

“I did.”

“I gave all the relevant information to Xiao Tian and asked Xiao Tian to send out the announcement, and also to request support from brother units.”

“What, did something happen?”

Xiao Tian, Tian Zhen’s second daughter, Tian Xin.

Tian Zhen had one son and one daughter.

Following the idiom of ‘Spark passing on from generation to generation’, both Tian Zhen’s eldest son and second daughter worked in the organization.

His eldest son, Tian Guoqiang, joined the Public Security Bureau, and his second daughter, Tian Xin, worked in the Second Brigade of the Special Administration Bureau, which was the information team.

With the idea of handling matters in-house and taking credit in-house,

after receiving Shi Sheng’s message, Tian Zhen immediately handed the task over to Tian Xin.

And due to his trust in Tian Xin, he did not review the announcement Tian Xin published.

After seeing the announcement published, he began to pay attention to the front-line situation.

He truly did not know that the information had not been fully disseminated.

“The information I received did not include that the infected would react defensively when stimulated, and would avoid sources of fire.”

“Also, before I called Lao He, I called your number first.”

“I called three times, and no one answered!”

Tian Zhen fell silent.

He reached into the drawer, but his phone was not in its usual spot.

Who could enter his office and take his phone without him noticing?

Besides his daughter, who else could it be?

As an old hand who had been in the organization for decades,

Tian Zhen had already seen his future at a glance from Lin Mo’s three short sentences.

After a moment of silence, Tian Zhen quietly stood up.

His once straight back now seemed a little hunched:

“I understand.”

“I will give you a satisfactory answer.”

“Beep… beep… beep…”

Listening to the busy signal coming from the Bluetooth after Tian Zhen’s voice faded.

Yang Dian turned to look at the stern-faced Lin Mo:

“Is Captain Tian’s daughter, Tian Xin, problematic?”

Lin Mo exhaled a long breath:

“I don’t know.”

“Check the AI over there. If the information isn’t disseminated within 30 seconds, initiate manual intervention.”

With that, he stomped on the accelerator again, speeding towards Wusi Street amidst the blaring sirens… The distance rapidly decreased with the rapidly whistling sirens.

In a short while, the Public Security car screeched to a halt with a harsh braking sound, stopping in front of the cordon set up by the Public Security Bureau.

Ignoring the reporters holding long and short lenses, and the enthusiastic citizens taking photos and videos with their phones, Lin Mo led Yang Dian past the cordon.

Seeing the two enter the cordon, the Deputy Director of Gulou District Public Security Bureau, who had two bars and three stars on his shoulder, immediately came over to them.

“Director Wang, what’s the situation now?” Upon seeing the person, Lin Mo didn’t waste any time and directly asked:

“Why aren’t you dispersing the crowd?”

“If those infected run out of the building…”

Wang Jian pointed helplessly at the surrounding tall buildings:

“Captain Lin, it’s not that we don’t want to disperse them, it’s that we’re too short-handed. We only have a few people out here…”

Lin Mo sighed and brought the topic back to the original subject:

“What’s the situation inside now?”

Wang Jian shook his head:

“It’s not good.”

“Those infected have no pain, they don’t fear death, they bite anyone they see, and their movements are bizarre, making people very uneasy.”

“This operation is indeed a huge test for our Public Security System.”

“Fortunately, your Second Brigade of the Special Administration Bureau found their weakness of fearing fire not long ago, otherwise, someone would surely have been injured, and we might have even started using firearms.”

Lin Mo fell silent for a moment upon hearing this, not taking up the conversation.

It was Yang Dian, standing nearby, who suddenly thought of something:

“Captain, Director Wang.”

“Under the influence of hormones, the infected can indeed unleash strength far exceeding that of ordinary people.”

“But if we can find fishing nets to net them, perhaps the nets’ restraint could reduce their explosive power and weaken their speed advantage.”

“Just be careful of their tongues after netting them.”

“Their tongues can extend up to a meter away.”

Wang Jian, who was walking towards the building, paused his steps and waved to a Policeman on alert duty nearby:

“Take a few people and drive to the surrounding fishing tackle shops, buy all the fishing nets there.”

After giving out the task, he looked at Yang Dian with admiration:

“This must be Public Security Officer Yang, who recently joined the Special Administration Bureau, right?”

“Indeed, a Genius who awakened his talent at 18 and Cultivated an ancient martial art to Major Achievement.”

“Truly, heroes emerge in youth.”

Yang Dian was stunned.

He truly hadn’t expected that he had only joined the Special Administration Bureau a few days ago, and the Deputy Director of Gulou Public Security Bureau, dozens of kilometers away from Changle Public Security Bureau, already knew his name.

One could only say that he was indeed someone who could rise in the organization.

Each of them was so shrewd… “Director Wang, you flatter me. I just came into contact with the infected earlier than you…”

Before he could finish speaking, the walkie-talkie hanging on Wang Jian’s chest suddenly crackled loudly:

“All units, attention, all units, attention, infected have broken through the blockade and entered the corridor.”

“All units, please note, the infected have broken through the corridor blockade and are rushing towards the first floor.”

“No good, these infected are all crazy, all of them! They suddenly aren’t afraid of fire anymore, they’ve all broken out of the encirclement, they’ve all entered the stairs, they’re rushing downstairs.”

“All units, attention, all units, attention, I’m on the stairs, I’m on the stairs!”

“Those infected didn’t attack me, they bypassed me and rushed directly downstairs, as if something downstairs is attracting them!”

“Brothers downstairs, pay attention to avoid, pay attention to avoid!”

“Director Wang, to prevent the public from being bitten or scratched by the infected, I request the use of thermal weapons, otherwise, we won’t be able to subdue them.”

“They are monsters!”

…Hearing the shouts and screams from the walkie-talkie, and sensing the faint malice emanating from the building towards him, Yang Dian subconsciously touched his earlobe.

Two days ago, his earlobe had just been lashed by He Qing’s tongue once.

At that time, it was exactly like this moment.

What was the difference between those infected suddenly abandoning others to rush downstairs, and He Qing inexplicably leaving the foot bath shop to knock on his door?

‘So, their target is me?’

‘Am I a Tang Monk’s meat now?’

Clenching his fist, Yang Dian immediately bypassed Lin Mo and Wang Jian and walked into the building.

After a couple of steps, he suddenly turned back:

“Captain Lin, if the situation is dangerous, can I kill them?”