222: Does he want to go to heaven?

For such a person to use top-priority encrypted communication, the matter must be significant.

Qin Zhan's gaze fell on the report's title.

"Urgent Report Regarding the Discovery of Suspected High-Level Abyss Domain Personnel Activity in Linzhou Black Market and Subsequent Handling."

Abyss Domain?

The plastic stick of the lollipop in Qin Zhan's mouth was unconsciously bitten.

He continued to read.

The report was written very "standard" and very "clean."

Zhou Zheng, with his seasoned writing style, described the entire incident as a black market shootout triggered by illegal entrants from the Abyss Domain.

"...The conflicting parties were extremely powerful, causing extensive damage to surveillance equipment at the scene, making it impossible to obtain direct video footage..."

"...Based on the analysis of residual energy at the scene, it is inferred that a powerful individual with 'Annihilation' attributes intervened..."

"...Ultimately, the Abyss Domain personnel were suspected to have been completely eradicated by an unidentified third-party expert during the conflict, leaving no remains..."

"...It is recommended to initially classify the incident as S-level and request military information support to track down the identity of this 'unidentified expert.'"

Qin Zhan read it without a change in expression.

He had seen many such reports; between the lines, they all screamed, "We tried our best" and "This matter is too big for us to handle."

That kid Zhou Zheng was a master at passing the buck.

However, shifting the blame to an "unidentified expert" was indeed the safest way to handle it at present.

Until Qin Zhan's gaze slid to the attachment section of the report.

Attachment 1: "On-site Energy Analysis Report (Error Code 7749)."

Attachment 2: "'Space-Time Echo' Simulation Restoration Failure Report."

Attachment 3: "Preliminary Dossier of Key Individuals Involved (Highly Classified)."

Qin Zhan casually clicked on Attachment 3.

A name popped out.

Lin Yu.

Following it was a long string of insufficient permission prompts, and a private note added by Zhou Zheng using his highest personal authority.

[This individual is significantly related to this S-level incident, but their background is extremely special, and their identity is highly sensitive. It is recommended to temporarily suspend any form of investigation or contact.]

[The evaluation report has been encrypted and sent directly to me.]

Qin Zhan's movements stopped.

Lin Yu?

Why did that name sound so familiar?

He pulled out his call history from his pocket and found the communication from Teacher Gao Zhengguo that he had pinned.

He opened the data for the "special candidate" sent by his teacher.

Name: Lin Yu.

Candidate Number: CE770831.

Qin Zhan projected the two documents into the air, placing them side by side.

On the left was the mysterious monster from Zhou Zheng's report who had caused an S-level incident, eradicated Abyss Domain powerhouses, and was described by a special operations captain as "extremely sensitive."

On the right was the son of a powerful family from Teacher Gao's call, who needed to use connections, be "gilded," and for whom Qin Zhan needed to carefully arrange an "assessment show."

The same person.

...

The sweetness of the lollipop in Qin Zhan's mouth suddenly turned incredibly bitter.

He recalled Zhong Huai's confident and pontificating demeanor a few days ago in that messy modification workshop.

"Gilding, Brother Zhan!"

"Some big shot with immense connections wants their child to take a shortcut!"

"The so-called 'threshold' is just a formality; you have to let him pass, and you have to make him pass spectacularly!"

"Spectacular!"

Two words squeezed out from between Qin Zhan's teeth.

He was referring to Zhong Huai's flawless "gilding" theory.

And also cursing himself.

It turned out that he and Zhong Huai had been wrong from the start.

Ridiculously wrong.

This was probably not gilding at all, damn it.

This, damn it, was a heaven-shaking gamble! A "god-making project" personally orchestrated by a terrifying, hidden hand behind the scenes!

Qin Zhan instantly understood all the key points.

Teacher Gao must have known some inside information, but he dared not speak, nor could he. He could only use this method to throw Lin Yu, this extremely hot potato, into his hands.

He was gambling that he could understand this report, and comprehend the terrifying power involved behind the name Lin Yu.

Connecting this with Zhou Zheng's report.

It was impeccably written, attributing everything to an "unidentified expert."

Yet, the attachment clearly included Lin Yu's dossier, specifically adding the note: "extremely special background, highly sensitive identity."

Zhou Zheng, that old fox, had clearly sensed something. He dared not investigate, nor touch it, and could only use this method to kick the ball to a higher level, which was Qin Zhan.

At the same time, it was also telling Qin Zhan: Boss, I can't afford to offend this person. The higher-ups have kicked him to you, so you handle it.

And this report itself was the most perfect part of the "god-making project"!

Abyss Domain!

A term that is very, very difficult to verify on Blue Star, yet full of persuasive power.

As long as it's linked to these two words, any unreasonable matter becomes reasonable.

An S-level incident report personally endorsed by a special operations captain is enough to silence ninety-nine percent of people.

With this "combat record" as a foundation, would the unprecedented 288-star College Entrance Examination difficulty still seem abrupt?

No, it would only become a legendary embellishment, the beginning of a myth.

And his side had also been communicated with; this high-difficulty College Entrance Examination was just a matter of his word.

What a clever tactic.

Truly a clever tactic.

One layer nested within another, intricately linked.

First, let Lin Yu himself display the tip of the iceberg of his strength, to deter the Linzhou Special Operations Department.

Then, through the Special Operations Department, generate a semi-true, semi-false S-level report and present it to him.

In this way, before Lin Yu participated in the Fangs mission, his dossier already contained an undeniable, glorious combat record of engaging with Abyss Domain powerhouses.

More crucially, after Zhong Huai and he proposed the Abyss Domain plan, this plan was not told to anyone, at least not to any outsiders, yet this report related to the Abyss Domain was so smoothly presented... becoming crucial evidence to support their narrative.

Damn it... sigh.

Such elaborate scheming.

The entire process was a perfect closed loop.

Qin Zhan felt a chill down his spine.

How terrifying must the power of the person who could orchestrate such a grand scheme be? And what were they after?

Was it really just to pave the way for a young man?

How far did they intend to pave it?

To ascend to heaven?

Qin Zhan irritably spat out the lollipop, which was now just a plastic stick.

This water was much deeper than he had imagined.

So deep that he, the captain of the Tusk Squad, felt a little breathless.

No.

This matter must be handled by a professional.

He was a fighter; this kind of intricate power play and scheming was beyond his scope of handling.

If he continued to act on his own conjectures, let alone helping his teacher, he feared he would drag the entire Tusk Squad into an abyss of eternal damnation.

Qin Zhan closed the report and strode out of the training room.

The team members along the way stood at attention and saluted, but they all keenly felt that today, their captain's murderous aura was even heavier than when facing a lord-level monster.