The Devil's Evolution Catalog

Chapter 753: Connecting the Dots

Roughly ten seconds later, the lights disappeared entirely. I could feel the SP around me rise, but only ever so slightly. A mere second later, it vanished, as if those lights never existed.

Zuoqiu Shanmings soul had vanished, scattered to the winds, as some would say And how easygoing can that fellow get? I thought he would at least wait till I got revenge for him before leaving

Meh. Time to put aside that reporter for now. I can just send the video evidence to aunty Xinqing when I have more time. Once thats done, that committee member is doomed.

Now was a rather extraordinary time for Southern Plains; the entire worlds eyes, and perhaps a few other planets as well, were focused on this single city. As long as I released that video to the public, that scoundrel Li would find himself hard-pressed to cover up such a scandal.

Even if the other committee members did not wish to blow this matter up, the other planets would be more than happy to use this opportunity to weaken the Federations position. Regardless of whether it was for their own interests or the planets, those fat cats on the committee had to kick out this scoundrel.

With that little saga over and done with, I led Lixiang and Floater on another search throughout the warehouse of the factory. We ended up finding quite a few useful materials in the end.

Our next task was to find a more reliable base to house the survivors. The defensive systems itself werent an issue, seeing as the system just unlocked a new trump card for me.

The system underwent its usual routine maintenance, then, as expected, new, foreign products were introduced to the Marketplace. Of note was a 50000 point item that could guard against any monster invasion -perfect for building a base.

Bastion Crystal: With this bastion crystal as the core, a single region could be designated as a protected zone. Within this area, any attack under Nine-star will be nullified.

Pricy, to be sure, but since it could be employed multiple times, this was definitely a bargain.

While points might be hard to earn, Southern Plains, as it was now, was a heaven for point farming Sorry, dead people of the city, but its true For my current self, 50000 wasnt that tall of an order anymore. Just strengthening one of the girls bloodlines would set me back 100000.

Points? They arent even an issue for your big brother over here.

Now that the underground factory was swept clean, I summoned my inferno lioness to burn that food processor down to ashes, after which I had them buried.

Even though his ghost was no longer present, which made this series of actions rather unnecessary, but I still wished for his remains to at least receive some measure of dignity. Even if the result was austere, at best

Having done all that, I was now ready to contact aunty Xinqing.

Yo~ Ke, my dearest, what news do you have for me today? It hasnt been that long since you last contacted your aunty, do you miss her that much already?

The moment the holographic screen popped up, the bubbly figure of my aunty Xinqing stood ready to tease me. Although, using bubbly to describe a middle-aged lady like her seemed odd

Aunty Xinqing, weve reached the factory General Rodenas told us about. Like he said, its abandoned, and common sense would dictate that abandoned factories would be empty, am I right?

Ahaha, so its empty then? Sorry about that, Ke, you had to make a trip for nothing Dont worry, someone is going to pay for this transgression. Anyway, its General Rodenas who suggested that you visit the factory, Ke. If you have any complaints, you should take it up with the general. Im sure he would be more than happy to entertain you. After all, the general is no match for our Kes beauty.

Aunty enough with the teasing lets get back to business for a second The factory wasnt completely empty My face immediately darkened at the thought of Zuoqiu Shanmings tragedy. Or maybe it would have been better if the factory was empty

Realising that my expression had turned grim, aunty Xinqing reined in her usual flippant attitude as well. What happened on your side, Ke?

My knuckles turned white from clenching. Something very serious Aunty, Im sure youve heard of Zuoqiu Shanming.

Zuoqiu Shanming? Is that some celebrity? Being a professional shut-in, as known as a researcher, aunty Xinqing did not seem to know of the reporter. Thus, she had to pull up the data herself to have a quick look. Zuoqiu Shanming reporter for the FBS, reported missing five years ago Ke, are you referring to this person?

Yup, thats him. He didnt actually go missing at all. My eyes narrowed. He was murdered.

Murdered? Who was it?

The details are in the video Im sending to you, all the answers are in there as well. I tapped on the screen to upload the video to her, then continued, Once youre done watching the video, I hope that you can upload the video to the web. Im sure there will be opposition, but I want the story of Zuoqiu Shanming to be known to the world.

Oh? Seems like this Zuoqiu Shanming person offended someone powerful.

Quite powerful, hes the most popular running candidate for Chairman. I looked at the holographic image of aunty Xinqing with concern. If this video is released, he should be finished right? I mean, he wont try anything crazy in a fit of desperation?

It will be fine! Aunty Xinqing, however, did not seem to share my apprehension. I could practically hear her leaping for joy on my end as she said, Who wouldve thought that it would be a scandal regarding Committee Member Li. Good, Im sure this video would cause an uproar in the public. This is a great gain for our bureaus reputation!

You have no idea how tense things have been at the bureau, what with the eyes of the entire world on us. Everyone is scared stiff of making a single mistake. Well, now we have Committee Member Li to share the burden with us. Let alone stop it, I want him to suffer more. And besides, our bureau is definitely in a safe spot right now. Even if that worm wants to do anything, he cant

On that front, you dont have to worry, aunty Xinqing. Theres more than enough evidence to convict him. Had it not been for society harping on proof and all that nonsense, I would have already sliced the scumbag into eight pieces.

Naturally, that was just an expression. Not to be taken literally. I couldnt even fly out of Southern Plains right now. Until the safety of the girls had been confirmed, there was no way I would ever take the risk of abandoning them to danger!

Now that I was done reporting to aunty Xinqing, it was time for us to return to the surface. Our mission was over, and what was left was to escort the survivors to the hot springs inn.