Chapter 423 - 372: When the Town Martial Department Acts, Why Explain?
Chapter 423: Chapter 372: When the Town Martial Department Acts, Why Explain?
They stepped into the room.
An overpowering, foul stench assaulted them.
Piles of trash were stacked in every corner.
There was hardly even room to stand.
However, under the Old Beggar’s guidance, Lin Yi followed him forward.
They came to a stop before a cabinet.
The Old Beggar then turned and smiled at Lin Yi.
He reached out and twisted the cabinet’s handle.
The next moment, a RUMBLING sound came from within the cabinet.
After the noise stopped,
the Old Beggar opened the cabinet door.
Inside, a pitch-black opening was revealed.
"Lord General, after you!"
Lin Yi nodded and followed the Old Beggar inside.
It was a staircase that extended downwards.
It was a good twenty-some meters long.
After they descended the steps,
they found themselves in a long corridor.
Sconces lined both sides of the corridor, and the light gradually grew much brighter.
The Old Beggar walked ahead, stopping every ten meters or so to open a door on the side.
"These are the resting areas for the Town Martial Department’s intelligence personnel!"
"This is the dormitory..."
"And these two rooms are recreation areas. Got to have a work-life balance, you know!"
The Old Beggar introduced the environment and layout of the place to Lin Yi.
Lin Yi nodded repeatedly as he followed.
’I have to admit, the facilities and amenities are incredibly comprehensive. They’ve thought of everything.’
Even the drinking water and restrooms were meticulously arranged.
You could work here without ever needing to go outside; everything was taken care of.
Upon reaching the end of the corridor, the Old Beggar pushed open a pair of large doors.
Instantly, a bright light streamed in.
It was a high-tech hall filled with all sorts of computers.
Several staff members were all seated at their computers, their keyboards CLACKING furiously.
The computer screens showed surveillance feeds from all over Xinghai City.
"Lord General, from here, we can see a complete picture of all of Xinghai City!"
"Every street, every alley, is covered by satellites, monitoring Xinghai City’s every move in real-time!"
After the Old Beggar finished his introduction,
he called over a few staff members to give Lin Yi a personal demonstration.
It was only then that Lin Yi understood.
’They monitor the entirety of Xinghai City... Doesn’t that mean everyone’s daily life is under their watch?’
’That means they saw everything, including all the times I went out Demon Hunting at night.’
"First, tell me about the breeding grounds and feeding grounds related to the Blood Handprint."
"How many are there in Xinghai City in total?"
Hearing this, the Old Beggar nodded quickly.
He led Lin Yi toward a nearby office.
Once inside, they found it was like a small conference room.
The Old Beggar pressed a button.
Soon, a screen slowly rose from the middle of the conference table.
The Old Beggar turned it on, revealing a map of the entire Xinghai City.
"Lord General, ever since we received the order,
we’ve been searching all of Xinghai City for the locations of the Blood Handprint’s breeding grounds and feeding grounds!"
"There is one breeding ground, located in this factory!"
"It’s an abandoned factory, but it was bought out three years ago!"
"The strange thing is, after the factory was bought, it wasn’t rebuilt or put into production. It remained abandoned until about half a year ago!"
"That’s when it slowly started to change, mainly focusing on furniture production!"
"Later, our people went to investigate and discovered something fishy!"
"This is the Blood Handprint’s breeding ground in Xinghai City!"
"The surface level is a furniture factory, but they have two basement levels where all the demonic beasts are raised!"
"Every night, they release some of the demonic beasts to go out into the city and wreak havoc!"
"Before dawn, those demonic beasts return to the factory on their own!"
"Besides that, there are also three feeding grounds, located here, here, and here..."
As the Old Beggar pointed out the locations of the three feeding grounds on the map,
Lin Yi noticed that one of them was surprisingly close to his old high school.
The other two were also not far from other high schools.
Lin Yi’s brows furrowed as he said, "It seems these people, for their own convenience, deliberately built the feeding grounds near schools to make it easier to abduct people!"
The Old Beggar nodded. "Exactly. We’ve even investigated and found that some people at the schools are colluding with them!"
"They help them funnel students to the feeding grounds..."
Hearing this, a cold glint flashed in Lin Yi’s eyes.
"Those animals... Didn’t any of the students’ parents report it?" Lin Yi turned and asked.
The Old Beggar nodded. "Lord General, you came from the Old District yourself!"
"The Martial Arts Police Station here is completely useless. When those parents go to file a report, no one will even take the case.
There’s no difference between reporting it and not reporting it!"
"They’re just sent home with a few simple words to wait for news!"
"Otherwise, you wouldn’t see so many missing person posters all over the streets..."
Lin Yi nodded. The Public Security Bureau in the Old District was indeed like that.
They weren’t about to risk their own lives for just anyone.
Otherwise, you wouldn’t see a single Public Security Bureau officer out at night.