I write obituaries for the gods.

Chapter 44 A Desperate Struggle

In the director's office on the 50th floor, by the floor-to-ceiling window, Hua Molan gazed at the azure skyline, a rarity in the rain capital, but her face was full of worry.

She turned around, gave Jiang Zhengge a disapproving look as he sipped his coffee at the table, and said in a low voice:

"Jiang Zhengge, I emphasized last night that the investigation into Captain England should wait until things calm down."

"There was no investigation. Didn't he give himself away?" Jiang Zhengge shrugged. "He slipped up, so I'm sticking to it. Is that okay?"

"There's a problem. This concerns the ecological balance," Hua Molan sighed softly. "Pressing like this will only force the foundation into a corner."

"Isn't that a good thing?" Jiang Zhengge smiled. "The foundation prides itself on being the cornerstone of Yudu. How have they managed all these years? Now we can suddenly put their arrogance to a halt. Isn't that a good thing?"

"Anyway, I'm putting my words here. We can't start a war of words right now," Hua Molan frowned. "Now, get out. If you don't get out, I'll throw coffee at you and let you drink your fill."

"..."

Five minutes later, Jiang Zhengge scratched his head and walked out of the director's office.

He didn't rush to leave, but lingered by the window, lit a cigarette, and looked down at the rain-soaked city from the fiftieth floor.

"A cornered beast's struggle," Jiang Zhengge chuckled lightly, "a newcomer arrived, and now even the rainy season is about to change?"

He suddenly felt that fate was a very strange thing: Lin Chen was just dragged into the situation without knowing why, but he had disrupted the binary balance that had existed in Yudu for so long.

The extent of the changes was so great that even Hua Molan, known for her radicalism, became conservative.

If the investigation bureau can't win a media war, then find a partner.

Jiang Zhengge took out his phone and searched for names in the files.

He quickly identified the partner he had previously selected:

Shen Xuanyi, interim director of United Concrete Group.

"Let's observe for a few days, and then let the young people get involved," he muttered.

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After the topic ended, Lin Chen and Professor Jürgen talked a lot, from things like spectroscopy to their views on the current situation.

"There's going to be a lot of commotion in the rainy season," Professor Jürgen said. "The peaceful days are numbered."

Before they knew it, it was noon. Professor Jürgen glanced at his watch and said he still had a project to deal with, so he asked Lin Chen to come and pick up the Azure Crystal later.

Before leaving, Lin Chen asked Professor Jürgen one last question:

"Professor, if psychic beings are the product of anomalous entities and human resonance, then..."

"Where is the demigod?"

Upon hearing this question, Professor Jürgen paused for a moment and put the experimental equipment he had picked up back down.

"Demigods do indeed possess azure energy within their bodies, but unlike those who have awakened spiritual awareness and need to replenish it with azure factors, they generate azure energy naturally within their bodies, and it is almost inexhaustible, much like a physical being."

"So, compared to humans, demigods are more like anomalous entities?"

Lin Chen nodded, then asked again:

"Do you believe that demigods can be artificially created?"

"At least for now, it's hard to imagine that even a Spirit Awakener would be eroded and collapse if injected with too much Azure Energy," Professor Jürgen shook his head. "Moreover, almost no one has done any related research. After all, the identity of a demigod from outer space is a consensus."

"..."

Lin Chen went to the cafeteria, where he found Li Zhanyi. The two had lunch together and then returned to the office of the First Department.

As Lin Chen walked down the company corridor, he clearly felt that he was being stared at all times, as if everyone had recognized him overnight.

"I already told you, you're an action star," Li Zhanyi blinked, "I heard that Lucy bragged about you a lot last night when she was drinking, saying you were some kind of John Wick, Leon S. Kennedy or something..."

"It can't be that exaggerated, right..." Lin Chen said, feeling embarrassed.

"She likes to talk nonsense when she's drunk, there's nothing I can do about it. She even said before that I was a fairy descended from heaven, and that my looks surpassed 99.999% of carbon-based life forms in the world..."

Hmm... that doesn't seem like an exaggeration.

Lin Chen spent the afternoon under this debuff of being the center of attention.

Section Chief Jiang didn't assign any tasks, so he had nothing to do and could only slack off at his workstation, looking at the abnormal entities in the database and learning about some past anomalous events.

At first, Lin Chen felt a little nervous, always feeling that he would be called out at any moment and then be assigned to various dangerous missions.

This tension lasted for a week.

Nothing happened for a whole week. The closest Lin Chen ever came to the smoke of battle was when he went to the shooting range with Li Zhanyi.

Sometimes he would enjoy his leisure time at his workstation, and sometimes he would step into the atmosphere of their complaints when he passed by the Second Department's office on his way to the restroom.

Suddenly I understand why Section Chief Marcus was being so arrogant...

"..."

Within a week, Lin Chen kept an eye on the streaming media: the incident of Optimus Prime's death had gradually subsided, and online discussions began about various deeds of "Captain England".

This made Lin Chen feel a little sad. Just a week ago, Qingtian was the star of Yudu and the focus that the foundation was trying to cultivate.

Even the fact that he killed an entire Foundation squad during a live stream was erased by his lie that he "fell into despair due to guilt and injury."

As the controversies surrounding Qingtian faded, he was gradually forgotten by the public, like a popcorn movie that had finished its run.

After being idle for too long, Lin Chen felt he couldn't stand it anymore.

He saw people praising the "British Captain" for his bravery online, and the image of his face that day kept flashing through his mind.

Just when he finally couldn't resist going to find Section Chief Jiang, Section Chief Jiang took the initiative to find him.

"Ahem, let's have a meeting."

In front of the information board, Section Chief Jiang clapped his hands.

Li Zhanyi is in class at the university today, so only Lin Chen and Lucy are at the meeting.

"The case of Captain England can move forward. I've contacted my partner and confirmed that I'll be meeting her this afternoon."

Upon hearing this, Lucy turned and left.

"Let the children go; call me when they've started."

So, only Lin Chen remained by the information board.

Jiang Zhengge handed the documents in his hand to Lin Chen with a smile and said:

"This is a task really suitable for beginners. You just need to find our partner and get some information from her."

Lin Chen glanced at the file in his hand: the photo showed a beautiful professional woman with a cold expression and a hint of arrogance in her eyes, with a beauty mark at the corner of her eye.

Her name was written on the side: Shen Xuanyi.

"This is Shen Xuanyi, the daughter of the chairman of United Concrete Group," Jiang Zhengge introduced to Lin Chen. "After the media storm surrounding the Tiejiao Bridge incident, her father, Shen Tianhu, has been imprisoned and is under investigation. She is struggling to keep United Concrete Group afloat."

"Our cautious director does not allow the Investigation Bureau to initiate a media war against the Foundation, but I think Ms. Shen Xuanyi would be happy to do it for us."

"After all, according to the bureau chief..."

"She'll fight like a cornered beast."

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