hsntnovel Chapter 146 Who is the Thief?
Chapter 146 Who is the Thief?
"His corpse? It has this effect?" Feng Tian and A Zhu asked in unison.
Those present, unaware of the full story, were greatly shocked upon hearing such a horrifying tale for the first time.
Li Can and the others didn't want it to be like this either, but after countless experiments in the third act of [The Mirror of the Past], only Xiao Guai's body could achieve the desired effect.
Whether he's a living monster or dead.
This has led to the problem we are facing now.
Is it really worth sacrificing the corpse of a dead person to save the lives of everyone in the city?
In the choice between the two options, everyone knew the answer all along.
"Yes, only him." This time it was Yang Mo's turn to answer.
A deathly silence filled the room. After a long while, A-Zhu picked up the drawings on the table, pointed to a detail, and asked:
"All the devices must be tamped down with solid earth elements. This requires a lot of experimentation to ensure that they will not fall off unexpectedly when actually used."
"Given our current research capabilities, this might not be feasible. Do you have any good solutions?"
Li Can was prepared and handed the test tube of golden energy to him, holding it firmly. "This will do. One drop is enough to stabilize it. You can also dilute it with water. It works very well."
Seeing this, Yang Mo and the others also took out their "stock" from their respective means and put them on the table.
Azhu was surrounded by test tubes shimmering with golden light. He was so trusted that he suddenly had the right to use four tubes of golden energy, and he was somewhat flattered.
But he was only surprised for a moment, and then he made a firm promise: "Please rest assured, everyone. With such precious energy brought by you, I will definitely give 100% effort to develop it."
Ah Zhu is an expert in this field, and she was the person Li Can had thought of long ago in this matter.
Entrusting it to him will not only prevent mistakes, but will also allow his plans to reach unprecedented heights.
Each person has their own area of expertise and specialization.
If Li Can were to manufacture the device himself, he would still be lacking in skill.
Whether it will succeed in the future is hard to say.
"Then I'll take my men and head out first. There's no time to lose. I'll start the research and development right now." A-Zhu pushed up her glasses, which had slipped down her nose, and looked at Yang Mo.
"Now that you're back, the rest is up to you and Feng Tian. We have all the right people and resources now, so we'll get through this."
After patting Yang Mo on the shoulder, A Zhu carefully tucked the blueprints into her pocket and led a group of people to relocate the site.
Not long after he left, Feng Tian pondered for a moment, then looked up at Yang Mo, and turned to look around at everyone around her.
"Alright, let's not beat around the bush. Let's talk about the old city lord's corpse. How did you know that his body could transform into dark particles?"
"As far as I know, you had already been missing for a long time when the dark particles fell from the rift in the upper city's barrier..."
Yang Mo said helplessly, "This is what I mean by 'it's a long story,' so let's not go into it for now. You can choose to believe it or not. We don't need to lie about this."
"We all live in the same world. If an accident happens, are we all going to be buried together?"
"And also, Feng Tian, I haven't been gone long, and you're already questioning me like this?"
Yang Mo's words carried a hint of anger. Now that he had come out, Feng Tian was clearly distrustful and distant towards him.
Unbeknownst to him, his status and position had been reversed, which made him feel uncomfortable.
This subtle atmosphere was not only noticed by him, but also by everyone present to some extent; however, no one brought it up at that moment.
Feng Tian was surprised, and Yang Mo directly punctured this bubble.
She simply smoothed out the fragments with one hand, smiled, and wore the same smile as before.
"Yang Mo, you need to know that it was you who was irresponsible and left me with a mess at the most critical moment. Now that you're back, what can you do? You can't even handle a few questions from me?"
"Look at your current dejected state. Where is your former vigor? Do you still care about our organization?"
"Alright, I won't say more. You understand. I'll take you to retrieve the body. We can't delay Ah Zhu's progress."
"Developing such a small device won't take him long."
Yang Mo was momentarily provoked by Feng Tian's words, and the veins on his forehead bulged slightly.
But after holding it in for a long time, he still couldn't say anything. Instead, Shen Yuan stepped forward to block him.
"You know about the situation where you were sucked into the mirror, you were clearly there too, Feng Tian, don't talk like that, okay? Everyone was helpless, we've been through too much lately..."
"You guys?" Feng Tian waved her hand, took a step back, took out a bunch of keys from the mech bay, and looked the group up and down.
"I will be careful."
She strode forward, leading the way, and began to speak:
"When the entire Upper Town began to flee, we had already moved his body here in advance, intending to find a safe place to bury him."
"But now it seems there's no time for rest..."
The atmosphere between them was strange; the tension between them came and went quickly.
The four followed the direction Feng Tian led, from a corner of the courtyard of the Baijie Hotel, to a cave that had been dug out at some point, and walked down the rough steps.
The closer you get to the platform below, the lower the temperature becomes, giving you goosebumps all over your body.
Everyone silently wrapped their coats tighter around themselves.
Li Can and Li Lan stood together, walking at the back of the crowd.
He truly didn't expect that Feng Tian and her group would not only take over the Baijie Hotel, but also create new space here so quickly.
"We're here, this is it. Take a look at how to dismember the body to make the best use of it..." Feng Tian said as she walked, turning on the light on the chest of the mecha for illumination.
She froze when she shone the light onto the ice coffin in the very center of the underground cave.
Li Can followed behind, and hurriedly strode forward with Li Lan, only to be stunned by what he saw.
In the rounded underground caverns that had been artificially carved out, the lid of the ice coffin had been lifted, and the bed was empty; there was no trace of the old city lord's body.
The air in the underground space was already thin, and at this moment it felt even more suffocating.
Only the sound of the engine continuously starting and working, the refrigeration equipment, remained in place.
It was as if they were constantly being reminded that the old city lord's body had gone missing.
"Impossible! Very few people know that we left his body here. Who stole it... no, why would they steal a body?" Feng Tian's tense nerves, strained from days of intense work, finally snapped.
She staggered and fell to the ground, not caring whether the place was dirty or not.
Upon seeing this, Shen Yuan and Li Lan quickly ran forward, one on each side, to help her up.
Li Can and Yang Mo immediately began examining the footprints and clues at the scene.
"Don't move, stay where you are!" Li Can shouted urgently.