My Arms Can Turn into Blades-Chapter 54 - 48: The Source
"This is the cause and effect, the specific anomaly level is unclear for the moment, Kunlun hasn’t issued a warning yet, but it sounds like the level isn’t low."
Si Yujie glanced at the three people and continued: "So be careful... Also, it’s not just the three of you this time, two members from the second squad will go in with you."
"The second squad, Jixing Brigade people... I understand."
Wu You’s expression looked a little strange, but he didn’t say much, just nodded.
"If there’s no issue, let’s head out. The shopping center has stopped operations and is temporarily sealed off."
Si Yujie looked toward the exit: "Be careful on the way."
Wu You nodded, then left the company with Chen Lusi and Xia Panqiu.
Si Yujie watched the three of them leave, withdrew her gaze, and looked forward, the spirit around her overflowed like a veil.
On the other side.
"Ji Xin is another Celestial Strategy in the Celestial Strategy Mansion."
In the elevator.
Wu You specifically explained to Chen Lusi: "She’s considered a very staunch member of the Order Faction internally, which is why she’s willing to send people to help. However, because she’s a staunch Order Faction member, the brigade she governs has always been at odds with our Third Brigade."
"Faction?"
"There’s nothing strange about it; I mentioned before, the Celestial Strategy Mansion doesn’t really operate like a formal organization, but more like a company, so it’s normal to have factional disputes."
Wu You shrugged his shoulders and then walked out of the elevator.
An hour and a half later.
The three arrived at their destination.
Gui Shan District, Xinyong Street, Congfu Shopping Center.
As Si Yujie said, the site was already sealed off, the whole shopping center was empty, and people from the security bureau were standing guard to maintain order on the periphery.
As for outside, there was quite a crowd of onlookers.
But the scene couldn’t be described as panic; the onlookers seemed rather excited...
Wu You found a spot to park the car, then led Chen Lusi and Xia Panqiu towards the shopping center.
Of course, they didn’t brazenly walk through the main entrance, but instead went around to the back door of the shopping center’s main building.
"If we were to stroll in wearing casual clothes, there would be related urban legends by nightfall. So when encountering legends that activate in the city, we always enter through the back door."
Wu You explained as he showed his badge to a security bureau officer.
Chen Lusi didn’t respond, her attention was all on the badge in his hand.
It was a rectangular badge the size of a lighter, looking quite new, with a small ’Xia’ character written at the top.
The officer in charge of the guard took a glance at the badge, then cast a peculiar look at Wu You before stepping aside.
Wu You put away the badge, then lifted the ’No Entry’ caution tape, leading Chen Lusi and Xia Panqiu to the back door.
Pushing the door open.
Three figures came into view.
A square-faced, stern-looking policeman.
A young man with a round face wearing a khaki checkered shirt jacket even in the hot weather.
A middle-aged man with a fierce expression between his brows, wearing vintage tortoiseshell glasses.
The three turned their heads.
"Wu You?"
The square-faced policeman spoke first, introducing himself: "Hello, I am Peng Wanyong."
"Hello, thank you for your trouble."
Wu You politely shook hands with him, then turned his gaze to the two behind him: "It’s been a while, Jin Yi, Tian Wencheng."
"Thanks for your grand presence, anyone who didn’t know would think this was our city to manage."
The middle-aged man wearing vintage tortoiseshell glasses smirked with a hint of sarcasm.
"Oh, Jin Yi... don’t say it so harshly, I’m just following orders; without orders from above, I can’t act on my own either."
Wu You was well prepared for this, jokingly saying: "Come on, let me introduce the new recruit to you."
He pulled Chen Lusi over and introduced: "This is the new member of the odd-job squad."
Then, he pointed to the two opposite, introducing to Chen Lusi: "The one wearing glasses is Jin Yi, the one afraid of the cold is Tian Wencheng, both are our Celestial Strategy Mansion’s pillars."
Chen Lusi nodded to them, then said: "Chen Lusi."
"A newcomer?"
Jin Yi raised an eyebrow at the mention, looking at Wu You: "Wu You, you really don’t care about other people’s lives, huh? Bringing a newcomer to a place with an unconfirmed anomaly level? Maybe you won’t feel much if something happens because you’re not their parent, right?"
"Don’t make it sound so bad, makes me sound like some heinous villain."
Wu You’s lips twitched: "Don’t worry, this one isn’t purely new, there’s still some experience."
"Better not listen to them, your life is your own. After legends activate, low-level threats are almost non-existent, but if the level goes up, it’s the most troublesome type."
Jin Yi, upon hearing this, bypassed Wu You directly, addressing Chen Lusi: "This time, with an unconfirmed level, I don’t recommend you go."
"..."
Chen Lusi was somewhat surprised, although Jin Yi’s tone was blunt and his demeanor rough, his words unmistakably expressed concern.
This was somewhat different from what he had imagined.
However... Chen Lusi thought for a moment and replied: "Thank you, but I would rather go together."
Jin Yi frowned, wanting to say more.
"Old Jin, don’t interfere in others’ affairs."
At this moment.
The man wearing the khaki checkered shirt jacket, Tian Wencheng, suddenly spoke out, interrupting Jin Yi.
Jin Yi turned to look at him, realized something, and fell silent.
After a brief silence.
"Are we clear to go in?"
The policeman named Peng Wanyong asked as he looked around: "The corpses downstairs are still hanging, and the families are waiting."
"...Let’s go."
Jin Yi turned around immediately upon hearing this, taking the lead inside.
The others followed closely behind.
Chen Lusi lingered at the back.
The group filed in, entering the main building.
This shopping center’s main building was quite large, including shopping, dining, leisure, entertainment, tourism, social, and cultural functions.
The ground floor, serving as the facade, had the lowest space utilization rate. In the emptiness, walking through it, one would always feel an inexplicable chill at the back.
Beyond the ground floor, reaching the underground, this feeling intensified.
Especially upon seeing those five corpses.
In the quiet, empty underground storage level, a long corridor lined with doors, for outsiders, without opening them, it was unknown what lay inside.
And right in the center of the corridor, hanging in midair, five people were lined up, suspended from the pipes on the ceiling.
The bulging eyes, the faces full of tears and snot in pain, the slightly extended tongues...
Everything seemed to narrate their agony before death.
Rustling—
Uncertain if due to the wind or something else.
Just as Chen Lusi and the others stepped into the corridor.
The five suspended corpses swayed side to side.
Like a candle flickering in the wind.
The amplitude was small.
But the visual impact was intense.
"..."
It was Chen Lusi’s first time witnessing such a scene, causing a pause in his steps and some discomfort.
"We haven’t touched the corpses yet."
Peng Wanyong from the security bureau stated calmly: "The rest is up to you, thank you."
"Alright."
Jin Yi nodded in response, then looked at Wu You to confirm: "Have we entered the Anomaly Realm?"
"No, at least not in my sensing." Wu You shook his head solemnly.
"Then that proves this isn’t the source."
Jin Yi pondered for a moment, then turned to Peng Wanyong and asked: "An hour ago, the person who claimed to see someone hanging, do we know which specific room it was?"
Peng Wanyong replied: "The person mentioned only seeing it in an underground room, but due to being excessively frightened, couldn’t recall the specific room."
"..."
Jin Yi fell silent for a moment, then turned toward the end of the corridor, softly saying: "That means we’ll have to check each room one by one."
