pappabearbooks #465 - Chapter 464 Solution
#465 - Chapter 464 Solution
“Uh… hahaha!”
Luo Shan gave a forced laugh and slapped himself on the head. “I’m making a fool of myself, I’m making a fool of myself. These online entertainment news outlets are using random pictures, making my eyes blurry and my head spin. I'm sorry!”
“I understand. Entertainment news these days is indeed outrageous.” Li Chenqiu stepped out from behind Xiang Nanzhi.
“In the future, if I see any more fake entertainment news like this, I will report it to the relevant departments. But enough about that, you two have come from afar, please come in and sit down!” Luo Shan gestured with his hand.
Li Chenqiu nodded his thanks, stepped into the room, and sat on the sofa with Xiang Nanzhi.
Dong Xin came to the sofa and politely asked, “Would you two like something to drink?”
“Thank you, we're not thirsty.” Li Chenqiu waved his hand in refusal, then turned to look at Luo Shan. “Uncle, what should I call you?”
“Me?” Luo Shan casually pulled up a chair and sat down. “My name is Luo Shan, and I am the captain of this team. You can call me Captain Luo. Don't just stand there, introduce yourselves.”
Hearing this, the others gathered around and introduced themselves.
“I heard from Brother Mo on the way that everyone hasn’t been sleeping much lately, running around to different cities. It must be hard!” Li Chenqiu said with a smile.
“This is our job. The hardship is all because of my lack of ability to solve this problem, causing my team members to run around all day. I'm not a qualified captain!”
Luo Shan shook his head and gave a bitter smile.
“Captain, there’s nothing we can do about it. That black mist is too strange. If it were another team, they wouldn't be able to solve it in a short time. You don't need to blame yourself.”
“If you really feel sorry for us, just give us a paid vacation for a month or two after this mission is over.”
Luo Shan coughed a few times and turned to look at the speaker, his eyes seeming to say, “You’re dreaming.”
Sitting on the sofa, Li Chenqiu glanced at the whiteboard not far away and turned to Luo Shan. “Captain Luo, can you update us on your current progress?”
“Progress?” Luo Shan looked embarrassed and slowly interlaced his fingers. “The progress is not very optimistic. At this stage, we can only use one of our team member's abilities to determine which city the black mist is in. Other than that, we can say that we have gained nothing.”
“The movement of this black mist has no rules at all. The locations where it appears and the targets it locks onto are completely random. We can’t make any advance deployments.” Dong Xin added from the side.
Xiang Nanzhi raised her eyebrows slightly and asked doubtfully, “If that’s the case, what are you doing staying in the room?”
Luo Shan didn't speak, but bent down and took out a flat map of City 132 from under the coffee table and spread it out on top.
Xiang Nanzhi looked down and saw four red circles drawn on the map, far apart from each other.
Luo Shan pointed to the red circle in the west and said, “This is where we are now. Our team members are also in the other red circles.”
“In other words…” Li Chenqiu raised his head. “You are waiting for the black mist to strike?”
“Yes, City 132 has achieved full coverage of urban monitoring. Once the black mist appears, the Special Ability Administration will contact us. The reason for dispersing the team members is to be able to provide timely support.”
Luo Shan explained.
Li Chenqiu glanced at the map. “Is it in time?”
Luo Shan replied in a deep voice, “Sometimes it is, and we can save some people.”
Xiang Nanzhi asked curiously, “Since sometimes you can make it in time, why don’t you just enter the black mist?”
“I would like to do that too, but I don't know why, the location of this black mist is always far away from me. By the time I arrive at the scene, it has already disappeared.”
Luo Shan had a helpless smile on his face.
As soon as he said this, the doubt in Xiang Nanzhi's eyes deepened. “Captain Luo, if you can’t keep up, what about the others…”
Luo Shan slowly said, “The others are too weak. I'm worried that something will happen if they rashly enter the black mist.”
The others present all looked embarrassed when they heard this.
Li Chenqiu's expression was calm and he didn't say anything to criticize them.
Most people are selfish. If ten thousand strangers and a relative or friend were placed in front of them, and they could only choose one side to live, there would definitely be far more people choosing the latter. It’s human nature.
“So the biggest problem now is that Captain Luo can't get there in time when the black mist appears. Am I right?” Li Chenqiu asked.
Luo Shan nodded. “From the time the black mist appears to the time we know the specific location, some time will inevitably be delayed. Plus, the distance is too far, so I basically can't get there in time.
But this problem will be solved soon. I have already applied for support from the Security Administration. As long as the support arrives, we can…”
“There’s no need to make things so complicated.” Li Chenqiu directly interrupted him.
“Huh?”
For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Li Chenqiu.
Luo Shan asked in confusion, “Chenqiu, what do you mean by that?”
“Since the reason Captain Luo can't get there in time is because of untimely notification and the distance is too far, then we can just solve one of them.”
“How do you solve that?” Luo Shan was a little confused.
Li Chenqiu stretched out his left hand and placed it on the table. “It's very simple, just use my Soul Soldier to keep an eye on it.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a wisp of black smoke floated out of the Ember and transformed into a tall humanoid Soul Soldier standing beside him.
In an instant, Dong Xin and the others' eyes lit up, with little stars twinkling in their eyes.
“Is this a Soul Soldier?”
“Red eyes, so cool!”
“Um… can I take a picture and post it on my Moments…”
Luo Shan said angrily, “Enough, is this a place to discuss whether or not to post on Moments?”
Dong Xin shrank her neck and stopped talking.
Luo Shan turned his head and asked in confusion, “I don't quite understand your idea. Can you explain it in detail?”
“Well, I will place my Soul Soldiers in every corner of City 132. As soon as the black mist appears, the Soul Soldier who discovers it will immediately self-destruct. In this way, we can immediately know the location of the black mist.”
Luo Shan raised his hand. “I have a few questions. If I don't hear the explosion, or if I still can't determine the exact location after hearing the explosion, what should I do?
Also, will the sudden explosion scare the black mist away in advance?”
Li Chenqiu smiled. “I will have the nearby Soul Soldiers immediately go to the sky above the location of the black mist after hearing the explosion to mark the specific location of the black mist.
In addition, every two seconds, two more Soul Soldiers will self-destruct. As for whether it will scare the black mist away, I have already considered this.
I can sense the specific location of the Soul Soldiers. As long as a Soul Soldier enters the black mist, no matter where the black mist runs, I will know its location.”
Hearing this, Luo Shan's eyes lit up, and he immediately perked up and straightened his back.