northernbook Chapter 209 Encountering a Beautiful Woman's Scam
Chapter 209 Encountering a Beautiful Woman's Scam
Throughout Liang's upbringing, the father figure was not a blood relative of Liang.
Strictly speaking, he was just one of Ryo's many relatives, or more precisely, Ryo's adoptive father.
Although Liang was still young at that time, she was already a sensible little girl.
No relatives would accept him; the only reason would be due to his own family.
Although his adoptive father did not have any biological children of his own.
But fate's wheel turned unexpectedly, bringing Liang to his side.
From then on, he opened his heart without hesitation and poured all his love into Liang without reservation, truly treating him as his own son.
Whether in the little things of life or at key junctures in his growth, he always accompanied Liang with the responsibility expected of a father, offering care and guidance.
However, everything has two sides.
Under the meticulous care of her adoptive parents, Liang was not spoiled, but gradually developed a strong and independent character.
This personality trait sometimes caused them considerable distress.
Whenever Liang encounters difficulties, he always solves them silently on his own and rarely takes the initiative to seek help from his adoptive parents.
Even when faced with problems beyond her capabilities, Liang gritted her teeth and endured them alone.
This often puts the adoptive parents in a dilemma. On the one hand, they are proud of Liang's resilience, but on the other hand, they are filled with helplessness and distress because they cannot protect Liang from the wind and rain or solve his problems in time.
He often lamented that while this strength and independence were commendable qualities, they also made him feel somewhat powerless and bitter when it came to expressing his fatherly love.
As the call connected, he said into the microphone, "I agree!"
"That school is real. I've said it so many times. The TPC training school admits students through a process overseen and approved by the principal..."
"What, you agreed?"
"That's great, thank you, Dad!"
"I'm getting on the bus now, I'll talk to you later."
Liang hung up the phone with a slightly flushed face. She had never said anything like that before.
The man listened happily, hung up the phone, hummed a song softly, and started the taxi.
I just want to do this
Quietly
fall asleep
This warm feeling
consistent
I can always feel
Now I am immersed in
In that faraway place
in memory
I can hear your voice.
I will return to the distance
总有一天
My distant hometown
That distant night
That star
The night sky is filled with...
This piece of music, though a bit melancholic, is very fitting for the occasion.
He was certainly aware of the risks involved in sending Liang to the TPC training school...
After all, the world is not peaceful...
"Yoru, Lucia." Daigo and Rena greeted them as they appeared.
Lucia went to exchange information with Lina, while Lin Yeming learned about the situation at the scene from Daigo.
"There's nothing unusual. Lina just used the detector to search, and the data is normal."
Others also came over to report what they had discovered.
A vampire urban legend, a series of strange noises, and multiple missing persons reports.
Because Lin Yeming had the Victory Team upgrade the alarm system, residents wouldn't report incidents unless something strange happened.
On the other hand, they would always report anything strange to the Abnormal Situation Investigation Division.
This department is currently nominally under his name, but in practice, its operations are outsourced to the intelligence agency...
Lin Yeming called Ye Rui through the communicator: "Ye Rui, compile a list of the places where abnormal sounds are heard and the places where people keep going missing."
Ye Rui: "No problem, it'll be ready soon."
Horii, who was standing nearby, said, "Why don't we also summarize the abnormalities that occurred in the three groups?"
Lin Yeming agreed.
The report was quickly sent to the communicator.
The map of the incident unfolds, and the three anomalies are marked with dots of different colors.
Each area is marked by three types of light spots: red for missing persons, yellow for unusual sounds, and green for encounters.
Lina looked at the map on the communicator and exclaimed, "It's almost exactly the same."
Lucia glanced at them and said, "This is a bit strange. Are these guys performing some kind of ritual?"
Not far away, Xincheng jogged over: "Yeming, I found this in the grass."
He was holding a flashlight in his hand, and upon closer inspection, there were a few hairs stuck to it.
Daigo asked in surprise, "What is this? It looks like hair?"
Lin Yeming: "We'll know once we take it back and let Horii test it."
Xincheng nodded and asked, "This is also a clue. Should we go straight back now?"
"Next, we need to resolve the issue of that unusual sound."
"If I remember correctly, that device was for testing noise, right?"
Lin Yeming pointed to a device not far away and asked.
The device was labeled "Noise Tester," and the red lettering gleamed with a bloodthirsty light under the moonlight.
Shinjo stepped forward and examined it carefully, saying, "That's right, this is indeed a device used to test noise. However, logically speaking, there shouldn't be such an instrument here, as there are no large machines operating or other sources that could generate high-decibel noise around."
Lin Yeming frowned slightly, pacing around the testing device in thought: "In other words, this device may have been set up recently."
Lucia suddenly thought of something and said, "Then the sound we just made must have been recorded, if we can find it."
Daigo nodded in agreement: "That's very likely. Let's get someone over here right away!"
After thinking for a moment, Lin Yeming said, "We can give it a try. But everyone should be on high alert, just in case."
Soon, a staff member jogged over, wiped his sweat, bowed slightly, and then skillfully operated the tester. After connecting to the port, various data began to appear on the computer screen.
Initially, the data was relatively stable, but soon the values began to rise sharply and then fall rapidly.
"This number is rising abnormally high, far exceeding the normal range for ambient noise." Lina stared at the screen, her expression grave.
The staff packed up their belongings and left quickly.
Lin Yeming coughed lightly and announced that they were going back, but requested that they drive slowly.
Everyone nodded in agreement, asked no further questions, and got into the car, heading towards the headquarters of the Victory Team.
Not long after, they nearly bumped into a passerby, who suddenly collapsed to the ground without warning.
Daigo helped the girl up and said, "Oh, she's a beautiful young lady. She's probably not trying to scam me."
Lin Yeming wanted to cover his face; Daigu was overacting.
However, he could only agree, saying, "Alright, let's take him back for a check-up first. We can't leave him here."