Chen Chuan took a look at the ID. He had seen someone from this committee before, back in Yangzhi City. The people from the committee had also interfered with the matter regarding Chen Bitong.
Based on what he understood, this committee had great supervisory and inspection power, and they liked having a tight hold over the cases that came into their hands.
“Sorry, but I’m not free now and can’t answer your questions,” Chen Chuan said with sincerity.
“Then, I need to remind you that the National Ad Hoc Special Operations Committee requires all relevant personnel to cooperate without question in cases that threaten the safety of the country,” the committee member said coldly.
“I went to solve the problem on orders from the World Ring Defense System. I’ve already submitted my report to them, so before they give me permission to do so, I can’t reveal any details,” Chen Chuan shot back.
“If you really want to know, you can get my report from them. You’ll find what you want to know there. If you have any further questions, you can then ask me. Once I’m given permission by the World Ring Defense System, I will cooperate with you.”
The other committee member glared at him with animosity. “We’ll get your report, but we need you to tell us certain things. Why are you refusing to cooperate with our investigation? Are you hiding something?”
Chen Chuan swiped his sheath lightly and said calmly, “All I can say is that I can’t tell you.”
When the committee member’s eyes were drawn to the saber, his eyelid twitched. Just as he was about to continue, someone shouted, “Where did you two come from?!”
An emergency response unit in charge of patrol jogged over and pointed their guns at the two committee members. Both of them immediately showed their IDs.
“We’re from the National Ad Hoc Special Operations Committee.”
The emergency response unit didn’t react to that. They kept their guns raised.
What National Ad Hoc Special Operations Committee? They had never heard of such a group.
The leader of the unit didn’t even check the IDs and just said firmly, “We don’t know any National Ad Hoc Special Operations Committee, but we do know that we’re currently on duty, and all unrelated personnel aren’t allowed to interfere. Leave now, or we’ll shoot.”
The committee members’ expressions changed. They were highly intimidating to certain departments, but it was also true that not many low-ranking people knew about them. The bottom-level soldiers would indeed kill them if they did not leave.
Just then, one of the committee members received a call, and a stern voice entered his ears. “Come back.”
He sighed in relief. “Understood, Mr. Chu.”
Then, he said to his companion, “Let’s go.”
Before leaving, though, they cast another glance at Chen Chuan. “Captain Chen, you—”
“Enough talk!” One of the soldiers shoved at him, causing him to stumble.
Frustration burned in him, but when he saw the gun practically shoved in his face, he shut his mouth and left the place. They got chased out by the soldiers.
The leader of the squad turned to Chen Chuan and smiled. “Captain Chen, are you okay?”
“I’m fine. Thank you,” Chen Chuan said.
“No need to thank me. Just rest, Captain Chen. No one’s going to bother you anymore.”
Then, he shouted at his unit. “Hear that?! Keep a closer eye out!”
The soldiers shouted a response.
They had heard that Chen Chuan was the one who killed the active biosentient entity who could knock them out and kill them with just a twitch. Without him, none of them would have left unscathed. Some of them might have even been unlucky enough that their families would have needed to claim compensation from the government.
As for the National Ad Hoc Special Operations Committee? They had never heard of it. Once their leader brought them over, there was no reason for them to cow before them.
Chen Chuan returned to his car and thought of something. If the National Ad Hoc Special Operations Committee could come to him, they might approach his unit too.
He used the car’s channel and contacted his squad members to ask whether they had run into any problems.
Yuan Qiuyuan was the one who answered the call. Everything was normal. They were on their way to deal with a gap that seemed to have stabilized.
Upon hearing that, Chen Chuan nodded and warned them to be careful of the National Ad Hoc Special Operations Committee. If they encountered any problems, they were to immediately hand them over to the World Ring Defense System. They were not to face them head-on.
“Got it. Don’t worry,” Yuan Qiuyuan assured him.
After giving the instructions, Chen Chuan ended the call. He had written the report about the Chen Bitong incident and handed it to the World Ring Defense System after he left the gap.
But Chen Bitong hadn’t worked alone. Multiple parties were tied to the event. It was best to wait for the higher-ups to discuss and decide how to deal with this issue.
Chen Chuan returned his attention to the other world and devouring the pure essence. No one bothered him anymore.
Time ticked by. Since Ferris Wheel had been destroyed, many emergency response units became available, so the government departments had no problems carrying out their tasks over the next ten or so hours.
The Fu-Mu Entity propagated for a total of fifteen times. At around 2 p.m., it finally ended. Practically all the propagated offspring were retrieved or destroyed.
The gaps all over the city vanished one by one, and the insects lost their energy. They fell on the ground like toys.
Chen Chuan felt a clear barrier appear between him and the other world. It also became harder to capture pure essence.
This meant that the Gate to Heaven had closed.
If he hadn’t gained spirit sense, he might have lost all sense of the other world.
But now, he had increased the depth of his mind to a sufficient degree and placed his mark deep in the other world. As long as the gap in the World Ring was open, he could continue devouring pure essence.
There was no telling how long this situation would last, though. The government and companies may have noticed the situation already and started taking action.
Chen Chuan got out of the car and looked up. The gap above was slowly closing up, and the red light was fading away. The sky gradually returned to a pure blue hue, as if nothing ever happened.
Chen Chuan received a message. When he saw that it was Advisor Pei, he answered the call.
“Captain Chen, we finally got through the Fu-Mu Entity’s propagation safety. We thank you for your service. Rest for now. We might have another task for you in a few days, but we’ll tell you the details then.” Advisor Pei sounded relaxed and excited.
“Okay,” Chen Chuan answered.
While the operation only lasted for two days, it felt like a long time had passed. Even so, he didn’t feel tired. He did, however, want to go back, take a shower, drink a warm cup of tea, and sleep.
Before that, though, he needed to give some instructions.