Too Many Reincarnators? I Bring the National Team to the Field - Chapter 14

After Sheng An and Hao Jingye left, Jiang Yu actually wanted to stall for time.

But she was caught by Academician Zhou and the others, dragged off to learn how to drive tractors and other agricultural machinery.

It seemed that the entire Apocalypse Special Affairs Department was very busy.

Jiang Yu had arrived here yesterday, but hadn’t seen a single member of Group A, nor had she run into anyone from Team 0.

-She hadn’t even had a chance to ask Sheng An!

The Apocalypse Special Affairs Department appeared to have few people, but in reality, its coverage was vast.

For example, Jiang Yu herself was tied to the entire agricultural research system behind her. These people weren’t direct members of the Apocalypse Special Affairs Department, but they were still part of it.

Not to mention the nationwide armed forces they could mobilize, and the omnipresent information gathering.

Jiang Yu sat on the tractor, curiously asking, “Where did the people from Group A go? And Team 0, why haven’t I seen any of them?”

Academician Zhou sat beside her, looking at her expressionlessly: “Just focus on driving.”

Jiang Yu: “Teacher Zhou, don’t be so serious. It’s just driving a tractor, what’s so hard-hey, hey-”

She got cocky for a moment and drove the tractor straight into a ditch.

Jiang Yu: “…”

And so, the familiar sound of “Tang Monk chanting scriptures” echoed around her again.

*

There were 20 days left until the Apocalypse.

Sheng An and Hao Jingye had a lot to do. The two were busy with their own tasks while also keeping an eye on Li Wanyun’s side.

Jiang Yu didn’t have much to worry about now.

But things were just beginning for Li Wanyun.

At this moment, Li Wanyun had already gotten off the plane and headed straight to a place where she could buy food supplies.

Not wanting to attract attention, she rented a large truck and drove herself.

But in reality, Li Wanyun was already under their surveillance.

The car she “rented” near the airport had already been fitted with monitoring devices by their people.

On the screen, Li Wanyun’s excitement was hard to hide.

She was a woman whose personality was very different from Jiang Yu’s.

Jiang Yu had a better temper, while Li Wanyun’s name sounded gentle, but she was proud and carried a fierce, murderous look in her eyes.

-This person had seen plenty of blood in her past life.

Sheng An calmly withdrew her gaze.

Beside her, Hao Jingye was sorting through information.

“How’s it going?” Sheng An asked. “Among those who posted the Apocalypse warning yesterday, how many are Aberrant Suspects?”

Deviants didn’t all appear at the same time; every day, the information online had to be screened.

At midnight, the Information Department intercepted anomalies for preliminary screening.

Then, from midnight to 8 a.m., they conducted background checks-the second round of screening.

After these two rounds, not many cases made it to them.

“There were over two hundred people who posted related threads yesterday. After the Information Department screened them, there are nine suspects,” Hao Jingye replied immediately.

Nine wasn’t a lot.

After all, they were just suspects.

The Information Department didn’t want anyone to slip through the cracks; as long as they couldn’t be ruled out 100%, they’d be handed over directly.

Most of the time, none of them turned out to be the real thing.

Sheng An: “Any anomalies?”

Hao Jingye pushed up his glasses and summarized-

“There are two posts that are very strange. One was an Apocalypse warning posted yesterday at an internet café in Dong’an District, accurate down to 21 days later.”

Because of the meteorite news, the world was still calm, but all kinds of rumors kept circulating.

There were plenty of posts speculating about the Apocalypse.

But most could be ruled out with a quick screening-they weren’t Deviants.

But if someone could pinpoint the exact time…

That was definitely suspicious.

-This person was an Aberrant Suspect.

“The other post is even stranger. The poster said he saw Iron Man in his neighborhood, and Iron Man told him-the Apocalypse is coming, so he should stock up quickly.” As he spoke, Hao Jingye’s expression grew very odd.

Maybe it was because the Apocalypse was approaching, as Sheng An’s assistant, he had to deal with all sorts of bizarre information every day.

But today’s was truly hard to describe.

Sheng An nodded, still maintaining her composure:

“What made you pay attention to this post?”

“First, because of the background check on the poster. He’s a rational scientific researcher. Yesterday, he suddenly started stockpiling supplies and was adamant that he saw ‘Iron Man.’ The police interrogated him; his words sounded crazy, but didn’t seem like lies,” Hao Jingye said seriously.

Sheng An understood.

This meant that, whatever had happened, whether true or not, this researcher genuinely believed he had seen ‘Iron Man.’

“If it’s true, it’s possible he’s a Superpower User,” Sheng An concluded.

Iron Man?

A metal-type Superpower User?
Sheng An’s eyes flickered slightly.

Hao Jingye had naturally thought of it as well.

Sheng An: “What’s the second reason for suspicion?”

Hao Jingye continued, “The original poster lives in the same residential complex. Last night, a resident in the complex called the police, saying someone broke into their home and disturbed their child.”

Sheng An looked at him in confusion.

“That family had to go out yesterday, leaving only the child at home. They closed all the doors and windows and locked the door, but when they returned, the child was leaning out of an open window.”

“Did the child open it?” Sheng An asked.

“No, the child couldn’t reach the window. And after checking, it was confirmed that the window was opened from the outside. On the outside windowsill, there was a handprint but no usable fingerprints.”

Hao Jingye took a deep breath and said slowly, “That family lives on the 21st floor of a 32-story building. It’s very difficult to reach their window from above or below. At the same time, the child also claimed to have seen Iron Man.”

Two people in the same residential complex claimed to have seen “Iron Man”?

And a handprint with no usable fingerprints outside the 21st floor window?

It seemed highly suspicious.

“Is there any surveillance footage?”

Hao Jingye shook his head. “No surveillance footage has been captured so far.”

Sheng An frowned.

So, there was no direct evidence.

She seemed to think of something and asked in confusion, “You said the reason they called the police was a break-in. What was stolen?”

Hao Jingye’s expression instantly became odd.

“What was stolen… were a few Ultraman figurines belonging to the child. According to the child, ‘Iron Man’ asked him if he believed in light, then took his figurines.”

What?

Sheng An: “???”

Even someone as calm as her now looked bewildered, her lips twitching, speechless.

If everything was true, then it was an “Iron Man who believes in light”?

After a long silence, Sheng An suddenly said, “What’s the situation with the first person? Investigate further. Let’s first contact the original poster who predicted the apocalypse in 21 days.”

She really didn’t want to investigate the second one.

Hao Jingye was about to speak when a message popped up on his phone.

He glanced at it, then looked at Sheng An with a complicated expression. “Sister Sheng… Team Leader Qiu and the others have already gone to keep an eye on the first one.”

In other words, only the second Deviant was left for them to investigate.

The Iron Man who believes in light…

Sheng An fell silent.

*

Northeast.

After trekking over mountains and rivers, Li Wanyun finally arrived at her destination.

She needed to stockpile a huge amount of supplies, which couldn’t be bought at any wholesale market, nor could she order takeout or shop online.

It was inconvenient and more expensive.

She prided herself on being smart and had come up with the best solution-stockpile directly at the source!

Get the most goods at the lowest price.

When the apocalypse came, what would she have to fear?

However-

Li Wanyun: “What? No grain for sale?!”

She raised her voice in disbelief, “How can there be no grain?! Rice? Flour? Sorghum? Corn? None at all?”

What kind of joke was this!

She had come all this way to buy grain, and there was none?

The private farm owner she found dug at his ear, looking completely calm. “No, it’s all been bought up.”

“Who bought it? It’s all sold?” Li Wanyun stepped forward.

“That’s right.” The owner waved his hand. “The granary is empty, it’s been gone for a while.”

Li Wanyun took a sharp breath.

She asked urgently, “Boss, then where can I buy grain now?”

“If you only need a little, you can get it at the supermarket or wholesale market. If you need a lot, there’s nothing you can do. You can’t buy it anywhere; all the grain has been bought up.”

The owner didn’t want to deal with her anymore, waved his hand, and turned to leave.

Li Wanyun was breathing rapidly, but could only leave as well.

She went to several private farms, state-owned farms, and even tried middlemen and rural households.

But she got the same answer-

No. More. Left.

Li Wanyun was utterly bewildered.

She didn’t understand, “Why? Who bought all the grain?!”

Finally, someone answered her-

“The Grain Bureau. All the grain in the country is dispatched by the Grain Bureau. The grain sent to local supermarkets and middlemen is all from the Grain Bureau.”

Li Wanyun: “…”

She was decisive. Seeing this, she gritted her teeth and headed straight for the livestock farms and slaughterhouses.

If she couldn’t buy grain in bulk directly, then she’d buy meat first!

So, she bought a plane ticket and left immediately.

However-

Li Wanyun jumped up, “What?! If you want to buy more than a ton of meat, you have to get a permit from the Bureau of Industry and Commerce?!”