Too Many Reincarnators? I Bring the National Team to the Field - Chapter 19

He had spent the whole day running errands with Li Wanyun, and had no idea what Sister Sheng had been up to again.

Sheng An said, “I’m looking at the results of the investigation on Song Linwei.”

Hao Jingye immediately sat up straight and asked, “Are there any results?”

“There’s something a little odd,” Sheng An replied, sliding her finger across the screen.

Yesterday, she had ordered an investigation into Song Linwei’s living environment, family situation, relatives, and the people he had interacted with over the past three days.

It was a vast web, covering a lot of information.

But by today, Sheng An had already sorted it out.

Song Linwei’s background was completely clean.

His parents were university professors, both of whom had been rehired after retirement and were still working at the university.

His elder sister and brother-in-law were in business, and their careers were going quite well.

He himself had graduated from one of the country’s top universities with a master’s degree, and now worked in physics research.

The whole family was in Beijing, each busy with their own work.

In addition, Song Linwei had a nephew, sixteen years old, currently in his second year of high school.

According to the investigation, the whole family had good characters.

Song Linwei himself was especially intelligent, always receiving excellent evaluations whether at school or at work.

Their living conditions were middle-class, the family atmosphere was good, and each relative was successful in their own way…

There wasn’t a single flaw to be found.

Furthermore, since posting the thread, Song Linwei had taken leave and stayed at home, not going to work.

During those three days, apart from seeing his family, he remained at home the whole time.

His phone calls were monitored, and nothing unusual was detected.

The people he interacted with over those three days were very few, all clearly listed: delivery drivers, couriers, supermarket clerks… everything was still normal.

In short, according to the investigation, Song Linwei was as normal as anyone could be.

Hao Jingye was surprised. “He seems perfectly normal, Sister Sheng. What do you think is strange?”

Sheng An countered, “What kind of person do you think Song Linwei is?”

Hao Jingye answered without hesitation, “A smart and decent person.”

Smart, because of their encounters and the background check.

Decent, because he posted the doomsday warning to alert everyone.

Sheng An smiled-

“Then let’s reason backwards. If my intuition is right and there’s something wrong with him, but not a single anomaly can be found, doesn’t that mean he’s even smarter than we thought?”

Hao Jingye nodded.

“If that’s the case, why would someone so smart post a thread that, apart from attracting our attention, is almost useless?” Sheng An narrowed her eyes slightly, a meaningful look in her phoenix-shaped eyes.

Hao Jingye: “!!!”

Right, that’s a contradiction.

And you could go further: if Sheng An’s intuition is wrong and there’s nothing wrong with Song Linwei, and he really did encounter ‘Iron Man,’ as a smart researcher, would he post online or report it to the authorities?

-He would report it to the authorities!

He would notify the authorities about ‘Iron Man’ as soon as possible.

Posting online is not something a truly smart person would do.

Hao Jingye drew a sharp breath. “So, if there really is something wrong with Song Linwei, what’s his goal? What exactly is he hiding? If he’s not Iron Man, then who is?”

“The investigation into Song Linwei is still ongoing. Do you know what today’s findings are?” Sheng An asked, teasingly.

Hao Jingye shook his head, his gaze urgent.

Sheng An said, “Before today, his parents, sister and brother-in-law, and nephew were all going to work and school as usual.”

She smiled, her eyes curving like crescent moons. “But today, they all took leave and went home.”

Hao Jingye froze.

After a moment, he thought it through and spoke slowly, “So, he only confirmed the doomsday last night!”

Then, about that post…

Sheng An tilted her head and said softly-

“Yes, the Iron Man who believes in the light must be someone close to him. He’s protecting that person. As for the post…”
“Song Linwei is fishing.”

He’s fishing for people of the nation.

He wants to confirm whether the apocalypse is coming, and to make contact with them, to gather information.

After a while, Hao Jingye slowly let out a breath.

Song Linwei is indeed very clever.

His plan is flawless, but unfortunately, he encountered Sheng An.

Hao Jingye looked at Sheng An, suddenly understanding why the country chose her as one of the heads of the Apocalypse Special Affairs Department.

They believe she can suppress those Deviants.

Sharp, intelligent, terrifying-even without any abilities, she can already handle Deviants.

What if she awakens a powerful ability?

Hao Jingye suddenly felt a bit of anticipation.

*

The Song family.

After a day of processing, the whole family finally accepted the news-the apocalypse is about to arrive.

Song Father’s brows were tightly furrowed, his whole demeanor seeming aged.

Song Mother was equally lost: “How did it become the apocalypse?”

Song Linwei’s sister, Song Linlin, asked him, “Why did you post that thread to attract the country’s attention? What if the country…”

Song Linwei sighed and explained:

“Because I wanted to confirm if the apocalypse is real. It was just an ordinary post; unless the country was already watching, it wouldn’t have attracted any attention at all.

“But the country immediately came knocking, which means they’ve been watching all along. Moreover, they’re not watching for who posts about the apocalypse, but for who is abnormal-the country is searching for people with special abilities!”

Last night, he heard the answer he wanted from the country’s people.

A terrifying, yet expected, answer.

Song Linlin: “So now the country is watching? Will they notice Xiao Xin?”

Song Linwei shook his head, “They shouldn’t. There were no loopholes from start to finish. I only revealed the existence of people with special abilities, not exposed Xiao Xin.”

*

In the car.

Hao Jingye: “Sister Sheng, who do you think it is?”

Sheng An pointed at a name, her expression calm: “Li Xin, Song Linwei’s nephew.”

Her tone was not a guess, but certainty.

*

Song Mother worried: “Your post was too specific, it exposed Xiao Xin’s ability. It’s still too dangerous. You must hide it well from now on, don’t let the country find out.”

Li Xin’s father, Li Huai, shook his head: “The country is searching for people with special abilities. Li Xin doesn’t necessarily have to hide forever.”

If the apocalypse is coming, compared to ordinary people, those with special abilities have a better chance of survival.

Song Linwei agreed: “Exactly. That’s why I pointed out Xiao Xin’s ability in my post. If the apocalypse is coming, then Xiao Xin shouldn’t be the most special, but he’s still very unique.”

He looked toward the closed room, took a deep breath, and said slowly:

“We can use this to negotiate with the country. Of course, it has to be before they discover Xiao Xin. I still need to probe their attitude toward people with special abilities.”

There isn’t much time left-only 19 days.

Song Linlin was a bit worried: “You’re thinking for Xiao Xin, but that kid is lawless and doesn’t listen…”

Song Linwei: “I have to fight for his rights. Xiao Xin is special, so it shouldn’t be too difficult.”

*

Sheng An: “If I’m not mistaken, Song Linwei exposed his nephew’s metal ability in order to negotiate with us, to fight for his nephew’s rights.”

“Then that’s easy to handle.” Hao Jingye pushed up his glasses. “Isn’t it just negotiation? As long as we probe-”

Sheng An interrupted him: “No, no negotiation.”

Hao Jingye was stunned.

Sheng An sneered: “This Deviant wants to negotiate, that one wants to negotiate-who has that much free time? If you enter my department, you’ll do as you’re told.”

She tapped the steering wheel with her hand.

“Let’s go. First, let’s go back and check Xiao Yu’s learning progress. Tomorrow, we’ll go arrest that ‘Iron Man Who Believes in Light.'”

Arrest?!

Hao Jingye’s eyes widened.

This was the first time Sheng An had used that word!