"I'll cover whatever losses there are," Gong Qian told Yu Xian, taking on the responsibility directly.
This was her First battle joining the Evil Extermination Squad, and she'd rather take a loss than not do it perfectly.
Besides, she truly didn't lack Merit Points now; her Pangu Blood was compensation for her father's sacrifice, her storage ring was her mother's Relics , and the clothes she wore were a reward from a meritorious deed several years ago.
She lacked nothing now, and having so many merit points saved up was useless; it was better to use them to solve the case.
"Don't be impulsive yet. Let's wait for the potion test report this afternoon. Maybe there will be new clues," Qing Niao said with a smile, calming the two overly anxious individuals.
Zhang Shou also nodded, "That's right, there's also the potion clue. Let's not rush."
"Then let's wait and see," Gong Qian agreed.
Then the four adjourned the meeting, and Yu Xian left the office, instantly returning home.
He walked to the balcony and sat down, basking in the sun while pondering the known clues, all while his fingers manipulated several tiny bubbles to spin continuously.
Compared to when he First gained this ability, he could now skillfully control multiple bubbles to self-spin and rotate in different directions.
The bubble actually had two layers, an outer layer and an inner layer. The outer layer was composed of a spatial energy membrane, and the inner space was composed of the universe's own spatial energy. Both had spatial properties, but the former absolutely belonged to Yu Xian, while the latter was not absolute.
Yu Xian could perceive the difference between the two, but the former was easy to control, while the latter could not be directly manipulated at all, only influenced indirectly.
This was not easy, but with his unremitting efforts, he still made progress.
From the beginning, the bubble's interior had no gravity, then it could have gravity, then the gravity could be inverted, and he could even achieve internal object control.
His goal in practicing this ability was to gain absolute control over the bubble's internal space. Although it was not very useful at present, if he could create a super-giant bubble that could swallow the entire Earth in the future, then the Earth would be completely under his control. This was the value of training this ability.
Afternoon.
Yu Xian was called back to the office by Zhang Shou.
He entered the office, and besides Gong Qian, Qing Niao, and Zhang Shou, there was also a young man in a white lab coat in the room.
"Greetings, officers. I am Level 3 Researcher Lin Yun. I will be reporting the test results to you all today. If there are any shortcomings, please point them out," the researcher said, neither humble nor arrogant.
Gong Qian nodded, "Okay, everyone's here. Please begin your report."
"First, we detected a high concentration of nutrient solution in the unknown liquid in the syringe. This nutrient solution generally needs to be diluted 100 times before it can be safely absorbed by the human body," Lin Yun said, holding the report.
Zhang Shou interjected, "What happens if it's not diluted?"
"Most organisms would explode," Lin Yun replied.
Zhang Shou frowned, "That's not right. Sun Youhu and the others injected it directly last night, and they didn't explode."
"Old Zhang, let Researcher Lin continue," Yu Xian said calmly.
Lin Yun, receiving Yu Xian's signal, continued, "At the same time, this liquid also contains three unknown elements. Because they are discovered for the First time, they are temporarily named Q1, Q2, and Q3. In addition, we also found that this liquid contains almost one-tenth of Alienated Insect clear liquid."
"Alienated Insect clear liquid, what's its relationship with Alienated Insects?" Yu Xian couldn't help but ask after hearing that.
Lin Yun replied, "Alienated Insect clear liquid only exists inside Alienated Insect eggs. It is a liquid with quite peculiar properties. Currently, the professors in Yanjing are still researching it, and its specific function is unknown."
"What do you all think?" Yu Xian looked at Gong Qian and the others and asked.
Qing Niao keenly noticed the hidden anger beneath Yu Xian's calm expression and immediately guessed, "Xian Yu, are you suspecting that the large number of Alienated Insects in Silver City is because someone is deliberately breeding them?"
"Otherwise, where would they get so much Alienated Insect clear liquid?" Yu Xian retorted.
Alienated Insect eggs are very, very tiny, even smaller than grains of rice. And if ten percent of the liquid in a syringe is Alienated Insect clear liquid, how many eggs would that require?
A moment's thought reveals that it would require a massive number of eggs to produce enough Alienated Insect clear liquid.
At this moment, everyone realized the seriousness of the problem. If the Alienated Insect invasion of Silver City was someone's deliberate mischief, then that person absolutely deserved to die a thousand deaths.
"Damn it, if it's really like this, I'll definitely kill them!" Zhang Shou recalled the deaths of his classmates at school and immediately became enraged.
Yu Xian looked at Lin Yun and asked, "Is it possible to synthesize Alienated Insect clear liquid artificially?"
"The possibility is very small. Such liquids involving extraordinary, primitive embryos, and egg fluid elements often have extremely complex origins, and artificial synthesis is almost impossible," Lin Yun shook his head.
However, he then glanced at the data and hesitated, "However, officers, I don't believe the Alienated Insect crisis in Silver City is due to someone deliberately breeding them. It's more likely an accidental leak."
"Why do you say that?" Gong Qian asked.
Lin Yun explained, "Alienated Insects can parasitize not only humans but almost all animals. So why not use more cost-effective insects?
Insects reproduce quickly, have short lifespans, and their eggs also contain Alienated Insect clear liquid. Theoretically, a large number of eggs can be obtained in a short period, which is far cheaper and more efficient than using humans as material."
"That seems right too," Zhang Shou agreed after listening.
Qing Niao said in a deep voice, "Then let's put this topic aside for now. Whether it was intentional or unintentional, we'll know once we find the person. Attacking the Security Bureau itself is a serious crime!"
"Since the potion in the syringe also doesn't provide more clues, let's apply for the River Diagram and Luo Shu," Gong Qian said at this point.
Zhang Shou spoke, "This time I agree to apply for the River Diagram and Luo Shu. I feel this case is not simple. If we can find the maker of the potion, it will definitely be a great achievement."
"I agree too," Qing Niao said.
Yu Xian looked at Lin Yun and asked, "Researcher Lin, is high-concentration nutrient solution expensive, and are there many purchasing channels?"
"Officer Yu, many Alchemists can refine high-concentration nutrient solution. The price is around 300,000 yuan per milliliter, and there are many purchasing channels. It would probably be very difficult to trace the source of the high-concentration nutrient solution in the mysterious liquid," Lin Yun replied.
Yu Xian looked at Gong Qian and said, "Then I also agree to apply for the River Diagram and Luo Shu."
"In that case, officers, I'll take my leave now," Lin Yun said with a slight smile, seeing that there was nothing more for him to do here.
After Lin Yun left, Gong Qian immediately took out her phone to apply for the use of the River Diagram and Luo Shu, but before the application was approved, Minister Yu Lie called First to ask why they were applying for the use of the River Diagram and Luo Shu.
After all, Gong Qian had just joined the Evil Extermination Squad, and it was only her second day!
However, when Gong Qian told Yu Lie how they caught the thief, and then, by following the clues from the thief, discovered that someone might be secretly breeding Alienated Insects and developing mysterious drugs using Alienated Insect eggs as material, Yu Lie was instantly shocked.
Yu Lie also immediately thought that someone might be breeding Alienated Insects, but after Gong Qian finished speaking, he also came to his senses and realized that the possibility of deliberate breeding was small, but the possibility of an Alienated Insect leak was very high.
Regardless, the Silver City Alienated Insect crisis was likely a man-made disaster rather than a natural one, which was enough to draw Yu Lie's high attention.