"Team leader..." The little demon girl hadn't expected to shoulder such a weighty responsibility, her eyes reddening slightly. "Please, don't any of you get into trouble... At the very least, you and Puppet, okay? I'm afraid I can't handle it..."

Marcus placed a large hand on her shoulder. "I trust you!"

After comforting the little demon girl, Marcus prepared to enter the underground world with two veteran team members.

Meanwhile, Director Mei was briefing the head of the Action Group, "Here, here, and here... these are all the known exits of the 'Gods' Poison' underground world. Station people at these exits around the clock. Arrest anyone suspicious emerging!"

"But be careful; they might be professionals. If the situation becomes critical, call for backup immediately."

"Yes!"

Director Mei didn't station professionals at every exit because there were over thirty of them, and the sub-branch simply couldn't spare that many.

Moreover, the person fleeing would most likely not use these public exits but would choose some newly dug, private ones.

So, whether they could find that person depended largely on Marcus and his team.

Silver Eagle whispered to Marcus, "You didn't let Selena go. She must be furious."

Marcus revealed the real reason: "That girl's parents only have her."

Puppet sounded surprised. "But I heard you tell her..."

Marcus chuckled. "That unreliable little girl? I wouldn't pick her as my successor. What would she lead the team to do? Go out partying all night?"

The three of them checked their equipment one last time. Then, Marcus tested the communication link with Director Mei again to ensure everything was working. Silver Eagle pulled open the cover panel, and they entered one by one.

Mei Lixue approached Chen Gu and the others. "Go back and rest. Get a good night's sleep. When the critical moment arrives, we'll need you to step up."

Chen Gu knew Mei Lixue had created this opportunity for him to leave the main group and quickly meet up with Gorilla and his team.

Everyone went their separate ways.

On the way, Chen Gu contacted Gorilla, who said, "We haven't disturbed them yet. Wait for you to join us. With the three of us working together, we'll have a much better chance of success. This thing is too important; we must ensure it's foolproof."

This was the agreed-upon plan: at least two of the four parties involved had to be present to ensure no single party could monopolize the remains.

Chen Gu's car left 'Gods' Poison'. After making a detour to get out of public sight, he confirmed no one suspicious was secretly monitoring him, then circled back.

However, en route, he detoured to a storage locker and retrieved the super life remains he had purchased.

When he got his hands on it, Chen Gu almost swore at 'Steam Locomotive'. What a con artist!

The holographic photo made it look as large as a watermelon, but in his hand, it was only the size of an egg!

"This tiny piece for fifty million?" Chen Gu gritted his teeth. He tucked it away for the moment. There's no time to deal with this now. I'll test it later. If it doesn't help my body, I'm definitely getting a refund from that guy.

Chen Gu's maglev car entered the commercial district adjacent to 'Gods' Poison', and he checked into a hotel.

Chen Gu rented a room and patiently waited for nightfall before slipping out the window.

「...」

Marcel suddenly received a call from Gascolin, the director of the Second Office. "Gao Mengjiu and Man Suling have disappeared together!"

"And Chen Gu hasn't gone home either! No one knows where he is!"

Ever since the last 'True Knowledge Sin' incident, Gascolin had kept these three individuals under covert surveillance.

Marcel, however, had no time for this. "I'm in the middle of an urgent operation. You handle it for now."

Then he hung up.

Gascolin pondered for a moment. He swiped his hand, and a hidden phone number appeared on his personal account interface. He dialed it. "You're familiar with the underground world of 'Gods' Poison,' aren't you?"

"I need your help with something."

"The target is also a professional. This won't be easy. After this, your debt to me will be cleared."

「...」

Then Gascolin thought for another moment. He used his authority at the Bureau of Mystic Security to access the city's transportation system. "Track vehicle [X478W51]."

This was the license plate of Chen Gu's lightning-edition [Xuanwu III Model].

In this era, every maglev car was connected to the local traffic system, which managed routes and right-of-way.

Therefore, if necessary, authorities like the Police Chief or the Bureau of Mystic Security could use this system to track any vehicle's movements.

However, the traffic system gave a curt response: "Car owner's citizen level: Expert. You do not have authorization to query!"

"To proceed, prepare appeal materials and apply for an investigation order from a planetary-level tribunal or higher, three working days in advance."

"Thank you for using the Confederation's Third-Generation Traffic Inquiry System. We hope our service meets your satisfaction."

Gascolin almost cursed. What century is this? Traffic systems are still so impersonal, using such a rigid tone with users. Satisfied, my ass.

But Gascolin was also stunned. That kid's citizen level is Expert? Higher than mine? What kind of expert is he?

Regardless, he couldn't pinpoint Chen Gu's current location.

The men he had assigned weren't actively tailing the three individuals but were conducting stationary surveillance outside their homes, offices, and similar locations.

Tailing professionals is too risky; exposure is almost guaranteed.

「...」

Following a map from Gorilla, Chen Gu found a very secluded street near the "Peace Ring," an area almost no one ever visited.

Chen Gu reached the location marked on the map. He stomped lightly with his foot, and sure enough, a paving stone was loose.

He activated [Mind Belief] to confirm there was no surveillance nearby, then lifted the paving slab.

A foul stench wafted up.

Below the slab was a sewer channel. In this era, all wastewater was thoroughly purified before discharge. The only place in Wuzhaoyin City without such sewage treatment was 'Gods' Poison'; this sewer carried its untreated waste directly outside the "Peace Ring."

Shining his flashlight, Chen Gu spotted an irregular hole in one side of the channel. He carefully crawled in, then pulled the slab shut from below.

This was a hidden entrance to the underground world, not monitored by any Action Group members, dug by someone at some unknown time.

In fact, the underground world of 'Gods' Poison' had several times more hidden entrances and exits than were officially documented.

This part of the underground world had originally been the subterranean pipeline system for this large district.

But as the authorities gradually abandoned the area, many people entered it for various reasons, turning it into a thoroughly lawless zone.

At almost any given moment, heinous crimes were being committed there.

As Marcus had said, while the surface world of 'Gods' Poison' was chaotic and frenzied, it was still part of the human realm; this place, however, was pure hell.

Over the years, it had been privately excavated in all directions and dug ever deeper, until no one could truly say how vast it had become.

Chen Gu contacted Gorilla. "I'm in."

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