Chapter 1776 - 913: Shadows Amid Cup and Snake, Winds and Cranes (Part 2)

"Telephone line?"

Ten minutes later, amidst urgent inspections, Yu Yinglong, the acting Guardian sitting in the central command room, received the report.

For a while, he was speechless, his face gradually turning livid:

"You better explain to me properly, what does it mean that there are no issues, it's just the telephone line being cut?!"

On the other end, awkward silence, speechless.

Just ten minutes ago, after discovering the complete loss of contact with the garrison office, the East City Security Bureau exploded into action like a fire under its feet, using every method possible to recall personnel from outside, first-time organizing elite forces to break into the governor's mansion to investigate the situation...

The result was they kicked the door open, everything was safe and sound behind it, but the intrusion by Security Bureau members almost caused a commotion and a standoff with the mansion's guards.

For three whole minutes, amidst chaos and numerous accidental injuries, they finally proved their identity, and after closer inspection, figured out the reason, leading to a blood-spitting conclusion.

The reason for losing contact was simple: the telephone line between the governor's mansion and the garrison office was cut by someone!

Not only that, but the nearby signal tower was also damaged, with program errors causing overheating, resulting in a signal blind spot.

As for why the governor's mansion closed its doors and cut off external contact...

It was a joke—just over ten minutes ago, when the governor was preparing to leave, the parking lot in the mansion's east wing suddenly exploded. Although a later inspection found it was merely a vehicle self-igniting, in haste, the emergency safety protocols were triggered, all travel and activities were canceled, and the governor's mansion quickly went into lockdown, sending out signals for help.

The simultaneous signal loss led to misjudgment by those responsible for the mansion's security, convincing them even more that this was a planned attack against the mansion.

Thus, amidst the shock of the Security Bureau's urgent rescue, the terrified governor and his family have now all hidden in the underground shelter!

For twenty whole minutes, due to a broken telephone line, the wind and cranes have already sounded the alarm directly to Central City.

But now, when Yu Yinglong received the report, his expression turned even uglier.

A telephone line?

Was it just a telephone line?

Did the mastermind go to such great lengths and trouble merely to remove a telephone line from the governor's mansion as a joke? What was everything that happened before!

What will happen next?

The mist named Unknown swirls before his eyes, amidst a repressive atmosphere of a coming storm, his nerves already tense as a wire, sensing a plot he has never felt before.

"Something's not right, investigate thoroughly!"

Yu Yinglong decisively said, "The action team of the second division should not withdraw, but take instructions from the first division. No matter what happens, prioritize ensuring the security status of the governor's mansion, and as for the governor... let him stay down there for now!"

Otherwise, if he comes out alive, he'll start barking everywhere again!

After a brief pause, he solemnly ordered, "From now on, all departments of the East City Security Bureau enter emergency status, no department is allowed any laxity.

From top to bottom, from beginning to end, investigate thoroughly!"

Soon, reports poured in relentlessly like a rainstorm toward the garrison office, with everything happening in East City converging under the Heavenly Eyes All-Encompassing.

Airport warnings have been lifted, control tower operations restored, some Flying Airships ready to launch, risks eliminated.

The virulent biochemical countermeasure team has already headed to the site of the leak, confirming the foul-smelling gas bubbling up from the sewers to be a large amount of volatile carbon dioxide, its source being illegal discharge from a marginalized chemical plant. The incident has now been handed over to the ecology bureau for urgent handling.

East City Harbor has sent a message that a large number of unknown floating objects have appeared on the sea, gathering, mixed with lots of trash. A team has already been dispatched to confirm and eliminate them, the matter has been given increased attention, and any progress will be reported to the garrison office at any time.

A large number of balloons have suddenly appeared in the residential area of South Alley, suspected to be explosive gas, some balloons with unidentified objects hanging, currently undergoing urgent inspections... Twenty minutes later, the status update shows it's a 'blessing' activity to release karmic obstacles by an underground illegal church organization in South Alley, with many elderly participating. It has now been handed over to the third division for urgent handling...

Lost contact with East City Bank, Guangfang Police Headquarters received an alarm, suspected robbery, currently under urgent investigation.

The Central Defense Secret Ritual had abnormal pressure zones, a total of six alarms triggered, abnormal frequency, false alarms excluded, the third division has begun emergency maintenance and inspection.

Guangfang District Security Bureau's branch received reports that a large number of cattle at Tianlian Slaughterhouse mysteriously died at the same time, the warehouse suspected to have an Evil Foolish sacrifice, photos from the scene revealed the insignia of the Golden Branch Series owned by the Evil Cult.

The Southern City Gate security checkpoint's facial analysis program triggered an alarm, suspected members of the Dragon Sacrifice Ceremony, details pending further confirmation...

The traffic system intercepted an unregistered truck on an overpass two minutes ago, the truck bed filled with various earthy explosives, even more bizarre is the truck had no driver...

It's like a frantic storm!

At this moment, the East City's Security Bureau, fully prepared yet overwhelmed by the continuous influx of information, was on the verge of suffocation, like a server about to collapse under massive DDOS data attacks.