Hearing Cao Yi’s exclamation, the other patrol members exchanged glances and rushed forward to check the situation.
After uttering different dialects with varied tones, yet roughly deducible meanings, they all simultaneously turned their gaze towards Wu Fan.
Seeing this, Wu Fan, whose brows were already drooping, looked even more bitter.
Fortunately, he had anticipated this scene before opening the door, forcing himself to swallow back his almost erupting ’gratitude to heaven’.
Wu Fan sighed deeply, resignedly recounting the scenario where the light circle appeared: "Almost half an hour ago... I was about to pull down the shutter to close the shop, turned my head, and this thing appeared silently beside the operation desk, and then soon after, you guys showed up..."
Cao Yi looked at him: "Just that simple?"
"Yes, that’s all there is to it. I really don’t understand what happened."
Cao Yi remained silent for a while, glanced at Zheng Yuan: "Alright, I’ll take a look in the shop. Xiaozheng, stay with this comrade for a while."
Zheng Yuan nodded, pulled Wu Fan outside, showing him the "strong light" shooting straight to the sky outside his shop: "See it? This beam of light is why we came to find you, it’s as bright as Tiga transforming, and earlier I saw two kids by the street waving a transformation stick singing a miracle reappearance."
Then Zheng Yuan scrutinized this gloomy-faced man suspiciously, asking:
"You really didn’t create this?
Being able to get a business license and open a shop means you’re at least an adult, you should understand the seriousness of this matter.
I can tell you clearly, this has surpassed the scope of false alarms, I’ll give you one more chance, you’re sure this thing has nothing to do with you?"
Wu Fan, face filled with misery, swore lifting his hand:
"Officer, this really isn’t something I made, I promise!
I’m just a common folk, haven’t shot any short videos darned well, how could I jest with the authorities?"
Cao Yi did a simple search in the room, walked out with hands behind his back just in time to hear this conversation.
He nodded, said to Zheng Yuan:
"It shouldn’t be a prank, I checked, there are no signs of projection or anything in the room, tried methods like pulling breakers to block light sources, the light circle is unaffected."
Then Cao Yi called out, signaling the patrol team members to come close:
"I’ve reported this, for now, we shouldn’t go anywhere, just stay here, wait for the upper ranks to come and take over.
Oh, hand me your phones for the time being, be mentally prepared, there might be quite a spectacle, this matter... is not small."
Zheng Yuan responded ’Huh?’, while taking out his phone and mumbling: "Already on the confidentiality protocol? Well, look at my big mouth, I was just saying it was too idle moments ago, now this, really hit big time."
The other members also mumbled a few words, but all still handed over their phones to Cao Yi as required.
Though still not sure what exactly had happened.
But whether it’s the basic judgment a grown-up possesses or the institutional cognition from long-term frontline work, they all told them one thing:
They might have encountered something unspeakable, at this moment simply obey the orders would be sufficient.
Unlike the members who were clueless and could only guess, Cao Yi’s mood at this moment was significantly heavier.
To the extent that his hands were faintly trembling.
There’s something he hadn’t revealed, which was also the direct reason for his swift report—when inspecting the light circle, Cao Yi tentatively threw a coin into the circle, and the coin didn’t land after passing through; it...
disappeared through the circle!
Undoubtedly, this is a matter destined to reach the heavens’ ears!
Looking at his still trembling hands, then raised his head to glance at the pillar of light piercing the sky.
Cao Yi’s eyes carried a trace of bewilderment.
"This beam of light, has punctured the sky..."
Tonight is destined to be an extraordinary night.
The Shencheng Police Information Integrated Processing Center is the core hub for dispatching and handling various safety incidents.
Its highly-informationized incident handling process makes its reaction speed the best in the country.
Yet such a super central brain slightly faltered after receiving a piece of information.
Inside an office at the Information Integrated Processing Center, General Affairs Director Chang Qixiang, looked astonished at his secretary Fang Hua, "Where did this message come from?"
"Reported through internal line as a red emergency notice by Huaihai Police Station’s instructor, this is footage captured by comrade named Cao Yi’s personal recorder, extracted through the image terminal by the technical unit." Fang Hua handed a tablet over to Chang Qixiang, the action of gripping the tablet’s corners seemingly ol’ to imply the secretary’s inner turmoil.
Chang Qixiang took the tablet, pressed the play button.
The video isn’t long, initially, the footage even seems a bit wobbly—caused by movements of Cao Yi checking the light source and the circuit breaker.
Suffering from mild 3D dizziness, Chang Qixiang said nothing, simply endured the discomfort and watched on.
After Cao Yi finished inspecting the surrounding environment, the camera once again faced the floating light circle.
You could faintly hear Cao Yi muttering something like "What kind of ghost is this", then a one-yuan coin appeared in the video.
By now cautious of some issue, Cao Yi intentionally waved the coin before the camera, ensuring his action was fully recorded by the device.
Then Cao Yi gently tossed the coin into the light circle.
Only to see the coin lightly spin several times in the air, drawing an arc before dropping into the circle—
Watching the coin disappear within the circle, Chang Qixiang’s breathing instantly became heavier.
"Four minutes ago, the chief and instructor from Huaihai Police Station arrived at the scene, confirming the situation’s reality." Fang Hua added.
Undoubtedly fitting for bearing the Director title of General Affairs, after initial surprise, with extreme swiftness, Chang Qixiang gave instructions: "Immediately share the video with Imperial Capital’s Information Integrated Office Special Emergency Group, encrypt it, you go handle it yourself! All personnel at the processing center stay for emergency overtime tonight, use internal lines to notify Huang Chuming, urgently initiate traffic control around Huaihai Commercial District, control range one kilometer... no, two kilometers, say no more, go implement it!"
Fang Hua quickly nodded, with gravity in his voice: "Got it, I’ll arrange right away!"
After Fang Hua left, Chang Qixiang hastily walked over to his desk, dialed a number: "Boss Qin, it’s me..." (Note 1)
In less than thirty minutes, a series of more complete emergency plans were issued from Shencheng’s headquarters at maximum speed: Googlᴇ search ⓝovelFire.net
Traffic control around Huaihai Commercial District for two kilometers, elevated exits within the section closed.
Additionally, to cover up the abnormal light in Huaihai Commercial District, several areas in Modu had artificial sky-reaching light beams illuminated overnight, turning the entirety of Modu...
like the sparse strands of hair on a bald man’s head—a comment made by a certain unnamed Brother Zheng of the patrol team.
Ahem, back to the point.
At this very moment, in Shencheng’s headquarters, among the core layer, in Eastern Force...
Upon certain roaring instruments, those of insight gaze at the starry sky.
They’re waiting, awaiting an answer!
Note 1: Stop asking about the title issue, been blocked three times already