The passage to the underworld appeared above the villa district.
Qi Cai Dan was the first to carry Xu Nan inside, followed by the machine ball.
Ao Bai, carrying that strange object, landed last.
Just as she was about to fly in, she paused. A lightning arrow shot out.
Jiji~ Jiji~
In the small bamboo grove nearby, a palm-sized, red-eyed rat that had just emerged was pinned to the ground.
It struggled for a moment, then fell silent.
Soon, it dissolved into a wisp of black smoke and vanished.
Ao Bai frowned, feeling that the rat's aura was somewhat strange.
But as she scanned the entire villa district again, she indeed felt no other abnormal creatures present.
Could it be a derivative influenced by those giant infants?
"Ao Bai?"
Inside the passage to the underworld, Qi Cai Dan, not seeing Ao Bai enter for a long time, thought something had gone wrong again.
"Coming."
At the entrance of the passage, Ao Bai's eyes brightened.
With a flick of her tail, two lightning bolts transformed into worms that burrowed into the ground.
They continued to sweep through the villa district, searching for any overlooked corners.
She herself then turned and flew into the passage to the underworld, rejoining Qi Cai Dan and the others.
...
Not long after Qi Cai Dan and the others left...
Within the villa district, a villa suddenly caught fire.
The flames grew stronger and stronger, quickly escalating.
Four or five children, aged eleven or twelve and thirteen or fourteen, ran to an open space, watching the raging fire in a state of helplessness.
Among them, two children in white pajamas were quietly escaping towards the direction of the small bamboo grove.
"Qiao Yuan, Qiao Yuan, let's get out of here..."
The girl, Ya Ya, wiped the tears from her face, trying her best to support the boy beside her.
Their hair was disheveled, and their pure white pajamas were already stained with specks of blood.
The boy had blood flowing from his temple and his face was pale.
Hearing the girl's voice, he nodded firmly.
His voice hoarse, he said, "Okay."
"Let's leave here and never come back."
Plop!
A heavy object fell into the pond, splashing a large amount of water.
Soon, it returned to calm.
Sunlight spilled onto the pond, shimmering and revealing the clear bottom.
They would...
They would leave here and never return.
...
...
"Quick, quick, there's a fire!"
Upon discovering the fire, the villa's security personnel were quickly dispatched.
Some donned fire-fighting suits and carried fire-fighting equipment, proceeding in an orderly fashion to the scene of the fire.
Others rapidly strengthened the perimeter of the entire villa to prevent anyone from escaping.
At the villa's main gate, the guards remained at their posts, patrolling the entrance from time to time.
No one would have imagined that
the security strength of such a remote and inconspicuous villa district was ten times that of ordinary villa districts.
Facilities and professional personnel for daily life were also very complete.
Let alone fighting fires, even if someone suddenly had acute appendicitis, there would be a private doctor to perform surgery for you.
This completely bypassed the possibility of calling 120, 119, or other emergency numbers.
Furthermore,
since the rumored underworld live stream appeared, and major cases would suddenly break out,
their place even had dedicated personnel, similar to the public security bureau, to monitor the live stream.
Always prepared for any eventuality.
If it weren't for Qi Cai Dan setting up a delay, the arrangements of those 'big figures' would have been foolproof.
All connections were in place, and no one would have discovered anything.
Even if the little dogs ran out, they would be brought back.
"!!!"
When they discovered the live stream approaching the villa district, a young man at the gate suddenly stood up.
His throat tightened, and his heart pounded.
"Xiao Gang, what are you doing?"
The security guard next to him was startled, "Why are you making such a fuss?"
Xiao Gang was the one specifically monitoring the live stream. He opened his mouth, pointed at his phone, and then pointed at the villa.
After taking two deep breaths, he finally spoke, "Quick! Call the boss!"
"The live stream is here! The Yin God is here!"
"?!"
The security guard beside him leaped to his feet, his stool falling to the ground with a thud.
His reaction was even greater than Xiao Gang's.
However, after a second of stunned silence, he immediately reacted, grabbed the walkie-talkie, and said:
"Level one alert! Level one alert!"
Instantly, a signal sound, understood only by them, echoed throughout the entire villa district.
The streetlights in various areas and the emergency lights in the villas all turned red.
They flashed, exceptionally conspicuous.
With both fire-fighting and a level one alert, the villa district became busier than ever before.
"Notify all the resident bosses immediately!"
"Don't let the little dogs go out!"
Yao Chu issued several notifications in succession. After finishing, he was still in a daze.
His head was buzzing.
He recalled the time when he first started working here, the vast sums of money, the decadent lifestyle.
He recalled the rumors online about the 'Daily Healing in the Underworld' live stream.
"Damn it! Wherever this live stream goes, trouble follows, it's practically an accident excavator!"
He paced back and forth anxiously, his unease growing.
Even when people from the relevant departments in the human world came, they weren't this panicked.
With the connections of the resident bosses, and getting information in advance,
it could be said that there was no need to worry.
But...
This damn live stream came from the underworld!
It didn't care how much money you had, how much power and influence you wielded, or whether you were a big shot.
It would stream as it pleased, and go wherever it pleased.
The only thing they had to follow was the law of the underworld.
As for you? Who are you?
"Damn it! You underworld should just do your underworld business, why do you have to set up a live stream and wander around!"
Yao Chu couldn't help but curse inwardly, truly hating it.
You come to complete missions, but why do you expose other people's affairs every time!
Bang!
A sound suddenly came from across the way.
Xiao Gang was seen maintaining his outstretched hand posture, his body trembling slightly.
On the ground lay an overturned water cup.
Yao Chu impatiently said, "What's wrong with you now?"
Xiao Gang seemed to have snapped back to reality, swiftly moving to the door of the security room and closing it.
Then he grabbed Yao Chu and whispered rapidly, "Brother, big brother, let's go!"
"If we don't escape now, it'll be too late!"
Having received so much money over the years, leaving here would allow them to live good lives wherever they went.
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
Yao Chu shook off his hand and said sternly, "I warn you, don't have such thoughts."
"If it wants to stream, let it stream. We just need to prepare ourselves in advance."
Even if they left, would those resident bosses let them go after the stream ended?
How naive!
Whatever rice bowl you eat from, you must eat the rice from it.
"No, brother!"
Xiao Gang was almost in tears. When Brother Yao brought him into this line of work, it was the first time he had ever seen so much money in his life.
"Brother, listen to me, I suspect that live stream is not right!"
"It's not live streaming in real-time! It's a playback!"
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