"Hmm."
Su Mo nodded, of course, he was so certain because the creator Swallower’s scan deduced it.
Because the Fake Owner Swallower scanned along the way, and found that so water pipes were not contaminated.
It was clearly soone tampering with a main pipeline.
Su Mo led Krisia further inside, surrounded by a maze of pipes.
The sheer number of pipes was overwhelming.
These pipes are not just simple water pipes, mixed with air circulation pipes, waste discharge pipes, etc.
Even the construction team originally responsible for building this area would struggle to pinpoint the distribution of all the pipes if they didn’t have the corresponding blueprints.
Yet Su Mo led Krisia around corners patiently.
Navigating through the gaps among the many pipes.
Soon, Su Mo arrived at a deep area filled with oversized water pipes.
"The contamination ends here."
The Fake Owner Swallower said gloomily.
Su Mo looked at the large water pipes ahead, pondered, and said to the Fake Owner Swallower.
"It should be ahead, there is no contamination here, it must have been washed away by the water. They probably poisoned ahead, there’s definitely a place to drop it."
"Hmm."
The Fake Owner Swallower agreed.
Thus, Su Mo continued to move forward with Krisia, soon reaching the pipe maintenance area.
"It’s here."
Su Mo declared with certainty.
Krisia stepped forward to inspect.
She quickly found anomalies, saying to Su Mo, "These pipes seem to have been repaired recently, notice the valve has been tampered with, and there are signs of people having been here."
"They probably used maintenance as an excuse to poison."
Su Mo quickly traced the source.
As Krisia looked at Su Mo, her gaze grew increasingly peculiar. She was with Su Mo during dinner.
As soon as Su Mo drank the water, he noticed sothing was off, imdiately reported to his superiors.
Shortly afterward, he tracked down the source swiftly.
It was almost like cheating, giving a sense that Su Mo was behind it.
"Sir, what do we do next?"
Krisia asked nonchalantly.
"Upload the intel, send people to arrest the maintenance personnel."
Su Mo was clear-minded, quickly raising his bracelet to input and upload the investigation result.
...
Inside the City Lord’s Mansion, Goli gazed at the constant influx of information.
She was lost in thought; the reservoir area was controlled, all soldiers and NCOs were investigating.
Both the reservoir water and all regional waters were being tested.
The latest intel indicated that the reservoir water was fine, the poisoning didn’t originate from the reservoir.
Now, Xia Weiya was leading a team for further inspection.
At that mont, Su Mo’s mission report popped up.
Seeing it, Goli forwarded the report to Xia Weiya, then fell back into contemplation.
The seemingly chaotic situation didn’t disrupt her thinking.
The enemy’s move seed unexpected, causing quite a stir.
In reality, it didn’t inflict much damage on Radiant City but increased their risk of exposure.
Why would they do that, what’s their aim?
Drawing attention away to conceal sothing? Like those two missing soldiers?
Goli took a deep breath; she sensed a storm brewing.
...
In the C zone underground pipe area.
Su Mo and Krisia did not leave imdiately but ticulously inspected again.
They checked for any missed clues.
Suddenly, footsteps echoed.
Su Mo and Krisia looked over, seeing Xia Weiya leading a group in.
"Officer Xia Weiya."
Su Mo promptly saluted and greeted.
Xia Weiya looked at Su Mo appearing here, an odd expression crossed her face, she said to Su Mo, "Why do I feel every ti I see you, nothing good happens."
"Cough, cough, Officer Xia Weiya, you’re exaggerating."
Su Mo coughed and said.
"Exaggerating? I don’t think so. The first ti I t you, the Kedora Planet Fortress almost got blown up. Next, when I went to the prison to fetch you, it nearly disappeared. The third ti, I crossed the Star Gate to reinforce the front line, saw you there, and that ti the Star Gate almost vanished too. Now I t you again, I just feel misfortune looming."
Xia Weiya teased.
"Cough, cough, we must trust science! Can’t believe in luck or such things, uh, Officer Xia Weiya, have the maintenance personnel been caught?"
Su Mo instinctively asked.
"They’ve all been shot dead."
"No survivors?"
Su Mo asked, puzzled.
"They’ve all mutated, how could there be survivors?"
Xia Weiya said calmly.
"So, how’s the situation outside, are there many mutated individuals?"
Su Mo imdiately inquired Xia Weiya.
"The situation is controlled, but cleaning thoroughly will take so ti, as the number of mutated is considerable. The majority are from the Sixth and Seventh Legion, this virus only affects these rookie soldiers. If mbers of the First Legion were affected, at most they’d suffer discomfort from poisoning, not mutate."
Xia Weiya roughly explained the situation to Su Mo.
"Missing individuals haven’t been found yet, now there’s poisoning, I feel it’s not simple."
Su Mo said, extrely troubled.
"Exactly! That’s what I think. Their purpose shouldn’t just be to disgust us; there’s an underlying plot."
Xia Weiya naturally sensed sothing off, as petty tricks held no significance.
Su Mo heard Xia Weiya speak, abruptly interrupted.
"Cough, cough, Officer Xia Weiya, I need to return to B5 zone to guard, I’ll be off, you continue the investigation."
With that, Su Mo prepared to leave with Krisia, joking that if they talked further, he’d be forced to join in.
"What’s the rush?"
Xia Weiya saw Su Mo trying to slip away.
"Of course, I’m anxious, B5 zone is implicated too. If I don’t maintain order, I’ll be disciplined later, Officer Xia Weiya, you carry on."
Su Mo said and promptly left.
Xia Weiya watched Su Mo’s departing back, revealing an amused smile.
"Such a slippery eel, quite quick indeed."
Despite her earlier complaints about Su Mo, Xia Weiya actually respected his abilities. At least in her eyes, far better than Rogel, that old lecher.
...
Dusk fell.
Su Mo and Krisia stood on the central street of B5 zone.
The mutations had been completely suppressed.
At this mont, soldiers in protective gear began to clean up, using isolating bags to handle the deceased soldiers, initiating the first round of sanitization.
Radiant City subsequently activated the purification system, preventing the mutation virus from lingering in the air.
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