GBP Chapter 77 The Ugliness of Human Nature
Chapter 77 The Ugliness of Human Nature
Lin Yue's call with her superior had completely severed ties between the two sides, effectively ending all pretense of civility. However, the three soldiers were still not released; in fact, their situation had worsened. Through her spiritual senses, Lin Yue discovered that the three soldiers were under drug control, in a deep dormant state, with barely any vital signs.
Lin Yue was extremely anxious. She knew that the longer it dragged on, the more dangerous it would be for the three soldiers. But facing such a formidable opponent, she was temporarily at a loss. However, Lin Yue would never give up easily. She secretly vowed in her heart that no matter the cost, she would rescue the three soldiers safely.
At this moment, Lin Yue was like a beast driven to the brink of despair, gathering her strength to deliver a fatal blow to her enemy.
Lin Yue felt that if she were the only one who knew about this, those who possessed spatial rings would be easily sown apart by others. So, Lin Yue sat cross-legged, set up a protective barrier around herself, and used her divine sense to communicate with all the people who possessed spatial rings, including those in the military and Lao Xiao's friends.
Through her divine sense, Lin Yue informed them that she was currently in a situation where everyone was in danger. She reminded them that no one around them could be completely trusted, including family and friends. They should carefully check the food they ate. When assigned any task, they must prioritize their personal safety. If the situation became truly dire and there was no time to react, they could choose to destroy the space, which would at least guarantee their own safety. In the crucial moment, let the lightning strike those with ill intentions.
Upon receiving Lin Yue's divine message, everyone felt a pang of anxiety, realizing they were about to face a severe test. However, they also secretly resolved to protect themselves and their spatial rings from being exploited or harmed by evil forces.
Meanwhile, Lin Yue also launched a counter-surveillance operation using information provided by the two soldiers she had previously rescued. These two soldiers took the lead; instead of returning to their unit, Lin Yue used a needle technique to conceal their personal auras. The rat spirit and the eagle spirit temporarily became members of the intelligence-gathering team, with the rat spirit acting as the main force. Even the willow spirit, who had been recuperating in the villa, was mobilized; it no longer remained at the villa but instead gathered information from all the plants.
Soon, to everyone's surprise, things changed. Outsiders only knew about surveillance cameras and tapped phones, but they didn't realize that every blade of grass and every tree could become a surveillance eye. Despite their strict precautions and the deployment of electronic jamming devices, they were still being monitored. What kind of monitoring? As long as there was a blade of grass, a flower, or a plant in his room, even a succulent or an orchid, any green plant in his home, it was an eye that could see everything, and a constant stream of information was transmitted to the willow tree spirit. Yes, it was the willow tree spirit.
The rat spirit began gathering its army of rats throughout the city, launching a reconnaissance campaign. You wouldn't believe it, but this rat could command all the rats in the entire city of Rong. Previously, rats were only busy foraging for food; this time, they were scrambling to gather intelligence, and Lin Yue prepared generous meals for them.
Beneath this seemingly calm surface, an invisible intelligence war is quietly unfolding, and Lin Yue's side is gradually gaining the upper hand with its unique methods.
The eagle spirit perched on the tree had shrunk its size to that of a sparrow. Indeed, a sparrow, along with hummingbirds; the sparrows, swallows, magpies, and crows of this city had all become sources of information for the eagle spirit. Thanks to Lin Yue's meticulous care over the past decade, using numerous spiritual flowers and fruits, the eagle spirit had become the overlord of this world's celestial palace, able to command all the birds in the entire city of Rong.
So, all the birds obeyed the eagle spirit's command and began gathering information. Lin Yue's two snow wolves, now transformed into two snow-white dogs—yes, wolfhounds—also gathered information and pinpointed locations for their master. Because they were originally spirits, these two snow wolves quickly befriended all the pet dogs in Dragon City—yes, pet dogs, even pet cats. However, this friendship was based on self-interest. The two snow wolves promised all the dogs in Rong City that if they could bring them any information they gathered or any useful scented objects, they would be there. The stray dogs and cats, in particular, really went to great lengths for the two snow wolves this time. And the two snow wolves, in turn, prepared food for them.
Lin Yue, on the other hand, bought a dilapidated house on the ground floor, not far from her own home, to conveniently feed the rats, stray dogs, stray cats, and sparrows. She laid out all the spiritual rice, spiritual flour, and other food that the rats, birds, dogs, and other animals wanted to eat, and directly told all the animals in the city that she could summon that they could come and report any information they found, and they would receive a reward.
After obtaining some clues from the two soldiers, Lin Yue began a thorough investigation. Lin Yue had birds and plants in the air constantly observe the area, and all military families, high-ranking officials, and people with political connections in Rongcheng were under surveillance. Soon, under this comprehensive surveillance of plants, animals, the air, and the ground, someone finally slipped up.
Soon, some special individuals fell under Lin Yue's surveillance. Among them was an official—yes, a high-ranking official in Chengdu. Shockingly, his "harem" was an entire building, filled with women who were all his concubines. Unbelievable, isn't it? To the world, he was upright and honest, a kind-hearted man, and his conduct at work was impeccable, earning him widespread praise. However, behind the scenes, his private life was extremely decadent, reaching a level that ordinary people like us could never even imagine.
When Lin Yue discovered this on the surveillance footage, she was also greatly astonished. She never imagined that this seemingly glamorous and respected high-ranking official could be so despicable in private. But Lin Yue knew that this might only be the tip of the iceberg, and that much more unknown darkness awaited to be revealed in this complex struggle.
She also received information from the rats that a certain high-ranking official's house had an entire wall covered in cash and gold hidden beneath it. When this news reached Lin Yue's ears, she was truly shocked. What kind of high-ranking official could accumulate such a huge amount of wealth? And how could so much still be left after such extravagant spending?
Lin Yue frowned, lost in thought. She knew that there must be some unspeakable secrets and corrupt practices hidden behind this. The source of this wealth was probably shrouded in darkness and evil, and the actions of this high-ranking official must have harmed the interests of the country and the people.
Lin Yue decided to dig deeper and find out the truth behind this whole affair so that justice could be served.
The two snow wolves brought news that, within a radius of about 100 kilometers from Rongcheng, there was a traditional courtyard-style farmhouse with numerous boxes buried underground, filled with gold, silver, jade, antiques, and calligraphy and paintings. Some of the calligraphy and paintings were nearly destroyed because the boxes were rotting due to leaking candles, but no one had come to open them, and many of the calligraphy and paintings had already become waterlogged.
Can you imagine? The news was told to the snow wolf by a stray dog and a stray cat. The stray dog used to be a beloved pet, carefully fed by its owner, but it became a stray after the owner's sudden death. The pet cat used to be lovingly cared for by a young lady, but she died in a car accident, and the cat also became a stray. And the treasures underground were just one of many places where their deceased owner had hidden his treasures.
Upon hearing this news, Lin Yue's heart was stirred. She realized that there might be deeper secrets and intricate relationships hidden behind it.
Soon, Lin Yue was constantly gathering information, while Gong Yong was busy beside her, recording it on his computer and phone, drawing lines on the blackboard, and compiling it into a booklet. Different people obtained different key information. For example, news from the Chengdu garrison revealed that a certain junior officer was actually practicing polygamy. Hahaha, it's unimaginable that a soldier would dare to violate ethical norms so blatantly.
As time went by, all the clues gradually came together, and the overall picture became clearer. Lin Yue and Gong Yong, watching the increasingly complete information network, felt both angry and determined. They were determined to uncover the truth behind this and bring those who broke the law to justice.
The clearer things became, the more pain Lin Yue and Gong Yong felt. Why the pain? After all, they were just ordinary people from the lower classes. Although they were known to the public because of their cultivation, they had never seen much of the world, much less pursued luxury goods. Foreign luxury items were like foreign concepts to them. Luxury cars, designer bags, expensive clothes—the couple always seemed to dress simply, spending a couple hundred yuan on clothes was their limit, and they never spent more money on such things. Their three children also didn't seem interested in such things.
As for domestic art, they didn't know much about it due to their rural background. They had only a superficial understanding of things like Shu brocade, Suzhou silk, and other types of silk, as well as custom-made clothing. Frankly, what Lin Yue collected was mostly jade; they couldn't even distinguish antiques. They only collected gold bars and jade, judging the quality of jade by its "energy." For this couple with limited education—one a college graduate and the other a university graduate—and with so many years of experience and no formal instruction, antiques held no appeal. They were only interested in gold bars and jade. In the short span of ten or twenty years, this was all they had collected. Because of this, they had very few expenses, leading a rather ordinary life.
However, faced with such a complex situation, this tranquility has become a source of comfort for them. But it is precisely this tranquility and simplicity that makes them feel powerless and miserable when dealing with the complex problems at hand.
The more they investigated, the more the couple wept uncontrollably. They simply couldn't believe that human nature could be so depraved. After all, they had grown up in a simple rural area, where even if there were bad people, they were limited in their evil. They had never imagined that those who had received education, become high-ranking officials, and influenced so many people could be so black-hearted, so black that it was beyond their comprehension and unacceptable to them.
On the surface, they appeared virtuous, but their actions were like those of a demon. These events, one by one, were collected and organized, growing ever larger. Some suggested that evidence could be obtained through plant spirits, rat spirits, eagle spirits in the sky, and snow wolves on land; they conveyed, in their own ways, the changes, actions, and observations of people from all walks of life over the past few decades or even centuries. The animal world has its own humanity, and the plant world is also a world of life. Although this might not be concrete evidence—after all, it was animals telling Lin Yue, and Lin Yue was merely collecting it for her own use—some evidence could be obtained if needed, but Lin Yue felt it unnecessary. Having seen so much, this was truly an eye-opener, causing both Lin Yue and Gong Yong's Dao hearts to waver somewhat.
The old man from the Fire Cloud Immortal Cauldron jumped out and said, "Lin Yue, you have already merged with the remnant soul Xueyang. Although the remnant soul Xueyang's memories cannot dominate your current memories, after your souls merged, why do you lack the remnant soul Xueyang's indifference, his calmness in the face of major events, and his methodical approach to handling affairs? This is why Lin Yue is still Lin Yue even after merging with the remnant soul Xueyang."
After listening to the old man's words, Lin Yue fell into deep thought. She knew that she had to be strong in this storm and find her own way to cope.
The more Lin Yue investigated, the more alarmed and distressed she became. One particularly unbelievable fact was that numerous Japanese spies had been operating in Chengdu for decades, infiltrating countless individuals in vital sectors of the country—information that had gone undetected on a political level. Yet, the list Lin Yue compiled numbered nearly 100,000 people.
Where did all these people come from? You probably don't know. The Japanese built many schools in various countries, only for their own children. So where do these children go to work after they finish school? After so many years, it's truly unimaginable. Yes, no one expected that they would have integrated into all walks of life in our country, like venomous snakes lurking in the shadows, ready to pounce and deliver a fatal blow at any moment.
Looking at the astonishing list, Lin Yue knew the seriousness and urgency of the matter. She felt the burden on her shoulders growing heavier, and what lay ahead was a difficult and dangerous battle.
This only involves individuals living in crooked households in Chengdu. Given the vastness of our country, there must be countless such individuals in every city and region. Are they all under our control? The answer is clearly no; some people are only interested in money. Lin Yue sighed deeply. She couldn't believe that 70% of this operation was orchestrated by these individuals and spies from various countries.
Whether it was pillow talk or suggestions, the whole thing about the spatial ring was influenced by some people's deliberate or unintentional instigation, which swayed, or even corrupted, the thinking of certain easily influenced high-ranking leaders. Some of these leaders are getting old and ineffective; they were easily swayed by the pillow talk of their younger wives, blinded by immediate gains, and thus made this decision.
Once this decision was made, the desires of those who had longed for this for over a decade were fully unleashed, causing the situation to escalate. Were there any members of the military involved? Yes, and the circumstances were unimaginable.
Lin Yue knew that this struggle was far more complex and difficult than she had initially imagined, and what awaited her was a challenge full of thorns and fog.