Ever since witnessing the previous scene, the fishermen were completely convinced by Yin Yang. They immediately carried the two boys over to him.
Yin Yang crouched down and pressed a hand onto each of their foreheads.
“Wake up.”
The two sat up abruptly, coughing and vomiting seawater.
Lu Ming’s eyes were dazed as he muttered, “Lord of Rebirth and Communion.”
The other boy, surnamed Zhao, could do nothing but sob, whimpering, “I was so scared, I was so scared.”
The fishermen helped them up, their faces full of curiosity.
“What did you encounter? Why did orcas bring you back? Was it the Whale God?”
“No!”
Lu Ming shouted the word as if the name of the Whale God was a trigger. His expression became feverish.
“It was the Lord of Rebirth and Communion! The Lord of Rebirth and Communion saved me!”
As he spoke, he broke free from the fishermen’s grasp and stumbled toward his home.
“I have to tell my sister! Everything she said was true!”
The crowd was left bewildered by his incoherent words.
They turned their gaze toward the Zhao boy. Having regained some composure, he recounted how they had encountered the storm at sea, how their boat had capsized, and how they were rescued by the orcas.
The surrounding fishermen were dumbstruck by the story. If they hadn't seen the two boys return on the backs of orcas with their own eyes, they wouldn't have believed it if they were beaten to death!
Everyone turned to look at Yin Yang. They had seen it clearly just now—Yin Yang had been dancing in the seawater the entire time.
They didn't believe for a second that he had nothing to do with this.
Yin Yang’s face was somewhat pale. He waved a hand and said, “I communicated with the Sea God and asked him to send them back.”
The fishermen’s eyes lit up with incredible intensity.
For those who made their living on the sea, who could guarantee they wouldn't encounter a storm one day?
And now, this man could actually communicate with the Sea God to bring people back!
Yin Yang let out a sigh. “Unfortunately, someone destroyed the Sea God’s sacrifices. The Sea God is very angry now.”
“Saving these two little ones was the limit of what I could do.”
“In the future, if we want to save anyone else, it will be incredibly difficult.”
The fishermen’s expressions grew increasingly furious.
What was the most important thing about the big picture? It was that you yourself were part of it!
Otherwise, what kind of big picture was it?
And now, these fishermen were part of the big picture! Because of a single security officer, they couldn't go out to sea to fish and had lost the protection of the Sea God. How could they let this go without an account?
Immediately, a fisherman shouted, “Damn it! Let’s go! Go back and get the old folks, then take everyone to the Command Center! Let’s see if they’ll give us an account!”
“Right, let’s go!”
“Let’s go!”
With a collective shout, the fishermen rushed home to gather their families.
...
Less than an hour later, the Command Center was filled with elderly people in their seventies and eighties.
The old folks sat on small stools. No matter what was said to them, they wouldn't listen. In short, they had only one demand: they wanted an account!
Seeing the situation, the Command Center immediately called the Security Bureau.
The bureau chief also had a massive headache.
He also wanted to hand over the man in the suit to appease the public’s anger. But the problem was, he couldn't do that!
If they set this precedent, then today the people would riot and demand his death for offending the Sea God. What if tomorrow they said the bureau chief himself had offended the Sea God and demanded his death?
Besides, taking a man’s life just for kicking over some sacrifices was a bit too overbearing!
Therefore, the bureau chief was frantically investigating the man in the suit for criminal evidence. After all, ‘Ghost Tiger’ had already mentioned that the man had blood on his hands.
In short, the man in the suit could die, but the reason for his execution could absolutely not be ‘offending the Sea God’!
Meanwhile, the Command Center had learned that the man in the suit hadn't just offended the fishermen, but also a Baleful Star from the Security Bureau Headquarters. They no longer had any desire to protect him.
Upon learning that the Baleful Star was also a ‘Demigod,’ they had already mentally sentenced the man to death.
To put it bluntly, Huanggang was a small place. Both the administrator and the bureau chief were only Sequence 7.
Even if a Demigod killed the man in the suit right in front of them, what could they do?
At most, they could report it to their superiors and try to file a complaint.
But then again, would such a person care about a complaint? That was a Baleful Star!
So, after coordinating with the Security Bureau, the Command Center finalized two things.
First, the man in the suit must absolutely not die for offending the Sea God, nor could the cause of death be related to a sacrifice.
Second, they absolutely could not let the man in the suit escape!
“Sir, the wind is picking up outside. If you don't go home now, you’ll have to spend the night here. We don't even have hot water; it’ll be very inconvenient for you.”
The old man listened and then unhurriedly opened his thermos and took a sip. “It’s fine, I brought my own.”
The staff member sighed and turned to persuade an old woman.
“Ma’am, it’s getting late. Your grandson should be out of school by now. Aren't you going to cook for him? The boy is at an age where he needs to grow.”
The old woman gave him a side-eye. “That security officer offended the Sea God, so my family can't go out to fish. Where is the food going to come from?”
“Don't worry about me. My grandson will come here once school is out. Our whole family will just starve to death here in your Command Center. We’ll let those reporter friends of ours have a good look at it.”
The staff member started to sweat. “Re... reporter friends?”
“Oh, you didn't know? My daughter-in-law was a journalism major. Many of her classmates are reporters. I’ve already had her contact them.”
The staff member’s hands were shaking. He forced himself to stay calm and looked at a third elderly man.
Noticing his gaze, the old man immediately collapsed onto the floor. “Don't come over here! If you come over, I’ll die right here!”
The staff member was on the verge of tears. Then, he heard an old woman on the phone.
“Zhuwa, we can't just not feed the chickens at home.”
Hearing this, the staff member’s eyes lit up, thinking he could finally persuade one person to leave. To his surprise, the woman continued in the next second.
“Drive the chickens over to the Command Center. I’ll feed them here.”
“...”
...
Huanggang.
Whale God Club.
The man in the suit was kneeling on the floor, kowtowing repeatedly. “Uncle Shan, you can't just ignore me!”
“I’m just asking you to find me a car and get me out of here.”
He kowtowed with extreme force, and after a few strikes, his forehead was bleeding.
An old man on the sofa sighed. He stood up and looked at the man in the suit. “Xiao Xu, that man belongs to the Baleful Star. Where could you possibly run?”
“And haven't you noticed by now? The club is already surrounded by Security Bureau lookouts. They’re all here to keep an eye on you!”
Xiao Xu, the man in the suit, wept bitterly. “Uncle Shan, I just kicked over some fruit. Surely it shouldn't be such a grave crime?”
“I’m not asking you to protect me. I just want you to get me out of Huanggang!”
Uncle Shan looked at him calmly. “I can give you a car and tell you a route. As for whether you can make it out, that’s up to you.”
“Thank you, Uncle Shan! Thank you!”
The man in the suit was moved to tears. He stood up and wiped the blood from his forehead.
The old man narrowed his eyes. “But before you go, tell me about that man’s dance...”
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