When the sat phone rang, three days had already passed, and Lucas was busy in the office. <br>As the ringing continued, everyone in the office suddenly turned their heads towards Lucas, silently and with a sense of suppression. Lucas calmly took the phone out from a light brown bag he carried with him and walked out of the office. This was not the first time he had seen a scene like this.<br>Three days ago, after handling that psychological disturbance case, it was the same. At that time, Lucas saw that Jane Chen didn't look for him, so he assumed the matter was concluded and went to work honestly the next day. Yet, what greeted him was a bunch of strange looks, and the office suddenly became exceptionally quiet.<br>Luke Chang, with a bruised and swollen face, raised his head from behind the partition, looking at Lucas as if he had seen a ghost.<br>"What happened?" Lucas, with a new bag on his back, curiously looked at the others. "Is there anything wrong?"<br>With a "boom", everyone immediately scattered and buried themselves in work with a nothing-wrong demeanor.<br>Seeing this, Lucas just ignored them and returned to his partition to deal with his usual work affairs. He was still thinking about the new project he had taken on, which involved procuring a batch of suitable coarse fiberglass filter fabrics from Satellite City No. 2 and then transporting them to AncientTech in the main city through Quad Logistics. It was a big order, and if done well, the commission would be significant.<br>The supervisor took half an hour to come to Lucas's partition, tentatively saying, "Lucas, want to step outside for a smoke?"<br>Lucas glanced at the supervisor, who was sweating profusely, and said, "Sure!" Although he had a lot of work, the supervisor was still the boss.<br>They went to the stairway partition. The supervisor quickly handed Lucas a cigarette and even lit it for him. <br>"Lucas, I heard you had some trouble at Quad Logistics yesterday..." The supervisor forced himself to stay calm and tentatively asked, "Is that true?"<br>"Yes!" Lucas apologized, "Sorry about that, supervisor. Those guys were too rough. They hit Little Sunny and Luke Chang..."<br>Lucas earnestly said, "But we didn't suffer too much; I hit them back!"<br>"Oh... Don't say it like that. It's not because of us you hit them..." The supervisor almost fainted from fear, trembling all over, quickly denying it.<br>After realizing he was a bit out of character, he cautiously asked, "So, when you fired the gun... did you have any trouble?"<br>Lucas said strangely, "No!"<br>The supervisor's face twisted fiercely: "The Security Office didn't come looking for you?"<br>Lucas thought for a moment and said, "I did go to the Security Office yesterday..."<br>The supervisor became a bit nervous: "And you..."<br>"I just had a cup of coffee and came back!" Lucas smoked, looking at the supervisor, and said, "Their coffee is better than ours!"<br>"Yes, yes..." The supervisor nodded repeatedly, almost crying. He couldn't understand how in a city with such strict gun control, someone could fire a gun at people and only have coffee at the Security Office before returning. Even more puzzling was how such a person ended up as his subordinate, and why this person had been diligently working under him for two or three years like an honest person.<br>"Don't worry, supervisor!" Lucas saw through the supervisor's thoughts and earnestly said, "I have connections!"<br>"I can tell you have connections..." The supervisor forced a smile harder than crying, "I just didn't expect your connections to be... so extensive!"<br>Seeing the supervisor's expression, Lucas felt quite happy in his heart. He knew that his work might go smoother in the future. <br>From that day onwards, Lucas returned to his monotonous job, which was still full of motivation thanks to the paycheck. That day, even though Little Sunny and Luke Chang got beaten up pretty badly, they brought back a contract. The terms and price seemed quite fair, so Lucas's remaining task was to ensure the successful completion of the order. <br>As for the matter with Quad Logistics, Lucas didn't know how Jane Chen's team handled it. The company closed its doors for two whole days, and on the third day, it suddenly reopened, continuing business as usual, as if nothing had happened. Moreover, in subsequent interactions, no one even mentioned Ryan Quinn again, as if everyone had forgotten about him entirely. <br>Lucas had his doubts, but he knew how to separate business from other concerns and handle matters meticulously. He also picked two people to help in the office: <br>One was Sister Sun, who had no major flaws except for being a bit talkative, greedy, and petty. <br>The other was Brother Zhang, who had no major faults except for being lazy, loving to drink, and shirking responsibility. <br>Princess Sunny didn't come to work because her face was swollen, but Luke Chang, despite his injuries, did come. Initially, he wanted to follow Lucas to complete the order. After all, he had already endured the beating, and the project was seeing progress. Plus, with Lucas having such strong backing, he might want to stick close during crucial moments. <br>The only issue was that sometimes Lucas's gaze seemed off when looking at him. <br>It always felt like Lucas was intentionally or unintentionally looking behind him. <br>Sometimes it seemed Lucas was watching him, but when he turned secretly, he found Lucas was handling his business. <br>This feeling always made Luke Chang uneasy. <br>If that wasn't enough to push him over the edge, one day, when Lucas picked up his bag, a gun suddenly fell out. <br>With a "bang," Luke Chang broke down immediately. <br>After thinking it over repeatedly, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and withdrew from the project. <br>Lucas considered him quite perceptive. <br>If he hadn't backed out on his own, Lucas would be worried about what his sister might do to him...<br>... <br>Because of the groundwork laid over these few days, when Lucas's sat phone rang this time, everyone in the office just stopped and glanced at him, then did nothing else. They seemed to have developed a resistance to strange happenings. <br>"Hello, Mr. Lucas, I am Corporal Bing Han from the Hazardous Waste Management Division's Information Analysis Group!"<br>"Calling you today to report on the handling and analysis results of Hazardous Anomaly—041!"<br>When Lucas answered the phone, Bing Han's somewhat soft voice was heard. <br>"Hello, hello, please go ahead!"<br>Lucas hid in the hallway, holding his phone, also being very polite. <br>"Alright, alright!" <br>Seeing his politeness, Bing Han also became more courteous, her voice gentle. "Actually, it's routine. Each time a psychological disturbance case is handled, corresponding analysis and processing are performed. The results are then communicated to the elite corps personnel involved!"<br>Lucas quickly replied politely, "Thank you, thank you, for the trouble. Please go ahead!"<br>"No trouble at all, it's just work..." <br>Bing Han exchanged polite words with him before saying, "The current result for the handling of Hazardous Anomaly—041 is: Hazardous Anomaly—041, which is the bodies of Ryan Quinn and Charlie Wong, have been transported to the Qinggang City Hazardous Anomaly Facility for containment!"<br>"The area where Ryan Quinn's body was found no longer detects any lingering psychic energy, but as a precaution, it has been sealed off, and no living organisms will enter that area for a year. The previously stationed special investigation team in Satellite City No. 2, consisting of three members, has undergone a series of tests and psychological evaluations to confirm they show no signs of contamination, and they are currently on leave, recuperating!"<br>"Oh, they wanted me to convey their gratitude to you for saving their lives!"<br>"..."<br>"Uh, you're welcome, it's what I should do!" <br>Lucas thought for a moment and asked, "Was the pollution source not destroyed?"<br>Bing Han replied, "It still needs to be researched, but please rest assured that any controllable, minor hazard entity will be transported to the special containment facility for storage. It has the most professional facilities to ensure pollution events do not reoccur!"<br>"Oh, that's good!" <br>Lucas didn't dwell on that question but asked about what he cared about most:<br>"So, what exactly caused this incident?")
