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Despite his short stature, his movements are quite funny.
"Have you found out the cause of the building's collapse?"
"Found it! Found it!"
Although the steel rods had only been there for a short time, the cause of the building's collapse was obvious.
"You see, the load-bearing walls and pillars of this building have all been eaten away."
"It's eaten away?" Ling also thought of her own bookshelf. "So the load-bearing walls of this house are made of wood?"
"Of course not! It's all made of reinforced concrete. But it's been eaten away. Look, the concrete has been chewed into slag. Whoever it is, he has really good teeth. Even the steel bars have melted. It must have encountered a strong acid."
The entire building was eaten away overnight, but fortunately there was no one inside.
"Is there any after-sales service for this?" Lingye suddenly asked. It had just been delivered and had not been renovated yet.
Ganggun was stunned for a moment, then patted his chest and made an assurance.
"Of course, it's just one building, we can rebuild it quickly."
But before that, we have to find the guy who hollowed out the building.
Chapter 370: Rat in the Wall
Because an entire building collapsed, the security guard called the police. Shortly after the police arrived at the scene, the ZAT team also arrived.
Any abnormal phenomenon is within the scope of ZAT's investigation.
The people who came to the scene were Kotaro and Araki. The scene was more serious than expected. They thought it was a partial collapse, but they didn't expect the whole building to be completely destroyed as if it had been blown up.
"How can such a tall building collapse so suddenly?"
“Is it an engineering design problem?”
As the two were chatting, they saw a short man striding towards them angrily.
"What nonsense are you talking about? There is no engineering design problem! Don't make random assumptions. This project is up to standard!"
Can you say this casually? Although he had explained it just now, what if Gaia heard it and she was unhappy?
"You are... an alien? Did you collapse this building?"
Aliens were seen directly at the investigation site. It was the first time for Araki to see one. Was he walking into a trap?
"Huh?" Ganggun rolled up his sleeves, his stubborn temper coming out.
"Wait, Vice Captain, this is Magni."
Kotaro knows the Magni people. They are engineering contractors of the Galactic Federation. They are not very civilized, but they are hardworking and honest. They are nicknamed "dwarves".
They like mining and making things, but they have bad tempers. This race is well-known in the universe.
Ganggun originally rolled up his sleeves to fight, but immediately stopped when he saw Kotaro.
Why is it Taylor?
Can't be bothered, can't be bothered.
It wasn't that he could see through Taro's identity, but he had already seen his photo. This was no secret among the intelligence dealers in the universe.
If you want to live on Earth, you have to pay attention to some intelligence. Taro's intelligence is obviously very important. The prince of the Kingdom of Light, if you offend him, it is equivalent to offending the entire Space Guard.
Araki also thought of the Magni, one of the few benevolent aliens officially registered as living on Earth, the one who built the house.
Half a year ago, TAC asked them to build an amusement park in order to trap super beasts, and it made quite a splash in the news at the time.
"So you built this house?"
"Of course, we won't cut corners. Look for yourself, the house is hollowed out. Something has chewed through the cement and hollowed out the steel bars."
Araki squatted down and took a closer look, and it was indeed true.
If you look carefully, you can still tell the difference between cutting corners and being corroded.
"What kind of monster is this..."
"Deputy Captain, I called the two security guards from last night."
"Oh, good job, Kotaro."
Because the commercial street has not yet been put into use and is still in the investment promotion stage, there were only two security guards on duty at the scene last night.
Having said that, if this incident is not properly resolved, there will also be problems with attracting investment to the commercial town.
No one would invest in a shop in a place that could collapse at any time.
"I always feel like it's targeting me." Ling also said to herself.
At this moment, she was standing on the roof of the tallest building in the town, a skyscraper with more than ninety floors.
There is a commercial complex below the skyscraper, and a sky restaurant is planned to be opened on the rooftop with the best view.
This restaurant is not rented out, and Ling also plans to give it to Chef Cai Bo.
The wandering chef, worried about her, stayed at the Oshima family for several years, long past the time limit he had promised her father.
Now that she is eleven years old and has grown up, Chef Caibo can do what she wants.
It doesn’t matter whether you run your own restaurant or want to continue wandering.
Looking down from the highest point of 300 meters, you can see the Gancheng Brilliant Theme Park, the Endangered Rare Animal Park, and even the entire Tokyo Bay and the sea in the distance.
Excellent scenery.
Lingye's eyes scanned the land inch by inch.
What caused the building to collapse? Although there was nothing unusual as far as I could see, it felt like something was wrong.
If it was a life form on Earth, she would have clearly sensed it. So it was not a creature from Earth.
Alien visitors?
Fortunately, the building that was demolished this time was an empty building. If it was occupied...
No, on the other hand, it could be intentional. A test or warning specifically for her?
Although this is just Lingye's wishful thinking, it would be really infuriating if it were true.
The two security guards were on night patrol and it was time to get off work. In the early morning, they encountered another house collapse and were resting in the dormitory, feeling uneasy.
But they were questioned by the ZAT team and had no choice but to cooperate with the investigation. When Kotaro called them, they were both still trembling with fear.
"So did you notice anything special last night?"
"Something special... We heard a noise. Last night when we were patrolling, we heard a strange noise near the collapsed building."
"Strange noise, what do you mean?"
The two security guards looked at each other. They both didn't want to recall the horror of last night. Finally, the older security guard spoke:
"It sounds like rats. There's a sound of rats scratching inside the wall."
"Yes, it sounds like chewing something. I can't really describe the sound. It makes my scalp tingle. But how could there be a mouse in the wall?"
These walls are solid, made of reinforced concrete, and it's a new house.
It simply didn't make sense, so at first they thought it was an illusion caused by other sounds.
"Has this ever happened before?"
"No, you are members of ZAT, you must be very brave. But I have to say, no matter who has heard that voice, they will never forget it. It is simply the voice of the devil."
"Really? I don't even dare to work here. But it's not easy to find a salary as high as Oshima Company elsewhere."
"Big island? Which big island?"
"Which other big island is there in Tokyo? Look at this area, including the amusement park and zoo over there, they all belong to the Oshima family." The security guard pointed and swept across a large area as if pointing out a vast river.
This building turned out to be the Oshima family's! Kotaro had just found out, and so had Araki. After all, they had just received a report from the police and hadn't checked it out carefully yet.
"The Oshima family is one of the most powerful families in Tokyo. It has been famous since the Edo period two hundred years ago. Let me tell you, not only this area, but many buildings that can be seen everywhere in Tokyo were built by the Oshima Group."
The security guard was chattering over there. As a security guard hired by the Oshima family, he always felt that he was also proud of the glory of the Oshima family.
But many of the rumors he mentioned were unknown to Ling herself, so they were most likely fabricated.
Because Ling also remembered that the Oshima family was founded by her father's generation. There was no evidence at all for the so-called Edo period two hundred years ago. The family with real history should be her mother's family.
Kotaro doesn't care how much property the Oshima family has. If you really want to count, to some extent, even the Earth can be attributed to Oshima.
What he cared about was actually similar to what Ling thought.
Why was it the Oshima family’s house? Was someone targeting her?
"Deputy Captain, I think it is necessary to conduct a thorough investigation of this area. Find the creatures that are hiding."
"Do you think the monster that destroyed the building is still around this town?"
Kotaro certainly felt so.
If it was specifically targeting the Oshima family, it would most likely still be lurking in this small town, waiting for an opportunity to destroy the next building. Otherwise, the monster could target any building in Tokyo.
"Hmm. But even if we want to investigate, we can't break down the walls of every building, right?"
This is indeed a problem.
But there is no need to go through so much trouble. Things that science cannot do for the time being can be solved through another channel.
At the top of the tall building, Ling also sat on the edge of the rooftop, leaning against the outer wall, with her feet dangling down. After sitting there for a few minutes in a position that would kill someone with acrophobia, she heard a noise behind her.
"Miss, Lai Haoshu said his children can find those monsters."
It is the voice of the evil ghost.
"Lai Hao Rat? Hmm, I remember this name. I think he was the one who found the lost panda?"
"How could you care about me, God? It's just a small matter. But you promised us a fantasy town!"
Lai Haoshu knelt in the distance, not daring to come closer.
He clearly looked like a giant rat, wearing a ragged monk's robe, with Buddhist beads wrapped around his hands. He looked a little funny kneeling on the ground.
"You don't have to kneel down to me. You did find the panda at that time. I just fulfilled my original promise to Tian Xiegui."
But Lai Haoshu still didn't dare to stand up. He didn't know the name of the god in front of him, but he knew clearly that it was him who created Gensokyo.
The power to open up the world.