Hunter of Mysterious Creature

The team responsible for containing Chen Hongjuan soon arrived on the scene, and the two team leaders were precisely Yang Qi, who was working overtime at the office, and Song Yarong, who was dragged into overtime by Yang Qi.

"The moment I saw the task location, I knew it must be you causing trouble again." Yang Qi glanced at the field operatives spraying liquid nitrogen on Chen Hongjuan, then turned to look at Sun Hang, "So, tell me, what's going on exactly?"

"It's unjust, this really has nothing to do with me... As for the reason, wasn't it all clearly explained in the briefing?" Sun Hang said.

"You mean to tell me... she turned into an anomalous entity out of shame and anger just because her son wanted to sever ties with her and she wouldn't receive the welfare benefits?" Yang Qi squinted, "Isn't this a reason you hastily made up?"

"So in your eyes, I'm such an unreliable person, how hurtful." Sun Hang immediately put on a pitiful expression.

"Do you really always think you're a reliable figure in my eyes?" Yang Qi gave Sun Hang a wide-eyed look, "Alright, even if the content of the briefing is all true... but this kind of explanation, even if my teacher and I believe it, those bigshots above might not necessarily believe it. If a person could transform into an anomalous entity from such a minor stimulus, there might not be many living humans left in the Xiazhou Federation now..."

"Is it possible that Chen Hongjuan is a special individual?"

"It's better to think about how to convince those above..." Yang Qi suddenly felt a headache and couldn't help but rub her temples.

She believed Sun Hang wouldn't lie to her and trusted that a normal person who had undergone strict physical examinations in a refugee center could unexpectedly turn into an anomalous entity... but the problem was, her belief was useless.

What mattered was gaining the trust of those Federation Council members!

Though Sun Hang was unlikely to receive any punishment for such matters, once the higher-ups determine this to be an infection case of normal humans by infected individuals, a cascade of troublesome matters would follow... She's already been working at an ultra-high intensity; adding these troubles might really lead to a sudden death...

Just as Yang Qi started to contemplate how to draft the report to Chunming City, Sun Hang had already started making a phone call.

"Who are you calling?" Yang Qi, startled, asked.

"Mr. Pei." Sun Hang said matter-of-factly, "Since you think this matter will turn into a big trouble, I'll let Mr. Pei handle it then."

"You can't disturb Mr. Pei with everything, just wait for a moment..." Yang Qi hadn't finished speaking before Sun Hang's call was already connected.

There's no denying it, the 24-hour direct line Pei Zongjun provided Sun Hang is indeed quite handy.

"I'm already aware of what's happened at the Tianfu City No. 6 refugee center." Pei Zongjun's voice came from the other end of the phone, "No need to worry, I'll explain this matter clearly to the council."

"Uh... do you know what this is all about?" Sun Hang was taken aback, contemplating how he merely sent a brief report of a few hundred words to Pei Zongjun, it's unlikely he could argue with the council with just that report, after all, it lacks convincing power.

"Do you know the Three Poisons?"

"Never heard of it." Sun Hang instinctively began to shake his head, but suddenly realized the other party couldn't see his action, awkwardly returning his neck to its original position—while at Yang Qi, it seemed like Sun Hang suddenly turned his head to glance at her.

This instantly made her tense—could it be Mr. Pei mentioned her on the phone?

"The concept of the Three Poisons derives from Buddhism, also known as the Three Stains, Three Fires. The Three Poisons are greed, anger, and delusion, each corresponding to the root of an evil thought, is the source of all wrongdoing, and they are the most difficult enemies to eradicate that cultivators face in the cultivation of mind states." Pei Zongjun explained carefully.

"Honestly, I can't quite grasp it." Sun Hang honestly replied.

"Greed is easy to understand; it's desire. Intelligent beings have desires: the desire for life, power, fame, profit... even the desire for knowledge and truth can be categorized here. From fame and love to sensual pleasures... all are greed. Greed is the source of all troubles; when desires can't be satisfied, one experiences troubles... Of course, none of us are saints; we all have desires. This isn't to say desires are inherently bad; human civilization has evolved to its present state driven by various desires... However, once desires go out of control, humans easily become slaves controlled by them."

Sun Hang suddenly recalled how at the edge of the huge shadow behind Chen Hongjuan, there seemed to be silhouettes akin to shackles and chains, these silhouettes connected her to the limbs of the shadow, and compared to the giant shadow, the tiny Chen Hongjuan appeared as a controlled slave...

Or rather, a puppet-like figure.

"The second poison is anger, anger is resentment, fury, hatred. Anger arises when there are things in the world that don't conform to one's desires. Everyone harbors anger, but most can control this emotion..."

"So being overwhelmed by anger would mean this anger has taken over and controlled the person?" Sun Hang immediately ventured.

"It is, but not entirely." Pei Zongjun continued, "Many appear calm but are internally consumed by hatred and resentment, the poison of anger corroding the body and mind day by day... In truth, there are examples in the Dubhe Tower database of resentment emotions transforming into memes; however, to prevent public panic, these files have been archived and not disclosed publicly."