Lantern Sister is still very capable.

Chapter 46 Follow-up

Feng Xuedie was rescued by the fire department. The fire burned for a long time, from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

As she walked out wearing a robe printed with orchids and leading a little girl, she was frantically photographed by the media who had rushed over.

A gray soot stain clung to the woman's beautiful face. Her captivating peach blossom eyes were lazily open as she looked down at the little girl holding her pinky finger, seemingly asking her something.

Behind the two figures, one large and one small, flames soared into the sky. Busy rescue workers were searching for victims, while police officers stood by, dealing with the media while searching for people on the hill behind Shangyuan Villa.

The moment the story-filled footage was uploaded online, it sparked nationwide discussion and made it to the front page of the news that day.

The headline "A villa in the suburbs of Shanghai caught fire, with only two survivors" accompanied by the above picture sparked a huge discussion online.

May the departed rest in peace. [Candle] [Candle] [Candle]

May there be no suffering in heaven [candle]

"Wait, haven't we been seeing a lot of news about fires lately?"

"There are major fire accidents almost every two years. Why doesn't the higher authorities take action to rectify fire safety?"

"No offense intended, may the deceased rest in peace [candle]"

"Am I the only one wondering why only two people survived? Or were there only two people in the villa?"

"Those who survive a great calamity are destined for good fortune. I wish these two a lifetime of health and peace."

The mainstream sentiment is one of mourning, while some are curious about the cause of the fire, and of course, there are also comments speculating about conspiracy theories.

"I'm not saying this to be rude, but the 55 major fire case still has no clear cause, and no one has come forward to take responsibility. The 58 gas station explosion has pictures and evidence. The video clearly recorded a man suddenly bursting into the gas station, which was later said to be a suicide attack. Now, the villa fire burned for nearly three hours, and only two people survived. Think about it carefully."

"Please investigate and release the information as soon as possible. I'm really afraid that one day it will be our turn to catch fire."

"Is it a foreign force?"

"Impossible. I suspect there's some special reason, or someone is pulling the strings. It's really shady that they could cover this up."

"I heard that nearly a hundred people died in the villa fire."

"Do not believe or spread rumors before the investigation results are released."

"The internet is not a lawless place, everyone. You have already registered with your real names."

After some people controlled the comments, these conspiracy theories were either deleted or suppressed, and they didn't make it into the featured comments.

Guo Yiluo felt uneasy seeing all the speculations. She shook her head and sat to the side, waiting for their team's strongest water-type Hua Zhongli to make her move.

Hua Zhongli, only 18 years old, awakened her water-based superpower at the age of 13. In just 5 years, she has already reached the third level of water-based ability. She is a key trainee of the Haishi Superpower Base and the main force for this firefighting mission.

The fire department called the base saying the fire was impossible to extinguish, so the base sent a team of water-based ability users to help.

The people arrived at 7:30, and the fire was extinguished at 8:30. A team of four level-two water-based ability users plus one level-three user spent nearly an hour holding a water hose to put out the fire.

Deputy Captain Guo Yiluo has already notified her superiors to send someone to meet them. She suspects that the person who caused the fire is at least a level three awakened superhuman. Their firefighting team is not very strong in combat and has almost exhausted their superhuman abilities, so it would be better to send someone to provide support just in case.

"How is it? When will that group of people arrive?" Hua Zhongli asked, panting and pale.

"We expect to arrive in ten minutes," Guo Yiluo replied.

"That's good. Someone just reported that a large number of bodies were found in Chuiguang Lake. This fire is not simple." Hua Zhongli, who had just come of age, had a solemn expression. She had already experienced many things at such a young age.

"Team Leader Hua, take a break and have some water," Guo Yiluo said gently, looking at Hua Zhongli.

Hua Zhongli was someone she watched grow up, someone she picked up from the fire ruins and cleaned. After Hua Zhongli became the base's squad leader after reaching level three, she asked to join the team. Hua Zhongli's team was the only single-attribute team in the base.

This child is good in every way, except that she's too strong-willed and too selfless. She's always the first to rush to the front in any situation. When Guo Yiluo is around, she can be kept in check, but when Guo Yiluo isn't there, the rest of the group simply can't persuade Hua Zhongli.

Hua Zhongli nodded, took a sip of water, and then asked, "What's the situation with the two survivors?"

While wiping her sweat, Guo Yiluo replied, "The older one is called Feng Xuedie, and the younger one is called Chu Deng. Chu Deng got off at the wrong stop and was abducted to the villa. According to Feng Xuedie, this Shangyuan Villa is a gathering place for the cult, which specializes in abducting people with superpower potential and devouring their flesh and blood. Feng Xuedie was originally an unregistered level two fire-type superpower user. When she was being devoured, her superpower upgraded to level three, which caused a fire that burned everyone except Chu Deng to death."

Hua Zhongli frowned as she listened. "I remember Feng Xuedie was covered in wounds, but Chu Deng was almost unharmed. Is Chu Deng also a superhuman?"

“According to the R&D department’s machine testing, Chu Deng is not a superhuman,” Guo Yiluo said. She reached out and helped Hua Zhongli tidy up her stray hairs, gently tucking them behind Hua Zhongli’s ear. “Buy a hair clip next time.”

“Okay.” Hua Zhongli nodded, and after being fed another sip of water, she heard Guo Yiluo’s reply, “Perhaps it was because Feng Xuedie saw that Chu Deng was also a victim that she desperately protected her, which is why she didn’t suffer any harm…”

“…Let’s see. We did find some children in the back mountain. Let’s have the machine check if there are any superpowered individuals.” Hua Zhongli closed her eyes and then opened them again. She didn’t think so, but she wouldn’t refute Guo Yiluo.

Hua Zhongli could see clearly that while talking to the two survivors, Feng Xuedie, who was already an adult, frequently looked at the little girl Chu Deng, as if she were the leader.

However, it might just be her imagination. After all, if this fire really involved superhumans being maliciously captured by ordinary people, then it would be a big deal. It would probably become a scandal in the eyes of netizens. In order to prevent superhumans from becoming hostile to ordinary people, the authorities would have to intervene and suppress it. In that case, the two survivors would also have to go into hiding.

"Who exactly are you?" Feng Xuedie, holding a cup of hot tea, looked at Chu Deng warily, but couldn't help pressing her body against the girl who had saved her.

“Just a passerby,” Chu Deng replied listlessly.

The child's body left Chu Deng exhausted after an afternoon of events, but the thought of not being able to find her son, who was like a butterfly orchid, gave her a headache. In addition, she had to deal with her parents, who had been notified by the police and were already crying from fright, which made her even more listless.

The policeman made the phone call right in front of her, and even played it aloud. Chu Deng could hear her father, Chu Junhai, speaking with a sob in his voice, and her mother, Ms. Luo Xia, whose usually calm and collected tone had changed drastically, trembling violently.

Chu Deng decided that from now on she would behave herself and, unless absolutely necessary, focus on campus and stop causing trouble.

Look at those superpowered individuals who came to put out the fire. The youngest one leading them, a water-type user, is only eighteen years old. She has already foreseen the terrifying fate of becoming a corporate slave at such a young age after being discovered.