Mental Illness Evolution Manual - Chapter 109

First, they counted the number of casualties and sent the injured to the hospital to avoid secondary trampling.

After all, these controlled people had no good intentions, and they couldn’t carry out complex orders when their consciousness was synchronized.

Even though the Yan family had many people, it wasn’t easy or quick to go through the entire city.

After reporting the intelligence, Yan Xun Gui left the imperial city with the tube of blood. He followed Yan Zhi Tang’s progress, returning the residents to their original places in waves.

Those who were sleeping before the incident were simply made to go back to sleep. Those who were doing other things were made to look like they had fainted.

The accident was too big to cover up. Even if they erased the memories of this period, time would pass, and it was impossible for several hours to disappear without anyone noticing.

So they had to use a forceful and high-profile method, exaggerating the effect of their subsequent handling, glossing over the casualties, emphasizing the Yan family’s ability to resolve a huge city-wide crisis in just a few hours, and bringing the culprit to justice.

Finally, they would offer compensation and subtly guide the direction of public opinion. It would be easy to quell this storm.

They worked for most of the night before they got everyone back in order. They had to first select medical personnel and have them return to the hospital with the injured. Otherwise, if they rescued people but no one treated them, wouldn’t that be a waste of effort?

Controlling public opinion was someone else’s job. Yan Xun Gui returned to the imperial city, sealed and refrigerated the tube of blood, and stored it in the laboratory. The rest was not his responsibility. Cleaning up the rest of the Polov family would be left to Yan Zhi Tang.

The crisis came quickly and left even faster, not achieving the effect the deputy had hoped for.

In his imagination, the Yan family would be in a panic. Since they wanted a good reputation, they couldn’t openly attack their own people. These were ordinary people. If the Yan family dared to slaughter civilians indiscriminately, it would surely cause public outrage, their image would be greatly damaged, and they would lose the hearts of the people.

But it was too fast. It didn’t take long to capture him, and the subsequent handling was even faster. The infrastructure hadn’t suffered any damage. It didn’t achieve the effect he had imagined, where Yuecheng would erupt in a huge riot, attracting the attention of the Federation and dispersing their troops.

With things turning out this way, would the suicide attack still be effective?

Of course not.

The capital was heavily guarded. These people would make no impact if they were thrown in there. They would be stopped before they even entered the city. The explosion would cause some casualties, but it wouldn’t even crack the city wall. Besides blowing themselves up, there was nothing else they could do.

The entire rebel group, with its great fanfare and momentum, didn’t last even a few months before it was wiped out. The remaining troops were now completely eliminated.

Although it didn’t take long, the damage it caused was enormous. The various negative side effects of the mutated potion were still there. The destroyed cities were still being rebuilt. The people who were injured and lost limbs would have to rely on prosthetics for the rest of their lives.

The poison of the rebels was indeed great.

The attack on Yuecheng couldn’t be concealed. The head of the Yan family claimed to have captured Azberto’s deputy and decided to execute him publicly, broadcasting the execution live.

The Yan family’s statement was issued in the evening. But the people who had been controlled and sent back to sleep only saw the news when they woke up the next day.

Laya woke up feeling uncomfortable. Her head was dizzy, her limbs were heavy, as if they were filled with lead. Her nose was stuffed up. She groggily touched her forehead, and it was indeed hot.

She had a fever.

How could she have a fever? She was always in good health. She exercised a lot every day and never got sick.

She forced herself to get up and swallow two pills. Then, out of habit, she went to the fridge to get breakfast.

Her mother had to open the shop, so she got up very early. After she ate breakfast, she would put Laya’s portion in the fridge for her to eat when she woke up.

But this time, when she opened the fridge door, she saw nothing. But there was other food inside. Laya took out a bag of toast, a sausage, and a bag of milk. She decided to make do with that.

She took her food to the dining table and pulled out the floating screen to see if her mother had left her a message. Had she left in a hurry this morning?

But instead of seeing her mother’s message, she saw the mayor’s.

Laya was dumbfounded. She didn’t believe it at first, but then she looked down. The floor was full of footprints. Then she looked at the bottom of her slippers, they were dirty.

No wonder I have a cold… Laya had a moment of realization.

Who could walk around in the cold wind in pajamas all day and not get sick?

Her mother definitely didn’t go to work!

Laya quickly got up and went to the other bedroom. As soon as she opened the door, she saw her mother lying in bed, her face flushed, her lips pale and dry. She also had a fever.

A fever was a fever. It was better than losing her life.

She gave her mother some medicine, then went back to the dining table to finish watching the news.

The mayor was still speaking, saying that he had been negligent. Fortunately, he had caught the culprit. The screen switched to a few people, and the mayor introduced them.

“This is Azberto’s deputy, the mastermind behind this operation. The people next to him are his accomplices.”

The sound in Laya’s ears gradually faded away. She opened her mouth wide and recognized the people in the picture. One of them was her new crush, the one she had made plans to go to the music festival with today.

What a liar! If the mayor hadn’t caught him, what music festival would she be going to? She might as well go to a ghost festival!

What were the rebels? They were evil people, they were terrorists. The Federation’s bounty was still on the front page of every citizen’s homepage, they couldn’t even close it. Now the escaped villains had been caught. The Federation hadn’t caught them, but the Yan family had.

The head of the Yan family’s reputation skyrocketed. He received unanimous praise from the entire country.

This PR crisis was done so well. The number of casualties was also small. Behind the scenes, people started spreading all the good things the Yan family had done during their rule in Yuecheng. They listed all the policies, which earned them a lot of good reputation.

As for the people in the base, although they were also affected, they couldn’t get out because the entry and exit procedures were too complicated. When they woke up, several of them had broken their fingernails from scratching the door.

This method was truly impossible to guard against. It was a good thing that there wasn’t a major riot. Otherwise, if the Yan family found out, they would be in trouble.

Everyone was afraid when they woke up.

No one had expected the deputy to have such a trump card. When he was acting, Yan Xianchuan was still in Dingyang City, playing her roleplaying game. Every few days, she would go out at night and have a blast.

During the day, she would do charity work as planned.

The disaster relief efforts in Dingyang City weren’t as grand as those of the main family in Yuecheng. They hadn’t even set aside a whole district for this.

When Yan Xianchuan went out with Xie Wu to make an appearance, she mostly went to the square in front of the church. She was like a mascot, she just stood there and didn’t have to do anything. She would occasionally say a few words to encourage people.

The lines were prepared for her in advance, she just had to recite them.

They were all clichés, like “Life will get better and better,” “Come on, hang in there,” “Keep going, the future is long.” Things like that.

The church was also helping refugees. This was normal. They would hold an event to help homeless people every month.

There was a square, which was convenient for providing material assistance. Since they were both doing charity work, Xie Wu suggested doing it together.

Yan Xianchuan naturally had no objections. After all, Xie Wu was the real person in charge.

The weather wasn’t good today. It was snowing, a very fine snow, like salt grains, blowing straight into people’s faces with the wind, making it hard to open their eyes.

Even so, there were still many people lining up to receive supplies. The Yan family’s supplies were mainly medicines and necessities, with a focus on medicine.

Many of these refugees had lost their belongings. Even if they had some money left, they needed a certain amount of savings to resettle in Dingyang City. Jobs were hard to find. They were spending their money little by little. Medical expenses were too high. It was better not to go to the hospital if they could avoid it.

This little wind and snow didn’t affect Yan Xianchuan. She was wearing a pair of glasses to block the snow from blowing into her eyes. She moved freely, her expression was very lively, unlike the people in line, whose faces were frozen stiff.

She was originally going to go out just wearing a jacket, but Lu Mingqiu insisted on putting a hat and scarf on her.

She didn’t want to wear the scarf because it felt tight around her neck. But Lu Mingqiu glanced at her, took the scarf and put it around her neck. She stood still, as if possessed, and let her put it on.

The temperature now couldn’t possibly freeze her.

Yan Xianchuan mumbled her prepared lines, but she unconsciously tugged at her scarf. She didn’t consider taking it off, however.

After blowing in the cold wind for four or five stops, today’s aid mission was complete. The snow on her clothes melted and froze again, making the fabric wet and cold.

As soon as she got home, Lu Mingqiu pulled her into the bathroom, pushing her and taking off her clothes.

“Go take a hot bath to warm up, or you’ll catch a cold.”

Yan Xianchuan: She cares about me, I’m so happy!

What? I won’t catch a cold? Who said that! Come out and let me see!

I’ll see who’s so bold as to spread rumors about me!

Yan Xianchuan happily took a bath, happily enjoyed a couple’s bath, and happily enjoyed the rest of the night. She was living a life that even a god wouldn’t trade.

Then she received some bad news.

The Yan family told her to go back to Yuecheng, with Lu Mingqiu, to attend a family meeting about the attack last night.

As for why the meeting wasn’t held online, it was probably a Yan family tradition. After all, they had a lot of rules. It was understandable that they wanted all the members to be present in person.

The head of the family had spoken, Yan Xianchuan couldn’t refuse. She was still pretending to be reliable.

Lu Mingqiu also agreed. This kind of meeting, they never notified Yan Xianchuan about it before. Now that they had called her, didn’t that mean that their recent performance was good, that they had achieved something?

The two of them boarded an airship and flew directly back to the imperial palace in Yuecheng. Shortly after landing, someone came to inform them that they should go to the study and report their work in Dingyang City to the head of the family first.

This kind of work setting usually didn’t allow omegas to participate. Lu Mingqiu said, “Then I’ll wait for you when I get back.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the person said, “Please come with us, Madam. The head of the family has something to tell you.”

What could it be?

Lu Mingqiu was initially a little confused, but then her eyes changed slightly. What could he talk to an omega about? Offspring.

She didn’t have a gland anymore, she couldn’t get pregnant. Yan Xianchuan was starting to show her abilities. In the past, the two of them were both disliked by the family. It was just right that they were together.

Now, she was clearly not good enough for Yan Xianchuan.

Lu Mingqiu’s mind was filled with thoughts. She followed the person to the study.

The study was only occupied by a few people: the head of the Yan family, Yan Xun Gui, and a couple of bodyguards, standing in different positions, like statues.

“Father.” Yan Xianchuan said, mimicking the proper way to address him.

The head of the Yan family glanced at her and raised his right hand, gesturing for her to stop.

Just as Yan Xianchuan was confused, Lu Mingqiu beside her suddenly changed expression. Her face turned pale for a moment, and her eyes fixed on Yan Xun Gui.

“It’s you?!”

The clash of mental powers was fleeting. The two of them shouted at the same time, instantly recognizing each other’s identities.

Yan Xun Gui was actually the Red Cardinal, Saint Word, whom they had encountered before!

“Seize her!” he shouted, “She’s a member of the Resistance!”