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"Adapted from Priest's novel of the same name, Drowning Sorrows In Raging Fire on jjwxc.net"

"Drowning Sorrows In Raging Fire"

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"Episode 3 Illusory Butterfly"

Young fiend, I wanted to let you off the hook,

but you're simply too stubborn to leave.

Captain Xuan!

Who's letting who off the hook?

I'm the 36th leader of Nanming Firekeepers.

It's not like I was trying to hide my strength,

I just didn't want to draw my natal sword in front of the mortals.

Sorry about that, senior.

Impudent!

What's going on? Why did the ring help the enemy?

Since the demon has been unleashed, it seems the summoning was a success.

The one the Center killed was not the spell caster.

Damn it, we've been deceived!

The infected boy was probably a misdirection.

It misled us into killing the wrong suspect.

He was the last sacrificial offering!

To ensure he died exactly at 11pm,

the mastermind must be hiding near the scene.

Bi went with them to the county hospital.

The mastermind has a special power that can manipulate others at will.

Don't worry, that was just a vine.

Yes, I think it was just a vine I saw.

You're losing strength.

Bi Chunsheng!

What did you say? Arrest who?

Captain Xuan from the Aftermath Response Team said we need to arrest Bi Chunsheng.

He then cast an unknown spell array and went off.

Arrest Bi Chunsheng?

I'd arrest that temporary worker first!

Who does he think Bi Chunsheng is?

She has been risking her life for decades as a field agent.

There's no way she...

Xiao, the Aftermath Response Team holds many secrets...

Show me the profile of Bi Chunsheng from the Aftermath Response Team.

Thirty years ago, in the mutated anaconda accident,

the Center had managed to rescue the people on a derailed train.

Bi Chunsheng's parents, husband, and son were all on the train.

When she heard the news, she became very emotional,

which activated her Supernatural power.

Her power was detected by the Center's monitoring network.

She then passed our training and review, and joined the Security Department.

Being grateful toward the Center for saving her family,

she worked hard and delivered outstanding performances throughout the years.

She was awarded a third-class merit once,

and the Excellent Agent Award for seven years straight.

She was only transferred to the Support Department last year due to injury.

There must be a mistake.

This story is worthy of being included into our promotional brochure.

Manager Xiao.

We've got updates on the missing jar of eggs.

We went through the paper files of recent decades, and found a suspicious note.

About 30 years ago, the record about the butterfly eggs was deleted,

but we don't know what exactly was deleted.

Who signed the approval?

The previous captain of Aftermath Response Team, Gong Chenggong.

It was also approved by the previous General Manager.

Keep this a secret. I need to think about it.

Send out a team to investigate Bi Chunsheng's home.

Bi, you said you'd take good care of the newcomer.

You didn't even notify me before going off on your own.

I had to search for you. That was tough, you know?

I wanted to complete the spell before the new leader arrived,

but unfortunately, you still arrived a day earlier despite my best effort.

Maybe this is all fated to happen.

It's usually the loser who talks about fate.

Bi, why are you stealing my lines?

Freeze!

Freeze!

Put your hands up and don't speak a word!

Wait, don't get close to her!

Such wide streets and towering walls. Is this the capital city?

It was real! I can't believe it!

Bi Chunsheng, choose your words carefully!

This demon is not an angel who'd grant your wish!

We've made a pact, he won't be able to refuse my wish.

If he does, the spell will backfire on him 1,000 fold.

My wish...

My wish is about to come true.

Oh, a Human Torch. No wonder.

Was it you who woke me from my slumber?

What happened to you? Who bullied you?

It's all right, I'm here. You can speak for as long as you like.

I won't let anyone interfere.

"General Manager's Office"

General Manager Huang, I'm sorry for calling you to the HQ this late.

What's the current situation?

I have a search warrant here.

I want your approval to search the home of ex-field agent Bi Chunsheng.

Bi Chunsheng? She works for us?

What's going on?

It may be linked to a missing jar

of Illusory Butterfly's eggs from 30 years ago.

General Manager Huang, are you aware of it?

I wanted to find an optimal solution before things got out of hand.

To think it was exposed this soon...

What exactly was Gong Chenggong hiding?

Did you know the reason he was investigated, and subsequently fired?

Where should I begin?

Xiao, you used to be a field agent, I'm sure you know our number-one principle.

Captain Xuan, this is the number-one principle of field agents:

Supernaturals must not harm any normal people that are not suspects.

It's stated in the first page of our work manual.

No matter the cause, if a normal person is harmed,

all involved agents will have one point deducted,

and the person in charge will be doubly penalized.

The upper limit is 15 points. The field agents called it the 15-People Limit.

If you reach the limit, that's the end of your career as a field agent.

Thirty years ago, due to the negligence of field agents,

a mutated anaconda managed to drag a train into the river.

There were over 2,000 people on that train,

and less than 10% of them survived.

Impossible! We've never experienced such a major accident since our foundation!

There's no way we could hide the death of over 2,000 people!

Indeed. So tell me, how did the dead disappear?

And what happened to the 1,000 people killed by the Thousand Spirits Array?

The reason we had trouble locating the sacrificial offerings...

...is because, despite being brain dead, they looked like...

They looked like they were still alive.

I'm sure you've figured it out by now.

The real purpose of using the Illusory Butterfly...

...is to cover up a death perfectly.

Are you implying that the Center tried to cover up the death?

How did you know that? Do you have proof?

How did I know?

Captain Xuan, do you think this is an individual case?

If it was the first incident,

who'd dare to plant the eggs in over 1,000 dead bodies?

Xiao, I'm sure you'd have guessed it.

People have been doing this secretly since 30 years ago.

Our goal was to protect the normal people.

There are two sides to everything.

The 15-People Limit was enacted in good faith,

but it also made some people break the rules,

and seek help from Gong Chenggong whenever an accident happened.

Who was involved in it?

I don't know. It's been a long time since the Center was founded.

Every department has their own deeply buried secrets.

Eight years ago,

my squad was sent to apprehend a suspect who dabbled in sorcery.

Unexpectedly, he chose to blow himself up when cornered.

We didn't even have time to evacuate people in the vicinity.

I'm sorry.

Captain, what should we do?

Captain, so many normal people are dead. We're done for.

Don't worry.

It... It can be fixed.

The people are dead! How can that be fixed?

There is a way!

I'll seek the Aftermath Response Team's help.

Incidents like these are pretty common.

I didn't understand what he meant at that time,

until I saw it with my own eyes...

We'll buy something yummy for you later.

Okay!

He said such incidents are pretty common.

Then how many living dead were there among the survivors?

My whole family were survivors of abnormal phenomena!

From that day on, whenever my family would talk to me,

I'd try to recall if they used to act like that.

Have they been gradually changing without me noticing?

I kept doubting them over and over.

When I had the chance to be relieved from active duty due to injury,

I immediately chose the Aftermath Response Team.

But Gong Chenggong is a sly fox with many connections within the HQ.

I couldn't find out anything!

By then, eight years had passed.

I wanted to know the answer, but was also afraid of knowing it.

Are my family members real? Or are they merely...

Then not long ago, Gong Chenggong was subjected to internal investigation,

and was no longer seen in the office.

I was finally able to confirm my suspicion.

"Xiao Zheng"

Xiao, the reason Bi Chunsheng summoned a demon...

...is because she suspects that her family was infected with Illusory Butterfly.

We've just sent out a team to search Bi Chunsheng's home.

How is her family? Can we check if they've been infected?

If the host suffered brain death,

then the butterfly will fuse with the central nervous system.

It can't be detected with tools, unless...

...we open up their skull.

Sir, we found four bodies!

Bi Chunsheng's parents, husband and son.

All of their skulls have been cracked open.

The only way to find out the truth is to see it with my own eyes.

Why did I do that? Why?

Was her family infected with Illusory Butterflies?

No. We found traces of infection in her husband's and father's brains,

but her mother and son were not infected.

They were normal. They're the true survivors of the accident.

They did this to me!

Kill them all! I want you to kill them all!

Kill who? Those who replaced the dead with Human-faced Butterflies?

Will your anger subside if I kill them all?

No, that won't do.

If I kill those who knew but kept it a secret,

will your anger subside?

That still won't do, right?

What should I do with you?

I... want to reveal the truth! Expose it to everyone!

So this is the pact formed by a Thousand Spirits Array!

That makes sense.

I want them to feel pain 1,000 fold of what I felt.

That's easy. Anything else?

And I want... Chiyuan...

I want to rekindle the flames of Chiyuan!

I refuse.

The demon refused to honor the pact?

We can move now.

Why are you standing still? Retreat!

I hate being restrained the most...

Wait!

Yet you tried to restrain me.