Since The Red Moon Appeared - Chapter 32
Chapter 32: Risk of Losing Control
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“This meeting today is not for you to discuss academic research!”
Seeing that the whole office was in deep thought because of an estimated value and the projection was at the leftmost of the desk, the man who looked about fifty years old knocked on the conference table with a stern look and reminded everyone, “Now, we need to discuss about recruiting and using a mutant with such a high risk of losing control, and whether it is in line with the rules or not!”
“Why is it not in line with the rules?”
Chen Jing frowned and said to the man, “He performed very well today!”
“However, everyone knows that he’s mentally unstable…”
That man coldly refuted, “Before he dealt with the 041st corruption source, he had shown his crazy side. Also, in the conversation between him and you just now, it was obvious that he has serious schizophrenia. If he also has a very high level of psyche power, have you ever thought how much danger he would bring to the second satellite city, or even the main city, if he loses control?”
Chen Jing had heard many similar statements like this. She replied, “What do you want, then?”
The man kept silent for a while before saying, “When the research on psyche mutant was first established, clear rules stated that one should not be hired if the risk of losing control hits 80%. If it hits 90%, one has to get ready for cleanup work…
“He might not have reached that level, but he clearly has a very high risk of losing control!
“For someone like this, I hope that he can remain in a state of surveillance and control.”
“In other words, I would rather spend money to keep him there and not allow him to come into contact with psyche corruption matters!”
“I oppose!”
Chen Jing said, “We can only confirm that he has very high psyche power, but we cannot confirm that his risk of losing control is high!”
The man sounded angry. “He’s someone with split personality disorder!”
Chen Jing suddenly felt strange when she heard that.
She suddenly thought about what Lu Xin said and replied, “Or rather, the problem is not whether he can see his family…
“Maybe, we can’t see them?”
Then, the entire room fell silent.
The man frowned and shouted, “Are you crazy too?”
Another staff member wearing glasses also said in a low voice, “In the same way as the psyche monster, the weather was clear and the red moon glow was bright enough. A number of people saw the outline of the psyche monster but did not see the so-called… family member. This might mean that his sister is indeed a hallucination and not… something we cannot see!”
Chen Jing shook her head. She didn’t continue speaking. Whatever she had just said might seem absurd.
Therefore, she laughed and looked at the middle-aged man. “If you think his threat is too great when he gets out of control and refuses to guide him and instead put him in full surveillance or expel him, did you ever consider if he lost control out of anger because of a lack of guidance or because of surveillance? In that case, who would pay responsibility for the risk?”
The middle-aged man fell silent.
In his opinion, Chen Jing was debating with him. However, this statement was hard to refute.
“Hmm, let’s not argue, it’s meaningless to discuss these things!”
Seeing how the meeting started with such an atmosphere, an elderly, chubby man full of smiles sitting in the middle of the room spoke. “Everyone is doing this for Qinggang City, for the reconstruction of civilization and order. Major Chen is more concerned over how to solve the increasing number of psyche corruption events, while Minister Shen is more concerned over how to avoid the risk of loss of control. Since both goals are the same, there must be a good solution!”
Chen Jing gradually exhaled and said, “I maintain my opinion. I don’t think the potential threat can be equivalent to the real risk of loss of control. Many case studies have proven that when a psyche mutant deals with corruption events, they’re much more precise and sacrifice less than ordinary people. As for the danger that they might bring about due to loss of control…
“Precisely as what Professor Bai said earlier on, we will have to slowly guide these psyche mutants to prevent them from losing control…”
“Guidance is only done when the risk of losing control is below a certain threshold!”
Minister Shen couldn’t refute and sneered. “And you want to guide a patient with an unstable mental condition?”
Chen Jing refuted, “The patient you are referring to has just prevented a disaster from happening in the Qinggang city!
“Without any casualties!”
The middle-aged man said with an angry expression, “Let’s cut this nonsense. I maintain my opinion, based on the initial criteria of the Qinggang City psyche mutant research project, this person’s loss of control factor has evidently reached 80% or higher. I think such a person should not be recruited or guided. If Major Chen insists on hiring him, you can sign a document. You will be in charge of all risks if this person loses control!”
Chen Jing slammed the table out of anger.
Seeing how an argument was about to continue, Corporal Han Bing, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke.
“Hold on, I received a signal from Professor Bai!”
Everyone sat up straight subconsciously when they heard “Professor Bai”.
Soon, the projection equipment on the four walls began to operate. Beside the conference table, the light shone and a figure of an old man with white hair, a white suit, and a walking stick appeared. When his entire figure was shone, he nodded at the people around the table and said, “I know who you are discussing about. I have read about his details too!”
Chen Jing immediately stood up and said, “Professor Bai!”
The old man in the white suit nodded at her and said, “Minister Shen’s worry is understandable, this young man’s risk of loss of control is high!
“Similarly, his psyche power could be higher than what you imagined.”
“What?”
Chen Jing’s expression was complicated.
“In my opinion, 80% risk of loss of control is slightly too low!”
Professor Bai sighed gently and turned before saying, “Scan that document and show it to them!”
The projector began to operate, and everyone had an image of the document that Professor Bai referred to. Chen Jing also had one copy. Although it was just an image, everyone could see the contents of the document clearly.
“Explosion in the Moon Orphanage?”
Everyone looked at the header of the document and became solemn.
“This report is about this young man when he was in the Moon Orphanage!”
Professor Bai leaned on his walking stick and said, “Ten years ago, an explosion in the second satellite city caused the entire orphanage to be destroyed. Only two people survived from that, one of which is him. The other person is Zeng Xiaolu, the current principal of Red Moon Elementary School. Of course, their Moon Orphanage is not legal. And the explosion seems to have a lot of suspicious points…
“Back then, our department had yet to be officially established and there was a lack of manpower. We didn’t have enough ability to analyze and capture the evidence, so we could only hastily close the case and pass it over to the Second City’s Police Department to treat it as an explosion. However, as I flipped through the previous files, I found many strange clues.
“There was no gunpowder or other explosives left at the scene, but all the houses were completely destroyed…”
Chen Jing heard this and became serious. “You mean…”
Professor Bai nodded. “Based on my analysis, this could be a terrifying incident due to uncontrolled numinous power…”
“Numinous power…”
Chen Jing was slightly shocked. “A loss of control of numinous power that caused a three-story building to be instantly destroyed…”
The entire office was silent and shocked.
If one had 300 units of psyche power before any guidance and could surprise them… if he was able to destroy a three-story building due to the loss of control of his numinous power…
How powerful must his psyche power be?
This was a number that was too terrifying to imagine. It was as terrifying as a bullet or bomb!