Fang Yunyun and the others didn't have any objections to this, so they nodded and sat down to wait.

At the 14th Bureau, there was no need to worry about their safety, so Zhou Yingting felt reassured and headed to the conference room.

When Zhou Yingting pushed open the conference room door, Zhang Yi and the others were already waiting inside.

Upon seeing Zhou Yingting arrive, Qiao Peimu, who was near the door, immediately waved him over to sit beside him.

After Zhou Yingting sat down, Zhang Yi cleared his throat and shifted the topic to the recently banned movie.

"The recently banned movie, I assume you're all aware, is 'Spaces Deep.'"

As he spoke, Zhang Yi pointed to the screen behind him, projecting the scenes from the movie.

In these segments, there were some peculiarities present, but no one could immediately pinpoint exactly what those were.

"This movie, once watched, causes a drop in spiritual power. We've caught this early, which is why it's banned."

"Honestly, the film itself doesn't have any particularly outstanding content, but certain scenes cause a decline in spiritual power, and then, using special techniques, it appears thrilling, adding some excitement, making it seem like a good movie."

Zhang Yi began analyzing the movie scenes displayed behind him.

The analysis results from the headquarters have now been passed to him.

Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged glances, "Then, what's the purpose of this movie causing a drop in spiritual power?"

A member of the 14th Bureau immediately raised their hand to ask.

Creating something like this is definitely problematic.

Is it an attack aimed at ordinary people on our side, or does it have another purpose?

"According to our research, we've found that some scenes in these movies contain content related to the Cthulhu mythos from the West."

"We find these few scenes to be strange, yet somewhat incomprehensible, because they're representations of Cthulhu's partial form. It is due to this that spiritual power decreases after viewing these scenes."

"Cthulhu is so indescribable that continuous scenes are needed to present part of it, otherwise, isolated scenes would be ineffable."

Zhang Yi tapped the wall behind him, looking somewhat angry.

This time, they were genuinely played by the opponent, almost leading to a major mistake.

"So, if this movie is watched multiple times, what will happen? Could it lead to Cthulhu's awakening or invasion?"

Zhou Yingting pondered for a moment, expressing his doubts.

He suspected there must be a goal, so what is that goal?

Hearing this, Zhang Yi paused slightly, then responded, "We received information that a team of foreign extraordinaries previously entered a Cthulhu instance."

"Only one survived in the end, and that person was infected. Initially, Zone 13 tried to round him up, but he still escaped last time."

"Through our investigation, behind the movie's production, there are people from Zone 13 collaborating with the polluted extraordinary."

"We suspect there was an agreement reached between the other side and the infected extraordinary to help in making this movie."

"As for the specific agreement, we're unaware, but it seems they intend to spread the movie widely."

Zhang Yi's words made everyone look at each other in confusion.

"Captain Zhang, are you suggesting that this movie causes a drop in spiritual power in their own country as well, with no difference?"

Although Zhang Yi didn't explicitly say it, they detected the implication.

On hearing this, they suddenly felt a chill run down their spine.

But Zone 13 wouldn't even harm their own people, right?

The group, contemplating this, turned to Zhang Yi with incredulous expressions.

Observing everyone's expression, Zhang Yi nodded at this moment, "It's indeed the case. We have investigated that 'Spaces Deep,' when screened in their country, also caused a spiritual power drop among ordinary viewers."

"During its screening, there was no edited version; the movie was complete."

Upon hearing this, everyone present gasped, their expressions became extraordinary.

"No way, what is Zone 13 doing, sabotaging even their own people?"

"What kind of agreement did they reach, not sparing even their own people?"

Everyone exchanged baffled and disbelieving looks.

However, someone quickly knocked on the table and said, "It's not hard to understand. They never regard their people on the lower levels."

"In their view, lower-level people are seen as disposable, so if there's something to exploit, they won't hold back."

This statement seemed quite on point.

Listening to this, everyone thought for a moment and agreed.

Thinking this way, it seems unsurprising that they would do something like this.

"If this thing is watched repeatedly, will the movie change, or will Cthulhu's revival occur?"

Someone couldn't help but ask curiously.

They were still quite interested in knowing whether this could happen.

"We aren't entirely sure yet, but as for us, we may have stopped it in time and haven't witnessed such occurrences,"

Zhang Yi heard this and explained further.

Zhou Yingting sat by, listening and recollecting Zhang Yi's earlier statements, feeling a bit confused inside.

He found it strange; what is the ultimate purpose of their actions?

"Previously, it's said that one person escaped from Cthulhu's instance, and they were infected but not dead."

"So, where is that person now, any abnormalities?"

"It's said those infected by Cthulhu become its host, part of it. Is that so?"

If that's the case, this person must be closely monitored.

The mess caused by the opponent, with this movie being taken down, will they stir trouble elsewhere?

Upon hearing Zhou Yingting, Zhang Yi immediately understood his intent, fixing his gaze intently.

"We've attempted to track and locate this person, but haven't found anything substantial."

"Current indications are that the individual remains within their country. After completing the movie, their contact with Zone 13 has increased."

"Judging this frequency, the person seems unlikely to reach our country."

"Moreover, if they intended to exploit the movie, with its interruption here, coming to our side seems unfeasible."

Such a source of infection must not be allowed here.

Hearing Zhang Yi's reply, Zhou Yingting breathed a slight sigh of relief.

As long as they haven't come here, he would be at ease; he worried they might have come over, which would be troublesome.

"If that's the case, then I don't have much of an issue here."

Cthulhu, being unexplored by Zhou Yingting, remains an enigmatic entity, leaving him unsure of how to deal with it.

Seeing this, Zhang Yi distributed some documents.

The papers reached Zhou Yingting, with several copies.

Glancing through, upon realizing it's internal documentation of the 14th Bureau, curiosity compelled Zhou Yingting to examine more closely.

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