I am your natural enemy.

Chapter 535: Explanation, Sister Station (5k)

Everything has its pros and cons, and every pro has its cons.

Whenever Wen Yan thought of the past, he was the only one who remembered it now. Some things he didn't even remember were completely lost in the years. He actually felt very sorry that perhaps none of his old friends from his youth still remembered him.

But similarly, other people had no way of knowing Wen Yan's past. No matter how they investigated, Wen Yan seemed to have popped out from between rocks and suddenly appeared.

Even if what was erased were traces of Wen Yan as an ordinary person, who else would dare to confirm that it was this?

All they see is the unknown.

The unknown is a great terror, the unknown is endless speculation.

Just like at this moment, the old ghost was torn to pieces and disappeared, and the proprietress squatting in the corner felt only great terror.

Even though Wen Yan basically did not do anything himself throughout the whole process, everything that happened at this moment came from outside the intelligence.

In their group, the most talked about topic in the past two months was Wen Yan.

She had naturally read a lot of relevant information, as well as some intelligence, and she knew as soon as she heard it that the source of the intelligence was very secretive.

But no one has ever said that to deal with Wen Yan's charm, Wen Yan doesn't even need to take action. Anyone who does will be severely beaten.

She felt it clearly just now. If she hadn't run away to buy some time, if Wen Yan hadn't known that something was wrong but turned back because he wanted to...

If someone wanted to harm Wen Yan and make her consciousness sink, then she would probably be dragged into a place with countless women, and at that time, she would be drowned by a spit from each woman literally.

In just a moment, I was hit by a bunch of big bags. It was simply because the time was too short and the people behind me had not yet lined up.

She also hadn't heard from the intelligence that Wen Yan had shoulder fire. That power was obviously not from a warrior, nor did it seem to come from a Taoist priest. The aura was obscure, wild and desolate, and carried a strange sense of domineering.

I haven't heard of any powerful people in the local area.

That old lady, smelling of incense, was not a ghost at all, but more like a legendary earth deity.

If the demons and monsters in the water receive offerings, they can turn into water gods after a period of time. This is a wild god that has not been enthroned, but it still has some magical powers. If it does not cause trouble, generally no one will pay attention to it.

If there are demons, ghosts, monsters, etc. on land, they actually have the hope of being transformed into earth gods if they receive offerings.

But for a long time, whether it is the dynasty or the mountain gate, they can’t control the things in the water, so how can they control the things on your land?

This kind of small earth god that has not been conferred an imperial title is generally not called an earth god, but is called an evil sacrifice or a wild sacrifice.

Generally they only appear frequently at the end of a dynasty. During its heyday, it would be fine if they don't show up or cause trouble. But if they do cause trouble, they will inevitably destroy mountains and temples.

These guys are the ones who suffer the most from these four words.

When the family in the Three Mountains and Five Peaks started out, they actually did this.

Over time, the general term "Earth God" is no longer a general term, but refers specifically to the Earth God who has been granted an imperial title.

If we relax the definition a little, it would probably only include local virtuous people like the old lady mentioned above, who did not go through the formal enthronement procedure but had done a lot of good deeds during their lifetime, had great vows, and carried auspicious aura.

If such a person is recognized by the local people after his death and receives long-term offerings, he can actually be considered a local god.

Throughout the dynasties, whether it was the imperial court or the mountain sect, no one would make things difficult for them.

Just like Jiang Yanyan in Xijiang, if there is a suitable opportunity, it is not too difficult to give him a title and a summons.

He ran into someone else's territory, did some evil things, and was beaten up. The Lieyang Tribe probably had to give him a commendation first.

The proprietress squatted obediently in the corner. She didn't even dare to reach out to pick up the torn painted skin. She didn't want to die here.

Wen Yan checked the things around him, took pictures of what needed to be photographed, and collected what needed to be collected.

There are still many things left over from this strange ceremony. Some of them were only photographed, and the black box couldn't identify what they were, so they have to be sent back for inspection.

If it is an ordinary thing, it may be a bit troublesome, but if it is a rare thing, then you can trace its origin.

After the photo shoot, Wen Yan took out some sealed bags from her bag, handed them to Huibu, and pointed to the mess on the ground.

"Gather them and pack each one separately."

The grey cloth floated out and hung in the air. Its two ends took the shape of two hands, doing things methodically.

Wen Yan came to the proprietress and pointed at the painted skin.

"Put it away. You usually value this thing."

The proprietress thanked him and quickly put the painted skin away and held it in her arms.

She didn't dare to wear the painted skin, so she kept the appearance of a skeleton. She was afraid that if she wore the painted skin, she would get beaten again.

That strange power was obviously triggered passively, so any hits you get from it would be in vain.

"Tell me, why did you run here? How did you know that guy?" Wen Yan sat on the stone opposite, waiting for the follow-up professionals from the Lieyang Tribe to come here to clean up.

The proprietress looked at Wen Yan, hesitated for a moment, gritted her teeth, and came up with the breaking news.

"The old ghost may not be dead."

But after she said this, when she looked at Wen Yan through her dark skull eye sockets, she saw that Wen Yan's face looked normal, as if he was not surprised at all.

"Aren't you surprised?"

"It's not surprising. He didn't resist in the end. He was just afraid of dying in my hands. If he died in my hands, I would definitely notice something unusual."

Wen Yan has seen too many ghosts.

It is no exaggeration to say that there are more ghosts in this world than him. I dare not say that there are absolutely no ghosts, but those who can be compared with him can probably be counted on one’s fingers.

From the Nanyang Alliance, to the underworld, and then to Guanzhong County, he has seen too many ghosts.

He has also seen all kinds of ghosts and their appearance before they disappeared.

Either all obsessions are dissolved, or the eyes are filled with relief.

Either the obsession has not been eliminated, or the things to be done have not been completed, and the eyes are filled with reluctance and attachment.

When the old ghost was dying, he was scolded by Wen Yan. There was a hint of doubt in his eyes, as if he was wondering why.

Or maybe this guy’s obsession is to figure out why when he’s scolded.

Or maybe this guy's obsession has never come out at all.

Wen Yan didn't believe at all that it was possible for a ghost to die before fulfilling its obsession and yet be able to ignore its own obsession when dying.

If the basis of existence can be ignored, then what else is there to say? This is 100% fishy.

Wen Yan had noticed just now that the proprietress and the old ghost did not seem to be of the same kind. The old ghost had some other ideas, and the proprietress also had some other ideas.

"Go on, say something valuable. Otherwise, when the people from the Fiery Sun Tribe arrive, you can tell them about it."

Wen Yan was too lazy to argue with this guy and decided to say whatever he wanted.

When the proprietress saw Wen Yan's attitude, she recalled her previous understanding of Wen Yan. Unless someone put up a desperate resistance, Wen Yan would rarely kill them. She gritted her teeth and said.

“It took me a lot of effort to get into their group.

Since seven or eight years ago, the villagers I knew in Baigu Village have been disappearing inexplicably.

The level of one person per year has been almost stable. My guide also disappeared inexplicably last year.

Then by chance, I was pulled into that group.

After spying on the screen for a while, I realized that the other villagers in the White Bone Village were closely related to the people here.

I don’t believe it can be such a coincidence. Someone must have deliberately arranged for me to join the group.

I just want to know where the other White Bone Villagers have gone.

This time, the old ghost suddenly broke into my house and said that if you killed the black and white evil spirits that were lured here, two professions that needed to be inherited at the same time would appear in the world.

Both can only be inherited by yin beings, one without a body, the other with a body, and they each inherit one.

According to what Lao Gui said, and my own speculation, one of the professions can just make up for the shortcomings of my painted skin. "

Having said this, the proprietress paused slightly and continued.

“I really want this thing…

At the same time, this was the first time that someone in that group seriously invited me to go out and do something more important.

If I want to know what I want to know, I can't refuse this time.

I have summed up my experience that the people that the group owner invites to do something offline must be people who can be fully trusted.

For example, that old ghost.

That old ghost must have died once last year.

There was a time when he didn't show up for more than a month.

The day he disappeared happened to be the day when the various branches of the Lieyang Tribe worked together to hunt down the Ghost God of Wealth.

This time when he came to see me, his appearance and aura had not changed much.

I tried to test him, and it seems his strength is even lower than before.

But I can be sure that he is not the old ghost I saw last time.

This is not quite accurate. It should be said that the consciousness is still him, but the body is no longer him.

It's like changing your body or putting on a painted skin.

I am most sensitive to this point and I can feel it, so it must be correct."

Wen Yan listened to the boss lady's words with a calm expression. He didn't care whether she was trying to clear his name or not. As long as the news was true, it was fine.

"Anyone else?" "Yes, Lao Gui, the group leader, and a few other people, they all pay attention to you, especially this Lao Gui, who is like your fangirl. He knows all the news about you."

"..."

Now that the station girls have arrived, Wen Yan is speechless.

After hearing this, he roughly understood that this old ghost might have a close relationship with some key figures in the Lieyang Tribe or one of the Three Mountains and Five Peaks.

Otherwise, it would be unlikely that I know him so well.

"Come on, tell me, what did you say? When did he start paying attention to me?"

"It was probably last September, I can't remember the exact date, but he said the current generation of Lieyang was born."

Wen Yan recalled that almost as soon as the fact that he was the contemporary Lieyang was exposed, the other party already knew it.

Daring to say it in the group means that this guy thinks this information is no longer confidential.

It's just a matter of trying to get something for nothing and to stir up hatred for him.

As he was speaking, Black Box received a message saying that the director had sent him a message.

“Ask her if she’d be willing to be your informant.

If you are willing, there is no need to send you to the detention center.

Put an electronic anklet on her and restrict her from leaving the house within 200 meters."

"No? Director General, is this okay? This guy is involved in the things here, and he is a member of that group, this..." Wen Yan quickly typed and replied.

"According to the rules, she was at most participating in an illegal ritual, and there was no one involved, no casualties, and no resistance, so she will be imprisoned for a few years at most.

Given the credibility she had accumulated previously, she could be allowed to serve as an informant and be allowed to go back and continue running the store.

The police's targeted crackdowns on prostitution are often based on information provided by prostitutes who act as informants.

It is normal to use informants for minor crimes when handling cases.

Especially when it comes to major cases, as long as you can provide important clues, you will be considered to have made meritorious service and will be rewarded.

Tax exemption may be granted.

You can do this now, but at least for now, the Blazing Sun Tribe will not admit it."

"Director, you are asking me to be the bad guy here."

"I'm asking you to do favors. There are no favors, only benefits and threats. How can the informant give you the information honestly? I have already told you clearly on the phone just now. You are fully responsible for handling it."

Before Wen Yan could say anything, a hang-up sign appeared on his phone. The black box indicated that the director had hung up the black box phone.

Wen Yan was stunned. After the director explained it clearly to him, he finally understood what "full authority" meant. It meant that as long as it was within the rules, he could do whatever he wanted.

After putting away the phone and looking at the skeleton still squatting in the corner, Wen Yan figured something out.

There is a difference between what the headquarters director said on the phone and what the black box transmitted. The words transmitted by the black box were obviously much more straightforward and were giving him some advice.

It seems that there have been a lot of things going on recently, and the director general does not trust the confidential communication lines of the Lieyang Department too much.

Or maybe this is actually part of the temptation.

Wen Yan didn't know these things very well before. There were no detailed information or tutorials left behind. How to grasp the right degree was something that only those who had been around for a long time would understand. Only after they had figured out the rules and routines, and understood what ambiguity was, and could make full use of the rules, would they understand.

When writing the report, you don't have to write all of these clearly. As long as you catch the person, the evidence, technical report, etc. are clear, it will be fine.

Wen Yan had previously found informants who were all ghosts who had not committed any crime. He never thought that this Bai Gu Villager could develop in this way, and it was still within the permitted range.

Wen Yan thought of the old ghost just now and had an idea in his mind.

"Be my informant, will you?"

"Ah?" The lady boss was startled, then nodded immediately: "Go for it!"

"Why don't you ask where and how to do it?"

"Don't ask. To be an informant, you have to be alive at least."

"You are quite sober." Wen Yan said after a moment of hesitation.

“Originally, I was going to send you to the detention center, but if you can perform meritorious service.

Then we can put electronic handcuffs on you and let you go back.

Except that you cannot leave the 200-meter radius of your home, nothing else is affected.

You run a shop and come into contact with so many people and different kinds of people. You should know how to make meritorious deeds."

"I understand this."

"That's good. Go ahead."

Of course the proprietress knew that only those things that had nothing to do with her were considered meritorious service, while those things that were related to her were considered confession.

Taking credit for other people's achievements is a technical job, and you have to make sure that the other person has nothing to do with you.

Otherwise, if you, as an older brother, report that your younger brother has committed murder and arson, then this matter is also related to you. The original five-year sentence can be increased to life imprisonment if you work hard, which is not impossible.

As the owner of a B&B who had hosted aliens and even field agents from the Fiery Sun Tribe, she certainly knew some things and it would always be no problem for her to give some clues.

Also, it wouldn’t be a problem to look for clues about things you’ve seen in that group.

Of course she knew what information Wen Yan wanted, so she couldn't be suspected by the people in that group.

At the same time, we must ensure that her reputation is not damaged and that her store will continue to receive news in the future.

It can't be known to others, so there is no need to worry about retaliation.

After a brief screening, the options that could allow her to gain merit began to shrink rapidly.

“A few years ago, a group of local robbers came out of the mountains and passed by my store.

The negative energy they carried with them clearly showed that they had just been to a tomb and encountered zombies.

There was a man among them with blood on his body, probably having just killed someone.

There was a ghost sitting in their second car at the time. He must have been brought out by them, but they didn't know about it.

There was a blessed amulet in the first car. If I wasn’t wearing Painted Skin, I wouldn’t dare to get close to it.

They just bought some food on the roadside and left in a hurry.

I have a surveillance camera installed on the roadside, and I saved the footage.

I just don’t know if they have been killed by the ghost who followed them after 20 days.”

"And there was something I just heard a few days ago..."

The proprietress gave seven or eight clues in one breath, and each clue corresponded to a case.

Wen Yan asked the black box to record it. The black box was able to compare it immediately and found three cases. This one was a filed case, and the rest were not filed cases.

"You have quite a lot of information."

“To open a shop, you need to have a good reputation, and if you can keep doing it, you can’t sell your own customers.

If this incident hadn't happened, I would have naturally chosen to mind my own business and pretend that I didn't know.

But now something has happened, and these guys are not my clients, so I can only give the clues I know. "

Wen Yan didn't say much, and he didn't mean to blame the proprietress.

Keeping to yourself is actually the way for aliens to survive.

Otherwise, the result of meddling blindly is that you will offend one of the two sides, and sometimes even offend both sides.

Wen Yan took a look and felt that this was almost enough. He would go back and find a reason to give the clues out directly so that others could solve the case and make meritorious contributions.

"Do these count as meritorious services?" the proprietress asked carefully.

"If we can solve the case based on your clues, it will be considered a meritorious service."

Wen Yan checked the time, took out his cell phone, and used the black box to compare the talismans he had photographed before. The comparison yielded no results, as all the similar ones were obviously not the ones he had photographed before.

After waiting for a while, when it was almost dawn, Wen Yan asked Black Box to send the photos to Fourth Uncle, who should have gotten up by then.

Less than three minutes after the photo was sent, Fourth Uncle called.

"Fourth Uncle, I hope I didn't disturb you, old man?"

"No, I've already gotten up and prepared for morning classes. This thing..."

Wen Yan immediately spoke up and interrupted Fourth Uncle-Master.

"Fourth Grandfather, please help me take a look and then just reply according to the message just now. Just speak directly."

"it is good."

A moment later, the black box sent back a message.

"Looking at the talisman head, talisman core, and talisman foot, it seems that this talisman was created by the Wuyin Sect, which had already destroyed the Wuyin Sect. Several decades ago, when the spiritual energy was just beginning to revive, this sect was the one that suffered the most from the destruction of its mountains and temples."

"The Fiery Sun Tribe took action?"

"The Lieyang Tribe and Taiyi Temple each sent some people, and we also transferred some people from the artillery camp."

(End of this chapter)