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Chapter 309: Serving up! Please, Underworld Officials, come to the Bureau of Investigation for a chat! (Bonus Chapter 1732)

As Chen Xin looked at the group of people who had arrived, and sensed the fluctuations of yang and yin energy emanating from the three people in the lead, the joy he had felt earlier from destroying the leader of the Skull God Cult dissipated considerably.

The leader of the Skull God Cult was merely an anomaly that appeared out of nowhere; the truly troublesome force in Great Xia was the Bureau of Public Opinion Investigation.

"What, you want to fight?"

The Raven Prophet spoke.

Chu Xiu glanced at the Crow Prophet, then examined the strange-looking corpse in front of him.

It possesses the yin energy unique to ghosts and the corpse energy of evil corpses, but also a special aura.

The aura originated from the corpse's limbs and the copper coin pendant on its waist. Even the crow did not emit yin energy, but rather this special aura.

Chu Xiu had seen this peculiar aura before in the General Bureau's Research Department; it was something that appeared abruptly and was called a "suppressing object."

The priority of the town-building project is second only to the Warm Sun Project in the research department.

So, what is the relationship between this being in front of us and the talisman?
After a moment's thought, Chu Xiu suddenly cupped his hands and said, "I am Chu Xiu, the deputy director of the Bureau of Public Opinion Investigation, the 'Xiu' in 'all things come to an end'."

"May I ask... are you from the underworld?"

Chen Xin looked at the deputy director of the General Administration in front of him and was not surprised to hear the words "underworld" from the other party.

"You know what the underworld is?"

"Know a thing or two."

Chu Xiu smiled.

"Are Shen Zhihong and the others from the underworld?"

It really was Shen Zhihong and his group.

If the underworld is to appear in the mortal world, it cannot be in a negative form.

The actions of Shen Zhihong and other anti-trafficking personnel in Daxia serve as a valuable asset, a showcase for Daxia.

"So what if it is?"

"They travel through various cities of Great Xia in the name of the Underworld, either eliminating evil spirits or rescuing abducted people. Here, on behalf of Great Xia and the Bureau of Investigation, Chu Xiu thanks the Underworld for their righteous deeds."

Chu Xiu's attitude surprised Chen Xin.

Is it that Shen Zhihong and others' actions earned the Bureau of Investigation a high level of goodwill, or is it that his mother and child corpses, which are close to the Black Abyss, made the other party have no choice but to be polite?

"No need for that. They acted entirely according to their own conscience. If you want to thank them, then thank them."

Chu Xiu shook his head.

"If the objects used to suppress evil in the underworld were not special, how could Shen Zhihong and the others, with their mortal bodies, be able to suppress evil? The source is in the underworld, so it is not an exaggeration to thank the underworld."

"Of course, if the underworld doesn't mind, the Bureau of Investigation is also willing to give Shen Zhihong and others a formal status."

……

Another place.

A smile appeared on Chen Xin's face.

"Chen Xin, what are you laughing at? Can't you concentrate?"

Bai Bowen was just slapped by a ghost possessing a dummy. If Chen Xin had reacted faster, he wouldn't have had to take the slap at all!
"I'm sorry, I might have been feeling unwell because of some ghostly possession before. I'll be more careful in the future."

Bai Bowen paused upon hearing this.

He checked the time and said, "How about we rest for another two minutes?"

"also."

After saying that, Chen Xin found a place to sit down.

The reason he laughed was naturally because of Chu Xiu's attitude.

While he was indirectly saying he wanted to give Shen Zhihong a proper title, what he really wanted was to build a ladder to communicate with the underworld.

Imagine if the underworld officials had the status of the Bureau of Public Opinion Investigations; wouldn't that mean the underworld was on the same side as the Bureau of Public Opinion Investigations?

How is that any different from Lin San's family or Zhenlong Temple?
But that's not what Chen Xin wanted.

If it really becomes like Zhenlong Temple, wouldn't that mean the underworld will have to obey the Bureau of Public Opinion Investigation?

Chen Xin has neither the time, energy, nor ability to outwit a country.

Who knows if the underworld will eventually become a resort for the Bureau of Investigation?

After thinking for a moment, he then had the Raven Prophet relay the message.

……

"The Bureau of Polling, wants to cooperate with the Underworld, huh?"

Since we're destined to lose to the Great Xia through trickery, we might as well be more direct.

Chu Xiu was clearly taken aback by Chen Xin's words, but he quickly recovered.

Cooperation?

Chu Xiu's eyes flickered as he looked at the crow in front of him.

What constitutes cooperation?
Cooperation requires equal strength.

Does this statement from the Underworld imply that the Bureau of Investigation is on the same level as the Underworld?
How could a non-governmental organization, no matter how mysterious, dare to stand on equal footing with a country's official organization?

Chu Xiu felt disdain, but he did not show it.

At least until 'cooperation' is established, it cannot be revealed.

"That's right, the Bureau of Investigation wants to cooperate with the Underworld."

The Raven Prophet nodded upon hearing this.

"Since we're going to cooperate, we need a set of rules. Let's find some time to talk about it."

Chu Xiu nodded.

"Let's chat then, but I don't know where to chat?"

"Your headquarters doesn't have any space?"

Chu Xiu was taken aback.

Are you coming to the General Administration?

You are not small in courage.

"Hehe, yes, in that case, why not do it today?"

"can."

The Crow Prophet shot out a crow feather, which Chu Xiu caught.

Lin San and the others behind Chu Xiu were almost scared to death by the Crow Prophet's action.

If you didn't know better, you'd think the Crow Prophet was about to make a move.

"Once you have found a good place, just call out to this crow feather, and the underworld officials will arrive on their own."

Chu Xiu glanced at Ya Yu but found no trace of what a 'door' should have been there.

However, he did not observe too closely, lest he miss something.

"Then we'll await the arrival of the underworld."

The Raven Prophet nodded and was about to leave when someone suddenly spoke urgently, "Wait, wait, wait a minute!"

Chu Xiu turned his head and looked at Lin San.

"Young Lin, what's the matter?"

"Director Chu, I have something I'd like to discuss with this person, this person who works in the underworld."

Chu Xiu frowned slightly.

"what's up?"

Lin San swallowed hard and turned to look in the direction of the evil corpse.

"This wandering monk, would you be so kind as to return the corpse to me?"

The atmosphere suddenly froze upon hearing this.

The veins on Chu Xiu's forehead bulged.

What time is this? What are you talking about?!
Could a single demonic corpse be more important than the affairs between the underworld and the Bureau of Investigation?

The Lin family spends all their time with corpses; their brains have been ruined!

Lin San felt a stinging pain in his cheek from Chu Xiu's gaze.

But he couldn't bear to part with it!

If it were any other kind of evil corpse, it would be fine; at most, one would feel sorry for it.

But this monstrous corpse... is his grandfather's corpse!
Just as the atmosphere was growing increasingly tense, the Raven Prophet spoke.

"can."

Lin San was taken aback, then his face lit up with joy.

"Thanks……"

"I can return the corpse to you, but I saved your life. Shouldn't you return my life in return?"

Before he could finish saying thank you, Lin San's smile froze.

Looking at the Crow Prophet and then at his grandfather, Lin San gave a stiff smile.

"Hehe, Corpse Demon, Corpse Demon... Consider this a thank you for saving my life, Master Xingwu."

Lin San looked at his grandfather's face and lowered his head.

Grandpa, please love me one more time!
Chu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the matter was over.

But just then, someone else spoke up.

"Sir, may I ask if you may return the relics of the holy monk of Zhenlong Temple to this humble monk?"

Chu Xiu's body stiffened.

His gaze swept over the armless monk Mo Pao, his eyes lingering for a moment on his lips.

Why didn't you smash his mouth off too?

"You mean this?"

The mother and child corpses took out the relic in their hands that was still burning their hands.

"Yes, this humble monk is willing to exchange his life for the relics."

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes turned to Monk Mo Pao.

Chu Xiu's gaze also changed from sharp to complex.

The most complicated case is that of Lin San, who just backed down; he... is now flushed.

You think you're so high and mighty, why the hell didn't you say that in front of me!

Lin San's face flushed red as he glared at Monk Mo Pao.

“Your life is worthless, but your Zhenlong Temple has a martial arts technique. Use that technique to exchange for it.”

"The cultivation techniques, you're saying they're all the 'Dragon Suppressing Technique'?"

Seeing that the Crow Prophet nodded, Monk Mo Pao didn't hesitate for long and said, "Okay, I'll go back and tell the abbot, and the abbot will agree."

No sooner had Mo Pao finished speaking than he saw the relic and a crow feather being thrown at him.

He paused for a moment, then bit the relic and the raven feather with his mouth and looked at the Raven Prophet.

"I will come to find you later."

Monk Mo nodded and said nothing more.

Just as Chu Xiu was about to turn around after Monk Mo Pao finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something and turned his gaze to Wei Tianrong.

Kui Tianrong looked at Chu Xiu with a puzzled expression, not knowing what he meant.

It wasn't until Wei Tianrong saw the corpse crash into the 'wall' and disappear from everyone's sight that he realized Chu Xiu's gaze had left him.

"Alright, we'll discuss this matter when we get back. Matters concerning the underworld must not be divulged."

Seeing everyone nod, Chu Xiu led his men away towards the location of the crack.

Before leaving, Wei Tianrong asked Lin San with a puzzled look, "Why didn't you use your cultivation technique to exchange for the fiendish corpse?"

Lin San's face was full of resentment.

He did want to switch, but he was afraid that if he did, his father would go back and turn him into a fiendish corpse.

The biggest difference between a family and an organization lies in inheritance. Compared to those organizations, family rules are not passed on to outsiders because they are a rule left by our ancestors. Even if the lineage is broken, the family rules cannot be passed on!

So even if they joined the Bureau of Investigation, the Lin family's Corpse Control Law was never handed over, let alone for a single evil corpse.

……

"Let's go, let's hurry!"

Chen Xin suddenly stood up from the ground, startling Bai Bowen.

However, seeing Chen Xin regain his spirits, a smile finally appeared on his face.

Bai Bowen naturally had no idea what his teammates had done in that short time.

After taking only a few steps, Chen Xin suddenly remembered something.

Because he had been focused on things in the Gray 76th District, he forgot that he had an uncle who was competing in the Ordinary District.

He had already given the staff of mourning to his uncle long ago, and only took it away when he was confronting the leader of the Skull God Cult.

"I wonder if my uncle has been tricked by me."

Chen Xin glanced at the paper-cut amulet on Wang Xingping's body and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Wang Xingping was alright.

"It's almost over, so we won't throw the mourning staff anymore. Uncle seems to have dealt with quite a few ghosts with the mourning staff before, so that should be enough."

Chen Xin thought to himself.

What he didn't know was that during the time he was neglecting Wang Xingping, he had become a nightmare for several other talented newcomers in the Bureau of Investigation.

……

The qualifying match monitoring room was completely silent.

The screen in the center of the hall wasn't displaying footage from the senior competition area, nor from the geniuses, but rather from an unassuming team leader from the ordinary area.

Who else could it be but Wang Xingping?

"It'll be soon, I'll be meeting Shui Yingying soon!"

"Don't do it!"

In the last row of the monitoring hall, the director of the 72nd Bureau of Earthly Fiends was looking at the 71st Bureau of Earthly Fiends next to him with a hint of smugness.

I'll let you take off quietly without me!
As the director of Bureau 72 was thinking this, the exquisite girl with a full head of silver hair finally walked onto the screen in the center of the hall.

As everyone held their breath, the seven flying knives beside the silver-haired girl did not shoot out to snatch the vengeful ghost from Wang Xingping's hand.

After nodding to each other, the two passed each other.

Hey ~
A sigh escaped from the hall.

The director of the 71st Bureau of Earthly Fiends also breathed a sigh of relief and slumped into his chair.

"I always said that Yingying is a polite child."

It's no wonder he acted this way; that guy on the big screen was just too freakish.

Anyone who doesn't follow the rules will have their fight ended by Wang Xingping simply by waving his white pole.

Mao Yan, who was once highly regarded and had already controlled three vengeful ghosts, was brought down by a single blow simply because he stole one of Wang Xingping's vengeful ghosts.

The conjoined twins, who were just passing by, heard the sound of the white pole being swung and followed in Mao Yan's footsteps.

A bureau chief protested, but the protests stopped after he learned that what Wang Xingping had was his own Horcrux.

After that, all the bureau chiefs who came from the rookie competition area were afraid that they might accidentally end up next to Wang Xingping, and even more afraid that they might cause trouble.

At the same time, they were also afraid that after Wang Xingping dealt with the ghosts in the ordinary area, he would cross over to enter the senior area.

After all, the only malevolent spirit in the ordinary district never survived a single blow from Wang Xingping.

Judging from the power of the Soul Weapon he possesses, even the veterans might not be able to withstand it.

Fortunately, Wang Xingping seemed to have some concerns and did not cross the line.

As the pole in Wang Xingping's hand suddenly disappeared, everyone finally understood what Wang Xingping's concerns were.

His Horcrux is unstable!

Nevertheless, the other bureau chiefs were also unwilling for their people to encounter Wang Xingping, as they didn't know when Wang Xingping's Horcrux might reappear.

This is also why Shui Yingying didn't provoke Wang Xingping earlier, and why the other bureau chiefs sighed.

They lamented that Shui Yingying had escaped a calamity, but also lamented that she hadn't seized the opportunity.

Amidst all these sighs, only one person wore a smile.

That's Bao Lingqing, the director of the Lingyuan City Investigation Bureau!
He had put aside his previous regret about missing out on Chen Xin; at this moment, he only had one thought in his mind.

How could an uncle be inferior to his nephew?

Time passes by amidst the joy of some and the sorrow of others.

The Bureau of Polling's triennial ranking competition has concluded amidst some minor ups and downs.

That evening, when the rankings were announced by the General Administration, the branch bureau chiefs who participated in the competition did not see the General Administration chief, which puzzled them.

What they don't know is.

At this moment, on the eighteenth basement floor of the Bureau of Public Opinion, Chu Xiu, the deputy director of the Bureau, Fan Yaohui, the deputy director of the research department, and some special figures were all sitting in an office, looking at a feather.

Meanwhile, in another location, the Director-General and the Head of the Research Department were also watching the surveillance footage.

"let's start."

Chu Xiu nodded after hearing the voice in his earpiece.

Then he looked at the raven feather placed on the opposite side of the long table.

"Please invite the underworld officials to the Bureau of Public Opinion Investigation for a chat."

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