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Chapter 328 The Bureau of Investigation's Transaction Request

Since each person can only choose one, Chen Xin chose the Soul Binding Rope as the 'special equipment', while Bai Bowen chose the Soul Staff.

The names of these talismans were all given by Chen Xin for the underworld officials, and unexpectedly, they were also adopted by the Bureau of Investigation.

As for why Bai Bowen chose the Soul Staff, his reason was simple: there were few Soul Staffs left, and the fewer there were, the more sought-after they were. So he was still urging Chen Xin to choose the last Soul Staff.

Chen Xin did not do as Bai Bowen wished, nor did he tell Bai Bowen that the reason why there were so few soul staffs was because there were so few mourning staffs sprouting on the graves.

However, Chen Xin still agreed with Bai Bowen's choice.

Putting everything else aside, when you lightly wave the Staff of Mourning, those wandering spirits will definitely like it, and they will complete their tasks much faster.

After leaving the Bureau of Investigation, the two each connected with an information coordinator and went to the designated areas according to the coordinator's instructions.

On his way to his destination, Chen Xin also took care to kill two wandering spirits.

During this process, Chen Xin received phone calls from Zhou Lei and Li Ruonan.

The content of the calls was the same; it was all because the Yang Stone given to them by Chen Xin had taken effect.

Chen Xin's answer was to go back to the dormitory, not to go anywhere else, and to wait for his instructions.

Chen Xin didn't know how the Bureau of Public Opinion Survey would explain this to the public, given the wide scope and the large number of people who had witnessed the ghosts.
Not to mention other places, the Mubei University forum is buzzing with discussion right now. However, because ghosts are difficult to capture with ordinary cameras, many posts from students who actually saw ghosts and were lucky enough to survive have not been recognized.

Nevertheless, as the number of students grew, many who were still skeptical joined the ranks of those who claimed to have seen ghosts, exaggerating their stories to gain attention.

If this had happened before, Chen Xin felt that such posts would have been deleted within half a minute of appearing. But now, after so long, these posts have not only not been deleted, but have become the most popular posts on the campus forum.

Besides these, forums that already believed in paranormal events naturally became even more lively.

In the "Night Talk Folklore Forum," posts about various paranormal events appear like snowflakes, with a new post appearing almost every half minute. The content of these posts is very detailed, which is quite different from the fabricated posts in the forum in the past.

What Chen Xin found interesting was that it was one thing for "Tiancandique" to write about folk items under various paranormal posts on the forum, but among other forum bigwigs he had followed before, "Spiritual Food" and "Sword Pointing to the Thousand Autumns" had also started to post a lot of fluff on the forum.

As if they knew of the existence of the 'Chosen One,' their answers to questions almost always involved folk items, something they hadn't done before.

This is somewhat intriguing.

Aside from the General Administration, who else would know about the "Chosen One"?
Those netizens who used to call their work "spiritual nourishment" and "aim for the future" have probably been "recruited" by the Bureau of Polling, even if they weren't originally from the Bureau.

However, compared to Yunlongtian, the treatment of these people who came later should be much better.

With a touch of emotion, Chen Xin arrived at the area he needed to clean. Without saying a word, Chen Xin took out the ghost candles that had been given to him for free by the Bureau of Investigation and began a thorough search.

In preparation for this cleanup, some supplies that were originally required to be exchanged were now being distributed for free, which shows the importance and determination that the Bureau of Investigation attaches to this matter.

Just after Chen Xin used that Yin-Yang level reed to deal with a wandering soul, the headquarters once again called out to the Crow Prophet's feathers.

Chen Xin turned his gaze to the Crow Prophet.

This time, it was Chu Xiu who communicated with the underworld, and there were also some other high-ranking personnel listening in.

"We beg the Underworld to intervene and close the newly appeared cracks in the fifty-seven cities within the Great Xia territory, saving the people of Great Xia from their suffering."

"If the Underworld intervenes, the Bureau of Investigation will share the research findings of a top-level study, the 'Warm Sun Project,' and open up all known underworld areas of Great Xia to the Underworld, along with relevant information."

Chu Xiu's expression was very solemn, and the reward he offered was exactly what Chen Xin wanted.

Chen Xin had previously only 'accidentally' revealed through the Raven Prophet that the Underworld was unaware of what the Yinming region had become, saying that it would take time to understand. However, the Bureau of Investigation used this incident as a bargaining chip.

I must say, they're very savvy.

If they could obtain the research results from Da Xia, it would save Chen Xin a lot of trouble.

Moreover, Chen Xin was quite curious about the "Warm Sunshine Project".

Unfortunately, Chen Xin still refused.

Although his merit points were increasing at a rate of hundreds per minute, he still couldn't accumulate enough merit points in a short time to repair the cracks in dozens of cities in the Great Xia Dynasty.

Upon hearing the Prophet's refusal, Chu Xiu's side looked rather displeased, but they didn't say much. Instead, they made another request as a second choice.

“There are three cities that originally had Yin-Yang rifts within them. This time, the Divine Envoy Organization has opened new rifts in these three cities. Now, the concentration of Yin energy in these three cities is more than three times that of other cities. If this continues, not only will new ghosts be born from the things that were already ‘resentful’ in these three cities, but the newly dead corpses will also soon generate new ghosts.”

"I wonder if the Underworld can intervene and seal the cracks in these three cities. Great Xia is willing to open up all known areas of the Underworld and related information to the Underworld."

Chen Xin thought about it.

With the current rate of acquiring Yin Virtue Points, obtaining 400,000 Yin Virtue Points within three days through the cracks in the three cities shouldn't be a problem.

The solution itself isn't a problem; the only question is whether the Bureau of Polling will accept a 'three-day timeframe'.

After the Prophet Crow explained the situation, Chu Xiu fell into deep thought, while the leader of some unknown department stood up angrily.

"Three days? Human lives are at stake and you want three days? Do you know how many people will die in three days? In those three days, our people could clean up all the ghosts in the city. What would we need you for then!"

Chen Xin looked at the angry old man without saying a word.

Chu Xiu's already unpleasant expression became even more unpleasant after the old man's interference.

The person who stood up was not an actual investigator from the Bureau of Investigation, but an "imperial envoy" sent by the Great Xia Dynasty specifically for this paranormal event.

His name is Xiao Zhiyuan, and he holds a very high position in the management of Daxia. At least Chu Xiu, the powerful deputy director of the Bureau of Public Opinion, cannot suppress him.

In the past, the higher-ups of Daxia had intervened in many important matters, and Xiao Zhiyuan was the one who sent them most of the time. Therefore, Chu Xiu and the other members of the Bureau of Investigation were also familiar with some of the other party's negotiation and speaking routines.

One of their favorite tactics is to use moral blackmail by emphasizing the "life-or-death" aspect.

For the Bureau of Polls, it's really hard to say anything in the face of this kind of moral blackmail.

After all, in the early days of the Bureau of Investigation, the crackdown was too ruthless, and in order to deal with the shady dealings, the compensation was often tenfold.

One is a ghost, and the other is an ordinary person.

A 1:10 odds ratio is considered normal, while a 1:100 ratio, or even a 1:10 ratio like in Yangcheng, is not uncommon.

If the Bureau of Pollution continues with that stance, then the population of Great Xia will likely decrease by one-tenth or even more under the Bureau's methods.

Therefore, after the paranormal events stabilized, Da Xia imposed restrictions on the Bureau of Investigation, which hampered the Bureau of Investigation in many ways.

However, what made Chu Xiu a little uncomfortable was that he could accept Xiao Zhiyuan using moral blackmail on the Bureau of Investigation, but how could he use it on the Underworld?
Are there people in the underworld?

You are using a human to hold a non-human being hostage, which is like pointing at a tiger and saying, "If you don't obey, you will be the sinner of all the wolves!"

Is this reasonable?

Seeing that Xiao Zhiyuan was about to speak, Chu Xiu said directly, "Old Xiao, the director requests your presence."

Xiao Zhiyuan frowned.

"Is there anything that can't be said here? Lives are at stake right now, is Feng Jin going to put on airs? Let him come over here!"

After Xiao Zhiyuan finished speaking, he sat down and stared at the Crow Prophet, seemingly lost in thought.

Chu Xiu's face darkened even more.

The bureau chief never actually called Xiao Zhiyuan; this was just a pretext for him to get Xiao Zhiyuan out of the way.

Who would have thought that Xiao Zhiyuan, who never dared to lose his temper in front of the bureau chief in the past, would dare to brazenly ask the bureau chief to come over this time.

Is this incident really their source of confidence?
Chu Xiu grew increasingly angry, and fearing that Xiao Zhiyuan would severely offend the Underworld, he immediately roared:
"Xiao Zhiyuan, this is the Bureau of Investigation discussing matters with its allies. Who are you? Who is your status? What gives you the right to interrupt? Get out!"

Xiao Zhiyuan was taken aback by Chu Xiu's words.

He immediately stood up, his face full of anger.

Feng Jin was one thing, but now even Chu Xiu dares to question him? This is outrageous!

"Fine, fine, fine, you want to know who I am now? Fine, I'll tell you, I am nothing, I am just one of the countless citizens of Great Xia, and I now question you on behalf of the people of Great Xia."

"Where do the resources that Great Xia invests in your Bureau of Public Opinion every year go? That's all the hard-earned money of the people! You people have been enjoying the offerings of the people of Great Xia, but you can't protect them! In that case, what use are you? Just leave as soon as possible!"

Xiao Zhiyuan's words directly enraged all the high-ranking officials of the Bureau of Investigation, including Chu Xiu, in the conference room.

What did they do?
They're working so hard!
While you, Hsiao Chih-yuan, were just spouting nonsense, everyone at the Bureau of Investigation was working themselves to the bone! *Bang!*
Chu Xiu slammed his fist on the table and stood up. Just as he was about to pull Xiao Zhiyuan out, a black hand reached out from the void and grabbed Xiao Zhiyuan's shoulder.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Zhiyuan was enveloped by black energy and disappeared from the room.

This sudden scene left everyone stunned.

Just then, a sound rang out.

"Even more talkative than me."

Chu Xiu looked at the Raven Prophet on the table and subconsciously asked, "You killed him?"

The crow prophet tilted his head.

"Why kill him? He said he was a citizen of your Great Xia, so I'll send him to where the citizens of Great Xia should go."

"You guys don't mind, right?"

Chu Xiu stared blankly at the Crow Prophet.

"What place are you referring to as the place we should go?"

……

The city center should be bustling with activity at nine o'clock at night, but at this time it is deserted.

Suddenly, a black mist appeared abruptly in a large shopping mall, and then a figure staggered out of the black mist.

After regaining his senses with a pale face, Xiao Zhiyuan knew that it must have been those guys from the Bureau of Investigation who were behind it.

No one but them has this ability.

"Alright, alright, Chu Xiu, Feng Jin, you just wait, just wait!"

As Xiao Zhiyuan spoke, he took out his phone to make a call.

Just then, he heard someone calling his name.

He turned his head and looked behind him.

It was a clothing store, but business didn't seem to be good. There wasn't a single customer, except for one sales clerk and some mannequins dressed in clothes.

Unable to find the person calling him, Xiao Zhiyuan frowned slightly.

After looking around, he took the phone and walked towards the door.

"Locate my phone and send someone here to pick me up."

After saying that, Xiao Zhiyuan hung up the phone.

Just then, he heard someone calling him again; it was a man's voice.

I turned around abruptly, but there was no one behind me.

Several female sales clerks in the nearby jewelry store were chatting amongst themselves, and no one was looking in his direction. There was only a mannequin at the entrance, and nothing seemed amiss.

Seemingly remembering something, Xiao Zhiyuan's face turned grim, and he turned and strode quickly toward the mall's exit.

As he walked, he kept muttering the names 'Chu Xiu' and 'Feng Jin'.

As he approached the mall entrance, Xiao Zhiyuan heard someone calling his name again, but this time he didn't turn around; instead, he quickened his pace.

As he walked, he reached out and touched the blood-red stone pendant on his chest.

If Monk Mo knew that the Blood Yang Stone he used to make the Vajra Pestle was worn by an ordinary person and used only as a means to ward off evil spirits, I wonder what he would think.

It's unclear what Monk Mo thought, but Xiao Zhiyuan was somewhat bewildered at this moment.

Above his chest, there was nothing but a rope!

Xiao Zhiyuan quickened his pace again with a dark face, blaming Chu Xiu for the loss of his Blood Yang Stone.

"Wait until I get back, then let's see if you can still hold onto your positions!"

Upon arriving outside the mall, Xiao Zhiyuan immediately spotted the distinctive black car parked not far away.

He immediately strode over, opened the car door, and sat in the back seat.

"go!"

Xiao Zhiyuan said a single word with a cold face, then took out his phone to continue contacting people.

He had already decided who to contact, but the driver still didn't move.

"Didn't you hear me say 'leave'?"

Xiao Zhiyuan said something, and when his gaze swept across the rearview mirror, he suddenly paused.

What was that fleeting white thing?
My gaze fell on the rearview mirror again.

Xiao Zhiyuan saw the driver's face.

On the clean face, only a protruding nose indicates that this is a face.

Apart from that, there is nothing!

Xiao Zhiyuan turned around, opened the car door, and was about to rush out when, after half of his body was sticking out, one of his feet was grabbed by the mannequin inside the car.

"Xiao Zhiyuan~"

The sound rang out again, accompanied by increasing force.

Xiao Zhiyuan grabbed the curb to prevent himself from being pulled in, while shouting, "Help! Help! I am Xiao Zhiyuan, a high-ranking official of the Great Xia Dynasty. Someone, please save me! Someone, please help me!"

Xiao Zhiyuan loosened his fingers one by one from the curb until his hands were completely free.

Looking at the curb moving away from him, Xiao Zhiyuan felt only despair.

call!
Snapped!
A whooshing sound rang out, and a rope wrapped around Xiao Zhiyuan's body.

When the end of the rope was grabbed by the dummy inside the car, the rope snaked into the car and completely bound the dummy.

Xiao Zhiyuan escaped from the car in a disheveled state, panting as he looked at the person who had come.

"Hehe, you're lucky. If it weren't for this special equipment, you would probably be finished by the time I saved you from this vengeful ghost."

"By the way, I just heard you say you're a high-ranking official in Great Xia? What rank are you? Do you know about the Bureau of Public Opinion Investigation?"

Xiao Zhiyuan looked at the person who had come in, and then at the rope in the other person's hand.

Special equipment?

Is this special equipment from the underworld?

Xiao Zhiyuan's face flushed red, and he didn't say a word. He just wanted to leave.

But after taking only two steps, he turned back and approached the Bureau of Investigation agent, revealing his identity.

"I urgently need you to escort me away, now, immediately!"

After Xiao Zhiyuan finished speaking, he saw the investigator from the Public Opinion Bureau smile.

"I'm sorry, sir, I have a mission to complete. Your status is too high; only a top-level team leader can escort you. Why don't you talk to our leader? I'm busy now."

Watching the Bureau of Investigation agent turn and leave without hesitation, Xiao Zhiyuan's face turned from red to black.

"The Bureau of Pollution! The Bureau of Pollution! You guys are really unruly! You need to rectify this, you absolutely must rectify this!"

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