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Chapter 494 Chen Xin: I'm Participating in the Underworld Messenger Assessment?

"What is the underworld trying to do?!"

Fan Yaohui, who was in the Research Department of the Bureau of Public Opinion, was the first to receive the news from the chosen one. He jumped up from his seat, pushed back his chair, and headed straight for the director's office!

On the way, he encountered Chu Xiu, who was also walking in a hurry.

It turned out that the newly arrived members of the Public Opinion Investigation Bureau stationed in Zhouzhuang Ancient Town had all tried to pass on the same information as Fan Yaohui.

The two didn't talk much and hurried to the director's office.

"Chief, something terrible has happened!"

Chu Xiu was rather impatient, and went in and spoke immediately.

Although Fan Yaohui didn't speak, he was frowning.

But after the two entered, Feng Jin did not make any move. He simply sat cross-legged on the futon he had set up in his office, with his eyes closed.

His actions greatly worried Chu Xiu.

"Chief, something's happened in the underworld!"

Chu Xiu couldn't help but say another word.

Fan Yaohui quickly pulled Chu Xiu aside because he noticed that Feng Jin seemed to be practicing martial arts.
Is it a method for cultivating mental strength, such as visualizing images?
As the head of the research department, he was naturally quite familiar with the various techniques of the Bureau of Public Opinion Survey.

Visualization diagrams are not very effective and are only helpful to those who are preparing to condense their Dharma body. Director, you probably won't need them.

Just as Fan Yaohui was filled with doubt, Feng Jin opened her eyes, her eyes flashing with black and white.

Fan Yaohui witnessed this scene and was even more surprised, because he did not know that there was any cultivation technique in the bureau that caused abnormalities in the eyes.

"Go on, what happened to the underworld?"

Feng Jin stood up and sat down at the desk.

"Chief, the underworld is about to turn upside down!"

Before Fan Yaohui could speak, Chu Xiu spilled all the information he had gathered!

Feng Jin was also somewhat surprised after hearing this.

"What's happening in the underworld?"

Feng Jin's impression of the Underworld has always been that it is 'restrained'.

This is so sudden, something must have happened.

"I don't know. There were no warning signs at all. If we really have to say what it's related to, then the several expansion recruitments in Zhouzhuang Ancient Town should be a precursor."

"but……"

Fan Yaohui frowned.

Even so, the events that follow this harbinger are enormous!

"Let's hold a meeting."

Soon, a meeting at the level of the polling department director began.

After being surprised by this change in the underworld, everyone began to discuss it in various ways.

However, the topics of discussion are limited to just a few.

First, the underworld is about to stir things up. After recruiting so many people, there should be more big moves to come. The Bureau of Investigation should be on guard!

Second, the underworld is taking such big strides that it will cause problems. The Bureau of Investigation should take this opportunity to send in as many specialists as possible to acquire those titles and control the resources of the underworld!

Third, something big is about to happen. Just like ants moving house before it rains, this sudden leap forward by the underworld is likely because something even bigger is pushing the underworld to make this decision!

Regarding the first direction of discussion, the general opinion was to monitor the families of those underworld officials and underworld organizations operating within the Great Xia Dynasty, such as the Yaksha Society.

If the underworld takes action, it's impossible for them not to notify the underworld officials, just like last time when the divine messengers used a borrowed knife to kill someone and sow discord between the Great Xia and the underworld.

At that time, there will definitely be another large-scale migration of the families of the underworld officials.

Therefore, the families of those underworld officials must be monitored 24 hours a day!
As for the Yaksha Society, it is even more necessary to monitor, and even monitor, the flow of funds among the high-ranking members of the Yaksha Society.

If anyone is found using large sums of money to purchase daily necessities or other items, they will be immediately sanctioned and arrested!
This direction of discussion received unanimous approval.

The second point of discussion, the suggestion to take this opportunity to send a large number of specialists to the underworld, also received the approval of most people.

After all, this opportunity is extremely rare.

Once the Bureau of Investigation (BRI) takes control of the title "Pioneers of the Underworld," wouldn't that mean it could even have its own base in the Underworld?

If a ghetto is entirely staffed by people from the Bureau of Investigation and is recognized by the ghetto, then there are so many things that can be done!
After all, the underworld must have considered the existence of the Bureau of Investigation before making this decision. So what does it mean that the underworld still issued this notice?
This means the underworld doesn't mind!
This is absolutely a temptation, a huge temptation!
If the Bureau of Investigation can control most of the underworld's locations, or even obtain the title of "Walking Officer of the Underworld," they will gain a certain degree of influence over the underworld.

Why not let the underworld grow bigger?

Although it is impossible to truly control the underworld, since the underworld is an orderly organization, it must abide by the rules it has set.

Will the underworld implement the proposals put forward by the underworld agents of the Bureau of Public Opinion Survey?

For example, allowing the underworld to repair the cracks in the mortal world, allowing the underworld to explore unknown areas of the netherworld, and allowing the underworld to open up more protective objects, etc.

If the underworld is unpredictable, then the Bureau of Investigation has nothing to fear.

Because of this, the underworld actually loses even more!
Therefore, it is imperative to send as many Bureau of Investigation agents as possible to the underworld!
However, in the early stages, it is essential to select highly loyal agents who are completely under your control. Otherwise, once they encounter the supernatural powers of the underworld, it is hard to say whether everyone will remain loyal to the Bureau of Investigation.

Later on, when the Bureau of Investigation controls more underworld locations, there will be no need to worry.

Because the Bureau of Pollution could easily portray joining the Underworld and receiving its protection as a "benefit" for its own employees!
The Bureau of Polls doesn't mind acting as a middleman, reaping the loyalty and goodwill of its staff.

Therefore, this proposal won the approval of the majority of people.

However, a small number of people with a strong sense of crisis felt it was inappropriate. They believed that since the underworld dared to do this, it must have the ability to control the overall situation.

Perhaps once a large number of Bureau of Investigation agents have joined, the Underworld will come up with something that will force all the Bureau of Investigation agents to defect!
After all, the underworld has far too many tricks up its sleeve!

Although this group was small, their ideas made others wary, and the discussion was eventually stopped by Feng Jin.

He would ask his superiors for specific instructions.

The people above are naturally from the ancestral land of the Great Xia!
Then there's the last guess.

Is this sudden, major move by the underworld truly a sign of impending doom?

If there really is a reason why we have to do this, what exactly is that reason?
Do they still remember how the underworld originally explained their origins?

'The Great Ancient Calamity'!
Has the underworld already grasped the pattern of the occurrence of the ancient calamities?
Because they foresaw the time when the ancient catastrophe would arrive, they had to speed up their progress.

If even an entity like the underworld has to go all out, shouldn't their Bureau of Public Opinion also do something?
In the end, this issue was directly incorporated into the second issue.

Because it's impossible for them to guess this information, since no one has ever witnessed the ancient catastrophe or knows the existence of the ancient times.

Therefore, in the end, this issue was also shelved, and a decision would only be made after Feng Jin consulted with her superiors.

Thus, the meeting ultimately resulted in only one decision.

That is to monitor the movements of the families of the underworld officials and the movements of the high-ranking members of the Yaksha Society, the only underworld organization in the mortal world!
After the meeting, Feng Jin didn't linger and went straight to the ancestral land of the Great Xia!
……

"Ancestor, Xia Jin has arrived."

Xia Yifu entered the Great Sun, bringing news of Feng Jin.

"Hmm, is it about the underworld?"

Now, aside from matters of the underworld, Xia Wuyou doesn't care about anything else. "Yes, should we call him over?"

"Well, bring it up."

Xia Yifu nodded and, not long after leaving, took Feng Jin, who was in her Yin God form, into the Great Sun.

Compared to Xia Wuyou and Xia Yifu's Yin spirits, Feng Jin's Yin spirit seemed much more ethereal.

"what's up."

Xia Wuyou stood with his hands behind his back, not looking at Xia Jin.

After bowing, Feng Jin replied, "The Underworld recently released a series of messages..."

After Feng Jin finished recounting the news from the underworld, she then spoke about the results of the discussions during the meeting.

Xia Wuyou frowned slightly after hearing Feng Jin's report.

Xia Wuyou was not concerned about the actions of the Underworld or the meeting topics proposed by Feng Jin.

Xia Wuyou was concerned about whether the Underworld's actions were related to the Divine Kingdom.
After all, the underworld should also be exploring the divine kingdom, and it just so happened that so many changes occurred not long after the underworld obtained information about entering the divine kingdom.

Xia Wuyou didn't believe it was unrelated to the divine kingdom.

But what exactly is the reason?

Did the underworld discover secrets in the divine realm that the Xia family had not found?
As Xia Wuyou pondered, Feng Jin's gaze also fell upon the area in front of Xia Wuyou.

Looking at those strange, empty houses, Feng Jin felt puzzled.

Before he could react, Xia Wuyou waved his hand and said, "Go back and continue monitoring the movements of the Underworld."

Feng Jin frowned.

"Ancestor, those two things mentioned in the meeting..."

"You decide."

After Xia Wuyou finished speaking, Feng Jin descended from the sun and returned to the ancestral hall.

As she walked out of the ancestral hall, Feng Jin glanced at the great sun, her eyes as calm as still water.

"Since you don't care, then so be it."

After returning, Feng Jin immediately announced that he agreed to enter the Underworld, begin the plan to take control of the Underworld's territory, and strive to win the title of Underworld.

After the order was issued, although some people were still worried, they had no choice but to follow the main force.

In an instant, all the bureaus of the Bureau of Investigation—the Thirty-Six Heavenly Bureaus, the Seventy-Two Earthly Bureaus, and even the headquarters itself—were mobilized.

Some are actively selecting capable individuals, some are secretly placing their trusted confidants into the team, and some are vying for command of this operation.

Various thoughts swirled within the Bureau of Polling, suddenly making the atmosphere inside the Bureau strange.

Someone reported this to Feng Jin, but Feng Jin ignored it.

Thinking of her younger brother Fengyang's condition in the underworld, and then recalling the disdainful attitude of the Great Xia Ancestral Land, an idea involuntarily arose in Feng Jin's mind.

If the underworld were to take control of the Great Xia, it might not be such a bad thing.
Under Feng Jin's laissez-faire attitude, some people within the Bureau of Investigation also sensed something was amiss.

They, who were originally waiting for Feng Jin to call a halt, also began to take action, preparing to get involved in this major event guided by the underworld.

……

Chen Xin had no idea how much the Bureau of Investigation had imagined about his decision.

There is only one thing he cares about, and that is good deeds done in secret!

The day after the notice was issued, the underworld suddenly became lively.

Because there are too many people to be assessed at once, all assessments will be conducted in different areas of the underworld.

At this point, the only place with available spots was Zhouzhuang Ancient Town.

As a result, the number of people in Zhouzhuang Ancient Town doubled as soon as the first round of assessments began.

The old underworld officials were originally planning to watch the show, but a new task appeared on their minds: an assessment and inspection!

Once the underworld messenger accepts the mission, they need to lead the examinees into the underworld area, where they can collect items such as the Yin-Yang sedan chair and substitute stickers.

There is only one requirement: even if you fail the assessment, you must bring people back alive, otherwise you will be penalized.

Upon completion of the task, one hundred merit points will be awarded.

The veteran underworld officers thought it over and realized it was no different from their own ghost-hunting missions, so they all accepted the task. Only the newly joined officers hesitated.

Before they could even make up their minds, the old underworld messengers stationed at Sanshan received the news, accepted the mission immediately, and then rode in a yin-yang sedan chair to Zhouzhuang station, happily taking the new recruits to the assessment.

This made those who hesitated regret it, even though they didn't know if they were capable of doing it. But seeing others make money made them feel like they had lost out!

The assessment proceeded quickly, and of the first batch of several hundred people who underwent the Yin-Yang assessment, half of them actually passed!
Those in the know understand that many of the people in this group are from the Bureau of Pollution. Of course, although the Bureau of Pollution has made its decision, it is not so arrogant as to take up all the spots.

Besides the people from the Bureau of Investigation, there were also family members and friends of other underworld officials.

Compared to the people from the Bureau of Investigation, these people were much less qualified, but because they were familiar with the town's things, most of them passed the test.

After the fierce assessment, it's time for the 'Mirror Crossing' stage.

Although it was just walking in front of a mirror, it made everyone who participated extremely nervous.

that's the truth.

Nearly two hundred people passed the fierce test, but after going through the mirror, more than one hundred were eliminated.

Fewer than one hundred people passed!

But whether they passed or were eliminated, no one knew what they had just experienced in the mirror, so naturally they couldn't inform those who came after them.

However, it is certain that the underworld does not have any agents specifically targeting the Bureau of Public Opinion.

Because among the remaining less than one hundred people, the proportion of those who were investigators from the Bureau of Polling has even increased!
This situation brought a sigh of relief to the officials at the Bureau of Polling who were closely monitoring the situation.

They were also trying to figure out what the test in the mirror was all about.

However, in subsequent batches, following their instructions, even fewer Bureau of Investigation agents passed the assessment.

This led them to abandon their speculations and instead intensify their internal selection process for agents who met the loyalty requirements.

As long as the base number is large enough, even if the pass rate is not high, their ideas can still be realized!
It must be said that their decision was correct.

Because even the most brilliant minds at these polling bureaus would never have imagined that the test in the mirror would be... lying flat!
The so-called "lying flat" means joining the underworld only to receive protection, not to hunt ghosts or make progress!
Chen Xin rejected all those who were willing to give up.

What he lacks now are bold and reckless young men who dare to fight and risk their lives, and the good deeds they create!

Therefore, most of the relatives of the underworld officials who came with this idea were eliminated at this stage.

On the contrary, the bureau's investigators, because they have tasks to complete, are rarely willing to lie down.

In response, Chen Xin said, "It still has to be the Bureau of Public Opinion Survey!"

However, to Chen Xin's surprise, things took an unexpected turn.

Because his uncle, Wang Xingping, was also assigned to the assessment team.

Not only Wang Xingping, but Chen Xin himself, due to his clean background and outstanding talent, was also included in the list of people to enter the underworld and was forced to join the training program within the Bureau of Investigation!
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(End of this chapter)