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Chapter 99 Showdown

Chapter 99 Showdown
"Wang Zhibo said that?"

Wang Xingping’s head was about to explode.

He was on high alert and even though he knew Chen Xin was a genius in physical exercises, he did not tell him about the ghosts.

But Wang Zhibo was so good that he blurted out everything at once!

"Also, what happened in the village?"

Seeing Wang Xingping's furious expression, Chen Xin told him what happened in the village and said some good words to Wang Zhibo at the end.

"…Luckily Uncle Zhi told me about the ghosts, otherwise I would have been very panicked this time. Although I didn't see a real ghost, I heard that several people died this time!"

Chen Xin's words eased Wang Xingping's anger a little.

Although Wang Zhibo disrupted his plan, it was a blessing in disguise, not to mention that he also dealt with the Wangjiagou incident.

After calming down, Wang Xingping began to talk about this incident with Chen Xin.

After hearing about Wei Junrui's special care, Wang Xingping's expression finally looked better.

What are these polling bureau commissioners trying to achieve who are working on the front lines?
No matter what other commissioners want, all Wang Xingping wants is the safety of his family!
"Uncle, can you tell me about the Poll Bureau? I had a roommate before who also had family members in the Poll Bureau, but he already knew a lot. This time, it was he who took me to tell that person that you were a commissioner of the Poll Bureau."

After hearing Chen Xin's words, Wang Xingping was silent for a while and nodded.

I can't hide it anymore, so I'll just tell this kid everything he should pay attention to.

"There's not much I can tell you about the polling bureau..."

Afterwards, Wang Xingping told Chen Xin a lot about the Public Opinion Survey Bureau.

One of them is to give priority to protecting the families of the Public Opinion Survey Bureau members. Similarly, Wang Xingping also stated the mission model of the Public Opinion Survey Bureau.

After hearing this, Chen Xin asked in confusion:
"Isn't the Public Opinion Bureau forcing people to die? Also, if the strong are asked to protect the weak, what happens if the strong dies? It's not possible to pile up high-level supernatural events with human lives, right?"

Wang Xingping did not answer, but asked: "What do you think would happen if the Poll Bureau did not have that rule?"

Chen Xin was silent for a while and said, "No one will fight to the death?"

Wang Xingping nodded.

"Besides no one will fight to the death, all the commissioners' assistants will become consumables. After all, there is no penalty if an assistant dies, so why not use the assistants as bait to catch ghosts?"

"Doing this may seem like giving privileges to the strong, but it actually cuts off Daxia's escape route. Daxia does need strong people to solve difficult problems, but it will never do it in this way of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs."

"What's more, if you want to cultivate strong people in this way, you will only suffer the consequences in the end. If Daxia is not destroyed by the ghosts, it will be destroyed by these people."

Chen Xin nodded: "I agree with this, but is a mandatory mission really appropriate?"

Wang Xingping smiled.

"The Poll Bureau is different from ordinary public office. For ordinary public office, you can just sit there... Never mind, I won't use this as an example. Anyway, you should not look at the Poll Bureau, a product of a special period, with the eyes of peacetime."

"If everyone is afraid and keeps doing nothing with the thought 'I don't want to be promoted', then the commissioner's own chances of survival will naturally increase."

“But if we don’t deal with it, does that mean it doesn’t exist?”

“If there had not been this rule when the polling bureau was first established, and no one had fought for it, then the world you see might not be what it is today.”

Wang Xingping looked at Chen Xin.

"Besides, if the commissioner is really just slacking off, then the so-called condition of protecting the commissioner's family during the mission is just a joke. Take this incident as an example, you are likely to have been hospitalized like everyone else, or..."

Wang Xingping didn't say anything else.

"It is precisely because of the cold-blooded machine like the Public Opinion Bureau running the world from behind that the world is relatively beautiful."

"Do you know how many missions I go out on every month?"

Chen Xin gave a number: "10 times?"

Wang Xingping laughed: "If we really carry out 10 missions a month, the world will be in chaos."

"However... since I joined the company, the number of incidents I handle each month has indeed increased, and the number of false incidents mixed in has also decreased."

Wang Xingping said this with some seriousness.

Chen Xin was puzzled: "Is there anyone who escaped?"

"The patterns of supernatural events are difficult to predict. Most supernatural events can only be discovered after they occur, and there is a lot of wrong information mixed in."

"Take me as an example. Two years ago, I went out on five missions a month, and four of them were unsuccessful. Now, I go out five times a month, and only two or even one of them are unsuccessful."

“There are multiple factors involved.”

"The Poll Bureau has a task distribution system. The number of tasks to be done in the system increases every day. With each passing day, the Poll Bureau's task system will re-prioritize and put the tasks with higher priority at the front so that the commissioners can complete them first."

"So, what should we do with the piled-up tasks?"

"Unless an incident involves an important person, or unless a commissioner's family is involved in the incident, we can only wait until the incident is upgraded from low priority to high priority!"

Having said that, Wang Xingping looked at Chen Xin.

"The most important condition for changing to high priority is... human life."

"So, the probability of missing out has decreased. On the one hand, the accuracy of the Public Opinion Bureau in finding supernatural events has increased. On the other hand, more and more tasks have been given higher priority."

Looking at Chen Xin's frown, Wang Xingping changed his tone.

"Haha, I said so much just to tell you that the Poll Bureau is not what you think."

"The task distribution mechanism of the polling bureau is very complete, and there are many professionals behind the scenes who screen and handle tasks."

"Unless you want to do something beyond your capabilities, or you are in a position that does not match your abilities, there is a 90% chance that you can complete the tasks assigned to you. As for the other 10%... it is an uncontrollable factor."

"In fact, the problem you mentioned does not exist at all, because everyone who joins the Public Opinion Bureau as a frontline specialist has already made preparations. When you join in the future, you will gradually understand."

Chen Xin nodded and asked, "Will I join the Public Opinion Bureau in the future?"

"It depends on you. You have good talent. I was able to work in the polls for two years. You won't be any worse than me."

Wang Xingping's eyes were somewhat hesitant.

Although he didn't want his nephew to take the same risk as him.

But the situation is becoming more and more serious. If you don’t join the Public Opinion Bureau, you will just be one of the people who need to be rescued.

let it go……

Wang Xingping sighed in his heart.

Anyway, it's still early. Once he masters his own soul weapon and reaches the level of a director, he can transfer all his relatives to the central city of Daxia.

There will be no danger there!
Wang Xingping avoided the topic.

The two began to talk about physical exercises, Yin objects, magical tools, ghosts, etc.

Chen Xin finally sorted out the knowledge he had acquired. After spending an afternoon with Chen Xin, Wang Xingping went to the infirmary of the Mubei Citizens' Investigation Bureau alone to visit Wei Junrui and express his gratitude to him.

Even if it was the other party's responsibility, Wang Xingping felt that he should say thank you.

However, after Wang Xingping returned to Lingyuan City, he still called Mei Huixiang.

That night, Mei Huixiang rushed all the way to Wang Zhibo's house halfway up the mountain and scolded Wang Zhibo so much that he was stunned.

It was not until Wang Zhibo heard Mei Huixiang say not to look for Chen Xin again, otherwise she would no longer need to call him godmother, that he realized the seriousness of the matter.

But Wang Xingping had already said everything he said!

If Wang Xingping can say it, why can’t he?
……

Just when Wang Zhibo was being scolded, the Mubei Civil Investigation Bureau branch held a meeting.

Director Bai Hongtao, top team leader Jin Chao, and senior team leader Wei Junrui, whose wrists were wrapped, all gathered in the conference room to listen to the report on the "Back Street" incident.

"A total of 52 people were involved in the Backstreet Incident, 6 of whom have been confirmed dead, 2 ghosts have been eliminated, and no evidence of the existence of the 'door' has been found. The ghost associated with the 'door' that injured Team Leader Wei has not been found."

"The two ghosts that have been killed are Ren Weihua, the owner of the billiard hall, and Cui Xing, a freshman in the literature department of Mubei University."

"After Ren Weihua was burned to death, he turned into a ghost and hid in the billiard hall. He was later discovered and eliminated by Team Leader Jin Chao who entered the hall. A wallet of his original body was found."

"After Cui Xing died, he turned into a ghost and attacked two students from Mubei University. He used a ghost to cover their eyes and caused them to fight to death. However, he was restrained by Yang Shi and no more casualties were caused. He was later discovered and eliminated by Team Leader Jin Chao, and a coin of the ghost's original form was found."

"The reason for the disappearance of the 'door' is initially determined to be that it was attacked by Team Leader Wei before it could fully condense, causing the yin and yang to become unbalanced and it fell into the underworld, and the evil spirit was taken away as a result."

"As to whether there are other factors, it is still unknown."

"According to the information provided by Team Leader Wei, we have found the person who committed the crime of prostitution. Both the client and the police are still alive. Based on this, we can conclude that the evil spirit in this incident was bound between Yin and Yang by the 'Door' after its birth. Before the Backstreet Incident, it did not have the ability to kill people. It was also because it was always between Yin and Yang that it was able to grow into an evil spirit."

"This report is over."

As the person reporting closed the file in his hand, Bai Hongtao looked at Jin Chao.

"Jin Chao, do you have anything to add?"

Jin Chao was silent for a while.

"After I entered, the space where the 'door' was located had not yet dissipated. It was not until some time later that I sensed the spatial change. During this period, the evil spirit could have killed Team Leader Wei or attacked me, or those young people, but it did not. This is a suspicious point."

"There is another suspicious point... too few people died this time."

If Jin Chao's words were to get out, he would probably be scolded, but they did not cause any waves in the meeting room.

"According to what Team Leader Wei said, the ghost's ability has definitely reached the level of a fierce evil. So, even if it put most of its energy on Team Leader Wei, it is impossible that only six people died, and two of them were not killed by it."

Jin Chao's words made everyone ponder, but no one could answer them.

"We will continue to follow up on this matter and conduct a survey of all the people involved in this incident to find out whether there are other factors involved."

After saying that, Bai Hongtao looked at Wei Junrui.

"Team Leader Wei has made great contributions in this rescue. The Bureau will reimburse the consumed Yang Stones and the corresponding expenses required for recovery. At the same time, you can receive 100 points as a mission reward, and you don't have to perform frontline missions for the next month."

Wei Junrui smiled and nodded.

At this moment, Jin Chao looked at Wei Junrui.

"Captain Wei, I'm curious about how you got involved in this incident."

Hearing this, everyone else in the office looked over.

Wei Junrui smiled awkwardly.

"I went there to eat, and I met a student who almost fell down because she wasn't paying attention to the road. I supported her, and she thanked me and bought me some milk tea. Then she, her friends and I all went in."

"She was one of the two charred bodies found dead in the toilet."

Jin Chao frowned when he heard this.

"There's a charred body in the toilet? Why didn't I see it?"

Jin Chao’s words also confused Wei Junrui.

"I even locked the door of that compartment from the inside to prevent outsiders from finding it. Didn't you see it?"

"I did see the locked door, but there were only two shoes in the compartment, and both were for left feet."

Wei Junrui frowned.

"Logically speaking, if the door hadn't been opened, the charred corpse wouldn't have been destroyed. Could it be that the charred corpse ran away on its own?"

At this time, the reporter said something.

"We found several Yang stones on the ground next to the compartment. According to the testimonies of other survivors, those Yang stones should have been taken away by Cui Xing. Cui Xing should have hidden them next to the two charred corpses. If the charred corpses also turned into ghosts, they were likely burned by the Yang stones."

Jin Chao nodded and then asked another question.

"But what about their real bodies? The Yang Stone couldn't have burned their real bodies, right? Could they have also been taken into the underworld?"

The conference room fell into silence for a moment.

"Later, I will send people to the Internet cafes on the back street to continue investigating and rule out the possibility that the ghost's body has not been brought into the underworld."

Bai Hongtao looked at everyone after he finished speaking.

"If there is no doubt, this backstreet incident ends here..."

Before Bai Hongtao could finish his words, he saw Jin Chao stand up and leave.

"Jin Chao, you haven't finished yet."

"besides?"

Jin Chao was surprised.

"Well, a few documents were issued from above, and since you guys are here, I'll tell you first."

As he spoke, Bai Hongtao turned on the projection.

……

"Notice on increasing the reward mechanism for college students' physical fitness exercises"

"Notice on dispatching frontline specialists from the Public Opinion Survey Bureau to train some college students"

"Notice on selecting suitable personnel from college students for special training"