This is what an immortal should be like

Chapter 209 Exquisite Detail
Ban and Gong had also looked into the original documents of the Bureau of Investigation, and the most recent batch was from thirty years ago.

Although Master Gong was quite confident in his ability to create aged documents, it was still more appropriate to follow the instructions exactly, just to be on the safe side, since there might be some special formatting involved.

So, on the night they received the letter, the two of them took out some items from their Qiankun sleeves and took inventory of them.

At this moment, various utensils and medicines were scattered all over the floor in Master Gong's room. After the two of them checked them, they felt that everything was in order.

"Good, that should work. Shall we give it a try?"

Master Ban made a suggestion, and Master Gong just smiled.

"No need. We can get a few real copies from the Imperial Observatory tomorrow for comparison, and then we can start right away. But the content still needs careful consideration; my skill level seems insufficient."

"If you put it that way, then that's true. We're just craftsmen; we're not good at making up stories."

Both of them were at a loss, and Master Ban even took out Zhuang Lin's reply to take another look.

"We've got the content direction sorted out."

"No, no, our writing is terrible and might cause trouble. You should talk to Mr. Zi'an and ask him to find a reliable person!"

"Yes, I'll send another message!"

After the two finalized their agreement, Master Ban performed a ritual to send a message, and then they each went to rest.

The next day, Ban and Gong went to the Imperial Observatory as usual. There was no need to look for them. Many of the young people there were clerical staff who were currently organizing old documents. Some of the piles of documents had already been sorted out, and it was very easy for internal personnel to access them.

That evening, before Ban and Gong had returned to their lodgings, two unexpected people arrived there: Zhuang Lin, who had returned from a trip to Hidden Immortal Valley, and Wuming, who had been temporarily summoned back by Zhuang Lin using the portrait as a guide.

Zhuang Lin and Wuming arrived at the headquarters of the Bureau of Extraordinary Investigations of the Imperial Observatory by dissolving into the wind, and the traces left behind by their masters Ban and Gong were naturally not difficult to find.

The wind blew into the room through the half-open ventilation window, but it did not dissipate immediately. Instead, it swirled around the room before turning into a small whirlwind in the living room, stirring up nearby dust and scraps of paper, and revealing the figures of Zhuang Lin and Wuming.

As Master Ban and Master Gong said, the house is only for living purposes and there are no hidden surveillance cameras or probes. This shows that the upper echelons of Da Yan are indeed sincere.

Of course, Zhuang Linhua confirmed that it wasn't that he didn't believe what Ban and Gong said, but rather that he was afraid the Bureau of Investigation would have extra security measures in place during the day when the house was empty, to ensure that the two old experts were absolutely safe every time they returned home.

However, as it turns out, the Bureau of Extraordinary Investigations has not yet reached that level, as the reality is still a relatively comfortable environment.

Wuming held a paper umbrella in one hand and looked around, but did not sense any special aura.

Zhuang Lin had already sat down in the living room and casually picked up the "Temporary Manual of the Bureau of Extraordinary Investigations" from the table.

"Oh, it's quite well written!"

Out of curiosity, Wuming went over to take a look. The manual wasn't very thick, but it concisely listed a lot of information. After the confidentiality section at the beginning, the rest was about the current status of various departments of the Bureau of Investigation, what the relevant departments and personnel were responsible for, and who to contact for what.

Obviously, this was when the Bureau of Investigation was first established, and everyone was still unfamiliar with it. To prevent many people from having difficulty carrying out their work, this handbook was printed.

However, this made things easier for Zhuang Lin, allowing him to clearly understand the current situation of the Bureau of Investigation.

Wuming smiled as he looked at him.

"Just for this little booklet, it's worth the trip. It's much more detailed than what Master Ban wrote. His letters, wow!"

Zhuang Lin nodded subconsciously, finding it hard to disagree with Wuming's point of view.

It's better not to read this booklet. After reading it, you'll only feel that Master Ban's letters, though seemingly long, are actually very messy and have many things left unsaid. This booklet is much clearer.

Although it is clear that many of the summaries in Master Ban's letters were copied from the booklet, the summaries were obviously not thorough.

"Oh, they're back!"

Zhuang Lin suddenly looked up, and Wuming also looked towards the door. After a while, a faint sound of footsteps approached, and as the door lock turned, two old men entered the house one after the other.

Because they didn't sense Zhuang Lin and Wuming's presence, the two were still chatting.

"Sigh, I wonder if the letter has arrived yet?"

"We should be here by now. Let's try what we can do first, and don't cry out!"

Master Ban exclaimed in surprise, startling the other Master Ban behind him, who also trembled violently. Both of them saw Zhuang Lin and Wuming sitting at the table.

"Oh dear, I say, Mr. Zi'an, the Nameless Protector, you can scare people to death!"

"Hahaha, then you'd better watch your words and actions. What if it wasn't us who came? Wouldn't that be terrible? Even if there are no cultivators around, what about the future?"

"Yes, yes, Mr. Zian is right. The old teacher is sometimes a bit confused. Since you're here, let's get down to business first. I'm thinking of going home for the New Year, so let's finish up what we're doing here!"

"What do you mean I'm confused?"

"Hey, hey, hey, business comes first!"

The two old men bickered, and Zhuang Lin and Wuming stopped talking. The group then began to study the matter in the living room.

From Ban and Gong's sleeves, they took out many documents one after another, and a faint musty smell wafted out. They had all been collected by magic earlier that day; given the mountain of old documents, losing a few would be completely unnoticed.

"Mr. Koyasu, as you can see, these are documents from the Bureau of Investigation from various periods. We specifically collected them by year."

"Ok!"

The group carefully examined each document, from the type of paper and format to the handwriting. Most of them were handwritten manuscripts, and the earlier the document, the more unique the writing style. Later, some were even written with a brush.

Moreover, many documents have similar name tags.

Zhuang Lin pointed to the name at the end of a document.

Who is this Wanmingshan?

"I don't know." "Oh, I know. I've heard a bit about it. It was probably the head of the Imperial Observatory in a certain period, who was also in charge of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, just like now."

"So this position is for the dean? Do you have information on the past deans?"

Copying handwriting wasn't a big problem for Zhuang Lin, but he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and became interested in the various deans.

"Well, we'll have to try our luck at the Imperial Observatory tomorrow; it might not be easy to find one."

Master Gong looked thoughtful, while Master Ban immediately seized the opportunity to turn the tables.

"Hey, you old fogey, you don't even attend meetings? Don't you understand? We live in an era of technological advancement. There's something called a website! We can access some publicly available internal information with just a few clicks from home. I don't know about other things, but I heard someone mention at the meeting that the research materials of these past leaders have been made public!"

"what?"

Master Gong was stunned for a moment, while Master Ban immediately ran into the house and found something that looked like a briefcase, placed it on the table, and then unzipped it to take out a heavy personal computer.

"This is it. They gave each of us one before, but I don't know how to use it."

"Hey, you're bragging even though you don't know how to use it!"

Zhuang Lin ignored Master Gong's sarcastic remarks.

"I know how to use it!"

Zhuang Lin took the computer directly, and Master Ban immediately said.

"Mr. Zi'an, we still need to connect that network cable. A young colleague came to fix it before, right here..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhuang Lin had already reached out and picked up a telephone cord that was coiled up in the corner. The dialer on the ground was also lying around carelessly, clearly indicating that neither of them had ever used it.

Zhuang Lin quickly connected the wires and turned on the phone with practiced ease, and even dialed up to go online.

"You all need to learn this too. You must learn it today. The internet leaves traces. If we intervene here today and you don't know how to use it, even if no one asks, it wouldn't be good if something happened."

As he spoke, Zhuang Lin logged onto the website listed in the brochure, which was indeed a special internal website.

Ban and Gong listened attentively, knowing that this matter could not be taken lightly. Fortunately, they remembered their login information, which allowed the four people in front of the computer to enter the website using Master Ban's identity.

"Wow, Class A No. 012, that's quite an early number!"

Zhuang Lin smiled and said something, then started browsing the website and quickly found information on the past heads of the Imperial Observatory and the Bureau of Extraordinary Investigations. Sure enough, in most cases, the Imperial Observatory and the Bureau of Extraordinary Investigations were headed by the same person, and their terms of office were relatively long.

The first few people have photos, ranging from color to black and white, while the ones behind them are simply portraits. The information varies in detail, but generally, the closer to the present day, the more detailed it is.

It also contains documents from many past officials.

"I see. So all the heads of the Imperial Observatory have been mentors to their predecessors."

The others didn't speak, but they all watched intently.

The Imperial Observatory is clearly a very special department. In the modern era when many national departments of the Great Yan have long been restructured, it still maintains some ancient traditions. Obviously, the higher-ups are also aware of this, so as soon as the Bureau of Extraordinary Investigations was restored, Duan Kang directly took on the role of director!
"This trip was definitely worthwhile."

Zhuang Lin murmured to himself, his thoughts even conjuring up images in his mind—
In the first half of that night, Zhuang Lin wrote the documents he wanted, directly imitating the handwriting of the previous heads of the Bureau of Extraordinary Investigations of the Imperial Observatory.

After Zhuang Lin completed the contents of the document, the two craftsmen, Ban and Gong, aged the document to show different levels of preservation.
Later that night, Zhuang Lin and Wuming appeared directly in the room of Duan Kang, the current head of the Bureau of Extraordinary Investigations of the Imperial Observatory.

Zhuang Lin and Wuming exchanged a glance as they looked at the elderly man who seemed to be tossing and turning in bed, unable to fall asleep.

"My primordial spirit is not yet fully formed, so I am not very skilled in the art of entering dreams. I need your help, fellow Daoist!"

Zhuang Lin was glad that his intuition was accurate and that bringing Wuming was the right decision. There are many methods for entering dreams, but he didn't have any. However, once the primordial spirit is formed, entering dreams becomes very convenient, even more so than being sent by ghosts or gods.

Although Wuming is not a true primordial spirit, there are similarities, and entering his dreams is very easy.

"Sir, do not worry!"

As soon as Wuming finished speaking, a wisp of his and Zhuang Lin's divine sense merged into the old man's dream under his spell.
(End of this chapter)