I am a swordsman in a strange city

Chapter 18 Classification and Characteristics of Events

In the old Qingdai Building, darkness enveloped them like water. Pei Ju felt that the darkness was terrifyingly quiet, but occasionally he seemed to be able to sense that there was something in the darkness, like a fish in the water occasionally swimming.

The oil lamp on the table in front of me supports this small space.

Han Yitong continued, "We generally categorize mysterious leaks into several levels. From highest to lowest, they are myth, natural disaster, horror, strange, shadowy, and supernatural."

"After learning here, I hope you'll be able to handle supernatural events if you encounter them. Regardless of the type of event, they can be divided into three categories: natural, man-made, and artificial."

"Let me remind you now that no matter what kind of incident you are investigating, you must not take it lightly. Don't think that any incident is easier to handle." Han Yitong warned.

"Today, I'm here to tell you about the four major characteristics of this incident: one: infectiousness, two: secrecy, three: regularity, and four: harmfulness."

"Any event can be contagious. If someone isn't infected, it's simply because they don't have the triggering factors. This is crucial to remember. Furthermore, events are highly secretive. Many people are unaware of their own consciousness being devoured or parasitized, and this can lead to misleading investigators."

"Any mysterious event has certain rules or generating factors. Finding them is extremely important for us to eliminate, seal, or sever the chain of infection."

"During our investigations, we may encounter seemingly tragic stories, but we must remember that no matter how tragic the cause of an incident, once it becomes an incident, we cannot harbor any sympathy. Tigers are human prey, and the creatures in the incident instinctively devour human spirits. To them, humans are delicious food."

Pei Ju felt that when the other party said the words "tigers must eat people", he seemed to look at him deliberately.

Time passed little by little, and when today's class ended, Pei Ju felt that he had benefited a lot.

When Han Yitong said that the class was over for the day, the seven people present stood up one by one and saluted her. One of the boys said goodbye to Teacher Han first, and then the others followed suit, including Pei Ju.

Then they left the ancient building one by one and walked outside.

After going out, Pei Ju found that there were six adults on the street outside the ancient building, standing there waiting, some far away and some near, but he had not seen them at all when he came.

Each adult picked up the person he or she was supposed to meet, and it seemed that they had already known each other outside, or perhaps they knew each other before.

So, one by one, they came to their young lady and young master in silence and walked with them. During the whole journey, they were silent and didn't say a word.

However, Pei Ju discovered a problem. They would look at him, but they looked at Ye Youruo more.

Walking quietly out of Liujin Street, he found that there were several vehicles parked on the street, including four cars and two rickshaws.

They all nodded to each other or said goodbye.

Pei Ju discovered that although they did not say goodbye to Ye Youruo and the middle-aged woman beside her, they looked at each other when they left, and nodded slightly.

He felt that they knew Ye Youruo and the middle-aged woman beside her. They knew each other, but they had no communication.

Ye Youruo and the middle-aged woman also got on a rickshaw and were quickly pulled away by the driver and disappeared into the dim lights of the street.

Pei Ju reached out and grasped the flat wooden stick behind his back, then headed towards his own training hall.

Not long after Pei Ju and the others left, another man in a white suit and a white hat walked into Liujin Street.

He walked all the way to the front of Qingdai Building, but he didn't push the door open. Instead, he turned sideways and squeezed directly into the crack of the door.

When his shoulders were pressed against the crack of the door, they quickly turned into a ball of water and then his whole body collapsed like water, but the water quickly flowed into the door.

The water in the door quickly condensed into a person. The person was wearing a white suit, white leather shoes, white gloves, and a white round hat. He looked at the darkness.

Or perhaps he was looking for a ray of light in the darkness.

In the darkness, there is still a vague light, forming a dim circle of light.

The man in the white suit looked at the ball of light and said, "I am the Associate Professor and First-Class Researcher of the Shangjing Forbidden Secret Academy, and I am the Imprisoned Lady Han Yitong. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"Glad to meet you, White Dragon King. Although this is our first meeting, I've heard of you before. Some say you're loyal, kind to your friends, and considerate of the younger generation. However, I'm not here to make friends this time. Someone has reported that a transmissible infection is occurring within your association. The Marine Environmental Protection Association is a state-registered, formal organization, yet you haven't allowed the relevant personnel to investigate. Why is that?"

Han Yitong didn't bother to be polite with him and asked directly.

"I think we can handle it." Bai Longwang did not deny it, because he knew that since the higher-ups had sent a first-level researcher, it meant that they had received relatively clear information.

Moreover, it had been nearly a week since he had eaten the deformed man from the Crypt Club, the Rat Master he had killed last night. It was normal for the news to have spread during this period.

"No, you can't handle it. If you could, you should have done it right from the start, instead of leaving it until now. You should be well aware that mysterious leaks, if not dealt with promptly, will only become more and more troublesome. The key to handling such incidents is speed. How long has this mysterious leak been going on there?"

The White Dragon King was silent for a moment, then said, "About a month."

"A month? That's long past the optimal window for severing the chain of infection. Damn it! How would you categorize this incident internally?"

The White Dragon King fell silent again, then slowly uttered two words: "Horrible!"

After saying that, he stretched out his hand and took off his gloves. Fish scales had grown on the back of his hand. He picked off some of the scales and they bled, but new scales were growing from the new flesh.

(End of this chapter)