Eating bizarre things in public upgrades my status; the Special Affairs Bureau wants me to join them

After leaving the Linhai Ruins Anomaly Point, He Li rushed to the small island Jiang Xiong had mentioned. On the way, he suddenly received a communication request from Jiang Qingtong in Kyoto.

When Jiang Qingtong contacted him at this time, she only told him about Kyoto's reaction to the Shanghai incident.

"You're really quick!"

All that could be heard was Jiang Qingtong's praise through the watch.

"We initially thought that you'd be handling various cases and investigating those traitors in Shanghai..."

"It would have taken at least a few days, but you managed to take care of everything before the day was even over. Although your methods were a bit ruthless, the General Administration didn't say anything."

"However, after the Shanghai Special Affairs Bureau was eliminated..."

"There are far too few investigators."

"It will take some time to fill this hole."

"The General Administration's intention is for you to keep an eye on things in Shanghai and also oversee the recruitment of temporary helpers."

"Formal investigators will be gradually assigned by headquarters to take over various districts of Shanghai..." Jiang Qingtong continued, talking about the arrangements made by headquarters in Kyoto.

Judging from Jiang Qingtong's words...

Apart from Kyoto, He Li was temporarily put in charge of Shanghai.

Meanwhile, many local special bureaus around Shanghai will also participate in this cleanup operation.

In short, He Li didn't need to handle the follow-up work personally; he only needed to keep an eye on the most important and troublesome matters.

This is exactly what He Li wanted.

"Alright, I'll help manage the demons for a few days."

"As for the vacancy in the Shanghai Special Affairs Bureau..."

He thought for a moment and said, "It's fine for me to hire temporary workers to fill the vacancies for investigators in Shanghai, but I think it's better not to dismiss these temporary workers later."

"What do you mean?" Jiang Qingtong asked suspiciously.

He Li narrowed his eyes: "Because the overseas immortal mountains in Shanghai are very likely connected to the Middle Realm."

"What I mean is, that's not an outlier..."

"It is a real special passage that can lead to the Middle Realm or from the Middle Realm to Blue Star at any time. It is hard to say what kind of trouble might arise in such a place in the future."

"Therefore, this place must be heavily guarded."

"This requires a large number of strong individuals."

"Formal investigators alone are not enough. We can retain martial artists recruited from folk sects as temporary workers, or individual special awakened individuals, as part of our strength."

"Moreover, if we were to open up this passage and launch a counterattack against the Middle Realm, we would also need a large number of people."

"The Middle Realm... we don't even know how big it is yet."

"If we can't rely on others, we have to explore it ourselves!"

Hmm? A passage to the Middle Realm?

Hearing He Li's words, Jiang Qingtong's beautiful eyes widened slightly, clearly understanding the importance of Shanghai. She also understood that He Li meant to turn Shanghai into a fortress.

Those temporary workers... to put it bluntly, He Li meant they were soldiers attacking the Central Plains.

This guy... is he trying to recruit soldiers?

Wait, he previously directly cleaned up the Shanghai Special Bureau...

Could it be that you've been planning this for a while now?

His plan was simply to eliminate the Special Bureau of Shanghai, recruit a large number of powerful individuals, and then lead that group through the passage of the overseas immortal mountains to cause trouble in the Middle Realm?

The more Jiang Qingtong thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

After all, He Li is not a normal person.

He's just that crazy.

But...on the other hand, if the overseas immortal mountains really are a passage connecting the two realms...

He Li's actions were perfectly reasonable, and even if this matter were reported to those above him, they would likely take Shanghai very seriously and deploy a large number of troops to guard it.

Thinking of this, Jiang Qingtong nodded...

"Okay, I'll talk to my superiors."

"Don't worry about the recruitment. The higher-ups will probably issue recruitment orders nationwide. Once Kyoto gets going, your area will be full very quickly!"

That's true.

Kyoto has issued a recruitment notice, and it's for temporary workers, so the recruitment requirements will definitely be lowered.

At that time, those martial artists and awakened individuals who normally want to enter the Special Bureau but do not meet the standards will definitely be spared. He Li can already imagine the grand scene of Shanghai in the future.

This also made him somewhat hopeful.

"Hehe, once the recruitment notice from Kyoto is issued, countless martial artists and awakened individuals will flock here..."

"Wait until we reach the Middle Realm."

"I wonder what kind of expressions those high and mighty Qi cultivators will show then!" Just thinking about the scene of those Qi cultivators witnessing a million martial artists storming the Middle Realm...

He Li beamed with joy.

At this moment, Yu Ji spoke up beside him...

"Have you finished talking?"

She interrupted He Li's reverie, then pointed to a small island in the sea ahead and asked, "Look ahead, isn't that the island Jiang Xiong mentioned?"

Hmm? After hearing Yu Ji's words, He Li briefly said a few words to Jiang Qingtong, then hung up and looked over.

However, before he could see it clearly...

The spirit of Qingyang Mountain behind them suddenly spoke up as well…

"There is an aura from the upper realm there."

"That's a bit strange... This is the lower realm, are you perhaps worshipping gods from the upper realm there?"

The spirit of Qingyang Mountain spoke with suspicion.

Hearing this, He Li didn't even need to look to be sure that it was the island Jiang Xiong had mentioned. After all, where would an ordinary lower realm island get the aura of upper realm creatures?

Only the small island Jiang Xiong mentioned, the island where he buried the idol given to him by Yin Yunzi...

Only then could such an aura exist.

Thinking of this, He Li continued, "There was indeed a fool here worshipping the Upper Realm God before."

"However, he did not succeed."

"Let's go down and take a look... um?"

Before he could finish speaking, He Li, who had reached the airspace above the island, suddenly stopped and looked down at the lush island below, leaving Yu Ji and the others puzzled and wondering what had happened.

"What's wrong?" Mu Lan asked.

He Li sneered: "Nothing much, it's just...it seems like there are a few rats trying to pull some tricks?"

A rat? Mu Lan was dumbfounded.

As she looked down and scanned the island, she suddenly saw figures flash by in the dim forest, and those figures were moving extremely fast, covering several miles in the blink of an eye.

"Who are those people? Did Jiang Xiong tell others about this place before?"

Mu Lan frowned.

Yu Ji pursed his lips: "Tell others?"

"How could that be?" She shook her head. "If I'm not mistaken, those are probably from the Sakura Kingdom. These people obtained the Nine-Section Jade Cong before, but they didn't know how to use it."

"Didn't that guy with the mustache say that before?"

"They've been keeping an eye on Jiang Xiong for a while now, just waiting for the results from Jiang Xiong's side so they can snatch it."

"Although Little Mustache is dead, it's clear that the high-ranking officials in Sakura Kingdom haven't given up, which is why they sent people over early to try and take away the Nine-Section Jade Cong."

After she finished speaking, He Li raised her hand...

"Heh, you're still up to your old tricks, aren't you?"

"Fine, very well. Since you're still up to your old tricks and insist on jumping around in front of me..."

"Then...may they all just die!!!"

hum! ! !

As soon as he finished speaking, He Li clenched his fist, and instantly, a golden spiritual power that blotted out the sky swept across most of the small island like a tsunami, instantly imprisoning all the creatures in place.

Those Sakura people who had just run to the seaside and hadn't had a chance to return were also frozen there.

Their eyes were filled with panic.

After all, many people witnessed the death of Little Mustache and the others, and many sheepdogs who admired Sakura Country reported the matter to Sakura Country, so they knew about it.

Those who were sent to steal the nine-section jade cong had also heard about this matter.

On their way here, they were worried that they might encounter the Xia people who had killed Little Mustache and the strong members of the Miyamoto family, so they didn't dare to stop for even half a second.

They grabbed the items and ran for their lives.

Who knew, they still couldn't escape?

Those Great Xia people arrived way too fast!

And these people seem ridiculously strong!

They witnessed firsthand how the surrounding seabirds, crabs, and even the trees stretching for miles in the distance, swaying in the wind, were instantly immobilized by an invisible force.

The fact that they could wield such a wide range of power, and such a strong binding force that even they couldn't break free of with all their might, was enough to crush 80-90% of the strongmen in their Sakura Kingdom.

Faced with such an existence...

What can they do?

They can only wait to die!