I slay evil in the Department of the Supernatural

"Hmm? What's the relationship between the two?"

Hearing the woman's angry roar late at night, Xu Lindong couldn't help but wonder if his upstairs neighbor, Brother Li, was having an affair.

"The functional relationship between x and y is x = Ky + c, where x is a function of y and y is the independent variable... Don't you even understand such a simple relationship?"

"Oh, it was just about helping your child with homework... Why are you getting so angry?"

Xu Lindong was speechless for a moment, but at that instant, a slight emotional fluctuation suddenly rose in his heart.

"Um?"

Xu Lindong immediately understood.

The extraordinary power of the Kitchen God is gathering in his heart.

A tiny, almost imperceptible flame of inspiration suddenly ignited in my mind.

In the dim light of the fire, the figure of a burly woman could be seen; it was Wu, the neighbor upstairs.

"Did this ignite a fire in my heart?" He himself was somewhat unsure.

But the moment the thought crossed his mind, the flame flickered slightly and went out as if blown away by the wind.

Although it only lasted a moment, he had already vaguely grasped the key point.

"It seems... igniting the fire in my heart requires an external trigger, whether good or bad. As long as it touches my emotions, it can be used as a catalyst to ignite the fire within me..."

After all, emotions originate from the heart.

"So, how do we activate the Heart Mirror Stove with the Heart's Fire next?"

New doubts then arose in his mind.

Only by opening the heart mirror stove can one "report" to Heaven, invoking the Kitchen God's projection to bestow blessings or punishments.

This power, though similar to the curses of the underworld, combines blessings and punishments; however, the process is slightly more complicated than a direct curse.

"process……"

He recalled seeing Lei Chong light red incense and recite prayers at a traffic light intersection.

"That's probably the ritual for activating the 'Mind Mirror Furnace'."

With this thought in mind, Xu Lindong felt that he was not far from mastering this core ability.

He already had a deep understanding of the Kitchen God's authority, and he could digest extraordinary substances smoothly.

Many of the key points become clear with a little thought.

After consolidating his energy, he entered the Tower of Babel and began his cultivation.

After a whole night of cultivation...

Xu Lindong's energy and spirit had already increased to 84.2 with the help of the Level 3 Extraordinary Medicine, and it was still slowly being digested and improved.

After getting up and washing up, he took out his phone and sent a message to Lei Chong, asking for tips and precautions on activating the Heart Mirror Stove.

Just as he put down his phone, Lu Qian called, asking him to go to the Department of Supernatural Affairs.

Xu Lindong didn't forget the information about the inside agent mentioned by the underworld messenger. He tidied himself up again, sprayed some perfume on himself, and then went downstairs with Yi Qianxun.

One was eager to get started and headed straight for the Imperial Palace, while the other turned around and rushed to the Department of the Supernatural.

……

Half an hour later.

Xu Lindong stepped into the Third Team's office amidst a commotion.

"Congratulations, Brother Dong! Congratulations on making it onto the list of supernatural beings!"

Li Yunfan, holding the flowers, came closer and grinned, saying, "You absolutely have to treat us!"

Tang Lei stepped forward and punched Xu Lindong in the chest, his face full of envy: "Your physique has become much stronger. How did you train? Are you using such potent level three extraordinary potions? Or are you just naturally resistant to them?"

"Just lucky, just lucky."

Xu Lindong switched back to his "lucky guy" persona, smiled, and glanced at the three slightly reserved newcomers beside him.

"Quick, call him Dong-ge! Besides the captain, he's only the second person in our team to be on the list of extraordinary individuals!"

Wang Shuo rushed to the newcomer's path.

"Brother Dong!"

The three immediately greeted each other respectfully and introduced themselves in turn: Xia Ping, Ning Che, and a girl named Xiao Mufeng.

"You newbies are lucky; you got to eat a big meal with Brother Dong right after joining the team!"

Li Yunfan grinned and casually pointed at Xiao Mufeng: "Brother Dong, Xiao is also from our Jiangcheng Academy. She's your real junior, and she really admires you."

Xiao Mufeng's face flushed red, and he immediately bowed again, his slender fingers and large fruits seemingly drooping with his movements. His voice was taut: "H-Hello, senior!"

Xu Lindong smiled and nodded: "Hello. Once you're in the team, we're all on the same side. Let's fight together."

Xiao Mufeng's almond-shaped eyes widened, and she nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes! Senior!"

Li Yunfan deliberately drawled out his words: "Xiao Xiao, your face is so red... Could it be that you've taken a liking to our Dong-ge? He's still single!"

Xiao Mufeng's ears turned bright red. He glared at Li Yunfan, both ashamed and angry, and raised his hand as if to hit him.

Xu Lindong shook his head and glanced at Li Yunfan: "Don't scare the newcomer."

"Alright, everyone disperse. I need to talk to A-Dong about something."

Lu Qian strolled over with her arms crossed and smiled.

Li Yunfan, ever the live wire, immediately chimed in with a grumbling, "Captain, you're too pragmatic. When someone's weak, you call them Xiao Xu, but when they're strong, you just call them A Dong."

Lu Qian rolled her eyes at him: "When he becomes better than me someday, I'll still have to call him Brother Dong."

"What, if you also make it onto the list of supernatural beings, I'll call you Old Li too?"

"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it!" Li Yunfan quickly laughed it off.

Xu Lindong smiled, shook his head, and followed Lu Qian into the captain's office.

Lu Qian tossed her long, wavy hair aside, turned around, sat down, and casually crossed her legs, saying, "Sit down."

You previously said that you were attacked by ghost messengers.

Logically speaking, with your current strength, it should be very difficult for you to escape from him...

"He was seriously injured."

Xu Lindong sat down, his expression becoming serious. "But that's not important."

The important thing is, I suspect there's an inside man within that cleaning crew.

"Oh?"

Lu Qian's gaze sharpened, her voluptuous figure leaning slightly forward. "Whom do you suspect?"

Who is the inside man?

Xu Lindong had also thought about this matter, but had never reached a conclusion.

After all, everyone is a suspect, and we can't just point fingers at anyone.

For example, Ding Jian, who likes to use foreign swear words, is someone of Ding Jian's personality and rank, so even when he's trying to pick up girls, he needs a strong push from behind.

Not quite.

If we're talking about the most suspicious person, he feels it's probably the least likely one: Yuan Heng.

As the team leader, Yuan Heng obtained mission information, routes, and intelligence earlier than ordinary team members.

Only such people have the value and ability to act as inside agents.

Most team members would be clueless and unable to act as an inside agent.

So, being an inside agent is quite a grueling job.

Moreover, when the bus tire finally burst, Yuan Heng ordered a dispersed search. Now, upon reflection, the command itself had flaws, and he must bear responsibility.

He shared his suspicions and analysis with Lu Qian in detail.

Lu Qian was not surprised, and simply nodded slowly:

"Actually, I had already reported it when that underworld messenger Han leaked our internal information at the Dongxing Hotel last time."

The company started secretly investigating some people back then, and even the headquarters has been conducting an internal investigation lately…”

"Oh?"

Xu Lindong was somewhat surprised, but then he understood.

The leaders in the company were indeed not stupid; they had already taken action.

"Yuan Heng is indeed suspicious, but he is, after all, from headquarters and has powerful backers."

Lu Qian shook her head: "It's not that easy to investigate him. If he really is an inside man, it's easy to alert him."

However, I will report the situation to Captain Jiang and the Director.

You have been included in the candidate list for the "Sky Pride Project" by the director, and your safety will not be neglected.

"Captain Lu already knows?" Xu Lindong was somewhat surprised.

Lu Qian's eyes flashed with a hint of sassiness, "I'm your captain, of course the higher-ups would inform me about something like this. Besides..."

She smiled enigmatically, "You're not the only genius in the company."

I was already on the list, and I'm ranked 431st on the list of supernatural beings.

Kid, try your best to catch up with this beautiful captain!

"So that's how it is."

Xu Lindong nodded, his gaze sweeping over her delicate face. "Too many people are pursuing you, so I won't join the fray."

Lu Qian was taken aback, then spat lightly, "Smooth talker!"

Then her expression turned serious, and she returned to the main topic: "You just said that the underworld messengers mentioned that the Salvation Society wanted to target the sinkhole in the ancestral hall of the ancient town in order to break the seal."

This intelligence wasn't new; the department had known about it for a long time.

That's why the area around the ancient town has been under strict surveillance during this period.

Her tone grew somber: "But there are five sinkholes, six temples and Taoist monasteries, and a water palace near Jiangcheng, and manpower is needed to guard them all."

There simply isn't enough manpower available for the ancestral hall in the ancient town.

Unfortunately, the pit has been acting strangely lately, and the old monster underneath is probably about to break down...

The situation is dire; we absolutely cannot allow those cult members to exploit any loopholes, otherwise Jiangcheng will be in danger.

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