Stepdaughter of a wealthy family? The little darling of a Beijing tycoon

Li Hanting answered the phone, and after a few brief words, his expression became increasingly serious.

After hanging up the call, he looked at Shen Jingshu and said in a deep voice, "The people from the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics are already at the police station, and they specifically want to see you."

Shen Jingshu remained calm, showing no sign of panic: "We'll have to meet sooner or later, it's alright."

The two left the morgue together and went straight to the police station's private meeting room. Inside, two men dressed in plain clothes, with calm and reserved demeanor, were already sitting. Their aura was calm and dignified, and it was clear at a glance that they were not ordinary public officials.

Upon seeing the two enter, the middle-aged man at the head of the group stood up first, his gaze falling on Shen Jingshu. He looked her up and down, his tone calm and without hostility: "Miss Shen, I have long admired your name. We belong to the National Special Affairs Coordination Bureau. We are here today with no ill intentions, just for routine inquiries."

"Please sit down." Shen Jingshu sat down gracefully.

After they were seated, the other party got straight to the point: "We are fully aware of your assistance to the police in dismantling Shi Lei's drug trafficking gang last night, as well as your use of metaphysical methods to summon spirits and inquire about clues. In recent years, the esoteric arts have declined, and there are very few practitioners with real skills. Miss Shen is young, but her abilities are truly remarkable."

Shen Jingshu replied indifferently, "I only know a little bit of rudimentary magic, and I just do good deeds in my daily life."

"We know that Miss Shen is upright and honest, always helping others and assisting the righteous path, and has never used magic to do evil." Another person spoke slowly, with a hint of recruitment in his tone, "Nowadays, the world is in turmoil, and evil spirits cause trouble from time to time. Many chaotic things in the world are difficult to deal with with ordinary laws. The country is in need of people like you who have the ability to do the righteous path."

Li Hanting sat quietly to the side, already understanding the other party's intention: to recruit his younger sister into the scheme.

The middle-aged man continued, "We have no intention of forcing you; we are simply extending a sincere invitation. If Miss Shen is willing to join the Bureau, she will not be bound by strict rules and can continue attending school and live-streaming her spiritual practice as usual. She only needs to lend a hand when encountering difficult supernatural cases or when evil spirits wreak havoc in a region."

"In return, the bureau will provide you with protection. As long as you do righteous things, the government will cover everything. All kinds of scarce cultivation resources, spiritual objects and books will be allocated to you first, and many worldly obstacles will be cleared away for you."

The terms are very generous, and there are preferential treatments everywhere.

Shen Jingshu lowered her eyes and pondered for a moment. She neither immediately agreed nor refused: "Thank you all for your high regard. This matter is of great importance. Please allow me to consider it for a few days before giving you an answer."

Seeing this, the two men didn't press the matter, knowing that such a highly accomplished person disliked being restrained. They readily agreed, "Of course, we're not in a hurry. Miss Shen, take your time to consider it. This is our exclusive contact method. If you encounter any trouble in the future, or if you come to a decision, you can contact us anytime."

After saying that, he handed over a discreet, unmarked, custom-made business card.

Shen Jingshu reached out and took it, then put it away.

After their conversation, the two staff members got up to say goodbye and leave.

Only the brother and sister remained in the reception room. Li Hanting looked at her and asked softly, "Jing Shu, are you going to agree?"

"I haven't decided yet." Shen Jingshu chuckled. "Once you enter the game, you have to take on responsibilities, and you lose some of your freedom. Right now, I just want to live as I please, do some live streaming in my spare time to accumulate good karma, and finish my campus life peacefully."

"Alright, whatever you wish for." Li Hanting always doted on her and would never force her to do anything she didn't want to do. "No matter what you choose in the end, your older brother will stand by your side and protect you."

As they were talking, Li Hanting's work phone popped up with another message, a good news from the anti-drug team—according to the precise address given by the deceased, the police successfully found a large quantity of contraband hidden in an abandoned warehouse deep in the mountains, seized and sealed it all, and the major case was completely solved.

A major drug trafficking case spanning several years has finally come to a close, with all the perpetrators brought to justice and the fallen heroes able to rest in peace.

As I left the police station, the sun was already high in the sky, its rays bathing the streets and dispelling all the gloom of the previous day.

Li Hanting drove Shen Jingshu back to school, and the atmosphere on the way was relaxed and comfortable.

The car slowly drove into the Peking University campus. As they approached the dormitory building, Shen Jingshu was about to get out when Li Hanting reminded her again, "You don't need to feel pressured by the Secretariat. If you don't want to get involved in worldly disputes, just refuse directly. There's no need to worry too much."

"I understand, big brother." Shen Jingshu smiled and nodded goodbye.

After watching the car drive away, she turned and walked into the dormitory building.

As soon as Xu Zhixia and her two companions opened the dormitory door, they immediately surrounded her, their eyes full of curiosity.

"Jing Shu! You were picked up by Director Li so early this morning, what important business did you go on? Tell us quickly!"

Shen Jingshu gave a brief response to her roommates' persistent questioning, only saying that it was related to the case at the police station last night and that it had been successfully resolved. Since the case had not yet been made public, she didn't elaborate, and her roommates, understanding the situation, stopped pressing her for details and instead started chatting about everyday things on campus.

When she was alone, Shen Jingshu took out her phone and looked at the exclusive contact number on the screen—it was left by Chen Hai, the team leader of the Special Affairs Bureau, who said that she could contact him anytime once she had thought it through.

She wasn't after the cultivation resources and rewards the other party mentioned. With her profound knowledge of the mystical arts, ordinary spiritual objects and books in the world were no longer of any interest to her. The collections held by the Bureau of Affairs might not be as valuable as the treasures in her spatial dimension.

But she knew in her heart that if she wanted to establish herself in this modern society for a long time, practicing alone would be very inconvenient. If she could have the country as her backer, she would face fewer obstacles in the future, whether it was accumulating merit through live streaming, dealing with supernatural events, or dealing with worldly disputes, and her actions would be smoother.

With that in mind, Shen Jingshu no longer hesitated, dialed Chen Hai's number, and calmly said, "Team Leader Chen, I've made up my mind and agree to join the Special Affairs Bureau."

Chen Hai on the other end of the phone was overjoyed and readily agreed, saying he would drive to Peking University immediately to pick her up and take her to the base to complete her onboarding procedures.

In less than half an hour, Chen Hai drove to the school gate and took Shen Jingshu towards the suburbs. The car drove further and further out, and the city noise gradually disappeared, leaving only rolling green hills. Finally, it stopped at the foot of a deserted mountain.

Looking around, there were only weeds and a huge rock, nothing special, and no clue as to where the mechanism was.