Gacha games can't save this bizarre world.

Reverence to Heaven and Earth, the Mysterious and the Dark.

Zhao Hao stood there, silently sensing something was off. But you could say it wasn't right, it was still better than some terrible poems! At least it rhymed, wasn't it?

Gou Quan went crazy, he immediately became excited! He was amazed!

After all, they were people of the Song Dynasty with a deep spiritual connection to poetry, a level of admiration that was unimaginable to ordinary people.

He almost knelt down in front of the fat man and begged him to teach him how to write poetry.

The fat guy was gloating over it, even bragging about it!

"Hey buddy, as the old saying goes, 'One is never too old to learn!' We need to keep learning, right? There's a saying: 'If there's a road to heaven, you won't take it; the sea of ​​learning is boundless, and you must persevere to cross it.'"

Zhao Hao didn't give him any face and interrupted directly: "If you weren't holding a Playboy magazine in your hand and wouldn't put it down even when you go to the toilet, I would believe you."

The fat man looked at the magazine in his hand; it was left behind by Zhao Hao's original self.

With a sigh, she said, "Alas, there's nothing I can do. They're just too big. There are no magazines like this back in the Song Dynasty. This wretched, sinful foreign land is so corrupting! The ditch is too deep, I... I can't control myself..."

……

Zhao Hao was supposed to go to work at the store as usual the next day, since he had already missed several days.

Before noon even arrived, Colt drove up to the antique shop, bringing along the blonde beauty, She-Ra.

"Uncle Tie, as you know, a lot of things have happened in the city lately. The bureau is extremely busy right now, and I'd like to ask Zhao Hao for help."

Uncle Tie looked at Zhao Hao, "What do you think?"

In fact, according to the training plan of the Mysterious Bureau, Zhao Hao was only "enlightened" by Uncle Tie. The specific training would mainly depend on himself, or rather, on his self-growth in subsequent missions.

However, Zhao Hao caught Uncle Tie's eye and actually taught him real skills.

After much deliberation, Colt decided that it would be better to let Zhao Hao continue his "advanced studies" here.

After all, the moment he came into contact with the Inner World, he became a member of the Bureau of Mysteries, and his body was already branded with the mark of the Bureau of Mysteries.

From now on, these will be talents cultivated by our own family. Naturally, the stronger their abilities, the better.

Zhao Hao was his direct subordinate, and he didn't need approval from above; he could make decisions on his own.

But things are different now. This summer, the Bureau of Mysteries is incredibly busy. Even Colt's vacation has been canceled.

Extraordinary events are occurring throughout Liberty City and even in several surrounding states.

Some of these incidents even escalated to the point of making federal news. This is because there was no internet then, making information control relatively easy.

Most of the agents in the Bureau of Mysteries are now working overtime, mainly because their skills are generally mediocre.

Most of them are ordinary people who have been trained to use the secret bureau's equipment, and can only work as assistants in many jobs.

Even among the few extraordinary individuals, few are capable of standing alone.

In truth, the history of America is too short, and the Bureau of Mysteries was established even less recently. In the eyes of the extraordinary, this organization that primarily deals with extraordinary events and is composed of ordinary people is far too frivolous.

Take England, for example. Their MI8 (Military Intelligence Service) was established hundreds of years ago and developed rapidly during the British Empire, so it has a deep foundation.

Even the extraordinary management institutions of countries like France and Germany have a rich history.

Amei, this rising star, emerged during the most severe period of the psychic dormancy. Her influence is entirely in the surface world! She has no foundation among the superhumans of the inner world.

In fact, if it weren't for those exiled people who were rejected back then, who arrived here on the Mayflower and had some background in a supernatural organization, Ame's inner world would probably have fallen by now.

Currently, Colt is desperately short-staffed and has no choice but to find temporary worker Zhao Hao to fill in.

Before entering the strange realm, Zhao Hao would definitely not be very interested, but of course he couldn't refuse.

But now, he's genuinely interested.

Be proactive; don't just sit around waiting to hone your skills and grow stronger.

Zhao Hao had to seize every opportunity to accumulate destiny points; he didn't want to experience this kind of fate being out of his control again.

"Of course I'm willing, it's my responsibility, isn't it?"

Colt grinned, making his sideburns appear even darker. "Don't worry, it'll only be for a short time. It won't interfere with your university studies. A university degree is still useful! It's very important for promotions in our bureau!"

Zhao Hao: You guys are also evaluating professional titles?! Oh no, I think I really got on the wrong train!

……

I decided to leave on a whim, as there happened to be a case waiting for me.

Colt went to the capital to report on his duties, while Zhao Hao, along with Ms. Shirley and some men in black, went to handle the matter.

We drove to an old apartment building in a dilapidated neighborhood in Queens, which was already cordoned off with yellow police tape.

The entire five-story apartment building was cleared out, and all the residents were evicted.

Even in a typical murder case, this level of intervention wouldn't be necessary; at most, a room would be sealed off.

However, because the case was so unusual and suspected of involving supernatural elements, it had to be handled strictly.

Several years ago, a supernatural event went out of control, resulting in the deaths of more than forty people in a twenty-story building! The entire building had to undergo explosive treatment.

At that time, the director of the Bureau of Mysteries almost resigned.

Colt also started going bald around that time.

So much so that they tried to follow the strict standards as much as possible afterward.

Sheri flashed her Bureau of Mysteries badge at the police officers present. The officers exchanged glances, then waved and all left.

The rest was left to the Bureau of Mysteries. Sheri picked up the preliminary information compiled by the police and began to read it, explaining things to Zhao Hao as she did so.

“A murder occurred in room 306 here. The tenant of room 306 had not shown up for several days, and the manager could not contact him. Finally, he used a spare key to open the door, cleared out his belongings, and tried to throw them out.”

"As a result, they found roommate number 306 in a small cabinet..."

"How did you die?"

The two talked as they walked toward 306.

Shire shrugged. "It's hard to describe. The body is still in the cabinet; it needs to be taken out before it can be given to the forensic pathologist for autopsy. It certainly doesn't look normal..."

As they spoke, the group arrived at room 306 on the third floor. With a wave of his hand, a man in black took out a psionic fluctuation tester and began to detect the psionic fluctuations.

no response.

"It doesn't seem to be the work of an extraordinary person?" Zhao Hao asked.

Sheri shook her head. "Perhaps it's been too long, and the psionic energy has dissipated."

Zhao Hao activated his demon-hunting senses and began to carefully examine the door. There were fingerprints on the doorknob, but that didn't prove anything.

“Let’s go in and take a look,” he said.

Sheri nodded, and a man in black put on gloves and carefully opened the door.

The room was old, and the paint on the wooden floor was worn off.

The interior was a little messy, with some personal belongings haphazardly stuffed into bags and placed in the center of the living room.

As mentioned before, the apartment manager planned to simply vacate the apartment since the tenant was unreachable. This meant discarding the belongings, packing up the space, and renting it out to someone else.

Basically, Amei behaves like this most of the time; she has no human touch whatsoever.

Zhao Hao and the others walked into the bedroom, which had its door open. Inside, there was a bed, a large wardrobe, and a low, solid wood cabinet with antique patterns in the corner, which looked like a bedside table.

Zhao Hao asked in a low voice, "Didn't they say they found a body in the cabinet? Why is the cabinet door closed now?"

Shiri stared at the antique wooden cabinet and replied, "The report didn't mention anyone closing the cabinet door..."

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Chapter 81 The Fate Point Came So Easily~

After a few seconds of silence, Shirei gestured to a man in black beside her to open the cabinet door.

Zhao Hao: No wonder he's a leader!

The man in black didn't hesitate. He quickly put on special gloves and squatted down to open the cabinet door.

But Zhao Hao noticed that he was sweating profusely.

"Wait!" Zhao Hao ultimately didn't want him to take the risk.

"Let me do it!"

Zhao Hao told everyone to retreat, and then used his spiritual energy to form a mage's hand.

He deliberately stretched the arm to its maximum length, trying to open the cabinet door from the furthest point possible.

The cabinet door was easily opened, just like an ordinary small cabinet.

The cabinet door opened, and everyone saw a human head inside.

No, it's not just heads, it's the whole person inside the cabinet!

Beside the horrified and agonizing head, Zhao Hao saw a foot wearing a sock, below which was a hand, and next to the hand was a knee…

Shiri glanced at the report in her hand, "The victim is 175cm tall and weighs 76kg..."

A living person weighing over 150 pounds was crammed into such a small space of only 40 centimeters square!

Like a juggler, he squeezed himself into this extremely small cabinet. It looked like most of his parts were broken and tightly compressed together.

It was so perfectly fitted, leaving no room for anything else. It was like compressing a person into a perfectly sized cube of flesh!

No wonder the Liberty City Police Department immediately decided they couldn't handle it and turned to the Bureau of Mysteries!

This is probably impossible to do manually.

Sheri looked at Zhao Hao: "What did you see?"

Zhao Hong nodded. Before the cabinet door was opened, there really was nothing there. It looked like an ordinary cabinet. The only suspicious thing was that there wasn't a single trace of anything on the cabinet.

Ordinary items, especially those in frequently visited areas, will always have some traces, which Zhao Hao perceives as lines of varying colors. But this cabinet has none; it's brand new and seems untouched by the elements.

But when the cabinet door was opened, Zhao Hao saw a spiritual light, a unique light belonging to the strange creature. The light drifted around the cabinet door, forming many abstract, grotesque hands, "swaying in the wind" like willow branches in the wind.

It seems that opening the cabinet door triggered some mechanism of this strange creature.

Zhao Hao said, "This is a strange object, without a doubt. How have you dealt with it in the past?"

Shiri pushed up his non-prescription glasses. "We usually take them back and hand them over to the storage department. After all, these things are too strange for us to handle."

"The sealing department?" Zhao Hao asked, puzzled.