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Sheri gave Zhao Hao a brief explanation: Colt and his team belonged to the Operations Department, while the Storage Department was managed independently, and only the Director had the authority to intervene.

The Department of Operations actually wields considerable power, even surpassing the authority of the FBI and CIA within the Afghan federal government.

However, the existence of the Sealing Department is very special, and to some extent it is even independent of the Bureau of Mysteries.

Shire whispered, "In a sense, the Sealing Department was established much earlier than the Bureau of Mysteries, and many of its members were appointed by the Federal Government."

Zhao Hao suddenly realized that because the Mysterious Bureau had international connections, Amei's true confidants were in the Sealing Department. That department housed all sorts of strange and extraordinary artifacts sealed away throughout the country, and was directly managed by the federal government.

Of course, the director of the Bureau of Mysteries is also a high-ranking official in the Federation. However, someone like Colt has no authority to interfere with the Seal Department; he can only apply to the director for any matters, and then the director will coordinate.

Zhao Hao shrugged and laughed, "Since that's the case, let's not deal with this kind of problem. Let's not even touch the body, just take it back to the sealing department and let them do what they want!" Zhao Hao wasn't going to do something so thankless.

Anyway, the operations department has already brought the items back to you, and how to deal with them is none of our business.

She-Ra smiled too, "This kid is teachable!"

Competition is indeed everywhere!

To ensure safety, Zhao Hao observed the entire process from the side. Xi Rui brought in a crane to remove the third-floor window directly, and the entire process was carried out by mechanical means.

Zhao Hao followed them back to the Free City branch of the Mysterious Bureau, watching as the cabinet was sealed in a psionic metal cabinet with black inscriptions and handed over to the people in the sealing department. And that was the end of his business.

Zhao Hao even saw a clumsy-looking robot with a square head at the entrance of the storage department!

It's like adding a bulky, heavy mechanical body to a desktop computer!

This thing actually has a basic intelligent system! It can distinguish friend from foe and perform sentry duty!

How on earth did those guys in the storage department manage to come up with this thing? Even the computer isn't fully developed yet!

Much later, Zhao Hao learned that the Sealed Department had a trump card, a mysterious object numbered AB-2-19420511-54732: the IBM 700 supercomputer—Mr. Feynman!

It was a huge chassis assembly covering 200 square meters, an innate intelligent program of unknown origin, identified as an electronic life form.

He can make prophecies through calculation, but the problem is that you cannot discern His good or evil and His purpose.

Many of the Mysterious Bureau's and even Ame's technological products were created through His research or under His guidance.

The most famous of them is the "Manhattan Project"!

Mr. Feynman played a crucial role in the Manhattan Project, and it could even be said that the atomic bomb was closely related to him.

Many scientists who participated in the Manhattan Project were unaware that their colleague, Mr. Feynman, whom they had never met, was not human...

Zhao Hao thought he had wasted his time and gained nothing but 10 merit points.

Unexpectedly, a short while later, the system sent a message: "Mission complete: Seal the mysterious folding cabinet. +35 Destiny Points!"

Hey! This stroke of luck came easily!

It seems that you don't need to seal it yourself; as long as you participate, you'll reap the rewards!

Zhao Hao never expected that just by going through the motions and keeping an eye on things, he would find his destiny point.

I wish this kind of good thing could happen more often in a day!

However, the staff in the sealing department didn't think so. In the following days, in order to test the abilities and limitations of this strange creature, three staff members sacrificed their lives, all becoming square "tofu blocks".

……

In the following days, Zhao Hao participated in handling several more unusual incidents, some of which were ordinary incidents, but coincidentally.

Of course, there are also extraordinary events, such as creatures from the underworld accidentally escaping to the surface world, causing riots, and forcing the Bureau of Mysteries to capture them.

Furthermore, some extraordinary individuals from the otherworld couldn't control themselves after arriving in the real world, causing quite a commotion. They were then mowed down by agents in black armed with psionic neutralization devices and various firearms!

Overall, this job does carry a certain degree of risk. However, for Zhao Hao, the rewards are truly substantial!

This fateful moment arrived in the blink of an eye.

During this time, Zhao Hao encountered some difficulties and even held a small ceremony, using desserts as offerings to ask the little fairy Lulu for help.

These little fairies all possess some secret-knowing abilities and can provide a lot of information and advice.

Seeing that Lulu was so easy to talk to, Ciri tried to coax her into giving him a promise that the Bureau of Mysteries could get help from her by spending a little sweets in the future.

However, Lulu rejected him.

Of course, Zhao Hao's advice was indispensable: "Lulu, you don't know how treacherous people can be! Some people specifically target young and vulnerable girls. The situation is too complex; you can't handle it. Take Uncle Zhao's advice: you can't just agree to anyone's request!"

Zhao Hao: No one can take away my connections!

In addition, Zhao Hao also came into contact with the second extraordinary organization he knew of so far—the Night Watchmen—through the Mysterious Bureau!

The Night Watch, this extraordinary profession, has existed for a very long time; it existed in Europe long before the Middle Ages.

Initially, the Night Watch was affiliated with the Holy See, specifically responsible for the city's nighttime security to prevent attacks on humans by supernatural beings or monsters.

Later, the period of psychic dormancy became more and more severe, extraordinary monsters became legends, and the Night's Watch gradually faded into obscurity.

This organization, however, should not be underestimated. It's a truly established one, rumored to have produced Silver-ranked Night Watch members. Silver-ranked members are, in a sense, practically gods!

Of course, the Night Watch on America's side is inferior, being a branch that split off from the original organization and not comparable to the main body in Europe. However, it is still a cut above the Bureau of Mysteries.

The Night Watch is a special profession that grants them significant advantages at night, making them particularly adept at surveillance and reconnaissance. However, their combat abilities are generally average.

Zhao Hao had worked with them briefly once.

That time, we were chasing a werewolf that had killed someone!

That werewolf was a native werewolf from the inner world, who had never been to the outer world before, and somehow managed to sneak into the outer world.

At first, he was relatively careful, stealing frozen pork from a slaughterhouse's cold storage to eat. However, after being discovered, he killed the slaughterhouse employee and began a bloodthirsty massacre without restraint.

They've mistaken the surface world for the underworld, and want to enclose the slaughterhouse as their own territory.

This kind of mindset is considered quite backward and stupid even in the Otherworld.

As a result, the Night Watchman discovered the werewolf and contacted the Secret Service to take action together.

It's clear that the Night's Watch doesn't have many spare men.

The werewolf had thick skin and immense strength; bullets that hit its body would only get stuck in its muscles, and could be easily pried out with fingers before healing quickly.

Even psionic bullets are only so-so.

However, the Mysterious Bureau has specially crafted spiritual silver nitrate liquid bullets that are effective against werewolves and vampires!

Even Colt, who was usually quite open-minded and egalitarian, said something like "all demi-humans have something wrong with their brains" after killing the werewolf.

Because the minds of demi-humans all contain some of their animalistic traits.

Like a werewolf, once the bloodlust takes hold, they can't control themselves.

Werewolves and vampires are among the more well-known and common supernatural species in the real world.

Colt also specifically told Zhao Hao that there are many vampire families lurking in the big cities on the east and west coasts of America.

Their numbers have started to increase in recent years. Even the large conglomerates that used to turn a blind eye are starting to find it hard to stand by and watch.

……

Zhao Hao returned to the shop and told Uncle Tie about the Night Watchmen and werewolves.

Uncle Tie wasn't surprised; he'd seen plenty of Night Watchmen.

Furthermore, it is said that the Song Dynasty also had a similar profession called the night watchman!

A night watchman from the Song Dynasty?! Zhao Hao's expression ╮(╯▽╰)╭

Oh, right, there's also the dwarf Wally. Besides having some kind of extraordinary earth-based abilities, he also has a hobby of tinkering with psionic machines!

A god-tier spirit mechanic?! (＿＿)ノ｜

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Chapter 82 Our Subconscious Cognition

In the middle of the night, a raggedly dressed girl stumbled into a police station.

"Help! Help! They're arresting me!" she cried.

The on-duty police officer quickly stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong? Please stay calm, you are safe here."

The girl had just sat down when two men in suits walked in.

The girl screamed upon seeing the two men. The on-duty police officer, immediately alert, drew his gun. "Gentlemen, please raise your hands and stand aside!"

The two men exchanged a glance, then a gunshot rang out, and the policeman fell to the ground. They then tied up the girl and hurriedly left.

A police officer was shot at the police station, and the person who reported the incident was taken away. Normally, such a big case would cause a huge uproar, and even the chief of the Liberty City Police Department would announce on television that the perpetrator would be severely punished.

The matter was suppressed, and even the media remained largely silent. The public was unaware that the incident even existed.

However, the Secret Service sensed something unusual.

……

These past few days, Zhao Hao has been extremely busy. Although he still goes to the antique shop every day to make an appearance, it's really just a formality.

Often, before the morning was even over, Xi Rui would call, asking Zhao Hao to take a few men in black to a certain scene to check if it was a supernatural event.

My legs have gotten so thin from all the running these past few days.

Some of the agents in black also said that they had been with the agency for six or seven years and had never been as busy as they had been in the past few months.

Experts from the Bureau of Mysteries analyzed that this situation will worsen as the dormancy of psychic energy gradually fades.

The Secret Service must increase its manpower to deal with potential malicious incidents.

It's almost the end of August, but Zhao Hao has already taken on a big job!

Colt, who had been so busy lately that he was practically invisible, suddenly appeared. The usually stingy man not only equipped Zhao Hao with several pieces of equipment exclusive to the Secret Service agents, but also personally led several capable lieutenants, including Shirei, to participate in the operation.

Zhao Hao has obtained the psionic firearms developed by the Mysterious Bureau!

Colt also specifically warned, "This operation may involve combat, and the enemy is the infamous Church of Sally. Be extremely careful!"

In Zhao Hao's world, there are no supernatural abilities, but there are many strange and bizarre cults. Not to mention that this world truly has supernatural powers, which leads to even more unimaginable strange groups and sects.

Among them are some extremely dangerous, even inhumane, groups.

For example, regarding the Sally Church, Zhao Hao briefly reviewed the information Colt had given him on the way.

Of all cults, those that worship supernatural gods are the most dangerous. This is because you can't even be sure what kind of being some of these supernatural gods are, let alone what they think or what they want to do.

Human thought patterns are insignificant to them. Human life, civilization, and even the planet we stand on are insignificant.