No strange things are allowed to evolve!

He pondered silently, as if something had occurred to him, and said with concern:

"Now there's a problem. I asked Consultant Liu for information on Lies Town before, and Consultant Liu was here today. I'm worried that Elder Wuzheng probably already knows. What if they have designs on Jiang Shu? I'm afraid I'll be left to fend for myself..."

"The director has already thought of this, so he will meet with Jiang Shu in person when he has the opportunity."

The minister was very confident:

"I believe that once you've met the director and experienced his personal charisma, no one, no matter who they are, will be able to poach him easily. Besides, the director will take this matter to heart, so with him around, you won't feel much pressure."

"Then I'm relieved." Shen Mo breathed a sigh of relief.

He had an inexplicable trust in the bureau chief, as if nothing was difficult as long as he was there.

Countless past examples have amply demonstrated this point.

However, Shen Mo still felt a sense of unreality.

It's only been a few days.

From initially competing with the Holy Church for talent, and then guarding against the Holy Church poaching people, I now have to guard against rebels and unambitious old men. Even the bureau chief had to speak out about this.

It seems I've really picked up an amazing guy.

"So, what should our attitude be towards the peaceful elderly now? If Consultant Liu asks me this question, what attitude should I adopt?"

Upon hearing Shen Mo's question, the minister replied, "The situation remains the same as before. At least for now, we are still cooperating. If they have no interest in Jiang Shu, that's for the best. Let things take their course. If they are interested, you should cover for them and try to fool them. If you really can't fool them, just say you don't know and pass the buck."

"Understood." Shen Mo nodded.

"They might also contact Jiang Shu privately, so you should be careful about that."

The minister reminded:

"Although I advocate that we can give Jiang Shu a slightly negative impression of the old man Wuzheng."

But the director's idea was that rather than lying and letting Jiang Shu find out, it would be better to tell him the truth and explain the pros and cons.

If he is an easily swayed person, then no matter how hard you try to keep him, you won't be able to. On the contrary, if he is already firm in his stance, then telling him the facts will help him distinguish right from wrong.

This can be considered a test for him. The ancestral spiritual root is no small matter. We must make sure that if someone can obtain it, that person must be trustworthy.

Once he passes the test, he won't need to worry about the rest; the bureau chief will handle whatever comes his way.

"Understood." Shen Mo nodded.

......

Early the next morning.

Jiang Shu sat on the toilet in the Bureau of Foreign Affairs, eating a cold scallion pancake, silently reviewing everything that had happened that morning.

He was driven here by Xue Wang.

He took a break to go home and change his clothes, since he had been wearing the Want Want outfit for several days.

It wasn't just dirty, it was practically stinking.

Actually, he didn't have any particular idea, but when he brought it up, although Xue Wang didn't refuse, she was clearly a little distracted while driving, as if she was worried about something.

After parking the car, the other person went to the convenience store downstairs, but didn't let me follow, and didn't say what they bought.

Do supermarkets sell pepper spray? Jiang Shu couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Thinking about it carefully, even though they have a good relationship, it seems a bit too presumptuous to suddenly suggest that she come home with me.

It's normal to be afraid.

So Jiang Shu simply changed her clothes and went out again.

I thought things would be alright now, right?

But on the way here, Snow King seemed even more unhappy.

Jiang Shu clearly realized that he seemed to have misunderstood something.

But after thinking about it, I realized it wasn't a big deal.

Anyway, I really didn't have any thoughts about it, and it's not easy to point this out directly, as it would make both of us feel awkward.

After the Snow King left, what happened next was even more surreal.

Shen Mo suddenly asked himself what kind of spiritual root he had.

Jiang Shu naturally said it was the root of courage.

After all, Shen Mo had firmly believed that he possessed the Courage Spiritual Root, and he couldn't afford to disrespect his leader.

But the other party said inexplicably, "How can you have the Spirit Root of Courage? You can't have the Spirit Root of Courage."

"Then tell me, what kind of spiritual root should I have? Whatever you say it is, that's what I will be."

Then Shen Mo frowned and stared at himself for a long time before leaving, seemingly to go find Qin Lang.

After a while, he came back.

This time he clearly didn't hesitate.

With an awkward expression, he began to apologize, saying that he shouldn't have defined himself so arbitrarily, and that no one should be easily defined.

Then he asked what kind of spiritual root he had.

Jiang Shu was a little confused at the time, thinking that the Bureau of Different Systems also had political correctness.

It wasn't until the other party told him some things about [Town of Lies] that Jiang Shu understood the connection.

“I do have the spiritual root of love and desire, but you didn’t ask before, and you didn’t give me a chance to say it.”

Shen Mo remained silent for a long time before leaving again.

He didn't return for a very long time this time.

"Are you free this afternoon? The director wants to see you."

Thinking of this, Jiang Shu took another bite of the scallion pancake, a gloomy smile appearing on his face.

As expected, Lietown is not that simple...

It actually alarmed the bureau chief...

He got up, pressed the flush button, and then habitually smeared the remaining fermented bean paste from the scallion pancake onto the button before leaving the restroom.

"Now, the pressure is much less."

"Let me see the legendary bureau chief!"

Chapter 127 Accidentally Entering the Dark Web

The agreed time was 2 PM, and Shen Mo was to take him to meet the bureau chief.

So Jiang Shu will have nothing to do all morning.

Fortunately, as work began at nine o'clock, Koko and the others gradually arrived at the sixth group's office area, which prevented Jiang Shu from getting bored.

Surprisingly, none of them seemed surprised that Jiang Shu was there.

"I told everyone in the group last night that you came back safely."

Lei Bi explained:

“Actually, we originally planned to go and take a look together yesterday, but the team leader said that the level of that rebel was too dangerous for us. We couldn’t help and might even cause trouble, so he didn’t let us go.”

"A group?" Jiang Shu asked curiously.

“It’s the WeChat group for Group Six.” Lei Bi said, then suddenly remembered something: “Oh, right, you haven’t added it yet. Let’s add each other on WeChat, I’ll add you right away.”

"Okay." Jiang Shu showed Lei Bi his QR code and made her scan it, then asked, "What did the team leader say?"

He wondered if Shen Mo, given his nature, would reveal that he had been beaten up by the Holy Church.

Coca-Cola, who was standing nearby, recalled, "We told them you came out safely and that we didn't need to worry."

"That's alright." Jiang Shu nodded.

At this moment, Lei Bi also finished her operation and exclaimed, "You have no idea, when the team leader mentioned this yesterday, the previously silent group immediately exploded."

"Are you all so enthusiastic?" Jiang Shu was somewhat flattered.

After all, there were still many people in Group Six whom he had never met before, and he didn't expect everyone to care about him so much.

How did they find out about it?

Just as he was thinking this, Lei Bi nodded and continued, "Yes, after the group leader said, 'Teacher La is fine now, everyone doesn't need to worry,' everyone started a heated discussion, debating who Teacher La was."

"......" Jiang Shu: "Then it's alright."

“But we’ve already laid the groundwork for you.” Coca-Cola chimed in: “Now the entire Group Six knows that you’re not only Sister Lian’s go-to teammate, but you’ve also outwitted and outmaneuvered the rebels, and you’ve conquered the super-difficult hatchery that even the group leader keeps secret. Although we’ve never met you, we already know how awesome you are.”

"Uh..." Feeling a little embarrassed, Jiang Shu quickly changed the subject after joining the group and changing her group name card, asking, "Speaking of which, what about Bai Lian, Chocolate, and Dafan?"

“Sister Lian isn’t sure, she’s often not in the group. Chocolate probably has fieldwork, and Da Vinci should be in the bathroom right now,” Lei Bi replied. “He might really need to go, or he might just be getting ready for work after clocking in. In any case, he has to go to the bathroom first thing every day when he comes to work.”

Just then, Da Vinci's cursing voice came from outside.

"Damn it, how could anyone smear shit on the flush button?! I didn't notice and pressed it all over my hand, damn it."

Even after entering the office area, he still looked angry, clearly disgusted.

"The digestive system of the groove is not good. Even though it has turned into a paste, it still has a soy sauce flavor. It's too damn amazing."

Upon seeing Jiang Shu, he nodded to her solemnly and affectionately: "You're here too. It's good that you're alright. The brothers were all worried sick."

After finishing that, he returned to the previous topic, hurling insults and searching for enemies in the void.

The two threads do not interfere with each other.

Jiang Shu was also indignant upon hearing this: "Such a thing happened? Shouldn't we check the surveillance footage and catch that bad guy?"

"Where would you get surveillance cameras in a toilet?" Da Vinci complained helplessly.

"That's right, it's because there are no surveillance cameras..." Jiang Shu nodded with a smile.

"By the way," Coca-Cola said, losing interest in listening to Da Vinci's story about how many times he washed his hands, and asked Jiang Shu, "We have a mission to raid the hatchery, and we're planning to leave in a bit. Do you want to come along?"

"I won't go. I have some things to do this afternoon. You guys have fun," Jiang Shu said politely.

Upon hearing this, all three of them were taken aback.

It seems that there are some differences in the understanding of incubators between the two sides.

What does "have fun" mean? Is the hatchery some kind of amusement park?

Then they inexplicably felt uneasy about being teammates with Jiang Shu in the same incubator.

He coughed awkwardly twice and said with a smile, "Yeah, you just came out yesterday, you should rest now. Let's do it next time."

Lei Bi and Da Fen chimed in, "That's right, that's right. Get some rest, and we'll get together again next time."

Not long after, probably when it was time, the three of them went to the strategy area to prepare.

Jiang Shu was left alone in the huge office area again.

After a moment's hesitation, Jiang Shu got up and went into the toilet again.

Then, he took out the Level 1 access card that Confusion had given him.

Actually, he had wanted to study this thing yesterday.

However, Xue Wang refused to leave, saying that the people from the Holy Temple had injured him, and as a member of the Holy Temple, she had an obligation to take responsibility for it and take good care of Jiang Shu, the injured man.

Moreover, there were surveillance cameras in the ward, so he couldn't openly play with the little thing under the cameras.

So until now.

Jiang Shu was so cautious that he first used Doubanjiang (a type of fermented soybean paste) to lure law enforcement officers, confirming through the victims that the Bureau of Foreign Affairs was not so depraved as to install surveillance cameras in the toilet before daring to take this thing out.

Jiang Shu had considered that this Level 1 access card might have a location tracking function.

After all, the fact that Lost could find me multiple times in Lie Town might be because I took his Pocket Watch from the Dead. Although it could also be because his understanding of the Hatchery was unimaginably advanced, this possibility still has to be considered.

If the "Pocket Watch of the Deceased" has the function of helping the confused find their place in the world, then this permission card may also have such a function.

Therefore, Jiang Shu felt that conducting research at the Bureau of Different Systems would be relatively safer.

There are many experts here, and the invincible director that Shen Mo mentioned is also in charge. Even if you cause any trouble, there is a certain guarantee. At least it is better than hiding in a deserted place to study by yourself. If something happens, you will really be left with no one to turn to.

The reason why Jiang Shu didn't simply destroy or discard the card despite knowing the risks is quite simple.

First of all, the items given by the bewilderment are really useful. So far, the [Pocket Watch of the Dead] has saved me from danger twice, and I believe the [Absolute Truth Scales] and [Level 1 Authority] will be no exception.