I raised the evil spirit and became an evil investigator

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"You're too slow! The family supports you, and this is the efficiency you show me?"

In a house in Zhonghe Village beside the Yelan River, Hua Liu Xiangzi was cursing at a group of people who were bowing their heads below. The E-level and even D-level psychics in front of her didn't dare to breathe and could only listen obediently to the scolding of their young master.

They were the reinforcements from the Hua Liu family headquarters. After receiving Hua Liu Xiangzi's call for help, they traveled all the way from the headquarters to come here.

By the way, because the invasion of the subspace has affected the space of the real world, most of the flying vehicles are now unusable. If you want to go to other places, you can only go by land or water. Air transportation is no longer feasible.

These guards almost crossed the entire Xinhui Federation to get here. Not only did they encounter migrating herds of psychic beasts on the way, they also fought with several evil spirits that escaped from the subspace cracks.

But all these experiences are nothing compared to the dangerous situation where Hua Liu Xiangzi almost died at the hands of an assassin!

If anything happened to their eldest daughter, they wouldn't have to go back and report to the headquarters.

Even Ishido Futaba, who was standing next to Hanayu Kaori, had no intention of pleading for these guards.

She didn't want to go through the danger of last night again.

More than ten minutes later, Hua Liu Xiangzi, who was so thirsty from cursing, coughed a few times, and the guards below hurriedly brought her a kettle that had been prepared long ago.

"Snapped!"

With a crisp sound, Hua Liu Xiangzi dropped the kettle to the ground, and the pure water spilled all over the floor.

"Idiot! Now I can only survive by drinking the dirty water from that stinking river! I'll have to live by this river for the rest of my life!"

In the past, Hua Liu Xiangzi hid in a village near the Yelan River for several days to avoid being hunted by assassins. To avoid dying of thirst, she had no choice but to drink the water there, which cursed her.

From then on, only the water from the Yelan River could quench her thirst.

"Miss, there must be someone at our headquarters who can solve the curse of this river. You don't have to worry too much about it." The captain of the guard said so, his tone full of humility and flattery, but he didn't dare to offend the young lady again.

"How to break the curse? Do you rely on us?" Hua Liu Xiangzi rolled her eyes at the guy.

"Well... everyone has their own expertise. We are responsible for the young lady's safety, and breaking the curse will naturally be handled by professionals. I'm sure the experts are already on their way."

"Hmm, an expert?"

Hua Liu Xiangzi was too lazy to waste time talking to these guys and simply handed them the jar of Yelan River water. "Give me this water to drink! If this curse can't be broken, you'll stay here for the rest of your lives like me!"

There will be punishment for dereliction of duty, and the water of the Yelan River is the punishment for these guards.

"This...obeys your order."

Looking at the blackened river water in the jar, the guards had bitter expressions on their faces. They obediently divided the water into nine parts and drank it all without leaving a drop.

However, Hua Liuxiangzi did not notice that the water just drawn from the Yelan River was even darker than before.

……

Shanghe Village, a river beach.

Three men and women in tattered clothes and with exhausted faces walked out of the ruins.

"I didn't expect that we didn't die... All thanks to Mr. Takahashi's rescue."

Yi Qing brushed off the dust on his body and thanked Takahashi Kenichi beside him repeatedly.

Last night, three dispatched specialists from the evil-dealing department were swept into the sky by a white tornado. They fell so hard that they fainted.

Maybe good people are rewarded, so they didn't die.

When Yi Qing woke up, Takahashi Kenichi and Hu Liya were beside him, looking concerned.

Apart from some minor skin injuries, the lives of the three were not in danger.

"Those damn killers and assassins! They must be reported to the department!" Hu Liya shouted angrily, leaning on a crutch made of branches.

Her pet Maoliqiu was in great trouble. All the hair on its body was stripped off by the tornado, leaving only a fleshy ball. She was heartbroken.

"We have to report it, but I don't know where the four assassins went later. I hope they didn't cause too much damage." Takahashi Kenichi's face was full of worry. The middle-aged man once again realized the lack of his own strength, and his waist seemed to be hunched.

As an expatriate stationed here, he couldn't even protect this place, which really made him feel guilty.

They are still too weak. An E-level psychic is really no match for a D-level psychic.

"Ugh…"

The three dispatched specialists all looked a little depressed. They supported each other and walked towards the place where the battle had taken place before.

Chapter 147 Roadblock

One hundred and seventy-three kilometers is neither long nor short.

Because air routes are affected by the subspace and cannot be used, transportation companies now focus on the development of land and water vehicles, and the speed limits on many highways have also been relaxed a lot.

For example, the vehicle that Aicheng Hualian was riding in, the Chiben Type 3, was running on the road at a speed of 270 kilometers per hour, and it could get from Donghua City to Luoxi City in more than half an hour.

"Hualian, do you know why there is a logo of our intelligence department on the window of this car?" In the car, Talina pointed at a circular logo and asked Aicheng Hualian.

"I know. Because we represent the Intelligence Department, we don't need to hide our identities. On the contrary, we need to reveal our identities to others. This makes things much easier."

"That's right." The captain in the co-pilot seat nodded in approval. "Many times, an identity in the Intelligence Department is more effective than any other background. Our name, the Evil Response Department, is simply prestigious."

"As long as it's not a secret mission assigned by the higher-ups, we can tell others our identities. As an investigator in the department, we must stand tall and straight! We don't need to worry about people gossiping behind our backs!"

Captain Donglan's tone was slightly excited, and he was obviously proud of his official status.

It makes sense. As the most authoritative organization in today's human society, the Evil Response Department has to be treated with respect by all forces. When they go out to do things, they have this identity and are more confident in what they say.

"Besides, we are now a special operations team directly under Minister Clo. Our every word and action represents Minister Clo's will. Even the local mayor has to give us some respect."

At this point, Captain Donglan couldn't help but curl up her lips. She was in a good mood right now, and even the pain in her body couldn't stop the joy spreading in her heart.

After devoting herself to the department for more than ten years, she finally got a promotion. How could she not be happy?

The vehicle sped forward, and everyone was silent for a moment, looking at the task summary in their hands.

Only Karen Aijo and Hikaru Kagura were observing the scenery outside the window.

According to the team's responsibilities, Aicheng Hualian only needs to use his special ability to see through and identify the curse, and all other matters are the responsibility of his teammates.

There are very few tasks actually assigned to Aicheng Hualian, and most of the tasks do not require her participation.

After all, according to common sense, a person without any psychic powers has no combat capability. Aicheng Hualian is of no use in many things and may even be a hindrance.

All she had to do was wear her own eyes.

Not to mention Kagura Hikaru, who was only pulled into the team because of Aishiro Karen. In the eyes of the other members of the third team, she is lucky not to cause trouble.

Fortunately, Kagura Hikaru doesn't look like someone who is prone to trouble, and she hasn't spoken to any member of the third team yet.

Looking out the window at the scenery outside, she had never seen such scenery before.

That is a wilderness, a true wilderness without any traces of human activity, it is the territory of nature.

Since the Warp invaded Earth, most humans moved into cities protected by psychic arrays, and the areas left after humans evacuated gradually became wilderness.

It's hard to say whether the power of the Warp is at work. News from the wilderness circulates throughout human society, most of it negative, such as reports of people going missing in the wilderness or witnessing evil spirits howling in the wilderness.

Aicheng Hualian has never set foot in the wilderness, and as a private investigator, she only operates around Donghua City.

Now she saw it, this wild and desolate land.

The sky was filled with yellow sand and dust, stretching endlessly to the horizon. The lush green grassland stretched to the horizon. Withered yellow and emerald green, dead silence and life, one after another, competed for the earth, like an overturned palette, pouring yellow and green onto the boundless canvas.

There aren't many animals, and occasionally you might see two or three elks or a jumping hare.

"Most of the wild animals have been eaten by the evil spirits," said Emily, sitting in the back seat. Proficient in computers, she also had a wide range of knowledge. "Over a thousand years of the Warp's infestation has left wild animals either eaten or transformed into psychic creatures, hiding in the mountains."

"Is that so?" Aicheng Hualian was silent for a moment. Faintly, she could sense the emotions coming from this land.

That is the will to survive, although it is weak, but it is there.

Not only the animals, but also the plants and even the entire earth have been eroded by the warp.

Could the land itself have emotions? Wasn't it inanimate? Aicheng Hualian didn't know.

But the existence of subspace makes everything possible.

"Roar!"

At this moment, a fierce roar came from the front of the vehicle. The sound wave shook up the dust on the road, forming a small dust wave.

"What's going on?" asked Talina, who was also sitting in the back seat.

"It's a spirit beast."

Spirit beasts, or psychic creatures, are wild beasts that have awakened their psychic powers for various reasons. Due to their low intelligence, most spirit beasts rely on instinct, and many cannot even break through to the F-rank.

But there are also peculiar creatures that are born with a close connection with the subspace. After becoming spiritual beasts, they also make rapid progress and breaking through to E-level is no problem.

The spirit beast blocking the vehicle obviously belongs to the latter.

It was a strong tiger, standing nearly two meters tall on all fours, making the road creak as it stepped on it. Its skin was covered with silver lines, stretching from the "king" pattern on its forehead to the tiger's tail at the end of its body, as if it was wearing silver armor.

It stood on the highway, blocking the passing vehicles. Some cars were wrecked, the ground was covered with broken windows, and the broken bodies and blood flowing everywhere could be seen inside.

It regards this road as its hunting ground, and some people have become its food.

Normally, important roads would be cleared by police to ensure they were clear. However, this tiger had clearly migrated from elsewhere, and the tragedy occurred before the police had time to react.

"It's just an E-rank primary spirit beast. It won't be a problem to deal with it."

The glass window in front of the car slowly dropped down. Huo An took a sniper rifle from the drawer under the steering wheel, inserted the bracket through the steering wheel, and placed it on the hood of the car. A faint light flashed in his brown eyes, and his spiritual skill quietly activated, enhancing his vision.

boom!

The bullet fired and hit the tiger's forehead accurately. The special armor-piercing bullet chiseled through the tiger's skin and drilled into the tiger's skull.

hum!

Silver light flickered on the tiger's body. Faced with the threat to its life, it activated its spiritual skills, but to no avail.

Pfft!

With a slight sound, the spinning bullet flew out with brain matter.

"stop!!"

At this moment, there were cries of grief on both sides of the road. A group of people suddenly ran out from the bushes beside the road and surrounded the body of the tiger that had blocked the road.

Chapter 148 Curse

People rushed out from both sides of the road and surrounded the tiger. When they realized that the tiger was dead, some people even sat on the ground and burst into tears.

Aicheng Hualian immediately noticed the clothes these people were wearing. They were tattered and primitive, not something modern people could wear. Each of them had tiger-skin-like patterns tattooed on the back of their left hand, like a seal.

"Who are these people?"

She asked, but found that the captain and Huo An's expressions were a little subtle.

“It’s actually someone from the tribe.”

"tribe?"

It seemed like words that only existed thousands of years ago reached Hua Lian's ears, leaving her stunned.

"Yes, the tribe." Talina explained in the back seat, "Although most humans have moved into cities, a small number still survive in the wilderness."

"Some of them are unwilling to leave their ancestral lands, while others have committed crimes and lost their eligibility to enter the city, so they were exiled to the wilderness."

"The wilderness is full of dangers. Fighting alone here is tantamount to suicide. Many people who survive in the wilderness choose to unite and form tribes, connecting each other with blood ties, and this has been passed down from generation to generation to this day."

"It's just like the very beginning of human civilization." Aicheng Hualian felt a little touched. She didn't expect that after all these twists and turns, an organization like tribe would appear in this world.

"Don't underestimate them," Talina warned. "Most tribes that have survived in the wilderness to this day are led by psykers."

In the harsh environment of the wilderness, tribes without psychics would have died out long ago.

As they were talking, a dozen people with red eyes came over and surrounded the third team's car.

The leader was a girl who looked about fifteen or sixteen, with yellow skin tinged with brown, and she was crying bitterly. She came to the front of the car, pointed at Huo An and started cursing.

"You murderer! Wuwu... you killed my little Ling'er... Wuaaaaah!"

Xiao Ling'er? Could that be the tiger's name?

The people in the car looked at each other and felt a chill.

Emily suddenly thought of something and tapped her fingers on the computer keyboard. After typing "wilderness tribe that raises tigers" and "location is Federal Highway 294" into the department's exclusive search engine, the name of a tribe called "Tiger Herders" appeared in the search results.

The Tiger Herding Tribe, with a population of 2,374, includes psychics who make a living by raising psychic tigers and hunting. Their main activities are between Donghua City and Luoxi City. They are a well-known and large tribe within these hundreds of square kilometers.