There were five departments within the Supernatural Management Bureau.
The Logistics Department has a relatively complex personnel composition. It included members with insight values as high as A, as well as ordinary people with no insight at all.
After all, they were not investigators who needed to go out on special duty like them, so the requirements for employees weren’t too strict.
Each department has different regulations and requirements. As a member of the investigation department, Cheng Li wasn’t clear about what they were usually busy with.
The woman who went with him to Jian Xie’s school last time to search for the remaining traces of monsters was just an ordinary employee of the logistics department, but the one who came this time was a rather troublesome character.
A guy who was fired from the Investigation Department but transferred to the Logistics Department due to special circumstances.
“That lucky scumbag,” Cheng Li said firmly.
After saying that with an indignant tone, the usually gentle man showed a rare expression of disgust.
The combination of “lucky” and “scumbag” was very inconsistent no matter how you think about it. It could be clearly seen from the choice of words that Cheng Li looked down on him very much.
“He’s a C-level investigator and is not qualified to use B-level props, but that prop is very special.”
Jian Xie: “So?”
Cheng Li continued to speak to him in a low voice, “Investigators usually work in pairs. In order to survive, he took away his partner’s B-level prop, causing his death—”
From the corner of the stairs leading up to KFC, a strange male voice suddenly came, sounding a little chilly, “…See that? I just arrived and I hear you talking bad about people behind their backs. It seems that you’re still as rude as I know you to be.”
The one who spoke was a young man in his twenties, walking up the stairs while carefully adjusting the cuffs on his elbows.
Although he was wearing a suit very elite-style, he gave people a very uncomfortable feeling. It was unknown if it was because of his arrogant aura.
Although he was arguing with Cheng Li, his attention was mainly on Jian Xie.
He looked him up and down, with a hint of coldness and sarcasm in his eyes.
“Were you eavesdropping on our conversation?” Cheng Li’s brows were so creased that it could kill a mosquito in between, especially since the man in front of him ignored him. “Where is the person involved… the kid named Jing Chen? Shouldn’t he be with you?”
One should know that there was a rule in the formula book that couldn’t be ignored.
Once humans were brought into a monsters’ predation field, even if they escape by chance, they would be regarded as prey by other monsters in the future.
If the people in the logistics department wanted to complete the report, it was necessary to question the person involved. That was why Cheng Li left Jing Chen in the villa area, but he didn’t expect that the other would come here alone and there would be no sign of the child at all.
What’s going on with this guy right now? After questioning the person involved, did he just leave him alone? Are you kidding me?
He originally thought he would bring Jing Chen over.
The young man seemed to know what Cheng Li was thinking, but he just uttered a snort of contempt.
“It’s illegal to make a false report to the police.” He said coldly while looking at Jian Xie, then turned to Cheng Li, “And you, are you that hungry for attention?”
Jian Xie narrowed his eyes and lifted his gaze towards him.
Cheng Li beside him was obviously angry at his words. He cursed and said angrily, “What do you mean by that? What false report?”
The young man walked over and looked at the two of them casually. Then he took out something from his briefcase and placed it on the table.
“See for yourself.”
It had a very familiar appearance, Jian Xie quickly remembered where he had seen it.
The woman at school was holding the same instrument as she checked the corridor. She had rushed into the office with an incredulous look on her face afterwards. It seemed that this small instrument, similar to a barcode scanner gun in a retail store, could detect the residual energy of monsters in the air.
Cheng Li picked it up, his face still full of anger, but when he saw the number on it, his expression froze instantly, revealing disbelief.
“0…?”
Funny, isn’t it? He was at the scene before and directly felt the oncoming impact of the terrifying force after the predation field was broken. But now the most sophisticated instrument in the Bureau was telling him that the leftover energy value was actually 0?
It was common knowledge that this scanner, which was accurate up to four decimal places, could detect the residual energy index of even the weakest D-level monster.
Recalling something, Cheng Li subconsciously looked at Jian Xie, who was obviously in a trance, and his face suddenly showed horror.
If he remembered correctly, the B-level monster they saw at the beginning was exactly like this. Not even a trace of energy fluctuation remained. It was as if its existence had been wiped out from the root. It was also unable to leave any trace on the most sophisticated instruments.
But last time it was because of something indescribable…
Could it be that It also appeared in this incident? But why didn’t he witness It’s existence…?
Wait a minute.
Cheng Li was stunned. His mind flashed back to the extremely gloomy and terrifying black fog that he thought was an illusion but seemed to have really appeared behind Jian Xie.
He couldn’t help but shudder and his face changed drastically. His heart was extremely bewildered.
Cheng Li knew that for a being of this level, concealing their traces was as easy as breathing. If that wasn’t an illusion, it could only mean…
It was provoking him.
Or perhaps, It was arrogantly declaring It’s sovereignty over Jian Xie.
Cheng Li’s breathing became rapid, his mind was in a mess, and he couldn’t help but look at Jian Xie, who had an indifferent expression.
There seemed to be many secrets about him.
A teenager who had just entered the other world made him fearful in just a span of a few days.
Little did he know, his chaotic display was seen by the young man as his secrets being exposed, causing the other to uncontrollably sneer several times with disdain on his face.
And opposite him, Jian Xie also caught a glimpse of the number 0.
He couldn’t help but: “…”
I have a good appetite and I eat very cleanly.
But could it be that monsters were actually a convergence of energy?
The monster he sucked in last time disappeared directly. Today he deliberately restrained himself, so he left behind the true form of the Special A-level monster, a teddy bear doll about 20 centimeters tall.
“There could be something wrong with the instrument.” Cheng Li barely came back to his senses, held his breath, raised his head and said, “You know, instruments are just instruments in the end, right?”
Just like last time, although the instrument did not detect any problems, the A-level investigator who partnered with him on the mission felt that terrifying aura.
It was a mystery what this sentence triggered in him, but the young man’s face twisted slightly, and a look of jealousy flashed across his face.
“Hehe. I’m not as good as an investigator with B-level insight, but there’s never a mistake around me.”
Cheng Li was so angry that he laughed. “Don’t think… don’t be too confident!”
“No, I’m just very lucky. I will report this matter to the higher-ups. Cheng Li, you can expect to be suspended from your post.” The young man’s voice was almost taunting. He looked down at Jian Xie. “As for you, you’re still a student? You should just get back and study hard.”
He obviously hated investigators with high insight values. Even Jian Xie was implicated in his anger, so he acted very arrogantly.
And judging from his accustomed appearance, it was obviously not the first time that he has bullied other investigators by relying on his position in the logistics department.
For some reason, although Cheng Li was shaking with anger, he looked like he couldn’t do anything to him, as if this guy had something he was afraid of, forcing him to accept the insult.
Jian Xie scanned his body expressionlessly, like a hunter sizing up his prey.
Although the student he was talking to did not speak and his eyes did not show any fluctuations, the young man felt an inexplicable eeriness as an uncontrollable chill ran through his body.
The smug expression on his face froze and his steps, which were about to turn around, stopped uncontrollably.
“Would you like to see who is luckier?”
As he looked at Jan Xie in doubt, the other smiled at him and said slowly, “I think I saw a deck of cards in your briefcase, how about using that?”
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