Chapter 70: Pointing The Finger: Su Chen Is A Strange God Follower!
The rhomboid faceted object flickered with eerie light, and the thing in his hand was only as thick as a thumb.
【Heituo Rhombus Pupil——Consumable: An item that only Heituo Followers can use.】
Su Chen estimated it was a one-time killing method.
“Before Yu Xuan died, he seemed to want to use this thing to counterattack. The power must be impressive.”
He tossed it into his Storage Space. He could disguise himself as a Heituo Follower, so he should be able to use it too. “It’s at least another trump card.”
He took out a Mist Fiend Potion from his Storage Space and poured it into his mouth. He checked carefully and found not much left, only three bottles.
With the amplification brought by the 【Sage】, the improvement in talent was reflected in all aspects, including potion absorption efficiency. He could consume two portions of Mist Fiend Potion in a day.
“Spirit Light Potion is no longer useful. I need Second Order Meditation Potion, and an E-grade Meditation Method…” Su Chen felt a headache just thinking about it. He could only wait for Old Sun to come and ask him.
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“Yu Xuan didn’t come back?”
In a seemingly ordinary Civilian House somewhere, Zhou Xian’s expression was clearly off, very gloomy. “Today’s ambush clearly wasn’t specifically targeted at him, and he had the 【Black Pupil】 I just gave him. He should have been able to escape.”
The Priest glanced at him, his voice deep and eerie. “Could it be a Ruse of Self-Injury?”
“Ruse of Self-Injury? Him?” Zhou Xian paused slightly, reacting after a moment that the Priest was suspecting him of defecting. He immediately said angrily, “Have you ever seen anyone use a Ruse of Self-Injury that kills their own son!?”
“Just saying it casually. Why get worked up.” The Priest said indifferently.
Zhou Xian’s face flushed red, veins jumping in his neck. “It must be Su Chen!”
“Pan Yu disappeared before, Yu Xuan disappeared too, and the people watching him have all vanished without a trace. This is definitely no coincidence!”
“He seems to have no fear.” The Priest’s expression was inscrutable. “Yu Xuan had clearly confirmed he was a Strange God Follower. Where does he get the confidence?”
“Do you want to go test him?” Zhou Xian’s heart stirred slightly.
The Priest’s pitch-black pupils stared at him. “Xia Hanshi is still here. Before the Holy Image arrives, I don’t want to be discovered by him.”
“You go outside the city now to ensure the Holy Image transport goes smoothly.”
“As for Su Chen, give him some trouble. Don’t let him or the Strange God behind him pay Attention to us.”
Zhou Xian looked at those abyss-like eyes and involuntarily averted his gaze, nodding. “Understood.”
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“Lately, our Inspection Department has been acting swiftly.”
Early the next morning, Su Chen heard people discussing it in the Canteen.
“A while ago, they busted a Cult of the Strange God hideout. Last night there was another big operation, and they reportedly caught a bunch of people.”
“Now the other two departments know how formidable we are. A while ago, the Minister made a big show of investigating people but got no clues, and instead got mocked by them.”
“Though it’s less dangerous inside the city than outside, many things are hidden beneath the surface. These two ambushes are probably follow-ups to the Minister’s investigations a while ago.”
Many in the Inspection Sub-bureau felt proud and were excited.
“I heard they spotted Zhou Xian last night, but he got away…” Hou Xu was sitting beside him. Mentioning this, he sighed. “What a pity. Otherwise, it would have been a huge Merit.”
Su Chen listened without speaking, finally clinking bowls with Zhang Hengyu. “Wish you smooth Promotion.”
He drank the meat soup in his bowl in one gulp. Zhang Hengyu was stunned for a moment, then drank his too, sincerely saying, “Thank you.”
Zhang Hengyu was about to be promoted to Second Order Professional. The estimated time was even two months faster than expected.
It was also because he’d been stimulated by Su Chen during this time, and his Training never stopped. The process was dull, but at harvest time, it brought a unique mindset.
“The amulet got away.” Su Chen sighed inwardly. There was no way around it.
According to Zhang Hengyu, his Profession Promotion had special requirements and needed someone to Support him from the side.
After seeing Zhang Hengyu off, Su Chen didn’t rush to train. Sure enough, by afternoon, Sun Fatty hurried over to find him.
“Little Brother, another big Merit.” Sun Fatty was carrying a Metal Box as usual. Though excited, he also seemed a bit suspicious, lowering his voice.
“Little Brother, no outsiders here. Tell me honestly, what exactly happened this time?”
“What happened.” Su Chen still feigned ignorance. “Just a tip-off. Who knew it was real.”
Seeing he wasn’t willing to say, Sun Fatty didn’t press. It was exterminating Strange God Followers anyway, all Merit.
“Sigh, what a pity…” He was somewhat regretful. “If I’d known Zhou Xian was there, I’d have notified the City Lord.”
“Zhou Xian was actually there?” Su Chen was surprised. “What exactly happened?”
“It was a hideout. Several high-level people in that Factory were Strange God Followers, and the ones below were just paid to turn a blind eye.” Sun Fatty shook his head. “But last night during the screening, they found a charred Corpse not far from the encirclement.”
“Don’t know who it is yet. Headquarters is doing gene analysis.”
“Right, one more thing. You need to come back with me this afternoon. The City Lord wants to see you.” Sun Fatty said last.
Su Chen’s heart jumped. He’d wanted to ask about Second Order Meditation potions but held back for now, surprised. “For what?”
“Don’t know.” Sun Fatty didn’t mind. “You’re so close with his son, it can’t be bad.”
“Could they be transferring you back to promote you to Section Chief? A bit too fast, huh?”
He muttered, still dreaming up good things.
Su Chen couldn’t help frowning. They chatted a bit more, then Su Chen said hello to Hou Xu and followed Sun Fatty in a Hover Car back to Headquarters.
Old Sun had racked up Merits in a row and was in high spirits. Su Chen sat in the passenger seat, looking out the window, occasionally giving perfunctory responses.
Arriving at the Inspection Department, they went straight up to the top-floor Office.
Zhang Hongbo was already waiting. Like the first time Su Chen saw him, he had a mild smile on his face and gestured for him to sit.
“Hengyu is about to be promoted to Second Order Professional, faster than I estimated, thanks to you.” Zhang Hongbo said with emotion.
“We motivate each other.” Su Chen gave a standard response.
“Last night, we nearly caught Zhou Xian. Sun Tai is quite capable, with plenty of clues in hand.” Zhang Hongbo suddenly brought it up.
“Big Brother Sun has always been capable.” Su Chen’s response was flawless.
The trouble with dealing with an old bastard like this was not knowing which words were genuine sentiment and which were Probing.
“When you were a Refugee before, did anything happen?” Zhang Hongbo’s gaze sharpened a bit, but he added, “Not trying to reopen wounds, just asking how things are with the people below.”
“This hardly counts as a wound.” Su Chen shook his head, pondering. “The City Lord’s orders were carried out about sixty to seventy percent. We weren’t full, but not starving either.”
“Sixty to seventy percent is good.” Zhang Hongbo said helplessly. “Human hearts are unfathomable.”
Su Chen really didn’t want to chat idly with him, so he asked directly, “City Lord, what did you want me for?”
“No rush, waiting for two people.” Zhang Hongbo signaled him to be patient.
Su Chen fell silent. They sat in silence for five or six minutes before two people arrived.
A cold white-haired man and a gentle big-sister type.
“Let me introduce. Special Envoy Yang Yan from Ying Feng, and Gu Bing.” Zhang Hongbo stood and gestured.
“Special Envoy Yang, Special Envoy Gu.” Su Chen said hello.
Yang Yan sized up Su Chen, nodding inwardly. Neither arrogant nor servile, steady and measured.
What a handsome young man. Gu Bing pushed up her glasses and looked him over.
“Calling us here in such a hurry, what’s the matter?” Yang Yan asked indifferently.
They don’t know either? Su Chen wondered inwardly.
Zhang Hongbo glanced at him, then sighed. “Here’s the thing. Someone Reported Su Chen as a Strange God Follower.”
Sure enough, quick action. Also a Report, fighting fire with fire?
Su Chen understood inwardly but feigned shock, exclaiming, “What!?”
Hearing this, Yang Yan frowned tightly, his gaze toward Zhang Hongbo tinged with disgust.
Last time he used Su Chen as bait, it was somewhat reasonable, no results, so he didn’t mind.
But this time the method was too crude, and like last time, to divert fire from Yuan Chenyang, he dragged them into it too.
Gu Bing beside him was no less. She already disliked Zhang Hongbo, and seeing Su Chen in person made her even more annoyed.
“Didn’t expect the busy City Lord Zhang to have time for such Reports.” She said coolly.
Su Chen was genuinely stunned this time. This woman is speaking up for me?
But with someone starting, he immediately followed up, saying angrily, “City Lord, do you have to weigh every baseless Report like this?”
“If I go back and casually write a letter Reporting you, Reporting Zhang Hengyu, Reporting Zhang Yunqing, would you interrogate them too?”
