Chapter 66: Investigation Into Pan Yu’s Disappearance? Three Departments Joint Investigation!
“Good thing it’s not making me stay in that eerie Whispering Trial for ten or twenty minutes.” Su Chen couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. Strange God’s Power could actively trigger profession mutation, but the result was still uncontrollable.
“Another Second Order Upper Tier Mental Profession. It seems simpler than hunting three Second Order ones, but…” Su Chen shook his head inwardly.
Second Order Upper Tier Physical Profession could be found in the Patrol Department and Exploration Department.
But for Mental side, Su Chen hadn’t heard of any other Second Order Upper Tier in South Wind City up to now. No channels.
“Take it slow. If South Wind City doesn’t have it, Ying Feng definitely does.” Su Chen rubbed his chest. “Just in time, by then evolving to Second Order Top-tier also satisfies the 【Space Collector】 requirements.”
Of its three requirements, only shuttling through space rifts and Second Order Top-tier Mental Profession remain.
One cubic meter of storage space is still a bit small. Storing some sundries, potions and such, it’s almost full.
Not in the mood for training today, so he simply rested for the day and went to the canteen to have the duty master chef stir-fry two dishes, slightly satisfying his appetite.
Early the next morning, just as the sky was dimly lit, he saw the excited Old Sun arrive, holding a metal box in his right hand.
“Little Brother, Little Brother…” He grabbed Su Chen’s hand and only let go after entering the room, laughing until his eyes were invisible, lowering his voice: “Little Brother, this time, your brother truly has to thank you.”
“That was a real Cult of the Strange God nest. We wiped it out in one go, caught a few guys, including Second Order Professionals. That’s no small merit.”
“What does it have to do with me.” Su Chen shook his head. “This is Brother’s merit.”
Sun Fatty grinned even wider. “I understand, I understand. Your brother is just here to share the joy with you.”
He placed the metal box on the table. When opened, there were remarkably five vials of Mist Fiend Potion.
Sun Fatty sighed: “You were also brought into the Inspection Department by me. No one understands your diligence better than I do. The three vials allocated by the department each week are simply not enough.”
“Use these first.”
“Brother Sun, you’re really wasting your talent in the Internal Affairs Section.” Su Chen said sincerely.
Sun Fatty felt pleased inwardly and said in a low voice: “To tell you the truth, Little Brother, don’t look at me being broad-minded and fat-bodied, but I also have an ambitious heart.”
“But the Internal Affairs Section doesn’t go to the front lines and has no solid merits, so it’s hard to aspire to the Deputy Minister position.”
Su Chen suddenly realized and inexplicably said, “Actually, I’ll leave South Wind City sooner or later.”
Leaving sooner or later means the Inspection Department position and merits are of no use to him. Only benefits are the most practical.
Sun Fatty understood tacitly. “South Wind City can’t trap a real dragon like you.”
After seeing off Sun Fatty, Su Chen looked at the potions on the table and shook his head with a wry smile: “Did I just get the best of both worlds?”
His chest still ached faintly. The branch had regular healing ointments, but those things had little effect even on First Order Professionals, let alone him.
Downing a mouthful of Spirit Light Potion, Su Chen entered the training room. The physical injuries didn’t affect the operation of the meditation method.
“The Mystic Tool Master’s profession progress is also nearly maxed out. After promotion, the abilities will transform, and strength will further increase.”
Meditating until mid-afternoon, Su Chen felt dizzy and bloated. He went out to call Zhang Hengyu and went to the canteen to eat.
This kid seemed pent up, carrying a depressive air all over. After coming out of the room, he chattered nonstop to Su Chen.
“…I’m about to promote to Second Order Profession.” Zhang Hengyu suddenly blurted out.
Su Chen looked up at him and said perfunctorily, “Congratulations, congratulations.”
Zhang Hengyu paused, but Su Chen continued: “If you really can’t hold on, just come out for a walk. If you really hold it in until something goes wrong, your dad and big sister will come after me.”
“I can hold on.” Zhang Hengyu subconsciously retorted. The training intensity during this period was unprecedented.
Training requires a balance of work and rest. Prolonged monotonous hard training can easily cause mental damage, leading to a natural disadvantage against certain mental attacks in the future.
He always had a strict training plan, but it got disrupted after coming here.
Because he found that Su Chen this guy basically never went out, staying in the room training all day.
He couldn’t stand resting while Su Chen trained desperately.
“…But…” Zhang Hengyu changed his tone, with shame, eyes flickering as he advised: “Training needs balance of work and rest, otherwise psychological problems can arise.”
If he didn’t train himself, he’d feel uneasy, but if both slacked off together, it felt comfortable.
“If my mind were that fragile, I would’ve had problems long ago when I was a refugee.” Su Chen drank some soup, let out a comfortable long sigh, and casually said something that made Zhang Hengyu’s face flush red from holding it in.
Before they finished eating, Director Hou Xu came over, surprised: “Section Chief Su actually came out today.”
“Staying in the room all the time, people would get moldy.” Su Chen shifted his butt, still holding a golden and brilliant big piece of meat: “Director, eat some together?”
“No need.” Hou Xu waved his hand and explained: “Headquarters people are coming soon to ask you some things.”
“Headquarters?” Su Chen’s heart stirred. Sun Fatty hadn’t notified him in advance.
Old Sun doesn’t know either?
“What’s the situation, coming so suddenly?” Su Chen asked casually.
“…” Hou Xu hesitated slightly, looked around. At this time in the canteen, no one was there. He sat beside Su Chen and glanced at Zhang Hengyu.
Zhang Hengyu blinked, seeming somewhat confused.
Hou Xu was speechless, but Su Chen said: “It’s fine, Old Zhang is one of us.”
Hou Xu leaned forward, head slightly lowered, then said in a low voice: “This time is unusual. There’s a Patrol Section Chief, Patrol Department people, and one guy I don’t know, but the other two defer to him. I estimate he’s from the Exploration Department.”
“Three departments joint investigation, not a small matter.”
Su Chen’s movements paused slightly, thoughts racing in his mind. He had done too many secret things, so it was hard to pinpoint exactly why they came.
Hou Xu stopped there. Su Chen pondered as he finished the food on his plate and returned to his room.
“Three departments joint investigation…” Su Chen muttered, sending a message to Old Sun, no reply yet.
Sniffing himself, there was a smell of sweat fermenting, so he simply took a shower first.
Buzz–
Cyan wind swirled around his body, the water droplets on him gradually drying by the wind. Su Chen looked in the mirror and switched to Heituo Follower as usual.
Now, every day he would transform into Heituo Follower once or twice for probing.
Ever since sensing the strange artifact last time, there had been no special sensations during this period.
But today was different. The moment he switched, he sensed something unusual.
“Strange Artifact?” Su Chen’s heart jumped, then he shook his head: “No, the feeling is too faint, like last time facing a real Heituo Follower.”
He sensed carefully, his expression changing slightly, suddenly looking down: “Right here! Heituo Follower!”
“A spy hiding here? No, so many days, this is the first time sensing it.”
Thump! Thump! Thump!
A knock at the door suddenly rang out, disrupting Su Chen’s thoughts.
Opening the door, it was a clerical inspector from the branch, short hair to the shoulders, her gaze sweeping over Su Chen’s bare upper body without embarrassment.
Meeting Su Chen’s puzzled gaze, she explained: “Director Hou asked me to notify you that the people have arrived.”
“Three departments joint investigation?” Su Chen’s heart stirred, realizing something, but remained calm on the surface. “Got it, I’ll head down right away.”
“There’s a mole among the people who came…” Su Chen changed clothes. The perception between followers can only be sensed when very close.
“Since I just sensed him, he probably sensed me too.”
