While He Ming was chatting with the Spirit Cat, Headquarters received important intelligence.
The missing researcher Lin Lipeng has been spotted in Langzhou City. While tracking Lin Lipeng, Headquarters unexpectedly discovers that something is amiss in the Langzhou!
An investigator who infiltrated Langzhou City to track down Lin Lipeng reported to Fu Youhua, "A suspected Class A Supernatural event has occurred on the Main Campus of Langzhou University, and this event has been going on for quite some time."
A Class A Supernatural event occurring in a densely populated university is an extremely bad thing, but the strange thing is that Headquarters did not receive any news about it at all! Local administrators and Supernatural affairs officials did not report the matter to Headquarters!
It wasn't until the investigators exposed the matter that Fu Youhua almost immediately issued an order to hold those responsible accountable. Only then did the person in charge of Langzhou City belatedly report the incident. His reason was that the abnormal phenomena at Langzhou University had not yet been confirmed as Supernatural events and needed further confirmation, which was why Headquarters had not been notified in time.
Since the specific situation within Langzhou University was unknown, Headquarters temporarily accepted the excuse given by the person in charge in Langzhou. Of course, this was only temporary. Fu Youhua immediately dispatched new investigators to Langzhou City to conduct an investigation.
The investigator quickly called Fu Youhua and relayed new information, "Several college students at Langzhou University have recently died tragically, but the news has been forcibly suppressed, and I have encountered great obstruction in my investigation."
Fu Youhua frowned. "Who's stopping you?"
"Minister, I encountered an unknown Supernatural attack as soon as I arrived in Langzhou City. I almost died. The local officials are turning a blind eye, and the people from Langzhou University are refusing to cooperate with the investigation!" A frustrated and helpless voice came from the other end of the phone.
"I originally wanted to enter the Main Campus of Langzhou University to investigate whether the Supernatural events were true, but the person in charge of Langzhou City claimed that it was his responsibility and did not allow me to overstep my bounds. Later, I planned to secretly enter Langzhou University to interview some students there, but the school leaders warned the students in advance not to talk nonsense, otherwise they would be expelled! The actions of these people gave me the illusion that they were desperately covering up, even covering up the Supernatural events!"
"That's a university! So many young people's lives were threatened, yet the school administration and those in charge turned a blind eye. I have reason to suspect that this Supernatural event might have been caused by someone!"
Upon hearing this, Fu Youhua's eyes sharpened, and he said in a deep voice, "I understand the situation, and I will immediately dispatch Ghost Tamer to handle this matter! If the officials and administrators of Langzhou City are indeed up to something and don't care about the safety of the people, Headquarters will absolutely not let them off the hook! Also, please be careful during your investigation."
"Okay, I understand."
The call ended.
Fu Youhua tapped his fingers lightly on the table, lowered his eyes in thought. These were truly turbulent times. After thinking for a while, he picked up the phone and dialed He Ming. As soon as the call connected, he said, "Urgent mission. Something's happened in Langzhou City. I need you to go there."
"What's wrong?" Hearing Fu Youhua's words, He Ming asked from the other end of the phone.
Fu Youhua said, "A Supernatural event occurred at a university, but the local officials and the university administration were very perfunctory and failed to report it. So I suspect there might be some problem with the administrative departments there. Your task this time is not only to investigate and handle the Supernatural event at Langzhou University, but also to investigate what happened to the officials and administrative departments in Langzhou City, and why they are hiding it from Headquarters. I will send you the information later. Pay close attention, especially to the abilities and weaknesses of the officials in Langzhou City."
"Okay, no problem." He Ming readily agreed.
Half a minute later, He Ming received an email on his phone. He read it carefully, while the Spirit Cat beside him glanced at it and reminded him, "Actually, I don't really recommend you take on this mission."
"Why?" He Ming asked.
"You haven't been Ghost Tamer for very long, so you don't know anything about the past. In the past, the leaders of Langzhou City changed very frequently. They would either disappear inexplicably or die unexpectedly. There was even an unlucky guy who was resurrected on the same day he took office. It wasn't until this Ghost Tamer named Chu Yan took office that Langzhou City finally calmed down." As a true veteran Ghost Tamer, Spirit Cat spoke eloquently.
"You know quite a lot," He Ming teased.
"The longer you live, the more you naturally know," the Spirit Cat said matter-of-factly.
He Ming then asked, "Is this Ghost Tamer named Chu Yan very powerful?"
The Spirit Cat shook its head. "I've never seen him, I've only heard about him secondhand. But you could ask around."
He Ming chuckled. The information provided by Headquarters was already quite comprehensive. It probably wouldn't be so easy to find out more about Chu Yan.
Establishing stable friendships within the Supernatural community is extremely difficult. Most Ghost Tamer are cunning, and it's virtually impossible to get information for free without giving something in return.
He Ming has been Ghost Tamer for so long, but he hasn't made any new friends. The only one he can talk to is this cat in front of him.
The main problem is that his starting point was too high, but his actual strength wasn't as formidable as the legends suggested. To maintain his aura, he sometimes had to be aloof. Maintaining mystery from his pedestal might be lonely, but isn't it also a form of protection? Many people are very interested in the ghosts he controls; if he showed any weakness, things might...
"As the first Ghost Tamer in the country to solve S-class Supernatural event, how come I started strong but ended up declining, becoming less and Ruyi?" He Ming sighed deeply.
Headquarters had suggested he consider controlling a second Fierce Ghost, but he refused. Firstly, he was in good condition, showing no signs of resurgence, and the Mirage Ghost's abilities were quite good, so he had no complaints. Secondly, he hadn't encountered a suitable Fierce Ghost, and controlling the Mirage Ghost hadn't changed his appearance or made him dirty and smelly. He Ming was a bit of a germaphobe, and he wasn't in a hurry to improve his strength; there was no need to make himself look like a rotting corpse.
A jumble of thoughts flashed through He Ming's mind. He lowered his head and began to review the information. The code name for Chu Yan, the person in charge of Langzhou City, at Headquarters was [The Briber]. There was no specific description of his abilities, only a note that read, "Do not accept any gifts from him."
The information from Headquarters was too rudimentary; He Ming didn't gain much from reading it. He then went to the restroom and retrieved the Human Skin Paper he carried with him, hoping it might offer some advice...