A human-shaped stone statue has appeared in the hotel's private room.
The statue's face still bears traces of terror and anger, so lifelike.
Hu Jiu made a phone call, ordering Headquarters to take the stone statue away, and added with great emotion:
"This is a living Ghost Tamer, but he's afflicted by a special curse. We must find a way to save him; don't abandon any of our comrades!"
The staff responsible for transporting the stone statue were deeply moved, and then promptly and efficiently delivered it to the Research Department's laboratory.
After Hu Jiu left, a murmur of whispers came from the next room in the private room.
Information about the Monkey's Paws spread as quickly as previous rumors.
Hu Jiu didn't care at all what consequences his little prank would cause.
Back at Headquarters, Fu Youhua had been waiting for quite some time.
Without a single wasted word, the two went straight to the point.
--It's really just a symbolic formality; after all, the current Headquarters is no different from Hu Jiu's backyard.
Joining Big Dipper was inevitable; this organization possesses more secretive information and knows far too many classified intelligence.
Moreover, the cooperation between the Headquarters and Big Dipper actually started a long time ago, and the Prophet stayed at the Headquarters for quite a long time as a collaborator.
The Prophet had contributed to the suppression of Tianji.
From the Headquarters' perspective, Tianji and the Chu Family were clearly a cancer.
But it's unclear what Tianji did that caused even Big Dipper to abandon him.
Fu Youhua processed a very formal procedure for Hu Jiu and put it in his file, allowing him to join the Beidou Organization under the pretext of carrying out a special mission.
In this way, if anything happens to Big Dipper in the future, Hu Jiu can nominally extricate himself and sever ties at any time.
It can also avoid many troubles such as moral blackmail.
Although Hu Jiu himself didn't think that much about it, believing more in the power of brute force, Fu Youhua considered things very comprehensively for him.
Fu Youhua believed that something bad would definitely happen to Big Dipper after Hu Jiu joined Big Dipper!
Since we can prevent unnecessary trouble in advance, why wait until something happens to try and solve it?
Hu Jiu and Fu Youhua discussed some details and dealt with some trivial matters. Afterwards, he left the Headquarters with a few Headquarters staff members, found a secluded place, and took out the letter of recommendation that the Prophet had given him.
The envelope remained as sinister and cold as ever, as if it had been touched by Fierce Ghost.
Hu Jiu tore open the envelope, and a grayish-white, mosaic-like haze emanated from it.
Supernatural, supernatural aura surged within him; a path could be vaguely seen gradually approaching Hu Jiu, as if some indescribable, eerie place was extending an invitation to him.
A winding, narrow path, its destination unknown, appeared beneath Hu Jiu's feet.
The amazing thing is that only Hu Jiu, who was holding the letter, could see this road.
The staff responsible for recording the data could only see Hu Jiu take one step forward before disappearing from the spot.
Hu Jiu stepped onto the path. It was pitch black all around, except for the path beneath his feet and the building at the end of it, which were not swallowed by the darkness.
He extended his left hand, the crimson eyeball in his palm casting its gaze into the darkness.
A slight disturbance came from inside, suggesting it was some unknown, Supernatural place. It was possible to force one way in, but at this time, it wouldn't be wise to waste time on something pointless.
Hu Jiu withdrew his left hand.
As for the gaze of the Revival Eye, will it have any adverse effects?
I don't care about cooking.
At the end of the road, Hu Jiu saw a mountain covered with buildings, with a towering skyscraper at its center, which was quite spectacular.
This should be one of the main bases for Big Dipper.
The path behind him had disappeared. Hu Jiu walked in and was immediately met with an inspection.
Big Dipper only needs to confirm Hu Jiu's identity; it doesn't need to check anything else. Unlike ordinary people at airports and train stations, it doesn't need to confiscate any dangerous items.
For Ghost Tamer, there is no such thing as a dangerous object, because the Ghost Tamer is danger itself.
Big Dipper is confident in dealing with all the dangers posed by the Ghost Tamers of the real world!
After a brief inspection, Hu Jiu felt a powerful suppressive force as soon as he stepped into Big Dipper's stronghold.
There seemed to be some kind of suppressive Supernatural presence in the space, which limited Hu Jiu's strength to a certain extent.
"What a terrible experience..."
After half a minute of getting used to the environment, Hu Jiu, guided by an ordinary member, went through various procedures.
But halfway there, someone suddenly stopped him. "You're Hu Jiu?"
He was a man around 30 years old, wearing jeans and a jacket, with an overly surgically enhanced, snake-like face that was extremely eye-catching.
Hu Jiu stopped and nodded.
The snake-faced man said, "I am Yan Lou. I've heard you've become quite famous lately. How about we spar a couple of times?"
Hu Jiu looked slightly surprised, "Does Big Dipper allow its members to fight each other?"
Yan Lou shook his head. "It's not allowed, but you're an exception."
"You didn't join the organization through normal channels; you were specially recruited into Big Dipper, and you immediately obtained S-class member status. Many people are dissatisfied with you."
The structure of Big Dipper's components:
At the very bottom are Ordinary Employees who are randomly selected. They are all ordinary people who receive orders from Big Dipper to investigate and handle Supernatural events in the real world.
The large number of Ordinary Employees handling Supernatural events is like a talent search rigged by a horde of monsters. Those who are quick-witted, resourceful, courageous, and lucky enough become Ghost Tamer, then are promoted to Special Employees, and only then are they officially considered to have joined Big Dipper.
Special Employees are divided into several levels, S, A, B, C, and D, formerly known as A, B, C, and D. In order to keep up with the times and for convenience, the levels have been changed accordingly.
S-class is second only to Seven Stars. Everyone else climbs up step by step, so naturally they look down on Hu Jiu, who was parachuted in through connections.
"Fight me. If I confirm you truly possess S-class strength, then I'll acknowledge you, and others will respect you in the future. If you don't have S-class strength, then you'll obediently be demoted!"
Yan Lou slightly raised his pointed chin, his attitude extremely arrogant. "I am a veteran S-class in the organization. If you can withstand a few moves from me, you'll be considered qualified."
"Let's stop here. You're not too scared to accept the challenge, are you?"
His words attracted the attention of many people nearby. Hu Jiu glanced around and saw that there were quite a few onlookers.
Is this a show of force?
There's plenty of room to elaborate on this topic.
Hu Jiu's first thought was to label someone!
Is it targeting him personally? Or is it targeting Headquarters? Or even the entire country?
But that's just wishful thinking. After all, he's not here to cause trouble now; he'll have plenty of opportunities to stir up trouble later.