"What Night Watcher?" Li Fan was completely baffled by what Wu Qian had said.
"The Night Watcher is the mysterious powerhouse who defeated that ancient anomaly yesterday!" Wu Qian hurriedly explained, his tone brimming with gossip-fueled excitement.
"You didn't know? Last night, the higher-ups held an emergency meeting and gave that mysterious powerhouse a codename: 'Night Watcher.'"
"Apparently, this Night Watcher is an Awakened from right here in Gu City. He's been hiding in plain sight all this time and doesn't like drawing attention. He only steps forward to turn the tide when Gu City is in danger."
"The Night Watcher Special Investigation Team's job is to find this Night Watcher!"
Li Fan froze, then quickly asked, "What for? To arrest him?"
Wu Qian immediately said from the other end of the phone:
"Don't say nonsense like that! He's Gu City's great hero. Of course we want to invite him to join the Anomaly Bureau! If he doesn't want a job, he can be some kind of special consultant. We'll treat him like a god on ordinary days, and whenever something happens, we'll ask him to lend a hand. If he doesn't want to, the director can go kneel and beg him."
"Anyway, this special investigation team is a great chance to get noticed by the Bureau leadership. If you happen to find the Night Watcher, I'm telling you, it'll be a huge merit. Hurry over to the Bureau first."
Wu Qian hung up as he spoke. Li Fan could still hear him humming a little tune at the end, clearly in a very good mood.
Putting down his phone, Li Fan scratched his head.
Investigate myself?
That was actually a good thing.
If he joined this special investigation team, he could take the opportunity to muddy the waters. Otherwise,