Chapter 112 The Lost Ancient Book

Yan Shi was still deep in thought.

Lin Cai stared in disbelief at the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs. "Director Yan, what is this...?"

Before she could finish her surprised words, she suddenly realized that Gui Ge Mu, who was standing next to her, was even more shocked than she was.

Gui Gemu woke up from his near-drowsy state immediately.

"What happened at the bureau?" she asked in surprise. "Was there some kind of drill last night that I wasn't notified?"

Fighting is nothing like searching for loopholes in a formation dozens of meters long at the Summer Palace.

Yan Shi: ?

Did Guigemu not know?

Yan Shi could see the commotion at the Bureau of Foreign Affairs from the distant library. Gui Ge Mu was right next to the Bureau of Foreign Affairs, yet he didn't notice anything.

Guigemu is probably acting out her role.

Yan Shi looked back and found that the shock on Gui Ge Mu's face seemed genuine.

There's no need for her to be involved in something like this.

Yan Shi immediately realized there was a problem. She said in a deep voice, "I notified the headquarters of the enemy attack in the group chat last night."

Gui Gemu took out his phone from his pocket and turned on the screen.

There was indeed no notification from the spirits, and it showed that the network was disconnected.

Yan Shi: ...

Returning to the Pavilion: ?

“That shouldn’t be the case,” she muttered to herself. “I remember topping up my phone credit just last week.”

Yan Shi: "Didn't you see the huge commotion in the sky last night when the enemy attacked?"

"What's that noise?" Gui Gemu frowned, puzzled. "I was analyzing the headquarters' formation all night. It must have been the middle of the night; it was quite quiet around here...?!"

She paused abruptly.

Although it was the middle of the night, almost the entire internal affairs team of the Bureau of Extraordinary Management had worked overtime last night. With only a wall separating them, and given that Director Yan had clearly pointed out the existence of a gap in the array formation, it was impossible for the Summer Palace to hear any activity from next door; it was simply not quiet.

It was so quiet that it felt as if a shielding array had been added to the surroundings.

Guan Yunji, standing behind, let out a barely audible sigh.

Gui Gemu's expression quickly regained its composure, his nonchalant attitude vanished without a trace, replaced by a calm seriousness: "Director Yan, I will investigate this matter on my own."

She emphasized the word "alone".

Gui Ge Mu comes from the San Yi Lou, one of the seven towers in the twelve cities, and firmly holds the position of tower master. In addition to her impeccable background as the eldest daughter of the main branch, she has an extremely keen sense of all kinds of things.

Yan Shi didn't say anything more, but said softly, "God said that everyone present who knows about this matter will keep it a secret."

The law responds, and the contract is established.

Lin Cai was trying her best to minimize her presence, hiding behind the curtain of the Guige Pavilion. She felt as if she knew many things she shouldn't know.

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When Director Yan's words of power fell, Lin Cai breathed a sigh of relief and silently made a gesture of sewing her mouth shut.

She could guarantee that she wouldn't tell anyone except when Lanlan asked, but it was hard to guarantee that she wouldn't be forced to tell.

Yanju's words of power can give people a sense of security.

Yan Shi's gaze swept over her. He suddenly realized that the people in the General Bureau were quite interesting, and Guan Yunji was quite interesting too.

Guigemu, who was separated from the Summer Palace by a wall, could not hear any movement. Lin Cai was brought directly to her.

No matter what happens to the protagonist in a comic, logic still applies. Lin Cai, who stepped into the Summer Palace from Zhan Zhou, seems to have been sent there for protection, following logical thinking.

Because Christie wasn't in the vicinity last night.

“Guigemu,” Yan Shi withdrew his gaze and turned to Guigemu, “You now send Lin Cai back to Zhanzhou.”

"Take her to the school gate of Zhanzhou and watch her go in before you leave."

Gui Gemu was taken aback: "Okay, Director Yan."

Their figures disappeared in front of the gate.

After they left, Guan Yunji chuckled, "Director Yan, what about me? It seems that it's not convenient for the headquarters to detain serious criminals right now."

Yan Shi glanced at her, and the chains formed by the fire spirits instantly extended, tightly wrapping around the doorway and binding Guan Yunji firmly in place.

"No need for you to trouble yourself, Ms. Guan." She left Guan Yunji there and headed towards the archives.

Sheng Chunqiu stood outside the archives, her face solemn. Her gaze was deep as she looked at Yan Shi's arrival, and she turned slightly to the side: "Director Yan."

Yan Shi nodded, his tone calm: "Director Sheng, what kind of materials were originally stored in the archives?"

Sheng Chunqiu: "The personnel files of the General Administration are electronically archived, and most of them can be retrieved. They are mainly ancient books and rare copies."

"For example?" Yan Shi asked.

Sheng Chunqiu: "Ancient Gods and Authority".

Then she remembered something and asked, "Director Yan, have you read this book?"

Yan Shi remained calm and composed: "Hmm?"

Sheng Chunqiu said somewhat dejectedly, "I was just about to borrow this book from the archives last week. The information office said that the altar in Emerald City was related to the ancient god. I was thinking if I could find some clues from this book."

"Some things got in the way later, and I didn't expect the trail to go cold." She was somewhat unwilling to give up.

Wow.

What a coincidence.

Yan Shi recalled the book "Ancient Gods and Authority" that had fallen to the floor of the library along with Lin Cai's, and deeply sensed the various thoughts and intentions within the Mithril Merchant Guild.

Yan Shi lowered his eyes: "It's nothing. Let's deal with the current situation at headquarters first. Where is Lu Jian?"

"The road?" Sheng Chunqiu thought for a moment, then replied, "It should be in the medical department."

Yan Shi: "Where is she injured?"

Is it still possible to communicate normally about working overtime?

“There was a Taotie in last night’s enemy attack. It struck Lu Chu with one claw. I don’t know how it is now,” Sheng Chunqiu replied.

Yan Shi nodded: "I'll go take a look."

Sheng Chunqiu: "Director Yan, I'll continue to arrange for the personnel present to clean up the scene and organize the information."

Yan Shi: "Okay."

After walking a distance, she looked back and saw that Sheng Chunqiu was still standing outside the archives.

The sun was fully out, and the weather was beautiful. Sunlight streamed through Sheng Chunqiu's hair, creating dappled patterns of light.

Yan Shi suddenly chuckled softly, then walked to a place where he could no longer see Sheng Chunqiu before heading back towards Guan Yunji.

Guan Yunji was sitting on the bricks by the door with great interest, drawing something on the wall.

Yan Shi approached and discovered that she was using blood as ink to repair the formation that the headquarters had damaged the night before.

Yan Shi: ?

She said quietly, "Ms. Guan seems quite interested."

Guan Yunji focused intently on repairing the formation: "The formation masters in your headquarters nowadays aren't very good. More than twenty years have passed, and the headquarters is still using the combination formation diagrams I drew when I was young."

Yan Shi: ...

Guan Yunji is so capable, why doesn't she work for the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs?

“Ms. Guan,” Yan Shi said, “come with me.”

Guan Yunji finished her sentence with the final stroke: "Director Yan, have you decided where to lock me up?"

Yan Shi directly ripped open the world barrier: "God said, go to the branch office of the Weier Hub Alien Bureau."

Author's note: At this moment, Duan Yunchen, who was in the Weir Hub, sneezed.

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!!! May everyone be reunited with their families and enjoy mooncakes~

I'm still 8,500 short of this list (despair). I'll continue writing after I finish my Mid-Autumn Festival dinner. I don't want to be banned QAQ