Chapter 233, Section 232 of the Bureau of Extraordinary Management

I don't know if it's a problem with the name, but compared to the bustling stalls on both sides, Yan Shi's stall, which is clearly in the center, is completely empty.

Yanju died before he had even finished his entrepreneurial endeavors.

Yan Shi fell silent.

She looked around at the nearby stalls, where all sorts of flyers were displayed on the tables, promising to give you a spirit fruit if you filled out a registration form.

There were also all sorts of fancy activities and raffles, making it quite lively.

After thinking for a moment, Yan Shi turned to look at Yu Youguan behind him and asked, "Do you have any more paper?"

Before long, their stall tables were still empty, but they were filled with simple posters.

The poster design is simple and straightforward, with the following words written in black marker in the center:

Welcome to the Hakugyokyo Hyakki Yagyō (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons) event!

The handwriting is bold and expressive, almost leaping off the paper.

Perhaps because the title was so successful, and it was completely out of style with the club recruitment notices and signs on the shed next door, curious students passing by quickly came closer: "The 'Have you eaten yet?' club, and the 'Night Parade of One Hundred Demons' event? What's going on here?"

Yan Shi looked up and glanced at her from head to toe.

The young woman's hair ornaments were of exquisite quality, and the hem and cuffs of her dress revealed subtle ethereal patterns in the sunlight. Most importantly, she was followed by two silent servants with their heads bowed.

He clearly comes from a wealthy family.

Yan Shi raised an eyebrow: "The Hundred Ghosts Parade is obviously about dressing up as ghosts. Would you be interested in parading as ghosts on the main street of Baiyujing during the Lantern Festival?"

"Main Street? Really?" The girl's eyes lit up, then she narrowed them suspiciously. "The City Lord's Mansion and the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs are located on the main street of Baiyujing. Security is tight. If you were to march there, you would be stopped before you could even gather. You're probably just joking."

"Believe it or not." Yan Shi leaned back lazily in his chair, a faint smile on his face. "Anyway, you won't lose anything if it's fake. If it's real, you can take pictures and brag about it for decades."

Showing off for decades.

For the privileged second-generation rich kids of Bai Yujing, there were almost no things they could boast about, things they could compare with other people's children that their elders talked about.

If we can't compare anything else, we can compare how outrageous our actions are.

"Just because of what you said," the girl slammed her hand on the table, decisively: "Fine! I'll do it! How do I register?"

Yan Shi turned his head to look at Yu Youguan and Aska.

Yu Youguan immediately looked away. Ever since she stood in this shed, she had also taken out a face-changing bracelet, the same one she had given to Yan Shi, from her storage space and stiffly hid behind Aska.

Aska, on the other hand, remained calm. She immediately stepped forward and said, "Scan the QR code to join the group and fill out the information registration form. All event-related arrangements will also be posted in the group."

She had already created a spirit communication group at some point and printed out the QR code, which she then pasted on the table.

At the same time, Aska took out a magical artifact that Yanshi did not recognize from his storage space and placed it on the table.

This magical artifact was by no means small; it was a short cylindrical shape, with a diameter of about half a meter. On the side closest to Yan Shi, there was a slender opening, from which spiritual light flowed slowly along the engravings, humming softly.

"Wow." The girl clearly recognized it, her tone tinged with surprise. "It's a contract disk! You guys carry these with you?"

Aska's expression remained unchanged: "Yes." She tapped her finger lightly on the contract disc, and the spiritual light suddenly stabilized, with a layer of pale golden runes appearing on its surface.

"Before scanning the QR code to join the group, you need to sign an agreement. You must not disclose the event and must comply with the on-site arrangements on the day." Aska's tone was calm, and she smiled slightly. "If you confirm your participation, Miss Huo, please."

The second young lady of the Huo family, whom Yan Shi did not recognize, laughed heartily: "Alright, why wouldn't I participate?" After quickly glancing at the contract displayed on the disc, she decisively pressed her handprint in the center of the disc.

"Oh, right." After scanning the QR code to join the group, Miss Huo put her phone back in her pocket and then waved to the side, "I'm here!" she called out.

"Besides me, several of my friends also want to participate."

With Miss Huo taking the lead, the number of people in Aska's spiritual message group soon exceeded one hundred.

Yan Shi welcomes all who come; as long as they agree to sign the agreement on the contract board, they can participate in the activity.

As dusk approached and darkness fell, Yan Shi stretched and said, "Let's go."

“There’s a really famous snack street in Baiyujing,” she said enthusiastically. “Let’s go check it out. We haven’t booked a hotel yet, so let’s stay somewhere nearby.”

Aska nodded and noted them down: "Yes."

“Yan…Ashi,” Yu Youguan said awkwardly, still not quite used to it, “We don’t need to book a hotel. The Yu family has several private residences near the main street.”

"You can stay wherever you like. Private residences offer greater privacy and security."

Yan Shi: "Hmm?" She almost forgot that Yu Youguan was also a second-generation descendant of Bai Yujing.

"Alright." Yan Shi nodded, looking Yu Youguan up and down. "What is the Yu family's status in Baiyujing?"

Yu Youguan: "Uh, it's hard to say? Grandma, I mean my mom, she should be considered the world's number one fortune teller."

"Although my family is not known for its violence, everyone gives us face."

Yan Shi nodded thoughtfully: "Okay."

Baiyujing is very lively at night.

Baiyujing is made up of a series of 'islands'.

The largest building is located in the heart of the capital. A string of important institutions of Baiyujing, including the City Lord's Mansion, the Bureau of Foreign Affairs, and Changning Academy, are situated here.

Because the Lantern Festival is approaching, lanterns have already been hung up on the streets.

Yan Shi looked up at the lights that filled the street and exclaimed sincerely, "So beautiful."

“Yes,” Yu Youguan said with great interest. “This is the center of the capital! It will be even more beautiful on the Lantern Festival, and the Yu residence is not far away.”

"Hmm." Yan Shi checked the route on the navigation app while glancing at a passing vendor out of the corner of his eye. "The branch office of the Bureau of Irregularities is also on this street."

Yu Youguan nodded: "Yes."

She noticed that Director Yan had stopped walking at some point.

Not far from them was the branch office of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs.

Under the cover of night, the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs also appeared solemn. Just as Miss Huo had said, security was tight on the main street.

The Bureau of Foreign Affairs is of paramount importance.

Because all the enforcement teams and patrol teams come from the Foreign Affairs Bureau.

Yan Shi turned her head and smiled slightly: "You Guan," she blinked, "your Yu family is known for its prophecy. I think, as the young master, your ability is also prophetic."

Yu Youguan was taken aback, and stammered, "Uh..."

Yan Shi tilted his head: "What? Isn't that right?"

Yu Youguan gritted his teeth and said, "Yes."

“That’s perfect then.” Yan Shi smiled casually. “Go tell the guards at the gate of the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs that you are Yu Youguan. You predicted that there would be a major change in Baiyujing recently.”

Yu Youguan looked at Yan Shi with surprise and suspicion.

"If they ask you for specifics, just say that your abilities are still insufficient and that you can only predict a major change in the city," Yan Shi continued slowly. "If they press further and say they want to invite Patriarch Yu, just say you'll try again."

"You also want to complete a prophecy independently, without relying on your mother. If you tell them, the great change may occur in the east of the city."

Both the administrative office and the main street are located in the west of the city.

"Do you dare?" Yan Shi looked at her with a smile in his eyes, with the lights of Baiyujing shining brightly behind him. "Standing apart from the Yu family head, do something real."

Yu Youguan calmed down instead: "Director Yan, if I succeed, what kind of reward can I get?"

Yan Shi: "It's up to you." She said, "The Baiyujing branch of the Bureau of Extraordinary Management needs a new person in charge."

Yu Youguan slowly bowed down, and for the first time in his life, solemnly and completely performed a standard aristocratic salute: "I will certainly live up to your expectations."

After Yu Youguan passed by, Yan Shi slowly walked to the small stall next to him and ordered a bowl of wontons for himself.

“Aska,” Yan Shi called to her, “what are you doing standing there? Aren’t you going to eat dinner?”

Aska walked behind Yan Shi, bowing her head and saying, "Director Yan."

She wanted to say a lot, but in the end she only asked one question: "You are very capable."

Even as a young man, Yanju was already able to calmly and confidently calculate the situation.

Yan Shi: "Hmm?" She rested her head on her hands as she watched Yu Youguan being solemnly welcomed into the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs, and then she smiled.

“No,” she said. “When I was in high school, a friend and I really enjoyed playing a game called ‘annexation’.”

High school life was simple and repetitive, but Yan Shi and Wen Ying always had many games of their own.

For example, in the game of annexation, you take a blank sheet of paper, and two people start by each having a small circle as their "territory," and then make their moves one after the other.

The two of them made a lot of small cards, each with their own ideas and solutions on them, and they were all piled up together.

At the start of the game, each player draws three cards as their initial deck. One player attacks while the other defends, and the roles are reversed in turn.

The winner can draw an extra circle on the paper to mark their territory, until the entire sheet of paper is filled.

The player with the most territory wins.

Yan Shi could never outmaneuver Wen Ying.

She considered many ways to win, including devising her own strategy and only giving the solution to the next question. She hoped to draw her own strategy and defeat Wen Ying.

However, Yan Shi only won one game.

After that game, she and Wen Ying broke off all contact, and the cards she made disappeared without a trace.

Looking back now, Yan Shi feels that this happened a very, very long time ago.

Aska didn't reply, a hint of nostalgia in her eyes as she looked at the young Yanju. She simply stood quietly behind Yanju.

After Yan finished eating her wontons, she said softly, "It's your turn. Aska, go. Go tell the guards at the gate that something big has happened in Novano Port. All the serious criminals involved in the Novano Incident have been broken out of prison overnight."

"According to your investigation, they escaped onto an airship bound for Baiyujing from the port, and have now arrived in Baiyujing."

Aska suddenly remembered that the woman who had been protecting Yanju with them had disappeared sometime after Yanju started setting up a stall at the Changning Academy's club recruitment office.

After Asuka left, Yan Shi let out a long sigh of relief only after confirming that her figure had entered the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs. He then slumped onto the table at the wonton stall, muttering, "This was so difficult..."

"Luckily, my future self is incredibly intelligent!"

Yan Shi only discovered this after the woman followed her onto the airship. She was supposedly a criminal who swore allegiance to the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs, but in fact, she should be the one pledging allegiance to her.

Yan Shi could clearly see a light-colored line on the woman's neck, but others seemed not to be able to see it.

As long as Yan Shi has a change of heart, the thread will tighten on its own. The woman will then show a pained expression.

That's amazing.

Yan Shi felt that his previous role as director of the General Administration was not such a failure after all; he still had many backup plans.

So what she needs to do now is...

After exhaling and standing up from his chair, Yan Shi slowly walked to the now empty entrance of the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs and stared blankly at the screen at the entrance.

"Facial recognition successful. Welcome to the branch office of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs, Director Yan."

Thanks to technology.