Chapter 188 Chapter 188 Evil Thoughts Become Demons
"Uh, Sister Xiaoyu, it's an honor for the Special Bureau to need me, but..."
He Junxia looked down at her plastered hands and legs, and the unspoken words became clear.
Xie Xiaoyu smiled awkwardly: "Qi Zheng, don't worry, there will be no danger this time. We will send someone to protect your safety."
"Please help us."
Something's wrong?
He Junxia's expression remained unchanged, still looking like a good child in the eyes of his elders, but in his heart he had already begun to doubt the real purpose of Xie Xiaoyu's request.
Even if the Special Bureau was short of staff, it wouldn't be so short of staff that they couldn't send anyone and had to ask him, who could only move in a wheelchair, to come forward.
After a while of thinking, He Junxia nodded gently and said, "Sister Xiaoyu, please tell me the details first."
A man who eats someone's food should be grateful, and a man who takes someone's money should be soft-hearted.
Although there were some minor logical problems with Xie Xiaoyu's statement, the Special Bureau paid for his medical expenses and sent someone to take good care of him.
As long as it is a serious matter, we should help those who need help.
Xie Xiaoyu said happily, "Qi Zheng, thank you so much. This matter mainly requires the cooperation of your bronze tripod."
It’s actually related to the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron?
He Junxia listened patiently as she continued speaking.
"A few days ago, the Provincial Museum in Hushan Street, City D, reported to the police that their most valuable artifact, a bronze figurine from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, had disappeared."
"The surveillance footage from when the bronze figurine went missing was severely disrupted and has gone black, and the glass cover protecting it has a neat circular hole cut into it."
“Here are the photos, you can take a look.”
He Junxia took the color copy from Xie Xiaoyu, which contained a photo and detailed introduction of the bronze figurine, as well as the small round hole that had been cut out.
The holes are clean and neat without any burrs, and even the round shape is very standard, as if they were cut by laser.
But shouldn't he call the police if something is lost? He is not a detective, so he can't possibly use the bronze tripod as bait.
But the little man in the picture is only the size of a palm, while the normal size of a bronze tripod is as tall as two people. Even a fool would not bother to steal a tripod. It is a big target and easy to be discovered, making it difficult to attack.
Besides, he couldn't keep the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron out all the time. Doing so would not only consume a lot of mental energy, but would also make him an outlier among the awakened ones.
He Junxia: "Sister Xiaoyu, I really hope I can help, but it would be better to let the police handle this matter."
Xie Xiaoyu shook his head.
"The police have conducted extensive investigations but have found nothing. However, bronze artifacts have been disappearing from the museum. Our personnel have detected demonic energy there and even captured a profile photo of a demon."
"It's the bronze figurine that disappeared first."
So essentially he wanted to use his Soul-Suppressing Cauldron as bait to capture the bronze figurine?
He Junxia asked: "Sister Xiaoyu, do you have any specific arrangements?"
Xie Xiaoyu: "This demonized bronze terracotta figurine was unearthed from a Western Zhou tomb. The prototype is a high priest named 'Si Ai'. It is very sensitive to demonic energy detectors, and we have been unable to find it."
"The tripod is an indispensable ritual vessel in Western Zhou Dynasty sacrifices. We want to use your spiritual weapon to lure her out and then capture her with the Demon Subduing Net."
It is true.
He Junxia nodded: "Sister Xiaoyu, I will follow your arrangements, but the bronze tripod can only stay outside for a maximum of two hours at a time, and the bronze figurines may not take the bait."
Xie Xiaoyu smiled and said, "It's okay. We're prepared for a long battle. This bronze figurine hasn't hurt anyone since it was demonized. Its danger level is E."
No, not hurting people now does not mean that they will not hurt people in the future. You must know that sacrifices in the Western Zhou Dynasty were mainly based on human sacrifices.
He Junxia refuted Xie Xiaoyu slightly in her heart but did not say it out loud to spoil the fun.
Since the think tank of the Special Bureau was able to find out that the prototype of the demonized bronze figurine was the high priest of the Western Zhou Dynasty, it would not be surprising that they did not think of this. Perhaps it was ruled out by other conditions.
Let's talk about everything after he goes to the Provincial Museum.
After a few months, he had cultivated some profound strength and should have no problem dealing with ordinary monsters.
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He Junxia was lifted into the car along with her electric wheelchair, and Liu Fenlan followed.
She and Xie Xiaoyu only exchanged a few words, but their attitudes were visibly familiar, and there was no nervousness of a subordinate facing a superior in their words.
He Junxia withdrew her gaze and raised her eyebrows slightly. It seemed that Sister Liu held a high position in the Special Bureau. At least, she was definitely not someone who could be replaced at will.
But why did she do this hard work? Since ancient times, caring for the sick has always been a tiring and troublesome task.
He Junxia couldn't figure it out.
However, neither Xie Xiaoyu nor Liu Fenlan deliberately acted distant in front of him, so it was probably not a shameful relationship.
He Junxia turned his head to look at the hustle and bustle of traffic and passers-by outside the window, and passed the time by analyzing their occupations through their clothing, body movements, and facial expressions.
——The Army General Hospital is far away from the Provincial Library, and it takes at least 80 minutes to drive there.
Moreover, in the previous world, I spent so much time on the boat that every day I saw nothing but the sea and fish. And on the first day after entering the new world, I was seriously injured and hospitalized, and I didn't leave the hospital until today.
He Junxia is now very interested in everything in the outside world, even if it is just the birds flying in the sky and the leaves rustling in the wind on both sides of the road.
However, this leisurely and comfortable mood did not last long, as Xie Xiaoyu quickly shifted the topic to him.
Xie Xiaoyu smiled and said, "I will apply for additional subsidies from the Special Bureau. I will definitely not let your work be in vain."
He Juanxia shook her head: "Forget about the subsidy. The Special Bureau has helped me so much and even let Sister Liu take care of me. I can't thank them enough."
He paused for a moment and said, "If Sister Xiaoyu feels bad, could you do me a favor?"
Xie Xiaoyu immediately thought of the information Liu Fenlan reported a few days ago. Could it be that Song Qizhen wanted her to help him make his biological parents regret it?
"You said, as long as it doesn't break the law, I'll agree to it."
The young man lowered his head shyly and said, "I want to go to the Special Bureau cafeteria to have a meal."
Xie Xiaoyu burst out laughing.
At that moment, she thought a lot, but she didn't expect that Song Qizhen just wanted to have a meal at the Special Bureau.
She was still a little puzzled: "Is it that the food Xiao Li brings always cold?" Otherwise, why would she suddenly want to eat in the cafeteria of the Special Bureau.
The young man was even more embarrassed: "No, I heard Sister Liu say that there are many cuisines in the cafeteria... I wanted to try more of the flavors of other dishes."
Xie Xiaoyu was stunned and her heart was filled with joy.
In the past year, there have been frequent incidents of monsters killing people, but the Special Bureau has only recruited a handful of new members, and is already stretched to the limit in the face of the current outbreak of demonic energy.
Song Qizheng is a good candidate, and they were all very happy when they learned of his existence. However, as the saying goes, misfortune often brings blessings, and blessings often bring misfortune. The good candidate was hurt too badly by the demon snake, leaving a psychological shadow and unwilling to join the Special Bureau.
They were so anxious that their mouths blistered and their bodies burned, and they held several meetings about this. If Hao Miaozi wasn't still undergoing rehabilitation training, they really wanted to tie him up and take him back.
But a forced melon is not sweet.
Forcing awakened people to join the Special Bureau is illegal and has endless consequences. On the surface, it may solve the problem of lack of manpower, but no one can guarantee that the awakened people will do their best to deal with monsters.
Moreover, the Special Bureau is of great importance. Even the lowest-level monsters may pose a huge threat to the lives and property of the people, and there is no room for any mistakes.
Therefore, the Special Bureau currently adopts a gentle offensive against normal awakened people, using benefits, fame, or starting with people around them...
Only Song Qizhen doesn't care much about fame and fortune and is an orphan. Although his parents are still alive, they ignore him and he has no good teachers, classmates or friends.
The Special Bureau couldn't find any lobbyists, so they could only pin their hopes on Liu Fenlan, hoping that she could subtly influence Song Qizhen's ideas through long-term and careful care like boiling a frog in warm water.
I didn't expect this trick to be so useful.
As the saying goes, if you capture a person's stomach, you capture his heart. He just loves to eat, right? As long as Song Qizheng is willing to join the Special Bureau, we can even assign him a chef.
——As long as he grows up smoothly, he will surely bring peace to the area in the future.
Xie Xiaoyu smiled and said, "It's no big deal to have a meal. As long as you want, the Special Bureau is your home. You can come to the cafeteria to eat anytime."
"We need to eat and get subsidies."
Xie Xiaoyu glanced at the time and said, "It's better to do it now than to wait. If we don't find anything at the museum later, can we just go back to the Special Bureau for dinner?"
He Junxia: "I'll follow Sister Xiaoyu's arrangements."
Xie Xiaoyu asked, "Qi Zheng, do you have any favorite dishes? I'll ask them to prepare them first."
He Juanxia smiled and said, "The food in the hospital is very light. I want to eat something with a stronger flavor, sour, spicy, sweet, or salty."
Xie Xiaoyu also smiled and said, "Okay, I'll send a message to the logistics department now."
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The vehicle stopped in front of the gate of the Provincial Museum.
In order to protect the lives and property of tourists, the Provincial Museum has officially closed and will not be open to the public until the bronze figurines are found.
Therefore, the museum, which was usually bustling with people, was eerily quiet inside and outside, with only a few staff members and security guards waiting in the rest area outside the museum.
Assistant Xiao Li pushed He Junxia's wheelchair into the museum. After entering the lobby on the first floor of the museum, He Junxia took out a miniature version of the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron.
The small bronze tripod is only the size of a palm, but the patterns and runes on the body of the tripod are still lifelike and astonishingly clear.
He Junxia asked: "Xiaoyu, what should I do?"
Xie Xiaoyu immediately had someone bring out a glass display case and asked him to put the bronze tripod in it: "They will put the display case in the bronze hall on the third floor."
But what no one expected was that as soon as He Junxia took out the miniature bronze tripod, the lights in the museum hall suddenly dimmed.
The sudden extinction of the lights startled everyone, but fortunately it was only three o'clock in the afternoon and it was still daylight, so light from outside could enter the room through the large glass windows on the first floor.
The hall is not too dark
However, He Junxia keenly sensed that a pair of scorching eyes were looking at him, or rather, at the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron in his hand.
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The author has something to say: Sorry for being late, this world is a bit stuck, and I can't guarantee a stable double update orz, [poor][poor][poor], I will give everyone a red envelope in this chapter
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