Chapter 73 The Convenience of Official Organizations
Baili Qing did not delve into what Yu Sheng meant by "another accident", nor did she ask too much about Irene.
She just gave Yu Sheng a brief explanation of the situation of "Alice's Cottage".
"Most of Alice's puppets are outside the border. They maintain the balance of other places and rarely interfere with the affairs of the Secret Service. However, they also have a fixed way of contacting the border. There is a contact point on the edge of the city - but ordinary people can't find it, and the puppets generally don't accept strange visitors.
"But I can send someone over to ask them about 'Erin'. If there really is such a doll wandering around... they should be willing to meet you.
"But it probably won't be that quick. The puppets are very busy and have their own missions. The contact points at the border aren't always manned. You may have to wait for a while."
Yu Sheng didn't care: "That's no problem, as long as your Secret Service is willing to help. I'd like to thank Irene first."
"It's just a piece of cake," Baili Qing said calmly, "Providing assistance to those who are in trouble because of exposure to the 'supernatural realm' is one of the jobs of the Secret Service. If you need any other help, you can also tell me."
Yu Sheng immediately became excited when he heard this: "That's true."
"oh?"
"Can you help me get two ID cards?" Yu Sheng said quickly, "If not, one will do - it's better to be real."
Baili Qing: “……?”
"You should know that I have one more person over there now. She was just rescued from a foreign land. I don't know where she's from, and she doesn't have a legal identity here," Yu Sheng explained. "I want to ask the Secret Service if there's any way to arrange for her. The other person is Irene. She doesn't have a legal identity either. Of course, I'm not in a hurry about that. After all, with her current height, she can't go out on her own even with her ID card."
Baili Qing's expression seemed a little subtle. It was probably the first time that someone had made such a request to her in all the years she had been the director. However, she nodded quickly and said, "This is not my job, but I can help. If the doll really needs it, I can also arrange it. Of course, as you said, she can probably only keep the certificate as a collection... but maybe it can be used in certain occasions?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Sheng thanked her repeatedly. He was now really sure that this young-looking female director was really easy to talk to and would really help when needed.
So he took the opportunity to bring up another matter: "There is another matter, which is also about the person I recently rescued from a foreign land. I want to ask... Can the Secret Service help find her hometown? Since you are in charge of such a large area, you should have more information than me."
"You can tell me about her situation first," Baili Qing did not refuse. "The report mentioned very few details. I only know that she is a humanoid creature with animal characteristics. According to the records of the Secret Service, there are even three digits of people with such characteristics."
"Oh my god, so many..." Yu Sheng was surprised when he heard this, but he quickly reacted and began to recall Hu Li's previous descriptions of his hometown. "She said that she came from a place where immortals and 'demons' coexist. From her description, the level of civilization in that place is probably very high. She also mentioned a group of people called 'celestial beings', saying that they enlightened the people living on the earth..."
Yu Sheng recounted the story in as much detail as possible, including those messy details. However, considering Hu Li's mental state when she was telling the story, he added a few reminders at the end: "What I said can only be used as a reference. It seems that she was still a child when she left home. Moreover, because she was trapped for too long, both her memory and thinking are a bit confused. There must be some mistakes or exaggerations in her story."
"I... understand." Baili Qing nodded hesitantly after listening to Yu Sheng's words. Although her face was expressionless, her hesitant attitude still showed that she seemed to be in a delicate mood at the moment. "Indeed, what you said sounds a bit... far-fetched. I'm not sure if there is anything in the Secret Service's files that matches these characteristics."
She said it very tactfully, but Yu Sheng had already heard the underlying meaning of her words.
I'm afraid there is no corresponding record in the Secret Service.
"I'll try my best. If I really can't find her, there's nothing I can do," Yu Sheng sighed. "She actually has no family left, and she doesn't have much attachment to her hometown. Helping her find her hometown is just a wish of mine."
"You seem very enthusiastic." Baili Qing suddenly sighed.
"Probably?" Yu Sheng felt a little embarrassed. "My 'enthusiasm' ended up causing trouble for you."
"The Secret Service has always been dealing with 'trouble'. In comparison, we are more willing to contact 'clients' like you," Baili Qing sighed, "If the targets we usually face are people like you, the work of the Secret Service will be much easier - at least the work of the 'contact' link will be much easier."
Yu Sheng raised his eyebrows: "Really?"
"Clear thinking, able to communicate, won't attack and hurt others, won't die suddenly," Baili Qing sighed and spread her hands. Complaining about work is probably the greatest sincerity in every working person's heart. Her behavior at this time seems quite humane. "If he can meet three of the four criteria, he is already a 'high-quality customer' that we rarely see on weekdays."
Yu Sheng: "Is your Secret Service's usual working environment so dire?!"
Baili Qing didn't say anything, but just sighed again.
Yu Sheng had never worked in the Secret Service, but he immediately understood the sigh, and he was too embarrassed to tell the other party that he really only had three of the four...
Baili Qing quickly returned to her businesslike attitude: "I have already answered many of your questions - do you have any other questions?"
"There are no problems... for now," Yu Sheng thought for a moment and adjusted his sitting position. "Then should we go through the 'registration' process you just mentioned?"
"Generally speaking, 'ordinary people' who have had contact with foreign lands need to register at the Secret Service's office and undergo basic inspections and assessments. They will be accompanied by our contact personnel throughout the process. However... since this is a special case, I can also use my power as the director to skip these red tapes," Baili Qing said, her colorless eyes staring at Yu Sheng, "but I want to hear first what plans you have for the future."
Yu Sheng lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said seriously, "If I register as a spirit world detective or independent investigator, will there be any convenience?"
Baili Qing showed no surprise at all, as if she had expected the situation at this moment. She just nodded and replied, "In short, you will get the intelligence sharing provided by the Secret Service to various legal supernatural organizations or individuals in the border area, the right to use a large number of support facilities, a communication platform with other organizations or individuals, a 'legal identity' that can be recognized by other forces, and most importantly - access rights."
Yu Sheng leaned forward subconsciously: "Access rights?"
"There are many 'points' at the border that connect to the 'faraway' places, and most of them are controlled. Enabling these connection points or entering certain restricted areas requires access permission - of course, I guess your 'gate' can probably ignore these issues, but legal access means being able to get more intelligence support. If you want to deal with foreign lands, 'intelligence' is more useful than any combat power in most cases. And..."
"and?"
"And you should at least consider those of us who need to work overtime in the Secret Service," Baili Qing suddenly sighed, "In the future, don't open the doors of places where you can swipe your card."
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Yu Sheng suddenly felt embarrassed.
Fortunately, he was thick-skinned and adjusted himself after a moment of embarrassment. He nodded with a straight face and said, "I am always happy to maintain order."
Baili Qing didn't say anything, just listened seriously.
Then she looked into Yu Sheng's eyes seriously: "Anything else you want to ask?"
“What are the requirements for registered paranormal detectives and independent investigators?”
"It's easy to be an independent investigator. You need to be clear-minded, be mentally prepared to face death, and have experience or basic knowledge of surviving in foreign lands. In addition, we just need to confirm that you are not crazy and want to do such a life-threatening thing. This meets the requirements. The requirements for a ghost detective are slightly higher. In addition to the skills that an investigator must have, you must also have a legal and valid 'registered group'."
"Registration group?" Yu Sheng thought for a moment, "Oh, I see. It's similar to the 'fairy tale' organization behind Little Red Riding Hood, right?"
"That's understandable," Baili Qing nodded. "So most people who survived the alien world would start as independent investigators if they wanted to continue dealing with the supernatural world. It's very difficult to find an organization willing to accept new strangers. After all, in many dangerous alien worlds, the danger posed by a crappy newcomer is even greater than encountering an entity. Of course, there are exceptions, such as a group of people who encountered an alien world at the same time and survived collectively, although this is rare."
"Are there any registration restrictions for this kind of organization?" Yu Sheng asked curiously.
"At least two members who meet the qualifications of investigators, at least one member with experience in fighting entities, a stable contact location and method, and - the name must not contain words or special punctuation marks that are against public order and morality. In addition, there are statements such as legal operations and no threat to the order and security of the border area. That's all."
Yu Sheng listened in a daze: "...That's it? No other requests?"
A smile seemed to appear on Baili Qing's face.
"This is a confrontation with aliens and entities. Facing things beyond human reason and surviving is the only valid 'standard'. We don't need to set any thresholds. 'Survival' is the biggest threshold."
Yu Sheng said "Oh" and touched his chin: "It sounds like the threshold is quite low..."
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