The young man who claimed to be from the Special Case Management Bureau stood quietly outside the door, waiting for Yue Ya to open it.
Yue Ya remembered the case of a body sunken at the bottom of the lake in the resort mentioned by the young man - not long ago, a water ghost came to his house again and again. He reported the case on behalf of the water ghost and got rid of the ghost's entanglement. He thought the matter had come to an end, but he didn't expect there would be a follow-up.
Yue Ya raised his hand to touch the corner of his eye, then turned to look at the dressing mirror on the wall. His left eye had indeed turned golden, cold and inviolable, in sharp contrast to the deep black right eye.
Since this young man came from a special department, he might know some tricks. Yue Ya covered his left eye with gauze before opening the door.
The door suddenly opened, and the young man saw Yue Ya stunned for a moment, his eyes swept over Yue Ya's left eye covered with gauze, and then drooped his eyelashes very measuredly, and introduced himself: "Hello, I am the leader of the special task force of the Special Case Management Bureau, Chen Du."
Although I don't know what this special task force is mainly responsible for, but to find the reporter to investigate the problem, it doesn't need the special task force leader to go to the house in person, right? Yue Ya always feels that Chen Du's visit is for other purposes.
He glanced at Chen Du's ID, and without inviting Chen Du in, he said straight to the point: "Officer Chen, I was completely honest when I took the statement about that case. Do you have any other questions?"
Smelling the scent of a stranger, Feifei and Danhuangsu came to the door together. Feifei jumped onto Yueya's shoulder like a little monkey, and looked at Chen Du with a pair of strange eyes, wagging his tail. Danhuangsu squatted quietly at Yueya's feet, just in the shade where the sun could not reach.
Chen Du tilted his head and his straight lips curved.
Chen Du's line of sight was right at the egg yolk pastry, and Yueya intuitively felt that he could see the egg yolk pastry.
Yue Ya frowned and looked down at the ground under Chen Du's feet. The man was covered in a sunset robe and there were real shadows under his feet. He was undoubtedly a living person.
He is a living person but can see ghosts. Is he someone with the same yin-yang eyes as him?
The faint smile on Chen Du's lips disappeared in an instant. He raised his eyes and looked at Yue Ya: "Mr. Yue, I think we should go in and talk."
Yueya thought for a moment and stepped aside: "Come in."
The egg yolk pastry did not move, but Chen Du avoided it when he entered the room. Yue Ya was sure that he could see the ghost 100%.
Chen Du must be used to doing this kind of door-to-door investigation. He was not cramped when he entered the house and sat upright on the sofa. When Yue Ya came over, he went straight to the point: "We have already salvaged the body from the resort's artificial lake and have identified the suspect."
"When things are going so smoothly, why did you come to me?" Yueya poured him a glass of water slowly.
"Thank you," Chen Du picked up the water cup and took a sip. "I talked to the victim's soul. He said that you were able to see him and enthusiastically helped him report the case. He asked us to present you with a banner that says 'Enthusiastic Citizen'."
“…”
It turns out that the problem lies in this link.
It seems that the world he has lived in for so many years is more complicated than he imagined.
Chen Du put down the cup and changed the subject: "I didn't come to you for this case. I wanted to know about your situation. Is your Yin-Yang vision congenital or acquired?"
If he were to answer this question honestly, he would have to mention "quick escape". Yue Ya didn't know whether the Special Case Bureau knew about it, and he didn't want to be so passive.
"Officer Chen, this is my personal matter."
Sensing Yue Ya's vigilance, Chen Du was silent for a moment, and his tone slowed down a lot: "Don't worry, I have no ill intentions. We have been investigating a major case. I can't reveal too much about the specific case now. In short, this case is very large in scope and spans a long period of time. Recently, we have finally made some progress, but we are short of manpower and urgently need to recruit people with special abilities. You are on our investigation list."
A case with such a large scope, could it really be related to "Quick Escape"? Players who fail to pass the game will die. If the number of people who die of unknown causes suddenly increases during a certain period of time in this plane, it is indeed possible to attract the attention of this special department.
Yueya opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, Chen Du said, "Don't rush to refuse. Why don't you come with me to the group to find out more? I'll give you the banner while I'm at it."
It would not be bad for Yueya to have more information, so he had no reason to refuse. Before agreeing, he asked one more question: "I have a question. Does the recruitment need to be done by the team leader himself?"
Chen Du shook his head: "There is a fortune teller in our group. She told me that it would be best for me to come in person."
Chen Du paused and said, "Mr. Yue, I attach great importance to this meeting."
A fortune teller? Could it be her?
Yue Ya rubbed his brows and said, "Please lead the way."
Standing in front of the gate of the Special Management Bureau, Yue Ya raised his eyebrows in surprise. Isn't this relevant department too simple?
The building where the Special Management Bureau is located is a bit old. The sign at the door is very small and even the words on it are faded. If you don’t have good eyesight, you may not be able to see it. It seems like it is deliberately trying to reduce its presence.
"Our team's office is over here, please." Chen Du has always been polite to Yue Ya.
The special service team's office is not in the main building. It is an independent two-story building. Looking at its simple appearance, people would believe it is the street office.
"Our department is quite special and different from regular departments. The working environment is also quite flexible. You are still a student, so you can choose to work part-time." Chen Du pushed open the door: "Welcome to the special service team."
The interior of the special service team's office must have been renovated and looked more impressive than the outside. When the two entered, several staff members looked over. They were wearing casual clothes, were relatively young, and looked quite energetic.
A boy with black-framed glasses and curly hair came forward and said, "Boss, you're back. This is..."
Chen Du said: "Yue Ya, the person who reported the resort lake sinking case."
"It's you!" Curly was a little excited, and turned around and shouted, "Wan Zi, the person you asked the boss to invite in person is here, come here quickly!"
When he heard the word "dumpling", Yue Ya's eyebrows jumped. Did he really guess it right?
When Curly shouted, all the staff members who were working looked up. One of the girls with a bun stood up and met Yueya's eyes.
Although he had vaguely guessed the result, Yue Ya was still a little dazed when he really saw this familiar face. It was the first time for him to meet his former gaming teammates in the real world.
All of this was within Wanzi's expectations. She looked calm and waved as she walked towards Yueya: "Long time no see, Brother Yue."
Maru is a player that Yue Ya met in the first dungeon. This person’s divination is very accurate, but he often says that he is only half-baked.
Before they parted, she told Yue Ya that he would have trouble sleeping and would be troubled by water in the near future. As a result, he was harassed by a water ghost when he came out of the dungeon, and then he entered the haunted house dungeon, where he was disturbed by evil ghosts every night when he slept.
"Long time no see," Yue Ya asked her, "Did you know that we are in the same plane?"
"I'm not that amazing. Small cases like the Shenhu case weren't handled by the special task force. I just heard your name when I was visiting, so I asked a few questions and told you a fortune. Then the boss went to contact the victim's soul," Wanzi smiled. "Before I met you, I was only 50% sure... I can only say that it was a coincidence. You were destined to step into the door of our special task force."
Yue Ya smiled and said, "Are all of them players here?"
Since Maru is here, I guess "quick escape" is no longer a secret in the special forces team.
"No," Wan Zi shook his head: "Let's go to the conference room and I'll tell you in detail."
In addition to Chen Du and Wan Zi, a tall and thin boy wearing a black baseball cap entered the meeting room.
"Let me introduce you, this is Zhuang Yan. He is also a 'Quick Escape' player like us, and now he is at level G." After Wan Zi finished the introduction, Zhuang Yan smiled at Yue Ya, with deep dimples on his cheeks.
Level G, one level higher than Yueya.
"This is Yueya, we used to be teammates," Wanzi winked at Yueya, "Excuse me, what level are you at now?"
"F."
Maru opened his eyes wide, and stood up by holding the table: "Oh my god, how come you are already F-level in just a short while? We started from the same starting line, and I am only D-level now."
Yue Ya raised her eyes and asked, "Is the major case you mentioned related to this game?"
Maru took a seat: "Well, but the information we have is limited, and I have only been here for a short time, so let the boss tell you."
Chen Du clasped his hands together and spoke slowly, "In the past two years, the number of people whose causes of death were unknown in our city has nearly doubled. We have been investigating but to no avail. It was not until more than two months ago when Zhuang Yan was pulled into the game world that we began to have some clues. Unfortunately, we have not yet found a way to actively register an account."
Zhuang Yan took over the conversation: "As you know, the players in the game come from different planes, and the chance of meeting players from the same plane is not high. Moreover, as long as we post information related to this game on the Internet, we will disappear from the world. We can't find players through the Internet, so we can only use some traditional methods, so the efficiency is not high. It is not ruled out that some players conceal their identities and don't want to be found by us."
Maru said: "You are the 50th living player we have found, and the fifth player with special abilities. As for the number of suspected players who have died... let's not talk about it."
"How are the other players doing?" Yue Ya asked in a calm voice.
Chen Du replied, "Not very good. Some are still receiving psychological treatment. However, there are a few players with particularly strong qualities. They have no special abilities in the real world, but their level in the game world is very high. We are trying to persuade them to join the special forces team."
Yueya: "What is your purpose?"
"In fact, we think this game is related to another case. I don't know if you can feel that the spiritual energy in our world is rapidly draining away," Chen Du said with a frown. "Zhuang Yan felt the spiritual energy from our world in the game world. We suspect that this game is stealing the spiritual energy in some way! If we don't find a way to stop it, our world will soon become a wasteland due to the depletion of spiritual energy. By then, monsters will breed, our homes will be destroyed, and we will have no way out."
Yue Ya couldn't feel the loss of spiritual energy, but he keenly felt that this world had become dangerous. Moreover, he had smelled a "familiar scent" more than once in the game world. Perhaps it was the spiritual energy of this world as they said.
In short, he believed what Chen Du said.
Yueya held Feifei in her arms and said softly, "Thank you for telling me this."
Maru looked at him expectantly: "Then will you agree to join us?"
"No," Yue Ya already had the answer in his mind: "I will investigate this matter, but I don't plan to join any organization."
Yue Ya believes that in addition to the Special Management Bureau, there must be other civilian forces that have noticed this matter. If other organizations come to him in the future, his answer will still be the same: he needs absolute freedom.
"I say the same thing again. Don't be in a hurry to reply. We will give you enough time to consider it." Chen Du paused and said, "Since you also want to investigate, why don't you join Zhuang Yan in the next dungeon together? The two of you can look after each other."
"Double row?" Yueya's player account has not yet opened this function.
Zhuang Yan explained: "After reaching level G, a new feature is available. I can invite a game friend to enter the dungeon, but the friend's level can only fluctuate up or down by one level."
Wan Zi sighed: "The level difference between me and Zhuang Yan is quite big, so he can't take me with him."
Zhuang Yan nodded, and then said to Yue Ya: "I can play duo with you. We can choose F-level dungeon or G-level dungeon."
It would be hard for Yue Ya not to be excited if he could jump to the next level. He had just upgraded his skills, and F level might not be enough for him to perform well.
Yue Ya thought for a moment and said, "I need to take care of some personal matters first. How long can you wait for me?"
Zhuang Yan: “One week.”
The time is enough, but the rest time is shortened, which Yueya can totally accept. After making the agreement, he prepares to go home.
"Oh, by the way, I have something to give you." Chen Du asked him to wait for a moment and took something out of the drawer. "Before leaving, the victim asked us to present you with a banner to commend you for your noble character of helping others."
Chen Du unfolded the banner in his hand. The four golden characters "Enthusiastic Citizen" made Yue Ya's breath stop.
He always thought Chen Du was joking, but he didn't expect that he had actually made the banner.
"You don't have to be so polite."
Chen Du pressed the banner into his hand and said, "Of course, of course. Take it."
Yueya's ears felt hot, he rolled up the banner, waved his hand, and left the Special Management Bureau.
Yue Ya did not join the special forces team, but he was concerned about the game stealing spiritual energy, and he would never stand idly by.
A week is not too long, nor too short. Yue Ya plans to solve Lu Lu's problem first, so he temporarily puts aside his sculpture works in the real world and returns to his personal space.
Feifei's body has not grown much, but his teeth and appetite have improved a lot. He can already bite the spiritual gems. Yueya put a few beautiful gems in his food bowl as snacks for him to grind his teeth.
Feifei pondered for a moment in front of the food plate, then picked up the largest and glittering gem and placed it at Yueya's feet.
Yueya knelt down and picked up the gem: "Are you going to give this to your brother?"
"Meow~" Feifei came over and Yueya felt a warm ball rubbing against his calves.
"Brother accepts it. Thank you for Feifei's gift. Then brother will give you a gift as well." Yue Ya took out the pet collar that he had carefully selected in the mall and put it on Feifei's neck: "If you feel uncomfortable, tell me and we won't wear it."
He had heard from a friend who owns a cattery that some cats like to wear decorations and clothes, while some cats hate it. This is the first time he has put a collar on Feifei. Although this collar can also protect spiritual pets and locate and track, Feifei's feelings are more important.
The collar is made of soft black leather. Yueya inlaid Feifei's favorite ruby on it, which contrasts with Feifei's snow-white fur, making it look very noble.
Feifei fiddled with the collar with his paw, raised his little head and rubbed Yueya's palm: "Meow~"
This is a very likable performance.
Yue Ya thought again and thought that Fei Fei might have regarded this gem as a food reserve.
After making arrangements for Feifei, Yueya took out the materials he had purchased previously and used puppeteering to create a proportional Lulu.
This was Yue Ya's first time using the shaping skill of puppeteering, but everything went smoothly.
Lulu looked at the little puppet floating in the air, which looked and dressed exactly like her, and exclaimed, "Brother Yueya, you are so awesome!"
Using this skill took a lot of effort, and Yue Ya was a little tired, but she smiled and said to Lu Lu: "Go in and try it."
"Hmm!" Lulu got into the puppet's body, moved his fingers, and tilted his head: "Very obedient, just like my own body."
Yueya was relieved. He bought some flowers and plants and placed them in the yard, and asked Lulu to take care of them.
Lulu was able to adapt to the place quite well, but now that she had a body, she wanted to play: "Brother, can I go into the game with you? I can help."
Yue Ya has seen Lu Lu's abilities. Now that she is in the puppet's body, the system should recognize Yue Ya's skills as hers, rather than an awakened NPC.
It’s not good to keep children stuck at home all the time; they need to be taken out for some fresh air.
Yueya said: "After entering the game, you can't use your abilities easily, can you do that?"
Lulu's eyes sparkled: "I promise to be obedient!"
The next copy will jump several levels and the difficulty will also increase. In order to pass it smoothly, Yue Ya made two new puppets to drive.
…
The agreed time arrived, Yue Ya and Zhuang Yan duo queued and entered the new copy.
Lulu was using a puppet body, so she could stay in the skill card space to rest. She had just entered the dungeon and had not figured out the situation yet, so Yue Ya did not let her come out.
In the distance is the endless sea, the sunlight sparkling on the sea surface, in front is a pier, there are several ferries docked on the coast, and travelers and goods are coming and going.
It was a sunny day with a slightly fishy scent of the sea breeze lingering around his nose. Yue Ya actually felt somewhat comfortable.
There is a suitcase at his feet, he is wearing a painter's hat and carrying a drawing board, and the identity he plays this time is obvious.
He retracted his gaze and saw a group of people standing loosely behind him. These people were both men and women, dressed as students, and all carried drawing boards on their backs. There should be both players and NPCs among them.
Yue Ya looked at them one by one and found Zhuang Yan in the crowd. The other party also saw him and immediately walked towards him.
At the same time, a man with shoulder-length curly hair and silver-rimmed glasses walked to the front of the crowd and raised his hand: "Students, before we set off, the teacher has a few words to say. We will take a ferry to the legendary lost island in a moment. I will give each student a seasickness pill. If you find yourself seasick, take it in time. We will spend the night on the ferry, so please pay attention to safety and contact the teacher in time if you have any problems."
Yue Ya was close by and asked, "Teacher, which ferry should we take?"
"That one..." The professor pointed to the white ferry that was anchored not far away. The ferry was of medium size, not a huge monster. Its white hull and smooth lines made it look like a seagull resting on the water.
"Youlin." The professor smiled and said, "Students, get ready to board the ship. Our journey begins."
[The background of the "Sleeping Statue" dungeon is now released. 】
[You are a student of the sculpture department. Your instructor saw a miraculous place in an ancient book that artists yearn for. The last page of the ancient book is incomplete, and the half-faced goddess sculpture on it has haunted your instructor. He spent a lot of effort to search, and finally found a clue. He decided to take his students to the lost island that is suspected to be a miraculous place. You are among them...]
[Mission: Stop the huge conspiracy of the Lost Island. ]
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