"I'm just looking for someone, it's nothing serious." Hearing that Mingfen was a bit sensitive about "public security," Wang Yao quickly smiled and reassured him. He then told him about the case Qiu Dingxiong was handling.
“We have someone in our office in the human world specifically keeping an eye on that big hotel. We even used exorcism talismans, but not only were the talismans destroyed, but those dozen or so foreigners also disappeared. I wanted to come and see if we could find the foreigners. After all, the situation in the human world is what it is, and losing the foreigners would be quite troublesome.”
"This matter... is related to three departments: the Yin-Yang Path's Arrest Office, which specializes in apprehending restless and unruly ghosts who have escaped from the Underworld; the Reincarnation Path's Human Realm Office, which handles all matters, large and small, related to the Human Realm; and the Yin-Yang Path's Foreign Affairs Office..."
“They specialize in handling all matters related to the foreign trade zone,” Mingfen said.
When Wang Yao heard Ming Fen mention three units at once, he was immediately stumped.
He pondered it carefully and realized that it was still not certain that a ghost had left the underworld and kidnapped a group of foreigners at the Grand Hotel. Ma Gu's statement was purely speculation, and Wang Yao's was even more so. Apart from Lin Yazhi, he had not seen any other ghosts at the haunted building.
So we shouldn't rush to the arresting office, since we can't even identify a suspect.
As for the Foreign Affairs Office, those foreigners are just traveling in the human world and lost their things there, not visiting the underworld. So, it's not really appropriate to contact the Foreign Affairs Office. It seems that it's more appropriate to contact the Human World Office, since it's a matter for the human world.
Having made up his mind, Wang Yao looked at the soul lamp in his hand. The wick was almost invisible. He hurriedly cupped his hands in greeting to the Underworld.
"Um... could you please give me a soul lamp? I still need to go to the human realm to do something, and I'm afraid this lamp will go out on the way. The roads in the underworld are complicated, and I'm afraid I'll get lost," Wang Yao said.
"This...where did you get this soul lamp from? Which organization in the underworld received you? Soul lamps are controlled resources. Our Underworld Marriage Office doesn't deal with the outside world, so where would we get such a thing?" Mingfen said, staring wide-eyed.
"Um... I got this lamp from the Ghost Marriage Office. I caught a ghost from the human world and brought it in. After I finished my business, he gave me this ghost lamp. I thought I could get another one from you?" Wang Yao was a little anxious when he heard that the Ghost Marriage Office didn't have any ghost lamps.
"What? You brought in a wandering soul? There's no reception authority?" Mingfen's expression changed drastically upon hearing Wang Yao's words.
Wang Yao didn't understand what he meant, and nodded blankly.
"Excuse me, I have other things to do here, please leave now!" Mingfen's tone immediately turned cold. He pointed outside and turned to look at the pair of ghosts waiting there.
"Hey? What am I going to do if I get lost in the underworld without a lamp? Where can I get a soul lamp? Can you help me out?" Wang Yao's expression changed as he saw the underworld official's attitude change drastically.
"Didn't I already tell you? The Underworld Marriage Office doesn't have soul lamps! I'm busy here, so you'd better leave." The Underworld Officer replied impatiently to Wang Yao, and then focused on dealing with the divorce application of the two ghosts in front of him. He ignored whatever Wang Yao said and simply didn't pay any attention to him.
Seeing that the Underworld official was avoiding him like the plague, Wang Yao guessed that there might be some rule in the Underworld that forbade chatting with immortals who entered without reason. Since he had already asked about most of the things he needed to know, he didn't want to make things difficult for this Underworld official any further.
He thought to himself, if the underworld doesn't have a soul lamp for ghost marriages, then it certainly does in the human world. Humans are specifically there to handle all matters in the human world, so how could they be without a soul lamp to guide people in the underworld?
Although the wick of the Soul Lamp was no longer visible, the flame was still stable. Moreover, quite a bit of time had passed since he left the Wandering Soul Office. This Soul Lamp seemed to burn particularly well, so he thought to himself that if he walked faster, he might be able to reach the Human Realm Office. He shouldn't waste any more time lingering here.
Anyway, the Human Realm Office, the Underworld Marriage Office, and the Wandering Soul Office are all underworld agencies, and they're just located in this area. How far can they go? With that thought in mind, Wang Yao picked up the soul lamp, called to Hui Shuo, and quickly left the Underworld Marriage Office, heading towards the Human Realm Office.
Following the route guided by the light of the soul lamp, the Human Realm Office was indeed not far away, seemingly even closer than the Wandering Soul Office and the Underworld Marriage Office. Wang Yao and his group hurried along, passing through door after door, and finally walked onto a stairwell.
Following the light's direction, they walked a short distance down the corridor, turned right, and then went a little further to reach the Human Realm Office. As Wang Yao and his group continued along the corridor, the light from the soul lamp began to flicker slightly.
Wang Yao thought he had stirred up the wind by walking too fast, so he hurriedly protected the soul lamp with his hand and walked forward quickly. Hui Shuo followed closely beside him, panting. They reached the right fork in the road ahead, and Wang Yao turned in twice, entering another section of the corridor.
Fortunately, this section was not long. Wang Yao could already see the bright spot of the Human Realm Office flashing not far ahead. However, after passing through a corridor, the scene in front of them surprised both Wang Yao and his companion.
Here, another commercial center appeared, its neon lights and advertising screens displaying different images dazzling the eyes. A dense throng of ghosts moved about, and for a moment, the two were at a loss as to where to go.
At that very moment, the light of the soul lamp suddenly flashed and then went out. Wang Yao quickly picked up the soul lamp and examined it closely. The wick had burned out completely, and the soul lamp had turned into an ordinary white paper lantern.
"It's alright, the Human Realm Office should be just ahead." Wang Yao remembered the last image displayed by the Soul Lamp's light, comforted Hui Shuo, and also gave himself a boost. He then led Hui Shuo out of the passage and into the commercial plaza in front of them.
Because the last bright spot displayed by the Soul Lamp was directly in front of him, Wang Yao walked straight through the ghost stream with his two lights and went forward. In front of him was another place that looked like a large shopping mall.
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