Chapter 50 Mutual Suspicion Zhou Fengyun whispered to Chu Yihou…
Zhou Fengyun asked Chu Yihou in a low voice, "During the few days I was away, did they meet in private?"
Chu Yihou shook his head: "I don't know either. Boss A Ding only started working today, but whether they made any plans in private... I don't know."
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Not long after Yu Qing got into Ji Qinian's car, Gu Tuo called to invite him to a discipleship banquet.
Yu Qing could only pretend that he had an upset stomach and stay at home in bed.
Gu Tuo didn't make things difficult for him.
After hanging up the phone, Yu Qing looked at Ji Qinian, who was driving, and said, "Don't give yourself away."
"No, it won't happen," Ji Qinian assured him. "But why are you afraid of people finding out?"
Yu Qing countered, "Aren't you curious about where my equipment came from?"
"Yes," Ji Qinian said frankly.
Yu Qing raised an eyebrow. "Then we'll know the answer, won't we?"
If the truth about him being Yu Qing is exposed, his house will be trampled to pieces.
Can we still enjoy the good days?
"What do you think of those foreigners in the secret realm who are taking drugs?" Yu Qing changed the subject.
“This is one of the tasks I’m here to learn,” Ji Qinian said. “In recent months, several cities around Anshi have seen a sudden increase in the power of superhumans. There are underground boxing rings in many cities, and many superhumans go there to fight for money. They can earn hundreds of thousands or even millions in a single fight. There are a few superhumans who were incredibly weak in one fight but became very powerful in the next. They became cash cows for the boxing rings, but they didn’t last long. About a month later, one of them suddenly exploded and died in the boxing ring. The autopsy report said that it was caused by long-term use of an unknown drug. We in Haishi have been investigating this matter. We learned from an informant that he bought the drug from Anshi.”
"Have you told Captain Zhou about this?" Yu Qing asked.
"Not yet, we'll talk about it at the dinner table later."
Yu Qing had no other questions.
They arrived together at the five-star hotel that Zhou Fengyun had booked.
When Yu Qing looked up at the golden gate, he knew there must be delicious food inside.
Zhou Fengyun booked a large private room with a large round table that had two rotating tables.
In the center of the table is a carved fruit platter featuring the twelve zodiac animals.
Everyone couldn't help but exclaim "Wow!" as soon as they entered.
"This fruit platter looks so good I almost don't want to eat it." Gu Tuo immediately took out his phone to take a picture.
Chu Yihou joked, "How can I bear to watch you eat?"
As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed a monkey-shaped watermelon, stuffing it into his mouth.
"My monkey brother tastes like ginseng fruit."
Guo Yilong looked at it and said, "No dragon carving, bad review."
"There's a snake, so you'll have to make do," Chu Yihou said, pointing to the green grape snake coiled up like a mosquito coil.
Everyone sat down around the table. Yu Qing looked at the fruit and was still hesitating about which one to eat when Zhou Fengyun picked up a small plate and handed it to him.
The small dish contains strawberry slices arranged in the shape of roses, coated with a thin layer of candied sugar.
"This is delicious."
Yu Qing took it, raised his head slightly, and the mask opened up a little.
Yu Qing lowered his head, took a bite, and said, "This tastes better than the candied hawthorn I had last time."
Gu Tuo turned around when he heard the familiar voice from across the street.
The sound coming from the mask was rather deep, with a slight reverberation.
It's a pleasant sound.
But he still felt the name sounded familiar.
Yu Qing caught a glimpse of Gu Tuo's gaze and decided not to speak.
The change in sound will be weakened when the mask is removed.
Actually, he didn't want to lie to him.
It's just that he finds it hard to explain.
Ji Qinian picked up a pear carved into the shape of a roc spreading its wings, looked at it, and then handed it over.
"The pears are also very sweet."
"Oh, thank you," Yu Qing said, and ate the pear as well.
They're all very sweet.
But strawberries are more fragrant.
Yu Qing sat down.
Zhou Fengyun and Ji Qinian exchanged a glance.
They sat on either side of Yu Qing.
After everyone was seated, the waiters began serving the dishes.
A total of twenty-six dishes were served.
Sixteen meat dishes, six vegetarian dishes, two soups, and two cold spicy and sour dishes.
"This meal is to welcome Ji Qinian, and it is also the apprenticeship banquet for Gu Tuo to become Hua Qingshu's apprentice. In addition, it is also to thank everyone for their contributions and efforts to the Bureau of Supernatural Abilities over the long term."
Without everyone's concerted efforts, Anshi would not have the peace and stability it enjoys today. Let me first raise a toast to everyone." Zhou Fengyun raised his teacup.
Everyone raised their glasses together.
Everyone was quite adept at exchanging pleasantries, and Yu Qing listened while his eyes were fixed on the glistening roast goose in front of him.
After everyone finished exchanging pleasantries, Gu Tuo served tea to Hua Qingshu.
"Master, please have some tea."
Hua Qingshu gracefully accepted the teacup and drank it all in one gulp.
"Good disciple, learn well from your master from now on, and you will have a bright future."
"Thank you, Master. I will definitely study hard," Gu Tuo said happily.
Zhou Fengyun announced that the meal was starting, and everyone immediately began picking up food.
They were starving.
Yu Qing had already put on disposable gloves and was ready. As soon as he said it was time to eat, he immediately brought over the plump roast goose leg.
The table was full of young men, all with large appetites. The table was piled high with meat, and half of it was gone after the rotating table spun around twice.
Zhou Fengyun, wearing disposable gloves, was peeling shrimp, from tiger prawns to mantis shrimp.
The various kinds of shrimp meat were arranged neatly on the plate.
He took off his disposable gloves, picked up the plate, and placed it in front of Yu Qing.
Yu Qing didn't stand on ceremony at all, picked it up, dipped it in the soy sauce dish, and started eating.
Each bite is delicious and sweet.
Chu Yihou immediately shouted, "Boss, you're being unfair!"
Luo Jianjie saw through it but didn't say anything: "Whose heart is in the very center?"
Chu Yihou sighed affectedly, "Alas, as expected, I am not strong and charming enough."
Guo Yilong: "Ugh."
Chu Yihou has slanted eyes.
Yu Qing smiled without saying a word and continued eating shrimp.
Zhou Fengyun said casually, "Let's get down to business. Ji Qinian, you've come here on a mission, haven't you?"
Ji Qinian nodded and explained to everyone the purpose of his visit to Anshi.
In fact, everyone has encountered people who have become stronger by taking drugs in the secret realm.
Therefore, there is no doubt that drugs can make people stronger in a short period of time.
Hua Qingshu: "If we can get our hands on the pills, can we use the ingredients they require to find the pharmaceutical industry chain?"
“That’s right. Our country has very strict regulations on drugs. It’s not easy to manufacture prohibited substances in China unless they are smuggled in from overseas,” Zhou Fengyun said.
"The customs and border control have been notified and will assist us in investigating this case. The proliferation of drugs will amplify people's greed infinitely. The average ghost energy value in Anshi is showing an upward trend. Once human greed turns into evil, it is very likely to be invaded by ghost energy, triggering the resurgence of ghost energy. I believe everyone has noticed that in the past, we only faced simple ghost energy resurgences, such as the opening of secret realms and the emergence of ghosts from another dimension to harm humans. But now, human evil can also trigger the resurgence of ghost energy. Several such incidents have already occurred in Anshi. I think the ghost energy resurgence incidents will continue to evolve in the future, and our equipment and strength will also need to be improved."
Chu Yihou raised his hand and said, "I think the equipment of the superhumans who invaded the secret realm this time is really powerful. Can we also equip ourselves with cannons to rush out on missions in the future? It would be so satisfying to blow them up one by one."
Guo Yilong raised his hand in agreement: "I agree."
Hua Qingshu also raised her hand: "I agree."
Gu Tuo was still in a daze when Hua Qingshu slapped his elbow, causing his hand to spring up and be raised high.
"...Agreed."
Luo Jianjie: "Then I also want a weapon with great destructive power."
Zhou Fengyun said, "I will have someone design the most suitable equipment and weapons for you based on your individual abilities. A Ding, your equipment and weapons are very advanced. What are your thoughts on everyone else's equipment and weapons?"
After Yu Qing finished eating and drinking, he wiped his mouth and put his mask back on.
"I don't have any right now. I'll let you know when I remember something."
"OK."
After that, the conversation returned to the pills that boosted combat power.
While they were chatting happily, Zhou Fengyun received a call from the hospital specializing in superpowers, saying that the superpowered person had suddenly exploded and died.
The hospital sent photos.
The superhuman was lying in bed when he suddenly exploded and died, his blood splattering everywhere, like fireworks exploding in his bed.
"This is the consequence of taking medicine indiscriminately." Zhou Fengyun lamented that a life had ended just like that.
Yu Qing said, "We can make this public so that everyone knows there is a drug that can temporarily enhance superpowers. If you take too much, you will explode and die. Those superpowered individuals who take the drug may not even know that this will happen."
“This will definitely make the news,” Zhou Fengyun said, already discussing the matter with the relevant departments.
Soon after, the hospital was flooded with media.
When Yu Qing and the others returned to the Supernatural Abilities Bureau after their meal, they had already seen the related news.
"Master!" 8G ran over from afar.
He excitedly stretched out his arms in front of Yu Qing.
Yu Qing reached out and supported his head to prevent him from hugging him.
How did you get here from over there?
8G came from the research institute.
Yu Qing remembered that he worked at the criminal investigation team across the street, right?
8G said with a grin, "I can't be of much help to the team, so they asked me to help out at the research institute. The institute happens to be short of a self-media person, so I applied and got the job. But Master, I still want to go live with you to fight monsters. I haven't done a live stream in a long time."
8G ended up looking pathetic.
Yu Qing put his arm around 8G's neck and walked to the side. The two of them whispered to each other furtively in the corner outside the Bureau of Supernatural Abilities.
Gu Tuo stood under the eaves watching the two whispering to each other.
I feel like I'm familiar with this figure.
Zhou Fengyun followed Gu Tuo's gaze and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
Gu Tuo turned around and shook his head: "Nothing, I just wanted to see the big shot."
Zhou Fengyun asked, "Don't you think he looks familiar?"
Gu Tuo looked at Zhou Fengyun with a puzzled expression: "Captain Zhou, what do you mean by that?"
"It's nothing," Zhou Fengyun replied casually, then turned and went into the station.
Gu Tuo looked over again. Although he resembled Qingqing, Qingqing wasn't nearly as capable. Even if she was, there was no reason for Qingqing not to tell him.
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"Master, is something the matter?" 8G asked in a low voice.
"Did you see a black bottle over there? It's a monster," Yu Qing asked in a low voice.
“Yes, there’s one in the lab, and I even took a picture of it.” 8G took out his phone and showed him the photo.
Upon seeing it, Yu Qing confirmed that it was the core of the formation.
"What's going on with this thing?"
"Nothing's wrong. I heard that after the bottle was brought back, it's been sitting in this glass case without any movement."
"Not going to say anything?"
"It can talk? I've never heard it before."
"Yes, I've met him before. He can talk. He's the kind of monster that can transform into other people, but he's a black blob."
8G's jaw dropped. "It's him? It really is him?"
"Hmm, didn't the researchers over there study him?"
“I’ve been monitoring his data every day, and Cheng Zexi talks to him every day, but the bottle doesn’t respond. I thought Cheng Zexi had something wrong with his head, but it turns out the bottle really can talk.”
"I'll find an opportunity to talk to you tomorrow. I'd like to know when would be a convenient time for me?"
8G thought for a moment and said, "Cheng Zexi has a habit of taking a nap at noon, so he won't be here at noon. He's basically in the lab at other times, so I'm very free. I can take videos around and secretly take you in for a look."
Yu Qing patted him on the shoulder, thinking that this guy was really reliable.
"By the way, how do you make money through video-based e-commerce?"
“I’ll teach you, Master, it’s super easy.” 8G said, taking out his phone to demonstrate for him.
Yu Qing nodded: "Understood."
He recorded a video in the secret realm, but hasn't had time to edit it. He'll edit it tonight and try adding some links to see if he can sell anything.
"Ah Ding," Zhou Fengyun said as he walked out of the station, "I have a mission."
"Here you are." Yu Qing nudged 8G, telling him to go back to work, and then turned and walked towards Zhou Fengyun.
Accompanying Zhou Fengyun were Hua Qingshu, Gu Tuo, and Ji Qinian.
Zhou Fengyun said, "The concentration of ghostly energy at the Xinxiang District Mental Hospital is 1200. Let's go there."
Hua Qingshu said, "I'll teach my apprentice to build up his courage."
Gu Tuo: "I try my best not to hold everyone back."
Yu Qing: "No, how about I fly you there?"
Gu Tuo immediately shook his head: "I'm afraid of heights... I dare not, I dare not."
Ji Qinian: "I..."
Zhou Fengyun spoke first: "I'll go with you first, the rest of you can drive."
The aircraft flew out from behind Yu Qing.
After he stepped on, Zhou Fengyun naturally followed.
"We're leaving now," Yu Qing said, and flew away with Zhou Fengyun.
Hua Qingshu glanced at Ji Qinian, whose gaze was fixed intently on Yu Qing.
It's hard not to understand what he's thinking.
"Stop looking, let's drive."
Ji Qinian asked in confusion, "Me, drive?"
Hua Qingshu's eyes lit up, and a slightly wicked smile appeared on her lips: "Would you dare to ride with me if I drive?"
Gu Tuo: "I don't have a driver's license..."
Guo Yilong leaned halfway out of the gate to warn, "Xiao Hua has road rage, don't let him drive, he can curse the whole way."
Ji Qinian: "Alright, I'll drive."
Hua Qingshu turned around and glared at Guo Yilong with a fierce look.
Guo Yilong immediately shrank back and ran away.
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The mental hospital is located in a relatively remote area.
The ghostly aura suddenly and rapidly increased, turning from clear vision to complete darkness in just three hours.
Fortunately, the ghostly aura only covered the mental hospital and a small area nearby.
Therefore, most patients were able to be successfully transferred out.
However, there are a few individuals with very peculiar illnesses; if you tell them to run, they will actually run around everywhere, to the point that they are currently temporarily out of contact.
Yu Qing and Zhou Fengyun arrived at the mental hospital, where the director was waiting for them outside the ghostly aura.
I explained the details to them.
“We had three patients we were unable to bring out; here are their records.”
Yu Qing took it, flipped through it, and wrote it down.
Zhou Fengyun also took it and looked through it.
He said, "Let's go in first. Other superhumans will be coming later. Don't step into the ghostly aura area."
"Yes, yes, thank you, Captain Zhou." The dean clenched his fists and bowed to them.
Yu Qing and Zhou Fengyun then entered the ghostly aura.
“It’s a bit like a nursing home,” Yu Qing said.
"Perhaps someone is possessed by a ghost." After encountering such things several times, Zhou Fengyun had gained experience.
"Could it be one of these three people?"
"Very likely."
The fences surrounding the mental hospital are very high to prevent patients from escaping.
After passing through the large iron gate, there are green lawns and small pavilions on both sides.
Walk another twenty or thirty meters or so to reach the main building.
There is another building to the right, and further in there is a long corridor with several buildings lined up together.
Before they even reached the main building, they sensed unusual energy fluctuations behind them.
The two quickly turned around.
A face suddenly loomed towards them: "Are you here to see me?"
Yu Qing was genuinely startled by this person.
"Are you Su Yeguo?"
Su Yeguo was one of the three who went missing.
She is very young, only sixteen years old this year, and is a high school sophomore.
The Su Yeguo in front of him looked like a sixteen-year-old boy.
"I'm not crazy." Su Yeguo suddenly approached them nervously. "I'm really not crazy. Can you take me out of here? I want to go back to school. I'm not crazy. They won't let me go to school and they've locked me up here. I'm really not sick. I'm just... ahhhhh... there's a ghost!"
Su Yeguo, not knowing what she saw, suddenly turned around and ran away in a panic.
Zhou Fengyun reached out and grabbed Su Yeguo's collar, but the collar disappeared in his hand the next second.
Su Yeguo has also disappeared.
Yu Qing stared at the hand frozen in mid-air. "He disappeared?"
“Yes.” Zhou Fengyun retracted his grip, confirming that he had indeed caught it just now.
"Could what we're seeing be a ghost?" Yu Qing joked.
"Who knows? Let's look around." Zhou Fengyun raised his hand, and the golden sword flew out with a whoosh, illuminating their path.
It was pitch black inside the ghostly aura, with low visibility.
Yu Qing threw out a fireball, which spun above them.
The firelight and golden light together allowed them to barely make out the surrounding buildings.
If someone runs by, you can tell.
The two walked into the building together.
Zhou Fengyun asked in a low voice, "You and Ji Qinian have a good relationship in private?"
Yu Qing: "Not familiar with them."
You're not familiar with him, yet you whispered to him and rode in his car?
Zhou Fengyun didn't ask that question.
I just said "oh".
After a moment of awkward silence, Yu Qing turned to look at him: "Why are you asking this?"
"It's nothing. I just thought you two were good friends. If so, I'll take care of him." Zhou Fengyun gave himself a great reason.
Yu Qing said, "No need for that, we're just ordinary colleagues."
"And what about me?" Zhou Fengyun blurted out.
"Good leader." Yu Qingchao gave him a thumbs up.
Zhou Fengyun became withdrawn.
He wasn't speaking.
Yu Qing didn't say anything, but he didn't know that his boss had become withdrawn.
I'm just working hard to earn money.
Suddenly, a sobbing sound came from upstairs. The two looked at each other and went upstairs.
Zhou Fengyun quickened his pace and walked ahead of Yu Qing.
The golden sword was the first to fly up.
When they arrived on the second floor, the crying suddenly stopped.
Yu Qing waved his hand, causing the fireball to move along the corridor, illuminating the entire corridor, but no one was found.
Several beetles appeared in his hand.
Buzzing...
Zhou Fengyun saw it.
"What's this?"
“A miniature camera,” Yu Qing replied.
Zhou Fengyun looked at his mask and guessed, "Your mask isn't a monitor, is it?"
Yu Qing: "You're really smart."
"Really? The images of those little creatures will be transmitted directly into your mask?"
"That's right."
Zhou Fengyun was genuinely envious: "I've seen this kind of equipment in science fiction movies, where did you get it?"
Yu Qing suddenly asked seriously, "If killing me one day could yield a lot of equipment, would you kill me?"
"Of course not, why would you think that?"
"I exposed too much in the secret realm. Shouldn't Ling Zun have sent you to ask me for equipment?"
Yu Qing suddenly touched on something that Zhou Fengyun had been pondering but didn't know how to bring up.
Zhou Fengyun immediately felt embarrassed.
"Yes... how did you know?"
Yu Qing turned and walked up to the third floor, saying in a somewhat cold voice, "It's not hard to guess, I was still too high-profile."
“I won’t do anything to make things difficult for you. Although I would love to equip everyone with the same set of gear as you, I won’t force you if you don’t have it. But why can’t your gear be mass-produced?” Zhou Fengyun followed Yu Qing’s footsteps.
“Because it can’t be mass-produced.” Yu Qing thought for a moment and started making things up: “This set of equipment was obtained by my elder in a secret realm. He’s no longer here, and I know nothing about that realm. I just inherited these good things. Before he passed away, he told me to keep a low profile. If I said I didn’t know a lot of things, no one would believe me…”
"I believe you." Zhou Fengyun interrupted before he could finish speaking, and said with certainty, "I believe everything you said. Since the equipment cannot be mass-produced, then forget it. I know how to answer the general."
Yu Qing looked back at him. Sometimes he felt that Zhou Fengyun was very cunning, and his words were always testing him. Other times he felt that Zhou Fengyun was very sincere, just like now, his words made him feel at ease.
However, once he stepped outside of that feeling and looked at the bigger picture, he couldn't completely trust Zhou Fengyun.
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Outside the nursing home, the Bureau of Supernatural Abilities' car arrived.
Ji Qinian, Hua Qingshu, and Gu Tuo have arrived.
The three walked in, and to let Gu Tuo practice his courage, they let him walk in front. Gu Tuo almost hugged himself tightly with both hands.
It's pitch black!
Yu Qing's fireball fell from the sky, illuminating their path.
Hua Qingshu asked, "What's going on?"
Zhou Fengyun said to them from the window, "Nothing has been found yet. There is a guy named Su Yeguo who seems to be able to teleport. He is a patient here. Arrest him as soon as you see him."
Ji Qinian summoned the little dog and placed it on the ground.
"I'm good at finding people."
Zhou Fengyun, who was upstairs, turned to leave, but upon hearing Ji Qinian's words, he turned back to look at him.
He's good at finding people.
Therefore, Ji Qinian may be able to find out A Ding's true identity.
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