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Chapter 437 Feng Jin Seeks Help
Chu Xiu looked at the crow standing motionless on the table, staring at him intently, and his body tensed up involuntarily.

They had already received information from the Heavenly Mandate and the underworld officials that unrest had begun to break out in the underworld.

All the underworld officials are pushing their family members into the underworld's territory, and the underworld supports this, even waiving the karmic cost of the relocation.

what does this mean?
This means that the underworld is ready to go to war with the Bureau of Investigation at any time.

Once it's confirmed that the Bureau of Investigation is targeting the Underworld, then retaliation from the Underworld will follow.

Chu Xiu dared not even imagine what the Great Xia would be like by then!

So after learning of the crow's appearance, he and Fan Yaohui were sent over to make contact with it.

It's not that Director Feng Jin doesn't value it or doesn't want to come.

Instead, Feng Jin had already gone to see someone higher up because of this matter.

The fact that a special investigator from the Bureau of Investigation attacked the underworld officials is a very serious matter. If things go wrong, the underworld, an ally, could become an enemy even more terrifying than the divine messengers.

In order to prevent any extreme actions that might occur in the underworld, Feng Jin had to make some preparations.

Therefore, the task of contacting the Raven Prophet fell to the two of them.

Feng Jin had only one request for them: try to stay calm!

If the underworld makes any demands, try to agree to them. If the underworld needs any people, provide them if you can. The main goal is to quell this incident!
"Prophet Raven, you've come this time because of the attack on the underworld officials, haven't you?"

"The Bureau of Pollution can guarantee that this was not ordered by any of its directors; it's all a misunderstanding!"

"However, the underworld messengers died at the hands of the nominal Bureau of Investigation agents, so the Bureau of Investigation is willing to accept all compensation."

Chu Xiu didn't beat around the bush; he went straight for the name.

Of course, this was also because the underworld was too mysterious, and Chu Xiu was afraid that his attempts to conceal things would only make things worse.

The Raven Prophet looked at Chu Xiu, but instead of pacing around as usual, he stared at Chu Xiu and said, "If it wasn't an order from the Bureau of Investigation, then why would an agent attack the underworld officials? Please give the underworld an explanation for this."

Chu Xiu's claws were numb.

If they could provide this reason, they wouldn't be in such a hurry.

Of those special envoys who attacked the underworld officials, all but Yu Shanze in Mubei City were dead.

Yu Shanze from Mubei City attacked not the underworld officials, but their chicken farm!
It's still uncertain whether they're a group, so the Bureau of Investigation can't really give a reason for this.

"Raven Prophet, we're already investigating. The Bureau of Investigation is taking this matter very seriously. As long as those people show their faces again, we'll definitely be able to react, catch them, and give the Underworld an explanation!"

Chu Xiu spoke these words with force and conviction, but the crow in front of him remained unmoved.

"So, the Bureau of Investigation is currently unable to provide an answer about the underworld?"

Chu Xiu's forehead was covered in sweat.

"Please believe the Underworld, the Bureau of Investigation is capable of resolving this matter; it just happened too suddenly!"

"By the way, the Bureau of Investigation also arrested a suspected accomplice. If Raven Prophet doesn't mind, we can interrogate him together after he's taken to headquarters!"

This was the only way Chu Xiu could think of to keep this crow who wanted to do something in check.

After he finished speaking, he held his breath and waited quietly.

Chu Xiu had not experienced such an agonizing moment in a long time.

Even when he had entered the underworld and faced the Black Abyss alone, he had never felt this uneasy.

A full minute passed before Chu Xiu heard a single word from the Raven Prophet.

"Can!"

After taking a deep breath, Chu Xiu stood up.

"Raven Prophet, that person is about half an hour away from arriving. Shall we go to that place together to wait for him?"

As soon as Chu Xiu finished speaking, he saw the Raven Prophet, who had been moving, spread its wings and flew towards him.

Watching its movements, Chu Xiu seemed to guess something. He wanted to refuse, but there seemed to be no reason to refuse.

Hesitatingly, the Raven Prophet landed on one of his shoulders.

He could have seen the feathers on the Raven Prophet's body if he had turned his head, but he didn't.

With a blank expression, Chu Xiu strode out.

After Chu Xiu left, Fan Yaohui took out his internal communicator and sent the situation here to Feng Jin.

But after waiting for a long time, he still didn't receive a reply from Feng Jin.

After pacing anxiously in place for a while, Fan Yaohui gritted his teeth and sent another message to the comrade waiting for Yu Shanze at the Yinming Rift.

Ask them to drag out the time by five to ten minutes if possible.

He couldn't delay too long, or the crow would lash out.

We can't just let it drag on; who knows if Feng Jin will be back in just a few minutes?

In the current situation, what matters most is what trump cards Feng Jin can bring back from above.

Otherwise, the Bureau of Investigation, which doesn't want to go to war with the underworld, will have to keep its head down in front of the underworld forever.

"Hopefully the director can make it in time."

Fan Yaohui frowned as he spoke.

……

In Xia City, at the Zhang residence.

After listening to Feng Jin's account, Zhang Rushan frowned.

Previously, Zhang Rushan hadn't really paid much attention to the underworld. Feng Jin didn't know about the foundation of the Great Xia Dynasty, but as one of the leaders of the six surnames of the Great Xia Dynasty in the mortal world, he naturally knew.

So when Feng Jin asked him to take on the task of exploring ancient sites to find the source of the underworld, he readily agreed.

However, after hearing about the events of these past few days, Zhang Rushan no longer dared to confuse the underworld with organizations like the divine messengers as he had done before.

The sword immortal standing on the sword, and the hundred-meter-wide crack, all demonstrated to him the extraordinary nature of the underworld.

Therefore, when Feng Jin reported the sudden crisis with the allies, Zhang Rushan had no choice but to seriously consider the consequences of this matter.

"Your Bureau of Investigation hasn't found the reason why this happened yet?"

Zhang Rushan looked at Feng Jin and asked.

"No, we've checked the identities of those agents hidden in the Bureau of Investigation. Most of them have more than ten years of work experience, and a few have more than five years of work experience. Moreover, their background checks are very clean."

“We took their parents and family members into custody immediately. After interrogation, we found that their family members had no idea about this situation.”

"Therefore, we suspect that they may have defected midway through their service, since the Bureau of Investigation undergoes a very rigorous vetting process when recruiting."

Zhang Rushan, expressionless, looked at Feng Jin and asked, "Have you taken any action against their families? In these special times, we can't be soft-hearted."

Feng Jin nodded indifferently.

"They used all sorts of methods, but the result was the same."

After a moment of silence, Zhang Rushan asked again: "Tell me your thoughts. What do you hope I will give you when you come to me?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Jin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The fact that Mr. Zhang said this shows that he cares about this matter.

After thinking for a moment, Feng Jin said, "Elder Zhang, we can't fathom the strength of the Underworld. The strength they have already revealed is something that the Bureau of Investigation cannot handle at present."

"If they really become enemies, even if the Bureau of Investigation gives it its all, it may not be able to destroy the Underworld."

"I have two ideas now."

A cold glint flashed in Feng Jin's eyes.

"First, send people to find the Underworld's bases in the netherworld. Once all the Underworld's bases are found, transport special nuclear weapons into the netherworld and simultaneously launch a devastating attack on all the Underworld's bases!" "Second, ask the Five Elders Council and the Xia family to send their top experts to deploy defenses in important locations such as the Bureau of Investigation headquarters to prevent the Underworld from retaliating."

"Both approaches need to be pursued simultaneously!"

Zhang Rushan looked at Feng Jin.

"Do you know the consequences of detonating a nuclear weapon in the underworld?"

Feng Jin naturally knew.

Nuclear weapons are not only highly lethal to humans, but they are even more effective against ghosts and spirits, especially at the location where a nuclear weapon is detonated, where nuclear radiation can even prevent the growth of yin energy!

Logically, nuclear weapons are a better means than the Warm Sunshine Project studied by the Bureau of Polling.

While nuclear weapons are effective, their drawbacks are far greater.

First, the completely destroyed Yin-Yang region will directly merge with the surrounding Yin-Yang regions.

It's not the kind of fusion that merges into one area, but rather an instantaneous fusion with the four surrounding Yin and Yang areas!
This large-scale fusion will have a consequence: the large amount of Yin energy generated during the fusion process will directly catalyze the emergence of a large number of high-level ghosts, at least at the Black Abyss level!
Of course, if that were all there was to it, then so be it, since it's not in the mortal world.

The problem is that in this situation, the surge of Yin energy will directly tear open a Yin-Yang rift.

In other words, the detonation of a nuclear weapon will directly create a rift between the living and the dead in the mortal world!

This conclusion was reached decades ago after a test conducted by Daxia.

Decades ago, there were few rifts between the living and the dead in the mortal world, and the areas in the dead that had reached 'saturation' were not many.

Nevertheless, even at that time, rifts in the underworld could be torn open.

In today's world, the cracks caused by a single nuclear weapon would likely be much larger than those cracks that are only one or two meters in size.

The hundred-meter-wide crack that previously appeared over Akiha City is very likely to reappear.

Once a permanent crack of this level appears, don't even think about living within a radius of a hundred miles!
That would definitely be a ghost realm!
This is why the Bureau of Polling hasn't focused on modern technology, but instead continues to delve into the mystical side.

To deal with the underworld and ghosts, one can only use the power of the mystical side.

For example, the warm sunshine!
Feng Jin knew all of this.

Looking at Zhang Rushan, Feng Jin said, "Elder Zhang, we now only have a choice: either blow up the Yin-Yang region, creating more large rifts in the mortal world, or allow the Underworld to become a civilian organization like the Divine Messenger, posing a threat to the Great Xia."

"When faced with two evils, choose the lesser. I think that compared to the threat of the underworld, a few more cracks won't matter."

Zhang Rushan looked at Feng Jin for a long time before smiling.

"Sometimes when we meet with other agencies, they all have some complaints about your management of the Bureau of Investigation, but none of them say they want to remove you as director."

“You’re right, when faced with two evils, choose the lesser one. However, your question involves more than just two options.”

Feng Jin looked at Zhang Rushan, not understanding his meaning.

Zhang Rushan laughed and said, "I don't want to choose nuclear weapons, nor do I want to let the underworld run to the opposite side."

Feng Jin didn't understand. Were there any other options besides these two?

"Hehe, Feng Jin, the second method you just mentioned is to have the six major families of the Great Xia send out top experts to prevent the underworld from retaliating."

"Then tell me, in your opinion, what constitutes a top-tier expert?"

Feng Jin was taken aback.

"I am not clear about the exact strength of the six clans of the Great Xia Dynasty, but the current version of the physical exercise manual is only the seventh version. I think the six clans of the Great Xia Dynasty should have more than seven versions in their possession."

Zhang Rushan nodded.

"You guessed right. The six families of the Great Xia do indeed still have the eighth version of the exercise, and there are also people who have practiced the exercise to the eighth version."

Upon hearing this, Feng Jin's eyes flickered slightly.

Judging from this, it seems that quite a few people among the six surnames of the Great Xia have already started practicing the eighth version of the exercise routine?
"But Feng Jin, do you really think the eighth version of the exercise routine can tear a hundred-meter-wide crack in the sky?"

Feng Jin remained silent.

He is currently at the peak of the seventh version and has also cultivated other techniques. Even so, his strength is only equivalent to the Black Abyss level.

Let alone tearing open a hundred-meter-long crack, he couldn't even tear open a crack that was only one centimeter wide.

If he is like this, can practitioners of the eighth version of the exercise really do it?

Before today, Feng Jin still harbored illusions.

Perhaps the eighth edition will be a qualitative change?

But now, hearing Zhang Rushan say this, his heart sank to the bottom.

"Can't you?"

Feng Jin countered with a question.

Zhang Rushan shook his head.

"If possible, for this incident, I only need to assign you a few members of the Zhang family; I don't even need to contact the other families."

"Unfortunately, the eighth edition doesn't have that capability."

Seeing Feng Jin's gloomy expression, Zhang Rushan smiled.

"You go first. Go back and keep the people in the underworld in check. I'll contact the other families and give you the manpower you need."

Feng Jin looked puzzled as she listened to Zhang Rushan's words.

“Elder Zhang, given the current situation, I need to have a clear understanding of our own strength in order to know how to deal with the people from the underworld. Otherwise, I will not be able to make the right judgment.”

Looking at Feng Jin, Zhang Rushan remained silent for a long time.

"In that case, you can wait here for now."

“Some things involve too many people. Even if I wanted to tell you, I would need the consent of the other parties.”

Zhang Rushan stood up.

"However, if it's you, it shouldn't be a big problem, after all... your mother's surname is Xia."

Zhang Rushan left, but Feng Jin remained frozen in place.

Surname Xia?

Having lived for decades, this was the first time he had learned the surname of his mother, who had died after giving birth to them.

In Daxia, people with the surname Zhang may not be from the Zhang family, one of the six surnames of Daxia.

But there is only one family with the surname Xia.

"So, your surname is Xia."

Feng Jin didn't chase after her to ask for her mother's full name; the surname Xia was too complicated.

Since Zhang Rushan didn't say, it means he doesn't know yet.

Thinking of the woman in the photo she had seen since childhood, Feng Jin's heart, which had long been calm and still, suddenly beat a little faster.

After half an hour.

Zhang Rushan is back.

"Let's go, I'll show you what the true strength of the Great Xia is."

"Once you understand, you'll know why I was so indifferent to the existence of the underworld before."

Feng Jin watched Zhang Rushan leave with his hands behind his back, then got up and followed him.

He also wanted to know what the real strength that Zhang Rushan was so proud of was!
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(End of this chapter)