Movie variety show soul travels between two worlds to become a rich man

Chapter 601 Oath, Authority, Secrecy
"Come on, follow me to take the oath—"

Fifteen minutes later, Director Luo took the application written by Gao Dongxu, read it through, nodded in satisfaction, put it in the drawer, and stood up with a smile.

"Oh, right, bring your ID. We'll take your photo in a bit, and then we can paste it in the prints."

Gao Dongxu chuckled as he picked up the green-covered certificate. This time it wasn't fake, and it was almost identical to the one he had forged. The affiliated unit was terrifying.

In a unique archive room, Gao Dongxu stood before Director Luo, raised his right fist, faced the red flag, and solemnly began to take the oath.

"Click——"

Gao Dongxu watched as the staff member who had taken the photos with a digital camera quickly left after being instructed by Director Luo.

"In 20 minutes, you will receive your credentials. From now on, you are Director Gao. Your starting point is an end that many people can never reach in their entire lives. I hope you can live up to the trust the organization has placed in you," Director Luo said solemnly to Gao Dongxu.

“My patriotism is beyond question,” Gao Dongxu said with a faint smile. “As a special affairs investigation department, am I entitled to access information on all past special events?”

Director Luo looked at Gao Dongxu meaningfully and smiled, "Sure, you have the right to view all classified information, some of which are top secret."

"Partially?" Gao Dongxu frowned and looked at Director Luo, asking, "What do you mean?"

"It means exactly what it says. If your level isn't high enough, you can only access the level of documents that I can access. Once your level is high enough, everything will naturally be open to you," Director Luo said with a smile.

"Hehe, it seems I need to work harder." Gao Dongxu said with a faint smile.

"Can you tell me the truth? What level of paranormal events can you handle?" Director Luo frowned and asked Gao Dongxu with a burning gaze.

"You should tell me how it was classified before, right? What level of incident is the sea monkey?" Gao Dongxu raised an eyebrow and smiled.

“Sea monkeys are classified as Grade B, ghost ships as Grade A, and all supernatural events that can endanger lives are classified as Grade A. After all, there aren’t many ways to deal with them, and firearms are almost useless.” Director Luo’s expression was solemn, with helplessness and pain flashing in his eyes.

"Is there an even higher level?" Gao Dongxu asked, raising an eyebrow.

Director Luo's pupils contracted slightly as he said, "Yes, S-rank: Desert Worm, Walking Dragon... These all belong to S-rank."

"..." Gao Dongxu's lips twitched a few times, and he mentally ranted a lot.

"A-level."

Director Luo looked at Gao Dongxu with burning eyes and said excitedly, "Great, great! Are you confident you can handle all paranormal events?"

“It’s not a big problem. But Director Luo, our country is so big, we must have plenty of talented people, especially Buddhist and Taoist masters. Why are you so agitated?” Gao Dongxu’s eyes flickered as he began to probe for information.

Director Luo shook his head with a wry smile and said helplessly, "Initially there were indeed many experts, but as you know, during that special period... sigh, it's a long story. Although there are still a few left, they are all very old and there is no one to take their place. In this era of Dharma decline, we rely almost entirely on external forces, and every bit of power we use diminishes."

Gao Dongxu's eyes gleamed with a strange light, and he was secretly delighted. It seemed that, as he had expected, the existing experts were all living off the legacy of their ancestors, which was similar to the Western Church's reliance on faith and divine artifacts.

"Director Luo, could you show me those documents? I'd like to gain a more in-depth understanding of the situation in China."

"Sure, in a bit. I can take these two things you sent over with me; the expert team over there is getting impatient."

Director Luo looked at Gao Dongxu and smiled, "You don't know, it's been almost a decade since we last had these special species for them to study. Every time we receive a special incident and send people to investigate, we basically can't get any research materials..."

"No way, there are archaeological excavations every year, you're bound to run into them eventually," Gao Dongxu said, raising an eyebrow.

Luo Ju smiled bitterly with an ugly expression: "Don't even mention it. If we encounter zombies or something like that, we'll definitely suffer heavy losses first, and then we can only destroy them physically. We're afraid of causing problems, so we just destroy them on the spot. How could we dare to bring them back for them to study?"

"Caution is necessary; the corpse poison is indeed very potent." Gao Dongxu agreed with Director Luo's approach. If they recklessly conducted research without considering the consequences, a zombie outbreak could truly occur.

"Can you tell me about your power system?" Director Luo asked with burning curiosity.

"Traditional martial arts, internal energy plus magical artifacts," Gao Dongxu said with a smile, naturally not revealing his trump card.

Director Luo's eyes widened, and he exclaimed with delight, "You can control magical artifacts?"

“Okay.” Gao Dongxu’s eyes gleamed with excitement. Seeing the delighted expression on Director Luo’s face, he knew that the fish had taken the bait.

"Can you wield any magical artifact? Or can you only wield specific magical artifacts?" Director Luo asked eagerly.

“It seems I can command both Buddhist and Taoist teachings,” Gao Dongxu said. “That’s great. It’s good that you’re not picky. When we’re looking at the materials later, I’ll take you to pick out a few items to see if you can use them. If you can, then we can immediately enhance your abilities,” Director Luo said happily.

Gao Dongxu smiled and said, "Then thank you, Director Luo."

"You're welcome. I hope you can make good use of this opportunity," Director Luo said with a smile to Gao Dongxu.

Gao Dongxu was looking forward to seeing the organization's true strength and hoped to select a few powerful magical artifacts from it.

Not long after, a staff member knocked on the door and brought in Gao Dongxu's identification documents.

Looking at his photo on his ID, Gao Dongxu smiled, closed the ID, put it in his pocket, and said to Director Luo with a smile, "Let's go, I can't wait to see the magical artifacts in my collection."

"Hehe, don't worry, I won't let you down. Let's go—" Director Luo stood up, took his coat off the hanger, put it on while pressing the answering machine on his desk, and ordered someone to come in and put the suitcase containing the sea monkey and human face on the car.

Gao Dongxu picked up the briefcase containing the brown paper bag and the gun, and followed Director Luo out of the office.

Shuangquan Mountain in the western suburbs.

Looking at the tall, dense forest outside the car, Gao Dongxu turned to Director Luo and smiled, "It's starting to look like a mysterious organization."

"Hehe, it's not as complicated as you think. It was set up here because there was a guerrilla force stationed here back then, so security wasn't a concern. Later, it became a bit abandoned..." Director Luo explained with a smile, a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

"Things will get lively from now on," Gao Dongxu said with a faint smile. He fully understood the sorrow and helplessness of such a unit being forgotten and barely surviving.

However, most of those who manage to stay are people who can endure loneliness and have aspirations.

When Director Luo's car drove into the compound, Gao Dongxu opened the door and got out. He first looked around at the surroundings and had to admit that there was indeed a sense of desolation.

The old two-story building resembled a school teaching building, with mottled and yellowed exterior walls covered with withered ivy, the peeling paint revealing the grayish-white cement underneath. The roof was covered with faded military green tiles, with several broken pieces at the eaves.

Okay, this could definitely be considered a target for exploring abandoned buildings.

"Director Luo, where is the item?"

At this moment, Gao Dongxu saw four elderly men with white hair, sparse and messy hair, wearing white coats, rushing towards Director Luo who had just gotten out of the car.

"Old Zhao, don't worry, the stuff is in the car..." Director Luo said with a wry smile.

"How can I not be anxious? I've only ever seen photos before, but today I can finally see the real thing. It's like a wish has been fulfilled. Hurry up, let me see it—"

"Hehe, okay, okay, I'll give it to you right away—" Director Luo chuckled and told the driver to open the trunk. Before he could say anything, four old men immediately stepped forward, picked up the two suitcases from the trunk, and ran into the building.

"Sorry, Director Luo, these gentlemen have been waiting anxiously." At this moment, Director Liu, who was staying at the Ninth Bureau, glanced at Gao Dongxu, who was smiling broadly, and then stepped forward to explain to Director Luo with a wry smile.

"Hehe, I understand, Lao Liu. Perfect timing, let me introduce you. This is Gao Dongxu, Director Gao of the Special Affairs Investigation Department. The items sent before were all made by Director Gao," Director Luo said with a smile.

"Dongxu, this is Director Liu, who is in charge of the daily management of the Ninth Bureau."

Director Liu's eyes lit up the moment he saw Gao Dongxu smiling. He stepped forward and warmly shook Gao Dongxu's hand, saying excitedly, "That's wonderful, Chief Gao! You're a lifesaver for our Ninth Bureau! If you ever need our cooperation, just let us know, and we'll do our best to assist you."

Gao Dongxu's lips twitched slightly, taken aback by the other party's enthusiasm, and he said with a smile, "Director Liu, you're too kind."

Director Liu's enthusiasm wasn't just because of the strange creature Gao Dongxu had sent; more importantly, he had never heard of any Special Affairs Investigation Department before. As a shrewd person, he immediately realized that this department was probably specially set up for Director Gao.

In other words, Gao Dongxu is not only highly capable, but also has a very powerful background.

"Old Liu, I'd like to take Chief Gao down there for a look, is that alright?" Director Luo asked with a smile.

"No problem, I'll arrange it right away—" Director Liu's eyes lit up again, his smile became even brighter, and his gaze toward Gao Dongxu became even more affectionate.

Gao Dongxu and Director Luo, led by Director Liu, entered the building. After walking for about ten minutes, the three arrived at a huge freight elevator. Director Liu took out his ID card, swiped it, took a key from around his neck, unlocked the elevator, and pressed the elevator button.

Soon, the elevator doors opened, and Director Liu smiled and said, "I don't have the authority to go down, so I can't accompany you two. Someone downstairs will receive you."

"Okay, you go ahead and get busy. I'll show him around, and we'll talk again later." Director Luo smiled at Director Liu, and the two exchanged a glance and nodded knowingly.

(End of this chapter)