This actor is full of tricks.

"Treating the supernatural as friends..." King Yama smiled noncommittally: "In ten years, this is the first time I've encountered someone with this idea. In our understanding, the supernatural and humans are enemies."

“Wang, if you try to make contact with them, you will find that some of the monsters are actually quite similar to humans. They have their own loves, hates, grudges, and rights and wrongs.” Lin Jue pointed to the Blood Shadow and other monsters squatting to the side: “When I need help, they are always the first to stand by my side.”

King Yama looked in the direction he was pointing, and Blood Shadow and the other monsters hurriedly shrank back. They were joking, how could they, as monsters, dare to be targeted by a human war king? They were even thinking about moving, but a king had found their lair.

"For now, it seems your idea is correct." King Yama sat back in his wicker chair, showing no trace of royal authority. He was just like an ordinary old man. If he hadn't just revealed his terrifying strength, it would be impossible to associate him with a king.

"I've come to see you today because there are two things I'd like to discuss with you."

The grin on King Yama's face vanished, and Lin Jue's expression turned slightly serious. He knew the real issue was approaching. A king's sudden arrival here was definitely not just for playing games because of the good internet speed; he must have something very important to discuss with him.

Moreover, Lin Jue roughly understood what the other party wanted to talk about. Since the other party knew his identity, the topic they wanted to discuss must be related to that mental hospital.

Sure enough, King Yama's first question was: "Have you really lost your memory?"

As he spoke, he stared intently at Lin Jue's expression, his eyes seemingly filled with rotating golden wheels. This was likely some kind of mental influence, probably an attempt to ascertain the truthfulness of what Lin Jue was about to say.

"Really." Lin Jue replied without hesitation.

King Yama stared at him for a long time, the wheel in his eyes slowly disappearing: "So, you can't remember anything about that hospital?"

“I have absolutely no memory of it, Grandpa. You must know that I’m currently investigating that hospital myself.” Lin Jue spread his hands. “If we’re really talking about it, I probably don’t know as much as you do.”

"Actually, the Inspection Department knows very little about that hospital, because the strange events that broke out there have only been going on for less than a year, and they are very good at hiding themselves. The strongest strangeness they exposed before was only around level four or five, but now it seems that their level of danger is approaching that of the Temple of Nothingness." King Yama tapped his pipe on the rattan chair, shaking out the accumulated ash.

After a moment's thought, Lin Jue decided to reveal some of the information he had gathered to King Zhuanlun: "I think the level of danger might be a bit higher than that of the Wushi Temple."

"Hmm?" King Yama paused in his act of tapping his pipe. Lin Jue then recounted some of Qin Lang's stories, emphasizing that Qin Lang had killed an extremely vicious beast, which was now searching for its body parts.

After listening, King Yama's expression turned somewhat grave: "Is all this information that you investigated?"

“Yes, Qin Lang is very strong, and he’s also very smart. We still don’t know where he’s hiding.” Lin Jue nodded.

"Tch, kid, isn't your purpose in telling me all this just to get me to take it seriously and then investigate that mental hospital? You're pretty good at using someone else to do your dirty work." King Yama sneered.

Having his true purpose exposed, Lin Jue wasn't embarrassed. He went along with the other person's words and said, "Anyway, that hospital is a threat. If it's convenient for you, it would be a good thing to go and see it."

“It’s not that simple.” King Yama took a puff of his pipe. “When that hospital disappeared, headquarters used a cryptic device to calculate its location, but they couldn’t find any clues at all.”

"If we can't even find that hospital, how can we investigate? The only person connected to the hospital is suffering from amnesia, so we're even more clueless."

Lin Jue's heart skipped a beat after hearing this: "What if there are other people connected to that hospital?" "Who else?" King Yama raised his eyelids and glanced at him.

“New World, Red Marshal.” Lin Jue said, emphasizing each word: “He’s a patient at that hospital, the kind with a number.”

"The New World?" King Yama was taken aback, then suddenly realized: "You mean that clownish organization from Jiangdong?"

Is this the king's confidence? In the king's eyes, the new world that has made a mess of Jiangdong is nothing but a bunch of clowns.

"You little brat, you're trying to provoke me into helping you deal with that organization? Don't you know what it means to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut?"

King Yama looked indifferent: "I heard you have a grudge against the New World. Anyway, you're going to investigate those information. When you get the information from that Red General, just tell him. I don't have time to deal with that organization. I've been stuck in Bronze for half a month. I need to hurry up and rank up."

Why does this old man look like this?

Lin Jue never expected that the Wheel King was completely stubborn and unyielding. He was a king who was just slacking off, having time to climb the ranks but no time to deal with an extremist organization.

This personality is so similar to that of the shopkeeper, they must be long-lost brothers!
Seeing that Lin Jue seemed to want to say something more, King Yama waved his hand and said, "Don't give me any more nonsense. I have a second thing to say."

Lin Jue tentatively inquired, "Are you asking me if I want to join the Investigation Department and participate in the new king training program?"

"Huh? How did you know? Which damn mouthy blabbering person told you?" King Yama asked, looking surprised.

"I'm an honorary minister, so it's not hard for me to find out about this," Lin Jue replied casually. Actually, it wasn't hard to guess, since it was King Yama who recommended his name.

"Thank you for your favor and trust, but I'm used to being free and easy. Look at all these strange people on the street. If I were to join the Inspection Department, how would I get along with them? I can't possibly explain myself to every colleague in the Inspection Department for ages. What if someone doesn't listen to my explanation?"

King Yama's gaze swept around: "What's the big deal? With me here, you can take them all to the Investigation Department, and no one will dare to say anything."

"What if it were another king? He would directly attack my tricks, and I would have no way to fight back. Would you, sir, turn against a king for their sake?" Lin Jue asked directly.

“No, not at all.” King Yama answered frankly, glancing sideways at Lin Jue: “I understand you now, kid. You’re a non-stick pan, enjoying the power that comes with being an honorary minister, but you don’t want to be bound by the rules of the Inspection Department.”

"I've clearly helped the Investigation Department handle a lot of strange incidents, and I even handled two strange incidents this time!" Lin Jue argued, not wanting others to think he was getting something for nothing: "I admit I used some authority, but that was only to better handle the cases."

"Bullshit! You just put an ordinary person into the Sanjiang Inspection Bureau yesterday. This is a matter of private power!"

King Yama's words silenced Lin Jue instantly. He hadn't expected that what had just happened yesterday would fall into the ears of this old man.

(End of this chapter)