Devouring Evil Martial Arts, Eliminating Demons from All Heavens

Chapter 218 Shan State
Thanks to the influence of the crane's glance, the interrogation process was exceptionally easy.

In just half an hour, the contents of the separate interrogations were summarized and brought to the crane.

"Almost everyone at this travel company has problems. We should send someone to shut them down immediately."

The crane stands on one claw by the table, while gently fiddling with the paper with its other claw.

A few dozen seconds later, Crane's gaze lingered on the background and relationships of these believers in ghosts and gods.

"According to these people's confessions, they always had companions with them when they were working and living?"

The clerk next to him nodded: "They are still giving their statements on this matter."

"It's clear that they tend to harbor resentment towards their close companions, and their impressions are very deep. When you try to describe them, they never have anything nice to say."

"As for the people who came on this trip together, since we hadn't had much contact before, we've gotten along quite well for now because we're all working together for the spirits."

The crane's claws tapped lightly on the table.

“But their backgrounds are completely different, and each of them has a group of companions. Doesn’t that mean that most social classes in Shan State have followers of the Mirror Monkey?”

The clerk pondered for a moment and said, "Well, based on their rough statements, the total number of their companions should not exceed a thousand."

The crane shook its head.

"Believers in ghosts and spirits are like cockroaches; when you find one or two, it often means there are already a large swarm in your home."

The crane's tone was heavy. "We are people who are very diligent in cleaning our houses, but in Shan State, there is no special agency set up to deal with special incidents in the community."

"There is only one department that will step in to handle cases when an official's life or property is threatened by a special power."

“When people in their area encounter strange occurrences, they either record them as ordinary cases or they go and ask various sorcerers for help.”

The clerk's expression also turned very serious.

In that environment, the rate at which cockroaches reproduce would probably be terrifying.

"Immediately issue a warning to them and hope they can do something to remedy the situation."

"Sigh! Actually, this kind of thing isn't exactly unexpected."

The crane spread its wings to cushion the impact, jumped to the ground, and paced back and forth, looking around.

"Back then, when I had meetings with my old friends, I discussed this topic many times."

"If you can't keep your own family stable, then there's nothing to talk about. But if you work hard and manage to maintain a relatively peaceful situation, then you're safe."

"What should we do about the huge pile of sewage in my neighbor's yard that has already caused a major flood?"

The clerk asked expectantly, "Do you all have contingency plans?"

"Yes, of course there are."

The crane pondered for a moment, then laughed, "You don't need to worry about this. Just focus on what you're doing."

"The spirit realm passage here must be maintained, and all the surrounding buildings must be renovated."

"How's the process of persuading residents to relocate going?"

Another clerk on the sofa got up and brought over his laptop.

"Because the conditions we offered were quite favorable, the relocation negotiations went very smoothly."

“A few families even held a banquet beforehand, saying they never expected that the good thing of being a demolition beneficiary would fall into their laps.”

The clerk turned the computer around to show the crane, "We've contacted professionals to help them move, and we expect our staff to be able to come in and do some initial renovations by the end of next week."

"However, people from Jianghuai District also want to get involved in the renovation plan."

The clerk sounded somewhat embarrassed.

“Lin Baisui was originally an insider in the Jianghuai District, and Mr. Chu also held the title of consultant for the Jianghuai District back then.” Xianhe nodded: “I will talk to Tianshu and the others about this. You can tell the Jianghuai branch that they can participate if they want.”

"But the people sent here must be truly capable. We need to plan ahead and see if we have enough manpower."

"In addition, in my name, I will inform the people in Shanghai and ask them to send some people over as well. Although they are independent outside the Jianghuai branch, they still need manpower if something happens."

The clerk smiled and said, "I understand. They're definitely willing to contribute their manpower for this kind of thing."

After settling these matters, the crane flew to the altar and calmed down.

A faint, almost imperceptible cry of a crane rang out.

By the time the human ear can detect it, it is already faint and far away.

Looking back now, it all seems like a dream.

The soul of the crane descended into the spirit world and appeared in the incense burner.

Chu Tianshu was meditating and cultivating in the haystack.

A bamboo mat was placed in front of him, displaying more than twenty kinds of medicinal herbs, like a street stall.

Sensing the appearance of the crane, Chu Tianshu opened his eyes.

"Senior He, how's the interrogation going? Those people must have accomplices within Hailing territory, right?"

The crane stated frankly, "We've already investigated and dealt with one of the travel companies by following the clues. As for the other accomplices, it seems they're all overseas."

"In addition, the Jianghuai branch..."

After hearing this, Chu Tianshu laughed and said, "Brother Bai Sui has already guessed this trend. I'll just have him take charge of the negotiations and then show it to me."

The crane remarked, "You two have a really good relationship. Lin Baisui is indeed a very capable worker."

"If everyone in our Special Arrest Division had your dedication to spiritual practice and Lin Baisui's competence in handling affairs, that would be wonderful."

The crane, realizing this was unrealistic, stood silently by the incense burner.

Chu Tianshu noticed something was amiss.

People generally only like to imagine unrealistic things when they are under too much pressure.

In the past, when he was under a lot of pressure, he chatted with netizens and even said that he hoped the earth would explode the next second.

If everyone in the world became ghosts, drifting aimlessly through the universe, that wouldn't be a bad kind of freedom.

Is it because of Shan State?

Chu Tianshu suddenly said, "Senior He, are you worried about the situation over there?"

The crane exclaimed in surprise, "You're a little too perceptive."

"Some of our neighbors are across the sea, while others are inherently more resilient."

Chu Tianshu said, "It's easy to not be able to withstand it, and only a few will affect us."

"Moreover, the members of that previous tour group happened to be from Shan State, so some things were easy to predict."

The crane let out a long sigh.

"Yes, it's easy to foresee, but how do we deal with it?"

The crane said indignantly, "We have to put in so much effort to keep our own home in a decent condition. If the neighbor's dirty water flows over here, wouldn't all our hard work be ruined?"

"They created this mess themselves, and now they're dragging us into it. Just thinking about it makes me furious. But back then, we discussed it back and forth, and we couldn't come up with a single good solution."

"Aside from the routine filing, everything else... was basically just said in anger."

(End of this chapter)