She is not an investigator.

"Since you haven't broken the law, why do you hate the police?"

"There's no other reason. I haven't encountered many good cops, so I can't be sure you're a good one."

What Iglesias said was perfectly normal. She (didn't) target Ling. It seemed like she was just targeting all police officers. Even if she said she was from the Special Investigations Department, it wouldn't matter. As long as she had that ID, to Iglesias, she was a police officer.

"Alright, I understand now, but I'm different from them."

"Everyone says that."

"I'm not lying, do you even know what the Special Investigations Division does?"

Seeing that Ling seemed very interested in chatting with her, Igris shook her head in agreement.

“We are a department that specializes in managing unusual events. The full name of the Special Investigations Section is the Special Anomaly Investigation Section. Pasa certainly doesn’t want to tell you, he’s always like that, but we are a public department, and you have the right to know, especially since you’ve been dragged into this yourself.”

"Oh…"

Although she had acquired some new knowledge, Igris didn't think it was of any use. After all, what good would it do her to know it?

“Tell me about yourself? I’m quite curious about you. Pasa and I have mentioned you before—a dangerous individual who’s not very bright.”

"He said that about me? He can't even keep his own wallet safe."

Without hesitation, Igris expressed her resentment towards Pasa to Ling. Ling seemed unsurprised, probably having seen too many people who disliked Pasa.

After all, Pasa doesn't seem like the type of person who would be liked.

"So, you don't look dangerous."

Ling was very interested in why Pasa called Igris a dangerous element, since the other woman's body did not look like she had undergone special training, nor did she seem like a vicious criminal.

"I can't really describe it, but since you're from the Special Investigations Department, you should know about the Fire Seed, right?"

Hearing Igris's words, Ling paused for a moment, then nodded.

"A humanoid anomaly, resembling a charred human, that can ignite others and turn them into new sparks. It is an extremely dangerous anomaly, and the flames generally cannot be extinguished by conventional means."

"I chased it away."

"?"

Ling thought she had misheard and asked again, somewhat incredulous.

"What did you say?"

“I chased it away with my fists and my legs.”

Igris raised her hand to Ling. It looked clean and young, not at all like someone who was suited for fighting.

"You... drove away an anomaly? No... I don't understand, how did you do that?"

"It seems to have weaknesses that you don't know about, but anyway, I managed to do it and survive, which speaks for itself."

Ling's gaze toward Igris turned somewhat strange, but she quickly recovered, since Igris did not seem to pose much of a threat.

"Passa said you can use a gun."

"Did he tell you that I saved his life?"

"No, but he said you must use guns often, and your identity doesn't suggest that. Perhaps something special happened to you? But he told me not to worry about it."

"Oh, my identity."

Igris suddenly remembered that she was no longer the middle-aged investigator she once was, but a young and beautiful girl.

"Can I see it? I'm quite curious about what's written on my file."

"Of course—no, resident files can't be shown to you casually. They can only be used for investigations in critical moments, such as in Krisuna's case."

Igris still wanted to learn about the general history and experiences of this body through this method, but there was no need to if she couldn't, since she probably didn't have any living friends or relatives.

"What if I beg you?"

Is this how you ask for favors?

Igris secretly rolled her eyes, but still pretended to look pitiful at Ling.

"Please, I only meant to glance at Liu, I won't do anything, you'll satisfy my curiosity, right?"

Ling was also surprised that Igris could change her attitude so quickly, and she became somewhat at a loss.

"Uh... okay, there won't be anyone else at the police station, just a quick look, is that alright?"

"Of course! Thank you!"

This guy is easier to deal with than I thought; I really don't know how he became a policeman.

"let me see…"

Ling went to the filing cabinet, took out her key, opened the cabinet, and took the top file.

"This belongs to you."

"grateful."

Igris took the file, placed it on the table, and turned to the first page.

"Igris Selena was born in Greystone Village. Her father was a well-known mine owner in the area, but he died in a mining accident, leaving behind a large debt and losing all of his family's assets. Igris was fifteen years old at the time and was forced to live with her only relative, her aunt."

The following is blank.

That's it?

"Hmm, what else do you want to see? Your life from now on?"

Ling took the file back and put it back in the cabinet.

“I mean… my aunt is gone, but it’s not written on the document.”

"It's very simple. Some files involving sensitive events are not directly recorded in ordinary filing cabinets, but are sealed in the Special Investigations Department's exclusive files."

It is clear that what happened to Igris after that was probably one of these so-called sensitive events, which is very likely one of the reasons why she committed suicide and successfully performed the ritual to communicate with spirits.

She was still quite curious, but asking directly would probably be a bit... too blunt.

Asking others what happened to you in the past is something only an idiot would do.

"Um...wait a minute, there's a phone call."

The landline phone in the police station suddenly rang, and Ling went over and picked up the incessantly ringing phone.

"Malkenson Town Police Department, is there anything I can help you with?"

"..."

After a moment of silence, Ling's expression suddenly turned serious.

"Block nearby streets and prevent anyone from getting close. At the same time, mobilize the remaining personnel to guard every entrance and exit. Do not act rashly. Wait for me to get there."

Ling then hung up the phone immediately, grabbed her coat in a hurry, hesitated for a moment, then took her sidearm and bullets and stuffed them into her waistband.

"problem occurs?"

Igris wasn't worried about Ling's hurried movements, after all, it could only mean that something unexpected had happened.

“An officer has been injured, cult members and unusual traces have been found in the sewers, Pasa is missing, and the situation at the scene is very dangerous.”

"Do you need my help?"

Ling tilted her head slightly, looked at Igris's composed demeanor, and shook her head.

"This is dangerous. You stay here and we'll take care of everything."

“You always say that, thinking you have everything under control.”

Suddenly, Igris began to speak to herself, and under Ling's watchful gaze, she slowly approached her.

"But you police officers probably all have the same problem."

She stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Ling.

"I like to forget things."

It was an identification document, a Special Investigations Division document that she kept in her personal wallet.

"When did you take it...?!"

"Just now."

Igris smiled, twirled the pistol in her hand, and handed the handle to Ling.

"And this one too, just now."

"!"

The Fools of the Gods—The Worship of Eternal Night: Chapter Twelve, Isolated and Helpless

"Ms. Ling, this is the place."

"Send people to guard other areas, be careful, and don't let your guard down."

"Yes!"

Ling and Igris arrived at Krisuna's flower shop. Most of the flower pots had been moved away, and the shop looked very empty. Because of this, the large hole in the wall was particularly conspicuous.

"This is it."

Igris leaned closer to examine it. The opening was large enough for an adult man to pass through, so Igris and Ling could easily enter as well.

"How about it? Shall we go down and take a look?"

"...Are you really going?"

"I won't cause you any trouble, just give me the weapon."

Ling certainly wouldn't actually let her go down empty-handed, but she was still hesitant about whether to let Igris personally face the danger. After all, all the information at the moment was unclear, and rushing forward would be very dangerous, even if she really needed help. Ordinary police officers have great limitations and dangers in dealing with abnormal events, but here, the only Special Investigations Department agents were her and Pasa.

The most unfortunate thing is that Ling is from the intelligence department. While she can't be said to be completely without combat ability, she's certainly not very strong. Pasa, on the other hand, is an agent from the special operations department. If even he can't handle this easily, then this matter will be many times more dangerous than imagined.

She could never forgive herself if Igris were injured or even killed because of this.

But she probably imagined Igris to be too fragile.

"Don't just stand there, give me the weapon."

Ling still handed a pistol to Igris, with only one magazine of bullets, not many, but it would only be useful in extreme situations.

"I'm going down first, remember to follow me."