Eating bizarre things in public upgrades my status; the Special Affairs Bureau wants me to join them

The higher-ups are reluctant to send reinforcements.

But this is something that cannot be said openly.

Then someone spoke up, briefly reassuring the lower-level manager before ending the projection communication.

Then he looked at the crowd...

"The situation is very bad for us now. We don't have many Heavenly-level investigators, so it's best not to lose them at this critical juncture. After all, the Middle Realm and the Upper Realm are extremely difficult to deal with."

"Especially since there are immortals and gods in the Middle Realm, not to mention the even more troublesome He Li."

"But the matter in Shu Prefecture is no small matter either."

"Many, many places will know about this, and if we don't send sufficiently strong support..."

"That public opinion will also be detrimental to us."

"So... what do we do?"

Hearing this, everyone pondered.

After a long silence, Zheng Guo spoke up: "Sending a Heavenly-level investigator to handle this matter is no problem."

Hmm? His words immediately caused the other high-ranking officials present to frown and look at Zheng Guo with some confusion. Upon seeing this, the latter shook his head slightly and explained his thoughts.

"It's not as complicated as you think."

"And even if we send in a Celestial-level investigator, we don't have to confront that powerful mulberry tree directly."

There was a slight pause of two seconds...

Zheng Guo added, "You seem to have forgotten the news that came from Wushan before the Great Fog. The investigators in that area reported that the Great Mulberry Tree was forcibly taken away by someone."

"And the person who took the big mulberry tree away..."

"It's actually just a matter of reason!"

"In other words, at this moment, the giant mulberry tree in the foggy Wushan suddenly appeared and began to behave abnormally..."

"In my opinion, it's highly likely that He Li did it himself, but we don't know what he wanted to do, and we can't be sure what power that big mulberry tree possesses."

"But at least one thing is certain..."

"What reason would he have to allow such a powerful and bizarre monster to run rampant in the city?"

It's correct to say that He Li wouldn't allow powerful monsters to run rampant and attack humans in the city, since such a thing is inherently incompatible with He Li's principles.

He Li would never do such a thing.

Zheng Guo's judgment of He Li was correct.

It is precisely because we know this that...

That's why Zheng Guo said earlier that it wouldn't matter even if a celestial-level investigator was sent.

"Since that giant mulberry tree is related to He Li, and He Li wouldn't allow it to damage the city and harm the people, then if that strange giant mulberry tree really does cause trouble..."

"Why should he interfere?"

"We don't need to worry, and maybe that big mulberry tree is completely under his control."

"It won't hurt anyone, and the Heavenly-level investigators we send out won't need to fight, so we can send Heavenly-level investigators there."

"At least, let's make an appearance!"

"This way, there won't be any negative impact."

After listening to Zheng Guo's explanation, the senior members of the Special Bureau nodded in agreement after a moment's thought. For them, preserving their top combat power was all that mattered; nothing else mattered.

However, although this matter has been resolved...

But Zheng Guo's expression did not relax or improve at all; he still looked sullen.

He knew that someone like He Li would never do something so dramatic without a reason, so there must be something wrong with that big mulberry tree.

Perhaps that big mulberry tree...

What kind of incredible and powerful monster is it?

Or perhaps... a deity?

If Zheng Guo's guess is correct, then He Li will be even more difficult to deal with with such assistance.

Although they can contact the world's strongest people, they are ultimately just mortals. Can they really fight against the gods, no matter how many of them there are?

Zheng Guo was unsure of himself.

At this moment, he couldn't help but think of Jiang Hongxian, whom Mu Lan had mentioned as being on par with He Li...

His desire to contact Jiang Hongxian and get his help grew even stronger.

So, after a moment's thought...

Zheng Guo spoke up: "Regarding the matter in Shu Prefecture, you can arrange for a Heavenly-level investigator to go through the motions, and then... continue to find a way to contact Jiang Hongxian."

"Our strength is too weak."

"Only with the help of someone like Jiang Hongxian..."

"We only have a slight chance of winning!"

In fact, even without Zheng Guo saying it, everyone else present understood this and was trying it out.

Unfortunately, no matter how they tried to contact Jiang Hongxian, there was no response whatsoever. Just when everyone was at their wits' end, a sound came from the doorway...

Boom boom boom! ! !

With a knock on the door, Jiang Qingtong's voice came from outside, making everyone's eyes light up...

"Reporting to Director Zheng!"

"There's important news in the area!"

Upon hearing Jiang Qingtong's voice, the high-ranking officials of the Special Affairs Bureau in the conference room exchanged glances, each seeing a glimmer in the other's eyes, and understood what the other meant.

Zheng Guo even smiled slightly and personally stepped forward to open the door, gesturing for Jiang Qingtong to come in.

However, Jiang Qingtong is not stupid...

At such a young age, it's already remarkable that she's managed to rise to a position close to the top leadership of the Special Bureau. Coupled with her supernatural ability to spy on others, how could she possibly be stupid?

Almost as soon as he saw Zheng Guo personally open the door and give him a seemingly gentle smile...

Jiang Qingtong immediately sensed that something was wrong.

And as her gaze swept briefly across the conference room...

When she noticed that all the senior executives in the conference room were looking at her, Jiang Qingtong was immediately certain that these executives had some bad intentions.

But... in the end, I'm just an ordinary person who's a little bit smarter.

At most, he might have a special supernatural ability.

Given her limited abilities, it's unlikely that a high-ranking official like Zheng Guo would have any designs on her... No, as Jiang Qingtong was pondering this, her gaze sharpened.

She suddenly thought of Jiang Hongxian.

That's right, Jiang Hongxian is her older sister.

After much thought, she concluded that if Zheng Guo and the others had any ulterior motives, they certainly weren't targeting her, the weaker party; they could only be using her to target Jiang Hongxian.

After all, Jiang Hongxian is different from her...

That's a top-tier expert, and I just received news from Shanghai that their investigators had already observed that Jiang Hongxian and He Li had already returned to the lower realm.

But Jiang Hongxian did not return here.

Perhaps these people from Zheng are trying to find the missing Jiang Hongxian themselves?

In almost an instant, Jiang Qingtong had figured out Zheng Guo and the others' purpose, and as she expected, they began to talk about it.

Just as Jiang Qingtong had predicted...

They couldn't get in touch with Jiang Hongxian.

Therefore, the plan was to have Jiang Qingtong, in cooperation with Huo Zijin who possessed teleportation abilities, find Jiang Hongxian and bring him back, since Jiang Qingtong was Jiang Hongxian's sister and the two must be connected.

At least that's what Zheng Guo and his group thought, and Jiang Qingtong didn't refuse the request.

First, she knew that refusing was useless.

Secondly, she also wanted to know what had happened to Jiang Hongxian and He Li, and why Zheng Guo and the others seemed so nervous about Jiang Hongxian.

They weren't like this before!

Driven by curiosity and suspicion, Jiang Qingtong, under the direction of the senior executives, began to try to contact Jiang Hongxian.

Meanwhile, in the dilapidated Heavenly Court...

hum! ! !

In the Heavenly Court, Jiang Hongxian sat cross-legged in front of a huge bronze bell covered with strange runes with her eyes closed, but she soon opened her eyes and her whole body radiated scorching heat.

The aura emanating from her was at least 70-80% stronger than it had been in the ancient mythological era.

It is evident that Jiang Hongxian must have comprehended or mastered something through that bronze bell, which led to the increase in his strength and the corresponding increase in his Qi aura to become even more terrifying.

However, after waking up...

Jiang Hongxian felt no joy in the increase of his strength.

She only frowned slightly, and her pupil-less red eyes seemed to be able to see through all the obstacles and into the conference room of the Kyoto Special Bureau.

Or perhaps, she sensed the communication request from Jiang Qingtong and, after a moment's thought...

Jiang Hongxian finally stopped using his power to sever all connections as he had done before.

And Jiang Qingtong...

That's how I was able to get in touch with her.

However, before Jiang Qingtong could say anything as Zheng Guo and the others had requested, Jiang Hongxian's voice already echoed throughout the conference room...

"Things on Earth are none of my concern!"

"My Lord God!"

"Nothing under the heavens concerns me!"

Buzz! As Jiang Hongxian's voice stopped, the connection that Jiang Qingtong had just established also disappeared again, and the faces of all the high-ranking officials of the Special Affairs Bureau present were gloomy.

Because Jiang Hongxian's words just now made it very clear that he would no longer help them.

This was something they hadn't anticipated.

They couldn't understand it either...

Why did Jiang Hongxian stand idly by?

After all, Jiang Hongxian has relatives and family behind her; she is not alone and can ignore them. Therefore, Zheng Guo and the others cannot understand why Jiang Hongxian does not help.

Isn't she afraid that her Jiang family will be purged by He Li or fall into the "quagmire" after her death?