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

There's a "big fish" involved, so we must investigate!

"I earned 20,000 merit points from the bloodworm incident."

"If we could handle similar incidents..."

"Or I can't even imagine how many merit points I could get if I dealt with the mastermind behind the scenes, the Bailong Society."

He Li was very excited, so he quickly left the villa and drove to meet Yu Ji at the entrance of Building No. 5 of the Special Bureau. As soon as they met, he couldn't wait to ask about the details.

"Tell me in detail, what's the deal with that Gu Master?"

Upon seeing this, Yu Ji responded as he walked...

"The Gu Master's name is Shang Qiuyun!"

"She is a native of Rongcheng. Three years ago, she was just an ordinary student living an unremarkable life. She had basically never left Rongcheng and it was impossible for her to know Song Qinghe."

"After all, Song Qinghe was still in Qianzhou at that time."

"Later, Shang Qiuyun disappeared for several months."

"But she went home a year ago."

"Later, she suddenly came to Bacheng and inexplicably became Song Qinghe's subordinate."

"I checked her travel records. She came straight to Bacheng with a clear purpose. It was definitely not because she met Song Qinghe by chance, or because she helped Song Qinghe for some other special reason."

"She was sent here under orders."

At this point, Yu Ji's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.

"Shang Qiuyun has powerful backers; they might very well be the members of the Dragon Worship Society that Song Qinghe mentioned."

"If only we could find him..."

"Following the clues, we'll find the headquarters of the Dragon Worship Society..."

"That's absolutely a tremendous achievement!"

"Furthermore..." Yu Ji thought for a moment and said, "The Dragon Worship Society must have had a purpose in giving Song Qinghe the Bloodline Worm Mother, although I'm not quite sure what those people wanted to do..."

"But who can say for sure that the Dragon Worship Society might have delivered insect queens to other people elsewhere?"

"If that were the case..."

Yu Ji did not continue speaking.

He Li, however, became increasingly excited as he listened.

If Yu Ji's guess is correct, then there might be Bloodline Dragon Butterflies to eat in other places, and... solving a case involving a single Bloodline Dragon Butterfly would earn 20,000 merit points...

What if there are more? Wouldn't they be paid out?

"Then what are we waiting for?"

"Hurry up, apply to go to Chengdu quickly."

As he spoke, He Li's eyes lit up, and he immediately activated his spiritual sense, enveloping Yu Ji and floating towards Li Qing's office.

When they arrived at Li Qing's place and briefly explained their purpose, Li Qing immediately smiled: "Actually, you didn't need to apply specifically; I was just about to let you check."

"However, this time we've arranged for you to go to Chengdu..."

"It's not just about investigating cases."

"Hmm?" He Li asked curiously.

"Is there anything else?"

"Yes!" Li Qing nodded: "At this time, the Five Cities Conference is being held in Rongcheng. It is jointly organized by the Special Affairs Bureaus of the five major cities in Shuzhou."

"The goal is to select investigators with greater potential and ability and allocate more resources to them."

"It also serves to motivate other investigators."

"I want you to go and get first place."

"At that time, excluding the champion's prize..."

"There are additional benefits."

The Five Cities Conference? That's interesting.

He Li listened to Li Qing's words and was eager to try. He was really curious about the combat strength of the investigators in other major cities and whether there were any who could go head-to-head with him.

If he does have it, he might be able to use his full strength to test his current power.

Thinking this, He Li looked confident.

"I guarantee we'll get first place!"

"Alright, alright!" Li Qing laughed. "In that case, you can take the high-speed train there later."

"I'll have someone pick you up from there, arrange accommodations for you, and show you around the Rongcheng Special Bureau. Of course, there's also the Five Cities Conference and other related matters."

Upon hearing this, He Li and the other person nodded and left.

After they left the office.

Li Qingcai stopped smiling and frowned slightly.

"What's the situation in Kyoto? Why hasn't this genius, who unlocked a new level of supernatural power, made any statement?"

"Does he... think I'm exaggerating?"

Li Qing was heard muttering to himself.

It sounds like Li Qing secretly reported He Li's situation in hopes of gaining support from the Kyoto authorities and providing He Li with more resources to help him grow faster.

Unfortunately, Kyoto did not respond much.

Li Qing naturally didn't believe that the Kyoto authorities were intentionally suppressing geniuses.

The Kyoto leadership isn't that stupid.

The threat of another dimension is right before our eyes.

Suppressing geniuses? That's just asking for trouble.

Li Qing felt that it was more likely that the information he reported was too outrageous for the people in Kyoto, so they didn't believe it and therefore didn't react.

Aside from various other reasons, the reason he sent He Li to the Five Cities Conference this time was...

They also wanted He Li to show the Kyoto side what he was capable of.

He Li will then have more support.

And Li Qing's speculations about Kyoto...

Actually, it's not wrong!

At this moment, the headquarters of the Kyoto Special Affairs Bureau...

"Look at this! This is getting more and more outrageous!!!"

"They've even created a new level!"

"Tianyun Avenue, what a clever name!"

In the bright office, a middle-aged man with graying temples angrily threw the documents in his hand onto the table, while the other high-ranking officials of the Special Affairs Bureau shook their heads helplessly at the sight.

"Old Zheng, don't be angry!"

"This isn't the first time something like this has happened."

"They have their reasons for doing this."

"We need to be more understanding!"

"Yes, the local special affairs bureau sometimes faces difficulties in obtaining resources due to challenging conditions, so they exaggerate the information about geniuses to try and get more resources from us..."

"That's only human nature."

"After all, they can only rely on us."

Hearing these words, "Old Zheng" sighed.

"But... this is too outrageous, they've even created new levels of supernatural abilities for us."

"And he's using a force equivalent to a hundred tons right off the bat?"

"What ordinary person could be this powerful right after awakening?"

"They dare to say they've unlocked a new level of supernatural power today..."

"Tomorrow we'll say who has the potential to become a god!"

"If this continues, what will become of us?"

At this point, "Old Zheng" smiled wryly again: "The most important thing is that I'm afraid if we watch too many of these exaggerated stories, we might miss out on the really amazing geniuses that emerge later."

"What if people don't grow up by then?"

"There are more and more anomalies."

"Some are still expanding rapidly."

"Time is... tight!"

As soon as he said that, the others rubbed their temples, their faces full of helplessness.

However, He Like, as one of the parties involved, was completely unaware of what was happening in Kyoto. He had already boarded the high-speed train to Chengdu with Yu Ji.

Zhao Hu and Zhou Xin also went along.

These two are going to assist He Li and the others.

In their own words...

"We're just errand runners!"

"The deputy director said that you should focus on your work. If there are any inconvenient or unimportant matters, or if you are too busy to handle anything, just let us help you."

That's what Zhao Hu said.

After saying that, he grinned and said, "Hehe, this business trip is a special mission for us."

"You'll get merit points when you go back!"

"Other investigators don't get this treatment."

"That's all thanks to the fact that I started clinging to someone's coattails early on."

"Otherwise, how could such a good thing happen?"

He seemed quite proud.

The group chatted and laughed, and soon arrived in Chengdu.

Originally, according to the plan, an investigator from Chengdu was supposed to come and pick them up and arrange related matters, but... after getting off the car, the group waited for a long time but no one came.

I called, but she didn't answer.

Zhao Hu originally wanted to contact Li Qing to ask.

However, He Li stopped him.

"Never mind, it's not a big deal. Maybe the other party was suddenly delayed by something."

"After all, as investigators, you never know when you might encounter something supernatural and have to take action."

"Let's go, it's getting late."

"Let's go get something to eat first."

"We can go to the Rongcheng Special Bureau later. We can go there ourselves!" Hearing He Li say this, the others, though still indignant, could only nod in agreement.

Afterwards, the group found a decent-looking restaurant nearby and sat down to wait for their food.

Surprisingly, there were quite a few investigators nearby.

They all seem to be here to attend the Five Cities Conference.

Zhou Xin observed the investigators...

He couldn't help but say, "Tsk tsk~ Brother Li, it seems there are quite a few experts participating in the Five Cities Tournament. I wonder what kind of amazing abilities those investigators possess."

Zhao Hu curled his lip upon hearing this.

"Expert? What expert could possibly be in front of Brother Li?"

"Whoever comes along will get knocked down with one punch, won't they?"

"If you can't take me down, give me another punch!"

"My brother Li is here aiming for the championship!"

Although he didn't speak loudly, the investigators around him all had exceptionally sharp hearing and heard him. Some of them sneered, some were disdainful, and some even laughed out loud...