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

"I'd heard Li Qing mention it before, that your Bacheng Special Bureau had just recruited a highly capable young talent. I hadn't paid much attention before, after all, that old guy always brags!"

"But seeing it with my own eyes now, I realize that 'talented'? That's an understatement..."

"You're more than just a talented young man!"

"They are the future pillars of our Great Xia!"

As soon as He Li entered the hall, Hong Tian, ​​who had already composed himself, stepped forward with a smile.

Other investigators echoed this sentiment.

"Yes, they in Bacheng are lucky."

"Such a talented person has emerged."

"I'm afraid it won't be long before he becomes someone on par with Lin Fan and Jiang Hongxian, right? At that point, it'll be very difficult for us to even see him!"

"That's true. He's a prodigy, capable, and courageous young man, and he's even been noticed by people in Kyoto."

"His path ahead is clear and his future is bright..."

Hearing these words, He Li was filled with emotion.

These people truly deserve their high positions.

They're good at saying nice things.

Thinking this, He Li forced a smile and exchanged a few pleasantries with these high-ranking officials from the Rongcheng Special Bureau. Afterwards, the group was led to the conference room by Hong Tian.

The conversation has only just begun...

"Xiao He, it's really our fault that you suffered so much during your trip to Chengdu."

"Li Qing had already told me about you."

"But I failed to take it seriously..."

Hong Tian spoke first.

He Li was somewhat surprised.

Hong Tian is a bureau chief, after all. How could someone in such a high position admit his mistakes?

He genuinely hadn't expected it.

Hong Tian had no choice.

He knew very well that his situation was bad, and that people in Kyoto were probably already discussing how to deal with him. If he continued to shirk responsibility at this point...

Then we really don't need to do it anymore.

"If you make a mistake, admit it; if you're going to get punished, stand up straight."

"At least... there's still some room for maneuver."

Hong Tian's mind is as clear as a mirror.

So after admitting his mistakes, seeing that He Li was not interested, he quickly changed the subject.

"In conclusion, you suffered an injustice, yet you helped Chengdu solve the case without holding a grudge. Whether it's out of consideration for compensation or simply to give you credit for solving the case..."

"We should all reward you."

"Of course, we will also severely punish Deng Changfeng, Dian Shuda and other related personnel."

"They've either been dismissed or demoted, and as for your compensation and the reward for solving the case..."

"After discussion, we have decided..."

"I'll give you five thousand merit points, two Void Spirit Powders, and ten bottles of Spirit Qi Pills. What do you say?"

Hong Tian stared intently at He Li and asked.

Upon hearing this, the latter was also taken aback.

These items are worth more than 15,000 merit points in total.

Is the Chengdu Special Affairs Bureau really willing to give so much?

They've really gone all out!

"Hehe~ What a steal!" After the initial surprise, He Li, though overjoyed, remained serious on the surface and said, "Dealing with supernatural and unusual events and eliminating the strange monsters that are harming the people..."

"That's exactly what the investigators are supposed to do."

Huh? What do you mean?

This kid won't take it? Wait a minute...

It seemed as if he had suddenly thought of something.

Hong Tian said with a stern face, "Duty is duty, and those who make contributions will be rewarded. That's how it's always been. Besides, dealing with strange and supernatural things is quite risky. We can't let the investigators do all the work for nothing, can we?"

"Besides, giving you resources is also to help you improve and better maintain the Great Xia."

"So you absolutely mustn't refuse!"

Hong Tian looked like he was about to get angry if Hong Tian didn't accept the money.

Seeing this, He Li nodded "helplessly".

"Since Director Hong says so, I will accept the gifts and strive to become stronger to continue serving the country and its people!"

He spoke with an air of righteous indignation.

The high-ranking officials of the Chengdu Special Bureau feigned smiles and cooperated.

But they were already cursing in their hearts.

I've never seen anyone like He Li.

He got a good deal but still acted innocent, pretending that he didn't want it but that you forced it on me. Damn it... who is this brat trying to fool?

Is he afraid that these people will use the gift-giving incident to sabotage him behind his back?

Is that even possible? Is it really necessary?

Why is this kid behaving like this?

Of course, despite his grumbling, Jian Heli at least didn't hold a particular grudge against the Chengdu Special Bureau...

They breathed a sigh of relief.

"No matter what, the grudges are resolved, and we just hope that this kid won't hold a grudge against us anymore. After all, judging from his situation, he will definitely still be on the radar of Kyoto."

"Who knows when they'll give him special privileges again."

The high-ranking officials of the Rongcheng Special Bureau were thinking about this.

He Li did not stay long afterward.

He doesn't know anyone here, and besides, he's already got the good stuff, why should he stay for dinner?

So he left without hesitation.

When they came outside, Yu Ji and the others, who hadn't even entered the conference room, already crowded around and asked curiously, "How was it? Judging from their attitude, they're trying to curry favor with you, aren't they?"

"Did they give you anything in return?"

"Yes!" He Li nodded with a smile.

Zhao Hu became even more curious.

"What did they give you? Tell me, Brother Li!"

"See for yourself!" He Li casually took out the things that Hong Tian and the others had given him from his spatial ring.

When they saw He Li take out ten bottles of Spirit Qi Pills and two bottles containing Void Powder, not only Zhao Hu and Zhou Xin, but even Yu Ji, who had some expectation of this, were stunned.

Zhou Xin was speechless...

"Ten...ten bottles of Spirit Qi Pills!!!"

"Two more Void Spirit Powders???"

Her excited voice made the Rongcheng investigators passing by freeze in place, their eyes reddening as they looked at He Li…

"Did I hear that right?"

"What did Director Hong give them? A full ten bottles of Spirit Qi Pills and two Void Spirit Powders?"

"That's something worth tens of thousands of merit points!!!"

"You...you just gave it to me like that?"

"No way, why? The guild is so stingy with the merit points we get for missions, giving us only a few dozen or a hundred at most each time, but outsiders get tens of thousands of points all the time?"

"You're siding with outsiders, aren't you?"

"There's nothing we can do; they're just that good."

"If you have the ability and the courage, you could not only cross city borders to solve those bizarre cases, but also..."

"If you could utter a truly memorable quote... the bureau might give you a similar reward, but can you do it? If you can't, then most of us probably can't either."

"There's nothing we can do, nothing we can do..."

His gaze was fixed on He Li, who was all smiles.

The Chengdu investigators' eyes were filled with envy and jealousy, and their words were laced with sourness.

Meanwhile, near the railing of a tall building in the distance...

"Brother Fan, what's the reasoning behind that?"

"It doesn't look that great!"

"Aren't those people exaggerating a bit by comparing him to you and saying he's no worse than you?"

At the railing, a young and beautiful investigator from Shanghai looked at He Li, who had already reached the entrance of the lobby downstairs, and then turned to Lin Fan, who was walking over, and asked him a question.

But Lin Fan did not answer.

He only glanced at He Li at the fence.

Buzz! Suddenly, an invisible force seemed to transform into a sharp sword and pierce He Li's back.

However, He Li remained completely still.

He didn't even feel it.

Seeing this, Lin Fan's lips curled up slightly.

"It's a bit lacking, but it's not weak."

"At least, I'm better than you!" he said.

The woman immediately retorted, displeased, "How are you stronger than me? I'm at least a Xuan-level A..."

"I just tested him!" Lin Fan interrupted her, "If he were strong enough, he should have been able to detect it and defend himself immediately, but He Li didn't detect it; he's just physically strong enough..."

"Perhaps it's because of his invisible power."

"So it was blocked directly."

"This shows that his actual strength is still a bit lacking, but his supernatural abilities are quite impressive."

"And you... so what if you noticed?"

"You cannot withstand my temptation!"

After saying that, Lin Fan turned and left.

The woman was filled with surprise and doubt. She knew how strong the invisible sword intent derived from Lin Fan's supernatural power was. Even a test without killing intent was not something anyone could withstand.

In the end, He Li was completely unharmed.

"This guy's supernatural powers are that amazing?"

"However... pshaw, he's only good at supernatural powers, but my brother Fan is more than just good at supernatural powers."

"Comparable to my brother Fan? You're still a long way off!"

With that thought in mind, she came back to her senses, smiled, and quickly caught up with Lin Fan who had left. However, neither of them knew that He Li had actually already sensed the invisible sword intent.

They even discovered Lin Fan upstairs.

However, the sword intent was too weak.

He didn't bother with anything that showed any murderous intent.

Rather than being bothered by being touched by a fly...

He's got a lot of good stuff now and is looking forward to trying out the effects of the Kongling Powder.

"Hehe, the Void Powder is an upgraded version of the Spirit Heart Pill."

"I had considered redeeming this before."

"It's just that merit points were scarce at the time."

"Someone is bringing it now..."

"Then I must try it!" He was so full of anticipation that he had completely forgotten about how he had entered a state of oneness with heaven and earth when he took the Spirit Heart Pill, causing his spiritual energy to turn into mist.

This is already the case after taking the Spirit Heart Pill.

Then take the Empty Spirit Powder...