Antique Shop Zero: Disfigured School Beauty Becomes a Succubus to Pay Off Debts

Chapter 29 The Juggle Investigation Team

Li Mingyue was taken aback: "The Bureau of Anomalies?"

Sure enough, there are relevant departments within the government that deal with incidents like the "ghost government office."

The Bureau of Anomalies reacted swiftly tonight, indicating that the system is quite mature.

This at least indicates that an unusual event occurred in the Xia Kingdom, and it attracted strong attention from the authorities.

Cao Ye said quietly, "Fifty years ago, the first unusual event occurred."

In Baicheng, a city in northern China, an old woman with a cat's face has appeared, attacking passersby at dusk.

Cao Ye looked at Li Mingyue and asked cryptically, "Do you know who the culprit is?"

Li Mingyue shook her head in confusion.

Cao Ye slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, his eyes burning, and said, "It's a cat."

Li Mingyue's eyes widened: "A cat?"

Cao Ye nodded: "Yes, a black cat with a red tail tip."

This cat possesses a mysterious power that can transform the dead into cat-faced zombies.

Li Mingyue was deeply shocked.

Can a cat turn the dead into a zombie with a cat's face?

Cao Ye smiled and shook his head: "There are too many secrets in this world that our modern technology cannot understand."

In order to crack these secrets, the authorities created a special department—the Bureau of Anomalies.

That cat is currently in the archives of the Bureau of Abnormal Affairs.

Li Mingyue looked at Cao Ye in astonishment: "You tamed that cat?"

Cao Ye curled his lip: "It's not so much that we subdued it, but that we figured out its temperament."

As long as it doesn't see inanimate objects, it won't go crazy; it'll behave like a normal cat.

Oh, and that cat can talk; it calls itself—Forbidden.

Li Mingyue raised an eyebrow: "A taboo?"

Cao Ye nodded: "According to that cat, there are many forbidden things in this world, and it is just one of them."

Li Mingyue felt as if a new world had opened up for her: "Forbidden objects?"

Cao Ye said, "Every forbidden object possesses incredible power."

It would be difficult to imprison him with just an army or a team of military officers.

Fortunately, the state allocates resources to the Bureau of Anomalies, giving it ample resources and capabilities.

Every investigator in the Anomaly Management Bureau is a battle-hardened warrior equipped with advanced weaponry.

The bureau also has experts, PhDs, and professors from various fields.

In recent decades, we have been working to break taboos, and have made some progress.

Li Mingyue smiled slightly, a hint of relief in her eyes: "So, we have the power to subdue forbidden objects?"

Only after experiencing the haunted mansion did I realize how terrifying forbidden things are.

The authorities have the means to subdue forbidden objects, which gives them a real sense of security.

Cao Ye stubbed out his cigarette: "No, forbidden things are not something ordinary people can subdue."

Only taboo can defeat taboo.

Li Mingyue's smile froze.

Suddenly she remembered that she had met the mysterious boss, Jin Meiting, and the old man in black that night.

Are they also taboo?

No, Jin Meiting is my classmate. I know her inside and out. How could she be a taboo?

She couldn't figure it out.

Cao Ye continued, "So, with the help of that cat, we have successfully imprisoned four forbidden objects over the past fifty years."

Human skin drum, mother-and-child black coffin, Five Emperors' Poison Coins, Wooden Ox and Flowing Horse.

Li Mingyue's eyes widened: "That cat, it helped you?"

Cao Ye said, "As long as you understand the taboos of forbidden objects, you can imprison them, and even... use them!"

After saying that, Cao Ye took a sip of water to moisten his throat and continued, "For example, that black cat."

Black cats are forbidden from seeing dead people.

Simply placing a vigorous investigator near it can suppress its ferocity.

What's even more interesting is that, after a long period of exploration, the cat discovered that it likes antiques.

If you give it an antique, it will be willing to help us with things.

The same applies to other forbidden items.

They won't cause trouble if you find the right approach.

If we find the right methods, we can use them to our advantage.

After Cao Ye finished speaking, he glanced at the deeply shocked Li Mingyue, a smile playing on his lips: "Officer Li, would you be willing to join the anomaly investigation team?"

Li Mingyue was taken aback: "Me?"

I just graduated and haven't even finished my internship at the Public Security Bureau. Can I really join such a special department?

Cao Ye said, "I've watched all the videos tonight. Your on-the-spot reaction ability is excellent, and your mental fortitude is also very good."

I plan to establish the South China Sea Judgment Wood Investigation Team, and I hope you can become one of its members.

Li Mingyue blinked: "The gavel investigation team?"

What a strange name!

Calling it the "Ghost Government Investigation Team" is fine too!

Cao Ye said, "The cat in the bureau said that the Ghost Yamen incident was triggered by a gavel."

"If it weren't for the fact that its abilities only work on corpses and living people, I would have brought it along."

Li Mingyue understood.

So that's where the name of the "Judgment Wood Investigation Team" comes from.

She wasn't surprised that the case was caused by a gavel.

After what happened tonight, nothing seems strange anymore.

Cao Ye, a heavy smoker, lit another cigarette and continued, "Forbidden things are extremely harmful to the country."

Every time a forbidden object appears, the Bureau of Anomalies suffers heavy casualties.

Similarly, forbidden things also present an opportunity for the Xia Kingdom.

I want to unlock the secrets of the forbidden object and gain complete control over it!

A hint of fear flashed in Li Mingyue's eyes.

The ghost office tonight was truly terrifying.

If it weren't for those three people, tonight would have been a very bad night.

Jin Meiting, the mysterious boss, the old man in black.

A complex look appeared in Li Mingyue's eyes.

What exactly happened to Jin Meiting?

Who exactly is the mysterious boss?

Should we... tell Cao Ye this information?

If Cao Ye gets this information, wouldn't he have done a great service?

Li Mingyue quickly banished the thought from her mind.

First, Jin Meiting is her classmate, and she is not the kind of person who would betray her friends for promotion or wealth.

Secondly, the mysterious boss saved her tonight and is her benefactor, so she cannot betray him.

Third, if you betray them today, how can you survive tomorrow?

How terrifying are ghostly constables? She experienced it firsthand!

Since the three of them could easily deal with the ghostly yamen, I certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to think that just because they were human, they would be easy to handle.

Cao Ye said, "The Bureau of Abnormalities has exhausted all its efforts to explore the mysteries of forbidden objects, but has made no progress."

The three unusual humans who appeared tonight possess great power.

I suspect they've already mastered the art of controlling forbidden things.

Li Mingyue nodded secretly.

Those three people were after something forbidden.

The secrets of forbidden objects are like an online game.

The three of them were beta testers, while the official team members were just beginners.

No, Jin Meiting wasn't a beta tester; the mysterious boss and the old man in black were.

Jin Meiting simply latched onto the coattails of beta testers.

Li Mingyue couldn't help but ask, "You're not planning to investigate those three mysterious people, are you?"

Cao Ye took a deep drag on his cigarette: "Yes, I need to know the secret of the forbidden object."

Cao Ye, with a cigarette dangling from his lips and eyes narrowed, said, "We must find those three."

I want to cooperate with these three people, or... subdue them!

You witnessed the entire event tonight; the gavel investigation team needs you.

Li Mingyue looked at Cao Ye in shock.

Are we to become enemies with the mysterious shop owner and his group?

Cao Ye stood up and walked behind Li Mingyue: "The sheriffs said that the rain was too heavy tonight and they couldn't see people clearly."

The one I could see most clearly was the strange old man who looked like a dragon.

That succubus was also strange; everyone only remembered that she was very alluring, but couldn't recall her face.

Actually, I don't care about either of them; what I care about most is the man with the umbrella.

The sheriffs said his face was covered by an umbrella, so they couldn't see his true features.

Yeah, your camera didn't capture it either.

Li Mingyue's mind raced, her eyes darting around nervously.

Suddenly, two hands were placed on her shoulders, and Li Mingyue's delicate body trembled!

She slowly turned her head and met Cao Ye's downcast face.

His face was full of smiles: "You were there for so long, did you even get a good look at his face?"