The Professional Rankings, in twelve volumes, each bearing the name of my lord.

"Gentlemen from the Special Affairs Bureau, would you like your fortunes told?"

The old Taoist priest with a goatee stared at Wang Miao's group with a smile, especially at some of the female members.

Wang Miao and his companions wore life fluctuation detectors, a hallmark of the Special Bureau, making them easily identifiable as members of the Special Bureau.

After the Gregorian calendar era, fortune-telling and other traditional cultural practices have become rare in cities.

Seeing the group members' eager expressions, Wang Miao looked around and said.

"Take a break, we'll continue the patrol and monitoring later."

The group members cheered and lined up in front of the old Taoist priest's shop.

Xiao Chen rushed to the front, but was pulled to the back by the old Taoist priest.

"Young man, do you understand 'ladies first'? Come on, young lady, step forward, let me calculate for you first."

Xiao Chen was immediately mortified.

"No, you also understand English?"

"Hey! What you're saying is true; even cultivation of Taoism needs to keep up with the times."

Seeing the old Taoist priest very naturally take the fair hand of the prettiest female member in the group and stroke it gently, claiming it was to read her palm, Xiao Chen immediately regretted playing this game.

Damn! I haven't even held Xiaomei's hand yet!

Xiao Mei said naively.

"Master Daoist? Shouldn't I address you that way?"

"It's alright, it's just a title. My surname is Yan, you can call me Darling~"

"Clam?"

"Tsk, young lady, your divination is quite ominous."

Master Yan stared at Xiao Mei's chin and below, his brows furrowed.

Xiao Mei was puzzled.

"You're a palm reader, aren't you? Where's the divination?"

"unimportant."

"unimportant?"

"I saw it!"

"What did you see?"

Xiao Chen stood to the side, grinning.

What did he see?

Could this Taoist Master Yan have X-ray vision?

Old, discolored embryo!

"Young lady, you will soon face a bloody disaster."

Xiao Chen chuckled to himself, thinking to himself that he really was a conman.

Unexpectedly, Xiaomei lowered her head shyly.

"It's definitely in the next few days..."

Xiao Chen opened his mouth wide in surprise.

Master Yan looked completely confident.

"This humble Taoist priest is very confident in his abilities. Young lady, is there anything else you'd like to ask? Perhaps you'd like to inquire about marriage?"

"Uh-huh!"

The two chatted for a while, and Xiaomei paid a reputation point and happily left her seat.

Xiao Chen angrily sat down and stretched out his hand.

"Come on! You calculate it for me!"

Master Yan didn't even glance at his hand, but instead took out a divination stick container and shook it.

"Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, Lao Tzu, please show your power... Open!"

"What kind of nonsense is this?!"

"A very bad omen; you will be..."

"A bloody disaster, is it?"

"His days are numbered."

As Master Yan spoke, he grinned, revealing a mouthful of crooked, yellow teeth.

Xiao Chen stood up angrily.

"What bad luck! We shouldn't believe in feudal superstitions!"

While the team members were playing, Wang Miao was actually adjusting the life fluctuation detector and keeping an eye on Master Yan.

A storm is brewing in Glory City.

The Special Bureau has dispatched personnel here to investigate all suspicious phenomena and individuals.

Wang Miao naturally conducted a comprehensive examination of Master Yan, whom he had never met before.

The result was that nothing was detected, and all the detection data were normal.

Wang Miao is still Wang Miao. He said he would rest for a while, but he didn't rest at all.

"Alright, everyone's had fun, now let's get back to work."

At that moment, Master Yan called out to Wang Miao.

"Sir, wouldn't you like to have your fortune told?"

Wang Miao smiled.

"I don't need to."

"Thanks to the patronage of the officials of Glory City, I've been able to set up my stall here. Today, I'll give you a free fortune telling. Would you do me the honor?"

The group members all encouraged them.

"Team leader, why don't you play a round? It won't take much time."

"Although it's a bit feudal and superstitious, it's quite pleasant to listen to him recite those flowery pronouncements."

"Yes, the main focus is on emotional value."

Wang Miao thought about it.

That's fine. I can't always act like a boss. It's good to get along with my team members occasionally.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Daoist Master."

Master Yan seemed much more serious when facing Wang Miao.

First, he asked Wang Miao to write down his birth date and time. Since Wang Miao didn't understand this, he explained it to him.

Then take out a tortoise shell, put three copper coins inside, shake it, and record the coins that fall out as a "yao" (爻). Repeat this process several times to obtain a hexagram.

Finally, he took out the divination tube and yellow talismans, and started drawing talismans and shaking the divination sticks, keeping himself very busy.

Xiao Chen, Xiao Mei, and the others were all stunned.

"No, he just sloppy with the paid services, but why is he so serious about the free ones?"

Many of Master Yan's actions were actually incomprehensible to the general public.

I only understood his final conclusion.

"My lord, you are about to have a great opportunity. Whether you can seize it or not is up to you."

Wang Miao smiled.

"Master, I haven't even asked what I want to be divined yet."

"unimportant."

Wang Miao smiled, shook his head, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and left.

At this moment, Wang Miao adjusted his headset, his brows furrowing slightly.

"Okay, we'll be right there."

After speaking, he looked at his group members.

"Another case, let's go!"

Wang Miao led his men and left quickly.

Master Yan continued to set up his stall, beckoning to women and inviting them to have their fortunes told, while waving away men as if shooing away flies.

Until a monk wearing a straw hat stood in front of him.

"You've got some nerve. Didn't you know they were from the Special Affairs Bureau?"

Master Yan had an indifferent expression on his face.

"I know."

"Then why have you been in contact with them for so long? Aren't you afraid of giving yourself away?"

"They didn't notice anything amiss after spending so much time at such close range, doesn't that prove my disguise was foolproof?"

"Everything has its oversights! The Interstellar Faction has been secretly supporting Earth's technology all along. Who knows what new gadgets they've come up with this time? Don't be too overconfident. Don't forget what we've assigned the compass to!"

Master Yan began packing up his stall, smiling as he spoke.

"Alright, alright, why are you so nervous? Easy! Easy! Let's talk somewhere else, I'll show you something good."

……

"That's the tenth one."

In a room at an inn in the eastern district of Glory City, Wang Miao and his team arrived at the crime scene.

The identity of the deceased is unknown.

The person was in a strangely emaciated state, and their face was no longer recognizable.

"Like the previous nine, it's probably impossible to do DNA testing."

Xiao Chen was taking photos of the crime scene with a camera.

"That's really amazing. They destroyed the DNA structure, and every single DNA molecule. This kind of power in the microscopic world is something that a professional couldn't do."

Wang Miao stood up and took off the disposable gloves that had just come into contact with the deceased.

"Without a doubt, it's the power of Dark Star."

"A Dark Artifact?"

"Maybe."

"What exactly are these Dark Artifacts trying to do in Glory City?"

"No matter what we do, we must find them as soon as possible. I have a bad feeling that if we drag this out, something terrible might happen."

"The General Administration has already dispatched more than a dozen elite teams, but they haven't found anything..."

"Dark artifacts are not easy to find. They can disguise their life force, and they can only fail to do so under certain special circumstances."

We must wait for that fleeting opportunity, but we must also take the initiative and find a way to identify their host.

Since they committed murder, there must have been some flaws in their actions…