Black Silk Female Police Detective Exorcist

"Hey, hey, wait! Wait a minute~~"

Qin Huanyu quickly called the flower monk to a stop:

"Since you've already let it slip, why don't you say a little more? For example, why did the two factions in the photo studio disagree on their philosophies back then? What were their differences?"

The monk hung up the phone immediately.

Undeterred, Qin Huanyu dialed the number again, and before Cheng Hai could even speak, she offered him a tempting offer:

"A fully immersive VR gaming console! If you tell me these secrets, I'll give you one of these consoles, and fill it with eroge (adult games) to aid your spiritual practice! How about it? Playing eroge like that should be much more effective for mental training than just staring at a computer screen, right?"

"...You, Bodhisattva, have won. This humble monk is convinced."

Cheng Hai, as expected, couldn't hang up the phone again, and after a brief hesitation, decisively conceded defeat:

"Ask whatever you want, but let me make it clear beforehand that everything I know is passed down from my sect and may not be entirely accurate."

"Just tell me about the ideological differences between the Investigation Bureau and the Treasure Pavilion. Your sect should know this very well, right?" Qin Huanyu said with a smile.

"…Indeed."

Cheng Hai remained silent for a moment, then sighed before slowly saying:

"This matter is related to that brutal war back then."

"You probably already know that the root cause of that war was actually the irreconcilable contradiction between the bourgeoisie and the feudal class after the Industrial Revolution."

"No matter how glorious our Holy Zhou Kingdom was in the past, we were indeed late in the Industrial Revolution, and we were also a step behind in the start of modern science. This caused us to suffer a great loss in that war, and we only survived because of our rich heritage."

"In terms of scientific development, Officer Qin, you should know better than me that falling behind in one step will lead to falling behind in every step... Even if we catch up later, it will be difficult to catch up with the countries of Xizhou and Baiyingzhou."

"So after the war, some reformers proposed whether supernatural powers could be applied to scientific research in order to achieve a leapfrog development... The Lingsu Research Institute is one of the results of this proposal."

"But where there are reformers, there are also conservatives. Conservatives believe that supernatural powers and science and technology are two completely unrelated things, and that forcibly combining the two will only cause unknown dangers. They strongly oppose this proposal, believing that tradition should be followed and the supernatural and the mundane should be completely separated."

"That was the initial disagreement... You guessed the final result: the reformists gained full support from the royal family and the Phoenix Pavilion, and began to use scientific methods to unravel the mystery of the extraordinary, with the goal of allowing the extraordinary power that should have been held by only a few to benefit more people."

"The conservatives chose to leave, and they gained the support of many hermits in the community, establishing a new organization called the Treasure Pavilion."

"When it comes to the bizarre and evil, the Treasure Pavilion is no different from our Investigation Bureau. It will also eliminate the bizarre and evil to protect ordinary people."

"The difference lies in how they deal with extraordinary items... The Investigation Bureau's attitude towards extraordinary items has always been to make the most of them, whether it's giving them to research institutes for scientific research or to investigators and patrol officers to enhance their combat capabilities. The Treasure Pavilion's approach to extraordinary items is mainly about the word 'hidden'... They believe that any extraordinary item could potentially cause harm and must be sealed and stored away, never to see the light of day again."

Chapter 88 What a pity, I still wanted to dance with you.

After ending the video call with Cheng Hai, Qin Huanyu lay back down on the bed with her legs spread apart, staring at the ceiling in deep thought.

The Treasure Pavilion's philosophy is to completely separate extraordinary powers from ordinary people, and to seal away all extraordinary items regardless of their effects.

Looking back now, Qin Huanyu vaguely remembers that her adoptive father, Qin Hai, seemed to have mentioned some related past events.

It seems that when Qin Hai was still studying at Shendu University, he had a close friend. The two shared the same interests, ate and lived together, and did research together. They were often mistaken for a gay couple.

Unfortunately, a disagreement arose between the two just as they were about to achieve results.

Their initial research topic seemed to be combining supernatural powers with science and technology. However, Qin Hai saw the infinite possibilities that this combination could lead to a leap in human civilization's technological capabilities, while the other person seemed to see countless dangers and the terrible consequences of the research going out of control.

In the end, the two broke up. After graduation, only Qin Hai joined the Ling Su Research Institute, while his friend disappeared without a trace.

Qin Huanyu had asked Qin Hai a few times during casual conversations before, but Qin Hai always hesitated and stammered. At the time, Qin Huanyu thought it was something that saddened Qin Hai, so she didn't ask any further. Now that she thinks about it, that person may have eventually joined the Treasure Pavilion.

Will Qin Hai know more about the Treasure Pavilion?

Qin Huanyu quickly sat up in bed, straightened her clothes, and went to ask Qin Hai for information.

Qin Hai truly dotes on his adopted daughter, Qin Huanyu. Seeing that this matter was related to Qin Huanyu's work, he still spoke frankly even though it involved painful memories.

Unfortunately, Qin Hai didn't know much about the Treasure Pavilion either, and even less than Qin Huanyu, who had talked with Cheng Hai.

He only vaguely knew that there was a supernatural organization in the private sector that had some kind of tacit understanding with the 404 Investigation Bureau, but he didn't know anything more.

Qin Hai's good friend from university, however, has not been in contact since graduation, and Qin Hai is unsure whether he has joined the Treasure Pavilion.

The research project the two were working on at Shen Du University was to enable anyone to use supernatural powers through genetic modification. Unfortunately, the research failed and resulted in casualties, causing the project to remain sealed to this day.

The victim was a girl. Qin Hai spoke of her vaguely, but Qin Huanyu guessed that she was probably Qin Hai's crush during his school days, and that Qin Hai's friend might also have liked her.

In short, Qin Hai and his friend had a disagreement after the girl died in the failed research.

Qin Hai believed that the research should continue, and that the girl's sacrifice should not be in vain. The experience and data from the failure should be used to pave the way to success.

Qin Hai's friend, however, believed that the tragedy should not be repeated, so he completely abandoned his previous dream and went down the opposite path.

The two eventually broke off their relationship and never spoke to each other again.

Qin Huanyu enjoyed the gossip, but unfortunately it didn't help her own case much. At least on the surface, Qin Hai's college days had nothing to do with the Treasure Pavilion.

She could only continue her own thoughts.

The thief's motive has now been clarified, but new doubts have arisen.

The idea behind the treasure vault is to seal away all extraordinary items, so the thief shouldn't have missed the other burial goods and would only have taken the wine glass and the mirror.

Why did they do that?

Based on the existing clues, the only explanation Qin Huanyu could think of was that among all the burial objects, the wine cup and the mirror were the smallest in size, making them easy to carry.

The other burial items weren't that the thief didn't want to take them, but rather that they were too big for him to carry!

Would the thief abandon the other burial items? If they didn't abandon the other burial items, wouldn't stealing the wine glass and mirror first alert the thief and make subsequent thefts more difficult? Obviously, it would be more appropriate to seize the opportunity to take all the burial items at once, right? Or is it that the Treasure Pavilion and the Investigation Bureau have a tacit agreement, taking only two items as a token gesture and leaving a mark to let the thief know?

The more she thought about it, the more problems arose, and Qin Huanyu tossed and turned in bed, feeling extremely troubled.

In fact, Qin Huanyu could have completely ignored these concerns and simply handed over the remaining burial goods to the people from Shendu two days later.

But for some reason, she was very concerned about the thief. The fact that he stole things from her territory made her very unhappy, and she wanted to catch him, or at least not let him get away with it.

It's within the territory of Baiguang City!

After rolling around on the bed a few times with a pillow between her legs, Qin Huanyu finally made a decision.

Two days later, during the handover of the burial goods, she planned to meddle a little, but only within the territory of Baiguang City. If the Treasure Pavilion took action after the burial goods left Baiguang City, she would not interfere; otherwise, she would try to catch the thief.

As an investigator dispatched by the Investigation Bureau to Baiguang City, Qin Huanyu has the authority to intervene in any matter involving supernatural powers within the city's jurisdiction, and no one can say anything about it.

Lying in bed staring at the ceiling, Qin Huanyu's eyes flickered as she thought about how to surprise the thieves in the treasure pavilion two days from now.

(The female police officer in black stockings is planning...)

The Lingsu Research Institute's preventative measures were indeed effective; the Treasure Pavilion didn't dare to touch anything, and the burial items remained quietly in the vault for two days.

On the afternoon of the day the Bai Guang municipal officials held their celebratory ball, the people from Shen Du arrived, forming a rather elite escort team.

The team seemed to know that their shipment was being watched, and brought a full seven high-performance safe trucks.

Only one of the safes trucks will carry the burial goods; the rest are decoys to lure out treasure vault thieves who are likely to appear along the way.

To ensure information security, after the burial goods were loaded into containers, those containers were randomly shuffled by computer-controlled cranes. Even the shipper, transporter, and receiver themselves did not know which truck the burial goods were on, so the thieves should have known even less.

When Qin Huanyu and the archaeological team watched the seven safe trucks leave, it was already almost completely dark. Meanwhile, the ball hosted by dignitaries at the Golden Kelly Hotel had already begun.

"Are you going to the ball?"

After the exhaust fumes from the seven trucks had completely disappeared from sight, Yi Youyou turned to look at Qin Huanyu and extended an invitation with a somewhat strange smile:

"If you go, we can go together!"

"No, no, I have something to do tonight, so I won't go and join the fun."

Normally, Qin Huanyu would probably not have refused this invitation, but right now she was preoccupied with how to give the thief from the Treasure Pavilion a surprise, and she didn't even pay much attention to Yi Youyou, who always admired her figure every time they met, so she casually refused.

"Really? That's such a pity."

Yi Youyou gave Qin Huanyu a meaningful look, then turned around and walked gracefully toward the car parked by the roadside.

"I was actually thinking of dancing with you... If we danced together, we'd definitely be the center of attention at the ball, wouldn't we?"

Chapter 89 Then I'll play along with you, Ayu.

Going to the ball with Yi Youyou and dancing together?

Qin Huanyu then turned her attention back to the matter at hand and couldn't help but imagine it for a moment.

Although we haven't seen Yi Youyou's true face yet, her body is so soft and hot.

If we could put our arms around her waist and twirl around on the dance floor, sticking close together in all sorts of poses, and then, when we got tired and drunk, we could just book a room and rest together...

Ouch! No, no!

Qin Huanyu clenched her toes and squeezed her legs together, gasped, and forced herself to wake up.

To be honest, she was somewhat tempted by Yi Youyou's invitation. In any case, she had already completed her mission, and even if the burial items were lost as soon as they left the house, it was the transport team's responsibility and had nothing to do with her.

But since she had already refused, it would be embarrassing to chase after him now. More importantly, Qin Huanyu still wanted to give the thief in the treasure pavilion a surprise.

It's just dancing with a beautiful woman; if I miss it, I miss it. At worst, I'll just admire myself in the mirror after it's all over and think, "I'm the prettiest lady!"

Qin Huanyu quickly made up her mind and banished Yi Youyou, who was disturbing her thoughts, from her mind.

Professor Zhang Ji and his doctoral students also left one by one during this period. The professor himself will take a flight back to the capital tonight, while the doctoral students will attend a ball and then stay in Baiguang City to slowly study the ancient tomb.

After confirming that she was the only one left at the scene, Qin Huanyu took out her phone, opened the electronic map, and smiled slightly as she looked at the few dots on the map.

The way the Shen Du Transport Team doesn't even know which truck the actual cargo is on seems safe, but it's actually a bit self-deceptive.

Qin Huanyu couldn't judge others, but she herself knew which car had the genuine goods.

The Mathematical Eye can observe, calculate, and record all the detailed data of an object. The safes on the seven trucks look exactly the same, but there are subtle differences. No matter how randomly the crane shuffles them, Qin Huanyu can find the one she is looking for at a glance.

Qin Huanyu hopped on her motorcycle and set off.

Large trucks can't go very fast in the city; it would take at least an hour and a half for seven trucks to get through Baiguang City.

Qin Huanyu did not choose to follow behind the transport team from Shendu, as that would be too conspicuous and suspicious.

Relying on her familiarity with the roads of Baiguang City and the agility of her motorcycle, she would glance at the intersection in front of the transport vehicle every few minutes to make sure that the transport process was going smoothly.

. . . . .

Meanwhile, in a room of a high-rise building in Baiguang City.

A stunningly beautiful young woman slowly opened her eyes. She had extremely rare pure white hair and azure eyes. Coupled with her alluring figure and ethereal temperament, she would definitely turn heads on the street, as many people would inevitably turn around to look at her several times.

Her upper body was covered by a black bodysuit that resembled a bunny girl uniform, even her ten slender fingers were completely covered. Only her neck and neckline were relatively open, revealing a breathtakingly beautiful expanse of white.

The bodysuit ends at the T-crotch, and below that are black fishnet stockings and black leather boots that cover her long, slender legs. It's an outfit that allows for a lot of movement and makes one think of female phantom thieves from various works.

The woman, after opening her eyes, seemed somewhat helpless and sighed.

"Ayu is really something, why is she so competitive... I just teased her a little bit, and she's already taking it personally... even though her mission is over."

"Fine, if she wants to keep going, I'll play along with her for a bit longer."

As she spoke, the woman took out another mask and put it on, covering most of her face above her nostrils, revealing only her blue eyes and alluring red lips, making one want to hold her and kiss her passionately.

"Anyway, I'm well-prepared, and I even have a mole within the transport team. There's no way I can lose!"

. . . . .

"Huh? No!"

After once again arriving ahead of the transport vehicle to observe from a distance, Qin Huanyu exclaimed in surprise, her face turning quite grim.

The transport vehicle was still the same, but its weight had changed, becoming lighter. It was highly likely that the contents of the safe were missing, but the guards were completely unaware.

But how is this possible?

Qin Huanyu precisely calculated the time it would take for the transport vehicle to pass through each intersection. Unless the transport vehicle stopped midway and then sped up significantly to save time, it simply wouldn't be able to pass through the intersection at the time Qin Huanyu had calculated in advance.

However, after eliminating all the impossibilities, the remaining possibility, however outrageous, is the truth: the transport vehicle must have just stopped and then suddenly accelerated.

However, this kind of parking was not part of the transportation plan, and the roads that the transport vehicles had previously passed through were not congested at all, so parking was not allowed.

But it still stopped, so it can only mean...

With that in mind, Qin Huanyu no longer hesitated. She roared the throttle of her motorcycle and sped off, covering hundreds of meters in just over 10 seconds to reach the transport vehicle.

She looked up through the driver's side window of the transport vehicle and saw that there was only a driver behind the wheel; the passenger in the front seat was gone.

There's a mole in the transport team!

Qin Huanyu was certain of her judgment. She jumped off the motorcycle, opened the door of the transport truck's cab, and crawled inside, knocking the driver unconscious before he could react.

Afterwards, Qin Huanyu seized control of the transport vehicle, pulled it to the side of the road, and used the controller in the driver's cab to open the safe at the back of the vehicle.

Sure enough, all nine burial items of varying sizes were gone. Only six fully armed guards were fast asleep inside, so soundly that Qin Huanyu couldn't wake them even by stomping on them with her boots.

It's obvious that they were all betrayed by that mole driver.