Yukino Fuyuki said as she got into the passenger seat.

Su You and Miss Ba Chi sat in the back row.

The driver, a man wearing sunglasses and chewing gum, asked, "Section Chief, where are you going?"

"Go back to headquarters and take a new recruit with you."

"A newbie?" The driver glanced at the rearview mirror, somewhat surprised. "What's up with this guy? He actually needs you, section chief, to personally introduce him? Could it be that he..."

"I had other things to do, I just gave him a ride."

"Oh, so that's it."

The driver started the car and said.

"I thought some terrifying new person had joined the department."

"Again?" Su You said with an embarrassed look, "No, I'm just an ordinary high school student, at most I'm a little strong."

The driver chuckled and said, "Judging by your build, you're not that strong. But the department has enhancement potions available for exchange; they're good stuff. If you have enough contribution points later, you can get some to drink."

"Okay, thank you for letting me know."

This was the second time Su You had heard about enhancement potions from someone else.

This looks pretty good; I'll keep an eye on it later.

About ten minutes later, the car stopped in front of what looked like an ordinary office building.

Its glass curtain wall is somewhat old, and the flow of people coming and going is rather sparse, which seems out of place with the name of the "Special Cases Department".

After getting out of the car, Su You said goodbye to the driver.

Yukino Fuyuki walked on the left with a cold expression, while Ms. Yasakani walked on the right with an elegant but slightly tense smile.

The two women seemed to have unintentionally placed Su You in the middle, forming a subtle "escort" formation.

Su You's gaze swept subtly over the two women beside her.

Through the ring's perception, he saw that Section Chief Yukino was surrounded by a layer of vigilance and negative emotions, while Ms. Yasakani was shrouded in a layer of anxiety and negative emotions.

These two different negative emotions deepened and intensified as the three of them got closer to the revolving glass door.

Su You remained composed, but silently asked a question in her heart through the contract.

"Xiaoyu, will nothing bad happen?"

A lazy yet confident voice seemed to resound directly in his mind, carrying a faint, almost imperceptible chuckle.

"Master, please rest assured."

Upon receiving an affirmative answer, the last trace of doubt in Su You's eyes dissipated.

With a natural expression and composed steps, he followed the two ladies as they stepped through the seemingly ordinary door.

Nothing happened.

There were no sirens blaring, no runes lighting up, and no ambushes appearing. Only the warm air from the lobby's air conditioning and the polite greetings from the receptionist.

"Ah……"

Almost simultaneously, Su You heard the two people beside her let out a barely perceptible sigh of relief.

The tense, almost palpable tension receded quickly like a tide, and Yukino Fuyuki swiftly regained her capable demeanor. She turned her head and said calmly, "I have other things to do, so I'll have Hachisaku take you to complete the registration procedures."

Su You nodded in response: "Okay, Section Chief, you can go ahead and get back to work."

Yukino Fuyuki nodded slightly, then turned and left deftly.

The eight-foot-tall lady beside him gave him a genuine and gentle smile and said, "Mr. Su, please come with me."

As the two walked side by side down the corridor, Su You seemed to suddenly remember something and casually turned her head to ask, "Miss Yachi, why did you seem so nervous just now?"

Upon hearing this, Miss Yachi smiled gently with a hint of apology. She did not hide anything, after all, the crisis had now been resolved.

"Yes. We suspected that the monster you encountered last night... was very likely the legendary Tamamo-no-Mae. We were worried that she used the Fox Possession Technique to infiltrate you."

She paused, her voice soft yet clear.

"So, taking you through the headquarters gate just now was actually a test for you. That gate is equipped with a special magic array that can detect possessing demons, and even powerful demons can't escape it. I'm very sorry, Su Jun, I kept this from you before."

Su You showed a slight surprise on her face, then nodded knowingly, her tone tolerant and calm.

"It's alright, caution is always necessary... But could the monster I encountered last night actually be the legendary, terrifying fox spirit Tamamo-no-Mae...?"

I am not some terrifying fox spirit!

Tamamo-no-Mae hummed twice in Su You's mind, sounding slightly dissatisfied.

Because Su You is about to become an unofficial member of the Special Cases Department, essentially one of their own, Miss Yachi revealed more inside information to him:

“Last night, Section Chief Yukino and the others used special equipment to track Tamamo-no-Mae’s demonic aura. They finally lost their trail at the place where you encountered the demon, Su-kun. Section Chief Yukino found my residual demonic aura at the scene. After she came back, she questioned me, and I told her what happened last night. That’s when Section Chief Yukino had this suspicion.”

Su You nodded in sudden realization.

Indeed, it's always good to be cautious.

The interior of the Special Cases Department headquarters is clean and bright but slightly old, no different from an ordinary office building.

Miss Bachi led Su You to a door with a sign that read "Human Resources Recruitment Department" and pushed the door open to enter.

The room was a standard office layout, with several well-dressed, sharp-fitting businesswomen busy at their computers, the sound of keyboards clicking incessantly. A faint aroma of printer ink mixed with coffee filled the air.

Miss Bachi walked over to one of the older women who seemed to have more seniority and explained Su You's situation in a low voice.

The woman looked up from the thick stack of documents, adjusted her glasses, glanced sharply at Su You, and then pulled out a form and a contract from beside her, handing them over in a quick and clear voice:

"Just fill them out and give me your ID."

"Ok."

Su You took the form and sat down at the form-filling area.

The form was fairly standard, until he saw the "Special Skills" section. Su You paused for a moment, then finally wrote down three words: "[Great Strength]".

After filling out the form, he looked at the contract again. The content was similar to a regular employment contract, with no special terms or restrictions. It only stated that if he wanted to leave the Special Cases Department in the future, he would need to have his relevant memories erased.

After signing the contract, Su You returned it along with her identification documents and application form.

The HR lady was extremely efficient. She quickly operated the computer a few times, then scanned the document with a special instrument. With a soft "beep," a brand new card slid out from the card printer next to her.

"This is your work ID, please keep it safe. Your salary will be automatically deposited into the bank account you filled in on the form on the 1st of each month."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Afterwards, Miss Bachi showed Su You around the building to familiarize her with the surroundings.

Whether entering a new floor or certain specific functional areas, Su You needs to swipe her newly acquired work ID on the access control, which means it's very difficult for outsiders to sneak in.

The most bustling place is the [Mission Hall].

The hall was as spacious as a stock exchange, and it was noisy with people.

A huge electronic screen hangs in the center, displaying a dense, real-time scrolling display of various task information, with the text constantly refreshing and changing.

The surrounding area is filled with individual workstations, similar to those in internet cafes, where many people are sitting and working intently.

Miss Yachi explained softly, "This is the mission hall. You can log in to those terminals with your work ID to check and accept missions. Completing missions will earn you contribution points, which can be exchanged for some... special items that can't be bought with money outside in the internal shop."

Su You was curious, so she found an empty cubicle, sat down, and swiped her work ID.

The screen lit up, and a task list interface popped up. He immediately noticed the top few:

[S-Rank Mission]: Defeat the Dark Dragon in Death Valley within the Inner World. Reward: 10000 Contribution Points.

[Rank A Mission]: Defeat the Umibozu, who is shrouded in the vortex of confusion within the underworld. Reward: 1000 Contribution Points.

[Rank B Mission]: Destroy the gap "Late Cherry Blossom Ghost School". Reward: 300 Contribution Points.

These mission descriptions are brief, yet they exude a chilling sense of danger.

Su You subconsciously wanted to click to see the details, but a prompt box popped up on the screen: [Insufficient permissions, unable to receive].

He switched somewhat helplessly to the only list of tasks he could view details for, namely the [E-level tasks] list:

[Rank E Mission]: Clean up the earthbound spirit (weak) in the abandoned apartment building in 3-chome. Reward: 150,000 yen.

[Rank E Mission]: Investigate the pet disappearance incident in Meguro Ward (suspected to be caused by low-level spirits). Reward: 80,000 yen.

[Rank E Mission]: Collect three fresh Nightmare Fox Grass plants from the designated area. Reward: 1 Contribution Point.

These simplest E-level tasks almost always reward cash.

Only a small percentage of E-level missions will reward you with 1 contribution point.

Su You looked at the screen, her gaze shifting between the lofty S-level missions and the trivial E-level missions before her, gaining a new understanding of this seemingly ordinary office building.

The world is more dangerous than he imagined.

But it also needs to be more interesting.

Chapter 72 Help Me, Miss Tamamo-no-Mae (4K)

Inside the mission hall, all around were the noisy voices of people and the faint hum of machines.

Su You sat in the cubicle, his gaze sweeping over the trivial E-level missions on the screen. Suddenly, he noticed an inconspicuous envelope icon flashing in the upper right corner of the interface, indicating that there was an unread message.

He moved the cursor and clicked on it, only to find it was a friend request with the nickname "Eight Feet".

Miss Yasakaki also seemed to have found a small cubicle to use her mission terminal.

Su You clicked "Accept".

A few seconds later, another system notification popped up:

[Received a transfer from "Ba Chi": Contribution Points +12].

? ?

Su You was taken aback.

Immediately afterwards, Miss Yasakani's message dialog box popped up.

[Yachi: Su-kun, since I'm also an unofficial member and don't really like doing dangerous missions, I only have this many contribution points saved up. Take them and use them first. Don't refuse; you know I'm still recovering from my injuries and don't need contribution points right now. Besides, I'm a demon, so I already have some strength. Compared to me, you, as an ordinary person, need contribution points more if you want to complete the mission. I recommend you buy enhancement potions.]

Su You stared at the message and the 12 extra contribution points in her account, remaining silent for a moment.

He had just browsed the list of E-level missions, and there were very few missions that offered contribution points as a reward; most only offered 1 contribution point.

Miss Yasak doesn't seem to like fighting much, otherwise she wouldn't have remained an unofficial member and just slacking off.

These 12 contribution points must have been accumulated by her over a long time.

Her kindness was profound.

[Su You: Thank you.]

Su You didn't stand on ceremony and kept Miss Ba Chi's kindness in her heart.

Then, he clicked on the icon for the [Internal Store].

The store interface is dazzling, with everything from various types of firearms, melee weapons, and special ammunition to peculiar talismans, various materials, and even some strange objects whose uses are incomprehensible.

Su You even saw the option to directly exchange contribution points for Japanese yen:

1 contribution point: 2,000,000 yen.

This exchange rate allowed him to intuitively feel the value of contribution points once again.

However, unless they are in a real emergency, most people would not exchange their contribution points for Japanese yen.

Su You's gaze quickly settled on the [Enhancement Potion], which had the highest sales volume and was displayed at the top.

Its explanation is very simple:

[Significantly enhances the user's physical attributes (strength, speed, reaction time), enabling them to reach their training limits in a short period.]

[Once more than two bottles are used, the enhancement effect will be significantly reduced.]

Price: 5 contribution points/bottle.

Su You clicked "buy" and placed an order for two bottles.

The 12 contribution points that had just been credited to my account were immediately deducted by 10 points.

Subsequently, the system sent him a message instructing him to go to [Second Floor, Section B - Materials Management Office] to collect his materials with his work ID.

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