Chapter 90: My Contribution To The Bureau
"Fang Xiu, you were supposed to be resting and healing, but this is an urgent situation, and since you're directly involved, we had to call you in. Oh, let me introduce you. This is Vice Captain Bai Qi. And Bai Qi, meet Fang Xiu."
Fang Xiu and Bai Qi exchanged glances, not saying a word. Fang Xiu was calm, and Bai Qi seemed quite indifferent. It made Wang Dehai feel a bit awkward.
Suddenly, Bai Qi said, "I don't like owing anyone anything. If you need something from me in the future, feel free to reach out to me."
Fang Xiu nodded. He understood what Bai Qi meant. The guy wanted to repay him for saving his life. After all, without Fang Xiu's timely phone call, Bai Qi would have been long gone.
As for Bai Qi's indifferent demeanor, Fang Xiu wasn't surprised. With psychics, acting too normal is actually the most abnormal.
"Let's leave the small talk for later. We have an urgent situation. Here's what happened: I sent Yang Kunpeng to lead a team to the Green Mountain Mental Hospital Specter Zone, which was previously a Grade C zone."
"Grade C?" Fang Xiu's eyes flickered with surprise. He hadn't expected the Investigation Bureau to classify Green Mountain Mental Hospital that low, especially since he had just resolved the B+ Blackwater incident and still wouldn't dare to explore the hospital lightly.
In his opinion, Green Mountain Mental Hospital Specter Zone was at least an A, maybe even an S!
Seeing Fang Xiu's reaction, Wang Dehai showed a mix of embarrassment and guilt.
"This is my fault. I misjudged the information. I thought the dozens of Specters you mentioned were Specter Slaves, so I classified the zone as Grade C. If I had listened to you, I wouldn't have sent Yang Kunpeng but rather Yang Ming, and maybe the outcome would have been different. Now, only Yang Kunpeng survived."
_'Is this about Yang Ming's power of luck?'_ Fang Xiu wondered
It wasn't that he underestimated Yang Ming, a third-tier psychic, but he had a feeling that Green Mountain Mental Hospital was no ordinary Specter Zone. If Yang Ming had gone, he probably would have died too. Yet, due to Wang Dehai's mistake, Yang Ming, who was supposed to go, didn't.
_'Is this coincidence, or is it Yang Ming's luck ability at play? Can luck be that powerful? Well, given Yang Ming's already a third-tier, his luck ability might really be able to clear huge disasters out of his way.'_
Bai Qi's expression grew colder. "Given his current state, if the spiritual incense goes out, he'll likely mutate. Director, ask whatever you need to quickly. Once you're done, I'll take action."
Wang Dehai understood what Bai Qi meant by his words, but it was a necessary measure when dealing with uncontrollable Spiritual Energy.
"Yang Kunpeng, Yang Kunpeng," Wang Dehai called several times before Yang Kunpeng finally snapped out of his daze. He looked up, bewildered, and upon seeing Wang Dehai, his face instantly showed a mix of relief and elation, as if he had seen a lifesaver.
"Director Wang, please save me. I've shed blood and earned honors for the bureau. I don't want to turn into a monster."
Wang Dehai's eyes flickered with compassion. Then he composed himself and said, "Kunpeng, calm down. The bureau will never abandon its agents. We will do everything we can to save you. Right now, you need to tell us everything you saw at the Green Mountain Mental Hospital Specter Zone. That's the only way I can help you."
Yang Kunpeng nodded frantically, his face filled with terror as if he was recalling something horrifying. "Specters! The place was full of Specters! My team explored the mental hospital's Specter Zone. At first, we encountered the Physician. It was strong, and it took a lot of effort from our team to deal with it. Then we went deeper, and then, then"
He began to tremble violently, seemingly too afraid to continue.
"What happened then?" Wang Dehai asked urgently.
"I... I saw many wards, the seals on the doors were weakening, and there were so many Specters howling inside. Then the door of one ward opened, and a little girl came out, she she had no face."
Hearing this, Fang Xiu's mind raced._ _
_'Wards with seals? A faceless little girl? So, the wards had seals on them. No wonder the Specters were confined and couldn't get out. Where did these seal come from then?'_
Being a new psychic, there were many things Fang Xiu didn't know, including these so-called seals.
As for the faceless girl, Fang Xiu recalled his own experiences in the mental hospital. He had indeed seen this faceless girl before."