Chapter 7 The Past and Present Life of the Underworld Bureau
This was the second time Lin Xi took the elevator with Shi San. The ghost was no longer there, but his fearful heart had not changed.
Thirteen is a strange man. Four days have passed and he is still wearing the same black trench coat he wore when we met. There is no fear on his face, and he keeps eating all kinds of candies in his mouth.
The princess told Lin Xi that he had never taken the initiative to save anyone because he did not want to have any interaction with strangers. He had no friends and no family. He hated socializing, and even the bureau’s annual meeting was only held during the lottery.
Show up.
He has been on duty for 8 years and has caught so many ghosts that he has broken the record in the Bureau. However, he is still a temporary worker because he is not good at taking exams and his natural ability to catch ghosts has been buried.
No one knows where he studied under. From the first day he took office, he solved a major unsolved case. He was originally regarded as the brightest newcomer in the bureau, with countless sycophants around him, but times have changed.
Those who once praised him have turned their backs on him and are afraid to avoid him. Those who were jealous of him have now reached important positions and take pleasure in ridiculing him. Those who once followed him have their bones buried in the cemetery and cannot be with him.
But he is still him, neither sad nor arrogant, neither impatient nor yielding, unyielding and unyielding, never leaving...
In the process of persuading Lin Xi, the princess used more words to ensure her safety, and this guarantee was more to introduce the specialness of Thirteen.
The princess said a lot, and Lin Xi remembered a lot, but it was still less than one percent of the secrets of this man.
Just when Lin Xi was looking at Thirteen's back in trance, a fat cockroach climbed onto Thirteen's shoulder and looked back, "Hey, Thirteen, this girl must have fallen in love with you. She keeps staring at you.
Beauty, if you don’t, I will.”
"Ah! Cockroach!" Lin Xi resisted the urge to take off her shoes and use her stilettos to nail it to death, and backed away nervously. Although this was not the first time she saw Xiaoqiang, girls still had to deal with such a small animal.
Instinctively, I got goosebumps.
"I just don't understand why you always attract people's attention. To you, she is like an elephant, and you are just an ant. Do you think the train will feel pleasure when it enters the cave?" Thirteen said.
As he spoke, he grabbed the talkative cockroach and stuffed it back into his pocket.
"Thank you." Lin Xi couldn't help but thank her.
"Why are you thanking me?" Thirteen said and turned around.
"Because you caught the bug, and because... you accepted me as your partner." Lin Xi felt a little embarrassed, with a hint of blush on her fair face.
"I think you misunderstood. I captured the bugs because I didn't want you to give birth to alien-like monsters. The partnering was arranged by the higher-ups. I'm just a temporary worker and have no qualifications to refute their orders.
Besides, if you want to die, I have nothing to say." Shisan said so heartlessly.
"I know you don't like me, but I really have a reason to stay. Whether you like me or not, I will be your partner. Let's get along well in the future." Lin Xi cheered up and said with the most perfect expression
Smiling, he reached out his hand to Thirteen.
"I never shake hands with corpses, it's bad luck." Thirteen looked at Lin Xi and hung her hand in the air.
When the atmosphere in the elevator became awkward and almost suffocating, the destination - the 10th floor underground - finally arrived. The elevator door opened with a ding, revealing a scene like a military base.
The gray concrete corridors and military lighting sources are guiding you like a passage to hell. There are countless cameras along the way, as if people all over the world are peeping at you.
"Come with me. Since you are determined to join the Underworld Bureau, there are some things that you must know..." With one hand in his trouser pocket, Thirteen led the way forward while eating chocolate beans.
Thirteen introduces the history of the Underworld Bureau. It is said that the earliest Underworld Bureau can be traced back to the time of the Yellow Emperor. It was an organization used by the Yellow Emperor to continue to hunt down the remnants of Chi You after defeating the monster Chi You.
After that, no matter how the land of China changed, and the political situation changed again and again, the Underworld Bureau was very lucky to survive. This collection of many organizations with mysterious powers can always easily obtain the reuse and protection of those in power.
However, the rule of the Underworld Bureau is that it only cares about the underworld and does not care about sex. Even if the heroes are competing for the throne and the people are in ruins, the Underworld Bureau has always been engaged in the unknown business of catching ghosts.
Since the reform and opening up, the Underworld Bureau, under the leadership of the current director Shen Suanzi, has enjoyed an unprecedented period of development opportunities, and its team has grown at an unprecedented rate. Today, it has more than 500,000 frontline investigators, and branches are spread across China.
In big cities, offices have even been built to the township level, and their expansion speed is faster, wider and thinner than the expansion speed of natural water pipes.
The total number of logistics personnel used to serve these 500,000 investigators exceeds 1.5 million. Of course, not all of these 1.5 million people are aware of the existence of the Underworld Bureau, and some tasks are even outsourced to private companies.
Investigators of the Underworld Bureau are divided into three levels: heaven, earth and people, and each level is divided into nine levels. Different levels have different tasks and different levels of danger.
The missions of the Underworld Bureau are divided into three categories: catching ghosts, catching demons, and hunting demons, which correspond to the investigators of the third level of human, earth, and heaven respectively. The human level has the largest number of investigators, with a total number of nearly 450,000, because the rate of evil spirits committing crimes is
Also the highest.
There are nearly 50,000 underground investigators, and they are targeting more terrifying monster cases. These are monsters from myths and legends. They have the power of practitioners and are comparable to evil ghosts. But most of these monsters have been integrated into the human world.
He lives in seclusion in the mountains, adhering to the principle of keeping a low profile and living a long life, so the number of cases is not large.
There are only 10 heaven-level investigators in the entire Underworld Bureau. Legend has it that they are all human beings who have become as beautiful as gods. They handle the most terrifying cases, demon cases from the devil world.
But if you want to break through the barrier of the three realms and come to the human world, it is not easy even for the devil. Sky-level investigators have almost nothing to do. The most recent mission can be traced back to the secondary world more than 60 years ago.
There was a big war.
What they faced was Hitler possessed by Satan and his friends from the demon world. It was a catastrophe that swept the human world. Fortunately, demon hunting organizations from various countries joined forces and finally sent Satan back to the demon world. Humanity
The battle was won.
From then on, the heaven-level investigators began to have nothing to do. They enjoyed the highest benefits of the Underworld Bureau and a monthly salary of one million. Apart from taking care of themselves, they spent their days picking up girls.
They are legends in the Underworld Bureau and the ultimate goal of all investigators. As long as they persist in working to the level of heaven-level investigators, they will definitely live a more comfortable life than the guys on the Forbes list, because the rich cannot enjoy the administrative power conferred by the absolute function.
privilege.
Having described the wonderful future, it's time to talk about the things that could end their future at any time.
Evil ghosts are the most numerous in the world, and they are also a group of resentful spirits that like to break the rules of the world. They are divided into 9 stars according to their spiritual power levels. The most advanced 9-star evil ghosts are almost only one step away from being upgraded to monsters.
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The Underworld Bureau does not catch all ghosts. The levels they assign to evil spirits only indicate their strength and weakness. The standard that truly determines whether to save or terminate them is the harm index.
Generally speaking, ghosts like to play pranks or hang around people they don't want to leave. The harm index of this type is very low and you can basically ignore them.
But once the harm index of evil spirits exceeds 50% and causes harm to humans and society, investigators have the responsibility to save or end their last traces of sorrow.
When it comes to spiritual power, all things have spirits. Whether it is the gods in the heavens or the weeds on the roadside, all living things have spiritual power. However, spiritual power can be divided into strong and weak ones. This kind of spiritual power can be interpreted as cultivation and spirit.
, you can call it "Chakra" if you like.
Spiritual power endows human beings with physical strength and belief. Those with high spiritual power can often achieve extraordinary feats and remain indomitable. Kings in the past dynasties are all people with extraordinary spiritual power, who can shake the earth of China.
Athletes on the sports field and top academics in the examination room are also another manifestation of extraordinary spiritual power.
Successful people are destined to succeed from the moment they are born, and this is also distinguished by their level of spiritual power.
And when spiritual power exceeds a certain limit, people are no longer human, or are called practitioners or psychics. All they possess are supernatural powers, and only such people can become ghosts.
An investigator from the police station, doing the job of catching ghosts, catching demons, and hunting demons.
"How to judge the level of spiritual power?" Lin Xi listened with rapt attention and couldn't help but ask.
Shisan, who was leading the way, casually threw an object backwards. Lin Xi caught it in his hand with great excitement. It turned out to be a crystal ball the size of a billiard ball. Before Lin Xi could ask again, the crystal ball in his hand actually emitted a soft white light.
, like a light bulb in the hands of a magician.
"This is a spirit-detecting ball, made of thousand-year-old white crystal from the ground. Generally, it emits blue light when touched by humans. It emits white light when held by those with potential for spiritual excellence. If held by a full-time investigator, it emits red light. As for
I don't know about those old monsters in the heavenly realm. It is said that they emit golden light?" Thirteen said, turning around and taking back the crystal ball in Lin Xi's hand. The soft white light disappeared after leaving Lin Xi's palm.
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What surprised Lin Xi was that when the ball touched Thirteen's finger, no light flashed. Even the blue light of ordinary people that Thirteen said could not be seen. It was like Thirteen was not a living creature, not even evil.
Not even ghosts.
"You have some potential, but before you cultivate to the red light, your potential is the best food in the eyes of evil ghosts, as attractive as the Australian lobster on the dining table. This is why the ghost tenant will find you as a pawn.
Because of the substitute." The evil smile on Thirteen's lips made Lin Xi tremble again.
"It doesn't matter. I have been very adaptable since I was a child. Since I have potential, I believe I can turn it into strength." Lin Xi also said this to himself, which was a kind of encouragement.
"You are so motivated. It's a pity that I have heard this said by more than a dozen people before. How many do you think are alive today? None." While Thirteen was speaking, he and Lin Xi were already standing in a door that looked like a bank vault.
In front of the ordinary metal gate, "Come, my beautiful lady who is not afraid of death, welcome to the paradise of investigators of the Underworld Bureau - Black Eden."