Free Web NovelLu Yibei stood before the collection room, gazing lost in thought at the direction that had piqued the ancestral cleaver's interest.
Seeing that she hadn't followed in, the woman stepped back out, "Devil Woman, this is the collection room of my humble abode..."
Pausing, the woman added, "Of course, these items may not be to Your liking, please forgive me."
"It's fine, the most important thing about a gift is the thought," Lu Yibei said, waving her hand.
However, it shouldn't be too cheap either. If it's ridiculously cheap, then they have ill intentions!
Lu Yibei muttered inwardly and continued, "I have never been too much in favor of giving overly powerful Spiritual Energy items to young people."
"An overly safe and secure environment makes people restless and lose their sense of urgency, which is not conducive to their growth."
The woman, "..."
It sounds like the organization behind her has a rather old-fashioned and proper style?
Could it be a neutral faction among the urban legend?
But among the well-known neutral organizations, like Taoyuan, Yumen Sand Sea, the United and Friendly Neighborhood Committee, etc., I've never heard of a figure like her!
While the woman was thinking, Lu Yibei raised her finger and pointed in the direction that had piqued the ancestral cleaver's interest, asking in a casual tone, "There's another path over there, what is it for?"
The woman followed the direction Lu Yibei was pointing, paused slightly, then squeezed out a smile and said, "Ah, that's our boss's father's private space."
"Can I go see?" Lu Yibei tilted her head and asked.
"Sorry, outsiders are generally not allowed in there," the woman explained with an awkward smile. "I have little say, and without permission, I'm afraid it wouldn't be convenient to show You around."
"Since it's inconvenient, then forget it. I am not a petty person," Lu Yibei said, lightly flicked her sleeve, and walked into the collection room with her head held high.
That night, outside the Hongshan Villa District, a motorcycle sped in under the cover of darkness.
At a bend a few hundred meters from the main entrance of the villa district, Jiang Li saw police cars parked in front of the main gate from a distance, frowned slightly, immediately turned off the engine, and pulled over to stop.
Although the functions and duties of the Night Watch are somewhat similar to the Police, and sometimes they cooperate in solving cases.
However, within the police station, only a pitifully small handful of people know about the existence of the Night Watch and are long-term contacts.
Therefore, contacting them at such a critical time and under such circumstances would likely cause some unnecessary trouble.
Taking off her helmet and pushing the motorcycle into the bushes by the roadside to hide it, she glanced around, saw no one, and quickly walked towards the villa district's wall.
At the base of the wall, Jiang Li used the greenery to conceal herself, pressed against the wall, and used her Spiritual Awareness to scout the situation behind the wall before taking out a black mask from her jacket pocket and putting it on. Then, she suddenly pushed off the ground with the tip of her foot, leaped up, and landed steadily on top of the wall.
Just as she had told Lu Yibei that masking one's face was a basic respect for doing "bad things," she herself adhered to this principle.
It was deep night now, and the entire villa district was quiet.
After briefly discerning her direction, Jiang Li jumped down from the top of the wall and ran towards Villa No. 16.
Her swift figure cut through the wind without making a sound, like a nimble and elegant black cat running under the cover of night.
As she passed the artificial lake, Jiang Li paused for a moment, gazed at the bizarrely shaped giant statue on the island in the center of the lake, frowned slightly, quickly withdrew her gaze, and continued running forward.
Just as Jiang Li had her informants, Bai Kai also had his exclusive informants.
And his informants were the hostesses in the Underground Human Realm club, the older single women who couldn't get married, the young rich widows whose husbands died early...
These Misses who moved among various men were always able to bring back some special news.
Originally, the Hua City Si Ye Hui had long planned to investigate the matter of the Li father and son smuggling Spiritual Energy items under the guise of art transactions.
However, due to being exhausted from dealing with the frequent urban legend attacks in Hua City, the investigation was temporarily suspended. After all, the Night Watch's talent pool was dwindling as if someone had put a Spell on their ancestral graves.
This situation continued until one of Bai Kai's informant Misses accidentally overheard news at a banquet hosted by Li Shunnian that he was secretly in contact with a certain Strange Tale.
However, although Bai Kai started the investigation, a long time passed, and he only found some irrelevant clues, which were not enough to convict Li Shunnian at all.
That cunning old Li Shunnian, the Strange Tale behind him had quite the methods, hiding the secret too well without leaving any trace.
If it weren't for his son who screwed him over, Bai Kai probably wouldn't even have been able to grasp that tiny bit of a clue.
In his frustration, Bai Kai could only try to extract more money from Li Tanghan during the investigation.
After all, the Night Watch's operational funds allocated to each operative are not particularly large. Compared to Bai Kai, who needs to...
"Come on, open two more bottles of MACALLAN! Li is treating tonight, don't go home even if You're drunk!"
By the pool, Bai Kai shouted with raised arms, and had a few more bottles of foreign liquor costing over 20,000 yuan each opened, feeling delighted.
Although his investigation made no progress tonight, the commission from working this evening could offset Lu Yibei's expenses in the Ghost Market and still save a sum for future use.
Yes, he had to save some money.
Adopted sons and adopted daughters are different.
Sons should be raised poor to temper their hardworking quality, while daughters should be raised rich. If she doesn't have seventeen or eighteen Spiritual Energy items for self-defense, what if she gets bullied outside? Bai Kai thought.
As he was thinking, outside the villa, there was a sudden sound of police sirens, followed by a heavy knocking sound.
"Dong dong dong—Dong dong dong—!"
Another fellow who didn't know any better heard the knocking and went forward to open the door.
Soon, several Officers filed in, holding up their identification with one hand and anti-riot net guns with the other, wary of potential sudden outbursts from criminals, and directed everyone to gather in the open space by the pool.
"We received an anonymous report that someone here is engaged in illegal criminal activities. We hope everyone will cooperate with the investigation!"
Although this commotion was a bit excessive, the anonymous report call was too frightening. Under that person's vivid description, the operator Miss was stunned and unconsciously imagined a terrifying scene.
If it was truly as the report call said, and drug transactions were involved here, the situation would be somewhat special. Drug dealers are often ruthless criminals, so they had to act cautiously.
Bai Kai looked at the scene before him, completely bewildered, standing by the pool in a daze.
What the heck is this? What's going on? Why are the Police here?
"You, over there! Go over there, hold your head, and squat down! What are You looking at? The one wearing pink Shiba Inu pattern swim trunks, the flashy one, I'm talking about You!"
Suddenly called out, Bai Kai was stunned for a moment, scratching the back of his head, and smiled awkwardly, "Comrade, although I don't know what happened, there must be some misunderstanding here."
The Officer sized up Bai Kai and said sternly, "Whether it's a misunderstanding, won't we know after the investigation? So please cooperate with our investigation and go squat over there first."
"Cooperate, I will definitely cooperate!" Bai Kai said, patting his chest. "But, Comrade, can You tell me what You are investigating?"
"Gathering for lewd activities, large-scale gambling... and drug transactions."
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Bai Kai listened as the Officer rattled off a string of terms like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, his mouth twitched uncontrollably, and frowning, he walked towards the crowd and squatted down.
Which grandson is messing around like this?
It's one thing that my good side income is gone, but what if this startles the snake and affects the investigation? Bai Kai thought.
Underground of Villa No. 16, inside the collection room.
Within the vast space, on wooden platforms resembling museum display stands, various Spiritual Energy items were placed inside glass covers, illuminated by bright lights.
Lu Yibei followed the woman walking among the display stands. Every time they passed one, the woman enthusiastically introduced the Spiritual Energy item under the glass cover, strangely reminding one of a shopping mall guide.
"Don't You have any Spiritual Energy items like swords or blades in Your collection room? Sixian has recently been learning a set of sword techniques, and I wanted to bring her back a weapon that is at least decent."
"These things of Yours..."
Aren't they too low-grade?
Pots and pans, old appliances, and even a bag of half-eaten spicy strips...
Is this Spiritual Energy item smuggling, or a used furniture second-hand market? Lu Yibei thought.
"Uh..." The woman was stunned for a moment upon hearing this and explained, "Devil Woman, You are probably used to seeing high-end Spiritual Energy items, so You may not know that Spiritual Energy items like swords and blades are very difficult to produce."
"As You probably also know, the production of Spiritual Energy items is mostly related to urban legend or Psychic, and these items closely related to daily life are the most easily affected by Spiritual Energy and become Spiritual Energy items."
As for things like swords...
The woman gave a wry smile.
"To be honest, unless there's a powerful person like You who expends effort to forge them, they're very difficult to produce, aren't they?"
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Lu Yibei, "..."
I really didn't know that.
Hearing her say that, I suddenly became a little curious about how the mingwang statue became a Spiritual Energy item.
Could it be that its previous Master also slept while holding it, and then after a long time...
As Lu Yibei thought about it, a scene suddenly appeared in her mind: a bald monk sleeping on the same mingwang statue, on the same chest, leaving different kinds of drool.
She couldn't help but feel a chill.
Damn it!
I can't sleep holding the mingwang statue anymore!
Lu Yibei thought.
"Devil Woman, look, this is a pottery pot fired using traditional methods.
It is suspected to have once housed a urban legend.
If you inject Spiritual Energy into it, it can affect the target's consciousness."
"Mm."
Lu Yibei responded absentmindedly.
Ever since she discovered that there were no sword-like items in the collection room, she couldn't help but wonder if the ancient sword was hidden in Li Shunnian's secret room.
"..."
"Uh, and this one, this small vase can be used to divine good and bad fortune.
It has a certain probability of giving a response."
"Mm."
Lu Yibei looked at the vase, which was shaped like a small person kneeling on the ground, and responded softly once again.
After thinking for a moment, she looked at the woman's back and finally couldn't resist taking out the 【fuxing copper coin】 from her jacket pocket.
She tossed it gently, then quickly caught it, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
Is it really there... What should I do?
If I ask them for the things in the secret room, they probably won't give them to me easily, and it might even trigger some strange plot points.
It seems I can only wait until Uncle Police arrives later and sneak in during the chaos.
As Lu Yibei was thinking, the woman called out softly twice, interrupting her thoughts.
"Devil Woman? Devil Woman, look at this, this is a Nutcracker Knight.
Injecting Spiritual Energy into it can summon a puppet to fight.
The design is also very cute, girls should like it, right?"
"It's okay."
Lu Yibei said indifferently.
The woman, "..."
Things are a bit bad!
It seems her standards are very high, and the things in the collection room don't ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ interest her at all!
The woman thought with some melancholy.
Lu Yibei, "..."
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These things might seem a bit inferior, but at least they are all Spiritual Energy items, so I want all of them!
Lu Yibei thought angrily, and after looking at a few more Spiritual Energy items with the woman, the woman's phone suddenly rang with a message notification.
After she took out her phone and glanced at it, her expression changed slightly.
Immediately after, she looked at Lu Yibei, bowed slightly, and said, "Devil Woman, I'm sorry, I have a sudden situation here and need to leave for a moment.
Could I trouble You to look around by Yourself for a while?"
Could it be that Uncle Police has arrived?
Lu Yibei was overjoyed in her heart and nodded, saying, "It's alright, You can go."
Only after You leave can I go check out Old Li's secret space.
Lu Yibei added in her heart.
"Once again, I apologize for not being able to continue accompanying You."
The woman bowed to Lu Yibei and quickly left the collection room.
As she passed the small path leading to Li Shunnian's secret room, she paused slightly, looked in that direction with a meaningful gaze, then gently shook her head before continuing forward.
I really thought too much.
That secret room is heavily guarded and protected by gods.
Even that Witch Seed couldn't sneak into it silently.
The woman thought.
After the woman left, Lu Yibei pretended to stroll leisurely around the collection room, silently observing her surroundings.
After discovering that there were likely no surveillance cameras in the collection room, she looked at the display stands one by one, her ideas gradually becoming bolder.
There are many people in this world like this, seemingly well-dressed and respectable, but as long as they are placed outside the public eye, the darkness in their hearts will surge uncontrollably.
If the target of violence becomes a "bad person," they will immediately turn into perverts worse than beasts.
As a child who was well-educated from a young age, Lu Yibei was slightly better than those perverts worse than beasts.
She was pretty much a wolf in sheep's clothing.
So...
"Wonderful, wonderful!"
"This one is good, take it too!"
"What is this thing?
A stick?
Holy cow!
It vibrates too?
Is this... in the wrong place?
Forget it, take it, take it!"
...
In less than three minutes, Lu Yibei had completely emptied the entire collection room of portable Spiritual Energy items of all sizes.
Wait...
This isn't looting!
If they are really smuggling Spiritual Energy items, how can this be called stealing?
I'm a ♦SIR of the Night Watch now!
Thinking this way, the last bit of guilt in Lu Yibei's heart completely disappeared.
That's right, this isn't stealing.
It's clearly written in the si ye book Appendix: Agent Conduct Code》 that this is an open and aboveboard confiscation of illegal Spiritual Energy items!
When she was studying the si ye book with Jiang Li before, she read the Agent Conduct Code in the appendix particularly carefully, especially the section on special permissions, which she almost memorized.
She originally wanted to find articles that could be used to pick faults with A Hua or Jiang Li's improper behavior, but now that she was a formal agent, the usage of those articles was different.
"Tsk, it's really heavy!"
Carrying the heavy guitar bag on her back, Lu Yibei crept out of the collection room, looked left and right, and while the woman hadn't returned yet, she sprinted towards the direction of Li Shunnian's secret room.
Once the arrow is shot, there's no turning back.
To get the ancient sword from the Li father and son, she was bound to make enemies anyway.
Taking some things along and trespassing into the secret room would just change a fixed-term sentence to life imprisonment, or life imprisonment to the death penalty.
Is there a difference?
Thinking as she went, Lu Yibei quickly passed through the winding and narrow corridor and reached the end of the corridor.
A silver-gray wall, seemingly made of some kind of metal, was seamlessly embedded in the corridor, blocking her path.
"..."
Seeing this, she reached out her hand, her fingertips gently stroking the cold, hard metal wall, and frowned.
It seemed very hard.
There were faint Spiritual Energy fluctuations when her fingertips touched it.
Trying to smash it open by force would likely cause quite a commotion, making it difficult to escape then.
But if I don't smash it open, how can I get in?
Damn it, I must go back and properly learn the contents of the Night Watch Emergency Basic Spell that Jiang Li gave me.
Things like wall-penetrating Spell, hibernation Spell, invisibility Spell... they are simply too useful.
As Lu Yibei was thinking, troubled about how to break through the metal wall blocking her way, at this moment, the carving knife in her sleeve suddenly reacted.
"Whoosh—!"
Only a sharp whistle was heard suddenly coming from her sleeve, and immediately the sound of breaking air erupted.
A flash of silver light shot out from her sleeve, and with a "Thud!", it pierced the metal wall and disappeared, moving as fast as if it were rushing to the cafeteria to grab food.
Holy cow!
My knife, what should I do?
Lu Yibei was startled.
Just as she was worried that her ancestral kitchen knife was gone forever and she might become an unworthy descendant who had lost the family treasure, a strong Spiritual Energy fluctuation suddenly came from behind her.
In an instant, before she even saw the figure, she felt a chill strike.
Amidst the sudden chill, Lu Yibei's predictive thought flashed, and she suddenly rolled, and a cold light flashed past her back.
The opponent's movements were incredibly fast.
Although she dodged and wasn't hit directly, she still felt a burning sting on her back.
It was like being whipped.
After one strike, another followed immediately.
The sound of breaking air exploded continuously.
After Lu Yibei dodged several attacks in succession, she finally saw the figure of the sneak attacker.
It was a man whose body was surrounded by wisps of pale mist, his face was pale, his pupils shone with a scarlet glow, and he held a hard whip made of bone in his hand.
His face was covered, so his appearance could not be seen clearly.
Tsk, it's a Psychic!
Lu Yibei spat in her heart.
After meeting the man's gaze for a moment, she made a judgment.
Now, the worst-case scenario she had imagined had occurred—she hadn't gotten the things yet, nor had she escaped, and she was blocked by the "security guard."
