Free Web NovelThe lack of fresh blood has ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) always been a very troublesome issue for the Night Watch.
Although the higher-ups of the Night Watch possess enough power to deter urban legend and prevent large-scale Strange Tale incidents of species extermination, they also have considerable core strength to maintain peace and stability in various cities.
However, within each city, among the tens of thousands of potential Psychic, only a small portion can be discovered and become Psychic. Most people are only discovered after their potential for Spiritual Energy deteriorates into black night disease.
Furthermore, even if potential Psychic are discovered, they may not necessarily become combat-capable Night Watch staff.
Looking at the statistics released in last year's "Barn Owl White Paper", the total number of Psychic born throughout last year was 10789. The number who joined the Night Watch and successfully remained was 1217, a ratio of roughly one-tenth.
This number seems large, but when averaged across each city, it's less than two people.
And these remaining two people might leave the ranks of the Night Watch due to temptations of profit, loss of control over their Spirit Mark, Strange Tale attacks, and other reasons.
The probability of a newcomer joining the Night Watch and growing into a capable Night Watch staff who can handle things independently after a period of time is actually pitifully small.
Therefore.
The burly man from the Special Operations Team, seeing Lu Yibei stare at the horrifying scene on the bed and then stand rooted to the spot, his eyes unfocused as if he had lost his soul, felt extremely panicked.
After all, there are many staff like Lu Yibei, who are new to the job, and had to retire early after being scared into psychological problems during their first encounter with a Strange Tale attack scene.
It's rare for our Hua City to have two new staff in one year; it should be a cause for celebration, so how did it turn out like this? the burly man thought.
Just as he was about to contact medical personnel to take Lu Yibei away first, Lu Yibei's eyes suddenly cleared, and he cursed, "Damn it, killing people in the covers, that's too against the rules!"
The burly man was stunned for a moment, and then heard Lu Yibei say, "Elder brother, now I probably know which Strange Tale was responsible for this Strange Tale incident."
The burly man, "???"
You just stared for a while and you know which Strange Tale did it? That's too fast!
"How did you do it?" the burly man asked.
Lu Yibei pondered briefly, and said expressionlessly, "Uh, due to some special aspect of my Spiritual Energy, I detected some hidden details."
Let's just put it this way. Anyway, in my Night Watch file, it's written that I'm a detection-type Psychic.
I can't possibly tell him that I watched a replay of the scene, can I? Lu Yibei mused inwardly.
"......"
The burly man nodded thoughtfully.
Heard that this new staff is a detection-type Psychic; being able to do this much seems understandable?
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In fact, the Elder brothers of the Special Operations Team have always been looking forward to a detection-type staff appearing in Hua City, not for any other reason, but because it's efficient and saves trouble.
In criminal cases, cases of randomly killing strangers without clear motive are always among the most difficult types to solve.
And the urban legend that cause Strange Tale attack incidents are mostly that kind of "lunatics."
At this time, if there is a detection-type Psychic who can find clues that others find difficult to discover, it is of great help in improving the efficiency of solving cases.
When the efficiency of solving cases increases, the work pressure on their Special Operations Team will naturally also be greatly reduced.
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The members of the Special Operations Team over there have it incredibly easy at work; most of the time they only need to be responsible for escorting the offending Psychic and handling the aftermath of Strange Tale incidents.
However, precisely because of the existence of that staff's special talent, she has to experience at least dozens of assassination attempts from urban legend, cult organizations, and illegal Psychic every year.
Thinking of this, the burly man couldn't help but feel a little worried about Lu Yibei's future, patted him on the shoulder, and said earnestly, "Little brother, promise me, for the sake of our Hua City, live well!"
Lu Yibei, "......"
You don't need to worry about that. Even if Hua City can't survive, I will survive well.
It's just... why does that sound so strange?
It feels like I've already been targeted by some dark force.
Lu Yibei was not affected by the words of the Special Operations Team Elder brother. Anyway, he has already been targeted by more than one dark force. As the saying goes, too many fleas don't bite, so he wasn't as worried.
Whether it was the Strange Tale incident catalog left by Jiang Li, the si ye shu, or the various information he heard from Shui Ge, the relationship between those cult organizations, illegal Psychic groups, and urban legend is not friendly.
Lu Yibei even had confidence that when a certain dark force jumps out and wants to take his dog life, he could trick them into discussing the issue of who was first with another group of dark forces.
They can't possibly join forces to beat me up, can they?
To make the various unfriendly dark forces unite... What virtue and ability do I possess?! Lu Yibei mused inwardly.
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To prevent unexpected situations such as urban legend hiding or suddenly returning to the attack scene, and the presence of residual harmful curses at the scene, Lu Yibei, as the temporary Night Watch staff on duty, must wait until the members of the Special Operations Team complete the aftermath work and clear the remaining hidden dangers before leaving.
Taking advantage of this interval, he meticulously recorded the various clues found at the scene according to regulations and uploaded them to the Night Watch's database. The next step was data comparison and locking down the suspicious Strange Tale.
Relying on the Spiritual Energy item within the Hua City Night Watch that looked like a super-large pipe organ, there was originally a relatively simple and quick method for this work.
However, within the entire Hua City Night Watch, only Jiang Li could operate that Spiritual Energy item for a long time.
Now that she is temporarily absent, they can only rely on the information comparison system that comes with the Night Watch database for screening.
This process takes at least one or two hours, and as long as five to seven days. During this period, if nothing unexpected happens, they can only wait.
However, Lu Yibei was an exception...
At least, he knew where to find clues about the Strange Tale game that He Liang was playing.
Since Yang Yi and He Liang were in the same chat group and had watched his picture and text live broadcast of playing the Strange Tale game, using him as an entry point, it was very likely to discover some useful information.
Maybe he could even directly obtain the complete process of He Liang playing the Strange Tale game, perfectly replicate it, and directly summon that unique little thing for a guaranteed capture! Lu Yibei thought.
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Hearing that Lu Yibei had seen someone play a similar game at school, the burly man from the Special Operations Team nodded and said, "Indeed! If we can grasp the process of the Strange Tale game, things will be much easier."
"However, Staff Lu, are you sure you can find the exact same process? A subtle difference in the process might result in nothing happening, or attracting a different Strange Tale."
"Yes, I can!" Lu Yibei nodded.
He had seen the photos on Yang Yi's phone and was sure that the doll that attacked He Liang, which he saw in the illusion just now, was the same one.
"That makes things easy then!" the burly man said, "In fact, if the Strange Tale game you mentioned is closely related to this attack incident, there is a way within the Night Watch to track it in reverse."
"That's great!" Lu Yibei said happily, "Then I'll trouble a few Elder brothers to go and arrest them for questioning, just like when you arrested me... Cough cough!"
According to Lu Yibei's idea, as long as these muscular Elder brothers made a move, they probably wouldn't need to do anything; as long as they stood there, Yang Yi would probably confess everything.
But...
Hearing this, the burly man looked troubled, "Staff Lu, we probably can't help you with how to obtain the Strange Tale game process."
"They are a little different from your situation back then. They are just a group of young people seeking death; they haven't actually been involved with urban legend or illegal Psychic, and they aren't even propagators of the Strange Tale game. If we were to forcibly bring them back for interrogation, things might be a bit troublesome."
Lu Yibei frowned, "How are they different from me?"
A hint of embarrassment appeared on the burly man's face as he explained, "At that time, because we detected a faint Spiritual Energy fluctuation on you, you were treated as a suspect, and..."
The burly man leaned closer to Lu Yibei, held up a hand, and lowered his voice, "To be honest, Staff Jiang Li's actions were too eager for quick results back then. You must not learn from her; that was close to touching the gray area of the regulations."
"Oh, and don't say I told you this!"
Damn Jiang Li... Lu Yibei cursed softly in his heart, calmed down, and asked, "Then what should I do now? I can't just let the clue be right in front of me and do nothing, can I?"
"That's easy! Aren't you acquainted with them? Just ask them, and it's settled?" the burly man asked in confusion, "You're all classmates, it's just a small matter, they wouldn't refuse to tell you, would they?"
"Staff Lu, I think you're a pretty good person. You must be quite popular at school, right?"
...
*Thump—!*
Lu Yibei felt an arrow pierce her chest, triggering a critical hit.
Elder brother, you don't understand. It's because neither of us is normal that you find me easy to get along with.
At school, it's not a matter of whether I'm popular or not, but a matter of having no popularity at all.
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In fact, they run away as soon as they see me now, not even giving me a chance for normal communication. Lu Yibei thought.
...
Facts have proven that Du Sixian's existence, aside from her frequent vomiting, is at least a little useful.
Just as Lu Yibei was at a loss as to how to obtain information from Yang Yi.
Du Sixian, who had been resting nearby and heard the entire conversation, stood up, waved her small hand, and said, "Leave it to me? I'm good at making friends!"
Although the matter of making friends with Lu Yibei had once dealt a blow to her confidence, she had many friends in the past.
Looking at the volunteering Du Sixian, Lu Yibei's eyes lit up slightly.
That's right! I can let her go!
If it were her, she should be able to easily infiltrate Yang Yi's small group, right?
Who wouldn't want to be friends with a beautiful girl like her, who is rich, pretty, has a good personality, and is full of vitality? Whether they just want to freeload off her money or crave her body...
If she hadn't accidentally been shaped into her current form, and she wasn't worried about revealing her identity and causing trouble, Lu Yibei wouldn't just want to be friends with her; she'd even want to be intimate friends!
Thinking this, Lu Yibei shook hands with Du Sixian and said solemnly, "Okay! Then I'll leave it to you, comrade!"
Du Sixian nodded and replied solemnly, "I will not fail in my mission!"
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Late at night.
The aftermath work at the textile factory site has come to an end, the comparison results of the urban legend information are not yet out, Du Sixian's infiltration into Yang Yi's small group to investigate the urban legend game will have to wait until tomorrow, but Lu Yibei's work is not yet finished.
After returning to Peony Street and parting ways with Du Sixian, she slung her guitar bag over her back, got on her little e-bike, and slowly left the Hua City Folk Culture Administration Bureau to begin her patrol.
Today is Friday. Originally, it should have been Jiang Li's turn to be on night duty.
Now Lu Yibei is temporarily filling Jiang Li's position. Although this job can still be done by the strong men of the Special Operations Team, it is still necessary to put on a show.
Do as the monks do, ring the bell for a day!
Besides, during the night shift, it's triple pay!
2:27 AM.
Hua City, near Hongxing Street. freёwebnovel.com
This is an old street near the city center. On both sides of the street, under the old banyan trees that have been there for quite some years, many authentic specialty snack shops are open.
Before the night grew long, this was a popular spot for many foodies to get late-night snacks. Lu Yibei's Old Dad once wanted to open a branch here, but ultimately gave up because he didn't trust the skills of outsiders and couldn't manage it himself.
It's a pity that such a good place is now deserted as soon as night falls, with only a faint scent of delicious food lingering in the air.
Hongxing Street at night looks peaceful and quiet, but Lu Yibei knew that there were solitary Psychic on Hongxing Street, and it was also one of the necessary points on the "safe" patrol route given by Jiang Li, as well as the second to last stop on tonight's patrol journey.
According to the notes in the urban legend incident catalog, there is a Psychic here who has been extracting gutter oil from swill using special abilities for a long time.
However, the gutter oil he extracted did not exceed the standard for harmful substances. Apart from passing off inferior goods as superior and swindling some money, he hadn't done anything truly evil.
So, disgusting as it is, Jiang Li did not arrest him directly, but only monitored him closely and conducted regular reviews.
When Lu Yibei saw this information, her mind was filled with images of the bully beautiful girl Jiang Li using her power to scheme and oppress good Psychic.
She just didn't know if she collected protection fees?
If it were her, she would definitely collect some.
...
"I'm riding my beloved little motorbike, beep beep beep, it will never get stuck in traffic, beep beep beep~♪!"
On Hongxing Street, Lu Yibei rode her bike, moving along the street. Seeing that the patrol was nearing its end, her joyful mood was hard to express, and she excitedly hummed a little tune for a while.
Before long, she arrived at the alley where the urban legend small workshop was located. From a distance, she smelled a pungent swill odor that made her nauseous.
Gutter oil extracted from this kind of stuff, even if the harmful substances don't exceed the standard, I still don't want to eat it!
Lu Yibei muttered to herself, increased the speed of her little broken car from eight yards to ten yards, and turned left into the alley ahead.
Can't go any faster, or it will fall apart!
"Bang—!" As soon as she entered the alley, she heard a muffled sound.
At the end of the alley, something had knocked over a plastic barrel of swill by the roadside. Leftovers mixed with oil and water were spilled all over the ground, and a strange smell assailed her.
Immediately after, a person rushed out from the nearby corner, staggering as if drunk, without even slowing down. Not far from Lu Yibei, with a *splat*, the whole person was plastered against the wall.
They were truly plastered on, from head to abdomen, the entire upper body sticking perfectly to the wall.
Lu Yibei was stunned.
What kind of hero is this? Doesn't he feel pain?
The next moment, the "hero" stumbled backward, and after seeing Lu Yibei, he suddenly lunged forward, his face too dark to see clearly.
Lu Yibei didn't have time to reverse. The person grabbed the front of her bike, and then she heard a muffled sound coming from the person's mouth.
"B-B..."
Although Lu Yibei didn't know why the person knew her name, she couldn't help but weakly correct him, "It's Bei Bei, Big Brother. Where are you from? Your accent is quite strong!"
...
The person didn't know if he was choked by Lu Yibei's words or if he was truly at the end of his rope. After two seconds of silence, he released Lu Yibei's wrist, leaned back, and fell to the ground with a "Bang!".
Only now did the thick, unresolvable smell of blood, mixed with the pungent odor of swill, enter Lu Yibei's nostrils.
Lu Yibei was startled for a moment. She quickly took out her phone, turned on its built-in flashlight function, and then saw the face that had once appeared in the urban legend incident catalog.
The face in her memory, with its sharp mouth and monkey-like cheeks, and a hint of cunning in its eyes, was now bleeding from the mouth and nose, its eyes bulging outwards, and its features almost twisted together, looking exceptionally hideous.
He looked at Lu Yibei in astonishment, as if he wanted to say something, but instead, he opened his mouth and spat out a large mouthful of blood. The blood was mixed with large clumps of small black bugs that looked like maggots.
As soon as the small black bugs came into contact with the air, they immediately emitted a faint "hissing" sound and quickly turned into wisps of green smoke that dispersed into the air.
Soon, the person seemed to have lost all their strength and fell to the ground, without breathing.
Only thick blood continued to slowly seep out from under his clothes.
Lu Yibei, "..."
It seems... someone is dead?
What should I do in this situation? Should I call the police...
No, I ♦ *am* the "police"! What do I do?!
In the silence, only Lu Yibei remained in the alley. After a moment of silence, she solemnly took out her phone and called Bai Kai.
"Hello? Is that Xiao Bei? What's up?"
Surprisingly, there was no deafening electronic music from the Underground Human Realm on Bai Kai's end, nor the soft panting of girls. His tone was unexpectedly serious.
"Shui Ge, I need to ask you something. If, while on patrol, I find a monitored Psychic who has been killed, how should I handle it?"
"What? Xiao Bei, tell me what's happening on your end?" Bai Kai exclaimed.
"Uh, okay..." Lu Yibei said, and then recounted the scene she had just witnessed to Bai Kai exactly as it happened.
After listening, Bai Kai was silent for two seconds, and then said in a serious tone, "Xiao Bei, listen to me. Quickly find a place nearby to hide, send me the address, and I'll rush over immediately."
After speaking, Bai Kai hung up the phone.
After hearing Bai Kai's words, Lu Yibei was stunned for a moment, and then slowly let out a sigh of relief.
Listening to Shui Ge, it seems this isn't an isolated case?
That's good... Otherwise, I would have thought this Elder brother died because I came here!
Otherwise, if I ended up like a certain man surnamed Jiang, where murders happen wherever I go, that would be too much to handle. Lu Yibei thought.
