Hold on, the system and I have never been angry

Seeing that no useful information could be obtained, and that the City Lord's Mansion, which was responsible for managing the case files, was guarded by experts, and that it was too far and he was too lazy to run, Lu Jinchao simply followed Qiansui's search records and prepared to visit the reporter's homes door to door.

Chitose spread out his paws: "My encyclopedia was taken away by your daughter. I don't know what kind of monsters are on the other side. You can only find the truth by yourself. Anyway, even if I want to tell you, you will ask me not to spoil it."

"You know me well enough."

"That's right!" Qiansui raised his chin and said proudly, "I am also your biological baby."

Coming to the east of the city, there are obviously fewer shops and stalls on the street than in the west, and it can be said that there is almost no one around.

Holding the paper map he got from Bibo Building, Lu Jinzhao walked towards the first family that reported the missing person.

It was the home of Old Li who lived on the corner of the street. Old Li and his wife had lived here for many years and had a good relationship with their neighbors. They had a son and a daughter, both of whom were married. Unfortunately, two years ago, their son and daughter-in-law were killed by bandits on their way back to their hometown to visit their relatives, leaving only a five or six-year-old child.

I knocked on the door gently, but there was no movement for a long time. I could only hear the nervous voice of Old Li faintly: "Who is it?"

Lu Jinzhao replied, "Old man, I was sent by the sect to investigate the missing persons case. I would like to ask you some specific details."

Old Li was still hesitant, and his wife was even more frightened, asking if it was a monster. Old Li tried through the door: "How do you prove that you are not that evil monster?"

Lu Jinzhao was neither arrogant nor impatient, and replied: "If the old man is worried, just talk to me through the door."

Chitose couldn't suppress the urge to complain: "Even if it really is a monster, why would it bother pretending to be a human to trick you? Wouldn't it be better to just force its way in? Your shabby thatched hut can't stop it at all..."

Old Li was still a little worried, so he quietly walked to the window and peeked at the person coming through the gap. He saw that it was just a little kid. After confirming for a while that no one else was coming, he slowly opened the door.

The door slowly opened, and Old Li's wrinkled face was full of vigilance, while his wife behind him was also clutching the corner of her clothes tightly.

After Lu Jinzhao stated his identity and purpose once again, Old Li relaxed a little and began to tell him some subtle clues he knew.

Old Li said, "A few nights ago, I vaguely heard a strange noise outside, like a scream mixed with the sound of the wind, but when I opened the window, there was nothing. I was just about to go back to sleep on the kang, but my son's door was wide open. I went in to check, but there was no trace of my son. My wife and I searched for the whole night, but we heard from our neighbor Qian that their child was also missing. We realized something was wrong, and when daybreak came, we went to the City Lord's Mansion to report the missing person."

There is no government office here, only the City Lord's Mansion. All criminal acts in the city are under the jurisdiction and handling of the City Lord's Mansion.

Lu Jinzhao listened carefully, asked a few questions from time to time, and then took notes carefully on the scroll.

After leaving Old Li's house, he walked to the next door, where a young couple lived. It was the home of Liu Yatou that Old Li had just mentioned.

The Liu family couple were not very old, and their faces were visibly sad. After hearing Lu Jinchao's purpose, they looked at each other, a little nervous, but still cooperated to recall the recent abnormal situation around them.

Liu scratched her head and said, "That night, we saw a thick fog outside. We thought something strange would happen if there was fog in the middle of the night, so we went home early and went to bed. Then we heard the child crying, so we got up and found a dark shadow outside the window. Its eyes were glowing red and it was looking at us through the window. I was startled, but it disappeared the next second!"

"Yes, yes, yes. We thought we had seen it wrong and rushed to see the child, but the child was gone! We hurried out to look for him, and we ran into Old Li who was also looking for his child..." Liu's wife stepped forward, held Lu Jinzhao's hand, put a bag of gold and silver in his hand, and begged, "Little brother, please bring our child back alive, please!"

Lu Jinzhao politely refused the bag of money and took a step back: "I can only promise to give you the truth, as for life and death..."

It was unrealistic to promise to bring the creature back alive. If it happened in a short while, it would be fine. But half a month had passed, and it might have been eaten by some unknown creature.

According to the rules of Chenshi Pavilion, if he accepted the money and agreed to the conditions, he would be considered to have accepted the commission, which would be tantamount to bringing trouble to himself.

When the Liu couple heard him say this, they collapsed on the spot.

Lu Jinzhao turned and walked to the next house.

As he visited each household, he got some scattered information.

Some families also reported some rumors about strange lights and strange noises, but it is not known whether they are related to the thick fog.

Walking to a shabby little house, Lu Jinzhao knocked on the door and it creaked open, and a dark and damp smell hit him in the face.

An old woman sat there with a dull look in her eyes.

Lu Jinzhao stepped forward to ask, but the old woman just muttered some strange words to herself: "They are coming, and everyone will die. Everyone in this city will die..."

The man and the cat were completely confused, but still patiently asked for more information. However, the old woman didn't say anything more, but just kept muttering those confusing words to herself.

When Lu Jinchao walked to the last house, he found that the man in this house had quarreled with several families nearby over some trivial matters. However, when Lu Jinchao asked, they still recalled seriously and said, "I don't know the specific situation. I only know that the man suddenly went crazy looking for his wife, but he couldn't find her. The neighbors kept complaining that he beat his wife every day. Finally, he beat her away, but he insisted that his wife couldn't run away and must have been captured by a monster. So what can I say?"

After a day, Lu Jinchao felt a little tired. He decided to go back and sort out the clues, and then continue the investigation after his outer disciples came back.

"Hey, isn't this Junior Brother? Why are you here in the east of the city?"

When he turned a corner at the alley, he met Bai Chao and Ye Wuhen. Lu Jinzhao closed the scroll and looked at them: "How was your visit to Cui's house to gather information?"

Bai Chao's cynical expression turned serious. "The people from the City Lord's Mansion have surrounded Cui's Mansion. We have circled around the area for a few times but couldn't find a way out. We are worried that the people from the City Lord's Mansion will get suspicious, so we have to retreat for the time being."

Ye Wuhen nodded, proving that what he said was true.

Lu Jin looked towards the Cui Mansion not far away, then retracted his gaze and said, "In that case, let's go back to the inn first."

Walking along the corridor on the lake in front of the Bibo Building, Bai Chao put his hands behind his head and raised one eyebrow: "I heard from the neighbors that the Cui Mansion is usually very low-key. Their evaluation of the Cui Mansion is rather bland, neither good nor bad."

"Being low-key means not doing any good or bad deeds in public." Ye Wuhen took out the information he had just recorded and said, "There are fourteen people guarding outside the mansion, one is at the fourth level, and the others are at the third level. There is a peak fourth level person in charge inside the mansion. We have to find another way to get in and look for clues."

"Shh." Lu Jinzhao tilted his head to signal, "Keep your voice down."

Looking from the main gate of Bibo Tower, there were many monks sitting in the lobby on the first floor. They could be seen from the various weapons they carried and their footsteps and breathing.

Their eyes all fell on the three people, looking them up and down, and then retracted their gaze.

Chitose: "It looks like they are waiting for someone?"

"We'll find out later."

The three of them calmly walked back upstairs and sat around a table in one of the rooms they had booked. Bai Chao counted the people he had just seen and whispered, "Judging from their attire, there are three factions of people here. They belong to the Northern Wasteland Valley, the Yellow Maple Sect, and the Wuji Sect, all of which are forces from the surrounding areas. There are also a few who look like independent cultivators. What exactly do these people want to do?"

Lu Jinchao took out the map of Shuijing Continent that Sui Guanxian had recently drawn, and seeing that it did not record the spheres of influence of these sects in detail, he began to ask, "How much do you know about these sects?"

"Not that I know much about it." Bai Chao subconsciously looked to the upper left, raised his eyebrows and fell into reminiscence, and said: "The last time the leader of Beihuang Valley showed up, he was probably in the middle stage of the sixth level. Now his strength is unknown. This sect acts in both good and evil ways. Every time the Xuanmeng meets to discuss important matters, they are like grass on the wall, wavering in their stance."

Xuanmeng is a force established between various sects to maintain balance. It is similar to the United Nations on Earth and has a high voice.

The Xuan League of Guangting Kingdom is currently controlled by the royal family, and various aristocratic families also have a place. As the new generation of the aristocratic family Bai family, Bai Chao is relatively familiar with the internal structure of the Xuan League.

"What about the Yellow Maple Sect?"

"The predecessor of the Yellow Maple Sect was called the Yellow Earth Sect. It is said that the first sect leader was a farmer, with his face facing the yellow earth and his back facing the sky, so it was named the Yellow Earth Sect. The later sect leaders thought it sounded ugly and changed the name to the name of the first sect leader. They did not join the Xuan League, and the rest of the story is not clear for the time being."

Qiansui was listening to the lecture until he was almost sleepy. He nodded, fell off his host's shoulder, hit the back of the chair, and began to meow: "It's poisonous! Why come at this time instead of earlier or later!"

Bai Chao: "What's coming——"

A screen popped up in front of Lu Jinzhao, [Codename 'Nox' requests to connect with you. ]

Seeing that Bai Chao and Ye Wuhen were both in a frozen state, Lu Jinzhao clicked to confirm. A dazzling white light flashed before his eyes. When he opened his eyes again, he had arrived inside the management bureau.

This should be a virtual conference room. In addition to Nox and System No. 503, T and the head of the executive team are also here.

When they saw the mini version of Lu Jinzhao, they were stunned at first, and then they all laughed at the same time. T503 came up first and touched his head: "So cute, his eyes and eyebrows are just like your child I saw last time."

Like one's own child or something, what a strange description.

"Why did you call us here at this time?" Qiansui rubbed his face and said indignantly: "I was so scared that I got a bump on my face."

"It's mainly about the settlement of the last small world." Nox turned around and handed him a document. "This is yours."

Qiansui's grinning expression turned into a stunned one: "Didn't you give it to us two hundred years ago? Back then, when we were still wandering around the stars, you gave us a lot of props and points."

"Those are our private compensation to you." The leader of the execution team sighed, "We allowed you to enter the XJDTS-3 small world without verification, which led to you being in danger. It was our mistake, so those are the compensations we gave you privately."

Lu Jinzhao took the document and started looking through it. There was a series of items densely listed on it. He couldn't understand all of them, but he could roughly recognize that they were different identities, treasures, money and real estate, covering various worldviews.

This means that if he wants to travel to other small worlds next, these things will be enough for him to have food and clothing wherever he goes, without having to start from scratch. He raised his eyebrows: "Then these are from the public account of the Administration?"

"That's right. Those old guys have been stuck in the settlement process for half a month. They are really useless. If they can't do the job, they should retire and let the younger ones take over." Nox cursed and threw a brand new badge to him. "This is a symbol of your identity as an honorary executive of this bureau. I know you don't want to come, so I only give you a title in case you need help in the future. In exchange, you will have the authority of a Class B executive of the Administration."

"B-level executive officer privileges? Doesn't that mean I can visit your internal prop shop? Great!" Qiansui's eyes sparkled, and he had already fallen into the pile of money: "Great, great, the Administration is actually quite generous!"

System No. 1 took a step forward, placed his right hand on his left chest, and bowed slightly: "Sir Qiansui, please allow me to take you for a comprehensive test to ensure that your functions remain in the best condition."

"What???" Qiansui shrank back behind his host, his hair all standing up: "I'm not going!!! Last time you locked me and my host up for half a month, you've already done countless tests on me, I'm not going!!"

T503 came out and laughed to smooth things over: "Don't be nervous, those last times were a bit rough, but it didn't hurt you after all. This time it's similar to a human physical examination, it won't make you uncomfortable. All systems in this bureau will be checked regularly. You don't want to fail your host at a critical moment, do you?"

The head of the executive team said, "Don't worry, we won't do anything to you. It's just routine maintenance."

"Really?" Qiansui looked at them suspiciously: "Swear!"

“Who would swear to you for such a trivial matter?” Nox waved his hand and said, “Xiaoyi, take him away.”

So, Qiansui was taken away in the arms of System No. 1 with a scream. It howled and placed its hopes on its host, but it saw Lu Jinzhao grinning from ear to ear, and it became even angrier.

Nox: "You are so calm, are you really not afraid that we will do something to it?"

Lu Jinzhao put his hands in his sleeves as usual: "Can you guys do it?"

T503: "No."

"That's it." Lu Jinzhao walked to the conference table and found a chair to sit down. "What does the system want to tell me? Just tell me."

Nox smiled. "It's easy to talk to smart people. I appreciate that the most. To put it simply, I think the rules and regulations set by some old-timers in the Administration are too redundant. They can't be corrected in time when something goes wrong. I plan to set up a special department independent of the Administration and give it to my future apprentice. Maybe I need your help."

"Your apprentice still needs my assistance?" Lu Jinzhao's face was full of confusion: "What kind of disguised recruitment advertisement is this?"

"Because my disciple is your only best friend." Nox smiled and said, "Since you don't want to come, I have no choice but to start with your best friend. If I can deal with her, won't that mean I can deal with you?"

Lu Jinzhao: “…”

you are vicious.