Chapter 49 Special Task Force

  "Door?"

  "Hmm, it's just a small sect, with no real skills, but they're best at using thyme to create illusions. We were just like that earlier, we fell for their trick." Thyme? Sheng Tong opened the incense burner, I saw some remaining powder inside, I was about to take a sniff. "Don't smell it again, smelling it again will cause hallucinations." Sheng Tong covered the incense burner and threw it away.

  "It seems that Zilong was right, the Yīn Hún Pài has set a condition that you must be killed in order to become the Eastern King. The Yīn Hún Pài is considered one of the top two in the evil cults, and many small sects want to cling to this olive branch. It seems that there are many people watching us from behind our backs. You can imagine the scene where every move we make is being watched."

  Since I've been targeted, there's no way out. I'll just have to face it head-on. I remembered what Director Jiang asked me yesterday - the Special Task Force? And I haven't even asked Xiaoteng and Zehong yet.

  "Shi Teng, Director Jiang said that the central government wants to set up a special task force specifically for paranormal cases. I didn't agree on your behalf and told them we need to hear your opinions. What do you think?"

  "Special task force? Are they all very powerful people inside?" Shitian suddenly became interested.

  "Yeah, probably, since it's about paranormal events, there must be someone who can handle it."

  "Has Brother Zhang entered?"

  "Yes." Shì Téng asked me if I had joined...

  "Then I'll join too! My senior brother will definitely come in as well!" I looked at Shi Tian, and it seemed like he only came in because I did.

  "Eh, however, Brother Zikawa, this might be a good method after all. With the backing of the central authority, those small heretical sects won't dare to harbor any intentions against us!" This is also a method, Shi Teng mentioned it and I feel that's the way it is, those small sects wouldn't dare to challenge us head-on!

  "Uh-huh! Alright, I'll reply to Director Jiang right away." I took out my phone and called Director Jiang. He was very moved and delighted when he heard that Ze Hong and Shi Teng were both willing to join in. He said he would report to Captain Luo immediately.

  It wasn't long before Director Jiang called over.

  "Zi River! The day after tomorrow, I'll take you to the provincial capital! Captain Luo will hold a founding meeting!" Looking at Director Jiang's excited tone, I'm also quite happy, and unknowingly, I've really become a real police officer from a fake undercover?

  "Okay, got it. I'll follow your arrangement." I hung up the phone and told Shi Teng about the result. He was also very excited, probably didn't expect such a big change to happen this time when we came down from the mountain. This made me think of Ze Hong, if he knew he was going to become a police officer, would he still go to the bar?

  These two days I didn't go back to school either, but I did hand over the tasks for the next few days to Zhang Ting, telling her that I was going to be promoted. She heard this and laughed happily, saying: "A mole like you can only get promoted to a certain point."

  "Hehe, when I have the ability, I'll proudly bring Tingting back home!" Talking to Zhang Ting always makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.

  On that day, Director Jiang came to pick us up very early. As soon as we went downstairs, we saw three cars parked under the hotel, not police cars but private cars with police signs. There were many people surrounding them, I guess they thought this hotel was involved in some illegal transactions.

  I and Shi Teng sat in the first car with Director Jiang, and after the car started, the two cars behind followed. "Director Jiang, do you need to be so grandiose? We're just being sent to the train station." I was intimidated by this lineup, and Shi Teng kept looking back at the ones behind us.

  "Zi Chuan, congratulations to you all. It's also an honor for our city to have a Lingyi Xiaozu person. We will go directly to the provincial capital, not letting you take another bus."

  "What? Take us directly to the provincial capital?" This lineup is too grand, let the director take two cars of police officers to send us to the provincial capital...

  "Ah, this way you will be taken seriously, go for it, Zikawa, I believe you will excel." In the car, Director Jiang told us a lot about this special task force. He said he had not been in contact with this aspect before and was unaware of it. It turned out that the central government had established special task forces in various provinces several years ago, but our province had not approved it until now. After we reported what happened to us in Panshi Village, they finally agreed to approve its establishment.

  "Are there really that many in every province? Are there so many practitioners?" He said that when he mentioned that there were people in every province, I was stunned. Were there really that many practitioners?

  "Some, Subei's brother, now to be honest, the largest number of Taoist disciples are from Mount Tai and Mount Emei, and Buddhism. In addition, there are many Yin-yang masters among the people, and in the Northeast, there is the Ma Xian Tang sect, while in Tibet, there are lamas. These numbers cannot be underestimated." After Shitian explained to me, I realized that the number of people in this circle is not small!

  "Hmm, I'm not very clear about these things either. I only came into contact with this aspect because of my daughter's matter, otherwise I would also be completely unaware." Director Jiang said that he couldn't answer too many questions, and after driving on the highway for almost three hours, they finally entered the provincial capital city. The car stopped under a large building in the city district, and the entire floor was filled with police cars... it seems like this should be the Provincial Public Security Bureau headquarters, otherwise there wouldn't be such a big deployment.

  Director Jiang took out his ID and handled some trivial matters before leading us upstairs, then pressed the 21st floor button in the elevator... Is this building that tall?

  Director Jiang led us to a room door and informed the police at the door. Seeing that policeman push open the door and walk in, he came out and made a please gesture towards us. "Zi Chuan, Shi Teng, you two go in. I can't enter." What's going on here? Can't even Director Jiang enter?

  When we walked in, it was only then that we saw the inside was a T-shaped space conference room. Captain Luo was on the stage clapping his hands, but he was the only one clapping. There were about 10 people sitting below the stage, which was quite embarrassing. Sheteng and I found a place to sit down, and among this group of people, there were all sorts of things, including those wearing Taoist robes, even monks, and one with a very long beard...

  "Everyone is an extraordinary person, and it's our honor to have you all join our special team today." I saw Captain Luo speaking, while Shitian and I were listening very seriously.

  "The reason for forming this task force is that your cultivators' creed is also to exorcise and protect the Tao, while we police are doing the same thing, only you deal with ghosts and we deal with humans. Everyone comes from different schools, each with their own skills."

  "I just want to know if we get paid for doing this?" Captain Luo hadn't even finished speaking when he was interrupted by a man in a Taoist robe in front of me. Captain Luo looked quite embarrassed, but still had a smiling face: "Yes, your salaries are all allocated according to the level of the department head, on this point the central government won't let you work for nothing."

  "That's good," I saw the Taoist priest say, lying down on the bench again and looking at Captain Luo. "With the approval of the Central Government, our province's special task force has been established. From now on, everyone will be colleagues, hoping to work together in harmony." After Captain Luo finished speaking, Shengteng and I applauded twice, but it seemed not quite right. Everyone turned their heads to look at us, and I saw the Taoist priest's disdain, while the others were okay...

  Afterwards, Captain Luo also told us about the special rights of our task force. Due to its special nature, only the directors of the provincial public security bureaus know our identities. We can mobilize local police officers, but we must not abuse this power. Additionally, each province's special task force cannot have internal conflicts in private, but I feel that our own team has a lot of internal conflicts...

  "Captain Luo, why didn't you invite Zi Lin?" Zi Lin is quite capable, but he's not one of us. "I thought about it too, but Zi Lin belongs to Jiangsu. Last time in Panshi Village, I asked the Central Committee to send someone over." So Zi Lin was already part of the small group?

  "By the way, who are those people with Captain Luo?" I remembered that just now during the meeting, except for me and Shitian, everyone else looked disdainful... Are they all very powerful?

  "They are all some extraordinary people, with Mr. Yin and Yang and the high monks of Fa Chan Temple." Fa Chan Temple? This temple is also very famous, it's a scenic spot, and the monks inside really have skills?

  Actually, this issue is not that serious. For example, Mao Mountain is still a scenic spot, but there are many unknown places, so I also cannot conclude that the monks in Shaofeng Temple have no use at all.

  "Captain Naro, is everything all set now?"

  "Uh, just wait for me to send you the documents and you can go back now. If anything supernatural happens, it's your turn then." Is that settled? As I came out, I saw Director Jiang still standing outside. "Director Jiang, everything is settled." He also looked quite tired.

  "Jiang Zheng, I'll give you the special group's authority. You've worked hard this time." Captain Luo also saw Director Jiang, it seems we really got promoted. When going downstairs, Director Jiang was still excited, "Great! Zichuan, I didn't expect our city to have such talents like you." It seems Director Jiang is also happy about this matter. In my opinion, Director Jiang is a fair and strict person.

  As I walked out of the building, I saw those capable people from the conference room again. The director of their municipal bureau even personally opened the door for them. Their grandeur was really impressive. Director Jiang also wanted to open the door for us and I quickly grabbed his hand, smiling and saying: "No need, Director Jiang. We can do it ourselves." My words were quite loud, and I intentionally said them so that those people could hear, as I couldn't stand their behavior.

  The return trip was also almost three hours. As soon as we got back, Director Jiang said he wanted to invite us to his home for dinner. "Ah, is this okay? Won't it disturb your family?"

  "It's nothing, it's nothing. I wanted to invite you to dinner at my place a long time ago. I still haven't thanked you for what happened with my daughter last time."

  Jiang Huan? It's been a long time since I've seen Jiang Huan though.