The autumn wind blew bleakly.
On the mess of a street, three figures stood stupefied.
"What organization?"
"Organize what?"
"What organization?"
Director Zhou muttered to himself.
Jiang Tingqiu spoke up from the side, "Is there a possibility that this organization is a very mysterious power?"
"Do we have such a power in our Eastern Huang country?"
"Or is it a very covert department?"
His gaze flickered between Director Zhou and Bai Xue.
What are you looking at me for? I only kept your awakening a secret from you!
Director Zhou said irritably, "No!"
Bai Xue also said, "I haven't heard of any special departments. However, if there are individuals who have undergone their first awakening and are not registered in our country, this situation is possible."
After all, awakening was not the Investigation Bureau's exclusive right.
The bureau's experts knew little about how to awaken or how to reduce the mortality rate, still relying on random awakenings.
Investigators like them, on the front lines, were the most likely to awaken, but ordinary people were also capable of it.
It was just that the probability was much, much lower, and the awakening itself was more dangerous.
"It couldn't be a wild awakened individual," Director Zhou stated.
Jiang Tingqiu nodded, "Director is right. Judging by the swiftness of Brother's swordplay in defeating the strange evil, he's clearly been specially trained. And the red glow on his blade seemed to inflict particularly great damage on the strange evil."
"Is it an awakened ability or..."
Compared to that, Special Investigator Bai Xue, apart from her long legs, seemed to have no special abilities.
His gaze held a hint of suspicion and disappointment. Special Investigators were just this? It wasn't worth being an investigator!
Bai Xue actually understood.
She really wanted to punch him.
But considering Jiang Tingqiu was still injured, that beating would have to wait.
She did possess awakened abilities; she could emit a bone-chilling coldness and, without the need for props, see the outlines of strange evils.
And because the main change in her awakening was concentrated in her captivating eyes, the coldness also shot out from her eyes.
It was strange, a bit strange.
But strangeness didn't matter; the main issue was its inefficiency, being far less effective than her simply using her life energy with martial arts gunplay to poke and stab.
It was also energy-consuming, so over time, Bai Xue hadn't used it much.
However, the man from earlier seemed to be exceptionally skilled in the use of life energy. The red blade glow, whether it was an awakened ability or not, did indeed… resemble the mark of having a master.
Just as the man had said, he came from an organization.
And he was merely an ordinary soldier within the organization?
You call yourself ordinary?!
She, Bai Xue, didn't believe it. Such a powerful individual would stand out anywhere. Even if such an organization truly existed, she imagined he would hold a very core position within it.
At least in the top ten, top five!
But he was so strong, were there many more people as powerful as him?
Bai Xue's excitement grew.
...
Jiang Tingqiu's excitement grew.
He didn't doubt the words of the man in black. Such a powerful individual wouldn't deign to lie; at most, he was being modest.
An organization?
What kind of organization was it, and what was its name?
Unfortunately, he knew nothing.
But he was ignited. There was a path ahead. Strong men like the man in black were who he should aspire to be like. As for Special Investigators? They were a letdown, not worth pursuing.
"Director, why didn't you invite Brother for a meal, build some rapport, and ask more clearly? Brother is our savior, after all."
"What are you thinking, kid? Don't you think I can tell?"
This mysterious man in black arrived in a hurry and left in a hurry, giving the impression that he was about to depart.
Could he, Director Zhou, stop him?
Let alone the life-saving grace, just the decisive and fierce manner in which the man in black had dispatched that behemoth made him dare not to intervene!
Director Zhou glared at Jiang Tingqiu, "Why didn't you stop him yourself and ask?"
He also desperately wanted to know what kind of organization it was!
If this fellow Jiang Tingqiu had any sense, he would have gone to ask himself. If the atmosphere was wrong, he could have smoothed things over, and at worst, he would have gotten a beating.
This fellow had been beaten so many times that his skin had grown thick; such a powerful individual wouldn't really beat him to a pulp.
You, oh you, why couldn't you just go and ask?
Jiang Tingqiu's mouth hung open, lost in thought.
He understood why Director Zhou's eyelids had been twitching earlier; he wanted Jiang Tingqiu to go and ask?
He did want to ask.
He even wanted to kneel on the spot and beg to be taken as a disciple, but… wasn't he considering Old Zhou's dignity? He just didn't want to embarrass Old Zhou too much, and now he was being blamed?
However,
since Brother had appeared in Baijiang City twice, could that indicate that this mysterious organization was located within Baijiang City? Well, at least it must have a significant outpost, right?
They had to find them!
But how to find them?
Jiang Tingqiu thought and thought, only coming up with the idea of eradicating strange evils, because as long as he eradicated strange evils, he might encounter Brother.
No, it probably had to be a powerful strange evil.
He had to stake out a position.
...
Later, he would ask some of the older brothers and sisters in the group if they had heard of this man.
Bai Xue thought to herself.
...
The appearance of such a mysterious organization in the country, it was unclear whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.
For now, it seemed like a good thing.
But it also needed to be investigated thoroughly. Well, perhaps such special individuals, such a mysterious and powerful organization, might… the higher-ups already knew about it.
It was just that his own position wasn't high enough, so he hadn't heard about it.
Director Zhou thought, in short, he would go back and ask.
"By the way, did we forget something?"
"Quick, rescue the injured!"
...
On a rooftop a thousand meters away from the battle site, the wind howled, rustling the girl's hair.
An Jianyou lay on the edge of the rooftop, holding a pair of binoculars, her eyes fixed, staring through the gap between the two buildings in front. She saw it! She saw it clearly!
Especially when looking at these dirty things!
But this time it was different.
The terrifyingly monstrous creature had been eliminated!
It had truly been eliminated!
An Jianyou had witnessed almost the entire process. In the beginning, seeing the investigation bureau personnel fall one by one, the lights extinguished, she felt despair and numbness.
She hadn't sought out some extraordinary individuals before, and she had indeed found some.
But they were only a little bit extraordinary; they couldn't see many of the sights in her eyes, nor could they eliminate these terrifying monsters.
And today,
light bloomed in the girl's eyes.
But then she became troubled. How should she find them?
...
Meanwhile, the leader of the mysterious organization, Fang You, whom many had been thinking about, had changed from sitting to lying down, feeling pleased.
He had defeated the big boss, saved Baijiang City, and acquired quite a bit. This…
was triple the joy!
"So these people in black trench coats are from the Investigation Bureau? Is this our Eastern Huang's official department?"
Fang You mused, but he was even more surprised, "So Brother Black Blade actually has a mouth and can speak, but..."
Brother, from what aspect do you think you are just an ordinary soldier in the organization?
Is it because my treatment isn't good enough?
You are clearly a top general, for goodness sake!
No one would believe it if I said it, but apart from Brother Black Blade, there isn't a single capable fighter in the entire organization.
After all, the organization only has two people.
"The good news is that this time the harvest was substantial, and we will soon be able to proceed with the third fate draw."