Ye Tiancheng said to Qiao Zhanyuan with a pleasant expression, "It was my oversight in not explaining clearly before. What I meant was, Teacher Qiao, you are also a cultivator, just like my brother and me, aren't you?"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhanyuan immediately understood.
However, he couldn't help but be momentarily distracted by Ye Tiancheng's words.
He asked with some confusion, "This... is Mr. Ye's biological brother."
The little fox, hearing Qiao Zhanyuan's question, suddenly remembered that Qiao Zhanyuan had looked at him a few times before. He then realized, no wonder this person had been looking at him. It turned out he had seen through his identity, realizing he was not human?
If Qiao Zhanyuan was indeed a cultivator, then seeing these things wouldn't be too strange.
Therefore, Ye Tiancheng merely said, "He is not my biological brother, but we are as close as brothers, no less than biological brothers."
"It seems Teacher Qiao is truly a cultivator?"
Qiao Zhanyuan's attention was immediately pulled back.
He didn't feel the need to get to the bottom of the little fox's identity, but Ye Tiancheng's question was quite important.
Qiao Zhanyuan immediately replied to Ye Tiancheng, "I indeed am."
As he spoke, he asked Ye Tiancheng with confusion, "Are you also... Mr. Ye? Aren't you with the authorities?"
Qiao Zhanyuan also glanced at the members of the special operations team who had come to assist Ye Tiancheng, noting their discreet positions.
Ye Tiancheng's question was validated.
As for Qiao Zhanyuan's latter question, Ye Tiancheng had no intention of explaining it to him.
It wasn't a particularly crucial matter, and Qiao Zhanyuan wasn't one of his own yet, so there was no need to let him know everything clearly and completely.
Ye Tiancheng only said to Qiao Zhanyuan, "The authorities established the Special Operations Team quite some time ago, and they notified the major cultivation sects, setting down relevant regulations. Which sect do you belong to, Teacher Qiao? How can you not know about this at all?"
Qiao Zhanyuan looked incredulous, clearly having no knowledge of this.
"I am completely unaware of this matter. Ever since I took up my post at this university, I haven't had the chance to return to my sect. However, I haven't heard my master or fellow disciples mention this matter. Are you telling the truth? How have I never heard that our country's authorities have such an organization?"
Ye Tiancheng said, "Unless you come from a small sect, a sect that is as small as it can possibly be, otherwise, there are almost no sects that could be notified when the department was established that were missed. It's impossible for people in your sect to be completely unaware."
"Perhaps they forgot to tell you. If you don't believe what I'm saying, you can always ask for verification."
Qiao Zhanyuan, half-believing, indeed took out his phone and went out to make a few calls. Ye Tiancheng and the little fox remained in place, continuing to look through the medical records on the desk, not afraid of Qiao Zhanyuan asking.
After all, apart from not answering whether he was part of the Special Operations Team, Ye Tiancheng had not deceived Qiao Zhanyuan in any other matter.
After a long while, Qiao Zhanyuan returned, his expression still a bit dazed and confused. Clearly, he still found it hard to believe, not knowing when such an official organization had appeared in the country, and even more so, not expecting his information to be so outdated.
When Qiao Zhanyuan returned and sat down, Ye Tiancheng then said to him, "How was it? Did Teacher Qiao confirm with his sect? Can you now know that what I said is true and that I did not deceive you?"
Qiao Zhanyuan sat down and raised his hand to rub his temples.
"I asked a junior disciple from my sect, and only then did I learn that they had forgotten to tell me. My master and fellow disciples all thought that the other party would inform me, so neither of them mentioned this matter to me. I now know that what you said is true."
Even his master and fellow disciples said so, and the credentials of the Special Operations Team members who had greeted Ye Tiancheng earlier were also genuine. No matter what, Qiao Zhanyuan could only choose to believe.
After all, the facts were before him. Even if they didn't align with the facts he previously understood, he had to admit them. Ultimately, the world was always changing.
At this moment, Qiao Zhanyuan finally said to Ye Tiancheng, "Since that's the case, I think I roughly know why you two came here and started investigating. If I'm not mistaken, you are investigating the abnormal situation of students in our school because of certain matters, and that's how you found this?"
"You might not know, but although it's not apparent on the surface, the reason they became like this is actually because..."
Ye Tiancheng interjected, "Because this university has been secretly controlled by an unknown entity, and every night through 'surprise quizzes,' they randomly select students and absorb their energy and life force?"
Qiao Zhanyuan was slightly stunned, then relieved.
He said, "It seems Mr. Ye and your group have already investigated quite a bit?"
Ye Tiancheng asked Qiao Zhanyuan, "It seems you also know about this? Is that why you came to this university and became a psychological counselor in the counseling room?"
After thinking for a moment, Qiao Zhanyuan replied to Ye Tiancheng, "I didn't know about this matter before. Now that I know the national authorities have relevant investigative organizations, I should have reported it."
"However, regarding your question, how should I put it..."
"I have always stayed in the university's psychological counseling room as a counselor. It is indeed closely related to this matter, but I didn't come here entirely because of this matter back then."
Ye Tiancheng smiled and said, "Then it seems I found the right person. You should know quite a bit that we haven't investigated yet?"
Hearing Ye Tiancheng's words, Qiao Zhanyuan also realized.
Perhaps the fact that he was the one who came here today to deliver the medical records to Ye Tiancheng and his group was also something that had been arranged beforehand. They had been watching him for a long time.
However, he couldn't quite see through Ye Tiancheng. But since Ye Tiancheng could see through his identity, no matter what, this person's strength was likely far superior to his own. Qiao Zhanyuan secretly confirmed this in his heart.
Qiao Zhanyuan truthfully said, "I do know quite a bit. Over the years, I have been observing this matter and trying to handle it, but my influence is small, and I can't do much more. I have been helpless all along. Now that Mr. Ye and his group have arrived, perhaps they can finally bring true hope to the people here."
Even Long Miaomiao dared not rashly intervene to resolve this matter. It was reasonable that a cultivator whose strength was below Ye Tiancheng's could not resolve it.
Ye Tiancheng was only fortunate that although Qiao Zhanyuan's strength was weaker than his, it was not to the point of incompetence, forcing his way through the university's barrier and causing greater trouble.
He didn't think Qiao Zhanyuan would be so weak as to be unable to break through the barrier.
Especially since this person should have a sect.
That meant Qiao Zhanyuan at least had some insight and could investigate many things. Moreover, Qiao Zhanyuan had been employed at this university for a full seven years.
Ye Tiancheng thought that perhaps he had not made a mistake in finding Qiao Zhanyuan.
Ye Tiancheng said to Qiao Zhanyuan, "We are indeed here to resolve this matter. We discovered it just a few days ago and immediately dispatched personnel to handle it. The higher authorities also attach great importance to this matter. It would be wonderful if you could be willing to provide assistance."
"Could you elaborate on what you know?"
Qiao Zhanyuan had no intention of hiding anything, so he nodded.
He said to Ye Tiancheng, "This matter is a long story. It all started seven years ago when I first arrived here."
Ye Tiancheng said, "It's alright, please tell me. This matter cannot be resolved in a short time. We need to understand the situation first before we can find a solution. Just explain what you know as clearly as possible, and that will be enough."
Qiao Zhanyuan then began to recount his story.
"Yes, I will try to explain it from the beginning to avoid missing anything."
"Seven years ago, the reason I came here was not to be a psychological counselor. After all, as Mr. Ye knows, I am a cultivator. I wouldn't have nothing better to do than to take up this profession."
"At that time, the reason I came here was because I received a commission to investigate a matter, and that's how I ended up here."
Ye Tiancheng asked with interest, "What kind of commission?"
Qiao Zhanyuan said, "There was a family that often interacted with our sect. At that time, their daughter encountered very bad things, such as frequent nightmares at night, always experiencing terrifying things in her dreams, and after waking up, it was as if she had personally experienced them. Furthermore, the girl's disposition was greatly affected by this."
"And some other rather negative situations also occurred."
"Because their family had a connection with our sect, they understood more. After such an incident, they began to suspect something abnormal. Their family had some wealth and also some adversaries, so they suspected that someone was secretly plotting against them and harming their daughter."
"Although we are cultivators, they know that this is what we do. When people encounter such situations, they often seek our help, which is very common."
Ye Tiancheng also understood this aspect.
For instance, previously, when something happened in Su Muxian's family, Su Muxian had eventually sought Ye Tiancheng's help.
Some of these matters were actually more inclined towards the supernatural side.
As cultivators, they were certainly involved with the supernatural side and had a very close relationship. However, cultivators with different specializations were good at solving different types of problems. For example, Ye Tiancheng was stronger in combat and, with the Nuwa Stone in hand, could resolve some peculiar and difficult ailments.
However, when it came to things like obscure formations, exorcism, and ghost appeasement, Ye Tiancheng was truly not skilled.
The one skilled in this area was actually the little fox.
However, the little fox was much weaker in cultivation, and his combat ability was not as strong as Ye Tiancheng's.
As for people outside, ordinary people certainly wouldn't understand so much. In any case, these were matters that ordinary people couldn't solve, but cultivators surely could.
They couldn't feel the difference.
Qiao Zhanyuan continued to tell Ye Tiancheng, "Because that family had a close relationship with our sect, we naturally couldn't ignore them when they came to us. My master was the one who received them at that time."
"My master didn't know much back then. After listening to their account, he only thought it was a normal supernatural incident and didn't pay much attention. After a rough estimation, he handed the matter over to me and told me to go to the wealthy family's home."
"At that time, I was traveling outside and was not in the sect. Upon receiving my master's message, I rushed directly to the family's home, ready to help them resolve this matter. To be honest, I didn't take this matter seriously enough at the time."