Clap clap clap … But before Qin Ye could think any further, a resounding applause interrupted his train of thought.
The third row was already full, with no more than twenty people. He looked up and saw that on the main stage, a group of seven people had already walked to the center.
Each of them was at least 50 years old. None of them smiled. Facing the applause of the audience, they just nodded and sat down.
"Hello.
Just then, a hand appeared in Qin Ye's field of vision.
It was a young man with a rather refined temperament.
His hair was parted, and he wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses.
A well-ironed suit.
He put on a perfect smile on his face.
"S2328?" Qin Ye shook his hand, "It's true that you don't live up to your reputation …"
"…" 2328 didn't know if he should say "MMP".
"Su Feng."
The man adjusted his glasses and squinted at Qin Ye for a moment, before suddenly whispering, "Did you … feel it just now?"
Qin Ye abruptly turned his head and stared into her eyes for several seconds. Then, he lowered his eyes and muttered, "Time … has been erased?"
"You're more stable than I thought."
Su Feng smiled faintly and leaned back in the soft chair, "He doesn't look like a muscular little puppy at all. He's showing off his expected personality on the internet … I think I've found a good research subject."
"You're more wild than I thought."
Qin Ye smiled and leaned back in his chair, before asking in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "No danger?"
Su Feng responded placidly, "Of course there's danger … A few days ago, we'd investigated the Yin energy fluctuations on that night, and to our surprise, the Styx had only recorded a 0.001 second waveform.
Furthermore, the City of Salvation had never seen such a thing in the last two thousand years of history.
I only caught a glimpse of it that night. "
"Moreover, we still haven't found the source.
But … "He glanced up at the stage, and then abruptly changed the subject," Do you see that? Right in the middle of the stage is the deputy chief investigator of the Special Investigations Department, Lord Zhou.
Next to him are the deputy governor, the mayor and deputy mayor of the City of Salvation. The last two are the directors of the Special Investigations Department's finance department, administration department, and executive department … "
Qin Ye heaved a sigh of relief, "I'm relieved to see so many tall men around."
Even if the sky collapsed, it would not be his turn to hold it up.
Moreover, since the other party dared to come here.
Once again, it confirmed his thoughts.
The Yin energy was no longer active.
"Cough." At that moment, a majestic stream of primary energy swept across the entire area.
The Deputy Chief Investigator was a chubby man with mottled black and white hair. He looked very kind.
But at this moment, the entire audience fell silent!
Whoosh … It was almost as though an invisible hand had swept across the entire venue. Not even the cries of the birds could be heard. Even the wind had stopped blowing.
"A pinnacle Judge-class expert …" Arthis muttered softly, "That's even stronger than me. Based on this, we can infer that the Special Investigations Department has Prefect-class experts in their ranks.
Kid, since you've snuck in, be careful when dealing with them in the future. "
The fatty did not say anything. After a light cough, he nodded towards the crowd below.
Then, he looked at the crowd and smiled.
"Let's start."
Three simple words.
There was no unnecessary nonsense.
Almost everyone took a deep breath and straightened their backs.
It had begun …
Today, the world of cultivation in the mortal realm and the world of ghosts in the netherworld would be unveiled in front of the 3.2 million citizens of the City of Salvation!
Clatter clatter clatter clatter clatter clatter … 9.10 p.m.
The citizens of the entire City of Salvation were all in their own homes.
A fashionably dressed woman sat in front of a computer with a drink in her hand. However, she didn't drink from it. Instead, she simply stared intently at the computer screen.
Three junior high school students dressed in school uniforms sat together. Their breaths were weak as they stared intently at the television in front of them.
There was also a family that was currently eating breakfast. Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned the volume of their television to the maximum as they waited with bated breaths.
The entire city, the countless streets, the countless households … The LED screens on the streets lit up and became one single image. The historic moment was finally being broadcasted.
"Perhaps the civil servants have heard of my department.
The Special Investigations Department.
Allow me to introduce myself. I'm the Deputy Chief Investigator of the Special Investigations Department, Zhou Xianlong. "
The fatty's words were concise, and he cut straight to the chase, "This department is classified as a top-secret department in Cathay. We're responsible for all supernatural phenomena."
He nodded towards the stage below.
At once, an LED screen that was ten meters wide and three meters tall slowly rose from the bottom of the stage.
In front of the television, a white-haired old man gripped his walking stick tightly. A child munching on a lollipop stared at the screen with widened eyes. There were even more young men and women watching silently with burning eyes.
The entire City of Salvation was silent.
All of them had a faint premonition that this unscientific department with such high authority was about to open up a whole new door for them!
Whoosh … The LED screen lit up with a set of images. It was a snow-white book.
It was thick and approximately one inch in length. Several words were written on the cover of the book - Records of Supernatural Incidents.
Without giving anyone any time to react, the image zoomed out. There was another book right below the book!
And then there was more!
Four or five books formed a bookshelf. As the image zoomed out, everyone could see … that they were in a massive room with twenty to thirty cabinets!
Countless men in white coats walked through the cabinets, occasionally pulling out a book.
And every single cabinet was filled with dozens of such bookshelves!
Shockingly, there were hundreds and thousands of books stored here!
Zhou Xianlong glanced at the crowd, "All of the books here have the same cover."
"All of them are titled: Records of Supernatural Incidents."
"It … records all of the supernatural incidents that have occurred in Cathay since the founding of the country!
The last three bookshelves are records of the modern era, from the founding of the country, to the Republic of China before the founding of the country, and finally to the end of the Qing Dynasty! "
"Going further back, we have the Qing Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty, the Song Dynasty … Every single dynasty has its own records of supernatural incidents!"
He stood up and placed his hands on the table, almost as though he were an awakened dragon, "I don't like to beat around the bush, and none of you can wait any longer. So, let's get straight to the point that everyone wants to know."
He drew a deep breath, "Beneath the surface of the world, in places that ordinary people can't see, there are some things that have coexisted with us since time immemorial."
"They are known to the public as' ghosts', while the professional term is' Yin spirit '.
As soon as they develop sentience, they have an extraordinary thirst for flesh and blood.
Since the founding of the country, the number of humans who have died at their hands has exceeded tens of thousands.
And the Special Investigations Department is the vanguard of the fight against these Yin spirits. We are fighting for humanity! "
"In places that you don't know about, the Special Investigations Department's investigators have been silently sacrificing their lives, and the heroic deeds of our soldiers have never been made public to the public.
It's precisely because of them that you're able to sit here in peace and listen to the truth! "
His chest rose and fell slightly, "Over the last few decades, the number of soldiers who have been sacrificed in the various hunting zones … has already reached tens of thousands."
His voice was deafening, "Therefore, I refuse to accept any doubts!
The Special Investigations Department will not accept it, and neither will the nation! "
"We've sacrificed far more than you can possibly imagine!"
His voice was broadcasted through the radio, television, and computers, reaching every household in the country.
In that instant, millions of people fell silent.
Three days' worth of mental preparation. Everyone had already anticipated that tens of thousands of people would meet with a ghost three days ago.
But what they hadn't expected was that the curfew that they had complained about, and the cover-up that had enraged them, had been paid for with the lives of so many people.
They had thought that today would be a day of conciliation.
They had thought that today would be a day of conciliation. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case.
There was only Thunderous Guanze's outpouring.
There was only the cruel and horrifying truth.
Insignia University's television room was already packed with people. There were even quite a few female students who wouldn't normally enter the room, and all of them stared at the screen with a complicated expression on their faces.
Those who were holding onto their drinks stopped drinking, while those who were munching on their snacks stopped eating.
Some bit their lips, while others lowered their eyes in silence.
After some time, a chubby boy finally whispered, "That night … my house was right next to a war zone …"
"I saw … many soldiers being carried to the back …"
Silence.
The reason why humans were human was because they had a conscience.
"It should be true …" After a long time, the senior sitting right at the front of the room finally spoke with a deep voice, "Truth be told … I saw it too … It's just that I can't quite believe it …"
"I know that most of you probably can't quite believe it."
Almost as though he could read everyone's minds right now, Governor Gao stood up from his seat on the screen and scanned the audience.
Unlike the audience in front of their televisions, every single person in the audience, regardless of their age or age, had a look of awe on their faces.
Everyone in the main hall was a cultivator.
They had stood silently behind the backs of humanity, bearing the brunt of their incomprehension as they quietly took out hunting zones after hunting zones.
But today, someone had finally and openly confirmed their identities!
As soon as they died in battle, they would no longer be treated as a 'mission sacrifice'. Instead, they would have a name, a reason, and everything they had ever done!
Which evil ghost had they died in the hands of?!
Governor Gao spoke with great clarity, "But all of this is true."
"Every investigator present at the scene has put in more effort than you can even imagine to ensure everyone's survival!"
"Likewise …" He drew a deep breath, "I was the one who carried out the curfew and the supernatural broadcasts.
That said, the provincial government and the municipal government do not accept any questions! "
"Ask yourselves honestly. Now that you can see the truth clearly, you should ask yourself how many soldiers died a few nights ago!"
"I can tell you that it's … 491 … and many of them are even younger than you are right now!
This is also their first time on the battlefield!
They don't even know what they're up against! "
"These are evil ghosts that have been gathering strength in the City of Salvation for over a hundred years!
Not a single one of them has retreated! "
Gulp … Qin Ye suddenly heard a gulping sound beside him. Qin Ye looked over.
Beside him was a white-haired old man dressed in a Chinese tunic suit. He was also a Soul Hunter, but he was already in his seventies. He was probably going to remain a Soul Hunter for the rest of his life.
However, the white-haired old man's eyes were bloodshot, and his Adam's apple trembled violently. His grip on the armrest was so tight that it made a cracking sound.
"That's Section Chief Li from the provincial branch of the Special Investigations Department." Su Feng's voice rang out softly, "He's from a family of artisans. All three of his sons have perished in the midst of a mission.
Unfortunately, they're unable to enter the martyrs' cemetery … A newcomer like you wouldn't be able to understand their feelings … "