Cannon-Fodder Heiress Turns the Tables by Fortune-Telling-Chapter 262 - 261: I’ve Found a Clue! (Part 2)

Next, Yun Ran’s luck turned for the worse. She not only failed to find anyone but also got lost.

In such an illusion, without a way to determine direction, the supplies she brought were hardly sufficient. If she continued to use up her energy, things could really become troublesome.

What left Yun Ran speechless was that she inadvertently entered some bizarre area and even lost contact with Ginsengfruit.

"It seems that the hidden energy of this place can also attack the divine soul. Otherwise, Ginsengfruit, a system bound to my soul, wouldn’t have lost connection."

Yun Ran let out a soft sigh. This was her first encounter with such a situation. While feeling a bit panicked, she was also somewhat excited.

She was a person who liked to be lazy and also loved adventures - two conflicting traits that surprisingly coexisted within her.

Apart from Zhonglisu, she couldn’t sense any signs of life in this illusionary realm; the silence was terrifying.

It was as if the masters of the illusion were angered by her previous actions and had locked her up in a dark room.

Yun Ran yawned and took out several specially made talisman papers from her bag. The moment she threw them, the talisman papers self-ignited.

The previously chilly place quickly warmed up significantly. Yun Ran found a flat spot and began to rest with closed eyes.

As for Zhonglisu, Yun Ran had knocked her out cold and tossed her aside.

She didn’t let the Little Paperman out to keep watch but took out the Heavenly Thunder Pearl, floating it above her and Zhonglisu.

When there was no danger, the Heavenly Thunder Pearl simply floated, occasionally sparking electric flowers.

However, if any danger approached, the stored Heavenly Thunder within the pearl would strike precisely.

While all was quiet on Yun Ran’s end, others were not so fortunate.

Daoist Qingmu, bruised all over, was sitting on the ground. The illusion he was in depicted an unknown dynasty where he was the State Preceptor.

Countless Heavenly Fires descended, demons invaded, and hearing the cries of countless citizens, he couldn’t ignore them and had to resist desperately.

Even though he knew those cries were fake, they still affected him, and failing to save these people even impacted his Dao Heart.

A trace of dark energy began seeping into Daoist Qingmu’s injured body...

Those trapped in the environment didn’t realize they had already been missing for over three days.

When people from the Northwest Branch found the van that Yun Ran and the others had disappeared in, they felt as if the sky had collapsed.

"It’s over, now it’s really over. It was just a case of a tourist and a herdsman’s livestock going missing, now it’s escalated to this extent."

"We can’t cover this up anymore, we have to report to the headquarters immediately!"

"Our Northwest Branch’s big shots are all trapped, and even folks like Daoist Qingmu are stuck, other branches are going to shred us!"

Every branch considered their big shots more important than their own eyes. If they couldn’t bring them back, everyone in the Northwest Branch would probably be replaced.

When Xie Xuzhi received the news, his expression darkened.

Gu Yuan was extremely restless: "Boss, let me personally lead people there to check it out!"

At that moment, Xie Xuzhi’s phone rang, and the person on the other end was from the Zhongli Family.

"Director Xie, our Xiao Su is also among the missing personnel this time. I wonder if you would permit us to send our own people to search for them."

People from Mystical Sect families are not allowed to randomly use Mystical Sect powers outside without special authorization from the Special Administration Bureau.

This was a mutual restraint agreement initially established between Xuan Sect families and the Special Administration Bureau.

After a moment’s consideration, Xie Xuzhi agreed: "I can grant you three slots, set off an hour later!" freёweɓnovel_com

After hanging up the phone, Xie Xuzhi turned to Gu Yuan: "There’s no need for you to go, don’t forget you have other responsibilities!"

Gu Yuan was genuinely worried about Yun Ran and wanted to argue further.

He then heard Xie Xuzhi continue: "I trust Yun Ran. If even she can’t make it out, you going there won’t make any difference."

Gu Yuan:...

Good grief, since when did the boss start speaking so harshly? This was clearly saying he wasn’t up to par.

Humph, he was only ever so slightly less competent than Yun Ran.

Seeing Gu Yuan’s frustrated expression, Xie Xuzhi did not pamper him: "The cases about those Evil Cultivators stealing Life Charts you were investigating, any leads?

Those involved in Evil Techniques, causing harm to lives, those wooden idol cases, any trace of Rong Gu found? Have the culprits who turned people into Puppets been located?..."

Initially, Gu Yuan thought he could squeeze in some time, but hearing these unresolved cases with only partial clues found, he suddenly felt a headache coming on.

"I’ll go handle it right away!"

Gu Yuan turned and ran off swiftly, as if someone was chasing after him.

The office became empty, and Xie Xuzhi put down the pen in his hand. Although he appeared calm, his heart was slightly taken aback.

He couldn’t help but hold his forehead; he now finally believed what Yun Ran said: Wherever she was, there would never be a lack of cases, troublemakers would come out on their own.

Initially, he just wanted Yun Ran to lay low for a while, but unexpectedly, the girl got wrapped up in trouble again.

Before, he was somewhat sympathetic towards Yun Ran for having her Life Chart stolen by others. Now, it seemed that Yun Ran’s Life Chart wasn’t as simple as just a Heavenly Abandoned Fate.

Xie Xuzhi picked up the phone and instructed people to start investigating Yun Ran’s parental ancestors again—he didn’t believe all this was merely coincidental.

People from the Zhongli Family and those sent by the Special Administration Bureau to rescue soon arrived at the Northwest Branch.

The representative from the Zhongli Family was led by Zhongli Yuanjing.

He had decades-long acquaintance with people like Daoist Qingmu, very familiar with their abilities.

Even regarding Yun Ran, he was well aware that her abilities were above his. In his view, this was no longer a simple case of disappearance.

It was a planned, premeditated targeting.

"Bring all the material here, and re-interview all witnesses, don’t miss a single word!"

The other people from the Special Administration Bureau present also had grave expressions.

With all the big shots of the Northwest Branch trapped, even Daoist Qingmu and Master Jiechen caught up, no one dared take it lightly.

The meeting room was filled with the sound of flipping through material when suddenly, a young voice rang out: "I’ve found a suspicious point!"

Everyone’s gaze turned sharply towards the young speaker, making him suddenly nervous.

"Speak!"

"In this record, it says that Lan Jushi from the Northwest Branch was the first to go to investigate the situation and didn’t return until three days later.

But I compared it with Lan Jushi’s ledger; he wrote that he spent two days confirming that the area had natural mists, the timing doesn’t match up!"

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