Otherworldly Affairs Office-Chapter 62: Conversation Doesn’t Click

"This is the first time I’ve seen someone talk about crime so openly, it’s quite impressive." Pei Yan wiped the eye crust from his eyes and flicked it onto the clean and tidy coat of the young man, shook his body, and said, "Alright, I’ve heard you. Leave me a contact, let me think it over, and I’ll get in touch if I decide to go along."

As the young man’s smile gradually stiffened, he looked down at the small stain on his coat with disgust, then looked up at Pei Yan, "Mr. Pei, are you kidding me?"

"No, I’m really interested, but you have to let me finish the New Year celebrations and think it over, right? Just leave me a business card, don’t you have one? You said the company is so big, yet there’s no business card! How about WeChat? Let’s add each other on WeChat." Pei Yan spoke earnestly while pulling out his phone.

The young man brushed the stain off his coat with a flick of his finger and sighed, "Pei Yan, I think you haven’t realized how serious this is. We must take you away today. You can choose to resist, but it won’t do any good, and think about your family behind you. If it really comes to violence, well..."

"Stop bluffing. If you have any tricks, just use them. Do you think you can take someone away just by talking? What do you take the Otherworld Investigation Bureau for?" Hu Wenjun interrupted impatiently.

"Since you’re so determined, there’s nothing I can do. I just hope you won’t regret it later!" With that, the young man stared gloomily at Pei and Hu, ignoring the children still setting off fireworks in the alley, and pulled something from his pocket, throwing it into the air.

A flash of light followed. For Pei Yan, who had trained extensively with Jiezhi Space, this light wasn’t unfamiliar. Upon entering this pure white world, Pei Yan saw ten people gathering in a surrounding formation in the distance and whispered, "Captain Hu, who are they? How do they also have Jiezhi Space?"

"Shenyu, a group of criminals who think they’re gods just because they acquired supernatural abilities. I’ll explain the details later. Consider this your first combat mission!" Hu Wenjun said while snapping his fingers, causing five sparks to flare between them.

Pei Yan nodded, understanding roughly what was going on. He then looked up and asked, "I just didn’t expect them to use Jiezhi Space. I was really worried about fighting outside! Captain Hu, are your family really safe here?"

"Don’t worry, reinforcements from the bureau have arrived. Remember, if there’s a fight, focus on protecting yourself and wait for backup."

"Understood!"

Meanwhile, the Shenyu people had surrounded Hu and Pei on both sides, while the young man who spoke earlier hid to the side. A person in a hoodie stepped out from the crowd towards them and slowly lifted their hood.

"I take back what I said earlier. The upcoming battle will be a life-and-death struggle. If you get the chance, don’t hesitate to kill the enemy. I’ll take responsibility for the consequences." Upon seeing the face under the hood, Hu Wenjun’s pupils quickly contracted, and he gritted his teeth and muttered three words, "Zou Changxing!"

Pei Yan followed his gaze to this man who changed his captain’s attitude. With a baby face that made it hard to determine his age at first glance, he was short with small eyes that narrowed into tiny slits when he smiled.

"Hu Group—no, it’s Captain Hu now, you still remember me, that’s rare!"

"How could I forget? One of my best former subordinates, now wanted for seven homicides in the country alone." As Hu Wenjun spoke, he opened and closed his hand, and the flame at his fingertips rose and fell with the motion.

Zou Changxing pointed at Hu Wenjun and turned to the young man being reproved beside him, "He Yue, seems like the boss was right, the bureau really has declined under Gu Shenghui’s leadership."

He then grinned at Hu Wenjun, "Captain Hu, those are old records. Now, just in my hands, domestic deaths must be around seventeen or eighteen, lost count. Since leaving the bureau, my body disposal skills have only improved."

"So, is that why you dare to bark at me?"

In response, Zou Changxing raised his hand in a placating gesture, "Hey, hey, no need to get hostile and call names! Hu Wenjun, I know at my current level three peak, I can’t beat you. So, besides me, we have another level three and a level two on this mission."

Then he pointed to two people standing behind him, "This setup should keep you occupied, right? The remaining four with level one awakening and three with basic abilities are more than enough for that punk beside you."

"That’s not all; outside, there are still our people eyeing your family. Hu Wenjun, I say all this to avoid a battle with a predetermined outcome. We’ve worked together after all, I’m not heartless. Is it worth risking your family’s lives for someone with no blood ties? I don’t want you to lose family during New Year."

At that, Pei Yan wasn’t sure, watching the strange evil smile on Zou Changxing’s baby face, clad in a down jacket, it gave him chills.

Hu Wenjun nodded, asking, "Are you done?"

Zou Changxing shrugged and nodded, "Done!"

"Pei Yan!"

Hu Wenjun shouted suddenly, launching two fireballs at the enemy camp. At the same time, Pei Yan beside him burst through his clothes and instantly mechanized, firing two revolvers at the crowd in succession.

An ice wall suddenly emerged from the ground, blocking most of the two’s attacks, only to crumble under bombardment, scattering as several people launched counterattacks from various angles. Tou Changxing fired two ice blocks and shouted mid-air, "Hu Wenjun’s confidence shows his reinforcements are nearby. Take down that Pei kid quickly. It’s okay if he suffers, just leave him breathing!"

"Understood!"

At this moment, outside Jiezhi Space, in front of the Hu Family gate, three figures emerged from the shadows shortly after everyone disappeared. The sound of firecrackers in the alley had become sparse, and the few children setting off firecrackers were called home by their families for dinner. It remained unknown if the strange scene had caught their eyes.

"How’s it going? How long to break in?" Wenlin looked at Shangxing, who was kneeling with one knee and hand on the ground, and asked, blowing warm air into his hands.

"Five minutes!"

"Good. I’ll set up an Enchantment Seal at the Hu Family’s gate to confound them temporarily, then stand guard there. Feiyang, go deal with the guys in the car. Got it?" Wenlin asked, covering his reddened ears from the cold.

Jiang Feiyang rubbed his stomach, lamenting having to eat bread in the shadows on New Year’s Eve, and looked at the five people getting out of the cars, saying fiercely, "Got it, but if they resist and refuse to surrender, I’m not holding back! You handle taking them alive."

"Understood."

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