Otherworldly Affairs Office-Chapter 85: Mysterious Middle-Aged Man

Unlike the boy who completely ignored him and passed through him towards the lake, the middle-aged man, standing fifty meters in front of Pei Yan, suddenly stopped and gazed at the once empty lake shore with a cryptic smile.

"It’s him! He really is still alive!" An enraged voice, completely different from Gu Shenghui’s usual tone and akin to a beast’s roar, suddenly exploded in everyone’s mind except Pei Yan.

"Xiaogu, calm down!"

"Director Gu, calm down!"

Several voices spoke in unison. Except for Elder Zuo and Ye Jiumu, everyone else focused their spiritual power on suppressing and soothing Gu Shenghui’s berserk state.

Meanwhile, Jiang Feiyang, staying in the investigation bureau’s parking lot with Engineer Li responsible for recording, widened his mouth and legs quivering, watched Gu Shenghui as the center, with black and dense spiritual power wildly surging from his body, covering half of the parking lot, mingling with Pei Yan’s azure light shining brilliantly, creating a bizarre scene.

Under the persuasion and suppression from the crowd, Gu Shenghui’s raging emotions gradually calmed down. Through Pei Yan’s perspective, he stared unwaveringly at the middle-aged man that appeared in front of him and said in a deep voice, "Sorry, I lost my composure, don’t worry about me now. Jiumu, record every detail here!"

"Understood!" All spiritual power connected together truly felt Gu Shenghui’s sudden aura, prompting a trembling Ye Jiumu to immediately respond. freewebnoveℓ.com

On the other hand, Pei Yan, oblivious and fearless, had fewer sentiments and shocks compared to these "residents" inside him. Feeling the middle-aged man’s gaze on him, he curiously tilted his head and looked him up and down.

Wearing a common Japanese robe seen in movies, barefoot stepping on clogs, one hand lazily tucked into his clothes, seemingly with a dragon tattoo on the vaguely visible chest which he could only see a dragon claw due to the arm covering it.

A face of a rugged man, enough to charm many young girls, had sparse stubble, with long, disheveled hair of black and white mixed, draping messily behind, swaying slightly in the wind. The empty left sleeve indicated the absence of his left arm to Pei Yan.

"Have you seen enough?"

The sudden words startled Pei Yan, who was closely observing the middle-aged man, causing him to retreat repeatedly, nearly sitting on the ground. Wherever he had been so far, apart from the strange naked girl in the glass urn, everyone treated him as invisible, his calls going unanswered.

Staring wide-eyed at the man grinning at him, revealing perfectly white teeth under moonlight, Pei Yan was inexplicably reminded of Director Gu with his whole mouth of dark teeth calculating him all day!

"Stop poking around, I’m talking about you!" The middle-aged man, looking at Pei Yan who kept reaching out and drawing gestures in front of him, sighed helplessly as he put away his smile.

Pei Yan took two steps back, tentatively asking, "You can see me!"

"Yes! Not only can I see you, I can hear you speak, I can also see some old friends cramped inside your head!" The middle-aged man said, lightly stamping his foot, making the snow at his feet disperse as a long couch appeared out of thin air, relaxing as he lounged on it.

"Old friends? What old friends?" Pei Yan looked at his body, then turned back to look around in surprise.

Unlike the bewildered Pei Yan, everyone attached to Pei Yan’s consciousness was utterly astounded!

Yuan Shaoqing’s voice resounded in everyone’s consciousness: "Did he really find us? So this isn’t a dream, but something happening in reality? But where is this, could it really be Japan? It’s too incredible!"

"Leaving aside whether this is reality or not, if it’s him, discovering us isn’t surprising! After all, back then, he was one of the strongest users of spiritual power, I just didn’t expect he was really still alive!" Zuo Huaxian’s steady voice had hints of anger and unwillingness. As a senior, in that one-sided ambush, he allowed the severely injured enemy to escape, which was one of his few shames in his life.

From the army, Dong Shigang said in a solemn voice: "Now is not the time to discuss these issues, we should focus on whether we should forcibly cut off Pei Yan’s consciousness, letting him temporarily sleep."

"I disagree, the reason we entered his consciousness is to find out who he’s connecting with and why. Now that we have finally got a clue, should we just give up!" A calm and steady male voice echoed in everyone’s minds, spoken by the man who looked eleven or twelve, Director Mei.

Gu Shenghui, who had been silent since earlier, suddenly spoke, "I agree with Director Mei, we must find out the truth behind him and everything else!"

"I disagree! Others may not understand, but you in the investigation bureau should know what this man in front of us represents! Who can guarantee Pei Yan’s safety in front of him!" Another army representative loudly objected.

"Precisely because we know we have to find out exactly what he intends to do! Is all this intentional or a coincidence! If it’s intentional, will he use this method to connect with Pei Yan in the future, will Pei Yan fall under his influence! If we don’t figure it out now, we won’t have a chance in the future!"

"But...!"

"Enough, he just said one sentence, look at you all panicking at the seams!" Elder Lin sternly interrupted the quarrel between Gu Shenghui and the army comrade, then, seeing everyone calm down, continued, "He’s just a person, what are you afraid of! Can’t we, with all of us present, ensure Pei Yan’s safety! Now we observe and adapt, and Gu Shenghui, come to my office after this is over!"

"Understood!" Hearing Elder Lin, who always supported his position in front of outsiders, call him by name, Gu Shenghui realized Elder Lin was genuinely angry and responded quietly.

Unlike the chaos within his mind, Pei Yan felt much more relaxed, looking around and finding no other people, he saw the sword-wielding youth in the lake and the newcomer walking side by side towards him.

Seeing the two pass through him as if he didn’t exist, Pei Yan understood that they couldn’t see him. Listening as the sword-wielding youth stood before the middle-aged man, excitedly speaking a string of Japanese, Pei Yan, despite years of watching Japanese anime, could only catch a few words, like ’master’.

The middle-aged man nodded in satisfaction to the youth, waved his hand, and said something in Japanese, the two youths respectfully bowed and stood side by side behind the couch.

"Alright, our conversation can continue now. I assume what I said earlier must have caused some unease among many." The middle-aged man, after speaking, adjusted his body, prompting the sword-wielding youth behind him to step forward, pick up the pillow on the couch, give it a pat, and place it upright to let the middle-aged man recline more comfortably.

"What an impressive show!"

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