"Hello? 110?"
"Hello, this is Ningcheng Public Security Bureau!"
"I have a dead person here, someone was murdered, hurry up and come take a look!"
"Okay, first of all, please don't panic, ensure your personal safety, and then tell me the address!"
"It's at the end of Lane 7, Nanbian Village, Shiqiao Street, Panshi District, Chen Ji Wonton Shop."
"Okay, we will arrange for police officers from the Shiqiao Police Station to investigate shortly. Now, please tell me what happened!"
"What I'm about to say might sound a bit bizarre, but you must believe me: I was smoking on the rooftop when I saw a young man with a buzz cut in the old wonton shop downstairs opposite, put a bowl of wontons on the owner's head. Then, a sword came out of the owner's mouth and pierced through the young man's neck."
"Are you listening?"
"Please continue!"
"I know what I'm saying might be hard to believe, but that's truly what I saw. After the young man's neck was pierced, he turned into a puff of smoke and disappeared, replaced by a wooden board. Then he appeared next to the vegetable patch by the wonton shop, and with a 'bang,' he transformed into a black dog and ran off."
"And then?"
"After the young man ran off, the owner chased him out. At that moment, a terrifying scene unfolded. The wonton shop suddenly became covered in blood, and a piece of scalp was hanging on the wall. The owner also transformed into a large-headed, black monster, similar to Tahm Kench in League of Legends, and pursued the young man who had become a dog."
"Was the young man caught?"
"Just as he was about to be caught, the dog transformed back into a human. His eyes were red. It was too dark to see his face clearly, but I could see his eyes were red. Then his eyes flashed, and the monster chasing him stopped. The young man then ran away, running incredibly fast, faster than a dog. Could he have been a black dog spirit?"
"What happened next?"
"Then the black monster returned to the shop. He exhaled a puff of black mist, and the wonton shop returned to its original state. But officer, I swear to God, I didn't see wrong. Inside that shop, the shop was full of fresh blood and scalp. I've already taken pictures. If you don't believe me, I can send them to you!"
"Okay, please wait a moment. Based on your description, the perpetrator is likely a desperate and vicious bandit, possibly carrying highly destructive high-powered firearms. Please evacuate your residential area immediately. Professional personnel will be dispatched to handle the situation shortly."
"What does high-powered firearms have to do with this? With this perfunctory attitude, you must have been a Taobao customer service representative, right? You don't believe me, do you? I'll send you the video right now!"
"Sir, please calm down. Our official WeChat account is *******. You can send a message to our official account and follow the prompts to transfer to a human agent to send relevant evidence."
"Beep beep beep..."
"Ningcheng Public Security Bureau, Command Center."
The operator hung up the phone and looked at the police chief standing beside him. His expression was grave. "It's still Chen Ji Wonton Shop in Lane 7, Nanbian Village. This is the second call. Their accounts are not significantly different. It can basically be confirmed as a supernatural event!"
The police chief, a stern man with a square face, heard the operator's words and immediately gave an order: "Contact the Sacred Bureau immediately, explain the situation, and dispatch police officers from the Shiqiao Police Station to the vicinity to prepare to evacuate nearby residents at any time!"
"Yes!"
As Yu Zhibo sprinted, he found that his body instinctively leaned forward as he ran. By the end, swinging his arms backward, he naturally adopted the classic ninja run posture.
"Wow, this is so chuunibyou, but it's inexplicably cool, and my speed has also increased. I've already run over a thousand meters without realizing it."
Seeing his peculiar posture, passersby cast strange glances. As he passed a rice noodle shop, a child sitting at the entrance playing with a toy car saw his posture and immediately looked curious. He stood up, kicked over his toy car, and started imitating him on the spot, resulting in him falling flat on his face.
Enduring the embarrassment of social death, Yu Zhibo ran while glancing back. He found that the big-headed monster wasn't chasing him, but he didn't let his guard down. He feared the big-headed monster might have special tracking methods, so he turned and ran in the opposite direction of his home.
After running another two kilometers, he finally stopped, breathing steadily without any sign of exertion.
He took out his phone and checked it. There were several missed calls, all from his mother, but because his phone was on silent, he hadn't noticed them.
Yu Zhibo shook his head helplessly: "I feel like I'll be nagged by my mom again when I get back. So many calls, she's probably unhappy that I'm out playing so late and not coming home."
But now is not the time to explain to his mother. He needed to quickly inform the Sacred Bureau about the abnormality at the wonton shop.
He opened WeChat, found Wang Ange's contact, and initiated a video call. He also wanted to see what the Sacred Bureau was like.
The call connected, and Wang Ange's clear face appeared on the large screen. Behind her was a white wall, and her voice sounded somewhat noisy, as if many people were busy.
Wang Ange's expression was a bit anxious. Seeing the scene behind Yu Zhibo, she breathed a sigh of relief after confirming he was safe. She switched the video to audio and asked, "Where are you now?"
"I'm near Chengnan Park. You should be at the Sacred Bureau now. I have something important to report, which is about..."
"Chen Ji Wonton Shop, right!" Wang Ange interrupted him quickly and said, "Someone from the Public Security Bureau has already called the police. The Sacred Bureau is already handling the case. You are the only one who has directly confronted the monster. Now, tell me about the monster's intelligence and your judgment!"
"The monster's level is likely D-class. My eyes can see that the spiritual energy flowing through it is much thicker than the dark creature in the hospital, and stronger than yours. Its attack method is to launch a black sword from its mouth, piercing the target, a bit like a frog's ability to catch insects," Yu Zhibo said as he recalled.
"It seems to have the ability to create illusions. When I went in to eat wontons, I didn't feel anything unusual, but after activating my eye ability, I saw blood everywhere. You need to pay attention to this; also, its speed is very fast. Don't think it's slow just because it's fat..."
"So your Sharingan can see the spiritual energy of the opponent? And see through disguises?" Wang Ange's voice was filled with a hint of joy.
"Hello, hello, isn't your focus a bit off? We're discussing the monster issue now, and it's happening near my home. Aren't you going to deal with it quickly?" Yu Zhibo said with some dissatisfaction.
"Heh, when you called, the bureau had already dispatched two D-class ability users. Taking it down shouldn't be a problem, after all, that monster is also D-class."
"That's good!" Yu Zhibo breathed a sigh of relief, then asked curiously, "How do you usually determine the monster's level?"
"By their facial features!" Wang Ange said, "You'll know all this when you join the Sacred Bureau. It's not a problem to tell you in advance."
"Facial features?"
"Yes! Generally speaking, dark creatures that have no facial features and only a humanoid form are the weakest, F-class; the next are those with eyes, like the one we eliminated in the hospital, which was E-class;
Then there are those with eyes and mouths, which are D-class; those with eyes, mouths, and noses are C-class; those with all features except the tongue are B-class! Finally, those that have evolved a tongue are A-class! In short, the higher the level of a dark creature, the more human-like it becomes."
"Then how do you differentiate between A-class and B-class? They won't stick their tongues out for you to judge, will they?" Yu Zhibo found it somewhat novel.
"It's difficult to classify. The origin of dark creatures will be revealed when you become a formal member. But one thing to note is that as long as they have a mouth, they will start to feed on humans or demonic beasts, with humans being the most consumed.
The more flesh and blood they eat, the stronger their ability to disguise themselves as humans and the higher their intelligence becomes. Therefore, there is no possibility of negotiation between us and dark creatures; it is an endless battle."
"Can't even you distinguish their disguises?"
"The Sacred Bureau also has some illusion-breaking ability users who can see through monster disguises, but these ability users are too scarce, far from enough! So, do you know how important your ability is?!"
"What about E-class and F-class ability users? Don't they consume humans?"
"They can't gain anything from consuming normal humans, but they can evolve to D-class by consuming awakened ones. After growing a mouth, they can then consume normal humans."
"These low-level dark creatures generally have the ability to turn into liquid. They only have instincts and usually lurk in the darkness without appearing. But as soon as someone starts to awaken, they will keenly sense the awakened one's aura and go to hunt them. Otherwise, do you think it's such a coincidence that dark creatures appear as soon as you awaken?"
Wang Ange said with some annoyance. This young man, instead of staying in the city, insisted on going to a废弃 hospital outside the city to awaken. If she hadn't been watching, Ningcheng's hard-won awakened one would have been lost.
Hearing this, Yu Zhibo felt a chill of fear: "Indeed, if Wang Ange hadn't appeared at that time, even if I could have escaped by chance, Chen Bo would have been gone. He felt even more grateful to Wang Ange."
Meanwhile, in the Sacred Investigation Bureau, a cold and elegant woman with long silver hair was monitoring Wang Ange and Yu Zhibo's phone call. She gestured to the red-haired woman beside her to send the intelligence Yu Zhibo had just provided to the operations department.
After finishing everything, she poked Wang Ange's waist with her index finger and mouthed, "Quickly say good things about me."
Wang Ange rolled her eyes helplessly and continued speaking to the phone, "You should really thank our team leader. After you caused trouble at the police station today, your information was transferred to our investigation department. Originally, after the department's assessment, they decided to dismiss your matter as childish mischief. It was our team leader who overruled everyone, and only then did I come to investigate your situation. Otherwise, I'm afraid you would have died on the spot after awakening."
"Hehe, thank you, great team leader, thank you, Sister Ange, for saving me!" Yu Zhibo said with a fawning smile, genuinely grateful and also understanding why the system had suggested he join the Sacred Bureau.
Hearing this, the silver-haired woman next to Wang Ange's eyes lit up with a smile.
"Hey, you're welcome. We're partners from now on!" Wang Ange accepted the boy's gratitude.
"If you've used up your spiritual energy, you should rest well. For the intelligence you've provided, the bureau will award you some merit points based on the value of your contribution."
"Merit points can be exchanged for RMB and various supernatural items. You'll know when you report for duty tomorrow."
"Okay, thank you, sis!"
"You're welcome. Videos of you turning into a black dog are already circulating in the bureau. Everyone initially thought you were a black dog spirit. Also, your strange item-replacement ability is quite good! If you have time now, you can go back and see how D-class powerhouses carry out missions. They should be arriving soon, but stay a safe distance away."
"What black dog spirit? Who filmed me?" Yu Zhibo was speechless.
"A resident. This needs to be kept confidential, haha!" Wang Ange laughed heartily on the phone. The term "black dog spirit" was too down-to-earth.
Beside her, the silver-haired woman also covered her mouth and giggled. On the computer in front of her, the video of Yu Zhibo at the wonton shop was playing.
Behind the video, a document with Yu Zhibo's detailed information was also open.
After watching the video, the silver-haired woman stared at Yu Zhibo's information, her face showing an expression of interest.