Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 51 Mysterious Pursuit of Humans

"Hello, Mr. Han."

Just as he realized who this person was, the other person smiled and stepped forward to shake hands: "I am Xu Ji's father's assistant, Xu Jinping. Do you have time to chat with me for a few minutes?"

'Xu Ji didn't show up, but his father's assistant did?'

Han Su wasn't surprised. He had known all along that, given the Xu family's way of doing things, someone would definitely come to contact him.

She turned around decisively, shook his hand, and asked with a smile, "Where are you going?"

Assistant Xu helped Han Su into the car, and as the vehicle slowly started moving, he said, "Mr. Han, the young master is currently under house arrest and his phone has been confiscated, so he cannot come to see you. I came here to thank you on his behalf."

"That's not necessary."

Han Su said, "No matter how many times you thank me, Xu Ji will still thank me again."

“That’s alright. Besides him, I also represent the Xu family.”

Assistant Xu glanced back at the apartment building where Han Su lived and said, "If Mr. Han is happy living in this apartment, I can make the decision to change the name on the deed to yours."

Han Su paused for a moment, looked up at him, and said, "No need for that. If you're really that generous, go to the property management office and pay the management fee later."

Assistant Xu was visibly taken aback, seemingly not quite understanding, but still smiled and nodded: "I'll talk to the property management company about it later."

Then, he took out an envelope from his briefcase, handed it to Han Su with both hands, and said, "In addition, there is a card here with six million inside. I hope Mr. Han will accept it."

Han Su laughed and said, "If I accept this money, does that mean I can no longer get close to Xu Ji?"

Assistant Xu smiled and said, "The Xu family doesn't do things in such a petty way."

"Besides, even if you told him, the young master wouldn't agree. If you really want to prevent the young master from having any contact with you, you should work on him, not come here to make things difficult for Mr. Han, right?"

"Of course, although the young master is indeed under house arrest now, the master didn't mean anything by it. He sent me here simply to thank Mr. Han for saving his life."

"As for now, it's not really the right time for you two to meet, but this is just for your own good."

He paused, his expression turning slightly grave: "You didn't undergo hypnosis, and the young master couldn't possibly undergo hypnosis either. In other words, you two are both deep contacts of the bizarre. If you continue to stay together, it will be very dangerous."

"..."

Han Su was slightly taken aback: "What do you mean?"

Assistant Xu slowly said, "Deep contact individuals are much more likely to be attracted to mysterious things again, or to attract the attention of some abnormal entities than ordinary people."

"This is also why many people say that once you come into contact with something, you can never get rid of it."

"And when two deep contacts are together, the probability of something bizarre happening becomes even more exaggerated."

"So, confining the young master is also to reduce the risk for the two of you. Besides, as far as I know, the ghost truck that escaped the seal has not yet been found."

"..."

"Ghost truck?"

Han Su thought of the bizarre car he encountered on Highway 48, and extreme astonishment rose in his heart: "What is the Disaster Management Bureau doing?"

Assistant Xu couldn't help but glance at Han Su, thinking that this young man seemed to lack a sense of respect for the organization.

"That was a very difficult and bizarre case."

He could only smile and explain, "The threat level is not high, and the secrecy level is not high, but it is very cunning and difficult to deal with. It was only after an independent investigator went down several levels that it was sealed in that abandoned section of the road."

"But now, that investigator has been transferred elsewhere, and among the investigators currently active in Qinggang, there may not be any who are particularly good at dealing with this type."

"..."

"Understood."

Han Su nodded, indicating that he understood.

But watching how this "Brother Pillar" from Xu Ji spoke eloquently about words like "bizarre," "deep contact," and "ghost truck," a strange feeling gradually arose in his heart.

After a moment's thought, he smiled and said, "Assistant Xu, you seem to know a great deal about the existence of these things?"

"I only know it."

Assistant Xu nodded and said, "However, even among wealthy and powerful families in Qinggang, not many are sure they know or understand these things."

Han Su paused slightly and asked, "What is that threshold?"

"identity!"

Assistant Xu's answer was unusually direct: "Qinggang City is too big, and there are too many rich people. There are always positions that need to be filled. So, when it comes to being rich and powerful, many people in Qinggang can be considered rich and powerful."

"But there are very few people with legal status in Qinggang."

Han Su suddenly understood something and whispered, "Then how different is the perception that comes with this identity from that of an ordinary person?" Assistant Xu thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Han, when you and the young master encountered the ghost truck before, did the young master tell you about its origin?"

"Yes."

Han Su nodded and said, "He said he heard it from a drunk man in a club."

Assistant Xu said, "Perhaps they weren't drunkards, but rather their families intentionally arranged for these people who knew the truth to leave an impression on them in some absurd way at the right time?"

"Only in this way, if they happen to meet unexpectedly, at least they will have some information to refer to."

"And when they need to know these things, with the foundation laid beforehand, they won't bear too much burden."

"..."

Han Su sighed. Damn it, having money is really great…

"Don't feel regretful, Mr. Han."

Assistant Xu said softly, "Knowing about the existence of these things is not necessarily a good thing."

"Perhaps you also know that there are many mysterious enthusiasts in Qinggang?"

"They sensed something strange, either from history or from certain minute details, and thus pursued these things. Some were driven by curiosity, while others coveted the power to distort reality..."

"..."

Han Su nodded slowly. He had only met one before, the same doctor who was an executor in his cohort, who had chased after the mysterious and ended up in the Disaster Management Bureau.

Assistant Xu turned to look out the car window, sighed softly, and said, "The vast majority of them can't catch up with anything, and no matter how hard they try, they can't touch the real mystery."

"But this, on the contrary, is a kind of luck."

"It was because the Disaster Management Agency was doing the work that they were able to have this good fortune."

“Mr. Han, it has always been not humans chasing the mysterious, but the mysterious chasing humans…”

"..."

"Mysterious, chasing after humans..."

Assistant Xu's words unexpectedly reminded Han Su of the feeling he had every time he was kidnapped, and his mood suddenly went through a rollercoaster ride.

He suddenly understood why the Xu family only appeared before him almost a week after he left the Disaster Management Bureau.

The Disaster Management Agency has only been established for three years, but some things have probably been going on for who knows how many years.

However, one needs "identity" to know the truth.

Perhaps a polite person would stop talking at this point.

But Han Su was impolite. He turned around and asked the question that concerned him most seriously: "So, as someone with status who has known about these things for a long time, Assistant Xu, what do you think of the kidnapping case I experienced back then?"

Assistant Xu fell silent immediately.

Han Su still remembers that in the initial timeline of his life, Xu Ji was also one of the kidnapped children. In other words, at that time, Xu Ji's family was actually also considered a victim's family.

However, he did not recall Xu Ji's family ever coming to see him.

Just like in today's life story, not every victim's family member has ever appeared before you.

"Mr. Han, you are an unfortunate man."

Assistant Xu remained silent for a while before slowly replying, "It's pitiful that you've encountered such a situation."

"Even I, who knew long ago that there were those bizarre and restless creatures lurking in the shadows of Qinggang, simply couldn't believe it was true."

Han Su frowned: "What do you mean?"

"because……"

Assistant Xu thought for a moment before finding a suitable answer, and said in a low voice, "If this is true, then even for those of us who have long known about the existence of the Shadow and have dealt with it, this kind of thing is really too mysterious and difficult to understand."

"..."

It took Han Su a while before she slowly raised her head and looked at him.

Assistant Xu said no more, and even deliberately lowered his head to avoid Han Su asking any more questions.

Only after the car came to a smooth stop did he perk up, smile, and press the button: "That's all I can talk to Mr. Han about. Let's change the subject!"

The curtains covering the car windows were pulled back to the sides, and he looked out the window and said softly, "Mr. Han, do you think this result is satisfactory?"

(End of this chapter)