Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 56 Assistant Application
"What kind of garbage are they hiring now?"

In another interrogation room, opposite Zhang Chiguo, the strange bird investigator, with a cigar in his hand, had also completely lost his composure, as if being questioned by Zhang Chiguo in this way was a very embarrassing thing.

Just moments before, when the mission was confirmed to have failed, he maintained a smile and outward composure in front of Han Su.

But now that he knows all of his secrets, which have been laid bare to Zhang Chiguo, he immediately reveals his rage:

"What about those death row inmates?"

“I’ve said it before, we should ask Secretary Number 5 to step in and raise the standards of punishment in Qinggang City, create more death row inmates, and drag them all to the Disaster Management Bureau…”

"..."

"We've run out of death row inmates."

Across from him, Zhang Chiguo's face was also grim as he coldly replied, "In just three years, Qinggang City has run out of death row inmates. Even with harsher punishments, it's still not enough. If we really want more, we'll have to import them from other cities."

"But other cities are also unwilling to give, as they don't have enough for themselves either."

"All the personnel involved in the operation were recruited through legitimate channels. Their lives matter too. Not to mention, the personnel in Groups D1 and D2 are all reserve investigators!"

"Ha, now that I think about it, I'm always talking about human lives. But when we were risking our lives to fight the grotesque, why were we so focused on the outcome?"

The strange bird investigator's expression grew even more sinister: "I've been chasing this door for so long, and I finally managed to pinpoint its location, but all that effort has been wasted because of this executor's mistake. Who should I hold responsible?"

"Mission failure is naturally your responsibility."

Zhang Chiguo looked at him coldly and said, "I already know you've come to the wrong door."

“If you hadn’t been so eager to take credit and hadn’t acted before the support team arrived, we would have been much more confident in locating the door and wouldn’t have made a mistake.”

"Furthermore, do you realize how risky it is to easily teach coded incantations to your personnel and force them to recite them? You don't even know their mental state before you do it!"

"The Disaster Management Agency can tolerate some mistakes you make, but it cannot tolerate you disregarding even the most basic rules."

"Now that I'm here, I'll keep a close eye on this area."

"..."

Facing Zhang Chiguo's rage, the strange bird investigator paused for a moment, then suddenly laughed, leaning back and putting his legs on the interrogation room table in front of him, and said with a smile:

"Old Zhang, how can you still be so childish?"

"You haven't forgotten how you missed that promotion opportunity and ended up on the sidelines, have you?"

Zhang Chiguo's face turned ashen upon hearing this.

The strange bird investigator continued to laugh, "Having dealt with those things for so long, don't you know that for our job, human lives are just a number?"

"You're all that about caring about human lives now, what do you think you'll do when the tide comes in?"

"The statement 'Stop infiltration at all costs' that the Disaster Management Agency made when it was first established was not my own."

"Besides, aren't there plenty of people in the Disaster Management Bureau who do the same things as me? That guy who doesn't even care about human lives has already been promoted, hasn't he?"

"..."

Zhang Chiguo knew who he was talking about, but his tone was even harsher: "Don't mention that person!"

"And don't follow his example."

“He does indeed disregard the rules, and the staff around him are notoriously prone to high attrition, but he is different from you.”

“Every officer who died under his command will have a reasonable explanation in the report, even those D7s.”

"More importantly, he has never failed a mission he has taken on!"

"..."

At this point, Zhang Chiguo's face had turned ashen, and his eyes seemed to flash with a sharp edge.

Meeting that gaze, he finally lowered his leg somewhat awkwardly, but his expression remained cold as he said, "I won't say anything more."

"Get that guy under my command."

"I still have one assistant position available, right? That's perfect, I can train him properly."

"..."

Each investigator can assign two staff members to their team as assistants.

In a way, he was being trained and mentored like a student. The strange bird investigator originally had two under his command, but one had died, and the remaining one was his assistant. However, his current application was not truly for training.

Zhang Chiguo merely glanced at him coldly and said, "You can't transfer there."

The strange bird investigator's expression immediately turned cold: "If you don't agree, do you think I can't just apply to someone higher up?"

Zhang Chiguo listened with a serious expression, then suddenly said, "That little girl codenamed Crow, you really don't know who she is?"

The strange bird investigator's expression changed slightly: "Who?"

Zhang Chiguo snorted coldly and said, "To the enforcement personnel, you are naturally someone they can't afford to offend, but don't forget, there are also many people in this Disaster Management Bureau that you can't afford to offend."

"For example, the one who likes to wear red trench coats."

Seeing that the strange bird investigator's expression had changed slightly, he softened his voice and continued, "You forced her niece, or rather her student, to act as bait, and you forced her to recite the spell that would attract the plague in an area where it was spreading..."

"Guess what she'll do when she finds out about this?"

"..."

The strange bird investigator's expression was extremely unnatural at this moment. He waved his hand and said, "I don't know her identity, but anyway, nothing happened. Give me that guy, and I'll take care of that girl in the future."

Zhang Chiguo slowly shook his head and said, "You can certainly explain that you did this because you didn't know her identity, but don't you think about it? When has the woman in the red trench coat ever been reasonable?"

"..."

The strange bird investigator's face was already extremely ugly. Suddenly, he slammed his hand on the table and said, "Old Zhang, are you trying to set me up?"

She owes me a favor.

Zhang Chiguo ignored his words and slowly said, "So, I can help persuade her to pretend that this never happened."

"Of course, you can also try to persuade them in the opposite way."

"..."

The strange bird investigator's breathing suddenly became heavy, but looking at Zhang Chiguo's cold and hard face, he couldn't vent his anger.

"Don't cause me any more trouble. After all, you just said that I'm already very unhappy about being transferred to this position."

Zhang Chiguo slowly withdrew his sharp gaze and said slowly, "This matter ends here."

"but……"

He suddenly changed the subject, saying, "Of course, you can still submit your application to transfer a certain officer to your side..."

……

……

"In the disaster management bureau, sometimes the only criterion for judging a person is their value."

In another interrogation room, Secretary Cui Qiao sat on the table, rubbing her temples, and looked down at Han Su, saying, "You've entered D2, so your value will be higher than those groups later on."

"But no matter what, you made the strange bird lose face and completely offended him. Even if Zhang Tou is protecting you, you still have to be more careful."

Han Su sneered inwardly, then suddenly a question occurred to him: "When he was facing those bizarre creatures just now, I don't know what he did, but suddenly he seemed to become invisible. What kind of ability is that?"

"One of the most basic training programs in the Bureau of Disaster Management's mysterious powers."

Cui Qiao said, "Basically, everyone who becomes an investigator receives training in this area... What time is it, why are you still concerned about this?"

Han Su said, "I'm just curious, when will I be able to receive this kind of training?"

"train?"

Cui Qiao glanced at him curiously, then shook her head and said, "It's early!"

"Unless you accumulate enough experience and the bureau decides to train you to become a formal investigator, or you are promoted from an executive officer and are noticed by an investigator who transfers you to be his personal assistant and then trains you."

"But both of these are far removed from your life!"

"..."

Han Su listened, his heart pounding with excitement: "So, I really do have the opportunity to start this kind of training in the shortest amount of time?"

"Just need to be transferred to work as an assistant to a certain investigator?"

(End of this chapter)