Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 83 The Mysterious Theft of Machinery

With a deep sense of depression, Han Su returned to the apartment where he no longer needed to pay property management fees.

Before entering, I checked the hair stuck in the door crack, the note stuck underneath, and the peanut stuck between the door panels. They were all still in their original positions, so I felt relieved, opened the door, and went inside.

The windows are fine, just as dusty as before.

It wasn't until he was in this little house that he felt a little more relaxed.

'Why are Miss Raven and her mentor watching me? Is it because they received some kind of order, or are they themselves involved in that kidnapping case?'

'...'

During the mental infiltration training, I had glimpsed Miss Crow's memories. She was worried that I had seen too much, but I managed to hide it from her, and she didn't suspect anything.

After all, that was the first time he had ever used his spiritual power to penetrate the body.

A novice will never become a memory search master.

However, through her repeated trips back to the past, she had developed an instinctive memory search ability, and saw far more than she thought.

She returned after receiving some kind of mission.

Then, considering that she has been extremely interested in him since she first appeared, and despite her terrible acting skills, she always insists on staying by his side, it's not hard to make a guess:
Was her mission actually related to herself?

In that case, the one who would be interested in her is naturally the red trench coat that gives her orders.

In this training session on mysterious powers, the woman in the red trench coat seemed too concerned about herself and too impatient. Without any basic training, she rushed to teach herself those zero-sequence spells.

Is this for observation?

Someone of her status actually accompanied me for more than ten days of training, and during each training session, she kept staring at me, as if she cared a lot about my reactions.

This has gone beyond the limits of normal training.

Fortunately, as long as he didn't use the fishing chant, everything went as normal, and this secret remained hidden from others.

But what happens to the "he" that Song Chushi mentioned after he wakes up?

Han Su became somewhat uncertain after thinking about this.

I don't know if it's because of the mysterious power training I've been undergoing, but I'm becoming more and more accustomed to mental activity in my normal state. I've become more and more sensitive, as if I can quickly sense if someone is watching me from behind.

Because of this sensitivity, he felt an indescribable sense of oppression in the disaster management bureau.

Every now and then, I feel like I'm being stared at by a mysterious gaze, and then I feel uncomfortable all over.

Moreover, this sense of oppression became increasingly uncontrollable as the "half a month" mentioned by Song Chushi drew closer day by day.

Fortunately, that gaze was not continuous; it only glanced at me occasionally, like someone who was busy and could only take a moment to look at me. This allowed me to successfully complete the training of the mysterious power.

After standing quietly at the door of the room for a while, Han Su put down his suitcase, turned around and walked to the bathroom. He poured a glass of water with his toothbrush cup and quietly watched the ripples on the water.

Ripples and bubbles persisted, causing slight ripples on the water's surface. Han Su dared not relax for a moment until the bubbles completely disappeared and the ripples on the water's surface subsided completely. Within a few seconds, there were no further changes, and he finally felt a little relieved.

Then he looked up at the mirror, and seeing his own gloomy reflection, silently recited a fisherman's song:
[A divine decree has been issued!]

In an instant, he felt the ocean of his mind come alive, and he felt huge waves stirring up spray.

Immediately following this was the first message in the Disaster Management Bureau's zero-sequence list: 【I am about to plunge into the abyss!】

Even Han Su didn't know that his fisherman's chant had two extra syllables, which, when combined with the following incantation, became:

I am a god, and I issue this decree—I will plunge into the abyss!

【…】

In an instant, Han Su felt a frenzied surge of his spiritual power. Everything around him seemed to resonate with it, and he could hear countless sounds of shattering glass ringing out in his ears.

He saw the shadows that were everywhere in the world, and those shadows seemed to come alive, rushing towards him rapidly, like a huge, bottomless cloak that instantly covered him.

He trembled at the change in that moment, but with a strong will, he stood there and observed calmly.

In my mind, I was still standing still in the bathroom, without moving an inch.

But when I looked in the mirror, my body was still there, yet it felt as if I was separated from the world by a hazy shadow.

'This is how I see myself. But what about everyone else?'

Han Su felt his spiritual power draining away, then turned and left the bathroom.

He slowly walked to the computer desk, opened the monitoring software he had installed, and clearly saw himself entering the room and then going into the bathroom.

When the bathroom door was opened, the screen seemed to flicker, and upon closer inspection, there was no one in the frame.

Only a faint figure passed through the living room and arrived in front of the computer, at which point the computer screen lit up. 'Disappeared?'

'Can't they even disappear from surveillance footage?'

Han Su felt a slight sense of surprise, but this surprise was largely based on his wariness of the unknown power.

I've only completed the most basic training in mysterious powers, and yet, with the blessing of the fishermen's chant, I've already achieved this effect?
In some ways, its stealth effect seems to be even better than that of the Strange Bird Mentor.

However, along with this surprise, he also felt his mental energy being rapidly depleted, and his mind was already feeling empty.

'Seven seconds?'

He glanced at the time and wrote it down.

Simultaneously imagine: 'This is under the condition that no one is paying attention to me, and I can hold this position for seven seconds. What if someone is watching me?'

Theoretically, the more people watching you, the faster your mental energy is depleted.

How long can it last then?

Furthermore, since this invisibility spell is so useful to me, could I teach it to someone else?
At the very least, if I hold someone in my arms, will that affect them?

He had asked the lady in the red trench coat this question, and the answer was affirmative, but ultimately he still needed to try it out.

I sat quietly for a while, waiting for the emptiness in my mind to disappear.

Although consuming enough energy would activate a new memory, Han Su didn't need to go that far. So he rested for a while before opening his secondhand laptop.

【I'm back!】

Black Rose replied almost instantly: 【Don't always act like I'm going to come out of the kitchen in your white shirt to welcome you home, okay?】

You're not going back to my house!

【…】

Han Su was caught off guard by the question: 【Really?】

Without waiting for a reply, he typed another sentence: "I have a question for you."

Black Rose's reply seemed somewhat helpless: "Is it because we're too familiar? You don't even care about foreplay anymore..."

Han Su, unsure how the conversation had turned to this, continued his own topic: "Ten years ago, on July 30th, Qinggang held a science and technology exhibition at the Central City Science and Technology Museum. Do you remember it?"

Black Rose said, "No, what normal person would bother memorizing something like that?"

Han Su said: "That's related to our kidnapping case."

Black Rose: [Sorry, I couldn't get in touch.]

Han Su said: [It's okay, I just wanted to ask, with your incredible abilities, could you find the report from back then about that science museum event from the police department or somewhere else?]

Black Rose said: 【Wait.】

Shortly after, a link was sent to me: "[Is this the one?]"

Han Su suppressed his excitement and clicked on it. Sure enough, he saw a report about ancient mechanical fragments that someone had unearthed from the ruins. These fragments would soon be exhibited at the Central City Science and Technology Museum, representing another step forward in the excavation of the ruins.

Now that he has seen the real scene, he is even more convinced. The report included many photos, one of which was the photo he had glimpsed from within the will of the crystal skull.

Is this also what the Crystal Skull is looking for?

But if the mechanical fragment is in the Midtown Science Museum, why go through all this trouble?
Just then, Black Rose sent several more links, reporting on the theft at the Midtown Science Museum and other related cases. Looking at the time, it turned out to be the same night as the kidnapping incident I had experienced.
For some reason, I wasn't surprised at all when I saw this news.

Theft is normal!

Is that invisible hand really going to erase all information related to this matter?

Black Rose: [Look at this message. Back then, your kidnapping case caused chaos throughout the city. Everyone knew that a big shot's child must have been involved, so the police department, the armed forces, and even thugs from the underworld were mobilized.]

[As a result, someone took advantage of the situation and stole a piece of machinery on display at the science museum—this is it.]

[It's said that the case was quite mysterious at the time. Despite having a large number of security personnel, no one knew what had happened; the items were stolen in a daze.]

[This case was initially considered particularly bizarre by many, and was actually one of the unsolved cases by the police department. However, it was overshadowed by your kidnapping case and never sparked any discussion in society.]

【…】

'I just think someone deliberately erased these things, while outsiders believe it was our kidnapping that caused their loss?'

After pondering for a long time, Han Su finally typed in the message: "So, what exactly is this mysterious machine used for?"

(End of this chapter)