Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 96 The Twisted Fate (Bonus Chapter Mid-Month, Please Vote)

Han Su didn't take the unexpected encounter with Xu Ji too seriously. After all, he was a man with principles. Before finalizing the task of capturing the ghost truck, he had taken money from the Xu family, so of course he had to send Xu Ji back.

Watching him get into the car and leave safely, I frowned and left the library.

A question lingers in my mind: what about the gods in the dust of history—the pursuit of knowledge, machines, chaos, sea monsters, giants, bronze…?

Why does it feel more and more like an old castle?

But if, as that death believer truly claims, the deity within the castle is indeed this kind of being, then the actual status it displays seems far too inconsistent with the rank described by that death believer…

...Or perhaps, what is the function of the castle?
...In the past, I always subconsciously associated this castle with monsters, but what if they are not one entity, but rather weaken each other?

I vaguely thought of this possibility, but there's too little information to grasp at the moment. I can speculate, but I can't draw a conclusion.

However, through dealing with this believer in death, Han Su's doubts about Miss Ai's task assignment grew stronger. So, without wasting any time, he completed the remaining two tasks as quickly as possible.

The second task was to move an antique.

The antique was a vase, its origins unknown, stored in an old villa. Strange objects hung everywhere: mysterious wooden shelves, strings of garlic, and mysterious symbols unearthed from some ancient archive.

Han Su put it into a specially made box, took it out, and handed it to the security personnel, thus completing his mission.

The vase is strange.

At this moment, Han Su was wearing hypoallergenic fiber gloves that he had picked up from the Disaster Management Bureau base, which could effectively prevent the infiltration of some mysterious force.

Even so, when you touch this vase, you can still faintly hear what sounds like singing.

The song resonated with my brain, as if it were disturbing my thoughts.

There was a vague urge to hug the vase and even kiss it.

'What the hell is this? It can't even keep out gloves?'

Han Su first poured a glass of water to observe it. There were no ripples. Then, he grabbed the vase with his left hand, feeling the strange sensation transmitted from the vase. He picked up the stun gun and poked it twice.

The vase immediately became quiet.

He put the vase into the box, carried it out, and found a fully armed vehicle already waiting at the villa entrance. After handing it over to these people, and watching the vehicle painted with mysterious snake symbols drive away, Han Su's second task was completed.

But as he turned to leave, Han Su glanced at a car parked on the side of the road, which looked vaguely familiar.

It was a very expensive sports car, but the front of the car was painted with a large image of a beautiful girl, which immediately lowered the overall quality of the car.

'Who is this rich guy who's such a loser like Xu Ji?'

'...'

The third task soon came into play: to go to a shop on a remote street corner and buy a black cat-patterned porcelain cup.

The task is to pay the full price regardless of the boss's asking price, and after the transaction is completed, bring back whatever the boss gives you and hand it over to the person in charge. Once the task is completed, the mission is considered finished.

The store was small and dark, and like other convenience stores, it was filled with all kinds of goods. However, for some reason, all the goods looked dusty and very old.

It seems like every city has shops like this, making one wonder how the owners make a living.

When Han Su entered the store and looked at the female owner behind the counter, who had a pointed face and monkey-like features, he did feel extremely uncomfortable.

Women love beauty and apply rouge, but she looked as if she had directly smeared lime on her face, making her as white as a paper doll. This shattered people's perception of aesthetics in every way, instead creating a distorted sense of horror.

"I need a black cat-patterned porcelain mug. Ms. Li from the Disaster Management Bureau wants it."

"Sixty-six thousand six hundred."

Han Su didn't dwell on how strange the boss's answer was. He simply paid using the link Miss Ai had given him and then accepted a pack of cigarettes from the boss.

But he didn't ask any more questions and turned to leave.

The owner behind the counter suddenly chuckled, his voice somewhat shrill: "Don't you want anything else?"

Han Su glanced back at her. The shop owner was half-hidden in the shadows, creating a stark contrast with the bright sunshine outside the shop.

Just then, a figure burst in through the door and called out, "Boss, a bottle of water, ice cold."

Han Su suddenly looked up, and his expression changed instantly. The person who entered through the main entrance was none other than Xu Ji, who was covered in sweat.

He was shouting while glancing around.

The atmosphere inside the cramped shop became noticeably strange.

It was as if the density of the air had suddenly increased a lot. Han Su was puzzled and felt as if there were many more living things around him. In the shadows of the corner of the store, it seemed as if something was quietly opening its eyes.

Han Su stopped in his tracks, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Just then, Xu Ji, who had only taken two steps into the store, suddenly looked up and saw Han Su, whose body was still mostly shrouded in shadow.

His expression froze for a moment, then he said, "I'm leaving."

Before the words were even finished, the person had already run away, and did so so swiftly and decisively that the store didn't even have time to react.

All the strangeness around him vanished. Han Su felt the thing in the shadows slowly receding, and the shopkeeper behind the counter was slowly sitting back down in his chair. He left the shop quietly and returned to the street, finally letting out a sigh of relief.

He delivered the items to the designated location first, completing that task, and then, on his walk to the subway station, he pulled out a business card, dialed the number on it, and quickly received a response:

"Mr. Han, is there anything I can help you with?"

"..."

Upon hearing Assistant Xu's voice, Han Su carefully considered his words before speaking: "Shouldn't your young master be under house arrest right now?"

"I seem to have run into him quite a few times these past two days."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Assistant Xu's tone suddenly became somewhat tense: "When did you meet them?"

Han Su said, "Once was at the library, and once was when I was shopping."

"Oh, and another time, when I went to a villa on Chunyang Street, I saw a particularly flashy car with a picture of a beautiful girl who was practically naked painted on it..."

"I wonder if it's his?"

"..."

"It's his!"

After a long pause, Assistant Xu replied in a low voice, "This was something the young master played with during his teenage years. He rarely drives it now. His previous sports car was wrecked, so he drove it out of the garage!"

"Thank you, Mr. Han. Young Master has indeed made a good friend."

"Now..."

He seemed to be pondering something as well: "Do you have time to meet at the Seaside Club?"

Having completed the mission, Han Su, also concerned about Xu Ji's situation, agreed.

On the way, he also felt strange. Why would Xu Ji keep appearing at the places where he was carrying out his mission?

on purpose?
No, he doesn't have the brains or the cunning...

He bought two pounds of apples from a roadside vendor, then took a taxi to an old street in the east of the city. The taxi driver, looking at the surrounding buildings—all relatively low-rise but hidden behind clumps of greenery—turned back to Han Su with some amazement.

"Young man, you're truly remarkable..."

"They actually go to spend money in a place like this?"

"..."

Han Su said, "What consumption? When I come here, others always pay for it."

The taxi driver immediately felt even more respect for Han Su, and when he got out of the car, although he had charged Han Su one hundred yuan, he naturally did not give him any change.

Han Su watched the taxi driver drive away speechlessly, then turned around and walked to the entrance of the clubhouse.

The security guard at the entrance had already received the call and immediately came to inquire.

After confirming Han Su's identity, they took him onto a shuttle bus and drove him towards a building that looked like it was hidden deep in the forest. Even Han Su was a little surprised by this place.

This place is clearly a place for consumption, but it's so arrogant that it doesn't reflect that in either its name or the services it offers.

As we entered the antique-style hall, we heard a voice crying out indignantly, "I didn't! I didn't! I'm innocent!"

"I go to the library simply because I love learning!"

"I appeared near that villa because my brother warned me that studying was a dangerous thing, so I changed this bad habit and went to my friend's house to play a 3D wilderness dating game!"

"I went to that store because I went to play basketball. I was tired from playing games, so I went to exercise. I was sweating a lot, so what's wrong with buying a bottle of water? If there wasn't that shabby store right next to the basketball court, do you think I would have wanted to go to such a tiny storefront?"

"..."

Han Su recognized Xu Ji's voice and was quite surprised.

What is a 3D wilderness social game?
He walked directly towards the room from which the sound came. As he got closer, he heard an aged voice softly advising him:

"There's no need to blame the young master too much. Such a coincidence doesn't happen in this world. He must have been influenced by some mysterious force."

“I had previously tried to remove some of the remaining mysterious forces from his body, and I felt that I had succeeded. But those mysterious things are like bacteria on a person's body; they can't be completely removed. I can only say that this mysterious force is still affecting him.”

"This mysterious force is like a magnet; its influence on real-world things follows a deeper logic, so you can't find the reason on a practical level."

"You think he might encounter danger if he goes east, so you let him go west, or you keep him at home. This won't solve the problem. There will always be some coincidences or unexpected situations that will eventually guide him to that predetermined direction."

"The people you're meant to meet, the things you're meant to encounter, no matter what happens, you'll always meet them."

"This is how a mysterious force distorts fate!"

　I'm out of tickets, please give me one!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)