I will be stronger after the remake

When it came to personal safety, Tang Ping keenly noticed the details: "The Guiling Cult members involved in the case have been arrested, so are there any members who are not involved?"

Ling Chong said in a matter-of-fact tone, "The Guiling Cult is one of the four major evil cults in the psychic world. With a large number of members, there are bound to be some who slip through the net. Even if all the Guiling Cult members in the country are arrested in one go, there will still be Guiling Cult members from abroad who continue to sneak in. Moreover, as long as they do not use psychic energy and disguise themselves as ordinary people, it will be very difficult to find them."

"Doesn't that mean I'm still at risk of being targeted by them? And perhaps even quite risky, driven by a desire for revenge?"

“That’s how it is in theory, so you need to take good security measures. It would be best to find a skilled bodyguard.” Ling Chong patted his chest. “For example, a skilled person like me, as long as you are willing to change units, I can protect you 24 hours a day and never let a harmful insect get close to you.”

"Thank you Bu Min."

Unexpectedly, the other party still hadn't given up on poaching people, but Tang Ping felt that having a bald, burly man protect her was still a bit too much.

"Don't think I'm making a mountain out of a molehill. These cult members can't be judged by common sense, and the Guiling Cult is the most insane one among them. You'd better take it seriously, otherwise, if one day you encounter a cult member who is determined to take you down with them, it could be very dangerous," Ling Chong said earnestly.

"As a psionicist, are you really willing to resort to self-destruct attacks?"

Tang Ping found it hard to believe. Even the terrorist organizations in the Middle East would only send the lowest-ranking cannon fodder to carry out suicide attacks. He had never heard of any of their cadres personally taking to the field.

"The Guiling Cult is full of lunatics, don't you know that?"

"This is the first time I've heard of the Guiling Cult."

Ling Chong didn't know what to say, so he slowly said, "It may be related to the region. Our security department here has two main tasks: one is to deal with non-official psychic criminals, and the other is to monitor psychic cult organizations."

"Inspection?"

"Yes, we only need to monitor the activities, without taking action ourselves. Once we find any traces, we can report them directly."

"It has nothing to do with the region. It's just that I've been too busy. I haven't been in the Public Security Section for very long and haven't really taken on any related work."

"How long have you been in the Public Security Section?"

"It lasted about five months. Two months were for training, we caught a criminal once, and then I went on to do games and appear on TV shows."

"Only five months... and you've already advanced to the second job advancement?"

"Ah."

Ling Chong didn't want to talk anymore, but finally instructed, "The Guiling Cult, the New Realm Alliance, the Genesis Society, and the Spiritual Evolution Research Association are the four major evil cults in the spiritual energy world. Remember to check the relevant information when you get back."

Chapter 71 The video that circulated

"Welcome back our superstar after his triumphant return!"

Upon returning to the cooperative supply and marketing cooperative, Tang Ping was greeted by his colleagues, with Director Hu being the most enthusiastic and cheerful. Even his good friend Ma Yiming couldn't compare to him, and he even set off fireworks—leftovers from the game's launch celebration—without caring about his image.

It's not hard to understand. Not to mention that as a member of the Public Security Section, Tang Ping's subordinates made meritorious contributions, so he, as the leader, could benefit from it. More importantly, Tang Ping was not assigned to the Public Security Section according to organizational procedures, but was invited by Hu Ze himself and his team.

The more outstanding Tang Ping is, the more it proves that his leadership has excellent vision, doesn't it?

For leaders, the ability to recognize talent is even more important than being shrewd and capable!

"You've worked hard. I'm relieved to see you back safe and sound."

Hu Ze gripped Tang Ping's hand tightly, then patted her shoulder like an elder, his concern evident in his words.

Yuan Ji, standing behind, rolled his eyes, but still gave Tang Ping face and didn't say anything to ruin the atmosphere.

Tang Ping cooperated and put on a show of harmonious relationship between the ruler and his subject. After all, Director Hu was really good to him, giving him good treatment, not taking credit for himself, and giving him full support when he proposed to develop a game to interpret spiritual beings. He never assigned him any extra work. Such a good leader is hard to find even with a lantern.

Back in the office, Tang Ping recounted her ordeal to everyone, concluding, "People are afraid of becoming famous, just like pigs are afraid of getting fat. The Guiling Church targeted me because they thought I was at the height of my fame and the best blood sacrifice candidate, capable of causing a significant social impact."

Hu Ze sighed, "Luckily you didn't let your guard down because of your celebrity life these days, otherwise it would have been terrible... No, most people would have been arrogant and thought they were big shots by now. It's amazing that you were able to keep your composure. In the past, I thought young people lacked ambition and were unreliable, but now I see it from a different perspective. Isn't this a kind of indifference to fame and fortune?"

Yuan Ji said, "So that's how you used to see Tang Ping, Director. I thought you really had a keen eye."

Hu Ze waved his hand dismissively: "I'm just telling the truth. The past is the past, and the present is the present."

Ma Yiming also said, "I was really startled when I saw the live broadcast, but thankfully it was all over without any real danger."

"Live broadcast?" Tang Ping was taken aback. "It was really broadcast, and the government didn't even step in to stop it?"

Yuan Ji said, "It can't be banned. The other party used some kind of extraordinary means. Unless the website is shut down directly, the live broadcast room cannot be blocked."

Tang Ping exclaimed in surprise, "There are still psionic abilities in the world that involve hacking techniques? That's incredibly advanced!"

Hu Ze said seriously, "There are even psionic beings who can punch you through the internet. Don't think that psionic beings are primitive and subconsciously belong to the traditional fantasy category just because psionic beings are ancient professions and unique psionic beings are characters in myths and legends."

"In fact, some scholars have discovered through studying the monsters in the illusory world that their bodies are composed of information flows that current technology cannot understand. Therefore, when they enter the real world, they may have the ability to travel freely in the network."

"Therefore, when the Psionic Administration is storing certain important intelligence, it will choose the original written records rather than information data. From a security perspective, the former is safer."

Tang Ping paused for a moment, then asked, "Can't we just disconnect the internet?"

Hu Ze said, "Disconnecting from the internet can only prevent the other party from accessing your computer via the network. But if the other party were to sneak in one day, they could simply touch the hard drive in the computer case and obtain all the information and data inside. If it were in written form, they would have to look at it page by page, which would be much less efficient and inconvenient to steal. In front of monsters, information and data have no confidentiality. The only thing to be thankful for is that they seem unable to enter the real world, otherwise modern society would have been in chaos long ago."

"...Now I understand why the higher-ups ordered Ling Chong to capture the monster alive."

Seeing the questioning looks from everyone, Tang Ping recalled for a moment and realized that Ling Chong and the commander hadn't stopped her from saying it, so she said, "I forgot to mention earlier that although the two monsters we encountered in the underground garage were transformed from humans, their true forms were not psychics, but rather monsters that had possessed human bodies."

"How could this be..." Hu Ze's face showed shock, but he quickly calmed down. "It seems to make sense logically. Since humans can travel back and forth between the real world and the illusory world, while demons cannot, then by possessing a human, a demon would essentially obtain a pass. The Guiling Sect actually pulled off such a thing. They are truly a bunch of crazy people who fear nothing more than a peaceful world!"

Tang Ping asked in confusion, "Although I am very popular recently, my popularity is limited to the country. Compared to sacrificing a local celebrity, releasing a large number of monsters to wreak havoc on the world would cause a greater sensation. Since they are a group of crazy people who are afraid that the world is not chaotic enough, why don't they do it?"

Yuan Ji pondered, "Perhaps it's because of technical difficulties that mass production is impossible, resulting in a scarcity."

Tang Ping countered, "Since they are so few and precious, why use these successful cases on me? Isn't that a waste?"

Yuan Ji choked upon hearing this.

“If you can’t figure out the answer, then we certainly can’t,” Ma Yiming pushed his phone over. “Take a look at your own video. Although the live stream has been shut down, the video has already been recorded and is going viral online.”

Tang Ping clicked "start" and watched for a while. It was his conversation with Director Zhang. Because of the camera angle, only his and the surrounding blood sacrifice setup were captured in the shot, without showing anyone else's face.

Hu Ze explained, "The video has already been spread, so it's difficult to completely block it. It could also easily cause a backlash. Moreover, as I've mentioned before, memories related to psychics will fade, and the video is no exception. Don't be fooled by its current popularity; it will disappear in a few days. If we deliberately try to block it, it will actually serve as a reminder."

"Of course, the fact that your conversation didn't involve any classified information is also a major reason. The authorities have already made a final judgment, saying that you were targeted by cult members and that you cooperated with the armed police to wipe out the cult members. As for what the cult members said, everyone just assumed they were out of their minds and didn't think about it deeply."

Tang Ping glanced at the comments section and, sure enough, everyone believed her story.

"Some people praised the acting in 'The Invisible Guardian' for being realistic and even brought up his grandfather, who claimed to have been a member of the underground Communist Party. I have always scoffed at this, but now I want to apologize to Ms. Tang Ping and this netizen. You are right!"

"Teacher Tang's eloquence is amazing! He remained calm under pressure and even managed to fool the cult members. He's practically a real-life version of 'Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy'!"

"This plot is even more thrilling than 'Infernal Affairs'! Tang Ping: Actually, I'm an undercover agent. Cult leader: What? Aren't you an actor?"

"Don't laugh at her for being stupid. I believed it when I watched the live stream, and even scolded Tang Ping for being a coward and ruining the image of the male lead in 'The Invisible Guardian.' But in the end, I realized that my IQ was about the same as that of a cult member. No wonder she can play an underground party member; she really has the ability!"

"Haha, I'm different. I didn't believe what Teacher Tang Ping said from the beginning, but I have a suggestion, just a suggestion, why not check out Tang Ping's background? You might get some unexpected results."

"What unexpected gain? Do you think the authorities wouldn't send people to investigate before cooperating with the armed police? Don't be so clever. The moment you opened your mouth, the entire internet reeked of stupidity."

Chapter Seventy-Two: The Four Major Cult Organizations

"Judging from this situation, my popularity is going to surge again."

Tang Ping had a premonition that he would be sleepless again tonight, because when his spiritual interpretation level increased rapidly in a short period of time, it would cause a throbbing in his soul, making him so excited that he couldn't fall asleep. He had experienced something similar many times in the past month.

The buzz generated by this major social event is no less than that of a game going viral. A quick search on Tangping revealed that many reputable news media outlets were reporting on the event, not to mention the self-media outlets that always love to ride the wave of trending topics.

This led to his influence extending beyond the gaming and entertainment industries, spreading to a wider range of fields and truly gaining national recognition.

Perhaps the authorities anticipated this, which is why they didn't take action to ban the video.

For psionicists, there is no better reward than increasing their spiritual evolution.

Perhaps in a few days, people will forget the content of the video, but their support, appreciation, respect and admiration for Tang Ping will not disappear. They will still be Tang Ping's fans, but they will not remember why they became his fans.

Suddenly, Yuan Ji reminded him, "Don't watch the video, look at the game's sales figures."

Ma Yiming chimed in, "Yes, yes, game sales will definitely be affected, and they might break the 10 million mark ahead of schedule."

Tang Ping immediately opened the data backend of "The Invisible Guardian", and as expected, the sales curve, which had originally plummeted to the bottom, suddenly rebounded.

"It has surpassed ten million."

What was originally thought to be a result of discounts and promotions was achieved easily due to an unexpected event, and the growth momentum shows no signs of stopping. It feels like adding another two million wouldn't be a problem.

The comments section was flooded with positive reviews, but the reasons for these positive reviews had nothing to do with the game.

"Greatness needs no explanation—I'm referring to actors."

"Teacher Tang's performance in dealing with criminals deserves a reward of several tens of yuan."

"As a free-to-play cloud gamer, I suddenly felt a strong sense of guilt after watching the video, so I came here to buy the Indulgence Scroll."

"The game is great, but reality is even more exciting. I suggest you make a live-action movie as soon as possible, preferably with the original cast. I'm so fed up with PowerPoint presentations!"

Seeing the game's sales and positive reviews rise together, Hu Ze and his team were also proud and beaming with joy.

Just then, Hu Ze's phone rang. He glanced at the contact and immediately answered, "Hello, this is Hu Ze. Um... okay... I got it..."

Ma Yiming lowered his voice and said, "It seems to be a call from a higher-up."

Yuan Ji said, "Nonsense, anyone with eyes can tell just by listening to the voice... no, even if they don't have eyes, they can tell just by listening to the voice."

"I don't know what they're talking about."

Tang Ping noticed that Director Hu turned his head and glanced at him midway through the conversation, and his expression was very serious, which made him nervous as well.

"I understand. I'll remind him. Thank you for your concern."

After hanging up the phone, facing everyone's curiosity, Hu Ze didn't keep them in suspense and said directly, "It's a message from higher-ups. We've already extracted the information from the prisoners. In addition to the Guiling Sect, the Lingxue Progress Research Association also participated in this operation. They provided those two monsters."

Yuan Ji and Ma Yiming both frowned: "Two major cult organizations have joined forces?"

"When the Guiling Cult's cadres were captured, they committed suicide. Ordinary members are not of high enough status. It is still unknown whether this is a long-term collaboration between the two organizations or a private commission by someone in the Spiritual Studies Progress Research Association for experimental research. In any case, Tang Ping's personal safety must be taken seriously."

Tang Ping raised his hand and said, "Why would the Spiritual Progress Research Association possibly commission the Guiling Cult privately? Doesn't it have its own personnel to conduct the testing?"

Hu Ze was taken aback for a moment, then asked in return, "You don't know?"

Tang Ping understood what the other party meant and spread his hands, saying, "I knew nothing about the four major evil cults. It was only on the way back that someone reminded me that I knew such a thing existed in the psionic world."

"As a member of the Public Security Section, not knowing about the four major cult organizations is bound to make you a laughing stock," Hu Ze said, glaring fiercely at Yuan Ji. "As the action team leader of the Public Security Section, you don't even explain the main job duties to your team members?"

Yuan Ji explained somewhat guiltily, "I originally planned to conduct the popular science education when carrying out relevant tasks, so that the effect of combining education with practice would be better. Who knew he would become so busy that he didn't even have time to participate in the daily patrols."

Hu Ze was quite helpless, but still took on the task of explaining himself: "There are countless cults in the psionic world. They are relatively rare in China for various reasons, but they are everywhere abroad. There were already a lot of them before psionic powers existed, not to mention now that they have gained superpowers and can perform 'miracles' to deceive believers."

"However, most cults are either founded by a psionicist who has become inflated with confidence and wants to become a living god, or they worship a powerful monster in the illusory world. In any case, they are all engaged in individual worship and have no decent doctrines. They can only deceive some ignorant people, so they are all very small in scale."

"But the four major cult organizations are different. They have a program, goals, and power. Some of them even directly control a country and should not be underestimated."

"Let's start with the Guiling Cult. They have the largest number of members because they accept ordinary people without spiritual power. They believe that spiritual energy and spiritual power both originate from the blessing of a great primordial spirit, and that the great primordial spirit has fallen into slumber. Only by eliminating all spiritual beings and allowing spirituality to return to its source can the great primordial spirit be awakened and this chaotic world saved. In addition, they also respectfully call the great primordial spirit the Ancient Ancestor."

"The New Realm Alliance ranks second in terms of membership. They only accept psionicists, advocating that psionicists are evolved, higher humans, and that the world should be ruled by psionicists. Therefore, they have been searching for a way to break down the spatial barrier between the Real World and the Real World, because only by merging the two worlds into a completely new world can they freely use their psionic abilities and thus rule over ordinary people."

"The Creation Society is the most mysterious, and its number is uncertain. Every member who appears is very powerful, with strength at least at the third level. They believe that the world was destroyed when it entered the new century, and the humans who are alive now are just a pile of ashes. Only by finding a king to recreate the world can all mankind be saved."

"The Spiritual Evolution Research Society is composed of a group of psychics with no moral compass. They believe that the world is about to be destroyed and that humanity must abandon all morality and study psychic energy at all costs to obtain greater power in order to fight against the apocalyptic crisis."

After listening, Tang Ping exclaimed, "They are all talented individuals, each possessing a logically consistent and difficult-to-falsify theory."

Hu Ze solemnly warned, "Now is not the time to praise others. The Guiling Sect is full of incompetent fools and is not a threat, but the Spiritual Evolution Research Association is different. It is said that their biggest sponsor is a country across the Pacific Ocean. Being targeted by them is very dangerous. Don't go out on your own recently. Remember to report every time you go out, and at least one companion should accompany you..."

He suddenly stopped, turned to look at Yuan Ji, and said, "The organization has assigned you a task. From today onwards, you will be responsible for the personal safety of Comrade Tang Ping."

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A remake doesn't mean it's abandoned!

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