I raised the evil spirit and became an evil investigator

It's true that people are more irritating than others.

As private investigators who are not officially recognized, they cannot extract psychic energy from human emotions like official investigators because they lack talent and innate qualities.

They could only continuously extract a little bit of spiritual energy from their bodies, and then accumulate it bit by bit like a hamster. This method of extracting spiritual energy was inefficient, of poor quality, and wasted very quickly in battle.

This also leads to psychics like them using their psychic powers like a miser, calculating carefully and wishing to split one psychic power into two.

Psychics are also human beings, they also need food, clothing, shelter, and money. Every mission they go on will consume their accumulated psychic energy, forcing them to start accumulating psychic energy from scratch.

This resulted in their psychic energy never reaching full capacity. Without full capacity, they naturally could not reach higher realms, and their lifetime achievements were limited. Furthermore, because psykers were at risk of being lured into the Warp and degenerating into Warp creatures, they were subject to strict official surveillance and lived in suspicion every day.

Therefore, this well-paid commission is of great significance to these private investigators.

If they succeed, they will receive a large reward and can concentrate on accumulating their spiritual energy and moving towards a higher realm. It can be said that this is a one in a million opportunity.

Investigator Chi Yan had only been in the business for a year when he encountered such an opportunity. It was no wonder that Investigator Wu Sunyun, who had been in the evil-exorcism market for more than 20 years, felt a little bitter.

But even though he was envious, he didn't feel a trace of jealousy in his heart. After sensing the emotional fluctuations contained in Aicheng Hualian's spiritual energy, Wu Sunyun had some vague suspicions in his heart.

"It's getting late. This mission involves lives, so I'll go first." After saying goodbye to everyone, Wu Sunyun got up and left, intending to go to the crime scene first to check it out.

A few minutes later, Duanmuxue also stood up and said goodbye, left the private room, and headed to the "Bai Ju" tavern where Qing Zhulan disappeared.

Only Eriko Mie and Karen Aishiro were left here.

"Ms. Chiyan, why don't you go to the Baiju Tavern and check things out?" Eriko asked softly, looking at Aishiro Karen. Her pale, somewhat hollow eyes couldn't see the expression beneath Aishiro Karen's mask, so she could only address her as "Ms." in her mature voice.

Of course, she didn't know that Aicheng Hualian's voice had been specially processed.

"If we go now, I'm afraid there will be too many people and the scene will be complicated. It's better to go later."

"Aren't you afraid that someone might get there first?"

"If this commission could be completed so easily, Qing Zhumin wouldn't have gone to so much trouble to hire so many private investigators."

"Besides, other people walking ahead of me can also scout the way for me."

This commission was unusual, with over a dozen private investigators competing against each other. If she rushed to the front, she would inevitably come into conflict with the other investigators, and if a fight broke out, things would become complicated.

If possible, she wanted to hide in the dark, quietly devour the evil creature while others were not paying attention, and then leave this mess without leaving any trace. In her eyes, the reward worth tens of millions was nothing compared to that evil creature.

Money is something outside of our body, but three meals a day are related to our life.

"As for you, Ms. Eriko, you seem to be in no hurry either." Not wanting to dwell on the topic about herself for too long, Aishiro Karen turned the conversation to Mie Eriko herself.

Eriko pursed her lips, lowered her head and pondered for a while, then whispered, "I want to withdraw from this commission."

"Hmm?" Aicheng Hualian hummed in confusion. She had just seen Wu Sunyun's anxious look, and now she heard Eriko wanting to quit, which made her feel a little confused.

"To be honest, it's no secret that my eyes have a certain degree of precognitive ability." Wiping the blood from her cheek, Eriko gently put on the eyepatch, covering her silver-gray eyes. "This subtle precognitive ability has been of great help to me on many commissions."

"But this time, when I looked at the authorization document with these eyes, I felt such a strong sense of panic that I almost fainted."

Aishiro Karen thought about it carefully and indeed remembered that when she was checking the commission documents just now, Mie Eriko's body shook violently.

At that time, she thought it was the aftereffect of the evil god's aura, and felt a little guilty in her heart.

Now listening to the other party's description, it is completely different.

"That panic struck me three times before, and I rejected two of the commissions."

"The remaining commission left this on me."

Eriko pulled up her left sleeve. On her left shoulder, there was an ugly black scar extending from her shoulder to her chest.

"During that commission, my body was nearly split in half diagonally, and I spent nearly half a year lying in a hospital bed."

"And the panic I felt this time was even more pronounced than the previous three times." Eriko stood up and sighed. "I have a feeling that if I insist on completing this commission, I will die."

"Inspector Chi Yan, I will only tell you these premonitions. After all, no one else would believe it."

With her hands clasped in front of her chest, Mie Eriko offered her best wishes, "Please take care of yourself."

Then she left.

Only Aicheng Hualian remained in the private room, tapping the table lightly with his index finger.

Chapter 12: Sudden Change

"Pah, pah, pah"

Aicheng Hualian sat in a chair, tapping the table with her right index finger. She seemed to be pondering something, but in reality, with each tap, a black shadow would separate from her shadow and slip out of the tavern through a dark corner.

In a corner of the street dozens of meters away, black shadows continued to converge and overlap, forming a small black cat with blue eyes, its eyes sparkling with wisdom.

This group of little black cats is a small means of exploration that Aicheng Hualian has figured out.

It is a life created using the breath of the evil god as raw material and combined with her own psychic energy.

It is agile, quick, has good fighting ability, and most importantly, is very cute.

In the eyes of others, it is just a poor little black cat, and they would never imagine that it is the creation of an evil god.

The little black cat jumped on the eaves, passed through the houses, and headed towards the place where Qing Zhulan disappeared.

At the same time, a woman with a frosty face walked out of the city hall gate.

Qing Zhumin left the company's business today and went to the city government early in the morning. She chatted with Deputy Mayor Yi Xun for almost a whole day. All she wanted was to ask [Ci Xin], the official investigator in Donghua City's evil spirit response department, to help her find her daughter.

However, Deputy Mayor Yi Xun had been playing Tai Chi with her. Apart from expressing his deep concern, he did not give in at all about the official investigators' actions.

The reason is simple. As the government's main force in resisting the evil in the subspace, the Evil Response Department is responsible to all of humanity.

Official investigators need to protect all of humanity, not just the powerful and wealthy.

Therefore, even though Qingzhu Minggui is the chairman of Xijian Company, and her every move affects the nerves of many people, and the company's brand is also listed in the top 100 in the world, her daughter's disappearance cannot be a reason for the official investigation.

If sending investigators to search for Qing Zhulan resulted in other places being attacked by evil spirits and deaths, not only would he, the deputy mayor, but even the mayor's official hat would be torn off.

"Go back to the company and we'll think of a solution."

Sitting in his own private car, Qing Zhumin had a worried look on his face and felt anxious inside.

She was really anxious and angry about her own precious daughter Qing Zhulan.

It's okay that he likes girls, and it's okay that he often goes to places like Baiju Tavern to have fun. After all, the future of the company is taken over by her eldest daughter Qingzhuyu, and Qingzhulan can live a life of luxury even if she just slacks off every day.

But it was in such a place that Qing Zhulan disappeared inexplicably.

As a mother, Qing Zhumin wanted to spread the news, let everyone know, to increase the chances of finding her daughter. But as the chairman of Xijian Enterprise, she tried her best to suppress the news.

"The daughter of the chairman of Xijian Company went to a bar to have fun with a prostitute, but ended up disappearing." If this kind of news were to spread, the impact on public opinion would be immeasurable.

"Asshole! Are the official investigators really that incapable of being touched? Just finding one person shouldn't be a problem for them at all!"

"Xunyi, can you find Inspector Cixin's current location? I want to see her in person."

The woman in the driver's seat looked apologetic. "I'm sorry, Chairman. All official investigators' information and actions are top secret. No one can know their whereabouts. Even their personal lives are top secret."

"Damn it."

The evil spirit response department had long anticipated that certain powerful people would ask official investigators to work for them for their own selfish interests, so the information of these investigators was kept confidential from the beginning to prevent these powerful people from finding the investigators' real weaknesses.

"Am I now forced to leave my daughter's safety in the hands of those so-called private investigators?"

The private investigator was just an insignificant addition to Qing Zhumin's original plan. What she wanted most was the support of the official investigator.

Unexpectedly, after a whole day of coaxing and begging, the private investigator became the only force she could rely on.

As for the police or detectives? They're no better than private investigators when it comes to supernatural forces like evil spirits.

……

After a few jumps, the little black cat arrived at the roof of a building next to the Baiju Tavern. It lay on the eaves, and its dark blue eyes took in the entire Baiju Tavern.

The pub was small, warmly decorated, and the lighting inside was dominated by warm tones. Several cordons had been set up outside the pub, and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

The reason given for surrounding the tavern was "suspected fugitive criminals were hiding there."

"This tavern is... well, peculiar."

With eyes filled with psychic energy, Aicheng Hualian was able to sense the pink and charming emotions floating in the tavern.

That emotion only appears under certain circumstances.

Moreover, coupled with the pub's strange requirement of "only catering to female customers", Aicheng Hualian couldn't help but draw a conclusion.

This Baiju Tavern is clearly a place that provides certain services specifically for women.

"Why didn't I realize there was such a place in Donghua City before?"

"No, it should be said that these rich people are playing with real flowers."

Aicheng Hualian, who was several thousand meters away, sighed.

"Where did this little wild cat come from? Go away."

Just then, an impatient shout came from behind the little black cat.

Aicheng Hualian turned around and narrowed his eyes.

The voice that drove them away was a man, his body covered in blood, his face bruised, his clothes torn and tattered. He was panting heavily, his left hand supporting the wall. In the moonlight, he looked like a rag that had been abused and was about to collapse at any moment.

And through the spiritual energy fluctuations of the other person, Aicheng Hualian was able to judge that the man in front of her was also a private investigator.

"Damn, I'm so unlucky. I just wanted to come here to investigate the crime scene, but I was attacked by an evil spirit."

Honda Ken staggered and moved step by step to the edge of the building, put his hands on the wall, and looked at the Baiju Tavern in front of him.

"I must take the greatest credit for this commission, otherwise I will suffer a huge loss."

Attacked by evil spirits?

Aicheng Hualian controlled the little black cat to jump onto the roof of another house. She looked towards Baiju Tavern and found something strange.

In her psychic vision, she only found three private investigators. The psychic fluctuations of these three private investigators were somewhat unstable, sometimes strong and sometimes weak.

What about other private investigators?

According to Xingjiu, nineteen private investigators have already accepted the mission issued by Qing Zhumin. Attracted by such a generous reward, those investigators are likely to at least check out the crime scene, if not rush in.

Moreover, what about the evil attack mentioned by the man with a samurai sword tied around his waist?

"Snapped…"

At this moment, the power in the bar where Aicheng Hualian was staying suddenly went out, and all the lighting facilities went out, plunging her into darkness.

"The power is out?" She stood up puzzled, and then a light bulb went off in her head.

"No, there are enemies coming."

Chapter 13: Attack

The power outage wasn't limited to the tavern where Aicheng Hualian was staying.

With her tavern as the center, the entire block of several hundred meters was plunged into darkness.

The screams of residents and the crying of children came one after another, but soon, Aicheng Hualian could no longer hear these sounds.

Because in front of her, fog was rising.

The turbid white mist was like cotton rolled on the ground, stained with dirty dust, rolling in from all directions like a tide, covering all the surrounding buildings, making all the houses look like they were immersed in a white ocean, and emitting a pungent smell.

The creation of fog on flat ground, and the ability to block out sound, was clearly beyond human control. Only an evil spirit could create such a spectacle.

“I don’t know whether this attack was a coincidence or had ulterior motives.”

Aicheng Hualian left the table and looked towards the door of the private room.

Wisps of mist drifted into the private room through the crack in the door and quickly gathered into a white blanket on the ground.

She walked forward, and with each step she split the layer of fog on the ground, pushing out two layers of white waves.

"crunch..."

The door was opened, leaving a crack, and Aicheng Hualian quietly poked her head out.

The silent, deserted corridor was still filled with mist. The green emergency exit light was blurred by the mist, casting a bleak green shadow on the surrounding area, adding a sense of eeriness to the dim space.

"Do you need me to ask you to come out?"

She shouted into the aisle, but her voice was swallowed by the fog and she received no response.

"call…"