My Salvation Game Became true?!

Chapter 48: Chapter 48 “Testing

Inside the villa, An Jianyou offered the Investigation Bureau’s guests seats but maintained an expressionless face, showing no warmth whatsoever.

How could she feel enthusiastic when she was extremely nervous? If not for her habit of remaining calm in front of the Mysterious Evil, she might have already shown her cowardice.

She hoped these people from the Investigation Bureau would leave soon.

At this point, the first round of probing had begun. The mentor had said it was okay to reveal some information, and since the people from the bureau had come knocking, hiding was not an option, so An Jianyou simply laid her cards on the table, “Yes, I am a member of the Ember Organization.”

As expected!

She was part of an organization!

Before coming here, Jiang Tingqiu wasn’t completely certain; there was still a possibility that An Jianyou was an independent, spontaneously Awakened individual… although the probability was extremely low, and even if An Jianyou were a solitary Awakener, making a visit was still worthwhile as it could potentially recruit outside support.

In his heart, he naturally hoped more that An Jianyou was a member, and now he couldn’t help but feel excited.

Given the Ability that An Jianyou had displayed, her position within the organization was probably not low.

“Ember? We at the Investigation Bureau also have some understanding of your organization,”

spoke Level Two Investigator Yu Su.

She had short hair and appeared decisive and efficient in demeanor, yet her words were laced with traps as she subtly probed.

The name Ember was new to her, but that didn’t stop her from using the information at hand to pretend familiarity, aiming to deceive and coax words out of An Jianyou.

Even if she couldn’t extract much, it would still afford her a measure of control, so as not to be completely suppressed by Miss An throughout the interaction.

That’s what Yu Su thought as she continued talking about a master in black who was skilled with knives.

An Jianyou maintained her expressionless face while internally she was surprised.

Following Yu Su’s description, she instantly thought of the figure she had seen from afar that day, the formidable person who had decapitated that terrifying creature with a single knife.

Indeed, it was someone from our organization!

Our Ember is so powerful!

I hadn’t expected the Investigation Bureau to be familiar with other seniors from our Ember… which makes sense, actually. Ember has a long heritage, and although our actions are very covert, over time it’s inevitable we gained some notoriety, especially for a department like the Investigation Bureau to learn something.

They even seem to respect us a lot. Our organization deserves it!

thought An Jianyou delightfully.

She responded to Yu Su’s conversational traps without realizing them, revealing much in her earnestness, except for the things she couldn’t discuss.

But…

Yu Su fell silent, An Jianyou, despite her youth, had such meticulous thoughts. Yu Su had probed several times back and forth, but it was like throwing stones into the sea; the information she got was either obviously fake or yielded nothing at all.

Her mouth was sealed tight, and her verbal defenses were watertight.

Is this what people from that organization are like?

Yu Su admitted to herself that she had underestimated An Jianyou. It wasn’t just in terms of power; other aspects were not to be taken lightly either.

Well then, it was time for a straightforward approach.

Their visit here wasn’t exactly to uncover the secrets of this organization; having obtained the name of the organization was already a gain.

The primary objective was still…

Yu Su’s expression grew more serious, “Miss An, our main reason for visiting is due to some occurrences in Nanjiao, we would like to hire…”

Nanjiao?

Upon hearing this name, An Jianyou’s mind instantly conjured up a term, “Are you referring to the Ghastly Realm’s Gate in Nanjiao?”

Yu Su: ???

Jiang Tingqiu: ???

Although they called it by a different name, the investigators immediately thought of Gate of Hell.

She knows about it?

No, does Ember also know that a Gate of Hell is about to open there?

They had exorcised the Mysterious Evil from the Nanjiao cemetery and personally witnessed, along with various information cross-references, that a Gate of Hell was about to manifest there. How could Ember possibly know?

An Jianyou was unaware of their astonishment, but this news was something her mentor had instructed her to reveal.

She said, “Our mentor told us that the Ghastly Realm’s Gate will open in about 44 hours. The mentor also hopes that the Investigation Bureau will make more preparations to prevent the disaster from spreading when it happens.”

Jiang Tingqiu and the others were stunned.

Goodness, not just the exact location and event, but even the time was specified. Could it be that Xinhuo indeed possessed such precise intelligence?

A deadline of forty-four hours! Could this be real?

To say it was false, the previous intelligence all matched, everything was spot on, and considering Xinhuo’s previous precise and swift exorcism methods… it might not be false.

But if it were true, being able to pinpoint to within a single hour was just too terrifying!

The mystery and power of Xinhuo continued to rise in the hearts of the several investigators, leaving them utterly shocked.

It wasn’t until they left Miss An’s villa that Jiang Tingqiu and his colleagues’ heads still buzzed, and the shock in their hearts diluted the joy of easily gaining external support.

They reported immediately.

Of course, there was still joy, not only from Miss An, but also from the black-clad swordsman who had a high probability of showing up.

And they hadn’t given up much.

Miss An had agreed easily, which seemed as if…

“It’s as if Xinhuo had us, the investigation bureau, assist,”

Jiang Tingqiu murmured, and suddenly all the clues in his mind connected, and he punched his fist, “I get it now, no wonder Miss An intentionally exposed herself two days ago. She wanted to use this opportunity to meet us, to convey a warning from Xinhuo!”

It all made sense now!

Indeed as he had suspected, Miss An had lured them there on purpose, the rhythm of the entire conversation seemed to be under Miss An’s control.

This isn’t some naive college student!

If Miss An was already like this, what sort of person would her much-respected mentor be?

…

“Huff huff~”

At this moment, inside the villa.

With the door shut and the curtains drawn, An Jianyou plopped down in a chair, pulled at her neckline, gasping for air, unable to keep her pretty face composed any longer.

That was so scary, wuwu!

Tense throughout the whole process, fearing a single misstep in her words, thankfully she had persisted. Had she conveyed everything her mentor had instructed her to?

An Jianyou reflected, finding that the people from the investigation bureau were quite agreeable.

If they had been aggressive, she might not have held up.

Umm… perhaps it wasn’t that the people from the investigation bureau were friendly, she put herself in their shoes. If she were them and stumbled upon a wild Awakener, one would at least need to thoroughly investigate and do some registration, or even more so, consider controlling and enlisting them.

The reason this didn’t happen wasn’t because the investigation bureau was friendly, but because of her identity.

Because she was one of Xinhuo’s people, she received different treatment.

An Jianyou felt extremely fortunate and proud to be a part of Xinhuo.

Secretly encouraging herself, she vowed to work hard to shed her newbie status and become a reliable warrior.

Charge~!

…

Inside a plain residence in Tai Ping Residential Complex, Fang You turned off the vision synchronization and also breathed a sigh of relief.

Stable!

No, must not jinx it, let’s call it stable but not completely secure.

“The investigation bureau seems to have found out about the situation there much earlier, and they seem to be more reliable than I imagined. Plus, there are reinforcements from the state bureau.”

To strategize the Gate of Hell and avert disaster, Fang You wished for nothing more than ease.

On the surface, it seemed like the investigation bureau was the one pulling in external support from their Xinhuo. In reality, he had used the bureau’s help to significantly reduce the difficulty of this ‘Gate of the Ghastly Realm’ mission.

And he freeloaded a bunch of resources in the process.

He also boosted the investigation bureau’s “reputation” from neutral to friendly.

This move was a triple win, he won thrice over.