Chapter 156 Strange Words, Parting Expectations

[Late at night, Teachers Apartment.]

[You stand quietly in front of your desk.]

[Looking at the letter on the desk.]

[There is no signature on the envelope, and no postmark.]

["Interesting."]

[You do not reach out to take it directly with your hand.]

[Instead, standing where you are, you use your Divine Soul power.]

[You scan the entire room and the letter inside and out, back and forth, for a full three times.]

[No toxins, no explosives.]

[No mental mark attached either.]

[After confirming it is absolutely safe.]

[Only then do you slowly step forward.]

[Using a wisp of Origin Power from a distance, you slice open the seal of the envelope.]

[Inside is only a piece of ordinary white stationery.]

[On the paper, in a very neat printed font.]

[A sentence without head or tail is written.]

["Want to know the truth of the world? Join us!"]

[Looking at this sentence full of chuunibyou vibes.]

[It's like a recruitment slogan for a third-rate cult.]

[Your brow furrows slightly.]

[A strong sense of confusion rises in your heart.]

[Of course.]

[What you find strange isn't why someone could sneak into your room to leave this letter.]

[What you truly don't understand is.]

[Is there something wrong with the brain of the person who left this letter?]

[Writing such a sentence so abruptly.]

[Neither explaining who they are.]

[Nor leaving any contact information or meeting location.]

[What on earth does this mean?]

[Is it like Jiang Taigong fishing for the willing?]

[Or some kind of obedience test?]

[You use your Origin Power to manipulate the stationery.]

[Checking it over and over against the light.]

[Still, you see no clues.]

[This really is just a piece of ordinary paper.]

["Playing tricks."]

[You snort coldly.]

[And throw the paper back onto the desk.]

[Faced with something of unknown origin.]

[As someone who just cooperated with the authorities to destroy a Black Gold Chamber of Commerce cult stronghold.]

[An upstanding, pure, and outstanding citizen of the Federation.]

[You make an extremely correct choice.]

[You pick up your phone.]

[And directly dial the encrypted private line of Deputy Director Cold Kite of the Investigation Bureau.]

["Hello, Director Cold? This is Li Ang."]

["A strange letter suddenly appeared in my room."]

["It says something about joining them."]

["I'm a little scared."]

["This wouldn't be the remnants of the Heart-Eroding Cult coming for revenge, would it?"]

[Your tone carries just the right amount of worry.]

[For the current you.]

[Having finally escaped the turmoil of the Heart-Eroding Cult.]

[And washed yourself completely clean.]

[You don't want to get mixed up in this kind of strange business again.]

[Bringing this matter directly into the open.]

[Handing it over to the authorities to handle.]

[And completely distancing yourself from this thing of unknown origin.]

[That is what's best for your future.]

[On the other end of the phone, Cold Kite hears your report.]

[She clearly takes it very seriously as well.]

["Don't worry, protect the scene."]

["I'll send someone over immediately!"]

[In less than ten minutes.]

[Two fully armed police officers knock on your door.]

[They carefully place that black letter into an evidence bag.]

[And take it back to the bureau.]

[Early the next morning.]

[After the current Principal Wu Changhe learns of this.]

[He immediately sets aside all his teaching and administrative work.]

[Personally rushing to the school's security department.]

[He checks the surveillance footage of the Teachers Apartment from the past three days.]

[Scrutinizing it frame by frame, inside and out.]

[He doesn't even miss the surveillance on the streets surrounding the school.]

[But the result is nothing.]

[The person who delivered the letter is like a ghost.]

[Leaving no physical trace behind.]

[Finally, after a day of analysis by the Investigation Bureau.]

[The preliminary conclusion given is:]

[This might be the work of a Heart-Eroding Cult member who slipped through the net.]

[It could also be the actions of another organization.]

[Because recently, according to Grandmaster Zhao Zongtian's plan.]

[You high-profilely released the news of your Breakthrough to the Origin Opening Realm.]

[Plus, having previously made quite a splash in the summer commercial competition.]

[Winning the title of "One-Punch Junior Grandmaster."]

[Such brilliant achievements, combined with your status as a commoner orphan with no background.]

[Will naturally attract a lot of attention.]

[This letter might be a tentative recruitment from some power.]

[After all, a young Origin Opening Realm Genius.]

[In those people's eyes.]

[Is absolutely an excellent target for recruitment.]

[Though this format is still a bit strange.]

[After all, no one recruits talent like this.]

[But it's not a big deal.]

[Especially when you've proactively brought this matter into the open.]

[Letting Cold Kite know you've been targeted.]

[To you.]

[This matter is just a small interlude.]

[If the sky falls, there are taller people to prop it up.]

[You only need to Cultivate in peace.]

...

[As the lingering poison of the Heart-Eroding Cult in Longnan City is completely purged.]

[The large-scale arrests and interrogations also come to an end.]

[Time moves to the golden autumn of October.]

[In this season of crisp autumn air and clear skies.]

[Before Cold Kite leaves Longnan City to return to the Wuyue City branch.]

[She specifically makes a private appointment to meet you.]

[The location is a quiet pavilion on the back mountain of the school.]

["I'm leaving."]

["The situation in Longnan has stabilized."]

["Follow-up will be handled by dedicated resident personnel."]

[Cold Kite is wearing a black trench coat.]

[Looking at you, her eyes are filled with expectation.]

["This is what Old Zhao asked me to give you."]

[She hands you a heavy box.]

[You open it to see.]

[Inside are ten kilograms of lustrous Water Origin Sand, neatly arranged.]

["This is an extra reward for the important intelligence you provided this time."]

[Cold Kite says indifferently.]

["The Great Grandmaster thinks highly of you."]

["These resources."]

["Are enough for you to push your cultivation up a bit more before the Martial Arts College Entrance Examination."]

[Afterward, this cold-faced Soaring Realm Deputy Director.]

[Spends a full two hours.]

[In her capacity as a martial arts Senior.]

[Giving you detailed guidance on some problems you might encounter in Origin Opening Realm cultivation.]

[Although this doesn't offer much practical help to the current you.]

[Listening to the martial arts insights of Cold Kite, who is also in the Soaring Realm.]

[Is still a very meaningful thing.]

["Many thanks for the guidance, Director Cold!"]

[You thank her sincerely.]

["No need to thank me, this is what you deserve."]

["Cultivate well."]

[Cold Kite waves her hand and turns to leave.]

[Her black trench coat rustles in the autumn wind.]

[She soon leaves Longnan with the other Investigation Bureau personnel who had come to support, acting with her usual efficiency.]