15: Qin Zhe was swept away by the waves

“Qin Ge? Qin Ge!”

On a fishing boat at sea, someone called out Qin Zhe's name several times before he came to his senses.

He then looked at the person beside him and subconsciously asked, “What's up?”

Employee: “…”

Employee: “Qin Ge, the sonar just detected a school of fish below. Should we cast the net?”

“Oh, go ahead!”

Qin Zhe nodded, agreeing immediately, then his gaze returned to the calm sea outside the boat.

All morning, Qin Zhe's thoughts were elsewhere. He would frequently zone out, his mind constantly replaying the diary entry he had read the previous night.

At the same time, he wondered if this calm sea surface would really churn up a huge wave to sweep him into an Immortal Cave.

If things didn't happen as written in the diary, and he had an accident, getting swept to the bottom of the sea by a wave.

How terrifying would the pressure at the bottom of the sea be? Wouldn't he be directly done for?

Just then, Qin Zhe suddenly heard the roar of a helicopter's rotor blades overhead.

He instinctively looked up, only to see an armed helicopter hovering directly above him. The strong wind pressure from the rotor blades made Qin Zhe feel very uncomfortable.

On the helicopter, as soon as the people above saw Qin Zhe on the fishing boat, they immediately reported it.

“Report! The fishing boat has been found. Qin Zhe is on board. Requesting next instructions.”

Soon, a strong, vigorous voice came through the earpiece: “Negotiate. Invite him to join the Special Affairs Handling Bureau.”

“Yes!”

The person did not hesitate at all, immediately agreeing. Then he gestured to the few people sitting beside him, lowered a rope from the helicopter, and together they descended the rope, arriving on Qin Zhe's fishing boat.

When Qin Zhe saw the arrival of these people, he was completely stunned.

He subconsciously said, “Um… I haven't committed a crime, have I?”

The leader of the black-suited group heard this, smiled amiably, and then said, “Mr. Qin, you've misunderstood. We've come to you for something else.”

“What is it?”

Qin Zhe blurted out, or rather, at this moment, Qin Zhe's brain wasn't really thinking; it was a completely subconscious action.

“After a discussion in the Elders Council meeting, we few have been specially dispatched to invite you to join the Special Affairs Handling Bureau. Mr. Qin, what do you think?”

“Huh?”

Qin Zhe froze, dumbfounded.

It took him a good while to finally react, and then he pointed to himself: “Me? The Elders Council held a special meeting for me? And invited me to join that… that Bureau?”

The leader in the black suit nodded, his face still full of smiles, showing no impatience.

“Yes, Mr. Qin.”

“Why? A small person like me shouldn't possibly be noticed by the Elders Council, right?”

The black-suited man shook his head and explained, “No, Mr. Qin. The Grand Elder personally instructed us.”

“He said, if you ask, just tell you that you yourself know why you are being invited.”

“How about it, Mr. Qin, would you like to think about it again?”

“Me?” Qin Zhe was stunned again, not understanding the Grand Elder's meaning for a moment.

But the next second, Qin Zhe suddenly froze, his eyes wide. He seemed to have thought of something.

Because of the diary?

The diary only recorded last night that he would obtain an Immortal's Legacy today due to a wave, and today, official personnel immediately arrived.

And they even specifically said such words!

Does the Grand Elder also have a copy of such a diary, and can he also see the content written inside?

As soon as he thought of this, Qin Zhe instantly understood everything.

He finally knew why the Elders Council would notice a small person like him and even specially send people to invite him.

Seeing the expression on Qin Zhe's face, the leader in the black suit smiled and said, “It seems Mr. Qin has figured it out.”

Qin Zhe looked at the black-suited man in front of him and quietly asked, “Is it because of the diary?”

This question, however, stunned the black-suited man.

Then he smiled wryly and shook his head: “I apologize, we are only carrying out a mission. We do not know the reason why the Elders Council asked us to find Mr. Qin.”

Qin Zhe then nodded.

But when he thought that he was still just an ordinary person and hadn't even obtained that Immortal's Legacy yet.

If he were to join that Bureau now, and something unexpected happened later, and he didn't obtain that Immortal's Legacy, wouldn't that be too awkward?

After thinking for a moment, he said, “Um… it's not very convenient to discuss this here. How about you all go back first? How about we talk about this after we return?”

“This…”

Hearing Qin Zhe's words, the black-suited man immediately found himself in a difficult position.

Seeing their reaction, Qin Zhe immediately added, “You can tell the Grand Elder that once I obtain that thing, I can immediately join that Bureau!”

Qin Zhe's riddle-like words directly confused the black-suited men.

Having been on missions for so many years, it was the first time they had encountered such a situation.

“You report to the Grand Elder; he will understand what I mean.”

The black-suited men discussed briefly in low voices. The Elders Council had specifically instructed them to invite the target person politely, and any non-illegal request from the target could be unconditionally granted.

If that was the case, reporting Qin Zhe's words seemed to be no problem.

And they also knew that, based on Qin Zhe's words, there seemed to be some connection between Qin Zhe and the Elders Council.

This mission should be fine.

Then the few nodded, and the black-suited leader smiled at Qin Zhe and said, “Then, we will go back to the dock and wait for Mr. Qin to return.”

“Alright! Thank you for your trouble.”

Not long after, the black-suited men re-boarded the armed helicopter and left.

Qin Zhe watched the departing armed helicopter, stroking his chin and pondering this incident.

“It seems this diary, my copy, is not the only one. Others also have it…”

No sooner had he finished speaking than the previously calm sea suddenly became turbulent, with huge waves rolling across the surface.

Qin Zhe, caught off guard, was directly swept onto the deck by the strong wind, unable to get up.

The other crew members also scrambled into the cabin, waiting for the storm to pass, but when they saw Qin Zhe, their boss, still on deck, all the crew members were shocked.

They wanted to help but were afraid of being blown into the sea by the strong wind.

The waves on the sea surface were so big now; if they fell in, they would probably be gone!

One by one, they anxiously called out to Qin Zhe from the doorway, but no one dared to step forward.

However, just as Qin Zhe had stabilized himself and was about to crawl towards the cabin, a huge wave suddenly crashed over, and a large amount of seawater directly covered the deck.

Due to the impact of the large wave on the hull, the fishing boat swayed violently.

However, after the crew members in the cabin stabilized themselves, they looked at the deck again, only to find that Qin Zhe's figure was gone!