189: Chapter 189 The Yin and Yang Realms, Solving a Case Together

Gu Changan picked up his pen and wrote a line in a sweeping, flamboyant script on the back of Judge Cui's cold, impersonal letter.

"Cooperation is possible, but the rules must be set. Matters in the human realm are decided by the Bureau of Anomalies. The Underworld is only permitted to provide intelligence and assist in confirmation. If you dare to overstep and enforce the law, I will arrest all of you."

After finishing, Gu Changan stuffed the letter back into the black envelope and tossed it to Old Wei.

Old Wei wiped his sweat, staring at the envelope as if it were a ticking time bomb.

"Director Gu, with your temper, you really don't give Face to even the King of Hell."

"Face is earned through the rule of law, not begged for."

Gu Changan ignored Old Wei's muttering.

Chen Xiaobei was tapping on his Keyboard nearby, pulling up a top-secret file.

"Director Gu, I found it. This Lin Yuan, his file is not simple."

A photo of a middle-aged man with a sinister gaze popped up on the screen.

"Thirty-seven years old, a former Daoist Loose Cultivator, a Genius-level figure. Three years ago, he applied to the bureau to cancel his ability user file, citing that something went wrong while he was trying to Cultivate, destroying his Cultivation Technique."

Gu Changan stared at Lin Yuan's resume.

"Destroyed? That was a cicada shedding its skin."

"Before he disappeared, he frequently visited the ancient books department of the National Library. He was reviewing Incomplete Manuals of the 'Book of Life and Death' from the Qin and Han dynasties. His research topic is very interesting, called 'Equivalent Conversion of Spiritual Entity Resources and Worldly Wealth'."

Chen Xiaobei flipped the document to the last page.

"Simply put, this guy studied for three years and realized that running an illegal agency makes more money than trying to Cultivate to immortality."

Gu Changan sneered.

"Using money from the human realm to buy lives from the Underworld. He certainly knows how to exploit the legal loopholes between the two realms."

"Xiaobei, lock onto his location."

Chen Xiaobei's fingers danced across his Keyboard, pulling up data from spiritual energy monitoring points across the city.

"He is at an abandoned tea factory in the north of Donghai City. That place used to be a convergence point for Yin and Yang, and the geomagnetic field is extremely unstable, making it a natural breeding ground for carving out temporary passages."

Gu Changan put on his black trench coat.

"Bring the high-pressure spirit-suppression net, let's go."

North of Donghai City, abandoned tea factory.

The factory buildings here had been abandoned for twenty years, the walls peeling, overgrown with weeds.

But in the second basement level, at the location of the fermentation vats, it was brightly lit.

This place had been renovated into a minimalist "meditation hall."

Several upstarts wearing custom-made suits were sitting anxiously on the sofa.

Lin Yuan was wearing a cyan Daoist robe, sitting in the center of a dark red Formation.

White candles were lit around the Formation, the flames a ghostly green, with no smoke, only a bone-chilling cold.

"Great Master Lin, can you really bring back my deceased CFO?"

A pot-bellied wealthy merchant asked, wiping his sweat.

"He holds the password to that 200 million overseas account. If I can't get it, I'm finished."

Lin Yuan closed his eyes, his voice devoid of emotion.

"Twenty million deposit, fifty million balance. Once it's done, he can return to the human realm and stay with you for an hour. During that hour, he will be a living person."

"Money is no problem! As long as I can get the password, I'll pay 100 million!"

Lin Yuan snorted coldly.

"Open the path!"

He bit his middle finger sharply and drew a line of blood in the air.

"Hum!"

Space seemed to be ripped open by a pair of invisible hands, and a dark fissure appeared out of thin air.

From the other side of the fissure, a low sound of chains dragging on the ground emerged.

Just then, the heavy iron door of the tea factory collapsed with a "boom."

"Lin Yuan. May I see your business license?"

Gu Changan stepped over the iron door and walked in, holding a red arrest warrant in his hand.

Lin Yuan's expression changed drastically, and he stood up abruptly.

"Bureau of Anomalies? How did you find this place?"

He glanced at the Special Police behind Gu Changan, a flash of ferocity in his eyes.

"Gu Changan. What I am doing is not a business, it is Karma. I allow loved ones to reunite, I allow secrets to resurface. Who have I offended?"

Gu Changan ignored the wealthy merchants who were so scared they crawled under the tables.

"Illegally carving cross-border passages, smuggling spiritual entities from the Underworld, endangering public safety. You can save this Karma to tell the judge."

Lin Yuan laughed wildly.

"Arrest me? Ask them if they agree first!"

He turned his head sharply and roared at the space fissure.

"Come out! Kill them all for me!"

From the fissure, three dense black shadows rushed out instantly.

Those were three fierce ghosts that had been registered in the Underworld. Each one had long, pale fingernails, and their eyes glowed with red light.

The cold Evil Qi instantly filled the entire basement, and the firearms in the hands of the Special Police began to frost over due to the extreme cold.

"Fierce ghosts?"

Gu Changan stood still, his right pupil instantly turning into dark gold.

[Domain Solidification].

The originally violent Evil Qi seemed to be instantly frozen, and the movements of the three fierce ghosts froze in mid-air.

Gu Changan walked forward and pressed his right hand directly onto the top of one of the fierce ghosts' heads.

"National law dictates: death means cancellation of household registration, and no spiritual entity may enter the country illegally without approval. Go back."

He pressed down hard.

A pure will of national destiny erupted from his palm.

A shrill scream instantly pierced their eardrums.

The three fierce ghosts acted as if they had encountered a red-hot branding iron, frantically trying to burrow back into the fissure.

Seeing that the situation was bad, Lin Yuan pinched a hand seal and turned to jump into the fissure.

"The road to the Underworld is long, so I won't see you off!"

Before he could step into the fissure, a ghastly white command flag suddenly lit up in the dark depths on the other side.

"Underworld Seal Order. Escaped prisoners, kill without mercy!"

A low voice echoed from beneath the ground.

Judge Cui, leading a team of Underworld soldiers holding mourning staffs, directly blocked the exit on the other side of the fissure.

Lin Yuan froze at the edge of the fissure, unable to enter and unable to retreat.

Caught in a pincer attack from both realms, there was nowhere to run.

Gu Changan grabbed Lin Yuan by the collar and tossed him onto the concrete floor like a chick.

"Great Master Lin. Those clients of yours, to bring back the dead, embezzled hundreds of millions in public funds. That soul that was brought back, because its spiritual body was unstable, has now suffered a collapse of consciousness and has become a mad ghost that only knows how to bite. Is this the Karma you speak of?"

Gu Changan threw the stack of evidence in his Face.

Lin Yuan collapsed on the floor, his Face deathly pale.

"I... I was just doing business, a voluntary transaction..."

"Take him away. Banned from entering the Underworld, death penalty with reprieve in the human realm. You lost on this business deal."

Gu Changan watched the Special Police handcuff Lin Yuan.

His phone vibrated, and a black electronic letter appeared on the screen.

It was Judge Cui.

"Pleasure working with you. The waters of Donghai City are deeper than you think. Take care of yourself."

Gu Changan glanced at the faint morning light outside the window.

"Deeper is better. If the water is too shallow, you can't catch big fish."

Just as he turned around, an urgent communication sound came through Chen Xiaobei's headset.

"Director Gu! Urgent message from the Northwest archaeological team. Something big has happened in the Qinling Mountains!"

Gu Changan raised an eyebrow.

"What level?"

"The magnetic field over there has gone off the charts. The archaeological team says they opened an iron door that shouldn't have been opened."

Gu Changan's gaze sharpened.

"Go to the airport. Bring that set of heavy protective equipment."