107: Chapter 107 The Paper Shop Owner Debunks Rumors Online

Just as this intimate physical probing was taking place—

A dark blue halo exploded in front of Lin Ye's retina.

"Ding! '"My Lord, Please Behave Yourself" System' notification: Detected a mature older sister probing you physically."

"To maintain your persona in the upcoming rumor-debunking livestream, please make a decision within three minutes!"

The light screen unfolded, listing three clear options:

[Option A: Steel Materialist Warrior — Push Ms. Jiang away, snatch the electromagnetic detector and slam it onto the ground. Sternly denounce her: "Women will only slow down my thunder talisman drawing speed!"]

[Reward: Obtain the title [Immortal Cultivation Orphan]. Consequence: Ms. Jiang will think you are crazy and complain to The Ninth Bureau on the spot to request a replacement, blowing your ten million appearance fee completely out of the water.]

[Option B: Dual Cultivator of Science and Charlatanry — Take the detector with the flow.

With the calmest and coldest poker face, deliver the classic line, "We must believe in science," while secretly sticking a Breath Concealment Talisman on Ms. Jiang's back to prevent fierce ghosts from blowing out her Yang fire tonight.]

[Reward: Husband Points +300, obtain the upgraded version of the spell [Golden Light Divine Incantation], unlock title: [Daxia's Number One Scientific Advisor].]

[Option C: Go with the flow, hit on girls on the spot — Wrap your arm around Ms. Jiang's snakelike waist, lean in and whisper in her ear, "Sister, your safety tonight is completely on me."]

[Reward: Obtain the title [Master Pick-Up Artist]. Consequence: Leng Yue and Frost Star will tear Husband apart alive right in the living room, leaving you to spend the rest of your life in a wheelchair.]

Lin Ye sighed heavily in his heart.

"I choose B."

Lin Ye expressionlessly extended his left hand, grabbing straight for Ms. Jiang's wrist as she was about to put the detector on him.

The scorching body heat of the Pure Yang Dao Body conducted through his palm.

Ms. Jiang felt her wrist firmly clamped by a scorching pair of iron pliers.

A warm current surged along her wrist into her body, completely dispelling the chill Leng Yue had frozen into her earlier.

"Miss Jiang."

Lin Ye maintained a deadpan poker face, his voice devoid of any emotion.

"Before entering the ruins, we must complete our electromagnetic shielding work. Please maintain social distance. We must believe in science."

As soon as the words left his mouth, Lin Ye let go of his left hand.

Taking advantage of Ms. Jiang stepping back, his right hand lightly patted her slender lower back.

Guided by Daoist True Qi, a sheet of yellow spirit paper [Breath Concealment Talisman], thin as a cicada's wing, silently penetrated the fabric and stuck firmly inside Ms. Jiang's combat suit lining.

This talisman could completely lock down her living human Yang Qi, preventing her from becoming a target in tonight's ghost domain.

Ms. Jiang was thoroughly dazed by Lin Ye's deadpan seriousness.

Feeling the lingering tingling heat on her lower back, her face flushed slightly, and she stepped back two paces in flustered panic.

"Alright, little scientist, tonight sister is entirely under your command."

Ms. Jiang rolled her eyes at him playfully, her tone laced with compromise.

At ten o'clock sharp in the evening.

On the street outside the main entrance of Jiangda Affiliated Elementary School.

A dreary, cold autumn rain began to fall from the sky again.

Fine threads of rain struck the roof of the black Lincoln parked by the roadside, making a monotonous rustling sound.

The entire street had been cleared by The Ninth Bureau, marked off with long yellow cordon tape.

Lin Ye pushed open the car door and stood in the rain.

He pulled out the [soul-suppressing copper coin sword] from the system storage space.

To avoid raising suspicion among the over one million viewers in the livestream, Lin Ye had Fatty Wang custom-make a long, black waterproof canvas case to tightly wrap up this artifact.

At the very top of the canvas case, a plastic radar probe flashing with a red light was specially installed.

From a distance, the appearance of this peerless magic sword looked just like a large handheld instrument used for detecting underground metals.

Lin Ye wore a loose white lab coat over his clothes.

Inside the lab coat, he wore a polymer bulletproof vest specially supplied by The Ninth Bureau, and the four deep pockets of the coat were stuffed with freshly drawn [Lightning Summoning Talisman] and [Three Yang Subtle Fire Talisman].

As the "research secretary" for this operation, Leng Yue changed into a neatly tailored black OL suit skirt.

Her eye-catching silver hair was completely hidden inside a black peaked cap.

A pair of frameless plain glasses rested on the bridge of her nose, and she held a dark blue folder used to keep up appearances. Wearing black thin stiletto heels, her aura was cool and capable.

Frost Star and Ayugu were left in the van as second-tier firepower support, ready to assist at any time.

Deputy Captain Chu Hongyan wore a black raincoat and stood inside the cordon line to greet them.

"Mr. Lin."

Deputy Captain Chu Hongyan lowered her voice, her expression solemn.

"The livestream starts on time in one minute, and the current online reservations have exceeded five million. Netizens across all of Jiangzhou City and the entire country are watching this rumor-debunking livestream."

Deputy Captain Chu Hongyan took a deep breath, her tone carrying a plea.

"Remember, no matter what happens inside that defies common sense, you must guide the audience to think of physical phenomena and environmental influences."

Lin Ye expressionlessly raised the disguised metal detector in his hand and pressed the plastic red switch on it with his thumb.

The probe emitted a "beep beep" electronic sound.

"Rest assured, Captain Chu. I am a professional who has undergone nine years of compulsory education."

"My research topic upon entering the building tonight is the conduction mechanism of lightning between the human magnetic field and reinforced concrete walls."

Deputy Captain Chu Hongyan's eye twitching returned, and she could only bite the bullet and nod.

At 10:05 PM.

The livestream room of ten-million-follower exploration streamer Ms. Jiang lit up right on time.

"Good evening, fam! I am your host, Ms. Jiang!"

In the frame, Ms. Jiang held an anti-shake selfie stick with one hand, a mature and charming professional smile on her face.

The red brick teaching building behind her, washed by the cold night rain, displayed a dark and blackened color of dead silence.

The livestream chat exploded instantly upon going live.

Text scrolled rapidly across the screen.

"Front row check-in! Sister Ling is awesome! She really went to check out Jiangda Affiliated Elementary School!"

"The area around the school was completely locked down during the day today, yet Sister Ling was able to get official permission to enter? Her background is terrifyingly powerful!"

"Who is that handsome guy in the white lab coat next to her? With those looks, it's a pity he isn't in the entertainment industry!"

"The secretary sister in the black suit is amazing! Asking for her contact info!"

Looking at the rapidly skyrocketing popularity, Ms. Jiang blew an extraordinarily flirtatious wink at the camera.

"Stop guessing, everyone. Let me grandly introduce to you all."

"This is the specially hired official physics and electromagnetism expert, Mr. Lin Ye, and the lady beside him is his chief research assistant."

Ms. Jiang pointed the camera at Lin Ye's cold poker face.

"Tonight, we will use the most scientific instruments to take everyone to debunk the special effects scam of last night's so-called supernatural video on site! Let us believe in science and reject superstition!"

Lin Ye nodded cooperatively and spat out a few words expressionlessly:

"Science is the only truth."

The trio crossed the cordon and officially stepped into the first-floor hallway of the red brick teaching building.

The instant they stepped into the hallway—

The streetlights outside were completely swallowed by an invisible barrier.

The holographic camera automatically switched to night-vision mode.

The picture immediately acquired a ghastly green filter, accompanied by bursts of harsh electronic rustling static.

A thick stench combining moldy cement and formalin filled the air.

"Patter."

"Patter."

Black water droplets leaking from the ceiling struck Lin Ye's plastic white coat with precision, making a dull, sticky sound.

The temperature in the hallway was terrifyingly low.

Ms. Jiang's face turned slightly pale, and she pulled her quick-drying clothes tighter around herself.

Fortunately, with the Breath Concealment Talisman Lin Ye stuck on her lower back protecting her, the cold air that could have frozen a living person solid was kept at bay.

She took a deep breath and feigned composure as she explained to the camera.

"Did you hear that, fam? This is the eerie dripping sound from last night's video."

"In architecture, this is called 'hollow moisture seepage.' Because this building is old and the underground water pipes have burst, the sound of water creates an echo amplification effect inside the hollow walls."

She turned the camera toward Lin Ye.

"Expert Lin, has your electromagnetic instrument found anything?"

Lin Ye held the canvas-wrapped, thirty-jin copper coin sword with both hands, swinging it casually twice in midair.

The Pure Yang Qi inside the sword body faintly vibrated, completely shattering the haze surging from ahead.

He stared at the night-vision lens, his deadpan face showing no emotion whatsoever.

"The air humidity here is over ninety percent. A large amount of water vapor suspended in the air easily refracts light."

"This makes it easy for the human retina to produce the physical illusion of 'floating red scarves'."

Lin Ye spoke in a deep tone, carrying an unquestionable sense of academic authority.

"All fear stems from insufficient firepower—no, wait, from insufficient knowledge reserves. We must believe in science."

The stream chat went wild with comments.

"Expert Lin looks so handsome talking nonsense so seriously!"

"What the heck physical illusion! The streamer last night clearly peed his pants in fear!"

"Wait! Look at the crack in the door behind Expert Lin!"

"Holy shit! High energy warning! Bullet chat shield activated!"

Even as Lin Ye had his back to the end of the hallway giving his popular science explanation—

In the intersecting blind spot where the light beams from two flashlights could not reach—

Inside the half-open wooden door of the Class 2, Grade 3 classroom at the end of the hallway—

A bright red scarf silently crawled out from above the dark door crack.

That red scarf was not blown by any wind.

It stiffened and straightened slowly in midair, transforming into a headless bloody serpent.

The red scarf silently traversed several meters of distance, hovering behind Ms. Jiang.

Its two sharp red cloth strips parted slightly like a bloody, ravenous maw, slowly descending toward Ms. Jiang's long, snow-white neck.