"I have a general idea. Sa as the rumors, it's pretty sensitive. Brother ng, did sothing happen?"
"Yeah, sothing ca up. Today a patient showed up by recomndation..."
Doctor ng explained the whole situation in detail.
"Yeah, that's about it. At a ti like this, I really don't want to get involved with the Scorching Sun Departnt.
But now, I've managed to piss this guy off too. He doesn't even know , but I bet he's not going to let it go easily.
I just wanted to ask if you have any way to get this to the Scorching Sun Departnt, maybe let so of their experts take over.
And best if they can pull out of this ss."
You know, I'm only a pro online—in real life, I'm pretty much average."
I'm just worried this guy might actually find offline for a PK."
"I see..." Zhuge Wanjun was silent for a bit.
"A Nightmare Amulet—if I can't get one elsewhere for you this year, I'll give you two next year."
"I'll ask around."
After hanging up, Zhuge Wanjun didn't look for anyone else and called Wen Yan directly.
She waited for a while, but no one picked up, so she left a voicemail.
About half an hour later, Wen Yan called her back.
"What's up?"
"Here's the thing..." Zhuge Wanjun described the situation in detail, then continued,
"Recently I've heard so rumors from a few friends.
Lord Zhu is apparently looking for so ancient Ghosts.
The Scorching Sun Departnt seems to have caught a couple, and they're supposedly pretty powerful Old Ghosts.
This one today—when Brother ng ntioned it, that guy didn't even know Brother ng, or even Dream Tapir.
A guy who harms people in their dreams, draining their spirit and energy, yet still so insanely arrogant in front of Brother ng.
So I thought, could this guy actually be one of those ancient Ghosts?"
Wen Yan frowned slightly.
Tong Si had said that back then, the ones who escaped through the rift were basically all Ghosts.
Because Night Vigil Deity doesn't hunt Ghosts, only Ghosts could survive long-term in there.
Of the things that escaped, there were about a dozen that Tong Si recognized, but so even she didn't know, and so she'd never seen at all.
Hearing Zhuge Wanjun ntion that the Dream Tapir's patient was a female student from Yu State University,
Wen Yan pretty much guessed it must be one of the Ghosts who escaped later; only with such power would she be bold enough to cause trouble in Yu State without a care.
The previous Ghosts in Yu State, if they were reckless, most of them are already gone or have moved away.
The Ghosts who know a thing or two about the modern world—except for those who are vengeance-crazed Fierce Ghosts and genuinely not afraid of death—the rest, even if they want to harm people, wouldn't go so nuts as to start targeting students on a university campus in Yu State.
According to the definition of the Scorching Sun Departnt, an act like this is considered extrely malignant and influential.
Caught on the spot, imdiate execution without question—just smash their soul to pieces, and afterwards it's fine to just copy and paste a standard report.
"What's the victim's na?"
"Lu Jing, third-year student at Yu State University."
"Alright, got it. I'll follow up on this."
After hanging up, Wen Yan opened the 'Nanwu Civilian Chat Group' he had just joined, and accessed a file that required special permissions.
Sure enough, Lu Jing's na showed up in there.
She was the girl Zhang Li talked about, the one who went to steal guys' underwear hung out to dry.
Wen Yan already thought this story was a little out there; he happened to have glanced through the info while looking sothing else up and rembered it.
Now looking through the detailed records, he realized maybe he'd been a bit hasty in his judgnt before.
He read the record.
"That night I still didn't sleep soundly, it's like I was dreaming the whole ti, but at least I slept for nine hours that night."
For a girl to be driven so desperate by illness that she steals male underwear, and then—bizarrely—it actually ends up working.
That last part, according to the record, was written off as a psychological effect, but that sounds a bit forced.
There might be so effect, but there shouldn't be such a dramatic, noticeable improvent.
Wen Yan thought for a bit, and called Feng Yao to give a rundown of the situation.
"Have Zhang Li look into it again, figure out who exactly said that using a guy's old underwear under her pillow would help."
"No problem." Feng Yao agreed readily.
As long as Wen Yan isn't slacking off and is willing to help, everything's cool.
After hanging up, Wen Yan called Feng Wei.
"Is Tong Si with you? I need to ask him sothing."
A mont later.
"Of the Ghosts who escaped together last ti, was there one who could harm people in their dreams, making them lose sleep, have nightmares, their ntal state getting worse and weaker?"
"Plenty of Ghosts can cause insomnia and nightmares, but as for actually sneaking into people's dreams—never heard of any."
"He has a pair of crimson eyes, his mouth can turn into a building in people's dreams, lure them inside, and then slowly close the mouth shut."
"I rember now, I did see a Ghost like that before, the vibe around him was super weird, big mouth and red eyes, and it's like there are still a lot of people living inside his mouth."
"Do you know his na?"
"No idea, I just saw a Ghost like that on my way out, no clue what his na is or what powers he has. Just know his presence is odd—not cold, more like deeply unsettling."
"If he's nearby, could you recognize him?"
"For sure."
"Co to Nanwu County, find this guy. The Scorching Sun Departnt will pay you—that ans cash, you know the Scorching Sun Departnt, right?"
"Yeah, yeah, Feng Wei told ."
"Then co. After this, I'll get you registered with the Scorching Sun Departnt, so you'll have an identity."
On the other side, after hanging up, Tong Si's eyes were shining.
Just earlier, Feng Wei had told him: if you want to have an identity, you need to get registered with the Scorching Sun Departnt. To open a bank account, technically non-living entities can't do that, but each Scorching Sun branch office has a quota and can approve exceptions.
The easiest way is to help out with Scorching Sun Departnt business.
And just as he was thinking about it, the opportunity ca.
On the other side, Wen Yan hung up as well, thinking that this case really wasn't his area of expertise.
After all, when he stays in his "send-dream" state, no one can really hurt him, but he can't really hurt others, either.
Also, the other guy, even in the dream, only lost two eyeballs to Dream Tapir—that's actually pretty impressive already.
The thought flashed by; Wen Yan wasn't considering quitting, though. Since he'd already taken on the case for Feng Yao, he couldn't just half-ass it. Now he was wondering how to actually handle this—it's definitely not wise to hit the enemy where he's strong and you're weak.
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