Chapter 258: Chapter 186: The Little Sister Is About to Cry from Fear! If You Can’t, Does That Mean I Can?

"Doctor, can you give us a rough direction first? It takes an hour to get to the city. If there’s a problem in between, we can at least provide emergency treatment."

The two mothers were extremely anxious; they were almost ready to kneel before the old physician.

The old physician hesitantly said, "These symptoms are somewhat like brain damage. If there are no external conditions, maybe they ate something they shouldn’t have, like many mushrooms from Lingnan, which cause these symptoms when consumed."

Upon hearing this, Angela’s father, who had a more aggressive nature, immediately got red-eyed and grabbed the tour guide’s collar: "I spent nearly ten thousand on this tour, and you fed my precious daughter poisonous mushrooms!"

The old physician hurriedly stepped forward to advise, "It’s just a possibility, it’s not necessarily the case."

The commotion in the infirmary was considerable, and even the breakfast shop owner came over curiously to join the fun.

Angela’s father had sharp eyes, but Hui Yu’s father was quicker, taking large strides and twisting the tour guide’s arm: "Darn it! Did I eat your food without paying? You fed poisonous mushrooms to my daughter?"

The old physician opened his mouth, but stopped trying to advise, knowing he couldn’t persuade them.

Upon hearing this, the shop owner grew anxious, ready to retaliate, but upon seeing the two pale-faced, unconscious girls on the bed, he panicked, "I didn’t do it, don’t accuse me randomly."

"I make three times the profit on a meal outside, I must be mad to use bad ingredients for you."

"Stop explaining, tell it to the police!"

The two mothers also anxiously said, "Don’t let him explain, grab him so he can’t run, let’s go to the hospital together!"

Saying this, the group lifted the two girls and rushed towards the bus.

Only the breakfast shop owner was tightly held by the angry tour guide, looking bewildered, "Fifth Brother, it’s me, don’t you recognize me?"

The tour guide turned his head and said viciously, "I recognize Xiaohu, who loves Enjiang Town, not Master Hu, who feeds customers poisonous mushrooms! If it’s found that your family dared to use bad ingredients, you’ll be expelled by the clan elders!"

Xiaohu, being dragged along, explained tearfully, "I didn’t, I really didn’t. The profit is so big; I’d have to be kicked by a donkey to use those things, Fifth Brother, trust me, believe me!"

...

Y City, Tianfu New Area.

Li Ziwei, with his legs crossed, sat in the office, frowning as he looked at the book resting on his legs, its pages crumpled from flipping.

This area was originally intended to be a library but was directly appropriated by the Y City branch of the Supernatural Bureau, becoming the headquarters.

Just like the draft of that secret meeting, the headquarters of the Supernatural Bureau was established at the Northern Military Region, with the other thirty-four branches centered on the Capital City and M City; these two centers are not just for show.

Currently, the members of the Supernatural Bureau are mostly from police and military backgrounds, except the witnesses from Lianshan.

Li Ziwei was no exception; he was originally the captain of the first criminal police team but was secretly reassigned to this place.

The title remained the same, the benefits doubled, and here he retained his own action team, with more power than the police force, thus barely squeezing into middle-level cadres.

This office of his own is the best proof.

However, watching the book, he seemed a bit amused despite his gritted teeth.

"...born at the head and recognized through the eyes; earth gives rise to field, desires fluctuate, wind and thunder come, rain has seasonal order; sweet dew nourishes life, inhaling and exhaling have truth; preserve the foundation, the heart embraces bamboo..."

He paused, smacked his lips, still didn’t understand, and continued reading:

"Inner solidity: spiritual travel, self-control gathers grinding, techniques emerge daily, stall and retreat...

Outer solidity: frequent anxious pursuit, broadly may achieve great harmony, alas spring aplenty, solid foundation of Kunyuan often comforts, does not itself achieve solid Tao..."

Feeling increasingly frustrated, Li Ziwei simply threw the book on the ground, cursing under his breath:

"Essence Strengthening Technique, this pretentious crap, whoever wants solidity can have it, I’m going back to investigate cases!"

The speed at which he scratched his hair increased, and at this point it resembled a bird’s nest.

Just as he was about to curse a few more words, he heard the creak of the door opening, and a female secretary came in, saying, "Captain Li, the meeting starts in ten minutes in Hall One, please don’t be late."

"What? Hall One? I’ll... forget it, let’s go together."

Li Ziwei’s expression immediately shifted, picking up the book from the floor while tidying his disheveled hair to look less messy.

All the way, not just the two of them hurried, the whole Supernatural Bureau was the same, filled with a tense atmosphere.

The revival of Spiritual Qi and the reemergence of Daoist Skill were already open secrets in the Supernatural Bureau.

Soon, the two arrived at Hall One, with everyone else already present. However, there were not many people, even somewhat pitifully few.

The director, two deputies, four internal department heads, and five external directors, three districts, twelve county heads, fifteen action teams, and several secret departments, directly under headquarters.

The entirety of Y City’s Supernatural Bureau’s middle-level and above cadres, a total of twenty people, were basically all present.

The person leading the meeting was also Ning An’s old acquaintance, Temple Master Ye Yunqing of Qianyun Temple.

However, the immortal aura and demeanor on him had disappeared, replaced with a look of indescribable fatigue.

Seeing everyone was present, the director signaled, and without wasting any words, Ye Yunqing immediately started the slide projection with alternating picture flashes.

"This is Linjiang County’s Enjiang Town, the first picture is an aerial photograph, the second is a panoramic view of the southern part of the town, the third is a climate comparison chart of Enjiang Town over the past decade, and the fourth is a map of Enjiang Town..."

Ye Yunqing paused especially on the third and fourth pictures.

"According to the data, in recent years, the various vegetations of Enjiang Town, compared to other latitudes, in terms of growth rate and height, have far surpassed similar species."

"Though this is strange, there have been precedents in the world so it has not been given much attention, but..."

Ye Yunqing swiftly returned to the first photo, the aerial image of Enjiang Town, and the laser beam followed suit, pointing at the southern location.

"Yesterday, a travel group of more than twenty people visited here, and two girls suddenly fell into a coma."

"This morning, in the same location, another girl fainted."

After hearing this, no one spoke, waiting quietly for him to continue.

Everyone was smart, and there was a tacit understanding.

Sure enough, Ye Yunqing continued:

"After hospital examinations, food poisoning, over-brain use or shock were ruled out. For the sake of scientific accuracy, we specially consulted three hospitals, and their final result was the same."

"Isn’t there an explanation? There must be a cause, give me the manpower, we’ll find it."

A director spoke, with words filled with decisive authority.

The team leader responsible for Linjiang County looked back at him, eyes filled with confusion and anxiety, helplessly saying:

"We... can’t find it."