Otherworldly Affairs Office-Chapter 72 The Story of Shangxing Part 2

Shangxing looked at Pei Yan, who had finally relaxed and was laughing out loud, and handed him the cigar box in his hand: "Here, take it. This cigar box set was given to me by Gu Shenghui when he taught me all those years ago. Now I give it to you as I continue to poison the next generation."

"This won’t do, this won’t do! It has sentimental value, doesn’t it? It’s too precious!" Pei Yan waved his hand to refuse.

"What sentimental value? That guy left me with enough souvenirs. Just take it!" said Shangxing, wiping his storage ring’s mark off the cigar box and stuffing it into Pei Yan’s hand.

Unable to refuse such generosity, Pei Yan lifted the cigar box and said with a smile, "I will take good care of it!"

"It’s not for you to take care of, but to use!" Shangxing said as he patted his thigh and stood up. Rubbing the hair on his chest, he disappeared in a gentle glow, transforming from a hairy ape-like figure into a tall, well-dressed man with a square face, thick eyebrows, and big eyes.

"This is the special disguise imprint that Jiumu mentioned!" Pei Yan exclaimed as he stood up, circling Shangxing with a scrutinizing gaze but unable to find any flaw, suddenly remembering what Ye Jiumu had said during their first meal.

Hearing Pei Yan’s words, Shangxing tilted his head up for a moment before nodding: "Ah, yes, that was your first gathering, right? That time, my disguise imprint expired from being used too long, so I had to go back to headquarters to get it reapplied. Mine is different from yours; it’s custom-made for animal ability users like me."

"Can I touch it?"

"Of course, you can!"

Pei Yan reached out with his left hand and curiously touched Shangxing’s hand and cheek. The skin felt slightly rough but definitely normal, without any furry prickliness: "It’s amazing!"

"Alright, there are many amazing things you’ll gradually understand in the future." At this, Shangxing paused and lowered his head, gazing into Pei Yan’s eyes, and asked seriously, "Do you know why I’m telling you so much today?"

Pei Yan was initially stunned at his words, then pointed to the people behind him and said with a wry smile: "It’s because of them, right? You don’t want me to join them!"

"That girl Xia Yu was indeed right. You look silly on the outside, but you’re sharp inside." Shangxing said, giving Pei Yan a heavy slap on the back, causing him to stumble, then with one hand on his hip, he looked at the captives and sighed: "I have no fondness for these people. If it weren’t for Gu Shenghui telling me it’s the rule, I have to follow the rules to survive, I’d love to break all their necks and send them to Hell. I’ve caught quite a few of their people over the years, and many have died at my hands too."

"Those criminals say Gu Shenghui just used me, treating me like a dog by his side. I don’t mind; no matter what they say, he taught me to use my brain to think. Do you know how I passed the test to become an agent in the bureau?"

"What kind of test?" Pei Yan asked, looking at Shangxing, who turned his gaze to him.

"The military, the bureau, and the psychologists, they evaluated me through a series of assessments, then asked me a question: ’What do you think of humans?’ I thought for a long time, pondering everything I’d gone through, recalling the books written by your humans that I’d read, and the movies I’d watched, stirring countless words in my mind. But when it came to my lips, there was only one sentence."

"How did you answer?"

"A bunch of naked butchers."

Pei Yan stared wide-eyed in disbelief: "And then they let you pass?"

"How could they? That psychologist said I still harbored hostility toward humans and wasn’t allowed to join the Investigation Bureau. They wanted to lock me up, but Gu Shenghui overruled it and specially approved an identity for me to join the bureau."

"Why?"

"He didn’t say, just patted my shoulder and said, ’Not bad, you know how to cuss now!’" Shangxing said, glancing at Pei Yan. "I’m a person with nowhere to go. The Investigation Bureau is my home, so I won’t forgive those who betray it. I know everyone has the right to make their own choices. You can go to the military or go home; I won’t stop you."

At this, Shangxing pointed at Zou Changxing, who was unconscious in the crowd, and said one word at a time: "But I don’t want you to choose the worst path because I don’t have Captain Hu’s limits. If any of my team members betray the Investigation Bureau, I’ll personally break their necks and take back my gift."

"I’ll try not to let you break my neck and will carefully keep your gift!" Pei Yan said with his head held high, meeting Shangxing’s eyes, answering word by word.

"Good, then let me reintroduce myself. Shangxing, ancestral home Africa, born in Shanghai, your future team leader, and your long-term partner. Ability, rare among mortals and spirits, Heavenly Soldier, Great Sage Equal to Heaven possessed!" Shangxing said with a smile, extending his hand to Pei Yan.

"Pei Yan, ancestral home unknown, born in Harbin, your future subordinate and partner, ability also unknown, probably mechanization and control of electronic devices." Pei Yan extended his hand and shook it firmly. He knew the other party trusted him by willingly revealing his abilities.

"Great, then we’ll be partners from now on!" Shangxing said, withdrawing his hand and checking his watch: "The people above should be arriving soon, and then you’ll go back to the bureau with me."

"Are you really the Great Sage Equal to Heaven?" Pei Yan was entirely unfocused on that, his eyes sparkling like a fanboy, leaning in close to Shangxing, and asking quietly.

"Do all of you have to have that expression? Jiumu does, and so does Xia Yu! I’m not the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, I just respond to his abilities, and don’t ask me if I can wield the Golden Cudgel because I can’t, at least not yet!" Shangxing responded, placing a hand on his forehead in exasperation.

The question was on Pei Yan’s lips, but he swallowed it back, having no topic to speak of, he glanced at the Divine Desire people again, curiously asking: "Can you talk about them? What exactly is the Divine Desire Organization? Are those traitors formed by people who defected from the Investigation Bureau?"

"No, nobody knows who founded the Divine Desire Organization or when it was established. All we know is it’s a transnational criminal organization for supernaturals. While they’re recruiting and using supernaturals for crimes, they’re also reaching into alternate dimensions, having complex relationships with those planes."

As Shangxing spoke, he looked at the captured prisoners, pulling Pei Yan a little further away and whispered: "From what you saw today, you can see that they are cautious even when fighting, not daring to cause mass civilian casualties, which would expose the existence of supernaturals and alternate dimensions. Are they truly afraid of national retribution? Hard to tell! But there’s a theory that the Divine Desire Organization is a pawn fostered by certain forces from alternate dimensions, and that’s why countries are wary of them, not joining forces to eradicate the organization."

"So complicated?" It was at this point that Pei Yan truly felt a bit of fear, not realizing he’d already been swept into the vortex of supernatural confrontations.

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