CH 52

How can she not hug the country’s thighs?

[Editor’s note: Hugging someone’s thighs is akin to connecting with them so that they can help you when you are in need or for your own interests.]

Lin Xiaotang has the courage and ability to venture out on her own, but there are shortcuts to be taken, and she will not refuse them ignorantly.

Lin Xiaotang asked for their contact information and discussed the remuneration with the people from the special department after they agreed.

She did not ask for money, nor did she intend to provide any convenience, but instead asked the members of these special departments to participate in some cases for her and let her try her hand at those.

“Can I be your non-staff member?” she inquired. “I hope you can include me in your investigation.”

She can also check the practical effect of her APP along the way at that time.

“OK.”

The other party was surprised by how simple her request was. When they heard her say this, they immediately agreed: “It’s just that if you follow us, you might encounter danger in the middle.”

Lin Xiaotang is unconcerned about danger: “It’s okay, I can protect myself.”

So they decided on it.

Lin Xiaotang then went to the Public Security Bureau and had a new certificate prepared for her by the special department.

Only through the contents of the certificate did she learn that the special department was outside and had a special team to pick up the work in order to allow more ordinary people to find out what was wrong with them and seek help from the relevant departments in a timely manner.

Given the ease of communication, they have created a well-known Internet forum.

After ordinary people ask for assistance in the post, the relevant personnel will conduct calculations to confirm the incident’s authenticity, and they will contact these people to assist them in resolving the problem.

Lin Xiaotang opened the computer web page and entered the forum URL after obtaining the necessary information.

When I pressed the Enter key, four large words appeared in the centre of the forum page—

Approaching Science Forum.

“…”  Lin Xiaotang.

She looked down at the various posts in the forum, and at first glance, the people who posted there were essentially advocating science and staunchly opposing feudal superstition.

Others are people who have actually witnessed supernatural occurrences.

However, after hearing the explanation and assistance of the special department personnel, they were convinced that the ghost turned on the light in the middle of the night because the circuit was damaged.

“In order not to cause panic among the public, when we completed the commission, we used to explain supernatural events with more acceptable reasons,” the other party said vaguely, “after all, explaining it with science will make them feel at ease.”

“…I see,” Lin Xiaotang says.

“Don’t worry, we’ll change the forum’s nature once your APP is fully functional,” the other party added.

“It’s fine,” Lin Xiaotang says.

Anyway, she was using scientific methods to catch ghosts, according to her thoughts…

Lin Xiaotang remained at home and waited for these people to contact her, despite being somewhat speechless after confirming their identities.

It’s possible that the large population base contributed to the large number of ghosts. According to her, the country was filled with supernatural occurrences.

In the plot, wherever the heroine Shen Shu goes, she is more or less likely to encounter supernatural occurrences.

As a result, members of these specialised departments should not be idle.

It didn’t take long for someone from the relevant department to call.

“There is a new commission, and it is in Huaihai City,” the opposing party stated. “We don’t know what’s going on, but their house is probably haunted.”

“OK,” Lin Xiaotang quickly agreed, “when are we going?”

The other party provided a time and location.

Lin Xiaotang arrived on time, brought her phone, and went straight to meet the people from the special department.

The special department member was a calm man in his thirties.

He wasn’t particularly attractive, and his temperament was unexceptional, but Lin Xiaotang sensed that his strength was not necessarily inferior to that of the previous Priest He.

His name was Liu Yi, and he had previously informed Lin Xiaotang of the specific situation of this commission.

This time, the client was a young lady in her twenties. Chu Xiaoxiao was her name. Her parents were well-known wealthy businessmen in Huaihai City, and they were well-known throughout the city.

It’s just that something bad happened to the Chu’s about a month ago.

The flowers and plants planted in the Chu family’s flower bed had withered in a large area from the start, and no matter how hard they were rescued, they could not be saved.

Then Chu Xiaoxiao’s family began to vomit blood all day, and they noticed bloodstains on their food and drink.

It wouldn’t be so bad if it was just this.

However, after some light conversation, the Chu family discovered that they all shared the same dream!

In the dream, they all fell asleep on the bed in their bedroom, without exception.

A black figure stood beside their bed, staring at them dimly.

They had such a dull and uninteresting dream for half a month!

What disturbed them even more was that the black figure, which was still far away from the bed, was getting closer and closer as time passed.

They could feel the malice from the shadows even in their dreams.

During this time, Chu’s father and mother sought out an unknown number of “masters” for the sake of their lives.

But it may be bad luck, these people, without exception, were all liars.

Unlike her superstitious parents, Chu Xiaoxiao believed in science despite her fears.

She came to the Approaching Science Forum after being introduced by a friend and posted a statement about her experience, hoping for assistance from the forum administrators and others in the legend.

Lin Xiaotang nodded and said, “I see,” after learning about the specific situation.

Coincidentally, her APP has updated the yin energy monitoring function, which could be tested in the Chu mansion later.

Liu Yi couldn’t help but stare at her, perhaps because her reaction was too calm.

Lin Xiaotang’s information was no longer a closely guarded secret within the special department.

The country began systematically studying ghosts a long time ago, but for a variety of reasons, it has not had good results thus far.

As a result, when Lin Xiaotang’s ghost APP was discovered, it shocked the entire country’s top management.

Nobody would have guessed that a little girl in her early twenties could be so gifted.

Before Liu Yi was sent, he had a feeling about the kind of person Lin Xiaotang would be.

Even if she was just an ordinary person who didn’t understand metaphysics, it appears that her mentality and character were not comparable to those masters.

Liu Yi brought Lin Xiaotang to the client’s house, Chu Xiaoxiao, after repeatedly emphasising that Lin Xiaotang must ensure her own safety.

The Chu family was wealthy and lived in a well-known villa area of Huaihai City.

The Chu family’s home was magnificently decorated, but there was an inexplicable dejected atmosphere from a distance.

The flowers and plants in the flower bed were basically dead, as the client stated, and it was shocking to look at them.

No wonder Chu Xiaoxiao was so frightened that she went to the online forum for help.

Lin Xiaotang and Liu Yi arrived early and immediately recognised their client, Chu Xiaoxiao.

What they didn’t expect was that there was a group of people here in addition to them.

“Sorry, but my parents are too stubborn. They will not listen no matter what I say.”

Chu Xiaoxiao felt terrible looking at Liu Yi and Lin Xiaotang: “They must locate that master in order to exorcise evil spirits. I can’t stop them, so there are other people here today besides you.”

“It’s fine,” Liu Yi said, waving his hand, “we just came here to look anyway.”

When it came to asking a master, one was willing to fight and the other was willing to suffer because it was something that their respective departments couldn’t control.

Even if these masters were liars, they could easily deal with the ghost.

Chu Xiaoxiao exhaled a sigh of relief when he saw Liu Yi and Lin Xiaotang’s uninterested expressions.

It’s just that, while they didn’t seem to mind, the other group of people seemed to be quite unhappy with the two extra people in their midst.

Generally, only one master would be invited to the metaphysics circle at a time.

It was considered impolite to request two at the same time.

Those people looked over with cold eyes before Lin Xiaotang and the others could react.

Lin Xiaotang sensed the hostility and followed her gaze.

After clearly seeing these people’s faces, a glint of surprise flashed across her dark eyes.

The master invited by Chu’s father and mother happened to be the heroine Shen Shu.