"Huff, huff..."

Inside the room, only the hurried gasping of a few remained.

Slap!

Suddenly, the captain gave a young team member a fierce slap. "D-1073, what were you doing? You killed them!"

"Captain... I, I just instinctively wanted to save people!"

The young man's voice carried a sobbing tone.

Han Bingjie looked at the sniper rifle in his hand and suddenly realized that this guy was the one who had fired the shots just now.

It seemed like a rash action?

"Ladies and gentlemen... at this point, we might as well have an open and honest discussion."

Chu He lit a candle and casually said, "Are you mercenaries? Or from the government?"

"Now that it has come to this, there really isn't anything to hide, we are from the Foundation."

Jiang Hua gazed at his bracelet and sighed as he responded.

"The Foundation?"

Murong Hong expressed in a puzzled voice.

"Using the term 'government' isn't quite accurate. Our foundation is a global organization, focused on dealing with supernatural affairs worldwide."

Jiang Hua explained.

"Indeed, through big data and comparison, it's impossible not to deduce some special cases... A global organization, the Foundation then?"

Chu He nodded.

"Now that there is the Foundation, why haven't you come forward to help us?" Han Bingjie opened his mouth wide, his face a mix of confusion and anger.

"There are compelling reasons for this..."

Jiang Hua said with a bitter smile, "Regarding these, we can discuss more outside. I am Jiang Hua, a 'Deceit Master.' Can you share some information about that Deceit?"

"You considered her a Deceit?"

Chu He nodded and then shook his head. "Her name is Su Nuan. A few hours ago, she was still our colleague... Thanks to the recklessness of one of your members, she truly became a Deceit. Now, in this ancient mansion, there are at least four Deceits—the most terrifying ancient mansion owner, Yue Xue and his wife who are two Deceit Slaves, and then Su Nuan, maybe even adding an ancestor of the Yue Family. Ha, this team-building task has unexpectedly become more difficult, perhaps because of your intrusion..."

"About that, I am very sorry... We had also only planned to come in to observe."

Jiang Hua said softly, then glanced at D-1073, making the latter shamefully lower his head.

"Before we proceed, could you tell me, what is a Deceit Master?" Chu He pushed his glasses up, "I can exchange it for information on the ancient mansion..."

"Of course."

Jiang Hua nodded, cautiously looking around as he responded, "A Deceit Master is one who practices Deceit arts!"

"We have existed for a long time, always hidden in the darkness fighting against the different kind, in the West, we were once called Demon Exorcists, Exorcists, and in the East, Ghost Exorcists."

"We use Deceit arts to fight against deceitful beings and pay the price for it!"

"We have been monitoring your company until recently, when we discovered anomalies, such as... some of you possessing supernatural powers."

Han Bingjie's eyes lit up, "Deceit Master? Sounds powerful, old man, can you eliminate all the Deceits outside?"

"What kind of joke is that?"

Jiang Hua seemed to be choked up by the question, "Deceits can never be completely eliminated, only dispersed or expelled! Even the strongest Deceit Master can never annihilate the weakest Deceit!"

"Dispel? Just about any supernatural item can do that... not to mention, someone like Su Nuan." Han Bingjie was immediately very disappointed.

"Regarding the information about the ancient mansion, it's all in this notebook..."

Chu He nodded and handed the notebook to Jiang Hua.

Jiang Hua quickly flipped through it, his expression turning both excited and fearful, "Pact with the deceitful? This information is very important... The master of this mansion might still be deep within a different dimension, unable to fully manifest here, let alone in the real world... It might have been exiled before..."

He quickly flipped to the back and saw a few paragraphs:

[April 4th, the attempt was successful, with the help of the ancient mansion's master, Aqing successfully gave birth to a boy, I plan to name him Yue Shan...]

[The human body is really bound by too much... I hope to gain eternal life, to obtain supernatural powers...]

[I will... sacrifice to the ancient mansion's master again... to die as a human, to resurrect on Yue Shan's body as a spirit... Aqing will be with me forever...]

...

And in his ears, there was the voice of Chu He, "You were indeed monitoring the tower... Just because of the paranormal items, a deeper investigation was triggered, huh? Their origin... Heh, they're all disassembled spirits, can be used as disposable items to disperse, or implanted into humans to give them some of the spirits' abilities..."

"What?"

Jiang Hua and the nearby captain widened their eyes, their faces showing an 'I'm uneducated, don't fool me' expression.

"Dismember spirits and implant parts of them into humans? How can that be done?"

Jiang Hua murmured to himself, apparently greatly shocked.

Meanwhile, Han Bingjie rolled his eyes, "No hope, these people seem even worse than us..."

He and Chu He did not mention Gui Yi, clearly treating this information as an important bargaining chip.

"Damn it!"

A young man punched the wall, "The signal can't get out! Such crucial information... and the headquarters doesn't know... Our venture, our teammates' deaths, must have value!"

Tap tap!

Just then, a series of footsteps came from outside, rapidly approaching.

Everyone's heart lifted.

Chu He pulled out a bag containing ashes, ready to scatter the remaining ashes at any moment.

The middle-aged captain, knowing firearms were useless, still gripped his fire stick tightly.

Jiang Hua's lips moved, seemingly weighing and struggling.

Under everyone's horrified gaze, the door creaked open, and a figure emerged.

The person was dressed in a security uniform, holding a large black umbrella, a mocking smile on his face, "Yo, are you guys welcoming me?"

"Brother Gui!"

Han Bingjie was overjoyed, rushing forward to hug Zhong Shenxiu's leg, "You came to rescue me?"

"No!"

Zhong Shenxiu kicked him away, entering the room, "Just here to confirm a few things."

He casually took the notebook from Jiang Hua's hand, flipping through it while nodding, "Tell me about the mission process..."

"Young man, who are you?"

Jiang Hua looked at Zhong Shenxiu, his eyebrows slightly furrowed. This seemed just an ordinary security guard, the kind with mental issues.

"My name is Gui Yi, you can also call me Uncle Zhong, the doorman and security guard at the go-everywhere company..."

Zhong Shenxiu smiled as he responded, then tossed the notebook to Chu He, "The content in the last few pages has been tampered with!"

"What?"

Chu He's expression shifted, flipping to the last few pages, didn't notice any clues in Yue Xue's forbidden experiments.

In the next moment, Zhong Shenxiu came down with the umbrella, hitting him until stars burst before his eyes, "Keep reading..."

Chu He continued looking at the page, his pupils instantly narrowing:

[April 4th, with the help of the ancient mansion's master, the fruit of our love with Aqing was born, I love him so much, but the ancient mansion's master put forth a terrifying request, our children are to become the 'bridge' for the opposing side to descend upon the earth after reaching adulthood!]

[No no... I will never allow such a thing to happen!]

[...After prolonged research, although uncertain, Aqing and I decided to gamble, to become the sacrifices ourselves instead of our children...]

[Xiao Shan, Xiao Qin... If you see this notebook, remember to never come back, never seek revenge for us, love, your mom and dad...]

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