Chapter 111: Effect

When Wu Dajin heard Chen Chuan’s instructions, he hesitated, even though he had been really cooperative a moment ago. “But the people at the temple…”

He did not care about the Flying Heads, only the residents of his neighborhood. As long as the residents were safe, the second Flying Head could go wherever it wanted to. There was no need to chase it down, was there?

Chen Chuan could tell what he was thinking and said, “The one from the temple is dead, but if the second stays alive, it may come to do the same thing.”

Wu Dajin was shocked. Upon realizing that this was highly likely, he immediately said, “I’ll do it right away!”

Chen Chuan watched Wu Dajin leave in a hurry. The man was not short-sighted. Many people in the world only cared about what was happening right in front of them and defended only their own social circles. They did not care about others, because often, even if they did, they would not get anything out of it.

Most of the onlookers scurried away after learning just how strong the supernatural beings were, but a few remained. Their curiosity was so strong that Chen Chuan was impressed. Despite puking while holding onto the barrier rope, they craned their heads to get a better look. All that they were missing were smartphones to film it all.

The two security guards picked as worshippers were still kowtowing to the altar. Even when Wu Dajin patted their shoulders or shook them, they did not stop. After waiting for a while, he lost his patience and ordered, “Just carry them to the new altar!”

Oh well, I shouldn’t bother more people with the same task. I’ll just have to ask them to kowtow to this one too,” Chen Chuan thought.

Since they had already set up one altar before, setting up the second one went faster. The security guards finished it in record speed and brought over another goat, knocked it out, and placed it on the altar.

Then, the entire group retreated to the back to wait. After the Flying Head in Wu Neighborhood was dealt with, the mission was over, and the agents could leave. If anyone had asked them to participate in the extermination of the second head, they would do it only if they received another mission. The reason they stayed was out of respect for Chen Chuan.

They could tell that he watched out for them earlier, so they were repaying the favor. In any case, they did not need to do anything and forming good ties with an expert in exterminating the supernatural would be good to them.

Chen Chuan stood near the altar and watched the sky. He was not sure whether the other Flying Head would be lured over after he got rid of the first one. He was just trying his luck.

Apparently, the Flying Heads were pretty stupid. Soon after the simple ceremony began, the Flying Head actually flew back.

Chen Chuan reloaded his pistol while waiting.

The second Flying Head circled the altar once before plunging down and starting to gnaw on the goat.

Chen Chuan regulated his breathing. It was his first time dealing with Flying Heads, so he did not have any experience. All he could do was respond to whatever was happening. But after the first Flying Head, he already had a general idea of how to take them down. He made sure to charge forward like a released arrow, then once he was still outside the Flying Head’s line of awareness, he swung his saber so quickly and fiercely that not only did he cut the Flying Head in half, but also split the goat carcass and altar in two.

The two parts of the Flying Head twitched for a bit before going limp.

Chen Chuan took a look at his second self. The blurriness had gotten worse, but he did not mind it. Compared to the ghost he met in the movie theater, this was considered mild.

He flung his saber to flick off the blood before going back to Wu Dajin. “Captain Wu, don’t approach those things yet. Wait for a few days. Once they start decomposing, you can bury them.”

Wu Dajin took one look at the carcass. The Flying Head was filled with withered, dark-gray tissue. The creature still had the fake smile on its face, making him shiver in fear. He nodded and asked, “What about the people affected by the Flying Head, Agent Chen?”

“Most of them will be okay after resting for a few days… but you might have to take care of the ones who are badly affected,” Chen Chuan said.

He had no idea about the symptoms of the supernatural beings’ damage, and all the ones who joined the mission were already affected. It was just the degree of damage that varied.

Those who had breathing techniques and mutated tissue would recover in a bit, but the normal people could not do it. They were far worse off, especially the elderly and children.

Wu Dajin knew what he meant, but he was already prepared for it. The entire problem being solved like this was already good for him. He stepped forward and held Chen Chuan’s hand as he thanked him earnestly. “Thank you, Agent Chen. We’ll always remember how much you’ve helped us.”

He also gave a fist-and-palm salute to the other agents. “Thank you for humoring my wishes just now. If you ever come to Wu Neighborhood, we’ll be sure to receive you warmly.”

The agents’ response to his words was rather lukewarm. Only a few of them responded to what he said, but Wu Dajin did not mind it.

Chen Chuan gave him a few more instructions. When he saw that things should be fine, he got into Ren Shu’s car to return to the downtown area.

Ren Shu had watched the whole thing and was really impressed. While his partners’ image of agents was formed based on what other people told them since they had never seen agents in action before, Ren Shu had seen them tackle normal missions. It was far from being as exciting as Chen Chuan’s mission.

Even though their company had decided to focus on dealing with supernatural-related missions, this was the first time Ren Shu had seen a supernatural being. The calmness and ease Chen Chuan displayed from the start to the end convinced him that he had hired the right person. Experts were simply different.

“Mr. Chen, were you able to complete your other missions as easily as this one?”

“To be frank with you, it wasn’t easy. When you deal with supernatural beings, you have to first understand them and make preparations. You also have to use the right method to take them down. If you pick the wrong method, the difficulty level will increase more than ten times,” Chen Chuan answered seriously.

Ren Shu remembered how the other agents were at their wits’ end before Chen Chuan came, and he nodded in agreement.

There was something Chen Chuan kept to himself: finding the right method to take the supernatural beings down was just one of the conditions to win. If they were really that easy to deal with, they would not be a problem for anyone.

The constant harm they dealt to people was the real issue. There was no telling what problems people who dealt with these things often for a long time had to face, which could be the very reason why there were so few supernatural-extermination experts.

Chen Chuan was only able to afford not to care because he had his second self.

His mutated tissue had also started growing slowly again. This was different from what happened with the ghost he met in the movie theater. At that time, his mutated tissue started growing when exposed to the ghost. After she disappeared, they stopped growing. Meanwhile, this time, his mutated tissue started growing after he took down the Flying Heads.

“Just what are the Flying Heads, Mr. Chen?” Ren Shu asked.

“I want to know the answer to that question too, but unfortunately, I don’t have one. We can only figure it out after we take on more of them.”

After reading the information Cheng Zitong gave him, he knew that there was a theory as to what they were. Aside from the first ever Flying Head, the rest of them were likely transformed human heads.

If the two Flying Heads showed up at the borders of Yangzhi City, that meant that there were more of them outside. Yangzhi City’s Department of Administrative Affairs had to launch the major mission soon.

Ren Shu observed him and asked tentatively, “Agent Chen, I’ve spoken with my business partners. You might have transportation problems for your subsequent missions, so we’ve decided to give you two cars. One for the city, and the other for missions outside the city. What are your thoughts on that?”

Chen Chuan nodded. “Sure.”

A car to travel about would make things easier and would be a great help for him to carry out his missions. It would also make it more convenient for him to bring his stuff around. Judging by Ren Shu’s words, he would not need to care about maintaining the cars either, so that was great.

Ren Shu was delighted upon hearing Chen Chuan accepting his offer. He pointed at the driver and said, “What do you think of Xiao Wei? He’s the company driver.”

“I’m okay with him,” Chen Chuan said with a smile.

“Great! I’ll buy a garage near the university and have it connected by a telephone line. Xiao Wei will be waiting there. If you have any need in the future, just call him. But before that, you’ll still have to call the company,” Ren Shu said.

“Alright, Mr. Ren. Thank you for your cooperation and for taking care of me,” Chen Chuan said gratefully.

Ren Shu and his group had well-lined pockets, but no other agent company would take care of their agents so well. If he had joined any of them, he would have to thank his lucky stars if they did not deduct any money from his mission reward or give him problems in terms of evaluation points.

“It’s what I should do,” Ren Shu hurriedly said.

They got back to the residential area for the constables’ families without a hitch, and Chen Chuan bade him goodbye before leaving.

Nian Fuli had gone back to work, while Yu Wan had taken his cousins around to visit their relatives and friends. Chen Chuan went to the bathroom to take a shower before changing out of his clothes. Then, he went back to his room and turned on the radio on his desk.

Xiao Wu, Nian Fuli’s disciple, had given him a new radio during the New Year, but Nian Fuli said that he was used to the old one and gave the new one to Chen Chuan instead.

Soon, staticky sounds came from the radio. After turning the dial a little, Chen Chuan switched to the news channel. Then, he unsheathed the Frost King Saber and grabbed a cloth to start wiping it.

The Frost King Saber was resonating with him even more, and something within it had changed. Different emotions stirred in Chen Chuan’s eyes. The saber did not grow from just fighting against people; it also grew from fighting against supernatural beings.

It made sense. If the supernatural beings could stimulate Chen Chuan’s mutated tissue, it was only natural for them to affect his saber too. Still, he did not know whether being exposed to those creatures had done any harm to his saber. It could repair itself, though, so it should be fine.

Just then, a particular piece of news caught his attention.

「The water in Wu Neighborhood, located in the northern suburban area of Yangzhi City, had been poisoned. Hundreds of residents showed symptoms of being affected. The Department of Administrative Affairs has ordered the ones responsible to be punished, and officials report that the residents have been brought relief.」

With that short news segment, the entire incident was glossed over. This was the Department of Administrative Affairs’ explanation about what happened at Wu Neighborhood. They could not reveal the existence of the Flying Heads to invite discussion, because if they did not tread carefully, some people might imitate what Chen Chuan had done.

Still, water poisoning?

Chen Chuan finished cleaning up the Frost King Saber and resheathed it before opening up Yangzhi City’s map. There were two rivers that flowed into Yangzhi City. They were both branches of the largest river in the Great Shun Republic—Xuan River.

One of them entered through the west and passed through the city, while the other came from the southeast and flowed around it. It passed by the large factories located in the southeast before heading north. Wu Neighborhood was located downstream of the second river, so the lie made sense. Actually, it made too much sense, so much so that it felt like there was something wrong with it.

While Chen Chuan was thinking about it, the phone rang, and he went over to pick it up.

“Are you at home, cuz? Do you have a minute to chat?” Gao Ming asked.

“Uncle and Aunty aren’t around, so I’m the only one at home. What is it?” Chen Chuan said.

“Got it. After I went back, I read through loads of case files and came to a conclusion. If possible, it’d be best for you to get the unrestricted defense permit as soon as you can,” Gao Ming said gravely.

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