"Don’t... I’ll do it, I’ll do it." The gang leader was so scared he nearly pissed himself.
Scorpion got on the phone, fuming with rage, wishing he could chop up the gang leader and feed him to the dogs. Chu Hao, last time at the bar, took on over a hundred people by himself—more Bruce Lee than Bruce Lee! Could such a person be ordinary?
Scorpion roared, "Chop off your damn hand, the hand that hit him! Chop off that hand for me! If you don’t appease Brother Hao, I’ll chop you up and throw you into the great river!"
The gang leader took out a knife, his forehead beading with cold sweat, and prepared to chop off his right hand.
Chu Hao said indifferently, "No need to chop. It’ll get blood everywhere, and that makes me uncomfortable."
The gang leader hurriedly kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, Brother Hao! Thank you, Brother Hao!"
Lu Shen was too scared to speak a word.
Lu Zheng was the same, not daring to even breathe too loudly. He cursed his son endlessly in his mind, while also deeply shocked. Who exactly is this person?
Chu Hao sneered, "I have a thousand ways to bankrupt the Lu Corporation, a thousand ways to ruin your family, and a thousand ways to make you wish for death rather than cling to life. Do you believe me?"
"DING. Host successfully showed off, earning 60 Pretentiousness Points."
Not just Lu Shen, everyone else felt their hair stand on end.
Especially Old Yuan and the others; they knew Chu Hao’s capabilities. He could indeed do it.
Chu Hao asked the System, "Is there a way to curse someone with bad luck?"
The System replied, "It is recommended for the Host to purchase Miaojiang Gu Insects."
Chu Hao opened the System store and found the Miaojiang Gu Insects, of which there were over a thousand kinds.
He selected one of them: the Unlucky Bug.
"DING. Host has purchased the Unlucky Bug, spending 60 Pretentiousness Points."
[Unlucky Bug]: Parasites that live inside the human body and attract unlucky ghosts to haunt the host.
Chu Hao spread his hand, and a dense swarm of tiny insects flew out. They were as small as fleas and pounced onto Lu Shen, starting to burrow into his body.
Lu Shen screamed in terror.
Everyone else didn’t dare to breathe too heavily.
Chu Hao said, "This thing will make you unlucky. Anyone who touches you will be cursed with misfortune."
Upon hearing this, everyone hurriedly retreated, fearful of even the slightest contamination.
"DING. Host successfully showed off, earning 60 Pretentiousness Points."
Chu Hao said, "When I’m in a good mood one day, I’ll naturally lift the curse for you."
Saying that, he strode out of the cell, heading outside.
Lu Shen felt as if his heart had turned to ash. Trembling all over, he slapped himself hard. You wanted to be arrogant; look where that got you now!
「Outside the police station.」
A dense crowd of ghosts lingered. These ghosts hadn’t killed anyone, and the troublemakers were in the minority, so there was no need to annihilate them. Chu Hao found it somewhat a pity.
He chanted, "The Three Pure Beings, manifest everywhere, return merit, benefit the Human World..."
The Merit Gate appeared, and the grateful ghosts stepped one by one into the Underworld Merit Gate.
Old Yuan came over with a flattering smile and said, "Master Chu, I wonder if you have some time to visit the Seventh District? It won’t take long."
Chu Hao said, "Alright, I’ll go with you for a bit."
Old Yuan and the others were ecstatic. They had hoped and prayed, and now they had finally managed to invite Chu Hao over.
Wang Meng and the others went back first, while Chu Hao got into Old Yuan’s car and headed for the Seventh District.
On the way, Chu Hao was a bit curious and asked, "What exactly do you guys do in the Seventh District?"
Xu Ying, who was beside him, replied, "We are a team that investigates paranormal events, operating under state management."
Old Yuan nodded, saying, "Our Seventh District was established during the founding of the country, specifically to handle supernatural events and provide peace for the common folk."
Chu Hao asked in confusion, "Then what do you want from me?"
Old Yuan laughed and said, "To be frank, Master Chu, your Taoist skills are exceptional. Our Deputy Director would like to invite you to become an instructor for Anli City’s Seventh District."
Instructor! It sounded pretty awesome.
Chu Hao said, "So, you want me to guide you in catching ghosts?"
Old Yuan and Xu Ying were anxious. Old Yuan hurriedly said, "Master Chu, as long as you agree to become an instructor, you can name any condition."
Chu Hao became interested and said, "Really?"
The two were nervous, not knowing what kind of demand Chu Hao would make. If it were money, that would be easy for them to handle.
Chu Hao’s eyes shone as he asked, "Your Seventh District is like the police, right?"
Old Yuan nodded and explained, "In a certain sense, yes, we are like the police. But we are different from them; we have higher authority than regular police officers. Our greatest authority allows us to mobilize the military. Have you heard of the Security Bureau? We’re similar to that."
Security Bureau! Special agents! I’ve often seen them in movies, dressed in black suits and wearing black sunglasses. It couldn’t be cooler!
Chu Hao excitedly asked, "Then can I also become a special agent like you guys?"
「Soon, they arrived at the Seventh District, at the base of the Twin Towers.」
The Seventh District was not at all what Chu Hao had imagined. I thought it would be high-tech and impressive. I had imagined it would be like a scene from Men in Black, super high-tech and amazing.
Instead, he saw an office where people with messy hair were hunched over their computers, working hard with dark circles under their eyes.
Chu Hao was very disappointed. It was too underwhelming. Moreover, everyone here looks malnourished, reminding me of programmers. I’m utterly unwilling to work here.
Old Yuan could see the disappointment in Chu Hao’s eyes and said, "AHEM! Actually, it’s not usually this messy here. These last few days have been very busy, with ghosts appearing in many places."
Chu Hao pursed his lips and said, "Old man, you must be joking. This is just a regular office."
The two of them felt extremely awkward.
Just then, Director Feng came over and said, "Welcome, Master Chu."
A group of employees also stood up, clapping in welcome, and curiously looked at Chu Hao. The legendary Master Chu is so young! they thought.
Chu Hao suddenly felt like a leader conducting an inspection.
He saw Song Lou, the one with the silver, non-mainstream hairstyle. Chu Hao greeted him, "Yo! Non-mainstream, you’re here too?"
Song Lou’s mouth twitched. You’re the non-mainstream; your whole family is non-mainstream! he thought.
Director Feng laughed and asked, "Master Chu, would you be interested in becoming an instructor here?"
Chu Hao was reluctant. These people look like a bunch of pandas, and I don’t want to become one of them, he thought. He replied, "I still have to go to school; I don’t have time."
Director Feng laughed and said, "It won’t take up much of your time. Come when you want, leave when you want. Besides, what you’re seeing now is just the office. Normally, everyone is out on missions; they rarely stay here. We usually notify them about missions by phone."
Since they put it that way, what could he do? Besides, he had made one hundred million from Old Man Yuan; he couldn’t just turn them down, could he?
Chu Hao said, "Alright, I’ll give it a try."
Everyone was overjoyed.
Old Yuan hurriedly said, "Director Feng, since Master Chu is here, it’s a good time for him to take a look at that thing."
Director Feng nodded, led Chu Hao to an elevator, and they went down to a very spacious underground storage area.
Chu Hao’s eyes were finally opened. Unlike the floor above, this place was filled with countless items: all sorts of books and various antiques, many of them ancient.