219: Chapter 219: A Demon 219: Chapter 219: A Demon “So what exactly are we doing in Hunan, bro?

You should let me in on it.

Going back and forth with your lofty ways, I’m a bit scared!” Yusuf Zuck spoke bluntly.

Although he had agreed to go, he felt he should at least be prepared.

Otherwise, if he went there without a clue and got killed, that would be terrible.

“We’re hunting someone down.” After some thought, Everest Zuck pulled a file bag from his desk drawer, which had many red stamps on it and the word ‘Top Secret’ written on it.

“Government documents?” Yusuf Zuck had long known that Everest Zuck had connections with certain government departments.

Just now, Everest Zuck had mentioned that those departments wouldn’t be after him again, he had made sure of it.

This indicated that the person they were after was incredibly powerful.

“Yeah.” Everest Zuck nodded.

“I can’t say much about my identity, but you are my prospective candidate.

How should I put it…

I need a successor, so I have my eye on you!”

“You can’t be serious?

Why me?

I’m just a regular citizen with no special abilities.” Yusuf Zuck was taken aback.

“Is that really the case?” Everest Zuck smiled.

“I never mistake my judgment of people, of course.

You are also one among many candidates I’m selecting.”

“Then just spill it, what exactly is your identity?” Yusuf Zuck asked directly.

“I’m an internal staff member of a government department, dealing with some sudden paranormal events and…

some cases that common police can’t handle, we’ll step in!”

“Does the country really have such people?” Yusuf Zuck had read about such organizations in online novels before.

You must understand, the world is so vast and full of wonders.

There are some cases that science can’t explain, which are probably handled by such exalted individuals.

“Are there many people like you?” Yusuf Zuck asked curiously.

“I’m not sure about that.” Everest Zuck shook his head.

“I have only single-line contact with the higher-ups.

They inform me when there’s something for me to handle.

If it’s not my business, even if a supernatural case occurs right before my eyes, I can’t interfere with it.”

“But there must be some others, with different duties.” Yusuf Zuck said with a smile.

“So what does it mean for me to take over your position?” Yusuf Zuck continued to inquire.

“I’ll be sixty soon and about to retire, so of course, I need to choose a successor.

There are a few in the Clan, but none that I fancy.”

“Sixty?

Brother, you’re not joking?

You look like you’re in your forties!” Yusuf Zuck’s eyes widened.

Was Everest Zuck pulling some kind of trick?

“Hehe, I’m a practitioner of internal martial arts and pay great attention to maintenance and health care.

I even regularly do SAP,” Everest Zuck said.

“Pfft—” Yusuf Zuck almost spat blood.

“Look at Aubrey Hart, that female celebrity.

Does she look like she’s in her sixties?

She doesn’t, right?

Actually, there are many people who look younger than their age.”

“Let’s get back to the main topic.

You want me to read this file?” Yusuf Zuck pointed to the document on the desk.

“Yes, take a look first,” Everest Zuck nodded.

“Brother, I’m practically illiterate, just tell me about it!” Yusuf Zuck shook his head.

“You…” Everest Zuck pointed at Yusuf Zuck, who was quite slippery.

“I’ll just explain,” Everest Zuck thought for a moment.

“Back in the eighties of the last century, in the Xiangxi region, there were several cases of young children being killed.

They were rape-murder cases, and the victims were mostly around ten years old, some as young as seven or eight, others up to fourteen.”

“Damn, scumbags!” Yusuf Zuck cursed.

“Hear me out,” Everest Zuck continued, “It was just after the severe crackdowns of the eighties.

The local police put in all their effort to solve the cases.

They managed to identify the suspect, but during the roundup, about twenty-something people died.

Later, armed police forces surrounded the man in the mountains.

Still, a platoon was lost, and he vanished into thin air.”

“After he disappeared, no trace of him was found for twelve years.

Then, around the late nineties, similar cases occurred in Western Sichuan, starting with a few and eventually exploding into a wide-scale outbreak, resulting in the deaths of twenty-one kids, who were drained of all their blood.”

“Ordinary police got involved again, and the department heads took it very seriously.

The central government was furious, and I was instructed to join the operation.”

“After an investigation, we found the man…

he appeared normal, but he must have been practicing some evil martial arts as described in Wuxia novels.

More comrades died, and I crossed paths with him.

We both suffered greatly, he fled, and I spent a month in the hospital!”

“And he disappeared once more.”

“Just like that, twelve years went by.

A few years back, he committed crimes again.

There was media coverage, but it was all suppressed.

It was too horrific to disclose publicly and too embarrassing.”

“I went after him again but couldn’t find him.

However, I never stopped searching.”

“A few months ago, I finally obtained detailed intelligence on him through various channels.

He’s living in a village within the Earth Realm of Hunan, head of a major Clan there.

He appears kind and benevolent on the surface, but he’s actually a demon.”

“This should be the last time I settle matters with him.

Local armed police and police cannot be mobilized, for it would lead to innocent casualties, so I must go alone.”

“I’ve reported to the higher-ups that this man might have reached a certain level of prowess and I may not be his match.

They told me to wait a month, then someone would assist me, but I don’t want to wait.”

“Well, every day he lives, many children are at risk, so I plan to confront him.

This case has been a huge thorn in my side.

Once it’s over, I can enjoy life with a clear conscience.”

“Brother, you’re asking for my help?

Who am I to assist you?” Yusuf Zuck’s scalp tingled at the thought.

Everest Zuck spoke of a monster, and things could really turn deadly.

“You have a kind of …

a kind of energy about you!” Everest Zuck spoke openly this time.

“The moment I saw you, I felt that energy, which I’ve only ever sensed from a great Monk on Mount Wutai, and that Monk’s skills were unfathomable!”

“Besides, that’s not the main reason why I’ve decided to ask for your help!” Everest Zuck looked at Yusuf Zuck.

“Your recent trip to Las Vegas, heh, to be honest, I was shocked for a good while when I saw the news!”

“In America, you pulled off a stunt in the dark world of Las Vegas and here you are, hopping around alive and chatting with me.

So don’t tell me you’re just an ordinary person.

Even if you did, I wouldn’t believe it!”

“Consider it helping me out just this once.

I’m afraid of dying too, and with your help, the odds of success are greater.”

“I didn’t say I wouldn’t help; scum like that deserves to die.” Yusuf Zuck nodded.

Getting rid of that scumbag sooner would bring peace to the world.

“Alright, if you’re ready, we can leave today.

If you’re not, then we’ll leave in two days.

It depends on your schedule!” Everest Zuck looked at him and said.

“If we’re leaving tonight, it’ll have to be after midnight; I’ve got a date earlier in the evening!” Yusuf Zuck was scheduled to see Ember Vance tonight, and he certainly couldn’t stand her up again.

“Then let’s set off at twelve tonight.

You’ll drive to pick me up, and we’ll head out in the middle of the night!” Everest Zuck smiled.

“I need to prepare a bit as well.”