In the Extraordinary Era, My Career Can Be Upgraded Infinitely

Longtan City.

Located in northern Xinjiang, the climate is colder than that of Tianfu City.

After walking out of the high-speed train, the dry and cold air poured into Qi Sui's throat. He glanced at the time on his watch. It was just after six o'clock in the afternoon.

"I wonder if the National Security Bureau in Longtan City is off work?"

"It's already this time, you should take care of your food and shelter, right?"

Qi Sui muttered, tightened his collar, put his hands in his pockets and walked out of the high-speed rail station with the flow of people.

The glass curtain walls of high-rise buildings reflect a layer of golden brilliance in the setting sun. The city's main roads are clean and spacious, but the vehicles driving on them seem a bit sparse.

The residential areas on both sides of the street also look particularly depressed. Many houses have their windows closed, and the mottled paint on the walls shows years of weather erosion.

Occasionally there are passersby passing by in a hurry, but more often than not the streets are empty.

An inexplicable feeling of desolation came to my mind.

Qi Sui recalled all the information he had checked before coming.

In fact, Longtan City also had a very glorious history decades ago.

At that time, the world's energy had not yet ushered in the third era of change, and non-renewable resources such as coal, oil and natural gas were mainly used as the basis for industrial development.

Longtan City is located in a famous oil region and is a heavy industrial city. It occupies an extremely important position in the country. The population living here once reached more than 50 million, and its GDP ranked among the top five cities in the country.

Unfortunately, with technological changes, the center of economic development moved southward.

In addition, this place is located on the border, where various religious forces are often active, and external forces are also infiltrating. Several large-scale disasters have broken out in succession, and Longtan City has declined accordingly.

Now the permanent population is less than 8 million, and the GDP has declined to outside the fifty cities across the country.

"Brother, where are you going? Do you want to take a taxi? We have the meter!"

A taxi stopped beside me.

"No!"

Qi Sui shook his head.

The location of Longtan National Security Bureau is not far from the high-speed rail station.

He continued to walk forward for a while, and the shouts of people came over, which was particularly noticeable in the bleak surroundings.

Driven by curiosity, Qi Sui walked towards where the crowd gathered.

It was the gate of a somewhat dilapidated community.

The sign on the door reads "Longtan Petroleum Heavy Industry Family Home" in large golden characters. Some of the characters have become crooked under years of wind and rain, and most of the golden paint has faded, revealing its original gray appearance.

"Brother, brother, let me borrow it!"

Qi Sui used both hands to force his way through the crowded crowd and appeared at the very back.

The elderly men had dissatisfied expressions on their faces and were just about to mutter something when they saw Qi Sui's figure with arms thicker than their thighs and swallowed their unwilling words again.

At their age, they dare to rely on their elders and bully those honest young people.

They don't have the guts to be ruthless characters like Qi Sui. If there is any conflict or friction, their old bones will not be able to withstand a few bad things!

"Phew, everyone, open your eyes and look carefully. The time to witness the miracle has arrived!"

Among the crowd, stood a man dressed a little strangely.

He wears a black top hat, and his upper body clothes are made of fabrics of various colors with various patterns and patterns.

The pants were a pair of wide suspenders, and the shoes were a pair of large black round-toed shoes.

His face was covered in white paint, with red paint around his eyes and mouth.

The nose is dotted with red rubber balls, and there are two thick black mustaches. The mouth is painted into a big smile, even exceeding the normal proportions of the face.

Swish——

A deck of playing cards flew dexterously in his hands, shuffling them at a dizzying speed.

soon.

He stopped what he was doing, put the playing cards in order, looked around the crowd, and finally walked towards a middle-aged woman next to Qi Sui.

He took off his top hat, handed out the playing cards, and bent down to make a "please" gesture.

At his signal, the middle-aged woman randomly pulled out a card from the cards, then turned it over, and it turned out to be a "Jack of Spades".

The clown took the "Jack of Spades" back into his hand, inserted it into the deck at will, and then quickly shuffled it again.

After that, he took a step sideways, appeared in front of Qi Sui, handed over the arranged cards, took off his hat, and bent down to make a "please" gesture.

Qi Sui narrowed his eyes slightly.

He always felt that the red paint on the clown's face was a bit too glaring, giving people a feeling of fear.

He stretched out his hand, took out a card from the deck, and then turned it over.

"Jack of Spades" appeared in front of everyone.

Bang bang bang bang!

Seeing this magical scene, the onlookers and aunts all applauded.

The clown's smile became even brighter, and the mouth on his face was almost torn open by his roots.

He was polite and bowed deeply to the audience, then put on his hat and walked outside with a cane until he disappeared at the end of the road.

"interesting!"

Qi Sui rubbed his chin, a look of thought flashing in his eyes.

Magic may seem magical, but its principles are achieved by using clever techniques to confuse the audience's sight.

But for the magic trick performed by the clown just now, at such a close range, with his eyesight, he couldn't tell where it was tampered with.

…

Longtan National Security Bureau.

"Hello, is there anything I can help you with?"

As soon as Qi Sui pushed open the glass door and walked in, a young man came over enthusiastically.

Compared with other departments, the service attitude towards ordinary people under the national security system is really unique.

"Hello, this is my identity token. This time I am here for a national commissioned mission!"

Hearing this, the young man's attitude became more respectful.

He took out a special instrument and conducted an anti-counterfeiting test on the identity token.

After confirming that it was correct, he stood at attention and saluted, saying: "Hello, Director Qi, our director has been waiting for you for a long time, I will take you up now!"

Qi Sui followed the man all the way to the top floor of the National Security Bureau, the fifth floor, and the director's office was on the outside.

"Hello, Director Qi, I have heard that our Director Qi is a young hero. When I saw him today, I didn't expect him to look younger than I imagined!"

A hearty laugh came from inside the house.

The director of Longtan National Security is a middle-aged woman in her early forties.

Her appearance is of the ordinary type, tall, slightly muscular, and with a brilliant gaze, you can tell at a glance that she has a good cultivation.

"Director Bai, hello, you're welcome!"

Qi Sui smiled politely in return, and the two simply shook hands in the air, as a greeting.

Bai Xiajie is a great man in the eyes of ordinary people.

Once upon a time, Qi Sui would have a similar sense of awe when facing Sun Guoliang.

But just one year has passed, and Qi Sui can stand in front of such a great man as an equal.

Even considering the status of Longtan City and Qinhai City, Qi Sui is half a level higher than Bai Xiajie.

The two had a brief conversation for a while.

Bai Xiajie asked: "Director Qi, should we eat first, or discuss the mission first?"

"Let's take a look at this national mission first!"

"Okay, please follow me!"

Led by the woman, Qi Sui came to a large conference room at the innermost part of the fourth floor.

At this time, there were already a few scattered figures sitting here.

A blue light curtain was suspended in the air, recording detailed information about this mission.

"This is the undertaker of the national mission, Qi Sui, the director of the Qinhai City National Security Bureau. Although he is young, his martial arts skills have already entered the realm of a master!" Bai Xiajie introduced him to everyone with a smile.

"Hello, Director Qi!"

"Hello, Director Qi!"

"..."

Everyone stood up and saluted, their eyes full of awe.

You should know that their Longtan City's national mission this time is marked as "SSS" level difficulty. According to the records of previous years, even those first-grade grandmasters cannot guarantee that they can complete it smoothly.

It can be seen that although Qi Sui is young, his strength is definitely not something that can be described as a new master.

"Lin Tianyuan, come and introduce this mission to Director Qi!"

"Okay, Director!"

A tall and thin young man walked in front of the light curtain. He waved his hand and a bloody crime scene appeared on the light curtain.

It was a street at night. A man's body fell under a tree, holding a briefcase in his hand. His head was thrown into a trash can not far away. His eyes were wide open and there was fear.

No one could imagine how terrible he had encountered before he died.

"This case happened on January 3. The deceased was named Zhang Lian. He was an ordinary white-collar worker in a company. The crime scene was on his way home normally."

"Then, this is a video taken by a nearby surveillance camera!"

A video was played.

The alley was silent, and few pedestrians could be seen.

The cold moonlight spread all over the earth. The street lights on both sides of the road had been in disrepair for a long time, and the light seemed a little dim.

Zhang Lian walked over hurriedly with a briefcase in his hand.

A strange scene appeared at this time.

He suddenly stopped, his mouth opening and closing, as if he was talking to the person in front of him.

Then, he took a step sideways, trying to take a detour and continue forward, but he had only walked a few steps.

His head was like a mold assembled on his body, and was taken off out of thin air by incredible means.

Blood spurted out, and his body fell to the ground powerlessly.

The video ended here.

Many people present had watched this video many times, but every time they watched it again, they would feel a chill in their backs.

Because from beginning to end, there was only Zhang Lian in the video!

"Then, this is the video of the second incident!"

A convenience store with warm light was projected on the screen.

A young female clerk was holding a stick and shouting at the air not far away, obviously driving something away.

The next second, something terrible happened.

The female clerk's eyes widened, her mouth opened, and her arms seemed to be out of control. She forced the baseball bat into her mouth, piercing her stomach, and all kinds of organs were scattered all over the floor. The scene was extremely bloody.

"There is a third case!"

"This case is a bit special, because the victim is a coach of a martial arts school, and his cultivation has reached the level of a Japanese martial artist!"

The picture was played again.

This time the location was in a beautiful natural park, and the sun was shining.

The tall middle-aged man was sitting on the lawn with his wife and children, enjoying delicious food.

Suddenly, his eyes seemed to be attracted by something, and he started talking to the air in front of him.

During the whole process, his wife and children were eating their own food and did not notice anything unusual.

At this moment, the middle-aged man stretched out his hand, as if he had received something, and then he showed a disdainful expression on his face and made a discarding gesture.

After that, he waved his hand impatiently.

The picture continued to move forward.

The strange scene happened again.

The middle-aged man stood up without any signs, his eyes were a little dazed, and then he put his strong right arm into his mouth, and suddenly exerted force downward, and actually took out a still beating heart from his throat.

It was not until then that his wife and daughter screamed shrilly.

…

The video kept playing.

Behind each video, there is at least one victim.

In just three months, Longtan City has experienced many strange incidents, and the death toll has soared.

This frequency is so high that everyone is trembling.

It is only because the victims of each incident are only in the single digits that it has not caused a sensation worldwide.

"Director Qi, what do you think about this case?" Bai Xiajie asked expectantly.

So many cases happened in her jurisdiction, and the pressure she was under can be imagined.

Qi Sui pinched his chin and fell into deep thought.

After a long time, he said: "Please adjust the screen to page 163!"

"Oh, okay!"

Lin Tianyuan made a virtual move with his fingers.

This picture shows a swimming pool.

A bloated man's body floated on the water.

"Can you enlarge the lower right corner?" Qi Sui asked.

"Yes!"

Lin Tianyuan slid his two fingers outward.

Everyone in the field was attracted to it.

It was a playing card floating on the water. If it was not magnified deliberately, no one would notice such a small and ordinary detail.

Qi Sui narrowed his eyes dangerously and murmured: "J of Spades!"

Not bad!

On this poker card, there is a black card character holding a long hook, which is very similar to the "J of Spades" in the clown card I encountered before.

"What's wrong, Director Qi? Is there any clue here?" Bai Xiajie asked.

"On the way here, I met a clown who performed magic and drew a poker card from him, which happened to be this J of Spades."

At this point, Qi Sui added: "But I can't confirm whether there is a connection between the two for the time being."

Because he didn't feel any religious atmosphere from the clown before.

There are only two possibilities.

The first is that the clown is just an ordinary person.

The second is that the clown's strength is very terrifying, even far superior to himself, so that he can hide his strength so perfectly.

Thinking of this, the expression on Qi Sui's face became extremely solemn!

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