This Actor Is Full Of Tricks

Lin Jue put the two file boxes back and, with [Codename X] in hand, returned to his workstation.

As soon as he got back, he saw Huang Yong walking out of the captain's office with a dark face, looking like he'd really been chewed out.

Sensing Lin Jue's gaze, Huang Yong glared at him fiercely and sat back down without a word.

This young man has quite a temper.

Lin Jue placed the file box on Xu Xiaoqi's desk: "Xiaoqi, here's what you wanted."

"Okay, thanks."

Xu Xiaoqi opened the file box, revealing a stack of photos and a personal information sheet.

Lin Jue craned his neck to look, his expression becoming increasingly strange: "Why is this Codename X me?"

[Codename: X]

[Identity: ???]

[First appeared in the Sunflower Residential District during a paranormal event, as Zhou Yue, a clinic doctor]

[Second appeared in the Xinqiao Apartment paranormal event, as Wang Tianshu, a university student]

[Discovered by: Night Phantom Squad]

[Specific identity unknown, suspected to be a mysterious organization capable of impersonating the dead (or resurrecting them?), unknown number of members, currently exhibiting no signs of danger]

The stack of photos consisted of pictures of the paranormal entities Lin Jue had killed, as well as photos of Zhou Yue and Wang Tianshu.

Then he saw Xu Xiaoqi insert yesterday's photos into the file box and write a line on the document.

[Third appeared in the Century Mall parking lot paranormal event, as Zhou Yue, a clinic doctor]

It probably won't be long before another line is added.

[Fourth appeared at the Investigation Division, as Fang Hao, an intern investigator]

It's hard to imagine Chen Fu's expression when he finds out.

Lin Jue thought to himself, silently withdrawing his gaze and returning to his seat.

… …

At seven in the evening, Huang Yong walked out of the Investigation Division building, feeling frustrated.

The thought of being scolded by the captain today made him extremely agitated. Why would that Zhou Yue, a perfectly normal person, pretend to be a paranormal entity and scare people?

"If I hadn't gotten the information from Xu Xiaoqi, I wouldn't have known that guy was even human!"

"I've never even met him, so why would he scare me? I haven't offended him!"

"He made me lose face! Damn it! I better not run into you again!"

Huang Yong rubbed his hair in frustration and walked into a barbecue restaurant by the roadside, ordered a few bottles of beer, and drank alone.

What the captain said today was serious, saying that if this kind of thing happened again, he would be packing his bags and leaving.

Although he was timid, and the work at the Investigation Division was dangerous, it had to be said that the salary and benefits were very good. Even if he slacked off for a month, he would still earn tens of thousands.

Participating in resolving a paranormal event would also bring a considerable bonus.

So Huang Yong didn't want to lose this job.

"After I pass the combat assessment, I'll take the initiative to get contaminated once! Increase my strength!"

Huang Yong slammed the empty beer bottle on the table and staggered out of the barbecue stall.

He didn't choose to take a taxi, but instead strolled alone. It had to be said that this behavior was extremely dangerous at this time.

Although it wasn't a foggy day, paranormal entities that had emerged from the mist still lurked in the city.

At half past eight in the evening, Huang Yong staggered along in the old district.

The streets in the old district were full of potholes due to years of disrepair, and few cars chose to drive here.

The streetlights flickered and buzzed, and most of the residential buildings nearby had already turned off their lights, making the whole street much darker than outside.

Huang Yong walked alone, the streetlight casting his shadow on the ground, stretching diagonally across the street, with half of the shadow imprinted on the surrounding wall.

Behind his shadow, there seemed to be a round, rolling dark shadow following, faintly visible.

It looked like the shadow of a head.

"Why do I keep feeling like something is following me?" Huang Yong also realized that something was wrong, sobering up a lot, and suddenly looked back.

Behind him was empty, and he could only see the scattered city lights at the end of the street in the distance.

"There's nothing there. Am I too drunk?"

Huang Yong blinked his heavy eyelids, but when he turned back around, a hideous head suddenly appeared, less than three centimeters away, almost face to face.

The grayish-white eyes had no vitality, just staring straight at Huang Yong.

At such close range, Huang Yong could even smell the disgusting stench coming from the head.

His eyes widened inch by inch, the alcohol instantly clearing, and his pupils trembled violently.

"Young man, are you very afraid of me?" The head grinned, and a hoarse, cold voice came from its mouth.

With Huang Yong's courage, he was naturally afraid. It was already good that he didn't scream. He only had one thought now, and that was to turn around and run.

But the captain's words of scolding in the afternoon suddenly appeared in his mind at this moment.

"Huang Yong, you've been on the job for three months! You haven't passed the assessment, and you haven't played a single role in dealing with paranormal events! Aren't you ashamed?"

"You're scared witless by a paranormal entity disguised as a person. How can you have the nerve to say you're a member of the Firefly Squad?"

"Do you want to be a coward for the rest of your life? Or are you willing to be a hero for a moment?"

The captain's words of disappointment seemed to still be echoing in his ears. Red veins appeared in Huang Yong's eyes, and he gritted his teeth and pulled out a bronze dagger from his waist.

"I'm afraid of your grandpa!"

His face flushed red, and he raised the knife, ready to attack. He didn't believe that he, a first-level investigator, couldn't handle a head!

However, in the next moment, a smug smile appeared on the corner of the head's mouth.

Suddenly, Huang Yong only felt as if something had drilled into his brain, as if a lampshade had been placed over a lamp, his consciousness became drowsy, and everything in front of him began to blur.

It's contamination! Damn you… …

This was the last sentence that appeared in his mind when his consciousness fell into chaos.

… …

Lin Jue worked overtime, helping Xu Xiaoqi sort out some information. By the time he left the Investigation Division building, the sky outside had completely darkened.

It was almost eight o'clock.

As usual, Lin Jue rode a shared bicycle towards home.

When he arrived at the old district, there were even fewer cars on the street, and he couldn't even see a single pedestrian.

When turning into an old street, he suddenly squeezed the brakes, looking at a staggering figure not far ahead.

It was Huang Yong.

Does this guy live here too? And he's been drinking?

Looks like his self-esteem is quite strong. He knows how to be depressed after being scolded.

Lin Jue switched to Fang Hao's persona, just about to go up and say hello, but his gaze caught a glimpse of a round thing flying close to the ground, constantly approaching Huang Yong.

A flying head!

This guy has appeared again!

He pulled the bicycle to the side and squatted in the shadows of a wall.

The flying head was close to the back of Huang Yong's head. The latter seemed to notice something. The moment he turned his head, the flying head suddenly rose, landing in front of him.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Jue heard Huang Yong roar angrily. In less than three seconds, he saw the knife raised in Huang Yong's hand slowly lowered, and he followed the flying head into the distance like a puppet.

"He's been contaminated?" Lin Jue, who witnessed everything, raised his eyebrows slightly.

[Scenario Three: In the evening, you encounter your colleague, who has just gotten off work, being contaminated by a flying head. The other party is in danger. Out of the urgent desire to protect your colleague, you choose to follow… …]

Fang Hao's character is indeed a heroic figure. It seems that the answer I gave to Chen Fu's question at the beginning was correct.

Lin Jue parked the shared bicycle and stuck close to the side of the wall, following not too closely, not too far away.