Gaowu invasion, I can see the future

72: Longjiang girl, a weird recorderThe drive wasn’t far; as soon as they finished talking about it, they arrived at their destination: Tianhai Food Plaza.

As soon as they got out of the car, Wang Haobin looked at the tall buildings, the dense crowd, and the merchants who were still cleaning up their shops after yesterday’s heavy rain.

Wang Haobin couldn’t help but ask, ”Many shops are still cleaning up. Where are we going?”

”Overlord Seafood Buffet.”

Hearing the name of the restaurant, Wang Haobin was shocked.

”Holy crap! I remember it’s 1888 per person! Super King Crabs and the like cost extra.”

”Yep, this place. My treat.”

With that, Bai Yu walked ahead, and Zhang Youpeng quickly followed him.

Wang Haobin, however, stood frozen in place.

”What... what’s going on?”

He quickly chased after them: ”Is this real? Nearly six thousand for three people! Didn’t you say you only earned a few thousand? Are you planning to spend it all?”

”Hey, a few thousand is just our budget for lunch. We’re just getting started. Eating well is the most important thing.”

Of course, his original budget was five hundred, but now he knew Wang Mengmeng was Wang Haobin’s girlfriend’s best friend.

So, if he wanted to invite the group of girls out...

Throwing money was the easiest way!

He wasn’t particularly short on money right now.

A meal for five people would only cost less than one hundred Contribution Points.

Wang Haobin’s curiosity was piqued, and he excitedly asked, ”No! How are you so rich? Did you sell your house or get a demolition payout?”

”Just eat honestly. Why ask so many questions?”

Zhang Youpeng, standing nearby, scratched his head, feeling that messing with Wang Haobin would be very interesting.

And this wasn’t even the most shocking part; wait until Wang Haobin found out about the existence of the Transcendent World!

At the same time, he was also glad that Bai Yu told him first.

Otherwise... Wang Haobin looked a bitstupid (silly) like this right now.

Overlord Seafood Restaurant.

After Bai Yu paid and the three of them sat down, Wang Haobin was still a bit confused.

Bai Yu made an excuse, ”I’m going to the restroom.”

As soon as he left, Wang Haobin looked at Zhang Youpeng and excitedly asked, ”Tell me! Did you two rob a bank? How are you so rich? What kind of job earns so much money?”

Zhang Youpeng’s mind wasn’t as flexible as Bai Yu’s. He could only say, ”It’s just... Brother Yu found a good job and met some rich people.”

”Sugar mommy?”

...No.

He thought about it again. Bai Yu had said that Qin Wanqing was the daughter of the Yun An Group’s helmsman, a super-rich woman, and everyone in the team was considered wealthy. This seemed to make sense.

Seeing how tight-lipped Zhang Youpeng was, Wang Haobin was itching with curiosity! It was like ants crawling all over him, making him incredibly uncomfortable!

On the other side, in the restroom.

Bai Yu called up the panel and immediately purchased Wang Mengmeng’s information.

”I wonder if I can find the source of the jumping into the river cases.”

He heard that in just half a month, there had been over forty recorded cases of people jumping into the river!

If it continued to develop like this, who knew how many more people would be harmed.

[Deceased - Wang Mengmeng

Strength: Mortal

Description: At dawn on July 28th, jumped into the Long River at the No. 2 Cross-River Bridge in the western section. This deceased is the forty-sixth victim since the jumping into the river cases began.

Remaining Soul Memory: From the memory fragments, the deceased saw the Dragon River Woman before death. After being embraced by her, her Soul completely shattered, losing all life forms.

After the Dragon River Woman absorbed this sacrifice, her strength is suspected to have received a phased improvement.

Recorder: **** (Censored)

Recording Time: 2037, July 29th]

Bai Yu wondered inwardly, ’Dragon River Woman? Why does she sound like a good ghost!’

White Spirit in his Soul Sea heard Bai Yu’s inner murmur and asked, ”Bai Yu Gege, why did you mention the Dragon River Woman?”

”What? Do you know her?”

”Ling’er does know one, but I don’t know if it’s the one Bai Yu Gege mentioned.”

Bai Yu’s heart stirred. Could this Dragon River Woman have been born at the same time as the White Dragon?

No! The Dragon River Woman was born even earlier!

”Tell me about it. This information might be very important to me.”

”Okay.”

White Spirit quickly narrated a story.

The river she guarded back then was called the Long River by the local people.

However, while she was in deep sleep, a Water Ghost appeared in the river, impersonating her!

This Water Ghost initially helped the common people slay evil spirits, but later demanded cattle and sheep as sacrifices, gradually escalating to human sacrifices!

Because that era was very ignorant and chaotic, in order to survive, human sacrifices often occurred!

Everyone thought the Dragon River Woman was a Dragon, and they dared not offend the Dragon God, so they obediently complied.

Later, the Dragon River Woman’s appetite grew larger and larger. Naturally, the White Dragon stepped forward and severely wounded her, but unfortunately, she escaped.

”Oh, right. Bai Yu Gege, it is said that this woman committed suicide by jumping into the river due to a tragic love story, and her resentment and sorrow transformed her into a Water Ghost.”

Bai Yu took a deep breath when he heard this.

Now he finally knew the enemy’s true Face!

It was much better than being clueless before.

”White Spirit, can you deal with her?”

”If she is at her full strength, Ling’er cannot defeat her now. But I will definitely try my best!”

”She shouldn’t be at full strength. And someone will help you. The most important thing is how to find her.”

”If she’s nearby, Ling’er has a way to find her.”

”That’s great!”

With a solution, Bai Yu greatly relaxed.

”Oh, right. Now, it seems some people are being influenced by the Dragon River Woman’s power, always jumping into the river and then disappearing. Can you generally resolve the symptoms before they jump into the river?”

”It should be no problem. Ling’er encountered this situation when she was tracking the heavily injured Dragon River Woman back then.”

”That’s great! I happen to have a patient to deal with right now. How do you resolve this? Can you hide your methods?”

”I just need to wash away the Ghost Qi curse. It’s colorless and formless; ordinary people can’t see it.”

”Hahaha~ That makes it even easier to handle now.”

White Spirit was also very happy to be able to help so much.

When she talked, she was like a cute, soft, and tsundere child, very adorable.

If she could take human form, a head pat would be comforting.

Bai Yu began to quickly think about how to approach Wang Mengmeng.

”If I’m not mistaken, Wang Mengmeng, an ordinary person, is worth five Intelligence Points, so there must be a problem. Then I’ll stick to the original plan and just call her over.”

”A luxurious meal with an average cost of two thousand per person should be enough to invite someone, right?”

”It’s just that, what I need to consider now is whether to reveal my identity directly, or...”

After careful consideration, the Official’s current method of handling it is to gather the patients and use stabilizing spiritual incense to help them get through the period of jumping into the river, and the patients will only be mentally weak for a period afterward.

Now it seems that their Divine Qi has been drained by the Dragon River Woman.

Cases that the Official chooses to conceal are usually those they cannot handle themselves, fearing that patients might experience extreme panic.

Now that he knew the source, he could handle it! The room for maneuver was much larger.

’The simplest way, actually, is to use spiritual incense to soothe the mind. Then let White Spirit absorb the curse, without anyone knowing.’

Thinking of this, Bai Yu took out his phone and inserted the communication device issued by the Bureau.

He sent a message in the team chat: ”The source of the jumping into the river cases has been found!”

Liu Feifei: ”?”

Zhao Bin: ”??”

Jiang Chen: ”???”

Qin Wanqing: ”Happy fox.jpg”

Liu Feifei: ”You, weren’t you supposed to go to the exchange? How did you secretly solve another major case!”

”My strength is here; it really doesn’t allow me to be low-key!”

”Whip you to death.jpg. Tell us, what do you want us to do? It’s hard enough to get a holiday; this is suffering...”

Bai Yu: ”No big deal. Just have someone come over and bring a spiritual incense to treat my roommate’s girlfriend’s best friend.”

???

Liu Feifei: ”Spiritual incense can only soothe, not cure the root cause. Or are you saying you can solve this illness now?”

Bai Yu then briefly explained the relationship between the White Dragon and the Dragon River Woman.

Liu Feifei: ”So it’s Ling’er’s ability, you’re just borrowing the Dragon’s might!”

Bai Yu: ”White Spirit’s is mine, no distinction.”

Zhao Bin: ”Then I’ll talk to the Ninth Team about it. So they don’t have a headache over this illness.”

Liu Feifei: ”@Zhao Bin, why don’t you go deliver it? You’re also a doctor, you can pretend.”

Zhao Bin: ”No problem.”

Bai Yu: ”Then Brother Zhao Bin can come dressed as a private doctor. This way, it’ll be easily handled.”

”Okay!”

Before he joined the Investigation Bureau, he was a legitimate doctor! And an obstetrician.

Coming over to pretend this time would definitely be prescribing the right medicine.

After resolving this matter, Bai Yu didn’t forget to take another look at the intelligence.

’Remaining Soul Memory’

’Recorder: ***’

’Official personnel?’

’Doesn’t feel quite like it... After all, the Official hasn’t provided any information about the Dragon River Woman yet. If there were records of the Dragon River Woman, they should have already disclosed them to those who investigate cases.’

’I’ll note it down for now.’

Back at the dining table.

Wang Haobin said speechlessly, ”Isn’t it small?”

”Have you heard of the Dragon’s Grip?”

”Bah~ I think it’s a small Mud Loach!”

A voice came from the Soul Sea: ’Why mention the Dragon?’

Bai Yu: ’Uh, children shouldn’t ask too many questions.’

’Mmm~ Okay.’

Back to the main topic.

The waiter quickly served Boston lobster, Dungeness crab, large black abalone, top-grade beef, and other dishes. Wang Haobin salivated just looking at them.

”I’ve never eaten such an expensive buffet before!”

”Why don’t you call your girlfriend over?”

”Can I really do that?”

Wang Haobin was actually more curious about how rich Bai Yu really was!

After only a month, had he taken off? What kind of job earned so much money! Or was he really being kept.

His Face was indeed much fairer; a rich woman helped him with skincare, right?

”Of course you can! You can even have your girlfriend bring all her best friends. Including the one who’s sick. I can even call a private doctor for her. Speaking of which, this illness is quite simple to treat. All it needs is a calming incense.”

Wang Haobin’s eyes widened.

Private doctor!

What kind of Advanced vocabulary was that? What kind of decadent service for the upper class was this?

”Are you... are you serious?”

”You, after not seeing you for a month, why are you so easily surprised?”

Wang Haobin: ???

Is this called easily surprised?

Any normal person would be like this, okay!?

”Could it be that you’re a second-generation rich kid who’s been tricking us into thinking you’re an orphan?”

”Something like that, it’s time to show my hand. You call everyone over.”

”Then... then I’m really calling them, okay!”

His girlfriend plus four best friends, a total consumption of nearly 10,000! He couldn’t afford that.

But if he could grandly call them over, that would be quite impressive! He would also have a lot of Face in front of his girlfriend.

”Call them quickly.”

”Alright!”

Wang Haobin excitedly picked up his phone.

”Hello~ Haobin, what’s wrong?”

”Is your best friend feeling better?”

”Not yet, Mengmeng’s condition has worsened a bit.”

”Take a taxi directly to Qinghai Food Plaza now.”

”I can’t go... My best friend still needs care.”

”Just bring everyone over! Come directly to Overlord Seafood Buffet!”

”I really can’t go... Wait, which restaurant did you say?”

”Hehe~ It’s the Overlord Seafood Buffet at Tianhai Food Plaza! The 1888 one.”

”Why are you there? It’s so expensive!”

”A rich roommate is treating. He said all five of you can come, and he can even call a private doctor to treat your best friend.”

”A rich roommate? Are you talking about Li Hua?”

Wang Haobin awkwardly said, ”Uh, you’ll know when you get here.”

”Will he really invite a private doctor? She might need a psychiatrist now.”

Wang Haobin paused, ’It’s that serious? Does she really need to be tied up?’

He looked at Bai Yu, his eyes questioning, and Bai Yu nodded.

”No problem. My friend seems to have great Divine Ability. The eight of us, spending so much, he doesn’t even blink.”

”Okay, I’ll tell my best friends.”

After a brief chat, they naturally chose to come.

Such a rich person, they should at least meet him! What’s more, he even said he could find a private doctor to solve the illness.