Zhang Qishu was now very cooperative with Ye Tiancheng and the others.
He spoke of his origins, something he had also mentioned during his identity registration.
Zhang Qishu was originally a ginseng from a deep mountain forest in the north. Due to good fortune, it had awakened its sentience and had never been discovered, eventually cultivating into human form.
It was very interested in human society and greatly desired to become human.
Therefore, Zhang Qishu found an opportunity, disguised itself as a child, and squatted at the entrance of an orphanage.
When the people at the orphanage discovered Zhang Qishu, they checked its identity, found no records, and no one came to claim it. They assumed the child was lost or abandoned, so they let it into the orphanage.
Thus, Zhang Qishu successfully obtained a human identity and slowly "grew up" in human society.
Moreover, it had thrived.
After all, Ye Tiancheng and Nie Chongyang had already reviewed its life history and knew that this fellow had indeed done very well, living a more comfortable life than many humans.
As a ginseng spirit that was constantly coveted, Zhang Qishu naturally paid great attention to its personal safety. Therefore, while living in human society, it always carefully concealed its aura. Even many of its own kind could not detect its true identity, mistaking it for an ordinary human.
Zhang Qishu also pretended to be a normal person. Even when it could see non-human entities at times when ordinary people shouldn't, it would pretend not to see, displaying impeccable acting skills of feigning blindness.
Originally, its life was going smoothly. However, not long ago, during a company team-building event, they went hiking in the mountains.
Zhang Qishu accidentally leaked a trace of its aura, which led to its true identity being discovered and it being targeted, attracting the covetousness of mountain spirits and wild monsters.
It was terrified.
Because Zhang Qishu had very little combat power, it couldn't possibly win in a fight. In such a situation, it couldn't call the police. When a crime occurred and it was suspected, it was also helpless. If it told the truth, no one would believe it, but it was truly not the murderer.
Furthermore, Zhang Qishu couldn't report the case at all.
After all, at that time, it didn't know that the country already had special task force departments.
Zhang Qishu could only endure the humiliation and couldn't save the victims. After all, even it didn't know when the entity targeting it would choose the skin of whom to approach it.
This was because for mountain spirits and wild monsters to move in human society, they not only needed a human form but also, to some extent, human skin could help them conceal themselves from easy discovery by other entities. Therefore, even if the other party was wearing a skin, Zhang Qishu couldn't guarantee it could recognize them immediately.
With Zhang Qishu's help, and now that it was confirmed that the mountain spirit and wild monster's target was him, they would not give up their actions just because Zhang Qishu was controlled and protected by Nie Chongyang. This made it much easier for Nie Chongyang and the others to solve the case.
In this situation, Ye Tiancheng and the others no longer interfered.
After all, they needed Nie Chongyang and the others to grow. This case, which was no longer that difficult, should still be handled by Nie Chongyang and the others.
Although the mountain spirit and wild monster that committed the crime was somewhat dangerous, Nie Chongyang and the others had Xiao Miaomiao, so there was no need to worry too much. Although Xiao Miaomiao's strength was not very powerful because she was only an avatar, she could easily deal with mountain spirits and wild monsters and protect Nie Chongyang and the others.
Since this matter was considered more than half resolved, at least the part that Ye Tiancheng and the others were responsible for was completed. Ye Tiancheng bid farewell to Nie Chongyang and the others and prepared to leave.
They had more urgent matters to attend to and could not linger anywhere.
Ye Tiancheng was very clear about his mission.
Regarding Ye Tiancheng's departure, Nie Chongyang, with Zhang Qishu still present, spun a tale, saying that Ye Tiancheng was a colleague from out of town, a very capable special consultant who had rushed over specifically for this case. Now that the situation had become clear, Ye Tiancheng and his group were leaving.
Because of Zhang Qishu's special identity, Nie Chongyang intended to win him over.
The Special Task Force was desperately short of people, especially capable ones, and even more so for those who could help them promote and manage regulations. Zhang Qishu truly presented Nie Chongyang and the others with a great opportunity. Who wouldn't easily give up such a situation?
Zhang Qishu, perhaps due to living in human society for a long time, was like most ordinary humans. Laws and regulations carried significant weight in its heart, making it very willing to cooperate actively with Nie Chongyang and the others' work.
In any case, as long as it wasn't treated as a criminal in a murder case and its body wasn't coveted, it was happy to cooperate with everything else.
Ye Tiancheng and his group, along with Long Zhaozhao, whose identity was now known, left Nie Chongyang and the others.
Their next stop was to search for the next fragment of the Fuxi Qin.
Although they didn't know when this journey would reach its destination, since they had embarked on this path, Ye Tiancheng would not easily back down.
Meanwhile, concerning the fatty, whom Ye Tiancheng hadn't paid attention to for some time, Helian Sheng had already rushed over and was helping Ye Tiancheng observe and deal with things, to prevent these entities from causing any unnecessary obstacles to Ye Tiancheng's actions.
Helian Sheng's agreement to help Ye Tiancheng this time was also in the hope that Ye Tiancheng could resolve the root problem as soon as possible without any worries.
Ye Tiancheng once again sensed the whereabouts of the next Fuxi Qin fragment. After finding the direction, the group headed towards it.
The little fox said, "I wonder what kind of place we'll go to this time."
Ye Tiancheng replied, "No matter where we go, we just need to collect the fragments. The sooner the Fuxi Qin is restored, the sooner we can settle down."
His mood was actually very heavy.
Ye Tiancheng had deliberately avoided topics related to Hou Mingzhu, not because he didn't care about Hou Mingzhu, but because at this moment, if he were to worry about Hou Mingzhu's matter again, Ye Tiancheng would lose his composure.
And losing composure would be of no help in solving the problem.
The little fox and the others also didn't want Ye Tiancheng to worry all day, so they wouldn't deliberately bring up Hou Mingzhu's matter.
They didn't even know where Hou Mingzhu was now, nor whether she was alive or dead.
Ye Tiancheng was extremely concerned.
After all, she was his wife and the mother of his daughter. If he hadn't failed to protect Hou Mingzhu, Hou Mingzhu wouldn't be missing.
He hoped that the fake "Hou Mingzhu," who had been tricked and imprisoned, would have some value, allowing Ye Tiancheng and the others to obtain clues to Hou Mingzhu's whereabouts, and giving Ye Tiancheng a chance to rescue Hou Mingzhu later.
Ye Tiancheng truly couldn't fathom who hated him so much and targeted the people around him in this manner.
He sighed softly in his heart but never voiced his worries.
According to his senses, Ye Tiancheng and the others quickly found the next location, which was near a university town. Ye Tiancheng and the others did not seem out of place here.
After all, the three of them looked quite young, and they were good-looking. Especially Long Miaomiao, with her appearance, it would be perfectly believable to say she was a high school student, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration at all.
Long Miaomiao liked looking this way and had no intention of changing.
Upon arriving at the university town, Ye Tiancheng and the others browsed around and found a rental apartment, renting a three-bedroom, two-living room unit to stay in temporarily, to avoid the problem from being resolved too quickly.
Near the university town, because many university students disliked living in dormitories and preferred to rent apartments outside, it was easiest to find rentals around the university town.
Now that they were not traveling with their wives and children, and didn't have a large family to drag along, Ye Tiancheng and the others found it much more convenient. They didn't need a very good rental, as long as it had all the necessary facilities and was habitable, it was sufficient.
A simple three-bedroom, two-living room unit was more than enough for Ye Tiancheng and the others to live in.
Walking through the university town, Long Miaomiao holding Long Zhaozhao was quite eye-catching. A beautiful young girl walking on the streets outside the university town, holding a cute pet sable in her arms, would inevitably draw extra glances from both boys and girls.
With Ye Tiancheng and the little fox, two handsome men, accompanying Long Miaomiao, it attracted even more attention.
Long Miaomiao was responsible for the fun. The main business was discussed by Ye Tiancheng and the others, and if any help was needed, Long Miaomiao would step in.
Long Miaomiao walked, holding the sable.
Ye Tiancheng and the little fox lagged slightly behind, following Long Miaomiao, discussing matters.
The little fox said to Ye Tiancheng, "I never expected that this time it would be at a university town. Could it be that our investigation will lead us into the school?"
Ye Tiancheng also frowned, "It's hard to say, but if we really have to investigate inside, then there's nothing we can do. Are we not going in just because the fragment is inside?"
The little fox nodded, then smiled and said, "Fortunately, we look young. Pretending to be university students is also believable. Some universities are not very strict, and they are inherently open to the public, so it's not that difficult to blend in."
"If it were a middle school or high school, then perhaps only Long Miaomiao could blend in."
Ye Tiancheng and the little fox were young and ageless, but their appearances were there. They could pass for university students, but saying they looked like high school students would be too much.
Upon arriving here, Ye Tiancheng and the others didn't have a clear destination. Especially since the university town was so large, even larger than the small mountain village where Long Miaomiao was previously, finding clues became even more difficult.
Therefore, for the first few days, Ye Tiancheng and the others' goal was not to head directly for the fragment.
After all, even if they reached the vicinity of the fragment's location, they couldn't find the direction of the fragment's whereabouts.
Ye Tiancheng and the others wandered around the university town, mainly to familiarize themselves with the environment and to sense where the fragment's aura was strongest, to narrow down the search scope.
This was a considerable amount of work.
Because the university town was crowded with so many university students, Ye Tiancheng and the others couldn't use too many supernatural or mystical methods. They had to honestly and diligently search for clues, which was truly not easy.
Ye Tiancheng and the others spent a long time wandering around the university town on the first day but had no useful gains.
During dinner, Long Miaomiao expressed a desire to eat at a barbecue restaurant near the university. Ye Tiancheng and the others agreed. In these small matters, Ye Tiancheng was quite accommodating to Long Miaomiao.
After all, Long Miaomiao had helped him so much, it would be too unrighteous not to satisfy her with these small requests.
As a dragon, Long Miaomiao also had unique ways of sensing. While eating here, she didn't have to worry about consuming anything unclean, unhygienic, with fresh ingredients, or ingredients of unknown origin.
In fact, the barbecue restaurant that Long Miaomiao chose made food that tasted quite good.
After Ye Tiancheng and the others tried it, they understood why Long Miaomiao had chosen to eat there.