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Chapter 39: The Death of Deities

Chapter 39: Chapter 39: The Death of Deities

Under the coordination of various aspects, the first special training session in Yunlong City began vigorously. Duan Mingyuan took up the command in a crisis and assumed the role of the first instructor. Da Jiang believed this might become one of the important moments in the industry. When people in the future look back on this history, they would firmly remember the contributions made by Instructor Duan Mingyuan.

Of course, that’s assuming the industry can continue to exist in the future.

"The hotel information has been sent over. The company’s people are really efficient, Old Duan... Ah, spit, Old Duan."

Da Jiang was distracted by his aspirations for the future and almost let slip a blunder.

He felt it necessary to clarify, "Old Duan refers to how the newcomers in the industry will definitely remember your contributions, which is different from the interpretations online."

"You don’t need to explain."

Duan Mingyuan didn’t take it to heart initially, but Da Jiang’s forced explanation made him feel somewhat odd.

At this moment, he was gathering with the "Summer Camp" trainees by the fountain in front of the hotel entrance. This place once ranked among the most popular spots in Yunlong City. However, with the constant influx of Extraterrestrials and more high-rise buildings emerging, this historic hotel gradually failed to keep up with the times and faded from public view.

The fountain had long been dried up and seemed to have not been cleaned for a while, filled with trash and withered leaves.

The hotel nearby, only four stories high, had its old walls covered in ivy, giving it a desolate and eerie feel.

"Uh, anyway, I’ll send you the information in a bit."

After hanging up the phone, Tang Qianqian couldn’t wait to ask, "Senior, what did Mr. Da Jiang say? Is this place really haunted?"

She also did some preparatory work before this training began.

Under the impact of the Extraterrestrials, the hotel once neared closure. The Extraterrestrials even put acquisition plans on their agenda for a while, but a subsequent event allowed the hotel to continue in another way.

An Extraterrestrial inspector from the acquiring company died suddenly of a heart attack on the night of his stay. And since then, a shadow of haunting rumors has clung to this place.

An Extraterrestrial’s death in Yunlong City naturally became the top news at the time. Back then, people had a strong filter towards Extraterrestrials, believing them to be omnipotent beings—some even called the Extraterrestrials deities descended to the Mortal Realm, reasoning that only deities would descend from the heavens and bring with them creations far beyond human imagination.

And on that day, a deity died in this hotel.

However, the official report later announced that this "deity" had long suffered from a heart disease, and that night, his condition suddenly worsened. His assistant was not around, so he ultimately died of an acute myocardial infarction.

Everything was explained by science and medicine.

Yet many still speculated wildly about the myocardial infarction, asserting that the deceased must have encountered something unclean before his demise, which led to the rapid deterioration of his heart condition.

After that, more and more ghost stories began to circulate.

Stairs leading to a non-existent fifth floor, portraits coming to life, figures without eyeballs and bleeding eye sockets in mirrors, young couples disappearing in the hotel...

The hotel gradually gained immense popularity among paranormal enthusiasts. To this day, many still make special trips here to check in.

"Please listen to the question."

Duan Mingyuan didn’t answer but instead asked back, "Xiao Ming is a paranormal enthusiast. Based on the information he gathered online, he found that all ghost stories began with the death of an Extraterrestrial. If you were Xiao Ming, and combining the knowledge of malevolent spirits with the information mentioned above, try to analyze the authenticity of the hotel’s ’Murderous Ghost’ rumor."

"It’s real."

"It’s fake."

Tang Qianqian and Yang Ping spoke simultaneously but gave completely opposite answers.

"Tang Qianqian, share your thoughts."

"Because our senior called us here for special training, there must be evil spirits lurking around!"

Tang Qianqian confidently provided the answer, a method she called "jumping out of the question to see the essence," by deducing the process through the answer.

"Completely off-topic, zero points."

Duan Mingyuan said mercilessly, "This question tests your basic knowledge of evil spirits."

Before the special training began, he had already copied the contents of the manuscript twice and given them to the two individuals.

Until the organization officially revised and printed the first set of textbooks, the photocopies of the manuscript served as temporary textbooks.

He always advocated that practical experience and theory were equally important.

Having said that, he turned to Yang Ping, placing great expectations on this excellent student, "Yang Ping, what do you think?"

"Qianqian is reasonable, this hotel may indeed be haunted by evil spirits, but the death of the Extraterrestrial should have nothing to do with evil spirits, because according to the manuscript, people attacked by evil spirits do not leave behind bodies and very rarely leave traces at the scene, so I think the Extraterrestrial died from a heart disease or was murdered."

"Oh? That’s worthy of you, Yang Ping."

Tang Qianqian didn’t seem to take her zero score to heart but instead patted Yang Ping on the shoulder with admiration, "You really do have the potential to be a detective... But speaking of which, are these theoretical knowledges from our senior really useful?"

She recalled the countless questions she had crammed during high school, of which she had long since forgotten most, and she would probably never use them again in the future.

"They are."

Without waiting for Duan Mingyuan to speak, Yang Ping said, "That evil spirits killing people usually leave no bodies is a conclusion drawn by Senior Mingyuan through countless cases—not common knowledge known to the public. Even the murderer might not fully understand the ins and outs, but we, through the condition of the bodies, can quickly determine whether it’s a murder by evil spirits or a murder case trying to pin the blame on evil spirits."

If one ignored theoretical knowledge and fell into the deceptions crafted by the murderer from the start, no matter how much effort was applied later, it would be difficult to get closer to the truth.

Duan Mingyuan nodded in satisfaction.

It was no wonder he was admitted to the city’s top middle school.

"The information sent by Da Jiang shows that after the Extraterrestrial died suddenly in the hotel, his assistant gradually took over his work over the next three years, step by step replacing his position."

Of course, this intelligence, investigated internally by Universe Company, was not destined to be widely known.

"It was the assistant who murdered his boss and then pinned the murder on evil spirits!"

Tang Qianqian’s eyes widened, as she came to a sudden realization.

She never imagined that the supernatural tales that enthusiasts relished could have such hidden truths.

But then she thought of something else and asked, "So the reason our senior gathered us here for training is that there really are evil spirits here, right?"

"About three years ago, a member of the organization infiltrated the hotel to investigate and disappeared, and the one who initially suggested this place as a training site was someone else."

"Who?"

Tang Qianqian looked around with curiosity. Could there be another expert here?

"It was Jiuyue."

Duan Mingyuan said, "Intelligence Jiuyue."