Chapter 42: Special Affairs Group's Call (210 Extra Update, Seeking Readers!)

Most likely, he had already seen many odd-looking spirit beasts in the Dream World, and at the instant he saw the black cat, Qin Chuan had not yet reacted.

When the unusually fierce black cat on its back grabbed the kitten's neck, Qin Chuan suddenly came to his senses—this is reality!

Spirit beasts exist only in the Dream World.

In reality, such abnormal animals should not appear!

Is this a congenital deformity or some kind of mutation in the animal? If the former, it's naturally nothing; if the latter, the information it implies is terrifying.

He quickly opened his phone, aimed at the black cat right away, and pressed record.

The 'beep' sound made the already highly alert black cat instantly turn into a black shadow and flee; fortunately, Qin Chuan had selected video recording.

After finishing the recording, looking at the initially clear outline of the black cat in the footage, Qin Chuan nodded slightly.

Not bad, it's clear enough.

After glancing at the black cat, whose whereabouts were now unknown, Qin Chuan walked out of the dark alley and simultaneously uploaded the video to the Dream Forum.

"I am in Changxing City; on my way home from school I encountered a strange black cat. 【Video】"

After posting, Qin Chuan slipped his phone into his pocket and quickened his steps home.

His mind generated many associations.

If the appearance of that black cat is a recent mutation of animals in reality, does it mean many animals might in the future become like spirit beasts?

In that case, for ordinary people in the real world who have not yet become supernatural beings, this is very dangerous, after all, unlike the Dream World, death in reality is real.

However, if spirit beasts also appeared in reality, could they be contracted? Various ideas popped up in his mind, and without realizing it, Qin Chuan had already reached his doorstep.

"Squeak~" The neighbor's door next door opened just then, and Tongtong and her mother walked out.

"Brother, hello!" Seeing Qin Chuan, Tongtong, with her little backpack, happily greeted, "Tongtong is going to school!"

"Good, listen attentively in class." Qin Chuan smiled and ruffled the little girl's head, while also nodding at Tongtong's mother.

"I heard that starting today, high schoolers have to study the Supernatural Course?" Tongtong's mother chatted casually, "Is the Supernatural Course difficult?"

"It's quite difficult." Qin Chuan spoke seriously, "But the content helps improve strength, so everyone listens attentively."

"Then you'd better work hard." Tongtong's mother smiled, "I heard that later this knowledge will be gradually opened to supernatural beings in society; I and Tongtong's dad also want to learn it."

Reverse Schedule Youth Classes, like bamboo shoots after spring rain, are increasing more and more.

Students like Tongtong, under fifteen and temporarily unsuitable for entering the Dream World, have been successively transferred to Reverse Schedule Youth Classes for schooling.

Their classes run from eleven at night to eight in the morning; the time is not entirely spent on study, also including other recreational activities, making them more like daycare centers.

In Reverse Schedule Youth Classes, there is only one thing to note: do not let the students fall asleep.

Such classes currently have their biggest limitation in the number of teachers.

Teachers willing to voluntarily give up the opportunity to enter the Dream World are really too few.

Fortunately, many elderly teachers with basic illnesses, unsuitable for entering the Dream World, have stepped forward and taken on this work.

Now Tongtong has adapted to the reverse schedule life; her parents no longer need to stay up all night with her. Both have become supernatural beings, perhaps because of the Zhang Zhe incident giving them a sense of crisis, and the couple is very keen on improving their strength.

However, they still do not know that the mastermind behind Zhang Zhe's arrest lives right next door to them.

Knowing that Tongtong's mother had to rush back to sleep before midnight after dropping her daughter off for class, Qin Chuan did not waste her time, chatted briefly, then saw the mother and daughter off, and entered his rented apartment itself.

Just as he put down his backpack, his phone rang.

After glancing at the caller ID, Qin Chuan's expression slightly tightened.

This number is the Special Affairs Group's official phone.

At this hour, why are they calling me? Soon he thought of the post he had made on the Dream Forum.

No way...

He couldn't help but mutter to himself, yet he still chose to answer immediately.

"Hello, this is the Changxing City branch of the Special Affairs Group. This call is to ask you some questions; please don't be nervous."

A soft female voice came from the other end.

"Okay, go ahead and ask."

"We noticed that ten minutes ago you posted a discussion thread on the Dream Forum; may I ask whether the video in the post was filmed by you or reuploaded from elsewhere?"

"I filmed it myself."

"Could you disclose the specific filming location?"

"No problem, the filming location is…" Qin Chuan gave the exact location.

The other end paused for a moment, then the voice sounded again.

"Mr. Qin Chuan, it's like this."

"The video you filmed is closely related to certain situations currently under investigation by the Special Affairs Group; the group has not yet clarified those situations, so the relevant content must not be made public for now, and the forum will temporarily block your post."

"However, don't worry; once the Special Affairs Group finishes its investigation and makes an announcement, your post will automatically have the block lifted."

"The post doesn't matter." Qin Chuan narrowed his eyes slightly, "But you just said the Special Affairs Group is investigating certain situations…"

"So there are not a few of these abnormal animals appearing?"

The other end fell silent for a moment, then spoke in a relaxed tone: 'Well then, today's phone contact ends here; wish you a pleasant life~'

"Beep beep beep~"

The phone hung up directly, and Qin Chuan immediately fell into silence.

Not answering is sometimes also an answer.

It seems to be roughly what I guessed.

Animals in the real world have, unknowingly, already undergone abnormal changes.

After glancing at the time, Qin Chuan no longer dwelled on this matter.

At this moment, he has more important things to do.

Sleep. —'Zixiu, your student is really perceptive.'

On the other side, the Special Affairs Group, a short‑haired girl hung up the phone, glanced at Zhou Zixiu sitting opposite, "It's surprising that from just a few words they inferred the truth."

"Qin Chuan isn't that simple." Zhou Zixiu chuckled, his expression not surprised, "Did you get the address?"

"Here." The girl handed the slip of paper with the address written on it to Zhou Zixiu.

"Good." Zhou Zixiu took the slip, "Before midnight, let's try to catch them."

"No need for others to help?"

"A black cat that isn't even as good as a juvenile stage Lv1, looking down on me?"

Zhou Zixiu strode out, but suddenly thought of something, turned his head to look at the girl.

"When did the higher-ups issue the notice?"

The girl's expression also turned grave, "Starting tomorrow morning at eight, TV news channels, all official media, and dream forums will speak with one voice."

(End of chapter)