Chapter 24: Misunderstanding

Xing Han also noticed Ling Yiran, who had just entered. Dressed in a wine-red formal suit, it made his already fair and handsome face look even paler.

Beside him, Luo Yangyue’s attention was on the host of the banquet. “Ah Han, do you see those three old men in white Tang suits standing in the center of the hall?”

Just as Xing Han was about to greet Ling Yiran, he turned his gaze to the three elders. They all had their hair slicked back, full of white hair, with aged faces and wrinkled skin. They looked about eighty years old, but their eyes were sharp, and they seemed very spry, giving off a shrewd vibe.

He asked, “Who are they?”

“They’re the three old guys from the National Special Management Department I often mention to you. Everyone calls them Elder Ni, Elder Lan, and Elder Gao. Don’t be fooled by their appearance; they look like they’re only eighty, but they’re actually over a hundred and twenty years old. I don’t even know their exact age.”

Xing Han, who spent most of his time in the military or on missions, never had the chance to meet people from the National Special Management Department, so he hadn’t seen these three elders before. He asked, “They’re over a hundred? You can’t tell at all. But isn’t there a rule that you have to retire at sixty-five? Why are they still working? And what exactly does the National Special Management Department do?”

Luo Yangyue got a bit annoyed talking about this. “I don’t know exactly what they do either. I just know they take on all sorts of tasks. They’ve snatched a few important cases from me before. Although I heard they quickly solved them, I’ve never heard or seen them catch any criminals, and the news never reports it. But the President values them highly. So, even though the Special Department is just a small department, and most people don’t even know it exists, they have quite a bit of power. That’s why those three old guys are so arrogant and don’t care about others.”

As he spoke, his eyes followed the three elders, who were hurrying towards the Ling family, and then he noticed Ling Yiran and Ling Zhen standing behind the Ling family elders.

“Hey, Ah Han, isn’t that the person your grandma introduced to you?”

“Yeah, I’ll go say hi.” Xing Han had just taken a step when he saw the three elders from the National Special Management Department ignoring the rest of the Ling family and heading straight for Ling Yiran.

Ling Yiran looked at them, puzzled.

Ling Zhen whispered in his ear, “Those are the three old guys from the National Special Management Department.”

Ling Yiran had heard of the National Special Management Department. They often dealt with third and fourth-level ghost officers because their abilities were limited, and they could only summon third and fourth-level ghost officers to help. They didn’t dare trouble higher-level ghost officers, so first and second-level ghost officers rarely interacted with them. For the people in the National Special Management Department, seeing a third-level ghost officer was already a great honor.

Although Ling Yiran wasn’t wearing his ghost officer uniform, which would reveal his level, they could sense that his rank was definitely above a third-level ghost officer.

“I am Lan Xueshen, the Minister of the National Special Management Department. Welcome, Lord Ghost Officer.” Elder Lan turned to the two young men beside him and said, “Hurry and get a chair for Lord Ghost Officer to sit.”

“Yes.” The two young men quickly went to get a chair.

The elders of the Ling family watched the three old guys being so respectful to Ling Yiran, looking on with amusement. The three old guys from the National Special Management Department used to act all high and mighty in front of them, but now someone was finally putting them in their place.

Those who didn’t know Ling Yiran’s identity were curious about why the three elders were so respectful to him. “Who is that young man? Why are Elder Lan and the others so respectful to him?”

“I don’t know. I’ve never seen him before.”

Those who knew Ling Yiran’s identity but didn’t dare reveal it said, “Why is he here? Is something big going to happen?”

“Don’t scare yourself. Let’s just wait and see what happens.”

Those who didn’t know Ling Yiran’s identity asked those who did, “Do you know who this young man is?”

“We can’t say. Just know that you shouldn’t offend him.” Who would dare offend a ghost officer unless they had a death wish?

However, this made those who didn’t know Ling Yiran’s identity misunderstand, thinking he had a particularly powerful background.

Luo Yangyue whispered to Xing Han, “I told you your partner’s identity isn’t simple.”

Xing Han: “…”

“…” Ling Yiran, hearing the whispers around him, felt like crying but had no tears. He was just here to join in the fun, but everyone had misunderstood.