"Councillor Karl, since our Governor is also interested in joining us, it should be our honor. You can come to me for them at any time. But..." Chu Feng paused, his tone becoming slightly more serious.

"Not a penny less for the Potion and the spiritual method! It's no longer the early days; we need to make it clear to others who want to join that good things don't just fall from the sky!"

On the other end of the phone, Councillor Karl's voice now sounded like that of a middle-aged man.

"Of course, Mr. Chu Feng, rest assured! The money from the Governor will be transferred into that account shortly."

"Good! Also, remember to personally watch our Governor use the Potion and perform the Spirit Viewing Technique once. I hope last time's incident was the last!"

Listening to Chu Feng's somewhat chilly voice on the phone, Councillor Karl's face showed not a trace of annoyance but rather a calm demeanor, as if it were all to be expected.

"You can count on it, Mr. Chu Feng. We will certainly remember the lesson from last time. That despicable thief has been dealt with! He didn't even manage to send out the Potion and the details of the Spirit Viewing Technique."

"Hmm, that's settled then! Find a time to come and collect the Governor's items." With that, Chu Feng lightly tapped the phone screen and hung up the call.

After hanging up, Chu Feng casually placed his phone on the coffee table in front of him, leaned back, and comfortably settled into the wide sofa.

Picking up a glass from the coffee table, a faint smile played on his lips as he took a slight sip of the liquid inside.

「Today marked half a month since Chu Feng's return from California.」

Other than dealing with one emergency situation, there hadn't been any other significant events.

Chu Feng, having moved into the top floor of the building, now possessed the largest office in the entire agency, equipped with a lounge, dressing room, reception room, and even a small, private bar for his exclusive use.

KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK.

After a rapid knocking at the door, Lin Qiu, the General Manager of the agency, burst in like a whirlwind.

"What's the matter, Lin Qiu? What could have happened to make our agency's great beauty so rushed?"

Hearing Chu Feng's teasing tone, Lin Qiu did not retort as usual. Instead, upon seeing Chu Feng, she hurried over, anxiety etched on her face, her fine brows furrowed as she spoke urgently.

"Chu Feng, my dear boss, what time do you think it is?! How can you still be in the mood for drinking?"

"Hmm? What's wrong? Has the sky fallen?"

Seeing her anxious expression, the leisurely Chu Feng still didn't put down his drink. After taking another sip of wine, he looked up at Lin Qiu with a smile.

"Just take a look at this!" Saying so, Lin Qiu handed Chu Feng a tablet.

On the tablet's screen was a video that filled the entire display. Looking at the progress bar, it had already played halfway through.

"Where's this surveillance footage from?" Chu Feng wondered as he dragged the progress bar to the beginning and pressed play.

The video was clearly footage from some surveillance camera. A voice, processed by a voice changer, reached his ears.

"The name Chu Feng is surely familiar to everyone. Since the Bizarre resurgence in the Human World, he has been America's strongest Exorcist."

"At times, we even treat this title as his byword."

"People worship and are grateful to him because he has truly eliminated countless Bizarre creatures, and even some Demons from Hell."

"But this video I'm showing today will reveal another side of America's First Exorcist!"

A figure wearing a clown mask and a black cloak stood in the darkness, speaking with a voice altered by a voice changer.

As the video's introduction ended, a high-definition image from a surveillance camera suddenly appeared.

In the footage, Chu Feng, dressed in a trench coat, was madly pulling the trigger of a handgun at some people on the street, emptying the magazine in just a few seconds.

What followed were blood and bodies strewn everywhere.

This surveillance video ended, and another surveillance video immediately followed, showing similar, equally bloody content.

Only after a total of five videos with similar content had finished did the figure in the clown mask reappear.

"I believe everyone has seen clearly what was in the videos just now!"

"Some people might doubt the authenticity of the videos. After all, with current technology, videos can be altered, and the person in them might not even be Chu Feng."

"But, I want to tell all of you here, the content of these videos is absolutely guaranteed to be real because the footage shows events that occurred less than half a month ago, right here in San Francisco."

"You are all free to verify this, but I ask you to think carefully about what I'm going to say next."

"Chu Feng, an Exorcist! On what grounds can he wantonly take the lives of others? His actions in San Francisco are clearly those of an executioner, a butcher, even a Demon living among humans!"

"Do we really need such a person to protect us, to..."

Chu Feng did not continue listening. Instead, he turned off the video with a sneer and casually tossed the tablet onto the coffee table.

"You came to me just for this?" Chu Feng asked with a smile, looking at the serious-faced Lin Qiu.

"Isn't this enough? If the false content in this video is publicized and spreads, the American government might very well arrest you and put you on trial!"

"By then, if someone with malicious intent then frames you, you could end up with life imprisonment or even the death penalty."

Lin Qiu's voice was urgent, her tone filled with worry.

"Who told you the content in the video was false? I did kill those people!"

Chu Feng's face still carried a faint smile, but his casual words scared Lin Qiu half to death.

"What? You... you..." Lin Qiu's face was filled with shock, and she even started to stutter.

"You're joking, right?"

"Of course... I'm not joking!" Chu Feng shrugged, looking at the pale-faced Lin Qiu before him. "However, those people truly deserved to die. Besides, the San Francisco government has known about this all along!"

"What do you mean?" Sensing a possible turn of events, a trace of color returned to Lin Qiu's face.

"Those people were all thugs and gang members who had been deluded by Demons. There were also some ordinary people who couldn't resist the Demons' temptations. For the evil acts they committed in San Francisco, execution by firing squad ten times would likely still be too lenient."

"Besides, all of this was merely to lure out that Demon in San Francisco!"