Scarlett Jennings decided to accept the invitation to join the Capital Security Headquarters, and this news spread through the three academies the next day.

Sea City Academy didn't care much because, even though Scarlett Jennings joined the Security Bureau early, she was still a student of their Sea City in terms of identity.

The other two academies were somewhat disappointed, but they didn't have too much emotion, knowing they indeed had no apparent advantage in competing with the Security Bureau for people.

The only ones most emotional were instead the Mystic Regulation Office.

When Cassian Wolf heard the news, a chill flashed across his eyes.

"What benefits did the Security Bureau offer her?"

"None."

The young man below hesitated a bit before adding,

"But it is said she decided after meeting with the esteemed Simon of the Security Bureau."

Originally, during the banquet, Scarlett Jennings had no explicit attitude about which invitation to accept. It was only after the banquet that she suddenly decided.

Upon hearing Simon's name, the chill in Cassian Wolf's eyes turned to ice.

The teacup in his hand cracked with a snap, and the tea seeped through the crack but was flicked aside by Cassian Wolf before it touched his fingers.

The tea water turned into droplets, leaving a small dent on the table next to him.

Cassian quickly regained his composure and said calmly,

"Got it."

After everyone left, he pondered for a moment, picked up his phone, and logged into a certain account.

Meanwhile, in the villa.

Scarlett Jennings had just finished her coursework for the day when she heard a notification from the Spiritual Affairs app. On checking, she found it was a message from an officer at the Mystic Regulation Office.

Scarlett had previously accepted the task of catching the true culprit behind the secret medicinal conspiracy from him and consulted him over the Ear Mouse incident.

Their last conversation hadn't been particularly pleasant, at least from Scarlett's perspective.

Unexpectedly, he later added her as a friend, and Scarlett decided to keep the Mystic Regulation Office as a contact channel.

This was the first time he had sent her a message since that occasion.

When Scarlett opened it, she found the message direct,

"You joined the Security Bureau, planning to refuse the invitation from the Mystic Regulation Office?"

Scarlett felt puzzled. How did so many people know about Mr. Wen's invitation for her to join the Mystic Regulation Office?

First, it was Callum Yuan, and now it's this Mystic Regulation Office officer.

"I have no compelling reason to join the Mystic Regulation Office."

Scarlett spoke the truth.

Though Mr. Wen said he could tell her the whereabouts of her mentor if she joined the Mystic Regulation Office, Scarlett didn't trust him.

She never intended to sell herself to the Mystic Regulation Office for an ambiguous answer.

The other side fell silent for a while, then suddenly asked,

"Did you join the Security Bureau because of Simon?"

Then, before Scarlett could reply, several more messages came through with cracking sounds.

"Don't assume he's a good person just because he's good-looking."

"Can't you tell he's not human either?"

Both are not human, so why choose the Security Bureau over the Mystic Regulation Office?

The Mystic Regulation Office was the first to invite her!

Scarlett felt the officer's words were becoming inexplicable, but she didn't intend to explain much to the opposite side either.

Perhaps seeing her not responding, the other side sent another message,

"You've already met Mr. Wen; isn't he more trustworthy than Simon?"

Scarlett raised an eyebrow slightly, feeling she had something to say about this.

"Your Mr. Wen at the Mystic Regulation Office doesn't look like a good person either."

On the other end, Cassian's eyes darkened when he saw this message, almost crushing the phone screen, and quickly typed back.

"Is he not good?"

Recalling her conversation with him yesterday, Scarlett summarized it brusquely,

"Moody, unreliable, arrogant, cares only for his own happiness regardless of others' lives... What's good about him?"

Cassian: ...

This time, the phone screen really got crushed.

Cassian expressionlessly switched to a new phone, logged in again, and went through her evaluation of him word by word before replying to her,

"You will regret it."

Those five words carried an inexplicable sense of superiority.

Scarlett simply tossed the phone aside and didn't reply again.

On the other end, seeing the unresponsive chat window, Cassian exited the message page and directly dialed a number,

"Have Jasmine Hamilton come to see me."

...

Meanwhile.

Because of her decision to join the Security Bureau, Scarlett and Samuel Chalmers stayed in the Capital Metropolitan for two more days.

It wasn't unprecedented for the Security Bureau to recruit students from the academy in advance, but recruiting a freshman who hadn't even completed a year, and doing so directly by the headquarters, was truly unprecedented.

Thus, on the day Scarlett reported to the headquarters, quite a few people in the bureau paid attention.

Thomas Snyder, being the one responsible for inviting Scarlett to join, naturally took the lead in familiarizing Scarlett with the operational arrangements at the Security Bureau.

"The Security Bureau has both a Field Department and a Logistics Department. The Logistics Department is mainly responsible for handling some aftermath work; for example, this time, with the Myriad Corpses Formation involving so many people, those girls who were nearly blood-sacrificed need to be returned to their families one by one."

"The Field Department is specifically responsible for handling some more troublesome tasks..."

He paused here, giving Scarlett a reassuring look,

"But you don't need to worry. Although you are assigned to the Field Department, since you are a newcomer, the bureau will not allocate tasks too challenging for you. You'll still have your own time to continue with some academy coursework..."

Scarlett looked at Thomas Snyder and suddenly said,

"I want to take on the Undying Bone task."

Thomas Snyder was stunned for a moment, then showed a few signs of disapproval,

"The task of finding the Undying Bone has a very high danger level, and I do not recommend your involvement."

Although he had witnessed her strength with his own eyes, he still did not believe she could handle the Undying Bone.

What's more, the Security Bureau had not yet precisely located the Undying Bone.

Even if a formation was used to track its whereabouts, it had already escaped before there could be any confrontation.

Thomas Snyder was concerned for Scarlett; having just been admitted on an extraordinary basis, not everyone in the bureau accepted this. She should choose more secure tasks and discreetly demonstrate her strength.

Scarlett understood his goodwill but still insisted,

"Retrieving the stolen remains of the martyrs is originally my task."

Although the academy competition added points to their team by other means, it didn't change the fact that they hadn't completed the task.

Scarlett didn't like just getting by.

Moreover... regarding the Undying Bone known as Huāsì, she had another suspicion in her mind.

She wanted to try again.

Seeing her insistence, Thomas Snyder reluctantly agreed to report it to the higher-ups.

Especially since the Security Bureau personnel were in short supply, sending out most field personnel to find it to prevent the Undying Bone from causing calamity in the Mortal Realm, having an additional Scarlett could alleviate some pressure on personnel.

Just as Scarlett confirmed her first task at the Security Bureau, someone suddenly sprinted over to Thomas Snyder, looking incredulous,

"Brother Snyder, someone from the Mystic Regulation Office is here, saying they came to deliver materials!"

Scarlett felt something was off about the person's expression. Why the ghostlike expression for delivering materials?

Scarlett didn't understand, but Thomas Snyder did.

Although the Mystic Regulation Office nominally belonged to the Security Bureau, it had never considered itself as a subordinate unit of the Security Bureau for years, consistently operating independently of the Security Bureau.

The two sides barely communicated, let alone delivering a cup of milk tea to each other's units, especially now having someone coming in person to deliver materials!

Something must be up!

With this in mind, Thomas Snyder watched as the Mystic Regulation Office's messenger walked over on their own.

As the sound of those light footsteps, coupled with a faint waft of demon energy reached her ears,

Scarlett instinctively turned her head.

As she saw the person's face, her pupils contracted sharply.

Her hand instinctively relaxed, and the ID badge she had just received from the Security Bureau fell to the ground.

With a soft plop, it was like a pebble falling into a lake, stirring waves in her heart.

"Mentor..."