The door was silently opened, and a face that Ye Xingchen hadn't seen in six years was revealed. The owner of the face smiled and waved at everyone in the room.

The leader of the investigators stared blankly at the person standing outside the room, and several seconds later, he suddenly threw himself forward before giving them a massive hug. His voice was beginning to choke up as he said, "Instructor Qin, it really is you... I'm so glad to see you again!"

"Calm down, it's alright." Qin Ye smiled as he patted the investigator's back in a soothing gesture. 

He was only a kid six years ago, but he's already grown so tall. It really is great to be seeing these people again... 

After finally extricating himself from Ye Xingchen's embrace, he swept a hand through the air, and a beam of golden light shone onto the surface of the desk. "Hell is taking over this case, so you don't need to involve yourselves any further."

Right as Ye Xingchen pounced toward the man, the other investigators almost let slip the arrows nocked in their crossbows. At this moment, everyone exchanged a few glances, and one of the female investigators flicked a finger through the air to release a red thread from her fingertip. The thread wrapped itself around the badge before pulling it toward her, and after just a single glance, a string of audible gasps rang out within the room.

Abyssal Prefect Qin!

This... This was a Prefect-level...