There are naturally magicians stationed in the archives room of the Magic Association, but given the size of Feiniao City, the top magicians here are only at the high-level, and the mages in charge of guarding the archives room are naturally more ordinary, having only reached the intermediate level. As for how many types of magic they have reached the intermediate level, Xu Mu has no way of knowing.

Using magic tools to cleverly avoid the two guards on duty at the gate, Xu Mu moved swiftly and quietly into the archive room.

The Magic Association's archives room was naturally huge, almost as big as a classroom, and all the files in the room were classified and stored in an orderly manner.

Various archives such as official events and Hunter Alliance events have their own exclusive areas... Xu Mu quickly located the special area for the Magic Association's official response in the archives room. The files in this area were organized in an orderly manner, quietly waiting for him to read and study.

"The case of the missing baby... five years ago, after an investigation by the magic association wizards, it was not caused by demons?"

"There is only one record of a missing baby case?" Xu Mu searched the entire area and only found one case of a missing baby.

It happened about three years ago. It was a baby disappearance incident that lasted for three days. A total of five babies mysteriously disappeared in a safe area.

Only the babies are missing, while their parents, grandparents and other guardians who are responsible for taking care of them are safe and sound and unaffected.

Now it can be confirmed that the problem lies with the Magic Association.

"As expected of the president of the Asian Magic Association, he has all the means to control things like this in secret." After Xu Mu lamented the great power of the president of the Magic Association, he took the information and left the Magic Association to meet Jiang Yu.

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……

When Xu Mu returned to the hotel arranged for them by the Lin Group, he noticed that Ai Jiangtu and others had also returned. They were covered in dust and looked disheveled, obviously having just returned from outside.

"The root of the problem seems to be the Magic Association. Here is some information. You may want to take a look at it." Xu Mu said, throwing the information about the disappearance incident on the table.

Ai Jiangtu took the document, unfolded it carefully, and began to read its contents word by word.

"In just three days, five babies disappeared from a safe area for no reason, while the adults who were responsible for their care were safe and sound. Isn't this a clear sign of evil spirits at work?"

"The Magic Association actually classified this incident as an ordinary missing case. Are their heads full of shit?" Someone criticized angrily, his words filled with strong dissatisfaction with the Magic Association.

"The officials in Asuka City are also a bunch of rubbish. The Magic Association stood by and watched. Wouldn't they consider asking the Hunter Union or the military for help?"

“Perhaps there are problems within the official system as well.”

……

Data scrolled on Jiang Yu's computer screen. His words were as dense and urgent as the information on the screen:
"What I found matches Xu Mu's information. The disappearances began three years ago. So far, more than a hundred babies have disappeared. Moreover, these disappearances occur at this time of year."

Li Kaifeng frowned and muttered in a low voice: "Regular time, specific target, is it the Black Church behind this? The instructors set the destination of our first training here, is it because they want us to solve the problem of the Black Church?"

"This possibility does exist." Jiang Yu pondered for a moment and nodded.

“If it was really done by the Black Vatican, what was their purpose in capturing the babies? Could it be that they wanted to practice some kind of evil magic? But what kind of evil magic would require the use of babies?” someone raised the question.

Although there are indeed evil techniques that use human lives to accelerate cultivation, members of the Black Vatican usually choose ordinary people, adults, or even mages of average cultivation as targets rather than innocent babies.

After all, how big can a baby be, and how much power can it provide for the devil?
Capturing a baby is not only a cumbersome process, but is also more likely to arouse official vigilance and investigation. In comparison, capturing an adult is much simpler and more low-key.

Moreover, if the other party really wanted to practice evil magic and took the baby away, why didn't they take the baby's guardian away with them? Did they look down on adults?

"Is it possible to find out who is behind this?" Ai Jiangtu asked in a low voice with a frown on his face.

"It's theoretically feasible...but the method is a bit inhumane." Jiang Yu responded.

"tell me the story."

"The person behind the scenes has wiped out all traces. It is not easy to track him based on the existing clues. Unless there is another case of missing babies and it is officially reported to the relevant departments, and they intervene again, I will be able to follow the clues and catch those guys who tried to cover up the truth." Jiang Yu explained.

“This is totally inappropriate. How can you use a child’s life as bait?” Nan Jue was the first to express her opposition.

"Then there is no other way." Jiang Yu said.

"Um……"

"I have a question." Xu Mu's eyes swept among the crowd and he spoke in confusion.

"Why do we have to wait until a baby goes missing? Why can't we report it ourselves and create a false missing case? As long as we don't say anything, who will know if there is really a missing child?"

Everyone stared at Xu Mu in a daze, as if, as if, what he said made sense?

"If you think the fictional plan is inappropriate, then we can try a real one. Find someone to 'borrow' a baby, and then Jiang Shaoxu, you use the magic of the mind system to implant some hints in the victim, so that she will take the initiative to call the police. This will also achieve our goal." Xu Mu added further.

Everyone looked at each other in silence.

"Okay, let's do as Xu Mu suggests. Li Kaifeng, you are from the shadow department, go grab... go 'borrow' a baby. Remember, you must not hurt anyone."

"Jiang Yu, you are from the summoning department. You will be responsible for leaving some demonic aura at the scene. Jiang Shaoxu, you will also go with us and use your mind magic to implant hints in the parties involved." Ai Jiangtu made a quick decision.

"This is the first time I'm going to 'borrow' a baby. It's an experience I never thought of." Li Kaifeng muttered in a low voice.

"I didn't expect that we came here to solve a problem, but ended up creating one first." Jiang Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead.

“By the way… where are those two guys Zhao Manyan and Mo Fan?” Xu Mu looked around and found that they had not returned yet.

"They mentioned that they wanted to experience the local nightlife," Jiang Shaoxu explained.

“I can understand Zhao Manyan enjoying this nightlife feature, but isn’t Mo Fan the type who only talks but never does anything?” Xu Mu’s expression seemed a little strange. He thought to himself, could it be that these two were looking for an excuse to hunt down the Commander-level Red Ling Monster?

“It turns out that Mo Fan is still a big talker who only talks but does nothing.” Jiang Shaoxu said with a chuckle.

Xu Mu glanced at Jiang Shaoxu. This guy was similar to Mo Fan, both timid and playful.

Although Mo Fan always talks about finding many beautiful girls as girlfriends and doing all kinds of reproduction, no matter what he says, at this point in time, he and Xinxia have probably developed a deep relationship, which is much better than Jiang Shaoxu. …

……

The sky gradually darkened, and when the time came, the few people who were ready immediately set out to look for the lucky target, leaving Xu Mu alone to look after the house.

Not long after, Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan also rushed back.

"What are you two doing? Why did you bring back a child after going out?" Xu Mu asked as he looked at the baby in Zhao Manyan's arms.

"We found this by accident when we were dealing with the Scarlet Ling Monster." Mo Fan explained briefly, walked straight to the sofa and lay down.

"Old Zhao, I'm sorry to trouble you with this baby. I need to rest for a while."

"Then I'll contact the police now." Zhao Manyan said as he walked out while holding the baby.

"Why is there no one here? Where did Ai Jiangtu and the others go? They all went to sleep. What time is it now?" Mo Fan lay down for a while and found that except for Xu Mu, there was no one among the Guofu teammates.

They went to investigate the missing baby case, and now they should be trying to snatch the baby from ordinary people." Xu Mu said.

"Rob the baby?" Mo Fan repeated doubtfully.

Seeing Mo Fan's expression, Xu Mu knew that he knew nothing about this matter, so he had to patiently explain it to him again.

Just after explaining his experience to Mo Fan, there was a knock on the door. Ai Jiangtu and others came back immediately. At the same time, Jiang Yu, who had been staring at the computer screen, was escorted back.

"It seems there is progress." Xu Mu said.

"The other party has already taken action. They are an organized gang. They have accomplices in Feiniao City's Magic Association, government officials, and Hunter Alliance. Jiang Yu is conducting an in-depth investigation and is preparing to report the situation to the government mentors tomorrow." Ai Jiangtu said.

"If everything goes well, we should be able to complete this training mission tomorrow, leave Asuka City and head to the island country."

Jiang Yu's investigation efficiency was higher than everyone expected. Just after midnight, he had already obtained the information he needed and quickly submitted the information to his national mentor.

As to whether the national tutor had already rested when the report was received, it is unknown.

After reporting all the information to the national instructor, their training mission this time can be said to have been basically completed. All they have to do next is wait for the national instructor's confirmation.

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At noon the next day, when Xu Mu climbed out of bed and walked into the living room on their floor, he was surprised to find that everyone was gathered on the sofa, including Zu Jiming, who was seriously injured by him and should theoretically still be recuperating in the hospital, and the Guofu tutor Feng Li.

"This training mission was completed quite well. Your first training mission can be said to have ended perfectly. The subsequent work in Feiniao City will be taken over by the state." Instructor Feng Li said when he saw Xu Mu coming.

"Mo Fan, someone asked me to give this thing to you." Teacher Feng Li's gaze suddenly turned to Mo Fan and continued.

"What is this thing you gave me?" Mo Fan asked doubtfully as he took the item in the black box.

When he opened it, he saw a tattered feather garment inside - a glazed phoenix feather!
The most precious exhibit in the Ancient Capital Museum, this glazed phoenix feather is a rare masterpiece in the world, and its origin is extraordinary.

At that time, he just casually asked the price and wanted to buy it, but Han Ji actually gave it to him directly? !
If the most precious antique were to be sold, it would probably be worth at least hundreds of millions, right?
“Who is this? How could you be so stingy as to give you a worthless and tattered feather coat?” Zhao Manyan couldn’t help but complain when he saw the items in the box.

“A worthless, tattered feather coat? All the magic weapons and tools on your body combined cannot buy this thing.” Mo Fan looked at Zhao Manyan with disdain.

"Is this true? This tattered feather coat of yours is made of monarch-level exotic feathers? It's more expensive than all my magic tools combined." Zhao Manyan asked in surprise, his eyes wide open.

"No." Mo Fan shook his head.

"No, then you said it's more expensive than all my magic tools combined."

……

Ignoring the two people playing around, Feng Li turned his gaze to Xu Mu.

"I already know about the conflict between you and Zu Jiming. Internal fighting is strictly prohibited in the National Government Team. If it happens again, I will expel you from the National Government Team, no matter who comes to intercede."

"You just need to take good care of those kids from aristocratic families and don't let them cause trouble in front of me." Xu Mu yawned and answered nonchalantly. He thought to himself that even if he was kicked out, the worst that could happen was that he could fight back from the team guarding the hall.

Feng Li ignored Xu Mu. He took out another box, put it on the table and continued.

Feng Li ignored Xu Mu's attitude. He took out a box from his pocket and put it on the table, saying.

"Someone asked me to pass this on to you. They said it would be a good match for you."

"I have a gift too?" Xu Mu took the box puzzledly, opened it and saw a silver ring inlaid with a blue gem.

"Magic weapon?" Xu Mu could tell at a glance that this was a water element type ring magic weapon.

“Oh my god, this water-attributed magic weapon is countless times better than Mo Fan’s shabby feather robe.” Zhao Manyan exclaimed, obviously very surprised by the quality of this magic weapon.

Without touching it with his own hands, just from the magical luster emanating from its surface and the strong scent of water elements in the surrounding space when the magic weapon appeared, he judged that this was a top-level elemental magic weapon, and that this was definitely not a magic weapon that an ordinary high-level magician could use.

Could this be a high-level magic weapon used by super-class wizards?

"That's all I have to say. It's time for you to set off for the island country."

"After arriving at the island country, other mentors from the national government will not go there. The island country is the beginning of your real experience in the national government. Asiniao City is just a preliminary test of your abilities." Feng Li said.

"In addition, after the island nation's training mission is completed, all members whose cultivation has not reached the level of high-level mages will be eliminated, whether they are official members or substitute members."

(End of this chapter)