Chapter 75 Intercepting
Chapter 75 Intercepting
Professor Gu asked, "Where did Li Jiuhe get this dagger?"
Minister Shao frowned and said, "It seems to involve a case that happened to him. The attached materials say that Li Jiuhe was recruited by the local investigation bureau for the same reason."
Professor Gu put the printed materials into a transparent document bag and handed it to Minister Shao: "I suggest you send an excellent investigator to investigate this. After all, the abilities of the investigators below vary greatly. This rune clue is very important. If we can extract more information about the 'sequence diagram' from Li Jiuhe, we might as well transfer him directly to headquarters."
Minister Shao nodded: "I will have someone follow up. As for this basic rune, I would appreciate Professor Gu's help in engraving it into offensive equipment as soon as possible. After the final test is completed in conjunction with the silver weapon, I will immediately promote it to all local investigation bureaus."
"Okay." Professor Gu got busy again.
Minister Shao then turned and left the laboratory's large office.
I stepped into an elevator, which kept going up without stopping. I wondered how many floors underground the laboratory I had just visited was located on.
After a moment, the elevator finally stopped, and the display screen showed that Minister Shao had arrived at the third basement level.
He stepped out of the elevator, turned a few corners in the bright corridor, and entered his office.
Although the office is underground, the ventilation system is excellent, and there is no stuffy feeling at all.
Minister Shao pressed a button on his desk and said, "Call Tong Cheng over."
"Yes, Minister," the assistant's voice rang out.
A short while later, a lean and tall figure appeared at the door of Minister Shao's office.
This person was wearing a black training uniform, which looked like sportswear at first glance. He didn't have any muscles, but just one look at him gave you the feeling of being surrounded by tigers and wolves.
"Minister, you wanted to see me?"
Minister Shao pulled a document from the file folder and handed it to him: "Tong Cheng, go to Wangchuan City in the Southwest District and find an investigator named Li Jiuhe at the Wangchuan City Investigation Bureau. Here is his file. The rune pattern that the bureau submitted through the Southwest Regional Branch a few days ago came from Li Jiuhe. Investigate the origin of the rune and see if there are any more clues about it."
"Okay." Tong Cheng readily agreed and then flipped through the documents in his hand.
"Be careful not to cause too much of a stir when you arrive in Wangchuan City. If you need to use your sequence abilities, do so discreetly," Minister Shao reminded.
"I see."
"After contacting Li Jiuhe, report back to me, and then I will order the Southwest Region Investigation Bureau to award the person a merit award." Minister Shao said, "The amount of merit points will depend on the value and ability of the person as reported to me."
"No problem." Tong Cheng put the documents back on his desk.
It seems that in just a short while, he had completely memorized the information in the document.
Minister Shao seemed to suddenly remember something and asked, "By the way, do you have any clues about the 'abandoned wooden house' you've been looking for?"
Tong Cheng shook his head expressionlessly: "I have been to the Dragon Spine Mountains seven times, four of which were deep into the border area of the neighboring Liuli Kingdom, but so far I have gained nothing."
"Let me know if you need anything, and I can provide you with the best equipment," Minister Shao nodded with concern.
"Understood, Minister. When do I leave?"
"today."
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Wangchuan City Investigation Bureau, Second Group Office.
Li Jiuhe didn't know when she fell asleep.
A loud argument woke him up.
He rubbed his eyes, looked up, and realized that it was already dusk outside the window. He had fallen asleep right there on his desk.
I checked the time again. I've been sleeping since around 10 a.m., which is about eight hours.
If this were in the past, his arms would probably be ruined by now, lying face down on the table to sleep. They wouldn't even be able to lift them, let alone be numb.
But now that he has straightened up, he can clearly feel the blood in his arms flowing rapidly, producing a tingling sensation without any discomfort.
This indicates that one's physical condition has indeed been changed.
Li Jiuhe then noticed a blanket draped over his back. The blanket featured two cartoon bears hugging each other and had a faint, pleasant fragrance.
This blanket belongs to Dana, a staff member in the logistics department.
Diana is not married yet, but she is said to have a boyfriend. At this moment, she has not left work, but has slightly risen and is listening to the sounds outside the office.
The arguing that had just woken Li Jiuhe came from the outside corridor.
Li Jiuhe turned around and looked around, and found that Lu Guan was already sitting at his workstation, while Chen Zhenghai was in his office inside, and he could hear him talking to Xu Wei.
The arguing outside the corridor quickly subsided, and a moment later Liu Qian, her face flushed, stormed into the large office of Group Two and headed straight for Chen Zhenghai's small office.
Li Jiuhe, unaware of the reason, thought she was going to cause trouble for Chen Zhenghai, and quickly got up to stop her.
Then Chen Zhenghai and Xu Wei walked out one after the other.
Liu Qian said, "Old Chen, what's going on? Are they really this lawless?!"
Chen Zhenghai spread his hands, his tone helpless: "I can't do anything about it. They're higher-ranking than us, and they just took Yu Minmin away. I was just discussing it with Xu Wei..."
"Who? Who took Yu Minmin away?!" Li Jiuhe exclaimed in surprise and immediately stepped forward to ask.
Before Chen Zhenghai could answer, Liu Qian said, "Those guys in the Special Operations Group! Last time they took away our group's key suspect, the Ghost Eye, saying they were going to upgrade the investigation, and this time they took away the Invisible Man we just caught too."
Chen Zhenghai added, "And Yu Minmin too."
Liu Qian said angrily, "This case is no small matter. Our two teams have put in so much effort, and these guys just need to follow the clues now. They're clearly trying to take all the credit for themselves!"
"But their rank is higher than ours; they report directly to the bureau chief. What can we do?" Chen Zhenghai said.
"I'm going to see the chief! This is outrageous! I refuse to believe it. I'd rather forgo my honors than let those special operations team bastards get away with this!"
Liu Qian turned and strode outside, roaring as she went, looking like a raging lioness.
Chen Zhenghai hurriedly chased after him, saying, "Wait, I'll go with you."
As he ran past Li Jiuhe, he patted Li Jiuhe's shoulder helplessly and sighed heavily.
The two quickly disappeared outside the door.
Li Jiuhe turned to Xu Wei: "This special operations team..."
Xu Wei knew what he wanted to ask, and continued, "Their team only has three people, but they are very strong and have a lot of power. In our Wangchuan City Investigation Bureau, they are second only to the top leader, and they all hold 'licenses to kill'."
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