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Then, Fang Ze's tone shifted, "However... it's a pity that there really isn't much intelligence on the Flower Morning Festival."

"I've only discovered... that the Flower Morning Festival is very likely related to the Red Light District."

"But the specifics of this relationship are still unclear at the moment."

"After all, I am still in training and haven't officially joined the force, so I can't investigate openly. Therefore, I can only note down the suspicious points first."

Hearing Fang Ze's words, Bai Zhi felt a bit disappointed but still nodded.

She thought it made sense.

Even if Fang Ze were incredibly capable, it wouldn't be possible for him, a newcomer to the Security Bureau and restricted from investigating, to uncover the truth behind the Flower Morning Festival.

If that were the case, then what would that make Gu Qing, that monster who has been investigating for two years, and what about the others at the Security Bureau who have been investigating for decades?

So, she felt she needed to be patient and give Fang Ze ample time.

While she was thinking this, Fang Ze continued,

"However, although I didn't get much intelligence on the Flower Morning Festival, I incidentally uncovered a lot about the Shadow Organization behind the massacre of the wealthy family, the one smuggling strategic resource 'Qin 28'."

"I even found out that they have members hidden within official agencies such as the Investigation Bureau and Security Bureau."

Hearing Fang Ze's words, before Bai Zhi could react, Bai Ling couldn't help expressing her disbelief, "That Shadow Organization?"

"Aren't they supposed to be very well-hidden?!"

"Neither the Security Bureau nor the Rejuvenation Society can find any information about them, right?"

Fang Ze smiled and then said, "You could call it a coincidence."

"They sent people to test me, but instead, I managed to discover their secrets."

Hearing Fang Ze's words, Bai Zhi couldn't help asking, "You just mentioned they have members in the Security Bureau... who is that member?"

Fang Ze answered, "Kai Shi."

Hearing Fang Ze's words, Bai Zhi and Bai Ling:...

Bai Ling pouted, looking skeptically at Fang Ze, "Fang Ze, you're not settling personal scores, are you? Kai Shi is actually a member of that Shadow Organization?"

"How could someone as stupid as him be recruited by that organization?"

"Then why didn't they come to recruit me?!"

Fang Ze:...

To be honest, Fang Ze thought that considering Bai Ling's intelligence, it was right for the Shadow Organization not to approach her.

Most likely, without any need for an investigation from him, she would have spread the organization's information to the entire world...

While inwardly criticizing her, Fang Ze said, "Don't be fooled by Kai Shi's dumb act. Actually... he's cunning."

"He has always been pretending. His apparent stupidity was deliberately portrayed to handle the dirty and tiring tasks for his boss."

Hearing Fang Ze's words, Bai Zhi also became contemplative.

She recalled some information about Kai Shi and murmured, "Kai Shi... does seem to have some issues."

"In these two years, some of the cases he handled did indeed suffer from several blunders, the kind of very basic ones."

"It's just that everyone thought it was just his personality, so they didn't pay much heed to it."

At this point, Bai Zhi couldn't help but look towards Fang Ze and asked, "Then who is his boss?"

Fang Ze slowly released a name, "Hua Jian."

Hearing this name, Bai Zhi and Bai Ling couldn't help but be surprised.

After a moment, they exchanged a glance and then said in unison, "Impossible!"

Fang Ze looked at them curiously, not understanding why their reactions were so strong.

Could it be that there was something strange about Hua Jian?

Possibly sensing Fang Ze's curious gaze, Bai Ling explained rapidly, "Fang Ze, you don't know. Hua Jian and Kai Shi are enemies, and their hatred for each other is quite significant!"

Fang Ze looked puzzled.

Bai Ling explained gossipingly, "At that time, right after Kai Shi finished his training and joined the Security Bureau, the leader of his first field mission was Hua Jian."

"At that time, Hua Jian was already a Fuser, a first-level Commissioner."

"But his ability was of a supportive nature, and he had limited combat capability."

"Kai Shi, on the other hand, was a Martial Combat type Awakener."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Therefore, when they encountered criminal Awakeners, Hua Jian ordered Kai Shi to hold the line. Even after Kai Shi was severely injured, he still didn't allow him to retreat, ordering him to battle to the death."

"After that battle, Kai Shi had to rest for three months before he recovered."

"Since then, he and Hua Jian were at complete odds."

"Later, it was said that Kai Shi, seeking revenge, stealthily tried to seduce Hua Jian's girlfriend."

"However, Hua Jian found out, and then the two fought again."

"Even though Hua Jian was a Fuser, because Kai Shi was Martial Combat with a defensive Awakening Ability, they basically did no harm to each other. But that incident caused quite a stir."

"Ever since then, the two of them have been irreconcilable, often slandering and setting traps for one another..."

Hearing Bai Ling's tale, Fang Ze was not surprised.

Instead, it was as if he had expected it all along.

He recalled the information he had obtained from the woman wearing a leather jacket, then smiled and asked, "Hua Jian's girlfriend, does she work at the Investigation Bureau in Emerald City?" Find exclusive stories on empire

Hearing his question, Bai Ling and Bai Zhi looked at each other and then nodded their heads.

Fang Ze continued smiling and asked, "Is her name Qiu Yue? Was she a section chief before, and has she been promoted to Deputy Director over these last three or four years?"

The two women nodded again.

The smile on Fang Ze's face grew even brighter, "Then... what if I told you, she is also a member of that Shadow Organization?"