Hearing the adjutant's words, the old man raised his thin face, glanced at him, and then asked, "Is it that Gu Qing?"
The adjutant shook his head quickly and said, "She is from the Bai family, her name is Bai Zhi."
Seeing that the old man was a little confused, the adjutant introduced in a low voice, "The direct daughter of the head of the Bai family. It is said that the awakening ability she inherited is very powerful, and her martial arts talent is also very amazing."
"But...the ability is average."
"There have been a lot of jokes in the past few years."
"So, despite the support of the Bai family, he has never been able to become the director of the Emerald City Security Bureau. Instead, after Gu Qing went there, he quickly took control of the entire security bureau and almost completely ignored her."
Hearing the adjutant's words, the old man nodded expressionlessly, and then asked, "Why did she come to me?"
The adjutant said, "I don't know either. She took the special permission we issued to the Security Bureau last night, and then said that there were related matters to discuss."
"Normally speaking, it is impossible for her to see you at her level. But she is a noble after all, and she represents the Bai family behind her, so..."
Hearing this, the old man said "hmm" and then said, "Then let her come in. Let's see what medicine she sells in her gourd."
Five minutes later, Bai Zhi, who was wearing a purple noble robe and elegant posture, walked in slowly accompanied by the adjutant.
Seeing the old man, Bai Zhi bowed slightly and saluted gracefully, "Your Majesty the Inspector."
The skinny old man clasped his hands behind his back and said "Hmm" expressionlessly. Then his eyes fell on Bai Zhi's face and asked in a deep voice, "Why are you looking for me?"
"Are you here for your aunt?"
Hearing the old man's words, Bai Zhi shook her head, then held her head high and said calmly, "No. I'm here for Deputy Section Chief Fang Ze."
"Fang Ze...?" The old man obviously didn't know who Fang Ze was, so he couldn't help but look at the adjutant.
The adjutant came up to him and explained in a low voice, "It's the awakened suspect captured at the scene yesterday."
As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Zhi interrupted him and said, "Please pay attention to the accuracy of your words."
Hearing Bai Zhi's words, the inspector and the adjutant were slightly startled. Apparently they did not expect Bai Zhi to be so strong at this time.
But Bai Zhi didn't look at the adjutant. After she finished speaking, her eyes fell on the old man, and then she said without saying a word, "Sir, I just want to confirm with you what the federal garrison is doing to us." Deputy Section Chief Fang Ze’s positioning and remuneration issues.”
After hearing Bai Zhi's words, the old man clasped his hands behind his back, looked at Bai Zhi with sinister eyes, and asked, "The positioning and treatment of the suspect?"
Bai Zhi corrected again, "Sir, Fang Ze is not a suspect."
"Based on the definition of Article 193 of the Federal Awakened Crime Regulations. Only suspects initially identified by criminal investigation agencies such as the Security Bureau and the Bureau of Investigation based on on-site investigations or investigation clues can be called suspects."
"The Federal Guard is a violent agency, not a criminal investigation agency, and has no right to define suspects."
"What's more, after preliminary investigation, our Security Bureau has temporarily ruled out deputy section chief Fang Ze as a criminal suspect, so he is at best positioned as a witness or co-investigator in the case, rather than a criminal suspect."
Hearing Bai Zhi's words one after another, the old man was obviously startled. He said "Oh?" "Why did you rule out Fang Ze as a suspect?"
Bai Zhi asked back, "Excuse me, my lord, the reason why you came to Emerald City and implemented military control over Emerald City is because of the melee between Huayang-level masters and the death of a Huayang-level master last night?"
The old man nodded noncommittally.
Bai Zhi said, "So, let me ask you, Section Chief Fang Ze is just a high-level awakener. He can't even withstand a blow from a Huayang-level master. How can he participate in the melee of Huayang-level masters? How can he kill a Huayang-level master? Yang level master?"
The old man didn't say anything, but the adjutant answered, "He may be the cause of this incident. For example... the Huayang-level masters fought because of him."
Bai Zhi looked at the adjutant and said, "Fighting for him? So, why did you start fighting for him?"
"A Huayang-level master wants to assassinate him? Are other Huayang-level masters protecting him?"
The adjutant nodded and said, "It's possible."
Bai Zhi said, "Then he is just a victim at most!"
The adjutant was stunned for a moment.
Bai Zhi explained, "He didn't take action against the Huayang-level master and was assassinated unilaterally. Isn't he a victim?"
"And there are Huayang-level masters protecting him and taking action against the Huayang-level masters who assassinated him. Then you should catch those Huayang-level masters who took action. What are you arresting him for?"
The adjutant was speechless for a moment.
He changed his mind and said, "Maybe he also took action or even directed..."
Bai Zhi looked at him with a mocking look.
The adjutant was a little embarrassed by her.
After a moment, Bai Zhi said, "Do you have any evidence?"
"With no evidence, is it too crude to use such a reason that goes against common sense and logic to designate a witness, the victim, as a suspect?"
Seeing that the adjutant was speechless when being questioned, the old man clasped his hands behind his back and slowly said, "Director Bai, let me get it straight. We don't doubt that Fang Ze is the leader of this matter, or that the Huayang level master is his kill."
"However, we suspect that he is an insider. He is likely to be related to this case and knows the truth of the whole thing."
"So, we can't let him go until the case is solved."
Bai Zhi said tit for tat, "I understand the approach of the Federal Guard. I also agree that Section Chief Fang Ze can 'assist in the investigation' as a 'witness'."
Speaking of "witnesses" and "assisting in investigations," Bai Zhi emphasized her tone.
"Even, I agree with Deputy Section Chief Fang Ze to stay on the space carrier for the time being."
"However, I need the federal garrison to determine the identity and position of Deputy Section Chief Fang Ze. And give him corresponding treatment."
After hearing what Bai Zhi said, the old man was silent for a while. After a while, he slowly said, "Why do you care so much about Fang Ze's identity?"
Bai Zhi was obviously prepared for this problem.
She picked up the special permit she had been holding in her hand, showed it to the two of them, and then said, "Because, the Flower Festival has begun."
"And Fang Ze is the main person in charge of the Hua Chao Jie case in our Emerald City Security Bureau."
"We need Fang Ze to be able to work normally."
"Or, at least direct the work."
"Otherwise, this case will not advance."
Having said this, she shook the special permission in her hand and said, "The Federal Guard itself also gave us the right to act cheaply, so I think this request from our Security Bureau is reasonable."
Hearing Bai Zhi's words, the old man couldn't help but fell silent.
After a long time, he looked up at Bai Zhi, and then said, "Director Bai, go down and take a rest first, give us some time to think about it."
After speaking, he did not listen to Bai Zhi's reply, but said directly to the outside, "Here comes someone."
Suddenly, a member of the federal garrison came in from outside.
The old man looked at him and ordered, "Take Director Bai down to rest first."
"Yes!" The members of the defense team quickly saluted, then strode forward, bowed towards Bai Zhi, and signaled, "Director Bai, please come this way."
Bai Zhi obviously hesitated, but finally followed the man.
After Bai Zhi left, the room fell into silence.
After a while, the adjutant smiled, then looked at the old man and said, "It seems that the rumors are indeed not credible."
"Everyone says that this girl from the Bai family is not very capable."
"But after I met him today, he was very organized, thoughtful, and clearly divided the federal regulations and powers. Under the high-pressure military control of our high-pressure garrison, he still had the courage to come and demand people."
"It's very unusual."
The old man's thin face was expressionless, and he said, "This is not necessarily the handiwork of this girl."
The adjutant couldn't help but be a little surprised, "Not her? You mean...?"
Old man, "Didn't you see that although she is organized clearly, there are obvious traces of reciting and performing?"
"Her body movements were unnatural from beginning to end, with vigilant movements, which was inconsistent with the confidence in her words."
"Moreover, she showed hesitation after I didn't explicitly agree. If she really came up with all these questions and answers, then she should have known after saying these words that I would definitely agree. It just needs to be done first. Let’s make relevant arrangements. She shouldn’t have the slightest worry.”
"So, someone should have taught her all this."
"And let's look at her entire negotiation approach."
"First present the facts, then talk about the regulations. Then we raise our expectations, and then give us a condition that is acceptable to our bottom line."
"The grasp of this standard and the control of our psychology..."
"...There is an expert behind her."
The adjutant opened his mouth, but no words came out for a long time.
After a while, he asked, "Then...should we agree?"
The old man put his hands behind his back and said expressionlessly, "We have no choice."
"The negotiations she proposed are reasonable. We have no reasonable reason to refuse."
"In particular, her conditions do not conflict with our goals."
"That Fang Ze has not left the space carrier. He can also cooperate at any time when we need to investigate. So as for his identity and his treatment, is it important?"
"Besides, the psychics who will assist in the investigation are coming soon."
"When the time comes, we'll know if he has anything to do with it."
"If there is a problem, just change his identity."
Having said this, he said to the adjutant, "Okay, go and give me my order."
"Remove Fang Ze's identity as a suspect and turn him into an important witness."
“Lift the legal handcuffs and muscle relaxants.”
"But let him wear a positioning monitoring anklet and prohibit him from leaving the space carrier."
"As for the rest... try to meet his reasonable requests."
Upon hearing the old man's instructions, the adjutant quickly saluted, "Yes!"
After saying that, he strode out.
And just when he walked to the door, suddenly, the old man stopped him again, "Wait a minute."
The adjutant stopped and turned to look at the old man.
The old man asked, "You called the Jiang family last night, but there was no response from the Jiang family?"
The adjutant nodded and said, "Yes."
"I called the head of the Jiang family directly, but I didn't get through."
"Call the Jiang family. The people in the Jiang family said that their head is not here and they don't know where he went. As for Jiang Cheng, he hasn't come back either."
The old man's expression was gloomy and unclear, "Okay. I understand."
The adjutant looked at the old man and saw that he had no other instructions, so he opened the door and walked out...
.......
At the same time, Fang Ze's detention room.
In the detention room, Fang Ze counted the time, and then looked at the guard at the door who had provoked him for two days. After a moment, he suddenly knocked over the food in his hand.
"Clang!"
The food was scattered all over the floor.
Hearing the strange noise inside the house, the member of the federal garrison guarding the door quickly opened the door and came in.
He was still the team member with a bad attitude. He glanced at the food on the floor, then looked at Fang Ze, and asked sharply, "What's going on?"
Fang Ze spread his hands and said innocently, "It was inconvenient for me to eat while I was handcuffed, so I accidentally knocked over my rice."
After speaking, he said, "So, please help me clean up the food on the floor and prepare a new meal for me."
After saying that, he politely said, "Thank you."
After hearing Fang Ze's words, the member of the federal defense team turned pale.
He looked at Fang Ze and said, "You are just a suspect, but you have so many things going on!"
"Yesterday, I said I didn't have enough to eat. The guards had to knock on the door when they came in. Now that I've spilled the food, I still need to make up for it?!"
“I really can’t figure out my position!”
"How do you, a suspect, have the right to want this or that?"
"Since the food has been spilled, don't eat it."
"Be hungry!"
As he said that, he kicked the food off the floor and turned around to leave.
And at this moment, suddenly, the voices of several people talking came from the corridor.
After a moment, the adjutant appeared at the door with several people.
Seeing the food spilled on the floor in the house and the two people confronting each other, the adjutant's expression turned cold.
He looked at the guard member who was walking out and asked, "What's going on?"
Seeing the adjutant, the guard member was obviously a little panicked.
He said, "It's the suspect, the suspect himself..."
He panicked and explained what happened just now in a beautifying way.
After hearing this, the adjutant looked at Fang Ze, as if asking him the whole story.
But Fang Ze just smiled and said, "I'm not full."
"I didn't eat enough last night. I still didn't eat enough this morning."
"I am a witness, not a suspect. I am a senior official of the Emerald City Security Bureau. According to Article 293 of the Federal Guard's Military Control Period Management Regulations, I should enjoy a series of due treatment during my testimony."
"I will reserve the right to file a federal complaint."
After hearing Fang Ze's words, the adjutant's expression froze.
He seemed to see Bai Zhi who was aggressive in the house just now.
And then I thought about what the inspector said just now, that there is an expert behind Bai Zhi. At that moment, he suddenly felt... That person couldn't be the guy in front of him, right?
However...this ridiculous idea was immediately dismissed by him as soon as it was born.
After all, Fang Ze was under everyone's surveillance and never went out. Moreover, he was wearing magic-forbidden handcuffs on his hands, so it was impossible to use his awakening ability to deliver the message.
So...it must be a coincidence.
While thinking this, he adjusted his expression, then smiled and said to Fang Ze, "Chief Fang Ze. I'm so sorry."
"This is indeed an oversight on our part."
"The Emerald City Security Bureau has made representations to us this morning, and we have confirmed that you are a witness, not a suspect."
"For some time in the future, because you have to assist in the investigation, you cannot go out yet. However, the Inspector has also granted permission for you to carry out activities and daily work in the non-controlled area of the space carrier."
"As for assisting in the investigation, you can also put forward some of your requests, and we will try our best to meet them."
Hearing the adjutant's words, Fang Ze raised his hand and gestured, "The handcuffs can be removed for me, right?"
The adjutant said, "Of course."
After speaking, he motioned to the person next to him to come forward and prepare to unlock the handcuffs.
But at this moment, Fang Ze stopped him and said, "Wait a minute."
After saying that, he looked at the federal guard who had been looking for trouble for him, and then said to the adjutant, "Ask him to help me."
The adjutant, who had just noticed the conflict between the two, hesitated. But for a moment, he still looked at the federal guard member and signaled with his eyes.
The member of the Federal Guards originally wanted to struggle, but when he saw his immediate superior, his superiors winked and did not dare to say anything.
He could only lower his head and step forward, taking the key from his immediate boss who had just stepped out.
Then, he came to Fang Ze, squatted down, and prepared to open the lock.
As a result, just when he squatted down, Fang Ze suddenly exerted force with his hands, and his whole body made the sound of a rushing river, followed immediately by a few crisp sounds of "click, click, click".
Immediately, the magic-forbidden handcuffs were torn to pieces by him, and then fell to the ground.
Seeing his action, everyone present was shocked.
The federal guard was so frightened that he quickly wanted to retreat.
However, he moved quickly, and Fang Ze moved even faster.
He pressed the Federal garrison member's shoulders.
The team member reflexively wanted to resist, but found that Fang Ze's big hand holding him down was like a giant pincer, making him unable to move at all.
Due to the range of the forbidden magic handcuffs, he was unable to use his awakening ability to resist.
Therefore, for a moment, he couldn't help but look at Fang Ze with fear on his face.
As a result, at this moment, Fang Ze suddenly let go of the federal guard's shoulder, and then straightened his clothes and said with a half-smile, "Don't mistake other people's politeness for cowardice."
"Not everyone has such a good temper like me."
"We are all already suspects, so killing one more person is not a big deal."
Hearing Fang Ze's words, which he didn't know whether to be comforting or threatening, and feeling Fang Ze's power just now, the defender's body trembled, and his face turned red and white.
At this time, the adjutant next to the two men quietly looked at the superior of the guard team member and asked with his eyes.
The boss mouthed, "I injected the muscle relaxant myself. There is no problem."
The adjutant's pupils shrank slightly. He recalled the vision when Fang Ze took action just now, and then judged in his heart, 'The realm of blood exchange...? '
'...A high-level awakener in the realm of blood exchange? '
He couldn't help but sigh, 'What kind of monster is this! '
'No wonder you can't even lock the magic handcuffs...'
.......
Half an hour later, Fang Ze, who was free again and only wore a positioning anklet on his foot, was escorted by two members of the defense team to a small conference room in the space carrier.
Of course, it was said to be an escort, but it was actually to monitor and prevent Fang Ze from escaping.
Entering the small conference room, a team member came in to check. After confirming that there was no problem, they motioned for Fang Ze to come in.
At this time, Bai Zhi was already waiting there in the conference room.
Seeing Fang Ze, a smile burst out on her face.
Fang Ze, on the other hand, smiled and joked, "How is it? Isn't it impressive? I have a guard now. Wherever I go, I have to go through detailed inspection first."
Bai Zhi couldn't help laughing when she heard Fang Ze's joke.
She said to Fang Ze, "You are the only one with a poor mouth."
"Come on, come and sit down. We have a very heavy task today."
"Didn't you say that there are many tasks to be assigned? Are there many clues to the Hua Chao Festival?"
Fang Ze said "hmm" and walked over.
After he sat down, Bai Zhi looked at the suspect's clothes he was still wearing, and suddenly felt a little dazed.
After a moment, she whispered, "I don't know if you are in conflict with the official organization."
"It's only been a few months and you've already been arrested three times."
When Fang Ze heard her words, he blinked and recalled.
Don't tell me...it's really like that.
The first time, he was a peripheral member of the organization and was caught by Bai Zhi.
The second time, he was a reserve commissioner of the Security Bureau, but he was arrested by Xunyi's leaders for "killing" Director Pang.
The third time, he was already the department head of the Security Bureau, and could be regarded as a senior executive of the Emerald City Security Bureau, but... he was caught by the federal garrison.
Fang Ze couldn't help but wonder: He... wouldn't really conflict with the official organization, would he?
I really just want to be a good person. But why do you feel... that you are on the bad guy's road, running wildly and never to return?
And when Fang Ze was thinking wildly.
At the same time, on the space carrier.
The old man listened to the adjutant's report, and then his thin face changed expression, "A high-level awakened person in the realm of blood exchange?"
He frowned, "This is the demigod seedling cultivated by the Bai family."
"It seems that the Bai family is planning to absorb him into the family so that he can be promoted to a fusion person using the noble promotion method."
The adjutant also agreed, "Yes. So no wonder he got involved with the Bai family mother and daughter."
"And the Bai family didn't even care about Jin Luan first, but saved him first."
The old man nodded.
For a moment, his eyes were deep, as if he had thought of something, and he said, "Where is the psychic person you invited? How long will it take?"
"This should be done sooner rather than later. I always feel like there is a secret in this person."
"We'd better hurry up. Don't let the Bai family drain the firewood, recruit him as a wife, and make him a nobleman who cannot be interrogated by people with psychic abilities."
The adjutant looked at the time and then estimated, "We should arrive before Bai Zhi leaves."
"I just received a reply saying that we have entered the West Coast area and will arrive in about two hours."
The old man looked at him and asked expressionlessly, "So fast?"
The adjutant smiled and nodded, "Yes. Because this time Master Fanda came in person."
"Master Fanta?" The old man was obviously a little surprised this time. "Is it the spiritual master Fanta who has ascended to the spiritual level and claims to be able to see through people's hearts?"
The adjutant nodded, "Yes."
The name of Master Fanda was obviously very useful, and the old man couldn't help but nodded, "Then it should be foolproof..."
"It seems that in a few more hours, we will know what secrets that little guy is hiding in his heart..."
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Staying up all night is too tiring. Today there are only 6,000 words. Adjust your schedule and update early tomorrow. Try to finish both chapters before 0 o'clock. I didn't want to miss any updates a few days ago. I stayed up until three o'clock every day, and got up at eight o'clock the next day to take care of the children. I was so dizzy from the stress that I had to go to bed early.
