Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 940 - 584 Di’an’s Movements

Chapter 940: Chapter 584 Di’an’s Movements

Di’an, Secret Investigation Department Main Mansion, Policing Division.

Even deep into the night, the place remained brightly lit. The glow of the Inscription Lamps scattered the darkness, turning the room somewhat cluttered with over a dozen Case Records filled to the brim with all sorts of files. At the moment, three men and women dressed in Secret Investigation Officer Uniforms stood in front of a Case Record table at the deepest part of the division, the atmosphere somewhat tense.

The man sitting behind the Case Records had a square face with strong features, his eyebrows like swords and eyes like tigers, exuding righteousness and authority with just a look.

Huang Shiwei spoke in an unhurried tone, calm and indifferent:

"Before I called you here, you must have already heard about what happened today, right? Qin Weishu, the second son of the Qin Family of Jiangnan, escaped from the Imperial Prison using an unidentified method."

Saying this, his gaze swept across the several direct subordinates in front of him, his tone growing heavier:

"Qin Weishu’s case was personally supervised by Commander Xu, but the personnel were temporarily seconded from our Policing Division to assist in the investigation. I know many of you do not like Meng Xi, but I have emphasized many times not to let personal feelings interfere with official duties. How did you handle it?"

"....."

After hearing this, the two men and one woman in front of the Case Table all concurrently shifted their gazes away.

Towards that "Princess Meng Xi" from the Secret Investigation Department, these mid-to-high-ranking officials originally held attitudes of neutrality or even admiration.

They were in the midst of chaos but that didn’t prevent them from yearning for Qing’s clear and piercing sense of righteousness.

However, after they were temporarily reassigned to that woman’s command, everything changed.

Admiration is predicated on one’s own interests not being threatened.

Previously, they were on the same level as Xu Mengxi, and even if the chief was her master, she had no control over them, but not this time; now they had become subordinates to that woman.

Was it too excessive to exact a certain additional compensation to subsidize their excessive cultivation expenses while risking their lives to capture criminals for The Imperial Court?

The share they took was from the hidden loot of criminals and evildoers, not from the exploitation of innocent people!

But Xu Mengxi hadn’t seen it this way; she simply slashed this part away and only distributed rewards according to The Imperial Court’s regulations.

Only a third or a quarter of what they once had.

With such money, it was difficult to remain wholly loyal to the Imperial.

Outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant, constantly finding faults, the case progressed with difficulty, but "Princess Meng Xi" showed no intention of compromise, still set in her own ways.

And now, the final outcome has already emerged.

Due to discord between superiors and subordinates, a collaborative error, the fugitive Qin Weishu directly fled.

Huang Shiwei looked at the three silent people in front of him, his voice gradually taking on a note of anger:

"Great job. The officer on duty during the day, Mi Chang, has already been imprisoned, and his deputy, Feng Kaiseng, has been dismissed and under investigation. If the chief starts a real inquiry, you three are bound to be implicated!"

Among the three in front of the desk, the only female, after hearing this, fell silent for a moment and then tentatively asked:

"This matter... It won’t affect you, boss, will it?"

As soon as she uttered the words, the other two men also looked over.

Although the situation was serious, as long as their boss remained unscathed, the reinstatement of the few direct lineage officers was only a matter of time.

Huang Shiwei, well aware of the cunning thoughts of these old foxes, leaned back in his chair and rubbed his brow, his voice carrying a hint of helplessness:

"No..."

As soon as these words came out, the three people in front of the desk visibly relaxed, but Huang Shiwei’s following words tightened their hearts again:

"Prepare yourselves, we must leave Di’an by midnight tonight."

"Leave Di’an?" One of the bearded men was somewhat puzzled: "Why leave Di’an?"

"Why, you ask?!"

Huang Shiwei glared at the three, slapping the desk in front of him with a pound:

"Of course, it’s to chase down Qin Weishu and clean up the mess you idiots made! The chief has already ordered that this matter be entrusted to me to handle.

"Let me be clear, if you dare to be duplicitous again, don’t blame me for being merciless!"

"Yes!"

The three in front of the desk immediately stood upright and respectfully acknowledged the order, then turned to leave.

They did not have the Sumeru Rings and needed to return to their residences to gather soft armor, weapons, and a range of equipment.

"Wait."

Huang Shiwei took a deep breath at this moment and called the three people back, under their puzzled gazes, he lifted a square-foot iron case from under the desk:

"Here are some Formation Pattern Crossbow mechanisms from the Prime Minister’s Mansion’s Geometry Institute, freshly produced. Take them and get familiar; they might save your lives in dire circumstances."

The three eyed the black case with a brief hesitation; the only woman probed:

"Boss, where did you get these?"

"If the Prime Minister’s Mansion didn’t offer them, what else could I do, rob them?"

"The boss’s methods reach the heavens, hehe."

The bearded man chuckled, reaching out to pick up the iron case on the desk, and along with the other two men, hastily excused themselves.

Yet as soon as the three of them opened the door, a woman in a purple and red Secret Investigation Officer Uniform with a ponytail caught their eye outside.

Xu Mengxi, expressionless, with eyes cold as ice, stared at the box in the bearded man’s hands that originated from the Prime Minister’s Mansion’s Geometry Institute, as though she had been there for quite a while.

The atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

This woman likely heard the conversation that just took place inside the room.

As middle-to-high level members of the Secret Investigation Department, they were all aware of "Princess Meng Xi’s" attitude towards the Prime Minister’s Mansion.

"You three go down; Meng Xi, you come in first."

The deep and steady voice came from deep within the division; the three who received the order felt a weight lifted and, after nodding to Xu Mengxi, quickly left this place of trouble.

Accompanied by the summer cicadas outside, Xu Mengxi stepped into the room, lightly pursing her lips as she focused on the man behind the Case Records.

She didn’t make a sound.

Huang Shiwei saw her like this and spoke: