This is really not mechanical ascension
Chapter 199 - 114 I Don’t Believe I Can’t Find a Single Clue!_2

Chapter 199: Chapter 114 I Don’t Believe I Can’t Find a Single Clue!_2

"How could you breakthrough from exhaustion?" the other party asked with a cold expression, continuing the interrogation after the check.

"The development progressed too quickly, and my body occasionally reacts like this," Li Ming replied, his expression unflinching and his heart steady.

This towering trusted aide looked hesitant, as if he had more to say but hesitated due to his undeveloped potential, uncertain if such a condition truly existed.

"Genetic Hyperincrease Syndrome, due to rapid development, causes the body’s genes to not adapt, often resulting in fainting, convulsing..." Luo Chuan stated indifferently, even citing the source, "Red Blood Research Institute, journal number 334275-74."

The other party was stunned momentarily, nodding repeatedly and hurried to verify the information.

Someone had already been called up to ask, but what was asked was unknown. Upon returning, they kept their mouths tightly shut, remaining silent.

"You found nothing?" Zhu Yunshen’s brow furrowed as he listened to his subordinate’s report, feeling a tingling sensation on his scalp.

In the past, such situations were usually solved by backtracking the bullet trajectory, easily locating the shooting point, and then reviewing the surrounding surveillance. Even if the adversary took a blind line, there would still be some clues.

Yet this situation had never occurred before, where they got stuck at step one.

This bullet couldn’t have appeared out of thin air.

"...I felt a breeze by my ear, and I vaguely saw a dark line..." someone whispered, catching Zhu Yunshen’s attention, who quickly located him to inquire in detail.

However, when compared with the surveillance footage, it turned his face dark.

"You were on Fu Zongchen’s right side at the time, and the bullet hit right between the eyebrows, you mean the bullet turned around by your ear?" Zhu Yunshen said gravely.

The person providing the clue chuckled awkwardly, though not a high-ranking official, yet he added, "The universe is vast, nothing is too strange. It’s not beyond possibility that such a Superpower exists."

Zhu Yunshen took a deep breath: "Do you know how fast that bullet was?"

"To adjust its direction so finely at that high speed, what level of Life Form must it be, do you understand?"

The person’s face turned awkward.

After downing two tubes of nutrient fluids, Li Ming felt he had finally come back to life, time passing as he estimated, and soon a city guard called for him.

Stepping over the wooden staircase to the second floor, Li Ming looked around and noticed that the direction of the armored cabin’s flight was not much different from the direction in which he was heading.

At the end of the corridor, there was a large wooden door, with Ren Cangsong’s trusted aides standing on both sides, pushing the door open to enter.

The most eye-catching item was the mechanical armor cabin placed against the wall.

This should be Fu Zongchen’s office, only now Ren Cangsong was sitting behind that desk.

"Sit," he gestured with his hand.

Li Ming sat down somewhat reservedly, Ren Cangsong noticing his constraint and kindly said, "Don’t be nervous, just asking casually. I’ve dealt with your mentor a few times, and we have a fairly good relationship."

That’s bullshit, Luo Chuan told me, with red faces and nothing pleasant about it.

"You made quite an impression at the recent exchange conference, thoroughly suppressed those arrogant bastards from the Sela Royal Academy, earning us a lot of face," Ren Cangsong continued, his face showing genuine appreciation.

"I was merely doing what I was supposed to do," Li Ming solemnly said, experienced in flattering old men.

Ren Cangsong nodded, casually flipping through the virtual screen in front of him, and asked, "According to our records, you had no interest in tobacco products before, right?"

Li Ming’s heart tightened, pointing directly to the core issue, realizing this General was certainly not all talk.

"Um, I don’t get in touch with them much."

"Then could you tell me why you came this time carrying a box of cigars?" he flicked his finger, and the virtual screen moved in towards Li Ming, displaying security footage of him passing through security.

Just holding out the cigar box on display.

"Mainly because it was a high-end gathering, I thought about giving them out to others," Li Ming explained.

Whether Ren Cangsong believed it or not, he simply nodded and then followed up by saying, "According to the surveillance, your cigar box should have been full, and you haven’t given any away since you got here."

Ren Cangsong stretched out his hand and sighed, "With such a big incident, it really worries me, let me have one."

"Oh, sure." Li Ming took it out from his chest, opened it up, still a full box, casually took one, and handed it to Ren Cangsong.

Seeing that the cigar box was still full, Ren Cangsong’s sharpness slightly relaxed, and after he took it, he sniffed it under his nose and nodded with satisfaction, "The fragrance of greenwood, good stuff from the Heluo Star System, though they are ignorant, there are still some redeeming features."

Li Ming stood up, rubbed his fingers together, and a flame appeared, silently calculating, the time must be almost here.

Ren Cangsong’s mouth curled into a smile, he reached out to light the cigar, sparks flickered, he took a puff, and smoke wafted.

He didn’t think this was Li Ming’s doing, but he suspected that Wu Yanqing’s people might have provided some convenience.

All the suspicious points had to be investigated.

Just then, a series of noises suddenly came from outside, followed by one bang after another.

Ren Cangsheng’s expression suddenly changed, and before Li Ming could react, he had already disappeared from his view.

That fast!?

Li Ming was startled, but his reaction was equally fast, moving to the front of the armored chamber, he slightly moved it to reveal the side close to the wall.

An ion sword emerged in his hand, quickly making a small cut, big enough for his arm to reach in. His fingers touched the armor, and the metal energy was lost.

The next moment, he put the cut piece of metal back into the slot and returned the armor chamber to its original place.

According to the [Locate] feedback, Ren Cangsong was rapidly approaching.

When Ren Cangsong opened the door, he saw Li Ming also walking towards the door with a worried look, he couldn’t help but ask, "What’s wrong?"

"Nothing," Ren Cangsong frowned, "You go back first, and call Luo Chuan up here."

"Understood." Li Ming left the room, and Ren Cangsong returned to his seat, bowed his head in thought, unaware of anything.

"Tsk, Fu Zongchen’s room seems to have a secret chamber," Li Ming muttered to himself, [Intelligent Assistance] activated, revealing every detail.

His ability couldn’t see through walls, but the gaps in the walls and the traces on the ground all revealed this fact.

Fu Zongchen had no son, the items here would ultimately be confiscated.

"What just happened?" After Luo Chuan went up, Li Ming feigned ignorance and asked Qi Xing.

"Someone’s intelligent terminal malfunctioned, making a weird noise," Qi Xing explained.

Li Ming pretended to suddenly understand, inwardly remarking, such data transmission viruses were quite useful.

A few more hours passed, and Ren Cangsong had talked to everyone present.

It was nearing seven o’clock, and night was about to fall.

Everyone’s brows were tightly knit, their patience nearly eroded away.

Fu Zongchen’s death was indeed no small matter, but among those present, who was usually idle?

"Zhu Yunshen, I’m not hiding this from you, I’m screening Torch’s seeds, they seem to be planning something big, if you don’t let me leave and something happens, can you bear the responsibility?"

Qi Xing’s father, Qi Zhan, had a solemn expression, being one of the highest-ranking officials present.

"If you assure us, and take responsibility for any consequences, naturally we won’t say more."

Several people consequently challenged Zhu Yunshen, who looked troubled.

"Whatever consequences arise from today’s event, I will bear them." Ren Cangsong, supporting himself on the second-floor balustrade, spoke in a calm voice, "Tonight, no one can leave, everyone should just sleep here."

The people exchanged glances, their resentful expressions quickly calming down.

"Since that’s the case, we have nothing more to say." Someone responded immediately.

Only then did Qi Xing realize, sighing, "They are forcing General Ren to give assurances, but since it’s awkward to confront him directly, they’re pressuring Zhu Yunshen instead, a bunch of old foxes."

It was fortunate that Fu Zongchen’s villa was large enough to accommodate them all; Li Ming walked into one room on the first floor, estimated the location, and chose that room.

At the same time, their intelligent terminals were also returned, as they were all important figures, they couldn’t really be treated like prisoners.