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Chapter 215 - 215 182 Zhang Yu Questioned

215: Chapter 182 Zhang Yu Questioned 215: Chapter 182 Zhang Yu Questioned Fu Ji reminded from the side: “Remember you haven’t seen Song Xu.”

“Originally, the surveillance inside the apartment was all malfunctioned, and both you and Bai Zhenzhen disguised your appearances, so there wouldn’t be any surveillance images of your true appearances in the nearby street blocks.”

“Moreover, this group of Evil God believers fears ritual backlash, they have a strong sense of secrecy, and their personal belongings will absolutely not retain any information related to the Evil God.”

“The Patrol Team certainly hasn’t derived information about the Evil God from them temporarily, so they wouldn’t know about Song Xu’s plan against us.”

Zhang Yu, being a cautious person, always prepares in advance when handling matters, just like he prepares containers and paper towels long before shipping seeds, unlike some reckless people who panic only when things happen unexpectedly.

Regarding any inquiries that might arise from this incident, he had already discussed with Fu Ji and Bai Zhenzhen, and Fu Ji’s reminder wasn’t something he heard for the first time.

At this moment, listening to Yun Ni’s question, Zhang Yu said in confusion: “Song Xu?

I know he’s a top student at White Dragon High School, but I don’t know him and have never talked to him.”

Standing next to him, Yun Ni nodded slightly upon hearing Zhang Yu’s words, her mind recalling some data about Song Xu.

Because the incident where six Evil God believers died from ritual backlash was witnessed and even recorded by many citizens.

So this incident quickly attracted the attention of the Patrol Team, classifying it as a suspected Evil God event.

During various data comparisons, among the deceased six, Song Xu was the first to have his identity confirmed, given his top student status at White Dragon High School, his data was the most detailed and extensively held by authorities.

And through investigation of Song Xu’s left behind mobile phone, computer, and other personal items, the organization he secretly established also got exposed to the Patrol Team.

“An organization composed of poor geniuses, aiming to break through barriers, and charge towards the second level…”

“Ha, is this kind of scam still popular now?”

However, Yun Ni doesn’t care about this, from her experience, the poorer people in Kunxu are easily deceived by the wealthy simply due to a vast information gap, and such scam cases are not within her jurisdiction.

As the Patrol Team captain, Yun Ni’s focus…

is still on the Evil God.

But mere phenomena of six people self-igniting cannot yet be used as evidence for an Evil God event, since there are quite a number of techniques that can yield such an effect.

And among the various clues and items left by the deceased, no intelligence related to the Evil God was found.

As for the two individuals originally residing in the apartment, taken by the company on the day, they were currently working for the company, trying to repay the fines for pirated cultivation techniques.

From these two, the Patrol Team also didn’t find any Evil God clues.

The entire event seemingly appears as a mere homicide case, making Yun Ni unable to upgrade action permissions, to resort to more brutal, tougher, and divine methods.

However, from the dilapidated building, the wrecked scene, broken surveillance, and other traces, Yun Ni felt a sense of the Evil God’s presence.

Yun Ni decided to ask Zhang Yu because among Song Xu’s left behind data, information of Zhang Yu was found.

“Has this guy been collecting Zhang Yu’s intelligence recently?”

“Is Zhang Yu their target?”

“Does Song Xu think Zhang Yu is also poor, so he wants to absorb him to scam money?”

“Maybe something useful can be inquired from Zhang Yu?”

As they were speaking, Yun Ni and Zhang Yu had entered an empty classroom, while several other Patrol Team members were stationed outside the classroom door.

Both sat behind separate desks, then Yun Ni opened her mouth and said: “Has Mo Tianyi contacted you?”

Zhang Yu paused slightly in his heart, while Fu Ji had already reminded: “There’s no need to deny this, not to mention you have little association with the Poor People Alliance, the Patrol Team here isn’t the same system as the local Songyang aristocratic clans.”

“They wouldn’t care about organizations like the Poor People Alliance, you can just honestly talk about your contact with Mo Tianyi.”

“Lying in this regard would only arouse suspicion.”

So Zhang Yu truthfully recounted his few contacts with Mo Tianyi.

After listening, Yun Ni’s eyes flashed with a hint of disappointment: “Nothing useful information huh.”

“Just like those few poor students with Mo Tianyi, none of them know whether there’s an Evil God behind Song Xu?”

Just at this moment, Zhang Yu asked curiously: “Did something happen to them?”

Looking at Zhang Yu’s bewildered and curious look, Yun Ni was unsurprised but did not express any intention of disclosing, merely said casually: “Hmm…

they have some connection with a pirated cultivation technique case.”

“If you remember any intelligence about them, feel free to call me anytime.”

Meanwhile, more details of related events flashed through Yun Ni’s mind.

“Trouble, valuable things from the scene were all damaged.”

“Almost all surveillance inside the apartment had issues…”

“Nothing suspicious found in surrounding street surveillance footage either…”

“Also, the delivery man who visited the scene…

currently seems he used a phone that was reported stolen to order the delivery, the real owner of the phone has no suspicion…”

The more Yun Ni investigates, the more she finds the effective clues of the event are few, nearly finding nothing related to the Evil God.

But the more it is so, the more a strong feeling arose in her heart: “If those six deceased truly died from ritual backlash, it’s likely an experienced, swift Evil God believer’s deed…

or simply there’s a veteran Evil God directing from behind.”

“Then this is a vicious internal strife among the Evil Gods.”

“Could it be the Evil God that appeared over at Songyang High School?”

About a year ago, there were traces of an Evil God at Songyang High School.

To track down this Evil God, the Patrol Team spent a lot of manpower and resources investigating the corporations and families behind Songyang High School, maintaining long-term surveillance.

Unfortunately, that Evil God seemed like a phantom, leaving no further traces, leading many Patrol Team members to believe it might have just passed through at the time.

“These cockroaches in the shadows, each one hides better than the last.”

Various thoughts flashed through her mind.

Yun Ni looked at Zhang Yu in front of her and smiled slightly, “Before Pian Pian left, she asked me to take care of you, but I’m pretty broke, I can’t lend you any money.”

“But I do have some say in the Patrol Team…

Speaking of which, are you interested in making progress in the Patrol Team?”

“Like becoming a formal member?

Then not only would your salary increase, but you’d also get full medical coverage, daily meal and transportation allowances, a tax exemption, more talismans to use, and even a chance to contact Pian Pian.”

Zhang Yu’s eyes moved slightly, curiously asking, “Able to contact…

Zhang Pianpian?

Isn’t it difficult to connect across the layers of Kunxu?”

Yun Ni explained, “Ordinary people certainly can’t easily contact across layers, but the Eight True Gods oversee the world, controlling all layers of Kunxu.

Without up and down communication, how would we interact?

How would we exchange ideas?”

“As long as you become a formal employee under the Eight True Gods, you can certainly use this to communicate up and down.”

Fu Ji chimed in with a reminder, “The girl is right, as long as you and your sister become formal employees under the Divine Department, there’s a chance to connect across layers.

Besides employment, there are things like cross-layer corporate trade where relevant personnel can also communicate across layers.”

“But becoming a formal employee under the Divine Department…

that path has too many restraints, considering all your secrets, maybe it’s better not to.”

Even without Fu Ji’s reminder, Zhang Yu remembered Zhang Pianpian’s advice and had no desire to become a formal employee, and he declined on the spot.

Yun Ni smiled indifferently, merely telling Zhang Yu that if he changed his mind, he could come to her anytime.

Shortly after Zhang Yu left, an Inspection Team member walked in from outside.

A young man among them looked at Yun Ni and said, “Captain, I just had someone check Zhang Yu’s records.

This guy recently purchased antiques worth hundreds of thousands.”

“The antique business is not easy to invest in, much like archaeology…

There are too many people trying to use it to find ancient cultivation secrets and collect data and knowledge on extinct sects and fallen Evil Gods, and the competition is fierce.

Countless individuals and companies are trading every day.”

“Does a high school student like him understand these things?”

“Also, I’ve found records of him and Bai Zhenzhen leaving Songyang City twice in the last six months…”

Yun Ni glanced at him.

In terms of common knowledge about archaeology and antiques, she knew no less than he did.

Especially since the top ten sects and their associated companies have been collecting various data and knowledge on historical sects, which is a vast market, though unrelated to most city dwellers.

She also understood that besides investment and archaeology, many antiques are used for worshipping gods.

Many families of powerful figures on the path to divinity have personal shrines, like Yun Ni’s parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and ancestors…

all with their personal shrines for worship.

Of course, besides worshipping True Gods, they can also be used to worship Evil Gods.

But Zhang Pianpian’s brother worships the Evil God?

Yun Ni shook her head.

“Zhang Pianpian, being someone under the scrutiny of the True Gods, has her entire family audited.

How could they be associated with the Evil God?”

A series of thoughts flashed like lightning through Yun Ni’s mind, yet she had no intention of explaining, merely looking at the young man and saying indifferently, “Who told you to investigate him?”

The young man was slightly stunned, saying, “Captain, I thought you asked about Song Xu’s matters.

Weren’t you suspecting he might have ties with Evil God believers?”

Yun Ni coldly responded, “When did I say anything about suspecting him?

I was merely gathering intelligence from him.

Don’t act on your own under my command.”

Although she criticized him, Yun Ni did not take further action, knowing that the young man came from a family of seven generations of inspectors.

In Yun Ni’s eyes, the Patrol Team was like a beautifully decorated house.

Although it had many walls, only two or three were load-bearing.

The others might seem structural, but don’t be fooled; they only pretended to be load-bearing.

Yet, if you wanted to tear them down and redecorate, it would cost a lot of money and effort.

Then Yun Ni asked, “When did he leave Songyang City twice?”

Listening to the reported dates, Yun Ni raised an eyebrow slightly.

To others, these dates might seem ordinary, but for someone like her, a tenth-generation inspector, they were very unusual.

“Were those the days of the high school Foundation Establishment exams?”

“Did they go to attend the Foundation Establishment exams?”

At the thought of this, Yun Ni initially suspected her judgment was wrong.

But then thinking of Zhang Pianpian, Yun Ni quickly realized guiding her brother to attend the Foundation Establishment exams wasn’t impossible.

“Alright.” Yun Ni looked at the young man and said, “Zhang Yu is a colleague too, so don’t investigate without cause in the future.”

“Especially his departures from Songyang.

If anyone doesn’t want to work anymore, go ahead and investigate.”

Yun Ni sternly warned the few subordinates in front of her, “If you really uncover anything, no one in Songyang City can save you.”

Yun Ni secretly thought, “Given the confidentiality level of the Foundation Establishment exams, if they continue investigating Zhang Yu’s actions…

it might stir up a hornet’s nest, implicating countless individuals…”

The few Patrol Team members present were slightly dumbfounded after hearing these words, wondering just how significant Zhang Yu’s background was that investigating him could lead to the end of their careers and leave them unprotected?