Gao Siming knew exactly what he was thinking.

"Get lost. If you want to freeload, just say so. What do you mean by 'catering to your meals'? When have I ever eaten a single meal cooked by you?"

Qin Wen, in the passenger seat, joked, "Yeah, Brother Gao is disabled but determined, and he even cooked us a seafood feast. Li Nan, you're physically weak but mentally broken. When are you going to cook me a bowl of noodles?"

"Hehe, I'll study when I get home, I'll study when I get home!"

...

The weekend passed quickly, and before we knew it, it was March 18th.

Today, Li Nan and the Destiny Analysis Department welcomed a new helper.

Yang Zhengning, the deputy director who had been studying new detective techniques abroad, has returned!

To welcome Vice President Yang back, Xiong Sifu prepared a brief welcoming ceremony.

After the ceremony, Xiong Sifu pulled Li Nan and Vice President Yang together to his office.

"Old Yang, you're finally back. How's it going with the Russians?"

The fact that Deputy Yang went abroad to study was just a pretext used by the Stability Division. In reality, during his three years abroad, Deputy Yang was working closely with the Russian Republic to crack a major transnational case.

Of course, given Li Nan's current status, he is not qualified to know the details of such a case.

Previously, before the case was closed and before Yang Zhengning returned to China, Xiong Yingjun did not dare to reveal anything to Li Nan.

Li Nan actually knew the truth. There was no such thing as a study session that would last for three years and prevent them from returning to China for the Chinese New Year. It was clearly a highly classified secret mission.

"It's finally resolved, but it's a long story. I'll tell you all about it when you treat me to a drink, Lao Xiong, hahaha!"

Vice President Yang looked at Li Nan and continued in his distinctive husky voice, "Kid, you come along too, have a few drinks, and listen to me brag. The story of the Russian bear is really just a story; it's too fantastical!"

Although Vice President Yang said he would talk about it another day, he had piqued the curiosity of the two men.

But both Xiong Yingjun and Li Nan knew that this was the bald man's consistent style; he would say what he needed to say, and no amount of pressure would change what he shouldn't say.

Upon hearing about drinking, Li Nan immediately wilted. "Vice President Yang, you know my alcohol tolerance. I'm a lightweight. I can't hold my liquor after just one drink. I'll just pour the drinks for you two!"

Vice President Yang patted Li Nan's thick, long hair. "Young man, you need to work on it. I've heard before that you can't even outdrink your wife. Your position in the family is in jeopardy!"

Xiong Sifu chimed in, "Hehe, I knew it! You two have been married for so long, how come you still don't have a child? So that's the problem!"

"Hahaha……"

To change the subject, Li Nan asked, "Vice President Yang, now that you're back, I can drop the title of Acting Examiner, right? I'll leave the Destiny Examination to you to handle things properly!"

Previously, Li Nan was not only the leader of the Meiluo Academy series of special projects, but also the acting examiner of the Destiny Determination Department. However, Li Nan felt that he was only an acting examiner and it was not appropriate to call himself Examiner Li. So he compromised and asked Li Na, Ma Jie and others to call him Team Leader Li. Now that the real leader of the Destiny Determination Department has returned, this nominal title of acting examiner should naturally be discarded.

Unexpectedly, the two laughed even louder when they heard Li Nan say that. It was Xiong Sifu who stopped and explained to Li Nan, "Little Li, this title should be removed, but this time, remove the word 'substitute'!"

"ah?"

"Silly boy, don't you understand? Old Yang was already the deputy director, and he had always served as the examiner of the An Ding Division. Now that he has solved a major case, he will definitely be promoted. The examiner position is vacant, so who will take it if not you?"

"And what about Kong Ci, the scholar..."

"Little Li, it's been so many years, it's time we let it go. If Xiao Kong wants to sleep, let him continue sleeping!" Kong Ci was an unspeakable pain in the Department of Destiny, and Xiong Sifu was unwilling to mention it again.

"ah?"

"Alright, alright, stop with the 'ah-ah' stuff. I called you here today because I have important business to discuss!"

"Oh!" Li Nan then remembered that they had been waiting for Yang Zhengning today because they had some difficult questions to ask him.

Yang Zhengning came from the An Ding Si Ding Ming Ke (a branch of the Imperial Academy of Destiny) and always partnered with Xiong Yingjun.

Both men have their own areas of expertise; Xiong Sifu's expertise leans towards management and leadership.

Yang Zhengning is the top technical expert among them.

Previously, Xiong Sifu said that Vice President Yang was a psychology expert, which actually had a bit of a business-like mutual flattery feel to it. However, he could hardly be called an expert, but he could be considered a skilled person by a narrow margin.

At least, he's much better than Xiong Yingjun and Li Shazi.

Li Nan first gave Vice President Yang a brief report on the basic situation of the Meiluo Academy series of cases.

After listening, Yang Zhengning pondered for a long time before slowly speaking, "I didn't expect that so much has happened in Tanhua City in just three years!"

"According to your investigation, at least one member of the criminal gang behind this series of cases is a genuine psychology expert, or at least an expert in hypnosis!"

"During this trip to the Russian bear, we were partnered with a Russian psychological expert, a true expert. She is extremely proficient in the field of hypnosis. Do you know how long it takes this expert to hypnotize a stranger?"

Li Nan and Xiong Yingjun exchanged a glance and shook their heads to indicate that they didn't know.

“She needs 11 seconds!” Yang Zhengning raised an index finger in each hand. “She can control any stranger she meets on the street, as long as their eyes meet, after 11 seconds!”

"Vice President Yang, isn't this too far-fetched? Doesn't that make him invincible?"

"That's nothing. It's said that her late teacher was even more powerful, able to control a person's mind in just three seconds! Three seconds is practically as simple as a glance!"

The two were incredulous. This was the normal world, how could there be such unimaginable abilities?

If people with this ability commit crimes, then who has the power to bring them to justice?

"I know what you're thinking; I felt the same way at first. However, this expert's explanation dispelled my doubts. In this world, energy is conserved; there are gains and losses. If you want to gain something, you must exchange it for something else!"

What is needed in exchange for this hypnosis technique?

"With their lives and their eyes!"