Li Yu turned to look at the person who had come.

The young man before me had a dignified appearance and exuded a refined and composed air, a quality that came from systematic training and orthodox education, making him stand out from the untrained vagrants.

Seeing Li Yu looking at him, the young man spoke first, his tone neither humble nor arrogant, but with a serious, businesslike air:

"I am Black One, the captain of the Third Action Team of the Thunder Bureau's Investigation Department."

The young man got straight to the point, stating his identity and showing his identification before continuing:

"The firebird beast you are riding is not registered with the Thunder Bureau. According to the Central State Security Regulations, please stop immediately and cooperate with the Thunder Bureau's investigation."

Black One's words were just a routine opening, and he didn't expect the other party to actually cooperate.

However, to his surprise, Li Yu actually signaled the firebird to stop and hover in the air.

"The Thunder Bureau has an investigation department?"

Li Yu was somewhat surprised. He had dealt with quite a few people from the Thunder Bureau before, but this was the first time he had heard of this department.

He thought of something, casually reached into his pocket, found the ID that the Thunder Bureau had specially given him, and tossed it to Hei Yi.

Hei Yi caught it steadily with a raised hand, somewhat stunned.

Looking down and taking a closer look, I was immediately startled.

It feels cool to the touch and has a unique material.

This is actually an official certificate issued by their Thunder Bureau! And judging from the craftsmanship and anti-counterfeiting features, it's not only genuine, but its level seems to be quite high!

He opened the certificate with a puzzled look, and when he saw the professional title on it, his expression instantly became extremely strange, even somewhat bewildered:

"Thunder Bureau...weapons advisor???"

Hei Yi checked twice more to make sure the documents were genuine!

But the title of "weapons advisor" was something he had never heard of in his many years of service with Thunder Bureau!

If the authenticity of the document itself were not beyond doubt, he would almost suspect that this was some kind of new form of disguise!

However, when Hei Yi looked down and saw the section for the certificate holder's name, he was even more surprised.

All my doubts were instantly replaced by immense shock!

"Li Yu!!!"

Hei Yi suddenly looked up, his gaze fixed intently on the young yet angular face on the back of the phoenix.

The iconic bow and arrow, even when concealed, still exuded a powerful aura and an invincible confidence, along with a familiar face.

Except for not riding the magnificent black horse described in the newspaper, but instead riding this even more terrifying firebird, all other characteristics match perfectly!

This is undoubtedly Li Yu, the hero of Zhongzhou!

The serious, businesslike expression on Hei Yi's face instantly crumbled, replaced by a heartfelt respect and a touch of unease.

He immediately dropped his official airs and politely gave a standard Thunder Bureau military salute:

"Li Yu, a hero of Zhongzhou! I've long admired your name! My apologies for not being more acknowledgment!"

Even as he said this, Hei Yi still didn't dare to approach Firebird, but carefully tossed the ID back to Li Yu.

Li Yu casually caught the document, put it away, and asked a perfunctory question:

"Is there anything else?"

Hei Yi looked somewhat troubled.

He glanced at Li Yu, then subtly glanced at the imposing phoenix.

The aura emanating from the flames on the firebird was the same as the residual heat waves from the ruins of Stone Town, which almost pointed to the "culprit" that destroyed the town.

But faced with this renowned hero of Zhongzhou, he could only remain calm and probe indirectly, trying to address him by name:

"Li Yu... City Lord, I wonder if you were nearby when Stone Town was destroyed?"

"Or do you know some inside information?"

He tried to be tactful with his words, but his gaze involuntarily swept over the phoenix again.

Even if the answer is right in front of them, Li Yu, as a hero of Zhongzhou, should not do something like destroying a small town in Zhongzhou.

Unexpectedly, Li Yu didn't beat around the bush at all. Her tone was so calm, as if she were stating a trivial matter unrelated to herself, and she directly admitted it:

"I did it."

"What?!"

Hei's eyes were filled with disbelief; he simply couldn't believe his ears.

Li Yu just admitted it like that?!

There wasn't even the slightest explanation or excuse!

As rumored, Li Yu's style of doing things is indeed... decisive and frightening!

Hei Yiqiang suppressed his surprise and maintained his composure on the surface, pressing for an answer:

"Could you tell me the reason? I need to report the specific situation to my superiors."

“Remnants of the Ao family.” Li Yu’s answer was still concise and to the point, just four words, yet they exuded a cold, murderous aura.

“Remnants of the Ao family…” Hei Yi silently noted it down.

His task was to investigate the cause of the town's destruction. As for whether what Li Yu said was true or false, and how to handle the aftermath, that was not something he, at his level, could decide; that was something the higher-ups needed to weigh.

Just then, the two people who were on guard behind them saw that Hei Yi not only did not fight the other party, but also chatted happily with the people on the Firebird. They couldn't help but cast puzzled glances at him.

Noticing that Li Yu's gaze had also swept towards the two people in the distance, Hei Yi quickly explained:

“Those are members of our investigation team three, Hei Er and Hei San, who are also my brothers.”

He paused, then added:

"They've long heard of the deeds of Li Yu, the hero of Zhongzhou, and have admired him for a long time. They've always wanted to have the opportunity to see the hero in person. How about... I call them over?"

"To see me?" Li Yu nodded.

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