"Did I tell you to speak?!"

The inspector general whirled around, his eyes wide with rage, spitting almost onto Hei Yi's face:

"Hei Yi! How dare you even speak now?"

"I'm having you investigate the perimeter of the Changshengmen stronghold to find out the exact location and defensive layout of the Star Orbit Cannon."

"And you two, instead of just taking two outsiders, went in and wrecked their stronghold!"

"Not only did they alert the enemy, they also made a complete mess of the scene!"

The inspector general immediately launched into a tirade, launching into a long, unending tirade:

"You didn't conduct a thorough investigation where you should have, and you blindly rushed into things you shouldn't have!"

"Are your brains filled with mush?! Huh?!"

"If it weren't for your father protecting you, you'd be taking off these clothes and getting out of here right now!"

Hei Yi was rendered speechless by the insults, his forehead veins bulging, but he could only endure it because of the other party's status.

The inspector general's outburst clearly indicated that he had been under immense pressure before arriving.

Everyone present could see that the inspector general's trip to the outpost was not to provide assistance, nor to rescue the refugees, nor to take over the battlefield.

He's here to demand an explanation!

Just as the inspector general was about to continue his reprimand, venting all his anger and responsibility on Blackie,

The team that had been sent out earlier had already returned quickly. The squad leader approached cautiously with a strange expression and reported:

"Reporting to the Inspector General, the people inside the stronghold who needed rescue... are gone."

He paused, then added:

"Aside from signs of battle and some guard corpses, no one was found trapped, nor were there any personnel on our side that needed to be rescued!"

"What?" The inspector general's expression changed upon hearing this.

Zhao Dezheng and Li Yu narrowed their eyes slightly.

Are the Thunder Bureau squad members blind?

Not to mention those who were put in machines to have their blood drawn, many of the displaced people who were imprisoned are still alive.

Or rather, in the eyes of these Thunder Bureau reinforcements, those refugees who were treated as blood vessels and materials were not their targets for rescue at all.

They couldn't even be called human beings, and they were never even considered for rescue.

"Have you searched thoroughly? Is it hidden?"

The inspector general pressed on, his tone revealing a barely perceptible impatience.

The captain standing to the side shook his head directly, his voice firm:

"We've searched the entire stronghold, but we haven't found it anywhere!"

Upon receiving confirmation, the inspector general's heart sank.

These are people who were specifically requested to be rescued by the higher authorities. If not a single one of them is brought back, it would be a serious dereliction of duty.

The inspector general swept his gaze over the Black brothers and the two "outsiders who had arbitrarily participated in the operation."

Combined with the teleportation fluctuation that just lingered here...

He immediately realized that those people who were very important to him might have already been transferred away by his spatial abilities.

The inspector general's face was cold. The Hei brothers didn't have that ability, and the general's younger brother, Zhao Dezheng, didn't possess spatial attributes either. So, it could only be—

He turned his head sharply, his gaze like two knives, piercing Li Yu who had remained silent.

He had just noticed that this young man had a special aura and didn't react at all to his intimidating presence.

Moreover, the firebird-like beast behind the young man didn't look easy to deal with.

The inspector general gestured, and the team members behind him immediately spread out, subtly surrounding Li Yu and Firebird, ready to prevent Li Yu from escaping through the air at any moment.

Only after the blockade was completed did the inspector general stride over to Li Yu, almost face to face, and sternly question him:

"I'm asking you! Where did all those people in the base go, those who were teleported away?!"

Li Yu raised her eyelids and looked at him coldly.

Golden eyes stared at him calmly, as if he were looking at an inanimate object, with no intention of answering.

This indifferent attitude thoroughly enraged the inspector general.

"I'm asking you a question! Are you deaf?!"

The inspector general roared, his voice shaking the air, and the three teams behind him instinctively tensed up.

The Thunder Bureau Awakener took half a step forward, his energy fluctuations subtly locking onto Li Yu, awaiting only the Inspector General's order!

The rain was torrential.

Li Yu finally spoke slowly, her voice flat and devoid of any emotion:

"Are you asking me?"

A cold light began to emerge from his golden eyes.

A murderous intent was brewing beneath the surface.

"Fine! You dare resist arrest!"

At this moment, the captain beside him seemed to recognize Li Yu. Remembering Li Yu's identity and past achievements, he was immediately startled and shouted loudly as if he were about to take a gamble:

"Reporting to the Inspector General! I know him, he's Li Yu!"

"Li Yu?" The inspector general was taken aback, then his anger intensified.

"I don't care if you're Li Yu or Zhang Yu!"

"You interfered in the Thunder Bureau's operations without authorization, disrupted a major case investigation, and even kidnapped a key witness! Do you know how serious the trouble you've caused?!"

The inspector general was so angry that his fingers were trembling.

The events surrounding the Changshengmen stronghold involve a complex web of deeply entrenched forces, making the situation extremely complex.

The only option given to him was to "control the situation, handle it discreetly, and avoid escalation."

Ideally, we should capture some refugees from the Changsheng Sect, use them to impersonate a few names, and give the families behind them a warning, but we must not overturn the table.

And what was the result?

By the time he arrived, the stronghold had already been taken down without any explanation.

The most deadly thing is that all the elders of those families have disappeared without a trace!

How is he supposed to explain this to his superiors?

How do we explain this to the forces that are exerting pressure in the shadows?

"These are matters for the investigation department; I shouldn't be cleaning up their messes myself!" the inspector general gritted his teeth.

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