Chapter 104 Investigation Division
Outside the director's office, Sheng Chunqiu and others waited at the door.
“Shengchu,” Lu Jian called out, then whispered as he passed by, “Thank you.”
Sheng Chunqiu shook his head: "It's nothing. What happened to you later?"
She looked at Lu Jian.
Lu Jian's hands were empty at this moment.
“It’s been explained,” Lu Jian said. “Once the investigation downstairs is complete, everything will be clear.”
They weren't close friends, and after they finished speaking, they fell silent.
A moment later, Sheng Chunqiu said, "You should go downstairs first. The information department is in chaos right now."
Lu Jian: "Okay."
Sheng Chunqiu watched as Lu Jian's figure disappeared into the corridor once again.
She took a deep breath and finally felt herself recovering a little from the shock of the previous confrontation.
He truly lives up to his reputation as Director Yan.
Sheng Chunqiu lowered her eyes. This level of confrontation was a height she could never reach in her lifetime without a great opportunity.
The life of an ordinary human is very short. And opportunities are so fleeting and uncertain.
In the Otherworld, effort is a fundamental component for almost all beings striving to climb upwards.
Sheng Chunqiu shook his head vigorously to clear his mind of the jumbled thoughts and began to organize his to-do list in his mind.
The life of an ordinary human is very short, so naturally they should do more and more meaningful things.
I'm going to the Investigation Department to compile information on those involved in the leak of this proposal... I'll need to check my memory downstairs for a while...
Oh, and the world barrier.
Sheng Chunqiu remembered that Director Yan hadn't had time to reply to the solution during the day, so he looked down and sent a message to Lin Xuya.
Director Yan is always very busy. She wants to make things as easy for him as possible.
It's a good time to call Lin Xuya over so that Director Yan can take a look at her.
Lin Xuya replied quickly. Sheng Chunqiu and she agreed on a location and knocked on the door of Director Yan's office.
"Come in." Yan Ju's calm voice came from inside.
She walked into the office.
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Yan Shi was thinking about what to eat for a late-night snack.
I'm so hungry.
Sure enough, I can't help but crave carbs late at night.
Hearing the door open, she looked up.
Did Lu Jian come back because he still had something to say?
Yan Shi was puzzled.
But it was Sheng Chunqiu who walked in.
"Director Yan, during the Emerald City incident, a fragment of the World Barrier fused into the back of a resident of the Outer World."
Yan Shi: ?
She knew about this, so why did Sheng Chunqiu come in to talk to her again?
"The person in question is Lin Xuya, Director Yan, you've met her before," Sheng Chunqiu said respectfully. "She'll be at headquarters soon. Shall I bring her up for you to take a look?"
Yan Shi: ...
Yan Shi was greatly shocked.
No, it's one thing for the General Administration staff to work overtime in the middle of the night. But why would legal residents cooperate with inspections and statements in the middle of the night?
To be honest, Yan Shi didn't know what the fragment of the world barrier on the back of Lin Xuya's hand was all about.
Under Sheng Chunqiu's approving gaze, Yan Shi fell into a long silence.
A major job crisis.
She changed the subject: "How's the investigation downstairs going?"
Sheng Chunqiu: "The Investigation Department is still following up. Targeted checks are currently underway at the entrance, and all results are expected to be available tonight."
All results will be released tonight...
This means I'm planning to stay up all night.
All I can say is, as expected of Sheng Chunqiu. As expected of the Executive Department.
But since they don't leave work, Yan Shi can't leave either.
Yan Shi: ...
The memory of Sheng Chunqiu and her walking 10,000 steps in the middle of the night during the previous incident where the Summer Palace World Barrier was broken has attacked her again.
When the topic of the Summer Palace came up, Yan Shi's eyes lit up.
“Hmm,” she said, “where is Lin Xuya now?”
Sheng Chunqiu replied matter-of-factly, "They're already on their way. Once they reach the territory of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs, the patrol team will come to pick them up."
Yan Shi: "I'll do it."
She stood up and grabbed her coat.
"It's a good opportunity to visit the Summer Palace again."
It's easier to fool Lin Xuya, who knows nothing, than to fool Sheng Chunqiu.
After fooling Lin Xuya, he could quickly leave the scene and go home to sleep.
Yan Shi gave himself a thumbs up for his cleverness.
Sheng Chunqiu nodded and followed behind Yan Shi: "Director Yan, I will send you the results of the investigation."
Yan Shi: "Okay, where do you tell her to wait for the patrol team?"
"The east gate of the Summer Palace," Sheng Chunqiu replied. "Shall I arrange for a patrol team to go with you?"
Yan Shi: ?
She was just trying to fool Lin Xuya and go home; how could she escape when the patrol came?
"No need," Yan Shi quickly declined, then added stiffly, "The bureau is busy right now, let the patrol teams do their jobs properly."
"After you finish working overtime, everyone should go home and rest early."
Sheng Chunqiu hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped himself: "Director Yan, the Summer Palace is very large, you..."
Yanju seems to be unfamiliar with the area.
And he didn't even realize it himself.
That night, Yanju walked ahead, and they passed Zhaoming Hall nine times.
The first time they passed by, Sheng Chunqiu introduced the interior furnishings and artifacts to Director Yan while checking the list.
When he passed by for the second time, Sheng Chunqiu thought that Director Yan had discovered something, so he introduced the cultural relics again and checked the list once more.
On her third visit, Sheng Chunqiu carefully observed her surroundings, trying to figure out why Director Yan had brought her here three times.
...
On the ninth time he passed by, Sheng Chunqiu finally realized that Director Yan simply didn't know the way.
Yan Shi, unusually, understood the underlying meaning in her executive director's words.
Yan Shi: ...
So what if you have a bad sense of direction?
Anyway, we don't need patrol teams.
“The artifacts in the Summer Palace are currently very active,” Yan Shi thought of a new candidate, “Let’s find an artifact to lead the way.”
"They are more familiar with it."
Sheng Chunqiu: "Received."
They had already gone downstairs.
There was still a long queue at the entrance, and they all bowed their heads in greeting when they saw them coming.
"Yanju, Shengchu."
Yan Shi looked around with some curiosity; it was the first time she had ever seen staff wearing masks on duty inside the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs.
Under Yan Ju's constant scrutiny, the masked figures silently stopped what they were doing.
“This is the Shadow of the Investigation Department,” Sheng Chunqiu explained.
A shadowy figure approached and knelt on one knee beside Yan Shi: "Director Yan, I am at your service."
Yan Shi: ...!
She almost took a step back in alarm.
No, this is modern society, what kind of ancient feudal shadow guard is this?
Isn't this a plot point that only appears in TV dramas?
Author's note: So there's a reason why I walked 10,000 steps in the middle of the night, it comes from Yan Shi, who got lost but had a strong sense of conviction.
Chapters 103-105 have been revised and changed from reverse chronological order to chronological order. Those who read them earlier can reread them.
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