Chapter 347: Complexity
Since Li Muhan chose to go straight to the point, Shuangyue also put away her joking attitude. She waved her hand and all the delicacies on the table disappeared. Poor Mengmeng was just about to pick a grape, but before she could touch it, the grape turned into a wisp of green smoke. A trace of reluctance flashed in her eyes.
"Lin Yue Powder is extracted from the pollen of a flower demon that lives deep in the mountains of southern China. It is specially refined into an inhalable neurotoxin. This toxin is harmless to humans, but it stimulates the senses of aliens, causing them to experience a strong sense of excitement for a short period of time, and even has a hallucinogenic effect."
Shimotsuki said as he snapped his fingers.
Then Li Muhan saw the old man named Yun Lao, with whom he had dealt before, walking out of the inner hall of the hall. He was holding a small bottle of powder emitting green fluorescence in his hand, and then handed it respectfully to Shuangyue.
"The smoke I just blew in your face was Rinyue Powder, but it doesn't look like it has much effect on you, little brother."
Shimotsuki shook the Rinyue powder into the pipe, then took a deep breath, and saw that the smoke she exhaled also had a faint green light.
"Of course, this Lingyue powder won't have much effect on powerful aliens. Beings like you and me won't be affected by it. On the contrary, I think it's not even strong enough to be used to refresh the mind. But for ordinary aliens, while they get the ultimate pleasure from Lingyue powder, the neurotoxins will also corrode their bodies. Believe me, Li Muhan, the harm this does is a hundred times greater than that of the D-grade product to humans."
As she spoke, Shimotsuki threw away the pipe that was filled with Rinyue powder. The pipe turned into a light mist when it fell to the ground, but there was still a trace of light green fluorescence left in the mist.
"A Chaos-level alien will become addicted to the Rinyue Powder the moment it inhales it. If it continues to inhale it for more than a week, the alien power in its body will gradually be depleted. Then, within 3-5 hours, these aliens will die from complete exhaustion of power. There is no treatment. At first, the members of the Rinyue Church will ask these aliens to pay, then ask them to join the church. Finally, after draining their power, they will be kicked out like dead dogs on the roadside."
"Actually, I am not unaffected either." Li Muhan did not hide it from Shuangyue. He recalled the feeling of Shuangyue's smoke spitting on his face just now. He was indeed affected by that neurotoxin. Although it was only for a short moment, his senses were stimulated by a neurotoxin at that moment.
If he hadn't used Baal's power to shock himself, he would have been deeply trapped in it.
"Oh~ It seems that I overestimated you. Although you have a lot of money, you don't fully understand how to use it. Am I right?"
Shuangyue looked at Li Muhan with a smile.
"Okay, let's not change the subject, so what do you want me to do?"
Li Muhan rejected Shuangyue's further advances. Shuangyue could only shrug in boredom, then spoke in a slightly lowered voice, "The Cold Moon Church was originally a small organization founded by a few moon-worshiping eccentrics. It was small, but in recent years, they've rapidly expanded their influence throughout China by selling Cold Moon Powder. Even in areas like Bazhou City, where the Special Administration Bureau's management is relatively lax, the Cold Moon Church has openly deployed boundary decrees to sell Cold Moon Powder."
"Since the harm of Lin Yue Powder is already well known, why are there still so many aliens flocking to it... um... wait a minute... could it be..." Li Muhan's words stopped abruptly, and an unsettling guess emerged in his mind.
Big brother...buy something...
His thoughts went back to the innocent little girl who had begged him to buy the bookmark.
If he had really compromised at that time, Lingyuefen might have quietly invaded his life...
"You guessed correctly. The Rinyue Church isn't really a church at all. It's just a group of fanatics. But they pretend to be charitable in public, using the excuse of giving out food and sheltering the marginalized and vulnerable. But in reality, they force these vulnerable people to promote Rinyue fans through deception or inducement."
"...I don't understand why these outliers are marginalized. Why don't they seek help from the Special Management Bureau?"
"...Li Muhan, this world is not as beautiful as you think."
This time, it was Xingli behind him who answered him. At this moment, Xingli seemed to have accepted Li Muhan's help. She was no longer excited and returned to her cold face.
"...The Special Management Bureau will indeed help aliens and take in those aliens who have nowhere to go." When Xingli said this, she looked at Mengmeng beside Li Muhan, with a hint of jealousy in her eyes.
"But... the Special Management Bureau is a law enforcement agency, not a welfare agency, do you understand me?"
Li Muhan was silent. Of course, he also noticed that Xingli looked at Mengmeng beside him just now, so he couldn't help but think about what would have happened if it was not him who went to carry out the mission of the ancient tower.
It’s Xia Yue, it’s Chi Yuan...even Lin Ze himself, will they really let Meng Meng live?
Even if Xia Yue, Chi Yuan, and Lin Ze all did this, after all, one of Lin Ze's hobbies is collecting homeless aliens...
But that's just an exception.
What if it was Bai Hu? What if it was Bai Qi... What if... it was Yan Yu?
Including the fox demon, cat demon, tall girl, and those aliens that I brought back to the Special Management Bureau, if it wasn't me who went to carry out the mission, would they still have a way to survive...
"It seems, little brother, you have understood our position~" Shuangyue's voice was soft and deep. She walked silently to Xingli's side, as if their hearts had found a point of resonance at this moment.
In this complex world, even if our positions are different, some concepts are common.
"Little brother, you might think I'm a bad person, and that the Kumogakure is nothing more than an illegal gathering place exploiting loopholes in the rules. But I hope you can understand that those 'bad guys' who abide by the rules can sometimes play an unexpected role in social stability."
There was a hint of expectation in Shuangyue's eyes. Li Muhan didn't know, was this expectation a hope for him to understand and accept?
Order and chaos, morality and interests, the existence of these contradictions often shapes the balance of society, and those who walk on the margins, their existence may be a necessary check and balance.
"Alright, teachers, I understand. President Shimotsuki, since I'm still here chatting with you, doesn't that mean I don't think you're an unforgivable villain? So now, do you want me to deal with the Rinyue Church?"
Seeing Li Muhan's cleverness, Shuangyue couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly, a subtle glint of admiration flashing across her eyes. "That's right, those filthy idiots from the Linyue Church have already extended their hands into my territory. Yunyin Chamber of Commerce won't allow Linyue powder to enter the market, so I need you to handle this problem."
"Why don't you do it yourself, Guild Master? Since this is your territory, it shouldn't be too difficult to solve it."
Shuangyue sighed softly. This was the first time Li Muhan had seen this powerful Nightmare Demon express such a complicated expression. "Little brother, you are very smart. Why don't you try to guess why I can't just take action against the Lingyue Church?"
Although this question seems a bit confusing, it actually goes straight to the core.
Who exactly was the Yunyin Chamber of Commerce afraid of, and who could possibly have caused them to hesitate? The answer seemed to be readily apparent.
"The Ringetsu Church... they, like you, have the Special Management Bureau behind them...?"
Li Muhan's answer made the bitterness on Shuangyue's lips even worse.
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