Zhou Boyu asked Xia Tianqiong to hand over the Fenggui Chessboard to the Administration Bureau for safekeeping. Upon hearing this, before Xia Tianqiong could even answer, Liu Qian panicked.
“Captain Zhou, this is a strange artifact belonging to my Liu family. We can keep it safe ourselves and guarantee that no more strange things will escape.”
"Why did your Liu family seal the strange artifact inside? How many more are there? Why didn't you report such a dangerous artifact to the Administration Bureau?"
Zhou Boyu's barrage of questions made Liu Qian feel somewhat embarrassed.
In name only, the Bureau of Mysterious Affairs has the right to supervise and manage their ancient family.
Any strange or bizarre objects or devices that pose a danger must be registered with the Administration Bureau so that if something goes wrong, the culprit can be identified.
But in reality, this management is not strict.
Each ancient family would secretly hoard some strange or mysterious artifacts without reporting them, and the Administration Bureau was aware of this but did not pursue the matter further.
The Fenggui Chessboard is one of them.
Because it is so important, if the authorities find out its true purpose, they may forcibly requisition it.
Liu Qian realized he had misspoke and quickly tried to salvage the situation, "Actually, it's not that dangerous. The seal is very strong. As long as it's not deliberately damaged by someone, no monster will break through the seal and escape."
As he spoke, he glanced at Xia Tianqiong, his meaning clear: this person had deliberately sabotaged the operation.
Zhou Boyu also looked at Xia Tianqiong, "Mr. Xia, did you release the Hanging Ghost?"
"I released them."
“Look, he admitted that besides the Hanging Ghost, he had released several other strange creatures before. This strange artifact must not be left in his hands.”
Liu Qian was excited, not expecting Xia Tianqiong to admit it so readily.
Once he's labeled a dangerous individual, the authorities can't ignore him.
"What's the rush? I haven't finished speaking yet!"
Xia Tianqiong immediately retorted, "Why don't you explain to Captain Zhou how I released the strange power? And why is this strange chessboard in my hands?"
"this……"
Liu Qian opened his mouth, but dared not explain.
He knew what his nephew had done: extortion and robbery, and he even wanted to use a treacherous weapon to kill him and silence him.
If this were to be made public, the management bureau would first hold the Liu family accountable.
"Look, he doesn't even dare to say it."
Xia Tianqiong sneered, "Captain Zhou, let me tell you. The Liu family wants to seize the supplies in my warehouse. They used the Sealed Chessboard to trap me inside, intending to kill me."
Many strange creatures were sealed inside. I only used some spirit gold according to the rules, but unexpectedly, the creatures broke the seal and escaped. As for why, you can ask him; the Liu family will definitely know.
This treacherous chessboard is something I risked my life for; I almost died inside it. No one is going to make me hand it over.
Zhou Boyu's expression immediately turned cold. "Liu Qian, is that what happened?"
"I don't know much about this either. I just received a call from my nephew saying that he was in danger, so I rushed over to help."
Liu Qian quickly distanced himself from the situation, even if he was wrong, he would shift the blame onto his dead nephew.
Zhou Boyu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Mr. Xia, this strange artifact is extremely dangerous. I hope you will take good care of it. If any more strange things happen, you will be responsible for dealing with them."
This statement is tantamount to admitting that the Fenggui Chessboard belongs to Xia Tianqiong.
Liu Qian opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but then held back.
However, the look in his eyes when he looked at Xia Tianqiong was full of resentment.
Zhou Boyu turned to look at Liu Qian and said seriously, "Your Liu family is powerful and influential, so don't always do things that bully others, especially in such chaotic times. You'd better behave yourself."
The ancient family owned businesses in various industries, and in the process of developing and operating them, they often used unfair means to bully ordinary people.
However, as long as it's not too outrageous, the authorities usually turn a blind eye. Only if it goes too far will they take the opportunity to give it a warning.
Liu Qian lowered his head slightly and said nothing.
Seeing that the team members had all recovered, Zhou Boyu prepared to lead the team away and extended an invitation to Xia Tianqiong before leaving.
"Mr. Xia, would you please come to the Administration Bureau for a chat? There are some things I'd like to ask you about."
"Okay, but it's too late today, let's do it tomorrow!"
Xia Tianqiong answered readily, saying that he also had something he wanted to discuss with the Management Bureau.
The two exchanged contact information, and Zhou Boyu led his team away, with Lin Liuqian following along. However, they parted ways after leaving the warehouse company.
Xia Tianqiong was the only one left in the warehouse, and he released Jiang Yu.
"Oh dear! Why is it so messy?"
Having just experienced a fierce battle, the once neatly arranged shelves are now overturned, with various supplies scattered haphazardly on the floor.
"It's nothing. There was a fight here just now. Where are the other two warehouses?"
Xia Tianqiong held a bronze mirror and put all kinds of supplies, along with the shelves, into the mirror space.
Although it's a bit messy, it doesn't matter. Let the Mirror Ghost create clones to act as workers and organize the materials.
Then he teleported to the two adjacent warehouses and put all the supplies inside.
To this end, a special storage area for supplies was set up in the mirror space, where various foods, daily necessities, commonly used medicines, clothes, tools, and so on were categorized and arranged.
There were too many and too varied supplies, and Xia Tianqiong was too lazy to keep track of them, so she simply let the Mirror Ghost act as the supplies manager.
If it needs something, just let it get it.
After everything was packed up, Xia Tianqiong led Jiang Yu away from the warehouse.
Since last night, strange events have increased dramatically around the world.
Take Lin'an City as an example. There were only a dozen or so strange incidents the day before yesterday, but today the number has surged to over a hundred, and there may even be many more that have not yet been discovered.
After leaving the warehouse, Zhou Boyu's team had no time to return to the Administration Bureau to rest and were immediately dispatched to deal with other strange events.
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