Chapter 61 Do you want to practice trumpet?
On the day Li Xiaogou was discharged from the hospital, the bureau held a grand commendation meeting for him.
His promotion to vice-captain was announced at the meeting.
Li Xiaogou looked over the crowd and saw Yunlou standing on the stage and applauding. Yunlou still had that cold look on his face, but there was a faint smile in his eyes.
After lying in the hospital for more than half a month and feeling pain all over his body, Li Xiaogou took up his post the day after the commendation meeting.
He was afraid that if he continued to hold it in, he would suffocate to death.
Fortunately, after all that had happened, he hadn't forgotten his original purpose for joining the Special Investigation Bureau. On his first day as vice captain, he used his authority to visit the Information Department.
"Zero is in hibernation, and I am now in charge of the Information Department's affairs." Mo Shang said.
Li Xiaogou hadn't seen Mo Shang for a while. Although he had Mo Shang's remote assistance in recent cases, it was a completely different feeling from meeting him face to face.
We have been communicating online, but when I see the other person's face, I feel a sense of strangeness.
The two walked side by side, and fell silent after Mo Shang finished speaking.
Li Xiaogou had been puzzled by Mo Shang's sudden transfer. He had asked Mo Shang about it, but he hadn't told him the reason. He wanted to find a topic to break the awkward silence, but he didn't dare bring it up with Wang Mo Shang. So he asked another question, out of concern: "You're in the Information Department, so you should be familiar with everyone on each team. Did you notice anyone acting strangely?"
He was still trying to figure out how to politely mention the undercover agent, but Mo Shang looked at him strangely and said, "You mean that undercover agent? Didn't Yunlou tell you?"
Li Xiaogou frowned. "Could it be the same as the rumors about the World Destroyer? Is it another well-known secret?"
"It's impossible for everyone to know. Not everyone is as good at acting as Yunlou. The more people know, the greater the chance of being discovered by the undercover agent. However, the four captains all know the undercover agent's identity. Since you're the deputy captain now, I thought Yunlou had already told you."
"Oh. You're the first person I came to see today. I haven't met Yunlou yet."
Mo Shang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled.
"In that case, I'll go ahead and tell you this once. The undercover agent's name is Cui Botao, and he's in Team Wang Zheng's squad."
"Our mentor?" Li Xiaogou was surprised.
"Yes. But when he was our mentor, he hadn't become an undercover agent of the organization yet. He defected later."
"Why? If you can become a mentor, your future in the bureau won't be bad."
Mo Shang's expression changed, and he shook his head silently: "Maybe I just have no choice."
Is there a reason that is inconvenient to say... Li Xiaogou kept it in mind.
After they started talking, the relationship between the two became much closer. Cui Botao was their mentor. In a trance, Li Xiaogou had the illusion that he was back in the training period.
He stopped being so cautious and asked directly, "How much do you know about the Destroyer? Just tell me what you can."
Mo Shang blinked: "You seem to have always cared about the Destroyer. Why, do you want to fight him alone?"
"It's not impossible, but we have to know who he is first."
Mo Shang retracted his gaze. "As far as I know, the Special Investigation Bureau, organizations, and governments of various countries—it can be said that every important organization that maintains this world is searching for the Destroyer, but the progress is not going smoothly at the moment."
"Actually, I've always been curious. Why are people so sure that the prophecy of the Destroyer is true? After all, this prophecy has existed for many years, but the world hasn't been destroyed."
"Because all prophets have a recurring dream when they first awaken their abilities. In the dream, someone tells them about the existence of the Destroyer. Many prophets regard finding the Destroyer as their mission."
Speaking of the prophet, Li Xiaogou thought of his adopted brother.
"All prophets die early? Is there any way to circumvent this?"
Mo Shang shook his head: "At least I don't know."
The two soon arrived at a huge computer room, the area of which was beyond Li Xiaogou's understanding. He even suspected that most of the Special Investigation Bureau's territory was given to the Information Department.
"There are only two countries capable of processing world information, and one of them is Daxia. Every day, the information voluntarily uploaded by various countries is aggregated into this supercomputer."
Li Xiaogou couldn't help but admire: "Are you handling all of this by yourself?"
Mo Shang smiled lightly and said, "Yes, although I can't leave here, I'm not that lonely. There are so many things to do."
"Then do you want to leave?" Li Xiaogou asked.
Mo Shang looked into Li Xiaogou's dark eyes and knew he was serious, so he answered seriously: "I do, but I can understand the Special Investigation Bureau's approach. If it were me, I would do the same."
The two did not continue to discuss this issue. Mo Shang opened the deputy captain's authority for Li Xiaogou, and then left on his own initiative, leaving the computer room to him alone.
The deputy captain only has the authority to view some information. He tried, but he couldn't view any information related to foreign countries.
But he didn't come here to look up information from abroad.
It is obviously unrealistic to directly pull out the destroyer from the vast ocean of information, so it is better to use the method of elimination first.
The most suspicious person at the moment is the boss of the organization who has planned everything. He was responsible for the arrest of the yellow-haired man and the puppeteer. He looks young but he can control such power. It is very likely that he is an accomplice instead of the destroyer.
As for the idea of saving the world that the man in the white coat said, he didn't believe a word of it.
He talked a lot with the white coat, but when he thought about it carefully, the white coat kept all the information about himself secret and didn't reveal a single bit.
We can only start from He Si and Anna.
After sitting in front of the computer for a whole day, he only realized that it was dark outside the window when he smelled the aroma of rice.
"Did you find any clues?"
Li Xiaogou took the self-heating hot pot, separated the disposable chopsticks, and swallowed a big mouthful of shrimp paste before saying, "You remember Yuchi Deng, right?"
"Of course I remember. You were so brave in bringing him back from the country for trial. Hasn't he been sentenced?"
"You still remember that I like tomato flavor." Li Xiaogou gulped down half a bowl of soup and put it down. "Few people know that He Si likes Anna and has been pursuing her. As an older man, what's the easiest way to pursue a girl?"
"Throw money?"
"Bingo! Wealth accumulation is their only advantage. So I checked He Si's financial transactions. Perhaps to avoid the eyes and ears of their boss, the money he spent on Anna's gifts was all paid in secret accounts. This money was collected under the guise of experiments, passed through foreign countries, and then returned. The money was laundered abroad by many small gambling houses. I checked these small gambling houses one by one and found that the financial groups behind them were all related to the Yuchi family."
Mo Shang put down his chopsticks and looked at Li Xiaogou worriedly: "Are you going to continue investigating the Yuchi family?"
"There are some things you don't know. Last time you brought Yuchi Deng back, although the result was as you wished, Team Yun privately helped you fend off a lot of criticism. The Yuchi family even put a 10 million bounty on your head."
"10 million?!" Li Xiaogou was shocked. "Am I worth this much?"
"Is that the point?!"
"I've already apprehended the person, and the feud has already been established. If that's the case, it's better for me to investigate instead of someone else. At least there won't be another person with a bounty on their head."
Mo Shang was probably speechless with him, and he just buried his head in his food and ignored him.
Li Xiaogou knew that he was worried about him, so he touched his nose and didn't dare to provoke him again.
Before leaving the Information Department, Mo Shang sighed and gave him some final advice: "The Yuchi family and Yuchi Deng are two completely different concepts. If you use the same methods you used against Yuchi Deng to deal with the upcoming investigation, be careful not to lose your life."
"Also, tell Yunlou before this operation. He may be the only one who can save your life at a critical moment."
"I understand. Thank you." Li Xiaogou said sincerely.
After leaving the Information Department, Li Xiaogou went straight to Yunlou’s office.
At this point, most of the people from the Special Investigation Bureau had left, but he knew that Yunlou must still be there.
Sure enough, when I walked over, the lights in Yunlou's office were still as bright as day. The man was the same as before, with one hand pressing on his brow and the other knuckles tapping lightly on the table. His expression was serious, and his skin looked pale under the incandescent light. The faint dark blue under his eyes made him look indescribably sick.
Li Xiaogou suddenly had a ridiculous thought. If he were Yunlou, living a life of nothing but eating, sleeping, and working, would he still want to catch the Destroyer? Or would he just turn a blind eye and let the world be destroyed?
"Standing here for so long and not coming in?"
Suddenly being caught, he shrank his head and walked inside.
Yunlou closed the document in his hand. He glanced at it and could only vaguely see half of the map.
"You and Mo Shang haven't seen each other for so long, I thought you would just live in the Ministry of Information."
He smiled wryly and replied, "It's not that exaggerated... I have the authority now, so I can go anytime."
Yunlou raised his eyes and shut his mouth wisely.
Perhaps pleased by his rare honest attitude, Yunlou smiled softly and said, "Tell me, what do you want from me?"
He told Yunlou all the information he had found, and then carefully observed Yunlou's reaction.
There was no change in Yunlou's expression, except that his eyes darkened when he mentioned Mo Shang's name. This change was so slight that it was impossible for anyone who was not familiar with Yunlou to notice any difference.
"Are you here to inform me or to ask for my consent?"
Li Xiaogou was stunned: "Can I choose it myself?"
Yun Lou was genuinely amused this time, his brows relaxed. "You're the vice-captain now, so you don't have to obey my orders in everything."
"Then I want to continue investigating the Yuchi family." Li Xiaogou replied immediately.
"Yes, report to me regularly."
After a moment, Yunlou looked at him and asked, "Are you not leaving yet?"
Li Xiaogou: "I thought you had something else to say."
"for example?"
"Investigating the Yuchi family is actually very dangerous... Don't be impulsive..." As he spoke, even Li Xiaogou felt that this long-windedness was completely not Yunlou's style.
Yun Lou retracted his gaze and said firmly, "Did Mo Shang tell you that? The Information Department has its own stance. You may have heard some of their words, but there's no need to keep them in mind."
"Mo Shang is my friend."
"Did your friend tell you why he was sent to the Ministry of Information?"
Yun Lou's eyes at this moment contained some emotions that he didn't dare to delve into, but Yun Lou quickly shifted his gaze away and said indifferently, "You might as well ask him next time you go."
"Also, the reason I'm not stopping you from continuing your investigation is simple. Yuchi Hong has already entered Daxia territory today, and he'll be in Yunqing tomorrow. He's coming for you. Since you can't avoid him, then go ahead and investigate."
Yunlou underestimated Yuchi Hong's anger.
Li Xiaogou was blocked in an alley by a group of men in black on his way home late at night.
The carrying of guns is prohibited in Daxia, so the men in black were very civilized and only carried knives.
The knife flashed a cold light in the moonlight and left an afterimage.
Behind the man in black, a middle-aged man with mottled black hair and a goatee slowly stepped forward. Yuchi Deng had facial features 50% similar to his.
The man's eyes were terribly cold, and the way he looked at Li Xiaogou was no different from looking at a piece of dead meat.
After just a brief encounter, he waved his hand as if he had lost all interest and said, "Kill him."
Even the bargaining process is saved?
Seeing that the knife was about to chop down, Li Xiaogou shouted loudly to stop the man from leaving.
"Yuchi Hong, wait!"
The man paused slightly and turned his face halfway.
The men in black he brought with him were also people with special abilities. If Li Xiaogou fought them head-on, the best result would be that both sides would suffer losses.
"You only have one chance to say one sentence."
Li Xiaogou swallowed his saliva and said, "You ruined Yuchi Deng yourself."
"kill."
"But..." Li Xiaogou's voice drowned out Yuchi Hong, "But, your main account is ruined, and you actually still have a small account outside. Are you going to practice it or not?"
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