Once, I wanted to be a good person

Chapter 176 19. Thoroughly Famous (14,000 words, please subscribe!)_3

"One of them is the Deputy Director of the Investigation Bureau of Emerald City. The other is the head of a case at the Security Bureau of Emerald City. Both are influential figures in Emerald City," he said.

"And their superior is likely to be a high-ranking official from the Governing Hall of Emerald City," he continued.

"The smuggler dealing in 'Qin 28' mainly operates around Emerald City. Logically, they should be the direct contacts for the businessman, likely possessing channels and information about 'Qin 28,'" he added.

At this point, Fang Ze chuckled and then retorted, "Is this piece of intelligence critical or not?"

Upon hearing Fang Ze's words, the contact person's expression turned noticeably more serious.

He asked, "How did you come by this intelligence?"

Fang Ze had already prepared his story before arriving.

He half-truthfully replied, "Perhaps because I solved the annihilation case, or maybe because my previous association as a Periphery Member of the Rejuvenation Society became known to them."

"So they sent people to test me, and even to assassinate me," he disclosed.

"I captured one of them, then extracted this information using certain methods," he confessed.

The contact person said, "Tell me the identities of those two individuals."

Fang Ze revealed the identities of Hua Jian, Qiu Yue, and Kai Shi to the contact, then presented some of the copied evidence regarding Qiu Yue.

Afterward, he told the contact, "I originally planned to gather more information, preferably to uncover that hidden high-ranking official in the Governing Hall before reporting back to the organization."

"However, last night Bai Zhi visited me and inadvertently saw some of the evidence. I had no choice but to reveal the identities of Qiu Yue and Kai Shi," he explained.

"But I kept one step ahead by not disclosing Hua Jian's identity," he revealed.

"Sure enough, this morning she requested a Special Operations Order and took control of both of them," he said.

"Now that Qiu Yue and Kai Shi have been detained by the Security Bureau, if we still want to follow this lead, we'd better move against Hua Jian quickly!" he urged.

"Otherwise, once the Security Bureau uncovers this network, we will no longer have the upper hand," he warned.

Yet, walking along the path of the training center, he felt somewhat uneasy.

Because... many of the trainees were sneaking glances at him.

And indeed, Fang Ze was certain this was not his imagination.

Aside from sneaking glances, some of the more zealous trainees even went out of their way to approach him, standing erect and saluting him with a serious expression, shouting, "Officer, good afternoon!"

Each time this happened, Fang Ze would be momentarily dumbstruck and then respond noncommittally, "Good, good...".

The zealous trainees, undeterred by his reaction, would continue walking past, maintaining their posture.

Fang Ze felt as though, were it not for the absence of "march-past" in this world, these trainees might have carried out a few steps in front of him...

While internally critiquing this, Fang Ze made his way to the afternoon Martial Arts Class studio.

At that moment, the studio was already filled with trainees.

The room, which should have held twenty to thirty people, was forcibly packed with over forty.

Others were even waiting outside.

Seeing this scene, Fang Ze was baffled: Is this class that attractive?

Isn't it just about "Advanced Methods of Awakening Ability"?

Are everyone really that eager to learn?

Looking at the crowded room, Fang Ze even thought about beating a retreat. Should he just escape for now and seek a private lesson with Qing Ya in the evening?

Just as he was contemplating this, the trainees in the front row of the classroom noticed him.

Soon, the news of Fang Ze's arrival spread throughout the classroom.

And then... Fang Ze watched as the originally noisy classroom gradually quieted down.