Chapter 686

Li Li Banfeng bought the lenses according to the model his wife requested, and his wife took less than an hour to install them.

Leaving the laboratory, the two went to the new land next to Qiqiu City.

This was Wannianlao's territory. According to Shui Shui Yongquan, Wannianlao had been getting along well with Qiu Qiu Luoye recently, and the two often interacted. Li Li Banfeng also wanted to find an opportunity to get some glue from Wannianlao.

But coming here today wasn't for glue; it was to test the torch his wife had just made. Li Li Banfeng found an open space, handed the key to his wife, and used the "Closing Doors and Shutting Windows" technique to release the boundary line.

His wife held the key, not understanding what Li Li Banfeng meant.

Li Li Banfeng had another purpose for this move. The reason he handed the key to his wife was that the boundary line had to follow the residence.

If Li Li Banfeng wanted to cross the boundary line, he had to stabilize it first.

His wife lit the oil, the torch brightened, and the light shone through the lenses onto the boundary line, completely obscuring the halo of the boundary line.

Li Li Banfeng laughed loudly: "Wife, one look at this thing and you know it works. It's no exaggeration to say there's a hundred percent certainty! I'll try it first!"

The Phonograph said: "Husband, it's better to be careful."

"I have a hundred percent confidence in what my wife makes," Li Li Banfeng released Li Banfeng Yi. "Go!"

Li Banfeng Yi looked back at Li Li Banfeng: "What good does it do you to send me to my death? You might as well get a Melon Man to go first; that would be better than using me directly!"

Li Li Banfeng said solemnly: "A soldier is raised for a thousand days to be used for one moment. Are you afraid of death and don't want people to laugh at you? You go first!"

Li Banfeng Yi hated: "You're settling a personal score!"

The Phonograph said: "Husband, listen to me—"

"Let him go, this boundary line won't kill anyone!" Li Li Banfeng pushed Li Banfeng Yi out. Li Banfeng Yi followed the light and crossed the boundary line.

Li Banfeng Yi was fine, safe and sound!

With his current cultivation, Li Li Banfeng's boundary line really couldn't hurt him, but not suffering any injury at all was a bit unexpected.

Li Banfeng Yi said happily: "Old Jia, it doesn't hurt at all. This thing works!"

Li Li Banfeng smiled all over his face: "Really? I'll try it too!"

The Phonograph advised: "Husband, don't be in a hurry, wait a moment—"

Li Li Banfeng jumped along the light to the outside of the boundary line, and sure enough, he wasn't hurt!

"It really works!"

"I'll try again!" Li Banfeng Yi jumped back in. "It really is fine!"

Li Li Banfeng jumped in, Li Banfeng Yi jumped out, and the two jumped back and forth several times.

"Wife!" Li Li Banfeng said happily, "This really works!"

Seeing Li Li Banfeng so happy, the Phonograph didn't want to speak too directly, and after brewing her words, she said euphemistically: "Husband, this boundary line was created by your Residential Cultivation technique; it was never of any use to you in the first place."

Li Li Banfeng blinked: "The boundary line I created myself is of no use to me?"

The Phonograph said: "That's definitely of no use."

Li Li Banfeng really didn't know about this. His boundary line had always followed him, and he had never crossed his own boundary line.

Li Li Banfeng looked at Li Banfeng Yi and said: "It's of no use to him either?"

The Phonograph said: "Husband, isn't he you?"

Li Li Banfeng and Li Banfeng Yi stopped laughing.

The two bypassed the light and jumped back and forth several times in other places, still remaining unscathed.

Li Banfeng Yi snorted: "Embarrassed now? Exposed now? I told you to find a Melon Man to test it, but you wouldn't listen."

Li Li Banfeng also snorted: "I never wanted to use you; you're just a useless thing!"

Li Li Banfeng put away Li Banfeng Yi, took a cabbage seed out of the house, planted it in the soil, and had the Blood-Containing Pendulum spit out some blood to make a Cabbage Man.

The Cabbage Man wanted to cross the boundary line along the light. Just halfway through, the cabbage leaves on his body peeled off layer by layer. Before he had completely crossed the boundary line, he had already scattered into a pile of fragments.

The torch didn't work.

Li Li Banfeng put away the boundary line and comforted his wife: "Precious wife, it's okay, we'll study it slowly."

The Phonograph gave a dry laugh: "It was my own overestimation. Now that I think about it, it's laughable. If one could create equipment to cross the boundary line just by relying on Kong Fang's copper coins, the Peddler would have made it long ago."

Li Li Banfeng said: "Those copper coins were cast from Kong Fang's blood; they aren't easy for the Peddler to get either."

The Phonograph sighed: "Husband, don't comfort me. I've fought Kong Fang and know what kind of person he is. If the Peddler really wanted to deal with him, let alone taking his blood, even taking his life wouldn't take much effort.

I'll rest for the night and go back to the laboratory tomorrow."

Li Li Banfeng said: "Precious wife, rest for a few more days. There's no need to be in such a hurry."

"I'm going!"

"Wife, I'm afraid you'll get tired!"

"I'm going!"

Whatever his wife wanted to do, she had to get it done. Li Li Banfeng couldn't stop her. The next morning, he sent the Phonograph along with Zhao Zhao Xiao Wan's puppet to the laboratory.

This time, he had to move Luo Luo Yuni's puppet as well. The Phonograph discovered something: the Pendulum Luo Luo Yuni was good at tightening screws, while the human-shaped Luo Luo Yuni was good at doing odd jobs; each had its own use.

After settling his wife, Li Li Banfeng returned to the Leaving Suishenju, only to see the Did Honglian opening its petals and saying softly: "Qi, come quickly!"

Xiang Xiang Hongying picked up her sword and said: "Taking advantage of Zhao Xiao Wan not being home, you come over to find food!"

Hua Jiuer sighed at Xiang Xiang Hongying: "You two are truly a pair. You're full of meat and fish, and you really don't understand anything. She looks dignified, but she's extremely seductive in her bones!"

Xiang Xiang Hongying said angrily: "Who are you saying doesn't understand?"

Hua Jiuer gave a wry smile: "I'm praising you; can't you really tell?"

Did Honglian wasn't in the mood to bicker with them: "Qi, the two hands of the Laughing Thousand Hands have been refined. One is for the earring, and one is for the glove. This was agreed upon from the start. Which one of them is coming first?"

Li Li Banfeng said: "What have they been refined into?"

Two lotus seeds popped out from the Did Honglian's heart, both cyan-green. The lotus seeds burst open, and two meat balls came out,

slowly jumping on Li Li Banfeng's palm.

"What's the use of these things?"

Did Honglian said: "These things have no use, but when refined together with the glove or the earring, they are very useful. Just how useful, I can't say clearly. It will depend on their good fortune when the time comes."

The glove and the earring had been refined by the Did Honglian before, and having had experience, she naturally wasn't flustered. Both entered the lotus heart together.

Li Li Banfeng asked: "When will they be refined?"

Did Honglian said: "Three days at the fastest, half a month at the slowest. Being slower has no harm; refining them better will save trouble in the future."

Li Li Banfeng had originally wanted to go visit Master Kong Fang's house, but with the glove away, going empty-handed wasn't very appropriate.

Upon second thought, it would be better to take this opportunity to visit Wannianlao. There was very little glue left at home, and his wife didn't dare to use the "Body-Building" technique much.

Just as he was preparing to set off for the new land, the projector sent a call from Luo Zhengnan.

"Seventh Master, Liao Liao Zihui just came by. He said something happened at the Dark Star Bureau."

"What happened?"

"He didn't explain the details, but it seems to be related to He He Haisheng."

He He Haisheng was rescued by He He Jiaqing?

He He Jiaqing was able to rescue Seeing Datou back then; it was very possible he would break into the Dark Star Bureau again.

But when Seeing Datou was imprisoned, Shen Shen Jingye didn't pay much attention to it and even fell for He He Jiaqing's "luring the tiger away from the mountain" trick that day.

He He Haisheng was under strict surveillance. If the Dark Star Bureau couldn't keep a person under such circumstances, Li Li Banfeng didn't know what to say.

Following the new land to Tiemenbao, Li Li Banfeng went all the way to Flower Lake Park and ran back to the Dark Star Bureau.

Chen Chen Zhangrui was pacing anxiously. When he saw Li Qi, he was so nervous he couldn't speak.

Li Li Banfeng saw that many guests had come to the Dark Star Bureau. Gao Gao Yina had come; it seemed she didn't count as a big shot.

There were also many people he didn't recognize. Gao Gao Yina was very respectful to them; these people should be the real superiors.

Li Li Banfeng didn't greet these superiors. Using his Residential Cultivation talent, he returned to his office silently. Having alarmed so many figures, it seemed this matter wasn't small.

He He Haisheng shouldn't have caused such great attention, right?

Li Li Banfeng called Chen Chen Zhangrui over: "Did He He Haisheng get lost?"

Chen Chen Zhangrui shook his head: "He He Haisheng didn't get lost, but the data room was destroyed."

Li Li Banfeng smiled upon hearing this. It turned out to be a false alarm.

There wasn't anything real in that data room; it was all bait for fishing. If it was destroyed, so be it. What was there to worry about?

"For such a trivial matter, you didn't even tell Liao Liao Zihui, making me run for nothing!" Li Li Banfeng thought again, "This trivial matter shouldn't have alarmed so many people. Did you catch a big fish?"

Chen Chen Zhangrui shook his head: "Li Ju, it wasn't that fishing data room, it was the real data room."

"There's a real data room?" Li Li Banfeng was stunned. "What's kept in the real data room?"

Chen Chen Zhangrui shook his head: "I don't know what's in it. None of us are qualified to check this real data room."

Li Li Banfeng said: "The Dark Star Bureau's data room, and we aren't qualified to check it? Who is qualified?"

"Previously, only Director Shen was qualified to enter and exit the real data room. Apart from him, no one knew where the real data room was, and not many people even knew of its existence."

Li Li Banfeng rolled his eyes. Back then, he had asked Shen Shen Jingye if there was a high-level file room, and Shen Shen Jingye said the high-level file room probably wasn't in the Dark Star Bureau.

This old rascal lied to me again!

"Old Chen, did you know of the existence of the real data room?"

"I knew there was such a data room, but I've never been there, and I don't know where it is."

Li Li Banfeng felt this logic didn't hold up: "Then how do you know the real data room was destroyed?"

Chen Chen Zhangrui recounted the process: "Last night, the Dark Star Bureau was invaded. This matter can be confirmed as being done by He He Jiaqing. Seeing Datou likely participated as well. From the surveillance footage, I could recognize some of their characteristics.

Their target should have been He He Haisheng, but they didn't know where He He Haisheng was being held. Judging from the surveillance footage, they spent most of their time searching everywhere. For a short period, they entered a surveillance blind spot, and after a very short time, they appeared on the surveillance screen again."

Li Li Banfeng asked: "How short was the short time?"

Chen Chen Zhangrui recalled: "No more than a minute."

Seeing that he was a bit confused when speaking, Li Li Banfeng suspected that he had already forgotten some details.

Moreover, the surveillance blind spot he mentioned definitely wasn't a blind spot in the true sense; it was just that there were some surveillance recordings

he wasn't qualified to view.

"Can I still see the footage from last night?"

Chen Chen Zhangrui shook his head: "I can't. Actually, I didn't see it all. The surveillance footage has already been collected by the superiors." "Even the footage was collected?"

Chen Chen Zhangrui said: "Director Gao Gao Yina said this matter involves top secrets and that we have serious problems in our work, and that the Dark Star Bureau will be dealt with."

Li Li Banfeng didn't quite understand: "What did you do wrong? Where is the problem?"

Chen Chen Zhangrui didn't know what he had done wrong either: "The suspect entered the surveillance blind spot at 2:46 AM. At that moment, I received a message, a message automatically sent by the bureau's communication system."

He showed his phone to Li Li Banfeng. The message only had six words: "Data room destroyed."

Li Li Banfeng said: "Just by looking at this message, you knew the real data room was destroyed?"

Chen Chen Zhangrui shook his head: "I thought it was the ordinary data room that was destroyed. I suppose Director Shen also told you that most of the data in the ordinary data room is fake."

Li Li Banfeng smiled bitterly to himself. This wasn't something Shen Shen Jingye told him voluntarily; it was something he had tested out himself, almost falling into the "Magnetic Shock Cannon" trap.

Chen Chen Zhangrui continued: "Even if the data is fake, it's a big deal for the Dark Star Bureau. The data room being destroyed

proves that the Dark Star Bureau was invaded, and many materials can attract some very important figures.

I immediately returned to the Dark Star Bureau, only to find the data room intact. I found the duty officer, and he didn't even know anyone had entered the Dark Star Bureau.

From this moment on, I suspected that the real data room had been destroyed. I checked the surveillance footage and saw the images of He He Jiaqing and the others. I hadn't even seen how the suspects left the Dark Star Bureau; I wasn't even sure if they had really left. At this time, Director Gao Gao Yina came."

Li Li Banfeng said: "You didn't ask her to come?"

Chen Chen Zhangrui hurriedly explained: "At that time, I hadn't reported this to you yet, how could I let Gao Gao Yina know?

After Gao Gao Yina came, she just told me to do a good job of on-site control. She didn't know much about the situation of the real data room either."

Li Li Banfeng asked: "Who exactly knows the situation of the real data room?"

Chen Chen Zhangrui couldn't answer: "Many people with higher ranks than Director Gao came this morning. Their ranks should be equivalent to yours, or even above yours. They should know about the real data room."

Li Li Banfeng asked again: "I am now the head of the Dark Star Bureau. Can I check the data in the real data room?"

"Should—be—able." Chen Chen Zhangrui couldn't answer. Li Qi had an identity that couldn't be bypassed: he was a person from the Puluo Continent.

"Li Ju, there's one more thing I want to tell you—" Chen Chen Zhangrui originally wanted to reveal some important news, but halfway through, he suddenly looked outside the door.

Chen Chen Zhangrui's perception was above Li Li Banfeng's. After waiting for a short while, Li Li Banfeng finally perceived someone approaching.

Knock, knock, knock! The person knocked on the door.

Li Li Banfeng shouted: "Please come in!"

Gao Gao Yina pushed the door and walked in: "Li Ju, you're finally back. We are now going to hold a very important meeting. You must attend this meeting."

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Li Li Banfeng invited Gao Gao Yina to sit down: "Tell me the content of the meeting first."

Gao Gao Yina shook her head: "The content of the meeting is strictly confidential. Until now, I haven't been able to get the meeting materials."

Li Li Banfeng also shook his head: "I don't know the content of the meeting, so I won't attend."

Gao Gao Yina said: "I didn't lie to you. This meeting is indeed very important. The meeting will decide the final direction of the Dark Star Bureau."

Li Li Banfeng said: "Then you'd better tell me the direction now."

Gao Gao Yina emphasized the importance of this meeting: "We are going to make decisions through the meeting. Your opinions and suggestions will play a key role in the decision-making results."

Li Li Banfeng was expressionless: "I'll repeat it one more time. If I don't know the content of the meeting, I won't participate in any meeting."

Gao Gao Yina was a bit anxious, and there was a hint of threat in her tone: "The trends and directions of some things are not something you can control. If you don't attend this meeting, the direction of the Dark Star Bureau will be quite pessimistic!"

Li Li Banfeng looked at Gao Gao Yina and said: "Please tell those who can control the trends and directions that I cannot control the direction of the Dark Star Bureau, but I can control my own direction. I refuse to attend this meeting."

Gao Gao Yina was dumbfounded. Li Li Banfeng's attitude was so firm that she couldn't think of any way to deal with it.

At this moment, Li Li Banfeng was very clear-headed. He had to be firm; don't underestimate a well-prepared meeting.

The intention of this meeting was very clear. They didn't want to keep the Dark Star Bureau, but they still wanted to continue to play the role of a balancer.

If Li Li Banfeng had attended the meeting without knowing anything, he might have faced a very unfavorable situation. This was no different in essence from the meeting where he negotiated with Lan Qiao Yi in the Inner Continent. The experience of surviving by the skin of his teeth was still fresh in his memory.

Gao Gao Yina left the office, and not long after, she returned.

"Li Ju, I have requested instructions from my superiors. The relevant content I am about to reveal to you is limited to your knowledge alone. I hope you can keep it strictly confidential."

Li Li Banfeng looked at Chen Chen Zhangrui, and Chen Chen Zhangrui immediately left the office.

Gao Gao Yina didn't prepare any written materials. She took out a device that looked like a computer keyboard. Li Li Banfeng thought she was going to access some file, but after Gao Gao Yina's introduction, he learned that this was a professional device for shielding surveillance and eavesdropping.

After confirming that all surveillance and eavesdropping devices were shielded, Gao Gao Yina said: "Li Ju, you may not know the seriousness of the data room incident."

Li Li Banfeng nodded and said: "I didn't even know there was such a data room, how could I know the seriousness you're talking about?"

Gao Gao Yina said: "I will first give you a simple explanation. The Dark Star Bureau has two data rooms. You should have come into contact with one of them, so I don't need to say much. What I want to focus on introducing is the other data room.

Including myself, including the previous Du Du Wenming, and including many superior personnel, none of us know the specific location and opening method of this data room, which shows the important status of this data room.

This data room stores some important materials. Once leaked, our security foundation will be seriously damaged.

The mission of the Dark Star Bureau at its inception was to protect the security of these important materials. Other work responsibilities were added later in the process of the situation's continuous development and change.

And now that the data room has been destroyed, all signs have indicated that the Dark Star Bureau does not have the ability to fulfill its basic duties and must be replaced by other institutions to fulfill this important mission. This is the main reason why we are preparing to disband the Dark Star Bureau."

Trying to disband the Dark Star Bureau several times, all for a data room?

This operation truly made Li Li Banfeng unable to understand.

Li Li Banfeng said: "Can you explain the reasons for this more clearly?"

Gao Gao Yina said: "I've said enough. I can understand your recognition of the Dark Star Bureau. The Dark Star Bureau has achieved outstanding results in various work areas, and we have always maintained our recognition.

But you have also seen the current situation. This is not the first time the Dark Star Bureau has been invaded. This is purely a work capability issue. The current Dark Star Bureau does not have the ability to protect the security of the data room."

Li Li Banfeng said: "The problem that puzzles me the most is right here. Almost no one in the Dark Star Bureau knows of the existence of this data room. How do you expect them to protect a data room they don't even know exists?"

Gao Gao Yina didn't think this was a problem: "This is a choice made out of helplessness. This data room is too important.

Once relevant information about it is revealed within the Dark Star Bureau, this information may leak, thereby bringing greater security threats. Therefore, we cannot do any defense work in the open."

Li Li Banfeng frowned: "Don't you think your statement is contradictory?"

Gao Gao Yina nodded: "There are some contradictions, but this set of methods has strong operability. Keep the Dark Star Bureau on high alert and go all out to guard its own front door. They don't need to know how precious the things inside their own front door are. They only need to fulfill the duty of the Dark Star Bureau not being invaded. This is the optimal solution we can think of under the current situation."

According to the logic of the Outer Continent, what Gao Gao Yina said was indeed flawless, and many tasks were indeed done this way.

Li Li Banfeng thought for a moment and said: "Since you don't trust the Dark Star Bureau, then move the data room elsewhere.

Why must you disband the Dark Star Bureau?"

Gao Gao Yina shook her head: "The important materials in the data room cannot be transferred. This involves many problems."

Li Li Banfeng said: "Since the data cannot be transferred, then transfer the Dark Star Bureau. Move the Dark Star Bureau elsewhere, and you find another institution to protect the data room."

Gao Gao Yina shook her head repeatedly: "We have proposed this plan, but it was finally rejected. The Dark Star Bureau moving suddenly, and another institution replacing it in this building—this practice itself may expose some key information, which will make more people focus their attention on this building."

Li Li Banfeng didn't speak. The Outer Continent's emphasis on this data room exceeded his imagination.

Seeing Li Li Banfeng not speaking for a long time, Gao Gao Yina sighed: "There is one thing I must tell you. Our dissatisfaction with the Dark Star Bureau is not aimed at its work capability and work efficiency. The only thing we question is the Dark Star Bureau's anti-infiltration capability.

Actually, you know in your heart that whether it's the Inner Continent, the Puluo Continent, or here, every place faces the threat of being infiltrated.

Because of its special situation, the Puluo Continent's ability to resist infiltration is much stronger, because the scattered Puluo Continent has no core area that can be centrally attacked by infiltrators."

Li Li Banfeng glanced at Gao Gao Yina, and Gao Gao Yina explained: "I don't mean to belittle the Puluo Continent, but the situation in the Da Huan Kingdom is completely different. The Dark Star Bureau has been infiltrated more than once, and each infiltration may lead to serious consequences.

Li Ju, the trend of the Dark Star Bureau being disbanded cannot be reversed. We will provide you with a better working environment and provide you with better human and material resources. Please understand and support the decision we have made at present."

After a brief silence, Li Li Banfeng shook his head: "I am very sorry, I neither understand nor support it. I can only continue to fulfill the work duties of a balancer in the Dark Star Bureau."

Gao Gao Yina looked at Li Li Banfeng helplessly: "This is really not something you can change—"

"Then I have no need to attend the meeting," Li Li Banfeng stood up and said, "Please go to the venue and convey my opinion on my behalf."

What exactly is stored in the real data room?

Returning to the duplex apartment, Li Li Banfeng sat silently on the sofa for a while. While thinking, the projector sent a call.

It was the phone equipped for Li Li Banfeng by the Dark Star Bureau. Li Li Banfeng originally didn't want to answer it, but he saw it was a call from an unfamiliar number.

"Li Banfeng, it's me."

He He Jiaqing!

"How do you know this number?"

"I've been to the Dark Star Bureau twice, how could I not get a phone directory? Don't worry, I used special means; this call won't be eavesdropped on. Li Banfeng, I want to talk to you about a business deal."

"It's about your third uncle's business, right?"

"You're right. I want to rescue my third uncle. Although I didn't succeed, I saw quite a few good things. Do you want to know the secrets in the Dark Star Bureau building? I think you should already know some, but they will definitely not tell you the whole picture."

"Do you actually know the whole picture?"

He He Jiaqing entered the so-called real data room for less than a minute. If he said he saw the whole picture, it proved he was lying.

"I didn't see the whole picture; I didn't have enough time. But I know the method to see the whole picture. I can tell you where you can see important secrets."

"That place is in the Dark Star Bureau; I can definitely find it."

"You definitely won't find it. Li Banfeng, I guarantee you won't find it! I am willing to tell you everything I saw, as long as you agree to release my third uncle."

"I release your third uncle, and then wait for you to deceive me with fake news?"

"That kind of transaction isn't fair. We'll use the most traditional method of the Puluo Continent: sign the contract first, and then I'll tell you the situation I've mastered. You can verify it immediately. After the verification is successful, then release my third uncle. If you break the contract, I will use the contract paper to retaliate against you. Do you think this price is appropriate?"

Li Li Banfeng thought for a while and said: "Let me consider it for a few days, then I'll give you a reply."

"Two days, just two days. If you don't want to do this business, I'll go find someone else. I can tell you,

there will be many people interested in the secrets inside the Dark Star Bureau. The price I've offered you definitely isn't high."

Li Li Banfeng said: "Isn't it just a data room? Is it worth being described so mysteriously by you?"

"Data room? Is that what they told you? Li Banfeng, you've been deceived.

I can reveal a little news to you. That place is not a data room, at least it doesn't look like a data room to me. The things there aren't any data.

In that special place, there are key means to control the Puluo Continent. Even if the Peddler came, he wouldn't be able to move his feet after seeing that place.

Don't hesitate. If you don't see that place, you might regret it for the rest of your life. Such a sincere business deal,

are you afraid of suffering a loss?"

PS: Key means to control the Puluo Continent? Is he talking about the boundary line?