Chapter 465

"Miss Mei Weisi Windsor?"

Mei Weisi sat at one side of the long table, her hands on her knees; her sun hat had been taken off and placed on the table, the hatband tied with a very pretty yellow bow.

Xie Jingnian sat on the chair opposite her, his hands crossed on the table, no longer showing the amiable demeanor he had before Xiao Huiyu; the aura of a superior was fully exposed.

"What relation does the declaration in that video have to Co-Absorption?" Xie Jingnian asked bluntly.

Mei Weisi's mouth twitched; she was not surprised that Xie Jingnian would ask such a question, but she never expected him to locate her so quickly and formally.

"Minister Xie, that is indeed Co-Absorption's public declaration as a cult organization, but I can assure you that person is not one of ours."

Xie Jingnian furrowed his brows, "How can you be sure? I needn't say much about the reputation of your Mutation Department, right?"

Mei Weisi leaned against the chair back. Does their Mutation Department even have a reputation? The deputy minister only opened a hole in their headquarters a few days ago.

"As you know, our Mutation Department appears to have many people, but in reality only a few are active outside, and you are not unfamiliar with them."

It seems they enjoy the privileges granted by the Dome, yet each Aberrant Species is also under the Dome's tight surveillance.

And such intelligence, the Intelligence Department could never lack.

Xie Jingnian merely gave her a cold laugh, as if he had heard something amusing; Mei Weisi was a bit puzzled.

Although Minister Xie's methods are no worse than the other two, to the Foreign Affairs Department he is a genuinely high-ranking yet quite approachable superior.

It is rare to see him so confrontational.

"Unfamiliar?" Xie Jingnian repeated the word, his tone tinged with sarcasm, "Then I am indeed a bit unfamiliar; the deputy minister you just brought up—aren't they a fresh face?"

Mei Weisi's expression remained unchanged; she had already begun to wonder whether Ying Duo had, at some time and place, also offended Xie Jingnian.

She had heard that the Ying Guang Lu youngster was seized by the Field Operations Department and locked in a detention cell, but she did not expect that within just a few days, Ying Duo had managed to offend every person of standing within the Dome.

She did not know what grudge Yang Yixie held against the Intelligence Department; she merely thought Xie Jingnian was being ironic, saying that even if the video was not made by a Co-Absorption person, it was still trouble caused by Co-Absorption.

She suppressed all those stray thoughts, her face still bearing that elegant, poised, neither servile nor arrogant expression.

"Our Mutation Department will take responsibility for investigating this matter thoroughly."

Mei Weisi immediately made her stance clear, "The name of Co-Absorption is not something anyone can casually use."

"This time, it's not that your Mutation Department can just take everything and be done with it."

Xie Jingnian had no intention of letting Mei Weisi go easily, but at least he could confirm that she indeed knew very little.

"Take her to the lounge," Xie Jingnian stood up, "Without my permission, she may not leave."

Mei Weisi's expression did not change; she ladylike readjusted her hat, led the way out of the room, her high heels striking the floor with a thud thud thud.

The man in the black suit followed behind her; Mei Weisi was even more familiar with this place than he was, yet she had no intention of tearing her face off with the Intelligence Department, and instead found a comfortable spot to rest herself.

At least Xie Jingnian did not prevent her from contacting the outside.

In another room, a communicator lay on Xie Jingnian's desk.

The screen was lit, displaying Fang Zhiyan's name.

He did not dial out immediately; instead, he took a photo from his pocket, placed it on the desk, and stared at it for a while.

The photo showed Xie Jingyan; her clothes were torn in several places, and a long wound ran along her arm, blood seeping from it, trailing down her forearm and dripping onto the ground.

Her hair was loose, her violet long hair fluttered in the wind, she gripped the two twin swords, the Runes on the blades all lit up, a dark violet light flickering in the darkness.

The photo's angle was awkward, as if taken from far away with a telephoto lens, the image a bit blurry.

Yet one could still see a considerable number of Aberrant Species surrounding her, apparently encircling her; the frame only showed Xie Jingyan and those Aberrant Species locked in combat.

That photo had been sent to the Foreign Affairs Department before the video aired, addressed by name to be handed over to the Foreign Affairs Minister.

It had even been delivered before that video invaded the energy channel.

The other side answered quickly, only two tones sounded.

"Minister Xie?" Fang Zhiyan's voice came through the communicator, slightly distorted and with a faint hint of surprise, "You actually took the initiative to contact me."

Xie Jingnian leaned back in his chair, "You've already seen that video, right?"

"Of course," Fang Zhiyan replied casually, "The copycat is not one of us."

Upon hearing that, Xie Jingnian couldn't help but let out a snort of laughter; the first thing that came to mind when encountering such lunatics was that the Mutation Department wasn't without cause, but instantly his complexion darkened.

Perhaps Mei Weisi felt fortunate, because she knew nothing of the situation in Tianmian City, thus Xie Jingnian let her go easily.

"Professor Fang," Xie Jingnian's tone was unprecedentedly serious, his gaze at Fang Zhiyan full of warning, "The child I sent to Tianmian City that you transformed into that ghastly form—how can I know whether today's case is another move your Mutation Department has prepared elsewhere?"

Fang Zhiyan had previously wondered why, after seeing Ying Duo's wanted notice, Xie Jingnian never came to trouble him.

He originally thought Ying Duo had already come to clarify, or that Yang Yixie was completely irrelevant to Xie Jingnian; in this light, Xie Jingnian truly remained the person he knew.

So, whether it's Han Huan or Xie Jingnian, they are all a bit too principled, especially Xie Jingnian—he's truly old.

"Ying Duo... no, perhaps you are more familiar with the name Yang Yixie? At least for now, he has never been on my operating table; all his actions are voluntary, you can ask him yourself."

"As for today's case, although they're not one of ours, the Mutation Department will handle it."

Fang Zhiyan's answer mirrored Mei Weisi's, perhaps that is the trouble of being a 'celebrity'.

Often, even when they didn't commit the wrongdoing, their infamous reputation leads others to misuse their name.

What Co-Absorption has done wrong has always been admitted, after all they still have to shoulder some blame for the Dome in the shadows, so their reputation cannot be casually used by others.

Let Mei Weisi and Bai Mu Yun go, especially now, as it is likely also tied to their mission.