Chapter 1689: Let's Leave It at That for Today

"I know her. Alright, let's leave it at that for today. I'll go find that female Detective and ask her if there's anything going on." Chen Yu stood up, feeling somewhat helpless.

In the marrow of Chuan Naizi's bones, there was a kind of near-paranoid persistence; once she had decided on something, it was impossible for others to shake her thoughts.

Moreover, as long as she had a problem she couldn't solve, she would definitely come to find Chen Yu first. Now that she had come here, it definitely wasn't for anything good.

"Looking for me?" Chen Yu looked at Chuan Naizi, who was dressed in a Detective's uniform, and greeted her.

"Of course I'm looking for you." Chuan Naizi glanced at Chen Yu: "Your relationship with the Dusong Society seems to be better than I imagined."

"This is my private business, isn't it?" Chen Yu said helplessly. Chuan Naizi's rank was not high enough to see the role the Dusong Society played among the higher-ups, so in her eyes, they were just a bunch of gang members, and she certainly had no good feelings toward them.

"Chen Yu, in my view, you are not the kind of person who would get mixed up with those people for the sake of profit." Chuan Naizi frowned. She knew she had no right to interfere in this matter, but she still wanted to ask a few more questions.

"Of course not. I have my own reasons for being with them." Chen Yu said: "If you want to blame someone, blame the bizarre system of your country. It was you who recognized their legal status, wasn't it?"

"This system will be changed sooner or later." Chuan Naizi's fist tightened involuntarily.

"Wait until you've changed it before standing on the moral high ground to question me." Chen Yu said indifferently: "You came to find me, so it certainly isn't for anything good. Speak, what is it?"

"Can't I come to find you just to chat and have a drink?" A burst of anger flared up in Chuan Naizi.

She did indeed have something to discuss when she came to find Chen Yu, but before she could even open her mouth, the other party had already guessed her intentions, which made her feel somewhat embarrassed.

That feeling of having one's inner thoughts spoken aloud was really not very pleasant.

"You can't outdrink me, and as for chatting, you, Detective Chuan Naizi, are usually very busy; it's impossible for you to come to me just to chat." Chen Yu said: "So you came to find me, there must be something, right?"

Chuan Naizi felt a breath stuck in her chest, but in the end, she let out a heavy sigh: "That's right, I do have something to discuss with you."

"I've already taken care of the Heart-Devouring Ghost matter for you, what else do you have?" Chen Yu said: "You wouldn't be coming to me for ordinary criminal cases here, would you?"

"Of course not." Chuan Naizi shook her head: "It's about the Apocalypse Society."

"How did you get involved with the Apocalypse Society again?" Chen Yu couldn't help but look at Chuan Naizi in surprise. This woman really knew how to find trouble for herself.

Couldn't she just be a good Detective? The Apocalypse Society was an organization propped up by the Divine Way and some of their government officials; why was a small-time Detective like her provoking these people?

"Their illegal gatherings are becoming more and more frequent, and their near-brainwashing rituals have already constituted all the elements of an illegal organization." Chuan Naizi's brows locked tightly together: "And I heard that within their organization, there are Superpowered Persons..."

"Excuse me, what does this have to do with me?" Chen Yu interrupted her.

"Your relationship with the Dusong Society is so good, and the conflict between them is becoming increasingly serious. Are you saying this has nothing to do with you?" Chuan Naizi said somewhat angrily: "Don't tell me the Dusong Society won't ask you for help?"

"They do indeed ask me for help, but that doesn't mean I will take action." Chen Yu said: "Even if I did take action, it doesn't mean the Apocalypse Society would be afraid."

"You are a Dharma Cultivator..." Chuan Naizi said through gritted teeth: "Do you think they wouldn't be afraid of you?"

"There are plenty of experts in your Fusang, and do you really think there is no support behind the Apocalypse Society?" Chen Yu said speechlessly: "Wouldn't it be better if you just did your job as a Detective? There are some things you don't know, and it's best not to get involved, can't you do that?"

"Chen Yu, I am a Detective..." Chuan Naizi said righteously.

"So what? Are there few Detectives in your Fusang? There are plenty." Chen Yu sighed slightly and said: "Why don't others get involved in these matters, but you insist on clinging to them?"

"Some things, there must always be someone to do them, right?" Chuan Naizi remained very stubborn.

"You're right, but why does that person have to be you?" Chen Yu countered: "Miss Chuan Naizi, if it weren't for your father secretly protecting you, do you know how many times you would have died by now?"

Chuan Naizi looked at Chen Yu through gritted teeth. This remark of Chen Yu's was indeed a bit hurtful, even though it was the truth.

It was true; with the way she kept pushing her luck, if it weren't for her father, she really didn't know how many times she would have died.

"Let's put it this way." Seeing the unwillingness and defiance on her face, Chen Yu explained helplessly: "The Apocalypse Society matter involves a wide range of things. Stop meddling in it, okay?"

"They are related to the Heart-Devouring Ghost matter. Are you asking me to stand by and watch?" Chuan Naizi looked up at Chen Yu: "If these things aren't cleared up, I won't be able to sleep."

"If you clear them up, I'm afraid you'll fall into an eternal sleep and depart from this world forever." Chen Yu said grimly.

Chuan Naizi stared fixedly at Chen Yu, then gritted her teeth and said: "So what? I am willing to pay the price for these things."

"You can pay the price, but why come to me?" Chen Yu became somewhat impatient: "Standing on the moral high ground and demanding that others do things for you?"

"You..." Chuan Naizi was choked into silence again. She looked at Chen Yu with resentment: "Isn't it because your abilities are strong?"

"I admit that my abilities are strong, but I have many things of my own to do. Why should I intervene in the power struggles among your higher-ups?" Chen Yu countered.

"Chen Yu, you shouldn't be like this." Chuan Naizi bit her lip, almost on the verge of tears.

"I have always been like this. If there's nothing else, I'll be going first." Chen Yu said.

"I always thought we were friends. Even for the sake of friendship, you shouldn't just stand by and watch." Chuan Naizi said angrily.

"First of all, it is impossible for us to become true friends. The differences between our nations make it impossible for us to be true friends. On the contrary, I have already solved the virus matter and the Heart-Devouring Ghost matter for you. Did your authorities thank me? No, they didn't. They only remember that I took the opportunity to make demands of you."

"And I helped you save the lives of tens of millions of people, yet you don't mention a word of it. This is one of the reasons why I dislike you all, because you never remember the good deeds."

This speech from Chen Yu left Chuan Naizi speechless. Suddenly, she covered her mouth and ran out.

A moment later, a sound of suppressed sobbing came from outside. It seemed that Chen Yu's words were a very heavy blow to her.