Chapter 210 - 209: Announcement, a Pair of Six Realms

Capital Inspection Headquarters, Major Crime Unit.

Jin Ruixin sat in his office, his expression grave, engrossed in an action report on the patrol system displayed on his tablet.

The action report was submitted by Li Jing just two minutes ago.

The report was quite lengthy.

However, the only substantial part was the record of the Wang family’s frequent resale of various spiritual objects on the spiritual object market over the years through distributors.

The rest was all personal speculation by Li Jing.

Frankly speaking, the action report submitted by Li Jing is of high value.

It provided a reliable direction for the investigation into the case of Wang Youwei, which till now was unresolved.

But speculation remained speculation after all.

Relying only on speculation and suspicion, all that the Bureau’s Major Crime Unit could do was to conduct hidden investigations. They could not demand the Wang family’s cooperation with the relevant investigations, nor ask for anything else.

Evidence is of utmost importance in a patrol investigation.

The sales records provided by Li Jing in the action report could suggest something irregular to some extent from his inferred perspective, but there were no explicit issues with the records themselves.

This was insufficient to confirm that Wang Youwei, in the past decade or more, had managed to increase the Wang family’s share in the spiritual object market through money laundering.

It would take time to dig deeper, requiring the cooperation of the Economic Investigation Unit.

Profiting from the sale of laundered, untraceable spiritual objects is an economic crime.

The Major Crime Unit could conduct investigations based on this, but each field has its specialists, and in the realm of economic crime, those from the Economic Investigation Unit were the most professional.

To transfer the case to the Economic Investigation Unit required official approval.

Without actual evidence and a lot of persuasion to complete the transfer, it might lead to fruitless efforts at the end.

Most importantly, the Major Crime Unit was currently investigating the case of Wang Youwei, not why the Wang family’s share in the spiritual object market had been constantly increasing over the years.

Asking for the Economic Investigation Unit’s involvement without actual evidence would mean that someone would have to assume responsibility if it failed to yield results.

Jin Ruixin massaged his temples with a hesitant expression.

Just then, a "beep" came from his communication earpiece, followed by Li Jing’s voice.

"Leader Jin, have you seen my action report?"

Taken aback by the sudden communication, Jin Ruixin paused, thinking to himself, this little guy submitted such a troublesome action report without a word, and before I could find him, he approached me first.

Pressing the communication earpiece, Jin Ruixin responded.

"I’ve seen it, but with only this, the most I can do is submit an application for the Economic Investigation Unit to get involved and secretly investigate the Wang family’s business."

"There’s no need for the Economic Investigation Unit to get involved. I’ve made significant progress here."

Li Jing spoke over the communicator.

"The details are too complicated to explain briefly. Leader Jin, give me your Immortal contact number. I’ll send you a well-organized document. You’ll understand once you’ve read it."

Hearing this, Jin Ruixin frowned, took out his mobile phone, and reported his Immortal contact number.

No sooner had he reported the number than a friend request from Li Jing popped up on his mobile phone screen.

Without further thought, Jin Ruixin clicked to accept.

Immediately afterward, a document was sent over.

At first glance at the incoming document, Jin Ruixin sprang to his feet.

The document sent by Li Jing was compiled by Xiao Ai.

It contained twenty-eight suspects, all with clear identity information; some of them even had their dark web black market usernames and frequently used receiving addresses clearly listed.

Moreover, more than half of them had their current locations marked on a map of Hua Country’s Capital.

However, these were not the main points.

The key was that the document contained screenshots of surveillance footage, clearly showing when and where each of these twenty-eight people had been in contact with Wang Youwei over the past year.

The time and location were all lucidly depicted.

Real substantial information!

Truly priceless information!

How did Li Jing manage to dig up so much in just one day?

Jin Ruixin was a professional.

She knew better than anyone, the information Li Jing provided in this document required an extremely large amount of work, a huge amount of manpower and resources, and a lot of time to get clear results.

Li Jing was operating alone and did not request any assistance from the Capital Inspection Headquarters.

To have turned up so much solid information in just one day seemed beyond belief!

Jin Ruixin had seen Li Jing’s file and had no doubt about his abilities.

Li Jing’s exploits were undoubtedly true and genuine.

One can’t always be that lucky.

Once may be luck, but he can’t always be that lucky.

However, never in a million years did Jin Ruixin expect Li Jing could be this capable.

In just one day, his findings far surpassed the results obtained by the entire Bureau Serious Case Group with a huge amount of manpower!

Just as Jin Ruixin was marveling at her phone, Li Jing sent another video along with some text information.

"The Wang family has been secretly supporting a group called the Demon Beast Union for a long time. This group is based overseas and has quite a bit of development within Hua Country. The Lu family is also involved with the Demon Beast Union, and Wang Youwei’s death is related to the Lu family. Zhu Qisheng and Sun Biao from the twenty-eight subjects in the previous document have been eliminated by me. They are both from the Demon Beast Union. Leader Jin, please take care of the remaining suspects on the list. Anyone confirmed to be from the Demon Beast Union should not be spared. The suspect Zhu Qisheng I first contacted chose to self-destruct on the spot once he realized I was an inspector. Fortunately, his cultivation level was just at the Four Realm, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable."

Seeing this huge chunk of information, Jin Ruixin’s heart nearly stopped.

Li Jing’s revelations, one following another.

The Wang family, the Lu family, the Demon Beast Union, self-destruction.

Although there were no overly detailed descriptions, Jin Ruixin, the leader of the Bureau Serious Case Group stationed in the Capital, immediately understood that the Wang Youwei case had churned up a major event enough to shake the Capital!

Taking a deep breath, Jin Ruixin opened the video in Li Jing’s message.

The video was short, and it recorded Li Jing’s interrogation of Sun Biao in the subspace.

The video’s few short sentences easily painted a painful picture for Jin Ruixin.

This evidence, it was irrefutable.

Behind Wang Youwei’s death, there was the Lu family.

If it was just a struggle between the two families, let it be. The scheming among The Seven Great Families wasn’t anything unusual.

Just catch the mastermind behind the scenes, and the matter would be over.

However, the involvement of the Demon Beast Union made the situation different.

Jin Ruixin had heard of the Demon Beast Union.

No matter how mysterious the Union was, it couldn’t be so mysterious that the Capital Inspection Headquarters knew nothing about it.

However, up until now, because the Union had never emerged, its veil of mystery had never been lifted.

Right now, it was Li Jing who had lifted the veil.

Standing quietly in front of her desk, Jin Ruixin stared at the video playing repeatedly on her phone, her face clouded to an extreme level.

The Demon Beast Union was easy, just find them and kill them.

The Wang family and the Lu family, however, were not so easy to deal with.

They definitely needed to die, but killing them offhand, would have too big of an impact.

Pausing the repeating video, Jin Ruixin put on her communication headset.

"I will immediately arrange for the remaining twenty-six suspects to be handled. Li Jing, where are you now? Is it convenient for you to come to the General Bureau to meet with me, so we can discuss a strategy?"

"I don’t have time at the moment, I am still dealing with other things."

Li Jing responded.

Other things?

Jin Ruixin frowned, suspiciously asking.

"Do you have... more information?"

"I am still in the process of confirmation. Once it is confirmed, I will communicate with you, Leader Jin."

Li Jing said in the communicator.

"In regard to the disposition of the Wang family and the Lu family, you don’t have to consult with me. I’m just a mere inspector and my understanding of what’s behind the scenes is very limited. I may be able to get involved in investigations, but when it comes to The Seven Great Families, I can’t give you much advice. If you have any news about the Demon Beast Union, feel free to notify me, as I am personally very interested in this organization."

Upon hearing this, Jin Ruixin fell silent for a moment, then said.

"Alright, I understand. Stay in touch, and don’t be too reckless on your own."

Jin Ruixin, sitting in the position of the team leader of the Bureau Serious Case Group at the Capital Inspection Headquarters, naturally had a clear mind.

Li Jing’s words mean he doesn’t wish to take part in the subsequent developments.

Jin Ruixin didn’t insist on his involvement.

As Li Jing stated, his seniority and understanding of the background matters wouldn’t be of much help if he were to step in.

Why she spoke up was only because all the valuable information had been brought to light by Li Jing, it was essential to consult his opinion.

Jin Ruixin understood Li Jing’s attitude too.

If she could, she herself would rather not get involved in this mess,

Unfortunately, she held an important position, thus she couldn’t opt out of the situation and had to preside over it.

She couldn’t just say she wouldn’t involve herself, like Li Jing.

What slightly perplexed Jin Ruixin was,

Why did Li Jing, who didn’t want to get involved, declare his "affection" for the Demon Beast Union?

Did he hold a grudge against the Demon Beast Union or...?

Shaking her head and casting aside these thoughts, Jin Ruixin cut off communication to draft a report for her superiors, while forwarding the documents on her mobile phone to her competent subordinates.

Clearing suspects can be left to her subordinates.

The Bureau Serious Case Group had ample skilled operatives, there was no need for her as the team leader, to get personally involved.

However, she needed to carefully deliberate about the report.

The first concern was its far-reaching impact, and second, although Li Jing provided a great deal of useful information, its source was unclear.

Regarding this aspect, Jin Ruixin didn’t plan to delve deeper into how Li Jing obtained the information.

She was a wise person.

If Li Jing could provide so many pieces of important information at once, it’s certain that his investigation process did not adhere to the investigation procedures of the inspection agency, and quite possibly involved many unorthodox methods.

To Jin Ruixin, who was a frontline leader, it didn’t matter if these methods were unorthodox, as long as the case was solved.

However, those in higher positions may not think the same.

Officials were humans too.

There would be those who could talk without carrying the burden, those who may have biases and even some who were involved in factional struggles.

The case must be reported, but it must be done so without giving anyone a chance to find any loopholes.

Otherwise, despite their achievements, they might provide some individuals with the opportunity to persistently criticize them.

...

Meanwhile, above the Seeking Immortal Winery in the outskirts of the capital.

Li Jing, standing on the peak of the clouds, removed his communication earpiece after seeing that the connection had been terminated.

The situation had been reported.

He could no longer concern himself with the suspects.

This was a shame.

Of the remaining twenty-six targets, there’s a high probability that half are monsters from the Demon Beast Union.

These monsters are worth not just money, but experience too!

However, at this point, there’s nothing he could do.

An individual’s power is, after all, limited.

Meticulously investigating the remaining twenty-six targets alone would be too time-consuming and riddled with uncertainties, making it too risky.

Although he could earn experience and money, he couldn’t only think of himself.

At the moment, all he could hope for was the Seeking Immortal Winery in front of him.

Hopefully, the Demon Beast Union’s temporary base housed several monsters?

Peering down through the clouds, Li Jing squinted.

The winery was extensive, about the size of a medium-sized residential area.

It was possible to completely isolate it using a Boundary Stone.

Despite the Boundary Stone’s small size, it could cover an area as large as two big residential areas at once.

Not only was this item a cutting-edge technology from the Research Institute, but it was also a top-tier military product.

It’s used not only to ensure the safety of the surrounding areas and limit the suspects’ actions during patrol investigations, but it was also used to avoid causing too much economic loss during large-scale wars in the past.

If two beings from the Fifth Boundary were to fight, they could destroy a medium-sized city in minutes.

Who could afford such a war?

Therefore, everyone had an understanding.

If they wanted to fight, they would do it in the Subspace.

Items similar to the Boundary Stone, or "cutting-edge technology", were being researched extensively by all countries around the world.

Of course.

The Boundary Stones held by the patrol officers were a relatively degraded version. Those used in large-scale wars had a larger coverage and the spatial Boundaries were more durable and stable.

Observing the winery, Li Jing pondered for a while before raising his hand to form a spell seal.

"Sky Eye Technique, open!"

A vertical eye opened between his eyebrows.

Upon viewing down through the Sky Eye Technique, Li Jing slightly quirked an eyebrow.

The Seeking Immortal Winery did not disappoint him.

In the vast winery, there were forty-three clusters of Demonic Qi distributed in various buildings throughout the winery.

The clusters varied in strength.

Based on their refinement level, it seemed that they were all above the Four Realm.

Of the forty-three clusters of Demonic Qi, seven were particularly refined.

The most refined one subtly carried the same aura as Jiu Li.

Li Jing speculated that the most refined cluster was the Great Demon that killed Wang Youwei.

The other six were probably the Fifth Boundary accomplices who were present at that time.

In addition to the forty-three clusters of Demonic Qi, there was also a highly refined cluster of Spiritual Qi inside the winery, cohabiting with the most refined cluster of Demonic Qi in the grand house at the center of the winery.

This one was probably a member of the Lu family.

Under the observation of the Sky Eye Technique, this person’s Spiritual Qi refinement level was not particularly high compared to the suspected Sixth Realm Great Demon, but it was much stronger than the five clusters of Demonic Qi that is estimated to belong to the Fifth Boundary Big Monsters.

Most likely, this person was of the Sixth Realm.

This was, admittedly, a bit troublesome.

If it were only a Great Demon of the Sixth Realm, Li Jing was confident he could handle it.

Yes, it’s very difficult to transcend boundaries.

But as long as he could see the Health Bar, there’s nothing he couldn’t kill.

However, if there’s another Sixth Realm person present, it would be problematic.

The absence of a visible Health Bar was troublesome.

With his Cultivation level only recently entering the Fifth Boundary, if he were to fight two opponents, there’s a possibility he might fail.

What to do?

Li Jing frowned, pondered for a moment, and then gave up on thinking.

Who cares!

It’s just two beings of the Sixth Realm, he would deal with them as they come!

After all, he had the Boundary Stone in his hand, and he could unravel it anytime he wanted.

With a gleam in his eyes, Li Jing began to form a complex spell seal, constructing the complete spell formula of the Wind King Mysterious Clothing.

At the end of a complex sequence of hand signs, the green clothes shape appeared on him.

Taking a moment to enjoy the sense of security the complete version of the Wind King Mysterious Clothing provided, Li Jing added the two Skill Points earned from leveling up after killing Sun Biao to the World Thunder Punishment skill.

With all preparations completed, Li Jing commanded his sword light to shoot down to the ground, took out the Boundary Stone, and infused it with his Spiritual Power.

The spatial boundary quietly unfolded.