Chapter 314 - 313: White Hawk’s Black Tech, Hello and Goodbye

A moment later.

Li Jing arrived at the heart of East City, where the Research Institute was located.

He was certainly going to visit the Research Institute this time.

Whether he should sell the spatial device he got to the Research Institute was secondary, he must first open it to see exactly what was inside.

At the very least, he had to confirm whether Adela’s real body was in there.

To open the cube, he could only ask for help from the Research Institute.

The spatial device was significantly different from the storage space that relied on personal existence, mainly in its ease of use.

The spatial device would not be destroyed when the user dies, it could be used by anyone as long as they knew how to open it.

However, if the main body of the spatial device was destroyed, the stored space within it would also be damaged.

Therefore, the main body of a typical spatial device was usually very sturdy, at least at the treasure-level, and some even used high-grade spiritual instruments.

Li Jing could destroy the cube if he wanted to, he could even do it easily.

But there would be no significance in destroying it.

At this point, he could only seek experts.

The spatial device was widely used, but essentially it was a strictly controlled high technology.

Its level of regulation could be compared with that of the Boundary Stone, except it was relatively more relaxed.

Usually, the spatial device was used when carrying or transferring large amounts of goods.

When Li Jing led the team to explore the Chongyuan Holy Realm, the exploration materials carried by the team members, including the entire fleet of the Heavenly King Group, were basically stored in the spatial device.

They had no choice.

If all the objects were placed in the storage space of the individual team members, they would not fit.

Even if they did fit, there would be no spare space for them to collect the exploratory gains.

Of course.

The more important point was, they had to take into account the possibility of a team member’s death.

If a member died and important goods or a large number of gains were in their storage space, it would be very bad for the entire exploration team.

The spatial device had five grades.

The one used by the Heavenly King Group for exploration was military grade.

The space inside was spacious enough to fit a whole battleship.

In addition to the military grade, there were four other grades: engineering grade, logistic grade, civil grade, and private grade.

These four grades were designed for different uses.

The engineering grade was used to load various engineering materials and large equipment.

Logistics grade was designed for long-distance transportation industry.

Civil grade was used for the transportation and storage of public goods in civil life.

The last one, private grade was self-explanatory.

It was provided for personal use.

The cost, internal space size, and usage standards of these five grades of spatial devices were strictly limited.

Private grade.

It could be purchased freely by individuals, but was rather expensive.

Devices of this grade were the smallest, roughly equivalent to the maximum storage space that an individual of the One Realm could open, with an internal space of about ten to twenty square meters.

These types of devices were not of great practical value.

They were usually used as a small vault for the rich, to prevent the loss of all assets due to unexpected death and leave nothing to their family members.

Other military grade and other devices were obtained by relevant personnel through application and declaration to the official Longyu, and could not be purchased.

The size of the corresponding devices reduced according to the grade.

The rules were mainly to limit the misuse of storage space.

After all, anything stored in the storage space could be taken away at will.

Unless you witness it with your own eyes, others would not know what the holder took away.

You can’t expect all users to obey the law.

To give a simple example.

When you have a battleship docked by the sea, and someone has a military-grade spatial device in their hands.

If they have the opportunity, they could quietly take away the battleship along with the people on the ship.

The storage space is not like the subspace.

The environment inside is similar to near-vacuum space, which is deadly for humans.

One needs a cultivation level of the Seventh Realm to survive in a near-vacuum environment.

But even with such a cultivation level, they wouldn’t survive for very long in a near-vacuum environment without a sufficiently strong protective tool.

The sturdy physical bodies of monsters don’t have this problem.

However, compared with cultivators with strong protective tools, their endurance in a near-vacuum environment is much lower.

No human or creature can live in a near-vacuum environment, being powerful enough is just a prerequisite for short-term survival, problems will occur if they stay for a long time.

The cube that Li Jing got was most likely military grade, and among them, a advanced tech of military grade.

The things in Adela’s hands must have come from the Desert Fortress and were more advanced.

Lik Jing knew whom to look for assistance in the Research Institute.

At this point, he was no longer the ignorant person he used to be.

He had his own contacts.

He just didn’t want to trouble others unless it was necessary.

Li Jing descended in front of the Research Institute, having deactivated the Silent Shadow in mid-air, and went straight to the gatehouse, taking out his Management Bureau ID and handing it through the window.

"Hello, I am looking for Academician Shen Zhiwen."

The guards of the Research Institute belonged to the Management Bureau.

Li Jing had deactivated Silent Shadow before arriving, so the staff on duty wouldn’t notice anything unusual.

However, not just anyone could visit the Research Institute.

Under normal circumstances, even members of the Management Bureau could not enter the Research Institute at will.

Last time Li Jing was able to enter easily because he was on a case as patrol officer.

This time was different.

He had to go through the proper procedure.

But Li Jing’s ID was highly valuable.

He was the Strategic Adviser of the Heavenly King Group of Jianghai City Management Bureau.

Indeed, this position of Li Jing was nominal and had no real power.

But that’s only relative to the senior people in the Management Bureau.

For ordinary members of the Management Bureau, his position was only second to the two directors of the bureau.

And in the current Jianghai Management Bureau.

The name of the Heavenly King Group was worth a lot.

Previously, the Jianghai Management Bureau had three teams going to the Chongyuan Holy Realm.

They were the Heavenly King Group, the Hidden Dragon Group, and the Bailang Group.

The Heavenly King Group, as the advanced team responsible for the preliminary exploration, had not only made remarkable achievements in the preliminary exploration, but had also gained a lot more than other local management bureaus in the official exploration.

Since their withdrawal from the Chongyuan Holy Realm nearly a month and a half had passed. The merits of the Hidden Dragon Group and the Bailang Group had already been calculated, but the merits of the members of the Heavenly King Group had not yet been clear.

Like Li Jing.

He hadn’t received any merit to date.

The merits of the subordinates hadn’t been counted yet, so it wasn’t his turn yet.

Before the Chongyuan Holy Realm incident, the reputation of the Heavenly King Group wasn’t very good.

Even within the Heavenly King Group, there were complaints about Li Jing, the laissez-faire leader, and they felt that the prospect of joining the Heavenly King Group was not promising, let alone other teams?

As a matter of fact.

For a long period of time, members of other teams in the Jianghai City Management Bureau were glad that they were not transferred to the Heavenly King Group.

But now, it was different.

They wished they could squeeze into the Heavenly King Group.

Everyone knew.

The strategic adviser of the Heavenly King Group was not only super strong, but also led his subordinates to make a fortune.

One mission somehow earned them a staggering amount of merits that other personnel might not be able to rake in even after several trips to the Secret Realm.

The extent of Li Jing’s abilities, if not demonstrated in person, could only be boasted about by the Heavenly King Group.

An obvious fact is this.

After the battle in Chongyuan Holy Realm, virtually every member of the Heavenly King Group broke into the three-digit threshold representing the historical accumulation of merits.

What does three digits mean?

One million merits!

Well, it’s understandable if those old-timers boast about their badges breaking the three-digit barrier...

The problem is, you must realize that the Heavenly King Group has a new squadron of two thousand people!

Even these newcomers each earned a million merits from just one trip to the Secret Realm!

The calculation of merits with money often led to confusion in the past.

Now there is the Spirit Crystal Bank, it’s easier to comprehend.

Having one merit equates to one Spirit Crystal.

A million merits equate to a million Spirit Crystals!

Indeed, one could make a fortune by having the chance to participate in the exploration of the Secret Realm.

Yet, the fortune amassed by the Heavenly King Group was simply beyond comprehension!

If someone was fortunate to have that kind of windfall, that would be understandable.

If it’s per capita, that’s totally absurd!

Although there was a gag order within the Management Bureau prohibiting any discussion related to the exploration of the Chongyuan Holy Realm,

Just seeing the average income of the Heavenly King Group was enough for all personnel to realize many things...

Who wouldn’t want to join such a group?

Unfortunately, the Heavenly King Group already exceeded the ten thousand members limit and they won’t be expanding any further.

Upon seeing Li Jing’s credentials presented to him, the gatekeeper, who used to sit in the window registering members of the Management Bureau, grabbed it instinctively.

Looking at the small print on the document that read "Heavenly King Group Action Counselor", his expression changed a few times before he quickly stood up to salute.

"Salutations, commander!"

Seeing this, Li Jing chuckled and replied,

"Enough of that. I’m here to see someone. Let’s not waste time. I came here unannounced, didn’t make any appointments, nor did I report to the relevant departments. Could you contact Academician Shen Zhiwen directly for me? I want to see if he’s available for a private meeting."

"Understood. Please wait a moment, commander."

The receptionist at the window immediately complied without any delay and dialed Shen Zhiwen on the internal line phone at the guard station.

Shortly after, he finished his call with Shen Zhiwen.

Having mentioned the name ’Li Jing’, he instantly got an affirmative response.

Shen Zhiwen went along with the Heavenly King Group during the battle at Chongyuan Holy Realm. How could he refuse when Li Jing came looking for him?

During the battle at Chongyuan Holy Realm, the gains of the Heavenly King Group surpassed all other exploration teams.

And what about the researchers from the Research Institute who were along for the ride?

After ending the call, the receptionist at the window looked up at Li Jing

"Commander, could you wait for a moment? Academician Shen will be here soon."

"Sure, sorry to bother you."

Li Jing smiled and responded.

...

Shen Zhiwen didn’t make Li Jing wait too long. Shortly after, he rushed to the main entrance of the Research Institute.

He saw Li Jing waiting from a distance and waved at him.

"Counselor Li!"

Seeing this, Li Jing smiled and tilted his head towards the receptionist at the gate, giving a nod of acknowledgement before going to meet Shen Zhiwen.

The two met, and Shen Zhiwen enthusiastically extended a hand.

"Counselor Li, long time no see."

"Hasn’t it only been a short while?"

Li Jing laughed and shook hands with him lightly, getting straight to the point.

"Academician Shen, not to hide it from you, I’m here with an important request. This matter has nothing to do with the Management Bureau. It arose from a case I’m currently assigned to from the Patrol Bureau."

While most people might not know that Li Jing holds positions in both the Management Bureau and the Patrol Bureau, the staff at the Research Institute are very much aware.

After all, it was he who solved the case of Jiang Guanwen.

Hearing that Li Jing came as a representative from the Patrol Bureau on account of the case, Shen Zhiwen’s brow furrowed.

"Counselor Li, the case you’re handling - isn’t it the one at Taihe Grand Hotel?"

Saying this, he expressed his confusion.

"Researchers from our Institute have been involved in the investigation of that case as well. There are quite a few experts in biology, energy and medicine who are providing assistance. The investigation seems to be temporarily at a standstill. I deal with spatial issues. What do you want my help with..."

Before Shen Zhiwen could finish, Li Jing just smiled.

"Actually, progress in the case’s investigation has been made, but because the details are overly complicated and extremely dangerous, I am currently the only one in charge of it. Staff from the Research Institute have provided help with some investigations. The details should be reported later, and I cannot reveal too much at the moment."

"Is that so?"

Shen Zhiwen blinked, his expression now understanding, and asked,

"I understand now. So, Counselor Li, what do you need me to do?"

"Well, I’m hoping Academician Shen can help me activate this spatial device."

Li Jing responded and took out the cube.

Just as he was going to mention that this gadget belonged to the criminal, Shen Zhiwen, staring at the cube in his hand, exclaimed in surprise and doubt,

"White Hawk’s technology!?"

Instantly, Li Jing raised his eyebrows.

"So, it really is White Hawk’s clandestine technology!"

In the effort to confirm his hypothesis, Li Jing asked,

"Academician Shen, have you ever seen a spatial device like this one?"

"I have."

Shen Zhiwen nodded, then corrected his statement.

"To be exact, this was a project developed by a friend from White Hawk."

"A friend from White Hawk?"

Li Jing furrowed his brows.

"Science has no boundaries."

Shen Zhiwen gave a smile, saying,

"In various scientific research fields, people from different countries all know each other. Although we each hold different positions and often have disagreements on scientific research, we often communicate with each other and some have a good relationship."

While saying this, he explained,

"This cube in your hand was the problem that Staloff, a White Hawk space expert, has been trying to solve for over a decade. He and I had a good relationship and we frequently had academic discussions online. Unfortunately, he passed away a few years ago."

"He passed away?"

Li Jing was startled before he said,

"I’m sorry."

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhiwen waved a hand and pointed at the cube in his hand, indicating he wanted it.

Getting his meaning, Li Jing handed him the cube.

Shen Zhiwen took it and examined it. He said,

"This gadget belongs to Staloff’s latest technology, no doubt about it. I have seen its prototype before."

Continuing, he said,

"But theoretically, this hasn’t been developed successfully. After all, Staloff died a few years ago. If it had been developed successfully, it should have been announced a long time ago; there would be no reason for White Hawk to keep it hidden."

?

Li Jing was confused.

New technology with no reason to keep it hidden?

What did he mean by that?

Just when he was about to ask, Shen Zhiwen explained,

"This is an emerging subspace technology. Unlike the storage space technology we use commonly, it may carry living creatures inside. If it had been successfully developed and made public, it would be all profit and no loss for White Hawk."

After saying that, he continued,

"So far, all nations have conducted research on subspace applications. However, whether it’s created by an array method or other means, no one has managed to sustain a subspace for long; it could only exist temporarily. The project Staloff was working on aimed to create a long-lasting subspace, to construct a subspace device that can accommodate living things and exist for a long period. If this technology were successful, and White Hawk publicly releases it, everyone around the world would have to learn and seek advice from them."

After lengthily recounting the story, Shen Zhiwen sighed heavily.

"White Hawk hasn’t announced it, but they have quietly put the successful case into use. I fear Staloff’s death wasn’t that simple. White Hawk didn’t announce it probably because they didn’t want to face accusations from the academic community. There are no fools in the academic community. When people have died, and you come up with samples that they developed, it’s clear there’s a problem."

Having heard Shen Zhiwen’s story, Li Jing was deeply shaken.

Who Staloff is and what he is capable of, to be honest, he didn’t care.

This cube is a product of Subspace technology, it can accommodate living things, which really surprised him.

This is more than just black technology.

As Shen Zhiwen said.

Subspace technology, all countries in the world are trying to conquer it, but no one has yet been able to make the Subspace persist for a long time.

Yet Staloff did it...

After the artificial humans.

White Hawk, once again, leading the world?

As if knowing what he was thinking, Shen Zhiwen said.

"Counselor Li, don’t exaggerate the power of this thing. Even if Staloff succeeded, this technology is still in its infancy. There won’t be much space in the Subspace, at most the size of about ten square meters, and people who go in will be unable to move. It is simply a groundbreaking technology."

At most ten square meters?

Li Jing blinked, uninterested.

"Shen, do you have a way to open this thing?"

"I can try, but I can’t guarantee that it can be opened."

Shen Zhiwen said and asked.

"Is the thing inside very important?"

Before Li Jing could speak, his eyes sparkled.

"This thing has a high scientific research value, I am afraid that if we can’t open it, we will ruin it and lose the possibility of in-depth research into it. This high-tech is opened by using biological authentication coding. To crack it, we need an appropriate program. The most direct way is to go to White Hawk to find the relevant program to crack it. Otherwise, we can only open it by prying open the entrance to Subspace, which may cause losses during the process."

Shen Zhiwen’s phrase "high scientific value" hit Li Jing’s heart.

The higher the value the better!

Suppressing the urge to ask "how much are you guys from the Research Institute willing to pay", Li Jing glanced left and right, lowering his voice.

"The things inside are very important, the impact is also very substantial. At least one AI with a personality is stored inside, and there may be several artificial human bodies that can be implanted with AI as their bodies."

Shen Zhiwen was a bit stunned when he heard what Li Jing said.

An Artificial Intelligence with a personality.

That’s not a big deal.

Their research institute has them too, it’s just that they’re all locked in the lab.

Artificial human bodies that can be implanted with AI...

This, is a bit outrageous.

Is White Hawk trying to defy nature?

Aren’t they afraid of breaking the global balance and being attacked by the masses?

Seeing the surprised expression on Shen Zhiwen’s face, Li Jing said.

"Shen, this is of great importance, I have to bother you to try to open this cube for me. If the things inside can be successfully opened, I can leave the cube to you for further research. But before that, I need you to prepare a laboratory that can completely shield external signals, to prevent the AI inside from contacting its accomplices through the network after the cube is opened."

"The AI inside has accomplices!?"

Shen Zhiwen’s eyes widened.

Shen Zhiwen is a academician of the Research Institute, his mind is full of research.

But he’s not a fool.

With Li Jing talking about everything, he had already guessed that the incident at the Taihe Tai Grand Hotel was done by artificial humans equipped with AI, and that White Hawk had messed up.

If someone is now saying there are accomplices, this failure of White Hawk is quite severe.

Staring at the cube, Shen Zhiwen nodded.

"Counselor Li, follow me, I’ll take you to the laboratory."

"Good."

Li Jing responded.

...

Before long, under the guidance of Shen Zhiwen, Li Jing arrived at an enclosed laboratory located underground in the Research Institute.

This lab was probably designed for special experiments.

Upon their arrival, there was no one else present.

Leading Li Jing into the laboratory, Shen Zhiwen handed the cube back to him, and said.

"Counselor Li, I can’t find the equipment I need here. I have some spares in my storage space. These are complicated and quite heavy, so I need you to help me assemble them."

"Sure."

Li Jing agreed without equivocation.

Having received this response, Shen Zhiwen took out a space device and waved out a pile of large equipment.

One glance at those big guys confirms that they are not light.

But for Li Jing, it wasn’t a problem.

Being a facility porter for a brief time, Li Jing managed to complete the assembly of the equipment with Shen Zhiwen’s guidance in no time.

The equipment was assembled.

At the request of Shen Zhiwen, Li Jing placed the cube into a small isolation cabin within the equipment.

Seeing this, Shen Zhiwen swiftly operated on the console for a while, and then spoke.

"Counselor Li, step back a bit. It won’t take long to forcibly open the subspace entrance. The key is to prevent damage to its stability. Once the stability is compromised, the collapsing subspace will disintegrate instantly, and the energy released during the process will cause a brief black hole phenomenon. Regardless of how small the collapsing subspace is, the energy erupting from it, in a confined space, will not be weaker than a small nuclear warhead."

Hearing these words, Li Jing nodded and quietly retreated.

With his current physical strength, handling a small nuclear warhead explosion was no problem.

But who wants to be blasted at close range for no reason?

Shen Zhiwen also had a strong instinct to survive.

After operating, seeing several slender probes emitting fluorescence and vibrating at a high frequency against the cube in the equipment, he decisively took out a set of equipment similar to a spacesuit and started putting it on.

A small nuclear warhead has limited power.

To a strong person like Li Jing.

It wouldn’t be much of a challenge to resist it as long as he wasn’t right at the explosion’s core.

This underground laboratory with special functions would easily withstand such internal explosions.

However, for him, whose cultivation level is only at the Four Realm, he didn’t want to be vaporized instantly, so he had to stay safe.

Life is precious and must be cherished.

In no time, Shen Zhiwen had slipped into the protective gear and fixed his gaze on the equipment monitor for a while and said.

"It’ll happen soon, the subspace entrance will be forcibly breached in no more than sixty seconds."

Hearing this, Li Jing nodded silently, took out a Boundary Stone and held it in his hand.

He wasn’t worried about a small nuclear explosion.

Shen Zhiwen was already fully armed, he wasn’t going to die.

The problem was.

He wasn’t certain about the condition of Adela inside.

Just in case she was implanted within an artificial human shell, he couldn’t give her any chance to act.

In a blink of an eye, over thirty seconds had passed.

Under the influence of the high-frequency vibrating probes, the black shell of the cube gradually showed a crack.

Upon seeing this, Shen Zhiwen became more eager to survive and took a few steps backward, hiding behind Li Jing.

"Counselor Li, it’s coming."

Seeing his attitude, the corner of Li Jing’s mouth twitched.

Using him as a shield was a bit outrageous.

Without saying anything, Li Jing lifted his hand and performed a hand seal to activate Heavenly Eye.

At the same time, the crack on the cube suddenly enlarged.

Then, a brilliant ray of white light bloomed, obliterating everything before their eyes.

Through the Heavenly Eye, Li Jing saw a dark red energy aggregate exploding like a pus-filled pimple, abruptly bursting out amidst the white radiance.

Seeing this sudden event, Li Jing decisively infused spiritual power into the Boundary Stone in his hand.

Spatial Boundary was instantly activated.

The next second, he and the dark red energy aggregate were isolated together in subspace.

He entered the subspace.

The white aura no longer affected Li Jing’s vision.

His target was the dark red energy group, not the subspace that was forcibly opened.

His vision was restored.

What came into view was the embarrassed face of Adela.

Above her, a health bar displaying a value of 8721 was shown.

"Hello, goodbye."

Li Jing said calmly.

"Clang!"

The Flying Sword Blue Edge was drawn with a sound of sword clang.

Adela, who was repelled from the cube, hadn’t even had time to stand firm, and her snow-white neck was torn open by a cool breeze.

Her artificial body was only at Six Realm.

The edge of the Flying Sword Blue Edge was so sharp that it didn’t even need to be swung up.

To kill her, all it took was the power of wind.

"Experience +8721."

The experience prompt popped up, showing that Adela’s shell had cooled down.

However, only the shell was cold.

Li Jing did not stop. With a slight movement in his heart, the Flying Sword Blue Edge sent out a clang, developing dozens of wind powers sweeping over Adela’s decapitated head.

The next moment, blood mist bloomed.

Adela’s beautiful face, in the blink of an eye, had only a skull left.

Inside her skull, there was a metal base engraved with some sort of array.

On the base, a solid chip was plugged.

Li Jing caught the skull with one hand and had a look.

The existence of the base and the chip took the form of a faint spiritual energy group.

Compared with the way the energy was displayed as dark red in Adela’s body, the chip was bright, and he could see it at a glance.

Obviously, this was where Adela’s carrier was located.

Seeing that the base is completely grown on the skull, with the entire interior of the skull filled with demon array lines, Li Jing put the whole skull into the storage space.

There was no doubt that Adela’s program was in the chip on the base.

Now that he had the thing, there was nothing left to study.

He didn’t even understand formation magic, so how could he understand the magic system’s demon array?

He flicked a fire thunder to burn Adela’s alluring body, which had just fallen on the ground, to ashes, retrieved the Flying Sword Blue Edge and took out a boundary stone, releasing the energy stored within.

With the subspace dissolved, he returned to the underground laboratory.

The subspace inside the cube did not collapse after a forced entrance was opened.

At this moment, a small void was opened on the cube fixed on the equipment, constantly twisting like a spatial passage. The fully armed Shen Zhiwen was enthusiastically observing it up close.

Upon seeing Lu Jing coming out, he turned around in surprise.

"Counselor Li, you’ve already solved it?"

"She was very weak."

Li Jing shrugged and said.

"Ah, really?"

Shen Zhiwen blinked his eyes and pointed to the corner of the wall.

"There’s another artificial human shell over there, but it looks like a backup that hasn’t been activated. It was repelled when the space was opened and directly damaged."

Hearing this, Li Jing was slightly stunned, subconsciously turning his head.

He saw an artificial human, identical to Adela, with its whole body disjointed and pasted to the sturdy wall of the underground laboratory.

This took him by surprise.

He had expected Adela to have more than one shell.

The only reason he had isolated the artificial human shell containing Adela’s main body earlier was that he had only seen one energy cluster.

This uninsampled, unactivated shell obviously had no autonomous action capability.

When it was repelled out of the cube subspace, the impact it encountered was not small, and now it looked like a broken rag doll.

After a closer look, Li Jing thought about it and did not destroy it.

Being disjointed all over would undoubtedly be fatal to a human.

But for an artificial human, not necessarily.

By implanting Adela into it, it might still be usable.

Li Jing had no interest in talking to Adela, but that does not mean others don’t have that hope.

This thing was worth money!

He collected the artificial human, which was like a rag doll, and turned around.

"Professor Shen, as promised before, I will leave the cube to you for research. I have to leave first because of other matters. I hope you can keep today’s matter confidential for the time being."

"Yes, I understand."

Shen Zhiwen responded quickly.

"I won’t say a word about it to the outside world before the official announcements of Longyu and White Hawk."

Li Jing nodded and warned.

"Professor Shen, be careful, although the cube subspace hasn’t exploded, it has been opened a void after all. The space inside is already unstable, and it’s only a matter of time before it will explode."

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhiwen slapped his forehead.

"Right! Right! Right! I need to find someone to help me seal this void! This thing can still be saved!"

As he spoke, he hurriedly walked to the corner of the laboratory to pick up the landline hanging there.

Seeing this, Li Jing didn’t bother him anymore and walked away.

Having opened the cube, Shen Zhiwen’s IQ hadn’t dropped, but his whole mind was now on his research.

...

Not long after, Li Jing left the Research Institute.

He drove the Spirit Soldier into the sky, took out his cell phone to text Xia Ai to buy him a ticket to White Hawk immediately, and then dialed Chen Jing’s number.

The call was answered quickly.

Following that, Chen Jing’s voice came on the line.

"Did you find something?"

"Yes."

Li Jing replied, "To be precise, I’ve already solved it."

"You’ve solved it?"

Chen Jing was surprised.

He believed in Li Jing’s abilities.

But he obviously hadn’t expected Li Jing to solve the problem again in such a short time.

Truth be told, Li Jing hadn’t expected it either.

If it hadn’t been for Adela’s self-smartness and her making him angry again, things might not have progressed so quickly.

If the person had just hidden, he would have had to expend a lot of effort.

Without thinking too much about it, Li Jing explained the ins and outs of the matter to Chen Jing in detail, and then continued.

"Uncle, this matter won’t end here. I need to go to White Hawk."

"Okay, be careful in White Hawk, and don’t get too close to Jester."

Chen Jing agreed.

"Besides Li Qidao and Mu Baichen, the rest of the Major Crime Unit will stay for a while to communicate with White Hawk. If you need assistance, you can ask them."

Li Jing didn’t hide much from Chen Jing.

Except for the part about using Ren Jie’s relationship, which was not convenient to mention, he explained everything one by one, including the fact that he was threatened by his photos being taken.

Li Jing was going to solve problems, which Chen Jing naturally understood.

If it were him, he would do the same.

...