Chapter 345 - 344: Missed, Withdraw

Lin Yu was punctual.

She came downstairs alone about ten minutes after she went upstairs.

She raised her hand to wipe the teary corner of her eyes before meeting Li Jing, who was waiting outside her door.

"We can go now."

Li Jing wouldn’t be emotionally moved by her teary eyes.

The pitiful are often abhorrent.

An unfortunate beauty turns to thievery.

Both sentences fit Lin Yu’s current situation.

As an active inspector, he has offered Lin Yu favorable conditions.

He had done all he could.

Her fate from now on depended on her.

He raised his head to glance at the second-floor window, and saw Zhang Long, with a complicated look on his face, gazing down from behind the clear glass.

Li Jing withdrew his gaze, took out a Spirit Soldier, and started to use Sky Control with Lin Yu.

The next moment.

The brilliant light of the Spirit Soldier pierced the sky.

...

It didn’t take long.

Li Jing brought Lin Yu near the water meter circle in the capital.

Given that there was a case at hand, he didn’t consider the rule of no-flying zone and directly used Sky Control to land in front of the Inspector General’s Office.

Standing in front of the Inspector General’s Office, Lin Yu turned paler.

Before her was the headquarters of Longyu’s exclusively appointed water meter authorities.

Even though she was a major monster of the Six Realm.

Once she steps into this building, her life and death will no longer be under her control.

Li Jing noticed Lin Yu’s pale face and lightly said,

"Relax, don’t be so nervous. As long as you cooperate enough, no one here will harm you."

Having said that, he activated a thought and removed the effect of the appearance changing talisman, returned to his original appearance, and took out a pair of Restriction Handcuffs from his storage space.

Upon seeing Li Jing’s change in appearance, Lin Yu was slightly taken aback, then extended both hands consciously.

Li Jing put the handcuffs on her and took the opportunity to ask,

"I have investigated the Cangwu Industrial Spare Parts Warehouse located in the West Suburb Industrial Park of the capital, it has been a branch of the Demon Alliance for more than ten years. How much do you know about them?"

"Not much."

Lin Yu responded, saying,

"The warehouse indeed serves as a branch of the Demon Alliance, but it has always been operating quietly. If not necessary, it is just a normal warehouse. A few months ago, when the Demon Alliance’s footholds in the capital were wiped out, the Alliance lost most of its development in the capital overnight and was almost forced to leave. Only then was the warehouse truly activated."

Having said this, she looked at Li Jing’s very young real face, hesitated for a moment and continued to say,

"You were able to find out about the spare parts warehouse and even trace it back to me. It seems the new footholds have been exposed, and has made an emergency transfer. I’m sorry. I don’t know where they went. I may get news personally only when they find a new hiding place and need my assistance."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing nodded.

That Lin Yu didn’t know where the Demon Alliance had moved to wasn’t surprising.

If she knew, even if she didn’t run away, she should have made some preparations in advance.

Likewise, she, who was responsible for covering their tracks, had also distanced herself from the Demon Alliance’s footholds and branches active in the capital.

On the surface, she was just a normal housewife teaching children.

People like her are better off knowing less.

Knowing some things, causing her anxiety for it, would increase her risk of exposure.

After all, not all inspectors were like Li Jing, possessing the ability to quickly uncover everything behind a listed company like Cangwu Industry, and see through monster disguises so easily.

Without further question, Li Jing took Lin Yu and entered the Inspector General’s Office, going directly to the Major Crime Unit office.

At this time, it was almost six in the morning.

The sky was just beginning to light up.

Due to the incidents at Dark Street and the sewage treatment plant during the night, the original night shift members and those with tasks at hand from the Major Crime Unit were all dispatched.

At this point, their office was filled only with three desk-job inspectors.

Leader Jin’s office light was still on at this moment.

The entire night for her, as head of Major Crime Unit, was sleepless; she was destined to stand by her post.

The arrival of Li Jing and Lin Yu caught the attention of the three remaining members of the Major Crime Unit.

The three of them briefly looked at Lin Yu, who was wearing handcuffs, then nodded at Li Jing, who was bringing her there, and continued to busy themselves with their work.

When Li Jing came to the capital last time, he made his face known to everyone in Bureau Serious Case Group.

Field personnel were hard to say.

The office staff, on the other hand, basically knew him.

Li Jing didn’t bother everyone, brought Lin Yu to Leader Jin’s office, and gently knocked on the door.

As soon as the door was knocked, Leader Jin’s voice rang out.

"Come in."

Li Jing pushed the door open upon hearing the sound.

Inside the office, Leader Jin was sitting at her desk, immersing herself in something on her tablet.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, she instinctively looked up.

Seeing Li Jing escorting a beautiful woman in, she hesitated for a moment.

Nothing else was out of the ordinary.

The main thing was that she did not expect Li Jing, who had been running around all night effortlessly solving a series of problems for her but never showing up, to actually come over.

Li Jing was busy with something, but she was completely kept in the dark.

Had it been any other subordinate, she probably wouldn’t have tolerated it.

But with Li Jing, she wished he could work on more things behind her back.

Fact is, she was right to ask Li Jing for help.

Just this one night, not only the case of three missing patrolmen was solved.

Both the Rakshasa group linked with the sect disciples and the hidden strongholds of the Demon Beast Union were smashed by Li Jing alone.

Jin Ruixin was a sensible person.

Li Jing’s efficiency in carrying out tasks like this, it was definitely not something by regular means.

He was probably not obeying most of the rules when it comes to case handling by patrolmen.

It was better for her not to know about such things.

If any problems arose, her ignorance could help cover up for Li Jing.

Once she knew about it, she could be accused of indulging in misconduct.

Jin Ruixin was not like Chen Jing, who had made many enemies, and she did not have the "public enemy" like the Heavenly Dao Gate behind her.

But her position as the leader of the Major Crime Unit, was eyed by many people.

Chances were that Li Jing had not been taken in yet, and she could be the first to be probed, which would be quite awkward.

On the other hand.

There were times when Jin Ruixin was worried that she couldn’t hold up due to a certain person’s numerous breaches of regulations.

As a leader, and especially the leader of the Patrol Bureau, you had to be flexible.

Many times when handling cases, the regular approach didn’t work, and everyone understood that.

Subordinates with abilities to find alternative solutions should be let go of at the right time, otherwise it was hard to crack a case at hand.

At such times, if subordinates were truly reliable, leaders just had to prepare to take the blame should any problems occur.

Upon seeing the arrival of Li Jing this moment, Jin Ruixin was surprised and looked at Lin Yu, who was handcuffed, before standing up to ask.

"Inspector Li, who is this...?"

"Lin Yu, the wife of Zhang Long who is in charge of Cangwu Industry, turned herself in."

Li Jing responded, closing the door and continuing.

"She is a Sixth Realm Great Demon belonging to the Demon Beast Union. She was sent to our city to establish Cangwu Industry with Zhang Long more than a decade ago, to lay a foundation for the Union in this city."

"..."

Jin Ruixin.

Li Jing’s introduction, was a bit explosive to say the least.

Lin Yu’s background, was it a bit of something?

Key point.

She was captured alive.

Turn herself in?

Jin Ruixin didn’t believe in such things.

Could a demon possibly turn itself in?

Completely impossible!

Unless there was no other way out.

Taking a steady look at Lin Yu, Jin Ruixin strongly resisted the urge to give Li Jing a thumbs up, walked over and made a gesture of invitation.

"Ms. Lin, please have a seat first."

Facing Jin Ruixin, Lin Yu was understandably nervous.

She was operating in this city.

She might not recognize other patrolmen.

But the leader of such a high level as the Bureau Serious Case Group in their city, how could she not know about?

What’s the most important thing about being out there?

You have to be flashy enough!

Seeing Li Jing expose her identity, and Jin Ruixin still politely asking her to sit down, she sighed with relief to some extent.

Looking at the current situation, she probably didn’t have to worry about being dealt with without explaining her origins.

She nodded silently and sat down on the side.

Jin Ruixin looked at her and poured her a glass of water, then said.

"Ms. Jin, you wait in the office first, I’ll go out and talk with Inspector Li."

"Okay."

Lin Yu replied softly.

Jin Ruixin gave her a glance, then turned to look at Li Jing.

Li Jing understood and turned to walk out of the office with her.

...

Soon, the two of them stood still in the office.

Jin Ruixin closed the door and lowered her voice.

"What’s the situation with this Lin Yu? Be specific."

Hearing this, Li Jing was not unclear, and told everything about Lin Yu in detail.

Jin Ruixin leaned against the door, listening to his words, her expression was absolutely priceless.

She had been involved in patrolling work for so many years, what hadn’t she seen?

A Great Demon who has established a family with a human, born and raised children, and eventually chose to surrender to protect her family, she was seeing for the first time.

A Great Demon who was courageous enough to make it alive to the patrol bureau’s doorstep, it was also her first encounter.

Having learned the detailed situation of Lin Yu, Jin Ruixin propped up her chin and pondered for a while, then looked up and said.

"I have a clear understanding of her situation, and I will do my best to ensure her safety. Of course, this is based on the premise that she can provide valuable information for the Inspectorate General and assist in the prohibition of Cangwu Industry."

"You, Leader Jin, make your own judgment on this matter, I am only responsible for bringing the person."

Li Jing responded.

"The rest is not of much relevance to me. With the progress of this matter to this point, it’s time for me to back away."

"Yes, you’ve worked hard this night. I will handle the matters from now on."

Jin Ruixin nodded.

Seeing that things were basically settled, Li Jing told Jin Ruixin about the matter with Black Butterfly.

Upon learning of the situation, Jin Ruixin agreed readily.

She did not know the details of how Li Jing solved so many problems overnight.

But she surmised that someone used many connections and methods.

The Black Butterfly mentioned by that person no doubt was part of these arrangements.

Jin Ruixin had heard somewhat about the Sinister Gate.

She fully supported Black Butterfly coming to the Major Crime Unit.

The intelligence-gathering abilities of the Sinister Gate could be considered the ceiling among Hidden World Sects. If someone was willingly knocking at the door, why wouldn’t they use it?

Compared to them.

This young-faced person she had previously agreed upon, besides their astonishing cultivation level, could only serve as a mascot?

Anyway, having already accepted one, accepting another wasn’t much, at most it would be a little troublesome.

Jin Ruixin personally wanted to satisfy Li Jing’s demand as much as possible.

After all, that certain someone was not from the Inspectorate General.

By satisfying his requirements, it would be easier to ask for help in the future.

After granting the matter of Black Butterfly, Jin Ruixin breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Miss Ayu left shortly before you came. I arranged for people to handle the consolation for the families of the three injured investigators. Regarding this matter, I must thank you sincerely. At the end of all this..."

"There is no need to especially thank me, everything I did was as I should."

Li Jing smiled and said.

"You could donate the bonus I received from participating in this case to the families of the injured investigators on my behalf."

Hearing these words, Jin Ruixin was stunned for a moment. She had not expected such a noble understanding from Li Jing.

Li Jing left this sentence without intending to stay longer, nodded his head towards her, and then chose to leave.

Looking at the bearing of Li Jing who hid his deed and fame, Jin Ruixin was lost in thought.

She didn’t know why, but she had a feeling that she might have been somewhat moved by this young man, who was much younger than she was.

Watching Li Jing leave, Jin Ruixin patted her face to regain her spirits and walked into her office.

She was not the kind of person to be affected by unnecessary emotions.

Li Jing did not know that Jin Ruixin was moved, and he didn’t know that the chief of the Major Crime Unit at the capital’s Inspectorate was so easy to deal with.

Donating the bonus to the injured investigators was something he didn’t think too much about.

Mainly, he no longer cares about such a small bonus.

The reward for investigating the cases was quite substantial.

The bonus from the Major Crime Unit could be considered the highest level within the system.

But the bonus was ultimately limited.

This case, if it could get tens of millions or a few hundred spirit crystals, it would already be the ceiling.

It couldn’t be much more.

Such a small amount of money, instead of waiting for it to be deposited into his account, could be better used by donating it and doing some good deeds.

At this point, he didn’t have anywhere to spend his money anyway.

After all, Linglong and Qingfeng are no longer satiated by ordinary Spirit materials, but need treasures of heaven and earth, which simply could not be bought with money.

...

Upon leaving the Inspectorate General and coming to the street, Li Jing pulled out his phone and visited Yue Lingling’s live broadcast room while walking towards the periphery of the Water Meter Circle.

Yue Lingling was still broadcasting.

In less than two hours, the number of her followers had soared from the original million to tens of millions.

With nearly 200 million in rewards, the attention-grabbing level was very high.

Just overnight, Yue Lingling had become a top-tier live streamer with tens of millions of viewers.

Seeing that she was still broadcasting, Li Jing exited the live broadcast room.

There was no rush in finding Yue Lingling to learn about the Lingnan Fox Clan, there was no need to delay her career, and besides, he donated her a hand in the first place.

Walking out of the forbidden air range of the Water Meter Circle, the mobile phone that Li Jing was holding suddenly vibrated.

Upon noticing the movement, he glanced down.

On the phone screen, it was a message from Xia Ai.

"Master, after investigation, I have located six container trucks belonging to Cangwu Industry. All six trucks left the West Suburb Industrial Park before you contacted me and are now untraceable. The last confirmable surveillance footage is on the highway leaving the capital. I followed the highway surveillance but saw no related vehicles. They probably abandoned their vehicles after leaving the capital."

With this information, Li Jing sighed internally.

In this round with Fox Master, he gained a lot of experience.

But it wasn’t enough to level up.

To level up, he had to harvest another crop of leeks.

But it looks like he won’t be able to harvest any more now.

The Demon Beast Union sure ran fast...

But such a situation can’t be considered unexpected.

The Fox Master with Seventh Realm cultivation didn’t even make a ripple before falling into his hands. If the Monster Beast Alliance didn’t know about it, that’s fine, but if they knew about it, they’d be stimulated for sure.

Li Jing was very thorough and clean in his actions.

The Demon Beast Union wouldn’t know it was him who did it.

But the fall of the Seventh Realm Monster was enough to make the Demon Beast Union realize the severity of the situation.

Li Jing looked up at the sky, feeling slightly melancholy.

No more chives to harvest.

The Alliance’s branches directly withdrew from the capital, implying that they intended to temporarily abandon it.

Once Lin Yu cooperated with the Bureau Serious Case Group to shut down Cangwu Industry, the Demon Beast Union would have nothing left in the capital and couldn’t return for growth for a while.

The chives in the capital were severed at the root.

Isn’t this bloody annoying?

The only saving grace was..

He wasn’t a man looking to establish himself in the capital.

Taking a deep breath, he took out a spirit soldier and ascended into the sky.

...

A few minutes later, Li Jing landed near Jiu Li’s house near the Spirit Item Trading Market in a neighboring city. He knocked on the door.

After a while, the knock resonated, and the door was opened from the inside. Yulian peeked out.

Upon seeing him at the door, Yulian showed a bit of surprise.

"You’re done so soon? Sorted out the beast union branch?"

"I was too late, they ran away."

Li Jing sighed.

Hearing Li Jing came up empty-handed, Yulian blinked, as if she’d discovered a new world.

For as long as she’d known Li Jing...

He’d always gotten something whenever he took action, him coming up empty-handed was really a first.

As intrigued as she was, Yulian didn’t say or ask much.

It was not her style to hit where it hurt.

Stepping aside, she almost treated him like a husband returning home late at night.

"You’ve had a hard night running around, come in, I’ll make you something to eat."

"Sure."

Li Jing smiled.

It wasn’t really tiring to run around all night at his cultivation level. How could he tire so easily given he was a Seventh Realm cultivator?

However, coming up empty-handed at the end did make him feel a bit upset.

Having something to eat to convert resentment into appetite seemed like a good idea.

It was rare for Yulian to cook for him, so he needed to save face, didn’t he?

Stepping into the house, Li Jing frowned.

He hadn’t really noticed it while standing outside.

But when he got inside, he noticed it.

It seemed like Jiu Li was not home?

Turning his head to Yulian he asked, puzzled.

"Where’s Brother Jiu?"

"She sneaked out while I was away."

Yulian rolled her eyes, looking exasperated.

"I don’t know where she’s hiding now, I tried contacting her, she just texted back ’I’ll be back tonight, don’t worry’ and that was it."

She shrugged

"Maybe I pushed her too hard for the manuscript."

With that, she swayed towards the kitchen.

Upon hearing that Jiu Li had snuck out while Yulian was away, Li Jing gave an amused smile.

Jiu Li was indeed Jiu Li, and Yulian was for sure Yulian...

Watching Yulian go to the kitchen, Li Jing sat on the living room sofa and took out his phone.

His main reason for coming over this time was to inquire about the Lingnan Fox Clan from the two women, to see what sort of information they had on them.

When it came to information, the more the better.

Essentially, he couldn’t expect Yue Lingling, a Three Realm Fox demon, to know too much.

Since Jiu Li had run away, he could only ask through his phone.

Without further thought, Li Jing texted.

"Brother Jiu, do you know about the Lingnan Fox Clan?"

For a good while after the text was sent, Jiu Li replied.

"Of course I’ve heard of them, the Lingnan Fox Clan is pretty famous among the Great Demon Foxes. Many top Fox demon come from the Lingnan Fox Clan. Although their physical appearances are a bit peculiar, they are one of the few fox clans that have a long history in our lineage. Why do you suddenly ask about this?"

Receiving Jiu Li’s response, Li Jing perked up immediately.

Indeed it was the right decision to come here and ask!

Just when he was about to respond, Jiu Li sent a lazy cat emoticon.

"I’m busy right now, you can ask Yulian about this type of stuff. My knowledge of the Lingnan Fox Clan is limited, and I’ve never been in contact with them. My circle of friends are mainly in the capital, while Yulian’s company is much larger and influential, so she has more friends. She should know a bit more than me."

Upon receiving this message, the corner of Li Jing’s mouth twitched, and he gave up on further "remote communication" with Jiu Li.

That cunning fox, she was just finding a way to shirk responsibility.

Finally managed to escape, at this moment, she must be frolicking somewhere.

Since the Lingnan Fox Clan was quite famous among Great Demon Fox demon, it would indeed be more reliable to ask Yulian.

Given that Yulian was cooking something for him right now, Li Jing wasn’t in a hurry, and leaned back on the sofa, surfing the net leisurely on his phone.

...