Dark Light Chaser.

Chapter 265 Diverting Conflicts
The sheer volume of information left Jin Ping'an somewhat bewildered.

They had previously gone to great lengths to bring down Hu Yingshao.

Now Ai Liang says that he was just a scapegoat who was dragged out.

This is similar to the Dark Souls world.

After finally defeating that monster and torturing it more than a dozen times, I discovered that it was just a regular enemy.

If someone as difficult to deal with as Hu Yingshao can be used as a shield, then how difficult must it be to deal with the real mastermind?
A sense of powerlessness gradually spread through Jin Ping'an's heart.

"You don't need to worry about these things. You just need to hand this memory card over to the prosecutor."

Ai Liang took out the card reader again and waved it in front of Jin Ping'an: "Do you really think that a small bank robbery case involving less than 200,000 yuan would warrant the higher-ups sending down a prosecutor in such a big way?"

Jin Ping'an snapped out of his daze: "You mean, the Supreme People's Procuratorate... they're actually here to investigate the missing persons case?"

"I didn't say that."

Ai Liang knew that Gao Bin and the others were indeed there to investigate Janus and the movements of the Cat's Eye Gang.

But he would never admit that he knew.

Even though Jin Ping'an was unaware of the existence of the Apostles Society.

Ai Liang's words of encouragement brought a ray of sunshine to Jin Ping'an's previously gloomy mood.

He composed himself and asked again, "Why did they push Hu Yingshao out? That old fox can't possibly not see that they're sacrificing themselves, can he?"

"Who knows?"

Ai Liang did not answer the question directly.

Deep down, however, they knew perfectly well what was going on.

Anyone who has ever used a mask essentially loses control of their mind and body from the moment they put it on.

The person who controls the mask can strip you of your will at any time if they wish.

For example, Hu Yingshao had never before had the perverted habit of grinding ink with bodily fluids.

But just three months ago, he lost control and killed a waiter at the club.

For the next three months, he would have his men kidnap people every week for his own pleasure.

This is clearly Janus, a personality trait forcibly imposed on him.

Under the influence of the mask, Hu Yingshao himself was almost completely unaware of anything amiss.

It was as if this hobby was something I had always had.

The wearers of the masks are like NPCs in a game.

As a player's apostle, you can use the mask at any time to compile the data of these NPCs and reset their stats.

One moment you might have been a dashing young nobleman.

He could turn into a gambling addict and alcoholic in the next moment.

Countless social elites, lured by the allure of so-called all-rounders and superhuman physical abilities, have become puppets and toys of the apostles.

Hu Yingshao was no exception.

Unable to get an answer from Ai Liang, Jin Ping'an decided to put aside the question of a dead person for the time being.

He turned his attention to the current case: "Have you found out who the mastermind is?"

"No, all I've found so far is that Song Jie has some dealings with the Maoyan Gang. The throat-slitting case was committed by them together, and there must be a big shot behind them."

Ai Liang took out her phone and checked the time.

With less than five minutes left before the elite class was dismissed, he said, "You can continue with the rest. I have other things to do, so I'll be going now."

Jin Ping'an raised his hand to stop Ai Liang: "Wait, did you get this information from an intelligence dealer named Mu Si?"

"So what?"

Ai Liang wasn't particularly surprised that Jin Ping'an had revealed the source of the information so readily.

Given his personality, he would definitely go to the crime scene to revisit it after the throat-slitting incident.

It's not surprising to see Mus's figure.

As for Mus's identity, a little investigation would reveal it.

“What I’m about to say isn’t about questioning your abilities. That Musi, he’s also one of the suspects. I saw him at the crime scene.”

Jin Ping'an's words drew a strange look from Ai Liang.

When did this kid's reasoning skills reach a normal level? He actually noticed this!

Given Jin Ping'an's personality, even if he knew that Mu Si was related to the case, he would not hesitate to intervene.

It's hard to imagine that the other party might be passing on false information to the messenger.

His intelligence is only consistent with his slow realization.

“I know who Mus is better than you do. Like I said, if you don’t believe me, just throw the memory card down the drain. I don’t want to have anything to do with a bunch of you dragging me down anymore.”

Faced with Jin Ping'an's repeated questioning.

Ai Liang had no choice but to threaten to sever ties with the other party.

Jin Ping'an, who used to believe everything he was told, began to become suspicious like a normal criminal police officer.

This made Ai Liang reminisce about the silly, clueless young man she had been a little over a month ago.

Jin Ping'an hesitated for a moment, but still chose to put the memory card away.

"...Of course I believe you, but you need to be careful not to be deceived."

The voice just fell.

Ai Liang looked like she'd just eaten a whole bag of wasabi; her brow twitched involuntarily.

What does it feel like to hear these words from Jin Ping'an?

Something like that.

It's like a fool who dances in the middle of the road every day suddenly telling you to be careful while you're crossing the street.

That's fucking outrageous.

Jin Ping'an always manages to incite anger in others without them even realizing it.

I really don't know if he has this skill written into his DNA.

However, this also proves that his emotional intelligence has not changed much.

Ai Liang ignored Jin Ping'an's words and quickly left the snack shop.

Jin Ping'an was left standing there dumbfounded, wondering if he had said something wrong again.

…………

Ai Liang has achieved her goal for this trip; now it all depends on whether Gao Bin can provide the necessary support.

Now that we know that the Apostles were behind the throat-slitting incident.

He had no intention of taking action himself.

They sent Mus to infiltrate the organization and gave him a deadline to find information about Song Jie and Janus.

Then, through Jin Ping'an, this intelligence was passed on to Gao Bin of the Countermeasures Bureau.

Let the officials deal with Janus.

In this way, Ai Liang can stay out of it and shift the blame.

Not only will they avoid direct conflict with the apostles, but they can also severely damage them.

Kill two birds with one stone.

Incidentally, it also solved the problem of Jin Ping'an, who kept nagging him to contact the messenger.

Having arranged everything, Ai Liang prepared to return to the e-sports hotel.

Just then, his cell phone rang.

"...Brother, I've run into a little problem here."

As soon as Ai Liang answered the phone, she heard Mu Si say that he had bad news to deliver.

I had barely left when this happened to you.

What kind of prehistoric giant baby are you?
"What happened?" Ai Liang asked coldly.

Mus's eyes darted around on the other end of the phone: "Ahem... uh, it's just a small problem... I'm a little unsure..."

"You have ten seconds left."

Ai Liang said.

"Song Jie was just arrested by the prosecutor in his hideout."

(End of this chapter)