When a person is in a high-ranking position, their words carry the law.

Chapter 85 We Have a Spy Among Us

When Lu Zhiping arrived, he only saw two of the trio lying down, both seriously injured.

He glanced at the surrounding traces, then his gaze fell on Kaneshin Kujo, and he said, "Mr. Kujo, I've already warned you, you don't have the right to arrest people without authorization. Now, please receive proper treatment."

"Thank you for your understanding," said Kaneshin Kujo, bowing his head.

It's called receiving treatment, but in reality it's house arrest, and there might even be related interrogations.

Kaneshin Kujo not only acted without authorization, but also concealed some very important information in this matter.

He was indeed there to track down smugglers, but from what we can see, these smugglers are not simple.

At this moment, Bai Ze, who had changed back into his original clothes, also arrived in a hurry.

"Officer Bai, have you found anything?" Lu Zhiping looked at Bai Ze.

"I saw a dark figure, but unfortunately I couldn't catch up with him."

Bai Ze shook his head, then looked at the three from Yingguo, "However, I can guess that you three came for that person. Moreover, it seems that the three of you weren't in a hurry at all until you suddenly heard the strange noise. Can you three explain this?"

Kujo Kenshin lowered his head and said, "We were just in a hurry to arrest them. Please forgive us if we have offended you."

As he spoke, he gave Bai Ze and Lu Zhiping a very Japanese-style apology bow.

"You can guess it even without an explanation."

Bai Ze, however, had no intention of letting the other party off the hook, and said, "You weren't in a hurry at all before, probably because you thought you could get our investigation results. You suddenly became anxious because we haven't found your target, right?"

In this way, even if we get the investigation results, it's useless because the target isn't even in it.

Kujo Kenshin kept his head down, not letting Bai Ze and Lu Zhiping see his facial expression, but not far away, Konoe Chizuru, who was being helped up by Michifu, suddenly coughed and groaned in pain.

She was punched in the chest, and now whenever she experiences a strong emotional fluctuation, her breathing becomes rapid, which inevitably aggravates the serious injury.

That's enough.

Bai Ze looked at Lu Zhiping.

A visibly somber expression appeared on the face of the Martial Arts Association branch representative.

It's more important to prevent inside information from being leaked than to prevent outsiders from knowing and keeping it to themselves.

To put it bluntly, this is just an investigation into smuggled rice. Even if the other party has other secrets, it doesn't amount to much.

They're not important figures, just a few martial artists on a mission; it's not a diplomatic matter.

If they behave themselves, then we'll just go through the motions; if they don't, we'll just kick them out.

Therefore, even if the three of them, including Kujo Kenshin, acted rashly, Lu Zhiping was not in a hurry.

However, if someone leaks information from within, it's a different story, because it could mean there's a spy within your own team, and the situation suddenly becomes yours.

As one of the people involved, Lu Zhiping was the first to be implicated.

On the contrary, Bai Ze was only there to suppress the Ying Kingdom trio and was not involved in the investigation, so he could stay out of it completely.

"It seems that the three of you are not only unruly, but also unwelcome guests." Lu Zhiping stared at the three of them with a deep gaze.

As they spoke, the sounds of vehicles moving around them could be heard.

Beams of light shone down, and vehicles rapidly approached, surrounding the area from all sides.

Clearly, while tracking the suspects, Lu Zhiping was also busy, immediately calling on the Martial Arts Association to send people to assist him.

Surrounded by at least four vehicles, the trio, two of whom were already injured, dared not put up any resistance, and Kaneshin Kujo even silently threw down his weapon.

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Afterwards, Kaneshin Kujo and the others were taken back to the Martial Arts Association branch in the central city. As for Bai Ze, since he was not closely involved, he was only asked a few perfunctory questions before being driven back to Jinxiuhu Community in the Martial Arts Association's vehicle.

At 8 p.m. that evening, the car stopped outside the residential area. Lu Zhiping, who was in the driver's seat, turned around and said, "Officer Bai, such an unexpected incident has occurred. We may need you to go to the branch office for inquiries later. Please bear with us. Also, please trust the members of the branch office. Because this operation required a search of the entire warehouse, we asked the Public Security Bureau to assist in the investigation. The problem may not necessarily be with us."

The implication, of course, is that it might be the fault of the police department.

There was already an incident at the police station where two officers were members of the Sacred Heart Church. Now that another problem has arisen, they are naturally more suspicious.

Upon hearing this, Bai Ze's eyes flickered slightly, and he said, "I remember that the person in charge of the Operations Department of the Public Security Bureau has always been Deputy Director Qi Fangwei, right?"

"Yes," Lu Zhiping nodded.

"Then of course I trust the association members." Bai Ze grinned broadly.

Once it's confirmed that the police station made a mistake, Bai Ze will definitely not hesitate to give Senior Qi a good kick.

He still remembered what the old principal had said: that Qi Fangwei was the Qu family's dog.

Lu Zhiping breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving Bai Ze's response.

There's nothing we can do; it's just that Director Qi has such a good father-in-law.

The incident two and a half months ago could be easily dismissed, but now that something has happened, even if it can be confirmed that the security guard leaked the information, Director Qi might still be able to turn the tide and pin the blame on Lu Zhiping.

At this point, it's essential to seek help and avoid being blamed.

Thus, the two sides reached an understanding.

"call--"

After getting out of the car, Bai Ze watched the vehicle slowly accelerate away and exhaled a breath of stale air.

I thought it would be a simple matter, just dealing with the Japanese warriors, but unexpected things kept happening.

Most importantly, it's what Kujo Kenshin and the other two want to obtain...

"Come out," Bai Ze said calmly.

As soon as he finished speaking, a furtive figure emerged from behind the bushes outside the residential area.

Luo Shui, dressed in a dark tracksuit and carrying a large bag, approached Bai Ze and gave him a thumbs up. "Impressive, Lao Bai. It wasn't for nothing that I helped you force Jiang Xun to reveal his trump card."

This girl, who once dared to appear in the Junior Cup in her kemonomimi form, is a socially awkward person and quite familiarly called him "Old Bai".

Mingming Ze had barely met her, and they had never even had a formal conversation before.

Because of her good looks, this overly friendly behavior, though presumptuous, is not annoying.

Unfortunately, the celestial being Bai Ze has always been extremely resistant to mortal women, no matter how beautiful they are.

Bai Ze completely ignored Miss Luo Shui's charm and asked, "Where is the stuff?"

"Here it is."

Luo Shui patted his backpack and said, "I can guarantee that the fragments of the Yamata no Orochi's remains that caused the great calamity in Ying Kingdom eighty-seven years ago are absolutely genuine."

As she spoke, she unzipped her backpack a little, revealing her pale bones through the gap.

Eighty-seven years ago, Ying Kingdom and the Mountain and Sea Realm intersected. About a quarter of the country was swallowed up by the overlapping space, and another quarter was destroyed by a ferocious beast.

The Japanese named the ferocious beast after their own mythology—Yamata no Orochi.

(End of this chapter)