Starting as an infant, with parents who are blond-haired delinquents?

He did not have a strong criminal motive.

So, I specifically investigated the other party's recent movements.

According to the map records, the life form of the black-clad thief recently ventured into a remote mountain range called Jushan, located in Minjiang City in the southeast of the Central Country.

Laoshan?

A few people who had some recollection of the name began to search through history. Legend has it that in ancient times, Jushan was originally a mountain range that produced photinia flowers, but over time, these flowers were no longer suitable for growing in Jushan.

Furthermore, according to the black-clad thief's description, it was precisely after returning from that trip that he suddenly developed the urge to steal…

"I have a feeling this isn't going to be simple. Let's report the situation to the Central Administration and the Bureau of Alien Beast Investigation first."

Chapter 165 Stealing Fat

While reporting the situation.

Whether it's the central-level Extraordinary Management Bureau or the municipal-level Extraordinary Management Bureau.

Their approach was basically the same, except that they temporarily detained the thief who had returned from Jushan.

He then awaited bail from his family.

Because, after all, when their Extraordinary Management Bureau deals with this type of martial arts incident...

There are many things to consider. For example, it has been discovered that the other party's family background is unusual, which means that their management bureau will have some extra income.

Without violating the social order and stability of martial arts communities, they could certainly pocket this income with a clear conscience.

Perhaps the only people who share different views and opinions are the Central Investigation Bureau.

Bai Lu and Huang Feng paced back and forth in front of Qian Jin.

I'm still a little anxious.

When the bureau chief heard Bai Lu and Huang Feng report to him the outcome of the confrontation between their Investigation Bureau and the Central Administration Bureau that day, he had nothing to say.

There are only two very serious words to describe it: embarrassment.

"In front of Zhang Chaoqiang, your investigative abilities are actually inferior to those of a twelve-year-old child. That's truly..."

Qian Jin deliberately left things unsaid, intentionally omitting his final words.

But it was enough to make the two of them feel utterly ashamed.

"However, it can only be said that their Central Administration Bureau is the same; they are also helpless and ultimately have to rely on Zhang Chaoqiang's mechanisms and capabilities to be able to conduct a search."

"So this time, although we were not able to win the battle against the Central Administration Bureau."

But at least, we haven't fallen behind.

As they chatted, they talked about Zhang Chaoqiang's special abilities and today's theft case.

“Speaking of Zhang Chaoqiang’s mechanism capabilities, they seem to be much stronger than ours, in terms of functionality.” Huang Feng put his arm around the short Bai Lu’s shoulder while looking at the roster of investigators currently in the Investigation Bureau.

He sighed in this way.

Bai Lu slapped his hand away: "It's not just what it looks like, it's what actually happens. His abilities are far superior to ours!"

Qian Jin knew the name of Zhang Chaoqiang's mechanism ability and became interested: "Is his diffusion actually applicable in many situations and scenarios? It's amazing that it's allowed the two of you..."

"Even a high-level investigator with [Healing] and a high-level investigator with [Paralysis] felt inferior to the other?"

【Healing】 and 【Paralysis】 are the mechanical abilities of Bai Lu and Huang Feng, respectively.

Basically, it is a special functional mechanism, but after truly experiencing the effectiveness of Zhang Chaoqiang's [Diffusion] ability in actual use, they realized that their own mechanism was somewhat limited.

"The scope of diffusion is too wide. As long as one's own capabilities are strong enough, basically anything can be diffused."

Just like the theft case today.

The other party used the Photinia Spirit Flower, a special spiritual plant strictly controlled by the state that can mask scents and spiritual energy fluctuations…”

Bai Lu: "It can interfere with and damage the instrument, and even some martial arts techniques that amplify one's own abilities, such as dog sniffing, cannot detect the opponent's own scent."

However, Comrade Zhang Chaoqiang's diffusion was able to find and amplify the scent that the other party had buried under the photinia flower.

In this way, we can avoid resorting to complex satellite positioning and save time by tracking and apprehending suspects on the spot…

"Such an application scenario is truly ingenious..." Qian Jin pondered.

Matter molecules can diffuse and be transferred purposefully; energy can also diffuse over a wide area.

However, the overall energy released by this diffusion remains unchanged.

These are precisely the points that Qian Jin, Bai Lu, Huang Feng, and the others were unaware of.

"Two senior investigators, so from this perspective, even if we don't care about the subsidies and funding from the central government, we should still recruit Comrade Zhang Chaoqiang."

His ability is so valuable that he could shine anywhere, so it would be best if he came here.

"During these two days together, did you sense any obvious intentions or inclinations from Zhang Chaoqiang?"

Bai Lu and Huang Feng shook their heads...

"Then let's give it our all..."

But in reality, Zhang Chaoqiang didn't want to join any organization at all. It was still early, and he didn't want to worry about these things.

While discussing Zhang Chaoqiang's matter, Bai Lu and Huang Feng received a report from the Municipal Administration Bureau regarding the interrogation process and results of the theft case that evening.

"Strange, why would they send us a separate file for such a minor case, especially one involving martial arts practitioners?" Huang Feng didn't quite understand, but after quickly glancing through the information, he realized...

Because there is a possibility that a strange beast exists within this entire case…

Immediately, the communicator transcribed the case information and the black-clad thief's final confession into the computer.

The three then began their investigation, examining the black-clad thief's testimony and the strange phenomena that had occurred...

In the video, the thief in black recounts his experiences on Mount Ju, which don't contain many strange elements. It's simply that he went out to handle some business and then took the opportunity to explore and climb a particularly humid area in the southwest...

The Jushan Mountains straddle two major rivers.

The desire to steal that had been ingrained in them ever since they left was definitely not a normal phenomenon in their eyes.

After reviewing the information they had, they had a rather deep impression of Jushan.

Thousands of years ago, according to historical records, a unique flower bloomed all over Jushan Mountain. This flower was grayish-white, and a colorless and odorless transparent oil flowed from the center of its stamen.

This flower has no scent, but when you get close to it or apply its oil to your body, you can mask your own body odor.

With a whoosh, Bai Lu retrieved the historical anecdotes and ancient books recorded by the ancestors of the Investigation Bureau and began to peruse them.

Back then, that flower hadn't yet spread to so many places as it does now.

At that time, only Jushan had this flower. There was an indigenous people in Jushan who also possessed considerable martial arts skills.

However, during the hunt, they often encountered some troubles, namely, the strong scent of blood on their bodies could often alert the animals and monsters they were about to hunt, causing them to escape.

They often fail to hunt and return empty-handed because of this.

This caused them considerable distress, as they lost their source of food and energy without hunting monsters and animals.

But one day, an indigenous man fell down on the mountain, and right at his feet grew these inconspicuous, grayish-white flowers that they had never paid attention to before.

They ended up getting the flower's oil on them, and then they discovered that the person with the oil on them didn't seem to be able to be detected by their prey as accurately as usual.

From ambushes to slingshots, for the first time in centuries, hunting didn't require outsmarting and outmaneuvering the prey...

So easily, they killed their prey...

Unfortunately, this flower has no scent and cannot attract the attention of animals or monsters.

They have never been interested in them. If they had experienced the effects of the flowers before humans, then humans would have been the ones hunted.

Their positions need to be reversed.

Thus, this flower was taken over by the indigenous humans and became their exclusive property, which other creatures were not allowed to interfere with.

until one day…

According to our ancestors' observations, this flower that blooms in Jushan attracts a bird whose species is unknown.

This bird has beautiful red plumage all over its body. This color, which represents vibrancy and vitality, is not necessarily a good omen for the indigenous people.

It seems to have a penchant for stealing, extracting the oil from the flower's stamens for consumption.

Soon, as time passed, the ancestors of the Investigation Bureau, and even the indigenous people, could still sense the lovely and beautiful fiery red bird at first, until later, they could no longer sense any trace of the fiery red bird.

Gradually, the seeds of this flower spread with the wind to all parts of the world, eventually being given the name "Heather Spirit Flower".

Then, as time went by, no more birds were seen on Jushan Mountain, but the photinia flowers on the mountain became fewer and fewer until they all disappeared.

The indigenous people gradually disappeared, and eventually Jushan became a natural scenic island with few living organisms, which remains so to this day.

"That bird, our old ancestors in the Investigation Bureau even gave it a thoughtful name, it's called Stealing Fat."

"Fat theft?"

"In any case, historically, Jushan has been a strange place, but in reality, no abnormal life fluctuations of any strange beasts have ever been detected in that place."

"Is it possible that the oil and sap of the photinia flower masked the life force fluctuations of the strange beasts on the mountain?"

The three confirmed that the beast that stole the fat was indeed a strange beast, and its behavior was somewhat similar to that of the black-clad thief who had developed a thieving desire after returning from the Jushan Mountains…

“In previous years, senior investigators from the Bureau of Investigation also went to the mountain to conduct searches and visits, and used relevant exploration instruments, but they were not interfered with.”

And by then, most people had already understood the wondrous uses of the photinia flower. By further blending its oils and juices, the resulting medicinal solutions were even more effective at masking fluctuations in spiritual energy and their odors…

Therefore, before the thief in black is dealt with, they need to test the effect of the scent of the photinia flower on him, whether it is the original effect or a more potent one that has been mixed with commercially available ingredients...

That depends on the analysis time of satellite positioning and some special verification methods.

If this is natural, then there is reason to suspect that something unusual may have indeed happened on Jushan Mountain.

The thief in black has a strong desire to steal and is highly likely to absorb the stolen fat.

"Have the Administration send the person over immediately. Once we confirm that the scent of the photinia flower on the person is pure and natural, then we'll have to make a trip to Jushan..."

Bai Lu then immediately ordered the black-clad thief to be brought over, temporarily refusing the other party's request for bail.

The other party's father, a seventh-level martial artist, had already personally called to pay the fine, but now the Administration Bureau has received a notice to suspend the bail of the black-clad thief.

He needs to be delivered to the Bureau of Extraterrestrial Investigations immediately.

This infuriated the other party, who almost started swearing at the administrator.