Full-Time Mage: Starting with Gengar, selected for the National Tournament

Chapter 68: The front is in dire straits, but the rear is thriving?

A short while later.

Under Tang Zhong's arrangement.

The high-ranking judges also led their teams to the western fortress.

A mage of average strength was assigned to manage the population within Hangzhou infected with the plague.

Tang Yue was the only one who could get close to the Xuan Snake, and she was still responsible for taking care of it.

Chu Ming and Deputy Judge Leng Qing arrived at a small conference room.

The two of them were entrusted with important responsibilities.

The task is to uncover the truth behind the epidemic within the one day that Zhu Meng has granted.

"Sister Leng, have you... already found out something?"

Chu Ming knew this was Lingling's older sister, so he didn't stand on ceremony and asked her about it.

"I have some information, but I haven't been able to find a suspect yet. However, this sudden outbreak of the epidemic makes me think there is one person who is very suspicious," Leng Qing said seriously.

"I bet it's Councilor Luo Mian?" Chu Ming stroked his chin and chuckled.

A look of surprise flashed in Leng Qing's eyes: "What did you discover?"

"It's just a suspicion; we need to find evidence first." Chu Ming shook his head.

"It seems Tang Yue made the right choice in bringing you here; your senses are exceptionally sharp."

"You have a poison-related skill; perhaps you can uncover some different clues about the plague in White Town."

"Oh, right, Lingling is here too. She'll help you with the investigation."

"We only have one day. Once the White Demon Eagle Legion is defeated, Zhu Meng will once again turn his attention to the Totem Serpent."

"Time is of the essence, we need to hurry."

Chu Ming nodded: "No matter what conspiracy Bai Zhen is hiding, I will definitely uncover it!"

Leng Qing nodded: "I've sent all the relevant information to Lingling."

After saying that, she left quickly and decisively.

The two split up.

Chu Ming followed the address Leng Qing had given him.

They arrived at a park near Bai Town and met up with Lingling.

"Lingling has grown taller again."

Chu Ming smiled and reached out to rub her head.

Lingling pouted, she hated having her head rubbed.

She, who had been acting like a little adult, suddenly transformed into a flustered little wildcat, full of vigilance.

"Alright, enough joking. Your sister said you have some documents?" Chu Ming asked.

"Well, about two months ago, my sister asked me to investigate a batch of blood serum... those blood serums were supplied to the major border fortresses and post stations in the surrounding provinces."

Lingling skillfully opened a mini laptop, placed it on her lap, and started typing.

"Fighting is frequent at each defensive line, and wounded people appear almost every day, so the demand for blood serum is extremely high."

"And what my sister found out was that someone, for personal gain, used something to replace the legitimate medicine, and ended up producing a batch of problematic blood serum," Lingling said.

"So... this batch of problematic blood is related to the epidemic?"

Chu Ming raised his eyebrows and stroked his chin as he speculated.

"Just check and you'll find out. I secretly got an administrator's badge. You can pretend to be an insider and get into the blood bank," Lingling said.

"You're really something!" Chu Ming gave a thumbs up.

……

A short while later.

Chu Ming then arrived at a military supply compound in Bai Town.

Holding his identification, he walked openly and legitimately into the blood bank.

Soon, a group of people wearing white protective suits were found in the warehouse, seemingly moving something.

Taking advantage of a break in one of the guards' rest periods.

Chu Ming quickly slipped into the past.

Upon opening one of the boxes, they found it filled with a purplish-red glow—packets of blood serum.

"There was definitely a problem."

As a poison mage, Chu Ming keenly sensed that the blood serum contained a special toxin.

And all the blood serums exhibit this special luster.

I took out one of the packets, gently tore it open, and took a careful sniff.

as predicted.

This entire batch of blood serum is defective!

He took out a box containing his own storage bracelet and began collecting evidence.

Chu Ming quickly turned and left, preparing to depart from the military supply compound.

At this time.

A sudden argument broke out in the courtyard.

"I've already said, there are no military supplies here that you need. Everything that needed to be sent has already been sent!" a guard in a white uniform explained earnestly.

"Heh, then you'd better open the warehouse for me. Don't think I don't know that you just want to take advantage of the White Eagle invasion to seize a batch of supplies and then make a fortune off the national crisis?" the officer sneered mockingly.

The guards were furious, their faces turning red with anger: "Bullshit! Who's profiting from the national crisis? We're just following orders!"

"Hmph, under orders? Under whose orders? I'm telling you right now."

"I, Mingkuo, am determined to have this batch of blood serum. No one can change my mind!"

"Men, remove all the blood serum from this warehouse!"

The Military Intelligence Bureau was too lazy to say anything more. They led a group of military mages and forcibly opened the warehouse.

The door opened.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Bottles and packets of blood serum filled the warehouse.

Inside the transparent bottle and plastic bag, the bright red blood gleamed with a peculiar sheen.

"Damn it, the soldiers on the front lines are fighting urgently, and you bunch of bastards are secretly withholding resources?"

Mingkuo roared in fury.

The situation is critical at the front, while the situation is dire at the rear.

He never imagined that such a beastly thing would happen in Hangzhou.

The guards hesitated, but dared not meet his gaze or utter another word.

At this moment, a military medic with a pointed mouth and buck teeth looked at Ming Kuo and said with a smile, "These supplies belong to both the Magic Association and the Inquisition. If you want to take them away, I will inform Vice Inquisitor Wang Yi..."

"Wang Yi?? A deputy presiding judge?" Ming Kuo sneered.

In the corner, Chu Ming heard the name, and his eyes gleamed.

If the disease is confirmed to have originated from blood.

This means that Xuan She was unfairly blamed for Wang Yi's actions.

My intuition tells me that this Wang Yi definitely has some kind of interest relationship with Luo Mian.

"Wang Yi?"

"Is he a spy within the inquiries committee?"

……

Why are you so slow?

Lingling, who had been waiting for a long time, pouted her little mouth high.

"I've made another discovery!"

Chu Ming recounted what had happened in the courtyard.

"It seems we're getting closer to the truth about the plague," Lingling said seriously.

Chu Ming nodded and took out several bottles of blood serum for Lingling.

"I'm going to the West Fortress with the shipment of blood serum that's being transported to the military. You go back first and tell Sister Leng what's going on here. Take the blood serum with you."

"Find a professional doctor or scholar to study this."

"Based on my perception, the ingredients here are definitely not related to snake venom. With this stuff, at least we can clear the black snake of the blame that it was unfairly burdened with."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Lingling's face immediately turned unhappy.

I'm about to find out the results, but I can't even verify them myself.

Zhu Meng only gave them one day.

Since there are clues.

We need to hurry and verify the results.

The two split up again.

At dusk.

Chu Ming rode the fire-breathing dragon toward the western fortress.

"This is really interesting." Chu Ming sneered.

He had a premonition that he would soon be able to unveil the veil deliberately concealed by the mastermind behind the scenes!

The entire western fortress has been under strict closed management.