The most shameless alchemist in history

A police officer, dressed in a security guard uniform, shouted at Du Lei and his two companions.

This duty room originally belonged to him, but later the military brought these suspicious individuals here and put him in charge of guarding them.

This police officer saw this as a golden opportunity for promotion, and he was determined to seize it, so he put in extra effort.

"Hey, what do you mean by colluding to give statements? It's like we're the suspects! We haven't done anything wrong. You're the ones who locked us up for no reason. Du Lei told me not to kill you, and I've already been very restrained. If you keep bullying us like this, I won't forgive you!" Sakura was usually very obedient in front of Du Lei, but being questioned like this by a mere police officer made her very angry.

"What did you say? You actually dared to accuse me of murdering a police officer? That's outrageous! I'm going to add that charge to your list of crimes. You better watch out, or I'll give you all a death sentence and have you all shot!" the officer said angrily.

"Du Lei, did you hear that? They actually said they were going to shoot us! This is unforgivable, absolutely unforgivable! Du Lei, let me teach him a lesson, okay?" Sakura was furious about this.

"Alright, it's not worth arguing with him," Du Lei said, shaking his head dismissively.

“You bunch of suspicious individuals are far too rampant. I’ve seen countless vicious thieves, but none of you have ever been as arrogant as you. No matter how powerful you are outside, you’d better behave yourself here. Since you’re so stubborn, I don’t mind teaching you a lesson!” the officer threatened.

Just then, several people hurried over from not far away.

Although the police officer didn't recognize these people, he could tell from their ranks that two of them were generals, which frightened him quite a bit.

At the same time, he also realized that this was a great opportunity, because when would someone like him, a nobody, have the chance to meet such a big shot face to face?

Moreover, if two generals come at once, and if one can say a few nice words to leave a good impression, then one will definitely rise through the ranks and not have to do this hard work for a meager salary anymore.

"Good day, sir!" The police officer immediately saluted respectfully when he saw the two generals approaching.

"Where is the man I just put under guard?" General Verdun asked, his face pale.

"Sir, I've detained them in the duty room. Please rest assured, I'm keeping a close watch on them and have also given them some ideological education, making them deeply reflect on their mistakes. If you're not satisfied, General, I can make them be even more sincere in their repentance. After all, I'm quite adept at dealing with criminals. By the way, General, why do you look so pale? Are you sick? The weather is cold now; you must take care of yourself." The officer approached respectfully and said.

"Enough with the nonsense, get out of the way!" General Sorom, his face ashen, snapped and strode toward the guardhouse ahead.

When he saw the guy leisurely drinking tea in the duty room, his face turned deathly pale.

He had a bad feeling before this and kept praying that the worst would not happen. But he never expected that Verdun would cause him so much trouble on his first visit to Frost City!

"Hey, you prisoners, you see your superior and you don't even salute? This is outrageous! Have you forgotten the ideological education I just gave you? Or do you want a beating?"

Although the officer didn't understand why his superior was so angry, he thought that since the other was a general, it was only natural for him to have a bad temper.

He immediately followed and saw Sorom standing at the door of the duty room, while the prisoners inside were still drinking tea, showing no intention of welcoming the general, which made him furious.

Wouldn't this make him lose face in front of the general? He immediately reprimanded him loudly.

"Commander Dure, you've returned to Frost City without even informing me. I would have been better prepared to welcome you," General Sorom said, giving a respectful salute, his body ramrod straight.

951 Returning to the Old Place

“That’s right, you should bow when you see your superior. You dare to drink tea here… wait, what exactly is this…”

The officer was about to reprimand the man, but he suddenly realized that the situation was not quite what he had imagined. Why was the general saluting the prisoner?

"You...you really are Commander Dure?"

At this moment, Verdun felt like he wanted to die. He hadn't taken the boy seriously before, but with the arrival of the inspectors, he felt uneasy.

Now that even Sorom was treating the young man with utmost respect, it proved that he had indeed encountered the worst possible situation, which caused his body to suddenly turn cold.

“General Sorom, you don’t need to do this. If I remember correctly, you are a major general, while I am just a mere inspector general of the inspection department. We belong to different systems, and you are not under my jurisdiction,” Dure said softly.

However, he did not get up to greet her and remained seated.

"Commander Dure, you must be joking. You are not only the Inspector General of the Inspectorate, but also the Deputy Chief of Staff of the General Staff Headquarters. I am directly under your jurisdiction." Sorom forced a smile and said nervously.

"Deputy Chief of Staff of the General Staff, how come I didn't know about this?" Du Lei was somewhat surprised.

“This order was issued about three months ago. At that time, Commander Dure, you wanted to mobilize the Griffin Legion. If you followed the normal procedure, you would have to go through a lot of formalities. So the council passed a resolution to nominate you, Commander Dure, as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the General Staff. This way, you would have the authority to directly mobilize the Griffin Legion without having to go through complicated procedures. This resolution was passed unanimously by both the upper and lower councils,” Sorom said tremblingly.

"Is that all there is to it? I just got back and I'm not entirely sure yet, but if that's the case, then it makes things much more convenient," Du Lei nodded and said.

"Du Lei, what does 'deputy chief of staff' mean? Can we eat it?" Ying Yue asked curiously from the side.

“The deputy chief of staff is a position, and of course, he can’t eat it, but he can make some appointments and removals, or at least has the right to make suggestions, right?” Du Lei said slowly.

“Commander Durrell is right,” Solem said, his voice filled with apprehension.

He never expected that Verden, who was usually a rather cautious fellow, would get involved in Verden's affair.

But before the first batch of goods for Verdun could even be delivered, of all people to offend, they had to provoke the most troublesome person in the entire Snow Kingdom.

"Deputy...Deputy Chief of Staff? This seemingly ordinary, young guy is actually the Deputy Chief of Staff?" The guard who had been reprimanding Du Lei earlier was stunned for a long time before belatedly realizing what was going on and exclaimed in surprise.

"Do you even have the right to speak here? Get out of here right now!" Sorom hissed.

He was already extremely agitated and dared not show any dissatisfaction with the young man in front of him, so he could only vent his resentment elsewhere.

“It’s alright, let this guard stay here,” Dure said with a smile.

"Um, um... sir, I was blind just now. Please don't take anything I said seriously. I was just doing my duty..." The guard was so frightened that he immediately knelt down on the ground and said.

"It's alright. Although you did say a lot of excessive things just now, you didn't use your authority to take the law into your own hands, and I still appreciate that," Du Lei said slowly.

"Huh?" The guard looked up at the young man, momentarily at a loss for words.

"Do you want to stay here as an ordinary guard for the rest of your life, or do you want to have other ambitions and get promoted?" Du Lei suddenly asked.

"I...of course I want to have higher aspirations!" Although the guard was terrified, he suddenly realized that since he had already come to this point, the situation couldn't get any worse for him. At worst, he would just be sent to prison.

At this moment, he boldly expressed his inner desires.

"Very good. In that case, you will take up your post in the Ministry of Supervision tomorrow," Du Lei said with a satisfied nod.

"What? The Ministry of Supervision?" The guard was stunned for a moment, unable to come to his senses for a long time.

"Does it sound like you're dissatisfied with the Ministry of Supervision?" Du Lei asked with a smile.

"No, no, no, it's not the Inspection Department. It's a place where the elites of the entire Snow Kingdom gather. It's a department that everyone dreams of joining. Someone like me is really..." the guard said nervously.

“Since you have any complaints about the supervisory department, then you can go down there. Report to the supervisory department tomorrow, but you will need to start as a regular supervisor at the very bottom,” Du Lei said softly.

"Huh?" The guard still didn't react.

"You've struck it lucky, kid. What are you still doing here? Aren't you going to thank Commander Dure?" Sorom scolded.

"Ah! I understand, thank you, sir!" The guard immediately withdrew.

Even after he left the duty room, his heart was still pounding and he couldn't calm down for a long time. He was covered in cold sweat and his hands were trembling.

"Am I about to rise to prominence?" he suddenly asked.

"No, this must be a dream, right?" He still remained skeptical.

"But no matter what... Hey! We have to do our best and not waste this hard-earned good luck!"

After leaving the train station, he jumped for joy; this was an incredibly precious opportunity for him.

After the guard left, Solom couldn't understand why Dure would suddenly promote this ordinary guard who had clearly offended him so much.

Under normal circumstances, it wouldn't be surprising at all to lock this guard up in jail and give him a beating.

But Durée not only didn't do that, he promoted him instead, which Sorom couldn't understand at all.

But he also knew that the matter of guards was not the priority now; his concern was for himself.

"Then, General Verdun, may I ask you what exactly is being transported in those boxes?" After dealing with the guards, Dure turned to look slowly at General Verdun.

“This…” Verdun turned to look at General Sorom.

If he initially thought that with Sorom around, he could easily get rid of these troublesome Inspectorate personnel, then now, with the arrival of Dure, he knows that the problem has become more complicated and is no longer something he can solve.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Commander Dure is asking you a question!" General Sorom dared not make eye contact with Verdun.

Now he just wants to distance himself from Verdun as much as possible to avoid getting into trouble.

"Then let me ask you one more time, what exactly is in the box this time—medical supplies or something else?" Du Lei asked again.

"Reporting to Commander Dure, what's inside the box... what's inside..." Verden's face turned ashen.

Are they medical supplies?

"no……"

"what is that?"

"tobacco……"

Verdun knew he couldn't hide this from anyone, and he stammered as he spoke.

"Tobacco? But if I remember correctly, tobacco should be a regulated business, only allowed to be sold in designated places. Smuggling tobacco is a serious crime," Dure asked slowly.

"This... I am guilty, I am guilty..." Verden knelt on the ground, knowing that this matter could no longer be kept secret.

“Then I’ll give you a chance to atone for your sins. You couldn’t have transported the tobacco out by yourself alone. So tell me who was involved in the whole route, who met you in the capital, where you sold it, and who sold it on your behalf. If you tell me all of this, I can reduce some of your sins,” Du Lei asked slowly.

“I…” Verdun then looked at General Sorom beside him.

"On the contrary, I even treated you, you idiot, as a colleague. I never expected you to do such illegal and disorderly things in private. I really misjudged you!" Sorom stepped forward and kicked Verden, knocking him to the ground.

“Alright, General Sorom, such a significant event has occurred, and it happened right under your nose as the garrison commander. You can’t possibly say you were completely unaware of it, can you?” Dure asked again.

“This… I am guilty of dereliction of duty,” Sorom quickly said.

"Whether it's a dereliction of duty or something else, the Ministry of Supervision will be able to find out." Du Lei said softly.

"Then Hank and Eileen, please escort the two generals to the Inspection Department," Dure said, turning to the two inspectors who had been waiting outside.

“Understood, boss,” Hank nodded immediately.

"Commander, am I also going to the Inspectorate?" General Sorom asked tremulously.

"Is it just to assist in the investigation, or is General Sorom unwilling?" Dure asked rhetorically.

"No, no, no, I am willing, very willing, and very willing to cooperate with the investigation," Sorom quickly waved his hand and said.

“In that case, I’ll have to trouble you, General Solom.” Dure smiled meaningfully.

"So, sir, what should we do with this tobacco?" Eileen asked.

"These tobaccos? Of course, confiscate them all, and take all the relevant personnel to the supervisory department for investigation," Du Lei ordered.

"Then will you, sir, conduct the interrogation yourself?" Eileen asked again.

"No need, you two can handle it. I have something to do and need to go out for a bit. I hope you can resolve this matter properly before I return," Du Lei said, waving his hand.

"Hey boss, you just got back and you're going out again?" Hank asked in surprise.

"Why should I report to you where I'm going?" Du Lei retorted.