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When Governor Wei Yanwu of Longmen realized that such things were being sold in his territory, he immediately flew into a rage. He could tolerate some illicit activities in Longmen, but he would never allow psychotropic drugs to be sold there.

As a citizen of Yan, Wei Yanwu knew about Yan's past and also knew the consequences of allowing such psychotropic drugs to spread unchecked.

This will not only cause a massive outflow of Lungmen Dollars, leading to a financial crisis, but will also corrupt Lungmen's ruling institutions. Once Lungmen's nobles, bureaucrats, and wealthy individuals become immersed in the illusions of Originium Spirit Drugs, they will only become more corrupt in their efforts to solve their financial problems, exacerbating the parasitic and decadent nature of the ruling class.

Imagine this: Lungmen officials accept bribes, protect the smuggling of psychotropic drugs, and use various methods such as increasing rents and taxes to shift the cost of purchasing these drugs onto the citizens of Lungmen, thus increasing their burden. The oppressed citizens of Lungmen, seeking refuge from reality, are now presented with Originium psychotropic drugs, tempted, seduced, or even forced to take them, thus controlling their lives.

The safety of Lungmen citizens will be a joke.

The image of Longmen will also be stained with a stain that can never be wiped away.

Wei Yanwu immediately berated the senior superintendent of the Security Bureau, and in a fit of anger declared, "I will not welcome outsiders until I have thoroughly cleaned my own house."

In order to rescue a wealthy young lady with a special identity, the Lungmen Guard once formed the prototype of a special inspection team and launched a rescue plan.

After many years, the Guard Bureau has finally united again and is unleashing its full power.

This three-month-long "cleanup" severely damaged Lungmen's underground forces, extinguishing any thought of dealing in Originium psychoactive drugs. The Royal Guard officers were given a strict order: even if it meant using the most direct and brutal methods, they had to make sure these people remembered Lungmen's wrath.

After the major cleanup was completed, the Lungmen Guard Bureau announced its results in a high-profile manner, seizing 19187 boxes and 2119 bags of Originium psychoactive drugs, with a total weight of 2376254 catties.

Wei Yanwu publicly ordered that everything be destroyed, leaving nothing behind!

However, some people still had ulterior motives.

During the disposal of drugs in the Originium isolation chamber at Longmen, a group of people conspired to secretly hide over a hundred kilograms, hoping to make a quick fortune. However, Wei Yanwu personally arrived at the scene and, during the inventory check that day, discovered that a batch was missing. He immediately ordered a search.

At the time, Swire was a police officer. He used his knowledge and skills to overcome all difficulties and successfully solved the case with his own abilities (money power).

To everyone's surprise, the person who stole from the premises was actually a senior police superintendent from Lungmen.

Once this matter is made public, the image that the Lungmen Guard has worked so hard to build will collapse overnight. The impact will be far more than just sending this person to prison; even Wei Yanwu is having a major headache. However, Swire insists on revealing the truth and restoring justice to Lungmen.

Even the emperor is subject to the same laws as the common people.

Moreover, he is a high-ranking police superintendent in the Imperial Guard, second only to the head of the bureau.

Finally, the person who stood up for Swire, who was then just a lowly guard, was Swire's superior.

He announced the incident at a press conference and took full responsibility for Swire's actions. This caused a stir in Lungmen, with the media relentlessly pursuing the matter like mad dogs. The Lungmen Guard Bureau subsequently made numerous attempts to salvage its image.

Swire's boss enjoyed a period of glory, but it was only superficial. In reality, he was ostracized by everyone, and the tasks assigned to him were all difficult and challenging. Finally, as time passed and the matter became less noticeable, the person who had orchestrated it still betrayed him.

After being absent from work for three consecutive days, he was eventually found hanged in his own house, which was less than 30 square meters in size. A suicide note was also left at the scene. The note stated that he had abused his power, committed embezzlement and adultery, etc., and was filled with remorse, choosing to end his life.

When Swire learned of this, he wanted to conduct an autopsy and go to the scene to find out the truth, but he was told that his superior's body had been cremated with the consent of his family.

Swire shouted angrily, "He's all alone, where would he get any family? This is a conspiracy! I want to see Wei Yanwu!"

However, the other party rejected her request, and Swire's appeal went unanswered. It seemed that everyone except her had tacitly approved of what had happened.

This incident left Swire disheartened and even tempted him to resign.

She finally understood what her boss had told her back then, but she understood it too late.

If Swire hadn't met Chen Huijie later, she might have become the person she hated most in her despair.

Chen Huijie is a woman who is dedicated to her duties, hates evil, and has never backed down, will not back down, and does not know how to back down.

Almost everyone believed that Chen would disappear in the power struggle, and her sharpness would soon be worn away by endless troubles.

To everyone's surprise, the crime rate and injury rate declined for two consecutive years, and the promotion of young officers became faster and more substantial. Chen rose through the ranks and joined one of the most important teams in the Guard Department, the Special Inspectorate.

In Swire's eyes, she was so dazzling, like a beacon guiding the way forward.

This gave Swire the courage to keep going.

To this day, Swire is still investigating the mysterious death of his boss.

She didn't believe her boss had committed suicide, and she was even less inclined to believe he had embezzled funds, since he had refused the Swire family.

How could someone who is overjoyed with a normal monthly income, someone who never goes to nightclubs after get off work, someone who is a coward but willing to risk their life to become a beacon in times of crisis and illuminate the way for others, possibly leave such a suicide note and commit suicide out of guilt?

This was a homicide.

Swire firmly believed this.

Even though someone was secretly warning her not to investigate the matter any further—

"Don't think that you, a mere superintendent, can clear the sky and quell all the wrongful convictions in the world. Not to mention you, even ten or eight superintendents couldn't make this murky world clear and bright! If you weren't the apple of the eye of the Taikoo Group, not a rich heiress, but just a hothead with no backing, and you stubbornly insisted on investigating this matter to the end, you would have been stabbed dozens of times in the back and thrown into the high walls of Longmen long ago."

Even so, Swire never gave up.

It was precisely because of her connections that she was able to continue her investigation.

If even she takes the Guard Bureau's hidden dealings for granted and accepts it all without a second thought.

Then this world is truly beyond saving.

This is why Swire wanted to take over the Guard Bureau.

Chapter 269 Don't Look Back

"..."

While Swire's attention was focused on the investigation site.

Charlotte quietly retreated, his expression cold, his gun aimed at Swire, lost in thought.

In the main hall of the office, members of the Lungmen Special Forces' Submarine Team quietly searched the scene. They first rummaged through the desk drawers, but glanced at the important documents and tossed them aside. They weren't assisting Swire's team in finding clues to the intruders' crimes; they were confirming whether what they had matched the mission objectives in the intelligence. They wouldn't touch anything else, not even if it were worth millions of Lungmen Dollars.

"This is……"

One of the members of Swire's team touched the wall and muttered to himself.

This action instantly attracted the attention of the entire Qianlong Squad. Everyone looked at him and secretly placed their hands on their weapons.

"Ok?"

People have an instinctive reaction when they notice someone looking at them, which makes them subconsciously turn around to look, only to find that everyone is doing their own thing.

"Strange, could it be because I saw too many unclean things today?" He shook his head thoughtfully, and removed the mural covering the wall with both hands, completely unaware of how many people were staring at his back and how many weapons were pointed at him during the process.

Whether it was lucky or unlucky, the hollowed-out inner wall contained only a landline communication device.

The young man shrugged and noted the hidden communication device in the manual.

The members of the Hidden Dragon Squad exchanged glances and began to scrutinize the walls, trying to find hidden mechanisms.

After a thorough search, someone quickly discovered that something was wrong with one of the walls.

Although the gaps at the edges are quite tight and look perfectly natural at first glance, you can still feel the difference in height when you run your finger across the wall.

The members of the Hidden Dragon Squad made a cover gesture; their real mission this time was to retrieve a special item. Ideally, they would remain undetected, but if the intelligence was accurate, being discovered wouldn't matter; they could simply eliminate all the witnesses.

In the past, they would have simply disposed of unrelated individuals to facilitate the subsequent work. However, this time was different; these people were Swire's subordinates, and Swire's formidable reputation was known to everyone in the Guard Bureau.

As the daughter of a wealthy family in the prestigious Swire Group, she is admired by some and hated by others.

Because of her uncompromising style of doing things, she always stands on the opposite side of certain people.

If it weren't for her special status, she would have perished in the power struggle long ago.

Pete of the Hidden Dragon Squad carefully pried open a concealed opening embedded in the wall. Although he tried to keep his movements as discreet as possible, he still attracted the attention of the others. The members of Swire's direct squad looked over, but their gazes were deliberately blocked by other members of the Hidden Dragon Squad, causing them to frown.

Could it be... embezzlement of private property?

The members of Swire's direct team subconsciously thought of it.

After all, some seasoned police officers do engage in petty theft, and quite a few of them do. What's truly unexpected is that the elite of the Lungmen Guard Bureau's special forces, the elite of the elite, would actually commit such a despicable act!

Others might have followed the Dark Dragon Squad in their corrupt practices, but they wouldn't, because their superior was Swire.

Although Ms. Swire wasn't as decisive as Ms. Chen, her focus and reliability made her a good boss. After a hard day's work, Ms. Swire would often treat everyone out of her own pocket, not for any other reason than that she felt everyone's efforts deserved recognition and reward.

Although Miss Swire comes from a wealthy family and has some of the typical spoiled temperament, she is actually very stingy and would never waste money.

If it's a necessary expense, Ms. Swire fills out the bill without batting an eye. But if it involves even the slightly extravagant amount, Ms. Swire will raise her eyebrows with suspicion, scrutinize each item, and circle all the expenses she questions with a pen.

Swire's meticulousness, her serious work ethic, and her every move shone like a beacon.

“She is truly working alongside you and everyone else,” said a Lungmen police officer who declined to be named.

This is why Swire's direct officers have become one of the most incorruptible squads in the Guard. They are not blinded by immediate gains, nor are they easily swayed. They do not want to be tainted; if they become the very people they despise, they will no longer be qualified to protect Miss Swire.

They sincerely hope that one day they can follow in Missy's footsteps and witness the Guard Bureau turn a new page.

"Is it not ready yet?"

"A member of the Hidden Dragon Squad said softly, his hand on his weapon, ready to launch a surprise attack at any moment."

If what Pete discovered is indeed the mission objective, then it doesn't matter if he has to kill people to cover it up.

"It'll be soon, just wait a little longer."

Pete naturally noticed the actions of the others, but he could only concentrate on the task at hand.

After all, you have to be wary of traps around you. What if it turns out to be a trigger-activated Originium bomb? You'd be dead for sure at such close range. Even if there's a one in ten thousand chance of surviving, you'd definitely get Oripathy.

"It's done!"

Pete carefully opened the box and immediately began searching inside. Hidden so well, it must be the mission objective, right? However, when he peered inside, he found only a half-dissolved safe, completely empty. Could it be that the mission item had already been taken?

Just as Pete was feeling annoyed, he noticed something was wrong with the safe; there was a note inside.

He subconsciously reached out and picked up the note. It was written in Yan script, and the ink exuded a chilling aura.

Don't look back.

Upon seeing the news, Pete felt as if something had exploded in his head; even the words on the note before him blurred, like a deadly curse. An indescribable panic gripped him. The tragedies witnessed during this mission had cast a shadow over everyone's hearts; no one was an exception.

Pete could even picture himself becoming one of the dead, standing in a grotesque pose at the doorway.

Pete clenched the note tightly in his hand, glancing at the others in the room out of the corner of his eye, but no one else showed any unusual behavior.

"Ah, haha... What? I'm just scaring myself."

Pete shook his head helplessly, and unintentionally turned his head to look, only to find the black muzzle of a gun in front of him.

The gunman was shrouded in shadow, and deep within his black helmet, a cobalt blue ghost lamp emitted a chilling flame.

"I told you, don't look back."

Chapter 270 So, there's only one answer! (5K)