No strange things are allowed to evolve!

"What have I done to offend you?"

Jiang Shu couldn't understand why Qin Lang would attack her.

And they were so reckless as to do it right under the noses of the bureau chief and the president of the Holy Church.

Just a short while ago everyone was having a great time together, how did it suddenly start at zero frames?

With zero-frame start and an extremely long wind-up, who can defend against that?

Qin Lang, who was kneeling on the ground and whose condition was unknown, coughed violently after hearing Jiang Shu's words.

He coughed for a while until he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"You haven't offended me, you just can't control this power."

"I can't handle it, so you're going to handle it?" Jiang Shu was furious upon hearing this: "Who do you think you are? I thought you were a good person. If Shen Mo knew you were this kind of person, he'd be furious."

The bureau chief behind him was slightly surprised when he heard Jiang Shu's words.

Logically speaking, Shen Mo, who is Qin Lang's partner and spends the most time with him, should have been the first to be suspected after Qin Lang's true colors were revealed.

Judging from Jiang Shu's words, he had no doubts about Shen Mo at all, and was more indignant on Shen Mo's behalf.

It's like when Qin Lang did something like this, the one who was hurt the most wasn't Jiang Shu himself, but Shen Mo.

He wouldn't have known otherwise.

Qin Lang raised his head, his face full of relief, without a trace of regret.

From the moment the bureau chief appeared, he had already anticipated this outcome.

His plan could only succeed if the bureau chief had no prior warning and was unaware of what was happening there.

Now that the truth has been revealed, there is no way to stop the bureau chief.

Simply because he was the sky that had been pressing down on all the evolved beings in the world for over a decade.

Strictly speaking, he wasn't relieved; he was so desperate that he had no other choice but to become numb.

"After I take over your body, I will have everything you have: your abilities, your tools, your spiritual roots, and even your memories. In fact, from that moment on, I will become your continuation."

Shen Mo will never know what truly happened. He will only know that I failed to ascend, that I died just before my transformation, and he will never know that I have become you.

Hearing this gave Jiang Shu goosebumps.

Wow, there are cows too.

If this really happens, then that would be incredibly awesome.

"Why?" Jiang Shu asked, forcing back her nausea.

"I told you, you can't control this power." Qin Lang looked coldly at Jiang Shu: "Moreover, I don't trust you. We know nothing about you. How could I entrust this power to someone like you?"

"Give it to me?" Jiang Shu almost laughed in anger: "Are you kidding me? What do you mean by giving it to me? Everything I have is the result of my own hard work and sweat. Apart from today's advancement, no one has helped me along the way. How can it be that you've given it to me? What right do you have to decide who owns my things?"

He became increasingly angry as he spoke, and even turned to the bureau chief and said, "Bureau chief, I can't take it anymore. I request to personally execute him."

“This is against the rules.” The director shook his head. “Besides, you don’t even need to lift a finger. He’s going to die soon. Once he lights that match, there’s no turning back.”

“That’s right, I’m going to die soon, so I want to ask now.”

Qin Lang roared at the bureau chief as if he had gone mad:

"Why did you have to come out and cause trouble? You know perfectly well my sincere intentions. I am loyal to the Bureau of Different Principles and would never do anything to harm it."

From the moment you saw the Soul-Burning Flame, you should have understood that the most important thing about Jiang Shu would not disappear, and Jiang Shu would not die; he would simply exist in a different soul.

So what's the difference between me doing it and him doing it? Why did you choose him over me?

"Am I really less valuable than him, who's only been here for less than ten days, after working diligently in the Bureau of Unorthodox Organizations for over a decade?"

Jiang Shu frowned.

Does the bureau chief know the effects of that Soul-Burning Fire?

So, the director actually chose himself instead of Qin Lang because he knew that the most important asset for the Bureau of Different Lineages—the capital to compete for the Ancestral Spiritual Root—would not disappear.

Although he was glad that the bureau chief had made a firm choice for him, he still felt uncomfortable about having his life and fortune in someone else's hands, which made Jiang Shu feel a little humiliated.

This is actually the situation he has been trying to avoid.

That's why he chooses to hide his secrets unless absolutely necessary, because he knows he doesn't yet have the ability to protect himself and doesn't want to be at the mercy of others.

But I never expected that, despite being extremely careful, this would still happen.

Just then, the bureau chief, who had remained a silent observer throughout the dispute between Jiang Shu and Qin Lang, finally spoke up.

"I know your loyalty better than anyone else."

The bureau chief said with some regret:

"That's why I warned you a long time ago to avoid becoming paranoid, otherwise your pride in loyalty might become your weakness, allowing others to take advantage of you."

"But what's wrong with that?!" Qin Lang still didn't understand: "Whether it's stubbornness or impartiality, wasn't I doing it all for the Bureau of Unification? So why did you choose him and not me? You even trust someone selling things online but you don't trust me?!"

"Hey hey hey!"

Jiang Shu, who was just observing the situation, immediately became agitated upon hearing the key words, and his expression instantly turned serious:

"Don't talk nonsense! Where did you hear this rumor? I'm warning you, this is slander!"

"Whether it's slander or not, you know it in your heart." Qin Lang sneered, "I don't believe the director doesn't know."

Jiang Shu was startled and immediately looked at the bureau chief.

The latter remained unfazed: "Everyone has a past, it's okay. Besides, I know you've already made it. I read your retirement statement, it was very touching."

"..."

So I underestimated the intelligence network of the Bureau of Different Intelligence...?

It turns out that the cyber police officer, Sister Men, wasn't lying to me. Even with multiple layers of encryption, it's still possible to find out; it just depends on whether you want to or not.

Damn, I thought she said that because she wanted the bus to be locked, but it turns out she was just trying to convince herself to turn over a new leaf?

I misunderstood her, that's right.

With a sigh, seemingly somewhat disappointed, the bureau chief simply told Qin Lang the truth.

“I originally wanted to reduce your guilt when you set off, but I didn’t expect that you would feel no remorse and be completely unaware of your mistakes. You really disappoint me. Since that’s the case, then I’ll tell you.”

The director said seriously:

"Do you know Zhang Xin from the Mission Section?"

Task Force... Zhang Xin?

Jiang Shu remembered that Shen Mo had mentioned this person to the minister before; he was the first mole to be discovered.

Could it be that Qin Lang, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, has also betrayed the imperial order?

But when Qin Lang heard this person's name, he couldn't help but laugh: "Of course I know him. You're not trying to say that I'm also a mole, are you? Even if I really am, would I contact him again after he's already been exposed, increasing my own risk of being exposed?"

But soon, Qin Lang's smile vanished.

“Zhang Xin has a close friend who is an executive of the Shenquan Society. His teacher is an elder of the Shenquan Society named Yuan Lie. If I remember correctly, Yuan Lie is a good friend you've known since the first multi-person incubation site, right?”

The bureau chief said, word by word:

"Your Soul-Burning Flame was also given to you by him, wasn't it?"

"He...he could he be..." Qin Lang's expression froze.

"No...no, no..." Qin Lang said, unable to accept it, "I've known him for so long, how could...how could he do this to me..."

Clearly, his actions towards Jiang Shu were not the result of a single thought; there was a mastermind behind him.

Seeing Qin Lang, who felt utterly drained upon hearing the news and finally realized he had been used, the bureau chief slowly said:

"Consciousness Overload is the only catastrophic skill you possess."

Its function is to forcibly pull the target into the scenario you create. As long as the target obeys any of your commands, you can overload and destroy their consciousness, and then take their place.

It ignores all restrictions and items of any level, but its level is only catastrophic because its activation requires prior self-overload.

Not only will you die if you fail, but it's also a skill that can only be used once in your life.

It's obvious you're very confident in this skill. Maybe someone told you that even I could be fooled if I'm not paying attention?

It's clear you really trust Yuan Lie.

“No, that’s not how it is,” Qin Lang argued anxiously. “He didn’t even know I had this skill, and my interactions with him were limited to my private life. I’ve never discussed any business with him.”

“That person is not Yuan Lie, and these things don’t need you to talk about them for others to know.”

The director said:

"I know someone who, once he captures a strong emotion in someone, can amplify it infinitely, thereby excavating the other person's dark side and making them unknowingly become his puppet. Not only will they have no secrets from him, but they will also do terrible things according to his guidance."

That's why I said your stubbornness has been exploited, and you don't even realize the abyss you've fallen into by trusting your so-called best friend.

"You mean...that..." Qin Lang seemed to remember something: "The friend he introduced me to?"

"It seems you've remembered." The bureau chief nodded.

"So..." Jiang Shu finally realized, "Actually, Director, you already knew what was going to happen today? Then why didn't you stop it sooner? Maybe he wouldn't have..."

Jiang Shu glanced at the distraught Qin Lang with a complicated expression.

"It's no use. What that person did to Qin Lang is irreversible. He was already broken from the moment he was used."

The bureau chief looked calmly at Qin Lang:

“Unless he realizes it himself, there might still be a chance for him to get out of this mess, but as you can see, if I don’t tell him, he’ll never find out.”

But Jiang Shu still felt wronged: "You could have stopped it sooner! I'm undergoing a transformation; this is a major life event for me..."

"It's okay. When your mind is overloaded, time in the outside world is paused, so it won't affect you at all. That's why I let it go."

As for why we waited until now...

The bureau chief reached out his hand to Qin Lang:

"As I said, when consciousness overload is activated, it ignores all restrictions, so only at this time will the influence applied to Qin Lang show a momentary flaw."

That way, I can catch him.

The bureau chief's hand suddenly plunged into Qin Lang's brain.

Jiang Shu was startled by this sudden action, but soon he realized that Qin Lang did not seem to be in pain. He was just kneeling on the ground without resistance, lost in thought.

Soon, the bureau chief removed a shiny little thing from Qin Lang's body.

"A peaceful old man..."

The bureau chief murmured:

"You've really crossed the line this time."

Chapter 203 Special Features! Two of them!

"The Uncontested Old Man?" Jiang Shu was somewhat surprised, but not astonished.

He had been wondering why, since leaving Lie Town, Old Man Wuzheng hadn't allowed anyone to contact him, and when he met with Advisor Liu, the latter, as Old Man Wuzheng's beloved disciple, had never revealed anything.

So this is where they were waiting for me?

So, if someone is controlled to possess you, then there's no need to invest anything in you, and therefore no need for you to have any contact with them?

What's the difference between this and getting something for free?

That's outrageous; they must be severely punished.

But the director shook his head: "To be precise, it's another disciple of the old man Wuzheng, but he's also involved. I have to get an explanation for this."

Since the director had already said so much, Jiang Shu didn't ask any more questions.

The smaller the matter, the more words are used; the bigger the matter, the fewer words are used. For someone at the bureau chief's level, demanding an explanation carries immense weight.

After that, it had nothing to do with Jiang Shu; we just had to wait and see how it went.

At this point, Qin Lang was also on his last legs.

Finally realizing the terrible stupidity of his actions, he no longer knew how to atone for his sins.

He began frantically gathering every detail about the incident from his mind and blurted it all out, hoping the bureau chief could use this information to help him make amends for his mistake.

"I know all of this."