Ark Heroine Development Plan

The corners of the woman's mouth, which were originally raised, seemed to be about to droop, but also seemed to be about to continue to rise in an exaggerated arc. Her hideous, sickly and distorted face made it difficult for people to feel pure fear, because everyone could read that... despair in it.

"Very good. I know my colleagues very well. They will not arrive for at least three minutes. I have enough time to make my point clear."

"So you have to save the video, you have to save it."

"I'm continuing to track down those two gangs, trying to find out who they sold the smuggled Originium to, who they paid it to, and who they paid tribute to."

"Then a month ago, I was attacked in the slums and contracted oripathy."

The woman grinned and pointed at her neck. "A piece of Originium pierced half of my throat. Thirteen hours of emergency treatment saved my life."

"A week ago, I received a dismissal letter. No... no no no, that shouldn't be called a dismissal letter. It's the retirement letter that countless senior police officers dream of. I can step back and take a backseat, or even quit directly. I'll still receive my salary every month, enjoy benefits, and even my boyfriend's share."

"Do you know? Do you know what this means?" Her pupils, which seemed to have frozen and no longer had any luster, reflected the scene at the intersection.

Chaotically parked cars, confused and frightened crowds, towering buildings, and... the clear blue sky.

"They were telling me, 'I've got dog food and a bed ready for you, so you should behave like a good dog.'"

But what really appeared in her eyes was a sky without the sun.

Every muscle on the woman's face was trembling with the collapsing, bursting dam of anger and despair.

"After killing my lover and ruining my life... let me be a good dog!"

At this moment, on a high building five hundred meters away, a sharp white light reflected from a sniper scope flashed by.

"Five seconds left." The sniper's voice was very calm. "Countdown, four, three, two, one..."

"The one person, the source, to whom everything I trace back leads, is—"

"zero."

Bang!

That wasn't the sound of a bullet being fired.

But... the sound of a gun barrel exploding.

The sniper stared blankly at the woman who appeared out of nowhere in front of him. Seeing her sweet smile, he withdrew his index finger from the muzzle of the gun.

There was only a faint, almost invisible blush on the delicate and white fingertips.

"Let her finish her words."

Guan Yueli said so.

At the same time, the woman in the middle of the intersection roared and screamed:

"He is... Wei Yanwu!"

"Wow." Guan Yueli curled her lips, "What an exciting plot... huh?"

A hint of coldness flashed across her brows.

"Didn't I just say that?"

The woman whispered, "Let her finish."

"She probably hasn't finished speaking yet? Or is she..."

Guan Yueli tilted his head and looked at the terrified sniper: "Do you think I can't defend myself if there's one more sniper?"

"Have I been underestimated to this extent?"

She sighed in distress, "If I were caught by a small creature, even a sniper bullet from a few hundred meters away wouldn't be able to cut it."

Just now, in order to prevent the No. 1 sniper from making a mistake or an emergency, the No. 2 sniper opened fire.

But it didn't work out.

The bullet disappeared from the sight of the second sniper.

Disappeared...out of thin air.

Only after slowing down hundreds of times could the sniper see that a sword light flashed like thunder from hundreds of meters away, directly tearing the bullet into pieces.

"I said so."

Guan Yueli spoke again.

"Your communication channel... that's what it's called, right? Your communication channel should be open, right?"

"Then why..." Guan Yueli asked in confusion, "Why didn't the person directing you tell you to stop?"

"I told her to finish what she was saying."

A woman's voice echoed in the dead silence of the war room:

"I let her live—"

"How dare you let her die?"

Chapter 156 - For details, please refer to the previous chapter title

"Hahahaha, I was just joking, don't be so scared."

Guan Yueli suddenly burst into laughter. "I like courageous young people. It takes immense courage to go against my will. Or rather... as long as I can kill her, you will accept any price."

"Uh-huh……"

The woman put her hands behind her back and nodded seriously: "I didn't expect Xiao Wei to have such a shameful thing. I really didn't expect it!"

"Your Excellency Guanyue, I have long admired your esteemed name."

The sniper, who had originally had a pale face, suddenly changed his expression. The luster in his eyes quickly dimmed, and the muscles on his face seemed to be dead, moving stiffly only when he spoke.

"……Um?"

Guan Yueli raised his eyebrows: "This trick... looks familiar."

"With your wisdom, you must have already guessed the truth of this matter." The manipulated sniper said in a rigid tone, "I will not elaborate further and will skip the unnecessary introduction. Let's get straight to the point. How about that?"

Guan Yueli nodded with a smile: "No problem."

"We'd like to make a deal with you."

Then, the person who controlled the sniper said something extremely calmly that would frighten an ordinary person to the point of cardiac arrest and a blank mind.

But Guan Yueli...held her stomach and burst into laughter.

"Good, very good. I admire your courage!"

She raised her chin, her crimson eyes filled with joy. "I agree to this deal. Next... you must perform well and don't let me down."

The man bowed and said, "Of course."

The next second, gunshots rang out again.

……

Chen had a gloomy face and walked hurriedly.

"……List?"

One of Chen's colleagues subconsciously grabbed her wrist: "Where are you going? That direction is—"

"It's the interrogation room, I know."

She deadpanned, "I have things to do."

"You want to... Oh, don't get involved in this matter. The people above will definitely take care of it."

A female police officer, who knew Chen well, earnestly warned him, "Otherwise, you'll definitely be disciplined again. This isn't your responsibility."

"But it has something to do with me." Chen Yan answered concisely, "I'm leaving now, Officer Xie. Don't worry about me."

After saying that, she gently broke free from the female police officer's hand and continued walking inside.

The female police officer looked at Chen who was leaving, rubbed her eyebrows, and sighed deeply.

"I hope Xing-sir can stop Chen."

When she thought about how complicated this matter was, she couldn't help but shake her head.

"What the hell is going on here..."

What is all this?

Chen actually also wanted to know what all this was about.

When she was ready to make great strides in her new career with full of enthusiasm, such a big thing happened.

A big inexplicable event.

Just as Chen walked to the door of the interrogation room with full of doubts, a tall figure blocked her way.

"Okay, go back, Xiao Chen."

That familiar gentle voice with a hint of helplessness sounded in Chen's ears.

"Xingxiong, I won't interfere with the interrogation." Chen looked up at Xingxiong, "I just want to confirm—"

"Make sure that what happened last time doesn't happen again, right?"

Xingxiong crossed his arms and sighed, "At least have some faith in me. I'm watching."

"...It's not that I don't have confidence in you." Chen frowned slightly, "It's..."

"Do you think the people in the bureau will use extraordinary measures?" Xingxiong looked down at her with a complicated look in his eyes.

Chen nodded. "When something like this happens, their first thought is definitely to control public opinion, but I'm not interested in public opinion. What I need is—"

"The truth." Xingxiong sighed, "But not now, Xiaochen. Any time is fine, but now is not the time to seek the truth."

Chen Dao raised his eyebrows: "You don't believe Wei Yanwu would do such a thing?"

"This isn't a question of belief." Xingxiong rubbed his brows. "This is purely stigmatizing Commander Wei... Xiao Chen, I know you have a big prejudice against Commander Wei, but at least you can always distinguish right from wrong at this time, right?"

Wei Yanwu? Smuggling Originium? Using a few local gangs? And could the truth of this matter be thoroughly uncovered by a single armed member of the Imperial Guard?

This is a god-level idiotic script that only Columbia's top-tier bad film company could come up with.

"That's why we need the truth."

Chen's voice was decisive and crisp, leaving no room for maneuver. "Instead of confiscating their phones, deleting all their data, controlling their personal freedom, or even using special methods to erase their memories and restrict the flow of information, and then pretending... nothing happened!"

"Those passersby were being used," Xingxiong said earnestly. "They're clearly pawns in this attempt to discredit Commander Wei. Before we thoroughly investigate the enemy, we should first ensure their scheme fails, right?"

"...Star Bear."

Chen Wei lowered his eyes: "Don't stop me."

"List!"

Repeated persuasion had no effect, and Xingxiong's temper flared up: "No matter how upright your ideas are, even if you take a step back, you don't have the right to order me around, and you don't have the right to defy the rules of the Guard Bureau!"

"You seem...to have it so easy that you haven't been able to face reality for a while."

The emerald-haired woman's voice was as cold as iron: "Everyone in the Imperial Guard will be wary of your background, but I won't."

She looked down at her friend and said word by word:

"Now, return to your post and continue your work. Stop acting on your own initiative and self-righteously interfering with other people's work!"

There was no sound and no one else in the long corridor.

There was only Xingxiong standing in front of the interrogation room, and Chen who was stopped and scolded by Xingxiong.

After a long time, Chen raised his head and saluted calmly.

"Yes, sir."

She turned and left without hesitation.

……

"Wei Gong."