Chapter 174: Becoming a Mutant Beast
Chapter 174: Chapter 174: Becoming a Mutant Beast
At that moment, Lu Shaoyu, who was waiting outside, received the notification to go in and make the arrests.
She finished the last sip of her Nutrient Liquid, tossed the bottle into the trash, and looked at the quiet storefront.
Lu Shaoyu chuckled and said to the men beside her, "Let’s go. Time to work."
"Time to make some arrests."
While Lu Shaoyu led her team to make the arrests, Lin Jingjing and Mo Xuan were still in the great hall, verbally battling the crowd of officials.
Since they chose to protect their own, Lin Jingjing didn’t hold back.
"If you’re not going to think about the people, what’s the point of being an official? You might as well go home and become farmers!"
After she spoke, Lin Jingjing saw their expressions and added sarcastically, "Then again, looking at you lot, you probably couldn’t even grow a single hair, let alone farm."
Her words were probably a bit too crude, as even Captain Li, sitting beside her, couldn’t help but let out a laugh.
Mo Xuan, propping his head on his hand, retorted, "A bunch of trash."
Yun Yiyou sat there watching Lin Jingjing—so young, full of vigor, and burning with passion.
’I wonder if she, too, will become a man-eating demon after spending enough time in this world of fame and fortune?’
’No one can remain clear-headed in a world of fame and fortune.’
’No one.’
’Power, money, handsome men, beautiful women, and supreme status... these are life’s ultimate tonics.’
Yun Yiyou called a halt to the argument. Without giving anyone a chance to react, he issued a direct command.
"Arrest them."
Just then, robots emerged. They were tall, imposing, and coldly impersonal.
After clamping Spirit Suppression Collars on the officials, the robots immediately hauled them away.
In an instant, many seats in the vast conference hall were empty.
"Everyone, cover your tracks. If I uncover any of your illegal activities while I’m investigating ’Shaoye,’ I will still come after you with everything I’ve got." After saying this, Lin Jingjing sat down.
The moment she sat down, Mo Xuan handed her a bottle of water he had just opened. "Have some."
Lin Jingjing took it and chugged two large gulps.
vs. N. Lin Jingjing: victory.
"Are you really that righteous?" Captain Li asked, looking at her in confusion. "You should know that not a single person here has clean hands."
"If you keep arresting them one by one like this, what will you do if they get angry and team up to destroy you?"
Lin Jingjing shrugged. "Whatever. I don’t care."
’We’ve already profited by getting to live a second life anyway. Using this limited time to work for the well-being of the people here gives our lives some meaning.’
’Just as I said when I first arrived, I, Lin Jingjing, am going to do something earth-shattering!’
"What a ’whatever.’ I’m impressed." Captain Li gave her a thumbs-up. He, for one, didn’t share that mindset.
’Just live your own life well and complete your own missions. That’s all that matters.’
When the meeting ended, Lin Jingjing and Mo Xuan were asked to stay behind.
The two of them, who had thought they could go back for breakfast, had just stood up only to plop right back down into their seats.
Soon, only the three of them remained in the entire conference hall. Yun Yiyou erected a barrier, enclosing the three of them within it.
"What’s the status of your investigation?" Yun Yiyou asked. "You’ve been making such a big show these past few days. You must have found something."
"We’ve found a few things," Lin Jingjing replied.
She then presented their findings to Yun Yiyou one by one. After he finished looking through them, she couldn’t help but tease, "Your Majesty, it seems your Empire has been infiltrated by an evil force."
"A full-scale invasion, at that."
Yun Yiyou’s expression soured. He hadn’t expected these people to be so blatant as to establish research labs on every single planet in the Empire.
"You should remember to send people to conduct a thorough search," Lin Jingjing reminded him.
"Understood." Yun Yiyou accepted her reminder. Thinking of the Minister of the Weapons Department, he frowned and asked, "Is Kulundi involved in this matter?"
"We’ve determined he’s involved," Lin Jingjing replied after some thought. "He’s the backer behind Huanle Company. That company has been raking in profits by exploiting its employees, and what’s more, the product they make is Nutrient Liquid."
"Nutrient Liquid has high profit margins, low costs, and a lot of buyers."
"With all that money, his accounts are completely clean. It must have been funneled somewhere else."
At this point, Mo Xuan spoke up. "Isn’t he in prison? We can just go and interrogate him in a bit to find out, can’t we?"
That made sense. They both agreed.
***
Inside the Imperial Black Water Prison, Kulundi was being held by robots in a completely sealed room, with more robots standing guard outside the door.
The surrounding darkness heightened his senses.
’I never thought Yun Yiyou would be so decisive this time, arresting me directly without giving me any chance to react.’
’This also made it impossible for me to pass a message to Shaoye.’
’I’ll have to keep a low profile for a while.’
He didn’t know how much time had passed, but he keenly heard footsteps outside the door.
Soon, the heavy, sealed door was opened from the outside.
With a CLICK, the pitch-black room was suddenly flooded with light.
Lin Jingjing and Mo Xuan stood before him, separated by a set of iron bars.
"Minister Kuo, we meet again," Lin Jingjing greeted him with a smile.
Kulundi snorted heavily and ignored her. Lin Jingjing didn’t mind. The two of them found chairs, sat down, and rested their chins on their hands as they watched him.
"What is your relationship with ’Shaoye’?" Lin Jingjing asked, getting straight to the point.
Upon hearing the name ’Shaoye,’ Kulundi’s body stiffened for a moment before returning to normal.
"I don’t know what you’re talking about," Kulundi replied.
Seeing him freeze for an instant at the mention of ’Shaoye’, the two of them understood.
Kulundi knew this ’Shaoye’.
Lin Jingjing, still resting her chin on her hand, stared at him without blinking. "Are you sure you don’t know him?"
"I’m sure."
Because she was so focused, Lin Jingjing unconsciously began to release her spiritual pressure.
Though her level was low, her power was immense. Her spiritual pressure instantly slammed into Kulundi.
Even Mo Xuan, sitting beside her, was momentarily left breathless by her spiritual pressure.
Mo Xuan glanced at her, then got up and left the room.
Kulundi hadn’t expected this woman’s spiritual power to be so strong. He had seen her on the broadcast and thought it was just for show, not that it would be this formidable.
’No wonder she was able to cast a Spirit Shield over so many people by herself.’
"Really? Nothing?" Lin Jingjing pressed.
Her brows furrowed, and her spiritual pressure intensified.
Kulundi stood there, his hands in shackles, overwhelmed by the pressure to the point of agonizing pain.
Because he was wearing a Spirit Suppression Collar, he was no different from an ordinary person right now.
The pressure was too strong; he couldn’t hold on and began to transform.
He slowly changed from his human form into the shape of a mutant beast.
Even his voice changed.
"I don’t know..."
Seeing this, Lin Jingjing sat there completely stunned.
’This man!’
’He can turn into a mutant beast!’
In that moment, Lin Jingjing suddenly realized this matter was even more troublesome than she had imagined.
"Are you sure you won’t talk?" Lin Jingjing continued to ask. "Then do you know Huang Bo Lin?"