Chapter 139: Reinforcements Have Arrived
Irrelevant personnel?
A soft snort was heard, followed by a ripple of suppressed laughter from the crowd.
For the longest time, the Patrol Office had been Dai Zhen’s personal fiefdom, but now, he was being dismissed as "irrelevant personnel."
Even the patrol officers of Team Two felt it was satisfying, even a little thrilling.
Wu Mengyao was trembling with excitement. Shen Jiangnan had thoroughly vindicated her!
Wu Mengyao desperately wanted to shout, ’The City Lord is a badass!’
Dai Zhen’s face paled and flushed. Was Shen Jiangnan showing him any respect at all?
He was the head of the Patrol Office, and now he was "irrelevant personnel"?
"City Lord, my duty compels me to object! With a case this important, as the Director of the Patrol Office, I must be involved!"
Shen Jiangnan couldn’t be bothered to argue with Dai Zhen. He turned to Han Jiang and said in a mild tone, "Young comrade, guard the door to this interrogation room. Don’t let any irrelevant personnel in!"
"Yes, sir! I will resolutely obey my orders!"
Instantly, Han Jiang and the warriors blocked the entrance like guardian statues, sealing the doorway. If Dai Zhen dared to force his way in, they would really open fire!
With a CLICK, the interrogation room door shut.
Dai Zhen was like an ant on a hot pan, utterly frantic and at a loss for what to do!
「Inside the interrogation room.」
Shen Jiangnan took the lead interrogator’s seat without hesitation, with Wu Mengyao taking the seat next to him.
Wu Fei dutifully sat off to the side, opened his laptop, and prepared to take notes.
Zhu Wenhu, for his part, sat down in the interrogation chair, voluntarily extending his hands and motioning for Wu Mengyao to cuff him.
Shen Jiangnan said gently, "Xiaowu, no need for cuffs."
"Yes, sir!"
Shen Jiangnan looked at Zhu Wenhu with a faint smile. "I hear you’ve volunteered to confess everything?"
"Yes. I know my sins are grave. I don’t ask for leniency. I only ask that the City Lord protects my wife and daughter."
Shen Jiangnan’s expression turned very serious. "Rest assured, I will arrange for their protection. You can begin."
"Alright, City Lord."
"The reason I trafficked children is because I was ordered to by Bai Jiangbo! There’s a huge chain of profit behind him."
"A chain of profit?"
"Yes, a chain of profit you can’t even imagine. It’s exceptionally cruel, exceptionally dark. Once you fall into our hands, it’s like falling into Hell!"
Shen Jiangnan’s expression was terrifyingly grim, as if he were brewing a violent storm.
’Bai Jiangbo and the people behind him... they all deserve to die!’
’To think they’re capable of such monstrous deeds!’
Wu Mengyao was also horrified by what she heard. She never imagined such terrible things could happen in this world.
"What else?"
"Then there are the blood transfusions. Some powerful and wealthy foreigners firmly believe young blood can make a person younger. They regularly inject themselves with fresh, young blood to maintain their vitality."
"Who are the people behind Bai Jiangbo?"
"I’m too low-level. I’ve only ever seen a blurry profile from a distance. But I’m very clear on one thing: this person has a very powerful background! Bai Jiangbo called him ’Leader’ and was extremely deferential."
"What else do you have to tell me?"
"I have something else here. I need to give it to the City Lord privately."
Shen Jiangnan nodded slightly, stood up, and walked over to Zhu Wenhu. "What is it?"
Zhu Wenhu looked deeply at Shen Jiangnan. ’The City Lord is truly bold, daring to approach me without any protection.’
Of course, Zhu Wenhu wasn’t stupid enough to attack the City Lord. His fate was already sealed. Only by completely eradicating Bai Jiangbo and the organization behind him could he leave his wife and child a path to survival.
Zhu Wenhu took out the evidence that Cheng Yuan had secretly slipped him and handed it to Shen Jiangnan.
"I got this from Bai Jiangbo’s office. I was planning to use it to save my own skin."
Shen Jiangnan took the USB drive from Zhu Wenhu and passed it to Wu Fei at the side. "See what’s on this."
Wu Fei respectfully took the USB drive and plugged it into the laptop.
After opening a folder on the drive, Wu Fei’s face flushed with excitement. "Sir! You have to see this!!"
Hmm?
Shen Jiangnan leaned in to look and grew excited as well. However, his Qi Cultivation Skill was better than Wu Fei’s, so it didn’t show on his face.
Inside the folder was a complete record of criminal activity!
The criminals listed were none other than the very same people who always opposed him!
Shen Jiangnan tried to calm himself, staring intently at Zhu Wenhu.
"Zhu Wenhu, you have performed a great service! If you can help Captain Wu completely destroy this chain of profit and help the parents find their missing children, I guarantee your wife and daughter will receive the best protection, and your daughter will get the best possible education!"
"Thank you, City Lord."
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For Dai Zhen, every second that passed felt like an entire year. It was pure agony.
Fortunately, after what felt like an eternity of anxious waiting, Teng Qingshan finally arrived!
Teng Qingshan didn’t come alone. He brought along colleagues who could join him for a "private meeting."
Dai Zhen rushed to greet them as if he were seeing his own ancestors. "Sir, you’re finally here!"
"Where is he?"
"Interrogation Room One."
Without bothering with pleasantries for the other leaders, Dai Zhen led the group briskly toward Interrogation Room One.
Along the way, the group had already heard about the warriors standing guard, and they all turned to look at Xiong Jianyun.
To intimidate these warriors, Xiong Jianyun had specifically worn his Battle Department uniform. The two bars and four stars of his rank were particularly conspicuous.
Xiong Jianyun glanced at Han Jiang’s rank insignia and was instantly relieved. He strode forward majestically and boomed, "What unit are you from?"
Facing a senior colonel, Han Jiang’s attitude was very respectful. With a snap, he executed a perfect military salute.
"Reporting, sir! We are the Luocheng detachment of Dragon Flame! I am Han Jiang!"
Dragon Flame?
Xiong Jianyun’s pupils contracted slightly. Dragon Flame was the strongest special operations team in the Dragon Country Battle Department—bar none!
Every single warrior in it was a Soldier King!
At a minimum, they possessed the Cold Weapons strength of the Celestial Realm!
With Hot Weapons, every one of them was no less powerful than an ordinary Grandmaster!
Dragon Flame was full of hidden masters; there was no shortage of experts above the Grandmaster level!
Among them, the Dragon Lord and the Dragon Head were rumored to be King Level experts—pillars of the nation!
Xiong Jianyun breathed a small sigh of relief. Fortunately, the one before him was only a captain. If he had been a field-grade officer, he would have had to reconsider his approach.
"Comrade Han Jiang, your mission is complete. Return to your unit at once!"
This...
Han Jiang hesitated. He was just a kid from an ordinary family who had worked several times harder than anyone else to get where he was today. He didn’t dare disobey the order of a senior colonel.
But he was even more terrified of disobeying Hu Shishi’s order!
Hu Shishi was the youngest detachment leader in Dragon Flame’s history. The Dragon Head himself had praised her talent, saying she was destined to break through to Grandmaster, and even had a chance to become a Martial King.
"Reporting, sir! The order I received was to guard the door to the interrogation room and not allow any irrelevant personnel inside!"