Hearing Ai Qing's response, the legal officer laughed.
"I haven't heard that the Astronomy Association has any capable members in Xin Hai!" The middle-aged man sneered. "Don't just send some random Tom, Dick, and Harry to deal with this. What we want is results."
"Tom, Dick, and Harry?"
Ai Qing raised her eyebrows. "If you think that the Ascendant who personally killed the international criminal of Green Sun and quelled the uprising of the returning citizens of Xin Hai is a nobody, then I can only say that Wan Li is really full of talents, and there are as many fifth-order Ascendants as there are clouds."
The legal officer was stunned. He didn't expect Ai Qing to have such a solid resume. Then he looked at the manager with suspicion. Is this woman trying to trick me?
The manager seemed to remember something. He couldn't help but wipe the sweat on his forehead. He shook his head at the legal officer, signaling him not to dwell on this issue.
"It seems like you have doubts about his ability? That's normal. After all, he is just a seventeen-year-old kid. "
Ai Qing's words seemed to be deliberately exposing his shortcomings. It made the hesitant legal officer's expression harden. But then, her voice was heard.
"But I have to say, although that guy has a good temper, his style is not … gentle."
As she said that, Ai Qing reached out and took out a thick stack of reports from the wheelchair. She placed it in front of the legal officer.
It was a death report that was two fingers thick.
Or rather, the record was not an exaggeration …
Even the elite seeds of the various families who invested a lot of resources could not achieve such a terrifying record. It could be said to be a blood debt, especially the three books at the top.
Other than the Red Gloves of Green Sun, the other three were the former big clients of Wan Li, Qi Wen and his son … This family almost died in the hands of that guy, and it was only a week later. At that time, that guy was still in prison being interrogated.
Until now, the viaduct mentioned in the damage report had not been repaired yet!
Ai Qing asked considerately, "If you really have any opinions about his investigation, why don't you say a few words to him in person? I will call him over now … "
"No need, no need!"
The legal commissioner tried his best to avert his gaze from the tragic crime scene photos and forced a smile.
"Then it seems that we have at least reached an agreement on this matter."
Ai Qing nodded in satisfaction. "Just now, you said you wanted results. What a coincidence, I want them too."
As she spoke, she tapped her pen on the record in front of her and revealed a kind, formulaic smile. "But before that, we have to figure out everything that should be figured out, right?"
Thus, the investigation continued.
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In the evening, Huai Shi received a call from Ai Qing.
By the time he arrived, Ai Qing seemed to have been waiting for a long time. She was sitting in the living room drinking black tea, looking calm and composed.
After Huai Shi entered, she glanced at him and gestured for Huai Shi to sit down. Then, she lowered her head and drank her tea.
The first thing she said after putting down the teacup made Huai Shi jump up in fright.
"Looks like you've gained a lot?"
"Uh … What did you say?"
Huai Shi's face twitched. "I didn't hear you clearly."
"Ah, then I probably made a mistake."
Ai Qing pointed at the document on the table and pushed it over. Huai Shi picked it up and glanced at it. He was confused. "Operation authorization? What operation? "
"A few days ago, there was a vicious robbery in Xin Hai. An alchemist suspected to be from Rome robbed the vault of the Renaissance Group and took away tens of millions worth of goods …"
How could there be so much!
Huai Shi almost blurted out. He used all his strength to hold it back and forced a smile. "Is it that bad?"
"Yes, so our Astronomy Association must investigate thoroughly."
Ai Qing glanced at him and said, "I will leave this matter to you."
"Uh …" Huai Shi hesitated. "What if we can't catch him? Ahem, what I mean is, if I'm a suspect, I will definitely run away after doing the job. I can't just go around looking for him, right? "
"If you can't handle it, then you can report it to the headquarters and then give out a reward. That's it. There are countless cases like this every year. If it's not a big case, there won't even be enough manpower."
Ai Qing said calmly. "It's just a label of incompetence on your back and a stain on your resume."
"Just leave it to me."
Huai Shi quickly put away the authorization and said in an impassioned voice, "Fighting criminals is the duty of every member of the Astronomy Association."
Stain?
He didn't care about that. With his resume, it was already a stain. After killing Qi Wen last time, he was even given a demerit. Furthermore, he wasn't even an official registered employee now, and he didn't want to be promoted. He was satisfied with just this layer of skin.
"It's good to be confident."
Ai Qing calmly picked up the teacup and looked at him. "However, from the point of mutual trust, both you and I have a long way to go to learn …"
Huai Shi pretended not to hear.
"Let's start with helping each other. How about it?" Ai Qing suddenly said.
"Huh?"
"Do you have plans tonight?" Ai Qing asked. "For example, with some enthusiastic junior or with Director Fu's daughter? Or with some lady you suddenly confessed to? I don't want to disturb your two-person world. "
"No! There's no such thing! "
Huai Shi shook his head like a rattle-drum. He hated that he was clearly innocent, but why did he seem like a pervert in the eyes of others?
Once again, he felt the pain of having his reputation ruined!
"That's good."
Ai Qing nodded. "Go to the Special Affairs Department to report later. You're going on a business trip."
"Huh?"
Huai Shi was stunned at first, and then he was shocked. "Business trip? Where are you going? "
"Not far, about five hours by sea."
Ai Qing calmly finished her tea and put down the teacup. "Thanks to a certain suspect who did an unnecessary double-cross, at least I caught the Renaissance Group's weakness.
In order to be able to smoothly develop their business in Dongxia, and also to give an explanation to the Astronomy Club, the group of misers held back their tears and handed over a piece of information.
As far as they know, a smuggling fleet received a big order. A ship is carrying a border relic excavated from hell from Indonesia to the Russian Federation.
Our goal is to join forces with the other inspectors and action commissioners of the Astronomical Association to stop this ship and bring that thing back. "
"Border relic?"
Huai Shi was curious. "What border relic? Do we need to mobilize other inspectors? "
"A fragment."
Ai Qing said, "A fragment of the Philosopher's Stone."
"What the hell?"
Huai Shi's eyes widened, and he almost jumped out of his chair in disbelief.
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When Huai Shi had just become a Sublimator, he once had a discussion with Crow about the Philosopher's Stone.
After all, this thing was so famous that it really aroused people's curiosity.
Moreover, Crow was also very good at alchemy. If she could make it, wouldn't it be a big deal?
In this regard, Crow was very calm.
"Although the Philosopher's Stone is not common, it's not rare to the point where it's hard to find in a thousand years." Crow replied. "There are probably hundreds of people active in the world today."
"Active? In the world? Hundreds? People? "
"There are also people who are dead, but I know where your problem is. Yes, the Philosopher's Stone is a living person. In other words, only those who have reached the peak of their own Stigmata system and turned into their original form can be called a perfect object, the Philosopher's Stone. "
This was the division of the stages of a Sublimator, the process of gradually transforming into a miracle.
Crow also explained to Huai Shi the five stages of a Sublimator. In alchemy, it was called the 'Path of the Fire Sword'.
The first stage, Mercury, was needless to say.
It was named after the first metal in alchemy to describe its position as the foundation of Sublimator. Using salt, sulfur, and mercury to complete the Origin Substance fertile soil, it was able to bear miracles.
The second stage, Gold, was the most important step in one's own lineage, which would determine one's future direction. Sublimators would skillfully grasp the talents and abilities of their respective lineages, and some prominent Stigmata would even possess all kinds of strange talents and abilities. For example, the Gargoyle's Eye of Hatred …
The third stage, Aether, was a change in bloodline.
If before it was just a scaled-down, piecemeal strengthening, then now it was a complete strengthening from the inside out.
A Sublimator would completely surpass the limits of human beings and be endowed with their own Sublimator's blood essence. Their vitality would be unbelievably strong.
It was like changing one's muscles and marrow.
Take He Luo's Naga and the Salvation Society's Chi for example. Even if they were shot in half, they would still be able to retain their basic consciousness even if they were shot in half by a sniper rifle.
And at this stage, under a large amount of vitality, the Sublimator's soul would also begin to breed new changes. When the body and soul reached the limit at the same time, both would advance and step into the fourth stage, producing a qualitative change that could turn the world upside down.
The fourth stage, Star Antimony, was completely different from the previous stages.
Not only the soul that had completed the transformation, but also the body that could be called a human Godzilla. At this moment, a Sublimator could be called a dragon, an angel, a banished immortal, a devil, a son of God, and other legendary creatures that walked in the human world.
And in their eyes, the world had become a different appearance.
It was the 'Extraordinary Vision' and 'Soul Vision' that were rumored to be able to pry open the foundation of physics.
For ordinary people, it was impossible to imagine, but in their eyes, it was possible to achieve it with a casual move. This was what ordinary people could imagine as an expert, an expert, an expert.
Beyond that, it was not a category that ordinary Sublimators could reach.
The fifth stage, Philosopher's Stone.
Whether it was the White Emperor's son or the Black Bird that Huai Shi had seen with his own eyes, they had already made Huai Shi understand what kind of power a Sublimator, who had reached the peak of the Stigmata Lineage could advance, had.
Even the congenitally deficient Garuda could purify a weak chicken like Huai Shi like a speck of dust just by relying on its own light.
Even Dagon, who was brutally beaten by Fu Canguang, could transform into a moving border, carrying a large number of Sublimators, and invade the present at any time, anywhere, and destroy an entire city with its own weight alone.
The importance and preciousness of a Level Five Sublimator was far more than that.
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