Bai Xiaowen did not panic as he sat across from a group of big shots.
The old man in the military uniform said, "I'm Yang Yongkang, the commander of the Jinghai City military division. I'm also the president of the Awakened Association. Bai Xiaowen, you performed outstandingly in the defense of the city. The Awakened Association will commend you. We hope that you will continue to work hard to protect the people. "
Bai Xiaowen coughed softly. "Well … that's what I should do. Commander Yang, what I'm curious about is … Is sending the 'Big Cap' to my house and forcibly escorting me here a way to commend me? I'm just a country bumpkin. This is the first time I've seen such a commendation. "
Yang Yongkang was a little embarrassed. He had planned to say a few good words to fool Bai Xiaowen so that the latter would let down his guard. But now, it seemed that Bai Xiaowen was quite resentful.
"There's some misunderstanding. Maybe the staff didn't understand what you meant," Yang Yongkang said. "Bai Xiaowen, during the defense of the city, a high-level demon chased after you. This situation is very rare. So, President Fu and the Martial Arts Committee unanimously concluded that you have dangerous items that the high-level demon is interested in. Do you agree with their judgment? "
"No," Bai Xiaowen said without hesitation.
"Liar." Wu Chonglian snorted.
Yang Yongkang continued, "Then, are you willing to release your personal information and cooperate with our investigation?"
"I don't agree with the invasion of privacy." Bai Xiaowen refused.
"That's not up to you. The safety of the people of the base city is the most important thing!" Fu Yiping shouted angrily as he slammed the table.
"You're Vice President Fu, right? Did you send Chu Yuanbin?" Bai Xiaowen looked at the slightly plump 50-year-old man and curled his lips. "Stop pretending … You keep saying that it's for the safety of the base city. You just think that I might have high-level spiritual treasures on me and want to get them in the name of safety … To tell you the truth, I don't!"
"Impossible!" Fu Yiping snorted. "I've already seen your profile. From your childhood to high school, you didn't have any outstanding points. It was only in the last few months of your third year of high school that you suddenly became a hero … Logically speaking, it's impossible! There must be something wrong with you! "
"Can't I suddenly be enlightened?" Bai Xiaowen snorted.
Suddenly, someone knocked on the door of the conference room.
"Who is it? Don't you know we're having a standing committee meeting?! "Fu Yiping shouted angrily at the door, rolling his eyes at Bai Xiaowen's rebuke.
The female inspector that Bai Xiaowen had seen before ran in while panting. "Leader, leader, quickly go and take a look … Our association's entrance has been blocked!"
"Which Guild's Awakened is so bold as to block the entrance of the Association?" Fu Yiping was furious. He glared at Li Beihai and said, "Do you really think you can do whatever you want just because you're an awakened? Gather a team of special agents and arrest them all! "
"No, they're not Awakened … they're ordinary people. They're protesting … no, they're staging a sit-in!" The female inspector said breathlessly. It seemed that she had run all the way here.
Fu Yiping panicked slightly.
The Awakened Association's function was to regulate the behavior of Awakened. They had a certain degree of jurisdiction over Awakened, so they were not afraid of Awakened causing trouble.
However, when it came to ordinary citizens, the Awakened Association had no good means to deal with them. It was the same principle as how anti-aircraft guns could not kill flies.
Take Fu Yiping for example. He kept saying that it was for the safety of the city and the interests of the people. How could he order his Awakened special agents to deal with ordinary citizens? Even if he gave such an order, it would be a random order. A special agent with a normal IQ would not take action.
The female inspector finally caught her breath and added, "Leader, there are dozens of reporters following them. They said that they had an appointment with Bai Xiaowen. When they heard that Bai Xiaowen had been arrested and brought to the Awakened Association, they all followed …"
Ring ring ring. The office phone in the conference room rang.
After a staff member picked up the call, he made a few sounds. His face became a little strange as he covered the microphone. "It's a reporter from the Jinghai Pioneer. He said that he wants to interview the college entrance examination's top scorer about the case."
"Refuse! Just say that the case … no, the specific situation is still under investigation! "Fu Yiping said.
Less than two seconds after hanging up, another call came in.
The staff member picked up the call again. After listening to a few words, he smiled bitterly and covered the microphone. "This time it's the Jinghai Evening News …"
"Hang up!" Fu Yiping only said two words.
Ring ring ring …
"This time it's the Hua Xia Youth Daily …" He had to pick up the phone. Seeing Fu Yiping's increasingly gloomy expression, the staff member's face became bitter.
The Hua Xia Youth Daily was a national newspaper. Its influence was different from the local newspapers in Jinghai. Fu Yiping walked over and snorted twice. Then, he hung up the phone. "Unplug the phone line!"
Finally, there were no more calls coming in.
The big shots in the conference room looked at each other. For a moment, the atmosphere was a little awkward.
"President, you have to pay attention to your image." Xiang Tian coughed and broke the silence.
There were several presidents in the conference room. However, only Yang Yongkang could call the president without his surname.
Yang Yongkang whispered a few words in Xiang Tian's ear.
Xiang Tian said, "Student Bai Xiaowen, I have a compromise. We won't personally examine you. You just need to open up your personal data and let the psionic camera scan it. The psionic camera won't be connected to the internet. Its parameters have been set in advance. As long as it discovers an item containing high-grade psionic particles, it will alert the police. If the scan ends and there is no alarm, you'll be fine. When the time comes, we'll just destroy the psionic camera. Your privacy won't be exposed. How about it? "
Yang Yongkang also persuaded, "It'll be good for you to have a check. You don't want the rumor of you being in possession of a treasure to not be cleared and attract unnecessary attention, right?"
These words were on point.
Bai Xiaowen felt that the act was about done and nodded.
Fu Yiping snorted. "In addition to the item, you still have to undergo a physical examination. If there are no problems in both areas, you'll pass! "
Bai Xiaowen stared at Fu Yiping. "If there are no problems, what should I say? Vice President Fu, shouldn't you compensate me for the mental damage … and the damage to my reputation? "
Fu Yiping said indifferently, "Don't worry. Whether it's money or psionic points … As long as there are no problems, I'll give you a satisfactory number."
Xiang Tian laughed. "Old Fu is the president of the Giant Gods Guild. You can ask for any compensation amount. He won't even frown."
Fu Yiping glanced sideways at Xiang Tian. He didn't say anything and just urged, "Hurry up and check."
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