Chapter 693 Gossip About Fu Qingyang and Yuan Shi Tianzun

"This is the content of the meeting!"

Nikola didn't answer directly but gestured with a "please." She was of average appearance and on the heavier side, always wearing a stern face as if she'd lost the ability to smile.

Most members of the Prosecutor Department were like this: irritable, easily angered, dignified, and fair – these were their character traits.

Of course, among these traits, fairness was a softly defined characteristic, not a certainty. Most Lightning Conductors were relatively fair, but some had wicked hearts.

Among all the occupations in Lingjing, only Knights were fair and trustworthy, except for those who had fallen.

Zhang Yuanqing and the others left the office area and headed to Conference Room Three.

Nikola pushed open the frosted glass door. Conference Room Three was a large meeting room that could accommodate more than fifty people. It had a brown conference table with twenty chairs and two seats at the head, occupied by the two Chief Executives.

The conference table was full of members of the Heavenly Punishment, with no seats left for the Five Elements Alliance support team. Zhang Yuanqing glanced at the members at the table and, seeing that they were all Saints, silently led Hongjige and the others to the audience seats.

They were outsiders and didn't have formal seats. Of course, if there were Transcendents sitting at the conference table, Zhang Yuanqing would have fought with the two Chief Executives.

Sean Mead wore a stern face, unsmiling, seemingly not noticing the Five Elements Alliance group.

Vinnie nodded slightly to them but looked unwell.

After taking their seats, Zhang Yuanqing looked at the screen, which projected the corpse of a monster. It had a human head, a bloated fish body covered with dark scales, and eight octopus tentacles at the tail, covered in viscous liquid.

The deceased's face was twisted in pain, seemingly having suffered intense agony before death.

"The deceased is named Abner Carlisle, a Level Two Silver Prosecutor. The murderer is the 'Beast Haas' of the Biological Alchemist Society, a Level Six Aberrant," Vinnie said, picking up the remote control and switching the image.

A new image appeared on the screen, a line of English written in blood: "Incompetent Order organizations, do your best to kill me – Beast Haas!"

Vinnie said, "Yesterday, the email about hunting down members of the New York County A-level wanted list was just sent to major Order organizations, and Carlisle was killed. This is a provocation. Beast Haas is arrogant and flamboyant, which fits his style. We can rule out someone impersonating him to frame someone else."

A Level Two Silver Prosecutor; he was Vinnie's man. No wonder she looked unwell, Zhang Yuanqing realized.

As for Beast Haas, if Zhang Yuanqing remembered correctly, he was ranked fifth on the New York County A-level wanted list and was a senior executive of the Biological Alchemist Society.

"We just made a move, and the Evil faction killed a Prosecutor to provoke us, indicating that the deceased's address was exposed long ago," Guan Ya analyzed. "Can we understand this as the Evil faction having the addresses of many Prosecutors and Executioners of the Heavenly Punishment? This is very disadvantageous to us."

Her words made the faces of the Heavenly Punishment members sink.

Zhang Yuanqing's heart stirred.

Hiding one's address was common knowledge among members of Order organizations worldwide. High-level Saints had even more methods to hide themselves.

Being found so easily meant one of two possibilities: one, Abner Carlisle's address was exposed long ago; two, someone within the Heavenly Punishment betrayed him, and their position wasn't low.

If it was the latter, finding Beast Haas might lead to the exposure of a spy.

"This is precisely what I'm worried about," Vinnie Berent said after a few seconds of thought. "Starting today, the Saints of the Heavenly Punishment will all move into the Bank Building, with each person getting three days of vacation per month."

"Oh, God, that's impossible!" A black-haired, blue-eyed Saint reacted strongly. "Work is work, and life is life. There must be two days of vacation every week, or I'd rather resign."

This was a Saint from the Execution Department.

Vinnie's face darkened. "You can resign! Go to the Personnel Department to complete the resignation procedures now."

The Saint quickly looked at his surrounding companions.

Several Saints from the Execution Department expressed their opposition.

Seeing this, Sean Mead said blandly, "Minister Vinnie's words make sense. Now is a time of war. You are the Saints of the Heavenly Punishment, the valuable assets of the Heavenly Punishment. You must not suffer any losses. Even if you have to die, you must die in battle."

The Saints of the Execution Department nodded repeatedly, appearing convinced.

Hmm? They were working together to exclude Vinnie. Were the two Chief Executives still fighting? Zhang Yuanqing noticed that Vinnie Berent's face was becoming increasingly gloomy.

Although he wasn't good at power struggles, he could see that several Executioners from the Execution Department were deliberately praising Sean and undermining Vinnie.

They were still engaging in power struggles at this time? Shouldn't they be united against outsiders?

Vinnie Berent ignored the self-directed drama of the Execution Department and said,

"Beast Haas has openly provoked the Heavenly Punishment by killing a Level Two Prosecutor. He was able to quickly locate Abner Carlisle's address. I suspect there's a traitor within the Heavenly Punishment. I propose that the Heavenly Punishment devote all its efforts to capture Beast Haas."

This was the reason she called the meeting.

"I object!" Sean Mead, with his gaunt face, said expressionlessly, "The Execution Department has its own plans and deployments. We have already preliminarily located the activity area of 'Cocktail' through informants. The focus for the next stage is hunting down 'Cocktail.'"

Cocktail was a member of the Dionysus Club, ranked third on the A-level wanted list.

Vinnie Berent turned her head, staring sharply at Sean. "Chief Executive, you should know that the priority of Beast Haas is higher than that of Cocktail."

She didn't say it too clearly, but Zhang Yuanqing understood. Vinnie wanted to use the Beast Haas line to find the spy within the Heavenly Punishment. Of course, there was also a desire for revenge.

After all, Beast Haas had killed her subordinate.

Sean Mead wore a stern face. "The actions of the Execution Department don't need to be arranged by the Prosecutor Department. Judging that Beast Haas obtained intelligence from within the Heavenly Punishment based solely on the death of Abner Carlisle is too hasty. I think Beast Haas can be put on hold for a while. If he commits consecutive crimes in a short period, it will indicate that there's indeed a spy within the Heavenly Punishment. This is an opportunity for verification."

Vinnie raised her eyebrows.

"This is irresponsible towards the lives of subordinates. Putting aside the investigation of spies, Beast Haas has openly provoked the Heavenly Punishment. If we can't arrest him, where will the Heavenly Punishment's prestige lie? The extermination order was just issued, and our Prosecutor was killed by the Evil faction, yet the Heavenly Punishment has no response. This will only make allies look down on us, affecting confidence and unity."

Sean Mead didn't budge an inch. "Hunting down Cocktail, who is ranked third on the wanted list, can also establish the prestige of the Heavenly Punishment. I repeat, the deployment and actions of the Execution Department don't need to be arranged by the Prosecutor Department. Minister Vinnie can organize her own team to hunt down Beast Haas."

Vinnie's chest heaved slightly, and veins popped out on her smooth forehead.

As a fierce and irritable Lightning Conductor, her ability to control her emotions had never been very good. Otherwise, she wouldn't have fought with Krissy over jealousy in the first place.

The reason she was angry was that Sean Mead's words were very unreasonable.

Within the Heavenly Punishment, the Supervisory Department, composed of Lightning Conductors, specialized in handling discipline and anti-corruption, while the Execution Department was responsible for carrying out missions and arresting criminals.

Wind Conductors, with their air superiority and Eyes of the Wind King, were among the best in the Order occupations when it came to chasing and searching for enemies.

Having the fierce and irritable Lightning Conductors investigate and track enemies would likely lead to repeated setbacks, followed by spontaneous explosions and discharging electricity everywhere.

Zhang Yuanqing frowned. Finding spies should be the primary goal of the Heavenly Punishment's higher-ups. With Sean Mead's intelligence, it was impossible for him not to think of that.

Wasn't he willing to devote all his efforts to capturing Beast Haas because he felt guilty? Was he actually a spy?

As soon as this thought appeared, Zhang Yuanqing dismissed it. If Sean was a mole planted within the organization by the Freedom Alliance, Catherine wouldn't have had him assassinate Julian.

Moreover, if Sean was a spy, he could have simply agreed. There was no need to refuse so strongly. He could just say that Beast Haas was too good at hiding, and the Execution Department couldn't find him. That would be enough to brush it off.

After all, Evil occupations were hard to find. It was reasonable for Beast Haas to lie low, knowing that the Heavenly Punishment was searching for him.

Refusal made him more suspicious.

Was Sean worried that Vinnie would take the opportunity to attack, ostensibly investigating moles but actually suppressing the Execution Department and weakening his power? Or was she eliminating dissidents while suppressing the Execution Department? Always wary of political enemies; as expected, one's position determined one's thinking, Zhang Yuanqing thought, clicking his tongue in his heart.

Seeing that Vinnie didn't speak, Sean Mead added fuel to the fire. "If the Supervisory Department isn't good at conducting external investigations, it can be handed over to the Five Elements Alliance team. That's what Scouts are good at, isn't it!"

After saying that, he rose from his seat and left the conference room.

With the sound of high-backed chairs scraping, the members of the Execution Department stood up and left the conference room.

The Saints of the Supervisory Department showed anger on their faces, all suppressing their rage.

Vinnie took a deep breath and looked at the Five Elements Alliance group. "We must capture Beast Haas. The Supervisory Department isn't good at tracking enemies, Guan Ya. I'm entrusting this matter to you."

Before Guan Ya could respond, Zhang Yuanqing spoke first.

"I'm sorry, Minister Vinnie, but we're still in the adaptation phase and aren't familiar with the situation in New York County. We can assist in combat, but we haven't reached the point where we can stand alone."

Vinnie was stunned, seemingly not expecting him to refuse. Her delicate eyebrows furrowed tightly.

She looked deeply at Zhang Yuanqing for a few seconds and said, "Then you can leave first. We in the Supervisory Department need to have a meeting."

The Five Elements Alliance support team was also under the management of the Supervisory Department. Vinnie's actions of driving people away indicated that she was angry.

Zhang Yuanqing stood up, nodded, and left with his teammates.

Once out of the conference room, he said in a low voice, "You guys go back first. Asano Ryo, take me to the morgue and help me get a copy of last night's investigation report. I'm not familiar with the people from the Heavenly Punishment."

"Aren't you unwilling to participate?" Sun Miaomiao widened her eyes.

"I just don't want Vinnie to know I want to participate," Zhang Yuanqing's voice was very low.

If Beast Haas obtained Abner Carlisle's address from a mole within the Heavenly Punishment, then the mole was likely a high-level member of the Supervisory Department.

In that case, they couldn't cooperate with the Supervisory Department; otherwise, their actions would be within the mole's sight. Moreover, he hadn't completely let go of Vinnie, and maybe she was the mole.

Zhang Yuanqing remembered Catherine saying that Zhai Cai, the Single Inheritance Knight, lived in Vinnie's house. If Vinnie was from the Freedom Alliance, then the Single Inheritance Knight was in danger.

He had to find an opportunity to remind him. Zhang Yuanqing looked at Asano Ryo, waiting for her response.

Ryo-chan shrank her head. "I, I'm not very familiar with the Heavenly Punishment employees either."

Her communication skills were average, and her social experience was shallow. When she discovered that the Heavenly Punishment members weren't very friendly to her, this "country girl", she became even less fond of socializing.

Furthermore, she was in the Supervisory Department, while the autopsy department was under the jurisdiction of the Execution Department.

Ryo-chan, what use are you? Zhang Yuanqing was wondering how to get the autopsy report without alarming the two Chief Executives when he heard Yuan Ting say,

"I'll help you get it. I'm very familiar with Joni from the autopsy department."

Hmm? Everyone looked at him.

Yuan Ting shrugged. "Joni is Fu Qingyang's crazed fan. She loves hearing me tell gossip about Fu Qingyang."

As expected of you! Everyone nodded, acknowledging Yuan Ting's social skills.

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Back in the office area, after waiting for half an hour, Yuan Ting returned with the completed mission. He brought back not only the autopsy report but also the scene investigation report.

The Saints gathered in a small conference room, analyzing the contents of the reports.

"Footprints of Beast Haas were collected at the scene, in Abner Carlisle's kitchen, bathroom, and bed. Fingerprints and DNA of seventeen people were collected, and the verification results show that they were all female ... Tsk, this guy's style isn't very good," Zhang Yuanqing commented.

Tian Xia Gui Huo held a different opinion. "Carlisle is single. Having multiple female partners doesn't count as a style problem."

Hongjige said, "I'm with Tian Xia Gui Huo this time. We're not married. What's wrong with having multiple partners?"

Tian Xia Gui Huo: "Don't come near me."

He looked at Zhang Yuanqing and said, "An experienced Lingjing Xingzhe wouldn't leave DNA at the scene. If you want to curse or lock him down through DNA, I don't think there's much hope."

Guan Ya suddenly said,

"Not necessarily! Look at the autopsy report. Blair died from the genetic tearing caused by body mutation. He died in pain, but the forensic doctor found toxins in his body.

"Among the Evil occupations, the ones who are good at using poison are Witch Doctors and Deadly Poisoners. The former uses Gu poison, and the latter uses biological toxins. Biological toxins carry DNA."

Tian Xia Gui Huo shook his head. "It's not that simple. If they carried DNA, Deadly Poisoners would have been wiped out long ago. Do you think the Heavenly Punishment doesn't have the curse props of Witch Doctors?"

Zhang Yuanqing pondered for a moment and said, "It's also possible that the DNA in the toxin is different from normal DNA, so the curse won't work."

Tian Xia Gui Huo spread his hands. "The ending is still the same!"

"It's not the same!" Zhang Yuanqing curled the corners of his mouth, not explaining further, and looked at Yuan Ting. "Can you help me get a sample of the toxin?"

He didn't want to curse Beast Haas but wanted to use the Red Dancing Shoes to lock him down. It might not be useful, but it was worth a try.

If the Red Dancing Shoes couldn't lock down the enemy through the nucleic acid in the biological toxin, then he would use the toxin for star gazing and positioning. That way, he could locate a rough area.

Yuan Ting thought for a moment and frowned. "This exceeds my friendship with Joni unless you reveal a piece of gossip about Fu Qingyang."

Guan Ya rolled her eyes. "Fu Qingyang keeps a dozen bunny girls in his villa, but he never cares about them. He favors Yuan Shi Tianzun exclusively."

Zhang Yuanqing: "..."

Guan Ya looked straight ahead. "I've heard a lot of gossip about Yuan Shi Tianzun and Fu Qingyang these past few days. Aunties like it."

"I'll go try..." Yuan Ting got up and left.

"Who would believe such outrageous gossip?" Zhang Yuanqing glared at his girlfriend. "It's fine for Yuan Ting to spread rumors, but why are you joining in?"

"Not only is it outrageous, but it's also boring. There's no explosive point. Can he get physical evidence based on this? Yuan Ting is probably going on a wild goose chase," Sun Miaomiao was a good girl, saying these things purely because her values were upright, definitely not to attack her love rival Guan Ya.

Ten minutes later, Yuan Ting hurried back, pulled out a sealed plastic bag from his pocket, which contained a piece of yellow test paper with dark green patches on it.

"Got it. Joni really liked this information. She felt like she could define the relationship between Yuan Shi Tianzun and Fu Qingyang and planned to shut up those 'righteous' colleagues today," Yuan Ting happily placed the plastic bag on the table.

Zhang Yuanqing forced a smile. "Well done, but I think you need to explain things for Yuan Shi Tianzun so he doesn't die with grievances!"

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