Supreme Electromagnetic Tyrant
Chapter 242 - 184: Doubts Upon Doubts

Chapter 242: Chapter 184: Doubts Upon Doubts

Ji Xinghuo was caught between laughter and tears. That level of popularity is enough for Yu Meiling?

In recent years, Yu Meiling’s popularity has declined, but that’s only when compared to Zhao Manying.

In the public’s eyes, she’s still the absolute core of the Skywalker Team, the incredible genius ranked fifteenth in the ladder competition, known as the "Ice and Fire Queen," with both beauty and talent. Her fans number in the hundreds of millions—a single spit from each one could drown Min Chongwu.

Of course, Ji Xinghuo knew that Min Chongwu was only joking, but he still pretended to consider seriously and said, "You won’t do, I can’t teach you."

"What?" Min Chongwu’s face fell. "Why not?"

"Because you have no hair." Ji Xinghuo’s gaze landed on the other’s shiny bald head as he responded earnestly.

"Hahahaha..."

There was suddenly an outburst of laughter around them, filling the air with a joyful atmosphere.

Min Chongwu’s face froze, but then he couldn’t help but laugh as well, cussing, "Fuck! You’re also making fun of my hair."

Ji Xinghuo patted him on the shoulder. "A girlfriend should be someone with whom you share mutual feelings. You can’t just look at whether someone is pretty or demand they are also a powerful expert. That’s asking too much of others. Captain Min, you’re not such a superficial person."

"I am," Min Chongwu nodded emphatically.

Ji Xinghuo was left speechless.

"Listen, listen..." Min Chongwu raised his voice. "This guy found himself the prettiest girlfriend, and now he tells us not to care about looks. Is that even humanly reasonable?"

The swordsmen unconsciously nodded along.

"Why do I detect a hint of sourness?" Ji Xinghuo had a puzzled look on his face. "Did anyone eat lemons this morning?"

"Damn it!" Min Chongwu clenched his teeth. "You’re so asking for a beating!"

"I need to vindicate those heartbroken netizens!"

A light glowed from his fists.

Much of the observing swordsmen were men, many fans of Zhao Manying, taking delight in the drama and even cheering Min Chongwu on.

"Stop messing around."

Zhou Yishang came out of his office and ordered them, "Go back to your stations. What are you all doing, so early in the morning?"

The swordsmen shrank their necks and scattered.

"Director Zhou, I’m off to do my shift." With those words, Min Chongwu skedaddled.

Ji Xinghuo followed Zhou Yishang into the office.

Zhou Yishang’s face also revealed an expression that all men understand, laughing, "Do you want Xuexiao to tell me about your affair? I was kept in the dark, not even a peep from you about dating the number one in the ladder competition. You really have some skill."

"It was a matter of coincidence." Ji Xinghuo didn’t know how else to explain.

Zhou Yishang didn’t dwell on it and became serious again. "Your personal identity has been exposed, and I don’t know how many eyes are on you now. I can have the Internet Information Department block your relationship with the Sword Bureau, but I can’t hide it from those who are determined. You’ll have to be more cautious on future missions."

"I understand," Ji Xinghuo nodded in agreement. "Thank you, Director Zhou."

"You’re welcome."

Zhou Yishang rubbed his temples and pushed a briefing toward him. "This is an initial investigation result from the intelligence department, have a look."

Ji Xinghuo read it attentively.

After reading, he found himself even more puzzled and perplexed.

"It actually has nothing to do with the Emperor Star Club, and even the people from the Tianqin Sports Stadium are in the clear. This investigation result is quite unexpected."

Zhou Yishang nodded, "I’m also surprised, but this is the conclusion we’ve come to so far."

The report was very clear.

Two key individuals from the Tianqin Sports Stadium, the Security Department manager and the Shield Department manager, were both controlled by the same Mind Hacker. Additionally, several mid-level managers of the stadium were controlled to carry out the assassination plan.

The thirty plus bionic people were transported into the stadium half an hour before the match began.

The surveillance video captured this process as well.

The shapeshifting genius "Gao Xuan" worked with the Mind Hacker, turning into a staff member during the second match, waiting to strike at the right moment.

The process of selecting audience members on-site was also manipulated by the Mind Hacker, who controlled backstage personnel, ultimately resulting in selecting himself.

The whole process was clear and straightforward, with a complete logical chain.

The Sword Bureau also has Mind Hackers, even at Legendary Levels, and conducted Mind Interrogation on a few controlled individuals to confirm they weren’t lying.

They are all employees of the Tianqin Sports Stadium management company. The higher-ups of the company were interrogated overnight and found to be clear of any issues.

These individuals have no affiliation with the Emperor Star Club.

Moreover, the Emperor Star Club were also victims.

Because the match was forced to stop and rescheduled, the plan for the competition and broadcasting time were disrupted. They had to re-rent the stadium, among other inconveniences, and suffered significant economic losses.

"What about the ticket sales company?" Ji Xinghuo asked.

The biggest question in the whole affair was how the enemy knew he was coming to the match. The half-hour headstart in their setup was a discrepancy.

"We’ve already checked, no leads," Zhou Yishang shook his head. "There are several ticket-selling platforms, not just the sports stadium management company that could see the information of the ticket purchasers. Any employee of a certain level within the dozens of distribution channels in the country could access the names of the audience."

"Because it’s just a name, without any other information, it can’t be considered a major privacy breach," they said. "The main reason is to prevent ticket scalpers and intermediaries."

"At this stage, there are thirty to forty thousand workers nationwide who can access audience names."

"There are over a hundred thousand query records, involving more than five thousand people."

Ji Xinghuo felt a headache just listening.

The workload was too massive; there was simply no way to continue the investigation.

The Sword Bureau’s personnel have always been prized for their quality, not quantity, unlike the Security Department, which had a vast number of people. Finding the leaker from over three thousand people was not something that could be done overnight.

Zhou Yishang pushed two reports over to him.

One was the file information on the enigmatic genius "Gao Xuan," and the other was the analysis of the bionic people.

Most of the time, Gao Xuan was in the Star Realm, registered as a Super Mutant on his citizen file. In the past twenty-odd years, he returned to Earth only about fifteen times, and none of those times was to the Earth Asia-Pacific Community, but rather, he went to the American Federation.

The North America branch provided a clue that Gao Xuan had appeared multiple times in the New Everlasting City.

The New Everlasting City is located on the East Coast of North America. It includes the former New York and the surrounding New York Metropolitan Area and is the second-largest city of the American Federation.

"Why is a person from the Asia-Pacific Community always active in the United States?" Ji Xinghuo questioned.

"Intelligence suggests that the help provided by the people on the American side is what allowed Gao Xuan to ascend to Legendary status," said Zhou Yishang. "It’s very likely that he has always been a Mutant nurtured by the United States."

Ji Xinghuo was shocked.

This meant that Gao Xuan was originally a spy from the American Federation, a Legendary-level spy whose potential for destruction was immense.

Fortunately, he was dead, which was good news in this incident.

Ji Xinghuo continued to look at the other report.

The analysis of the bionic people showed that their creators were a robotics company under the Giant Consortium. Originally a batch of domestic robots, they had been modified into combat robots, equipped with firearms and firepower systems, by someone with highly skilled modification abilities.

"The Giant Consortium..."

Ji Xinghuo looked up, "Director Zhou, if I recall correctly, the headquarters of the Giant Consortium is in the New Everlasting City, right?"

"Correct," nodded Zhou Yishang.

Could it be that he was wrong, and this matter really had nothing to do with the Emperor Star Club? Ji Xinghuo couldn’t help but think that his continuous assassination attempts were due to being dragged into it by Shen Yucheng, who was always seeking channels to contact the top-tier of the Giant Consortium during his time in the Immortal City.

Previously, he thought that was just a smokescreen tossed out by Shen Yucheng.

But now, in retrospect, it seemed more like a directive.

The so-called Qianyuan Association, did it have a close relationship with the Giant Consortium?

Seeing Ji Xinghuo deep in thought, Zhou Yishang asked, "Do you have another conjecture?"

"I do," Ji Xinghuo didn’t hide anything and said directly, "Since last night, I have felt that the Emperor Star Club was highly suspect."

"Evidence?"

"I have no evidence, just my intuition," Ji Xinghuo admitted candidly. "The ticket Man Ying gave me was an internal ticket from the Emperor Star Club, and although many people in the sales channel could have seen my name, the Emperor Star Club was the first to know, they can’t be ruled out as suspects."

"Moreover, the name Qianyuan Association is clearly a domestic term, and doesn’t sound like a translation."

"All the evidence from the scene points to the Giant Consortium, which seems too deliberate."

"Logically speaking, the Emperor Star Club shouldn’t make such a low-level mistake to expose themselves, but there’s also a possibility that they’re using this very mode of thinking against us, acting in the opposite way. If they boldly make their move and successfully kill me, they’d achieve their goal."

After listening, Zhou Yishang nodded slightly and after a long contemplation, he finally said, "If by misfortune your guess is correct, do you know what that implies?"

"I know," Ji Xinghuo replied solemnly.

It implied that one of the thirteen Heavenly Kings of the Asia-Pacific Community, the nation’s wealthiest man, "The Great Magician" Shi Hongyi, was colluding with the American Federation in secret!

It was truly sensational.

With Shi Hongyi as a Heavenly King and the nation’s richest man, if he betrayed, the damage to the nation would be incalculable.

Of course, it wasn’t necessarily a betrayal, but it certainly wouldn’t be beneficial to the nation.

Zhou Yishang thought it over many times, but in the end, he still shook his head, "Our Sword Bureau is a legitimate agency; without evidence, we can’t act recklessly."

Ji Xinghuo’s eyes flashed, "What do you mean?"

"I won’t provide you with any support, but I tacitly allow you to investigate on your own accord. That’s the privilege of a Chi Xiao Knight," Zhou Yishang stated gravely. "The Sword Bureau’s investigation will continue, but in a different direction, mainly focusing on finding Peng Zhenshan."

Peng Zhenshan was the mole previously hidden inside the Sword Bureau, a former Chi Xiao Knight. If they could capture him, they were certain to make a major breakthrough.

"I understand," Ji Xinghuo nodded. "Next, I will use my relationship with Man Ying as a cover to increase contact with the Emperor Star Club."

"That’s fine," agreed Zhou Yishang.

Ji Xinghuo placed the Purple Lightning Sword on the table, and Zhou Yishang glanced at it, "Keep it with you for self-defense, just don’t take the sword out of Chang’an."

"Alright," Ji Xinghuo stood up to take his leave.

"Be careful."

As he was about to leave the office, Zhou Yishang’s reminder came from behind.

Instead of leaving the base immediately, Ji Xinghuo went to the training department and requested a private Martial Arts Arena to explore the new abilities he gained from the Titanium Cobalt Dragon Blood rising to Third Level.

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