Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

After all the wrangling, Lin Rui's final tax rate was less than 7%.

Lin Rui discovered that the laws of the Ninth Base City were entirely in service of the rich, and now he was also reaping the benefits.

What puzzled Lin Rui was that, after that competition, Fang Ranran rarely appeared at the Martial Arts Society except for the matches, spending the rest of her time elsewhere.

Even during the matches, she looked solemn, as if burdened with worry.

Lin Rui was curious about Fang Ranran's mysterious behavior, but he was also extremely busy with a myriad of issues.

First and foremost was that the government ship he was on would soon arrive at Luojing City, where he was about to officially take office as the Commander of the Anti-Espionage Bureau.

It was a day Zhou Yunfei had long awaited; it meant that the mole who had betrayed the Federal Bureau of Homeland Security and caused many of his subordinates to die tragically was about to be exposed. Find your next read on My Virtual Library Empire

However, during a private meeting, Zhou Yunfei cautioned Lin Rui that after assuming his position, he must act with utmost caution.

"You have just taken office, and your position is not yet secure, nor have you earned the true trust of several Divine Envoys, so you must think thrice before acting and prioritize stability. You cannot afford to lose the big picture over small matters," Zhou Yunfei said.

"There's no hurry with that dossier. You must protect yourself and not do anything that could arouse suspicion from above. Once you have secured your position and are fully confident, then it won't be too late to make a move," he continued.

"When you have the chance, you can look at the contents of the dossier. There's no need to take it out. Although it can't serve as evidence for indictment, it will let me know which bastard is behind this!"

Ever since the establishment of the Third Special Operations Division, Zhou Yunfei's status within the Ninth Division of the Security Bureau had steadily increased, so he was no longer in a hurry to achieve results.

He was eager to root out the traitor hidden within the Security Bureau, but he also knew that Lin Rui's appointment as the Commander of the Anti-Espionage Bureau was of extraordinary significance to the entire Federal Bureau of Homeland Security.

For now, ensuring Lin Rui's safety was more important.

Lin Rui felt the same. After arriving in Luojing, he would certainly observe the situation and act according to his abilities, never putting himself in danger for the sake of Zhou Yunfei's mission.

The second issue concerned the Nursery Rhyme Killer. Not long ago, the Sixth Street Gang and the Tiger Fang Gang from the lower districts had completed a huge drug and arms deal worth 15 billion.

As a major general in the Security Bureau, Lin Rui also paid great attention to this matter.

What he couldn't understand was why, despite receiving intelligence on the matter, the Security Bureau had sat by and let the gangsters complete the deal.

The Nursery Rhyme Killer did not appear either, perhaps due to a lack of interest, or perhaps out of concern for the risk, but either way, there was no sign of him.

Shortly thereafter, the underground world somehow exploded with several key pieces of gang-related intelligence.

One piece of intelligence was particularly enticing: the location of a Tiger Fang Gang underground warehouse, which, in addition to over 10 billion in federal currency worth of various drugs, a large amount of second-hand arms, and scrapped military components, also contained a small golden vault.

It was a true golden vault, storing over 30,000 taels of divine gold and 40 black cards from the underground bank, each worth one hundred million. It was said to be the private wealth of the Loyalty Gang's boss 'Third Master' Jin San.

What was surprising was that the underground warehouse was guarded by over 500 heavily armed troops.

They were an elite private army nurtured by Jin San, a significant force he used to deter many underground powers in the lower districts, with several dozen Martial Cultivators of colonel rank said to be among them.

Although Lin Rui knew it was a trap, he was still very tempted—he saw it as a direct challenge to the Nursery Rhyme Killer!

Based on Lin Rui's understanding of the Nursery Rhyme Killer, he believed this person would definitely not miss the opportunity.

What Lin Rui didn't expect was that Zhou Yunfei could actually be of help in this matter.

"That underground warehouse? You guys in the Third Special Action Division don't need to worry about it, just pretend you didn't see it."

"Really don't need to worry about it?" Lin Rui furrowed his brow, feigning confusion, "This is valuable intelligence we've managed to obtain. With several hundred billion in drugs and arms inside, is it appropriate to just let it be?"

"The thing is, those goods aren't from the Zhongyi Gang; they belong to our own Security Bureau."

Seeing the astonishment in Lin Rui's eyes, Zhou Yunfei shook his head slightly, "The Zhongyi Gang is indeed wealthy, having such a large influence and occupying the most prosperous regions of the lower district for 200 years, their foundations are deep. But they have long established complete money laundering channels; it's unlikely they would keep such a large sum of money on hand."

"According to my investigation, a large portion of the items inside comes from the Security Bureau's evidence room. They probably thought to lure out the Nursery Rhyme Killer with these items. It's a risky method. They might be worried I wouldn't agree and therefore didn't submit a request to me."

Zhou Yunfei let out a cold chuckle at this point, "I'm actually quite looking forward to it. If they catch the Nursery Rhyme Killer this time, good for them. But if they fail to capture him and instead lose the evidence, I'd like to see how they explain themselves to me and to those above."

Lin Rui looked thoughtful and proactively raised his glass to toast with him, "Uncle Zhou, isn't this too reckless? They're using so much evidence from the evidence room without even a report; they're completely disregarding you. But how did you find out about it? If they wanted to keep it from you, surely they wouldn't let a single word slip."

Zhou Yunfei smiled upon hearing this, his gaze at Lin Rui both proud and satisfied, "Actually, I owe it to your good fortune, Lin Rui. The cases that your Special Action Division cracked open have made many within the Ninth Branch see the situation clearly.

"Actually, You Ming was quite cautious. Not only did he hide high-tech quantum trackers in that divine metal, but those bank black cards also have issues. In addition to the nanopositioning chips, they collaborated with the underground banks where the money was stored. As soon as the Nursery Rhyme Killer uses that money, the Security Bureau will activate the tracker immediately, tracing the final accounts that money flows into."

Lin Rui squinted, pondering that General Zhou indeed had a rising position within the Security Bureau, his intelligence network now extremely well-informed, having learned all the arrangements You Ming had made clearly.

"The reason You Ming dared to take so much from the evidence room is because he is confident in their trap. I've heard there's an escape tunnel dug by Jin San beneath the warehouse, and its life support system can sustain a battalion-sized private army. If the Nursery Rhyme Killer dares to strike there, he definitely won't survive."

Zhou Yunfei continued, then sighed, "Actually, I still hope You Ming succeeds. The Nursery Rhyme Killer is indeed a huge headache; I hope that Deputy Director You can capture this killer soon."

The reason he'd been indifferent about You Ming's use of the evidence room was that he didn't want to get involved in this matter.

As the influence of the Nursery Rhyme Killer grew, so did the pressure from above.

Zhou Yunfei didn't want to touch this case at all now, but he also worried that the pressure would eventually reach him.

Lin Rui was highly perceptive; he promptly smiled and raised his glass again, "Uncle Zhou, rest assured, if You Ming can't handle it, our Third Special Action Division will take over the case. I have absolute confidence we can apprehend him in the shortest time possible!"

Zhou Yunfei laughed heartily upon hearing this, thinking to himself, with Lin Rui on side, what is there to worry about?