Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

Lin Rui flew up to Luo Wangshu and was about to bow in greeting, but Luo Wangshu waved her hand to stop him, "From now on, there's no need for such formalities. I don't subscribe to superfluous courtesy here. Tell me, how do you plan to handle this case?"

Lin Rui answered without hesitation, "I have already ordered the people from the Seventh Surveillance to rush to the capital and arrest the owner of this mansion villa. Afterward, I will return to the Assassination Bureau to establish a special case group to investigate the Ministry of Justice, the Capital Magistrate, and the Imperial Guards, and arrest those involved."

The concept of a special case group was also a foreign word, brought over by the Heavenly Demons from beyond our borders.

Luo Wangshu raised an eyebrow, "Why investigate the Ministry of Justice and the Capital Magistrate? And how will you set up the special case group?"

Lin Rui thought to himself that since his mentor wanted to clean the imperial governance, he would certainly need to have both the Ministry of Justice and the Capital Magistrate under control.

However, he couldn't speak so candidly, and said with a solemn expression, "Mentor, judging by the situation here, the number of people involved in the disappearances is likely not small. I estimate, perhaps somewhat conservatively, that there may be upwards of ten thousand victims. Could the Ministry of Justice and the Capital Magistrate really be completely unaware?"

Luo Wangshu nodded slightly in satisfaction upon hearing this; regardless of whether those two departments were aware or not, they were inexcusable! They were either colluding with evil demons or simply warming their seats without doing their duties.

Lin Rui continued, "As for the special case group, I plan to be the leader, overseeing the whole operation, with three deputy commanders to assist. We will fully dedicate ourselves to the investigation and cast a wide net in our search for suspects."

Luo Wangshu was even more satisfied. She clapped her hands, "Exactly, that's how it should be done! I'm going to the Divine Envoy Bureau now, you come back with me, in case the Emperor and the two Imperial Brothers ask for details."

Upon hearing this, Lin Rui glanced reluctantly at the three unconscious Heavenly Demons below.

Luo Wangshu smiled relaxedly, "Several experienced and adept supervisors from the monitoring division will survey and clean up the scene here. As for those demons, they will later be sent into the Ten Thousand Dragon Tower for suppression. They won't be able to escape."

She reached out her hand and, with a motion, pulled Lin Rui through the air towards a floating vehicle in the distance.

Li Wei, standing not far away, watched the two depart and couldn't help but sigh, "Xiaoyun, your little junior brother is indeed extraordinary. He seems born to be an official. His future achievements will surely far surpass those of you and your fellow disciples."

He had detected the implications in Lin Hao's words. The phrase 'with three deputy commanders as support' meant letting Lin Hao's subordinates charge into battle on his behalf.

Having already received the greatest accolades, there was indeed no need for him to take the lead from this point forward. He could leave the dirty and tiring work to his subordinates, claiming a share of any merit while any mistakes would fall on others.

As for 'casting a wide net in our search for suspects,' it meant to expand the strike range as wide as possible. As long as the case remained unsolved, it would aid the Third Divine Envoy in controlling the related parties.

This was not an answer from the perspective of cracking the case, but rather one from a higher political level, with words cloaked in respectability.

"Junior brother's talent is indeed something I can't match," Meng Weiyun said with a light laugh, appearing indifferent on the surface, but feeling slightly disheartened inside.

She distinctly felt that ever since her junior brother's arrival, mentor's affection was quickly shifting, and she was no longer the most favored disciple.

Meng Weiyun then rose into the air, "Mentor, wait for me, I am also going back to the city."

She took to the air and landed on Luo Wangshu's flying vehicle.

At that moment, Lin Rui was standing at the helm of the flying vehicle, his eyes filled with amazement.

This was a huge floating vehicle, the body of which was like a small palace, spanning five mu and six stories high, extremely ornate.

However, what truly astounded Lin Rui was the 'power source' of the flying vehicle—the eight Seventh Realm double-winged flying dragons pulling it. They flapped their wings and sped through the sky like lightning, covering more than fifty li in an instant.

But that wasn't what shocked Lin Rui the most.

He just realized that one of the eight Seventh Realm double-winged flying dragons looked somewhat familiar.

Lin Rui thought for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Demon dragon? Are you that demon dragon from the Tianxiang River—called Ma Tianlong?"

Lin Rui took half a breath to recall the name of this demon dragon.

He had seen it mentioned in the archives about demon dragons, but the memory was vague.

The demon dragon didn't answer but continued to flap its wings. However, tears flowed from its eyes.

It was once a dignified person, a Martial Cultivator beyond the Fifth Realm and close to the emperor level, destined for a limitless future. Now, due to a failed transformation into a dragon, it had fallen to the status of livestock.

The Heavenly Demon didn't want to bother with Lin Rui, harboring intense hatred for the man in his heart.

If it weren't for this bastard, he would still be reigning as a great king in the Tianxiang River.

"You recognize it?" Meng Weiyun asked with a curious look in her eyes, then suddenly said, "It must be the Heavenly Demon you spoke of. I caught it in the Han State region and, noticing its well-developed bloodline and adequate spiritual intelligence, sent it to my master. It just so happened to make up the eighth flying dragon."

She let out a light snort, "Had I known it was the same Heavenly Demon with heinous crimes you mentioned, I would have slaughtered it right there." Find more to read on My Virtual Library Empire

Upon hearing this, Lin Rui couldn't help but laugh, "This really shows that the net of heaven has large meshes, but it lets nothing through. However, let's postpone its execution; making it live in regret and anguish may be far more satisfying than killing it outright."

Meng Weiyun wasn't very interested in the Heavenly Demon; she got straight to the point, "Junior brother, I have finished reporting my duties yesterday, and I will return to Jie Town in two days. I would like to know if there has been any progress regarding the matter I asked you about previously?"

Lin Rui took a moment to respond, then realized Meng Weiyun was referring to the medicines she wanted: the implantable devices and synthetic Golden Cores.

Sister Meng Weiyun later added some special alloys—all regulated items of the Federation, developed as military metallurgical technologies in recent centuries, extremely precious.

Lin Rui turned back with an uneasy look and glanced at his master standing on the rear balcony, wondering if it was really alright to discuss this matter in front of his master.

Lin Rui cleared his throat, "I've asked on sister's behalf, and it's doable, but the fee is somewhat steep. It would be 3.2 million silver notes of demon silver, payment upfront, delivery to come later; you can designate a specific location where they will airdrop it directly."

His expression was one of deep anguish, "Sister, this is the last time; please don't ask me to do this again."

Now that he had his own escort starship, Lin Rui no longer needed to use the channels of the Security Bureau and could transport goods directly with the starship.

Jin San, who valued his life, had a very high-end escort starship, equipped with quantum leap and stealth devices from forty years ago—the best at the time.

Even by current standards, they were top configurations. After being optimized and adjusted by the Heart of Guang Ming No. 9, they became even more powerful, considerably outperforming the starships used by the military and the Aberration Management Bureau. It would be a shame not to use them for the trade of Tianji Star.

The problem was that this would further reduce Lin Rui's costs.

For the goods worth 3.2 million silver notes of demon silver, he could acquire them for 820,000 silver notes; adding the two nuclear fusion fuel depots at the disposal of Heart of Guang Ming No. 9, the profit was close to 400%!

Therefore, Lin Rui felt tremendous pain, feeling that he was betraying Meng Weiyun's kindness, as she had been so good to him, yet he was about to make such a hefty profit from her.

"Only 3.2 million? Are you sure?"

Meng Weiyun narrowed her eyes, thinking that the channel Lin Rui had hooked up with had significant power.

The black market price for these goods would be at least 6 million.

"What are you afraid of, junior brother? We're buying Heavenly Demon goods, not betraying the great Song Dynasty; we're doing it to better combat the extraterritorial Heavenly Demons. Take those alloys, for instance; my friend at the Mechanical God Temple could forge better armor and Magic Artifacts. Actually, even the emperor and the two Divine Envoys are doing such dealings in secret, just not openly."

Meng Weiyun thought it must be tough for her junior brother; a man who despised demons like enemies, who upon assuming office, had cracked two major Heavenly Demon cases, and now she was pushing him to buy Heavenly Demon substances.

However, among the few Heavenly Demon channels they had contacted, Lin Rui's offered the most reasonable price, and his identity was the most suitable.

She patted Lin Rui's shoulder in a comforting manner, "If this channel is reliable, we should maintain it. You have the Imperial Dragon Seal; you are the person the gods trust the most. Whatever you do, no one can say anything. What is there to fear?"

Lin Rui gave a wry smile upon hearing this, wondering what he could say.

At that moment, however, he heard Meng Weiyun's tone harden, "I will bring the silver note to you later, a portion of which will be paid in divine gold. But after this transaction is complete, you could probe them, ask if they could acquire the Type 7 and Type 8 injections and those regulated items from the Heavenly Demon East Asia Science Academy."

Lin Rui frowned upon hearing this.

In that instant, he distinctly felt the gaze of his master, Luo Wangshu, settle upon him.

Lin Rui realized that Meng Weiyun's words might have been on behalf of Luo Wangshu.

So, did his master also want him to act as a middleman?

Lin Rui felt an immense headache. Setting aside whether the East Asian Republic would agree to sell them or not, even if they would, he didn't want to make money at the expense of his conscience from his master.