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In total, that is 900,000 Lini. This box of resources was somewhat lacking, but together with the bag of crystals Miaomiao had given him last night, it was just about enough!

Thinking this, Fang Ze took out the bag of crystals and threw it into the box. Then, he touched the cultivation resources inside the box and murmured, "Full repayment!"

Accompanying Fang Ze's murmur, a rabbit with wings suddenly appeared in mid-air.

Its crimson eyes looked at Fang Ze and mechanically said, "Repayment successful."

Having spoken, it turned into a beam of red light and enveloped the box of cultivation resources.

In a moment, the heap of resources dissipated in the red light, turning into the purest elements and vanishing into the air.

After the red light faded, there were still two translucent crystals quietly lying in the box—a part deemed leftover by the World's Laws.

Fang Ze chuckled and pocketed them.

Afterward, Fang Ze yawned, adjusted the chair to a comfortable position, and began... taking a nap in advance...

.......

At that time,

Inside the Security Bureau.

Rumors about Fang Ze and Bai Zhi's Special Case Team were flying all over the place.

Even though to date, no details of the Special Case Team had been disclosed, news of last night's meeting in the state had gradually spread to Emerald City.

Many well-informed commissioners had known since this morning that the state was very dissatisfied with Bai Zhi and Fang Ze for using the Special Operations Order to directly take down the Deputy Director of the Investigation Bureau.

They believed that this order gave the Security Bureau too much authority, which would severely affect the work of other departments.

Thus, using this as an excuse, they demanded that the Security Bureau cease using the Special Operations Order.

In order to retain the Special Operations Order, under pressure, the Bureau Chief promised to prove the necessity of the Special Operations Order. Therefore, he offered a deadline of three days to crack the case.

Upon hearing this news, most of the commissioners were not optimistic about the Special Case Team.

Three days!

A typical case involving an Awakener committing a crime, regardless of the process's progression, would need a week or even a month.

And a case involving senior administrators of Emerald City, like this one, was even more troublesome.

Not to mention anything else, just the fact that they couldn't use violence or special methods was enough to cause headaches.

Additionally, since Qiu Yue was the Deputy Director of the Investigation Bureau, she inherently had some anti-interrogation abilities.

With her entangled and powerful network, she could entirely wait for someone from behind the scenes to rescue them, so her confidence was even more substantial. She was not afraid of bluffs or deceits.

Therefore, just thinking about finding the mastermind behind the scenes within three days, and also providing relevant evidence, everyone felt it was an impossible task!

Just as the people in the Security Bureau felt that it was an impossible task,

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This time, it came from inside the Security Bureau, and there was more than one source.

The new rumor said: Fang Ze thought three days to crack the case was too much; he would solve it in just one day. Then, to not influence his investigation and to keep his interrogation techniques confidential,

he had driven all personnel out of the detention room. He then physically unplugged all the surveillance cameras, transforming the entire detention room into his own private world...

This sudden change sparked a lot of discussions among the people in the Security Bureau,

"What is Fang Ze doing?"

"I don't know. I can't understand it."

Someone questioned, "Isn't this against the rules?"

Another explained, "It definitely is against the rules. But with the special circumstances and Bureau Chief Bai Zhi backing him, there shouldn't be any problems."

"As long as he doesn't harm the Deputy Director or use special methods on her. If it's just an individual interrogation, there shouldn't be much issue."

After saying this, it immediately raised concerns among others, "But why is he conducting an individual interrogation? It isn't really for using special methods or beating the suspect, is it?"

"I don't know..."

Many were worried about this prospect.

After all, in everyone's eyes, Fang Ze had always been known as fierce, overbearing, and disdainful of rules.

Even though his talents had been revealed in the past few days, changing everyone's impression from "weirdo" to "talented genius with quirks,"...

thus seeing Fang Ze lock himself up with two suspects and promising to solve the case within a day made many commissioners somewhat anxious...

.....

Meanwhile, in Gu Qing's office, the bespectacled woman, Xun Yi, was also discussing this matter with Gu Qing.

Xun Yi adjusted her glasses and asked emotionlessly, "What do you think?"

Gu Qing yawned, speaking informally, "How else can I look? With my eyes, of course."

Xun Yi, annoyed, her forehead vein pulsing, said, "I'm asking you seriously!"

"Don't just watch the excitement!"

"The state is watching this matter. If he breaches protocol and fails to uncover the mastermind behind this, chaos might ensue."

"If the Bureau Chief can't handle the pressure, in the end, it'll still be up to us to clean up the mess."

Seeing her anxious demeanor, Gu Qing chuckled and said, "Take it easy, take it easy. You have to trust our young friend."

"If he says he can solve the case within a day, then let's wait a day and see."

"What's the rush..."

As he spoke, he paused, then added, "By the way, help me get a copy of last night's meeting records from the state. Also, check who the Council Members are that have been pressuring the Bureau Chief today?"