Xia Chujian hurriedly stopped him, "Stop!"
Quan Yuxun: "..."
He stopped talking, only looking at her with a questioning gaze.
Xia Chujian sighed deeply in distress, and said, "Don't mention me, okay? My family will beat me to death if they find out..."
Because of Quan Caiwei's matter, Quan Yuxun had thoroughly investigated Xia Chujian.
Now, all the information related to Xia Chujian immediately surfaced in his mind.
He knew that Xia Chujian only had one relative, her aunt Xia Yuanfang.
Looks like this girl has strict family discipline.
A hint of a smile flashed in Quan Yuxun's eyes.
He said gently, "But, you made a huge contribution today. I can vouch for you and ensure you receive the rewards you deserve."
He paused, then used his gentle baritone voice, in a particularly convincing tone, and said, "With your achievements today, you might be able to directly rise from a commoner to a citizen."
But Xia Chujian didn't notice the change in his tone.
A string tightened in her mind.
Something's not right, how did Quan Yuxun know she was a commoner...
Xia Chujian suddenly understood.
She looked at Quan Yuxun, narrowed her eyes, and suddenly said, "Chief Quan, you recognized me, didn't you?"
How did he recognize me? I'm clearly still wearing a self-heating mask! Xia Chujian complained in her heart.
Quan Yuxun was very surprised. He thought she would pretend to be ignorant to the end.
Quan Yuxun's expression didn't change, still with a warm and friendly smile: "...I respect your decision, but I still hope you can consider it carefully."
Xia Chujian said seriously, "Since Chief Quan knows my situation, then please help me this once. This credit, I'll give it to you and your security personnel, okay? Besides, it was originally your guns that killed those people, so it's not untrue information."
Moreover, when she returned the sniper rifle just now, she wiped off all the fingerprints...
She really didn't want to have any involvement with this matter.
Quan Yuxun sighed and said, "Since that's the case, I'll try my best. But I won't take the credit for myself. I'll say it was Passerby A who helped when seeing injustice."
Xia Chujian: "..."
Such a perfunctory reason wouldn't even fool her Small Si Xi, right?
But whatever, let him do whatever he wants, just don't say it's her.
Quan Yuxun agreed to Xia Chujian, and also glanced at his bodyguards.
These people were the Quan Family's elite, and also his confidants.
He didn't even need to speak, just look at them, and they understood.
Moreover, they had a good impression of Xia Chujian. They had never seen such a valiant female gunner.
Their hearts were filled with admiration for her.
This group of people stood here talking, not at all expecting how conspicuous they looked standing in the plaza full of blood, corpses, and Flying Vehicle wreckage.
The Disciplinary Department and the Special Security Bureau quickly noticed them.
...
In the invisible Bat-style Fighter Jet above the Plaza Garden, Huo Yushen was listening to his subordinate's report.
Kang Shanxing reported the results of clearing the scene: "Marshal Huo, there is high-intensity electromagnetic interference at the scene. The surveillance here is completely ineffective."
"Currently, after biological data comparison, a total of one thousand three hundred and twenty people died in the plaza, of which three hundred and forty-two were children under the age of ten."
"There are fourteen survivors on the southwest edge of the plaza, twelve of whom are wearing masks and cannot be searched by avatar data."
"The remaining two who are not wearing masks, one adult and one toddler under the physiological age of three."
"This adult survivor who is not wearing a mask, after avatar data retrieval, was found to be Quan Yuxun, the chief legal advisor of the Senate, and also the famous Qilin Child of the Quan Family."
"That child, less than three years old, because of their young age, does not yet have biometrics and avatar data stored according to the law, so their identity cannot be ascertained for the time being."
Huo Yushen's face remained cold, his aura icy, but he asked first, "...Our casualties?"
Kang Shanxing hurriedly said, "According to Marshal Huo's instructions, when the enemy's strength is far superior to ours, physically eliminating the enemy is the first choice."
"After testing, the enemy's Flying Vehicle level is far higher than ours, so we launched Micro Missiles in advance to destroy all surviving enemy forces."
"Therefore, we have no casualties."
Speaking the last sentence, Kang Shanxing was full of pride and respect.
Although Huo Yushen had no backing and was cold and ruthless, and no one wanted to be his friend,
countless people broke their heads to be his subordinates.
When Huo Yushen was in the military, his legions could gather the most elite soldiers in the entire empire.
Now that Huo Yushen has come to the Special Security Bureau, the most capable imperial government employees are voluntarily transferring to his command.
Because as a commander, only he treats his subordinates as human beings and never allows them to make unnecessary sacrifices.
He is not a benevolent person, nor is he a Mr. Nice Guy. He can take the saying 'benevolence does not control soldiers' to the extreme, but this is for the enemy.
He either doesn't act, or he acts to the extreme.
If he can kill, he won't capture alive. If he says he will leave the other party without ammunition and food, he won't leave the other party with a single bullet or a grain of food.
Moreover, Kang Shanxing knew even better how special the Special Security Bureau was, completely different from the military.
Following such a superior, he would definitely be able to live a few more years.
Huo Yushen didn't care about his subordinate's respectful gaze, and said lightly, "Enemy Flying Vehicle model, did the radar record it?"
"Recorded."
"Track down the buyer based on the Flying Vehicle model. Go and do it yourself, don't hand it over to others. After I have reviewed the information you find, I will decide whether to file it."
Kang Shanxing was a little strange, but he didn't ask any more questions, and saluted, "Yes, Marshal Huo."
Huo Yushen then stood up and said, "Chief Quan's sudden visit, we must welcome."
Kang Shanxing nodded, "I'll call Xiao Meng to go down with you."
"You go and keep an eye on the Mulan City Disciplinary Department. If you find any new clues, don't let the Disciplinary Department interfere."
"...Marshal Huo, have you discovered something?"
Huo Yushen was silent for a while, and said indifferently, "There's something wrong with the energy fluctuations at the scene."
...
Not long after, Huo Yushen, with his secretary and the Action Division Team of the Special Security Bureau branch, came to the southwest edge of the Plaza Garden.
Quan Yuxun was not wearing a mask or hat, while the others were fully armed with masks and hats.
When Huo Yushen walked over, he first scanned the people standing here with his Mental Strength, without showing any signs.
He wanted to confirm that none of the people here were "contaminated" by foreign objects.
With this scan, he discovered someone who shouldn't be here.
Xia Chujian.
Because only she, when he scanned with his Mental Strength, did not give any response at all.
You should know that even ordinary people without Mental Strength do not have this kind of reaction.
Huo Yushen stood in front of Quan Yuxun, with his hands behind his back, and said, "It's really a coincidence, Chief Quan is not spending the New Year on Cangge Star, what are you doing on Guiyuan Star?"
Quan Yuxun smiled and said, "I also think it's a coincidence. I originally wanted to take advantage of the New Year holiday to come to Guiyuan Star to see friends, and at the same time thank Inspector Huo for lending a helping hand to my Quan Family."
Huo Yushen said without showing any signs, "Chief Quan is too kind. Chief Quan must have personally experienced what happened here today. Can you tell me about it first?"
As he spoke, his gaze quickly swept over Xia Chujian.
Then, he saw Xia Chujian holding a silver-white pistol in her hand. The barrel of the gun was very long, and the other end of the long barrel was firmly grasped by a child.
His eyes narrowed slightly.
Quan Yuxun followed Huo Yushen's gaze and saw the scene as well. He couldn't help but find it amusing, and said gently, "This lady just saved this child. Maybe holding the gun like that... makes the child feel safe."
What kind of nonsense is that, a child feeling safe holding a gun! Xia Chujian and Huo Yushen simultaneously looked at Quan Yuxun, the same thought running through their minds: People who study law are indeed particularly good at making things up.
Xia Chujian wanted to say something, but remembering the last time, when she said nothing and was still recognized by Huo Yushen, she tightly closed her mouth.
Huo Yushen coldly asked, "What's the matter with this child? Where are his parents?"
Quan Yuxun, being the shrewd person he was, immediately said, "So, Inspector Huo also knows this lady?"
If he didn't know her, how could he immediately determine that the child wasn't hers? Huo Yushen only looked at Xia Chujian, his face growing colder and colder.
Xia Chujian was simply defeated by these two.
She had no choice but to say, "...I don't know. The situation on the plaza was very chaotic at the time. This child grabbed my... pant leg, so I picked him up."
Huo Yushen then said, "A total of one thousand three hundred and twenty people died on the plaza, including three hundred and forty-two children. This child should be the only surviving child on the plaza."
He looked at the child and added, "Also the youngest child on the plaza."
Barely reaching his lower leg, the child was at most two or three years old.
Xia Chujian didn't understand what Huo Yushen meant by saying this, but hearing that more than a thousand people had died in such a short time, a trace of pity appeared on her face, and she softly said, "...At that time, those Crows were like they had gone mad, and the first ones they attacked and slaughtered were the children."
"Crows?" Huo Yushen was slightly taken aback. "Weren't those people killed by Mental Strength?"
This was the downside of not having surveillance; without eyewitnesses, everything relied on reasoning (wild guesses).
Quan Yuxun also said at this time, "Yes, it was Crows, we all saw it. The situation here was very strange at the time. The electromagnetic shielding was very severe, signals couldn't be sent out, and we couldn't record anything. If we had all died here, probably no one would have known that... Crows appeared here today."
Xia Chujian nodded and said, "Those Crows are different from ordinary Crows. Not only are they much larger than ordinary Crows, but they also have Scales on their bodies, and they can transform between the real and the unreal. After they are killed, they only turn into black smoke and disappear, and no Crow corpses appear."
Huo Yushen suddenly understood, recalling the peculiar energy fluctuation residue he had sensed, and said in a cold voice, "...Not Crows."
"...If not Crows, then what are they?"
"Those are Niapula."
Xia Chujian: "..."
She could understand each word, but when put together, she didn't know what it meant.
However, Quan Yuxun understood. He suppressed the shock in his heart, looked at Huo Yushen, and said in a deep voice, "There were also twenty-five Gray-Robed People who could command the Niapula, and their Mental Strength was very powerful. My subordinates told me that the most powerful Gray-Robed Person should be Rank S, and there were also four Rank S, and the remaining Gray-Robed People were all A-Rank Peak Mental Strength."
Xia Chujian gave Quan Yuxun an appreciative look.
She admired people who could still count in an orderly manner in critical situations.
Huo Yushen's pupils contracted almost imperceptibly.
However, the expression on his face didn't change, still matching the extreme cold weather of this Mulan City.
He said coldly, "Have these twenty-five people already escaped? I will have people chase them down, none of them will escape!"
Quan Yuxun: "..."
Xia Chujian: "..."
Huo Yushen looked at them: "...Is there a problem?"
Quan Yuxun thought to himself, how many years had it been since he had told such a perfunctory lie, but he still had to say it.
The smile on his face became even more amiable, and he said warmly, "We were lucky. At that time, a Passerby A happened to pass by and saw those twenty-five Gray-Robed People slaughtering unarmed civilians, so he drew his sword to help and killed them all. —They were all beaten into blood mist, and I estimate that even their ashes are rarely seen."
Xia Chujian added, "Yes, that Passerby A beat twenty-four of them into a ball of blood mist, but there was still one Gray-Robed Person whose upper body was beaten into blood mist, and his lower body fell down."
She casually pointed to a spot in the plaza.
Huo Yushen glanced at his secretary, Kang Shanxing.
Kang Shanxing understood and hurriedly led people to the direction Xia Chujian pointed to investigate.
Huo Yushen looked at Quan Yuxun, then at Xia Chujian, and said, "...So, a passerby suddenly took action and killed all twenty-five super-high-level Gene Evolvers?"
"Chief Quan, can you take a lie detector test from our Special Security Bureau regarding your statement just now?"
Quan Yuxun smiled bitterly and raised his hands in a gesture of surrender: "No, I can't."
He looked at Xia Chujian apologetically: "Ms. Xia, I tried my best."
Xia Chujian: "..."
In this day and age, even top lawyers can't pass a lie detector?
Huo Yushen's face was grim as he turned around sharply. "You two, come with me."
Quan Yuxun signaled his bodyguards to wait there, and he and Xia Chujian followed Huo Yushen forward.
As Xia Chujian moved, the child also took small steps, tugging at the barrel of her silver-white handgun, and followed her forward.
Xia Chujian had no intention of carrying the child.
Quan Yuxun sighed and bent down to ask the child, "Do you want Uncle to carry you? We can move faster."
The child gripped Xia Chujian's gun barrel even tighter, a look of terror on his face, his little body trembling.
Xia Chujian said, "Chief Quan, don't scare him. Let him do what he wants."
Quan Yuxun said, "Are you sure he wants to drag your gun barrel? Do you know that what you're doing is already violating the Imperial Child Protection Act?"
Xia Chujian felt like a black pot had fallen from the sky, and she said aggrievedly, "...He's not my child. I'm just helping others. How is that illegal?"
Quan Yuxun: "..."
"The Imperial Child Protection Act isn't just for parents; it's for all adults in our country," Quan Yuxun explained.
Xia Chujian gave a slightly mocking laugh and glanced at the dead children in the plaza, saying, "...What about them? How does the Imperial Child Protection Act protect them?"
Quan Yuxun's face gradually became serious, and he said, "This is where the law is imperfect, but we have already killed all those who murdered the children. So, justice will ultimately be served."
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