Chapter 104 - 101: Purging the Wicked

Chapter 104: Chapter 101: Purging the Wicked

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Li Mingyue walked out of the Night Bar.

When she faced Bai Juzhi, she was filled with a sense of despair.

When evil masquerades as justice, the world is truly beyond saving.

For now, all she could do was protect the other people in this bar.

She had already reached an agreement with Bai Juzhi.

As long as Bai Juzhi stopped harming the innocent people in the bar, she wouldn’t cause trouble for him.

But...

She was truly unwilling to accept it.

Li Mingyue took out her phone and called Cao Ye.

Cao Ye:

"Hello?"

Li Mingyue pressed her lips together and told him everything Bai Juzhi had done in the South Sea.

Cao Ye simply replied nonchalantly:

"Oh."

Li Mingyue trembled.

"Aren’t you going to do anything about it?"

Cao Ye:

"Getting rid of Bai Juzhi is easy, but sooner or later, a second and third will appear."

Li Mingyue gritted her teeth.

"Then can’t we just clean it up from the source?!"

Cao Ye:

"Which one of the Senior Investigators at the Anomaly Administration Bureau doesn’t want to clean it up from the source?

But you know who the source is, don’t you.

Zhao Pengcheng has something behind him. We can’t touch him, at least not right now.

By the way, was your trade successful?"

Li Mingyue was very disappointed.

"Yes. I got a Taboo Item. It’s an eye, and now it’s my left eye."

Cao Ye asked nervously,

"Are there any side effects?"

Li Mingyue pondered for a moment.

"No. I can control it perfectly."

Li Mingyue then explained the abilities of the Tear of Hela.

After hearing this, Cao Ye fell silent for a moment before asking cautiously,

"If a major disaster was about to occur somewhere in the Xia Kingdom, could your eye see it?"

Li Mingyue thought for a moment.

"No problem. It can."

Cao Ye laughed on the other end of the line.

"Good, good, good! Since you’ve made contact with *that person* and your Taboo Item has this kind of ability, then we *can* do something."

Li Mingyue was taken aback.

"Do something about what?"

Cao Ye’s voice turned grim.

"Tomorrow night, I’m sending the Blue Whale Brigade to the South Sea on a covert mission. They’ll take down Bai Juzhi directly at that bar.

And not just him. We’re taking down that tumor Zhao Pengcheng along with him."

Li Mingyue’s spirits lifted.

"Are you serious? A moment ago, you said you couldn’t touch them..."

Cao Ye said,

"There’s no time to explain.

Your mission now is critical, and you’re the most reliable person to handle it."

Li Mingyue immediately adopted a serious expression.

"Please, tell me what to do!"

Cao Ye said,

"I need you to covertly evacuate the residents near the Night Bar through the Public Security Bureau.

I can’t issue an order to the South Sea Public Security Bureau without Bai Juzhi finding out, so I can only rely on you.

You came from the South Sea Public Security Bureau, so I believe you can coordinate things on the inside."

Li Mingyue replied at once,

"No problem!"

Besides, her connections at the South Sea Public Security Bureau were quite solid.

After all, the criminal investigation captain, Luo Quan, was her master.

Li Mingyue suddenly thought of something.

Cao Ye’s decision to suspend her was probably not just about letting her secretly trade with Dusk.

Could it be that Cao Ye had planned all along to immediately eliminate the tumor within the Anomaly Administration Bureau as soon as her trade succeeded?

Thinking of this, Li Mingyue’s eyes narrowed. She thought to herself,

’That old fox.’

Cao Ye continued,

"Alright, you have one day to get your connections at the Public Security Bureau on board.

I’m going to report to my superior now to apply for the orders and proper procedures."

Li Mingyue paused for a second.

"Your superior? Are you applying to Zhao Pengcheng?"

Cao Ye sounded a little exasperated.

"He has a superior, too."

...

「Imperial Capital, Beimang Mountain, Anomaly Administration Bureau.」

Cao Ye straightened his slicked-back hair in the mirror.

His suit jacket and trousers were worn neatly and properly.

He even, on this rare occasion, put on a tie.

After a final check in the mirror, Cao Ye took out his work phone.

He made a video call, then respectfully propped the phone up on his desk.

The call connected quickly.

On the screen was an old man in a uniform.

The man was over seventy and thin, but his eyebrows were sharp as swords, and he looked full of vigor.

If Li Mingyue were here, she would have cried out in shock!

She had seen this old man on television!

SNAP!

Cao Ye saluted.

"Sir! Anomaly Administration Bureau Vice-Director, Cao Ye, reporting with an urgent matter!"

His voice was loud, practically a roar.

Fortunately, the director’s office had high security and excellent soundproofing; otherwise, everyone outside would have heard him.

The old man’s gaze was profound.

"Are you certain this time?"

How could all the dirty deeds Zhao Pengcheng had done possibly escape the eyes of this old leader?

However, the old leader was wary of him.

But now, things were different.

With the Tear of Hela, they could predict the time and location of the enemy’s large-scale destructive acts.

Cao Ye said in a low voice,

"The Anomaly Administration Bureau now also possesses the means to perfectly control a Taboo Item.

I can guarantee that we can suppress the Taiping Dao.

Chief, we are no longer the ones on the back foot!"

The old leader asked,

"When do you plan to make your move?"

Cao Ye said,

"Now."

The old leader looked at Cao Ye meaningfully.

"I thought you would use Zhao Pengcheng first to dig out the Taiping Dao."

Cao Ye’s eyes were icy.

"For every day Bai Juzhi and Zhao Pengcheng remain alive, people will suffer.

The Anomaly Administration Bureau’s first duty is to protect the safety of the people, not to eliminate villains."

He paused, then gave a disdainful smile.

"The Taiping Dao? Even without Zhao Pengcheng as bait, I’ll wipe them all out sooner or later!"

He hadn’t moved against Zhao Pengcheng before because he was faced with a "trolley problem"—a question that went against basic human morality.

Killing Zhao Pengcheng would save a small number of people from being brutally murdered by him and his subordinates.

However, it might provoke a riot from the Taiping Dao members behind him, leading to even more deaths.

It was completely unfair to that "small number" of people, but he had no choice.

As the vice-director of the Anomaly Administration Bureau, responsible for maintaining social order, he had to consider the bigger picture.

But now, everything had changed.

The Eye of Hela could predict the time and location of mass-casualty events,

allowing them to anticipate the Taiping Dao’s retaliatory acts of destruction.

The Anomaly Administration Bureau finally had a way to stop the Taiping Dao,

and no longer had to hesitate to act against Zhao Pengcheng for fear of the consequences.

Use Zhao Pengcheng?

Let Zhao Pengcheng live even a moment longer?

Set a trap to lure out the members of the Taiping Dao?

That method might be quick, but heaven knows how many innocent people would have to die in the process!

Hearing Cao Ye’s words, the old leader showed a gratified expression.

"You finally have the sense of responsibility befitting the Director of the Anomaly Administration Bureau. Go. Take action."