Federal Bureau of Investigation

Selina looked up, confused, at He Ao who had picked up the pistol.

He Ao's gaze was directed behind Selina.

A corpse, still bleeding, slid onto the hotel floor. Its eyes were wide, and it clutched a small pistol tightly in its hand. A tiny bullet hole was visible on its forehead.

The bullet had entered through the forehead, pierced the back of the head, and blown off half of the skull.

A headshot, without hesitation.

He actually wanted to appear more composed, but that didn't fit the character image of a 'newbie investigator' killing for the first time. So, he could only try his best to appear a bit dazed, like a novice making a stress response in an emergency situation.

Of course, using firearms was not He Ao's ability, but rather Ander's talent.

Ander himself had a high talent for firearms, which was why he was transferred to serve as Selina's assistant. In the past half hour, He Ao had been adapting to Ander's body and habits.

Selina glanced at He Ao with a hint of shock. She had originally just brought this newbie to 'see the world,' but she hadn't expected He Ao to give her an 'unexpected surprise.'

He Ao maintained his dazed look and glanced at the silver-suited subordinates holding guns.

These people hadn't put down their guns from the beginning. He Ao didn't know why Selina didn't act against them, but them holding guns was always a threat.

Under He Ao's gaze, these people slowly lowered their firearms, held their heads, and squatted down.

Although Selina was experienced, she wouldn't kill. This young-looking simpleton in front of her, however, would actually kill.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has the right to shoot and kill anyone who resists during the execution of a mission.

These people weren't fearless; they were simply emboldened.

Bang—

The suite door was violently kicked open, and police officers in black uniforms streamed in. "Dawn City Police Department, everyone immediately hold your heads and squat down."

After half an hour of commotion, He Ao and Selina finally left the hotel.

The muscular man in the vest and his surviving subordinates were taken away by agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation who had arrived, while the group of men in silver suits were taken away by the Dawn City police.

He Ao and Selina sat side by side in the back of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's special vehicle, falling into a brief silence.

He Ao still had to continue pretending to be a 'newbie' who had just killed someone.

He knew what kind of emotions a person should have when killing for the first time. First, there was a strong sense of loss, a feeling of emptiness, followed by fear and dread. If this fear reached its peak, it could even trigger physiological reactions, such as nausea and vomiting.

As a trained Federal Bureau of Investigation probationary investigator, Ander naturally wouldn't have too strong physiological reactions, but a faint sense of emptiness and fear was necessary.

He Ao hadn't undergone specialized acting training, but he could understand the feeling of killing for the first time, so his performance was quite convincing.

"Your psychological quality is better than I imagined," Selina thought for a moment, patted He Ao's shoulder, and smiled, "It's okay."

As his superior, she needed to pay attention to He Ao's mental state, and He Ao's performance was actually good among newbies.

With a flick of her hand, a small glass bottle containing a light green liquid appeared in her palm. It was the item the two groups had just traded. "Do you know what this is?"

He Ao shook his head.

"IB-Ⅱ, a strong addictive hallucinogen. It will make everyone who injects it madly infatuated with it, even to the point of losing their fortune and ruining their families."

Selina looked out the window. The car seemed to be passing a small park filled with mechanical toys. Some young children were playing near the toys. "If these things were to spread throughout Dawn City, countless children would lose their parents and families, becoming displaced. Many, many people would die unnatural deaths. So, you didn't kill a person; you saved countless families."

Finally, Selina turned back and looked into He Ao's eyes, saying word by word, "Therefore, what you did was righteous."

"Righteous?"

He Ao chewed on the word.

He turned his head and looked out the car window on his side. Across from the mechanical park where the children were playing was an old building. Below the building, in a corner of the street, some disheveled homeless people sat in front of triangular tents, biting on cold bread while watching the children playing in the park.

Above them, a huge display screen was embedded in the middle of the building.

The display screen seemed to be playing a program.

The host, wearing a neat white shirt and a black silk hip-hugging skirt, with exquisite makeup, sat properly on a pink sofa, looking directly at the camera.

"Hello, viewers, and welcome to today's 'Fifteen Minutes'. Our guest today is: the most popular candidate in this mayoral election, Mr. Christos."

The camera switched to the other side, and a tall, handsome, and reliable-looking silver-haired man in a neat white suit appeared on the screen. "Hello everyone, I'm very happy to be invited to 'Fifteen Minutes' today to explain my campaign philosophy. If I become mayor, I will implement universal healthcare, increase taxes on corporations, create more jobs..."

The homeless people sitting below the building seemed to hear the speech on the television. They looked up at the screen.

"Mr. Christos, excuse me for interrupting, but this is an interview program, not your live campaign speech."

The host quickly interrupted Christos.

"Oh, oh, oh, that's great. I thought 'Fifteen Minutes' meant preparing a fifteen-minute speech. I've already prepared a fifteen-minute speech draft," Christos pulled out a thick stack of speech drafts from somewhere, folded it, and tucked it into his pocket.

"To fill fifteen minutes, I even added a few jokes. Now it seems I don't need to fill fifteen minutes. This is really good news..."

He Ao could no longer hear the rest of the conversation because the car he was in had already moved away from the television playing the program, turned into a narrow street, and finally stopped in front of a somewhat secluded building.

"Let's go, let's go see your new office." Selina led He Ao through the main entrance and towards the elevator.

"This entire building is owned by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, but currently only floors forty to sixty-nine, these thirty floors, and basement floors one to three are used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The other areas are rented out to subsidize finances."

Selina pressed the button for the 52nd floor and smiled at He Ao.

"Rented out?"

He Ao thought back. The above-ground part of this building looked to be at least a hundred floors, but only thirty floors were actually used. It seemed that a large portion was rented out.

"Yes, and the price is not low," Selina smiled. "Some chain hotels, apartments, and some businesses are very happy to be with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. We can give them a high sense of security."

Ding—

As they spoke, the elevator reached the 52nd floor. The entire ascent took no more than two minutes, smooth and quiet.

As the elevator doors automatically opened, He Ao's vision was met with small cubicles separated by frosted glass.

"The 52nd floor is where the Criminal Investigation Division is located," Selina led He Ao past the entrances of the cubicles. Some of these cubicle doors were open, some were tightly closed. The people inside the cubicles were very busy, and few looked up to notice the two of them. Finally, they stopped in front of a cubicle in a corner.

On the door of this cubicle, a white paper was taped with transparent tape, on which was written: [Criminal Investigation Team Two]

Selina's hand pressed on the cubicle door. With a soft 'creak—', the lock was released, and Selina pushed the door open and walked in.

"Criminal Investigation Team Two is a newly formed team. Although we are on the 52nd floor, we are not under the jurisdiction of the Criminal Investigation Division, but under the jurisdiction of the Wilderness Field Operations Division. Our supervisor is a bald man named Smith. Hmm... you'll see him soon."

The decoration of the entire cubicle was very simple: two desks, two chairs, and two ultra-thin monitors.

"Criminal Investigation Team Two currently only has the two of us," Selina closed the door casually and leaned against the desk. "Although you've been interning at the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a long time and should be clear about our duties, I still need to explain it to you.

The main responsibility of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is to investigate cases related to the Wilderness or those that cross city lines. Cases within the city that don't involve crossing city lines are within the purview of the Dawn City Police Department. Of course, sometimes there are overlaps, and we cooperate to resolve them.

For example, the two groups we just apprehended, that big dummy was a wanderer from the Wilderness, so he's our responsibility. The one in the silver suit was from the local gang, the Money Rat Gang, and they are the responsibility of the Dawn City Police Department. Sometimes, when the police department can't solve a problem, they also ask us for help."

She looked at the still somewhat confused He Ao and smiled, "The Federation's system is just that complicated. You'll understand it slowly in the future. Let's talk about something happier."

She took out a silver bracelet from her hand and handed it to He Ao. "I already connected your bracelet to the Dawn City Federal Bureau of Investigation's system while you were unconscious.

I don't know how it was calculated in your previous city, but here in Dawn City, salaries are paid weekly. Your weekly salary is eight hundred Federal currency. Last week's salary will be deposited into your account on time every Wednesday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has purchased full social insurance and commercial medical insurance for you..."

While Selina was speaking, the monitor on the desk suddenly lit up, and a slightly balding middle-aged man appeared on the screen.

"Selina, some bad news. A dangerous individual might have infiltrated Dawn City."

"Who?"

Selina stopped talking and looked at the monitor.

"Mu Xiu, a Priest of the God of Chaos, an Evil God Priest with rationality."

Smith said calmly.