Banzhen City, Security Department Headquarters.
After Guan Tong and his group of five arrived, the director immediately brought several people downstairs to receive them.
"You've come from far away and must be tired. Would you like to go upstairs to the lounge for some tea first?"
The director's smile carried a somewhat forced eagerness to please, especially when he saw Shangyuan Zi and Suzuki, making it appear even stiffer.
Even though both women were Yingqi, they had now been placed under the North Star investigation team, and the headquarters had no authority to interfere with their personal freedom.
"No need," Guan Tong said. "Give us the credentials immediately."
The director looked at Guan Tong. Though he appeared young, he gave off the impression of being extremely difficult to deal with, rendering all the polite pleasantries he had prepared useless.
"Alright, alright. Where do you plan to begin the investigation? Should we assign some security officers to assist you?"
"No."
"Then would you like to question members of the Yuze Family? We Yingqi handle official matters impartially. After North Star released the evidence, we immediately took all Yuze Family suspects into custody."
"Oh?" Guan Tong asked. "Is Yuze Chun among them as well?"
The director's eye twitched a few times. "The Divine Child... Yuze Chun was assassinated by Shadow, an Ascendant from your Beixing Nation. The whole world knows about it. Don't tell me Investigator Guan doesn't?"
Guan Tong immediately lost interest upon hearing that.
Based on the current evidence, the various purposes of the Gene Hybrid Experiment were all connected to Yuze Chun himself.
He had been both the plan's core leader and its greatest beneficiary.
As for the other members of the Yuze Family, they were merely insignificant small fry by comparison. Given how cold-blooded Yuze Chun was, those