Inside the office, the typewriter clattered away. As the print head moved, it printed out an official approval document from the Southern Alliance.
Baja lifted the roller pin holding down the typewriter paper and pulled the approval document from between the rollers. A faint smell of ink still lingered on it.
"Boss, is this thing really okay?"
Baja placed the approval document on the desk. At this time of year, nobody was allowed to go to sea without an approved sailing permit. Su Xiao had called Dean Vik to ask about it, and the exact words from the other side had been that the Alliance was clamping down hard. Even he could not obtain an approved sailing permit at this stage.
Su Xiao picked up the forged Alliance seal and stamped it at the bottom of the document. The practical meaning of forging this approved sailing permit was far less important than its symbolic meaning. Su Xiao had no intention of completely falling out with the Alliance, as that would cost him many conveniences. This thing was merely a fig leaf to prevent their relationship from being torn apart.
It was already afternoon. Youke City remained as peaceful as ever, while undercurrents surged in the neighboring city of Gaman.
According to the real-time intelligence Su Xiao had received, the white-haired youth and Aiqi had joined forces. The two had gone to the Thorn Flower Newspaper in Gaman City that morning. It was now nothing but ruins.
There was no need to elaborate on the details of their investigation. The protagonist team would not face resistance from the Alliance, because both Su Xiao and Kingsley were suppressing it through their own means.
Even the Alliance would not offend both Su Xiao and Kingsley at the same time, let alone the Alliance