Luo Yan did not care about fangirls or fanboys.
But he was still gratified to learn that Jing Yu had become an Earthly Department dragon rider.
The Strategic Affairs Department needed a steady stream of fresh blood to consolidate its position and face even more challenges.
Young people like Jing Yu, who had already entered Mystic Mastery while still students, were precisely the talent the Strategic Affairs Department needed.
After returning to the Strategic Affairs Department base, Luo Yan went to see Bai Shaotang and reported what had happened at sea, omitting only the matters concerning the Nether Fish and Wan Qing.
After listening carefully, Bai Shaotang shook his head. "Freedom Wings really refuses to give up. They actually ordered pirates to do something like this."
"When the Pearl was looted and word spread that the Strategic Affairs Department had done it, I felt that things couldn't be that simple."
"I also suspected that Freedom Wings was crying wolf, having their soldiers disguise themselves as Strategic Affairs Department personnel to carry it out."
"But I didn't expect them to be even more shameless than I imagined."
"To achieve their goal, they're even willing to cooperate with pirates."
Luo Yan nodded. "I interrogated those pirates. They said the head of Azure Dragon Shipping connected with Freedom Wings through an intermediary."
"That intermediary was called Jiang Hua. He's an old man, though the name may have been an alias."
Bai Shaotang smiled. "It doesn't matter. Even if it was an alias, I can still dig him out."
"Captain Luo, you did well. You disrupted Freedom Wings' arrangements at sea and brought back such a crucial lead."
"Once we find Jiang Hua, we'll have evidence that Freedom Wings ordered the pirates to act."
"By then, I'd like to see how Freedom Wings explains