Lian Rui was as wise as his name suggested.
Within the Security Department, he was renowned for his intelligence and resourcefulness.
That was probably why his temples had already turned gray despite being only a little over forty.
At this moment,
he stood outside the entrance to Changle Fang, his gaze deep and profound.
After receiving word that an action-team captain had been killed, Lian Rui had mobilized his team and immediately sent someone to investigate what had happened.
By the time he arrived at the entrance to Changle Fang,
he already had a clear picture of the incident.
At the Six Academies Sword Discussion, Ling Han had seized a "strange thing" belonging to a student from Hundred Battles Academy, causing that student to fall unconscious at the venue.
All the clues indicated that Ling Han had deliberately tried to take it, so Yingtian Academy had done everything it could to assist Hundred Battles Academy in demanding that Ling Han return the "strange thing" he had taken.
Ling Han had refused to return it, so Luo Yan of Hundred Battles Academy had broken through the door, triggering a series of events.
In the course of those events,
an action-team captain from the Security Department had been killed.
The victim was named Bao Wang. He had been on close terms with Ling Han, and an additional sum of merit points had even appeared in his bank account today.
The account that had made the transfer was none other than Ling Han's.
Combined with the statements from Bao Wang's team members, it was basically certain that Bao Wang had abused his position for personal gain and used his authority to help Ling Han.
As for why he had been killed, that still required further investigation.
That was also why Lian Rui was