I Belonged to the Association in Life, and I'd Be Its Ghost in Death

Wouldn't that mean making the person in charge of building this bridge take the blame?

And it wasn't their fault.

Besides, the Bureau of Special Affairs had already investigated.

There was nothing wrong with the bridge's quality, nor had any corners been cut with the materials.

It had simply been blasted apart by a single water arrow from that evil god's retainer, summoned from the river by The One.

Forget concrete—even if it had all been made of steel reinforcement, it might not have withstood it.

And so many people had been killed and injured in this accident.

There was no guarantee they could keep it under wraps.

They could only come up with a different explanation, lay some groundwork, and prepare the public in advance.

That was to keep anyone from doing anything too extreme.

The deputy director hurried back to the Bureau of Special Affairs.

The moment he entered, he caught the incomparably familiar fragrance of tea—the tea leaves he treasured dearly, kept hidden away in a cabinet, and could barely bring himself to brew.

At first, he wondered who had such refined taste as to enjoy this kind of tea.

Then he realized that, in the entire Bureau of Special Affairs, he was the only one who had that packet of tea stored away.

So this tea fragrance...

The deputy director's expression twisted.

However, the moment he saw the guests seated on the sofa, he immediately put on an extremely official expression.

"Hello, I'm Zhong Xing, deputy director of the Bureau of Special Affairs."

"I had to deal with something just now and wasn't able to return in time. I'm terribly sorry to have kept you waiting."

"I'm Xie Yu, captain of Amber Team. These two are members of my team."

Xie Yu carried himself with an