Grandmaster Yao Jianyue's Disciple

Baodu City, the administrative center of the Southeast Region.

The headquarters of every department were located in Baodu City.

At that moment, Xia Zhao was sitting in a conference room.

The large screen in the conference room displayed a list of people who had entered Qijia Town for training recently.

The list could be searched directly.

Entering a name would reveal whether it appeared on the list.

However, there were others watching beside Xia Zhao.

There were some things she did not want others to know, so she could only check through them one by one.

As she searched, she suddenly found the name she had been looking for: [Wuling Education].

Yet after that name was a parenthetical note containing the character "virtual."

Xia Zhao's delicate brows unconsciously furrowed.

"Little Director Liu, what is the situation with this person? Why is there a note after his name?"

Upon hearing Xia Zhao's question, Young Master Liu's expression changed slightly.

Although he held this position and possessed some authority,

he did not understand such detailed matters.

Secretary Hong beside him immediately took over.

"Miss Xia, this name does not belong to a real person, but to a virtual identity.

The old system could not register groups.

So a virtual identity was generated for registration purposes.

This [Wuling Education] account should belong to the Lingshan Municipal Education Bureau."

After saying this, the secretary recalled some other details and continued explaining.

"Using this kind of identity requires approval from the corresponding Municipal Bureau.

I heard that Miss Xia came to investigate clues concerning criminals.

A virtual account is too conspicuous and would not be difficult to trace.

If someone truly intended to cause trouble, they likely would not come using such an identity..."

Young Master Liu's secretary explained in detail.

One important reason he explained so thoroughly was that this was actually against regulations.

For a place like Qijia Town, identity verification was mandatory for entry.

Hearing this, Xia Zhao pondered briefly before asking, "Do you know why they used a virtual identity?"

"In most cases, it is because qualification allocations are uneven and difficult for the organization to distribute.

So they simply participate under a group identity, to keep others from seeing it and causing conflicts," Secretary Hong continued.

Internal allocation was always a difficult problem.

Seeing that Xia Zhao was still frowning, Young Master Liu spoke up as well.

"I'll immediately issue a notice of criticism to the Lingshan Municipal Education Bureau. This is a typical violation.

We can catch whoever used a false identity this time and make an example of them..."

Before Young Master Liu could finish, Xia Zhao sprang to her feet.

"No!"

Xia Zhao reacted fiercely, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

After the two words left her mouth, she seemed to realize they were inappropriate and hurriedly calmed herself as she explained.

"They only went to Qijia Town for training once. There is no need to make such a big issue of it.

The lower departments have their own difficulties as well.

As long as there are no other problems with their identity, there is no need to pursue this matter."

Now that she had confirmed Li Yuan was from Lingshan City and was a Martial Dao practitioner within the education system, the rest would be much easier to investigate.

Xia Zhao had no interest in searching further. She made an excuse and left.

Young Master Liu wanted to invite her to lunch, but Xia Zhao politely declined.

He and his secretary saw Xia Zhao off.

Watching her drive away, Young Master Liu unconsciously furrowed his brow.

He was absolutely satisfied with Xia Zhao.

They were the same age, though he was three months older.

Whether it was her appearance and temperament, her Talents and strength, or finally her family background and status,

Xia Zhao was a daughter-in-law who completely satisfied both him and the Liu Family.

But Xia Zhao's attitude was truly hard for him to grasp.

He always felt there was a barrier between them, making it difficult for them to truly become close.

"Secretary Hong, did you get the feeling that Miss Xia paid special attention to this [Wuling Education]?

Perhaps she even came here specifically to find this person..."

Upon hearing the question, Secretary Hong fell into thought. After hesitating for quite a while, he finally replied.

"I think your intuition is accurate, Director. Miss Xia seems to know that person.

She came today to investigate his background."

As Secretary Hong spoke, he too frowned.

"I've told you several times before, Director, that you cannot be too straightforward when pursuing women.

I could smell your affection for Miss Xia from ten meters away, yet she has no curiosity about you at all.

But this person made Miss Xia take the initiative to investigate."

There was not much information at present, but Secretary Hong felt that something was clearly wrong.

Hearing this, Young Master Liu's expression also turned ugly.

What one could not obtain stirred the heart, while those favored were always fearless.

Why was he, a direct descendant of the Liu Family, not appreciated?

Because he had revealed his feelings too quickly.

"Can we find out this person's identity?

There should be a photograph on file for anyone entering Qijia Town."

Young Master Liu wanted to see who this person using the [Wuling Education] identity really was.

Secretary Hong gave a negative answer.

"This kind of virtual identity only has a photograph on its on-site access card.

The system only pulls up the ID-card photo.

You cannot find a photo through a direct search, but I can trace the user's past records through this account."

Young Master Liu nodded and immediately told him to handle it.

At the same time, Li Yuan was still being jostled around on the bus.

The venue for this Youth Martial Tournament was twelve hundred li from Lingshan City, and the roads were poor, so the journey would take quite a while.

No one else on the bus spoke to Li Yuan.

They were somewhat isolating him.

Li Yuan was happy for the peace and quiet. He had no interest in talking to them either.

Deputy Director Zeng Chang sat at the very front of the bus, gazing at the scenery outside.

There was a hint of desolation on his face, as though he had been abandoned by the times.

The bus could not travel too quickly on these mountain roads, lest it encounter Fierce Beasts.

They would probably reach their destination late tonight.

Six o'clock in the afternoon, Baodu City.

After obtaining firsthand information, Secretary Hong immediately went to report to Young Master Liu.

"Director, I called in some favors and have identified the person who used the [Wuling Education] identity.

I also received word that Miss Xia is having people investigate him as well.

Her exact description was: a young male Martial Dao practitioner who had used this identity and possessed great comprehension in Martial Dao."

Young Master Liu's expression darkened as he quietly asked who that person was.

"Grandmaster Yao Jianyue's disciple, Jin Fan!"

Secretary Hong did not beat around the bush and directly named Jin Fan.

"He used that identity before to represent the Lingshan Municipal Education Bureau at a seminar.

For this Youth Martial Tournament, he was originally supposed to represent Lingshan City.

But some conflicts arose, and he switched over to Chishan City.

Because of that connection, it was no longer convenient to openly give him a training opportunity in Qijia Town.

Using this virtual identity to participate makes perfect sense."

By this point, Young Master Liu was more than half convinced.

Yao Jianyue's disciple indeed possessed some qualifications to compete with him.

"Is he participating in the Southeast Region's Youth Martial Tournament?

Do we know anyone on the Tournament Committee?

Ask them to lend us a hand. Within the limits of the rules, put some pressure on this Jin Fan!"