Chapter 32: Not Praising Me? The Group Members’ Analysis
After sensing the astonishing lethality of the white-robed figure, Zhang Yuqi understood that the opponent was undoubtedly prepared, and resistance would be futile.
She could only look for an opportunity to escape.
She continuously unleashed spiritual arts to fend off the attacks, contemplating, ‘The people in the community couldn’t have vanished into thin air; I must be within some special barrier! The range shouldn’t be too large.’
‘The distorted barrier between the community and the outside world must be the boundary of the barrier!’
At this moment, several bolts of lightning struck the water sphere, the flashing electric arcs quickly dissipated, not causing much of a ripple.
Below, Bai Yu, protected by Qin Wanqing, felt a sense of regret seeing this.
Damn it!
If there were elemental resistances, lightning would definitely counter water, and it could penetrate it.
It’s just that his current strength is too weak, so he can only play a supporting role from the sidelines.
Just as the offense and defense were locked in such a stalemate, a massive phantom appeared behind Zhang Yuqi.
A Four-Armed Naga!!!
Instantly, the surrounding space felt much more humid, and immense water elements rapidly gathered.
“You are all seeking death!!!”
Four massive water snakes quickly took shape and charged directly at everyone.
For a moment, everyone was forced into a defensive posture.
However, one of the water snakes rapidly changed direction in mid-air and charged towards the community barrier.
Qin Wanqing immediately formed a barrier with hand seals.
But it could only hold for a moment.
The water snake collided with the barrier, causing violent tremors and even a few cracks.
Seeing this, Zhang Yuqi’s heart rejoiced.
But from behind the Li Family strong expert, a sword box flew out, releasing seven flying swords.
After ascending, seven pillars of light descended, instantly forming a barrier with extremely potent killing power.
The Naga behind Zhang Yuqi let out a sharp roar, the space vibrated, and the seven long swords also trembled incessantly.
Yet, the formation was still rapidly taking shape.
“Hmph! You’re forcing my hand!”
Zhang Yuqi didn’t want to give up the opportunity, her entire body erupting with energy, unleashing the Naga’s divine power to the fullest.
The Four-Armed Naga’s hands materialized weapons and began to unleash attacks.
However, Li Yunbin and the other two group leaders instantly unleashed their ultimate moves.
Eight green swords, like rainbows piercing the sun, streaked across the sky and landed on the Naga’s phantom.
The unreliable Ninth Group Leader manifested a Golden Buddha behind him, unleashing hundreds of fist marks.
The Eighth Group Leader, a muscular woman, unleashed her full power with fire dragons accompanying her fists.
“Boom~”
The Four-Armed Naga’s phantom couldn’t withstand such immense power for long and shattered with a roar.
“Pfft~”
Zhang Yuqi spat out a mouthful of blood, clearly severely injured.
However, the Investigation Bureau personnel did not act rashly, continuing to use techniques to wear her down, guarding against any last-ditch counterattack.
After about twenty minutes of intense fighting, Zhang Yuqi was completely exhausted. The Li Family strong expert sealed her powers with a special talisman, revealing her human form.
“Thank you, Fifth Uncle!”
“Mm, just perform well at the Investigation Bureau.”
With that, the Li Family strong expert departed.
After the battle concluded, the Ninth Group Leader reverted to his unserious demeanor and said, “Little Li, just tell me, how much is that combo of mine worth?”
“1%.”
“??? You’re too stingy!”
“Ten percent of the contribution points, no more.”
“Hey, why are you so stingy? My brothers risked their lives to catch this person for you, can’t you spare 15%, firm price.”
“Ten percent.”
“Fifteen percent.”
“At most 12.5%.”
“Deal!”
After the negotiation, Hu Chengyong felt much more relaxed. These contribution points were practically free money.
It’s just that the Seventh Group had such a huge haul today, capturing two important figures, and now they’ve caught a Fishman Follower!
Their performance this month is likely unbeatable.
Unless he could snatch the case of the Vampire Baron from the Seventh Group, but the difficulty was too high.
Lost in thought, Hu Chengyong suddenly thought of something and looked at Bai Yu, “The Seventh Group’s performance was normal before. How come it took off as soon as you joined?”
Hearing this, the Eighth Group Leader, Jiang Yan, also looked at Bai Yu, a hint of interest sparked towards this newcomer in the Seventh Group.
Seeing everyone’s gaze suddenly lock onto him, Bai Yu smiled shyly, “This time it was really just luck. This Fishman Follower was a female streamer. I was working at that company a few days ago. When I saw her last night, I felt something was off. Combining various clues, I deduced it.”
Just luck??? How could they not believe him at all!
Hu Chengyong rolled up his sleeves and said, “Come on, brothers, grab your weapons, let’s go snatch her!”
“No need to snatch, just name your price.”
But Bai Yu was only halfway through his sentence before Liu Feifei covered his mouth.
“Mmph~ Mmph~”
“Hmph! You signed the contract, don’t even think about running.”
Bai Yu blinked frantically, thinking: She’s kidnapping me!
On the way back in the car.
Liu Feifei kept a close eye on Bai Yu, in case he had any ideas.
Bai Yu said speechlessly, “I finally managed to integrate with the group so quickly, I’m not switching. You’re acting like you’re watching your pet…”
“Hmph! That’s good then.”
After a moment of silence, Liu Feifei couldn’t help herself and vigorously ruffled Bai Yu’s hair, saying, “I want to know, how much are you hiding, kid? You’ve only been here for a day, and you’ve almost matched our half-month’s haul.”
Bai Yu felt smug internally but feigned innocence, “No… that dagger and my power are sworn enemies. It’s normal to find him, right?”
“And this Fishman tonight, he’s been targeting me for a long time, and he was asking for death! I had to take him down.”
“As for the Fishman Follower, I also figured it out based on interrogation details, surveillance footage, and my experience yesterday.”
“All of these have causes and effects, okay?”
Liu Feifei pouted, feeling she had lost all trust in Bai Yu.
Bai Yu was genuinely helpless.
I clearly didn’t cheat when capturing the Fishman Follower! Why aren’t you praising me?
Sad, hurt, mushroom.
However, Group Leader Li Yunbin spoke up, “Indeed, everything has its cause and effect; it’s Bai Yu’s personal ability. I hope you can perform even better in the future.”
“Definitely!”
“Mm, then what other information are you hiding? Just tell us directly. We’ll treat it as our analysis and keep it confidential.”
“Hahaha~”
Li Yunbin, known for his cool demeanor, suddenly cracked a joke, and everyone couldn’t help but laugh.
“…That’s all. I’m completely drained.”
“Then that’s it for tonight. As for the Fishman Follower case, the Eighth and Ninth Groups will split twenty-five percent combined, the logistics group gets twenty percent, and you get thirty percent. Any objections?”
“No!”
He was quite content. Thirty percent of the contribution points from the Fishman Follower case would definitely be enough for him for a long time.
Night.
Around 11:50 PM.
The Investigation Bureau.
Inside Bai Yu’s residence.
He stretched his arms.
“Phew~ Fortunately, I finished the thirty-kilometer mission this afternoon. Otherwise, if I missed one, I’d regret it to death!”
He took off his shirt and looked in the mirror.
Despite not doing any intense abdominal workouts, he already had the outline of some abs.
“It seems like the spiritual energy cleansing my body, along with the cultivation-assisting spiritual food from the canteen, activated the muscle cells in various parts of my body.”
He showed off his biceps, a solid pair.
“I estimate I’m currently in a period of rapid strength growth, gaining twenty to thirty kilograms of strength per day.”
“If I could get some body-tempering cultivation techniques, paired with the Ten Spirit Nourishing Soup, I might be able to forge a path to becoming a saint through my physical body!”
A strong physique clearly offered more security.
He glanced at the time. Five minutes until midnight, when the intelligence would refresh.
“Sigh, honestly, I really don’t want to check the intelligence at midnight; it easily leads to insomnia.”
“But with only five minutes left, and having accumulated 14 Intelligence Points, I can’t resist!”
With five minutes to spare and nothing else to do, Bai Yu glanced at his phone.
Jiangnan District Group 3 Chat.
“Looks like today is another calm and uneventful day.”
“Indeed, no major news.”
“I did see several vehicles that looked like Investigation Bureau cars entering the Yunhu Garden community, but it seems like nothing major happened.”
“Whoa! Yunhu Garden community, rich people!”
“No, no, no, I was delivering food and saw it on the way.”
“…”
“I was watching a live stream tonight from a streamer at Light and Shadow Media. I saw a Big Boss from the Special Investigation Bureau’s Seventh Group on the stream! The kind with superpowers.”
“??? Investigators on a live stream?”
“They were probably investigating a case. What’s more interesting is that a female streamer actually yelled at a young investigator, saying things like quitting, not finding a job, and intending to freeload off the company. I was stunned at the time!! That female streamer actually had such guts!”
“Was it a script?”
“No! The investigator Big Boss who appeared quickly had the stream shut down. Dozens of streamers, and later, no clips of it could be found online. The streamer who angered the investigator reportedly apologized to the investigator in her fan group, then disbanded the group. She must have been dealt with!”
“That female streamer’s guts are really something, daring to provoke an investigator!?”
“These people don’t understand anything. They’re just a bit famous and have gotten too carried away.”
“You guys are making me curious!!! What exactly happened, I really want to see.”
“Oh right! I remember about three months ago, there was a weird crying case at the Light and Shadow Media Building. Later investigations said it was caused by a Spiritual Energy Rift. I wonder if it’s related.”
Bai Yu glanced at the messages, realizing these people had indeed seen and analyzed quite a bit of information, most of which matched. They just didn’t know the inside story.
“As expected, there’s strength in numbers. A small group chat has uncovered a lot of information.”
“I just don’t know what level of sanctions the company imposed on Zhuzhu Baby. I’m a bit curious~”
Just as he was thinking this, new messages appeared in the group.
“Holy crap! This female streamer seems to have posted a new video, and it’s an apology video!”
“Give me the link, I’ll go check it out.”
“Hahaha, she dares to speak such honest words. It looks like she really angered a big shot. Maybe dozens of people were watching and filming this video? Serves her right!”
Seeing this, Bai Yu contentedly exited the group chat and then sent a message to Zhang Youpeng.
“Asleep?”
“Not yet! I still feel a surge of energy, very spirited. I’m doing push-ups right now.”
“Your perseverance makes me feel ashamed.”
“Hehe, Brother Yu is more capable than me, so I can only rely on hard work.”
“Once the contribution points are distributed, I’ll get you something good to try.”
“Alright, thanks, Brother Yu!”
“Bye-bye.”
Midnight arrived. He put down his phone.
Activating the Golden Finger!!!
