Chapter 67: Canal and Auction, Director Yang at the Entrance
Seeing the large amount of red liquid in the pipe, Bai Yu sniffed it. It had a herbal scent, not a bloody one!
It was no ordinary item.
‘The possibility is extremely high.’
Realizing this, Bai Yu quickly took some samples.
He already had a general idea in mind, allowing Captain to use the sewer as a clue to reasonably locate the target, rather than conducting a widespread search and alerting them.
‘This approach should be fine.’
‘After all, in my previous life, even poison from the sewers could be traced back to which household. The technology in this world, having been refined through countless cases, is definitely not bad.’
The rain poured down relentlessly.
The roadside had already accumulated shallow water over five centimeters deep.
Bai Yu and the other members of the Seventh Group, naturally under the escort of the two powerful individuals from the Li Family, planned to return to the Investigation Bureau.
In the car.
Li Yunbin said, “With such a major incident happening today, it’s best to stay at the bureau for the next few days and wait for news. It’ll also give me a chance to consolidate my strength.”
Liu Feifei clenched her fists and strongly agreed, “Exactly! Exactly! I was supposed to have a day off today.”
She said this while putting her hands on her hips and pouting, looking at Bai Yu.
Bai Yu could only turn his head away, look out the window, and awkwardly touch his nose.
Looking at the heavy rain, he couldn’t help but say, “By the way, Captain, this rain is likely closely related to the water vapor the Fishman Race was guiding earlier. It won’t stop anytime soon. It might even cause floods.”
“Speaking of which, we’ll definitely face various natural disasters like floods in the future. Is there any solution?”
Li Yunbin pondered for a moment and said, “Tianhai City does experience frequent rainstorms, and the existing drainage facilities should theoretically be sufficient.”
“However, for long-term considerations, the official authorities plan to build a canal on the Qingyun River, connecting it to Qingcheng City in the north.”
Bai Yu asked in confusion, “Qingcheng City?”
“If I recall correctly, it’s about 200 kilometers away, with a mountain range in between.”
Li Yunbin nodded, “That’s right! The engineering work is immense and will require at least a hundred billion in funding.”
“Speaking of which, because of this, there’s an auction happening soon, on the 31st of this month.”
“It will primarily auction items related to cultivation, as well as some Ancient God advancement items, and special items that cannot be detected.”
“Most of the buyers are wealthy individuals from Tianhai City and the surrounding areas. The auction is largely charitable in nature, with auction prices often being three to five times the actual value of the items.”
Hearing this, Bai Yu’s eyes lit up.
Finally, the auction he had been waiting for was mentioned! He remembered there was a Golden Page at this auction.
If the Captain hadn’t brought it up, he would have asked about it himself.
Seeing Bai Yu’s interested expression, Li Yunbin smiled, “I plan to go and take a look. Do you want to come?”
“Of course! I’ve never experienced an auction before, I’m curious what it’s like.”
“Just tell me what you want to bid on. Consider it a loan from me; with your abilities, you’ll definitely be able to repay it.”
“Got it!”
After a moment of silence.
Liu Feifei, unable to contain herself, asked, “Is there any movement from that Dragon Pearl?”
As soon as she said this, although the others showed no particular expression, everyone could guess they were eager to see it!
Since Captain had made so many arrangements for this matter, Bai Yu naturally didn’t hide anything and took it out directly.
The bead wasn’t large, only about twenty centimeters in diameter, aquamarine in color. Unknown energy seemed to be circulating within it, and a coiled little dragon could be seen, appearing to be asleep.
Liu Feifei looked at the little white dragon, utterly smitten.
Her voice softened, “This is a dragon? It’s so cute~”
Bai Yu also lowered his voice, “I just don’t know how strong it is.”
“A dragon would definitely not be weak!”
Since the little dragon was inactive, after watching for a while, Bai Yu put it away.
What was peculiar was that Bai Yu possessed some ability that allowed him to put away the Dragon Pearl, just like he could with the Golden Page!
This was also the reason why the Dragon Pearl had not been exposed.
After driving for a while longer, the water on the road became deeper and deeper.
In some low-lying areas, the water had already reached waist-level.
Seeing that they were about to return to the Investigation Bureau, Bai Yu touched the bottle of red sewage from the sewer he had stored in his chest.
Seeing Bai Yu take out a strange item, Liu Feifei curiously asked, “What is that?”
“It’s the sewage we saw when we surfaced.”
“Sewage? Why would you collect that? That area is under Yun Dong District’s jurisdiction. We just mentioned the sewage to them.”
“Because… this might be related to the person who made the Sin Blood Potion.”
As soon as he said this, Li Yunbin accidentally pressed the accelerator too hard, causing a sudden brake. Fortunately, due to the heavy rain, there weren’t many cars, so he also slowed down and drove slowly.
Li Yunbin’s tone was somewhat agitated, “Are you sure?”
“Yes. I studied the Sin Blood yesterday. I feel there’s a slight connection between it and this.”
Hearing this, Li Yunbin frowned, “There’s no Sin Blood energy in this liquid. I can sense that much.”
“I’m just saying there’s a connection. For example, could this be an ingredient used to neutralize the energy of the Sin Blood Potion, allowing ordinary people to withstand it?”
At these words, everyone fell silent.
They all knew that Bai Yu had special abilities.
What he said might not sound entirely logical, but it was very likely the correct answer!
With this thought, Li Yunbin said, “I’ll have someone trace the sewer to see which factory or residential building it’s being discharged from.”
“That’s my intention too. It would be best to keep the operation quiet and discreet. This should be an important figure, and we absolutely cannot alert them.”
“Understood! I’ll make the arrangements.”
After speaking, Li Yunbin took a deep breath and exhaled heavily.
They had been investigating for months with no significant leads. Yet, Bai Yu was now telling him that he had found the key figure in the production of the potion!
Even more absurdly, this clue was something they had all seen, but no one had paid attention to it, thinking it should be handled by the environmental protection bureau.
Could this kid truly be a genius at solving cases?
Investigation Bureau.
Li Yunbin seemed to have received a message. He glanced at it briefly and then said, “Old Man Yang was attacked. The attacker was a Fishman Leader.”
After Bai Yu joined the Investigation Bureau, he had learned about the Fishmen.
Both the Fishman Priest and the Fishman Leader were figures in the Spirit Sea Realm! The Priest even held a higher status.
Bai Yu: “Is he alright?”
“He is.”
Hearing Li Yunbin’s unusually calm and confident tone, Bai Yu instantly understood.
Li Yunbin was more prepared than he had imagined!
‘They even sent out Spirit Sea Realm experts. It feels like this isn’t just to help me; the Li Family has also set up a trap?’
After a brief exchange, they were about to disperse when they noticed Director Yang standing at the entrance of the main building, quietly watching them with a hint of a gratified smile.
“Director Yang!” “Good morning, Director Yang!”
Director Yang’s smile held a touch of relief as he said, “It seems you’ve accomplished something significant and averted a major crisis.”
“Well done! Excellent work.”
Without waiting for their reply, Director Yang turned and went back into the building.
The other team members couldn’t help but glance at Bai Yu.
“??? Why are you looking at me? We all participated! Everyone knows that, right?”
Li Yunbin speculated, “With Director Yang’s special abilities, he probably saw more than we did.”
Bai Yu’s heart stirred.
Indeed! If this white dragon fell into the hands of the Fishmen, what would happen?
Afterward, Li Yunbin rented a cultivation room within the Investigation Bureau and began his formal cultivation.
Most of his time during his return to the Li Family was spent planning today’s operation; he hadn’t even had time for the most important matter of cultivation.
Bai Yu, on the other hand, was rushing through the rain to complete the thirty-kilometer mission!
The heavy rain in Tianhai City continued unabated, with no signs of stopping. Some areas were already flooded and were undergoing emergency treatment.
Five PM.
Room 401.
Bai Yu was currently meditating, circulating the Great Heavenly Cycle.
【Obtained Golden Intelligence Fragment *1】
“Hoo~”
“Golden!”
However, based on the probability alone, it would take one hundred and eleven days to obtain a complete Golden Intelligence.
During this process, he would also need to accumulate a large amount of Intelligence Value.
“Beep~”
Seeing his phone ring, Bai Yu opened it.
It was a message from Professor Wang Wen.
“I heard the school is holding a party on the evening of the 27th. Are you planning to go?”
Bai Yu was a little confused. Why would Professor Wang Wen ask him this?
“Why are you asking about this?”
“Just say whether you’re going or not.”
“This rain is expected to last for three days! The party will likely be canceled. If the weather is good and it proceeds as planned, I might go.”
“Okay, I understand.”
After the conversation, Bai Yu still couldn’t figure out Professor Wang Wen’s intentions.
“Such a strange personality.”
“Never mind, I’ll focus on my own business first.”
He took a deep breath and looked at the intelligence with the keyword Talisman Brush.
Confirm purchase!
Hope it’s something good.
