Chapter 436 The Devil of Love
Finally, Su Ming was brought to a spacious office by Zhou Xiaoxiao. The spacious office was divided into many workstations by plastic grids. It looked no different from the people working in other companies. As soon as Zhou Xiaoxiao showed up, she caused exclamations from her colleagues. Many people came forward excitedly to say hello. After all, in their eyes, Zhou Xiaoxiao was dragged into the ghost realm and was most likely dead.
Zhou Xiaoxiao greeted her colleagues one by one, then asked Su Ming to wait outside for a while while she went into the office further inside.
Su Ming nodded, then put on the clothes given by Xia Xiaoyu, and followed Zhou Xiaoxiao into the office further inside.
Although he couldn't see anything, he could hear the conversations of people outside.
"I didn't expect you to really come out of the ghost realm." The vicissitudes of life voice common to an old man.
Zhou Xiaoxiao: "The person you asked me to investigate last time was not Su Ming. He is indeed a nobleman who looks very similar to Su Ming. Xia Ming played an indispensable role in our survival from the ghost realm this time. He is standing outside now."
"He rescued everyone?"
"That's right."
There was silence for a few seconds.
"Are you sure that person is not Su Ming?"
"no."
"It doesn't matter if it is true. The royal family no longer intends to hide it. If we really find Su Ming, the first thing we have to do is to negotiate."
"No wonder your attitude seemed a little strange when I mentioned Su Ming just now. It turns out you didn't intend to arrest him."
"Since you have come out of the ghost realm, you must have a clearer understanding of the horror of monsters, right? Some monsters are quite unsolvable. The relationship between our island and the four major alliances is not good. There is no special agency on the island like is specifically used to fight monsters. Although our investigation department and the public security department next to us can solve many small monsters, their professional level in this regard is far inferior to that of the Alliance's Investigation Bureau.
so……"
"I see. So the royal family also wants to create an organization like the Union Investigation Bureau, but they are suffering from a lack of manpower, right?"
"That's right. The royal family has wanted to destroy the Iron Demon for nearly a hundred years. Every king has wanted to destroy the Iron Demon, but there are only a few people who can deal with the demon, and many expeditions have ended in failure. Thirty years ago, the previous king organized a large-scale secret expedition, which gathered nearly half of the A-level psychics in the country to fight the Iron Demon.
Among them, there were four people who surpassed A-level and reached S-level, but they were all destroyed.
It turns out that demons are different from ordinary monsters. The local mythology here gives the demon too much power. It is more powerful than any demon that has appeared here before. If it continues, I don’t know what will happen in the end. The royal family has always wanted to obtain the power of the Investigation Bureau. "
The old man paused, and suddenly asked: "Did you hear any sound?"
"Oh, no, please continue. It's quite interesting. This is the first time I've heard of such confidential things."
The sound that the old man just detected was the sound of Su Ming's footsteps, but Su Ming was in a completely "invisible" state, so he was not detected.
The old man didn't care at all, as if he didn't notice there was a person with long black hair in his office, and continued talking to himself.
"In short, the royal family has been trying to recruit professionals. We have enough personnel. Although we cannot match the alliance, we have enough to form an investigation bureau. What we lack is management methods and systems, so we need specialized talents. Someone like Su Ming, who is strong, has killed demons alone, and has discovered two unconventional and bizarre phenomena, is exactly what we need.
It doesn't matter if he is a murderer, as long as he works for the royal family obediently, the royal family doesn't mind providing him with shelter."
"Wait a minute, Minister, do you want me to admit that Xia Ming is Su Ming? Do you think I'm lying?"
"What do you think? Look at my face."
Silence again.
There was silence for a full minute, and then the old man spoke again.
"You know what I just said is true. The royal family does think so."
"Xia Ming is not Su Ming, but I believe he has potential that is no less than Su Ming. Judging from his performance in the ghost realm, I guarantee with my character that he is qualified for the job you just mentioned." Zhou Xiaoxiao said.
"But isn't Xia Ming a noble? Would he be willing to do such a dangerous job?"
"Can I ask?"
Su Ming had been listening nearby. When he heard this, he knew that Zhou Xiaoxiao and his boss had already had their showdown. If we translate their subtext, it would be:
Boss: [I don't believe that two people who look so similar can be two different people. To be honest with you, we don't plan to do anything to Su Ming, we just want to ask him for help.]
Zhou Xiaoxiao: [You guessed correctly, Xia Ming is indeed Su Ming, but I won’t admit it. I can ask him if he can help you.]
Boss: [Okay, Xia Ming and Su Ming don’t care, you can help ask.]
Zhou Xiaoxiao walked towards the door, and Su Ming suddenly took off his clothes and appeared out of thin air. Zhou Xiaoxiao stopped and was stunned for a moment. The Mediterranean old man sitting behind the mahogany desk next to her was also stunned for a moment.
"Who are you?"
"He is Xia Ming." Zhou Xiaoxiao introduced, and then whispered a few words into Su Ming's ear.
"No problem." Su Ming agreed immediately.
When Su Ming was listening in just now, he was wondering whether he should agree to this matter, but soon Su Ming felt that agreeing would only have advantages and no disadvantages.
He is now in a wanted state. Although he has put on a fake skin to cover up his tracks, that kind of fake skin can be easily revealed once the alliance gets serious. He still cannot move freely on the islands controlled by the alliance, and if he moves on any other island, he may be betrayed by mercenaries who are eyeing the bonus.
But if he had the approval and endorsement of the Molten Iron Royal Family, the situation would be very different. Although the Molten Iron City and the four major alliances were incompatible, they had always kept to themselves politically. If they rashly took action against him who was recognized by the royal family, it would not be a matter of arresting a fugitive criminal, but would rise to a political issue between the islands.
At that time, as a member of the Investigation Bureau of the Molten Iron City, the Alliance could not easily act openly, which greatly expanded Su Ming's scope of action, allowing Su Ming to collect evidence more efficiently and clear his suspicion.
By then, when the truth comes out and he restores Su Ming's identity, the Investigation Bureau established in the Molten Iron City can be handed over to Zhou Xiaoxiao and others for management. This will undoubtedly be a great thing for the people of the Molten Iron City.
No matter how you look at it, there is no harm in gaining the approval of the Iron Royal Family.
"On behalf of all members of the investigation department, I welcome you to join us!" Haidong stood up, leaned forward slightly, and extended his hand to Su Ming.
Su Ming glanced at the badge on the new leader's chest. The other person's name was Ma Jintao.
"Minister Ma, please give me more advice in the future."
"Well! Oh, by the way! There is an urgent matter that needs to be resolved recently, but we are short-handed, so we invited an expert from outside to assist us. You two will go to meet the expert later." Ma Jintao smiled at Su Ming with a meaningful look.
…
Half an hour later, Su Ming and Jiang Yichuan sat face to face. Su Ming's face was calm, but his heart was already in turmoil.
Xia Xiaoyu, who was sitting next to her, was also very surprised. Before she left Dongyang Island, she had not heard that Jiang Yichuang was also coming here.
Moreover... Jiang Yichuan is not the one who needs to be feared the most. Su Ming has great confidence in the captain's ability to do things. Since he can come here, it is very likely that he has received a signal from the minister, so he should be an accomplice. Looking at his expression of "I am an expert hired by the iron-smelting royal family", you can know that he is extremely reliable.
Su Ming felt that the person he needed to be most wary of was the person sitting next to Jiang Yichuan—Zhou Yuhao!
Zhou Yuhao, a newcomer who joined the Investigation Bureau just before Su Ming escaped from the Bureau, was knocked unconscious by Xia Xiaoyu during the escape and did not participate in the escape. It is also unknown whether he is reliable or not, so... everything is hard to say.
Moreover, since the moment they met, Zhou Yuhao had been staring at him with a strange expression, somewhat surprised, yet somewhat happy.
Su Ming felt that the other party had no ill intentions, but the expression of this emotion was too obvious.
"Director Su, what a coincidence! I didn't expect to meet you here! Are you working for the royal family of Rongtie City now?" Zhou Yuhao greeted him naturally, as if he and Su Ming were old acquaintances.
Su Ming's expression froze and he cursed Zhou Yuhao in his heart.
"I'm sorry, I know Su Ming and I look alike, but I'm Xia Ming." Su Ming put on a distressed face and hinted at the other party.
Zhou Xiaoxiao, who was sitting next to Su Ming, also echoed: "Mr. Xia does look a lot like Su Ming, but we have proven that he is not Su Ming."
"Xiao Ming, stop pretending. The wanted warrant for you on the public platform has been cancelled. It won't be long before the alliance declares you innocent and you will be recalled to the alliance." Jiang Yichuang said expressionlessly.
Su Ming was stunned for a moment, his smile faded, and he looked puzzled: "What's going on?"
"The director and the deputy director went to the alliance headquarters for a meeting, and this happened after they came back. I don't know the specific details. Anyway, I came here this time to solve the problem of the Demon of Love. My current identity is an expert hired by the royal family, not a commissioner of the Investigation Bureau." Jiang Yichuang went straight to the point.
"The world is so unpredictable. Suddenly I can get rid of my false identity." Su Ming sighed.
"Things in the world are unpredictable...you're absolutely right." Jiang Yichuang said seriously.
He had inexplicably become a murderer who killed innocent people, and now he has been inexplicably cleared of suspicion. What on earth happened?
It's really curious.
The people who framed him were either travelers from other dimensions or people from the Mysterious Eye. The Alliance cancelled the wanted warrant for him. One possibility was that they found out that he was wronged. The second possibility was that they noticed the direct conflict between him and the Mysterious Eye and they needed him.
Su Ming thought about it and felt that his greatest use was that he could see people with mysterious eyes. This ability to identify was unique.
If my guess is correct, this might be the bargaining chip that the deputy director and the director use to persuade those senior executives.
Of course, it is also possible that other conditions convinced the higher-ups, or it is possible that they really discovered that he was wronged. In short, he does not need to flee for the time being.
"Now, I can finally call you by your real name." Zhou Xiaoxiao said with emotion.
Zhou Xiaoxiao felt disappointed when she heard that Su Ming no longer needed to hide his identity and that he would be leaving soon.
In this way, Rongtie City might not be able to have its own investigation bureau, but he was sincerely happy for Su Ming that he could get out of his current predicament.
"You stay here now and help me get rid of the Demon of Love, and then we will go back together." Jiang Yichuang said.
"What exactly is the situation with the Devil of Love? A deep contract with the Devil of Love?"
"That's right."
"It caused a great disaster? The royal family here asked the Investigation Bureau to come here to solve this problem?"
"Well... that's the case in name, but not in reality," Jiang Yichuang replied.
Although Jiang Yichuang's emotions were not obvious, Su Ming still realized that the matter was not that simple and the captain seemed to be hiding something from him.
"Got it. I'll contact the minister first. They probably don't know yet that I came out of the devil's land."
"We may not be able to contact each other. The Minister and Flora went to rescue people. Flora's mother was kidnapped."
"What?! Flora's mother was kidnapped?!" Su Ming's expression suddenly changed.
Jiang Yichuan nodded: "I don't know the details, they left in a hurry. In addition, there should be clues about the Demon of Love in the next few days, so be prepared for the battle."
Su Ming nodded solemnly.
His mind was focused on the kidnapping of Flora's mother. Although his super intuition could not give him an intuitive feeling for indirect things, it could also produce a strong analytical ability for intelligence.
Su Ming felt that Flora's mother was kidnapped because of him.
The ultimate goal of kidnapping is almost always profit. It is understandable that the kidnappers target a family like the Osborn, but kidnapping Flora's mother is very wrong. Flora's mother is not worth being kidnapped, nor does she have the chance to be kidnapped.
Before, Su Ming and Flora often chatted. Flora told him that she, Milo and her mother had always been in the family and had almost no right to go out. Flora was the only one who had the right to go out because of Lance.
So the difficulty of kidnapping her mother is actually very high, which means that the kidnappers have to sneak into Flora's home and then kidnap her mother, which is obviously aimed at Flora.
Flora herself is not more valuable than other members of the Osborn family, and at this juncture... it is hard not to suspect the conspiracy of the Mysterious Eye.
"Should I go back to help?" Xia Xiaoyu asked.
Su Ming shook his head: "The Alliance wants to recall me, most likely to let me find the traitor within the Alliance. The Mysterious Eye doesn't want this to happen. They naturally want to kill me directly in the outside world before I return to the Alliance, so they need my whereabouts... That's why they targeted Flora."
Xia Xiaoyu understood.
She couldn't go back to help because the Mystic Eye could see her.
Furthermore, her memory has been restored and she can no longer harm the members of Mystic Eye.
