The next morning, as the Chaoyang illuminated the curtains, a satisfied Wenren iqiao propped her head with her hand, reluctantly looking at Shen Qiang beside her, and said, "No wonder that Song Yulong had a fragrance on him; turns out it was that woman from the Mirage pretending to be him."
Shen Qiang smiled, "As long as you know. She did it to help , so you'd better not have any ideas. Although I don't know much about the Mirage, I can sense that the Power behind the Mirage is not simple."
Wenren iqiao raised an eyebrow and then sighed as she poked Shen Qiang's forehead with her slender jade finger, "You bastard, you've gotten into big trouble, and now you're even lecturing . dicine King Valley will definitely not let this go easily, and we still don't know how to resolve this."
Shen Qiang chuckled and, looking at the charming Wenren iqiao, laughed softly, "Alright, I admit what I did has caused you so trouble, but at the sa ti, I've also left you a way to solve it."
"What do you an?" Wenren iqiao asked in surprise.
Shen Qiang slightly smiled, "That Song Yulong is a top-level wanted criminal. The place where you discovered him is monitored, which ans you can get enough evidence to prove that Zong Zijin indeed appeared there before escaping."
Wenren iqiao raised an eyebrow, "He's a top-level wanted criminal, and he cannot deny it. But so what? Whether it's you, , the other mbers of the Dragon Group, or even the people from dicine King Valley, we can all guess that you did it; you can't fool anyone."
Shen Qiang laughed, "There's a behavior in this world called a face-saving maneuver, also known as self-deception. First, Zong Zijin, as the chief disciple of dicine King Valley, has committed a major taboo by killing an ordinary person and framing others."
"Because the chief disciple of a sect is not only the hope for the next generation but also the sect's reputation. If Zong Zijin does sothing like this, once the details are made public and the conviction is conclusive, dicine King Valley would be utterly disgraced."
Wenren iqiao asked in surprise, "What do you an?"
Shen Qiang laughed, "Now Zong Zijin is missing. Not alive, not seen, and no corpse found. This ans that without a trial, without a final conviction, Zong Zijin, to put it professionally, is called a suspect. This way, dicine King Valley has room to maneuver."
"So trust , considering the sect's face, what they fear most now is not that Zong Zijin is gone, but rather that Zong Zijin gets caught, the evidence is conclusive, and he is convicted, ultimately bringing disgrace to dicine King Valley."
Wenren iqiao expressed her surprise, "You an dicine King Valley won't hold anyone accountable? How is that possible?"
Shen Qiang laughed, "They will strongly demand that the Dragon Group find the person, but they would be more willing to believe another version of the lie, that Zong Zijin was controlled and taken away by Song Yulong, with his life or death uncertain, and the case still under in-depth investigation."
Wenren iqiao expressed surprise, "You an we'd overthrow our own argunt?"
Shen Qiang shook his head, "Of course not, I've left a lot of evidence. First, regardless of whether he was threatened, Zong Zijin used a key to unlock his handcuffs and leg shackles, escaping from the vehicle that was escorting him. This is a fact. He escaped, and before he did, Song Yulong ca, so the Dragon Group has reason to believe Zong Zijin was with Song Yulong."
Wenren iqiao expressed disbelief, "dicine King Valley won't admit it."
Shen Qiang laughed, "Yes, so they will insist that the real culprit of everything is that top-level wanted criminal Song Yulong, and that Zong Zijin was just a victim under control, so everything will focus on Song Yulong."
Wenren iqiao frowned, was silent for a long ti, and then said, "Even if Song Yulong gets caught, he won't care about having an extra charge, but could this really work?"
Shen Qiang held Wenren iqiao tightly and softly said, "This is what is called a face-saving trick. Everyone may guess that I've probably already killed Zong Zijin, but considering face, dicine King Valley would prefer to put all the bla on a criminal wanted for many cris. And as for the Dragon Group, without solid evidence..."
"They found Zong Zijin's blood at the scene," Wenren iqiao raised an eyebrow.
Shen Qiang laughed, "You think it can't fool anyone because you know everything. But in reality, a few drops of blood prove nothing. He might have been injured while escaping, or it could be a ruse. As a Mixed Elent Realm cultivator, if Zong Zijin really wants to go into hiding, finding him is like looking for a needle in a haystack."
Wenren iqiao was silent for a mont and then said, "Maybe you're right, it's because I know too much, so I beca sowhat obsessed, but Shen Qiang, I now have a strong sense of guilt, so..."
As she was speaking, the phone next to her rang.
Wenren iqiao picked up the phone, paused for a mont, and gestured for Shen Qiang to remain silent before answering it.
"General, look at the latest announcent from the Dragon Group. The Dragon Group's headquarters has issued an enforcent license to Shen Qiang, a Security Advisor for the Dragon Group. It's a high-level Golden Shield License. Whether or not there's sufficient evidence, as long as Shen Qiang believes that a cultivator's actions threaten public safety, he can act directly, eliminate the threat, and then conduct an investigation."
Wenren iqiao was montarily stunned and then exclaid with joy, "Alright, I'll go check it out right away."
She hung up on her female assistant's call, and with her eyes gleaming with joy, she imdiately went online. After confirming that it was indeed as her assistant said and that Shen Qiang truly received the latest Golden Shield License from the Dragon Group, she looked at Shen Qiang with sparkling eyes, "You can drop your face-saving act now."
Shen Qiang was slightly puzzled, "What do you an?"
Wenren iqiao's eyes curved with her smile, "The Dragon Group trusts that you won't endanger national security, so they granted you the Golden Shield License. This ans you have enforcent rights against cultivators. In other words, even if you co forward now to admit you killed Zong Zijin, the Dragon Group would stand by you."
Shen Qiang was taken aback, "You an everything I did before was for nothing? I could've just straightforwardly killed Zong Zijin?"
Wenren iqiao laughed, "Yes, the Dragon Group licenses are divided into five levels. An ordinary agent's license is an Iron Shield, and everything must follow protocols and regulations. A combat team mber's is a Steel Shield, requiring sufficient reasons and evidence to engage in combat, with a detailed report archived for investigation afterward. My license is a Silver Shield, allowing to imdiately conduct a thorough investigation if I believe soone is threatening society or national security."
"And the Golden Shield acts like an Imperial Sword, allowing you to eliminate a threat as soon as it's detected, followed by an investigation."
"You an my enforcent authority as a Lieutenant is greater than yours?" Shen Qiang expressed surprise.
Wenren iqiao nodded with a smile and then, raising an eyebrow with pride, said, "Yes, but you're a lone commander, while I have three combat teams under ."
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