As they were talking, Shi Feng rushed over. Luo Zheng briefly explained the situation, and Shi Feng imdiately called for soone to take away the body, while also notifying the bureau to cancel the wanted order as it was aningless now that the person was dead. They all went to the ninth floor where Luo Zheng extracted the short arrow embedded in the wall. It was made of pure steel, over seven inches long, entirely black, with the arrowhead emitting a blue sheen, clearly indicating it was coated with a deadly poison. Luo Zheng examined it briefly and handed it to Shi Feng as evidence, saying, "This kind of hidden weapon seems to be a hand crossbow, right?"
"That's right, it's a hidden weapon skill that everyone in the sect must master. It's usually fixed in the sleeve to be used anyti when needed," Shi Qian explained.
"It seems like you know how to use hidden weapons?" Luo Zheng curiously asked.
"The hand throwing arrow, sa hidden weapon, just a different usage technique," Shi Qian casually replied, not wanting to elaborate.
Luo Zheng didn't ask further; everyone has their secrets. Shi Qian saying this much already showed his attitude and sincerity. Luo Zheng briefly explained the situation to Snow Leopard and Mountain Eagle, who were guarding the door, gave so brief instructions, then went downstairs to the lobby. Everyone sat in the sofa area, casually chatting about the case, as Shi Feng had soone bring in so midnight snacks.
Ti slipped away unnoticed, and as daylight broke, the possibility of a brazen attack during the day was unlikely. Shi Feng arranged for breakfast to be brought over, and everyone ate in the lobby, chatting casually. After a while, Ghost Hand also hurriedly arrived, inquiring about the details of the sneak attack last night, and gasped in astonishnt.
Soon after, Snow Leopard sent a ssage saying the Elder Lama had awakened. Shi Feng arranged for breakfast to be sent in and went upstairs himself, while Luo Zheng continued to sit in the lobby. He glanced at Shi Qian, who was resting with his eyes closed, and suddenly said to Lan Xue, "Should I go and check on the situation?"
"Go ahead," Lan Xue nodded understandingly, indicating with a gesture that she would keep an eye on Shi Qian.
Luo Zheng went outside to the open area, pulled out his phone, and was about to call Wu Jin when a call ca in. Seeing it was from Lan Xing, he quickly answered and asked, "It's , what's the situation?"
"I've checked the background of Shi Qian as you asked. The relevant information has been handed over to the review team. If they find no issues with Shi Qian, we could consider recruiting him as a peripheral mber in our squad. This guy is quite odd; you know the world-famous Black Water Company? He's one of the security consultants there, which alone is enough to prove his capabilities. Our team needs people with such abilities," Lan Xing seriously explained.
"His abilities are unquestionable, but we also have to look at his character and morals, as well as his recognition of the country. Political vetting is our most crucial step. If one fails the vetting, even a super genius can't be employed. This is our foundational principle, you know that," Luo Zheng seriously replied.
"Yes, I understand. This guy has a principle, that he won't get involved in any dostic matters, no matter what. This is stipulated in his contract with Black Water Company. I hacked into Black Water's network and saw this contract archive. This is credible. Black Water Company's archive has a secret evaluation that you must be curious about. By the way, you might not know, Black Water has evaluations for all its internal personnel, also known as the 'Black Archive'," Lan Xing explained solemnly.
"What is it?" Luo Zheng curiously asked.
"The 'Black Archive' is Black Water Company's evaluation of its internal employees. If anyone violates company rules, their Black Archive is imdiately reviewed and used as a basis for action. Shi Qian's evaluation is: Use with full force, and if unusable, eliminate. This shows Black Water Company's apprehension and attention towards Shi Qian," Lan Xing quickly explained.
"Is that so?" Luo Zheng was naturally aware of the might of the globally renowned Black Water Company, backed by Sam Country, and its security personnel are elites from countries worldwide. Its single soldier combat power even surpasses many national elite special forces. The fact they utilize Shi Qian fully indicates their recognition and fear of his abilities. Luo Zheng couldn't help but smile and say, "Interesting, I wonder how he'd react if he knew about this evaluation?"
"He knows there are evaluations, but he definitely wouldn't know it's this particular one," Lan Xing explained.
"Alright, notify imdiately if there's any news from the political vetting team. How's the investigation on Cao Xi going?" Luo Zheng inquired further.
"This person is outwardly as clean as a sheet of white paper, with no blemishes, a renowned university professor, unmarried, with high authority in ancient literature and cryptography, and an IQ of 150; he's a genius. As for the matters of the world you ntioned, that's harder to investigate. Detailed information has also been passed on to the evaluation departnt," Lan Xing quickly replied.
"Interesting, his IQ matches yours?" Luo Zheng laughed.
"Are you praising or mocking ?" Lan Xing jokingly retorted.
"Praising, he actually matches you," Luo Zheng laughed.
"Why do I find this a bit odd? Anyway, I need to sleep now, I've been up all night. Call if anything cos up," Lan Xing yawned and hung up the phone.
Luo Zheng didn't expect that Cao Xi really had such abilities, which only increased his curiosity. He pondered that if he could network these genius experts into his team, their combat strength would be greatly enhanced. However, National Blade has strict regulations; political vetting is the first rule and an iron law. Those who don't et the standards absolutely cannot be used, so Luo Zheng could only wait for the final results. He was about to call Wu Jin when Wu Jin's call ca in.
"Captain, it's ," Luo Zheng habitually addressed him, even though Wu Jin was now the director of the Special Service Bureau. Luo Zheng and the others couldn't change this habit, nor did they want to.
Wu Jin found this title very pleasing as it made him feel like a passionate soldier still, part of the team fighting together, not just a politician. Hearing Luo Zheng's words, he laughed and said, "I called you first thing, didn't I interrupt your rest?"
"I was up all night again with another scumbag, but we caught him alive, and Director Shi has arranged for political vetting," Luo Zheng replied, "By the way, what's the word from above?"
"The directive from above is to move the Great Lama away ahead of ti, secretly leaving at noon today. Soone will negotiate with the Elder Lama. The Twin Gate poses a significant threat. You are to assist the police in taking them down, with the police taking the lead. We've been in the spotlight too often, and it isn't fair to the police, right? You know the limits. Ghost Hand, Snow Leopard, Mountain Eagle, and the Lan Xue sisters will assist you, but no other personnel will be deployed. It's just a small sect, I trust you to handle it well, then you can spend a peaceful New Year with your family," Wu Jin instructed.
"Understood," Luo Zheng acknowledged, hanging up the phone. After thinking for a mont, he agreed that having the police take the lead was appropriate as local law enforcent matters need not steal Shi Feng's credit. As long as they could eliminate the Twin Gate, this was fine. He returned his phone to his pocket and went back to the hotel lobby, seeing everyone seated on the sofa. He gestured for Shi Feng to co over for a private conversation.
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