Transform into a human

Let's go back to when Yue Lai had just entered prison, to the principal's office at the Federal National University Police Branch.

Yue Hao came to see Tang Xiao as agreed, but the latter was busy dealing with the mess of the stolen Zhenhai Sword, so the meeting came later than expected.

"Headmaster."

"Oh, it's a kitten."

It's not surprising that the other party could see through his true form, Yue Hao, after all, the person in front of him was a top-tier Six Gates Daoist, Zanhua Ke.

"Don't you think it's impolite, Principal?"

"Compared to my verbal sparring, the bastard things your bureau chief, or more precisely, you, did are far more disrespectful."

What are you referring to?

Yue Hao remained expressionless, but she quickly lost her composure—

"You were the one who orchestrated the Zhenhai Sword incident, weren't you?"

"!"

"How...how did you know?!"

Yue Hao appeared panicked, but inwardly she was cursing:

"You jerk, I'm the one who has to take the blame for you again!"

Tang Xiao looked helpless: "Your bureau chief only sent you to give me a heads-up, but you've turned the university town upside down."

Seeing that he didn't seem inclined to argue with her, Yue Hao cautiously asked, "What does 'give a reminder' mean?"

"The FBI has always been neutral, and I'm from the Empire faction, so there are many things he can't say outright."

"You mean... a siren?"

So it turns out my so-called "investigation" was just that I was on vacation. Couldn't that old man have just said so?

"Well, the Central Department originally planned to start with 'campus legends' and 'student safety' to dig up all the dirty deeds they had with the Siren back then. But you did it. The theft of the Zhenhai Sword shocked the capital planet, and now they don't even have to bother finding an excuse."

"You have to blame our bureau chief for this. Who told him to act so mysteriously and not make things clear? I had no choice but to improvise a little..."

"He probably didn't expect you to be such a troublemaker..."

The two of them were speechless for a moment.

Yue Hao felt that his career was facing an unprecedented challenge, and if he didn't handle it well, he would really offend the Empire faction.

"Is there anything I can do for you?"

"The kitten is quite sensible."

"Once you hear what I'm about to say, there will be no turning back."

Yue Haoku said bitterly, "There wasn't one to begin with."

Tang Xiao smiled calmly: "The paths of the twelve talents have been carefully divided among the major human forces. For example, gentlemen and talented individuals can only come from my school, innocent ones mostly come from the police headquarters, and spies and men belong to the central system."

Do you know how this was determined?

"The gods..."

"That's right, each path corresponds to a unique god."

For example, the Commissioner of Police, who was of noble character, managed to stay out of the power struggles within the federal government by virtue of his position.

"The university town issue involves a power struggle among prodigals; this is merely a prelude to the storm."

Yue Hao recalled a corner of the "true history" that Yue Lai had told her; the death of the Siren Queen did not seem to be as described in human history books.

She probed, "When the imperial physician removed the Siren Queen's crown, it didn't seem to be completely thorough?"

Tang Xiao smiled enigmatically: "It seems you've seen quite a lot in these fragments of history."

"Haha, not much, not much."

"The imperial physicians did do some dishonorable things back then, but it was for the sake of all mankind. If the Central Faction and the North Wind Faction hadn't lacked a sense of the big picture and been so keen on infighting, we wouldn't have had to keep this a secret."

"The line between truth and falsehood is not something you should be thinking about. What you need to focus on is the upcoming Supreme Court Justice Avery, who is the highest-ranking official in the Supreme Court."

"Is he from the Central University faction?"

Tang Xiao nodded: "This is the task I gave you, or rather... the punishment for causing the theft of the Zhenhai Sword."

"You need to find a way to cause him some trouble, the bigger the better, preferably drag it out for ten days or half a month, so that I can clean up my mess and deal with him calmly and easily."

"Hey, looking for trouble? That's my specialty," the elf cat thought of its old profession, patted its chest confidently, "Don't worry!"

……

……

On the night of the riot at Prison No. 14, the University City Hall.

To welcome the Commissioner of Headquarters, the Attorney General, and Justice Avery, City Hall hosted a grand welcome dinner, which was also attended by prominent figures from all sides.

For example, Damian Midic, the eldest son of the president of Taiyang Group.

But the young master was not in a good state at the moment. The red wine had completely soaked his white suit, and the woman in front of him was holding an empty wine glass provocatively, without showing any apology.

He simply couldn't believe his eyes!

Damian knew exactly what kind of person he was, and he could confidently throw all sorts of words used to describe spoiled brats at him. But he never expected that even though he was planning to cower and play the coward in this clash between the two factions, someone would still dare to provoke him!

This is utterly upside down.

Yue Hao was very satisfied with his masterpiece. Taiyang Group didn't have much business in the university town, but Damian had come to the university town with Avery. He didn't know the specific reason, but the two must have been cooperating in private, making it the perfect starting point.

As for how to deal with spoiled brats... she has too many methods.

Damian suppressed his anger: "Miss, shouldn't you apologize for your behavior?"

His restraint stemmed not only from a desire to avoid drawing too much attention during this clash between the two major powers, but also from a message sent to him by his bodyguard—

This woman is actually an FBI agent!

Yue Hao's eyes flashed with sarcasm: "Oh, an apology? Doesn't Mr. Miditch know what he's done?"

"Someone is abducting a woman in broad daylight, and expects to be respected by others?"

The crowd at the party was immediately in an uproar. Are there really that many news stories from the university town?

Midich's expression changed drastically. What do you mean by abducting a woman? He may be a playboy, but what kind of place is the university town now? How dare he do such a thing!

But he could guess with his eyes closed that there must be a woman who shouldn't be there in the apartment where he was staying!

It's so dark in the police station!!

Miditch was right. When Yue was doing a background check on him, he found out that this guy was a big fan of the battle singer Luo An. So he suddenly came up with a plan. As long as he could throw dirty water on him, regardless of whether it was true or not, public opinion could be drawn to Avery, who invited Taiyang Group.

But the problem is... Medici really did hide someone in the apartment!

In a luxurious villa, Mo sneakily opened the door, thanks to Yue Hao's privileges within the Investigation Bureau, which allowed him to forcibly access her identity information that could pass through the access control system.

The two elves then sneaked into the mansion, not daring to turn on the lights to avoid being seen. Winter could only take out a rope from his backpack in the dark and carefully tie up Jasmine.

The snow elf was very nervous and whispered, "Mo, why did you bring me along too?"

"You idiot Dong, how am I supposed to tie myself up by myself!"

"oh oh."

After a while, Mo suddenly said, "Something's strange."

"Is it because it's tied too tightly that it's uncomfortable?"

"Of course not, you idiot. I've done this kind of thing with Yue Lai before. Logically speaking, the lights shouldn't be turned off at night in a big house like this, unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Unless there's a secret to hide! Guilty people are naturally drawn to the dark."

Mo became more and more excited as she spoke: "Anyway, it's still early, so let me off the hook and we can explore properly."

The snow elf shrank her neck: "Isn't that a bad idea? Yue Hao specifically told me to keep an eye on you."

"You coward! But Yue Hao also said that I am the commander-in-chief of this operation."

"Well, okay then..."

The snow elf had no choice but to submit to the clockwork elf's tyranny, so the two of them wandered around the entire villa by the moonlight outside the window, but found nothing.

"Okay, Momo, I'm a little scared..."

"Hmph, I've encountered this situation many times. The secret is definitely hidden in the basement."

Mo began to sense the mechanical structure inside the villa, which is why Yue Lai liked to take her with him when he was doing archaeological work. Even the most hidden secret rooms within a certain range could be found by Mo.

In Windmill Town, the children's mechanical dogs, steam birds, wind-up frogs... she made all of these!

"Found it!"

Mo walked up to the bookshelf and gently tapped it. The mechanical structure inside the bookshelf began to operate autonomously, easily deciphering the complex mechanism without the self-destruct device noticing.

In order to hide their secrets, people often abandon technologies related to blockchain networks and choose older mechanical structures, which in turn gives clockwork spirits an opportunity.

With a "click," the center of the living room slowly opened, revealing a downward passageway.

Before Mo could even get excited, a distant voice rang out:

"Help me..."

The two elves were instantly terrified!

Dong subconsciously looked at her "senior," only to find that the senior was even more timid than her! There was so much steam that it was almost...wait, what's that?

A sense of order appeared around Dong. Yes, it was a "feeling." She could miraculously sense the arrival of order, as if everything was to proceed according to a pre-set path, without allowing the slightest deviation, precise and indifferent.

The color gradually faded from Mo's eyes; her once rabbit-like gaze became utterly devoid of emotion, like the scornful look of a mechanical god. She gently raised a finger to the ground, and the marble floor and the alloy partition above the secret chamber instantly crumbled into countless gears, pistons, levers…

A large, brass-colored hand rose up, revealing the secret of the basement to the two of them—a young siren.

Dong whispered, "Was that you calling for help just now?"

"Help me..."

Dong then noticed that dark red arrays were engraved around the little sea monster, resembling the bloodstains of some kind of creature. Even though the original ground had been transformed into the palm of a mechanical hand, the arrays had not disappeared, as if they were not engraved on any substance.

Just as the snow elf was about to take a closer look, she discovered that the "mechanized" villa was collapsing, or more accurately, returning to its original state. In just a few seconds, not a single gear could be seen in front of her, and the scene just now seemed like a dream.

She snapped out of her daze and quickly looked to her side—the clockwork elf was lying on the ground, barely breathing!

Oh, she doesn't need to breathe either.

But you can't just faint like that!

"Momo, wake up, Momo..."

Dong gritted his teeth. He could no longer carry out his master's mission and had to retreat.

On the other side, in the banquet hall.

The man's four skills are called "Smelling Roses," which can give a person an extraordinary sense of smell. That's why Yue Hao could smell Miditch's "scent"... It was fiery hot, and the kid was even more nervous than he appeared.

"Strange... Is it really necessary to make such a fuss over a little dirty water? It's just disgusting."

She never expected to do anything to Miditch; this little thing was easy to uncover due to insufficient evidence. He was just using Mo's status as an antique to frame her. Anyway, the media doesn't need evidence to make up stories. But now...

"Something's not right. Something's definitely wrong with this kid."

After a complex internal struggle, Medici finally made a decision: although the security level of the secret room could be considered the highest in the civilian world, he could not gamble!

But just then, bad news came from his subordinates:

"Young master, the items are still there, but the secret chamber has already been opened!"

What I feared most has come to pass!

Medici glared fiercely at Yue Hao. So be it, it's better than leaking secrets!

He immediately issued an order to his subordinates: "Bring him back alive, at all costs!"

"Find out exactly who's behind this!"

……

……

Outside the police headquarters is a space station under the jurisdiction of the customs.

A luxurious interstellar cruise ship is docked here, awaiting verification of its travel documents.

Outside the porthole, the Milky Way flowed slowly. Inside, however, was another world: oak wall panels, brass wall lamps, and dark red velvet curtains formed this mobile salon.

The crystal chandelier swayed gently in the low gravity, light filtering through wine glasses and casting amber spots on the carpet. Deep space was the only, silent visitor to this "castle."

"The police headquarters is such a hassle. They check everyone who comes in and out. I don't know what's the point of being so strict. They can't even keep an eye on Zhenhai Sword," complained Qiqi, the personal assistant.

The beautiful woman beside her reminded her, "Alright, Qiqi, stop complaining. We're here for a charity performance under the guise of 'condolences,' so we can't afford to have any complaints when we get to the police station."

Qiqi was still somewhat dissatisfied:

"Winona, there are many options, even for charity performances. Why did you have to come to the police headquarters?"

The girl remained silent, gazing intently at the starry sky outside the window.

This yacht belongs to the team of the battle singer Winona Loan!

"It was my decision," the beautiful woman said helplessly. "Afterwards, we have to make a detour to Esfri. Before his death, the master entrusted a strange man to find something, and now it's time to retrieve it."

"Besides, this is the central star system. As the Imperials say, what's it called again—the capital city. It'll be good for Winona to show her face more often."

"Okay, I thought she chose the location."

"Winona, why aren't you saying anything?"

The agent and personal assistant were both startled; they were all too familiar with this scene!

Qiqi tremblingly touched Luo An's face, the face that drove the Federation's humans mad, but the latter vanished the moment she touched it, like a mirage.

This little rascal has sneaked out to play by himself again!

The beautiful woman had no will to live:

"Who on earth chose this path for her son in the first place?!"