People are devouring everything; I have a bucket list.

1:10 am,

Security Bureau, Special Department - Huashan.

After a long day, Jia Yi stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, tidied up the documents on his desk, and prepared to leave work.

At that moment, a staff member walked in, carrying a laptop and a folder tucked under his arm.

"Councilor Jia, would you like to take a look at this?"

"Xiao Zhao? What happened?"

Jia Yi glanced at the visitor, took the computer, and casually asked a question.

"The security bureau in Jiangnan base city has sent word that a councilor is suspected of committing murder in the base city."

"Um?"

Jia Yi was taken aback upon hearing this:

Are you sure you're a member of parliament?

"The technicians said they couldn't be sure," Xiao Zhao said with a serious expression.

Upon hearing this, Jia Yi immediately became serious.

As a member of parliament from a special military department, Jia Yi was well aware of what it meant that the technicians could not determine the situation.

This confirms that a member of parliament was involved, but the technicians didn't dare to make a definitive statement and sought his approval.

"What exactly is the situation?"

Realizing this, Jia Yi asked Xiao Zhao about the situation while tapping the vertical screen with his index finger to open the video.

At this moment, Xiao Zhao, standing to the side, explained:

"The deceased were the Zhang brothers from Yi'an District, Yangzhou City, Jiangnan Base City. Their family ran a monster material industry. The elder brother, Zhang Zelong, was in charge of the business, while the younger brother, Zhang Zehu, as a senior soldier, was responsible for front-line material collection."

"The time of death was around 9:40 this morning. A sudden fire broke out at the villa where the Zhang brothers lived, burning the entire villa and the Zhang brothers to ashes. Only Zhang Zelong's son, Zhang Haobai, was left with serious injuries and disabilities. Zhang Haobai is currently being treated at a military hospital."

As Jia Yi listened to the report, he also watched the video. After seeing the fire line, he narrowed his eyes and said:

"It's somewhat similar to Fal's methods, no, even more convenient than Fal's demonstrated control over flames."

Far, a member of the European Union, is a powerful being who surpasses the God of War, and is at the first level of the planetary realm.

Once a warrior reaches the planetary level, they will awaken special abilities, such as a unique physical structure or the ability to manipulate elements.

Far, a powerful councilor whom Jia Yi had fought, was skilled at manipulating fire elements.

Xiao Zhao was stunned when he heard this comment: "Flame manipulation is even more convenient than that of Councilor Far?"

Isn't this solid proof that a member of parliament was behind it?

Jia Yi narrowed his eyes, staring at each frame of the video:

"Judging from the video, its destructive power is similar to that of Far, but its speed is much slower. Considering that the senator in the video can be covered in flames and can turn into a line of fire when he moves, it is possible that he himself can turn into flames for a short period of time."

"The downside is speed; otherwise, it definitely surpasses Farizon."

As a fellow planetary-level being, Jia Yi naturally possessed keen eyesight. Furthermore, having fought against fire-type councilors before, he easily discerned the subtle clues about the councilor who made the move in the video.

"I know all the politicians in the world who are good at fire control, but none of them can do it to this level."

"What exactly happened with the Zhang family? How did they manage to offend a councilor?"

Jia Yi looked at Xiao Zhao with suspicion. Although there were bad people among the councilors, it was rare for someone to personally target a high-level warrior.

Moreover, the attack was carried out in broad daylight. Although the entire Zhang family was not wiped out, the remaining children were clearly not capable of supporting a family.

If you take action with the intention of destroying and killing someone, then the enmity will inevitably become a blood feud.

Therefore, Jia Yi wondered how the Zhang family had offended the councilor.

"The local security bureau launched an investigation overnight and found text messages that Zhang Zelong sent to his wife before and after his death at the telecommunications company."

Xiao Zhao took out his specially made phone, turned on the touchscreen, and handed the content on it to Jia Yi.

After Jia Yi accepted it, Xiao Zhao explained:

"It is currently believed that the incident was caused by Zhang Zelong's son, Zhang Haobai."

Jia Yi looked at the phone that Xiao Zhao handed him and scrolled to Zhang Zelong's text message.

[Remarry. It's Haobai who wronged us.]

Jia Yi frowned, then asked:

"What's going on with Zhang Haobai? Has his social circle been investigated?"

"The investigation is in the document below."

Xiao Zhao nodded and explained:

"Zhang Haobai, male, 18 years old, a senior high school graduate of Yian District No. 3 High School, is a senior student."

"The day before yesterday, due to a personal grudge, he instructed three bodyguards to beat up Luo Hongguo, the father of his classmate Luo Feng, which was discovered on the spot by Luo Feng."

"Subsequently, Luo Feng had a physical altercation with Zhang Haobai and others, resulting in injuries to the latter."

"Zhang Haobai reported the incident to the police afterward, and Luo Feng was detained at the Yi'an District Police Station on suspicion of intentional injury."

"Subsequently, Zhang Haobai instructed Zhou Huayang, a local black market broker, to hire thugs to injure people, which led to a serious brawl inside the Yi'an District Detention Center, resulting in one death and six injuries."

Upon hearing the words "hired to injure," Jia Yi's expression had already turned blank, but upon hearing "one dead and six injured," he frowned even more.

"One dead and six injured? What happened to Luo Feng?"

"According to the subsequent investigation, Luo Feng had passed the preliminary martial arts assessment on the day of the conflict. It was during the fight that he failed to stop in time due to the suddenness of the conflict, which led to the death of a prisoner nicknamed One-Eyed Dragon in the same detention center."

Upon hearing that Luo Feng was alright and learning that Luo Feng was a quasi-martial artist, Jia Yi's expression immediately relaxed.

"Another second-generation trash."

Disgust appeared on Jia Yi's face.

After the Great Nirvana, society became more martial, and coupled with overcrowding, resource conflicts became more pronounced.

The wealthy indulge in extravagance and debauchery, coupled with the pressure of a monstrous environment, leading to a considerable number of people engaging in reckless behavior.

These were all things that Jia Yi abhorred.

Zhang Haobai just happened to stumble upon a minefield.

"So, is this Luo Feng related to this unknown councilor? Is he a disciple? Or a relative?"

At this moment, Xiao Zhao whispered, "Councilor Jia, the focus of the matter may not be on Luo Feng."

Jia Yi looked over, his face full of surprise. Seeing this, Xiao Zhao quickly explained:

"Following the murder-for-hire incident, the Zhang family father and son reached a settlement with Luo Feng at the Yi'an Police Station today. Among those accompanying them was a former auxiliary police officer named Xiao Yang."

"Yesterday, Xiao Yang passed the assessment at the Limit Martial Arts Academy with the special authority of the Limit General Manager, and was verified as a high-level warrior."

After saying that, Xiao Zhao added:

"Around 8:30 a.m., it has been confirmed that Zhang Haobai, after the reconciliation, used his bodyguard Chen's channels to hire someone to injure Xiao Yangzhan."

"It was also within an hour before or after this incident that the Zhang family suffered a devastating fire."

"what?"

Jia Yi was stunned when he heard this.

Beat up the father of a prospective martial artist, send the prospective martial artist to prison, and then spend money to buy the life of a high-level general?

"This Haobai..."

Jia Yi's expression shifted for a moment, then he said with a subtle look:

"What's in it for him?"

Jia Yi racked his brains for a long time but couldn't figure out why Zhang Haobai did this.

"The specifics will likely only be known once Zhang Haobai regains consciousness."

Xiao Zhao's lips twitched, and he tried his best to explain.

To be honest, he was even more bewildered than Jia Yi when he saw the intelligence.

I've seen second-generation rich kids courting death, but I've never seen anyone courting death like this.

The key point is, Zhang Haobai, this so-called second-generation, isn't really a second-generation at all?

The uncle of a high-ranking soldier and the father of a billionaire, their family influence doesn't even rank in the top 1,000 in Yi'an District.

Despite coming from such a family background, Zhang Haobai not only offended martial artists, but also had to hire thugs to deal with generals.

How dare he do that?

Jia Yi took a deep breath and calmed himself down before he could sort out his thoughts.

The last time he was this confused was when he was battling a king-level monster and his blood was boiling from a single punch from that ape demon.

Zhang Haobai's actions resulted in Jia Yi having the same effect as being punched by a King-level monster.

It's also absolutely!

"So, the problem lies with Xiao Yang."

"Yes." Xiao Zhao nodded and said seriously, "Xiao Yang's situation is very special. You should take a look in person, Congressman."

As he spoke, Xiao Zhao took out a folder that he had prepared beforehand and handed it to Jia Yi.

Jia Yi took the folder, glanced through it, and then his expression froze:

"Three months ago, the registration information showed 'Advanced Trainee,' and three months later, 'Senior Warrior'?"

"He claims to have consumed the essence of plants and trees?"

"After obtaining the resource contract from the Ultimate Martial Arts Academy, on the same day he purchased the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade Manual, he immediately learned the second level?"

Compared to these matters, Xiao Yang's signing of a special consultant contract with the Yi'an District Police Station this morning seems insignificant.

"This..." Jia Yi hissed, his eyes shining: "A genius, an absolute genius!!"

Jia Yi was skeptical about the idea of ​​spirits in plants, but he acknowledged Xiao Yang's talent.

Honestly, even if we disregard all the "adventures" and only look at the paper...

At 24 years old, a high-level warrior, with the second level of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade, he is definitely a potential war god, and may even be able to break through to become a high-level war god. Even becoming a councilor is not out of the question.

If this achievement were compressed into three months, even with the use of plant spirits, it would still place him among the ranks of geniuses.

And most importantly, where did the spirits of plants come from?

Why would a congressman personally intervene to help Xiao Yang get revenge after he was hired to kill him?

Jia Yi, after a little thought, knew that something was amiss.

However, although he understood in his heart, Jia Yi did not say it aloud, but instead asked Xiao Zhao:

"Xiao Zhao, what do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhao's lips curled slightly, and he smiled as he said to Jia Yi:

"Councilor Jia, I think the councilor who made the move is very likely Xiao Yang's teacher."

"This possibility is sufficient to explain all the anomalies."

"What you said is not wrong."

Jia Yi nodded. Logically speaking, it was plausible that Xiao Yang had displayed exceptional talent in front of a certain councilor, who then accepted him as a disciple and bestowed upon him the spirit of plants and trees, enabling him to advance from an advanced academy to a high-level warrior and reach the second level of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade within three months.

It's a bit puzzling that the councilor would personally intervene over something as trivial as Zhang Haobai.

But Jia Yi knew that there were quite a few old fogies among the councilors who were protective of their own, and a few of them might actually pull off something really serious.

Given the criminal records of that group of people, Jia Yi wasn't surprised that Xiao Yang's case would provoke action from the councilors.

At this moment, Xiao Zhao asked with a smile, "Councilor Jia, what do you think we should do now?"

Jia Yi pondered for a moment, then said:

"Hmm... Let's just treat the Zhang family's matter as an accident and not worry about it too much."

It's not uncommon worldwide for a second-generation scion with a long history of misconduct to implicate his family. Besides, given the choice between a family of high-ranking soldiers, a senator, and the senator's prodigy disciple, it's obvious who would choose.

"As for Xiao Yang."

Jia Yi glanced at the report and pondered for a moment:

"Hmm, after becoming a high-ranking general, he actually agreed to sign a special advisor contract with Yi'an. He's a good kid who understands the bigger picture."

"How about this, didn't Yi'an Institute apply for a special advisory contract to secure military resources for Xiao Yang?"

"Upgrade that special advisor contract to Huashan's contract, and let him connect with military resources."

"By the way, mention it to the Extreme Martial Arts Academy and let them know the military's stance."

"Tell Liu He that if he's not interested, our military is willing to take over."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhao immediately understood.

The people at the Extreme Martial Arts Academy acted too quickly; they've already signed a training contract with Xiao Yang.

The military can't easily compete with the Extreme Martial Arts Academy in this regard, but it can still leverage its influence to get the academy to allocate more resources to Xiao Yang.

This is using money from the Extreme Martial Arts Academy to do favors for oneself.

"I'll take care of it right away."

Seeing Xiao Zhao turn and leave, Jia Yi lowered his eyes and muttered to himself with a solemn expression:

"An unknown legislator?"

"Hopefully, he's a strong individual who can be recruited."