Gao Wu: Oh no! Young Master Zhen is a cultivator!

"Mom's fine." Song Yishu shook her head. "I'm just an ordinary person, and I didn't resist. It's just Zhiyao..."

At this point, her voice choked with emotion: "Zhiyao has a quick temper and got into a fight. I saw her being held down, and I don't know if she was hurt..."

"She's a martial artist, so she'll be fine even if she gets injured. You don't need to worry about her."

Lin Ran turned to Bai Ruolin at the door: "Why don't you keep my mom company for a while?"

"Okay." Bai Ruolin walked in quickly and helped Song Yishu up. "Leave Auntie here to me."

Lin Ran left the first interrogation room and casually pushed open the second one.

Lin Hongbo sat in a chair, while two investigators across from him continued their interrogation.

Upon seeing him enter, one of them was about to speak when Lin Ran waved his hand, and both of them simultaneously slumped onto the table.

The third room belonged to Lin Zhiwan.

With a wave of his hand, the two investigators collapsed onto the table, one on each side.

Lin Zhiwan rubbed her wrists, which had been loosened from the handcuffs, and looked up at him.

"Their arrival this time is suspicious."

"I will handle what the Li family did." Lin Ran said calmly.

"You know so much? You didn't provoke them, did you?"

"That's part of the reason."

Lin Zhiwan shook her head helplessly: "Take it easy!"

"rest assured."

Lin Ran turned and walked out, then pushed open the door to the fourth room.

The moment she saw him, Lin Zhixia immediately broke free of the handcuffs.

Before they could even make a move, the two investigators opposite them were already slumped over the table.

Lin Ran glanced at her: "What do you want to do?"

"I...I thought I would have to take action..." Lin Zhixia stood up, looking slightly embarrassed.

"You're overthinking it."

Lin Zhixia flexed her wrists: "Zhiyao seems to be next door; I just heard her voice."

"Even with such good soundproofing, it can't block it?"

"Couldn't it be that my hearing became more acute after my cultivation level improved?"

"Okay, I'll go take a look."

Lin Ran strode towards the last interrogation room.

Before the door was even opened, the sound of Lin Zhiyao arguing with someone could be heard.

"I'm telling you, when Lin Ran comes back, none of you will escape!"

Zheng Weiguang picked up his teacup: "Lin Ran? He's barely managing to protect himself now, isn't he?"

"You're talking nonsense!"

"That was a good scolding." Lin Ran pushed open the door and leaned against the door frame.

Lin Zhiyao turned her head and saw that it was Lin Ran. Her lips trembled and tears welled up in her eyes again.

"Lin Ran! Waaaaah... They bullied me, waaaah..."

Two red marks were left on her wrists from the handcuffs, and two strings of tears hung on her face, making her look rather pitiful.

"Shut up!" Lin Ran rolled his eyes at her.

Lin Zhiyao pouted and swallowed back her sobs.

"Lin Ran, how did you get in?"

Zheng Weiguang stood up and glanced instinctively at the door.

Unfortunately, Zhao Tieshan was still standing there as punishment and there was nothing he could do to help him.

"Of course I walked in," Lin Ran said casually.

Zheng Weiguang's expression changed, but he quickly regained his composure.

"Lin Ran, you have openly attacked the headquarters investigation team. This is a serious crime."

"We'll discuss serious and minor offenses later."

Lin Ran walked straight to Lin Zhiyao's side, flicked his spiritual power, and the handcuffs broke.

"You can go out now."

Lin Zhiyao rubbed her wrist: "Be careful, they also have a Martial Venerable."

"It's been resolved."

Lin Zhiyao paused for a moment, walked out the door, saw Zhao Tieshan standing as punishment, and then turned to look at Lin Ran.

"You're that good?"

What do you think?

Lin Zhiyao obediently shut her mouth and walked towards the Lin family.

"Let's go upstairs first, Lin Ran can handle things here." Bai Ruolin led everyone into the elevator and went to Lin Ran's office.

Lin Ran locked all eight members of the investigation team, along with Zhao Tieshan, in the same interrogation room.

Zhao Tieshan sat in the innermost chair, with eight investigators standing in a row beside him. The small interrogation room was slightly crowded.

"Tell me, what conditions did the Li family offer to the higher-ups?" Lin Ran moved a chair to the doorway and sat down, crossing his legs.

Zhao Tieshan turned his face away: "I don't understand what you mean."

"Lin Ran, don't make a mistake!" Zheng Weiguang said in a deep voice.

"Release us now, and the bureau might be lenient with you. But if you remain obstinate, things won't be so easy to resolve once the Martial Saint arrives in Xinhai!"

"Are you kidding me? You ransacked my house, do you think I'd let you get away with this?"

Zhao Tieshan turned his head: "We are just following orders."

"Stop talking nonsense. They might be following orders, but you're just a Martial Venerable. Who can command you? A Martial Saint?"

Zhao Tieshan choked for a moment: "No matter what, you shouldn't have openly defied the law. Originally, if the matter had been investigated and clarified, there might have been no problem. But by making a scene like this, even if there was no problem to begin with, now there is."

"What do you mean, 'is there a problem' or 'is there a problem'?" Lin Ran asked impatiently.

"My greatest strength is problem-solving. If I can't solve the problem, I can at least deal with the person who created it!"

Zheng Weiguang spoke again: "You definitely have a problem!"

"Do you want to listen to what you're saying?" Lin Ran asked, looking puzzled.

Feeling like he was about to get caught up in this again, he shook his head: "Forget it, I don't need to argue with you."

"Now, confess what conditions the Li family offered. Otherwise, I'll have to resort to other methods!"

Zheng Weiguang straightened his back: "What? You're planning to use torture to extract a confession?"

"No need for that."

Lin Ran raised his hand and made a hand seal, activating the Soul Control Technique. His spiritual power transformed into several thin threads, which entered the foreheads of Zheng Weiguang and several investigators respectively.

The group's eyes froze, and their expressions turned blank.

"Tell me, what conditions did the Li family offer?"

The investigator who was called upon spoke blankly: "The Li family said they want to bring the Lin Group under Chinese control, and the government will provide all gene serums for free in the future."

Lin Ran looked disdainful: "Anyone actually believe that?"

They say they'll bring the Lin Group under Chinese control, but once the Lin family really falls, someone will have to take over the entire Lin Group.

Since it was the Li family that made the move, the group will definitely fall into their hands, and the profits will ultimately flow to the Li family.

They say the official company provides the medicine for free, but what about the costs of raw materials and processing/production?

The so-called free service is nothing more than shifting the costs of certain individuals to the entire China, and repackaging the profits that originally belonged to the Lin family and sending them to the Li family.

Zhao Tieshan, watching from the side, narrowed his eyes: "What did you do?"

"Don't worry about the details. Instead of worrying about them, you should tell me the truth so that nothing bad might happen to them."

Zhao Tieshan remained silent for a few moments: "Put away your magic, and I will tell you the truth."

"Tell me about it first."

Zhao Tieshan took a deep breath: "The Li family is willing to provide a cultivation method for the military and the Special Affairs Bureau to use."

"After cultivation, one can not only rapidly improve their realm, but also use spells, making their combat strength far superior to that of ordinary martial artists of the same level."

He paused, then continued, "As for the gene serum, it was originally a military cooperation project, and the serums provided by the Lin family were distributed to the military free of charge."

"However, the military can only provide body-tempering potions and psionic energy supplements free of charge at present. The gene-enhancing potions promised by the Li family will probably not be available in the short term."

"I see." Lin Ran leaned back in his chair, a look of understanding on his face.

After the matter of cultivators was exposed, the Li family became the first family willing to offer their own cultivation techniques in exchange for benefits.

By simultaneously winning people's hearts and minds and targeting the Jiang and Lin families, this tactic achieves two goals at once.

"Alright."

Lin Ran stood up: "You all stay here and don't cause any trouble. I'll decide how to deal with you after I've settled things with the Li family."

He turned and walked out, but stopped at the door and looked back at Zhao Tieshan.

"By the way, what was your name again?"

Zhao Tieshan spoke in a low voice: "Zhao Tieshan."

"Okay, I got it."

For some reason, Zhao Tieshan felt a chill run down his spine.