Sir! Don't close the net!

Chapter 42 Monster Hammer, Vice Minister

A disheveled Al Bridget staggered to the warehouses that Bruce Wayne had sold. He knew the locations of these warehouses very well because he was the one who found them.

With a few strands of dry grass still wrapped around his head and holding a piece of scarlet leaf ore in his hand, Yoel walked out looking completely bewildered and bumped into El-Jonor.

Without saying a word, El Giono found the answer in Joel's expression.

Like him, they found materials to block the pollutants but did not find the pollutants themselves.

“We lost,” Al-Jonor said with a slumped shoulder and a bitter smile.

"El-Jonor, what are you talking about! Aren't there still two warehouses? Just because we came up empty-handed doesn't mean He-Man and Geno came up empty-handed!" Seeing El-Jonor's look of giving up, Joel, who was originally a little confused, immediately became anxious and grabbed El-Jonor's shoulder and shook him hard.

"You should know this! Those pollutants are definitely still in Guoweidun! Even if the people are gone, Li Yili couldn't possibly have transported those pollutants out without leaving a trace!"

Al-Qiong opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end he nodded helplessly.

If they had found nothing in these two warehouses, that would have been fine. But they found the scarlet leaf ore. Both warehouses contained scarlet leaf ore. Li Yili didn't steal all that pollutant at once, but rather in batches. Each batch required containers made of barrier materials, so it's impossible that so much scarlet leaf ore was left over.

Without the cinnabar ore, he couldn't think of any other way Li Yili could block the pollutants. Now he could only admit that Li Yili had indeed managed to sell the pollutants without leaving a trace.

"Let's head back first. We should have some answers regarding Heman and Geno by now."

Al-Jiong, looking exhausted, patted Joel on the shoulder, picked up his briefcase, turned around, and strode away. Joel clenched his fists and followed Al-Jiong, looking unwilling.

Soon they arrived at the fork in the road where they had split up earlier, seemingly announcing that everything was over. The residents of Guoweiton who had been lured away had returned to Guoweiton and continued their lives, which had been interrupted by the farce, as naturally as if they had never left.

Al-Jonor also saw He-Man and Geno standing pale-faced at the crossroads.

The result is obvious.

See you.

Joel raised his fist in frustration, wanting to smash something to vent his anger, but the thought of what he was about to face immediately drained his strength, and he lowered his head.

"Go back to work. And, I'm sorry."

Al-Jiong used all his strength to utter a line that sounded almost like a surrender, and led He-Man, Geno, and Joel back to the sheep village like zombies. As soon as they stepped into the sheep village, He-Man, Geno, and Joel, who were still hoping that Abu Jean might have really found the human sacrifice in the ranch, fell into utter despair.

The Sheep Village building was incredibly quiet, yet it was filled with Yunzhong, their backs looking utterly dejected.

As soon as they stepped into the Sheep Village Building, Li Yili's voice came from the center of the building.

"Oh~ Oh~ This isn't Executive Officer El-Qiong. I'm glad you weren't involved in this farce, but I remember your job... You don't have to go out, do you? You guys didn't do anything secretly, did you? Oh well, it doesn't matter anyway. Come on, stand in front."

El-Qiong's lips twitched violently. With a stiff face, he squeezed through the crowd and came to stand in front of Li Yili.

Abu Jean, his face ashen and head bowed, opened his eyes wide and turned incredulously toward El Giono, realizing something, but it was too late.

Because they failed.

“Other people make a big splash when they first take office, but I’m just an acting official and I’ve already caused such a huge mess. I almost became a laughing stock for the residents of Guoweiton. Of course, being a laughing stock is one thing, but as I said, the most important thing now is to eliminate all suspicious areas,” Li Yili plopped down on the table, crossed her arms and legs, and narrowed her eyes slightly. “It’s only been less than three days and things have turned out like this. I have let down Minister Dela Parr’s trust.”

The lower-level Cloud Clan members didn't react or understand Li Yili's meaning. They even secretly rejoiced, thinking that Li Yili dared not be an enemy of all the Cloud Clan members and intended to let the matter go. However, the Cloud Clan executive officer understood Li Yili's meaning: she was going to complain to Dela Pal!

Dela Pal is a true chosen one of God, and a chosen one destined to become a leader. If Dela Pal finds out what they've done...

Immediately, the Yunzhong executives all lowered their heads, not daring to meet Li Yili's gaze, for fear of being misunderstood by her.

Li Yili's lips curled up slightly. There's an old saying, "Kill the chicken to scare the monkey," but it doesn't mean it literally. Monkeys are smart; they know that a chicken is a chicken and a monkey is a monkey. The deterrent effect is minimal. If you kill too many, the monkeys might even learn to kill chickens. Our ancestors always spoke and acted in a roundabout way, in a very literary manner.

To scare the monkey troop, you have to kill the monkey king in front of them.

Abu Jean clenched his fists tightly, sweat soaking the back of his shirt, his pupils contracting and his heart pounding, while Al-Jonor hung his hands at his sides, smiling bitterly.

"Alright, I'll give you all a chance. We'll all have to look out for each other from now on. Who's the mastermind?"

Li Yili landed with a whoosh in front of El-Qiong and Abu-Jang, grinning from ear to ear.

Al-Qiong's heart skipped a beat as he realized Li Yili's purpose. Veins bulged on his forehead, but there was nothing he could do.

"You yourselves—"

"What are you doing? It's working time now."

Before Li Yili could finish speaking, a deep, resonant male voice, as if several voices were overlapping, came from the entrance of the Sheep Village Building. Although it was daytime, Li Yili felt as if the sky had darkened. A strange halo of light invaded from the dead corners of the building. Before Li Yili could figure out what was happening, a hand reached out from behind him and grabbed his shoulder.

"Why is an executive who has only been with the company for a year allowed to stand here and speak to a group of long-term employees?"

Li Yili's pupils contracted slightly, a strange lump appeared on her neck and moved towards her right arm. At the same time, her right hand fingers began to twitch violently in different directions, making a crisp cracking sound. The sensation of her body being invaded by a foreign object caused Li Yili's stomach to convulse, and she retched and stumbled a few steps to the left.

Whether it was because they had created a safe distance or because the other party simply wanted to intimidate him, the swelling on Li Yili's neck gradually subsided, and his right hand stopped twitching as before.

Li Yili covered her arm and looked warily at the man standing there.

His hair was slicked back like it was seeping oil, his cheeks were unusually prominent, he had a hooked nose, and his eyes were like a frog's, cold and sinister, as if he had crawled out of some sewer.

"I am Yeropo An, the deputy head of the Monster's Hammer branch of the Excess of Life. At the request of the Black Goat, I was transferred to manage the Black Goat's cubs."

Chapter 43 Three Speculations

Li Yili held her shoulder with a solemn expression.

As a qualified undercover agent, one must naturally understand the power structure of the undercover organization to prevent accidentally climbing to a level from which one cannot escape.

The Black Goat's Cubs, Monster's Hammer, and other departments stationed in various regions responsible for smuggling pollutants and trafficking people are collectively known as the "Extra Life." Just like the name suggests, these departments are like organs that have grown out of the norm due to the extraordinary vitality of a living organism. They seem normal, but in reality, they are extracting nutrients from other organs.

Beyond life itself, cadres are on a higher level, no longer simply superfluous organs, but shadows.

Black mountain

Sheep were the most solitary and terrifying beings among the old cadres. It was rumored that any contact with a black goat would only result in one tragic death.

Like the Black Goat's cub, the Monster's Hammer is a creature of life, but unlike the Black Goat's cub which resides in Goweton, the Monster's Hammer is located in Rahu, the capital of the ancient Vedic civilization, known as the City of Demons, which is comparable in importance to Hagen, the capital of the Nibelungen.

It makes no sense that Hiroboron, the deputy minister of Monster's Hammer, would suddenly come to Gowerton to manage the young Black Goats, and that he would be doing so under orders from the Black Goats.

But this is certainly not a good sign.

Li Yili's eyes flickered, and he took a few steps back. He wasn't some clueless lackey from a TV drama. Yerobo An, the vice minister of Monster's Hammer, was a genuine chosen one of the gods, and the way Yerobo An had greeted him earlier wasn't exactly friendly. If he were to point his finger at Yerobo An and question him now, he would most likely become the chicken used as a warning to others.

We must remain patient and observe what Jeroboam is up to before making a judgment.

Because Li Yili remained silent, Yeropo An, who had just finished his self-introduction, fell silent. After a long while, he clicked his tongue, which made Li Yili even more certain that Yeropo An and Dela Pal were not on the same side, and might even be enemies.

Yerobo An glanced at Li Yili, then at the crowd of Yunzhong in front of him, and finally his gaze settled on El Qiaono, raising his chin slightly.

"You, first explain the current situation."

El-Qiono was somewhat conflicted. Judging from Yerobo-An's attitude towards Li Yili, it didn't seem like he was on Dela Pal's side. But not being on Dela Pal's side didn't mean he was his ally. He remembered what Ele-Moses had said: the old high command hadn't yet expressed their opinion on Dela Pal becoming a new executive. As for Yerobo-An's statement that the Black Goat sent him, he didn't intend to take it seriously.

Just as Al-Jonor was pondering, Abu Jean, standing beside him, spoke first, "Report! We are investigating the contaminants and human sacrifices embezzled by Levi-Istyl Richard!"

As he spoke, Abu Rang pointed at Li Yili.

Li Yili's eyes twitched violently, but to everyone's surprise, Yerobo An, who seemed to have ill intentions, did not take the opportunity to question Li Yili but continued to stare at Abu Jang.

"Did you find it?"

Abu Jang was taken aback and somewhat flustered, clearly not expecting Yerobo An to continue questioning him. He stammered for a long time without being able to utter a complete sentence.

“Don’t report to me any unfinished work,” Yeropon waved his hand.

Abu Jang, who was already prepared to be scolded by Yeropon, blinked but didn't react.

What does it mean to say "Don't report unfinished work to me"?

Li Yili was stunned, her face instantly darkening. "Deputy Minister Yerobo An, they demolished my house, causing such damage—"

“Is that so? So what? You and Dela Pal were indeed dealing in contaminants from Black Goat calves and human sacrifices,” Yeropo An raised his hand and a stack of documents hit Li Yili in the face. “This is the ledger of Dela Pal’s transactions with Monster’s Hammer over the past five years, but the transactions stopped in March. Human sacrifices are untraceable, but contaminants are a different story. I already confirmed when I came that no department outside of Life had received any extra contaminants.”

The documents clattered to the ground, and sharp, piercing gazes, seemingly capable of skinning a person alive, fell upon Li Yili.

"You're the one who hid the pollutants, aren't you?"

Li Yili narrowed her eyes slightly. This Yerobo An was not so much unconventional as he was completely unwilling to play his cards with her. His arrogant tone was as if he were talking to a lower being. As for the reason... it was probably because Yerobo An was a chosen one of the gods.

Li Yili was certain that if it weren't for the presence of Dela Pal behind him, this chosen one of the monster's hammers would already be pressing his head down and interrogating him in a rather cruel manner.

of course……

It's not impossible.

Yerobo An had given him a brief taste of the minor tricks of the chosen ones, and even now he still felt nauseous.

I must be crazy to gamble on the actions of a chosen one of a complete cult.

Li Yili smiled calmly, bent down to pick up the scattered documents on the ground, patted off non-existent dust, and handed the documents to Yerobo An. "Deputy Minister, I don't understand what you're saying? These people demolished my house and didn't find anything. If you still have doubts, you can ask this Executive Officer El-Qiono. He deliberately created such a big disturbance to lure me out, but in the end, he still found nothing."

Yerobo An's frog-like eyes slid down and landed on the documents in Li Yili's hand, then he grinned, revealing a nauseating smile.

“You’re just an executive who’s been with the company for less than a year, while I’m the deputy minister. What I say goes.”

Abu Jang and the other Cloud Clan executives glanced back and forth between Yeropon and Li Yili, their expressions tense.

“You’re right, Vice Minister. So, may I ask where I hid the pollutants?” Li Yili relaxed her posture considerably. Yerobo An’s reaction confirmed a few things for her.

First, Yeropo An and Dera Pal are not on the same side.

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Second, what is Yeropo-An concerned about besides Dela Pal?

Like Dela Pal, Yerobo An is a chosen one of God, but he is firmly trapped in the great net called the Organization. Before being a chosen one of God, he was a member of the Extinction Party. However, Yerobo An's mental state is obviously more stable than Dela Pal's, so Yerobo An is not as easily fooled as Dela Pal.

Yeropo An should understand perfectly well that this is Guoweiton, and they are just a group of ordinary people. Yeropo An can make anyone disappear if he wants, and no one will come here to hold him accountable. As for being concerned about Dela Pal... if Yeropo An, who is at the deputy minister level, were concerned about Dela Pal, who is about to become a cadre, he wouldn't have come here at this time.

Yeropo Ann has clearly determined that all the contaminants since March are in Guoweiton. Guoweiton is not large, and finding the hiding place by process of elimination is not a difficult task. For Yeropo Ann, who is hostile to Dela Pal, he is an obstacle that can, or even must, be eliminated. As long as he is alive, he is in danger of tipping off Dela Pal.

Why did the chosen one, Yeroboam, not kill him immediately but instead use his position as deputy minister to suppress him?

Third, something that allowed Yeropon to act only with the power of a deputy minister had already infiltrated Guoweiton!

Li Yili tilted her head and smiled brightly.

"..."

A faint, indistinct sound, like syllables, came from above. Yolan, who was lost in thought, subconsciously looked up and met a pair of dark green eyes.

Yoran was taken aback. He was sitting in a carriage, yet he had to look up at the "guest" in front of him.

Chapter Forty-Four: The Ancestor Said... Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!

Yolan subconsciously rubbed his eyes and looked the tall guest in front of him up and down.

This was a woman, and she was estimated to be over 1.9 meters tall. He had never seen such a tall woman before.

Her dark green hair reached just to her neck, the ends curling and slowly swaying in the light as if they were alive. Yolan didn't know how to describe the woman's clothes. The black and green stripes wrapped around her body like a straitjacket, and the dark straps accentuated her abdomen, thighs, chest, arms, and hips as if they were displaying merchandise. Yet, a scarf symbolizing her high status was wrapped around her shoulders. He had never seen such contradictory clothes before.