Black Silk Female Police Detective Exorcist

"The parts about Benteng Group and Ma Siyan are indeed true, but whether the other parts are true is uncertain... You know, those intelligence reports are very complex, and the cost of trial and error is very high. We must ensure their authenticity."

Lei Mingming patiently explained:

"This is also your last test. As long as you can prove that what you wrote in that report is true, we will believe that you have truly defeated Pride Incarnate, rather than Pride Incarnate defeating you by putting on a show of suffering."

"I understand. You want me to tell you that information to your face, and then judge the truth of those things by whether I am lying, right?"

Qin Huanyu suddenly realized something, and quickly said:

"Then how will you determine if I'm lying? A lie detector won't work on me... The principle of a lie detector is to judge by observing a person's micro-expressions, heart rate, and breathing, and I can precisely control these things. No matter how advanced the lie detector is, it won't be able to detect my lies."

"Of course we know that, which is why I came here in person."

Lei Mingming was clearly very satisfied with Qin Huanyu's frankness, and reached out to pat Qin Huanyu's head before continuing:

“Your precise control over your body is impressive, but in my field, your control over your own bioelectricity is absolutely no higher than mine, and I can judge whether you are lying by the changes in the bioelectric current in your body.”

"I understand, please ask."

Qin Huanyu nodded, took a deep breath, sat on the edge of the bed, put her legs together, and acted like a well-behaved girl.

"it is good."

Lei Mingming didn't stand on ceremony and started asking questions.

Qin Huanyu obtained a great deal of important information from the embodiment of arrogance.

For example, why would the embodiment of arrogance mingle with the Church of Truth? How large is the Church of Arrogance now, how many members does it have, and to what extent has it infiltrated the Holy Zhou Kingdom?

Qin Huanyu answered all of these questions for Lei Mingming.

Normally, the embodiment of original sin usually awakens and causes trouble wherever it is, leading to a wave of disasters before being destroyed or sealed away by humans.

But the Pride Incarnate is quite different; it awakens without humanity's knowledge and secretly follows the Truth Society.

The reason for this is actually quite simple. This time, the Pride Incarnation did not awaken on its own. Instead, it was discovered by Maxwell's Enchantress, the leader of the Truth Society, while it was still in a dormant embryonic state. With the help of the Truth Society, it was successfully born without being seen by humans and then joined the Truth Society.

Under the cover of the Truth Society, the embodiment of arrogance has been active around the world for more than 10 years, developing believers in the Church of Arrogance and secretly controlling many people.

Unlike other incarnations of original sin who easily control a small town or city, the incarnation of pride looks down on ordinary humans. It takes an elitist approach, and in more than 10 years, it has absorbed fewer than 1000 members of the Church of Pride.

But these fewer than 1000 people are all followers of arrogance, carefully selected and personally developed by the ego. Among them are many outstanding politicians and capitalists, and at the very least, top figures in various industries, such as engineers, doctors, lawyers, etc., who can all be considered the elite class of today's society.

The Holy Zhou Kingdom was no exception.

Although the Truth Society abandoned all its strongholds and activities within the territory of Saint Zhou due to the great war nearly 30 years ago, and the Pride Incarnate had never entered the territory of Saint Zhou before, the people of Saint Zhou themselves are allowed to go abroad.

Many of the diplomats sent by the Holy Zhou Kingdom to various places, and the merchants of the Holy Zhou Kingdom doing business abroad, were secretly controlled by the embodiment of arrogance.

Ma Siyan was able to connect with Pride in this collaboration because one of her businessman friends was controlled by Pride when he went abroad to negotiate foreign trade orders.

Originally, the Pride Incarnate wanted to take the opportunity to control Ma Siyan as well, but Ma Siyan was very cautious. She had a backup plan before meeting with the Pride Incarnate. Once she was controlled, the Truth Society's plan would be exposed in advance. The Pride Incarnate had no choice but to cooperate with her.

The more successful a person is, the harder it is for them to avoid the arrogance that comes with success. And once arrogance takes hold, even the strongest will is rendered useless when faced with the embodiment of arrogance.

Those who have been brainwashed by the embodiment of arrogance and become followers of arrogance may not actually want to betray their country or humanity; they have simply lost themselves.

Many of these people are very talented and hold important positions. They cannot be dealt with as directly as Ma Siyan. The Holy Zhou Kingdom still wants to try to save them.

"Can they ever turn back into their original form?"

Lei Mingming cared a lot about this answer.

"emmm..."

Qin Huanyu thought for a while before answering very cautiously:

"I'm not sure, because I don't know if they would still be the same people if they turned back to their original form."

"...What do you mean? Speak like a human being!"

Lei Mingming was somewhat dissatisfied with this tongue-twisting answer.

"This is actually a philosophical question, Deputy Director."

Qin Huanyu gave a bitter smile:

"As I understand it, the way Pride Incarnate brainwashes people into becoming followers of Pride is like formatting the original contents of a hard drive and then filling it with its own stuff. Now that I have the highest authority over the power of Pride, I can naturally delete those people's current consciousness completely and inject a new consciousness based on their original appearance... But will this new consciousness be their original selves? I really can't say."

"...So, at the level of soul and mind, those people were actually killed the moment they encountered the Incarnation of Pride? And the things that are moving with their bodies now are just puppet consciousnesses created by the Incarnation of Pride?" Lei Mingming asked in a deep voice.

"Your understanding is not wrong either."

Qin Huanyu nodded, and seeing that Lei Mingming's face was very pale, she quickly added:

"But don't worry, whether they can return to normal or not, now that I have the highest authority over the power of arrogance, I will definitely not let them do anything that harms the country again... How about I find a way to make a controller that can control them and hand it over?"

"You can even do something like this now?"

Lei Mingming was somewhat surprised.

"I think...theoretically, it's possible."

Qin Huanyu thought for a moment and said:

"Didn't I explain it before? The way I control the power of arrogance now is actually the way higher-level permissions on a computer network control lower-level terminals. Naturally, I can also create new permission accounts to allow others to manage lower-level terminals together. However, I still need to study how to port these permission accounts to the entity, and the controller's permissions will definitely not be higher than mine."

“These are no problem… You can take some time to study this first, and let me know as soon as you’ve finished making it. I’ll come and pick it up myself,” Lei Mingming instructed.

"it is good."

Qin Huanyu nodded obediently. Now that she had given most of the information she knew, she tentatively asked:

"Any other questions, Deputy Director?"

"……Have."

Lei Mingming remained silent for a moment, his expression becoming very complicated:

"Can those subordinates who embodied arrogance make contact with the Truth Society?"

"Well... I'm not quite sure."

Qin Huanyu frowned and recalled carefully:

"The Church of Pride undoubtedly works for the Church of Truth, but it is always the Avatar of Pride who directly contacts the Enchantress. Their subordinates do not seem to have direct contact. However, a few members of the Church of Pride have participated in the Church of Truth's operations, but I do not know whether those members had any contact with members of the Church of Truth during the operations. The Avatar of Pride does not monitor every member's affairs at all times; it only issues orders remotely when necessary."

"That's it..."

Lei Mingming hesitated for a moment before saying:

"Tell me about those arrogant church members who might have come into contact with members of the Truth Society, and then give them an order to cooperate with me unconditionally. Is that alright?"

"Of course, no problem... but are you trying to fish for me, Deputy Director?"

Qin Huanyu nodded first, then quickly advised:

“I hope you will be cautious about this. There is a connection between the Pride Avatar and the Enchantress. The moment I completely subdued the Pride Avatar, the Enchantress should have already known... She will definitely warn her subordinates to pay attention to the abnormal behavior of the Pride Cult, and may even use this to set a trap.”

"I know, but I have my own plans. Just do as I say."

Lei Mingming waved his hand, his attitude becoming very tough for a moment.

"Uh... well."

Qin Huanyu felt a little strange and had some doubts, but she didn't think too much about it and did as Lei Mingming instructed.

Afterwards, Lei Mingming asked some more questions about the Arrogant Church and the Truth Society, and Qin Huanyu told him everything she knew.

Lei Mingming was very satisfied, saying that Qin Huanyu had passed the test completely this time. She was willing to vouch for Qin Huanyu as the deputy director, and Qin Huanyu could use the power of arrogance freely in the future. Sherry could also be officially registered as Qin Huanyu's battle pet in the Investigation Bureau.

After finishing their business, Lei Mingming, whose style of doing things was as swift and decisive as her abilities, immediately prepared to leave, declining Qin Huanyu's offer to let her rest in Baiguang City for the night.

"You've made a great contribution this time, at least a Class A merit. I should take you to the Royal Treasury to receive your award immediately, but..."

At this point, Lei Mingming's tone became slightly teasing:

"You should already know that you are actually one of the candidates for the princess's wife, right?"

"Yeah. I know."

Qin Huanyu nodded, blushing.

"Haha, good to know... so your reward will be postponed for a few days."

Lei Mingming smiled and waved again, saying as he turned to leave:

"When you go to the capital in a few days, Her Majesty the Empress will personally summon you, and all your rewards will be distributed at that time."

Chapter 145 Youyou: I'm going to explode with Ayu!

Not long after Lei Mingming left, Qin Hai also returned.

He reverted to his old self as a doting father and a fanatical researcher, and the chilling murderous aura he exuded earlier seemed to have been nothing but an illusion.

Qin Huanyu held back for a while, but finally couldn't help asking about Ma Siyan and Benteng Group... The information she had seen before was all external news, and the inside story was all guesswork.

"Don't worry, Ayu, you don't need to feel too much pressure."

Qin Hai smiled very gently when he answered:

"The Benteng Group's situation isn't entirely because of you... The country has long wanted to launch a major operation to warn certain groups, and this is a good opportunity to make an example of them. Our Shengzhou is an ancient country with a long history, not a shallow and newly established regime. The path of slowly infiltrating politics through commerce and indirectly controlling power is a path to certain doom in our Shengzhou."

"As for that woman Ma Siyan, Ayu, you don't need to worry about her anymore... She has already gotten what she deserved, and she will never have the chance to disgust you again. There is no longer any matter or consciousness in this world that is related to Ma Siyan."

"Uh... really? Okay, thanks, Dad."

Qin Huanyu didn't know what Qin Hai had done, but she figured he must have dealt with Ma Siyan very thoroughly, so she quickly and obediently ran over to give Qin Hai a back massage.

After a moment of paternal affection and filial piety, Qin Huanyu hesitated slightly before finally asking the question:

"Dad, you know I'm a candidate for princess consort, right? Do you have any suggestions about this?"

"This matter..."

Qin Hai's expression was relaxed:

"My advice is no advice at all. Just do what you like, Ayu. There's no need to feel too guilty. If you like Her Highness the Princess, then go for it. If you don't like her, just go through the motions and pretend you're almost eliminated, right? Do you like Her Highness the Princess?"

"Hmm, Your Highness... I haven't met her in person, so I don't know much about her, but she's quite cute. It's not impossible for her to be a princess consort, it's just... it's just..."

Qin Huanyu hesitated for a moment, her face flushed, as she spoke:

"I just made a further progress in my relationship with Youyou two days ago. Wouldn't it be a bit much for me to immediately participate in the selection of a princess consort?"

"It doesn't matter."

Qin Hai shrugged nonchalantly:

“Even if you really become a scumbag, Ayu, you’re still my precious daughter… Anyway, I’ll support whatever you choose in this matter. I also know about Yi Youyou; her grandmother is my teacher, and I really angered her a long time ago… I don’t mind angering her again.”

"Uh... well."

Qin Huanyu knew she wouldn't get any valuable answers from Qin Hai about this question, so she could only sigh and ask another one:

"What if... I mean, what if... after all, your daughter is quite charming, isn't she? What if Her Highness falls in love with me at first sight and insists that I become her princess consort, but I don't want to? Would I be forced into marriage by the royal family?"

"This……"

This time, Qin Hai finally lost his composure. His brows furrowed, and after thinking for a while, he could only shrug helplessly.

"I don't know, but..."

Qin Hai suddenly lowered his voice again:

"If things really turn out that way, and you don't want to offend the royal family, perhaps you could try to manipulate the princess a little? If she's really obsessed with you, you should be able to control her easily, right?"

"..."

Qin Huanyu's gaze toward her father suddenly became strange.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Qin Hai couldn't stand the stare and chuckled awkwardly twice.

"Of course, it's best not to be a 'bad girl' if you can avoid it. This is just a suggestion... just a suggestion."

. . . . .

After Qin Hai's return, the Lingsu Research Institute resumed normal operations, and the economic turmoil caused by the collapse of the Benteng Group had no impact on it whatsoever.

Baiguang City was indeed affected. Benteng Group had branches and holding subsidiaries there, but now all of these companies are gone, resulting in tens of thousands of new unemployed people.

Fortunately, the plan to transform Baiguang City into a city of academies has already begun. This construction plan requires many jobs, which provides opportunities for the unemployed, so the overall impact is not significant.

Qin Huanyu brought Shirley to the hospital to visit the little hero who was initially involved in the tiger attack incident, or rather, to pick her up from the hospital.

After lying in the hospital for almost a month and enjoying the tender care of her three girlfriends in turn, Lu Han finally recovered. Qin Huanyu also fulfilled her promise to come and give her a gift.