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Lin Chen slightly shrank his neck, calmly pretending that nothing had happened:

"British style? But isn't he Chinese?"

“Yeah, so it’s really frustrating,” Li Zhanyi shrugged. “But as you know, Super America is really on fire right now. The demigods the Foundation sends to various countries are basically influenced by the local culture in order to localize them, following the American superhero route. Maybe this Captain Britain is just trying to take a different approach…”

Is there really such a difference...? Lin Chen couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

However, he did understand why Captain England's popularity had always been overshadowed by Optimus Prime.

Optimus Prime clearly follows the path of the American tough guy, which aligns with the current mainstream cultural environment and has a very high potential.

Captain Britain, speaking with a London accent and pretending to be British... it's indeed hard to convince people.

People are expecting to see an American tough guy swearing and beating up an abnormal character, but you come in with this fake gentlemanly air... and then spend half an hour rambling on and on with the abnormal character...

Lin Chen watched the "British Captain's Attendance File" playing in the live stream, seeing him bowing and chatting with an abnormal entity before finally defeating it.

He saw that after Captain England rescued the victim, he didn't take him to the hospital, but instead took him to a teahouse and treated him to cups of tea...

"A Jiahao-level demigod," Lin Chen concluded.

"So, the hasty promotion of Captain England actually shows that the Foundation's internal affairs are being handled more carelessly than before."

Li Zhanyi stretched again, and a faint jasmine fragrance wafted from between the girl's delicate collarbones.

"I'm hungry, let's go get breakfast." Li Zhanyi nudged Lin Chen's shoulder.

"Let's change our clothes and go to the cafeteria." Lin Chen tossed his phone aside.

"Why go to the cafeteria? There's a really good mixed rice noodle place nearby. Let's go, let's go eat there."

"..."

Half an hour later, Lin Chen and Li Zhanyi arrived at a noodle shop two streets away.

Lin Chen sat in the steamy morning air, enjoying a plate of mixed rice noodles and a bowl of squid and pork rib soup.

"It tastes good." He slurped up the noodles.

“This restaurant is a hidden gem,” Li Zhanyi said, her mouth full of food. “I sometimes get up early just to come here for a meal.”

Michelin three-star certification.

"Speaking of which, did you bring anything out yesterday?" Li Zhanyi raised her eyes, her long eyelashes shimmering in the sunlight.

"Two pieces of azure crystal, Professor Jürgen said they could fetch tens of thousands if converted to cash." Lin Chen took a sip of soup.

"Hehe, no wonder you were so generous in giving me that injection," Li Zhanyi chuckled. "You made quite a bit of money."

"Thinking about it carefully, it's not that much. Only a gamma-level entity lost this much," Lin Chen calculated yesterday's consumption. "The four of us fired so many bullets, and we also have to take into account medical losses. I also got an injection of the Azure Factor yesterday, so we didn't actually gain much."

"In terms of total losses, it's actually a net loss. I even fired a 'whale-sounding shell' yesterday," Li Zhanyi said in a muffled voice.

"Oh right, I only saw a whale-sound bomb for the first time yesterday," Lin Chen remembered. "Are these things expensive?"

“The price on the black market is 25000 yuan per shot,” Li Zhanyi said, spreading his hands.

Lin Chen was petrified.

How much...how much...?

Seeing his terrified expression, Li Zhanyi chuckled:

"You saw the damage it caused, right? It pierced through Captain England in one shot. The bullet's warhead is made of highly concentrated blue energy. When it hits a target with blue energy inside their body, it will detonate all of that blue energy. It's great value for money."

“But one shot costs 25,000…” Lin Chen rubbed his temples.

If this bullet is fired, Lin Chen will go bankrupt.

"I was just kidding. I bought it through the Investigation Bureau, and they reimbursed half of it, so it was actually only 12,000."

"That's quite a lot."

Lin Chen suddenly felt that the injection of the Azure Factor he gave Li Zhanyi could at most be considered as sharing the loss, not as giving.

"Don't worry, don't worry. If the bullets successfully severely damage or destroy the target, the bureau will reimburse the entire cost after approval," Li Zhanyi waved his hand.

"Will they reimburse me?" Lin Chen still felt his heart bleeding, even though the money wasn't his.

"Probably... Although Captain England isn't an abnormal entity... Let's see if we can out-talk the three of them..." Li Zhanyi looked away.

"Let the section chief put in a good word for me." Lin Chen was still shaken by the thought of a bullet that cost 20,000 yuan.

"Old Jiang will help... Oh right, speaking of which, keep one of those two azure crystals you got yesterday. Pay some processing fees and have the Third Department grind it into a 'Whale's Roar Bullet' for you. This thing is quite effective against targets of gamma level or higher. As long as you find the weak point, you can kill it with one shot, or at least severely injure it."

"it is good."

Just then, Lin Chen's phone rang.

He picked up his phone, glanced at the message, and said:

“Shen Xuanyi is looking for us. She heard that we’ve been released from the archives.”

"Let her go to the bureau to make the arrangements," Li Zhanyi said, finishing off the remaining rice noodles.

"She said she's only met us, so she only trusts us and wants to meet with us," Lin Chen read the message.

“Then tell Lao Jiang that we’ll take over,” Li Zhanyi put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth with a tissue. “Let’s go back and get a copy of the Tiejiao Bridge data. Have her come to the Investigation Bureau and wait for us.”

"uh-huh."

Lin Chen got up, paid for the meal, and also packed a serving of mixed noodles and soup. He then returned to the Investigation Bureau with Li Zhanyi.

They first went to find Section Chief Jiang, who had stayed up all night. The energetic middle-aged man was working overtime at his workstation. When he smelled the food, he raised his head like a hungry wolf and gave Lin Chen and Li Zhanyi a satisfied smile.

"Go ahead, give her the things, let her handle it herself," Section Chief Jiang said, slurping his noodles. "I'm going to catch up on some sleep later, then I'll come over for a meeting this afternoon. We have new progress."

"So fast?" Lin Chen was somewhat surprised.

He thought that after this mission, it would be the same as before, and he would have to wait a few days before discussing it.

“We’ve found a breakthrough,” Jiang Zhengge smiled. “The foundation’s public relations disaster is probably coming very soon.”

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Chapter 61 Overturning the Case

"Breakthrough?"

Li Zhanyi moved closer to Jiang Zhengge's computer and looked at the documents on it.

"Don't rush," Jiang Zhengge slurped up a mouthful of noodles, "I'll explain in detail this afternoon."

“Oh…that’s definitely the breakthrough point,” Li Zhanyi nodded slightly as he looked at the description in the document. “That director who’s with Captain England, Zuo Xia!”

“Impatient…” Jiang Zhengge shrugged and took a sip of soup. “This is all thanks to Lin Chen. His dashcam captured Zuo Xia’s face and also the process of him ‘opening the door’.”

“Yes,” Lin Chen nodded, “Director Zuo Xia has a device that can open that time portal.”

“This kind of passageway is extraordinary. Generally speaking, only demigods of Euclid’s level can manipulate space.”

Jiang Zhengge put down the empty plastic bowl and wiped his mouth.

"The Anomalies Department spent all night calculating and just concluded that this ability to open doors is most likely provided by a powerful anomalous entity, and the Foundation has already taken control of this anomalous entity."

The unusual entity that opened the door... Lin Chen recalled the gray-white city deep in the subspace that he had seen in the "Mirage City".

That door leads to that city.

If this door allows travel between different locations, then that city is actually a transit point?

"Unfortunately, we still don't know what's behind that door," Jiang Zhengge rubbed his eyes. "If we want to find out, we need to get the device to open the door from Director Zuo Xia."

"So let's just go and rob them!" Li Zhanyi suddenly exclaimed excitedly.

"It'll be tough. Once his face is seen, that guy will definitely hide like the plague," Jiang Zhengge shook his head. "So let's have a meeting this afternoon to discuss how to handle this... Oh, I can't take it anymore, I need to sleep. You guys go do whatever you need to do, go, go..."

Jiang Zhengge got up, lay down on the folding bed behind his workstation, and slept peacefully like a sphinx.

Seeing his exhausted appearance, Lin Chen couldn't help but shake his head:

"Our section chief is truly carrying a heavy burden for us..."

"Then let's enjoy our peaceful lives," Li Zhanyi snapped his fingers. "Let's go find your little rich woman and report back!"

"How did I become my little rich girl..."

"Oh dear, I was just standing there acting as a fully automated prophetic assistant, wasn't I? I barely spoke to Miss Shen. But since I already accepted a dose of your Azure Factor, being your wingman isn't a bad thing~"

"Idiot..." Lin Chen chuckled and shook his head.

Who asked you to be their wingman? Seriously...

The two chatted and laughed as they took the elevator downstairs and arrived at the entrance of the Investigation Bureau.

As soon as he stepped outside, Lin Chen saw the Ghost parked not far away, its silver Spirit of Ecstasy shimmering in the sunlight.

It was during the commute, and the flow of people at the Bureau of Investigation's entrance was second only to the end of the workday. Employees cast astonished glances as they passed by Ghost, and people were taking pictures from time to time.

"Holy crap, damn it..."

"The bureau chief embezzled funds?"

"Whose young master is here for work..."

Then, under the spotlight and the flashing lights of everyone's attention, Lin Chen and Li Zhanyi boarded the back seat of the Ghost.

"Boom."

After closing the door, Lin Chen rubbed his temples and sighed softly.

"It's over..." he muttered to himself.

"What's wrong?" Shen Xuanyi turned around from the driver's seat.

"Everyone knows Zhan Yi, but they're not so familiar with me," Lin Chen said frankly. "If I get into a luxury car in front of everyone like this, there will probably be a lot of rumors..."

Seeing Lin Chen's troubled expression, Shen Xuanyi paused for a moment, then a smile appeared on her usually cold face.

"It seems my job today is to be the driver."

"No offense intended." Lin Chen quickly put on his armor.

"It's nothing, it's my duty to be your driver," Shen Xuanyi said softly.

Accompanied by the roar of the V12 engine, the luxury car drove out of the Investigation Bureau and headed towards Mingzhu Beach District.

“Come to my house this time,” Shen Xuanyi said. “I’ve dismissed all the butlers and bodyguards. There’s a secure room there. I’ll treat you to a meal.”

"Oh? We're going to a big house?" Li Zhanyi asked excitedly. "I've never been to a rich person's house before!"

“Actually, there’s no difference,” Shen Xuanyi chuckled. “Sometimes, I’d rather hide back in the dilapidated house from my childhood, so the whole world can’t find me.”

The Ghost drove smoothly down the street, safely taking everyone to their destination.

About an hour later, Lin Chen and Li Zhanyi pushed open the door to Shen Xuanyi's property in Mingzhu Beach.

This is a large, single-level apartment of over 500 square meters, with floor-to-ceiling windows facing the Yudu Star Radio and Television Tower, and below is Yudu's most luxurious commercial district.

As soon as Lin Chen entered, he saw two familiar figures: a plastic guard in a suit standing in the porch, holding two assault rifles.

Isn't this one of our investigation bureau's "police officers"...?

"Ha!" The abnormal entity hunched over as soon as it saw Li Zhanyi.

"Hello, hello," Li Zhanyi said with a smile, waving to the two fully armed figures. "These two little guys are here to work?"

"Yes, it was arranged for me by your Section Chief Jiang. He said it's more trustworthy than humans."

Shen Xuanyi smiled faintly at the two of them and said:

"Come on, come with me to the encryption room."

Lin Chen and Li Zhanyi put on shoe covers and followed Shen Xuanyi into the super-large mansion.

They entered a small, enclosed living room, and after closing the door, a buzzing sound began.

"Have a seat," Shen Xuanyi said, pointing to the sofa opposite her.

Lin Chen and Li Zhanyi sat down on the sofa, then took out a photocopy of a file from their briefcases and handed it to Shen Xuanyi:

"This is the archive for the Iron Cape Bridge project."

“The logistics department has already verified this last night,” Li Zhanyi nodded. “There are indeed no engineering defects in the Tiejiao Bridge. That disaster was man-made.”

Shen Xuanyi took the file, flipped through it left and right, and suddenly tears welled up in her eyes.

“Thank you,” she said softly. “With this file, at least my father can have his case overturned.”