Chapter 141 The Hands-Off Manager, Signing the Contract

[In the corridor.]

[Xu Yan casually tossed the lunch box into the trash can, a hint of contemplation flashing in his eyes.]

["This kid named Li Ang has decent psychological resilience."]

["His logic is clear, and his words reveal a certain cleverness."]

["As expected of a Genius who could reach the Ninth Stage of Qi and Blood at such a young age."]

["It seems he really is just an ordinary student caught up in this."]

["Those words didn't sound like a lie."]

[Just now, before Xu Yan came to find you,]

[He had actually used the same method to test Liao Fan in the interrogation room next door.]

[As a result, that wealthy young master wearing the Jade Thumb Ring, after losing the Old Grandfather's guidance,]

[behaved in a way that was almost laughable.]

[He knew nothing when asked, only shouting, 'I'm here to see Old Zhao, your rank isn't high enough.']

[He could only repeat that one sentence.]

[Xu Yan saw through him at a glance; that kid was a real blockhead.]

[His head was completely empty; he truly knew nothing and was purely a mouthpiece.]

["The three pawns who delivered the message all seem to be fine."]

[Xu Yan calculated in his mind as he walked.]

[In fact, even now, Xu Yan did not understand the full picture of this incident.]

[He had only received an emergency notification from Cold Kite in the middle of a meeting,]

[saying that Great Grandmaster Zhao Zongtian attached great importance to the intelligence brought by these three young people.]

[However, in Xu Yan's view, the evidence provided by these little fellows—]

[a few photos of the principal meeting with cultists, a bottle of occult residue, the identity of a doctor as a cultist...]

[while these things were important, they weren't enough to make a Divine Power Realm Grandmaster care this much.]

[The Grandmaster hadn't even left enough time to explain the specifics to Cold Kite before rushing off to handle the matter.]

["It seems the truly important intelligence must be hidden in what was mentioned in Cold Kite's report."]

["Those three light orbs suspected of being Divine Art Spiritual Items."]

[Xu Yan speculated secretly.]

[Only secrets of significant importance could make a Great Grandmaster lose his composure like that.]

[However, this was no longer something he should worry about.]

[The reason he came today was just to fulfill his duty as the Director.]

[To briefly check on the situation of these informants and get a sense of them.]

[After all, as the Director of the Mountain-Sea Realm Investigation Bureau, he already had a very important matter to handle.]

[And with the borders being unstable lately, he was tied up with work.]

["Since Grandmaster Zhao has personally taken over this matter,"]

["then I will delegate full authority to Cold Kite and let her assist the Great Grandmaster."]

["With a Great Grandmaster at the front, even if the sky falls, there's a tall person to shoulder the burden."]

[Having made up his mind, Xu Yan quickened his pace.]

[He arrived at the door of Cold Kite's office.]

["Knock knock."]

[Xu Yan pushed the door open and entered.]

[Cold Kite was currently sitting behind her desk.]

[Her brow was furrowed as she organized the information and various complex personnel files seized from Yangxin Hospital.]

[Hearing someone enter, she looked up.]

[When she saw it was Xu Yan, her cold face instantly dropped.]

[Her eyes showed an unabashed look of disdain.]

["Oh, isn't this our busy Director?"]

[Cold Kite put down her pen, crossed her arms, and spoke with a sneer.]

["What's wrong? Our hands-off manager finally has time to come to the Bureau to work?"]

["Are you here to inspect whether I, your subordinate, have been slacking off?"]

[Facing his subordinate's sarcasm, Xu Yan had no counter.]

[He had long grown accustomed to Cold Kite's prickly temperament.]

[He could only give a bitter smile, wave his hand, and console her in an extremely gentle, almost fawning tone:]

["Deputy Director Cold, those words... lately,"]

["everything in the Bureau, top to bottom, has indeed been hard on you."]

["I had no choice either; the meetings at the Provincial level were one after another."]

["I even had to go haggle for the Bureau's budget."]

[Xu Yan walked to the desk and said seriously:]

["I just went to see those youngsters who reported the case; there are no major issues."]

["Since Old Zhao has personally intervened in this case, it shows its importance is extraordinary."]

["But I am truly stretched too thin."]

["So, I'm handing over full authority for this matter to you."]

["From now on, you only need to be responsible to Old Zhao."]

["All resources and personnel deployment in the Bureau are at your full disposal."]

["Hard work, Comrade Little Leng."]

[After speaking, Xu Yan patted the table.]

[Without waiting for Cold Kite to speak, he turned and left, his pace extremely light.]

["You...!"]

[Cold Kite looked at the Director who had slipped away, her teeth itching with anger.]

[But in the end, she sighed helplessly and redirected her attention to the mountain of documents.]

...

[Inside the rest area.]

[After you finished dealing with the Investigation Bureau Director's sudden inspection,]

[you threw the empty lunch box into the trash can and breathed a small sigh of relief.]

[The first phase of the plan could be considered a perfect success.]

[You successfully passed on the intelligence regarding the Heart-Eroding Cult and smoothly cleared the test.]

[However, this was only the appetizer.]

["Next, it will depend on how the Great Grandmaster handles this matter after obtaining all the light orb intelligence from Liu Yiyi."]

[You sat in the chair, resting with your eyes closed, silently deducing in your mind.]

["Will he, like in the last simulation, Seal the memories of the three of us simultaneously for the sake of secrecy?"]

["Or will he have another way of handling it because I provided more detailed intelligence this time?"]

[You weren't sure.]

[But you were already prepared to deal with any situation.]

[However, very soon, your train of thought was interrupted.]

["Click."]

[The door to the rest area was pushed open.]

[That familiar figure appeared before you once again.]

[Zhao Zongtian had returned.]

[His expression looked a bit weary, but the sharp light in his eyes was frighteningly bright.]

[He walked straight to you and pulled a document stamped with the Federation's Top Secret Seal from his wide sleeve.]

[He slapped it directly onto the metal table in front of you.]

["Take a look, little fellow."]

[Zhao Zongtian looked at you, his voice carrying an unyielding firmness.]

[You looked down.]

[On the cover of the document, it was written clearly:]

[<Jiangnan Province Alien Cult Investigation Bureau · Special Off-Staff Personnel Employment Contract>]