106: Reorganization

Donghai City Psionic Bureau, Command Center.

At this moment, the entire Command Center was silent, so quiet that a pin drop could be heard; the atmosphere was exceptionally heavy.

"Begin the situation report."

Director Qin Shan was the first to break the silence. His voice was slightly hoarse, but it carried an unquestionable authority.

Intelligence Group Leader Lin Zhengyang walked quickly to the central control console, his expression equally solemn.

"Reporting to the Director: just now, while returning to headquarters, Special Commissioner Chen was deliberately ambushed and frantically attacked in a busy downtown area by Zhou Tianxiao, the Sect Master of Xuan Lei Sect, and more than ten Elders of the Mysterious Thunder Sect!"

"Uproar!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire Command Center instantly erupted into an uproar!

"The Mysterious Thunder Sect?! How dare they!"

"Is Zhou Tianxiao insane? Publicly attacking a Spiritual Energy Bureau Special Commissioner? And in the city center!"

"What do they want to do? Rebel?!"

"My god, in the city center! Think of how much panic and destruction this must have caused!"

Exclamations and questioning voices rose and fell one after another; everyone was shocked beyond measure by this news.

To attack a member of the Spiritual Energy Bureau so publicly, and in a densely populated area, was a malicious incident simply unheard of!

Lin Zhengyang did not pause and continued his report, his voice suddenly rising to drown out the noise in the room:

"Zhou Tianxiao and others used large-scale Thunder Techniques to brazenly attack our Spiritual Energy Bureau vehicles, resulting in the complete destruction of two escort vehicles and the death of all agents inside!"

"At the same time, the attack caused damage to several civilian vehicles nearby. Casualties among the public are currently being tallied, and there have been multiple reports of panic-induced stampedes!"

The screen switched to images of car wreckage charred into scrap metal by lightning and chaotic streets; everyone's heart sank.

A sense of anger began to spread throughout the Command Center.

"However," Lin Zhengyang's voice rang out again, carrying a tone of admiration, "Special Commissioner Chen responded swiftly after being attacked."

"With absolute power, Special Commissioner Chen instantly countered and killed all the Mysterious Thunder Sect Elders involved in the attack, as well as Sect Master of Xuan Lei Sect Zhou Tianxiao himself!"

Silence.

A deathly silence.

Everyone's eyes widened as they stared at the headless corpse on the screen and the indistinguishable piles of mangled flesh around it.

Everyone was stunned into a daze where they stood.

The Sect Master of Xuan Lei Sect, along with more than ten highly powerful Elders, were wiped out by Special Commissioner Chen in such a short amount of time?

This could no longer be described as merely powerful; this was simply world-shattering strength!

At this moment, Lin Zhengyang looked toward Qin Shan and added:

"Furthermore, according to the testimony of Zhou Yuan, the Second-in-command of the Mysterious Thunder Sect, this attack was a retaliatory act planned by Zhou Tianxiao due to the death of his son, Zhou Ye, and has nothing to do with other members of the Sect."

"Moreover, after dealing with the attackers, Special Commissioner Chen designated Zhou Yuan on the spot to take over the position of Sect Master of Xuan Lei Sect, tasked with restructuring the Sect and cooperating with our bureau's follow-up investigation and cleanup efforts."

This news once again caused everyone to look at each other in bewilderment.

Appointing a new Sect Master?

Special Commissioner Chen didn't just kill their Sect Master and elders; he directly appointed a new one?

This... everyone's gaze instinctively turned toward Director Qin Shan.

Qin Shan's face was as calm as water, his fingers tapping rhythmically on the desk, a sharp light flickering in his eyes.

After a brief silence, he spoke slowly, his voice steady and forceful, instantly setting the tone:

"Zhou Tianxiao's public attack on Spiritual Energy Bureau Agents, causing significant casualties and social panic, is no different from treason. By law, the Mysterious Thunder Sect should be disbanded and severely punished without leniency!"

He paused, his gaze sweeping across the room.

"But, Special Commissioner Chen Nian's actions were efficient and decisive!"

"He used thunderous methods to eliminate the ringleader and key accomplices, upholding the dignity of the law and deterring all troublemakers. At the same time, he avoided excessive involvement, maintained local stability to the greatest extent, and even incorporated a Sect with a deep foundation into our service without shedding a drop of blood!"

There was even a hint of admiration in Qin Shan's tone.

"In extraordinary times, one must take extraordinary measures. Special Commissioner Chen's move can be said to have achieved three goals at once; it was handled perfectly!"

The Director's words were final.

Those who originally had some doubts or felt Chen Nian's actions were inappropriate immediately checked their thoughts and nodded in agreement one after another.

"Special Commissioner Chen indeed handled it perfectly!"

"We support Special Commissioner Chen's decision!"

Qin Shan nodded with satisfaction and then ordered:

"Immediately issue a public announcement at the highest specification of the Spiritual Energy Bureau, detailing the course of this incident and its classification, and officially recognizing Zhou Yuan as the new Sect Master of the Mysterious Thunder Sect."

"The announcement must explicitly require the Mysterious Thunder Sect, under the leadership of the new Sect Master Zhou Yuan, to cooperate unconditionally with the Spiritual Energy Bureau for a thorough internal restructuring. They must eliminate all unstable factors and potential threats, fully accept the supervision and guidance of the Spiritual Energy Bureau, and regularly report their Sect resources and personnel movements to the General Bureau!"

"Yes, Director!" Lin Zhengyang immediately bowed to accept the order and walked away quickly to draft the documents.

Orders were issued one by one, and the massive machine of the Spiritual Energy Bureau began to operate with high efficiency.

Cleanup, accountability, pacification, intelligence control... various tasks were quickly rolled out.

The atmosphere in the Command Center remained heavy, but it had transformed from initial shock and anger into a kind of efficient focus tinged with awe.

Everyone knew that after this battle, the landscape of Donghai City would be completely changed.

And all of this stemmed from that man—Chen Nian.

In an absolutely dominant, even arguably overbearing manner, he crushed all enemies who dared to stand in his way and redrew the boundaries of order according to his own will.