Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

You Ming stared at the message Zhou Yunfei sent in the group chat, remaining motionless for a long time, but the teacup he was holding was crushed into pieces.

Zhou Yunfei's response was cryptic, yet audacious.

— "If you dare sabotage, I dare flip the table!"

You Ming felt somewhat irritated; he hadn't expected the National Security Committee to grant Zhou Yunfei such authority.

Now, Zhou Yunfei held what seemed like a royal sword, able to intimidate all departments within the ninth division of the Security Bureau.

Regardless of who dared not cooperate, causing issues with the internal affairs of the Security Bureau, they would likely be scrutinized by the Third Special Action Section for both mental state and financial and social engagements.

Issues like Syndrome Integration were tricky; sometimes, even if the mental health metrics were up to standard, those psychiatric experts would still diagnose you with the syndrome.

As for financial and social situations, it was even harder for many people to explain clearly.

You Ming opened another chat window, where the name Luo Tao appeared; he was the director of the Special Service Center, his most trusted and capable right-hand man.

You Ming: Tao, how are things on your end? Any new clues about this Nursery Rhyme Killer?

Luo Tao: Minister, I just saw a report on the Security Bureau's internal network. Some criminal investigation experts believe that Base 9412 could be related to the Nursery Rhyme Killer, although they are not sure. Their evidence is that the poison found in the Federation Soldiers is colorless and odorless, eluding all detection devices. Moreover, there was a Level-7 expert at the scene.

You Ming frowned slightly after reading this.

He had previously been a criminal investigation expert and swiftly noticed the issues.

Immediately, You Ming accessed the internal network of the Security Bureau, scrolling through various materials related to the case at Base 9412.

You Ming: What exactly happened at Base 9412? The scene had several top-notch level-6 masters from the Dread Pirate Gang, including the Skull Assassin Yun Yu and the Mystic Baroque, who are top-tier even among professional assassins. The site's various defense mechanisms are military-grade, unlike those of gang dens; how could they have been completely oblivious and taken down so quickly?

Luo Tao: It's an unsolved mystery. I looked into it, and it might be related to the passing of the 4321 Armored Brigade from the nearby area. They were in a defensive march, which could have exerted tremendous pressure on Yun Yu and Baroque.

Hearing this, You Ming began pulling up relevant video data.

All the holographic cameras nearby the base had been hacked, but some situational awareness devices recorded the circumstances when the 4321 Armored Brigade passed through the nearby streets.

With You Ming's clearance, he was able to access this information.

He discovered several Type-8 Ether Detectors mounted on armored vehicles, which distinctly sensed several strong ether sources inside the base.

There was one Level-7 and six Level-6; owing to the special material of the military base's walls, these Ether Detectors could not further detect the features of these ether sources.

Since these powerful Martial Cultivators showed no hostile intentions, the armored brigade did not react.

After seeing this, You Ming's expression grew even more solemn.

You Ming: Do you think these people have a way to access information from our Security Bureau or the Armed Police Force?

Luo Tao: Very likely. Minister Zhou is very cautious. He issued orders to the Armed Police Force an hour before the incident, and it was only after the troops were in position that he issued arrest warrants for suspects from Tai Su Company and the Drug Administration within the internal network of the Security Bureau.

Luo Tao: During that period, including the Armed Police Force, only over 1300 people could have had access to this information. I'm not sure what the situation is now, but without a doubt, they utilized the 4321 Armored Brigade to infiltrate this military base silently.

You Ming propped his chin with his hand and mulled over the situation; he felt there were no issues.

He checked the commands issued by Zhou Yunfei at that time, they were to "stay alert" after the operation had officially commenced.

When this armored brigade passed near this military base, the Third Special Operations Department had already started a large-scale arrest operation, and at that time, it was indeed necessary to guard against desperate actions.

So it was mostly a case of information leakage—the many bits of information inside the Ninth Division had been leaking like a sieve, and many intelligence brokers on the dark web could even obtain various commands within the division in real-time.

Luo Tao: Besides, their snipers are extremely powerful, even possessing bio-enhanced war dragons and sniper cannons. At the time of the incident, two armored protection vehicles were moving towards the logistics base, and inside the armored vehicles, all six level-6 bio-enhanced Martial Artists and six level-5 Martial Artists were killed.

Luo Tao: Regrettably, the opponent's sniping skills were too strong, and they had modified the shells, so we were unable to determine this person's identity through the bullet traces. They must be an experienced mercenary from the shadows.

However, You Ming was growing impatient; he believed that this information was not greatly beneficial to their task of capturing the Nursery Rhyme Killer.

You Ming: Alright, Luo Tao, you can pass your analysis to our friends, and let them handle it. Our urgent priority is still to capture that bastard as soon as possible.

He could feel that Zhou Yunfei had once again gained the trust of the National Security Committee.

Yet You Ming's capabilities were being questioned by these committee members.

At that moment, Luo Tao in the Special Operations Bureau couldn't help but give a bitter smile and scratch his head in frustration.

Luo Tao: Understood, Minister, I plan to modify the "Guarding the Rabbit" plan. Based on our analysis of several previous cases, the Nursery Rhyme Killer seems very interested in money. I plan to lay a heavier bait for him, which might require using some items from the evidence room.

After reading this message, You Ming first frowned, then fell into contemplation.

He had also noticed that every time the Nursery Rhyme Killer's team committed a crime, they would clean out the scene of all valuables if conditions permitted.

You Ming: You can file a report and apply; we might not necessarily need to use the evidence room; it would be better to have those rats in the underworld pay out of their own pockets.

You Ming: Besides implementing the "Guarding the Rabbit" plan, we also need to quickly ascertain the identity of that "Thunder" General, as well as the information of all members in the Third Special Operations Department, especially his assistant, that woman named Xue Lingxue.

All the information on the members of the Third Special Operations Department is encrypted at an SS level, and even You Ming cannot access it.

However, this wasn't a big problem, as their positions and promotions within the Security Bureau, as well as information on their families and colleagues, always left some traces.

In the Special Operations Bureau, Luo Tao frowned and opened the personal file of "Xue Lingxue."

Besides a photo, everything else was marked as 'unknown': parents unknown, address unknown, age unknown—it was all a mystery.

This woman was very mysterious, reportedly transferred here from the third base, initially serving as a Lieutenant Colonel police officer in the Eastern District Police Station, supposedly to carry out a task within the Security Bureau. She and her operations team were directly under Zhou Yunfei and had not been in contact with other members of the Ninth Division.

But Luo Tao had scoured the Security Bureau's internal network and couldn't find out what task Xue Lingxue was performing. Even Deputy Minister You couldn't clarify it, only able to speculate that the level of her mission was probably above SS.

And just two months ago, Xue Lingxue was suddenly reassigned to serve as an assistant chief of the Third Special Operations Department, and she was soon promoted to Colonel afterward.

Luo Tao had already asked some old colleagues in the third division to investigate this woman.

This was a top-tier prodigy who had been promoted to Colonel at the age of 24; she couldn't possibly be unknown. Luo Tao estimated that it would just be a matter of days before they knew this woman's background and personal information.

Through this Xue Lingxue, they might be able to find a clue and determine the identity of that "Thunder" General.