CHAPTER 350: CHAPTER 301: QUITE VALUABLE

The message was sent. Yang Qizhou thought of the images in his memories of the ’Giant God’s Disciple,’ the ’Crown’s Emblem,’ and the ’Life Priest,’ and instinctively narrowed his eyes. "As expected, this is not a simple conflict—it involves a hidden organization. The waters here run deep."

Next,

Yang Qizhou began looting the belongings of the three fallen individuals. Unfortunately, since they hadn’t been killed, he couldn’t obtain the items from their inventory or their Old Sacrifices. In the end, all he got were two magical artifacts they had just used: the [Evil Wand] from the ’Life Priest’ and the [Twilight Emblem] from the ’Giant God’s Disciple.’

At the same time.

When Zhou Xu received the message from the secret cultivator, he was on duty in the ’Deceit Prison.’

XX neighborhood?

Upon seeing the exact location, Zhou Xu immediately recalled that just two days ago, a terrifying aura of malice had violently manifested there. To uncover the truth, he and Li Yawei had staked out the area for half a day, but found nothing.

How could the esteemed lamp holder be there?

Could it be that the initial surge of malice is related to this mysterious and unregistered S-rank player of the ’Deceit Bureau’?

"I have to step out for a moment. Take over here for now," Zhou Xu briefly instructed a colleague before grabbing his shirt and hastily leaving the room.

As he stepped out of the Deceit Prison,

Zhou Xu didn’t mobilize personnel from the ’Deceit Bureau.’ Instead, he went to the police station and used his special privileges to summon a few officers. He considered the possibility that the esteemed lamp holder, who had never officially revealed his identity, might be particularly sensitive about exposure. Bringing members of the ’Deceit Bureau’ over might provoke dissatisfaction from this terrifyingly powerful player.

Not long after, he arrived at the XX neighborhood with his team and saw the three individuals lying unconscious on the ground.

"Zhang Kai, Zhao Jialiang, Li Xiaomin?" Zhou Xu murmured under his breath.

At that moment, a voice suddenly reached his ear. "You know those three...?"

Someone was nearby, and yet he hadn’t noticed at all? Zhou Xu’s heart jolted with fear, the hairs on his neck standing on end. But upon recognizing the voice, he subtly sighed in relief. "Your Excellency, could you please give some warning before speaking? You scared me half to death."

"Next time, for sure." Yang Qizhou’s tone carried a perfunctory air. Internally, he felt quite pleased that Zhou Xu hadn’t brought along ’Deceit Bureau’ members.

Although his true face had already been seen by both the secret cultivator and Zhou Xu, effectively exposing part of his identity to the authorities, Yang Qizhou wasn’t overly concerned due to his dominance as a ’blasphemer wizard’ and the sheer strength of numerous Legendary artifacts he held. Even so, if possible, he still wished to maintain his current peaceful life. For that reason, he had activated the effects of the [Dream Hidden World Clothes].

The three players were soon loaded into vehicles by the police. Because of the effects of [Heart Dream Source], they wouldn’t wake up for a while, making prison breaks unlikely.

Next time probably means never, huh? Zhou Xu groaned internally, feeling powerless. He then answered the earlier question, "These three are A-rank fugitives of the ’Deceit Bureau,’ affiliated with the infamous hidden organization known as the ’Rose Sect.’ The bounty for each of them stands at around 3 million... apiece."

Yang Qizhou was struck with realization. No wonder Zhou Xu recognized their identities. As a senior investigator for the ’Deceit Bureau,’ Zhou Xu would naturally be well-versed in files on wanted criminals.

But Yang Qizhou quickly found himself drawn to the bounty amount.

Three million each? Wouldn’t that make for a total bounty of nine million for the three of them?

Yang Qizhou, you’re a big name in the ’Deceit World’—stay calm, stay composed. Maintain your dignity; don’t lose your style over a mere nine million... although that is a considerable sum.

Suppressing the excitement stirring in his heart, Yang Qizhou said in a low voice, "I glimpsed into the memories of these three individuals. I’ve discovered traces of other ’Rose Sect’ members and some internal organization intelligence. I can share it with you. However, this ’hidden organization’ is extremely deep—tied to the ’Old Earth’ at a penetrative level, shrouded in fog. These three are merely peripheral members and are unaware of the core secrets. If you’re planning to launch a full-scale purge of the ’Rose Sect,’ you’d do well to think it over carefully."

The effect of [Heart Dream Source] enables the user to glimpse into the target’s memories and craft a dreamscape dominated by the artifact wielder.

The lamp holder has the ability to peer into memories?

Zhou Xu was initially shocked, but after a moment of thought, he felt it made sense. After all, this was the only unregistered S-rank player in the ’Deceit Bureau.’ He couldn’t help but feel pity for the ’Giant God’s Disciple,’ the ’Crown’s Emblem,’ and the ’Life Priest.’ Who knew how they had provoked this powerful figure?

"Your Excellency, lamp holder, I hope you’re not underestimating the ’Deceit Bureau.’ It’s not as weak as you might think. A mere ’Rose Sect’ isn’t capable of causing much trouble."

"That’s reassuring..." Seeing Zhou Xu’s confidence, Yang Qizhou said no more. He briefly outlined the information he had gleaned from the three, and, at the end, didn’t forget to add one more reminder: "Don’t expose my existence. It’ll only bring trouble for both you and me—you should understand."

Zhou Xu committed the intel to memory, ensuring he wouldn’t forget, and nodded solemnly. "Rest assured, Your Excellency, I understand."

Yang Qizhou, knowing the seasoned experience of this senior ’Deceit Bureau’ member, was simply issuing a casual warning and didn’t bother repeating himself. Instead, he thought of another matter. "What’s the current status of the Dark Star?"

At the mention of this, Zhou Xu’s face grew rather peculiar.

"Quite good, actually. Eats well, drinks well, sleeps until he naturally wakes—it’s so cozy I’d think he’s on vacation at a five-star hotel rather than detained in the Deceit Prison."

Living the good life, huh? Has the Dark Star started to feel safe now that he’s left the ’Asura Field’? Letting himself go a little? If he ends up sprouting ’wings’ of sorts—modeling himself well and even surrendering voluntarily—it’ll be amusing to see his expression when reality engages him again.