Gao Wu: My setting is above yours.

Chapter 19 Bottom Line

Xia Yuan felt that he had a lot to digest and a lot of troublesome things to deal with.

However, at this moment, there was no room for rebuttal regarding Xia Ming's decision.

He also knew that if he were demoted or transferred...

This offered Xia Ming very little help.

What worried him even more was something else.

That is the safety guarantee for the whole family.

Over the years, I have offended many people, many families, and even many officials.

I am now under the highest level of security in Yunjin City.

I live in the Chaoxingtai residential area, which was specially designated by the government.

Once I step down, all of this will cease to exist.

Not to mention the hardships Xia Ming's martial arts path has been arduous, his life is now in danger.

This is no exaggeration.

No one in Yunjin City knows better than Xia Yuan how chaotic society is now.

He took a deep breath and said, "Alright, I'll get your onboarding sorted out as soon as possible. Although the Martial Arts Enforcement Bureau is under the Public Security Bureau, they have their own separate system."

"I usually don't get involved. Once everything is in place, I'll let you know when you can start working."

Xia Ming nodded. "Yes, there's one more thing, Dad. Regarding Shao Feng's case today, may I get involved?"

Xia Ming rubbed his temples, puzzled. "Today? You can get involved if you want, but that case is a bit complicated, though..."

He looked at Xia Ming, seemingly making a decision: "That's right, since you're going to join the Martial Arts Enforcement Bureau, you should get used to it beforehand."

Xia Yuan took out a work ID from the drawer. "Take this. You will be involved in the investigation of this case as a technician. Our criminal investigation team has not yet transferred this case to the armed police. Go directly to Xiao Chi."

"be safe……"

He seemed to have a lot to say, but it felt like he couldn't express his feelings at that moment no matter what he said.

Xia Ming got up, walked around to his father's side, and gave him a hug.

"Don't worry, Dad. Brothers fight tigers together, and fathers and sons go to war together. You've supported this family for twenty years, and now it's my turn to do my part."

……

Office of the Criminal Investigation Brigade, Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Xia Ming was already sitting inside.

Xiao Chi handed Xia Ming a transparent weapon storage bag and white gloves.

"Here you go, what you wanted is in here."

"Thank you, Brother Xiao."

Xiao Chi smiled helplessly: "What are you thanking me for? I still don't understand you. You have such a bright future, why would you want to get involved in this messy business of the Public Security Bureau?"

"Before the spiritual energy recovered, the police station was a pretty good job. You just clocked in and out every day, had a secure job, and even if there were occasional murders, there was no real danger to your life."

"If I were you, I would study martial arts and then work at a martial arts university, with students all over the world. I wouldn't have so many worries. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Xia Ming grinned, offering no explanation.

He put on white gloves and opened the sealed bag.

The Eye of True Sight!

My mental energy is running low right now. Although I can't use the [Mysterious Heaven Eye], the [True Sight Eye] isn't much worse in terms of detection.

At this point, Xia Ming's world completely changed.

It's not just limited to the surface.

The stone in front of us, however, looks extremely ordinary.

The edges were quite sharp, and they were stained with a lot of blood.

Xia Ming couldn't find any useful aura on the stone; it seemed to have dissipated quite a bit.

However, he found a trace of energy fluctuation in a small crack in the stone.

True Qi!

The internal structure of this true energy is roughly the same as Xia Ming's own, but upon closer inspection, it is completely different.

Each energy source inside has its own rotation direction, intensity, quantity, activity level, and color.

Furthermore, the way they are arranged is different from Xia Ming's.

This is the DNA of energy!

It was detected by Xia Ming's True Sight Eye.

He put the stone into a sealed bag.

Seeing this, Xiao Chi asked, "Have you finished looking?"

"We've checked, but we didn't find any useful information."

Xia Ming considered for a moment and said, "It is a bit different. If the murderer were in front of me, I should be able to tell the difference."

"real?"

Xiao Chi leaned forward, his reason telling him that this was impossible.

However, Xia Ming is a Xuan-level martial artist, and a martial artist of that level might actually be able to see something different.

Xia Ming nodded, indicating his agreement.

He then stood up and said, "Brother Xiao, let's go. Time is tight and the mission is important. Let's talk as we walk."

"it is good."

After the two left the municipal police station, Xiao Chi took two more people with him, fully armed, and got into a police car.

Xia Ming and Xiao Chi sat in the back row.

Xiao Chi then took out several more documents and handed them to Xia Ming.

"These are the locations where our criminal investigation team identified the perpetrators based on some information."

Xia Ming took it and carefully read through it.

The information is very detailed and reasonable.

And all the potential risks were marked.

Xia Ming casually asked, "Brother Xiao, have you checked all these addresses?"

However, after these words were spoken, the car fell into a brief silence.

Xia Ming looked up and noticed that Xiao Chi next to him looked gloomy and a little embarrassed.

"Brother Xiao?"

Xia Ming's words broke the silence.

Xiao Chi sighed and said, "Xia Ming, this information is indeed what we've gathered, and there's a high probability that the murderer is hiding somewhere."

"But we didn't investigate."

Xia Ming remained silent, and Xiao Chi continued, "Are you curious why the criminal investigation team investigated your school immediately, but let these other places go?"

"Because... the school is relatively safe, and your leaders are also officially employed. Although their attitude wasn't exactly great, they were still cooperative."

He didn't continue, but Xia Ming understood.

fear.

It was precisely because these places were potentially the killer's real hiding places that they were not investigated immediately.

However, they couldn't do nothing, so they dispatched police cars from the Public Security Bureau.

I went to several crowded places.

For example, they can show their actions to the outside world through places like farmers' markets and schools.

Finally, if nothing unexpected happens, Li Siyun will be brought to justice.

The case is now closed.

After a moment of silence, seeing that things were out in the open, Xiao Chi no longer held back and continued:

"Brother, actually, we've reached a tacit understanding with those martial artists in society these days."

"What kind of tacit understanding?"

Xia Ming pressed for an answer.

Xiao Chi opened the window, lit a cigarette, took a puff, and placed his right hand outside the car window.

"The bottom line!"

"Bottom line?"

"That's right, we have our bottom line, and martial artists have theirs. We don't cross each other's lines."

"Our bottom line, as well as that of the city, is that you can't go too far, and you can't be too blatant."

"Settle scores and grievances, but only target him or a few people."

"But you can't do things that are too heinous, or have ideas about regency or even overthrowing the government. Our police department won't pursue those responsible indefinitely."

After hearing this, Xia Ming's heart was no longer as turbulent as it had been at the beginning.

While it's said to be the bottom line, in reality, the Public Security Bureau makes more concessions.

Xia Ming had no intention of judging the matter; in such an environment, the problem often lies at its root.

It's not something that one or two detectives or a few departments can take the blame for.

To be fair, if I were a commoner without martial arts talent, would I dare to venture into the lion's den like this?

Without giving it much thought, he looked solemnly at the three detectives and asked, "Brother Xiao, and these two brothers, aren't you afraid to come with me on this mission?"