From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 110 - 100: Meeting the Leader, Bounty Reward

Blue Sea International, No. 28.

In the morning, Lu Heng received a call from Lin Zeyu, mentioning that there were official people who wanted to meet.

A friction with another country's ships on the Public Sea, even if the other side fired first, the officials would still want to clarify the course of events.

So, at ten o'clock in the morning, Lu Heng and Su Muyu came together.

Upon entering Lin Zeyu's home, there were already a few people sitting in the living room.

Seeing Lu Heng coming in, these people immediately stood up.

Lin Zeyu hurriedly introduced them, "Lu Heng, this is Liu Changhong, the district chief of Ningyun District, and this is Miao Zairen, the leader of the Iron Blood Coastal Division."

Liu Changhong had a rather cultured appearance, wearing a pair of glasses. He sized up Lu Heng, immediately came forward, and offered a handshake, "Thank you, thank you. I appreciate that Comrade Lu took the time to come."

Since Lu Heng's household registration was in the Coastal Ningyun District, he was considered a resident under Liu's administration.

Having such a powerful Superpower User emerge from Ningyun District lent some prestige to Liu Changhong as the district chief.

As for Miao Zairen, he was the leader of the Iron Blood Coastal Division, and all the Superpower Users in the Coastal area were under his management.

Lu Heng shook hands with them both and looked past them at the other two people.

Lin Zeyu continued, "These two don't need an introduction, you're already acquainted."

The two indeed were familiar faces, the senior inspector of Iron Blood, Chen Linian, and his disciple.

Lu Heng had initially been worried about the nuanced attitude of the officials. Now, seeing the district leader personally coming over and warmly shaking hands at the onset, it was clear what their stance was.

With a bit more thought, he understood what was happening.

If this had been three months ago, the officials might not have taken this attitude.

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It was now the end of the fourth month of the Abyss Descent, and in a few days, it would enter the fifth month.

To the general populace, it was only known that terrifying monsters had appeared on Blue Star, not understanding what this signified.

The officials had more intelligence, piecing together information from those who had returned from the Abyss Battlefield, and could get a sense of the Abyss's origins.

Therefore, they were very aware that the future situation would become more serious.

Superpower Users' combat power could already cause massive destruction to warships, and in such circumstances, Power Users were the new age's human-shaped weapons, needing to be cultivated vigorously.

Xia Country, from its first leader, understood the importance of the will of the people.

Therefore, the attitude of the higher-ups would directly determine the attitude at the grassroots level.

At this point in time, the power displayed by Lu Heng was unrivaled, or at the very least, an extraordinary existence.

As for the friction with the ships of other countries on the Public Sea, especially since the other side fired first, not sinking the other party's ship demonstrated the magnanimous disposition of an ancient, civilized nation.

"Please take a seat."

After sitting down, the work of Ningyun District Chief Liu Changhong and the leader of the Iron Blood Coastal Division, Miao Zairen, was done.

They were just there to meet face-to-face and express the official stance.

The following tasks were handled by Chen Linian and his disciple.

"The higher-ups sent you to deal with this?" Lu Heng looked at the two, curiously asking.

"My main role is to inquire about the course of events, then write a report to be submitted," Chen Linian slightly nodded.

"There's not much to ask really; the video recorded everything quite clearly," said Lu Heng.

"I've watched the video, and indeed, there seems to be no issue. However, we still need to put together a written report," Chen Linian signaled to his disciple to record and also started the recording device to capture the inquiry process.

Lu Heng curiously asked, "How is the government defining this incident?"

Because they had both been involved in the investigation of the Evil God's Finger case before, Chen Linian did not mind disclosing some information without breaking discipline:

"You guys don't need to worry, the Public Sea is a common area by nature. Since the other side fired first, self-defense and retaliation is not a problem.

"If I were to express my personal feelings, I could only say, 'well done.' Java had done too much wrong in the past and deserved to be taught a harsh lesson."

Gao Zhitin took a while before raising his hand to ask a question, "Why was the move you used so powerful?"

Lu Heng curiously asked, "Is this question going to be included in the report as well?"

"No, no, I was just curious," Gao Zhitin quickly waved his hand.

Chen Linian sternly glanced at his disciple, indicating that he should take the record seriously and not interrupt.

Then, he took out a notebook and started asking, "Why were you in the Public Sea?"

Lin Zeyu proactively answered, "For the bounty, of course. You Iron Blood posted a bounty for the Corpse Bone Bird, and we went to hunt for it. Is that reason sufficient?"

Chen Linian nodded and continued asking, "After the incident, our reconnaissance team searched that sea area and indeed found the body of a Corpse Bone Bird. Did you kill it?"

Lin Zeyu continued to answer promptly, "Yes, we killed it. I haven't claimed the bounty yet; could you help us fill out the form to collect the bounty later?"

Chen Linian then asked, "According to the traces left at the scene, there's also a ship that sank in that area."

Lin Zeyu spread his hands and said, "The armed speedboat of the wolf pack, we've seen it."

Chen Linian's eyebrows rose as he asked, "Did you guys have a conflict?"

Lin Zeyu didn't mind telling the truth at all, "We had a few verbal spats. I've been drifting at sea for too long, and my temper isn't great. It's not illegal to say something ugly, right?"

"Just a few words in an argument?" Chen Linian stared into Lin Zeyu's eyes, trying to discern whether he was lying.

He found that it was easier to see through Lin Zeyu's inner thoughts than it was with Lu Heng and Su Muyu.

Therefore, he preferred to hear Lin Zeyu quickly answer because he could tell whether he was lying just by the tone of his voice.

Lin Zeyu waved his hand and said, "That coward Black Wolf only dares to have a shouting match with me. If he had the guts to throw a punch, I would have hit him a long time ago."

Upon hearing this, Chen Linian knew that there was a lot of bragging in that statement, but there was no lie.

He followed up with, "How did the wolf pack's boat sink?"

Lin Zeyu answered matter-of-factly, "It was sunk by the Bloodline Sword Demon. You didn't see it, that demon covered in blood-red, so strong and so terrifying. If it weren't for Lu Heng, we definitely wouldn't have made it back."

"Bloodline Sword Demon..." Chen Linian glanced at his apprentice and said, "Take special note of this part."

The scouting team that went to that area of the sea only found the Corpse Bone Bird's body and didn't find any other demons' bodies.

After all, the body of a Bloodline Sword Demon is similar in size to a human's, and once it sinks to the bottom of the sea, it could be pushed by the ocean currents anywhere; it's normal not to find it.

Therefore, the government didn't obtain any information about the "Bloodline Sword Demon."

This piece of information was also mentioned by Lu Heng on the way back, otherwise, Lin Zeyu wouldn't have known that the thing was called the Bloodline Sword Demon.

"Can you provide more details about this Bloodline Sword Demon? Detailed information would be of great help to the country." Chen Linian showed a serious expression, hoping to gather more information about the kinds of Abyss Demons.

Another important job of Iron Blood was to collect data about the Abyss.

So any time a Superpower User returned from the Abyss Battlefield, Iron Blood would send someone to gather information.

Lin Zeyu didn't know much about the Bloodline Sword Demon.

So, Lu Heng took over the conversation, saying, "Precisely, it's a demon species called the Bloodline Clan, their appearance is a goat-headed human body, and their blood is toxic..."

After a brief introduction to the Bloodline Demons, Chen Linian listened while nodding, occasionally asking for key pieces of information.

Lu Heng shared all the information he could.

As for the source of the information, there were many excuses: Quenching Castle, Bansel Tribe, any Abyss Battlefield could serve as a source of information.

Therefore, Chen Linian didn't delve into where Lu Heng got his information from, focusing only on the information itself.

After asking about what had happened, Chen Linian stood up to leave, adding one last comment, "If similar situations arise in the future, you can contact us. We will strive to protect the interests of our country's Superpower Users."

...

Coming out of Blue Sea International, Lin Zeyu drove Lu Heng and the others back while saying,

"Oh, there's something I have to tell you. Someone anonymously reported that we sank our own country's boat in the Public Sea."

"Do you know who reported it?"

"I had someone check it out; it was reported by the Chunshang Group."

The Chunshang Group was the financial backer behind the wolf pack Superpower combat team, and the Black Wolf's armed speedboat was quite valuable, funded by the Chunshang Group.

"No wonder Iron Blood asked us about that armed speedboat." Lu Heng had found it strange before, but now he understood what had happened.

"They went for an anonymous report; I just made a direct report against the Chunshang Group for spreading false information. Just wait and see," Lin Zeyu directly butted heads with the Chunshang Group.

...

The next day at noon.

Iron Blood released a statement defining the "Shipbreaker" incident that happened on the Public Sea.

The incident was characterized as a legitimate and reasonable act of self-defense by the country's Superpower Users in international waters.

As for the anonymous report, the statement mentioned they found no evidence of conflict between the Huan Yu and Black Wolf's vessels.

Moreover, the statement named and penalized several media outlets for spreading false information.

Once the statement was released, the official stance was clear. The remote breeding species with IP in the country immediately quieted down and dared not spread rumors anymore.

The Chunshang Group's anonymous report had no effect, and the media they had bribed were singled out for punishment. The controlling consortium behind them was very displeased, but they had no recourse against Lu Heng and Lin Zeyu.

...

The hunting expedition at sea succeeded in killing the Corpse Bone Bird.

After verification, Iron Blood issued a reward of 6 million.

The 6 million reward, just looking at the amount, seemed quite substantial.

However, compared to the eradication of the threat of the Corpse Bone Bird, the bounty was well worth it.

If the government had not offered a bounty and instead sent ships to clear out the Corpse Bone Bird, not to mention whether there would be enough personnel, even with sufficient personnel, it would take a dozen or even dozens of ships several months of searching to possibly locate the Corpse Bone Bird.

The cost alone would far exceed 6 million.

After receiving the reward, Lin Zeyu and Lu Heng discussed it and decided to split it among the twelve people who had gone out to sea with them on the Huan Yu.

Lin Zeyu also added a bit extra, giving each person a bonus of 600,000.