Twisted Dreams-Chapter 90 - 62: Security Administration Members

Cao Yi stood up, walked over to Su Yutang, and chuckled awkwardly:

"Th-thank you, beautiful lady, um... fairy, um..."

No matter how he addressed her, it seemed off.

He was very courteous.

In the face of such power, the authority of the Public Security Bureau chief was as simple and delightful as child’s play.

Su Yutang lit another cigarette:

"The master asked me to pass you a message."

Cao Yi put away his smile:

"Please go ahead."

Su Yutang said:

"Actually, it’s nothing much. The South Sea officialdom is about to reshuffle.

Many people will be arrested during this period. You must not plead for them or go easy on them."

This referred to the South Sea officials implicated by the Green Grass Sanatorium.

Many people would be arrested, and the upper echelons of the South Sea authorities would be thoroughly reshuffled.

The South Sea Disciplinary Inspection Bureau would join forces with the South Sea Public Security Bureau to handle the case.

Cao Yi bowed his head with a smile:

"Of course, I just got transferred to the South Sea and don’t know those people well, I..."

Halfway through the sentence, Cao Yi suddenly choked.

He looked up sharply, his eyes filled with extreme shock!

The top authorities in South Sea being reshuffled meant newcomers would rise to power.

Could it be that these newcomers were all under the influence of the pharmacy owner?!

Was he about to control the entire South Sea?

How many more cities like South Sea were there?

Was the pharmacy owner hinting at this to warn him?

Su Yutang chuckled softly:

"You’re quite smart."

The newcomers set to rise in the South Sea’s officialdom weren’t all from the Demon Club.

However, many of the newcomers rising to power were subordinates of Demon Club members.

Demon Club members were nobles of the South Sea, adept at using Extraordinary Power to expand their influence and climb to higher ranks.

Those who were about to take the stage were pushed up by Demon Club members.

Li Yang wasn’t the leader of these newcomers.

But the leaders of these newcomers had to respectfully address Li Yang as master or chairman.

Su Yutang no longer looked at Cao Yi. A giant black anaconda appeared at Su Yutang’s feet, lifting her up.

"Let’s go."

With that, the giant black anaconda carried Su Yutang racing down the street, drifting through this magical metropolis.

Cao Yi stood dumbfounded.

The charity association of the South Sea Green Grass Sanatorium’s collapse had landed many high-ranking officials in prison.

This gave the newcomers an opportunity to climb up.

"So that’s why it was so easy for me to obtain evidence of the Green Grass Sanatorium’s collusion with the upper ranks.

Was it all being manipulated from behind the scenes?"

Cao Yi’s hairs stood on end, feeling a surge of fear.

...

Xia Country, Imperial Capital, Public Security Headquarters building.

The meeting room had blackout curtains drawn, the incandescent lights inside were bright, and cameras flashed with a red gleam.

Twelve people, dressed differently and with various temperaments, sat in front of the conference table.

Wei Ming was one of them.

When he recognized two people from books among the twelve, he nervously gulped down water.

These were candidates for the yet-to-be-formed Security Administration.

Among them, only one man had served as a special military officer team captain; the rest weren’t fighters.

The Security Administration didn’t need brutes, it needed the knowledgeable and the quick-witted.

Among these individuals were professors of history from key universities, physics doctors from research institutes, worldly biologists, keen-eyed senior detectives, etc.

Wei Ming was the only one sitting there because of his bragging.

The concept of Spiritual Energy Revival was widely accepted.

The hypothesis of Treasures of Heaven and Earth meant that even before its formation, the Security Administration had recruited a Cultivator as a special consultant.

In some ways, Wei Ming was a rare talent, as well as a lucky charm.

Zhuang Yu pushed open the door, and as Wei Ming glanced towards the doorway, he could see many armed military officers standing there.

Zhuang Yu distributed documents to the attendees.

Wei Ming glanced at it.

It was a confidentiality agreement. Even uttering half a word of today’s meeting would be considered a breach of confidentiality.

Wei Ming took a deep breath and signed his name.

The door opened again, and Elder He walked in with a thermos.

Everyone stood up, eagerly greeting him.

Elder He said warmly:

"Sit down. This isn’t the first time we’ve had this kind of meeting. We’re all familiar, no need to be formal.

Today’s meeting might last long, but it’s okay, our Public Security Bureau provides meals."

Elder He’s little humor made everyone smile, easing the mood.

Elder He gave Zhuang Yu a look, and Zhuang Yu understood, playing a video with a projector.

The video featured part of a conversation with the Cultivator Zhang Xiaoyi.

After watching the video, everyone bowed their heads, pondering the mysteries within.

Elder He said:

"Recently, we’ve discovered someone conducting gene experiments in South Sea.

We don’t have concrete evidence, so we can’t demand an explanation.

We preliminarily suspect it’s an organization called ’God-Makers’ behind it."

Faces around the room showed expressions of anger, even the retired special military officer team captain’s eyes brimmed with killing intent.

Elder He sighed:

"They’re capable of creating ninjas and monsters.

This is beyond my imagination.

Perhaps I’ve just grown old.

If a group of monsters wreaks havoc on Xia Country’s land and we have no means to stop them, that’s terrifying.

Luckily, it was discovered early, and we’re even more fortunate that Xia Country has Cultivators!"

Everyone’s faces showed a hint of pride.

Is there a type of story that people of all ages in Xia Country know by heart and admire?

That would have to be the legend of the immortal.

From the time of the ancestors, tales of Cultivation have never ceased.

Cultivators are unique to Xia Country, with a mystical charm foreigners fail to understand.

Do you have gene monsters?

Our Cultivators are far superior!

Elder He continued:

"I hope our security system also holds such extraordinary power.

Pursuing the path of gene experiments and catching up with foreign technology is already too late for us.

That’s why the state has given its support—let us engage in cultivation immortality!"

Everyone exchanged glances.

They had long probed through networks about the concept of the Security Administration and were eager to join this mysterious special department.

Because, it’s said that this mysterious special department holds great power.

But they didn’t know what this special department was meant to do.

Now they knew—it was about Cultivation!

Elder He sipped his tea, giving everyone time to process, then spoke:

"Master Zhang mentioned in the video that cultivation requires ’enlightenment.’

And ’enlightenment’ is related to an ancient tree.

What exactly is this tree? If anyone has insights, please share."

This touched upon the field of biology, prompting a biologist to stand up and say:

"The oldest known tree globally is the bristlecone pine in California’s White Mountains, reportedly five thousand years old.

There’s also Utah’s Pando grove, which shares an underground root system with an age exceeding ten thousand years."

Elder He chuckled:

"I suspect foreign trees won’t grant our Cultivators enlightenment."