Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate-Chapter 578 - 551: Sacrifice (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 578: Chapter 551: Sacrifice (Please Subscribe)

Lin Rui was busy all day trying to suppress the storm caused by the flag-hanging incident at the National Arts Center.

He then handpicked top talents to form a special team to audit the financial expenditures of the Ninth Base City Police District over the past 30 years.

Lin Rui, treating every minor issue as significant, expanded the scope of the investigation to include corruption and economic crimes within the police department.

He had conducted a similar operation before, having thoroughly audited major police departments in the Ninth Base City concerning the “Spirit Essence” medicine and smuggling cases.

However, back then, he was fully aware of his limited influence and did not invest much energy in the internal police affairs, focusing mainly on purging the Security Bureau.

Despite the fierce resistance from the police, hindered by internal conflicts within the Security Bureau and other major governmental and parliamentary forces, the operation ended inconclusively, capturing only a few minor offenders.

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This time was different, as Lin Rui had already established a substantial foundation within the Security Bureau.

Although Thunder Admiral rarely involved himself in active management, his consecutive solving of major cases, along with his role in quelling the rebellion of the Star Navy’s Ninth Marine Division, had earned him considerable prestige within the bureau.

The several personnel adjustments conducted with the help of Zhou Yunfei and the First General had also granted him a loyal and competent direct line of subordinates.

Lin Rui was now able to mobilize these resources to implement his will.

Moreover, he now had the support of the mayor of Huo Bangguo.

Lin Rui figured that even if he expanded the scope of the crackdown, Huo Bangguo would not object; even if the mayor felt dissatisfaction, he would endure and provide robust support.

The mayor was counting on Lin Rui to wrap up a major case very soon—how could he afford to spoil large plans over small grievances?

Everything Lin Rui did was paving the way for cracking a major espionage case in 20 days.

Lin Rui was resolute in his decision to clean up the police force thoroughly.

The police chief, General Dai, in particular, must be mired in corruption, unable to distract himself with other concerns.

Lin Rui needed to ensure that once he waged war against the pharmaceutical companies, the police would not be able to assist his enemies.

While setting up the special team and arranging the audit of the police department’s finances and investigating high-level corruption and economic crimes, he also kept an eye on the pharmaceutical companies.

After a brief observation, Lin Rui noted that the large pharmaceutical companies showed no unusual activity; they seemed to concentrate their efforts on Sky Extreme Star, paying little attention to what happened behind the police scenes.

Lin Rui then intensified the investigation efforts.

In gaming terminology, this is called “backdooring”—taking advantage of the enemy’s distraction to sever one of their arms.

Lin Rui felt that these pharmaceutical companies were relatively easy to deal with; the more powerful the pharmaceutical enterprise, the more dependent they were on the raw materials and manufacturing bases of Sky Extreme Star, currently under the tight control of Lin Hao of the Spy Detection Bureau.

It would not be difficult for Lin Rui to foil their plots against Rui Fang Pharmaceuticals, provided he could withstand the high-level martial power attacks from his adversaries.

If his main body could not withstand even a single assault, the deterrent power of his alien bodies would be useless.

Thus, the development of Xianyu Yan’s alien bodies must be accelerated, and the two Red Spider 8PRO must be enhanced as soon as possible, at least to a level of 9SS+, to ensure the safety of his main body.

Five days after the flag incident at the National Arts Center, Lin Rui took time out specifically to accompany Wang Tianwu in personally escorting Lin Yi’s alien body to Sky Extreme Star.

According to intelligence, the girl Lin Yi was supposed to replace was nearing her end, unable to hold on much longer; even though Lin Rui had provided her with the best Life Potion of the Federation to prolong her life, her life was finally drawing to a close, making it urgent for Lin Yi’s alien body to arrive.

This time, Lin Rui did not use the channels of the Alien Body Administration; he did not even register there.

Now financially sufficient, he saw no need to use national resources or leave traces in the Alien Body Administration.

Moreover, the person Lin Yi was to replace had a very powerful background and family heritage, and the replacement could only be achieved with the help of Wang Tianwu’s Illusion Technique and anesthetic, something the Alien Body Administration could not handle.

Currently, Ruan Guoqiu, who was assigned by Lin Rui to investigate the case of Tian Xiang Divine Envoy being abducted by the Invincible Dharma King, had also completed his investigation and submitted his report to Lin Hao.

When Lin Rui saw the phrase ‘cannot ascertain whether the Invincible Dharma King used an Abyss Divine Treasure’ in the report, his brows furrowed as he stared at Ruan Guoqiu and asked coldly, “Why did you specifically include this statement in the report?”

Ruan Guoqiu straightened his posture and bowed: “Wang Chenghua told me this, and his subordinates unanimously echoed the same thing, claiming that the Invincible Dharma King used Abyss Level power and with just one punch inflicted severe injuries on all of them. However, I did not detect any residual Abyss Power at the scene. Of course, this might be due to my insufficient cultivation and insight.”

Lin Rui’s pupils dilated with a mix of shock and anger.

This man named Wang was clearly afraid of the Invincible Dharma King!

To ensure his own survival, he had resorted to trickery and deception during the fight.

The commandant of the Demon Destruction Bureau was actually a cunning, cowardly pretender!

It was egregious that such a character was almost about to enter the ranks of the Second Rank Vice Divine Envoy.

Just at that moment, he received a message from Lu Hanyuan.

Lu Hanyuan: BOSS, I have received two Seventh Realm Heavenly Demon Armors from the Mechanical God Temple, claiming that you purchased them at a high price for Miss Ji and Miss Shangguan over there.

Lin Rui glanced at the message and was slightly stunned.

Gu Ying Tiandao (Lin Rui): What’s going on? I didn’t buy any Heavenly Demon Armor; they must have sent it to the wrong person.

He indeed wanted to purchase stronger Heavenly Demon Armor from the Mechanical God Temple for Ji Xueying and Shangguan Tianyi; he had the money but no connections to the top craftsmen in the temple’s hierarchy.

Senior Sister Meng Weiyun did have two friends in the Mechanical God Temple, but they were only at the Fifth Realm in cultivation and their mechanical crafting abilities reached the craftsman level, incapable of producing such high-grade Seventh Realm armor.

Lu Hanyuan: Yes, that’s what the warrior escorting the armors said. I sensed through the box just now; these two Heavenly Demon Armors are of high quality, although not as good as your ‘Heavenly Decree,’ but I believe they are at least 7SS grade.

After reading Lu Hanyuan’s message, Lin Rui furrowed his brows slightly, thought for a moment, and texted back: You can open the box and check; there might be some clues inside.

Sure enough, before long, Lu Hanyuan sent him a message: There’s a note inside that reads, ‘Your humble servant Wang Chenghua is willing to serve Your Excellency with the loyalty of a dog and horse.’

Lu Hanyuan: Boss Lin, I checked carefully, the quality of these two armors is indeed very high, their protective ability might even be comparable to ‘Heavenly Decree,’ and their style is similar, possibly mass-produced versions made along with the ‘Heavenly Decree,’ likely reaching 7SSS grade.

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Lin Rui’s lip twitched, thinking that Wang Chenghua’s actions were understandable.

Faced with an unbeatable opponent like the Invincible Dharma King, it’s better to save oneself to serve the Divine above.

He cleared his throat and said seriously to Ruan Guoqiu, “Guoqiu, you’re right; your cultivation is indeed weaker, and you probably can’t see the actual details. Let’s do this, you hand over this file to the Heavenly Eye Bureau, let them send someone to have a look, and if there’s no problem, consider this case closed.”

His actions were not for the sake of the two Heavenly Demon Armors, but for the grand endeavor of peace between Earth Federation and Great Song Dynasty.

Demon Destruction Bureau Commander Wang Chenghua, who held significant power within the Imperial City Department, and could soon be promoted to Second Rank Vice Divine Envoy, even entering the candidates for Divine Envoy.

If Lin Rui could use this opportunity to win him over, it could further strengthen his influence within the Imperial City Department, hence promoting peace between the two races.

Thinking of this, Lin Rui gazed up at the twelve moons in the sky, feeling deeply the sentiment of ‘Those who know me, believe I’m worried; those who don’t, wonder what I desire.’

His reputation, once again, was sullied!

Ruan Guoqiu responded with a grateful expression and bowed to Lin Rui: “I accept the order!”

He knew that his superior truly cared; Lin Hao had instructed him to hand over the file to the Heavenly Eye Bureau to facilitate shifting blame in the future.

Even if something bad happened later, it wouldn’t trace back to him.

With Wang Chenghua’s connections, he could definitely smooth things over with the Heavenly Eye Bureau.

Subsequently, Lin Rui instructed his elder disciple brother to draft an official document and sternly reprimanded Wang Chenghua and others.

They did have justifiable reasons this time, but while death could be spared, punishment was unavoidable: a severe penalty of twenty lashes and an order to redeem themselves by continuing to eradicate the Demon Sect around the Capital and search for the whereabouts of the Abyss Divine Tablet.

That same evening, Lin Rui, along with Senior Sister Meng Weiyun, went to the secret base in Four Stripes Mountain.

Today was the day he and Meng Weiyun, along with Si Malin, had scheduled Meng Weiyun’s Surgical Implantation procedure.

When the two of them arrived at the entrance of the base, Xue Lingxue and Si Malin were already waiting for them.

Si Malin had an alien body, and his martial arts cultivation was also at the Fifth Realm.

However, he practiced martial arts and cultivated an alien body primarily to enhance his spiritual power and physical qualities, and improve the coordination of his limbs for conducting surgeries.

Thus, Si Malin usually kept his alien body frozen, rarely using it.

To prevent Meng Weiyun from remembering his alien identity and to earn trust as the Internal Affairs Bureau Commander, he didn’t use his alien and came in his original form.

At this moment, he stared skeptically at Lin Rui’s alien ‘Lin Hao.’

Is this the Spy Detection Bureau Commander Lin Hao? Why does it feel like the alien I tailored for Lin Rui?

Si Malin had actually seen some footage of Lin Hao recently, since Lin Hao was a high-profile figure and various programs and videos related to him were rampant online and in the media, with his pictures everywhere.

But Si Malin mostly stayed in the surgical and laboratory areas, focused on developing new prosthetics, and rarely paid much attention, not delving deeper.

However, now that Si Malin directly interacts with this ‘Lin Hao,’ he immediately realized something was off.

When Si Malin initially tailored the alien for Lin Rui, Lin Rui’s neck and jaw were covered with scales, and he had a short hair about the length of a human hand on his head, which floated chaotically like seaweed in the nutrient solution.

Moreover, over the past half a year, Lin Hao’s facial features had changed slightly, his aura becoming more masculine, and his eyes and brows appearing firmer, making him barely recognizable to most.

Nevertheless, Si Malin was a top prosthetic doctor with an exceptional memory, and he remembered the skeletal structure of Lin Hao’s alien.

But Si Malin was in disbelief, unable to trust his own eyes.

So Lin Hao is Lin Rui? The prominent National Guardian Duke of Great Song, the Spy Detection Bureau Commander, the driving force behind trade relations between Great Song and the Earth Federation, believed to be the Hidden Crown Prince, the light of peace between the Federation and Sky Extreme Star, is actually his own student?