I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 279 - 277: Major General

Because the case also involved Xue Han, a core member of the Immortal-Slaying Sect and former City Lord of Tianyi City, the investigation was held in secrecy, denying any media interviews or reports.

Throughout the investigation meeting, Li Xing only spoke during the opening statement, saying, "I did not kill Lin Yin." After that, she acted as if she were deaf, not answering any questions, not even responding with a simple "yes" or "no."

The generals from the Second Army present were furious, feeling that Li Xing’s attitude was blatantly provocative of authority. Chu Ying was extremely relieved that she had fought for the right to participate; otherwise, with Li Xing’s behavior, Sun Wei would surely resort to torture.

Due to Li Xing’s non-cooperation, the first investigation meeting ended hastily.

Leaving the investigation room, Chen Bai looked troubled as he said to Chu Ying, "Commander Chu, if Li Xing maintains this attitude at the next meeting, the Second Army might not hold a third investigation meeting and go straight to trial. We have less than a week to prepare."

Chu Ying was also troubled; Su Minghe had told her that Li Xing was in low spirits after being detained, but she hadn’t expected it to be like this.

"That girl is usually very clever. What’s going on today? Is it so hard to answer a question? Xue Ji, do you think she’s scared?"

Xue Ji shook her head, "Commander, I don’t sense any fear, depression, or pessimistic emotions on Miss Li. She..."

"She’s what?"

"She’s quite at ease..." Xue Ji lowered her head after saying this, feeling deeply puzzled by the result of her emotion sensing for the first time.

After hearing Xue Ji’s words, both Chen Bai and Chu Ying fell into contemplation. Chen Bai worried whether he was defending a cold-blooded, psychopathic murderer, while Chu Ying was considering whether there was any need to bring Xue Ji to the next investigation meeting.

"Lawyer Chen, organize the existing evidence and see if there’s any doubt or loophole. If you need help from technical personnel for identification, I can assign an assistant to you."

"Don’t worry, Commander, my team is already prepared for analysis. As soon as I return with the relevant materials, we can start working."

"Good! Li Xing grew up under Yang Zhou’s watch; her character is definitely not in question. Xue Ji can vouch that Li Xing is truthful when she says she didn’t kill Lin Yin. Lin Yin’s death must have another hidden story; since Li Xing refuses to speak, please have you and your team speak for her!"

"We’ll do our best!"

On the way back to the First Army, Yang Zhou’s communication reached Chu Ying’s optical brain. Chu Ying barely managed to reassure him, only to return to the office and encounter Chu Yunyi, Ye Qingting, Cui Tianxiao, and Qi Ming, feeling overwhelmed.

The busy Commander of the First Army now felt like a mere messenger; isn’t that absurd?

After getting the situation clear, Ye Qingting and the others exited Chu Ying’s office, in a rather bad mood.

"Cousin, why is Ah Xing not cooperating with the investigation?"

Chu Yunyi spoke softly, "There is an informant on the scene; it’s not that she’s unwilling to speak, but she can’t."

Ye Qingting’s gaze suddenly turned ice-cold, "Who is the informant!"

"I don’t know."

Besides Chu Ying and Xue Ji, anyone participating in the meeting could be the informant. Xue Han is definitely not an isolated case; more ’Xue Hans’ could be hidden within the Second Army, or even the Inspection Bureau.

Putting himself in Li Xing’s shoes, Chu Yunyi analyzed the situation.

"Lin Yin was definitely not killed by Ah Xing, and there is evidence to prove her innocence. Her silence is out of fear that the informant would destroy the evidence before the authorities could act."

Cui Tianxiao disagreed with Chu Yunyi’s view, "No! If she were really afraid of the informant destroying the evidence, she should tell us sooner, so we can get it before the informant does, shouldn’t she?"

Ye Qingting retorted, "How could she tell us? Even if she requested a meeting, there are soldiers monitoring the scene, not to mention the cameras."

Cui Tianxiao fell silent; indeed, on the Second Army’s territory, it was difficult for Li Xing to evade surveillance to send them a message.

"Then, couldn’t we ask Colonel Su for help, let her get the message out?"

Ye Qingting shook his head, "If Ah Xing didn’t do it, it means no one can be trusted, including Colonel Su."

Chu Yunyi nodded, casting a look of appreciation at his cousin.

Ye Qingting’s expression suddenly turned grim, "Cousin, I think they might have already destroyed the evidence..."

Chu Yunyi frowned, "What’s going on?"

"Last night, Xiao Wu retrieved the surveillance footage from both sides of the commercial street and found that the videos from all the shops on the day of the incident had been erased, even the access records on the cloud disk were scrubbed clean. I initially thought the Second Army or Inspection Bureau had taken the footage for investigation, but thinking about it now, destroying the evidence seems more likely."

Chu Yunyi nodded, "Indeed. Tell Xiao Wu not to try hacking into the Second Army’s mainframe for it; they must have precautions in place and will certainly backtrack."

"Okay, I’ll tell him right away."

"Also, there is no flight ban on Ring Reef Island; have Xiao Wu check if any flying devices passed over the commercial street at the time of the incident." 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Ye Qingting suddenly clapped his hands, excitedly, "Oh right, why didn’t I think of that!"

Some advanced flying devices have a panoramic flight record function, potentially capturing activities on the ground.

"Cousin, we’re heading to Your Shop now; will you join us?"

Chu Yunyi shook his head, "No, I have other matters to attend to. Remember, whatever you find, don’t make any noise, wait for my instructions."

"Alright!"

After the figures of Ye Qingting and the others disappeared, Chu Yunyi stood in front of the corridor’s floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the entire fortress. After a moment, he opened his optical brain and sent out two emails.

The next day.

Jiang Yishan was reading the front-line report for the day when the office door burst open with a bang, startling him.

The adjutant barged in hurriedly, forgetting to knock.

"Com-Commander Sir!"

Jiang Yishan wore a stern expression, discontentedly asking, "What is it?"

"Major General Chu has arrived!"

Jiang Yishan frowned in puzzlement, "Which Major General Chu?"

Before the adjutant could answer, the sound of military boots echoed from outside, and the next second, Chu Yunyi, in a crisp military uniform and accompanied by two aides, walked into Jiang Yishan’s office.

Facing Jiang Yishan’s shocked gaze, Chu Yunyi strode to the desk and saluted with utmost precision.

"Reporting to the Commander, the new Major General of the Second Army, Chu Yunyi, reporting for duty!"

"This, uh..." Jiang Yishan was left agape for a good five or six seconds, only realizing his lapse in manners after regaining his composure. He quickly stood up to return the salute, signaling the adjutant to get a chair for Chu Yunyi to sit.

"Yunyi, you are..."

Chu Yunyi elegantly removed his gloves and replied with a smile, "Did Uncle Jiang not once invite me to serve in the Second Army? Here I am now. Uncle, you don’t seem too happy to see me?"

"Ah, ha ha ha, how could I not be happy! Yunyi, you’ve learned to tease your Uncle Jiang!"

Jiang Yishan recalled that he indeed had sent Chu Yunyi an enlistment agreement, but at that time, Chu Yunyi had declined under the pretext of traveling the continent, not expecting him to change his mind today, catching him off guard.