Chapter 1012: Chapter 1012

"Did someone ask you to help find out?"

"Yes and no. I heard some rumors and guessed it was your doing, so I wanted to understand first. Also, I have a relative working in the Office, and he hinted a bit knowing our relationship."

"The Office? Isn't the Special Action Team under the Security Department?"

Nightingale and White Feather Chicken both said so, it should be correct.

"Strictly speaking, the Special Action Team belongs to the Office, as the organization and budget are from there. But the training and logistics of the Special Action Team are handled by the Security Department, and most of the time they cooperate with the Security Department. So saying they're part of the Security Department isn't wrong either."

"I see. The Office wants to have a force of its own but also doesn't want them to be idle, so they let the Security Department train them."

Liu Zheng understood immediately.

"That's pretty much it. After all, the Security Department is the one with the most conflicts and the most complex situations. It's most fitting for the Special Action Team to be with the Security Department."

"Shouldn't it be the Border Control Bureau?"

He asked deliberately.

"Border Control Bureau? They have nowhere near as many issues as we do in the Security Department. And when they fight, it's either total annihilation or none. The Office wouldn't want their treasured assets to be cannon fodder."

"Alright. So you're saying my incident with taking down that former Special Action Team member will ultimately be handled by the Office?"

"Primarily by the Office. I'll inform my relative first to see how he handles it. In the meantime, you should stay in the restaurant and wait for my news."

He wondered whether to stay at the restaurant or in the clinic.

Liu Zheng hung up, pondering for a bit.

Finally, he decided to follow Ace's advice and return to the restaurant.

After all, City Hall couldn't storm into the restaurant for a search, but they could completely take down the clinic.

Liu Zheng turned the steering wheel, preparing to turn around when the Sphinx suddenly let out a roar.

He looked back in surprise, only to see the Sphinx staring at him intently.

A prickling pain surged in his mouth, stimulating his nerves and causing him auditory hallucinations.

Nevertheless, Liu Zheng followed the hallucination's directions and decisively pulled out a delivery slip and tore it open.

Accompanied by a crisp ringing, a green bicycle appeared in front of him.

Though the seat was empty, he could feel a scornful gaze.

"Take me to the Bloody Restaurant."

Liu Zheng ignored the courier's gaze and said.

The courier, pressing the bell, bumped the bicycle's tire against the car's tire.

"You mean exchange the car tire for a bicycle tire or can't it be delivered with the car? One ring for the former, two rings for the latter."

The courier pressed twice, his gaze becoming more disdainful.

Was this delivery guy an idiot? How could you put a car tire on a bicycle?

Liu Zheng reluctantly got off the car and sat on the bicycle's back seat.

Perhaps knowing it was carrying a person, there was no delivery box on the back seat of the bicycle this time.

Before he could sit properly, the courier pedaled fiercely, and the bicycle turned into a green blur disappearing from the Sphinx's view.

Meanwhile, a man in a dark blue uniform came walking from afar, approaching the parked car.

"Let the boy run again."

He looked in the direction of the departing bicycle, his brows furrowed deeply.

The person was indeed Cole Holmes, deputy team leader of the Heavy Case Team, Criminal Investigation Bureau, Division 1.

"Get a tow truck here, over."

He took out a walkie-talkie and said.

"Got it, sending a tow truck over immediately, over."

The voice replied from the walkie-talkie.

Cole put away his walkie-talkie and looked at the Sphinx playing with a yarn ball.

"You tipped him off just now, didn't you?"

His gaze was like a bullet shot towards the Sphinx.

"I have no idea what you're talking about, officer."

The Sphinx calmly replied.

"You'll know soon enough."

Cole took out a pair of handcuffs and walked towards it.

"Without evidence, even the Security Department can't arbitrarily detain a second-class citizen, right?"

"This isn't detention. I'm asking you to cooperate with the investigation. Every citizen has the duty to cooperate. If you don't, it means you're hiding something."

"So where is your subpoena? According to Article 182 of the Metropolis Security Management Punishment Law, the personnel of the Security Department must use a subpoena to summon those who violate security management for investigation. Without a subpoena, I can refuse to cooperate."

"Indeed, you Sphinx, know the law quite well."

The Sphinx symbolizes language, writing, and knowledge. It's naturally learned and knowledgeable.

"Learning the law is also every citizen's duty."

The Sphinx replied without humility or arrogance.

"Fine, I'll have someone write it up. Prepare to receive your death warrant."

Cole looked at it with a malicious gaze.

Once inside the interrogation room, he had a thousand ways to make this Sphinx die naturally.

Liu Zheng stepped off the bicycle and immediately pulled out his phone to call Ace.

"How did you know I was going to call you?"

Ace asked in surprise.

"I didn't. Go ahead."

"Alright, there's now a jurisdiction dispute over Wang Guo, the lottery store owner's case."

"The Office thinks because he was once in the Special Action Team, this case should be investigated by the Office. However, the Security Department and mainly the Criminal Investigation Bureau believe that since Wang Guo has retired, his identity is now a regular citizen, so the case should be investigated by the Security Department. If I'm not mistaken, the people from the Criminal Investigation Bureau are already after you."

"Are you at the restaurant yet?"

"Good. The Office and the Security Department are fighting this out in court, and it may involve their respective leaders. As long as you aren't caught by the Criminal Investigation Bureau, the Office should ultimately win."

"Will it be Cole Moerz from the Criminal Investigation Bureau coming after me?"

Liu Zheng recalled a name.

"You actually know him?"

"Last time, after I took down Garcia from the Round God Sect and the Divine Demon, he tried to take the spoils but I escaped."

"I see, no wonder the Criminal Investigation Bureau is so enthusiastic. Now that you mention it, it must be him."

Liu Zheng's heart tightened.

"The Sphinx warned me earlier, it must be Cole. If he can't catch me, he'll definitely cause trouble for the Sphinx and the clinic."

Ace didn't know how to respond. Chapters fırst released on novel•fire.net

From what he knew about the Criminal Investigation Bureau, they were certainly capable of venting their anger on others.

But he was also a part of the Security Department, so there were things he couldn't say directly.

"I'll hang up now and call you later."

Liu Zheng hung up and dialed Doctor Nile.

"Doctor, how's the situation at the clinic?"

He asked as soon as the call connected.

"I was just trying to call you, but your line was busy. The Security Department took Ando and your car away, what happened?"

Doctor Nile's tone had a hint of urgency.

The Sphinx was an old friend and had been the clinic's security for many years, almost like family.

And he had heard a thing or two about the Security Department's methods from patients.

"It's complicated. Ando's trouble is because of me. You shouldn't stay in the clinic; everyone should hide in the sewer. I'll have the Fisherman receive you. By the way, do you have contacts with the Jiwei Group?"

"Good, then please inform them as well. I'll call the Fisherman now."

Liu Zheng hung up, his expression grim.

The people from the Criminal Investigation Bureau better conduct themselves properly, or else he'll teach them the hard way.