Chapter 40 Artifact — 22-Winged Angel

Thinking of this, Fang Ze didn't hesitate anymore. He went to the toilet to wash up. Then, he lay on the bed and began to sleep, preparing to go to the Late-Night Investigation Room to summon Wang Hao. Fang Ze didn't know how much time had passed, but when he woke from his dream, he was in the investigation room. He walked slowly to the chair and sat down. Fang Ze turned on the lamp and tapped the table with his right index finger. A moment later, a list of people that could be summoned appeared in front of Fang Ze. Fang Ze glanced past Miao Miao. Although Fang Ze was still very curious about her, tonight was not her "show date". After finding Wang Hao's three-dimensional image and adjusting the layout of the room, Fang Ze officially began his investigation for the night! ... Wang Hao had had a hard and tiring few days. This was because he didn't know why the task force was suddenly in a mess. First, he and the agents were called in separately for questioning. This was followed by the sudden murder of an agent in custody. Then, there was the big sweep by the Security Bureau and the secondary screening. As the focus suspect, he went through two rounds of questioning and multiple rounds of probing. Furthermore, the shadow of the agent's death hung over him. Therefore, he was physically and mentally exhausted. Honestly, right now, he really missed his days in the red-light district. He found it too difficult to work for the Security Bureau. Not only was it dangerous, but it was almost fruitless. He had worked so hard that he had almost been arrested, let alone become an Awakened... In contrast, he found it easier to tell stories to the mystery man. The reward was also to become an Awakened, and it was easy. There was no danger. Therefore, if he had a choice, he would rather become an Awakened with the help of the mysterious man. Unfortunately, much of the story had progressed, but the mystery man had not summoned him. He wondered if he had been forgotten. After all, a big shot like that must be busy with many things to do. His story might not necessarily attract him. Therefore, he could not help but feel a little anxious. However, because the initiative to meet was completely in the hands of the mysterious man, he could only wait patiently. ... "Are you awake?" Hearing the familiar, husky, mysterious voice in his ear, Wang Hao woke up groggily. Then, to his surprise, he found himself in the place he had been thinking about for the past few days. It was still the same room, the same luxurious arrangement, the same entire marble floor, the same dazzling collection, and the same mysterious and powerful Sir. Retracting his thoughts, Wang Hao quickly stood up and said in surprise, "Sir, we finally meet again." The mystery man sat on the sofa, toying with the bird disaster creature from the other day. Then, he smiled faintly and said, "Yes. We meet again." "From the look of you, I'd say your story has made a pretty good development." Wang Ze nodded vigorously at the mysterious man's words. "Yes. A lot has happened to our task force lately." At Wang Hao's words, the mysterious man raised his hand slightly. "Sit. Speak slowly." As he spoke, the room shook slightly. A moment later, two arms made of marble extended from the marble floor. They intertwined and twisted to form a stone chair, supporting Wang Hao as he sat down. When Wang Hao saw this magical scene, he touched the marble chair under his butt in surprise. Then, he looked up at the mysterious man and spoke slowly. "Sir. A lot has happened to our task force in the past few days..." As a backup candidate for the Security Bureau, Wang Hao knew more insider information than Fang Ze. Therefore, they began to suspect that there was something wrong with the artifact. However, under normal circumstances, it was impossible for anything to happen to the artifact. This was unless someone happened to have an extraordinary treasure that could restrain the lie detector. This made the entire case even more bizarre. At the end, Wang Hao said with a frown, "The Security Bureau is very nervous right now." "Artifacts are very valuable. If the other party is carrying an artifact, then the other party is very likely an unknown Awakened." "Furthermore, the Awakened have all kinds of strange abilities. Once an Awakened really sneaks in, the entire task force will be in great danger." After patiently listening to Wang Hao's story, Fang Ze leaned back on the sofa. He remained silent on the surface, but his mind was racing. He had a rough idea of what had happened. Furthermore, the thing that caught his attention the most was the second of the three questions the Security Bureau had asked Wang Hao. "Has any information about Bai Ling been leaked?" "From this question, it appears that the Security Bureau determined that there was a mole in the task force because they discovered that the information about Bai Ling had been leaked." Fang Ze froze at the thought of this. Then, he quickly calculated the time. After that, he couldn't help but hesitate. "Why do I feel that I have something to do with this?" After pondering for a while, an idea flashed through Fang Ze's mind, and he was shocked. Could it be that his second accomplice was a little vigilant and confused because he had reported Agent Han, his "accomplice"? Furthermore, because he had to act that day, he was especially calm when facing Bai Ling. It was a little unreasonable. Moreover, there were some things he didn't notice. This led the Security Bureau to suspect that he knew about Bai Ling and suspect that her information had been compromised by a mole. Thus, they began investigating the mole. As a result, this happened to hit the sensitive nerve of his second accomplice. This was because the second accomplice and Han Kaiwei knew each other. Furthermore, the second accomplice didn't know that the matter was caused by Fang Ze and was worried that Han Kaiwei had divulged a secret or leaked some information. Thus, Han Kaiwei was silenced. The more he thought about it, the more Fang Ze felt that his theory was probably right. At that moment, he really wanted to say, "WTF?!" Was he such a useless teammate? He had crippled his allies even before meeting them. One was dead, and the other was probably going to be exposed and captured soon. After all, Fang Ze did not think that the other party would cause such a huge mess. If he killed Han Kaiwei publicly, the Security Bureau would not let them off. Fang Ze changed perspectives. If he were the Security Bureau, he would definitely have set up a trap to prevent these 20 agents from leaving. Then, he would investigate them one by one. With the entire country behind them, the Security Bureau was more daring than a small criminal organization. Thinking of this, Fang Ze suddenly felt that something was wrong. Huh... If he knew such a simple logic, how could his accomplice not? However, he still killed people to silence them. He even left behind a strange, suspected logo of the organization. This was a blatant provocation. What was his accomplice planning to do...? Were they planted? Was there some compelling reason? Alternatively, did they have some trump card that could turn the tables?