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  There was a lot of jeering on the internet.

  CEO Meng’s case was going through the judicial process and awaiting trial.

  The megafilm “Before Doomsday” that the company had previously brought in was now in controversy.

  It became a hot issue.

  All these events added to the heat.

  The box office of the megafilm kept soaring—


  Relevant departments received complaints of the film “Before Doomsday”.

  The widespread public opinion brought about greater pressure on the investigation of the case.

  That afternoon, the hospital informed the police that despite their best efforts to rescue Shiliu, she didn’t survive the fall and died.

  Another person connected to the case died.

  The only difference was that the perpetrators of the previous three cases had survived while all three victims died.

  Shiliu was the first perpetrator to have died……

  Ding Yifan was very efficient.

  That evening, the “zombie” case was now officially under Serious Crime Division One.

  All these four cases that had to do with the ‘zombie’ drug would be treated as one.

  At the building of Serious Crime Division One.

  The lights at the office were bright like daytime—


  Bai Muchuan called a meeting and gathered all the relevant personnel for a case analysis meeting for this case.

  At the case analysis meeting, every individual expressed their views and opinions regarding the case. Some people believed that the four cases were both related and independent. The drug that made the perpetrators crazy contained the special ingredients that was used to make the “bath salts” drug. Maybe the person behind its sales was greedy for money or maybe they had other purposes—for example, to arouse panic on a nationwide scale.

  Everyone at the meeting acknowledged the possibility of such a thing happening.

  Thus, the priority for them was to find and cut the source of the drug.

  Police officers of the Narcotics Department who attended the meeting said that they would speed up their investigation work, but at the same time, they also talked about the difficulties in their work.

  The difference between this case with those that the Narcotics officers had been handling was that the perpetrators were as if being erased of some of their memories. They totally could not remember buying or taking such drugs.

  If so, there could be two possibilities.

  They could be lying to protect the mastermind……

  Or they had consumed it unknowingly.

  If that was the case, the drug was not sold to them and making money was not the motive of the mastermind.

  They were not in it for the money, and they even gave it away for free……

  Was the mastermind behind all these a fool or something?

  The detectives in Serious Crime Division One had a common voice in their heads.

  This might very well be part of Operation Heaven’s Wrath.

  In the meeting, Bai Muchuan and the officers from various departments discussed their missions and tasks.

  At the same time, he also gave a suggestion to discuss with them.

  —He was preparing to engage Zhan Se as the Honorary Advisor of Criminal Psychology for Serious Crime Division One.

  Zhan Se was quite well known in the field of Criminal Psychology Research. It was a good thing if he could get her to become their advisor.

  Why “honorary” though?

  Everyone looked at each other.

  Bai Muchuan explained that Zhan Se was bogged down with her work. Hence, she could not work full time with them. She would only come on a part-time basis. Only when she had time or if the case really required her help, then she would come.

  “I’ve talked to Teacher Zhan on this. She said that she would get her personal assistant to help with the work here. It’s more convenient for her to be in touch with the progression here too.”


  Everyone had no objections to Bai Muchuan’s suggestion.

  “If so, the meeting’s dismissed.”


  Quan Shaoteng touched his ears. “Why didn’t I know that my sister-in-law has a personal assistant?”


  Bai Muchuan frowned slightly at him then stretched himself by pulling both arms back while rubbing his neck. “There are a lot of things you don’t know. Your workload has increased a lot recently, so Little Wu, just concentrate on your work and all will be fine.”


  He had become Little Wu now.

  Quan Shaoteng snorted and left.

  Everyone was not that curious over Zhan Se’s personal assistant.

  After the meeting was dismissed, twos and threes of them talked about the case while they left the meeting room. Nobody asked him anything about the personal assistant.

  Cheng Zheng caught up to Bai Muchuan slowly, and when there was no one near them, he asked him a question seriously.

  “It’s Xiang Wan, right?”


  The incandescent light in the meeting room was above them.

  Bai Muchuan narrowed his eyes slowly while he turned around to look at him.

  Cheng Zheng returned his glance apathetically, but his eyes seemed to flash a little. “I got it right.”


  Bai Muchuan grunted a laugh. “Is there a problem?”


  Cheng Zheng asked, “.…… Can I have a problem with it?”


  Bai Muchuan replied, “No.”


  Cheng Zheng gave him a casual glance. “Precisely. Besides, I welcome her to Serious Crime Division One. We need her.”


  Bai Muchuan raised an eyebrow; his expression was still for a moment.

  Recently, Cheng Zheng restrained himself, and when there was anything to do with Xiang Wan, he would use his words carefully.

  No one knew what feelings he had towards Xiang Wan.

  However, since he and Xiang Wan had gone on a blind date before, this little episode in their life made the jealous Sir Little Bai always guarded against him.

  Bai Muchuan squinted his eyes in thought. “If you have doubts at work, why didn’t you say it during the meeting?”


  Cheng Zheng glanced at him as if he knew what Bai Muchuan was thinking. He peered at him coldly. “I’m talking to you here because of the purchase of the equipment.”


  “Mm,” replied Bai Muchuan, “say it.”


  “Country X’s advanced forensic tracing equipment is the most advanced in the world,” said Cheng Zheng, “I’ve asked and the reason we didn’t get approval is that Country X didn’t want to sell it to us—”


  Bai Muchuan looked at him with his hands in his pockets. “So?”


  “Miao Zichen can help us on this matter,” said Cheng Zheng after a momentary pause, “she’s on good terms on the relevant research center in Country X. She could get that equipment for us.”


  Miao Zichen was Cheng Zheng’s junior.

  She was the first to bring the news to them regarding Operation Heaven’s Wrath.

  Bai Muchuan paused for a short while and grunted a laugh. “You indeed have ways to get through this!”


  This was a response to his earlier remark.

  Cheng Zheng just listened with no reply.

  Of course, Bai Muchuan was supportive of him getting help to purchase the equipment.

  “I have no objections to it, but…… I think Miao Zichen must have asked for something in return, right?”


  That day, the three of them had dinner together.

  Miao Zichen seemed to be an intelligent woman. She may be young, but her aspiring ambitions were written all over her face.

  If she was willing to help them out, then why would she not ask for something in return?

  Using the word “must” in Bai Muchuan’s question made Cheng Zheng a little surprised.

  “Yeah, how did you……”


  “How did I know?” Bai Muchuan finished the sentence for him and glanced at him in a somewhat mocking manner. “Good question, but this is too complicated for you. You might not understand it throughout your life.”


  “.……”


  Cheng Zheng’s face sank for a moment. “Tell me then, what did she ask for?”


  “She wants to work in Serious Crime Division One, does she?” Bai Muchuan replied nonchalantly.

  “.……”


  thought Cheng Zheng.

  “Regarding this matter, it’s outside my authority. Anyway, I know you will have a way to settle it!”


  Bai Muchuan showed a half-smile while he looked at Cheng Zheng’s gloomy face. A corner of his lips quirked upwards.

  “It’s a good thing that you’re only into technology, otherwise……”


  Bai Muchuan did not finish his sentence. He just shook his head and left.

  He only left a meaningful look at Cheng Zheng just before he turned away.

  There was a direct relationship between reading people and personal experience.

  Cheng Zheng was, no doubt, outstanding in his field of forensic science and technology.

  However, in regards to reading people……

  Bai Muchuan let out a chuckle……

  Miao Zichen obviously adored Cheng Zheng.

  Bai Muchuan already knew that from their dinner that night.

  Nonetheless, Cheng Zheng was completely in the dark.

  He believed that a motivated girl like Miao Zichen should be able to perform well in her job.

  Therefore……

  Whether officially or personally, Bai Muchuan did not have any reason to reject the request for her to work here.

  With Cheng Zheng recommending Miao Zichen to work in Serious Crime Division One, even Cheng Weiji himself would have nothing to say when Xiang Wan comes to work with the title of Zhan Se’s personal assistant.