Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

Chapter 574: Chapter 547

Congressional Honorary Member Qi Tianquan was shocked by the self-surrender of “Star Sea White Wolf” Zang Shaochen to the police, but on his way back home by car, he was still watching news reports about the tragic death of Alta Devonshill, chairman of Zhirui Pharmaceutical Company.

His face was stern, and his gaze was focused.

The self-surrender of Zang Shaochen had caused a tremendous sensation across the entire Earth Federation and was the focus of all media and self-media attention, with virtually every news channel discussing the matter.

However, the death of Devonshill still caused quite a stir within Ninth Base City, managing to draw away some of the heat and traffic from the news of Zang Shaochen’s self-surrender at the time.

After all, the incident involved three reserve Marshals, and Zhirui Pharmaceutical Company was also a federal large-and-medium-sized company in Ninth Base City, valued at over a trillion federal coins. Furthermore, the incident occurred in the city center of Ninth Base City, a high society gathering spot such as the National Arts Center—something the public of Ninth Base City was very concerned about.

Qi Tianquan was also very concerned.

“—Look, the bodies of Alta Devonshill and two directors of Zhirui Pharmaceutical Company, as well as many Dragon Transformation Level Armored Warriors of the company, are now hanging on the flagpoles. Due to federal regulations, our TV station had to blur their bodies. However, from what the reporters see, the way these people died was very tragic, and the police are currently taking down their bodies.”

“Let’s switch screens to underground tunnel A42421, which is said to be the scene of Devonshill and the others’ deaths. However, the police have sealed off the scene 20 minutes ago and are starting their investigation. There are also a large number of Security Bureau vehicles nearby; we cannot get close.”

“It is said that this incident is related to the current top trending Martial Arts Star, Lin Rui, on the internet. Twelve minutes after the incident occurred, a large police force rushed to the National Arts Center and summoned Lin Rui to the police station for assistance in the investigation. However, it is alleged that Lin Rui has an alibi and that the police have no evidence against him. After Lin Rui’s personal attorney arrived, the police reluctantly let Lin Rui go.”

“At present, there is much debate on the internet about the death of Alta Devonshill. Some political commentators believe that Lin Rui has been framed. Although this active college student is a top Martial Arts Star and his Rui Fang Pharmaceuticals has an astonishing annual revenue of several hundred billion federal coins, Lin Rui himself does not have a strong background. It is improbable that he could have gained the power to confront three reserve Marshals in such a short time.”

“—Many also believe that Lin Rui is a major suspect. On the day of the incident, Zhirui Pharmaceutical Company launched a takeover bid for Rui Fang Pharmaceuticals. According to reliable sources, Alta Devonshill may have been eyeing the huge profits of Rui Fang Pharmaceuticals in the cosmetics sector, employing various means to attack Rui Fang Pharmaceuticals on the day of the incident—”

Qi Tianquan was watching this when he received a voice call request, the annotating information indicating it was from the Chief of Police of Ninth Base City.

Qi Tianquan immediately connected: “How is it, Old Dai? What are the autopsy results?”

The Chief of Police replied in a hoarse voice: “Sorry to disappoint you, Qi. We didn’t find any useful clues in those bodies. The one who did the autopsy was Brett. You know his capabilities; he not only has considerable expertise in medicine and martial arts but is also a top-tier Stargazer.”

Qi Tianquan frowned deeply: “Really not a single clue?”

“There are two points. First, their time of action was shorter than your estimate. The battle took a total of less than 37 seconds to settle all of Zhirui Pharmaceutical’s people. Then they spent a minute hanging the bodies on the flagpoles! Lin Rui’s appearance at the National Arts Center five minutes later must have been delayed by some other matter.

The second point, Brett said that there is a ‘Destruction’ Concept remaining on these bodies, and it is very strong. It must be this Concept that destroyed all the remaining traces.”

The Chief of Police’s voice carried an undertone of helplessness and a bitter smile: “However, this can’t serve as evidence, and there are far too many strong Martial Cultivators with the Concept of Destruction in the world, including several in the Congressional Honorary Members.”

Qi Tianquan narrowed his eyes: “Despair Heavenly Girl?”

Simultaneously, he thought of the desolate Heavenly Dragon hidden beneath his group’s headquarters.

“It must be her.” The Chief of Police spoke with certainty: “I find it peculiar. Several research departments in the organization said that once this defective product starts practicing, she would die within two years and is not to be taken seriously. Thus, it’s best not to provoke Despair and let her die quietly. But so far, she’s still alive and kicking.”

“Isn’t it not yet two years?”

Qi Tianquan also felt puzzled and rubbed his temple: “Then are there any other clues? With so many surveillance cameras around, didn’t a single one catch a trace?”

“Nothing!” The Chief of Police sighed: “Even if there was the slightest clue pointing to him, I wouldn’t let him leave the police station. The problem is that the hacker strength under that little guy is probably very strong. Our people checked every single surveillance camera thoroughly, and all of them have been hacked, leaving no traces behind.”

Qi Tianquan was thoroughly irritated, but still expressed his gratitude: “Thanks for your hard work, Old Dai. I’ll treat you next time.”

He hung up the phone and then opened a private chat group on his system—the Rui Fang Acquisition Group.

Qi Tianquan originally intended to convene all stakeholders for a meeting to brainstorm and deal with this unexpected turn of events.

However, when he saw the messages in the group, his heart sank.

—— Sorry everyone, our chairman has informed me that our company might not be able to participate in the acquisition of Rui Fang Pharmaceuticals anymore. Just a short while ago, our six pharmaceutical bases on Sky Extreme Star were raided, and our company must shift its attention there.

—— ??? What happened? Were your pharmaceutical bases raided too?

—— It just happened recently, all located around Great Song’s Luojing. Not only did we have a large number of personnel detained and nearly 30 billion federal coins worth of drugs seized, but many pieces of evidence were found on site. I estimate that those arrested won’t survive.

—— We’re in a similar situation, with nearly 53,000 hectares of estates in the Holy State raided. The damage in personnel and resources is significant, exceeding 40 billion federal coins, and it’s also related to Great Song’s Spy Detection Bureau.

—— Now there’s an even more troubling situation. We’ve discovered that the Imperial City Department of Great Song initiated an operation, with intelligence and information provided by the Great Song Spy Detection Bureau, in coordination with Great Cheng and Great Wei, preparing to carry out a joint raid within the borders of the Three Kingdoms. The situation is very complicated, and we still don’t know their source of intelligence, or whether it’s related to our company?

—— What’s going on? Our group is in a similar bind, but our losses are even bigger. One of our starship docking bases was breached, and we lost seven armed merchant ships that were loading cargo.

—— Why is the Great Song Spy Detection Bureau targeting us? Is it because of that Lin Rui?

—— Impossible, right? What relationship does Lin Rui have with Great Song Dynasty’s Hidden Crown Prince? It should just be a coincidence. That Hidden Crown Prince has a divine decree to strike hard against the Longevity Association and has been pressing the Federation to declare the Longevity Association as an illegal organization, demanding a full-scale eradication from the Federation.

—— It could be a coincidence, but no matter what, we need to reassess Lin Rui and Rui Fang Pharmaceutical Company’s strength. My suggestion is to hold off and first thoroughly investigate this guy’s background and the forces he controls. It’s a critical time with Star Sea White Wolf’s surrender, and currents are running deep within the Federation. All parties are eyeing the Star Sea White Wolf’s Second Starship Group, and war may well break out.

—— I agree, once those Divine Envoy Level members of Congress start brawling, a few powers could be flattened by the tail end of their typhoon. Of course, if someone is willing to take the lead and test Lin Rui’s strength again, our company is willing to offer support.

—— I believe with Rui Fang Pharmaceuticals, we should either stay put or strike swiftly and decisively in one fell swoop.

Qi Tianquan let out a scoff upon reading this and directly closed the Rui Fang Acquisition Group.

He wouldn’t openly oppose Lin Rui until he understood how Alta Devonshill died.

He turned his head and looked blankly out of the car window, wondering how did that little bastard kill Alta Devonshill and his group within mere seconds?

At that moment, he received a message from the director of the company’s Intelligence Center: BOSS, the situation doesn’t look good. All four of our estates in Xing State and our third and first logistics centers have been unresponsive to headquarters for two hours. I suspect these industries have likely been raided by the Great Song Spy Detection Bureau.

Qi Tianquan was startled and sat up abruptly.

He quickly checked the situation and felt his scalp tingle.

Although Xing State isn’t one of the eight states of Luojing, it’s nearby and one of the most important pharmaceutical production areas owned by the Heavenly Authority company.

Built above Sky Pond, Luojing on Sky Extreme Star is one of the regions with the richest and most potent ether elements. The drugs produced here have the best effects and are the most valuable.

Therefore, many companies disguise themselves as local magnates and establish estates around Luojing to have direct control over the production bases.

Without the clout to do the same in Luojing’s eight states, Heavenly Authority company had set up several bases nearby in Xing State, which were the company’s largest source of income.

—— Yet these estates have been raided by the Spy Detection Bureau!