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"Right. Do you know about the Yang Transformation stage experts?"

Hearing Fang Ze's words, Qing Ya blinked, "Yang Transformation stage experts?"

She glanced at Fang Ze, then shook her head and said, "I'm not familiar with that."

She thought for a moment, then said, "How shall I put it… Yang Transformation stage experts seem to be very rare."

"Not to mention Emerald City, even the Provincial Government hardly has a few on the surface."

"Maybe in the Eastern Administrative Region, you'll find more such experts?"

Fang Ze blinked and then said, "That's not right. Isn't Jiang Cheng a Yang Transformation stage expert?"

Hearing Fang Ze's words, Qing Ya covered her mouth and smiled.

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She said, "You really are not very familiar with our Federation's political structure."

She explained, "You must know that nobles are different from us, in both strength and promotion paths."

"Don't be fooled by Jiang Cheng holding a position in Emerald City; in reality, he is not part of the official personnel but is directly managed by the noble Council of the Eastern Administrative Region."

"The Jiang Family is one of the top nobilities in the Eastern Administrative Region."

"They are the martial foundation of the Eastern Administrative Region. Their strength, of course, cannot be lumped together with that of Emerald City."

"Moreover, Jiang Cheng can leave Emerald City to take up a post elsewhere at any time. His successor will not have his level of strength."

"Just look at the current top martial strength of Emerald City in public view. That is Officer Bai Zhi."

"A sixth-stage Fuser."

"Although she too is a noble, her talent is astonishing, and with the Bai Family's support, her promotion has been swift, so her strength matches her position."

"If she reaches the limit of what the Bai Family can support, or her merits can't support her continued ascension, her strength will also gradually become mismatched with her rank."

"Falling into the same situation as Jiang Cheng."

With that, Qing Ya reminded him, "Don't forget, our Federation values strength, but even more so, it values merits."

"Ordinary people, with only strength and no merits, can only be military personnel."

"And for nobility, although everyone is a civil manager, without merits, they can't climb up either."

"So, a Yang Transformation stage expert in Emerald City is beyond the ceiling. Even in the Provincial Government, they are still a ceiling presence."

After listening to Qing Ya, Fang Ze finally completely understood the significance of what a Yang Transformation stage represented.

His hand involuntarily clenched tightly.

According to Qing Ya, a Yang Transformation stage expert coming to Emerald City was like an ultimate boss showing up in a newbie village, so wasn't this a certain death situation for him?

It seemed like he had no way to reverse the situation or... even save his own life?

With this in mind, Fang Ze lacked the mood to continue chatting and found an excuse to leave Qing Ya's office.

Watching Fang Ze's worried back, Qing Ya blinked, as if she realized something, yet as if she knew nothing...

......

After leaving Qing Ya's place, Fang Ze did not leave the Security Bureau.

He thought for a moment; coming up with a method to deal with a Yang Transformation stage expert in a short period was unrealistic.

So... the best strategy was actually... not to give the expert a chance to take action.

And how to prevent the opponent from taking action?

Fang Ze felt: that was to stay inside the Security Bureau.

The Security Bureau was the Federation's most important institution in the city. As long as the Jiang Family didn't go crazy, they wouldn't dare to make a move inside the Security Bureau.

After all, assassinating an official personnel outside the city, in the city, and inside the Security Bureau had completely different implications.

The latter could almost be considered a severe act of betrayal against the Federation.

So, as long as Fang Ze stayed inside the Security Bureau, he was at least safe.

If I can't offend them, I can at least lay low!

Conveniently, Fang Ze had not interrogated Qianfeng up to this point.

Qianfeng was a direct descendant of Jiang Chengzhen, and according to Zhixi's intelligence, he even served as Jiang Cheng's secretary.

Such a person must know many of Jiang Cheng's secrets.

And maybe... even information about the Yang Transformation stage expert who might take action.

Fang Ze thought that knowing more about Jiang Cheng's secrets and information about that Yang Transformation stage expert might give him some strategies to counter the Yang Transformation stage expert...

Thinking this way, Fang Ze headed towards the Special Case Team in the Security Bureau, passing through the passage from the training center to the Security Bureau.

However, before he even reached the Special Case Team, he ran into Bai Zhi and Bai Ling on the way.

The two ladies had packed up their things and were ready to go home after work.

Seeing Fang Ze, they were both visibly startled.

Bai Ling tilted her head, asked cutely, "Fang Ze, are you here to pay me back?"

Fang Ze: ...

To be honest, if Bai Ling hadn't mentioned it, he had almost forgotten that he owed Bai Ling money.

How much was it again?

20 Lini, right?

While pondering nonsense, Fang Ze's brain whirled, and then with a serious face, he said, "I was thinking of paying you back! But... I haven't earned the money to pay you back yet! So I was planning to work overtime! To earn a bonus!"

"Overtime?", Bai Ling was taken aback.

Fang Ze nodded, "Right. I plan to crack the Shadow Organization case as soon as possible. Then I'll use the bonus to pay you back."

"What do you say? Want to join me?"

Upon hearing Fang Ze's words, Bai Zhi instinctively felt something was off, but Bai Ling was already completely immersed in the joy of soon recovering a debt of over 1.5 million Lini; she cheered and said, "Sure, sure! I'll stay and work overtime with you!"

Seeing he had successfully coaxed a helper, Fang Ze looked at Bai Zhi, then asked, "Team leader, what about you?"

Bai Zhi...

What could Bai Zhi say?

She didn't want to stay either. But Fang Ze called her team leader...

With both her team members working so hard, wouldn't it be a bit too much for her, the team leader, to relax?

Thinking this way, she could only silently nod her head.

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Thus, Fang Ze successfully coaxed two people into staying with him from braving it alone.

While on their way to the holding cells, Fang Ze hesitated for a moment and also tentatively asked Bai Zhi about the significance of "Enhancement" during the Fusion stage for the nobility...