Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate

Lin Rui stayed at Luo Wangshu's place for a full hour and a half.

After conducting various enhancements on him, Luo Wangshu also taught him a powerful secret move of 6SSS grade.

The recent assassination attempt had deeply shaken Luo Wangshu, who wanted to do everything possible to enhance Lin Hao's combat abilities, thereby increasing his chances of survival.

After all, Lin Hao learned things extremely quickly, mastering the basics of whatever she taught him rapidly, and reaching a high level of understanding within a few days.

That evening, by the time Lin Rui arrived at the main hall of the Assassination Bureau, it was already nightfall.

However, due to the assassination case, all twenty-four divisions of the Assassination Bureau were brightly lit, bustling with a large crowd busy inside the government office.

Upon returning to the Assassination Bureau, Lin Rui summoned the three deputy commanders and all the custodians present in the office to the main hall.

Lin Rui first conveyed the leadership's intentions he had grasped during his audience with the Emperor and the three Divine Envoys earlier that day, passing down the pressure exerted on him by the Divine Envoy to those below him. Then, with half-closed eyes and a stern gaze, he inquired of Deputy Commander Xing Hai, "Deputy Commander Xing Hai, what did you find from the search at Li Family Manor today? Did you make any gains?"
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Xing Hai's face was a solemn shade of iron-blue as he replied, "My lord, indeed many traces of the Heavenly Demons were found at the Li Family Manor, and some of their Heavenly Demon artifacts were left at the scene—"

Xing Hai was cut off mid-sentence by Lin Rui, "I'm asking what gains you made! Did you manage to catch even one Heavenly Demon? Have you found any useful clues?"

Seeing Xing Hai rendered speechless, Lin Rui's lips curled into a cold smile, "This is interesting. It was less than an hour after I gave you the order that I was ambushed, although this can't prove anything. However, Deputy Commander Xing Hai, don't you have any doubts in your mind?"

Xing Hai's face grew even more unsightly, "Regarding this matter, I will give my lord an explanation as soon as possible."

He too suspected that there was a problem with someone close to him. The incident at Li Family Manor was very likely a result of receiving a false tip-off, aimed at luring him, the commander, out of the city.

Moreover, it was highly probable that someone under his command was tipping off the Heavenly Demons.

Xing Hai had some covert collaboration with the extraterritorial Heavenly Demons, but if Lin Hao were to die at Li Family Manor, then the prime suspect would be none other than Xing Hai himself. How could he tolerate that?

Lin Rui nodded in satisfaction, "Do it quickly. If our Assassination Bureau cannot maintain internal purity, how can we assassinate and suppress demons?"

He then paused before continuing with an authoritative tone, looking fiercely at those present, "Recently, twenty-four Imperial Censors from the Imperial Censorate have jointly submitted a request to me, stating that in the past cases involving Prince Han and the Heavenly Demons, our Assassination Bureau is suspected of wrongful protection. They hope we can re-investigate these cases."

"I have agreed to this request. In order to demonstrate fairness and impartiality, Deputy Commander Tan Xiangsheng will oversee this reinvestigation. Both the Imperial Censorate and the Ministry of Justice will send staff to assist. Where is the custodian of the Archive Tower? When the special case team reviews the files related to Prince Han, your Archive Tower must provide convenience."

Only then did the crowd realize that the custodian of the Archive Tower was also present, standing below everyone else, expressionless as he clasped his hands in agreement.

A wave of murmurs arose among them, and they exchanged surprised glances.

Almost everyone's eyes revealed a grave expression.

The ninth division's custodian, Xie Yong, and the tenth division's custodian, Pan Dongfan, were particularly shocked and angry upon hearing this.

Lin Hao's intention was clearly to strike at them decisively!

Who exactly was Deputy Commander Tan Xiangsheng? He was the confidant of the first Divine Envoy, who had always been at odds with Prince Han and the second Divine Envoy.

As for the Imperial Censorate, led by the Chief Imperial Censor Zhao Yang, a group of purists were vigorously denouncing Prince Han, intent on bringing down the sixth prince.

Lin Rui's decision to let these people investigate was bound to bring trouble, even if these cases were problem-free to begin with.

Deputy Commander Sun Shicheng also frowned deeply, offering advice with a clasped hands, "My lord, I fear this is against protocol! Even if there are issues with these cases, they should be investigated internally by our Assassination Bureau, not by outsiders from the Imperial Censorate. I'm afraid this will not sit well with our brothers below."

He was aware of Lin Hao's sinister motive for involving the Imperial Censors in this case.

The commander did not plan to resolve the issue based on the case itself, but instead sought to stir public outrage, aiming to overthrow his two custodians.

They didn't even need to find out what really happened, all they had to do was leak the content of these case files, and that would be enough to cause an uproar among the reformists and boil the public's blood.

They couldn't do anything to Han Wang or the Emperor, but they could direct all their anger and dissatisfaction towards Xie Yong and Pan Dongfan.

By then, Lin Hao could easily get rid of these two from the Bureau of Investigation with the help of public opinion in the court and among the common people.

"Rules? I don't have such rules here!"

Lin Rui let out a cold laugh and tapped on the desk, "The so-called 'clear ones cleanse themselves.' If they are innocent, what do they have to fear from others' investigation? They can rightfully show their integrity and calm the public uproar; but if there are indeed problems with these cases, then the victims deserve to have their innocence restored, and the pest within the Imperial Censor's office must be exterminated!"

His eyes became even colder, his aura was one of righteous indignation, "Make sure you all remember this well, what Lin detests most in his life are those who are corrupt and pervert the law, the tumors and gangrenes, the pests that harm the government and hurt the people. You all serve in the Bureau of Investigation, holding significant power; you must remember the principle of 'preserving virtue through frugality and establishing oneself with integrity.' If cases of harming the people come into my hands, I will show no mercy!"

Sun Shicheng turned pale, he hadn't expected Lin Hao to be so unscrupulous and to discard the rules just to take down Xie Yong and Pan Dongfan.

He wanted to say something else, but Lin Rui, with an impatient look, waved his sleeve slightly, "That's all for today, you may all leave."

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After the people in the hall had dispersed one after another, Li Li came over from behind Lin Rui, his eyes coldly following the retreating figures of Xie Yong and Pan Dongfan.

This was the Bureau of Investigation, so he didn't speak directly but communicated with Lin Rui through private messages.

Cold Light Bamboo Shadow (Li Li): Junior brother, these two were already looking to modify the files in the archive before. With today's pressure, you've surely pushed them into a corner!

Gu Ying Tiandao (Lin Rui): I hope so, senior brother. Keep an eye on them over the next few days, and also remind that archive manager to be alert. Don't let these two find a loophole.

Lin Rui had learned about the dubious behavior of these two oversight officials from that very archive manager's report.

The corners of Lin Rui's mouth lifted slightly, revealing an expectant look.

He was very much looking forward to these subordinates' reactions; it would be perfect if they did as he wished and tampered with the archive.

Of course, if the two refused to be trapped, that was also okay. If they did not make a single move and remained compliant, then they should just wait to fall into the pit he and Zhao Yang had set for them.

Lin Rui had a combination of punches that could put these two in a desperate situation.

After looking at his message, Li Li let out a bitter laugh, pointing to the stack of official documents on the desk: I will certainly do my utmost, but I am quite stretched thin at the moment and may not be able to cover everything. Junior brother, why not send Wang Sen over to help share the burden?

Lin Rui hesitated slightly.

Wang Sen's recent health hadn't been good; he was very weak. Would it be too much to ask him to hurry over to the yamen and get busy at this time?

Lin Rui then thought, for the current Wang Sen, bustling about in the yamen might be better than being bound to his bed.

Gu Ying Tiandao (Lin Rui): Alright, I'll have him come over tomorrow.

After agreeing to Li Li's request, Lin Rui hurriedly returned to his residence. As soon as he reached the cellar at home, he contacted the War Spirit.

"War Spirit, I want the Level Seven Imperial Flame War Dragon from War Spirit Number Two!"

Prompt: Do you agree to spend 100,000 Soul Power points to make War Spirit Number Two consent to the gift? Do you agree to expend 1,000,000 Soul Power points to refine the Imperial Flame War Dragon?

Of course, Lin Rui chose to agree; he couldn't wait to refine that Imperial Flame War Dragon as soon as possible.

Previously in the imperial city, Lin Rui had not dared to do so, who knew what sort of commotion the refinement process might cause? So he had held back until now.