SWNOVELXO Chapter 425 Billionaire_2
Jiang Hui hastily thanked Wang Tao and then got busy with his tasks.
The news about these "Beastkin" hadn't spread yet, and he had to get the people to the Six Major Legions before it did, otherwise, they might get silenced...
After ending the call with Jiang Hui, Gu Yun sent a message to Wang Tao.
"Mr. Wang, I heard you made quite the headlines last night?"
Gu Yun tentatively broke the silence.
"Oh? Do tell?"
Since becoming the acting mayor, Gu Yun had stopped being involved in the investigation related to Yao Guodong's assassination. Moreover, to avoid any suspicion, he would not actively inquire about it.
Therefore, the information he had now should be what most others could access, maybe just a bit more connected at best. Wang Tao thought it was worth listening to.
"The capture of two deputy mayors, the Dusk Church, the committee member..."
Gu Yun recounted everything he knew.
After listening, Wang Tao raised an eyebrow.
The details Gu Yun shared were close to the truth, which were obviously the information Jiang Hui had released. However, there were some discrepancies—
In places where Wang Tao did not want to disclose information, such as the individual interrogation of Zhu Fen, Jiang Hui did not mention a word.
But in areas where Wang Tao indicated he did not mind public disclosure, such as capturing the murderer, uncovering the dual identity of the committee member, and unraveling the Dusk Church conspiracy, Jiang Hui had made a particular point of it!
To put it simply, the leader of their investigative team, Jiang Hui, specifically hired Wang Tao from the Starfire Society as a consultant to join in this secret mission. Under the leadership and command of Mr. Wang Tao, they caught the murderer, cracked several cases, and eliminated a bunch of high-ranking corrupt officials...
Although these achievements indeed couldn't have been done without Wang Tao, to say that Wang Tao was fearless, bold and resolute, capable of fighting against many, and incorruptibly just... it even made Wang Tao blush.
"Very perceptive, very perceptive indeed!"
Wang Tao wasn't too concerned about these accolades, but he had to admit, they were quite pleasing to hear.
He estimated that once this news spread throughout the base, the reputation of Wang Tao or rather the Starfire Society would likely rise a notch. It was a pity he hadn't planned on recruiting on a large scale, so this fame was of little use for the time being.
"These are more or less correct, just some differences in detail..."
Wang Tao gave Gu Yun a brief explanation.
Upon hearing Wang Tao's confirmation, Gu Yun finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He had called Wang Tao at the earliest opportunity upon receiving the news, simply wishing to confirm its authenticity. Although the police had released the information and it should be accurate, it affected his career, so he needed to be 100% certain it was the truth.
Now that he had confirmation from Wang Tao, the "acting" part of his title as Acting Mayor would probably be removed in a few days.
The most frustrating thing for him had been his status as a suspect, since he benefited the most from Yao Guodong's death. Now with evidence against the two deputy mayors, he could completely clear his suspicions. Given that there were practically no other candidates for the mayoral position at City Hall, the position was virtually his for the taking!
However, since things were not yet official, Gu Yun didn't elaborate further with Wang Tao. He would come to thank Wang Tao personally once everything was confirmed, because, after all, Wang Tao had greatly assisted him...
Less than half a minute after finishing the call with Gu Yun, Wang Tao received another call, this time from Qu Shilin.
"Wang Tao, we've discovered something about that Holy medicine... It seems to contain some of the mushrooms that you gave me before..."
"Hmm? The Strength Mushroom, Defense Mushroom, and those others?"
"Yes!"
Wang Tao was immediately surprised, but then again, upon reflection, it wasn't all that unexpected.
Without synthetic composition, those mushrooms could be eaten directly, but they all had hallucinogenic side effects, just like the Holy medicine...
However, eating those mushrooms would not only not harm the body but would also provide a simple boost in physical condition, with only hallucination as a side effect, which was completely different from the supposed Holy medicine—clearly, there was much more in the drug.
"This is a good start. I suspect it won't be long before we make a breakthrough in researching this Holy medicine! By the way, you mentioned that quite a few people were affected by this Holy medicine? How many in total?"
"Around two hundred or so," Wang Tao replied without concealing the information since their relationship was very good now, practically on the same side.
"Hiss! So many people! We better hurry up and step on it!"
Qu Shilin said another few words and then actively ended the call. She was very concerned about this matter, after all, it was a major issue that would affect many people.
After ending the call with Qu Shilin, Wang Tao received a message from Cheng Yiyi. Cheng Yiyi's message stated that her call didn't get through and she needed to speak with Wang Tao.
"Today is just so busy…"
Shaking his head, Wang Tao then returned a call to Cheng Yiyi.
"Wang Tao, I need your help with a favor!"
Cheng Yiyi's tone was somewhat serious.
"What is it?"
"I need to capture someone, and I want you to back me up! You might even need to take action…"
"Oh?" Interest immediately showed on Wang Tao's face, "You guys aren't going after certain committee members, are you?"
"How did you—Oh, I see now!"
Cheng Yiyi was initially surprised but quickly understood—since Wang Tao was involved with many of last night's events, it was not strange for him to know about those "Beastkin"; perhaps he and Jiang Hui were together at the time, so he knew what these Beastkin had said.
However, Cheng Yiyi didn't ask further as it was enough for her to know.
"It's exactly as you understand, can you help me out?"
"Of course, no problem, when do we meet?"
"There's no time to lose, right now! We just found out that these two committee members are currently with a few Fourth-order Awakeners, and we're afraid delays could lead to complications, so... you understand!"
Cheng Yiyi quickly explained.
"Alright, where are you? I'll head over now."
Wang Tao originally planned to get some sleep, having been up for a day and a night, but since Cheng Yiyi needed help, he figured he might as well go; after all, Awakeners had much stronger physical constitution.
"Thanks! It would be even better if you could bring more people! We're at the camp…"
After ending the call, Wang Tao directly rallied others to head out with him.
He knew what Cheng Yiyi meant, not that he would not be able to win if it really came down to a fight, but rather to avoid any accidents.
This was like the police dealing with criminals. Maybe there's only one criminal, but they would deploy dozens or even hundreds of officers! After all, in such situations, one-on-one fights were out of the question, even if one could win without the need to take risks. What they needed was absolute victory, to avoid any accidents as much as possible.
So when Wang Tao arrived at the garrison of the Sixth Army Corps with Lan Yulian and the others, he saw that Cheng Yiyi and her people were already fully armed and ready, with all three Awakeners of the Legion present.
"Move out!"
After nodding to each other, Cheng Yiyi wasted no time in giving the order, and their formidable squad immediately mobilized.
Before long, members of the Six Major Legions converged, totaling over a hundred people. Although the number of people deployed this time wasn't large, they were at least Level 3 ability users. And these Level 3 ability users were not the main combat power, if conflicts were to arise, it would have to be the Awakeners who took action.
At this time, amidst the blowing snow, inside a villa.
A group of people was drinking. Sitting at the head were a middle-aged man and woman, while some City Hall officials and several Awakeners sat below.
"Zhu Fen is dead. What do you all make of this?"
The middle-aged woman started talking with a worried tone.
"It shouldn't involve us, as we haven't left behind any incriminating evidence. Zhu Fen was really foolish, to be caught out like that…"
One of the Awakeners commented somewhat contemptuously.
"Indeed, wouldn't it have been better if he had taken one of us with him at that time!"
Another person added to the conversation.
"You all need not worry. Even if there were any evidence against us, what can be done about it? I don't believe anyone would dare to touch us. What our base needs is stability—wait, what's that noise outside?"