Li Banfeng fiddled with the Silver Yuan in his hand for a moment, then asked, "Is this An Zongding the boss of Snowflake Beach? Where is Snowflake Beach? I want to go talk to him."
Ma Wu didn’t know what to say.
"Old Qi, this place really isn’t something we can mess with. Little Fatty was lucky this time, we saved him, and his wife is back now. He doesn’t need to return to the Three Heroes Gang anymore, we can take care of it ourselves. Let’s leave it at that."
Li Banfeng still couldn’t grasp the situation: "First, tell me where Snowflake Beach is, I’ll find some time to check it out."
"Snowflake Beach is The Unnameable Place, nobody can say where it is exactly,
people from Snowflake Beach rarely show up, and we hardly ever talk about Snowflake Beach, if you talk too much, they might hear,
Old Qi, take my advice, we can’t investigate this further."
What’s up with Ma Wu? Why is he being so cautious?
Li Banfeng returned to the Portable Residence and asked the phonograph, "Wife, what is Snowflake Beach?"
"It’s a place for minting coins. The Silver Yuan of Puluo State all comes from there."
"The people working there must be quite special, right?"
"Those who control the currency of Puluo State are certainly not ordinary. The people of Puluo State are cautious about discussing them, and Little Servant doesn’t know much about them either."
Li Banfeng then asked the Portable Residence, "Old Man, have you been to Snowflake Beach?"
The Old Man’s answer was entirely expected: "I should have been there, but I forgot where it is."
Hong Ying had no concept of Snowflake Beach, other Magical Treasures had heard of it, but knew no more than Wife.
Li Banfeng now had a pressing question: "Snowflake Beach is so powerful, yet they rarely show up. Why did they suddenly appear this time, and why are they suddenly targeting me?"
Compared to others, Red Lotus knew more: "The people of Snowflake Beach rarely show up, but it doesn’t mean they stay in Snowflake Beach all the time,
they often travel around Puluo State, and only after understanding the situation of Puluo State do they know how much currency to mint and how to distribute the money."
Distribute the money?
Li Banfeng took note of that sentence.
Red Lotus continued, "The so-called not showing up means that people from Snowflake Beach won’t easily reveal their identity, so if they’ve revealed it, there must be a special reason."
An Zongding is from Snowflake Beach, he’s investigating me and has sent the Lost Soul who had dealings with me to the Outside Provinces.
Chu Zikai took over these Lost Souls and resold them to the black market. Could he also be from Snowflake Beach?
Would the Dark Star Bureau have any information on Snowflake Beach?
There are too many records to check, and the Dark Star Bureau has many materials that aren’t allowed to be entered into electronic devices, going through them one by one could take forever.
...
"Why is he still thinking about looking at records at a time like this?"
"If someone hasn’t done anything wrong, they must have confidence in themselves."
The next morning, Chuuni returned to his workstation, picked up a manual on the Dark Ability of Fighters, and read it word by word.
He was indeed very serious, from eight-thirty to ten, he only read that one page, never turning it.
He was very nervous, currently only using study to disguise his anxiety.
Shen Jingye consulted his superiors, who agreed to use the Dark Energy Tester.
By three in the afternoon, the tester would start running, and at that time, his Dark Ability growth over the past year would be comprehensively analyzed.
He had secretly taken Harmonizing Agents a few times, imagining his ability growth curve, Chuuni couldn’t help but shiver.
Thud thud!
This shiver made the surrounding tables shake too.
Ming Xing asked in surprise, "What’s wrong? Need to pee?"
Chuuni nodded, "A bit, I’m going to the bathroom."
As he just stood up, the landline rang, and Li Qi asked him to come to the office.
In Bureau Chief Li’s office, Chuuni sat on the sofa, unable to stop trembling, Li Banfeng took out a lab report and told Chuuni, "The powders you previously confiscated from the black market have been analyzed; they aren’t Harmonizing Agents."
Chuuni was puzzled for a moment, "But those are Harmonizing Agents, after taking them I could feel my cultivation level rise."
Li Banfeng shook his head, "The powders sold by the black market merchants contain a lot of hallucinogenic components, they make money by this method. If you don’t believe me, look at the lab report."
Chuuni took the lab report, which listed the sample number, the main characteristics, and clearly stated that the samples contained hallucinogenic components.
Chuuni was shocked for a long time, then said, "But after taking those Medicinal Powders, I experienced clear dizziness and fatigue symptoms, which were caused by the side effects of the Harmonizing Agent."
Li Banfeng said, "That’s not the side effect of a Harmonizing Agent; it’s the toxicity of the Medicinal Powder causing it. Look at the lab report again, it says these powders are toxic."
The lab report indeed stated: the sample has certain toxicity, with toxic components unidentified and further testing required.
Holding the lab report, Chuuni was speechless for a long time, he didn’t know whether to cry or laugh at this moment.
I was deceived by a black market merchant, but this black market merchant actually saved me!
Wait, it’s not over yet.
Chuuni said, "Bureau Chief Li, I’ve told you before, I didn’t just take this Harmonizing Agent one time, the ones I took before were not obtained from him, those Harmonizing Agents should be real."
Li Banfeng asked, "Where did those Harmonizing Agents come from?"
"They were all obtained from the Cultural Palace’s black market, some I saved money to buy, and some I seized while on duty."
Li Banfeng said, "Rest assured, I’ve investigated the Cultural Palace’s black market, and in recent years, the Harmonizing Agents they’ve been selling are all of this sort."