Zong Ruoan also knew that this was definitely related to the fact that this girl had been a Dark Night Hunter for three years.
Thinking of what Yi Nanping had once said, that there were countless strong individuals among the Dark Night Hunters, Zong Ruoan now believed it even more.
Even an ordinary person without Mental Strength had such combat power, those Gene Evolvers would only be higher, faster, and stronger! Thinking of this, Zong Ruoan frankly took out his credentials.
Xia Chujian had actually never seen the Special Security Bureau's credentials, and she had never even dealt with these people before.
But she also thought, if they were going to deceive her, and even specially forged a batch of Special Security Bureau credentials, then the cost would be too high.
What virtue or ability did she, an ordinary person, have to make the other party make such a big plan? For example, that Fan Chengcai, wasn't he just eyeing their team's Flying Vehicle? How simple he was, he could just arrest them and force a confession through torture.
Were credentials needed?
So this credential, in all likelihood, was real, right? Xia Chujian had a little more trust in Zong Ruoan.
However, she still refused to give up her armament, still tightly holding the Submachine Gun, her finger on the trigger.
In case the other party deceived her, even if she couldn't counterattack immediately, she could kill herself immediately...
The brutality of those people just now had left Xia Chujian with lingering fear.
She draped the black uniform coat over her body, and, supporting herself against the wall, slowly stood up from the ground.
She said in a cold voice: "Can your Special Security Bureau manage the Punishment Department? Can you manage the Nobles?"
Saying that, she looked at Fan Chengcai, who had already fainted by the door, "That's a member of the Da Fu Prefecture Fan Family. You know the Fan Family, right? The only Nobles on Guiyuan Star."
She was just a member of the commoner class.
Above her, there was also the citizen class.
Above the citizens, was the noble class.
And the Nobles had many privileges in the Beichen Empire.
Compared to the commoner class, the Nobles could absolutely crush them, not something ordinary people of their commoner class could compare to.
Zong Ruoan was stunned for a long while, and couldn't help but laugh: "You think Nobles are so great?"
"Isn't it?" Xia Chujian raised her eyebrows and asked.
"That depends on who you're talking about." Zong Ruoan didn't mean to explain.
He walked back and forth in this office that was so messy it was almost torn down, with his hands behind his back, and asked: "Did you kill all of these?"
He was referring to the three Humanoid Lowly People lying on the ground.
Xia Chujian nodded: "They are Humanoids, they wanted my life, I can only resist, I am acting in self-defense!"
"You need to know that you are being interrogated, there is no such thing as self-defense." Zong Ruoan stopped and looked at Xia Chujian calmly, "Unless you can prove that you are being falsely accused, that they are deliberately framing you, then you have a chance to turn the tables."
"Of course I'm being framed!" Xia Chujian replied calmly, "They said that we are related to the Humanoid Slave riot in the Mulan City Plantation seven days ago, but seven days ago, our team was performing a mission in the Land of the Far North of the Exotic Beast Forest, 100,000 kilometers away from Mulan City, how could we be related to the Humanoid Slave riot?!"
"You went to the Land of the Far North of the Exotic Beast Forest?" Zong Ruoan quickly looked her up and down, then shifted his gaze, "What did you do there? How can you prove it?"
"We went to perform a mission, the route data on the Flying Vehicle can prove it. Although there is a strong magnetic field interference in the Land of the Far North, the local data of the Flying Vehicle is there, it cannot be changed, as long as you find the manufacturer or an expert to check it."
"If that's the case, why didn't Fan Chengcai find an expert to check it?"
"He didn't listen at all, he insisted that we were suspects! He just wanted to force a confession through torture, and then rightfully take possession of our Flying Vehicle!" Xia Chujian said indignantly.
"Is your Flying Vehicle very powerful?"
"Of course it's powerful! It's produced by Zong Military Industries! And our Flying Vehicle was received from the association, and it has to be returned!" Xia Chujian said very confidently.
A faint smile appeared on the corner of Zong Ruoan's lips.
His secretary silently lowered his head, thinking that this young girl was quite powerful, what a great flattery! Xia Chujian never thought that this Zong Ruoan had anything to do with Zong Military Industries.
She was just telling the truth.
However, she was now gradually certain that this person was indeed not from Fan Chengcai's side, and was slightly relieved.
Zong Ruoan walked around the office again, his eyes lingered on the small "armory" on the wall for a moment, then he shifted his gaze and said to Xia Chujian: "It's okay, I'll take care of this. You go back first, don't go anywhere after you get home, wait for our news."
Xia Chujian blinked: "What about the others in our team?"
"There are other people?" Zong Ruoan only paid attention to the monitoring of this room, and did not know the situation in other places.
Xia Chujian recounted the difficulties Fan Chengcai had put her through.
Zong Ruoan looked at his secretary.
His secretary quickly said, "I'll have someone release them immediately."
Xia Chujian pressed, "Then can we take our Flying Vehicle?"
"Of course, it's your Flying Vehicle," Zong Ruoan said calmly.
Xia Chujian frowned, looking at him with disbelief. "You... you really don't have any designs on our Flying Vehicle?"
Zong Ruoan showed no reaction, but his secretary chuckled. "Miss, this Flying Vehicle is a product of our Colonel Zong's family business. Why would he need to snatch it from you?!"
So this Colonel Zong Ruoan was from the Zong family of Zong Military Industries? Xia Chujian vaguely remembered that Zong Military Industries was controlled by a remarkable family, but she never paid attention to things too far removed from her own life, and she didn't have that much time or data to waste browsing the Star Network, so she didn't know just how powerful the Zong family was.
But anything related to Zong Military Industries was definitely not an ordinary family.
Even if the Fan family was the only Noble family on Guiyuan Star, they certainly couldn't compare to the Zong family, who owned Zong Military Industries.
Xia Chujian was completely relieved.
She had escaped death this time thanks to Zong Ruoan, and she felt immensely grateful to him.
She bowed silently to him and said, "Thank you, Colonel Zong, for your assistance. After we return, we will report the situation here to the Dark Night Hunter Association exactly as it happened."
"Mm, you may go," Zong Ruoan nodded, still with his hands behind his back, his gaze lingering for a moment on the Submachine Gun she was holding.
His secretary understood and quickly said, "Miss, the gun in your hand belongs to this checkpoint. It's public property, you can't take it with you."
Xia Chujian was in a state of shock, and holding the gun gave her a sense of security.
But what he said made sense. She really couldn't take the gun from this place.
If she were investigated later, the nature of the matter would be different.
The Beichen Empire was very strict about gun control.
Xia Chujian looked at the Submachine Gun she was holding with reluctance, then put it back in the small storage room.
Her gaze swept around the office, finding the clothes she had been wearing earlier.
The two coats and her work jacket.
The khaki work jacket was already torn to shreds, so forget it.
The ivory-white coat was covered in dust and had turned ivory-gray.
Only the Exotic Beast fur coat issued by the Dark Night Hunter Association was still intact and quite dirt-resistant.
Xia Chujian limped over, bent down to pick up her two coats, and said, "These are my clothes..."
Zong Ruoan and his secretary had seen Fan Chengcai and his subordinates taking off Xia Chujian's clothes in the surveillance footage earlier.
They had stopped when they got to the Nano Bodysuit Armor underneath, otherwise, Xia Chujian's fate might have been even worse.
Zong Ruoan looked at Xia Chujian thoughtfully.
The Flying Vehicle was one thing. Although it was a product of Zong Military Industries, the Dark Night Hunter Association could easily get a few of them, given their relationship with Zong Military Industries.
The problem was the Nano Bodysuit Armor Xia Chujian was wearing. It was not only a product of Zong Military Industries, but also the latest research result of Zong Military Industries this year.
It was said to be able to defend against not only sniper bullets, but also the powerful tearing and impact of high-level Gene Evolvers.
They were planning to release it for sale next year, and only a few dozen prototypes were given away as gifts this year. He didn't expect this little girl to have one...
But judging from the video just now, the effect of this Nano Bodysuit Armor didn't seem to have met their expectations.
Because that fox-headed Humanoid had torn the armor with his fox claws.
It seemed that the scientists at Zong Military Industries had only considered defending against the kinetic impact of bullets and the powerful tearing of high-level Gene Evolvers.
The special attributes of Humanoids were likely not taken into account.
Zong Ruoan's mind raced, and he suddenly said, "Ms. Xia, there's a ladies' restroom here. Would you like to freshen up? I'm a little interested in your damaged Bodysuit Armor. Could you sell it to me?"
Xia Chujian frowned. Was he still after her things? Although this Bodysuit Armor was damaged, it was still issued by the Dark Night Hunter Association, and it had made Deputy Director Fan wary just now...
Seeing Xia Chujian's hesitation, Zong Ruoan's secretary quickly added, "Ms. Xia, don't worry, this Bodysuit Armor is also a product of our Zong Military Industries."
"Our Colonel's intention is simply to repurchase it for further research. This type of body armor hasn't been released to the public this year, so yours might be one of the samples we sent out."
Hearing that it was another product from Zong Military Industries, Xia Chujian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, saying sheepishly, "Okay, but this body armor is already damaged... but I didn't break it, it was him..."
Xia Chujian looked towards the Humanoid who had been shot in the forehead, who was now, of course, in complete human form.
Zong Ruoan had originally wanted to say that he knew, but immediately thought that if he did, this little girl would most likely guess that they had seen the surveillance footage, and also saw... her disheveled appearance.
That would be too embarrassing for a young girl.
Therefore, he stopped his secretary from continuing with a look, and said with a smile, "It's okay, the restroom across the corridor is very safe, you go there first, and I'll have someone guard you outside."
Xia Chujian hugged her two coats, draped the black uniform coat over herself, and hurried to the restroom across the corridor.
After she went inside, she still looked around cautiously.
Unsure if there were surveillance cameras here, she still wrapped herself in the black uniform coat and took off her Nano Bodysuit Armor from the inside.
Even if there were surveillance cameras, they would only see a piece of clothing falling from her coat to her feet, and not how she took it off.
Then she put the Exotic Beast fur coat she had received from the association over the black uniform coat.
As for the coat that her aunt had made, which had now turned "ivory gray," she held it in her arms.
Coming out of the restroom, Xia Chujian handed the folded body armor to Zong Ruoan, saying embarrassedly, "The sleeve came off, but the other parts are still okay, quite sturdy..."
Zong Ruoan smiled at her, asked for her smart bracelet number, and then transferred the money to her account.
Xia Chujian looked at the sudden addition of 300,000 Beichen Coins in her account, so surprised that she couldn't believe her eyes.
"This is too expensive?!" Xia Chujian felt that her smart bracelet was getting hot.
Zong Ruoan's secretary glanced at the 300,000 and twitched his lips, saying, "Little girl, if you knew the price of this body armor, you wouldn't think it's expensive."
Zong Ruoan gave the secretary a cold look.
The secretary smiled knowingly, took a step back, and didn't continue to explain.
Xia Chujian really didn't know the price.
But if she knew that the Ability Defense Helmet they received from the association was worth ten million on the black market, and that body armor was many times more expensive than the Supernatural Helmet, she wouldn't think 300,000 was too expensive.
Zong Ruoan twitched his lips, casually looked away, and had his secretary escort her downstairs.
Xia Chujian's unease didn't dissipate until she saw Ye Shijie, Li Fu, Song Mingqian, and Ping Qiong.
"Cai Jie!" She rushed over excitedly and hugged Ping Qiong's arm.
Ye Shijie, Li Fu, Song Mingqian, and Ping Qiong were in much better condition than her.
They weren't injured at all, just looked a little unhappy.
But when they saw Xia Chujian, they immediately exploded.
"Little Chujian! What happened to you?!"
"What's wrong with your hair? Why is there so much dust?!"
"Why is your face injured?!"
"And your hand! What's wrong with the back of your hand?!"
The four of them shouted in unison.
Xia Chujian looked at the four of them, completely unharmed, and understood instantly.
That Deputy Director Fan really picked on the weak! Her teammates were fine because they were all Gene Evolvers...
Her treatment was the worst because she was really at the bottom of the food chain! Possibly even worse than some Humanoid Lowly People taken in by citizens or Nobles.
Only a little better than Humanoid Slaves.
Heartbreaking.
No wonder she sympathized with San Zong so much, she was actually sympathizing with herself...
Xia Chujian blinked, buried the sadness deep in her heart, and said with a wry smile, "Can we go back to the Flying Vehicle first, please?"
Ye Shijie sensed that something was wrong, but this was really not the time to talk.
He looked at the man who had brought Xia Chujian over, confirming his identity from the arm badge and shoulder mark on his uniform.
This was a Special Security Bureau big shot! Since everyone thinks the midnight update is too late, let's change it to 7:00 AM for the first update and 7:00 PM for the second update.
Remember, today's second update will be at 7:00 PM. Future bonus chapters will be released at 1:00 PM.
Same as before, new genre, read the story, read the story. (#^.^#)
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