A ledger and two USB drives—that was everything inside the package.
As Xia Yitiao opened the ledger, he called the Security Bureau to report the situation. The commotion he had just made wasn't small, and he was certain his neighbors had already reported it to the police.
But halfway through explaining the situation to the Security Bureau, he froze.
Because he discovered that this ledger actually recorded organ trafficking!
Furthermore, the records were incredibly detailed; the sources, buyers, prices, and transaction locations were all crystal clear.
He wasn't surprised that it was a physical ledger.
Although this was the information age, and a tiny USB drive could hold more information than an entire room of books, paper still possessed an irreplaceable attribute for top-secret matters.
Security!
Therefore, many pieces of information requiring absolute secrecy were still recorded on physical objects.
This kind of “incriminating evidence” was one of them.
He looked at the two USB drives. Just as he was about to plug them into his computer, he stopped himself.
What if there's a virus inside that can steal my computer's data?
To be safe, I should buy a new computer to test them.
Even though it was already the middle of the night, Xia Yitiao still found a computer store. That was the great thing about Central City.
As long as you had money, you could buy whatever you wanted at any time.
And when Xia Yitiao finished checking the contents of the USB drives on the new computer, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
“This really is a pillow just when I was dozing off.”
“To get this information and deliver it to me... it seems someone plans to use me as a tool.”
“From the looks of it, the one who killed Kang Ming wasn't the Sun family, but this person.”
“Daring to kill someone on the streets of Central City. Interesting.”
...
Great Wei Library.
“Have a taste. I bought these from the pastry shop you mentioned. They're really delicious.”
Inside the cafe, Yin Yang handed the pastry box to the young girl.
“Right? They're all hidden gem shops.”
The girl who had previously written the travel guide for Yin Yang smiled, her face full of a fellow foodie's approval.
“Which pastry shop is it?”
A curious voice sounded from behind them. Yin Yang turned around and saw that the newcomer was Xiao Yun.
Right now, she was looking at the two of them with anticipation, waiting for them to say the name of the pastry shop.
The young girl seemed quite wary upon seeing this, but Yin Yang smiled and said, “It's the one on Wuwei Road. Would you like to try some?”
Yin Yang nudged the pastry box forward.
“Thank you.”
Xiao Yun had absolutely no intention of being polite. She grabbed a pastry, stuffed it into her mouth, and her eyes lit up.
“Mmh... it's really delicious... What's the shop called?”
She spoke while chewing on the pastry, making her voice a bit muffled.
“Sunflower.”
“Thank you.”
As she chewed, she kept her eyes glued to Yin Yang's remaining pastries.
Yin Yang nudged the pastry box forward once more and asked, “Would you like another piece?”
“No, thank you.”
Xiao Yun with difficulty tore her gaze away from the pastry box.
“My young lady said that eating someone's food makes you indebted. I'll share some of my delicious food with you when I have some. Goodbye.”
With that, she walked toward the reading area, muttering as she went.
“Sunflower Pastry Shop, Sunflower Pastry Shop, Sunflower Pastry Shop on Wuwei Road.”
Only after she left did the young girl beside Yin Yang speak.
“Did she... really just come over to freeload a pastry?”
“Hahaha, who knows.”
As they chatted, Yin Yang “saw” the air near the library entrance distort slightly, and not long after, Qin Zhou walked in.
Seeing him, the library staff stood up one after another, their attitudes extremely respectful.
Qin Zhou smiled and gestured for them to sit, and only then did they resume their work.
Noticing where Yin Yang was looking, the young girl also cast a curious glance in that direction.
“Huh? The staff here are really respectful to him. Is he someone of high status?”
Yin Yang shook his head and said, “No idea. Maybe he's the son of the library's owner?”
Hearing this, the young girl laughed.
“The Great Wei Library belongs to the state. It doesn't have an owner.”
Yin Yang laughed along with her.
...
In the afternoon, Yin Yang returned to the cafe.
To his surprise, the cafe's business was getting better and better.
The three young ones were kept incredibly busy. Even though Yin Yang hadn't enabled delivery services yet, quite a few people actually hired couriers specifically to buy coffee, which was something Yin Yang hadn't expected.
Fortunately, he had hired employees in advance.
“Boss.”
“Boss.”
Seeing Yin Yang return, the three young ones greeted him in unison.
Having just graduated, they were already very satisfied to find such a job in Central City.
“Everyone's been working hard lately. I'll add a one-thousand-yuan bonus to everyone's pay this month.”
Hearing this, the three young ones were thrilled.
“By the way, where do you guys live?”
“Not far. We rented a one-bedroom apartment nearby. Boss, do you need us to work overtime? We can do it.”
“Mm-hmm!”
The other two nodded in quick succession.
Yin Yang was taken aback, then waved his hand decisively. “Overtime? Absolutely not. Our shop has a housing subsidy—one thousand yuan per person each month—and a transportation subsidy of five hundred yuan per person each month. Just bring me your rental contract later so I can take a look.”
The three of them stared with wide eyes. They were just working part-time at a coffee shop, not some large corporation. They never expected to get housing and transportation subsidies!
Yin Yang yawned and said, “Alright, get back to work. If you perform well in the future, promotions and raises aren't out of the question.”
“Yes!”
“Thank you, Boss!”
The three young ones began working as if they had been injected with adrenaline, while Yin Yang walked back to the counter, put on his headphones, and continued watching a Great Qi romance drama.
He could build up his presence, but he couldn't do it every single day.
Especially for someone like Qin Zhou, lowering his guard was extremely important.
On the other end, the three young ones worked even harder.
...
“I think Great Wei truly wants its own demise!”
“The war with Great Qi isn't even over yet, and they actually spared energy to suppress our Shadow Lotus Church!”
Inside a dark hall, a square table was set up.
Four black-robed elders sat on each of the four sides.
“Great Qi promised before that as long as we help them destroy Great Wei, we can become Great Qi's national religion.”
“So even if Great Wei didn't move against us, we wouldn't let them off anyway.”
“Hmph! How is the front line? Haven't we already awakened a portion of the True God's body?”
“We haven't breached Huangyan City yet.”
“Hm? Why?”
“You said it yourself—it's only a portion of the True God's body. Great Wei has plenty of high-Sequence experts and sealed objects. It's simply unrealistic to crush them in a short time.”
“Then what should we do now? Are there any orders from the Great Elder and the Cult Leader?”
“No, they seem to be preparing for some major event.”
“Then what are we supposed to do now? Just wait?”
“Hehe, how could that be possible...”
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