Chapter 1313
Abroad
"Luo Fei, if you can successfully complete the two tasks of forming the 'Heavenly Secrets Team' and identifying the man in black... then the position of Director of the Divine Bow Bureau is yours!"
At that time, you will be the only director in the history of our National Security Department to simultaneously hold the dual positions of head of two branch bureaus! In the future… I might even consider you for the position of head of the National Security Department.”
Upon hearing this, Luo Fei couldn't help but smile and said half-jokingly.
"Boss, the pie you're painting is really big and round."
Lei Wanting was amused by him and laughed and scolded him.
"You little rascal! I'm serious about this! Do a good job and don't let me down!"
"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"
Luo Fei stood at attention and saluted.
……
As Luo Fei left Lei Wanting's office, he held the dark blue top-secret file folder in his hand, his fingertips able to feel the thickness of the papers inside.
He was filled with curiosity about the mysterious Divine Bow Bureau, a special department independent of the seventeen regular bureaus, responsible for managing people with superpowers. Its resources, equipment, and authority must be far beyond imagination, and perhaps it really does contain some cutting-edge products that surpass current civilian technology.
He did not linger in Kyoto and immediately took the next available flight back to Jiangcheng.
In the first-class cabin of the plane, he opened the file folder and took out a thick stack of documents.
At the top of the document was a list of sixteen names, followed by basic personal information. Just as Lei Wanting had said, they were all typical "post-00s".
Long Yuxuan, Li Zihao, Zhang Tianyi... These are the names of several boys, and just looking at their names, you can tell they are extraordinary.
Xu Yaqing and Xu Yahan... These are twin sisters. The blurry photos accompanying the information show that they are two extremely beautiful girls.
Zeng Yuanchen, whose age is listed as just 18, is the youngest on the list.
The others are between 19 and 22 years old, and most of them are still university students.
Luo Fei quickly scanned the names and basic information, his fingers lightly tapping the paper.
These young people grew up in privileged environments and possess extraordinary abilities. Although they outwardly obeyed their parents' admonitions and hid themselves, their innate sense of superiority and restlessness were unmistakable.
Managing such a group of "second-generation elites" is definitely not an easy task; conventional methods probably won't work, and some special tricks will have to be used.
He continued to flip through the brief introductions of each person's abilities, and sure enough, they were all very diverse and dazzling.
"Mind reading", "Super vision and motion capture", "Super hearing and sound wave analysis", "Strength enhancement", "Rapid self-healing ability", "Short-term invisibility", "Electromagnetic interference", "Emotion perception", "Object hardening"...
Luo Fei looked at these descriptions of abilities without much emotion.
These abilities can be found in his system shop, and most of them have been integrated into his instincts in a more comprehensive and powerful way after his four core skills were upgraded to the super god level.
However, the information does not show the specific "level" or intensity of these young people's superpowers, which he needs to understand and test for himself.
……
The plane landed at Jiangcheng Airport. Without any delay, Luo Fei immediately returned to the 18th Bureau's base and convened a meeting of core members.
In the small meeting room, Chen Fan, Wu Peixiong, Zhou Xiaobei, Wang Feifei and others quickly arrived.
Seeing the unusually serious expression on Luo Fei's face, they knew something big had happened.
"Everyone," Luo Fei said, getting straight to the point.
"The Kyoto headquarters has assigned our bureau a top-secret mission, the details of which cannot be disclosed at this time."
Part of this involves team building, which I am mainly responsible for, and others may not be able to help much.
However, the other part is an urgent investigation that requires everyone's full assistance.
He did not mention the Divine Bow Bureau or the superhumans, but only emphasized the secrecy and importance of the mission.
"understand!"
Everyone responded in unison, without any further questions.
“Xiao Bei,” Luo Fei looked at Zhou Xiao Bei.
"Immediately retrieve all public and non-public information about Shenzhen Smart Cloud Group and its chairman Jiang Tiansheng, the more detailed the better!"
"Yes!"
Zhou Xiaobei immediately got to work, his hands flying across the keyboard.
Soon, the large screen in the conference room began to display the information that Zhou Xiaobei had compiled.
Jiang Tiansheng, male, 49 years old, native of Jiangnan Province. Junior high school education…
The document begins with Jiang Tiansheng's basic resume.
In the early 1980s, seizing policy opportunities, he engaged in the resale of treasury bonds in other regions, earning his first pot of gold…
In 1990, during the early days of the Daxia Stock Exchange, with keen insight, all funds were invested. Through numerous stock market crashes and financial crises, the investor made accurate judgments each time, not only escaping unscathed but also achieving substantial capital appreciation…
In the late 1990s, he founded "Zhiyun Capital", focusing on venture capital.
His investment trajectory is nothing short of legendary, having invested in early companies including Alibaba, Baidu, Jingdong, and Tencent, which are now internet giants, and almost never making a mistake…
Industry insiders call him the "Hand of God" in the investment world, and some even privately speculate that he might be a "time traveler" with the ability to foresee the future...
Today, Zhiyun Group has become the undisputed leader in the venture capital industry in Daxia. It is estimated that the assets it controls and influences may reach trillions of yuan, making Jiang Tiansheng the true richest man in Daxia, hidden beneath the surface…
However, in stark contrast to his wealth and influence, he is extremely low-key.
He does not join any rich clubs or organizations, never gives media interviews, and his name has never appeared on any public rich list.
Furthermore, he spends a huge amount of money every year to erase detailed information about himself and Zhiyun Group from the internet, making it very difficult to find a clear, frontal photo of him on the public internet…
The document also mentions Jiang Tiansheng's family members.
Jiang Tiansheng has a daughter named Jiang Qinqin, who is 22 years old and currently a sophomore at the Daxia Huaqing Academy of Fine Arts. Only one passport photo she submitted upon enrollment can be found…
A slightly immature girl's ID photo appeared on the screen; she had delicate features and the air of an art student.
Before the plane crash, Jiang Tiansheng had a premonition of danger and sent his wife and daughter abroad in advance.
Following the plane crash, local police in Shenzhen have notified Jiang Qinqin through designated channels.
Jiang Qinqin stated that she will return to China soon to handle her father's funeral arrangements...
Luo Fei's gaze lingered for a moment on Jiang Qinqin's ID photo, which conveyed both sadness and a hint of stubbornness, before he looked away, having already made his decision.
To unravel the mystery of Jiang Tiansheng's murder, starting with those closest to him and those he risked his life to protect is undoubtedly the most direct, and perhaps only, breakthrough.
He turned to the members of the special task force and began making arrangements.
"Xiao Bei, continue to dig deep into all related information about Jiang Tiansheng and his Zhiyun Group, especially the abnormal capital flows in the past six months, business rivals, or any clues that may lead to a deadly feud."
"Fan, Peixiong, you two assist Xiaobei by starting with Jiang Tiansheng's social network and investigating all individuals or organizations that may have the motive and ability to plan such a large-scale attack."
"Feifei, you are in charge of coordinating information and ensuring smooth communication between internal and external parties."
"Yes!"
The group accepted the order and immediately set to work.
The only sounds in the conference room were the tapping of keyboards and occasional whispers. Not long after, Zhou Xiaobei delivered a crucial discovery.
"Brother Fei! We've found something!"
Zhou Xiaobei's voice carried a hint of excitement. "We checked the final boarding list and airport surveillance footage for flight Xuanyuan 816 and found a passenger named 'Zhao Dayong' whose identity information did not match the boarding passengers!"
Luo Fei immediately walked behind him.
What exactly happened?
"This Zhao Dayong, according to the records, is an ordinary migrant worker, but his ID card was reported lost a month before the plane crash."
Zhou Xiaobei quickly retrieved the information.
"The person who boarded the plane using the ID card of 'Zhao Dayong' captured by airport surveillance, although similar in build, was confirmed to be an imposter after preliminary facial contour comparison and gait analysis! The other party used a sophisticated disguise!"
"Pull up the video of that fake 'Zhao Dayong'!"
"Luo Fei gave the order."
Immediately, an image of a man dressed casually, wearing a baseball cap and a mask, appeared on the big screen. He deliberately kept his head down at the security checkpoint and boarding gate to avoid the cameras.
Luo Fei stared intently, and the [Genius Eye] quietly activated.
However, the feedback received was extremely limited.
[Target: Unknown male]
[Information. Highly blurry and unrecognizable. Sin value. Unable to determine.]
[Note: Strong interference exists; it may possess counter-surveillance capabilities or special concealment methods.]
Even the Eye of the Genius couldn't see through it? Luo Fei felt a chill run down his spine.
This means that the other party is either an expert in disguise, or... may possess the ability to interfere with detection!
What can be analyzed?
Luo Fei asked.
Zhou Xiaobei was operating the software.
"His height is approximately 175 cm, with a margin of error of plus or minus two centimeters. His weight is estimated to be around 70 kg. His walking posture is somewhat deliberate, as if he is imitating others."
Besides that... there's very little useful information.
Furthermore, if he truly possesses superpowers, many conventional tracking methods would likely become ineffective.
The clues seem to have gone cold again here.
This imposter "Zhao Dayong" was like a ghost; he boarded the doomed flight, caused the tragedy, and then disappeared in the explosion… or rather, did he really disappear in the explosion? The figure standing on the nose of the plane in the video…
Luo Fei suppressed his thoughts, knowing that it was too difficult to investigate this "ghost" at present, and that he had to find a breakthrough from Jiang Tiansheng's side.
He prepared to travel to Shenzhen in person, as planned.
Before he set off, although he had not yet officially taken over as the director of the Divine Bow Bureau, Lei Wanting had already granted him the corresponding authority.
He contacted the current head of the Divine Bow Bureau—a middle-aged man codenamed "The Night Watchman"—through an encrypted channel.
“Night Watchman, I am Luo Fei.”
Luo Fei's voice was transmitted through an encrypted line.
"Director Luo, please give instructions."
The night watchman's voice was calm and even, as if he had been notified beforehand.
“I need you to contact the parents of those sixteen children on the list immediately,” Luo Fei gave his first instruction.
"In the name of the highest directive from the National Security Bureau, their children are required to report to the 'Special Training Center No. 7' in the western suburbs of Kyoto within three days. Those who fail to report by the deadline will bear the consequences themselves."
"Understood. The instruction has been recorded and executed."
The night watchman responded crisply and decisively.
After dealing with the matters of the Divine Bow Bureau, Luo Fei did not delay any longer and immediately boarded a flight to Shenzhen.
……
In Shenzhen, after Jiang Tiansheng's death, his body was almost completely vaporized in the plane crash, leaving no trace of his remains. His family was unable to hold a traditional funeral after returning from abroad.
After returning from Australia, Jiang Qinqin, the daughter, could only symbolically grab a handful of soil near the scene of the incident in Yunwu Mountain and put it into an urn to replace her father's ashes.
The Jiang family did not hold a large memorial service. Instead, they set up a simple mourning hall in a high-end funeral home in Shenzhen, which was only open to close relatives and friends to pay their respects. It was an unusually low-key event.
Luo Fei learned through internal channels that Jiang Qinqin had booked a private area of the funeral home to avoid the media and unnecessary disturbances.
He went directly to the entrance of the funeral home, chose an inconspicuous spot with a good view, and waited patiently.
This wait lasted for two or three hours.
As evening fell, the heavy doors of the funeral home slowly opened, and a group of people walked out.
Walking in the middle were Jiang Qinqin and her mother.
Jiang Qinqin was wearing a black dress, her face was pale, her eyes were red and swollen, and her expression was sorrowful and numb.
Her mother, supported by a female relative, was barely able to walk independently, and her cries were suppressed and desperate.
Surrounding them were seven or eight tall bodyguards dressed in black suits and wearing sunglasses.
Their expressions were stern, and their eyes scanned the surroundings warily, forming a tight protective circle that shielded the mother and daughter in the center.
This scene was just like something out of a gangster movie.
In the open-air parking lot outside the funeral home, a black Rolls-Royce Phantom with elegant lines and an imposing presence sat quietly, like a lurking beast.
The mother and daughter walked toward the Rolls-Royce under the close protection of bodyguards.
Now! Without further hesitation, Luo Fei strode forward to meet him from the side.
"Miss Jiang Qinqin."
Luo Fei stopped about five meters away from them, his voice clear and steady.
Instantly, all the bodyguards' eyes locked onto him like sharp swords, their bodies leaning forward slightly, adopting a defensive posture.
Two bodyguards who were in front immediately stepped forward, trying to block Luo Fei.
Luo Fei ignored the two bodyguards, looked directly at Jiang Qinqin, and showed his identification.
"Special Case Team of the National Security Bureau, Luo Fei."
There are some matters I would like to ask Ms. Jiang to assist in investigating.
Jiang Qinqin raised her red and swollen eyes, glanced at Luo Fei, her gaze empty and filled with rejection. She shook her head, her voice hoarse and indifferent.
"I'm sorry, officer, my father is being buried today. I have neither the time nor the inclination to answer any questions."
After saying that, she was about to walk towards the car under the protection of her bodyguards.
"Stop him!"
A bodyguard who appeared to be the team leader gave a low shout.
A burly bodyguard immediately reached out and forcefully shoved Luo Fei in the chest, trying to push him away. (End of Chapter)