Chapter 1321
Basic Situation
We rejected proposals to deepen the training and expand the Tianji Group, and even ultimately disbanded the team, sending them back to ordinary life. We naively believed that as long as no one used this force, we could live in peace.
"Now it seems we were too short-sighted!"
Lei Wanting slammed his fist on the window frame, making a dull thud.
"We abandoned our in-depth planning and continuous investment in the field of superpowers, while our adversary, that tiny island nation, has been lurking like a venomous snake for decades, frantically infiltrating us, studying us, and developing their own superpowers!"
They were secretly building up their strength, while we were openly crippling ourselves! This imbalance has led to our current passive situation!
He walked up to Luo Fei and said through gritted teeth.
"This time, Xiao Rizi's actions are far more than just a simple assassination."
This is more like a premeditated test, a blatant provocation against the bottom line of our Great Xia's supernatural abilities!
They want to see if we still have the ability to deal with their superhumans after losing the older generation of the Celestial Secrets Group!
They want to find out what we're holding!
"Luo Fei!"
Lei Wanting's voice was resolute.
"Your primary task is to capture the man in black you fought in Chengdu as soon as possible! We need to find him alive or dead! We must ascertain his exact identity and the true purpose of the organization behind him! We need to know what they're up to!"
"understand!"
Luo Fei stood up, his eyes cold.
"I will find him."
After leaving Lei Wanting's somber office, Luo Fei went straight back to the floor where the 18th Bureau was located.
Without any delay, he immediately issued an emergency assembly order through the internal communication system.
Soon, in the small conference room, the core members of the special case team—Chen Fan, Wu Peixiong, Zhou Xiaobei, and Wang Feifei—as well as Zhao Donglai, the captain of the "Ghost" squad responsible for special security tasks, and several of his key members, all arrived.
Everyone wore expressions of doubt and seriousness, clearly sensing the unusual atmosphere.
Luo Fei stood in front of the main seat, his gaze sweeping over everyone present.
Lei Wanting has temporarily authorized the removal of the highest level of confidentiality regarding information about people with superpowers, allowing him to disclose information within a limited scope in order to deal with the current crisis.
"We have gathered everyone here because we have top-secret information to share and important missions to deploy."
Luo Fei got straight to the point, his voice steady and powerful.
"First of all, regarding the Xuanyuan 816 air disaster, the truth is that it was not an accident, but a man-made one."
An individual with superpowers hijacked a passenger plane and rammed it into the villa of Jiang Tiansheng, chairman of the Zhiyun Group.
These words were like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, instantly causing a huge uproar in the conference room! Apart from Luo Fei, who already knew the truth, everyone showed an expression of extreme shock.
"An...superhuman? Hijacking a passenger plane?"
Wu Peixiong's eyes widened, almost thinking he had misheard.
Zhou Xiaobei adjusted his glasses, his fingers already unconsciously swiping across the tablet, seemingly wanting to immediately search for relevant information.
Luo Fei raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet before continuing.
"This involves a secret department within our national security agency that has long been sealed off—the Divine Bow Bureau, and its subordinate 'Heavenly Secrets Group,' composed of people with supernatural abilities."
He briefly recounted the long-buried history that Lei Wanting had told him, including the solar storm triggering the awakening of superpowers, the establishment of the Tianji Group, the great battle with American superpowered individuals, the signing of the treaty, and the eventual disbandment of the Tianji Group, selectively disclosing these details to the audience.
"...Therefore, our Great Xia has always had people with special abilities."
They were once organized to serve the country, but later went into hiding among the people for various reasons.
Recently, including the murder of Jiang Tiansheng and several other murder cases in Chengdu and other places, the victims were either members of the former "Divine Detective Group" or their family members.
The meeting room was silent except for the sound of heavy breathing.
This information was so shocking that it completely overturned their understanding.
They never imagined that beneath the calm surface of reality, there was such a hidden world comprised of people with superpowers!
"My God... does our country really have... Superman?"
Wang Feifei muttered to herself.
"That's one way to understand it, but everyone has different abilities, and they're not all like the characters in the movies."
Luo Fei confirmed their guess and then got to the point.
"Now, our opponents are very likely to be superhumans from Japan."
They blatantly violated the treaty, infiltrated our territory, and carried out assassinations and sabotage. The director ordered us to apprehend them as soon as possible and uncover their conspiracy.
He looked at Zhao Donglai.
"Team Leader Zhao, the Ghost Team's mission remains unchanged: to provide 24-hour close protection for Miss Jiang Qinqin and ensure her safety without any mishaps."
She is now a key figure, and also a potential target for the other side to strike again.
"Yes, Director Luo! Don't worry! I guarantee the mission will be accomplished!"
Zhao Donglai stood up and solemnly accepted the order.
“Special Case Team,” Luo Fei said, turning his gaze to Chen Fan and the others.
"Your mission is to concentrate all your efforts on a thorough investigation of the Zhiyun Group and Jiang Tiansheng! I need to know all his secrets, especially why he became the primary target for assassination by superhumans!"
Chen Fan frowned.
"Luo Fei, based on what you just said, the Divine Bow Bureau should have already started investigating the Zhiyun Group, right?"
Did they find anything?
Luo Fei shook his head.
"The Divine Bow Bureau used their channels and investigated for several days, but Jiang Tiansheng was extremely cautious and low-key, and his methods of erasing traces were very sophisticated, so the conventional investigation yielded very little."
That's why we need your involvement; perhaps our special task force's methods can provide a breakthrough."
"understand!"
Chen Fan and the others responded in unison.
After the meeting, the special task force immediately threw itself into its intensive work.
Zhou Xiaobei sat in front of his console, which consisted of multiple screens, his hands moving across the keyboard like afterimages, with countless streams of data flowing rapidly before his eyes.
Chen Fan, Wu Peixiong, and Wang Feifei, from different perspectives, sorted out all the clues that could be related to Zhiyun Group and Jiang Tiansheng.
As expected, professional tasks require professional teams. After taking over, the Special Case Team quickly achieved a major breakthrough that the Divine Bow Bureau had failed to discover!
"Brother Fei! We've found something!"
A few hours later, Zhou Xiaobei suddenly shouted excitedly, attracting everyone's attention.
Luo Fei quickly walked up behind him.
"explain."
"I cross-referenced all of Zhiyun Capital's public and private investment records with Jiang Tiansheng's personal fund flows and discovered an extremely hidden connection!"
Zhou Xiaobei pointed to a complex equity structure diagram displayed on one of the screens.
"You all know miHoYo, one of the hottest game companies in the world right now, right?" Everyone nodded. This company has risen to prominence in recent years, with its games becoming popular all over the world. Its market value is in the hundreds of billions, and the three young founders are all worth tens of billions. They are business legends.
“Miho was founded in 2011 and showed amazing development potential almost from the very beginning. It is widely believed that it only received one round of initial investment in its early stages from an angel investor named Song Tao.”
Zhou Xiaobei operated the computer and brought up relevant information.
"This Song Tao invested one million back then, and now, according to conservative estimates, that investment is worth close to 30 billion! The return on investment exceeds 30,000 times!"
"Three hundred billion?!"
Wu Peixiong gasped.
"Song Tao is so lucky!"
"No, it wasn't just luck on his part."
Zhou Xiaobei pushed up his glasses, the lenses reflecting the cold light of the screen.
"After investigating Song Tao's background and the source of his funds, I discovered that before investing in miHoYo, Song Tao's own small game company had been wholly acquired by a shell company under the Zhiyun Group."
The acquisition price was exactly one million! And after the acquisition, the game company was quickly deregistered.
He switched screens to display the crucial chain of evidence.
"In other words, the one million that Song Tao used to invest in Miha was essentially transferred to him by Jiang Tiansheng through the acquisition!"
The real beneficiary of that nearly 30 billion yuan in profits is Jiang Tiansheng, who is hiding behind the scenes! Song Tao is very likely just a front man!
The meeting room fell silent again, this time because of the astonishing discovery.
Luo Fei's eyes were sharp as he spoke slowly.
"From the early speculation of treasury bonds to the precise investment in the early stock market, and then to the terrifying track record of almost never making a mistake in venture capital... Every step of the rise of Zhiyun Group has been at the forefront of the times, with returns consistently maintained at the level of thousands or even tens of thousands of times, and the trajectory is extremely secretive."
This cannot be explained simply by "having a good eye for investment."
He looked at everyone and stated his deduction.
"Now, it is almost certain that the supernatural assassin, who went to such extreme lengths as hijacking a passenger plane, was primarily targeting Jiang Tiansheng himself."
This was no ordinary business feud.
Zhou Xiaobei asked in confusion.
"If Jiang Tiansheng were also a superhuman, possessing some kind of ability... such as the ability to foresee the future, then he could have created such a business miracle."
Then why is there absolutely no record of him in our National Security Bureau's, or rather, the Divine Bow Bureau's, database of supernatural beings?
Luo Fei pondered for a moment.
"This may be related to the nature of his special ability."
If his ability is "foreseeing the future" or a similar conceptual ability, this ability is extremely concealed when activated and does not need to be outwardly displayed like strength, speed, or invisibility.
Furthermore, given his deliberate low profile and the fact that he never revealed anything unusual in public, it's possible that he wasn't detected or recorded by our monitoring system.
Wang Feifei stroked her chin.
"Being able to foresee the future... that ability is way too overpowered!"
Why didn't he foresee that the plane would crash into his villa? Why didn't he take evasive action beforehand?
Chen Fan analyzed.
"Perhaps his abilities are limited? For example, he can't foresee his own death? Or... he foresaw it, but couldn't change it? Or perhaps there's a deeper reason behind it?"
Wu Peixiong looked at Luo Fei.
"Luo Fei, does that girl Jiang Qinqin know that her father has this kind of... ability?"
She hadn't given a single hint beforehand.
Luo Fei shook his head, recalling the distant yet complex expression on Jiang Qinqin's face when she mentioned her father.
"She likely knew, but chose to keep it a secret. Perhaps this was Jiang Tiansheng's way of protecting her, or perhaps there are other hidden stories we don't know about."
However, regardless of the circumstances, the clue that Jiang Tiansheng possessed special abilities and that these abilities led to his death is becoming increasingly clear. Next, we must delve deeper into this matter!
In the living room of the suite, Jiang Qinqin was sitting on the sofa in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, hugging her knees and gazing out the window in a daze.
Hearing footsteps, she turned around and saw Luo Fei. Her eyes flickered with a complicated expression. Before Luo Fei could speak, she spoke first, her tone carrying a deliberately created distance and a hint of barely perceptible grievance.
"Director Luo, you've arrived. I remember now, you have a wife, and... she seems to be pregnant."
Luo Fei was taken aback by her sudden words, and his brows furrowed slightly.
"I am married."
Is there a problem with this?
He didn't bring it up himself, but he didn't deliberately hide it either. He didn't think it had anything to do with his work.
"question?"
Jiang Qinqin seemed to be provoked by these words, and suddenly stood up from the sofa, raising her voice slightly.
"Are you sure there's no problem? You haven't told me anything! We...we've been practically inseparable these past few days, and you haven't even let me know such a basic situation!"
Her cheeks flushed slightly with excitement.
Seeing her react so strongly, Luo Fei was filled with doubts; this was unlike her usual personality.
He stepped forward, his gaze fixed intently on her.
"Jiang Qinqin, are you trying to change the subject by suddenly bringing this up? What are you hiding from me? What do you know about your father, about those assassins, right?"
Jiang Qinqin felt a little guilty under his sharp gaze, and subconsciously took half a step back to avoid his eyes, her tone stiff.
"I don't know what you're talking about... I'm tired and want to rest."
He turned and headed towards the bedroom.
Luo Fei moved even faster, grabbing her wrist with a light touch, yet with an unwavering determination that left no room for escape.
“Look me in the eyes and answer me! Is your father, Jiang Tiansheng, a superhuman?”
Were those assassins from Japan determined to kill him because of his abilities? How much of what you told me before was true?
Jiang Qinqin felt the warmth of Luo Fei's palm on her wrist. She struggled for a moment but couldn't break free.
She looked up and met Luo Fei's all-seeing gaze. Her psychological defenses, strained by immense pressure and the fear and grief of the past few days, finally crumbled.
Tears welled up in her eyes instantly. She stopped struggling, her voice choked with sobs and a sense of despair, as if she had given up entirely.
"Yes! I lied to you! I know! I know why those people killed my father!"
Luo Fei was startled, but he did not loosen his grip and said in a deep voice.
“Go on.”
Jiang Qinqin sniffed hard, trying to calm herself down, and told the truth that surprised even Luo Fei.
"But... my dad isn't a superhuman!" (End of Chapter)