Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1286 609: Dark Star Fluctuations (Nuclear Chapter)_3

Because Cone later became a traitor, this incident once became a laughingstock for Shen Jingye.

"Not talking about regulations with Director Shen, but coming to me to talk about regulations?"

"Director Li, the situation was special at that time..." Yan Zhipei was playing mind games with Li Banfeng. Actually, the matter was simple. All he needed was to balance the accounts, spread three hundred units over three months, apply in three times, and the issue would be resolved.

However, he knew Li Qi wouldn't always be the director here. He was from Puluo State, and even if Shen Jingye couldn't return, another person would surely be appointed as the head, and he didn't want to bear this risk for Li Qi.

With just this bit of scheming, Li Banfeng saw through it clearly: "Mr. Yan, it's right to adhere to the regulations. I'm not familiar with them and caused a misunderstanding. Please don't take it to heart."

Yan Zhipei smiled: "Director Li, if there's nothing else, I'll return to the department now."

"Go ahead and be busy."

In the afternoon, Li Banfeng called Yan Zhipei again: "Some colleagues reported that the harmonizing agent provided by the bureau had no effect."

Yan Zhipei was shocked: "How could it have no effect..."

"That's what I wanted to ask you, is it due to improper storage on your part?"

Li Banfeng wasn't randomly blaming him.

In the black markets across Yuezhou, harmonizing agents were sold, but where these agents came from was still undetermined.

Li Banfeng had Tang Changfa check, and for various goods on the black market, including magical treasures, spiritual objects, and elixirs, Tang Changfa could find the sources, but not for harmonizing agents and guidance agents.

The sellers of harmonizing agents and guidance agents on the black market were very fixed, and the prices were fairly consistent.

Were the agents held by these merchants unrelated to the Dark Star Bureau?

Li Banfeng was preparing to organize a special inspection to conduct an in-depth investigation into the storage of harmonizing agents.

Yan Zhipei complained: "Director Li, the agents we provide are all prepared on-site. Each agent has the signature of the preparer. If there's a quality issue, it's a problem with the raw materials, not our storage!"

"Wait!" Li Banfeng was stunned, "What do you mean by preparation?"

According to Shen Jingye, the agents were allocated by a higher-level company. How did it turn into preparation here?

Yan Zhipei hesitated about whether he should tell this to Li Banfeng.

But after some thought, he realized he couldn't avoid it, he couldn't take the blame.

"Harmonizing agents aren't convenient for storage and transportation. At the beginning of each year, the bureau compiles a plan based on the previous year's usage and the current year's work, and the higher-ups allocate a certain amount of raw materials according to the plan. We prepare them for use based on actual situations."

Little Shen, your work attitude is really problematic, are you daring to deceive me?

Li Banfeng said: "So does that mean there's a problem with your raw material storage?"

"We have special regulations and personnel assigned..."

Li Banfeng nodded and said: "So I believe our work can withstand scrutiny."

A document was issued, and the inspection started immediately the next day.

Yan Zhipei dared not hide anything, showing all the raw materials and formulas to Li Banfeng.

Li Banfeng expected the formulas to specify each medicine clearly but underestimated the intensity of the confidentiality work.

In reality, the formula only had codes and quantities for each medicine, not names or properties. The Pharmacy Department followed the process strictly to convert solid medicine powder into liquid medicine, without knowing the pharmacology in between.

The Pharmacy Department not knowing was fine, Li Banfeng had a way to find out.

To analyze the contents of a vial of medicine was quite challenging.

But with a dozen kinds of raw materials in sight, analyzing the contents became much easier.

Li Banfeng took a bag of each type of medicine, claiming it was for sample testing, and handed it over to his wife for analysis.

In terms of efficacy, harmonizing agents couldn't compare with superior elixirs like Gold Yuan Pill, but its mass production was a much greater advantage than elixirs.

More importantly, besides harmonizing agents, there was another more crucial type of agent.

Li Qi issued orders: the problem rectification must consider all aspects, and the guidance agent should be investigated together!

The guidance agent is the entry-level medicine powder for Dark Energy Users. Dumpling used the guidance agent and became a polymath. Later, he took the Wenxiu medicine powder in Puluo State and evolved into a Literature Cultivator.

Though there were some setbacks in between, Dumpling's level was preserved, and his combat power was enhanced, proving there was a certain connection between guidance agents and peddler's medicine powder.

The formulas for guidance agents were numerous, and the medicines were very complex. Li Banfeng wasn't afraid of trouble; he sampled every medicine and handed them over to his wife for inspection along with the formulas.

They checked day and night, for three days in a row. Yan Zhipei couldn't bear the hassle any longer, admitted his mistake to Li Banfeng, and distributed three hundred units of the harmonizing agent.

After checking the Pharmacy Department, it was time to check the Archives Department. The risks in archive management shouldn't be underestimated either!

The archives were extensive, and Li Banfeng didn't have time to personally handle them, so he assigned the task to Dumpling. Dumpling understood Li Qi's intentions and made backups of the files Li Qi was interested in.

Among them was a particular document that Dumpling paid special attention to and specifically reported to Li Qi.

"Seventh Master, this document is very special. You should take some time to look at it."

Taking such a risk to bring it, Li Banfeng naturally had to treat it seriously. The file was titled "Investigation Report on Black Dwarf Star's Cyclical Fluctuations."

Black Dwarf Star?