Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1334 621: I Call the Shots

At the entrance of a restaurant on Yunsheng Road, Jia District, a man kept glancing inside.

A waitress came out to greet him, "Boss, would you like to eat something? Come in and have a look."

The man shook his head, he wasn't there for food, he kept looking into the restaurant, making the waitress feel awkward.

This person was dressed quite respectably and looked clean, not like a beggar. What on earth was he watching?

Dumpling, from a temporary shack on the side of the road, confirmed the man's identity through surveillance footage.

"Target person spotted, Team Two, move immediately!"

With that order, a group of people went out and pinned the man down.

Startled, the man asked, "Dumpling, what do you intend to do?"

Dumpling lowered his voice and said, "We are on a mission, Bureau Shen, you'll need to come with us."

Dumpling judged accurately, this man was indeed Shen Jingye.

He had stayed in Gourd Village for half a month, eventually choosing to return to Yuezhou.

The restaurant on Yunsheng Road, Jia District, was Shen Jingye's entrance point to Gourd Village, and per the village's rules, you exit where you enter. Li Qi had security team members on shifts watching this spot, so just as Shen Jingye stepped out, intending to look back at Gourd Village,

while Shen Jingye was still in a sentimental state, the security team's agents caught him.

This enraged Shen Jingye, regardless of the situation, he was still the chief of the Dark Star Bureau, how could his own people lay hands on him?

With Shen Jingye's cultivation level, these security team agents could not possibly control him, he could escape with ease.

But Dumpling reminded him, "Bureau Shen, coming with us will certainly do you no harm."

Shen Jingye didn't say more, following them back to the bureau.

In the afternoon, Chen Changrui visited Shen Jingye alone. Shen Jingye could no longer hold his anger, "Old Chen, what do you want to do? If you want to deal with me, shouldn't you at least wait for a superior's directive? At the very least, you can only act after removing me from office, right?"

Chen Changrui turned off all the surveillance and said to Shen Jingye, "Bureau Shen, every step from here on is extremely important. You must remember this, you didn't come back on your own, it was the Dark Star Bureau who found you after a painstaking investigation and stakeout."

"Nonsense, who among you came looking for me?"

"Bureau Shen, this is all for you, please do cooperate. I have a specific work plan here, with the investigation department and security team having detailed records, all of our work can withstand scrutiny,

please remember, during your tracking of Gourd Village, you accidentally entered the Dark Dimension Space and suffered an attack from orb-shaped unidentified entities, I'll give you the photos and dimensions of these orb-shaped entities later, you must remember them well,

while engaging with these unidentified entities, you found a water source and some moss in the Dark Dimension Space, supporting yourself on this sparse food until today,

Dark Star Bureau agents discovered the entrance to the Dark Dimension Space after repeated investigation and rescued you from it..."

Chen Changrui explained the events in detail, Shen Jingye frowned and asked, "Old Chen, do you know where I've been these past days?"

"I don't know, and I don't want to know, Bureau Shen. I believe everything I've just told you is true." Although Chen Changrui's words were awkward, they conveyed the message clearly.

After pondering for a moment, Shen Jingye said, "There are some things here that don't make sense. You found the Dark Dimension Space where I was, and without reporting to superiors, you acted on your own?"

Chen Changrui nodded and said, "Indeed it was unauthorized action. It was Bureau Chief Li's order; he said that he'll take responsibility for unauthorized actions!"

Shen Jingye asked again, "Now that you've found the Dark Dimension Space and rescued me, aren't you going to proceed with the next step?"

"A next step action plan has already been conceived. We will conduct an in-depth investigation of the Dark Dimension Space."

Surprised, Shen Jingye asked, "Where do you find such a space?"

"It's already been found. Light Bulb and their team were the first to discover it, the tracking device has been locked there all along, and a Special Action Team has even ventured inside..."

After Chen Changrui provided the details, Shen Jingye understood the further course of action.

He still had some concerns, "In such harsh conditions, I managed to survive for half a month, some issues might have been exposed."

Publicly, Shen Jingye had always claimed to be the White Lamb, and surviving half a month in such a challenging environment wasn't something the White Lamb could typically achieve.

In a low voice, Chen Changrui said, "Bureau Chief Li instructed, just never admit it, claim that you endured relying on your combat skills and experience, no one will be able to find any flaws in your story."

Shen Jingye couldn't rest easy, "Was this all Bureau Chief Li's idea?"

Chen Changrui nodded and said, "If you can't trust me, surely you trust him?"

"Where is Bureau Chief Li?"

"He's at Three-Head Fork. During your absence, something significant occurred, affecting the entire Huan Country. It was handled by Bureau Chief Li."

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Three-Head Fork, City of Sinners.

Li Banfeng stood on top of the more than eight-meter-tall wall, dressed in protective gear, overlooking the city.

In terms of land area and population, City of Sinners is considered a large city in Puluo State. However, when seeing the buildings of this city, Li Banfeng could not associate it with a city at all.

Almost all structures within the walls were flat cement houses, identical in size, shape, color, and spacing.

This style reminded Li Banfeng of the Thousand Tael House, yet the Thousand Tael House had a cozy, lived-in atmosphere, with stairs in the houses and yards outside, a place where life happened.

City of Sinners had none of that. A single cement room could house more than thirty people. Considering the Three-Headed People's height and build, they couldn't even stand straight in there. It's truly hard to imagine how thirty people were crammed inside.