Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1398 635: When Did This Happen_5

Li Banfeng checked everything; nothing was lost, but something new had appeared.

The gloves took out a ring: "Boss, this is our Taoist Sect's item, crafted with exquisite skill, a rare gem."

Li Banfeng glanced at it: "Did you get this from Xiao Qianshou?"

The gloves nodded their index finger: "I snatched it off the hand under his ribs!"

"Well done, a hefty reward!" Li Banfeng placed the ring on the glove's index finger and promised that once Xiao Qianshou's hands were refined, one would go to the gloves, and the other to the earrings.

Having relieved himself of the plague on his body, Li Banfeng left the Portable Residence and hurried to the Dark Star Bureau.

The building had lost power; each floor was pitch black. Li Banfeng took a stroll through the building and arrived near the Carrier Division when the Silk-pulling Earrings mentioned: "Sir, there's movement."

Li Banfeng traced the sound to the Carrier Division's storeroom, pushed open the door, and saw many people inside.

"Why are you all here?"

Just as Li Banfeng was about to step inside, Secretary Liu Ning shouted: "Director Li, you cannot enter; there's a Boundary here!"

Boundary?

Why would there be a Boundary in the Dark Star Bureau building?

The Boundary reaches the ground below and the sky above; if the Dark Star Bureau's Boundary goes up, won't it bring the building down?

This must be some special technique, currently beyond Li Banfeng's grasp.

Liu Ning took out the Boundary switch, deactivated the Boundary, and approached Li Banfeng saying: "Director Shen has instructed that upon seeing you, the command of the Dark Star Bureau is to be handed over to you. This is the key to Director Shen's office."

Li Banfeng accepted the key and asked: "Where did Director Shen go?"

Liu Ning replied: "Director Shen is reporting important work to the higher-ups."

This was the task Shen Jingye assigned to Liu Ning before leaving.

Li Banfeng called Shen Jingye's phone, but there was no answer.

"Where is everyone?"

Investigations Chief Song Qingping said: "Everyone remaining at the bureau is here; personnel from the Hundred Demons Workshop are detained in the interrogation room, and the Boundary around the interrogation room is activated,

Director Shen ordered that this switch be handed to you; until he returns, only you have the authority to deactivate the Boundary of the interrogation room."

Li Banfeng went to the interrogation room, while Liu Ning and Song Qingping looked towards Communications Chief Gu Hao.

Gu Hao remained expressionless.

Before leaving, Director Shen also assigned a task to Gu Hao, but judging by Gu Hao's reaction, this task seems undisclosed to Director Li.

But what exactly is the task that cannot be disclosed to Director Li even now?

Upon reaching the interrogation room door, Li Banfeng deactivated the Boundary.

Upon entering the interrogation room, Li Banfeng saw the ground covered with corpses.

All Hundred Demons Workshop detainees had died here, none left alive.

Li Banfeng examined several corpses and found their necks were limp; someone had twisted their necks.

Just a little more, just a little more.

If Li Banfeng had come a bit later, the remaining Dark Star Bureau members would likely face annihilation.

The communications at the Dark Star Bureau had yet to be restored; Li Banfeng went to Shen Jingye's office.

The office lock had been broken, the room was in disarray.

Shen Jingye probably left something in the office, seemingly those things had been destroyed.

Li Banfeng asked Liu Ning: "Do you know who broke into the Dark Star Bureau?"

Liu Ning glanced at Communications Chief Gu Hao, who remained expressionless.

Could it be that Director Shen hadn't told him about this?

Investigations Chief Song Qingping retrieved some documents from the office and handed them to Li Banfeng: "This is the report from the farm; several Hundred Demons Workshop members over there died from broken necks. According to Bureau Shen's judgment, it's likely the work of Du Wenming."

Du Wenming.

It's him.

He's helping the Hundred Demons Workshop silence everyone.

This evening in Yuezhou, all events transpired to buy time for this silencing operation.

Shen Jingye likely extracted crucial clues from the Hundred Demons Workshop members, he went to report them to higher-ups while leaving information for Li Banfeng.

Now the information is most likely taken by Du Wenming, and the Dark Star Bureau has lost contact with the outside world.

Li Banfeng immediately summoned personnel to restore communications and power supply.

The electrician hesitated: "Director Li, Director Shen said the bureau is currently unsafe."

Li Banfeng said: "Don't worry, I'll go with you."

Communications Chief Gu Hao said: "Director Li, don't worry, leave the communications to me!"

An hour later, power and communications were restored, and Li Banfeng contacted various teams; most suspects had fled the scene, six suspects were killed on the spot, one suspect was accidentally killed by a bystander, the location being the barbecue shop opposite Lu Family Bookstore, while three other crime scenes were embroiled in fierce battles.

We need to find a way to capture one alive!

Li Banfeng went to the three crime scenes fraught with battles, at 6 AM, one suspect was killed, and Li Banfeng captured two suspects alive.

Li Banfeng handed over the suspects to Chen Changrui: "Take them back for questioning; you must find out the mastermind behind them. They might carry Curse Techniques, so pay attention to the techniques during interrogation and quickly reach Director Shen, I'm waiting for his news."

With everything set, Li Banfeng went to the Lu Family Bookstore.

He was tracking Du Wenming; after so many events yesterday, with another incident opposite the bookstore, Boss Lu might have some clues.

The bookstore wasn't open; Boss Lu was practicing hard pen calligraphy, having written a thick stack of scripts.

Li Banfeng's prediction was correct; Boss Lu indeed had a lead: "I almost caught Du Wenming last night, but unexpectedly, Old Qian Xiao Qianshou sneaked into the bookstore."

Li Banfeng seemed surprised: "Sneaking into your bookstore can't be so easy, right?"