area51novel Chapter 106 Director Shen's Attack: Eliminating the Roots
Chapter 106 Director Shen's Attack: Eliminating the Roots
Chapter 106 Director Shen's Attack: Eliminating the Roots
Hu Biao wasn't stupid; having read thousands of articles, his thinking was quite divergent.
Most importantly, he never believed in coincidences, and besides, this was no coincidence at all.
The growth environment required by the various spiritual plants of the Mountain and Sea Civilization is not something that Blue Star can provide. Rather, it is based on different planetary environments in the universe. In fact, it can be said that Blue Star is only suitable for the growth environment of some of these spiritual plants.
Then, his thoughts began to wander.
If that's the case, then is the home planet of the Shan Hai civilization Blue Star?
Could Earth just be one of their bases?
And those ruins were just outposts of their base?
It's not impossible!!
Of course, this is just something he's thinking about for a moment; to verify it, it will probably take time to slowly confirm.
In the research group, he continued to do his old job, optimizing various algorithms. He found it very easy and quickly adapted to the environment, becoming close with his colleagues.
A week passed by like flowing water. The New Year was approaching, and even in the research group, the festive atmosphere was getting stronger. Some of the students whose families lived far away had already started their holidays. Hu Biao had almost finished packing and, after completing his work early, was preparing to go back to his dormitory to pack before heading back to Dongling.
However, before he could return to his dormitory, he encountered Secretary Chen, who rushed over and took him to Zhou Huanan's office.
The office was quiet.
It wasn't the kind of quiet that makes you feel relaxed, but rather the kind of quiet where the air feels stagnant and even breathing feels abrupt.
When Hu Biao entered, the first thing he noticed was the quiet.
Zhou Nanhua sat behind his desk, his expression grim. His fingers rested on an open document, but his gaze wasn't on the document; instead, it was fixed on the person sitting on the sofa opposite him, his eyes filled with undisguised displeasure.
The kind of annoyance that's really unpleasant.
Shen Weiping was sitting on the sofa.
Shen Weiping, Director of the Sixth Bureau.
He wasn't wearing his dark gray Zhongshan suit today; he'd changed into casual clothes, but the air of someone working for the system was still unmistakable. He sat there, back straight, hands clasped on his knees, expression serious, gaze calm.
But in Hu Biao's eyes, this serious-looking Director Shen was enduring the continuous gaze of Academician Zhou Nanhua.
The scene is a bit awkward.
Zhou Nanhua's displeasure was written all over his face, in every strand of gray hair, in his tightly pursed lips, and in the undisguised look of disdain he occasionally gave Shen Weiping.
Shen Weiping, the director of the Sixth Bureau, seemed to completely ignore this disdain.
He sat there, as steady as a mountain.
Assistant Chen led Hu Biao to the door and left, giving him a meaningful look before he left, something like "be careful".
Hu Biao strode into the office.
The door closed gently behind me.
"Academician Zhou, Director Shen," Hu Biao greeted them, a perfectly timed hint of confusion in his expression. "This is—?"
When Zhou Nanhua saw him come in, his expression softened slightly, but only slightly.
"Xiao Hu, sit down." He gestured to the chair opposite his desk, then turned his gaze back to Shen Weiping, his tone tinged with coldness. "Director Shen, I've brought the man here. Ask him what you need to say. But let me make this clear: this kid has been here for over a week, with records of his arrival and departure times, what he did, and what problems he solved. If you don't believe the written records, there are also CCTV footage. However, only you can view the CCTV footage; the confidentiality level for others isn't high enough—"
"Mr. Zhou, you've misunderstood," Shen Weiping finally spoke, his tone calm. "I didn't suspect Hu Biao; I just came to ask him for some information."
Zhou Nanhua snorted but didn't reply.
Hu Biao sat down in the chair, his gaze shifting back and forth between the two men before finally settling on Shen Weiping.
"Director Shen, what can I do for you?"
Shen Weiping looked at him but did not speak immediately.
His gaze was calm, but there was a sense of pressure in that calmness that would make an ordinary person involuntarily tense up.
It felt like being scanned from head to toe by a high-precision scanner.
Hu Biao met his gaze without flinching or feigning composure; he simply looked at him normally.
A few seconds later, Shen Weiping spoke.
"Hu Biao, how have things been going with Academician Zhou these past few days?"
"It went very smoothly," Hu Biao said. "The environment here with Academician Zhou is very good, my colleagues are also very nice, and I am able to handle the work. I have learned a lot."
Shen Weiping nodded.
"That's good."
He paused, then asked, "Have you left this area these past few days? I mean, left the capital?"
Hu Biao paused for a moment, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes at just the right moment, then he smirked, "Leaving? I'm preparing to go home for the New Year, does that count?"
Shen Weiping did not react immediately after hearing this.
He leaned back on the sofa, his gaze fixed on Hu Biao's face, as if observing something.
Hu Biao was clearly getting impatient with his gaze, and his face began to show displeasure.
Although he is just a freshman, he is also a martial artist of the general rank. If he were to enter the Sixth Bureau's system, he would be a guest elder. Even if you are the director of the Sixth Bureau, you can't keep looking at me with such inexplicable eyes. It's too disrespectful to me.
"Director Shen, you have something to say—just say it. I can adjust my blood flow and control every muscle in my body at any time. Don't even mention looking with your eyes, even if you bring a lie detector, it won't work. You won't be able to tell."
The office was silent for a few seconds.
Shen Weiping looked slightly embarrassed. Damn, he almost forgot about that!
"Well, it's nothing really. We just wanted to know if your master, Zheng Shanhe, has any other disciples besides you?"
"No!" Hu Biao answered decisively.
Are you sure?!
Hu Biao looked speechless and said, "Director Shen, there's only one ring, not enough to go around!"
Shen Weiping's expression froze for a moment, then he understood.
Hu Biao's achievements were mainly attributed to the Ling Shu Ring. In Hu Biao's account, the Ling Shu Ring was given to him by Zheng Shanhe, and it was through the Ling Shu Ring that Hu Biao achieved such success.
The Spirit Pivot Ring is a priceless treasure in the world of traditional martial arts. How could such a thing be revealed?
Now that he has given the item to the Spiritual Pivot Ring, Zheng Shanhe can no longer accept disciples; it is neither necessary nor meaningful.
However, he continued, "Do you know if your master took on any disciples when he was at the Eagle Claw Sect in Huainan? Or, to put it another way, did he have any particularly close fellow disciples with whom he maintained contact?"
Hu Biao thought for a moment and then shook his head.
"How would I know? My master never even mentioned the Eagle Claw Sect of Huainan to me." He then looked at Shen Weiping, puzzled, and said, "Director Shen, just say what you want to say. Stop beating around the bush. What exactly happened?"
Shen Weiping sighed inwardly, and stopped beating around the bush, laying out the matter directly.
"Hu Biao, recently, some things have happened, and some people have died."
Hu Biao's expression became even more puzzled. "So?"
"These people all died from the same cause: their necks were broken by someone using a heavy-handed method, which is the Eagle Claw Kung Fu style."
Hu Biao narrowed his eyes, stared at Shen Weiping for a while, and suddenly said, "Are you crazy? There are plenty of people in this world who practice Eagle Claw Kung Fu. What do you want from me? Do you think I'm easy to bully?"
"No, no, it's not entirely because of Eagle Claw Kung Fu," Shen Weiping quickly said. "The main reason is that all the people who died had strong ties to the Traditional Martial Arts Association, and as far as we know, they plotted revenge against you before they died."
"Then why don't you arrest them? Why are you targeting me? They've all gone too far, thinking this is the old society, and that they're some kind of reactionary secret society."
Shen Weiping's expression froze; this huge accusation almost made it impossible to continue the conversation.
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