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He is used to catching the king first, and he likes to throw the king bomb first when playing Landlord. He doesn't like to talk nonsense with others, so it is difficult for him to understand the practice of making plans first in everything he does.
With the support of absolute strength, he would rush forward, capture the powerful enemies, and directly wreak havoc on their harems. This approach was more in line with his preferences.
"So the person behind the Hehuan Sect is actually Yuanshi Tianzun?" Jiang Lu asked.
"I don't know." Dong Wanggong shook his head. This matter involved too many things, and he was not sure. "I just said that the situation created by the Hehuan Sect is very similar to the result I intended to guide at that time, but I can't guarantee that it was definitely the work of Yuanshi Tianzun."
"Now that we've come to this, let's just treat him as such for now."
Jiang Lu shrugged, and suddenly thought of something: "But if it is really him, I always feel like something is missing..."
"What's missing?" Dong Wanggong was curious.
Jiang Lu did not answer, but grabbed a law enforcement officer who was passing by.
The law enforcement officer stopped and asked: "What's the matter?"
"Excuse me, how do I get to the Narcotics Division?"
"Oh, that's the director of the Narcotics Division." The law enforcement officer pointed to a familiar-looking middle-aged man who was also in the backstage, watching the press conference in front through the screen with a serious face.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
After saying goodbye to the law enforcement officer, Jiang Lu walked up to the director of the Narcotics Control Bureau.
"Hello, are you the director of the Narcotics Control Bureau?" Jiang Lu asked politely.
The director turned his head and glanced at Jiang Lu, remembering that he had met Jiang Lu earlier today at the recommendation of the director, so he stood up and nodded in a friendly manner: "It's me, what can I do for you?"
"Oh, that's right. I want to ask, has our department found any new types of drugs recently?" Jiang Lu asked with a smile.
But the director answered firmly: "Drugs? There are absolutely no drugs in Kunlun Town. With the excellent safety education in Sanqing Realm, even children know that drugs will destroy a person from the inside out and stay away from drugs. There are very few drugs in the entire Sanqing Realm, let alone Kunlun Town, which has the reputation of a zero-drug city."
"Hmm..." Jiang Lu murmured.
Dong Wanggong guessed Jiang Lu's intention. After listening to the director's answer, he said to Jiang Lu, "You think that since there is prostitution and gambling, there must be drugs, right? But people also said that there are no drugs in Kunlun Town. You must be overthinking."
However, Jiang Lu ignored Dong Wanggong and asked after thinking for a moment: "Then let me ask it another way. Have you found any special drugs circulating in the market that can cause excitement or hallucinations in the human body, harm the human body to a certain extent, and make the human body addicted and dependent?"
"If you put it that way..." The director thought for a moment and said, "There are many types. Which one do you want to ask about?"
"Eh?" Dong Wanggong was stunned: "Didn't you say there were no drugs?"
"Ah, as long as we don't define them as drugs, they are not drugs." The director smiled embarrassedly: "As you know, Kunlun Town is on the border of the Three Pure Ones Realm, adjacent to many witch tribes and barbarians, so it is difficult to ban drugs."
Duke Dong wanted to complain something more but was stopped by Jiang Lu.
"Let's just talk about the most popular one right now."
"The most popular..." The director thought for a while and said, "The most popular one should be the elixir of immortality, right? It is said that after taking it, people can see themselves ascending to heaven and living in the fairyland.
According to the General Administration's investigation, this drug originated from the Wan Du Sect, which fled to the West and disappeared for a long time after a severe crackdown hundreds of years ago. Before it spread to our Kunlun Town, it seemed to have been popular in the northwest region of the Sanqing Realm.
It’s just that the actions of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect were silent, and the spread of the immortality drug was also very slow. It has been more than half a year since the discovery, and the General Administration has only just found some clues and is preparing to formally file a case and set up a special team. "
"Speaking of which, how long has the Hehuan Sect's affairs lasted from the beginning to now?" Jiang Lu asked again.
"Hmm...half a year? Almost a year?"
Jiang Lu nodded: "Thank you."
"It should."
Jiang Lu and Dong Wanggong returned to the unnoticed corner again.
“How long ago was the first casino opened?”
Dong Wanggong's expression was a little unnatural: "It's been almost a year..."
"Case solved!" Jiang Lu clapped his hands. "Prostitution, gambling and drugs are all involved. It can't be a coincidence. Moreover, the casinos are most widespread in the southeast. The Hehuan Sect uses Kunlun Town in the southwest as a springboard, and the Wandu Sect started from the northwest. They have almost taken over the entire Sanqing Realm."
"If that's true...I can't accept it." Dong Wanggong looked bitter.
"Can't you accept yourself doing such a dirty thing?"
"No." Dong Wanggong shook his head and said angrily: "I can't accept that I am doing the same thing as the Hehuan Sect and the Wandu Sect. This is simply an insult to me!"
"Hmm... oh, that's right, why are you the only one in charge of the gambling?" Jiang Lu realized it belatedly and was a little surprised.
"How would I know?" Dong Wanggong was a little depressed: "So I am more inclined to believe that our speculation is wrong."
While the two were talking, the noise ahead had ended.
The press conference ended, all reporters and media were dismissed, and the director returned to the backstage somewhat dejectedly.
After waiting for him to negotiate with several messengers who had rushed over from Sanqing Temple after hearing about the incident, Jiang Lu went up to them and asked about the details.
"It's not a good situation."
The director smiled bitterly:
"Those reporters were like crazy, constantly setting traps. Even if I was extremely careful, I couldn't guarantee that any of my words would lead to any evidence. It was as if they wanted to plunge the Enforcement Agency into an abyss."
Jiang Lu glanced at Dong Wanggong and asked, "Shouldn't we find two authoritative people to dispel the rumors?"
"No matter who comes, it won't work. Public opinion is too excited right now. Even if we put evidence in front of them that proves it's a misunderstanding, they will probably turn a blind eye."
The director shook his head:
"I am now afraid that someone will think that we did those things under the instruction of Sanqing Temple, which will cause a bigger disturbance. The few questions just now have given me a clue."
"So is there anything I can do to help?"
"Don't worry about it." The director seemed to have aged a lot in an instant, his voice full of fatigue: "This matter has nothing to do with you in the first place, and you don't need to worry about the follow-up here. It can always be solved. What you need to do now is to go back and have a good rest. I will take you to Kunlun Mountain tomorrow."
Hearing that the director was still thinking about him, Jiang Lu felt a little embarrassed: "I won't bother you with such a big thing. I'll go by myself."
"It's not all for you. I also want to try and see if I can ask the immortals on Kunlun Mountain to come forward. With them in charge, the situation of the Law Enforcement Bureau may be better."
The director's eyes became determined:
"Although I know the possibility is very small, I still want to try. After all, Kunlun Mountain is the only place in the entire Sanqing Realm where mortals have the opportunity to come into contact with immortals..."
Chapter 338 The Director’s Connections
It is normal for the director to have such thoughts. After all, now except for immortals, it seems that other cultivators are not qualified.
You must know that although there are many powerful people in Sanqing Temple, including some who are just one step away from transcending the tribulation, the Sanqing world is so large that there is naturally no shortage of talented people. There may be some hidden boss who has a grudge against Sanqing Temple or the Law Enforcement Bureau. If he jumps out at that time, who knows how big the conflict may be.
But immortals are different. After becoming immortals, they will automatically ascend to the fairyland and will no longer exist in the mortal world. In other words, if you can invite an immortal down from Mount Kunlun, he will definitely be a top combat force.
Let’s not talk about whether the problem can be solved completely for now. Anyway, let’s put the current problem aside and solve it slowly later.
But what the director is worried about is that immortals are illusory beings. The world they see after becoming immortals is different from what mortals see. What may be a serious incident to the law enforcement bureau may be nothing to them.
Therefore, whether or not we can invite the immortal is actually the key now.
"Let's give it a try." The director's already old face had many more wrinkles in the past few hours.
"Yeah." Jiang Lu patted the director's shoulder to comfort him.
This incident has exceeded his ability, even he can't help.
Now it seems that we can only hope that Kunlun Mountain will come to our aid.
......
In a blink of an eye, it was time for the appointment the next day.
After a night of rest at the Scenic Hotel, Jiang Lu looked refreshed.
After getting rid of the constant fearful and nervous environment on the train, Jiang Lu's condition quickly improved, and his legs did not tremble at all after fighting all night.
It is worth mentioning that after successfully building her foundation, Jin Yao made incredibly fast progress. It took less than a week from Nanjiang City to here, and according to her, she is about to pass the tribulation.
Jiang Lu fully agreed with this.
Regardless of whether she was really going to undergo a tribulation, the unexpected tightness did make Jiang Lu feel like he was going through a tribulation several times last night, as if he was being crushed by a crusher and he couldn't bear it. Fortunately, his heart of Taoism was firm, so he held on. In the end, the devil was one foot high and the Tao was ten feet high, and he was subdued by Jin Yao first.
Such a result is not surprising. After all, for Jin Yao, this is just picking up the cultivation level before being sealed, which is equivalent to rebirth. Not only will she not take detours, but she can also take many shortcuts and there are no bottlenecks. Everything goes smoothly and it is very reasonable.
The key lies after overcoming the tribulation.
Simply becoming an immortal is definitely not enough to compete with the Queen Mother of the West. The most important thing is whether you can quickly reach the realm of immortals and reach the realm of gods.
Jiang Lu couldn't help with this, although he didn't intend to help.
Back to topic.
But the director's life was more miserable. Not only did he not get any sleep, he also did not have his sister to accompany him. He did not close his eyes the entire night and was so busy that he did not even have time to drink a sip of water. He could only go to the toilet when he could no longer hold it in.
After a night's sleep, one will be as haggard as possible.
Even Jiang Lu couldn't help but have some respect for him: "What do you want?"
"Responsibility..." The director said with a wry smile, "The responsibility on my shoulders is too heavy, I can't let it go..."
Jiang Lu casually asked about the current progress, and after coming to the conclusion that the Law Enforcement Bureau had been busy all night and seemed to have made no progress, he urged: "Come on, let's get going quickly. It seems that the Law Enforcement Bureau alone can't do it."
"Yes."
The two did not take the director's special car as originally planned, because the Law Enforcement Bureau is now being condemned by everyone, and a car with the Law Enforcement Bureau license plate is too conspicuous and might be greeted with rotten eggs.
They did not take public transportation either, because the director had just held a press conference yesterday and there was a risk of being recognized. Without a special car to protect them, they might be more than just rotten eggs.
In the end, the two had no choice but to ride shared electric bikes and cover their faces with helmets, which finally gave the director a sense of security.
"Please return the electric vehicle to the unified docking point after arriving at the destination, and do not dock at random."
The monk who was supplying spiritual energy to the electric cars pulled out the tube in his mouth and, as usual, made a voice announcement to the people who came to borrow the cars.
"Are you just bragging?" Jiang Lu was familiarizing himself with the condition of the car while complaining about this artificial charging station that was both modern and primitive.
"I only have a few holes on my body. Can't I blow them with my butt instead of my mouth?" The charging station waved his hand impatiently: "You talk too much nonsense, as if you have never seen it before, country bumpkin."
Jiang Lu: “6.”
Riding on the bike, Jiang Lu felt the vibration on his butt due to the road conditions and couldn't help complaining: "We should set up the assembly point at the foot of Kunlun Mountain, so that I can at least take a taxi, or at worst take the bus."
Hearing this, the director didn't know what to say for a moment, and could only sigh and say, "Thank you for your hard work."
Fortunately, the tingling and numbness in the buttocks did not last too long, and the two arrived at the westernmost part of Kunlun Town - the intersection leading to the Yaochi Lake of Kunlun Mountain.
What comes into view is a long staircase several dozen meters wide that starts from halfway up the mountain and disappears into the clouds, with no visible path to the sky at the top.