My career aspirations have come true.

Chapter 40 Treasure Found

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The sharp screech of tires shattered the tranquility of the suburbs as the black SUV screeched to a halt in front of the abandoned cement factory, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Judging from the location, this should be the place."

Tang Wangshu carefully compared the two dots on the radar screen. After confirming that they were completely aligned, he could no longer suppress his anxiety and rushed into the factory after opening the car door.

"Wait, don't be impulsive!"

Tang Wangyan quickly caught up, grabbed her sister, took out a pair of gleaming metal gloves from her equipment inventory, put them on, and walked ahead with a serious expression.

"Jiang Lei is a level 4 Shadow Assassin. You are no match for him. Stay away. I'll handle him."

Tang Wangshu bit her lip. Although she was anxious, she knew that her sister was right, so she could only slow down and follow closely behind.

The two passed through the gate and entered the overgrown courtyard.

The factory not far away was deathly silent; there was no sound of fighting as expected.

Tang Wangshu and Tang Wangyan exchanged a glance, their hearts sinking to the bottom simultaneously.

Could it be that they arrived too late, and Lin Ze had already been killed by Jiang Lei?

Just then, footsteps suddenly came from inside the factory.

Tang Wangyan's eyes narrowed, her fists clenched instantly, and her aura tensed, ready to fight at any moment.

But when the figure emerged from the shadows, the two sisters were stunned.

"Lin Ze!"

Tang Wangshu first exclaimed in surprise, then revealed a look of delight.

Are you alright?

She was about to step forward when Tang Wangyan stopped her again.

The latter looked Lin Ze up and down a few times, his gaze sweeping over Lin Ze's unharmed body, and asked in a deep voice, "Where is Jiang Lei?"

Lin Ze's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly understood why the two of them were here.

He turned slightly to the side, clearing the view behind him so that both sisters could see what was happening inside the factory.

"I've already killed Jiang Lei; his body is inside."

Upon hearing this, both Tang Wangyan and Tang Wangshu were greatly surprised, and their eyes turned to the factory building. Sure enough, they saw a corpse lying motionless on the ground.

With Tang Wangyan's eyesight, she could naturally see the face of the corpse clearly, and it was none other than Jiang Lei.

An expression of disbelief immediately appeared on her face.

In her mind, Lin Ze was almost certainly no match for Jiang Lei.

After all, the difference in levels is undeniable.

If Lin Ze survived Jiang Lei's clutches, the only possibility is that he was bewitched and persuaded by Jiang Lei to become a member of the Divine Shepherd Society.

So the moment Tang Wangyan saw Lin Ze appear unharmed, she immediately sounded an alarm in her mind, trying to stop her sister from getting close to Lin Ze.

Unexpectedly, Lin Ze not only defeated Jiang Lei, but also killed him.

This is absolutely unbelievable!

Coming to her senses, Tang Wangyan immediately pulled her sister into the factory and rushed to the body. After a careful examination, she quickly confirmed that it was indeed the person in question, without any trace of illusion or disguise.

She stood up, turned around and looked at Lin Ze, her eyes filled with barely suppressed shock.

"It really is Jiang Lei!" Tang Wangshu gasped, looking at Lin Ze with shock. "How did you do that?"

"I recently advanced to level 3," Lin Ze said calmly.

Hearing this, the sisters were more surprised than surprised.

Lin Ze has only been out of school for a short time, yet he has already advanced to Level 3 professional.

Their strength has improved way too fast!

"Even so, a level 3 killing a level 4 is just too amazing."

Tang Wangshu looked at Lin Ze with undisguised amazement and admiration.

Even the composed Tang Wangyan had an unusually complex expression at this moment.

"I'm sorry, I doubted you just now." She apologized to Lin Ze with a serious expression.

Lin Ze smiled and shook his head: "It's alright."

As an intelligence agent, if I didn't even have this much vigilance, I would have been dead somewhere long ago.

"Can you tell us what happened?" Tang Wangyan composed herself and asked seriously.

Lin Ze readily agreed and recounted the events from beginning to end, omitting only the detailed process of the battle and the details of how Jiang Lei eventually realized the 'connection' between him and Jingzhe.

"This guy was hiding his true colors so well. I always thought he was a good person."

After listening to Lin Ze's account, Tang Wangshu glanced at the corpse on the ground with disgust. Recalling Jiang Lei's gentle and caring manner earlier, she felt a chill and couldn't help but rub her arms.

Then, out of curiosity, she asked, "How did you notice that Jiang Lei was acting strangely?"

Tang Wangyan also cast an inquiring glance at her.

She uncovered Jiang Lei's flaws by re-examining the body and tracing his resume, but judging from Lin Ze's tone, he seemed to have been wary of Jiang Lei for a long time, which made her curious about the reason.

Lin Ze smiled slightly: "My intuition is actually quite accurate; I can vaguely sense whether someone is doing evil."

"Really?" Tang Wangshu's eyes widened, clearly not believing the claim.

Tang Wangyan, however, seemed to be deep in thought.

Having worked in the intelligence agency for many years, she had seen and heard of too many bizarre events. Lin Ze's keen intuition about "evil," though rare, was not entirely impossible.

If that's true, then he would be perfect for working in the Legion.

In the future, apprehending criminals will be much less strenuous.

Lin Ze hadn't expected that his casual, fabricated remark would lead Tang Wangyan to imagine so many things; his focus was entirely on gathering information.

"Could you tell me about the Holy Priests?"

Tang Wangyan hesitated, but then she remembered that Lin Ze had already contacted the people of the Divine Shepherd Society and learned a lot of information from them. There was no point in hiding it anymore, so she nodded and agreed, repeating the information she had just told her sister, but in more detail.

However, this content was not much different from what Jiang Lei had said, so Lin Ze persisted, asking, "What kind of beings are the gods that the Holy Shepherds revere?"

Tang Wangyan shook her head: "I don't know either. My clearance level isn't high enough to access this level of classified information."

Lin Ze was somewhat disappointed, his eyes flickering slightly.

Even with Tang Wangyan's position as the head of the investigation team and her rank of lieutenant, she was unable to obtain relevant intelligence, indicating that the situation was much more complex than she had anticipated.

"Lin Ze, are you not feeling well?"

Tang Wangshu, who was standing next to him, suddenly spoke up. She noticed that Lin Ze's expression seemed a little off.

Lin Ze had been waiting for someone to ask a question, so he took the opportunity to be 'frank' and said, "I used a method to temporarily boost my strength to deal with Jiang Lei, and now the side effects are kicking in, and I'm feeling a bit exhausted."

"Are you alright?" Tang Wangshu immediately stepped forward to help him up.

"It's nothing." Lin Ze waved his hand. "I just need to rest for a while. It's nothing serious."

Tang Wangyan carefully observed Lin Ze for a few moments, and her expression softened slightly.

Indeed, it would be too outrageous for Lin Ze to be able to kill a level 4 professional in his normal state.

If some kind of temporary breakthrough was used, then at least it would be easier for people to accept.

That being said, Lin Ze's strength and potential are beyond doubt, given that he has achieved this.

The North District Detachment has found a gem this year!