Otherworldly Affairs Office-Chapter 98: Members of Divine Will

"During the conversation that day, Mu Fanchen claimed to have directed the capture of Pei Yan by Divine Desire that night," Yuan Shaoqing said, pointing to the next few pictures and continued, "but according to the blitz interrogation of the arrested suspects, the results showed that only Zou Changxing had a brief meeting with Mu Fanchen in a café in Japan, others do not know this person."

"Could they be deliberately hiding and not reporting?" a military personnel questioned, but before Yuan Shaoqing could answer, Dong Shigang, beside him, tugged his sleeve and whispered, "If they want to know, the other party can’t hide it if they want to."

"Use torture?" The questioner furrowed his brows, slightly surprised.

"Not entirely, there are various abilities aimed at interrogation, don’t ask too much, just continue listening," Dong Shigang instructed his newly promoted colleague, then turned to Yuan Shaoqing and asked, "Did they mention their domestic hiding spots?"

"Yes, according to Qi Youting’s confession, they are all under the command of a person named Du Guangyuan, and based on descriptions from Yang Yue and others, this person is the leader of Divine Desire in the Zhejiang region. There are seven such leaders with corresponding scaled organizations nationwide!"

"Seven? So many?"

"How was the intelligence work done before, our forces didn’t know a thing!"

"This isn’t a scale that could develop in just one or two years!"

Also participating in the meeting and having met Pei Yan several times, Liu Xuan, the captain of the Golden Eagle Special Forces, asked, "Do we have detailed information on these people? How many members in the organization?"

Hearing this question, Yuan Shaoqing coughed twice, cleared his throat, and the discussion in the conference room immediately calmed down. Yuan Shaoqing nodded at Liu Xuan and explained, "In fact, the investigation bureau and our newly established intelligence security division against superpower crimes have never stopped collecting intelligence on this organization. After compiling information from both departments, we identified four leaders of the organization in the country, including Du Guangyuan."

"Du Guangyuan, from Zhejiang, a Hangzhou native, fifty-six years old, is the main person in charge of Divine Desire in the Zhejiang region, nicknamed the Collector. He was once in the police’s sights for stealing national precious cultural relics, and multiple unresolved cases are suspected to be related to him, the most famous being the attempted theft of the Zhejiang Museum’s treasured relics by the organization, which was thwarted by the investigation bureau after the wind was caught."

Yuan Shaoqing pointed to the next few crime scene pictures on the screen and sighed as he continued, "However, the next one was not so lucky, the Xu Jiacang family massacre in Hangzhou. This sensational case in the province involved the murder of Xu Jiacang’s family of five as well as two maids and a driver, all showing strange death signs with their bodies drained of blood like mummies, with two billion Yuan worth of collections swept away."

"After continuous pursuit by the case team, all clues pointed towards Du Guangyuan. This was also his last major case appearing in the public eye. In the following nine years, the man vanished from our sight until this kidnapping incident involving Pei Yan."

"Is there detailed information on his abilities?"

Yuan Shaoqing shook his head regretfully and said, "No. According to the operative personnel who confronted him, it’s speculated that his abilities are related to blood, but specific abilities are unclear."

"Please continue."

Yuan Shaoqing nodded and moved to the next picture. Everyone was stunned; unlike the youthful picture that didn’t match Du Guangyuan’s reported age, this time there was no photo, just a sketch. At this moment, Yuan Shaoqing’s introduction voice rose.

"Liang Guangsheng, from Guangdong, specific origin unknown, head of Divine Desire Southeast Region, approximately thirty years old, abilities unknown, nicknamed Hyena. He and Du Guangyuan are referred to within the organization as the Two Guangs, and he is a recent rising star in Divine Desire. Due to his short time in position and secretive actions, our intelligence collection is limited. According to the confessions of several captured peripheral members of the organization, there are rumors within the group that this person is exceptionally cruel, with twisted psychology and vengeful nature."

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Indeed, the photo on the screen was of a beauty, with exquisite features, a sweet smile, and a curvy figure. It was hard to believe this could be a suspect’s photo under such circumstances.

"Fu Rui, from Sichuan, product of Chengdu, leader of the Divine Desire Central Plains Region, twenty-six years old, profession as a print model and part-time online streamer, suspected to have no abilities," Yuan Shaoqing briefly introduced, and discussions erupted from both sides of the conference room.

"Is it possible there was a mistake?"

"Is the source of the information accurate? An online streamer? That’s absolutely incredible!"

"What does suspected to have no abilities mean? Either it’s there or it’s not."

"Indeed, if such a person without abilities could integrate such a fierce criminal organization, are you sure the intelligence you obtained is accurate?"

"Moreover, it’s very strange. If she is the leader of Divine Desire in the Central Plains Region, then logically, the team attacking Pei Yan should fall under her command. Why would they come from Du Guangyuan in the Zhejiang region?"

"Yes, indeed."

Facing the doubts from the participating members on both sides, Gu Shenghui, who also listened to the intelligence, stood up and walked to the podium. After nodding to Yuan Shaoqing in acknowledgment, he waved his hand, and the murmuring below immediately quieted down.

"Regarding Fu Rui, her intel was discovered by our investigation bureau’s Shangxing. Since early last year, Shangxing accepted the order to covertly lead a team to track the division of Divine Desire in the Central Plains Region and successfully broke through a significant organization stronghold shortly before the Pei Yan incident. It was from the confessions of those captured that we learned of Fu Rui’s existence."

Gu Shenghui said, swiping to the next picture, a daily life photo of Fu Rui coming into and out of buildings: "We immediately took monitoring measures on her, but through our investigation, we found that she herself has no criminal record, and her body was double-checked by the investigation bureau and the security division without finding the presence of any non-natural abilities."

"Did you alert her?" Liu Xuan raised his hand to ask.

"No direct contact. We communicated with the network live streaming platform she is on and stated in the renewal contract with the platform that she must be examined at a local hospital designated by the platform, for the purpose of preventing poor-quality streamers with a history of addiction from harming the platform’s reputation. All her physical capability tests were done secretly during regular check-ups, though whether she became suspicious or not is something we do not know," Yuan Shaoqing interjected.

"Since then, she’s been under our observation. Judging from the monitoring results during this time, her life is relatively regular, with several scheduled print shots every week, nightly broadcasts, and occasional outings with friends for meals. We also investigated her circle of friends and have not found anyone suspected to have abilities."

"But according to your description, could such a person really be a leader of the Divine Desire organization? Could it be that those captured people deliberately implicated her?" Dong Shigang, leaning back on his chair, voiced a question that was in everyone’s heart.