The girl was light; he had no trouble holding her.

He did not know, however, that ever since Mu Yuejuan fell, the girl he was holding had turned into bamboo.

Mu Yuejuan and Feng Chongli continued on their way. Feng Chongli glanced back at the bamboo building and asked, "How long have you known this man?"

Mu Yuejuan thought for a moment, "About half a year."

Feng Chongli said, "Has he always been sleeping on this bamboo?"

Mu Yuejuan replied, "That’s not exactly how it is. This bamboo was drawn by me, in my drawing, there’s no difference between the bamboo and me."

They walked out of the scroll and came to a room.

Looking around, it seemed to still be in Greenwater City, probably in an old house in the South Round Bamboo Square. The house had no furnishings; there was a table by the bed with a dish of pickles and two moldy buns on it.

Feng Chongli sighed, "Saving and economizing, sparing no expense, buying a genuine piece from you, just hoping to spend a wonderful night with you—if he found out the truth, this business would make his intestines turn green with regret."

"He doesn’t know, so he won’t regret it. I said, in the drawing, the bamboo and I are the same," Mu Yuejuan looked back at Feng Chongli, sneered, and said, "Businessmen like you will never understand the subtleties of such sentiments."

...

In the Dark Star Bureau, Chuuni hugged the dossier box, took a deep breath, and walked towards Director Shen’s office.

Light Bulb grabbed Chuuni from behind, "Brother, what are you doing? Are you crazy?"

Chuuni shook his head, "I’m not crazy, some things must have results!"

Light Bulb said, "What result can you get by being so impulsive now?"

"No matter the result, someone has to ask," Chuuni shook off Light Bulb, knocked on Director Shen’s door.

"Come in," Shen Jingye looked up at Chuuni with a smile, "Xiao Qin, looking for me? Have a seat."

"Yes, Director Shen, I came to inquire about Bureau Chief Li," Chuuni sat opposite Shen Jingye.

"What do you want to ask?" Director Shen was still smiling, as if looking at a naive child.

Chuuni was familiar with such smiles, "Director, I just want to ask about Bureau Chief Li’s situation."

"Regarding Bureau Chief Li’s situation, I’ve emphasized in meetings that we are investigating, and before we have clear investigation results..."

"Are we really investigating?" Chuuni placed the dossier box in front of Shen Jingye, "I’ve been investigating Bureau Chief Li’s whereabouts lately. I’ve collected a lot of information on Straw Moth Lady, including combat capabilities, living environments, appearance patterns, and daily habits,

I want to submit these materials to aid the investigation, but no one in the bureau is willing to accept them. I don’t understand what’s going on, are we really investigating Bureau Chief Li’s whereabouts?"

"I’ve said, we’ve been investigating!" Shen Jingye accepted the dossier box, "I acknowledge the contribution you’ve made to the investigation."

Shen Jingye firmly believed the sincerity he displayed should move this stubborn subordinate; this young man should see hope and then return to his workstation to await news.

But Chuuni’s response completely exceeded Shen Jingye’s expectations.

"You took the materials, but you won’t really read them, right?"

"Of course, I will read them..." Shen Jingye was controlling his emotions, he was angry because Chuuni spoke the truth—he indeed wouldn’t read these materials.

"The anomaly that appeared that night wasn’t Straw Moth Lady, was it?" Chuuni interrupted Shen Jingye.

"On what basis do you say such a thing?" Shen Jingye was even angrier because Chuuni spoke a deeper truth.

"Of course, there’s a basis," Chuuni pointed to the dossier box, "according to Puluo State’s related materials, Straw Moth Lady is best at combat through silk-spitting to hunt enemies. I investigated the scene many times and didn’t find a single insect silk; this completely doesn’t match Straw Moth Lady’s combat habits!

Straw Moth Lady tends to ambush from high places, there are several unfinished buildings around Sui Chen Road, no signs of battle were found near these buildings,

Straw Moth Lady’s size is very large, and she has no habit of burrowing underground. The terrain around Sui Chen Road is open, where could such a colossal creature hide after the battle?"

Shen Jingye frowned, "Who authorized you to conduct investigation actions? Bring Captain Chen!"

Chuuni shook his head, "No need to find Captain Chen, this is my personal action, I bear the consequences personally,

Bureau Chief Li received orders from the bureau to perform a task, now he’s missing during the task, and we’ve yet to conduct a proper rescue operation. As a combat personnel, I should at least know what we’re fighting for!"

"Enough!" Shen Jingye couldn’t bear it anymore, "How do you know we haven’t conducted rescue work? Some work can’t be disclosed because it involves a lot of confidentiality. You’re questioning our overall work with a limited mindset!"

Shen Jingye finally found his rhythm; from now on, he would go full force, focus on his output, and not give Chuuni any chance to speak.

But just as the topic got back on track, Shen Jingye’s phone rang.

Looking at the caller ID, it was Director Du calling.

Shen Jingye answered the phone, "Director Du, our materials still need further revisions, please give us more time..."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Jingye eased his tone and said to Chuuni, "See? The higher-ups are very concerned about Bureau Chief Li’s safety, we’re making a special report for this."