Chapter 729: Chapter 204 Base and Invitations (Request for Monthly Pass)
Internal sources indicated that a group of desperadoes from the Cult infiltrated the D8B3 security zone, flouting the law, involved in numerous incidents across various locations, with an overwhelmingly large number and preparing to launch a suicide attack in the near future.
The Judgement Department took this very seriously and initiated an urgent, city-wide, week-long anti-bomb security operation.
Each team was assigned to every street and every community, responsible for patrolling their jurisdictions and on the lookout for any potential violent attacks.
Reliable intelligence reports suggested that these desperadoes were formidable opponents and had access to curse artifacts with special powers, making the operation extremely dangerous. Everyone had to be on high alert, prepared to shoot on sight if a trace was discovered and report back to superiors as quickly as possible, informing other nearby teams for support.
Everyone received such a message.
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"A week?"
Xu Shu looked at the emergency notice pinned on the notice board, pondered the intention behind the word for a moment, then let out a silent sigh.
Clearly, Bai Sanxiang had also failed to uncover who exactly the ’mole’ was.
Therefore, even knowing that the Esoteric believers would preemptively strike tomorrow, he still hadn’t revealed it, choosing instead to use the guise of a ’city-wide safety cleanup operation’ as a mobilization order.
This was not only able to actively mobilize all operational personnel’s vigilance but could also confuse the members of the Jianqi Sect to a certain extent—an optimal choice among the few available, as it was impossible to completely conceal the information, especially since the previous operation to eliminate the Heroic Society must have already raised alarm.
"Director Bai is indeed a clever person; it’s just a pity that he has so little time left, otherwise he could probably come up with a foolproof plan."
Xu Shu glanced at the message Bai Sanxiang sent him, which asked him to come to the Judgement Department ahead of time.
He had already agreed earlier to let Bai Sanxiang arrange for the priests from the Dawn Church.
But for his own team in the Judgement Department, he would have to give the orders himself.
Xu Shu could no longer push it off; after all, the other party had already taken on the bulk of the tasks, and he couldn’t do nothing.
But it was really just a matter of going through the motions according to the pre-set tasks, so it wasn’t all that difficult.
Xu Shu left the crowd without drawing attention and went up to the third floor, where a sharp, competent-looking female officer with a gentle appearance was already waiting for him.
She was clearly prepared and recognized Xu Shu, who was visiting for the first time, right away, but even so, she was slightly taken aback by Xu Shu carrying a backpack with a cat in it.
As a well-trained professional, she didn’t laugh, instead, she bowed her head and led Xu Shu to a conference room, saying in a slightly distorted voice:
"Director Xu, hello, I am your secretary Bai Jie! The personnel awaiting your deployment are all in place. Here is the strategic deployment plan handed down by the director for your review."
"Okay."
Xu Shu gave her a glance and thought, when did he get a secretary? This person also bore the surname Bai; could she be related to Bai Sanxiang? And that name...
He wasn’t one for solving riddles and bluntly asked, "Is Bai Sanxiang your father?"
Bai Jie replied seriously, "Director Xu, here at the Judgement Department, we always keep things professional, and I was hired after passing the standard examination, with no nepotism involved."
"I just asked if he was your father; what are you in such a hurry for?"
"Yes," Bai Jie said in a low voice.
Xu Shu then asked, "How many years have you been hired?"
"Two and a half."
"What’s your current position?"
"Your secretary."
"I mean, what rank does that equate to?"
"Intermediate Prosecutor."
"And your power level?"
"Second-order Scholar."
"Oh, Second Rank?" Xu Shu’s eyes curved, releasing a domineering aura that enveloped Bai Jie.
Bai Jie let out a mosquito-like hum, then her legs trembled slightly, sweat formed on her forehead, and she couldn’t maintain her composure, admitting, "I...I’m actually First Rank."
As expected.
’Scholar’ was one of the primary paths controlled by the Astronomy Association, now more clearly divided, with Phase One being referred to as "musician."
Xu Shu laughed but didn’t continue to press the topic, instead, he simply nodded.
Seeing this, Bai Jie cursed herself for being so timid today and promptly opened the door for Xu Shu.
The conference room was packed with people, nearly a hundred personnel.
As Xu Shu entered, the crowd saluted in unison, "Officer!"
"Oh, sit down, everyone."
They quickly took their seats.
Intermediate Prosecutors sat around a long conference table, while the junior ones sat on the periphery, three layers inside and three layers outside.
Xu Shu scanned the room and was secretly astounded to find that there were about a dozen people qualified to sit at the long table.
Such high staffing?
He had thought that as a ’special promotion’, aside from Tang Ying and Song Yuchun, there wouldn’t be any other Intermediate Prosecutors under him.
Yet he had not expected there to be so many people.
Setting aside the combat strength of Third Rank, even judging by the strength of the first and second-tier within this room, the scale was already approaching that of an entire Cao Gang.
And this was merely the personnel of his own group.
Given that the current operation was highly important, Bai Sanxiang wouldn’t give him special treatment by pushing people his way; the staff at other High-level Prosecutors’ places must be even more numerous than his own.
Meaning, the forces mobilized by the Judgement Department this time, just the Prosecutors alone, totaled close to 20 Cao Gang.
Was this the true institutional strength of the Judgement Department?
No wonder they were the real wielders of power in the city; once they made a serious move, their strength was incomparable to the underground organizations, and perhaps that’s why the Astronomy Association was ’official.’