Li Ang and Chai Cuicao walked along the streets on the outskirts of the city.

Armored vehicles emblazoned with the Special Affairs Bureau insignia sped past them one after another. In the sky, numerous helicopters carried agents and towed containers, heading towards the urban area.

Some supernatural beings either rode in vehicles or controlled summoned creatures,

passing by them.

Everyone cast complicated glances at Li Ang, but no one dared to stop him.

The Special Affairs Bureau headquarters.

Li Ang looked up at the towering building, casually ascending the steps.

The two stone lions in front of the building seemed to sense Li Ang's arrival from a distance.

They stood up in unison, lowered their bodies, and stared intently at Li Ang, low growls rumbling in their throats. But in the end, they did not leap down from their stone pedestals.

Tap, tap, tap.

Li Ang ignored everyone around him as he climbed the stairs, pushed open the door, and entered the lobby.

His arrival caused the Special Affairs Bureau staff, who were running around, executing the restoration and remediation plan, to freeze in place.

"Li-ge."

A voice filled with complex emotions came from the side. Ding Zhensì, with bandages wrapped around his body, stepped out of the crowd and looked at Li Ang.

Standing next to him was Bai Haozheng, wearing an awkward expression.

Li Ang smiled casually, "Everyone's here."

"Yeah, I was told as soon as I got back that I had encountered a script mission with a special time flow,"

Ding Zhensì said with a wry smile. "People in the Bureau didn't know the details before, and they thought I had died in the mission. They almost held a funeral for me without a body."

"Ahem,"

Bai Haozheng coughed lightly, his expression even more awkward. "Actually, this time it's my responsibility.

I used the Special Affairs Bureau's new criminal investigation technology to review some old cases and found... you.

But after you revealed your identity, I kept suggesting to my superiors that I should be the one to communicate with you,

hoping to suppress the news, treat you leniently, and keep the problem internal,

but..."

"I understand."

Li Ang nodded and said calmly, "I was made an example of by your superiors."

Bai Haozheng licked his lips and sighed, "This matter is quite complicated. Actually, before Zhong Li Mie Ming and Wang Bu Liu Xing appeared, and before you manifested your demigod dharma form,

I could feel that opinions in the command hall, including the decision-makers, were diverging.

Our Special Affairs Bureau can exterminate demons, kill the wicked, and resist foreign enemies,

however, as a new era approaches, many people are still... confused.

Should we restrict the supernatural beings? If so, to what extent? How do we guarantee the rights of ordinary people and supernatural beings? How do we balance the responsibilities and rights of supernatural beings?

Although we always want to maintain stability, fairness, and justice, as you know,

the world in the eyes of ordinary people and supernatural beings is ultimately different.

Position determines standpoint.

Even if we say a lot of things to understand each other, there will still be gaps between us..."

Bai Haozheng, usually calm and rational, was also a bit melancholy and lost at this time. He sighed deeply, looked at Li Ang, and said cautiously, "Thank you for your restraint in this matter. I apologize to you on behalf of others.

I hope you... don't hate us."

"...We'll talk about that later."

Li Ang waved his hand and asked, "Where are my friends?"

"In the family rest area, I'll take you there."

Bai Haozheng led Li Ang into the hallway of the lobby. Along the way, Chai Chai followed closely behind Li Ang, looking around and admiring the internal architecture of the Special Affairs Bureau. She marveled at every few steps, like Grandma Liu visiting the Grand View Garden.

Along the way, Special Affairs Bureau staff hurried around with communication devices. From their snippets of conversation, Li Ang could hear that the reconstruction project was gradually unfolding.

The family rest area was on the left side of the thirteenth floor of the Special Affairs Bureau headquarters building. Li Ang went up the steps and found that this floor was furnished with sofas, bookshelves, coffee machines, and other decorations, but there were almost no people.

Only the Wang Congshan family sat in the corner.

Wang Congshan, sitting in the far corner, was the first to see Li Ang's arrival. She stood up abruptly from her chair, and the glass of water in her hand shattered on the floor with a crash.

Her parents and Wei Linglan, who were sitting next to her comforting her, also stood up and looked at Li Ang with complicated expressions.

"Uh, you guys talk first, I have something to do."

Bai Haozheng rubbed his palms awkwardly and pulled Ding Zhensì, who was unaware of what was happening, away from that floor.

Li Ang sighed, slowly walked forward, and met Wang Fengnian's eyes. "We meet again, Officer Wang."

"..."

Wang Fengnian opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopped. Finally, he sighed deeply and said softly, "Qi Lianxiang came to me before she died."

"I know."

Li Ang nodded. "I have the ability to see some of her memories."

"You are very smart. All previous cases did not use special powers, except for the last one."

Wang Fengnian said with complicated emotions, "Why?"

"Maybe it was a premonition."

Li Ang thought for a moment and said, "According to Locard's exchange principle, criminals will inevitably leave traces when they commit crimes.

There is no truly perfect crime in the world.

I could foresee that one day, I would be discovered. It was just a matter of time."

Li Ang paused. "If Officer Wang had found me first, maybe I would have voluntarily accepted punishment, four months, ten months, several years of virtual imprisonment."

"Confess?"

"More like, reconciling with myself."

Li Ang smiled. "Actually, before becoming a player, I was always worried and scared. Even if I studied and trained desperately, mastering knowledge and skills far beyond my peers, I would still feel fear and awe.

Awe of the solemnity of the criminal investigation system, fear of my own weakness.

Sometimes I wonder what kind of personality I would have if I had a normal life.

Maybe it would still be like this now, maybe not.

I've been pretending for too long, and I always feel like I'm wearing a mask on my face, and I've even forgotten what I look like under the mask."

"..."

Wang Fengnian was silent for a moment. "...Before you became a player, you collected the information about those people. Maybe you can give it to us and let us arrest them..."

Perhaps realizing the inappropriateness of his words, he stopped speaking.

In his career, he had also seen many unreasonable things.

If Li Ang was really willing to compromise and back down, they wouldn't have reached this point.

"Dad,"

Wang Congshan took a step forward. "You, Mom, and Cousin, go back first. Li Ang and I... have something to say."

"Huh?"

Wang Fengnian turned his head, saw his daughter's firm face, exchanged glances with his wife, and finally nodded silently.

Her parents left, and the scene became quiet again.

"Hoo..."

Li Ang slowly exhaled a breath of stale air and looked at Wang Congshan with a complicated expression. "I'm sorry for keeping it from you for so long..."

"We'll talk about those things later,"

Wang Congshan waved her hand and looked at Chai Cuicao, who was hiding in the corner, holding a donut and munching on it. Noticing the gaze, Chai Cuicao turned her head. "Who is she?"