Volume 1 The Beginning of Chaos Chapter 196 Mu Bai's Suspicions
Meng Jiao is a good captain, there is no doubt about it, even if there is a little indecision, but in general, it is still flawed, if there is no appearance of Yun Lan, it is not easy to find a replacement captain.
It's a pity that the team is calm on the surface, but in fact there are already precursors of disintegration, in the final analysis, it is for the election of the captain, if it is not for Meng Jiao's strong strength and steady action, I don't know how much chaos will be born, just like Yun Lan's previous wrongs, Meng Jiao will bear at least half of the responsibility for this!
After this incident, Shang Bodong handed over the task of finding out the messenger to Meng Jiao, which was also a test for Meng Jiao about the position of the captain, hoping that the other party could clear the unstable factors of the business department through his own means, but unfortunately a year has passed, and the person who is secretly fueling the trouble has never been found.
If this hidden danger is not eliminated for a day, the business department will not be at peace for a day, but with Meng Jiao's ability and means, it is not a simple matter to find out this secret promoter, which also makes Meng Jiao see his shortcomings as a captain.
After a heart-to-heart conversation and discussion between Shang Bodong and Meng Jiao, Meng Jiao also thought that Yun Lan might be more suitable for the position of captain than himself, and decided to promote Yun Lan to be the vice captain of the team first, and then step down as the captain and hand it over to Yun Lan after the situation stabilized.
"Director, the captain's character and strength are far above me, why don't you think about this matter again?"
Yun Lan's words were not polite, but from the heart, after all, whether it was strength or qualifications, the gap between the two was very different, Yun Lan didn't think that she had any qualifications to be the captain of a team.
Moreover, according to the practice of the Immortal Demon Administration, the captain of a team not only needs to manage the members of a team, but also has to lead the entire business department, and the power is far from being as simple as the captain, which makes Yun Lan feel even more uneasy!
"Don't worry, it's not like you're going to take over the business department now, the position of deputy captain is a test for you! Although Meng Jiao and I are very optimistic about you, but this point still needs time to verify, as for whether you can be qualified for the position of captain, it depends on your next performance!"
Shang Bodong doesn't care about the problem of qualifications, the life span of the fairy demon is extremely long, and the way of ranking seniority is not suitable for the selection of talents, the achiever is the first, and the capable live in it, this is a healthy and positive way of operation, otherwise Shang Bodong will not be appointed as the director of the Anseong Branch in a very short period of time by virtue of his repeated achievements!
"But ......"
Seeing that Yun Lan was a little hesitant, Shang Bodong hurriedly waved his hand and interrupted: "There is no need to dwell on this matter, just do what you should do with your heart, don't have too much psychological pressure, if your performance is not qualified for the position of captain, we will not force it, after all, the stability of the business department is the top priority, and what I told you now is just a preliminary idea!"
Hearing Shang Bodong say this, Yun Lan finally breathed a sigh of relief, the pressure given by the other party was too great, not to mention that Yun Lan had never thought of this kind of thing before, as soon as he was entrusted with a heavy task, he really didn't know what to do!
"Okay, that's all for this matter, there is one more thing I want to ask your opinion, when you were in the Paradise Pavilion before, you had contact with Mu Bai for a period of time, I don't know what you think of this person?"
Shang Bodong knew very well in his heart that it was useless to talk about this kind of thing, and he needed to give Yun Lan some time to digest it slowly, so he quickly changed the topic and asked about Mu Bai.
"Mu Bai, how could the director suddenly remember to ask this person, could it be that the other party committed any case?"
Yun Lan was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and her attention also turned, and she couldn't understand why Shang Bodong suddenly mentioned Mu Bai.
"According to reliable reports, Mu Bai has become the new master of the Paradise Pavilion, and in the process of power change, he defeated another competitor at the peak of the Demon Emperor with absolute strength, this move is obviously a bit unusual, and the General Administration has focused its attention on Mu Bai's body, thinking that the other party is very likely to collude with the demon clan!"
Shang Bodong's words made Yun Lan feel surprised, but if he thought about it carefully, it made sense, after all, Mu Bai was the only one who faced the demon clan at the beginning, and if there was anything to do, Mu Bai's suspicion was naturally the greatest.
"Actually, I didn't have too much contact with Mu Bai, when I first went to the island, I just happened to meet Mu Bai, and then I learned the whereabouts of the mole demon from his mouth, if you insist on feeling, this person's surrender seems to be extremely deep, and he always maintains a smile that can't be seen from the truth, it is difficult to see the true intentions of the other party on the surface, and the strength is unfathomable!"
Yun Lan's evaluation was similar to what Shang Bodong had learned, and seeing that he couldn't ask anything special, he put out the topic, and after a few words, he let Yun Lan leave first, and fell into contemplation alone.
There is no doubt about the strength of the demon race, but if it is only strong in terms of strength, it is not enough to be afraid, although the masters of the human world are not as widespread as the fairy world, but a demon who is about to flee in the face of the demon emperor is really not much in the eyes of the fairy and demon administration!
Although Mu Bai's strength is not bad, he is only a demon emperor-level water tribe, and the position of the pen in front of the palace may not be bad in the eyes of ordinary fairies and demons, but in the final analysis, it is just a puppet pushed to the front by the Four Seas Dragon Palace, if even such a person can easily repel the demons who appeared this time, it can be regarded as a good thing.
It's a pity that all kinds of signs show that things don't seem to be as simple as imagined, because in addition to the strength of the demons, the means of demagogy are also superb!
Anyone has desires, and this is understandable, but when facing demons, this often becomes a fatal weakness!
The demons have the ability to amplify their desires, and any selfish distractions can't hide from the eyes of the high-level demons, and once they are bewitched and deeply trapped in it, they will never be able to extricate themselves.
In ancient times, I don't know how many amazing and brilliant people have fallen to the desire in their hearts, this kind of silent corrosion is far better than the sharp killing of divine weapons, it can really be said that it is impossible to prevent!
The identity of the demonic young man has been confirmed, whether it is the residual breath at the scene, or the testimony provided by Mu Bai, it is enough to confirm the identity of the other party's demon race, although the strength is a little weak, but it is very likely that it is because of the poor state of the first person in the world, and he has not been able to judge what the specific situation of the other party is!
Mu Bai was very cooperative in the investigation after the fact, or the Paradise Pavilion was very cooperative in this matter, there was nothing to hide from beginning to end, and even the origin of this group of mole demons had been investigated in advance, whether it was in terms of attitude or responsibility after the fact, it was impossible to find any fault.
It's a pity that I can't find fault with it, but it doesn't mean that there is no problem here, first of all, Mu Bai's judgment, it has been hundreds of years since the last demon appeared, although Mu Bai's practice is a long time, but face-to-face contact with the demon is still the first time, why can you directly determine the identity of the other party in a face-to-face effort?
Although the heritage of the Four Seas Dragon Palace is deep, how many catties and taels can a person in front of the palace hold a pen, but the General Administration did not say anything at this point, it seems that there is a certain existence with a very high status to vouch for Mu Bai, and this obviously problematic suspicion has also been skipped.
In addition, it is the specific strength of this living demon race!
According to Mu Bai, although the opponent's real combat power is extremely strong, he has not broken through to the realm of the Demon Emperor in terms of cultivation, and the strength he can exert in the battle is only barely able to fight with Mu Bai, which is also the reason why the other party was defeated in the end.
At first glance, it doesn't seem to be a problem, the Demon Emperor realm corresponds to the Demon Emperor realm of the Demon Clan, Mu Bai's cultivation strength has long been the peak of the Demon Emperor, even if he faces the Demon Emperor in the early stage, he has the power to fight, and there is nothing unreasonable to defeat a demon who does not even have the Demon Emperor realm.
But because of this, how did a demon who hadn't even reached the realm of the Demon Emperor escape with injuries?
Especially when Mu Bai was in an excellent state after the war, with the maze around the Bliss Pavilion, even if the enemy was also at the peak of the Demon Emperor, he might not be able to escape, right?
According to Yun Lan's description and the arguments of others present at the time, not long after the movement of the battle stopped, Mu Bai came from a distance and did not make any other moves except for leaving a pill, and it did not look like a futile return after the pursuit.
For this point, Mu Bai naturally has a corresponding answer, but this answer is completely beyond everyone's expectations, because from Mu Bai's position, the other party has not been able to escape from his hands at all, but simply died in battle on the spot!
When the General Administration sent people to form an investigation team, it had divined the relevant information of the demon clan's current life, and obtained first-hand information through the case report reported by Yun Lan, and asserted that the demon clan in this world was not dead.
Although this point has not been verified by other parties, when the investigation team went to the Paradise Pavilion to investigate, they went directly to track down the whereabouts of the demons, not just to know the means and reasons of the other party's existence, which made the investigation direction of the Immortal Demon Administration and the Paradise Pavilion extremely deviated.
The former expected that this living demon clan was on the run, not only wanting to trace the origin, but more importantly, wanting to completely kill it to prevent future troubles, and finding the Paradise Pavilion was also to collect information and facilitate the next step of the investigation.
The Paradise Pavilion side was completely different, according to Mu Bai, after the other party left a bunch of meaningless threatening remarks, they were reduced to ashes and corpses were left with no bones left under their own attacks!
Although this method of death also surprised Mu Bai a little, but the fluctuation of the breath could not deceive people, even if the other party could escape the soul, there was no way to break through the trap of the Paradise Pavilion when the body was destroyed, as long as he carefully probed, he could sort out the current situation.
In order to prevent accidents, Mu Bai deliberately thoroughly perceived the interior of the Paradise Pavilion, and found that the other party had not even been able to leave his soul, although this also made Mu Bai feel a little strange, but he was worried about the safety of the guests and the safety of Yun Lan, so he had no choice but to temporarily put aside the doubts in his heart and rushed to the crowd, and there was this scene that everyone saw later.
In order to prevent Mu Bai's confession from being falsified, the investigators of the General Bureau, with the accommodation of the Paradise Pavilion, cast a special spell on Mu Bai for interrogation, but the result confirmed that the other party's statement was indeed true, and in the face of this unexpected situation, the investigation team had to temporarily dispel Mu Bai's suspicion, after all, judging from the development process of the matter, Mu Bai's actions were not only faultless but meritorious.
As for the fake death of the demon clan in the present world, it is no wonder that Mu Bai is sloppy, after all, it has been hundreds of years since the last demon clan appeared, and there are not many people who know the methods of the demon race, and it is understandable that they are calculated by the other party without noticing, and it is not common for the demon clan itself to be able to save his life when his body is completely destroyed!
In this way, the personnel of the investigation team probably guessed what the current situation of this demon clan was, and the reason why the other party did not leave the range of Ancheng as soon as possible was not because he didn't want to leave, but because he no longer had the ability to leave, and now he was hiding in a corner to recuperate, and by the way, he was avoiding the tracking of the outside world.
Although the other party can calmly escape after the body is destroyed, it is impossible to have no impact at all, even if it is not broken by this, reshaping the body is a big trouble, this rare period of weakness is the best time to solve the other party!