Dude, something's really wrong with your abilities.

Chapter 86 Outrageous Speculation

Chen Shi's desk was covered with all the case files he had handled since joining the company. Strictly speaking, he wasn't the lead investigator in Wei Sheng's drug-selling case; he had only vaguely participated in the interrogation during the final stages of the case. However, in order to fully understand the timeline, he still specifically pulled out this case file as well.

From Wei Sheng and Lao Yuan, to the lottery station, the Red Falcon, the Phantom Wolf, the Soul Stealer, and the kidnapping of the old mother, each case unfolds neatly in chronological order.

In a corner of the office, Fatty and Chang Biao huddled together and whispered to each other.

The fat man's eyes were smirking: "Have you noticed? Little Shi is starting to look more and more like the boss now. He does things in a very rigid and arrogant way."

Su Xiaohe didn't like hearing this. How could an idol be like someone else, especially a woman? So her face was full of displeasure.

Chang Biao sighed, "Xiao Shi has really grown up. Before, when he had free time, he would just hang out with you all day, doing nothing but pointless things. Sometimes I wonder, if he hadn't played like you, Da Qiang, when he was little, would things be better for him now?"

As he spoke, Chang Biao sighed, "What a pity."

The fat man was speechless. Was Biaozi possessed by Su Xiaohe? Why was he praising Chen Shi instead of badmouthing me?

"You should put on your hand cream, dear Sister Chang."

"Hate!"

The group was whispering amongst themselves, but Chen Shi didn't hear a thing. He was focused on analyzing the case file.

He knew in his heart that Xing Mufeng and Director Liu's analysis was correct, and that his situation would be very dangerous. Since it concerned his own safety, Chen Shi always took it very seriously.

Moreover, it was a rare opportunity for a criminal investigation branch chief from the General Bureau to come to Linchuan for supervision. Chen Shi was unwilling to be transferred to the General Bureau, but he was very willing to take this opportunity to learn practical case-solving strategies from the other party.

After reviewing the first round of case files, Chen Shi organized his thoughts and went directly to report to Sun Tiemei.

"Team leader, let's look at the first case, Wei Sheng's case. I've rechecked the interrogation records and the case classification. He was Lao Yuan's subordinate, specifically responsible for selling low-end ability amplification agents piecemeal. He was basically a low-level distribution tool." Chen Shi spread out the case file. "Looking at this case alone, there's nothing unusual. Combining it with Lao Yuan's confession, we can confirm that at the time, the underground community was just casting a wide net across various places to build black market channels. Linchuan was just one of many distribution cities, simply used for profit, without any special planning."

Sun Tiemei shook her head: "That's not quite right. You forgot to make a horizontal comparison. The amount of drugs that Lao Yuan seized at the time was extremely exaggerated. I went through the case files of all the illegal drug cases in the surrounding cities during the same period. The total amount of drugs seized in similar cases in the surrounding provinces and cities combined does not even match the inventory that Lao Yuan had."

Chen Shi realized what was happening: "Team leader, you mean Lao Yuan isn't just an ordinary distributor, but controls the entire supply chain in the Shannan area?"

"This is just my guess." Sun Tiemei nodded. "If it's true, then when we seized all the inventory in one fell swoop, we directly cut off their supply base for the entire area, which really hurt the underground community."

"And there's a crucial piece of supporting evidence," Sun Tiemei added. "After the Lao Yuan case was closed, the black market for banned supernatural drugs in the surrounding provinces and cities almost disappeared. The other party directly abandoned its distribution network in other regions and did not restart the channels."

Chen Shi looked at the materials and said, "I understand. It was from the case of Lao Yuan that things started to change. The black market in the surrounding area disappeared, but cases of supernatural abilities in Linchuan began to surge. The two major factions in the underground community unanimously sent more people to Linchuan."

He continued to deduce the timeline: "The Red Falcon gang had already been lurking in Linchuan, slowly establishing themselves, quietly recruiting low-level ability users, and steadily expanding their power. Later, they must have received orders from higher-ups to accelerate the plan, which completely disrupted the rhythm and forced Zhao Zhiqiang to lose control and take hostages in the mall."

"We got involved in this case and gradually dismantled the underground lottery den, took down the Red Falcon gang, and finally brought Red Falcon to justice while Li Mo fled. Throughout the whole process, the Red Falcon faction maintained its secretive bottom line and did not take the initiative to confront us directly. The final battle in the basement was just an accidental encounter and could not be considered a declaration of war."

Sun Tiemei agreed with this assessment: "At this point, the other party's behavior logic is still relatively normal. They are still pursuing a strategy of secretly making profits and developing in a low-key manner, without openly provoking the authorities."

"The real qualitative change was the Phantom Wolf case." Chen Shi flipped through the Phantom Wolf case files. "Phantom Wolf was the first to break the unspoken rules. Even though the two major factions had different ideologies before, their bottom line was always the same: never to provoke the local supernatural ability bureau."

"But Huanlang directly plotted to assassinate a city-level leader. This is not just a simple act of causing trouble. It is a deliberate attempt to create a serious public incident, actively ignite public opinion, and disrupt the security of Linchuan. This is clearly a declaration of war against our Superpower Bureau."

"Then there was the Tong Ying case. She was ordered to come to Linchuan to clean up the undercover agents, which was also a direct order from the organization's higher-ups. From then on, all the actions of the underground community became more and more targeted, and were completely aimed at our Supernatural Abilities Bureau."

Sun Tiemei looked at him: "After reviewing so many cases, have you figured out any logic?"

Chen Shi thought for a long time, then suddenly burst out laughing. Even he himself felt that his guess was outrageous: "Team leader, don't laugh at me when I tell you, but I don't think the other side has any profound plan. To put it bluntly, they were attacked and then sent people to attack back."

Sun Tiemei was taken aback, then pondered for a moment, and finally smiled bitterly: "Maybe you really guessed right. The other side lost a large number of medicines in Linchuan and wanted to retaliate, but we beat them back hard. They are still not satisfied and keep escalating their attacks."

"Such a big organization, does it do things so childishly?" Chen Shi asked, looking puzzled.

"Who knows?" Sun Tiemei was equally puzzled.

Chen Shi sighed, "If I report this conclusion to Xing Da, will he scold me? It doesn't sound sophisticated at all; it sounds like a joke."

"If he agrees with this conclusion, it means your analytical approach is sound, and you've completed the task. You don't need to have much contact with him anymore. If he doesn't agree, it means he doesn't respect your logic, which also puts an end to his attempts to poach you."

Sun Tiemei was still upset about Xing Mufeng poaching people in public, so now she's shifting her thinking from direct and straightforward to a more nuanced approach.

Chen Shi was both amused and exasperated, inexplicably feeling that his team leader's way of handling things was becoming more and more like his own.

Sun Tiemei suddenly thought of something: "Living in the office all this time isn't a long-term solution. Director Liu wants to help you get an apartment, but the bureau's apartment resources are tight. Long-time employees have been waiting in line for years without getting one. If he tries to force a transfer, it won't be good for Director Liu either."

Chen Shi didn't seem to care at all: "It's fine, living in the office is great. It's safe and convenient, and I can even take care of Jianlou. Team leader, haven't you noticed that Jianlou is wagging his tail at me now?"

Sun Tiemei completely ignored his words: "You're coming with me to Uncle Zhang's house again this weekend. He's going to a friend's child's wedding this week, so he'll be resting at home. He's the head of the logistics department, so for these kinds of housing allocation matters, going to him is much more effective than going to Director Liu."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shi immediately thought of the hospitable Aunt Zhang. He had casually said "I'll definitely do it next time" last time, and he never expected it to come true so quickly.