Burning, killing, looting, they call me a saint

"Don't spread this around. I have a relative who used to do business in Sun and just escaped back these two days. He told me this. Now all the underground cities are blocking the news and no one dares to talk nonsense. Also, I heard from my relative that do you know what one of the banners those workers are rebelling under is?"

"what?"

"It's actually to avenge the biological person who was forced to commit suicide."

"cough cough"

Pang Ming, chief of the Lanting Police Department, frowned and coughed twice, interrupting the private conversation between the two police officers guarding the door of the crime scene.

The police officer who was originally chatting enthusiastically about the gossip of the neighboring city immediately stood at attention and saluted him with a serious expression, as if the two people who were just chatting were not them.

Pang Ming put his hands behind his back and walked past them expressionlessly without scolding them.

He knew very well that the matter of the Sun could not be suppressed at all. Too many people had recently escaped from that city, and the news spread too quickly, so many people already knew what kind of shocking tragedy had happened.

The police officers below were still envious of the fact that Sun was now in charge of the council chamber and could improve the treatment of his subordinates. However, for a high-ranking police chief like Pang Ming, this matter not only did not envy him, but made him hate him.

Lanting is now leaderless, with various factions fighting each other, and the dictatorial military government of the Sun next door has made Pang Ming prominent.

The people next door are all local tyrants, don’t you have some evil thoughts in your mind?

What's more, Pang Ming did not belong to any faction that was currently fighting for power. He was promoted from below by the former chairman and belonged to the team that was originally destined to be left to the "princess" who was to take over.

But now that the "princess" is missing, his situation has naturally become more and more embarrassing.

However, Pang Ming was indeed a die-hard fan. He never believed that the "princess", who was a top student in the college, would not have any warning before the train derailed.

When the train stopped at the station, the chairman's nephew, whom he hated so much, finished his act, and he and his men rushed onto the train immediately to investigate the broken connection in the last carriage.

The cast steel fasteners cannot be broken in a short time. It can be seen from the broken ends that the murderer took a long time to successfully cut off the connection between the last carriage and the entire train.

As a scientist, the "Princess" whose physical fitness far exceeds that of ordinary people, it is impossible for her not to notice such obvious movement!

Therefore, Pang Ming is more inclined to believe that she is not dead at all, and either she has been captured or she has escaped and is now hiding her identity and hiding in secret.

As the Chief of Police, he would personally investigate the death of a low-level tax collector today in order to verify this matter.

Because someone found some unusual clues at the crime scene.

After arriving at the bedroom where the tax collector and his wife died, the police officer who reported the special news respectfully handed his findings to him.

It was a tiny piece of leaf that had fallen from a plant and was right next to the dead body of the tax collector, as if he had accidentally grabbed it while struggling violently.

If this was just an ordinary piece of leaf fragment, it would naturally not be reported to Pang Ming, but the police officer who discovered it had obviously seen some worldly things.

The strength of this fragment seems very abnormal, very much like a special variety developed by the biologists of the Botanical Bureau.

Pang Ming's vision is undoubtedly much broader.

After careful study, he was sure that this fragment did not fall from an ordinary plant, but those special plants developed by biology were all extremely tough, and ordinary people would have no chance of tearing off a leaf.

unless

The plant was in a state of malnutrition and had not been properly cared for for a long time.

And he soon realized that the broken leaf was an orchid leaf!

After considering these two points, his hands trembled violently, but his face remained calm and did not let other people present notice any problems.

He took the sealed bag from the police officer next to him and put the leaves into the bag himself.

"I'll take this thing away first. You guys keep looking here to see if there are any other clues. If you find any, report to me immediately. A tax collector's entire family was wiped out. This kind of major case hasn't happened in Zhulan for more than ten years!"

The people around him didn't find it too strange. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the general manager's current situation was not very good. At such a time, such a heinous and rampant case had happened in Zhulan. It was normal for him to personally direct the attention.

But Pang Ming put his excited hands into his pockets to prevent anyone from noticing his abnormal mood!

orchid!

Orchids specially cultivated through biology!

There is only one person who is qualified to own the entire Zhulan, only one!

He walked out of the bedroom where the crime occurred and saw the two bloody lines of words on the second floor of the apartment.

【The murderer, Zhao Wei】

【There are also white pears! 】

The first line of the message, which was full of murderous intent, was obviously ruined by the following sentence, making the whole sentence even a little funny.

Pang Ming, however, acted extremely solemn. Although he did not understand the lady's intention of leaving this sentence here, since she wrote it down so openly, it proved that she wanted people to spread this sentence!

She definitely has her own ideas.

"Find someone to hold a press conference, right here on the spot! Have the reporters take photos of the words on this wall, and have them appear on the front pages of all the major newspapers tomorrow! Issue a wanted order, the whole city is looking for the murderers named Zhao Wei and Bai Li!"

He gave the order, looking back one last time before leaving the apartment.

He had already checked all the files before coming here to find out who this tax collector was and what his background was.

Now that I think about it, that lady must have known something, and she came for revenge!

Pang Ming secretly clenched his fists, thinking anxiously in his heart.

Don't let hatred cloud your mind, my lady. Revenge cannot be rushed!

Chapter 89 Kill them all

"Revenge cannot wait, killing must be done quickly!"

"Qi Zicheng, the nephew of the former chairman, is currently the director of the Zhulan Meteorological Bureau. He was the one who ordered what happened a year ago!"

"To be exact, the reason for the heavy snow that year was not because of his birthday, but because of the birthday of a female singer he was courting. The singer was holding a private performance on her birthday, and she needed snowflakes for the performance effect. In order to please her, Qi Zicheng asked the Meteorological Bureau to make it snow heavily in a season when it shouldn't snow."

"The impact of that snowstorm was huge. The agricultural production of the entire Zhulan was affected. Not only did many farmers die, but the landlords of Lanting also suffered heavy losses. It was the former chairman who suppressed the matter and compensated the landlords of Lanting for part of their losses. However, the culprit was only suspended from his post for three months and could not go out. Six months later, they found a new excuse and promoted him again."

On a village road in Ganguo Village in the countryside of Zhulan, Li Wei was driving while listening to Bai Li talking about some secrets that even the top leaders of Zhulan didn't know, which was obviously not something ordinary people could understand.

And she did not deliberately avoid this point, as if she did not care at all about causing Levi to doubt and speculate about her identity.

The orchid in the back row was lying half dead, with some oil stains still on its roots. It is true that swill can be eaten, but it just doesn’t taste very pleasant.

"Qi Zicheng is very afraid of death. He also knows that he has done many unscrupulous things and has many enemies, so he is particularly good at winning over people around him. During the years when he was the director of the Meteorological Bureau, the funding of the entire Meteorological Bureau was tripled by his personal sponsorship. Those scientists who came to Zhulan for funding were all won over by him with large sums of money."

"Not only that, he also hired someone from the Botanical Bureau at a high price to cultivate a special kind of hyacinth for him. He planted it all over the two miles of land near his manor. If there was any disturbance, there would be an early warning, and basically no one would have a chance to sneak in."

Levi looked around and found that this place was not far from the Hongzi Village he had been to before. It was also a village specializing in growing fruit trees. He couldn't help but ask.

"So here's what we need to get our hands on to get rid of those hyacinths?"

Bai Li said seriously.

"Don't worry, I know a lot about the city's plans. There is a secret greenhouse of the Zhulan Botanical Bureau in that village. There is a kind of herb cultivated there, which carries a pathogen that can kill most plants. As long as we find one, we can use it to paralyze the hyacinths that have been specially cultivated for warning in Qi Zicheng's manor."

There was indeed nothing wrong with her arrangement. Before coming to Zhulan, Levi had figured out that this place was different from the sun.

Taiyang is a resource-intensive industrial city with a poor environment and low education level, and there are basically few scientists who would live there permanently.

But Zhulan is different. It is a very livable place, and both the plants and the climate are very suitable for this city.

Therefore, the Zhulan government has a complete relevant organization. There are many scientists staying in the Botanical Bureau and the Meteorological Bureau, including some second-level scientists.

There are also those who study biological plants and create all kinds of strange and bizarre plants, which are also very difficult to deal with.

At least Levi had tested the strength of the orchid sitting in the back row. If he was not a level taller, it would be very difficult to break free from its restraints.

But after listening to Bai Li's words, Levi couldn't help but feel curious about one thing.

"Since it is the Plant Bureau, shouldn't it be to protect agricultural production and find ways to suppress and eliminate this pathogen that can kill plants on a large scale? Why is there a laboratory that specializes in cultivating plants that carry this pathogen?"

His words made Bai Li silent for a while, but it was obvious that this silence was not because she didn't know the answer, but because the answer was so dirty and dark that it was too difficult to talk about.

Finally, she opened her mouth to explain to Levi.

"Zhulan produces 30% of the crops, fruits and various ornamental plants in the entire East District, and thus supports dozens of large landowners. Hundreds of thousands of farmers in the villages below are all working for these dozens of families. The farmers' remuneration is linked to the output of agricultural products. The more bumper the harvest, the higher the remuneration the farmers can get. With higher remuneration, naturally no one wants to stay here to continue farming for others."

"This will lead to fewer farmers, and a bumper harvest will also cause the price of agricultural products to fall. After shipping the crops out of Zhulan, there is still some profit after selling them, but it is too little. The big landowners cannot accept this at all, and they dare not openly prevent a bumper harvest, so this kind of plant greenhouse dedicated to studying special pathogens appeared."

"Once there is a good harvest, the germs will be spread secretly, causing a large number of crops to become sick and die in the fields. The Lanting Grand Council will then pretend to be trying to save the situation but to no avail. This will ensure that the farmers will never starve to death, but also never have enough to eat, and will have to work in the fields all their lives. The price of agricultural products will also stabilize at a high point, and the landowners will ask actuaries to calculate every year how much agricultural products to retain to ensure the maximum profit."

Bai Li's voice was heavy as she spoke; this was obviously an extremely ugly truth.

For the sake of profit and manpower, they actively spread diseases, causing the food that was originally enough to feed everyone to stabilize at a half-dead point.

Moreover, Levi sneered at one of the sentences Bai Li said just now.

"Not starving to death, not full? If they really can't starve to death, how did the 400 people from the Sun Come to die? Why does Zhulan need to buy a large number of people from other cities every year to supplement the farmers in the village?"

"Those who grow crops will starve to death because they have no food to eat. Now they no longer have to rely on God for their food, but now they have to rely on people for their food."

The car fell into silence for a long time. Bai Li also felt that this was very ironic, but what was the problem?

Levi wasn't confused at all, he just felt disgusted.

When he first arrived in Taiyang, he didn't like it. Now that he has only been in Zhulan for less than two days, he also has a deep dislike for this city.

What kind of crappy game is this company making? Can playing this kind of game really make people happy?

"Are there any scientists in that greenhouse?" Levi asked in a cold voice.

"Yes, but the experimental subjects there are already very mature. Those who remain are some junior researchers, no big names."

"These people should all understand what the germs they cultivated will be used for in the end, right?"

"I think I understand."

"Then kill them all."

Chapter 90 The Lady is Not Dead

The news about the extermination of the family of the West District tax collector began to ferment in Zhulan's public opinion.

This matter is extremely serious. Like Taiyang, Zhulan is also an underground city where private carrying of firearms is prohibited.

In addition, public security management is strict enough, urban areas are strictly distinguished from towns and villages, and the rights of farmers are restricted, which makes the urban areas always safe and there are almost no murders.

Therefore, this case of family annihilation stood out.

In addition, the murderer was so rampant that he simply left his name on the wall to show off his power, which made the news spread faster and wider.

Soon, with Pang Ming's deliberate instigation, the passage with the names "Zhao Wei" and "Bai Li" appeared on the front pages of major newspapers, and more than half of the residents in Zhulan City knew about these two vicious murderers.

The people were filled with righteous indignation and demanded that Lanting must issue a strict order to bring the murderer to justice as quickly as possible to protect the safety of the entire Zhulan.

The two factions that have been vying for power and seeking the position of chairman have begun to use their own mouthpieces to reassure the residents of the city.

We will definitely urge the police department to bring the murderer to justice as soon as possible and at the same time determine the new chairman.

Just when the whole city's attention was drawn to this tragic case of family massacre, Pang Ming, the chief police officer who was at the center of pressure, did not, under the pressure from all sides, desperately force his police officers to search the whole city and do their best to solve the case.

Instead, he threw everything to his deputy, and did not even strictly order him to do his best to solve the case within a certain period of time. Instead, he gave him subtle hints.

There is something fishy about this case, so we should delay it as long as possible. If there is any progress, we should report it to him immediately and never leak the news to anyone else.

Afterwards, he met with seven major landlords of the Lanting Grand Council Hall who were also loyal to the former chairman, and the meeting was completed in a secret apartment.

"What? Commander Pang has already decided which new group to join? You called us all here today, are you here to serve as a lobbyist?"

As soon as everyone arrived and sat down, one of the landlords asked in a sarcastic tone.

Pang Ming had a gloomy face and clenched his hands into fists.

"I am not as good as you all here. You still have vast estates and rich family wealth. If you leave the chairman, no matter who you follow, you will not be liquidated. I only have myself, so I will never betray the chairman at any time. If the person who succeeds in the end is not the chairman's descendant, then I will submit my resignation letter and leave Zhulan."

"Humph, you still have some conscience, unlike some people who have already flirted with others and are just short of publicly announcing their support for that ungrateful bastard to take the top position!"

The big landlord who was being mocked flew into a rage and stood up, slamming the table!

"Master Qi, at least his last name is Qi! Otherwise, who do you think I should support? Those idiots who want to change the system to internal elections for four-year terms! The emperor of the central government has survived so many storms and is still here. Do these people dare to go to the central government and declare that the emperor's term should also be changed to four-year terms? I think you are the real ungrateful person!"

"Master Qi is bullshit! We still haven't figured out how the chairman died, and it has everything to do with that little bastard! And have you forgotten what ridiculous things he did before? If he inherits the position of chairman, Zhulan will be the next sun!"

"How dare you say something like that! How dare you!"

"Why wouldn't I dare? Now that the young lady is dead, the chairman has no descendants! What else should I not dare to do?"

"The lady is not dead."

Pang Ming's simple words instantly stopped the quarrel that was gradually getting out of control.