Do not engage in underworld operations in the human world!

The images in the stronghold were projected with unknown precision onto every screen in Kunlun Town. Big screens, mobile phones, and even roadside billboards were all broadcasting real-time images from the stronghold.

A mocking voice accompanied the picture at the right time.

"Oh my, is this the way the Enforcement Bureau suppresses people? So as long as they are ordinary people who have no ability to resist, they can empty the magazine without any investigation?"

Judging from the images transmitted from inside the base, the victims were just ordinary people who had no ability to resist, but they suddenly died the moment they approached the law enforcement officers and agents.

The victims were still tied with ropes, and it was obvious that they were hostages who needed to be rescued, but they were still crying in fear and dying quickly. Especially when hearing the voice-over, this scene naturally made people feel that the law enforcement agency was indiscriminately killing people.

The evil cultivators slaughtering ordinary people might worry the people, but it would not make them panic. However, if the people wielding the butcher knife were the law enforcement agency that had always guaranteed their safety, then the nature of the situation would be completely different.

It was not until this time that everyone finally realized why the witch from the Hehuan Sect gave up all the information so easily.

She didn't have a change of heart or realize that she had no choice. Instead, she wanted the people from the Law Enforcement Bureau to enter the Hehuan Sect's base and then use the victims to undermine the credibility of the Law Enforcement Bureau.

"What a clumsy attempt to sow discord." Jiang Lu couldn't help but complain: "Will anyone really believe this?"

"It's very crude, but based on my experience, it's also very effective." The director looked solemn, as if he already knew what kind of storm he was going to face.

The subsequent development of events was just as he expected, and it led to a situation that he had no control over at all.

Admittedly, the Hehuan Sect had a very crude beginning, and if you look into it in depth you will find many flaws.

But there are always people who like to watch the fun and try to make the water even more turbid.

The media who are willing to take advantage of others for traffic, the conflicting interests that have long been dissatisfied with the law enforcement agencies and will jump out at the first opportunity, as well as the keyboard warriors and some conspiracy theorists who are keen to show their presence by showing their unique insights and unconventional ways.

These various groups are enough to confuse the public and make those who are already confused even more wavering.

In fact, no one cares what the truth is. After all, they were not the ones being slaughtered. What they can get from this incident is what they care about.

The Hehuan Sect took advantage of this point and was able to cause such a huge uproar with such a clumsy layout.

"It's really strange. I don't know why they do this. It won't benefit the Hehuan Sect at all, right? Even if the credibility of the Law Enforcement Bureau is completely damaged, their activities cannot be legal."

At the emergency press conference of the Law Enforcement Bureau, Jiang Lu, who was in the backstage, peeked at the situation in front and said puzzledly.

However, the Dong Wanggong beside him seemed to realize something and murmured to himself: "I feel like I should understand."

"What do you unserstand?"

Dong Wanggong showed hesitation: "But I don't know if my guess is correct."

Seeing him being so fussy, Jiang Lu, who was curious and had his appetite whetted, urged him anxiously, "Just tell me quickly, it's urgent."

"Remember what I told you about the casino?"

"The casino?" Jiang Lu thought for a moment and said, "You confessed a lot of things. Which one do you want to talk about?"

"It was because I was guided by Yuanshi Tianzun that I opened a casino in the mortal world."

"Oh, you're talking about this." Jiang Lu was a little confused: "So what?"

Dong Wanggong hesitated a little: "I feel that the situations on both sides are somewhat similar. The Hehuan Sect seems to have done something that I couldn't do."

"What couldn't be done?"

Dong Wanggong sighed and finally revealed everything: "If we follow the original plan, the ending of Nanjiang City and all cities with casinos should be the same as the current Kunlun Town.

Although I probably wouldn't choose such an extreme method, in the end both the Law Enforcement Bureau and Sanqing Temple would definitely lose a great deal of credibility.

Although the Law Enforcement Bureau is currently bearing the brunt of the impact in Kunlun Town, if this incident is not handled properly, Sanqing Temple will certainly be to blame as well, and the fire will sooner or later spread to them."

Jiang Lu was stunned: "Uh, I thought your ultimate goal at that time was to make people addicted to gambling."

"Getting people addicted to gambling is a means, not an end."

Dong Wanggong explained:

"The ultimate goal is to make these people go down a path of no return, leaving them with no choice but to stand against Sanqing Temple and the law enforcement bureau.

Once the situation is formed, whether it is because there are too many people like this, Sanqing Temple and the law enforcement bureau choose to condone them or not to condone them at all, thus causing greater conflicts and involving more victims, they will no longer be high and mighty in the end, but will be knocked off the altar and receive mixed praise and criticism. "

Jiang Lu seemed to be thinking about something, and asked as if to verify it: "Yuanshi Tianzun, do you want a chaotic world?"

"I don't know whether it's a chaotic world or not, but he must be dissatisfied with the current state of the Three Pure Ones Realm and wants to change it."

Dong Wanggong paused, then continued:
"Or maybe there was some reason that forced him to plan all this."

"I don't understand." Jiang Lu was confused: "If he really wanted to break the existing situation, why would he go through so much trouble? With his methods, even if he was dissatisfied with Sanqing Temple, he could just say one word to get them off work, right?"

"It's not that simple. According to what you said, when he showed up in the early stages of the Conferred Gods War, King Zhou should have abdicated. What do other immortals have to do with it?"

"That's not a problem." Jiang Lu nodded when he heard that.

He is used to catching the king first, and he likes to throw the king bomb first when playing Landlord. He doesn't like to talk nonsense with others, so it is difficult for him to understand the practice of making plans first in everything he does.

With the support of absolute strength, he would rush forward, capture the powerful enemies, and directly wreak havoc on their harems. This approach was more in line with his preferences.

"So the person behind the Hehuan Sect is actually Yuanshi Tianzun?" Jiang Lu asked.

"I don't know." Dong Wanggong shook his head. This matter involved too many things, and he was not sure. "I just said that the situation created by the Hehuan Sect is very similar to the result I intended to guide at that time, but I can't guarantee that it was definitely the work of Yuanshi Tianzun."

"Now that we've come to this, let's just treat him as such for now."

Jiang Lu shrugged, and suddenly thought of something: "But if it is really him, I always feel like something is missing."

"What's missing?" Dong Wanggong was curious.

Jiang Lu did not answer, but grabbed a passing law enforcement officer. The law enforcement officer stopped and asked: "What's the matter?"

"Excuse me, how do I get to the Narcotics Division?"

"Oh, that's the director of the Narcotics Division." The law enforcement officer pointed to a familiar-looking middle-aged man who was also in the backstage, watching the press conference in front through the screen with a serious face.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

After saying goodbye to the law enforcement officer, Jiang Lu walked up to the director of the Narcotics Control Bureau.

"Hello, are you the director of the Narcotics Control Bureau?" Jiang Lu asked politely.

The director turned his head and glanced at Jiang Lu, remembering that he had met Jiang Lu earlier today at the recommendation of the director, so he stood up and nodded in a friendly manner: "It's me, what can I do for you?"

"Oh, that's right. I want to ask, has our department found any new types of drugs recently?" Jiang Lu asked with a smile.

But the director answered firmly: "Drugs? There are absolutely no drugs in Kunlun Town. With the excellent safety education in Sanqing Realm, even children know that drugs will destroy a person from the inside out and stay away from drugs. There are very few drugs in the entire Sanqing Realm, let alone Kunlun Town, which has the reputation of a zero-drug city."

"Hmm" Jiang Lu murmured.

Dong Wanggong guessed Jiang Lu's intention. After listening to the director's answer, he said to Jiang Lu, "You think that since there is prostitution and gambling, there must be drugs, right? But people also said that there are no drugs in Kunlun Town. You must be overthinking."

However, Jiang Lu ignored Dong Wanggong and asked after thinking for a moment: "Then let me ask it another way. Have you found any special drugs circulating in the market that can cause excitement or hallucinations in the human body, harm the human body to a certain extent, and make the human body addicted and dependent?"

"If you put it that way," the director thought for a moment, "there are many types. Which one do you want to ask about?"

"Eh?" Dong Wanggong was stunned: "Didn't you say there were no drugs?"

"Ah, as long as we don't define them as drugs, they are not drugs." The director smiled embarrassedly: "As you know, Kunlun Town is on the border of the Three Pure Ones Realm, adjacent to many witch tribes and barbarians, so it is difficult to ban drugs."

Duke Dong wanted to complain something more but was stopped by Jiang Lu.

"Let's just talk about the most popular one right now."

The director of the “most widespread” department thought for a while and said, “The most widespread one should be the “drug of immortality”, right? It is said that after taking it, people can see themselves ascending to heaven and living in the fairyland.

According to the General Administration's investigation, this drug originated from the Wan Du Sect, which fled to the West and disappeared for a long time after a severe crackdown hundreds of years ago. Before it spread to our Kunlun Town, it seemed to have been popular in the northwest region of the Sanqing Realm.

It’s just that the actions of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect were silent, and the spread of the immortality drug was also very slow. It has been more than half a year since the discovery, and the General Administration has only just found some clues and is preparing to formally file a case and set up a special team. "

"Speaking of which, how long has the Hehuan Sect's affairs lasted from the beginning to now?" Jiang Lu asked again.

"Hmm, about half a year? Almost a year?"

Jiang Lu nodded: "Thank you."

"It should."

Jiang Lu and Dong Wanggong returned to the unnoticed corner again.

“How long ago was the first casino opened?”

Dong Wanggong's expression was a little awkward: "Almost a year too."

"Case solved!" Jiang Lu clapped his hands. "Prostitution, gambling and drugs are all involved. It can't be a coincidence. Moreover, the casinos are most widespread in the southeast. The Hehuan Sect uses Kunlun Town in the southwest as a springboard, and the Wandu Sect started from the northwest. They have almost taken over the entire Sanqing Realm."

"If that's true, I can't accept it." Dong Wanggong looked bitter.

"Can't you accept yourself doing such a dirty thing?"

"No." Dong Wanggong shook his head and said angrily: "I can't accept that I am doing the same thing as the Hehuan Sect and the Wandu Sect. This is simply an insult to me!"

"Oh, yes. Why are you the only one in charge of the gambling?" Jiang Lu realized it belatedly and was a little surprised.

"How would I know?" Dong Wanggong was a little depressed: "So I am more inclined to believe that our speculation is wrong."

While the two were talking, the noise ahead had ended.

The press conference ended, all reporters and media were dismissed, and the director returned to the backstage somewhat dejectedly.

After waiting for him to negotiate with several messengers who had rushed over from Sanqing Temple after hearing about the incident, Jiang Lu went up to them and asked about the details.

"It's not a good situation."

The director smiled bitterly:
"Those reporters were like crazy, constantly setting traps. Even if I was extremely careful, I couldn't guarantee that any of my words would lead to any evidence. It was as if they wanted to plunge the Enforcement Agency into an abyss."

Jiang Lu glanced at Dong Wanggong and asked, "Shouldn't we find two authoritative people to dispel the rumors?"

"No matter who comes, it won't work. Public opinion is too excited right now. Even if we put evidence in front of them that proves it's a misunderstanding, they will probably turn a blind eye."

The director shook his head:
"I am now afraid that someone will think that we did those things under the instruction of Sanqing Temple, which will cause a bigger disturbance. The few questions just now have given me a clue."

"So is there anything I can do to help?"

"Don't worry about it." The director seemed to have aged a lot in an instant, his voice full of fatigue: "This matter has nothing to do with you in the first place, and you don't need to worry about the follow-up here. It can always be solved. What you need to do now is to go back and have a good rest. I will take you to Kunlun Mountain tomorrow."

Hearing that the director was still thinking about him, Jiang Lu felt a little embarrassed: "I won't bother you with such a big thing. I'll go by myself."

"It's not all for you. I also want to try and see if I can ask the immortals on Kunlun Mountain to come forward. With them in charge, the situation of the Law Enforcement Bureau may be better."

The director's eyes became determined:

"Although I know the possibility is small, I still want to try. After all, Kunlun Mountain is the only place in the entire Sanqing Realm where mortals have the opportunity to come into contact with immortals." (End of this chapter)