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Chapter 55 Authorization
On the spaceship heading to Yuanguang Star, Cheng Xu informed Lance that personnel from the Chengming Star Branch would be coming to meet him.
Lance originally intended to show Cheng Xu hospitality by taking him around the vicinity of the Yuanguangxing branch before the Chengmingxing branch arrived.
As a branch office of the galaxy, the Far Light Star Branch Office is no smaller in scale than the Clear Star Branch Office.
Due to significant differences in region and culture, the architectural style of the Yuanguangxing branch is quite different from that of the Chengmingxing branch.
But when he entered the branch office, he learned some unexpected news.
"What? The personnel from Chengmingxing Branch responsible for liaison have arrived?"
Isn't this coming a little too fast?
Filled with shock and doubt, Lance led Cheng Xu into the Yuanguang Star Branch building and took the elevator directly to the reception room.
When Lance saw the person who came to the reception room, an even more unbelievable feeling welled up inside him.
"Xue Zijing? It's you?"
A 2.2-meter-tall man walked towards us, emitting a high-pitched laugh.
"What, you're not welcoming me? Why can't I come?"
Lance thought to himself, this isn't a question of whether he's welcome or not...
You are the director of the Special Operations Division of Chengmingxing Branch. Is it really reasonable for you to suddenly appear at Yuanguangxing Branch?
Lance never expected that the "liaison person" Cheng Xu mentioned would be Xue Zijing, who was at the same level and in the same position as him.
While he was in a daze, Xue Zijing smiled and greeted Cheng Xu behind him.
However, Cheng Xu could still sense a hint of restraint and unease in Director Xue's demeanor.
In fact, there was a reason why Xue Zijing was able to arrive at Yuanguang Star before Lance and Cheng Xu:
As mentioned before, the Anomaly Management Bureau has lifted its close monitoring of Cheng Xu, but this does not mean that they are simply letting the terminal anomaly go unchecked.
While Cheng Xu was away on vacation, the Chengming Star Branch temporarily assembled a team that also came to the Yuanguang Galaxy.
To avoid offending Cheng Xu, their spaceship remained outside the atmosphere of Farlight Star. This way, if anything happened to Cheng Xu, the team could react promptly.
Xue Zijing is the captain of this team.
After Cheng Xu communicated with Hu Zhou, the Chengmingxing branch immediately contacted Xue Zijing and arranged for him to rush to Yuanguangxing to meet with Cheng Xu.
Xue Zijing noticed that Cheng Xu seemed to be carrying a strangely shaped bag on his back, and the bag was shaking from time to time.
When Cheng Xu saw his gaze, he could only explain that he had bought a pet carrier on Fenglin Star, and that a silly, big cat had become persistently attached to him.
"Well, let's go inside and talk."
After the initial emotional turmoil, Lanceli managed to control his mindset as the host.
He and Xue Zijing had known each other for a long time, and after they both became directors of the galaxy branch offices, they often had business collaborations.
The door to the reception room was closed. Without keeping her in suspense, Xue Zijing took out a badge the size of her palm.
"Clerk Cheng Xu, as decided by the Chengming Star Branch, you are hereby granted full authority to cooperate with the Yuanguang Star Branch in investigating the incident of the missing [Crack]."
Qualifications to conduct a full investigation?
Cheng Xu was not quite clear about the meaning behind this, but Lance's gaze suddenly became profound.
For a galactic branch, granting full authority is no ordinary matter.
This qualification means that the recipient has the authority to mobilize all available resources of the branch office, provided that it is reasonable.
This represents the branch office's high recognition of an individual's character and abilities.
Although Lance already held Cheng Xu in very high regard, he was still incredibly surprised that Cheng Xu had been granted full authority due to his age.
In his view, even if full authority were granted, Xue Zijing, a veteran on Yuanguang Star, should be the one authorized.
"If you have any questions, go talk to our leader. I'm just a messenger."
Xue Zijing chuckled.
"Xiao Cheng is an elite member of our branch. He has played a key role in several unusual incidents, and even Director Ke Bo highly regards him."
"Is that so? What a young prodigy!"
Lance didn't expect that his evaluation of Cheng Xu was still too low.
If Xue Zijing could hear Lance's inner thoughts, he would probably sneer three times.
It's not just a low evaluation. If you knew this guy's true identity, knew that he could perform planetary-level time travel, and knew that he could kill Gray Shu from across the void, you'd probably be scared out of your wits on the spot.
Cheng Xu took the badge from Xue Zijing.
"Directors, let's get down to business. What exactly happened?"
Xue Zijing and Lance Li exchanged a glance, their expressions turning serious.
Given their director-level status, they naturally knew the details of what had happened not long ago.
Because of the gravity of the matter, both sides maintained strict secrecy and secretly investigated the attack on the transport fleet.
Because this matter involves both the Chengmingxing and Yuanguangxing police stations, the other party's cooperation and assistance in the investigation are often required.
Before Lansley arrived at Fenglin Star after hearing that his nephew was in danger, he was with personnel from Chengming Star Branch who were jointly inspecting the scene of the incident.
Upon hearing that the transport fleet had been attacked by the "Arbitrators" of the Purge Bureau and that the unusual [Crack] had been lost, Cheng Xu immediately understood the seriousness of the situation.
"Director Xue, are you saying they launched the attack around the time of the Golunxing incident?"
Xue Zijing nodded.
Cheng Xu felt displeased.
He originally thought he had completely thwarted Gray's plans on Golun.
Only now does he realize that there's more to the story of Ge Lunxing's incident. The cadres from the Anti-Corruption Bureau have orchestrated a series of events, delivering another blow to the Chengmingxing Branch.
This feeling of being maliciously targeted and manipulated made Cheng Xu feel very uncomfortable.
"Any progress in the investigation?" he asked, looking at Xue Zijing and Lance Li.
Lancelot replied, "We have already conducted a preliminary cleanup and inspection of the battlefield, and are currently conducting simulation analysis. We should have the results soon."
Xue Zijing stared into Lance's eyes:
"Lansley, we've known each other for a long time, haven't we? Why won't you tell me the most crucial question?"
The burly man from the Haoli tribe had several changes in expression before finally letting out a sigh.
"Sigh... This is a family matter we don't want to air in public, please forgive us."
He looked at Cheng Xu and said seriously:
"The reason why the fleet transporting the [Cracks] was attacked was because of an information leak within the Farlight Star branch."
"We have taken the relevant personnel into custody and are currently conducting interrogations."
Cheng Xu looked at Xue Zijing and finally understood why Director Xue said the matter was complicated.
Is there a traitor in the Yuanguangxing branch?