Once, I wanted to be a good person

Wang Hao's first ability was of the Mind Category, the "Social Expert," which greatly enhanced his charm, facilitating his overt investigations.

His second ability granted him a clone + invisibility "Transparent Follower," perfectly complementing his first ability: because... this ability allowed him to covertly gather information.

Moreover, Fang Ze was in urgent need of this ability and had no other candidates on hand. Thus, choosing him to acquire this ability, and allowing himself to benefit from it, became the most suitable action.

With that in mind, Fang Ze returned to the Late-Night Investigation Room.

After returning to the Late-Night Investigation Room, Fang Ze gently closed the large iron door inscribed with the character for "One", then he sat down at the desk, turned on the desk lamp, rearranged the layout of the room, and commenced the summoning for the day.

........

He did not know how long it had been...

"You're awake?"

Stirred by that familiar and mysterious voice, Wang Hao slowly came to from the high-end leather sofa.

He gradually opened his groggy eyes, shook his head, which ached from drinking, and looked around.

When he saw that familiar luxurious room and the mysterious person shrouded in mist, Wang Hao sprung up from the sofa, exclaiming with surprise and excitement, "Your Excellency!"

However, possibly because he had been accompanying Sir Yang every day, and the exhaustion coupled with today's excessive drinking, made him feel dizzy the moment he stood, his vision swimming with stars, and he nearly collapsed to the floor.

Just as he was about to make a fool of himself, the mysterious person raised a hand lightly, and instantly, Wang Hao felt his body steadied by two invisible arms, regaining his balance.

He struggled to stand steady, and once the dizziness in his head abated, he hastily addressed the mysterious person again, "Your Excellency. I finally see you again!"

Hearing his words, the mysterious person just smiled slightly and nodded, then with his mystical, ethereal voice said, "Hungover?"

Wang Hao gave an awkward smile, "Yes."

Then he quickly explained, "These past few days I've been gathering information about the Flower Morning Festival. Those gang members... all"

Before he could finish, the mysterious person waved a hand, interrupting him, "No need to explain, I understand."

After saying that, the mysterious person pointed at him.

In that instant, Wang Hao only felt a cool sensation penetrate his forehead, rapidly spreading throughout his body.

After a moment, his entire body felt incredibly refreshed, and his head no longer had that heavy, drowsy feeling.

Knowing this to be the mysterious person aiding him to regain clarity, he quickly thanked, "Thank you, Your Excellency!"

The mysterious person nodded slightly, then gestured to the sofa with a gentle tone, "Please, have a seat."

"It seems you have reaped quite a bit recently?"

"Is it a new story related to the Flower Morning Festival?"

Upon hearing the mysterious person's words, Wang Hao promptly nodded, then he began, "Yes, Your Excellency."

"I have uncovered a lot of useful information regarding the Flower Morning Festival and wish to report to you!"

The mysterious person nodded again, then leaned back on the sofa, saying with a faint tone, "Then tell me."

With the mysterious person's approval, Wang Hao then detailed the intelligence and information he had gained from Sir Yang during this period.

Most of it were secrets of the eight major gangs of yesteryear.
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For instance, something the Jiang Family had early on investigated and Fang Ze already knew: Emerald City originally had only seven major gangs, and the leaders of these gangs had very close relationships.

Later, as the ditty spread, each of the seven gangs allocated some of their members to establish the eighth gang.

Beyond that, there were some very valuable pieces of information, even unknown to the Jiang Family.

For example, in those days, the seven leaders joined forces to defeat nearly all gangs of Emerald City and, with hefty bribes, influenced a Municipal Councilor of Emerald City to establish a special Paradise District in the Red Light District, which eventually became a landmark of the Emerald City's Red Light District.

In the construction of Paradise District, the seven leaders used many peculiar materials mixed into the edifices.

Back then, Sir Yang had covertly inquired with the overseeing gang members about these materials, but they simply stated they were Law Prohibition particles aimed at blocking investigative efforts, meant to ensure the privacy of guests.

However, Sir Yang, being short on money at the time, had stealthily stolen some of these materials when the overseers were not looking, intending to sell them on the black market.

The black market dealers, after appraising for a long time, concluded that these were not Law Prohibition grains and, since they couldn't identify what they were, ultimately, did not dare to buy them.

For instance, the seven earliest leaders were essentially undocumented upon their arrival in Emerald City; they were known as 'black households.' Their household registrations were obtained by bribing the said Municipal Councilor and, over time, they gradually became people with names and identities.

For example, since seeing the seven founding leaders for the last time over thirty years ago, Sir Yang had not seen these initial seven leaders for many years. And the gangs slowly came under the control of the ancestors of these founders.

Another thing... after the second-generation leaders of the seven gangs, the leaders almost entirely split the family assets, and interactions gradually decreased. By the time of the third-generation leaders, the seven gangs hardly had any dealings with each other.