As it turns out, Denise's request was indeed well-founded.
Watching the mountain of physical evidence pile up via star-video, Andrew Han couldn't help but marvel, "So much, impressive! I thought it would take at least half a star-year to get results, but you worked much faster than I expected. Your investigation efficiency is quite high."
"How high did you expect, my lord?" Denise covered her mouth and laughed softly.
Andrew chuckled, "Very high, very high."
Hearing this, Denise's eyes lit up with delight. She pressed her red lips together, looking both shy and eager to be praised, her graceful beauty leaving Finch Huang utterly stunned.
Especially the striking difference in chest development made Finch Huang fall silent; at Starlight Tier, she couldn't alter her life structure, so even forcibly enlarging it was useless. It was just like plastic surgery back on Earth—fake was always fake.
"It's terrifying..."
Finch Huang stood beside Andrew Han, staring intently at Denise on the projection screen.
According to her master, Denise was a Void Rift peak on the Life-Synthesis Path—a Strange Darling. Back when Andrew Han first arrived at the Mory Sector Law-Enforcement Pavilion, swiftly dealing with the Inspector and Deputy Inspector, Denise was the very first to come forward and pledge allegiance.
For example, the intelligence about Sins hidden in the Grand Epoch Sect Zone had come from Denise.
Denise added, "Honestly, we never expected to uncover so much physical evidence. It's a little frightening, to be honest. We're limited in our abilities, and right now, everyone is on edge, terrified something might happen to the evidence."
"What are you afraid of?" Andrew Han laughed. "You represent the Law-Enforcement Pavilion when you go out. There's nothing to be afraid of."
He understood Denise's concern, but he was even more curious to see who would dare to openly rob the physical evidence collected by the Law-Enforcement Pavilion.
Denise hesitated, as if wanting to say something but stopping herself.
After a brief silence, she sighed, "Physical evidence is absolutely critical."
"You're right. The physical evidence must not be lost."
Andrew Han nodded in agreement, but he said nothing about his own location.
Given the distance, there was no need to go to such great lengths to deliver it; it would only waste time and manpower.
"Enough."
"You handle it as you see fit."
After giving a couple of simple instructions, Andrew Han waved his hand. Since he had delegated authority, he wouldn’t interfere further, fully trusting Denise and her team’s ability to handle law-enforcement matters.
With that,
He was about to end the star-video call when he saw Denise part her lips, as if wanting to say something.
"What do you want to ask?"
Without waiting for Denise to speak, Andrew Han interrupted her directly.
"You want to know where I am, don’t you?"
Not giving Denise any chance to explain, Andrew Han’s expression remained calm, but his gaze turned cold: "The investigation into those imprisoned governors’ crimes can be suspended for now. Put it aside. All of you return to the Law-Enforcement Pavilion headquarters immediately."
Ah?
Denise’s face froze in surprise.
She hurriedly explained, "It’s a misunderstanding—we’re just worried something might go wrong, we’re absolutely not demanding anything from you."
Ding-dong.
The star-sky communication was cut off—unilaterally. On the dark screen, only Denise’s stunning face remained, along with several indistinct, silent figures standing quietly not far behind her.
"Lord Andrew Han."
"You really misunderstood me." Denise took a deep breath, her lips growing even more alluring.
...
On the other side of the star-sky communication, at the heart of the Green Mountain Sect’s planetary system.
The vacuum environment, which should have been dark and cold, was instead unusually warm and bright here.
This was a true cultivation paradise—ordinary Cosmos Union experts wouldn’t even be qualified to monopolize it.
"Master."
Finch Huang lifted her small face. "I think Denise has a big problem."
"Oh?"
Andrew Han’s gaze flickered. He scratched his chin, signaling to Finch that she could speak freely and shouldn’t be embarrassed—he wanted to hear her opinion.
"╭(╯^╰)╮" Finch Huang angrily waved her fair little fists. "That woman definitely has some unspeakable scheme toward Master. No way—I have to tell Monica!"
Clearly, she was furious.
No sooner had she finished speaking than she lowered her head, cheeks flushed, and started fiddling angrily with her communicator.
Andrew Han: "..."
The things they were thinking about were completely on different wavelengths.
"You’re overthinking it." Andrew Han was at a loss. "Denise has lived for countless epochs—she might be even older than Earth itself."
Wow!
Finch Huang grew even more agitated, her petite chest trembling with anger. "That awful old woman wants to eat tender grass—how infuriating! Master, don’t you think it’s outrageous?"
"Enough with the nonsense."
Andrew Han pressed down with his left hand, holding Finch Huang’s head in place.
He immediately swept his soul perception across the surrounding star-space, finding nothing unusual. Looking into the distance, the cosmic night was adorned with diamond-like stars, each one shining, hiding the unknown and the mysterious.
"Strange."
Andrew Han pondered for a moment, absently shaking his hand just as Finch Huang tried to bite him.
Now, at this point in time—
The Green Mountain Sect had been fully rebuilt, and the major investigations in the Mory Sector were underway. He only needed to wait for the next Law-Enforcement Pavilion deployment. Thinking it over, the only unresolved matter was his parents’ company in the Yarlowe Sector, with those massive suspicious orders still unchecked.
"I’m about to leave."
He frowned inwardly. "Denise probably already guessed."
Was Denise trying to tell him something secret, but couldn’t risk saying it over star-sky communication? As a Strange Darling, she had limitless shape-shifting and infiltration abilities—Andrew Han valued that greatly.
He couldn’t figure it out, so he decided to head back to the Law-Enforcement Pavilion first.
"Let’s go."
He grabbed Finch Huang and was about to step into Subspace.
Meanwhile, far away in the depths of the starry sky, several cosmic ships happened to pass by.
"Giant migration ships?"
Andrew Han sensed them briefly, but didn’t pay much attention.
Inside those cosmic ships, chaos erupted. Shadows emerged, and strange voices—some sharp, some muffled—echoed throughout the ships.
"We saw him..."
"Wait! Wrong! The intel is wrong!!"
"Who said he was in the Sublimation phase? This Human Andrew Han is clearly Cosmos Union!"
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