"Could it be some kind of illegal gain?"
Upon hearing Fang Ze's words, Jie confidently said, "Chief! All of this was earned legally through my own strength, please rest assured!"
Fang Ze looked at him, intending to ask more.
But seeing Jie's current state, Fang Ze guessed that even if he did ask, the other party probably wouldn't tell him.
Plus, he could always summon him to the Late-Night Investigation Room to interrogate him later tonight.
Asking now, other than arousing his suspicions, would just be a waste of effort.
It was better to just take the money and get the job done.
Thinking this, Fang Ze smiled and said, "Alright. Then I won't ask anymore."
"But there is something I need to make clear in advance."
"If I find out, that this money is illegally obtained, I will personally arrest you and take you to the Security Bureau."
Jie's expression turned solemn as he assured him again, "Chief, rest assured. My earnings really are legal."
Fang Ze nodded and said no more.
The task of enhancing strength then became much simpler.
With ample resources at hand, Fang Ze found elevating Jie's strength to be incredibly easy—just by using the "High-Level Credit World" was enough.
And the resources Jie brought were exactly what he needed to achieve Perfection in Muscle Tempering.
Moreover, his Awakening Ability was not strong, so after reaching Perfection in Muscle Tempering, he successfully advanced to a mid-tier Awakener.
Far exceeding the graduation standards of the training center.
In the end, Jie left Fang Ze's office with excitement written all over his face.
While Fang Ze watched his departing figure, his gaze grew deep.
After a moment, Fang Ze took out the roll with the students' names he had compiled earlier and slowly crossed out the asterisk beside Jie's name... then put a question mark beside it...
Next, Fang Ze called in all the students one by one, questioning and enhancing each in turn.
Not many had resources as precisely prepared as Jie. Most had a bit more.
Fang Ze unceremoniously used "Credit World" to collect them all.
Aside from those six wealthy students, the consistent response from the other 17 ordinary students was that they earned it through their strength.
Even stranger, Fang Ze discovered that the crystals brought by these 17 students were almost identical in every way.
Whether it was quality, mass, or size, they were nearly the same. Even... the bags they were in were identical.
If Fang Ze couldn't see the underlying issue here, he'd be a fool.
'Who is behind this...'
'And what's their purpose...'
With these questions in mind, Fang Ze saw the last student out.
And decided to summon Jie tonight, to see if he could get any clues!
However, it must be said that although the students were being exploited, Fang Ze indeed made a tidy sum that afternoon.
Although the students' strengths varied, on average each one still submitted resources worth about 20,000 Lini. From this, Fang Ze made roughly 5,000 Lini.
23 people, that's 115,000 Lini.
Adding to the 60,000-plus Lini Fang Ze had already earned, in just a few days, he had made nearly 200,000 Lini from these students.
It was as if he had hit a cheat code.
And this was just from 23 students. If Fang Ze were braver, expanding the pool to other participants and filling up the roster to 100 people...
His income would skyrocket, and making 1,000,000 Lini in two or three days wouldn't be an issue.
This gave Fang Ze an even bolder idea...
Half an hour later, in Qing Ya's office.
"Adult education? Formal Commissioner training?" Qing Ya looked at Fang Ze, repeating the words she's just heard from him with a bit of surprise.
Fang Ze nodded, then said with a smile, "Yes, that's right."
"After experimenting these last few days, I've found that my training is extremely effective."
"Those 23 student names I asked you for before, after my training, all have reached the pinnacle of Martial Arts Cultivation in Muscle Tempering, with 18 of them even successfully breaking through to become mid-tier Awakeners."
"Far surpassing the standards set by the Security Bureau for them."
Qing Ya couldn't help but ask, "With your Awakening Ability?"
Fang Ze said with a smile, "correcting" her, "With an Extraordinary Artifact of mine."
"Extraordinary Artifact, huh?" Hearing Fang Ze's response, Qing Ya couldn't help frowning slightly.
Seeing her expression, Fang Ze couldn't help asking, "Will this affect my evaluation or achievements?"
After thinking for a while upon hearing Fang Ze's words, Qing Ya shook her head gently and said, "No, it won't."
"You'll need to be clever when you write the report."
"Glamourize the entire training process."
"Starting from the selection of candidates, you'll have to rewrite everything."
"Mix in the effects of the artifact in the middle, but make sure to emphasize the role you played."
She paused, "Additionally..."
"If you want to apply for formal Commissioner training, it's best to learn from this experience—not to charge money while conducting training but to set the entry conditions and fees from the start."
"Then, throughout the teaching of the Commissioners, guide them bit by bit, imparting knowledge. Don't let the Extraordinary Artifact take the lead."
After hearing Qing Ya's words, Fang Ze was stunned.
He realized that compared to his own rough "teaching" methods, Qing Ya's professional approach was much more reliable!
So, he suddenly had an idea, "Mentor... how about we do this together?"
"I'm generally quite busy, so I don't have much time."