At this moment, in the conference room, Fang Ze and Bai Zhi began to formally discuss the case.
Glancing around to check for any surveillance and eavesdropping devices in the conference room, Fang Ze returned to sit beside Bai Zhi.
Seeing his actions, Bai Zhi couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing?"
Fang Ze said, "We are discussing confidential matters this time. I'm worried that the Federation's Defense Team might eavesdrop on us."
Hearing what Fang Ze said, Bai Zhi smiled, took out a small box, and said, "Don't worry. I'm familiar with this. So, when I came today, I brought a treasure that counteracts monitoring and surveillance."
"I turned it on after coming to the conference room."
Seeing this, Fang Ze curiously took the small box and fiddled with it briefly.
Then he put down the small box and said to Bai Zhi, "Get some paper and pen. What I'm about to say is very important and quite complicated, you must take it down carefully."
Seeing Fang Ze so serious, Bai Zhi blinked, then she opened her Space Folding Bag and took out paper and pen.
However, although she listened to Fang Ze, from her attitude, it was clear she wasn't taking it too seriously.
Probably, in her mind, discussing the Flower Morning Festival today was just a pretext. The real purpose was actually to clear Fang Ze of suspicion and improve his treatment, so there was no need to be too serious.
Fang Ze observed Bai Zhi's expression and took it all in, but he did not explain anything.
Instead, he slowly said, "Actually... I have been busy with matters related to the Flower Morning Festival recently."
Hearing his words, Bai Zhi gave him a disbelieving "I don't buy it" look and sneaked a glance at him.
After all, Fang Ze had been fighting with Jiang Cheng day in and day out, constantly digging up secrets of the Shadow Organization. How could he have had time to investigate the Flower Morning Festival?
Seeing her expression, Fang Ze immediately understood her thoughts, so he coughed and explained, "Wasn't it because of investigating the Flower Morning Festival that I first caught Jiang Cheng's trail?"
"So... during this period, I got a lot of clues about the Flower Morning Festival that Jiang Cheng investigated from Qianfeng, Hua Jian, and Qiu Yue."
"It's just that I haven't had the time, so I never discussed it with you."
At this point, Fang Ze's expression also turned solemn, and he began to slowly explain the clues about the Flower Morning Festival that he had gathered during this time,
"Chief, having been in Emerald City for so many years, have you ever heard of a rhyme?"
Bai Zhi curiously asked, "What rhyme?"
Fang Ze pondered for a moment, then recited,
"The eyes of the Zhao Family, the mouth of the Qian Family, the princess of the Sun Family is a beauty."
"The hands of the Li Family, the legs of the Zhou Family, the martial skills of the Wu Family as fluid as water."
"The bones of Zheng Family are hard as a hammer, the prince of the Wang Family as dark as coal."
Hearing Fang Ze's words, Bai Zhi pondered for a moment, nodded thoughtfully, and said, "It seems... I have some impression."
"Is it said that this rhyme is related to the eight major gangs of the Emerald City's underground forces?"
"It seems like... it describes the Awakening Abilities of the leaders of these eight major gangs?"
Fang Ze nodded, then said, "Yes. The eight families who control the underground order of Emerald City, their surnames are Zhao, Qian, Sun, Li, Zhou, Wu, Zheng, Wang."
"And their Awakening Abilities are related respectively to eyes, mouth, face, hands, legs, body, bones, and skin."
"For example, one of the eight major gangs, the Axe Gang, their leader Zhao Laoliu, has an Awakening Ability called 'Glue Eye.'"
"This Awakening Ability allows him to alter his surroundings with his eyes. During combat, a glance can make the enemy feel as if they're covered in glue, requiring many times more strength than usual to execute their martial skills."
"Then, for example, the leader of Qingfeng Gang, Sir Zheng. His family's Awakening Ability is 'Flesh and Bones Forest.'"
"This Awakening Ability allows for the free manipulation of bone growth, then forming a tough exoskeleton outside the body for defense, or controlling the bones to transform into weapons for attacking."
Bai Zhi only had a vague knowledge of these, so upon hearing Fang Ze's explanation, she immediately noted everything down with curiosity.
Seeing this, Fang Ze nodded slightly, then recounted the abilities of the eight gang leaders' families.
After listening to Fang Ze's detailed explanation of the abilities of these eight gang leaders, Bai Zhi also curiously asked, "But, what does this have to do with the Flower Morning Festival?"
Fang Ze said gravely, "It's related."
He said, "Do you remember the names of the five Flower God's Holy Maidens of the Flower Morning Festival?"
Bai Zhi nodded and said,
"Zhao Ena, Qian Diemeng, Sun Nianyan, Li Jingge, Wu Xiuya..." (Chapter 4)
Fang Ze nodded, then pointed to the surnames of the leaders of the eight major gangs that Bai Zhi had just written down.
Bai Zhi made a comparison, then said in surprise, "Their surnames all come from the eight major gangs?"
Fang Ze nodded and said,
"This was first discovered by the Jiang Family."
"The Jiang Family has been setting up in Emerald City for years, spending a lot of manpower and resources to investigate the Flower Morning Festival."
"At first, they didn't notice this detail and discovered another clue. That is, the eight major gangs appeared suddenly in Emerald City more than fifty years ago."
"Afterward, they recruited soldiers and bought horses, and together they established the Red Light District of Emerald City. They also published a magazine: 'Passionate Nightlife's Hundred Flowers List.'"