"But this time, the Black Rain incident caused a particularly severe dispute between them."
"I saw and heard my father arguing with the clan elders multiple times. Both sides were red-faced and refused to back down."
"Something very significant must have happened between them to cause such a conflict."
Hearing this, Fang Ze quietly pondered and then asked, "So, who do you suspect?"
Zhixi indeed had her own thoughts, and she said, "The clan elders. Especially the Grand Elder."
She said expressionlessly, "I've been secretly investigating these past few days. After the Black Rain appeared, the news that soaking in the Black Rain could lead to Awakening was spread by the people close to the Grand Elder."
"Moreover, although I'm not sure why my father argued with the clan elders, from my conversations with him, I've discovered that he supports the Federation's decision to evacuate the tribesmen, while the clan elders resolutely refuse to leave Miaohua City."
"In fact, the statement 'the Black Rain is a hopeful gift from heaven to the Miaohua Tribe' was first spread by the clan elders."
Zhixi added another detail, "The clan elders are all over sixty years old. They're old-fashioned and not easily swayed by new things. Why are they so receptive to the Black Rain this time? It's unreasonable."
Fang Ze silently listened and nodded slightly.
If things really were as Zhixi said, then the suspicion on the Miaohua Tribe's elders, especially the Grand Elder, was too great!
And would Zhixi lie to Fang Ze? No, because in the Late-Night Investigation Room, her psychological activities were completely exposed to Fang Ze. She couldn't deceive him.
Thinking of this, Fang Ze pondered for a moment and then said, "Your analysis makes sense. Next, please continue to observe the clan elders for me. Let's see what tricks they might be up to."
Zhixi hurriedly nodded.
Next, Fang Ze inquired about some details regarding the Black Buddha and Black Rain from Zhixi.
Zhixi remained as diligent and thorough as ever. Clearly, she had been preparing various information these past few days. So whenever Fang Ze asked, she responded immediately.
They talked for a long time before finishing the topic. Coming to the end of Miaohua City matters, Fang Ze then routinely asked about the current development of the Devil Sect.
According to Zhixi, Miaomiao had taken away the previously awakened believers. However, she left the abilities to Zhixi. Thus, in the past few days, Zhixi had cultivated more than 40 new followers with Awakening abilities. And now the Black Rain had been falling frequently; she believed the cultivation pace would accelerate further.
Nonetheless, regarding this, she and Miaomiao discussed, and both agreed that even if the Black Rain fell on a large scale, they wouldn't risk cultivating more Miaohua Tribe members: the proportion of Miaohua Tribe followers among the Devil Sect's Awakeners was too high, which was not advantageous.
They decided to secretly transfer people from Qingshan City to Miaohua City for Awakening to balance the racial proportions among the Devil Sect's Awakeners.
However, because of the frequent transfers, the Security Bureau and Special Service Department seemed to have noticed them.
The Special Service Department was better to deal with, mostly concerned due to sect matters, worried that Demigod followers might cause trouble, so they monitored quietly. Before a Demigod descended, they likely wouldn't take action.
But the Security Bureau was different. Especially the security stations of Qingshan City and Miaohua City had been dispatching people to scout their activities, apparently preparing to take action.
Zhixi subtly glanced at Fang Ze, clearly hoping Fang Ze would intervene.
Fang Ze sensed her gaze, but... how could he misuse his authority for such matters!
He coughed and said, "No need to worry about this. In the next day or two, I'll arrange for someone to meet with you, and he'll handle this for you."
Zhixi looked curiously at Fang Ze: another person? Could it be one of Fang Ze's secret agents?
Although very curious about who this person was, seeing Fang Ze didn't want to explain, Zhixi didn't ask further.
Having talked about both official and personal matters, Fang Ze didn't disturb Zhixi's rest any longer. After showing concern for her well-being and advising her to rest well, he disconnected his link with her.
After Zhixi left, Fang Ze quietly organized the information obtained from her. Once ensuring everything was accounted for, Fang Ze removed the disguise of the Late-Night Investigation Room, then went to the desk to review tonight's findings.
To be honest, Fang Ze never had high expectations regarding Zhixi's investigation results.
Perhaps Zhixi's talent was too poor, or maybe because she was an ordinary person on the original timeline; every investigation of her yielded nothing valuable: just ordinary miscellaneous items.
However, upon seeing the small, flat, blackish object resembling a piece of nasal dirt on the desk, Fang Ze was shocked!
"Even if it's a miscellaneous item, it should have some worth! What is this nasal dirt-looking thing? It looks gross!"
Thinking about Zhixi's pretty appearance and assuming she wouldn't have a disgusting hobby, Fang Ze, after an intense mental struggle, ultimately suppressed his repulsion and picked up the blackish object.
The object wasn't sticky or soft to touch; instead, it was hard. Fang Ze curiously pressed it and couldn't compress it.
"Hmm? There's something interesting about it?"
With such thoughts, Fang Ze patiently waited for two minutes...
But... nothing happened.
"Indeed... can't expect miracles." Fang Ze smiled wryly and was about to throw the strange object away.
Just as the object was about to leave his hand, a stream of information flooded Fang Ze's mind.
Startled, Fang Ze quickly stopped his action and began processing the thoughts in his mind.