Qu Jianlei and the Paranoid found themselves in a state of idleness after arriving at Celestial Blade Star.

This was because even the Paranoid wasn’t aware that Pierre had a secret hideout here.

He only knew that he had been here a few times with Pierre, and later they selected the Transfer Star as the location for Breaking Through.

Pierre should have been here a few times too, but he really wasn’t clear on what arrangements Pierre had made here.

Qu Jianlei and the Paranoid could only find a guesthouse to stay at first.

Fortunately, because Celestial Blade is close to the Transfer Star, both logistics and passenger traffic are relatively heavy, and many places don’t check identities.

It’s not surprising that where there’s demand, there’s a market, and since the two were willing to spend money, the guesthouse they rented had quite good facilities.

For instance, the network equipment was excellent, perfect for Little Lake to search information across the entire Celestial Blade Star.

However, unfortunately, they didn’t have the three computing units at hand, so Qu Jianlei could only provide it with the Anti-Smuggling Terminal and Vortex.

Compared to the fast network, it was the terminal that was dragging down Little Lake’s work efficiency.

Facing this reality, Qu Jianlei was quite speechless. To say his assets now, they’re really not small.

Aside from computing units and cash, just the starships add up to three.

But these three starships, like the computing units, not a single one is currently docked at Celestial Blade Star!

It’s quite ridiculous!

In the end, it’s because he doesn’t have a stable home base to put all the good stuff there, so resources can’t form a synergy.

A wandering life might seem romantic to some, but for a homebody like Qu Jianlei, he dreams of stability.

Unfortunately, even until now, he hasn’t seen any sign that he’ll have a day to settle down.

Thankfully, Little Lake didn’t complain about the poor equipment and went all out to search for related information.

It took three days to find more than eighty suspicious leads.

It’s already very challenging, as much of the information it searched was two hundred years old, and the related messages had been archived and sealed long ago.

Infiltrating sealed archived data is naturally challenging, consuming a lot of power over the past two days, with the two terminals continuously hot.

However, even among these more than eighty, they were only "suspected," none of them conclusively confirmed.

Besides those, there were over two thousand pieces of information that couldn’t be completely ruled out as suspicious.

However, Qu Jianlei felt that more than eighty pieces of information were still too many and asked Little Lake to further select some key suspect information.

Then he took the "key of keys" selection and began to investigate with the Paranoid.

One must admit that artificial intelligence can significantly aid humans.

Upon reaching the third piece of information, they discovered a very obvious clue.

It was a relatively secluded courtyard, not very conspicuous.

The owner bought the courtyard more than two hundred years ago, but basically didn’t reside in it, later entrusting a real estate agency to rent it out.

Such situations weren’t uncommon in the Imperial, as houses left long unoccupied became quite common during the interstellar navigation era.

The real estate agency managed the property and collected rent, transferring the corresponding payments to the owner’s designated account.

The owner’s request was that the structure of the house must not be altered without permission, or hefty compensation would be required.

The real estate agency strictly adhered to the agreement, as the house was sturdy enough to last until over sixty years ago.

They continued to remit funds to the owner for more than one hundred fifty years.

It goes without saying that a normal person’s lifespan tops at one hundred fifty years, allowing bank accounts to become void.

But in reality, it wasn’t the case, as the Imperial’s bank accounts have many types, with specific explanations... omitted.

These pieces of information were deeply buried in the sealed database, making the detection very challenging.

The reason the real estate agency stopped transferring funds over sixty years ago was because... they went bankrupt!

This was still not unusual, for the Imperial, centennial stores were plenty, but millennial stores were hard to find.

Thus the courtyard was left unattended, the owner never returned, and before long it became a paradise for the homeless.

The number of homeless in the Imperial isn’t especially large, as idle individuals discovered would be forcibly settled by officials, often with unsatisfactory outcomes.

Of course, if caught by private forces, the consequences were worse, so there’s no need to elaborate.

Homeless people often stayed temporarily to save money, many of whom even preferred not to use their identities at hotels, not necessarily because they lacked money.

Later, someone discovered the house was ownerless, decided to renovate it, and before long, the person renovating the house met an untimely death.

Soon after, a High Tier Awakened arrived, sealing off the small courtyard, and completely demolished the buildings within.

A year later, the demolisher rebuilt the house according to the old form.

Little Lake also investigated the original owner’s identity, finding only birth and no death records, so this was likely a false identity.

Qu Jianlei and the Paranoid analyzed it and considered this lead significant.

Inserting Pierre’s identity here, such an operation was perfectly reasonable and not conspicuous.

The real estate agency could help with renting out to cover up, and if needed, the owner could come back to live under their identity.

Later, after Pierre passed away, no one managed this place anymore, but it was still being maintained.

If it weren’t for the real estate agency going bankrupt, it might still be available for rent.

Even if the Paranoid came looking for trouble, finding the location and getting that half array wouldn’t be hard.

Lately, after the modifier died, the relevant news surely leaked out, and someone made a move to seize and silence.

Anyway, all related logic fits the hypothesis, it is very worthy of serious consideration.

For this reason, Qu Jianlei and the Paranoid specially went to that small courtyard, regrettably, they found nothing.

However, Qu Jianlei still informed Little Lake, "Check the High Tier Awakened records for entry and exit when the house was demolished!"

Fifty-year-old entry and exit records... Fine, Little Lake expressed no pressure, it had checked more difficult data recently.

It didn’t take long for it to provide the answer, marking a few key individuals.

"Nalisha?" Qu Jianlei felt at first glance that this woman was the biggest suspect.

As for the reason... She was the wife of the Supreme Chi Yang, an A-level Awakened, who passed away more than ten years ago.

She didn’t come to Celestial Blade Star alone, there were also an A-level and several B-levels accompanying her.

It’s reasonable to assume that the murderer of the house modifier most likely discovered that half array was a treasure.

But such a treasure related to the Divine Text really isn’t something ordinary people can handle.

Even for an A-level Awakened, once the news leaks, it’s absolutely impossible to keep it, the chance of not even surviving is huge.

So instead of worrying all day, why not sell it for a good price, perhaps even cling to a big shot in the process.

Supreme Chi Yang undoubtedly is a good big shot—below Supreme, no one can handle such a treasure.

As for Nalisha coming to Celestial Blade, it was clear she wanted to know if there were other treasures in that small courtyard.

After all, Chi Yang as a Supreme really isn’t convenient to come openly.

But whether he secretly accompanied Nalisha is hard to say—a Supreme hiding from ordinary people is really too easy.

After thinking through, Qu Jianlei found no flaw in his analysis, "I want to go to Celestial Hook again."

Chi Yang protects Celestial Hook Star, previously had troubles with him.

Qu Jianlei doesn’t hate Chi Yang for this as his duty is protection, fulfilling responsibility not intentionally creating difficulty.

Yet, even so, he has some resentment, now there’s a chance to retaliate, he’s very willing to act.

On hearing this, the Paranoid was slightly hesitant, "There is so much information, why not review everything before choosing the most suspicious?"

"Then you check slowly yourself," Qu Jianlei shook his head, "Even if there is someone more suspect, I can’t ignore this guy."

"Oh well, let’s go together," the Paranoid sighed helplessly, "I don’t feel at ease with you going alone."

Strictly speaking, it’s not just about feeling uneasy, he also worries if the opponent gets the array and runs off, what then?

That’s right, Qu Jianlei is guarding against him but the Paranoid is also guarding against Rhodiola rosea—you run away, where do I find Spiritual Qi?

The two guard against each other, neither wants the other out of sight.

But this mutual constraint relationship actually leaves little unsaid between them.

Qu Jianlei glanced at him, "Not at ease... do you think mere Chi Yang can do anything to me?"

The Paranoid snorted indifferent, "Celestial Hook also has the Anomalous Management Division and the Divine Text Association’s supreme, it’s wise to be cautious." 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Qu Jianlei thought about it, agreeing, "Alright, let’s go together then."

Six days later, Celestial Hook Star, a beautiful, mountain-backed water-facing location, with an estate covering tens of thousands of square meters.

This was previously the private garden of the first Planet Governor, well maintained in its natural state.

Today Chi Yang holds a banquet here, entertaining the supreme Arc Light from the Anomalous Management Division.

Guardian Supreme hosting, idlers simply don’t qualify to approach, not even as companions.

He had no guests, Arc Light naturally didn’t bring anyone either, understanding the principle of being a guest.

In fact, Arc Light has something to request of Chi Yang, while the Anomalous Management Division has significant power, the Guardian Supreme is not lacking, belonging to the Guardian camp.

Guardians are not a system, but those willing to shoulder the guarding duty mostly have faith, naturally forming a camp.

Arc Light is still investigating Ran Bingluan, but unable to find them, this made her anxious.

The Anomalous Management Division directly reports to the Imperial, with immense power, unrestricted in actions.

Yet top-down authority also naturally has a shortcoming—limited local mobilization capability.

But usually, they wouldn’t consider mobilization, force suppression suffices.

However now when probing for Ran Bingluan’s information, mere suppression isn’t enough, that guy hides too well.

The best way to find the person is to offer a bounty, widely gather information.

But Ran Bingluan involves too big of a secret, making it really inconvenient to offer a bounty.

In fact, the Anomalous Management Division also doesn’t believe, a public bounty would be effective—knowing Ran Bingluan too is a Supreme!