Chapter 71: Even If It Costs Your Life, Lose With Swagger
Li Ye arrived at the first floor, which was the area where Disinfection Officers operated.
Three teams were distributed across three corridors on the first floor, with four offices in each corridor, each office belonging to a squad, and one being the Section Chief’s office, which was also the Team Captain’s office.
However, the first floor at this time seemed extremely quiet, with not a single person in sight.
He entered the corridor belonging to Team One and walked all the way to the end, pushing open the door to the Captain’s office.
The Team Captain of Team One was Tang Zhe, a graduate of a Key Martial Arts University, who studied ordinary Martial Arts, and over these years, he had reached the strength of Eight Dragon Gates.
However, after leaving a resignation letter, he ignored whether the Disinfection Bureau approved or not and left on his own.
The decoration inside the office was not much different from Section Chief Sun’s office, but the inside was very messy, with information scattered all over the floor and traces of tearing.
It was unknown whether it was intentional or accidental.
But Li Ye thought it was probably intentionally accidental.
“Such power.”
Li Ye’s finger lightly stroked the desk surface, sighing.
Then he walked inside, sat on the chair, leaned his body slightly back, raised his head, lit a cigarette, and imitating Pan Zhengyang’s style, exhaled a large smoke ring, letting the smoke envelop his face.
It seemed like he was pondering something.
Just over ten minutes later, the office door was pushed open, and Huang Qingyi came in panting heavily, his black uniform somewhat disheveled.
His uniform was similar in style to Li Ye’s, but without sleeves and with a larger collar.
Overall, Li Ye looked like an official, while Huang Qingyi looked like a soldier.
After Huang Qingyi entered, he was stunned seeing Li Ye’s attire.
“Are you kidding? You’re the Captain? Six Dragon Gate?”
He remembered the other was Three Dragon Gates, and though killing Wu Yongnian was astonishing, Three Dragon Gates was still Three Dragon Gates, unchangeable in Qi and Blood; he could hit people, but not handle demonic creatures.
Li Ye chuckled, “You have to view geniuses with extraordinary insight. I’m your superior now, Big Huang. Can you give a reaction befitting a subordinate?”
“None of that matters, you’re a student!”
Huang Qingyi shouted, “I saw you as an Information Officer to expand knowledge, but as a Disinfection Officer? A student doing what as a Disinfection Officer? Director Pan even made you Captain. Do you know the situation now? The situation is very dangerous.”
“You’re only about five or six years older than me.”
Li Ye said, “Entering the Disinfection Bureau doesn’t require qualifications. If you could enter, of course I can too.”
Huang Qingyi still didn’t understand:
“No, even if you’re a genius, you’re still a student. At your age, go to a good Martial Arts University, and after graduation, enter a better department— a smooth path lies ahead. The Disinfection Bureau is not like before. Have you thought it over properly and chosen again?”
Li Ye laughed, “I’m not not going to university. Besides, I’ve already joined, which means the choice is made.”
If he hadn’t contacted the Disinfection Bureau or learned this Martial Arts, perhaps after obtaining the authority, he would have behaved himself, as Huang Qingyi said: wait for the Gaokao to attend a top Martial Arts University, then after graduation find a high-paying easy job, improve his cultivation, and let his family live well.
But now it wouldn’t work.
He was afraid, so he had to strike first.
And there was also the favor.
The reward from the school was a transaction; if not given to him, Li Ye would have given it to others.
Li Ye showed them its use, so he got the reward, using his strength to bring them victory.
Pan Zhengyang was different; this was real favor.
From Eight Dragon Gates to Nine Dragon Gate, following the previous summer vacation consumption method, ten thousand a day for two hundred points of Qi and Blood, that’s ten million, plus supplying for a month during summer vacation.
Such a great favor—if he didn’t kill a few people, Li Ye himself would feel uneasy.
“Sit.”
Li Ye gestured for Huang Qingyi to sit. The other didn’t stand on ceremony, saw the cigarette pack on the desk, took it, pulled out a cigarette, and started puffing away.
“I remember you don’t smoke?”
“Annoyed.”
Huang Qingyi sighed, “Everyone resigned, leaving me alone to run errands. Demonic creature traces needing confirmation everywhere. Downtown Area is not big, but definitely not small. I’m exhausted numb.”
“The most infuriating is that the units that should cooperate are all pushing back, saying they have no time.”
As he spoke, he gave a self-mocking smile, “When I was little, I always heard how prestigious the Disinfection Bureau was—they stand, others dare not sit. Now look, all bullshit. I’m almost sitting at the same table as dogs.”
“Then why haven’t you left like them? You must know what happened, right?”
Huang Qingyi pursed his lips, “The Ren Family, sure, but what does immortals fighting have to do with me? Besides, there can’t really be no one left—what about the common people?”
He was a good person.
Just a bit illiterate.
Li Ye laughed, “So, to avoid such situations in the future, the Disinfection Bureau’s style needs to change, needs to show some prestige.”
“But to have prestige, just running errands won’t do. It’s a life-risking job to begin with—dying on errands is no match for dying with prestige. Anyway, it’s dying, might as well die with some prestige. Get ready, tonight I’ll take you to sweep a place first.”
Huang Qingyi was stunned upon hearing this, then shook his head, “I’m swamped now, no time to sweep any place. Are there demonic creatures?”
Li Ye laughed heartily, “Who knows for sure. Maybe we’ll find demonic creatures, but either way, it’ll at least lighten your burden a bit.”
He wasn’t afraid; in current Ningjiang City, there shouldn’t be anyone who could stop him.
Did they think Martial Artists were cabbages?
No matter how powerless the Disinfection Bureau, they still had information; they investigated the entire city’s intelligence very clearly.
Most were Dragon Gate Realm, upper limit only Second Realm. The two Deputy Bureau Chiefs of Ningjiang City Disinfection Bureau were also breakthrough Martial Artists who had broken one gate.
That Ren Family only had Ren Changtian as Three Realms.
But now he was watched by Pan Zhengyang.
Just as Pan Zhengyang said, he was going to dominate Ningjiang City.
“Where’s your family? Have them go on a trip, best for half a year or so,” Li Ye said.
“My family is in the north. Why are you asking?” Huang Qingyi asked strangely.
“Just asking. Then let’s meet tonight.”
Li Ye smiled, “Now Team One is just us two. I’m promoting you to Deputy Team Captain, in command of a squad. Specific procedures, Section Chief Sun will handle for you later.”
The Disinfection Bureau’s internal management wasn’t that strict; aside from necessary realm cards, promotions were very flexible.
After all, it was risking one’s life.
“Just us two bare commanders, and we’re doing this?”
Huang Qingyi lowered his head and smiled, then suddenly stood up, saluted Li Ye, and said loudly:
“Thank you, Captain Li. This subordinate is deeply honored! Now please allow this subordinate to take leave. There are many demonic creature traces outside to confirm. If Captain Li would deign to grace us with his presence and help share the burden, that would be even better!”
“Such an odd mix of modern and ancient.”
Li Ye laughed, “You run errands one more day. Tomorrow you might not have to work so hard.”
After Huang Qingyi left, Li Ye also went out and called his parents.
He needed to have them go on a trip to avoid being caught in the dangerous situation from his upcoming actions.
