We're Going to Save the World!
Dongli Cang arrived with lightning from the horizon, descending upon the "Tingcang Field" on the top floor of the Superpower Management Bureau headquarters.
Lost in thought, Dongli Cang walked into his office, which had six small rooms and more than twenty large beds.
He sank heavily into the central sofa, motionless like a sculpture, cosplaying as The Thinker.
The deputy director next to him stepped forward with a thick stack of documents, wanting to report some intelligence.
"Chief, while you were away, large-scale rebellions broke out in two border cities, and military and Superpower forces were also involved in several other operations..."
Dongli Cang didn't listen to a word and raised his hand to stop the deputy director.
"Little... what's your name again?" He rubbed his temples, his tone irritated.
"Never mind, it's not important."
Dongli Cang suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with genuine confusion. "Tell me, if a woman does something really outrageous to you, and instead of immediately punishing her, you... give her a chance, or even give her a huge benefit, what kind of situation is that?"
Dongli Cang felt something was wrong the more he thought about it.
He's only after sex, not love! If he likes someone, he'll just go for it. Why all the fuss?
When we arrived, he acted like a domineering CEO: "Woman, you've successfully piqued my interest. Here's 10 million in cash (X-level Legacy Core). You can't escape my grasp (Seven-day agreement)."
Why didn't he just use drugs to control her? And if she didn't listen, he could just give her a shock!
The deputy director's face instantly plastered with a fawning smile, as if he had already prepared the answer, "Congratulations, Director! Congratulations, Director! You've successfully won over Her Highness the Princess! This is love! So-called love, so-called growing old together, is all about mutual compromise and sacrifice!"
So that's how it is...
Dongli Cang felt a sudden, inexplicable flutter in his heart.
So this is what love is. The last time Dongli Cang experienced this feeling was when he was a child. His family was poor and he couldn't afford to take a bath, so he could only watch the neighbor aunt take a bath through the window and was then beaten by his parents.
"But... but with so many women in my life, how could I possibly fall in love with just one?" Dongli Cang still had doubts.
The deputy director's smile deepened, carrying a hint of something Dongli Cang couldn't decipher—a mixture of lewdness and something else entirely.
"Director, what you say is true. Throughout history, how many dashing heroes have been willing to give up everything for a beautiful woman? And how many impulsive emperors have abandoned their kingdoms for love! This shows that you, Director, are a true person and have found true love!"
I see...
But Dongli Cang still felt something was off.
"System, was I affected by something before?"
[No]
The system's voice was cold, yet it brought a sense of relief to Dongli Cang.
The system was his instrument for acting recklessly; their fates were intertwined, and the system could not possibly deceive him.
Those doubts were completely cast aside, and familiar desires regained their dominance.
Dongli Cang leaned back lazily and crossed his legs:
"Hey you, go get fifty of them. I need to relax a bit."
"Chief, this... I'm afraid it won't be possible in the short term..."
The deputy director rubbed his hands anxiously, trying to speak.
"Go! Can't I even enjoy myself a little? Oh, and call Shui Huaimeng over too, I'll personally instruct her."
"Yes, sir!" The deputy director left.
Dongli Cang closed his eyes, his thoughts drifting to Di Yubing's peerless beauty...
"Damn it, I don't care what you do! Find me 50 of the bureau chief's female confidantes right now and bring them to the office!"
The deputy director was a completely different person from the one who had been so awkward in the office just moments before; he was now furious.
"No, Director, this is too sudden! The schedule is too tight, we can't get everyone together!" one of the subordinates said with a mournful face.
"I'm the deputy director... Go and chase them down, clean them, and take them over!"
"No... most of them are so swollen they're unrecognizable..." another subordinate said weakly.
The deputy director abruptly stopped, his broad body heaving with rapid breathing. He paced anxiously back and forth, muttering to himself:
"We've completely lost contact with the Imperial Capital too... What a mess... What's next..."
The subordinates only saw the deputy director's obese body wriggling around, before finally clapping his hands firmly:
"I'll explode at him!"
"No!!"
"Chief, please reconsider! We'll be riddled with bullets!"
"It's not that big."
The deputy director squinted.
"This is a mission to save the world, and you... are unwilling?"
His voice suddenly rose. "You've all eaten all the good stuff! Now that it's time to die, you don't want to die, is that any way to behave?!"
A deathly silence.
"Listen, wait a minute, like this... like this... who would want to do it?"
A gaunt subordinate immediately raised his hand.
Those around him looked at him with the eyes of someone who was a warrior.
After the deputy director left, everyone gathered around him, offering words of comfort and patting him on the shoulder.
"Hmph, you guys aren't even going to grab this kind of opportunity?"
The gaunt subordinate snorted coldly.
"What are they robbing?" The people around were stunned.
"If the plan succeeds, I might get beaten to ashes by the enraged bureau chief. You can just wait for him to calm down and settle the score with me!"
The others were stunned for a moment, then one of them rushed out frantically.
What are you doing?
"I'm going to have one last good meal!"
The man didn't turn around, but answered loudly.
"Huai Meng, you've arrived?" Dongli Cang opened his eyes, looked at the elegant Shui Huaimeng with amusement, and smiled.
After waiting for ages, and with no one else arriving, they decided to start with a solo performance to warm things up...
But he soon noticed that something was wrong with Shui Huaimeng. Her eyes, which used to be filled with either anger or joy, were now brimming with complex emotions: sadness, melancholy, and a hint of resolute determination that he couldn't understand.
"Come, Huai Meng!" Dongli Cang opened his arms wide, wanting to melt away Shui Huaimeng's sorrows with his warm and broad chest.
Shui Huaimeng didn't move, just stared at him Jingjing. Suddenly, she spoke, her voice eerily calm. "Director Dongli, how many of the top 100 Great Yong Beauty Ranking have you recruited?"
Such a straightforward question.
Dongli Cang began to laugh.
"So it was... my little rascal was jealous."
"Idiot!"
The two words, "expressing one's true feelings directly and fluently," left Dongli Cang somewhat stunned.
"Let me ask you again, are all these beauties you've acquired... pure and innocent?"
Seeing the stunned Dongli Cang, Shui Huaimeng asked another abrupt question.
"Of course!" Dongli Cang with some pride. He was a seasoned gourmet and very picky.
"Use your own brain to think," Shui Huaimeng bluntly, her voice filled with unprecedented sarcasm.
"Among the most beautiful women of a dynasty, at the center of the arena of power, wealth, and fame, how many can truly remain untainted by the mud? And you, you happen to have met every one of them, a pure exemplar among millions?"
Dongli Cang was truly shocked this time.