You're Playing with Fire

"I want to see Wang Ye!"

Zhang Ziliang took a deep breath, a glimmer flashing in his eyes as he spoke calmly.

"Boring," Yang Chen remarked.

After all, Wang Ye's complete file had already been sent to the Logistics Department back when he underwent his B-Class assessment.

That guy was incapable of awakening a supernatural ability.

The other Superhumans would continue improving through survival of the fittest.

But Wang Ye was ultimately still an ordinary person. Such lucky incidents of suppressing a ghost would not happen again.

Inside the car, the Investigator driving lightly raised a hand to his Bluetooth earpiece and listened for a moment.

Then, he looked at Wang Ye through the rearview mirror.

"Minister Zhang wants to see you."

"See me."

Wang Ye watched the scenery flashing past outside the window, a trace of contemplation in his eyes.

He knew that Terror Resurgence would erupt for a second time before long, and when that happened, Supernatural Incidents would escalate across the board.

Without any backing, even he would find it difficult to live comfortably under even harsher survival conditions.

But his goal was not the Logistics Department. It was—

Squad A.

Or rather, Squad A's captain.

This was currently the point at which Squad A had just been established. In the near future, there would also be Squad B and Squad C.

After that, an independent organization would be introduced.

Shadow.

Shadow had only ten members. Only when someone died would new members be selected.

And Shadow's members were chosen from among the captains of these Official Squads.

It could be said that Shadow was an extremely mysterious and terrifying organization. It would receive preferential access to all official resources.

This was also one of the reasons Wang Ye had joined the Logistics Department in the first place.

Through the Logistics Department, he would transfer into the Action Group, then enter Shadow.

As the Post Office granted him strange abilities, his heart gradually grew more fervent.

Therefore, Wang Ye was somewhat resistant to Zhang Ziliang's obvious attempt at recruitment.

No!

Wang Ye suddenly thought of something, and the corners of his mouth curved into a smile.

So this was why Zhang Ziliang had members of the Logistics Department personally participate in Supernatural Incidents.

What a cold-blooded leader.

Still, he might not qualify to become a captain in the Action Group.

But in the Logistics Department...

"Alright."

With that thought, Wang Ye looked at the driver and nodded.

The driver quickly changed direction and drove toward Headquarters.

Wang Ye looked out the window and sank into thought once more, no one knowing what he was thinking.

The familiar twenty-first floor.

Looking at the office area in the distance, where a group of people sipped coffee, stared idly at their computers, and laughed and joked with their colleagues, Wang Ye's mouth twitched slightly.

These...

were his colleagues?

No wonder Zhang Ziliang was staking everything on one gamble. But could this bunch really accomplish Zhang Ziliang's plan?

Wang Ye suddenly regretted his decision a little.

Soon, he arrived at Zhang Ziliang's office. Sitting on the familiar sofa, Wang Ye looked at Zhang Ziliang behind the desk and appropriately conveyed his confusion with his eyes.

"Very good. I knew I hadn't misjudged you."

Zhang Ziliang looked at Wang Ye with eyes full of admiration as he spoke.

"This was dangerous, wasn't it?"

Zhang Ziliang asked with concern.

Wang Ye shook his head slightly. "It's fine. The killing patterns of these two ghosts are fairly simple. As long as they're kept in check, the danger isn't too great."

"But two Superhumans died."

Zhang Ziliang gave Wang Ye a profound look, then quickly resumed his smile, as though he had mentioned it in passing.

Wang Ye's expression did not change. "They were stupid."

Yes. If they had not been stupid, they would not have arrogantly killed Tian Qi first, believing everything was under their control.

Of course, even if he had joined forces with Tian Qi, the outcome would have been the same.

"What reward do you want?"

Zhang Ziliang gently blew on his teacup, took a sip, and spoke.

"A-Class Intelligence Clearance."

Wang Ye's voice remained calm. He had not hesitated at all, as though he had prepared this answer long ago.

"Pfft."

The tea in Zhang Ziliang's mouth instantly sprayed out. He stared deeply at Wang Ye. "Pick something else."

"..."

Wang Ye fell silent and said nothing more.

What a difficult guy.

Zhang Ziliang sighed. "A-Class Intelligence Clearance isn't so easy to obtain. Even I only have A-Class clearance."

"Besides, you don't have enough merit yet. This mission will probably earn you fifteen points. Including what you had before, you only have twenty-five in total."

"And A-Class Intelligence Clearance requires at least two hundred points."

Zhang Ziliang explained carefully.

"But I've only been employed for seven days."

Wang Ye silently raised his head, looked at Zhang Ziliang, and smiled faintly.

Zhang Ziliang froze.

That was right. This guy had only been employed for seven days, yet he already had—

Twenty-five points?

More importantly, he was just an ordinary person.

Zhang Ziliang instinctively took a huge gulp of tea to calm himself down, but it was too hot, and he spat it onto the floor again.

"..."

Wang Ye looked at Zhang Ziliang speechlessly and could not help reminding him, "Careful. It's hot."

"Cough, cough."

Zhang Ziliang coughed twice and simply turned shameless. "In any case, A-Class Intelligence Clearance is impossible. Pick something else."

"Otherwise, you won't get another chance."

As if he had long known Zhang Ziliang would say this, Wang Ye showed no disappointment whatsoever. A faint smile appeared on his lips as he softly said—

"Squad A!"

The smile on Zhang Ziliang's face gradually vanished, and his expression turned cold.

His gaze was as deep as an abyss as he stared at Wang Ye. "Where did you hear about Squad A?"

Wang Ye merely smiled without answering.

"Young man, it seems you're not as clean as your file says."

Without his smile, Zhang Ziliang finally resembled a department head with real authority, utterly different from the genial man he had been before.

"Seeing is believing."

Wang Ye's expression remained as calm as ever. "And you sent people from the Logistics Department into Supernatural Incidents for this very reason, didn't you?"

"You're playing with fire."

The air instantly became oppressive. At some point, Yang Chen had appeared in the doorway. He said nothing, but a faint green light had begun to glow from his hands.

It seemed that with just one word from Zhang Ziliang, Wang Ye would become a corpse the next second.

"Why make things so tense, Minister?"

Wang Ye smiled faintly, as though he had not seen Yang Chen at all. "You're the head of the Logistics Department, and I'm an employee of the Logistics Department."

"You want the Logistics Department to carry more weight. I also want to become stronger."

"Our interests are aligned."

"And on the road to achieving that goal, I might die, while you will still remain a minister holding real power, won't you?"

Wang Ye's voice remained as calm as ever as he met Zhang Ziliang's gaze.

Zhang Ziliang stared deeply at Wang Ye for a long time.

Then Zhang Ziliang suddenly smiled.

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