Chang Sheng had not seen Gu Xingjian in a long time.
Their last meeting dated back to Chen Hansheng's era.
At the time, Branch No. 3 and Branch No. 9 still had a fairly close relationship. Gu Xingjian mainly recognized Chen Hansheng's abilities and had collaborated with him on many occasions.
Back then, Chang Sheng was not yet the Vice Branch Manager, but he was still an important figure in the branch and had briefly interacted with Gu Xingjian.
In Chang Sheng's mind, Gu Xingjian was a highly calculating schemer, carrying an aura of sinister evil that Chang Sheng deeply disliked.
Perhaps because Chen Hansheng had held such immense influence over Branch No. 3 in that generation, some of his traits had profoundly shaped the branch's atmosphere as well.
People like Chang Sheng were all possessed of an almost reckless straightforwardness, which made them look down on Gu Xingjian even more.
Especially during this Manager Mission, Chang Sheng had suffered greatly while searching for forbidden lands because of Gu Xingjian. Now that he finally had a chance to confront him head-on, his blood naturally surged with excitement.
"Intruder, die instantly."
Xu Nan let another person in. Gu Xingjian knew very well what Chang Sheng's arrival signified, so he did not hesitate and directly wrote those five words.
Chang Sheng had barely landed when blood suddenly began pouring from his seven orifices. Great torrents of blood spilled from within his body like floodwaters bursting through a dam.
At first glance, he saw the Eerie Red Light, where two forces glimmered.
But at second glance, through vision wracked by the agony of the death scenario, he precisely caught sight of Gu Xingjian in his black robes.
"Hahahaha, Manager Gu, it's too late to kill me now."
As he spoke, Chang Sheng drew