Aspiring to Conflict Mitigation

"Make way, everyone!"

"Overseeing Bureau on duty!"

"Move aside! Move aside!"

"..."

Li Fei stood in the crowd, watching a team of people in black uniforms with sabers at their waists roughly disperse the crowd and cordon off the crime scene.

Outside a noodle shop, a man lay motionless in a pool of blood, with steaming noodles, shattered porcelain bowls, and broken wooden tables scattered on the ground.

It was a complete mess.

"Someone's been beaten to death."

"The deceased was the noodle shop owner, got into an argument with someone..."

"...Seems like a Martial Warrior from the Tiger Sabre Gang."

"Tiger Sabre Gang again, don't the Overseeing Bureau care?"

"How dare the Overseeing Bureau care..."

"...Heard they take money from the Tiger Sabre Gang."

"Shh, keep it down."

"..."

Li Fei listened expressionlessly to the surrounding conversations. When he saw the Overseeing Bureau members carry away the victim's body without waiting for a forensic examination, he subconsciously clenched his fists, as if recalling something unpleasant.

"This world..."

He steadied his bicycle and squeezed out of the crowd, quickly pedaling down the road.

Many young people on the road looked at Li Fei's bicycle with envy.

In this day and age, owning a bicycle was no easy feat.

The Great Blue Dynasty's Judicial Pavilion recently introduced the "Road Safety Law," which stipulated that every bicycle must have an independent license plate. Bicycles without license plates were not allowed on the road, or they would face a fine. Riders also had to carry a driver's license, or face a fine of 1 yuan.

In addition, private bicycles were not allowed to be rented out, or the owner would face a fine of 3-5 yuan. Changes in bicycle ownership required application for transfer at the local Ministry of Internal Affairs, or face a fine of 1-2 yuan. Bicycle owners who moved were also required to report the change, or face a fine of 1-2 yuan.

Finally, each bicycle had to pay a road maintenance fee of 1 yuan per month.

A brand-new Ever Blue Brand bicycle cost 180 yuan, which was already the equivalent of 5 or 6 months' salary for most workers. Coupled with the monthly road maintenance fee of 1 yuan, bicycles had become almost exclusively the privilege of the wealthy.

Therefore, Li Fei, riding his bicycle in the sunlight with his hair flying, was undoubtedly a representative of the rich and handsome.

Amidst envious glances, Li Fei rode into a large gray compound.

This was the family compound for middle and upper-level cadres of the Xing City Overseeing Bureau.

Li Fei parked his bicycle in the bicycle shed, next to rows of shiny black cars.

These were the cars allocated by the Overseeing Bureau to cadres at the rank of team leader and above.

Seeing a familiar license plate among the parked cars, Li Fei seemed thoughtful and quickly walked into a building.

Li Fei went up to the twelfth floor in one breath, his face not red and his breathing not labored, took out his key, opened the iron door, and walked into the house.

"Yesterday, the Xing City Overseeing Bureau destroyed a cult stronghold. This cult is called the 'Tranquil God Sect'. It uses fu water that calms the mind to bewitch people, secretly seeking wealth and harming lives. So far, hundreds of people have died at the hands of the cult..."

As soon as he entered the door, Li Fei heard the sound coming from the radio.

"Xiao Fei is back?"

On the sofa, Li Lei, still wearing his black uniform, drinking tea and listening to the radio, looked up at the entrance and said.

"Uncle Li."

Li Fei greeted him, walked to the sofa opposite him and sat down, took off the gray canvas satchel he was carrying and placed it on his lap, his back straight, sitting very upright.

The other party came back early today, so the matter he entrusted should have results.

"Xiao Fei is back."

A beautiful woman with fair skin, a graceful figure, and a fashionable perm came out of the kitchen with a plate of fruit.

"Aunt Zhang."

Li Fei greeted her with a smile on his face.

"Xiao Fei, have some fruit first. Auntie bought your favorite strawberries."

Zhang Yuqing placed the fruit plate filled with strawberries in front of Li Fei and said with a kind smile.

"Thank you, Aunt Zhang."

Li Fei picked up a red strawberry and put it in his mouth.

Li Lei turned off the radio and looked at Li Fei:

"Xiao Fei, do you really want to go to the Military Academy after graduation?"

Li Fei slowly swallowed the strawberry in his mouth, then smiled and looked at Li Lei: "Uncle Li, Tian Yu-jie wants to apply for the Conflict Mitigation Department of the University. With her qualifications, the probability of getting in is very high. My qualifications are not good, so I won't join in the fun."

Li Lei sighed: "The Great Blue Dynasty has been reforming for seventeen years, and there are still only Twelve Universities. The competition is too fierce. The difficulty of getting into the Conflict Mitigation Department is even greater. Your Tian Yu-jie may not be able to get in. Even if she does, the tuition fees every year are enough to give me a headache."

The school system after the Great Blue Dynasty's reform is divided into four levels: elementary school, higher elementary school, secondary vocational school, and University.

Elementary school is four years, and everyone can attend for free, only needing to pay a little for textbooks.

Higher elementary school is two years, requiring an entrance exam and tuition fees.

The full name of secondary vocational school is 'Secondary Specialized Vocational School', which is divided into eight disciplines: literature, science, law, agriculture, industry, commerce, normal, and Conflict Mitigation, specializing in the training of professional talents.

After that is the University, which is also the highest level of institution. There are only Twelve Universities in the country, the exam is difficult, and the tuition is expensive, which ordinary families cannot afford.

Li Lei is the captain of the Xing City Overseeing Bureau, and his monthly salary is 100 yuan, plus various other income. Over the years, he has saved a sum of money.

However, the tuition fee for a University is at least 500 yuan per semester, and the Conflict Mitigation Department requires martial arts training, which costs even more.

Li Lei's daughter, Li Tianyu, wants to apply for the Conflict Mitigation Department, which he can barely afford, but if Li Fei is added, it will be very difficult.

This is also the reason why Li Fei took the initiative to propose not to take the University exam and instead go to the Military Academy.

He didn't want to embarrass him.

Li Lei looked at Li Fei:

"The Military Academy is a mixed bag. Instead of going to the Military Academy, you should come to the Overseeing Bureau. I can take care of you. With your Conflict Mitigation Department diploma from vocational school, if you work hard in the future, I guarantee you can sit in my position!"

The Overseeing Bureau is responsible for the security of an area, with considerable power and good benefits. It is definitely a place that most people envy.

However, Li Fei shook his head:

"Although the Overseeing Bureau is good, it can't train Martial Warriors like the Military Academy, so I still want to try the Military Academy."

The Great Blue Dynasty established the nation through martial prowess, with a strong martial spirit and great emphasis on Martial Warriors.

Not only do the vocational schools and Universities have specialized 'Conflict Mitigation Departments', which aim to teach martial arts and strengthen the body, thereby stopping war with martial arts.

But also 'Military Academies' have been opened everywhere. As long as you pass the physical examination and pay the money, you can go in to practice martial arts.

Because the threshold is low, it is a mixed bag. Children of aristocratic families who fail to get into University and some gang members will choose to go to the Military Academy for 'further study'.

For Li Fei, the most important thing is not only that the Military Academy can train Martial Warriors, but also that the Military Academy has several places every year to recommend students to directly enter the Conflict Mitigation Departments of the Twelve Universities, and all tuition fees are borne by the Military Academy for the students.

The Li Family can't afford to send two people to University at the same time, so Li Fei can only rely on himself.

Li Lei looked into his eyes: "Have you thought it over?"

Recalling the body of the noodle shop owner he saw today, Li Fei nodded firmly:

"Yes, I've thought it over!"

Although this world is not in chaos, the lives of ordinary people are not much more valuable than weeds.

The noodle shop owner diligently opened a shop to make money, and had been honest all his life, never doing anything wrong, but he lost his life just because of a quarrel with someone. And the final result is likely to be nothing, because the person who beat him to death was a Martial Warrior from the Tiger Sabre Gang.

A Martial Warrior's wanton act can kill a person, and a cult rampage can kill hundreds of people. Ordinary people are too fragile in this world, and only by becoming a Martial Warrior can they have the opportunity to control their own destiny!

Half of the world's advanced martial arts are in the pugilistic world, and half are in the Twelve Universities. The pugilistic world is bloody and cruel, and Li Fei's family background is easily feared by people in the pugilistic world, so if he wants to go further on the path of martial arts, entering the University Conflict Mitigation Department is the best choice.

Of course, it is not easy to get a place to go to the University Conflict Mitigation Department from the Military Academy.

If it was before, he certainly wouldn't be sure, but now...

Li Fei subconsciously touched his chest.

"In that case, I'll take you to the Military Academy to register tomorrow."

Li Lei said to Li Fei.