The New Chairman Takes Office

Hearing Yang Jia's words, everyone's expressions became extremely solemn.

When Yang Jia arrived in Black Gate City, he tried his best to control his emotions and refrain from killing anyone.

Because she was an outsider, and because Black Gate City was in chaos and without any rules after the Old Chairman died, she acted with a sense of pity for their misfortune and resentment for their lack of resistance. Even if she was dissatisfied with some of their actions, she could not directly resort to violence to restrict them. But now, with the emergence of a new chairman of Black Gate City, new rules will naturally follow.

She will eliminate those who break the rules without any psychological burden.

For example, members of the Red Eyes Club have attacked their own people in the past.

For example, Old Zhou Under the Bridge once sent a group of indigenous people into the Rotten Kingdom.

For example, the Serpent Sisters privately messed with a young male celebrity, which led to the indigenous media discovering traces of abnormal people.

As for the specific rules, will they be the same as before, or...?

Just as Xiao Xiao was thinking about this problem, his phone suddenly beeped.

Xiao Xiao was surprised to see that his email inbox was flooded with messages, all from Mister Ye.

It included a reiteration of the Ten Edicts of the Outsider, suggestions for new rules of conduct and point allocation, and the formulation of association rules—it was comprehensive and very detailed. Xiao Xiao was somewhat surprised and looked up at Yang Jia. Yang Jia seemed to have expected this and nodded slightly to Xiao Xiao, saying, "Mister Ye is very good at handling such matters. I believe he will arrange it well."

Xiao Xiao understood.

As the president, I need to approve and agree to all these things myself...

Mister Ye respects himself, but does he really have the ability to consider and finalize these terms now?

He looked down at his phone and smiled in less than a second.

Suddenly, everyone marked the message as read and replied: No objection.

I wonder if Mister Ye was also surprised that Xiao Xiao replied so quickly and seemed rather unserious.

But the phones of the people around them also started ringing.

Similar information, or rather, the new Black Gate City rules, were all sent to their email addresses.

At this, everyone's expression changed. Looking at the information, some were surprised, some were solemn, some were strange, and some were even a little unwilling. But in the end, no one could refute anything on the spot. They could only silently write down the rules and put their phones away.

For Mister Ye. Ye, formulating such irrefutable rules should be a piece of cake.

"Alright, for us, it's just a matter of readjusting to the way things were before the president was even around."

Yang Jia had also read through all the messages and said with a smile, "This shouldn't be difficult."

"If anything happens in the future, we will follow these rules. Even if we feel that a certain rule is not reasonable, we can modify it after discussion and with the approval of the chairman. As for now, there are too many things waiting for us to deal with."

"..."

As she spoke, she looked up at the Serpent Sisters and said softly, "You two are probably the most skilled interrogators in Black Gate City right now, so please go and visit that native who was secretly watching us and even took pictures. He has a distinctly different demeanor from the other onlookers in this bar; he's probably an intelligence agent or a detective or something..."

"We need to find out who sent him and why he was filming."

"..."

The Serpent Sisters laughed at the same time, lazily swaying their hips, and said, "Okay, it's not difficult."

Yang Jia nodded, then looked at Old Zhou Under the Bridge and said softly, "Mr. Zhou, it's time for you to rebuild the intelligence network of Black Gate City. At least this time, we can't wait until the Hell Organization arrives before we rush out to fight, can we?"

Old Zhou Under the Bridge, gently adjusted the brim of his hat and said in a low voice, "This is what I've always done."

"Brother Ling Ping."

Yang Jia looked at Ling Ping and said, "You can also see that we need to recruit new people, a lot of new people."

Red Eyes Ling Ping, slowly lowered his head and said, "I will choose to find those strangers who show signs of awakening and guide them."

Seeing Yang Jia making arrangements quietly and methodically, Xiao Xiao felt a sense of admiration.

I guess I'm just an actor after all...

Whether it was Mister Ye formulated the rules or Yang Jia who assigned the tasks, they were both confident and meticulous.

As for himself?

... Just smile.

"Besides these, each of us is bound by a Knight Pact, leading a group of followers to guard a specific area, monitor the behavior of the natives, and promptly handle any aberrations that occur in the surrounding area. Now that the Silver Bullet Family has been completely wiped out, that area is empty, so Ruan Ruan has started a new faction to inherit the Silver Bullet's area and promptly deal with the Aberrant Creature that have appeared in the surrounding area..."

"As for Little Four, he will follow our new president and become his assistant."

"..."

No one had any objections to what Yang Jia said at the end.

Upon hearing Ruan Ruan, Ruan Ruan's eyes lit up slightly, and she instinctively straightened her chest.

Finally, I have an entire area to play in...

... I could also train a group of nannies to play group games, just like them...

... Played large-scale interactive games for adults?

Little Four became even more excited upon hearing this. "Sister Hard has been promoted! She's going to become the next reserve knight?"

"And I..."

"... I'm going to become the president's lackey!"

"..."

He trembled with excitement, and a blush rose on his pale face. "The president's personal lackey."

"Although I'll be following a terrifying pervert like Brother Xiao from now on, it's pretty scary..."

"... But I got promoted. Brother Xiao is the chairman, and I'm his personal assistant. Doesn't that mean I've become the number two?"

"..."

The more he thought about it, the happier he became, and fear and excitement flashed across his face.

"Gentlemen, that's all for now. I hope that one day we can all return to our original world together."

Making these new arrangements didn't take much time. After all, there were very few outsiders in Black Gate City at the moment, and it wasn't time for any extravagant ceremonies. Yang Jia and Mister Ye's goals were also very clear. Once they had explained things clearly, that was enough. After doing all this, they let these people adapt or think about what to do next. Yang Jia and Xiao Xiao then walked out of the bar together.

"I didn't expect you to trust me so much."

Sitting in Yang Jia's car, she lit a menthol cigarette, turned to look at Xiao Xiao, and chuckled softly:

"The Insightful One is notoriously suspicious and distrusts no one."

"But you showed absolute trust in me and Mister Ye, making yourself look like an outsider."

"..."

Xiao Xiao thought helplessly, "Is it possible that the insightful ones actually know better who to trust?"

"And, have a better understanding of yourself?"

"..."

But there's no need to continue this conversation now. Holding the key in his hand, he smiled and asked, "What are we going to do now?"

"Of course, we're going to check out the Old Chairman's safe."

Yang Jia glanced at him, then proactively put a cigarette in his mouth, while she herself tossed two pieces of chewing gum into her mouth.

He said, "You seemed distracted just now; weren't you thinking about this the whole time?"

"Really..."

Xiao Xiao was smoking when he suddenly realized something was wrong: this woman seemed to be trying to quit smoking...

But why did I become addicted to smoking while you quit?

However, Yang Jia was right; he did indeed need a cigarette to clear his mind.

Xiao Xiao had no interest in the power games within this small Black Gate City. Just like when he killed Luo Shen, the patriarch of the Silver Bullet family, he felt no pride in having actually killed a knight. He knew that he was just an actor, and his only job was to raise his gun at Luo Shen, pull the trigger, and blow on the muzzle in front of everyone's horrified gazes.

Now, I am in the same position.

He's just an actor who sits in the chairman's seat; he has no need or interest in dealing with the specifics.

What interests me is the city's secrets.

The things left behind by the Old Chairman were related to this, and when he inherited the Old Chairman's contract, he saw the Old Chairman who was still alive, saw the old man's desperate and painful eyes, and felt his longing...

So, if a stranger dies here, is he really dead?

The Old Chairman said he "might be wrong." Hasn't he always been a very steadfast person?

He said he was wrong, but what did he mean by wrong?

Slowly sorting through his chaotic thoughts, he let Yang Jia drive towards the place where the Old Chairman used to live.

After a long silence, he slowly asked, "What kind of person is the Old Chairman?"

Yang Jia glanced at Xiao Xiao with some surprise before saying softly, "He's a very idealistic old man."

"He was humorous and kind, and had great patience and love for every stranger who was trapped in fear and anxiety. Just like when I had just woken up, he would patiently comfort me, telling me not to be afraid, that we were just caught in a nightmare, and that nightmares would eventually end. We just needed to think of ourselves as experiencing a bizarre journey and playing a scary game."

"He deeply believed in the concept of 'foreign land'..."

"I mean, many people believe in the concept of 'foreign land,' but he is one of the most steadfast in it."

Because he believed in the concept of "foreign land", he also insisted that "the end" existed, so he kept searching.

"..."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but chuckle, saying, "Many people I know think it's incredible that he could find the signpost pointing to the end, but I don't find it strange at all, because his belief is just too strong..."

"If someone can truly find a way to escape the nightmare, it has nothing to do with strength."

"It must be the most determined one who finds it, right?"

"..."

"..."

Hearing Yang Jia's gentle tone, Xiao Xiao suddenly felt a huge sense of horror and tearing in his heart.

He remained silent for a long time before suddenly saying, "What if the Old Chairman is wrong?"

Yang Jia suddenly turned her head and looked at him, causing the car to pause slightly, and the atmosphere in the car suddenly became somewhat oppressive.

Are you still having doubts?

"..."

After a while, Xiao Xiao nodded slightly, but in his heart he thought helplessly:

"The one who's suspicious isn't me, it's the Old Chairman himself..."

"..."

But looking at Yang Jia's trusting face, he found it difficult to speak and tell her about the Old Chairman he had seen.

I'll update one chapter now, and another one this afternoon.