More than twenty minutes later.
A woman with her long hair tied back walked up to Chu Sheng and sized him up.
An unfamiliar face, and so young.
He had to be that newcomer.
"You're Chu Sheng? When did you join the Jingwu Bureau?"
"Yesterday."
Su Qing nodded. She had not returned for four days, so it was perfectly normal that she did not know about a newcomer who had arrived yesterday.
"You'd better read the mission details carefully before accepting missions in the future."
Chu Sheng glanced at her. "Are you teaching me how to do my job?"
"Didn't you read the mission briefing? Do you have any idea how troublesome this mission is?"
"I didn't. No need."
Chu Sheng merely wanted to find someone to take him to the Zheng family. The mission was only incidental.
Whether it was troublesome or not was truly outside the scope of his consideration.
If brains were not enough, brute force would make up the difference.
Fortunately, he was very good at that.
Su Qing froze, but quickly noticed something odd.
"Wait, you only joined the Jingwu Bureau yesterday. Where did these 400 merit points come from?"
"I completed a D-rank mission, and wiped out the Chimen Society along the way, earning an extra 300 merit points. All right, my turn to ask you—"
"Can you drive?"
"..."
Su Qing was stunned. She had thought she had misheard him.
A newcomer had wiped out the Chimen Society?
Come on, bro, why did you say that so lightly? Like you were telling someone to eat first while you went to carry back a pillbox...
But the merit points could not be fake.
Had I just latched onto a powerful backer!?
Maybe this mission really could be completed!
Once she came to her senses, she nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, yes, yes. I can drive."
"Let's go. Drive us to the Zheng family."
"Mm... huh? The Zheng family? What are we going there for? The Chimen Society..."
"Don't worry. I'm just delivering something."
Hearing that, Su Qing did not hesitate any longer and readily agreed.
It was only a delivery. What could possibly go wrong with delivering something?
Maybe this was Chu Sheng's apology gift.
On the road.
Su Qing explained the mission to Chu Sheng.
They were supposed to capture a criminal named Gu Changge, who was at the third level of the Qi Sea Realm.
Su Qing emphasized, "Although he's only at the third level of the Qi Sea Realm, he killed someone at the peak of the Qi Sea Realm."
"That's why no one accepted this mission?"
"No. The important thing is that his surname is Gu, and the Gu Family has already issued a letter of forgiveness, so his crime does not warrant death.
If you really kill him, it would be the same as offending the Gu Family. Think about it—he's this powerful, and you have to be careful not to kill him. Even an ordinary peak Qi Sea Realm cultivator couldn't pull that off..."
"Wait..." Chu Sheng frowned. "I'm a little confused."
"You said the Gu Family issued a letter of forgiveness!?"
Su Qing nodded. "The person he killed was from the Gu Family. Of course the Gu Family had to issue the letter of forgiveness."
"Oh, I forgot to tell you. Although Gu Changge is the son of Gu Ruhai, the head of the Gu Family, he was only found and brought back two years ago."
"Before that, he had been wandering outside. The Gu Family treated him especially well to make up for it."
"But he seemed to have some mental issues, like persecution delusions. He kept saying his family was abusing him. On a rainy night half a year ago, for some reason, he went completely mad and killed both of his sisters and his younger brother, then vanished."
"While fleeing, he kept shouting something about a 'Supreme Bone.' He must have gone completely insane."
Chu Sheng's brows furrowed deeply.
Only after hearing the words "Supreme Bone" did enlightenment suddenly dawn on him.
Case closed. He had been poisoned by reading Tomato novels.
With a template like this in a Tomato novel, he was absolutely a major villain. He would definitely yield a lot of Justice Points.
If you think this book is good, remember to add it to your bookshelf so you don't lose it next time.
However, the most critical issue right now was this.
The guy had already disappeared. Did that mean he still had to find him first?
He was not good at finding people, and it would waste time too.
Seemingly noticing his concern, Su Qing explained.
"There's confirmed information that Gu Changge appeared in an Earth Abyss in the wilderness zone three days ago. He hasn't come out since."
"Oh, then there's no problem. We'll go take a look after delivering the thing."
At the same time, at the Zheng family residence in the east of the city.
Li Bin recounted everything that had happened at the Jingwu Bureau.
When they heard that Zheng Hu had been beaten severely by Chu Sheng and was being held at the Jingwu Bureau.
The Zheng family members instantly flew into a rage.
"Outrageous! A mere Bronze Patrol dares humiliate our Zheng family like this? I think he's tired of living!"
"Colluding with Alien Kin, my ass! Even Lu Huaimin wouldn't dare say something like that. What nerve for a mere inspector."
"We can't let this go. If we don't get rid of that brat, how will our Zheng family have any face left in Shengze City?"
Zheng Dongming cut off the discussion.
"Enough. Before we figure out that brat's background, none of you are to provoke him."
He had entered the Jingwu Bureau through the back door, and possessed strength comparable to the peak of the Qi Sea Realm.
Put those two things together, and no matter how one looked at it, something was unusual.
Especially the former. Even the Zheng family could not manage that.
Li Bin's super intelligence told him it was time for him to shine.
"I know his background. He's related to our bureau chief. He's his nephew."
"Really!?" Zheng Dongming asked in surprise.
A mere bureau chief's nephew had such gall?
And how had Lu Huaimin dared to stuff someone into the Jingwu Bureau?
Wouldn't a single report call blow him up?
Li Bin patted his chest.
"Absolutely true. He called the bureau chief right in front of me and called him Uncle. I heard it loud and clear.
It wasn't just me. Quite a few people at the Jingwu Bureau know about it too. If you don't believe me, you can verify it yourselves."
Now, no one held the slightest reservation.
Even Lu Huaimin would not dare pull something like this, yet his nephew was so audacious as to defy heaven.
He had to be dealt with.
They would make their move tonight!
Hehe, that brat definitely won't expect our revenge to come so quickly, will he?
Zheng Dongming patted Li Bin's shoulder approvingly.
"You're quite good. Our Zheng family needs talents like you."
"Stop working at the Jingwu Bureau. How about coming to work for our Zheng family?"
Li Bin did not tell them that he had offended Chu Sheng and could no longer remain at the Jingwu Bureau anyway.
At that, he rejoiced inwardly, but still put on a hesitant expression.
In the end, he gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice.
"Thank you for your favor, Patriarch Zheng. Today, Li will resign from his post at the Jingwu Bureau."
"I only ask that the Patriarch, in the future..."
Li Bin had not even finished speaking.
When someone came in to report.
"Patriarch, someone from the Jingwu Bureau has arrived. They say they have come to summon you."
The moment those words fell, the Zheng family members' expressions changed drastically.
Summon the Zheng family patriarch!?
What exactly was Lu Huaimin trying to do!?
Li Bin had been worrying that he would have no chance to show what he could do. Who would have thought that heaven would hand him such a perfect opportunity?
Delivering summons had always been work for temporary contract workers.
With just a few words, he could send the person away.
"Patriarch, please remain calm. Li still has a bit of pull in the Jingwu Bureau. Leave this matter to me."
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