A Task Only a Scumbag Could Handle

"You probably don't understand what it means for one person to single-handedly take down an Anti-Light Rebel stronghold."

"We usually describe such people with just two words: God of War!"

"Back then, Director Lan Yan wiped out the Star Engraving Mayflower in a single day, and Brother Qian, within three days of joining, destroyed six Counter-Illumination strongholds. They're equally impressive."

Chen Fu bragged about Qian Yuliu's 'great achievements' while eating, and Le Yu listened with great satisfaction. He glanced at Qian Yuya's placid expression and deliberately asked, "Oh, by the way, Chen Fu, do you know what happened to the Lin family?"

"The Lin family?" Chen Fu paused slightly, his tone instantly dropping. "They seem to be selling off their assets. Lin Xue, who was still studying, also dropped out of school. They're probably planning to leave Star Engraving Prefecture."

"How tragic. Their family is ruined, and they're forced to leave their homes," Le Yu lamented, which made Chen Fu's eyes widen.

Anyone could say that, but Le Yu, of all people, couldn't—because Le Yu was the culprit who had caused the Lin family to be ruined and leave their homes. Though everyone knew Le Yu was just following orders, and the root cause was the Lin family's suspected involvement in Counter-Illumination activities, the common people's simple values would attribute the sin to the executor.

A weapon kills, but the weapon isn't held responsible. When a person kills, however, that person naturally is.

When Le Yu said this, his tone was light and even joyful, making him seem detached and gloating. He was practically asking for a beating, and Chen Fu's fists instinctively tightened.

However, Le Yu's good mood wasn't fake. Hearing that the Lin family was preparing to leave Star Engraving Prefecture, he knew this must be Yin Yinyin and their doing. Lin Xue, Gao Jin, and the others were too impulsive, too young, and too weak. If they just went back to their hometowns, planted sweet potatoes for a few years, and studied for a few years, preserving themselves, then if White Night truly came to rule Morning Wind District in the future, it would be their time to shine—these young people with excellent backgrounds and clean records.

Le Yu turned to look at Qian Yuya, finding her expressionless, showing no joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness. He didn't mind. After all, there was an outsider present, so Qian Yuya had to maintain her image, but inside, she probably wished her deceased parents would take her brother back so they could be reunited as a family.

After several rounds of food, Chen Fu had exhausted his usual stash of gossip about Qian Yuliu. He stood up to take his leave. After Le Yu saw Chen Fu off, he returned to find Qian Yuya already clearing the dishes. He coughed and said, "Although Chen Fu is my colleague, he has a big mouth. Most of the stories he told just now were fabricated, just to slander me. I'm not that kind of person."

If a person who commits bad deeds is detestable, then a person who commits bad deeds but absolutely refuses to admit it is contemptible—the former is a true villain, the latter is simply a scumbag.

Because Le Yu remembered that there was a period when he felt that villainous characters who openly committed bad deeds possessed great charisma, 'I'm the one who killed them,' 'Why don't you just obediently die,' 'Only by secretly stealing electric bikes can I sustain my life'… To prevent Qian Yuya from admiring his misdeeds, Le Yu put on an innocent face, as if he were about to send a lawyer's letter to Chen Fu. It was enough to infuriate anyone who heard it and harden anyone who saw it.

"I understand what you mean," Qian Yuya said calmly.

Le Yu's spirit perked up—Is she angry? Is she angry? Is she angry?

"Your current situation is even worse than I imagined," Qian Yuya said while washing dishes. "Even your colleague sees you this way. There will definitely be more fabricated misdeeds attributed to you outside."

"Huh?" Le Yu blinked. "Actually, they're not fabricated…"

Qian Yuya said, "You are just a part of the Statistics Department; the Statistics Department is not just you. And how could one person do so many things? It's just that the nail that sticks out gets hammered. Your reputation is big, so others throw all the dirty work done by the Statistics Department onto you. That person is clearly your subordinate, and he clearly helped you during the mission, but when he recounted it, he distanced himself, washed all his sins clean, and pushed all the responsibility onto you."

That's because he was praising me! So he attributed all the achievements to me! And when a normal person hears Chen Fu praising so wildly, shouldn't their first reaction be 'Qian Yuliu is a terrible villain, and the people are resentful' or 'Qian Yuliu is a shameless braggart'? How did you hear 'my brother is being used as a scapegoat, he's so pitiful' from that?

"Don't worry, I've come to a realization," Qian Yuya turned to look at Le Yu, and said seriously, "You want me to understand that even your most capable subordinate views and slanders you this way, that you have no one to rely on in the Statistics Department, no way to turn back, and can only keep making mistakes, right? I understand your difficulties. Although I'm still ashamed to have a brother with such a notorious record, I will support you in secret."

Le Yu opened his mouth to say something, but ultimately closed it.

How did she observe the wrong results, deduce the correct truth, and then come up with such a vastly different answer?

Sigh.

Le Yu sighed deeply and went back to his second-floor bedroom to look at the treasured art books Qian Yuliu had left behind.

He, in the end, bore everything alone.

Two days later, Twilight Gate, during a shower.

Twilight Gate faced the northwest of Star Engraving Prefecture, while the east of Star Engraving Prefecture was Pearl Bay Port. Geographically, it was clear that Twilight Gate was the main transportation artery of Star Engraving Prefecture. Although other gates remained closed, causing much inconvenience, opening only Twilight Gate indeed ensured the safety of Star Engraving Prefecture and maintained basic internal and external material transport.

Twilight Gate had two layers of barbican, with a drawbridge outside the barbican. To pass through Twilight Gate, one had to go through three gate towers and three large gates. According to the City Guard Department's arrangements, those entering the city queued at the outer barbican gate, those leaving the city queued at the inner city gate, and inspectors conducted identity and cargo checks within the inner barbican.

Le Yu stood in the inner barbican, looked up at the blockhouse and arrow tower in the rain, and asked, "If someone tries to force their way through, will the arrow tower blockhouse help us subdue the enemy?"

"How could that be? Both the iron cannons and ballistas are fixed; they can only be adjusted slightly, but their targets are certainly aimed outside the city," Chen Fu said. "If someone really tries to force their way through, then we'll definitely have to figure it out ourselves—the Director has lifted our Firearms restrictions. If anyone is so blind, they'll just be targets for us."

"What if the enemy also has Firearms?"

"This…" Chen Fu was speechless. He stuttered for a long time without saying anything, but his reaction actually made Le Yu quite satisfied.

Since the blockhouse and arrow tower couldn't attack within the city, in this barbican, the strongest one could do whatever he wanted.

Yesterday, Le Yu went to "Toothache, Hemorrhoids, and Bone Setting" and reported two pieces of bad news to Yin Yinyin: the first bad news was Lan Yan's high demand to 'inspect all cargo'; the second bad news was that he was the one inspecting the cargo.

Indeed, Le Yu realized upon careful thought that becoming an inspection commissioner had no benefits whatsoever. Lan Yan's demands were so clear that anyone could perform this task. Le Yu couldn't tamper with anything, and everyone in the team was loyal to the 'authority' of the Statistics Department. The moment they suspected Le Yu, they would report it to Lan Yan, not to mention Ai Lili, a loyal fan of Lan Yan.

Moreover, just as people undergoing security checks find it troublesome, Le Yu, as an inspection commissioner, was inspecting so meticulously that he was bound to incur public resentment—this position was simply a scapegoat position! No wonder Lan Yan offered benefits before giving the task; it's hard to refuse when you've taken favors!

However, Yin Yinyin thought about it and found there was still room for maneuver.

According to Yin Yinyin's plan, he would arrange for two convoys to enter Twilight Gate simultaneously: one would be a Firearms transport convoy, and the other would be a decoy convoy.

How the decoy convoy would act as decoys still needed to be discussed with other White Night Walkers, but the basic operation was: once the Firearms convoy entered the barbican, the decoy convoy would start causing trouble and commotion. At this point, Le Yu would exaggerate the situation, drawing everyone's attention to the decoy convoy, allowing the Firearms convoy to quickly pass through.

Although this plan carried extremely high risks, with many unpredictable variables, and required Le Yu's precise micro-management, it was indeed the most feasible transport solution currently.

However, Yin Yinyin had an additional request: "When the decoy convoy causes trouble, you must treat them with the worst possible attitude. Insult them, beat them, curse them, torment them as much as you can."

"Why? Aren't the decoy convoy our own people?"

"But if they cause trouble when entering the city, if things go wrong, they might even be shot directly by the City Guard. Afterwards, they might even be detained by the Judicial Department. Rather than risk that, it's better for them to get a beating from you; that way, they can escape. The harder you hit, the more cruelly you step on them, the safer they'll be. As for superficial injuries, don't forget I'm also a medical officer. And the biggest cost would only be a very negative impact on your reputation."

"What do you mean 'only'—there will be a crowd at the city gate. If I beat someone there, it'll be all over the streets by tomorrow!"

"Don't worry, after your efforts, your reputation is already infamous," Yin Yinyin praised Le Yu for once. "For you, this cost is equivalent to no cost at all!"

"For this plan, you truly are the best executor!"

In simple terms: all the other White Night Walkers are gentlemen, and only you are a scumbag, so dirty work like saving fallen maidens is left to you?

Le Yu felt that Yin Yinyin was insulting him, but he had no proof.