Smiling Executive Officer

"Speaking of which, why don't you ask Senior Orochimaru to teach you? Isn't he your teacher?"

Orochimaru had taken Nawaki as his disciple two years ago. Now that the Wood Release project was over, if he didn't continue to undergo surgery with Orochimaru, Orochimaru shouldn't be so busy.

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Why didn't he even have time to guide Nawaki?

Nawaki's expression paused, and he shook his head with a sigh, "I also want to find Teacher Orochimaru, but I can barely see him. I even suspect he's gone out on a mission again."

"It's just that I trust you more, Brother Qingguang."

Nawaki forced a somewhat embarrassed smile and scratched his head.

He couldn't possibly say that Big Brother Itsuki's training was too strict, and Senior Kosuke's explanations made him sleepy, so he didn't want to learn from those two.

"Alright, but I still have patrol duty with the Police Department recently. I can only spare a few hours in the afternoon to teach you."

"We'll train at your home's training ground then. I still have to continue patrolling. See you later."

Seeing that Qingguang had agreed to his request, Nawaki happily jumped up and down, his smile incredibly bright. He immediately waved goodbye.

"Hooray!"

"See you later, Brother Qingguang!"

He disappeared in a flash.

The drunkard from earlier was escorted back to the Police Department's detention room by Yashiro.

Before being locked up in the Konoha prison, he needed to be interrogated again, and Minister Fugaku had to personally sign the documents.

After Yashiro left, Inabi gave Qingguang a thumbs-up.

"Qingguang, you've finally come to your senses. To deal with guys like this, you need to let them feel the iron fist of our Police Department."

"'Enforce the law with warmth, wield the police baton with strength.' That's so well said!"

He had thought Qingguang would continue to be the same old nice guy, but the scene just now, with Qingguang acting quickly and cleanly, truly surprised him.

As expected, deep down, Qingguang was like him, a hot-blooded and warlike Uchiha, a born Hawk Faction Uchiha.

Qingguang smiled and replied, "Brother Inabi, gentleness is a response to kind people. When facing villains, one must naturally show a fierce side."

"Let's continue patrolling first. We'll talk after it's over."

"Okay, we'll talk after it's over."

Over the next few days, Qingguang trained with Wood Release in the morning and went to Nawaki's house to teach him the Water Dragon Bullet Technique in the afternoon.

At night, he carried out the Uchiha's night patrol missions. His life was very fulfilling.

At the same time, Qingguang's title of "Smiling Executive Officer" continued to spread.

When encountering disputes caused by misunderstandings, Qingguang would first separate the parties involved, take their statements, and understand the reasons based on his meticulous observations.

He would de-escalate major issues into minor ones and resolve minor issues altogether.

If there were stubborn troublemakers deliberately causing trouble, he would also use his police baton.

Even some children had started playing role-playing games, vying to play the role of Qingguang, the "Smiling Executive Officer."

They fought fiercely over it and even came up with two names for Qingguang's statement-taking and physical intervention segments.

They were called "Gentle Record" and "Swift Baton," respectively.

Fugaku's half-month deadline for Qingguang quickly ended.

When Qingguang appeared before Fugaku again, Fugaku looked astonished, but within that astonishment, there was also a deep sense of confusion.

He had also tried to be gentle for a period, so why was the gap between him and Qingguang so large?

Could it be because Qingguang was a little better looking than him?

"Minister Fugaku, how many complaint letters have I received in the past half-month?"

Qingguang eagerly began to inquire, wanting to know his reputation during this period.

Fugaku took out a few complaint letters, only a sparse few placed on the desktop.

"You've taught me a lesson. I thought you would fail like I did back then."

"There are only these 4. Since you locked that guy up, there haven't been any complaint letters directed at you. On the contrary, other on-duty members have received quite a few complaint letters, and they're being compared to you, hoping they can be like you."

This was something Fugaku had never expected.

Even more unexpected was that almost none of these Police Department members were unhappy to learn that they were being compared to Qingguang. It seemed that if the comparison subject was Qingguang, then they were indeed inferior to him.

"Is that so? It seems I was too focused on hogging the spotlight and neglected everyone else's feelings. It's my fault."

Qingguang was full of self-reproach, feeling as if he had committed some grave mistake.

"No, no, no, please don't say that."

"No, Minister Fugaku, you don't have to comfort me. I know I must have caused trouble for many of our brothers."

"As expected, I'm still not suited for the work at the Police Department. Otherwise, I..."

Qingguang's reaction confused Fugaku even more, and he immediately cut him off, "Stop!"

"Qingguang, do you trust my judgment?"

"Director Fugaku, of course I trust you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have joined the Police Department." Qingguang forced an awkward smile onto his face, trying to appear cheerful.

Seeing that he had managed to stop Qingguang's negative emotions from spreading, Fugaku breathed a sigh of relief.

He racked his brain, coming up with a way to keep Qingguang in the Police Department.

"Qingguang, since the villagers want others to enforce the law and patrol like you, why don't you teach them?" Fugaku asked tentatively.

Qingguang pointed at himself with a look of surprise, "Me? I'll teach everyone?"

"But I..."

"Don't rush to refuse. I won't force everyone to learn from you."

"How about this? I'll issue a notice tomorrow. Anyone interested can voluntarily apply to patrol and learn with you."

"During your weekend shifts off, you can give them group lessons. It might be a bit tiring for you, but what do you think?"

Qingguang listened and thought about the feasibility of the matter for a while.

"It's not really tiring."

Upon hearing this answer, Fugaku immediately slammed the table and declared, "Good, since you say so, Qingguang, this difficult task will be entrusted to you!"

"If you can truly change the villagers' perception and attitude towards the Police Department, you'll be a hero to our Uchiha Clan!"

"I wouldn't call myself a hero. I'm a member of the Uchiha, and I grew up being cared for by everyone. This is just what I should do."

Qingguang smiled and nodded, finally agreeing without further hesitation.

At this point, a thought was born in Fugaku's mind, one that surprised even himself.

If only he could be like Qingguang, wouldn't the clan have become much more harmonious long ago?

But such a thought was undoubtedly disrespectful and a betrayal of his father's guidance over the years.

He broke out in a cold sweat, startled.

He didn't want to be lectured by his father.

The day after the notice was issued, as Qingguang was preparing for his patrol that night, he saw at least a dozen people standing at the entrance of the Police Department, which completely baffled him.

"What are you guys...?"