Amulet

Night fell and all was quiet.

April and May, draped in black cloaks, stood on the street.

April called March, feeling frustrated. "Boss, could you send some more people over? We've been working way too much overtime lately. We were having hot pot when this high-level battle suddenly broke out, and we didn't even finish our hot pot..."

March: "Which hot pot restaurant?"

In April, she recalled, "The Fuweiju restaurant on Lindong Road in the Fourth District."

March: "That place wasn't good. Next time I'll go to Monster Hot Pot across the street. They don't use the old broth, and they're more generous with the spices."

Nowadays, federal seasonings are very expensive, and most merchants are reluctant to use too much. A pound of synthetic protein costs four yuan, but a pound of scallions, ginger, and garlic can cost tens of yuan.

Under normal circumstances, residents at home will grow some garlic sprouts, cilantro, or similar things in flower pots, but with such cramped living spaces, it is difficult to meet their daily needs.

Therefore, some people will dry the chives they grow, and then soak them in water to make dumplings for important occasions.

April suddenly realized something was off. "Wait a minute, boss, the point of my conversation wasn't about hot pot."

"No support, handle it yourselves," March said calmly. "There won't be any deaths of B-Class or higher personnel over there."

"But there are so many!" April said dejectedly. "Just May and I are here, so busy we haven't even had time for beauty sleep."

"Just bear with it for a while," March said.

In April, she sighed, "This boss is always so calm and collected; there's no way to persuade him."

After hanging up the phone, April suddenly said to May, "Why don't we take Qing Chen in? That way we won't be so tired."

"No, we can't lay a hand on him according to the rules," May laughed. "Alright, let's get to work."

At this moment, the Struggle Road was deserted, with only Sun Chuci and a few others cautiously approaching.

April glanced at Sun Chuci curiously, and for some reason, she found the young man particularly pleasing to the eye.

She thought for a moment and asked, "What are you doing here? Aren't you afraid of dying?"

Looking at the corpses scattered on the ground, Sun Chuci forced himself to remain calm and said, "Someone told us to come and collect some weapons and equipment. They said there's plenty here, and they don't need to pay..."

April paused for a moment, then said, "Then you guys pick them up."

As she spoke, she pulled a pen from her sleeve and lightly touched a corpse, which turned into ashes and scattered in the air.

Sun Chuci was stunned. The brand-new red fountain pen in April's hand looked like a magic wand in the hands of a fairy from the movie "Balala the Fairies," but with an indescribable eeriness.

April looked up at him and said, "Hurry up and pick them up. All of these are yours. The Garrison Troops will be here to clean up the battlefield soon."

It was Qing Chen who sent Sun Chuci to pick up the weapons.

The young man remembered Sun Chuci saying he needed to spend money to upgrade his equipment so he could have a good New Year, and he thought of giving these poor Zhengcheng Time Walker a little something.

There are more guns on Fendou Road than you might imagine.

Sun Chuci and the others had been sitting obediently in the barbecue restaurant the whole time, only hearing the gunshots but unaware of what had happened.

The devastation of the battlefield made Sun Chuci wonder what Qing Chen's true identity was, that he could lead a battle of this magnitude in City No. 10.

You should know that City No. 10 is the capital of the Federation.

Sun Chuci stopped thinking about it and turned to Tuanzi: "Quickly drive our car over here, there aren't enough vehicles to hold all the weapons here."

The Tuanzi had lost her initial fear and was now filled with joy.

Someone in the hunting party whispered to Sun Chuci, "If we latch onto someone like this, could we become an organization like Daylight?"

Sun Chuci thought for a moment, "It's a bit difficult, but I can give it a try."

In a private club in the second district, Yan Chunmi was sitting in a booth, holding a scarlet "Hellhound" cocktail.

She said in a low voice, "Have you heard what happened on Struggle Road?"

Behind her booth, a young man laughed and said, "You must have heard about such a big thing. Our new boss is really amazing. He made Kashima Kamishiro run around like a headless chicken and even brought Qing Zhou back."

Yan Chunmi calmly said, "The boss is not going to take Qing Zhou. As far as I know, Qing Zhun, who used to be a Kite Falcon under Mr. Shadow, has taken over Kamishiro Jingbian. The boss wants to use Kamishiro Jingbian to exchange for Qing Mu to go home."

The young man behind her paused for a moment, his expression seemingly agitated.

Yan Chunmi continued, "Don't get too excited. You should have noticed that our new boss is no ordinary person. Mr. Shadow is also giving him tremendous support. But the problem is that even with such a big event tonight, the boss still hasn't let us take action. This shows that he doesn't trust us."

The young man was silent for a moment, then asked, "What should we do?"

"Don't let us get marginalized. If the Kite Falcon is marginalized, the only outcome will be purging," Yan Chunmi said. "Keep a close eye on Qing Xing 24/7. The boss wants his whereabouts and that Forbidden Item he has. If we mess this up, you and I can expect to be sidelined."

The young man thought for a moment and said, "Qing Xing, I also have 12 Kite Falcon with me."

Qing Xing, he was also a member of the Secret Intelligence Department, so according to Qing Xing, he must have 12 Kite Falcon under his command. These were all real intelligence personnel who had fought and were skilled in combat, and were extremely good at reconnaissance, counter-reconnaissance, assassination, infiltration, and disguise.

Yan Chunmi said coldly, "We can't care about the Kite Falcon. The boss wants to support Qing Yi, so there will inevitably be a contest between us and Qing Xing's Kite Falcon. We need to find out all of Qing Xing's Kite Falcon and kill them."

The young man said, "The identities of the Kite Falcon are all different, so this is a bit difficult. Maybe the boss has one right now."

"If there are no difficulties, how can we prove our loyalty to the boss?" Yan Chunmi downed the crimson wine in his glass in one gulp. "We also need to let the boss know that his Kite Falcon are very useful. And you don't need to worry about the Shadow Candidate's Kite Falcon turning against the boss. At this critical juncture, the boss taking Qing Mu home is his golden talisman. Anyone who touches him is going against the entire Qing Clan's intelligence system."

What Shadow gave Qing Chen not just the hearts and minds of the intelligence system, but also a politically correct identity.

Because of the large-scale arrests of its own officials by the Intelligence Department One, many members of the Qing clan are already dissatisfied with Qing Chen.

Many of the Shadow Candidate would also want to get rid of Qing Yi's protector.

However, from the moment the Intelligence Department One announced that they would bring Qing Mu home, any thoughts that the Qing family might have had to be extinguished.

Killing Qing Chen would mean making an enemy of the Qing Clan's intelligence system.

Countdown 88:00:00.

Eight o'clock in the morning.

Qing Chen suddenly felt a sense of leisure.

Bringing Qing Mu home is still a long way off. After the Kamishiro Family receives the news, it will take at least ten days to process it before they can make a final decision.

So he doesn't need to think about that for now.

On the Intelligence Department One's side, Qing Chen used the "Tearing Apart the God Era" and "Kashima Intelligence Alliance" as his three major initiatives upon taking office, which caused chaos and confusion throughout the Intelligence Department One.

At present, it is the right time to keep a low profile and bide our time. Rather than going out and causing trouble, the agents of the Intelligence Department One would be better off staying in the big office and cultivating themselves.

The last thing was to deal with the Shadow Struggle.

Qing Chen no longer covets the Forbidden Item ACE-008 'Shadow Gate', but instead covets the unknown Forbidden Item that Qing Xing to have in his possession.

After all, the Shadow Gate's containment condition is to remain single forever. Although Qing Chen doesn't have a partner, he still needs to leave himself a way out.

Friends, you shouldn't wear this!

However, the matter of seizing the Qing Xing Forbidden Item must be planned carefully before taking action; we must first wait for the Kite Falcon to gather the intelligence.

Therefore, Qing Chen suddenly became one of the most leisurely people in City No. 10.

He didn't eat breakfast in the District 5 because the street food was too unappetizing. He decided to go to the third district instead, where there was freshly ground soy milk, fried dough sticks, tofu pudding, fragrant beef noodles, and white porridge.

These are already considered luxuries for federal residents.

Qing Chen would never deliberately eat something unpalatable and then tell himself that it was a manifestation of his strong will.

We should enjoy life to the fullest in the city!

If you don't enjoy life in the city, are you only going to enjoy it in the wilderness?

Last night, Qing Chen heard from Shadow that the fourth round of the Shadow Struggle is going to be in the wilderness, where everyone will have plenty of time to suffer.

But today is a bit strange.

Qing Chen sat in the steamed bun shop and ate two beef buns and a bowl of tofu pudding. Just as he got up to pay at the counter, he heard the owner chuckle in a low voice, "Commander Qing Chen, you don't need to pay. Consider this our treat."

Qing Chen was stunned for a moment.

The owner of the steamed bun shop was chubby and wore white sleeves and an apron.

He looks like an honest, down-to-earth businessman.

But he quickly realized that this was also an informant in the Qing Clan's intelligence system!

Qing Chen glanced around and, seeing that no one else was paying attention to him, said in a low voice, "No need to invite me, it's what I should do."

But the steamed bun shop owner shook his head. "Back when Qing Mu was in the north, I was one of his Kite Falcon. After he was arrested, the previous Shadow Manager transferred us back. Now that I know Commander Qing Mu finally has a chance to go home, I was so happy last night that I couldn't sleep."

The secret Secret Intelligence Department also have superiors. For example, in places like the North, where the Qing family is not based, a person in charge is needed.

Qing Chen suddenly understood that although Qing Mu had been arrested, most of his subordinates were still alive.

They may even still be working as spies, informants, Kite Falcon.

Right now, the people most grateful to Qing Chen are these people. If Qing Chen really takes over the Secret Intelligence Department one day, these people will become his most loyal and trusted troops.

Qing Chen sighed inwardly. Mr. Shadow had done a shrewd business; he had schemed against countless people with this move.

However, as Shadow said, it doesn't matter whether Shadow is sincere about bringing Qing Mu back or not, as long as Qing Chen is sincere.

He glanced at the owner of the steamed bun shop and said in a low voice, "Thanks."

Qing Chen left the steamed bun shop and headed towards the Intelligence Department One. As he walked, for some reason, he felt a little moved.

Because along the way, there were always people who would secretly nod to him or salute him when no one was looking.

Then they would pretend to be nonchalant passersby and leave to continue their work.

Of course, most people were just looking at Qing Chen intently, but Qing Chen could see the sincerity in their eyes.

Those were all informants, spies, Kite Falcon who had been working silently within the Qing Clan's intelligence system. Doing this was somewhat against the principles of secrecy, but everyone couldn't help but get excited after hearing the news that Qing Mu might be returning home.

Qing Chen thought to himself, if someone had deliberately followed him to gather information today, many intelligence agents would probably have been exposed...

Fortunately, he confirmed that no one was watching him.

We arrived at the third floor of the Intelligence Department One.

As Qing Chen pushed open the door, he saw the agents sitting at their desks in the large office on the third floor stand up and greet him, "Good morning, boss!"

One agent even yelled, yelling so hard he almost lost oxygen to his brain.

Just then, Chen Sai, an inspector from the sixth group, happened to hear this shout as he was passing by the entrance on the third floor.

He was startled when the shouting started, and after realizing he had lost his composure, he quickly straightened his tie and went upstairs, cursing under his breath.

In fact, Chen Sai was also a little emotional. When would he be a boss and have such cohesion among his subordinates?

This is probably a scenario that every person in a position of power has fantasized about, but it is extremely difficult to achieve.

At this moment, Qing Chen stood in the large office, glanced at all the agents, and calmly said, "Stop with this formalism. All of you, sit cross-legged on the ground and cultivate properly. Before we actually carry out the mission of welcoming Commander Qing Mu home, none of you are allowed to run around anymore."

At this very moment, two SUVs are heading towards City No. 10.

There were six people on the bus. They set off from City No. 18 at 4 a. m. and finally saw the outline of City No. 10 in the distance at 9 a. m.

The next moment, a fat man in the car looked at the city appearing on the horizon and exclaimed excitedly, "Family members, we're about to head to City No. 10, a new place, to embrace even more family members!"

After he finished speaking, the passengers in the car were overjoyed, as if Columbus had discovered a new continent.

Here lies a vast New World, a new Qidian.

But some family members asked worriedly, "Old Luo, are there any members of the Mechanical God Cult in City No. 10? Will they still be hunting us down?"

Sitting in the passenger seat, Luo Wanyai smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have another plan. If the Mechanical God Cult wants to target us in this city, they'll be in for a world of hurt... We're just returning to one big family. What right does the Mechanical God Cult have to tell us what to do? No one can separate our family!"

"Yes!" The crowd inside the car was agitated, their voices even tinged with grievance. "We were with our families, what did we do to offend them? Why are they chasing us!"

Inside both cars are the "Golden Family," with purple, blue, green, and white members in between.

Within this system, only Luo Wanyai is a member of the "Black Family," making him the most senior member of the Parent's Association.

Apart from Luo Wanyai, the other five people in the car were either skilled in developing their families or eloquent.

Either they possess a unique talent for cultivation, allowing them to cultivate at an extremely fast pace.

One day of cultivation is equivalent to ten days of cultivation for others; he can be described as a person of extraordinary talent.

In fact, Qing Chen was not surprised at all that a cultivation genius would appear among his family members.

After all, with such a large number of family members, casting a wide net will eventually find a few.

This time, it was Qing Chen who notified Luo Wanyai to come over.

On the one hand, it was to help Luo Wanyai escape the pursuit of the Mechanical God Cult, and on the other hand, it was to allow him to expand his influence in the small territory he was in charge of.

If the Mechanical God Cult were hunting down Luo Wanyai in City No. 10, it would be hard to say who would kill whom.

At this moment, someone also expressed concern to Luo Wanyai: "But we don't have any family members to protect us in City No. 10. We are unfamiliar with this place. If the Cult of the Mechanical God Cult finds us, we won't even have any family members who can help us seek refuge. Moreover, this also means that we will have to start all over again in this city."

Luo Wanyai smiled and encouraged them, "Do you know what a new Qidian means, family members? It means that all the residents of the city are potential members of our new family. There isn't a drop of water in the desert, but water is the scarcest resource there. Those family members are waiting to return to our big family!"

The family members in the car were overjoyed again.

Soon, the two vehicles arrived at the border crossing tunnel in City No. 10, where they awaited quarantine.

The family members became nervous, because they didn't have proper visas to come here.

It's not that there's no way to get a visa; it's something that can be solved by spending some money. There are wealthy people in my family.

However, once the visa is officially issued, it means that their arrival in City No. 10 will be recorded in the federal network, and the members of the Mechanical God Cult within the federal government system will soon be able to track them down.

Of the five members of the Golden Family in the car, two were being specifically targeted and hunted by the Mechanical God Cult.

As the family watched the Immigration and Customs Administration approach, Luo Wanyai calmly said, "Call Li Menglin over."

The soldier was stunned for a moment, and then Li Menglin, sporting a large belly, jogged over.

Luo Wanyai said, "Come closer to speak."

Li Menglin's expression changed, but he still bent down and leaned close to the car window.

Luo Wanyai said in a low voice, "Group Seven."

Li Menglin quickly stood up straight. "Oh, it's you, sir. I'm so sorry for not greeting you properly. Next time, you can just use the inspection-free lane. I'll record your license plate number in the system, and the gate will open automatically when your license plate is detected."

Luo Wanyai calmly replied, "Yes, it's nothing. You can go back to your work."

The family members in the back row were all stunned. No wonder Lao Luo asked them to come to City No. 10. It turns out that the family members have a powerful backer in City No. 10!

Thinking of this, everyone was overjoyed again.

"Old Luo, do we have family in City No. 10 too?" a Golden Family asked.

Luo Wanyai thought for a moment and said, "This person isn't a family member, but a parent..."

The chapter is 5,000 words long, and 10,000 words have been updated today. This month, I won't count it as paying off debts, but rather as paying interest to my bosses.