The Inspector Vanished Again

Early in the morning, Qing Yi walked out of his mansion with steamed buns in his hand, wearing a Bluetooth headset. "What? Your strength level has advanced again?! How did it happen so fast?!"

Li Ke said on the other end of the phone, "I had made some preparations beforehand, and with Mr. Li Yunjing accompanying me on my travels, I can act freely under his protection."

Li Ke has completed his second Life and Death Trial challenge and advanced to E-Class, but he can't tell Qing Yi how he did it.

Unexpectedly.

Li Xiurui had personally promised Li Yunjing that he would regain his freedom and even listed him as one of the beneficiaries of the family trust fund, which can be said to have made him a true member of the Li family.

This master had dedicated almost his entire life to protecting the old man, and after the old man's death, he did not leave the Li family as everyone expected, but instead chose to protect Li Ke.

Li Ke once asked Li Yunjing, "If you don't want to leave the Li family, why don't you protect your father Li Yunshou? You know, he's the current Head of the Li Clan."

But Li Yunjing replied that he was tired of the scenery Baopu Tower, which hadn't changed in decades, and wanted to go out for a walk.

That's why Li Ke was chosen.

Li Ke once asked why Li Yunjing didn't leave.

Isn't freedom precious enough? Why continue to be under the Li family's control?

Li Yunjing's answer was that it was the Li family business that the old man had given up his dreams to protect throughout his life, and he had nothing else to do but stay at the Li family business...

That Li Yunjing was like a tree in front of Baopu Tower. He might not have been very tall, but he was unmoved by the wind and unstained by the mud.

Throughout the journey, Li Ke was learning from Li Yunjing, studying how to face danger and training himself to prepare for the Life and Death Trial challenge.

Having an A-level expert as a protector is probably quite rare in the Knight's Legacy.

Moreover, this A-level expert was personally praised by Shadow, who said that he could kill Kamishiro Yunsugi, who was highly regarded by the Kamishiro Family, all by himself.

At the time, Shadow also said that Li Yunjing was pure and determined, and was perhaps the most promising person in the Li Clan to advance to demigod. It would be a pity if he left the Li Clan.

Qing Yi muttered on the phone, "You're in the southwest right now, otherwise you could come with me to Forbidden Zone 065."

"What are you going over there for?" Li Ke asked, frowning.

"It's all because Shadow has gone mad, sending all of us Shadow Candidate over there to hunt down B-Class experts from the Kamishiro family," Qing Yi complained. "According to the rules, our protectors can only be at most C-Class, how are we supposed to hunt down B-Class experts?!"

Li Ke thought for a moment, "I definitely won't have time to get back and help you. Besides, I'm only an E-Class myself, and Mr. Li Yunjing is only responsible for protecting me. He won't take my orders to kill anyone, so even if I went, I wouldn't be able to help you. Why don't you just give up on this mission?"

Qing Yi whispered, "What do you think about me discussing it with Mr. and asking him to help me? But that would put him in danger. Although he's very powerful, he still needs some time before he can participate in truly high-intensity battles."

Li Ke said, "I think you should just tell the gentleman directly about this and let him decide for himself."

"Alright," Qing Yi sighed, "Now we're going to suffer in the wilderness again, and we probably won't even be able to get a hot meal."

Qing Yi took the steamed buns and went to work at the Intelligence Department One. He no longer goes to the Intelligence Department Three and has become very familiar with the people at the Intelligence Department One.

When he arrived at the office, he saw Qing Chen sitting there.

Qing Yi moment before walking in and saying, "Sir, Shadow has requested that we go to Forbidden Zone 065 to hunt down experts from the Kamishiro Family..."

Qing Chen looked at Qing Yi: "Are you worried you won't be able to handle it?"

Qing Yi nodded obediently. "Mm."

"Don't worry, I'll go too," Qing Chen said with a smile. "You don't need to hunt down any experts from the Age of Gods. An Xin stay in the town and have your bodyguards protect you. I'll take care of the rest."

Qing Yi's eyes lit up. "Sir, you're so kind!"

At this moment, Qing Yi had no idea that the person who tricked him into the Forbidden Zone 065 was the very man in front of him.

Moreover, this isn't some kind of Shadow Struggle mission at all; whether it's completed or not doesn't matter...

When Qing Chen said thank you, Qing Yi Chen even felt a little embarrassed, which was uncharacteristic of him...

"Go cultivate, I'll give you the empowerment later," Qing Chen said guiltily. He planned to improve the boy's strength before Qing Yi went to Forbidden Zone 065.

As they were talking, Yang Xuyang walked in carrying a LCD screen. "Boss, 'Parent's Association' have started popping up in our city lately. Should we do something about it?"

Qing Chen asked, "Why Parent's Association?"

Yang Xuyang was taken aback. "I heard it's quite harmful. It spreads like poison. The agents in City No. 18 are having a real headache. I heard they even arrested a cardinal from the Cult of the Mechanical God Cult yesterday."

Qing Chen said seriously, "Isn't it a good thing that someone is dealing with the Mechanical God Cult? We don't need to worry about them; let them fight it out themselves."

At this point, he had already begun to take sides.

Although Qing Chen said, "Let them fight it out themselves."

However, this matter will soon spread through Yang Xuyang, and then everyone will focus on the fact that the inspector dislikes the Mechanical God Cult.

Then everyone will know what to do.

Yang Xuyang thought for a moment and said, "Boss, a red-robed deacon from the Mechanical God Cult is still downstairs. He's here to report the Parent's Association, hoping we can intervene and stop its spread. This Parent's Association is already threatening their safety. However, the Mechanical God Cult is clearly much more powerful than the Parent's Association in our City No. 10. The Parent's Association only just begun to spread here; how could it possibly threaten their safety?"

Qing Chen looked at Yang Xuyang: "What do you think we should do?"

Seeing the look in Qing Chen's eyes, Yang Xuyang suddenly understood something...

He said seriously, "I think this red-clad deacon should be taken to the secret prison."

Qing Chen chuckled, "Why bring him to the secret prison?"

"Didn't he say his safety was threatened? So we'll lock him up in a secret prison for protection, and release him after the Parent's Association over," Yang Xuyang said.

Qing Chen waved his hand. "I can't be bothered with this. Go find Qing Hua and you two can decide. By the way, I'll submit a report to the director this month to promote you to a probationary supervisor."

Yang Xuyang exclaimed happily, "Thank you, boss!"

After Yang Xuyang left, Qing Yi said earnestly, "Sir, the Mechanical God Cult must have been incredibly unlucky to have offended you."

Yang Xuyang left the office, his eyes brimming with undisguised joy.

Qing Hua, who was processing documents, glanced at him and asked, "Something good news?"

"Ahem, no, no," Yang Xuyang thought to himself that he hadn't been officially promoted yet, so it was better not to say it yet, "Brother Hua, give me some people, I need to take care of something."

Qinghuan thought for a moment and called out to the men behind him, "Brothers of Group 2, follow Inspector Yang."

Yang Xuyang hesitated for a moment, then said, "Huh? What Inspector Yang? Brother Hua, don't talk nonsense."

Qing Hua pointed to the office. "Alright, stop pretending. The boss has already messaged me to help him write your promotion report. Do your job well and don't make any mistakes."

"Hey! Alright!" Yang Xuyang, beaming, led more than ten brothers from Group 2 downstairs.

Once downstairs, he looked at the cardinal and asked, "Where is your cardinal in City No. 10? Tell him to come to Intelligence Department One. What's the point of sending just a cardinal?"

The cardinal, his face flushed, cried out, "Our cardinal has been arrested by the Parent's Association!"

Yang Xuyang was stunned for a moment. Oh, so the cardinal who was taken away by the Parent's Association came from here...

He had a general idea of what was going on and said impatiently to the red-robed deacon, "Can't your Mechanical God Cult handle this problem yourselves? You can't even handle a small organization like Parent's Association? We can handle it, but our operating budget is limited, and we have many other cases to handle."

The red-clad butler's expression brightened.

He was just trying it out casually, so that even if the PCA (CIA) didn't intend to get involved, they could still register the Parent's Association here.

Being targeted by these living devils is never a good thing.

However, he did not expect things to go so smoothly.

Yang Xuyang's so-called limited office funds are just a euphemism for demanding kickbacks.

These days, if the PCA (Chief Intelligence Agency) or CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) were to readily agree to help them organize Parent's Association, they would actually suspect something was amiss.

But if the other party asks for a kickback, there's a 80% chance this can be done!

As long as the other party is willing to talk, with so many followers in his Mechanical God Cult, how could he be short of money?

The red-robed deacon politely replied, "Regarding office expenses, our Mechanical God Cult is willing to contribute its modest efforts..."

"A little bit of effort won't do," Yang Xuyang said slowly and deliberately.

The red-robed deacon thought to himself that he was just being modest, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Our Mechanical God Cult is willing to spend a huge sum..."

"Okay," Yang Xuyang said casually, "Call all the core members of your Mechanical God Cult over for a small meeting, and bring over the information you have about the Parent's Association. We need to get a better understanding of the situation."

The red-clad butler found it somewhat strange, but the matter of "office expenses" dispelled many of his doubts.

After all, these living devils just want some money for the New Year, what's wrong with that?

The red-clad deacon immediately made a phone call and summoned some key members of the Cult of Mechanical God Cult, who also carried a small suitcase.

There were 13 people in total. The red-clad deacon opened his briefcase with a smile in the conference room, "This is the funding that the Mechanical God Cult raised for the Intelligence Department One."

Inside the briefcase were neatly stacked one-kilogram gold bars!

Yang Xuyang nodded. "Okay."

He turned to the agents of Team Seven and said, "Take all these members of the Mechanical God Cult to the secret prison."

The red-clad deacon was dumbfounded. He dared not disobey on PCA territory, and could only ask incredulously, "Sir, what's going on?"

Yang Xuyang said earnestly, "Weren't you all threatened? The PCA (CIA) has an obligation to protect you. Don't worry, you'll be fine staying here. Once the Parent's Association is eliminated, we'll let you out."

Red-clad butler. "???"

They had heard that the Intelligence Department One was ruthless, but they never expected them to be this ruthless, taking both money and people!

Yang Xuyang thought to himself, if I only arrest one person, how can I live up to the boss's promotion report?

The ruthless intelligence officer in the Intelligence Department One always arrests entire groups at once.

The most baffling thing about this whole operation is that the Mechanical God Cult not only sent their people to their doorstep, but they also brought gold bars with them.

At this time, Qing Hua also led his men out. He arrested more than a dozen habitual criminals who liked to rob mechanical limbs, claiming that these people were family members of the Parent's Association, and imprisoned them all in the secret prison.

When Qing Hua returned to the Intelligence Department One, Qing Chen looked at him with a grin and said, "Why did you arrest these people? They're all repeat offenders with criminal records, not members of the Parent's Association."

Qing Hua said seriously, "Boss, the Mechanical God Cult is powerful now and has many underhanded tricks up its sleeve. Moreover, I heard that three cardinals and a Chief Judge are on their way. Of course, you don't need to be afraid of them, but there's no need to make enemies with them so soon. Our Intelligence Department One arrested people from both sides. That's fair and just, and they can't say anything. If we openly show favoritism, it might lead to their retaliation."

Qing Chen glanced at Qing Hua. This man was trying to demonstrate his value in the Intelligence Department One because Yang Xuyang was about to be promoted. While Yang Xuyang was indeed a bit clever and dared to charge into battle, this experienced trainee inspector was much more composed.

"Very good," Qing Chen said with a smile, "I'm relieved to have you guys here in Group Seven. Wait, where's Qing Zhun?"

As they were talking, Qing Zhun came in carrying his lunch.

Just as Qing Hua and Yang Xuyang were beginning to show signs of involution, this trainee inspector acted as if nothing was wrong.

More than an hour later, Yang Xuyang carried the small suitcase full of gold bars and hummed a song as he went upstairs.

Upon arriving at the office, he glanced at the empty inspector's office and exclaimed, "Huh, where's the boss?"

Qing Zhun said with a smile, "He went out to take care of some things."

"Oh," Yang Xuyang nodded, "When will the boss be back?"

Qing Zhun said, "About twenty days from now."

Yang Xuyang: "..."

Qing Chen disappeared again in City No. 10, and no one knew where he went.

"Everyone's afraid of hardship! How can you make a good film if you don't endure hardship?" A white-bearded director, sitting in his office in the Upper Third District, roared in anger. "How can we capture such beautiful scenery without shooting in the wilderness? Actors have to be willing to endure hardship. We even provide them with a motorhome in the wilderness? Who does he think he is? And that Qin Peipei, saying the wilderness is too cold. What I'm shooting is snow!"

The assistant director standing nearby said, "Director Zhang, both of these people are capable of bringing their own funding to the production..."

Director Zhang sighed, "Bringing your own funding to the production team is impressive."

Generally, shooting a virtual life movie requires 12 cameras shooting simultaneously, so that the audience can have a comprehensive and unobstructed experience when watching the virtual life movie.

However, the funding alone requires a large sum of money.

Therefore, actors who bring their own investment to the production are usually the most powerful, because they are not only actors, but also shareholders.

Director Zhang said, "But now all the RVs in the city are electric, and the diesel ones have all been rented out. The weather forecast says there will be a heavy snow soon, and we can't wait any longer. Ask Qin Peipei if she can make do in the off-road vehicle for a while. We'll stay out here for a maximum of half a month, and come back after we finish filming the snow scenes."

The assistant director whispered, "Then I'll go ask again."

Director Zhang asked, "By the way, have you found a guide for the wilderness?"

"We've found them. They hunted down quite a few Wilderness People recently. They sound very reliable," the assistant director said.

"What about art direction, cinematography, photography, and costumes?" Director Zhang asked.

"That's fine too. They also want to take this opportunity to go out and see the world," the assistant director said. "The production manager and location manager both said they had family matters to attend to and didn't want to go to the wilderness. That's easy to arrange; I'll take charge of those two departments. But director, we're still short more than ten stagehands. We can't afford to lose them."

The production manager is the person who oversees the food, drink, and daily life of everyone on the film crew.

An external liaison producer is someone who is responsible for contacting external sponsors and liaising with the production team.

Whether those two go or not is irrelevant, but the stagehands are indispensable.

The stagehands were responsible for a wide variety of tasks; basically, you had to do whatever the assistant director told you to do.

Carrying lights and camera equipment, carrying boxed lunches, and repairing cars.

Film crews are actually very large. It's common to use thousands of people to shoot a single film. If there are too few stagehands, there won't be anyone to do the heavy work in such a large crew.

The problem is that going to the wilderness is both hard and dangerous, and not many workers are willing to do such a job for a basic salary.

City No. 10 is the entertainment center of the Federation, and there are many other film studios there, so finding a job is incredibly easy.

"Let's spend more money and improve the workers' pay. That's the only way," Director Zhang said. "We have to leave in two days at the latest, or we'll miss this biggest snowfall of the year."

Just then.

"Assistant Director, someone has come to apply for a stagehand position," someone called out from outside the office, knocking on the door.

The assistant director's eyes lit up. How could someone be walking right into a trap?

He went outside and saw that the receptionist was with a boy of about seventeen or eighteen years old, who was thin and didn't look particularly strong.

The assistant director thought to himself, "This is probably just another young man who wants to get on set and hang out with the crew. Maybe once he gets to know the crew, the director will give him a role and he'll become famous."

These days, many young people have this idea: if they're even slightly good-looking, they want to make a living in the entertainment industry.

Indeed, many celebrities have become famous in this way.

The assistant director actually doesn't want this kind of person on his team because they are inefficient.

However, now is not the time for him to choose; Director Zhang has given him too little time.

The assistant director frowned. "You're here to apply for a stagehand job?"

The boy smiled and said, "Yes, I can work hard and endure hardship."

The assistant director thought for a moment and decided it was necessary to clarify things, "Do you know that our crew is going to the wilderness?"

The boy smiled and said, "I know."

That's why he came here.

He wouldn't have come if the film crew hadn't gone to the wilderness.

There will be another chapter tonight, but it will be very late. My wife is having severe morning sickness. I'll write the next chapter after my wife and baby are asleep, and update before dawn.