You're in big trouble

That afternoon, Li Jinshui easily completed his first month of martial arts assessment.

By exerting less than eighty percent of his blood-energy, he struck the instrument to produce a reading of 392, perfectly exceeding the assessment requirements.

The subsequent Basic Lightness Skill did not even require testing; he registered directly with the achievement of mastering the Grade 9 martial skill "Lightning Pulse Step," effectively completing the martial skill assessment quotas for the next two months in advance.

Amidst the shocked gazes of the trainees, Li Jinshui let out a hearty laugh and swaggered out of the assessment room.

"This is what a true genius looks like!"

"It's one thing to have a photographic memory, but to master a Grade 9 martial skill so quickly?"

"I'm genuinely convinced. Honestly, even if you dumped all those Grade A resources on me, I couldn't master Lightning Explosion Step that fast."

"Damn it, how is this fair? He has such great martial talent, a background at home, and the most infuriating part is that he's so handsome. Is there any justice left?"

"Stop whining, why be so bitter? Otherwise, how do you think he managed to land Supervisor Ye?"

The trainees chattered away, growing more animated as they talked.

The staff member in the corner responsible for recording the data, however, grew more terrified the more he heard, going from utter confusion to his heart pounding wildly in his chest.

Holy crap, what kind of massive news is this?

Supervisor Ye is actually involved with that young man, Li Jinshui?

Is this top-secret gossip something we bottom-feeding grunts are even allowed to know?

Meanwhile.

Li Jinshui had just returned to his room and sat on the sofa to turn on the TV when a phone call from Huang Lichen suddenly summoned him.

"My scores are already up to standard, why are you calling me to the office again?"

Li Jinshui frowned and hung up the phone.

"Ding!"

Suddenly, his phone chimed again with a text message.

"Do not agree to the new site."

Li Jinshui was stunned after reading it.

Six words with no context—what was this supposed to mean?

Could it be that they are planning to assign me to work at a new site? But I haven't even finished consuming three months' worth of resources yet; of course I wouldn't agree to that.

He checked the sender, only to find it was an unknown number.

Li Jinshui thought for a moment and dialed the number back.

"I'm sorry, the number you have dialed is not in service..."

Damn it! Playing games?

Li Jinshui narrowed his eyes, shoved his phone back into his pocket, and pushed the door open to head out.

Soon, the elevator reached the 51st floor.

Li Jinshui knocked on the door of Huang Lichen's office.

The moment the door opened, a thick, pungent smell of smoke rushed out to meet him; the entire office was shrouded in a haze, comparable to the Heavenly Court.

Several people were sitting on the large sofa, including Ye Mei.

Beside Ye Mei sat an elderly woman wearing loose, oversized designer clothes with a large logo, a pair of colorful sunglasses perched on her head, and a long, slender lady's cigarette dangling from her mouth, looking extremely conspicuous.

Further down the seating area was a middle-aged man with a full head of silver hair.

Except for Ye Mei, the other three held cigarettes in their hands, puffing away continuously.

"Didn't they say smoking isn't allowed in this place?" Li Jinshui pinched his nose and said speechlessly. His own pack of cigarettes had been opened for over a month, but he hadn't smoked a single one; they were probably ruined by now.

"Enough nonsense. Come in and close the door behind you." Huang Lichen waved him over, his face full of worry and gravity.

Seeing this, Li Jinshui didn't say anything more. He closed the office door and, under the scrutinizing gazes of those present, walked familiarly to Ye Mei's side and plopped down.

Ye Mei remained expressionless, her arm draped casually over the back of the sofa, her fingertips tapping rhythmically against the upholstery as if lost in thought, ignoring Li Jinshui's actions.

"Ah Shui, this is Zhang Li, Deputy Battalion Commander, and this is Chen Yu, Department Head."

Huang Lichen stubbed out his cigarette and pointed to the two big shots on the sofa, introducing them one by one.

There were four Deputy Battalion Commanders in the sub-battalion, and Zhang Li was one of them, belonging to the same faction as Huang Lichen.

The other middle-aged man with silver hair and sharp eyes was Chen Yu, the powerful head of the Intelligence Department.

Upon hearing these titles, Li Jinshui didn't dare to be sloppy; he immediately stood up, straightened his posture, and saluted: "Good day, Battalion Commander Zhang! Good day, Department Head Chen!"

The two, whose faces had been grave, managed to squeeze out a smile and nodded in response.

As he sat back down, before Li Jinshui could ask what was going on, Huang Lichen spoke first.

"Ah Shui, you are in big trouble." His expression was solemn, his tone deep.

Li Jinshui's heart skipped a beat the moment he heard that.

No way, my good life has only just begun, and there's trouble again?

"It's still about that matter where you killed the security guard..."

Huang Lichen didn't beat around the bush and laid the whole situation out directly, specifically emphasizing that Weihu Security Company had issued a blacklist order, and now no delivery station in Rong City dared to take Li Jinshui in.

As for how to handle it, he didn't mention a word.

"Is Weihu Security Company really that arrogant? They dare to disregard even the face of Daming Technology?" Li Jinshui immediately invoked the name of the parent company.

"Stop gilding your own lily; we are just the Youth Training Camp, not Daming Technology." Huang Lichen tapped the table irritably. "Even our Youth Training Camp isn't a monolith right now; everyone has their own agendas, let alone the higher-ups. If a trivial matter like yours were reported to the branch office, they would just fire you to be done with it."

"Uh, so there really isn't a single station manager in Rong City who dares to take me in?"

Li Jinshui felt this was a bit absurd. Flash Group Delivery was, after all, a massive industry giant backed by Daming Technology; how could the station managers underneath be so cowardly that they wouldn't even dare to provoke Weihu Security Company?

"Ah Shui, society isn't just about fighting and killing or showing off your strength; everyone has a family to feed."

Huang Lichen sighed and couldn't help but pull out a cigarette to light it. "Taking you into a station means the delivery workers at that entire station will be staked out every day, chased, robbed of their meals, and have their property smashed. Which station manager could put up with that kind of trouble?"

"That's true, I suppose..."

Li Jinshui nodded slowly, finally understanding the situation.

However, he also began to feel suspicious.

Under normal circumstances, if someone brought this kind of trouble upon themselves, the company would indeed cut its losses and fire them immediately.

But now, the HR director, two deputy camp commanders, and even the head of the intelligence department were all gathered here. If they really intended to fire him, they wouldn't need such a grand display.

The current atmosphere clearly suggested they were making some kind of major assessment or arrangement.

Wait!

A thought suddenly flashed through Li Jinshui's mind regarding the anonymous text message he had just received.

Don't agree to the new station?

No way, they don't want me to go out and start a new station, do they?

Who sent that message? Why tell me not to agree?

"Li Jinshui, I want to ask you, what are your own thoughts on this matter?" At this moment, the old lady Zhang Li slowly exhaled a ring of smoke and asked.

"Commander Zhang, look at what you're saying. What thoughts could a greenhorn like me have? My thoughts aren't important; I will resolutely listen to the arrangements of the organization and the leaders." Li Jinshui was very clever, using official jargon to show his loyalty while also passing the buck.

Whatever, as long as you let me keep leeching resources from the Youth Training Camp, I'll deal with the rest later!

"Yo, this young man is quite slippery."

The old lady chuckled upon hearing this, but her expression changed extremely quickly.

Her face suddenly turned cold, and she said indifferently, "But I still want to hear your thoughts, or perhaps I should just help you report this to the branch office. Don't worry, with the seniority of this old bag of bones, the branch office will still give me some face."

Damn it, you don't have any face.

If you had any face, would you be sitting here smoking in frustration? You're clearly threatening to get me fired.

Forget it, forget it. I won't make you go through the trouble of setting the stage; I'll finish the process for you ahead of time.

"Don't help, please, definitely don't help."

Li Jinshui immediately slapped his thigh and stood up abruptly. He scanned the executives present with a fiery gaze and declared righteously, "Since those station managers aren't willing to take me in, I don't need to look for them. I'll start one myself—a new... cough, a new delivery station!"