Holiday Temp Job

Chen Wu did not want to waste the seven-day National Day holiday, but he could no longer go to the underground fighting arena.

So, he planned to use his sister's "connections" and see if he could help capture some fugitives or something, to temper his martial skills.

Gu Yuyue rejected him outright. "Don't even think about it. You're staying put these next few days. We'll talk after the provincial league is over."

Having cultivated the Golden Bell Shield herself, she understood better than anyone the power of this body-tempering technique.

Not to mention her brother's eighth turn of Essence Tempering cultivation—just the strength of having passed its five stages was enough to crush a whole crowd of ninth-rank martial artists.

If they were bolder in their estimate, perhaps even eighth-rank martial artists would not be his match.

With the body of a martial artist who had yet to enter the ranks, he could already go head-to-head with an eighth-rank martial artist.

Looking across the history of the Republic, there had never been anyone so freakishly monstrous.

Gu Yuyue did not doubt her younger brother's future achievements in the slightest.

But precisely because of that, they needed to be even more cautious and protect him well.

The criminals on the wanted list and mission list were basically all desperadoes. Having once served as captain of a police precinct unit, she knew best what tricks this lot had up their sleeves.

Firearms, explosives, and other controlled weapons forbidden for private ownership by the government were perfectly ordinary things in their hands.

For Chen Wu's own safety, it was better not to take the risk.

"Sis, the city league is about to begin. I need to build up more combat experience in case I run into an opponent."

Chen Wu naturally understood his sister's worries, but he had no intention of backing down, so he used that as an excuse.

Gu Yuyue was not so easily fooled. "Save it. Who was it just now bragging to me about knocking down all the students in the special training class by himself? With your current strength, why would you need any of that?"

Having lifted a rock only to drop it on his own foot, Chen Wu still spoke with perfect confidence. "Those special training class students were weak. What if I run into someone strong in the city league this time?"

Gu Yuyue directly exposed her brother's intentions. "How come I heard that Jinlian No. 1 High School has always been among the top schools in Jincheng? Besides, when fighting a bunch of students who have yet to enter the ranks, why would you need to deal with martial artists to gain experience?"

"I think you just believe you've mastered your external martial arts and want to find someone to fight. As long as you still acknowledge me as your sister, I won't let you go take risks."

Chen Wu promised, "Sis, don't you know me? Your little brother is a coward above all else. If I really run into an enemy I can't handle, I'll definitely turn tail and run without looking back."

"Forget it. Do you think those criminals will bring nothing with them just because you imagine it? Don't fail to eliminate evil and end up dragging others down with you. If you really can't sit still, the Xin'an Police Precinct is short-handed right now. Go work there as a holiday temp instead. Don't idle around at home. Mm, it's happily decided, then."

Gu Yuyue had figured it out. If she did not keep an eye on him, he would probably run all over the place like a young hawk released into the wind.

If he really encountered an armed criminal, things would be bad.

Since that was the case, she might as well keep him within her sight.

During the National Day holiday, police manpower was needed most, and there was plenty of cleaning work that needed doing.

And as precinct chief, she had to lead by example and personally hold down the precinct, which meant she could keep watch over him.

His scheme had failed and gotten him trapped instead. Chen Wu protested, "Sis, you really are my biological sister. Your precinct is short-handed, so you drag your little brother over to work for free."

Gu Yuyue corrected him, "What do you mean, work for free? You'll be paid, okay? Besides, this is contributing to society. It'll be recorded in your personal file when the time comes."

"Just so happens, you can also visit the place where Mom works. Once the holiday ends, you'll be competing in the city league, then preparing for the provincial league. After the provincial league, you'll be heading to university. If you don't go now, who knows when you'll get another chance?"

Seeing that his sister had even played the emotional card, Chen Wu could only agree with great reluctance. "Who told you to be my sister?"

"Then I'll go arrange it now."

As she spoke, Gu Yuyue impatiently picked up her phone and went aside to make a call, arranging holiday contract work for Chen Wu.

After his sister left, the helplessness Chen Wu had put on instantly vanished, replaced by the look of someone whose scheme had succeeded. "Sis, no matter how many tricks you have up your sleeve, you still couldn't foresee this move from your little brother."

From the very beginning, what he wanted was to enter the police precinct and gain access to internal information.

After that, it would be the Undying Vermilion Emperor's turn to act.

The next day, Gu Yuyue brought Chen Wu to the Xin'an Police Precinct to complete his employment procedures.

Because it was the first day of the National Day holiday, nearly all the precinct's police officers had gone out, leaving only two officers and her, the precinct chief, to hold down the station.

Chen Wu's assigned tasks were nothing more than wiping tables, sprinkling water, sweeping floors, and changing water jugs.

Before heading out on duty, the officers had basically already cleaned their own workstations.

All he had to do was fill in the gaps.

With the Holy Demon Embryo granting him endless strength, he finished the work in less than an hour.

Back when they had trained together, Gu Yuyue had already deeply experienced just how naturally suited her brother was to being worked like an ox or horse.

At home, she could not bear to let him do any work at all.

She had not brought him to the police precinct to truly make him clean. She only wanted to keep an eye on him and stop him from going out and taking risks.

After he finished the day's work, Gu Yuyue had him sit in the break room and play on his phone.

Once she confirmed that Chen Wu was sitting obediently in the break room, Gu Yuyue thought she had been overthinking things and returned to her office to handle official business.

However, what she never could have imagined was that although Chen Wu's body remained in the police precinct, he could still go out and act.

Standing before the mirror over a public restroom sink, Zhu Wu examined his outfit.

Black clothes, black pants, a black mask, and a black hood pulled over his head.

Mm, he looked even more like an assassin than an assassin.

Using the information his main body had gathered while working, then applying the deductions of the three souls, he rapidly and accurately located the criminals without needing to waste time investigating.

Through information sent by the three souls, Zhu Wu learned that there was a criminal gang hideout nearby.

Before long, he arrived at a courtyard where the target was located.

At the entrance, he gave the door a light push, and it opened.

Zhu Wu could not help shaking his head. Too amateurish. These people had actually forgotten to lock the door. No wonder they were wanted.

After entering, he saw a lean middle-aged man, one of the people listed on the wanted notice.

When the middle-aged man saw a black-clad figure enter, he immediately became alert and asked nervously, "Who are you?! What are you here for?!"

Zhu Wu ignored him completely. Instead, he turned around, shut the door, and locked it.

"Third Brother, what's going on?"

Hearing movement in the courtyard, four people came out of the house.

The burly man at the front was the criminal gang leader marked on the wanted notice.

Zhu Wu counted them.

Two ninth-ranks, three ordinary people. Not bad. Everyone was here.

He then pulled down his hood, revealing his unmistakable, flamboyant crimson hair.