Ark, Just Tell Me Whether the Mission Was Completed

"What did Superintendent Chen ask you to do a few days ago? Why did she let you pass the Lungmen Guard Department assessment?"

"Don't worry. No matter what happened, I'll stand behind you."

Luo Chen fell silent for a moment. When he thought of how he had been forced by an evil leader to bow to criminal forces, a trace of sorrow appeared on his face.

If he had held power back then, he definitely could have wiped out Lungmen's largest criminal organization.

Unfortunately, the black and white factions throughout Lungmen had colluded, causing his grand plan to fail halfway through.

Failing to give the people of Lungmen a bright and clear sky left Luo Chen deeply distressed.

"Ugh..." Luo Chen let out a heavy sigh. "This is a secret between Superintendent Chen and me that's hard to speak of."

Hearing that, Hoshiguma's eyes widened. She grabbed Luo Chen by the shoulder.

"What exactly did Old Chen do to you? Don't be afraid. No matter what it is, I'll stand up for you."

Hoshiguma was incredibly strong. Her grip made Luo Chen feel as if his shoulder was about to come off. He lightly patted her arm.

"Ghost Sis, Superintendent Chen really didn't do anything to me. If anything, Superintendent Chen taught me a profound lesson."

"She let me understand the complexity of society ahead of time."

"Taught you a profound lesson! I never thought Old Chen was that kind of person." In Hoshiguma's mind, several inappropriate images flashed by. "No, I'm going to ask her about this later!"

Hoshiguma released him, ready to go beat Chen up. But just then, Luo Chen directly hugged her thigh.

There was no helping it. With Luo Chen's build, he simply couldn't hold Hoshiguma back without hugging her leg.

"Ghost Sis, it's not what you think."

"You and Superintendent Chen are good friends and good partners. I don't want you to have a conflict with Superintendent Chen because of me."

"Let the secret between Superintendent Chen and me remain buried."

"And now that I've joined the Lungmen Guard Department, I should be a little more muddleheaded. Ghost Sis, just forget the things that aren't worth dwelling on."

Luo Chen earnestly tried to persuade Hoshiguma not to act impulsively. This was not the time to break with the criminal forces' protector.

But to Hoshiguma, his words were unbearably grating.

Luo Chen didn't want to make things bigger because of her.

If he hadn't been concerned about her, Luo Chen would not have suffered such a huge grievance and still dared not say a word.

She had even called herself Luo Chen's big sister, yet she couldn't even handle something this simple.

Her little brother had been sexually exploited by a colleague, yet she did not even dare make a peep. What was the point of living like that?

"Fine, Old Chen. I really misjudged you."

"I never thought you had such a filthy side. Little Chen, don't worry. Justice will not be late."

"I'm going to fucking confront Old Chen right now!"

Veins bulged on Hoshiguma's forehead. She pried Luo Chen's arms away, kicked the dormitory door flying, and charged toward Chen Huijie's office.

"Ugh... She's such an adult already, yet she still acts so impulsively. What a headache."

Luo Chen watched Hoshiguma's retreating figure and helplessly shook his head.

It was something she only needed to endure for a moment, so why couldn't Hoshiguma hold back? This was the upper management of the Lungmen Guard Department? He was truly worried about the department's future.

Luo Chen opened the bag beside his bed, found his phone inside, and called Superintendent Chen.

"Hello! Why are you calling me? Didn't I tell you that we'd be strangers from now on?"

There was a trace of anger in Ch'en's tired voice.

Today, she had first been humiliated by Swire, then misunderstood by Hoshiguma, and finally gossiped about behind her back by all the officers. Her patience had long been at the breaking point.

And now Luo Chen, the culprit behind it all, still had the nerve to call her?

Did he want to threaten her again?

Did he really think she was an easy target?

She had already made up her mind. If Luo Chen dared threaten her again, then even at the risk of social death, she would kill him.

"Officer Chen, you're truly heartless. We did such filthy things together, yet you're treating me like a stranger." Luo Chen stated it calmly, without feeling there was anything wrong with his wording.

"Can you stop saying things that make people misunderstand? Luo Chen! I'm warning you, this is the last time we'll ever speak. If you contact me again, I'll kill you."

Ch'en shouted viciously and prepared to hang up.

But then, Luo Chen's next sentence froze her finger.

"Superintendent Chen, Auntie Hoshiguma will arrive at your office within seven minutes."

"She'll start throwing punches and fighting you. If you aren't prepared to kill Hoshiguma, she'll most likely beat you until you can't take care of yourself."

"A young Lungmen Guard Department superintendent is about to fall like this. I wonder whether that would bring Lungmen more good or more harm."

"Though either way, I won't be the one left paralyzed."

"Officer Chen, are you really going to hang up now?"

I'll Take the Loss, So Remember to Be Grateful

"What are you talking about?"

When Ch'en first heard Luo Chen's words, she did not quite understand.

She had already brushed off Hoshiguma's questions just now.

How had it blown up again?

But immediately afterward, she realized. "No, what the hell did you tell Hoshiguma?"

Luo Chen frowned and said seriously.

"Officer Chen, if someone as devoted to the public as me can be called trash, then your race should be excluded from the category of living creatures."

"Also, Officer Chen, for your own sake, you should not waste precious time venting your emotions like this."

"As an adult, you should be more sensible."

Ch'en, who was already full of pent-up anger, completely snapped after Luo Chen lectured her like that.

"Lungmen profanity"

"You XXX, XXX, ah Minos..."

Luo Chen covered the receiver, glanced at the time on his phone, and calmly announced, "Five minutes until Hoshiguma arrives at your office."

"Four minutes and fifty-five seconds."

"Four minutes and thirty-two seconds."

As Luo Chen counted down second by second, Ch'en had no choice but to calm her thoughts.

Her other hand clenched into a fist. Veins bulged as her teeth ground together.

"Hey, what did you tell Hoshiguma just now?"

However, Luo Chen did not answer and continued reading out the time. "Four minutes and ten seconds."

Seeing this, Ch'en had no choice but to take a deep breath, steady herself, and ask as calmly as possible.

"I lost control of my emotions just now. Can you tell me what you said to Hoshiguma?"

"Three minutes and forty seconds," Luo Chen said.

"Hey! What exactly do you mean?"

"Three minutes and thirty seconds."

"Are you deliberately trying to make things worse for me?"

"Three minutes and ten seconds."

"What exactly do you want?"

"Two minutes and twenty seconds."

Ch'en was completely losing her mind now. Luo Chen was clearly trying to get her killed.

Hoshiguma had just suspected that she had sexually exploited Luo Chen.

Now Hoshiguma was coming to fight her to the death. It was obvious that whatever Hoshiguma was imagining had to be terrifying.

And this matter directly concerned Ch'en's life.

Damn it!

That beast.

What exactly had he told Hoshiguma?

Ch'en was cursing him to heaven and back internally, but her outward attitude became increasingly humble.

"Luo Chen, I apologize. My attitude was bad just now."

"Bro, can I call you bro? You're my living ancestor. What exactly did you tell Hoshiguma?"

Luo Chen held the receiver and ignored every word.

People were like this. If you gave them plenty of time, they would insist on making trouble.

Only by forcing time into a corner and giving them no room to catch their breath could you make them listen seriously.

"One minute and thirty seconds."

As the deadline approached, Luo Chen finally stopped counting.

"Time is limited, so I'll keep it brief. Auntie Hoshiguma has an extremely active imagination. I merely told her that there was an unspeakable secret between us, and she assumed you had done something to me."

"I tried my best to stop her and told her I didn't want your relationship to fall apart because of me, but Auntie Hoshiguma didn't listen at all. Instead, she shouted that she was going to kill you."

"Hey! What kind of nonsense is that? Why did you tell her there was an unspeakable secret between us? Couldn't you have just said we had nothing to do with each other?"

"Sorry, Superintendent Chen, but I couldn't bear to deceive Auntie Hoshiguma."

"You bastard, and now you're pretending to be a good kid?"

"Forty-five seconds."

"Handsome, I was wrong."

Luo Chen snorted and spoke in a warning tone.

"See? You're getting worked up again."

"Don't interrupt. Listen properly."

"Now Auntie Hoshiguma is convinced that we have an unspeakable secret. Under these circumstances, no other explanation will be enough to brush her off."

"And even if you tell her the truth now, Auntie Hoshiguma won't believe it."

"The only thing you can do is replace this unspeakable secret with a genuinely unspeakable secret."

"How about this? I'll suffer a little. Tell her you're my ex-girlfriend. Back in Victoria, you were the one who pursued me, but later you returned to Lungmen first, and our long-distance relationship fell apart."

"That's the whole story. Don't get it mixed up."

"Officer, remember that you owe me a favor. When I need something, I'll come to you for help."

"Alright, I'm hanging up."

With a snap, Luo Chen hung up, leaving Ch'en alone to process the utterly explosive information.

"Hello! Hello! Hello!"

"Why was I the one chasing you? Who would want to be the ex-girlfriend of something like you?"

Ch'en clutched the phone and screamed herself hoarse, but the disconnected call gave her no answer.

Just as Ch'en was about to call back, an earth-shaking bang suddenly erupted at the door.

Right afterward, the solid wooden door to Ch'en's office fell straight down.

And Hoshiguma, her eyes glowing red, had locked onto her.