Ark, Just Tell Me if the Mission Was Completed

"Now the motive's complete too. Think about it, Captain Carter."

"If I weren't such a reasonable good person, after you deliberately picked a fight with me today, I'd end up turning you into a crippled wreck."

"And all you could do would be watch your wife develop feelings for the man you trusted most."

"Maybe they'd even throw a party by your bedside and spray champagne all over your head."

"And faced with all that, aside from glaring helplessly in rage, you'd eventually have to hear your wife—no, ex-wife—mutter that you're useless."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk... Who knows whose wishes that would fulfill."

As Carter imagined the scene Luo Chen described, he looked as if he'd been struck by lightning. His powerful body swayed unsteadily, as though he might collapse at any moment.

Luo Chen continued in a gentle yet firm voice:

"I know your feelings must be complicated right now, but you have to face reality. Your brother chose to betray you for filthy reasons. That's an unchangeable fact. But you can choose how to deal with it."

Carter took a deep breath and tried to suppress the rage and grief in his heart. He raised his head and gripped Luo Chen's hand with trembling fingers.

"Sir, if it weren't for you, I would've been ruined."

"I treated that bastard like a brother, and he actually did this to me. I want to kill him right now."

Luo Chen patted Carter's shoulder, his tone gentle but powerful. "I hate seeing honest people get bullied."

"Thank you, sir. You're like a second father to me."

"Go on. I guarantee you won't get fired no matter what you do. You can even take a few days off and spend some time rebuilding your relationship with your wife. Have a child as soon as possible." Seeing Carter's determined gaze and resolute attitude, Luo Chen felt a surge of satisfaction.

He knew Carter was a principled man with backbone.

He would never betray someone who had genuinely helped him.

Luo Chen believed Carter would one day become a true pillar of the Public Security Management Brigade.

Carter stormed out from the balcony in a fury, his skin seeming to burn like blazing fire. He charged straight at the utterly bewildered Wang Hao, and the two immediately grappled with each other.

A beating far beyond everyone's expectations had begun.

Wang Hao's shrill screams seemed to compress the air itself, leaving the other office workers too frightened to remember to break them up.

By the time everyone came to their senses, Wang Hao's face was covered in blood, and even the desk that had merely been serving as background scenery had been kicked to pieces.

"Captain Carter... calm down..."

"What's wrong with you? Can't you talk things out properly?"

"Stop staring and come help... Ow!"

"I was helping you, and you're hitting me too? Fuck!"

"Why's the director fighting too? Where's Deputy Captain Wang? Hurry up and pull them apart!"

"Deputy Captain Wang is lying on the floor."

"Quick, quick, quick! Call the hospital!"

The other newcomer, Todd, was completely stunned by the horrifying scene before him.

Who would've thought he'd run into the bosses fighting on his first day at work?

Hadn't Captain Carter gone to the balcony to deal with Luo Chen?

Why had he come out and started fighting the squad captain instead?

What was he supposed to do now? Keep watching, or go break them up?

Right, where was Luo Chen?

Todd turned toward the balcony, only to discover something that made his scalp tingle and left him unable to comprehend it.

Luo Chen was holding his phone and making a call.

"Hello... Is this the Special Inspection Group office? There are officers fighting in the Public Security Management Brigade, and the circumstances are particularly serious! Yes, hurry over. The situation is already out of control. Even the people trying to break it up have been beaten down."

"There are also many civilians in this office hall, and they're already filming with their phones. If this isn't handled quickly, it'll seriously damage the Lungmen Guard Department's image in Lungmen."

This place needed a ruthless cleanup.

After receiving the report, the Special Inspection Group quickly arrived at the Public Security Management Brigade.

Once the inspection group intervened, the farce quickly came to an end. Carter and Wang Hao, the people responsible for the fight, had suffered different injuries and needed to be sent to the hospital first.

As for the innocent colleagues dragged into the mess, every one of them was carried away on stretchers.

Luo Chen walked over to Carter, who was having bandages wrapped around him by a nurse, and gently patted his head.

"Good job. That was manly! Rest up and recover. Don't worry about work."

Carter clung to Luo Chen's leg, tears streaming down his face.

"Sir! If it weren't for you, I'd still be in the dark about that bastard. I checked his phone first just now, and there were actually nude photos and videos of my wife on it."

"They really were having an affair!"

"No wonder you hit him so hard."

Luo Chen frowned slightly. He hadn't expected an unexpected gain.

If it weren't for me, this poor guy wouldn't know how long he'd have been fooled.

Another +1 merit.

"Be strong! So what if you've got a little green on your head?"

"Stick with me from now on. No one will ever fool you again."

After all the rule-breakers had been taken away, the captain of the Public Security Management Brigade finally rushed back in a panic.

Looking at the letter of inquiry sent by the Special Inspection Group, Superintendent Motley, the brigade captain, was so angry his nose nearly twisted crooked.

He had gone out today to handle a case involving the Governor's Office. How had two deputy captains, one squad captain, and the office director all ended up in the hospital by the time he returned?

It would've been one thing if they'd merely fought their way into the hospital. He could've just filed some paperwork, processed it as workplace injuries, and handled the matter quietly.

But why had they brought in the Special Inspection Group too?

Once the Special Inspection Group got involved, what had been a simple issue instantly became complicated. Not only did he have to write a report and self-criticism for them, but the fighters would also receive violation notices.

And Superintendent Swire was holding a department meeting that afternoon to discuss the end-of-month drill. With something like this happening now, he could already picture Superintendent Swire making an example out of him.

Gathering everyone in the office hall, Motley raised the letter of inquiry in his hand and shouted:

"What the hell is going on? Who called the Special Inspection Group here? Are you missing a screw in your heads? Got too much department bonus money to spend?"

As the witness who had seen Luo Chen make the report, Todd was trembling in fear, terrified the brigade captain would question him.

He couldn't afford to offend the brigade captain now, and he was even more afraid of Luo Chen.

However, Todd didn't have to fret for long before Luo Chen proudly stepped out from the gathered crowd.

With his chest thrust out and a smile on his lips, even his voice carried an uplifting spirit.

"Reporting, sir! I'm the one who notified the Special Inspection Group!"

The office hall, which had been filled with the brigade captain's fury, instantly fell into an eerie silence.

The officers all stared at Luo Chen in astonishment, completely unable to understand his way of thinking.

A newcomer who had just arrived dared to offend his superiors and colleagues on his first day?

Tired of living?

Or did he think getting a job came too easily?

Luo Chen's declaration also left Captain Motley momentarily stunned.

After all his years as an officer, this was the first time he'd seen someone confess so quickly.

"Do you know what you've done?" The brigade captain's brows drew together, his voice full of fury.

Luo Chen smiled at that, as if he'd just heard an incredibly easy question.

He took a deep breath, his expression growing more serious. Staring directly into the brigade captain's eyes, he said earnestly:

"Of course I do. According to the Lungmen Guard Department Regulations, Tenth Edition, Guard Department officers who encounter or discover violations must report them to their superiors immediately."

"When they encounter violations with serious or particularly serious circumstances, they must notify the Special Inspection Group."

"As captain of the Public Security Management Brigade, you should know that, shouldn't you?"

Luo Chen's confident tone, as if he were an honor student answering a question, made Motley freeze for a moment.

"Fine! You want to lecture me about regulations?"

Motley's face remained stern, but his flushed complexion and the veins bulging on his forehead revealed his mood.

He felt that this newcomer before him truly didn't know his place. He had barely started work and already dared to talk back to his superior.

But that was fine.

For a troublemaker like this, he only needed to find an excuse to fire him.

Didn't you like talking about rules? Then I'll make you get the hell out within the rules.

"Good. Looks like this year's newcomers are very capable."

"Fine, then I'll test your abilities. Aren't you outstanding? I'll give you a task. Within one day, you must master the office procedures of the Public Security Management Brigade."

"I'll test you tonight. If you fail to learn them properly—"

"I'll report the capability issues with this batch of newcomers to my superiors. Our Public Security Management Brigade can't keep you."

"I don't care who arranged for you to get in here, but the Public Security Management Brigade isn't a place for playing house."

As Motley's words fell, Todd, another newcomer, immediately went pale and toppled backward.

Why was he so unlucky? He'd gotten dragged into this too!

Was he even supposed to live anymore?

Luo Chen glanced at Todd on the ground and became utterly convinced that the man was useless.

If he were Chen Huijie, he would've fired such a coward.

A superior gave him a tiny task and he was scared stiff. How could someone like that serve the people of Lungmen?

Luo Chen lifted his head confidently.

"Sir, you still haven't assigned us an instructor."

Motley snorted coldly.

"At the Lungmen Guard Department, you watch and learn for yourself."

After saying that, the brigade captain swept his gaze over everyone in the office and gave them a meaningful look. Then he said:

"If the newcomers don't understand something, make sure you teach them carefully. Understood?"

The other officers immediately got the message.

The captain was speaking sarcastically.

He was telling everyone to isolate these two newcomers. No matter what they asked, no one was to teach them or tell them anything.

Anyone who didn't cooperate—

The captain would definitely make life difficult for them later.

"Get back to work."

Motley dismissed everyone, gathered his documents, and left the Public Security Management Brigade.

"Hello..."

Holding a blank notebook and a fountain pen, Luo Chen humbly approached the office director's secretary to ask for guidance.

But she only glanced at him, then lowered her head without answering and took out her phone, apparently chatting with someone.