Ark, Just Tell Me Whether the Mission Was Completed — Chapter 27

So Luo Chen changed instructors and asked a public security officer sitting in a chair reading the newspaper:

"Hello... I'd like to ask something."

"Can't you see I'm busy?" This officer's attitude was far worse than the secretary's. He waved Luo Chen away like he was shooing off a beggar.

Luo Chen switched targets again and approached a clerk working at a desk.

Like the previous senior officer, this one stared intently at a blank form and claimed he was busy preparing materials for his superiors.

Luo Chen looked around at the others. Many of them had no work in their hands either, but when he approached them, they refused to say anything.

At that moment, Luo Chen realized just how serious the problem was.

What was going on with this Public Security Management Brigade?

Their attitude toward work was atrocious.

Luo Chen frowned slightly. He had originally thought that dealing with those two troublemakers would be enough to improve the Public Security Management Brigade's environment.

But now, it seemed this department was rotten from the bottom up.

A vigorous campaign of rectification was necessary.

You Really Are a Dog!

Afternoon.

Inside the Public Security Management Brigade's office hall.

Sunlight slanted in through the windows, filtering through the thin curtains and casting mottled shadows. The patches of light fell across Todd's face, but they couldn't bring any life to it.

The rookie Todd had completely given up. He sat in his chair with vacant eyes and an utterly blank mind.

He had never imagined that his career as an officer would end because he got caught in the crossfire.

Just yesterday, he had celebrated with his family after being accepted into the Lungmen Guard Department. Now, he was facing the prospect of packing up and getting out.

He no longer knew how to face his parents.

Even Luo Chen, the one who had caused all this, had given up after hitting wall after wall for several hours. He had chosen to slump in a chair and give up as well.

Huff—

Todd let out another long sigh and slowly turned toward Luo Chen.

Facing the culprit behind all this, Todd couldn't even muster a hint of desire for revenge.

He had a feeling that if he provoked this guy, he would end up worse off than if he were simply fired.

Not far from Todd.

Luo Chen leaned back in his chair, looking up at the officers as he pondered something.

Though these officers were working, none of them were focused.

Some browsed the news or read newspapers during work hours.

Others played on their phones during work hours.

And some were blatantly slacking off. They spent an entire morning typing a mere two hundred-word document.

If this were some heartless capitalist factory, Luo Chen would have admired their ability to fleece the company through sheer skill.

But where was this?

This was the Lungmen Guard Department.

As an important organization responsible for maintaining public order and ensuring people could live and work in peace, the Guard Department bore a great mission on its shoulders.

The mission resting on the Guard Department's shoulders was heavier than a mountain. It was not merely a responsibility, but also a belief and a commitment.

For officers, this mission meant remaining vigilant at all times, standing firm at their posts, being ready to deal with all kinds of emergencies, and protecting the lives and property of the public.

Seeing them neglect their duties like this made Luo Chen deeply worry for the people of Lungmen.

"As a member of the Lungmen Guard Department, for the people of Lungmen, for Lungmen's future, for justice, I can't keep watching this happen."

"I must consider whether this is the only opportunity I'll have in my life."

Luo Chen thought to himself.

He could already see himself standing on the award stage at the Governor's Office.

If the media interviewed him in the future, he would definitely show everyone the journey that had led him here today.

He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly rose from his chair.

Luo Chen walked over to the secretary who had ignored him earlier.

The moment the secretary saw him coming, she immediately put down her work and pulled out her phone to watch a recently popular drama.

Luo Chen had asked her seven or eight times already. Every single time, she had brushed him off like this, and she was getting quite practiced at it.

Luo Chen glanced down at the screen on her phone, then lightly tapped her shoulder.

"Is it good?"

"It's alright."

"Then do you know what Article 41 of the Lungmen Guard Department Regulations says?" Luo Chen's voice was not loud, but it carried unmistakable authority.

"Are you sick or something?"

The secretary muttered softly, but Todd happened to hear it.

He turned his head and watched them curiously.

Luo Chen still hadn't given up?

Just as that thought crossed his mind, inspectors from the Special Inspection Group appeared at the entrance to the Public Security Management Brigade.

"Who wants to report an issue?"

Luo Chen immediately raised his right hand while grabbing the secretary's wrist with his other hand.

"Inspector, I'm reporting this person for having an extremely poor work attitude. She watched dramas on her phone during work hours and openly disregarded the Lungmen Guard Department's rules and regulations."

Luo Chen's righteous voice echoed throughout the entire office area.

At once, everyone looked toward Luo Chen and the secretary.

The two inspectors who had just entered also sharply turned their heads, their gazes locking onto the secretary's hand.

The secretary, whose wrist Luo Chen had grabbed, instinctively turned to look at the inspectors someone had apparently called over.

Her eyes widened in disbelief as she stared at Luo Chen holding her wrist, as though she had seen some humanoid creature.

How could you be such a bastard?

Someone had openly violated the Lungmen Guard Department's regulations right in front of the inspectors.

Naturally, the two inspectors could not turn a blind eye. They slowly walked over to the secretary. One of them took out an electronic terminal and searched for her badge number.

"Openly watching dramas during work hours. Under Article 41 of the Lungmen Guard Department Regulations, you will receive a verbal warning and have today's performance pay deducted."

Just as the inspector was about to issue the prescribed punishment, Luo Chen spoke again.

"Sir, this isn't her first time watching dramas. I recorded her watching them three times in total. In addition, there were two instances of unrelated chatting and one instance of browsing trending topics on her phone."

"All the evidence is on my phone, and the office surveillance footage can confirm it as well."

"Under Article 42 of the Lungmen Guard Department Regulations, officers who repeatedly violate Article 41 should be suspended pending investigation and publicly reported to the entire Guard Department."

Luo Chen recited the Guard Department's regulations without hesitation, instantly earning the investigating inspectors' respect.

Someone actually understood the Lungmen Guard Department Regulations in such detail?

A promising talent like this ought to join the Special Inspection Group as an inspector.

One of them, a middle-aged Feline male inspector, immediately praised Luo Chen.

"Very good! You have sufficient respect for the Guard Department's regulations."

"Some officers are becoming increasingly perfunctory in their work. If everyone remembered the rules as well as you do, the Guard Department's efficiency would improve considerably."

The Feline inspector's praise pleased Luo Chen greatly. He proudly lifted his chin. "Maintaining the Guard Department's work environment is the duty of every one of us!"

At the same time, the secretary Luo Chen had reported had gone pale, looking as though her soul had left her body.

Wasn't it supposed to be a verbal warning?

How had it escalated into suspension pending investigation?

Could it be that this guy had been stacking debuffs on her by constantly asking her questions earlier?

Was this guy even human?

Just as the secretary was questioning her entire life, Luo Chen suddenly pointed at a middle-aged veteran officer who had just stood up from his desk and shouted:

"You there... the one holding the coffee. What are you doing? You've spent the entire morning drinking coffee, haven't you?"

"Inspector, I have footage. That guy spent the whole day doing nothing but drinking coffee."

"I counted his work output. He wrote a total of only two hundred words, but guess how many cups of coffee he drank? Twelve full cups—at least two thousand milliliters. That's more than the number of words he typed."

One Person Taking a Photo Makes It a Family Portrait.

"Under Article 2 of the Lungmen Guard Department Regulations, Guard Department personnel who fail to fulfill their duties and obligations should be deemed guilty of dereliction of duty."

"The standard for determining dereliction of duty should be based on the losses their conduct caused to Guard Department property."

"Inspector, I suggest you examine the work in his hands and determine the punishment based on its contents."

"Impressive." The Feline inspector and his companion blurted it out. Even after Luo Chen had finished describing the evidence of the man's dereliction of duty, they still had not considered which standard to use for punishment.

But Luo Chen seemed to have no delay at all. The moment he described the behavior, he provided the appropriate penalty.

As for the middle-aged officer holding the coffee cup, just as he was about to argue, Luo Chen directly pulled up the video he had recorded that morning.

The footage showed that Luo Chen had humbly sought his advice on work-related matters.

Yet the man had merely held his cup, stared at the computer screen, and done nothing.

The evidence was conclusive. There was no room for argument.

Luo Chen looked at the gray hair at the man's temples and shook his head with a sigh. "Captain Chavez, you have less than two months before retirement, yet you made such an enormous mistake during your final term of service."

"Please cooperate with the inspectors and accept the organization's investigation."

At the same time.

In a corner of the office hall, several officers gathered together and began noisily discussing the situation.

"What's this kid doing?"

"The captain messed with him, so now he's messing with us?"

"Captain Chavez only has two months until retirement. Why's this brat going after him?"

"That's just vicious."

After serving as officers for so many years, it was the first time they had seen someone this ruthless.

For such minor problems, he had called in inspectors. Wasn't he deliberately stirring up trouble for his superiors and colleagues?

"Does this rookie have some kind of illness?"

"Let's see how he gets by in the public security brigade after this."

The veteran officers all shook their heads with complicated expressions. This rookie had dared to offend so many people at once. He would definitely suffer for it later.

Too arrogant, too foolish, and far too lacking in social awareness.

Was the workplace about fighting and killing? The workplace was about connections and social etiquette.

Just as the veteran officers lamented that Luo Chen would surely suffer greatly in the future.

Luo Chen noticed them first.