Ark, Just Tell Me Whether the Mission Was Completed

The last to arrive, Supervisor Chen, could only leave the meeting room dripping with sweat.

Luo Chen ordered someone to close the meeting room doors, then stood up. "Assistant Yang, distribute the Villain Group's proposal to everyone."

As Assistant Yang handed out the copied proposals, Luo Chen took the initiative to explain the reason for the emergency assembly:

"Due to internal conflict among the bandits, one of them turned himself in to me and confessed all of his accomplices' plans."

As they flipped through the proposal, someone immediately raised a question:

"Sir, isn't this script unreasonable? This is the first time we've heard of the Villain Group having an internal conflict."

Luo Chen immediately criticized his remark:

"Reasonable? Have any real criminals ever bothered explaining what's reasonable to you?"

"We're officers of the Lungmen Guard Department. When we encounter a problem, we shouldn't be studying whether it's reasonable. We should be considering how to solve it and protect the lives and property of Lungmen's people."

"I declare that we immediately deploy officers to arrest these criminal suspects."

With a sweep of his hand, Luo Chen immediately ordered the Lungmen Guard Department to dispatch the headquarters' Special Action Team and the Public Security Management Brigade to apprehend the bandits.

At the same time, the traffic department was to impose traffic controls on the relevant roads, while the district Guard Departments were to help establish a blockade network and prevent any bandits from escaping during the arrests.

Once Swire's operational deployment had been issued, every officer who received an assignment immediately went to carry out Swire's orders.

The remaining few officers wanted to remind Swire that the Governor's Office observers had yet to arrive.

But after thinking about the officers who had just been criticized, they pretended nothing had happened.

What they didn't know was that...

Luo Chen had already written his evaluation of them on the assessment forms.

"Senior officers without assignments possess the mistaken mentality of hanging up matters that don't concern them."

"Although the Governor's Office officials have yet to arrive, they failed to proactively remind their superiors, demonstrating a lack of team honor."

"They must be sentenced... no, dismissed!"

Ch'en stood upstairs, staring through the window at the police cars speeding away from the Lungmen Guard Department one after another, her heart full of confusion and incomprehension.

She repeatedly checked her watch, confirming that the time was correct. There were still more than three full hours before the scheduled exercise.

"What's that damn cat doing? The Governor's Office officials haven't even arrived yet."

Ch'en frowned and muttered to herself.

After some thought, she picked up the phone and relayed the news that the Lungmen Guard Department had begun the exercise early to the Governor's Office. She also contacted the media outlets that had been arranged beforehand.

Meanwhile.

At a market in Lungmen's residential district.

The Villain Group members, who were usually either slick opportunists in their positions or officials in key posts,

had now put aside their usual arrogance, changed into inconspicuous sanitation worker uniforms, and disguised themselves as volunteers on the street.

With lowered heads and obedient expressions, they held brooms and dustpans as they meticulously cleaned every corner of the streets, becoming diligent sanitation workers.

On the early morning streets, many vendors had already begun busily opening their shops, preparing for a new day of business.

The Villain Group members took the opportunity to step forward and help.

They carried goods, cleaned up trash, and even wiped down the shops' glass windows.

Their movements were skilled and efficient. They were surprisingly adept at these tasks.

Seeing the volunteers help them so diligently, the vendors couldn't help feeling touched. One after another, they gave them water, fruit, or food from their shops for free.

Yet after receiving the food and water, they didn't consume it themselves.

Instead, they gave it to the Lungmen sanitation workers who were also working.

And so, helping one another, this market in Lungmen displayed an unprecedented sense of harmony.

Texas was jogging through the streets as usual. The morning breeze gently brushed across her cheeks, bringing with it a faint chill.

Just as she passed an ordinary market, a woman wearing a volunteer uniform suddenly stopped in front of her.

There were several bruises on the woman's face, but she wore a sincere smile and held a bottle of purified water and a clean towel in her hands.

"Little sister, you've been running so hard. You must be thirsty and tired. Here, have some purified water and a clean towel. Drink some water, wipe off your sweat, and don't catch a cold."

Texas was suddenly surrounded by such enthusiasm that she was momentarily at a loss for words, unsure how to respond.

But the woman enthusiastically stuffed the bottled water into her hands, then gently wiped Texas's forehead with the towel.

"Thank you, but I can do it myself."

The woman's formidable assets pressed against Texas's face. Texas blushed, unable to refuse such hospitality, and could only take the towel and water before sitting down by the roadside to rest.

There were four other morning joggers who had been stopped like Texas. All of them sat on the curb, with identical towels hanging around their necks and identical bottles of water in their hands.

Texas unscrewed the cap and took a sip of the cool purified water. She immediately felt much more refreshed. Then she gently wiped the sweat from her face with the towel, warmth rising in her heart.

Were there really people in Lungmen who gave so selflessly?

Could they be scammers? Was this some kind of scam?

Like, the water was free when they gave it to you, but one sip cost ten thousand?

At that thought, Texas warily looked around, but she didn't see anyone who seemed to be trying to scam her.

Besides, some people took the woman's water and simply left. No one stopped them.

Could they really just be doing good deeds?

Were there really such good people in this land?

It was Officer Swire, so it was definitely fine.

At this moment, the joggers were already praising the former secretary as they watched her back:

"This beautiful lady is so pretty and gentle. When she wiped my sweat just now, I nearly fainted. Is she the incarnation of a goddess?"

"But she has a few bruises on her face. I wonder what happened?"

"Could some scumbag have hit her?"

"There are people like that? Don't let me run into him. If I do, I'll break his legs."

Listening to their conversation, Texas also asked curiously:

"Do you know who these people are? Why haven't I seen them before?"

However, every answer she received was the same: they didn't know.

Texas sat there for a while. Even after the other joggers had left, she still hadn't encountered any scammer coming to extort her.

After confirming that they truly were selflessly doing good deeds here, Texas, full of curiosity, asked the secretary the question in her heart:

"May I ask why you chose to come here and give everyone water and towels for free?"

Although Lungmen's environment was much better than her hometown of Syracuse, there were still very few people like them, who asked for nothing in return and simply did good deeds.

The secretary smiled faintly. Her smile was like the warm spring sun, making people feel warm and comfortable.

She answered softly:

"Actually, we didn't have many thoughts about it. We just saw everyone working so hard and needing some help, so we came.

"We're only doing what we can to help those in need."

"Seeing everyone happy makes us happy too. Of course, it may also have something to do with our profession."

"What profession are you in?" Texas asked curiously.

But this time, the secretary merely shook her head. "It's not convenient to reveal that right now. But in a few hours, if you haven't left, you should find out."

"Mm, I see." The secretary's words piqued Texas's curiosity.

Thinking that Exusiai and the others wouldn't wake up before noon anyway, she wasn't in any hurry to go back. She decided to stay and watch, to see what these people who did good deeds without compensation actually did.

"Thank you for the water."

Hearing Texas's praise, the secretary felt an inexplicable joy in her heart.

She suddenly realized that being praised and thanked by others felt so wonderful.

She couldn't help thinking that helping others not only made them feel warm, but also made herself happy.

This feeling was far more satisfying than scheming against others in the office, being promoted by her superiors, or getting a salary increase of four or five hundred Lungmen Dollars.

However, for the secretary, the good things didn't end there.

There was something she looked forward to even more—within a few hours, they would finally defeat that beast that had been tormenting them.

They firmly believed that no matter what methods that beast had, they had the ability to deal with it and defeat it.

The feeling of victory being within reach filled the secretary with anticipation and excitement.

It wasn't because she wanted revenge on Luo Chen for reporting her.

She simply wanted to vent her anger.

She just wanted to see that bastard suffer.

At that moment, the Villain Group's leader, Motley, came over to inspect the area.

He didn't participate in the labor personally. Instead, he was responsible for guiding and supervising them, while remaining fully alert for Luo Chen coming to cause trouble.

"Ellie, you've done well. Once we take that guy down, I'll definitely promote you and make you my secretary."

Motley's voice was low and forceful as he reached out and gently put an arm around her shoulders.

However, the secretary immediately pushed Motley's hand away and shook her head.

"Leader Motley, please mind your boundaries. I no longer have much desire for promotion. It's enough if I can help those who need help."

Motley couldn't help freezing when he heard that.

He carefully examined Ellie and found that her eyes seemed to hold a kind of determination and radiance that hadn't been there before.

This surprised and confused him. He felt as if her state of mind had undergone some transcendent change. Even after returning to work, she probably would no longer be on the same side as him.

Just then, a shrill police siren tore through the sky. Immediately afterward, Lungmen Guard Department police cars came speeding down the road like a raging storm.

"What's going on?"

The first reaction of Motley and the others upon hearing the distant sirens was that someone had reported them again.

But on second thought, they hadn't done anything wrong.

And judging by the density of the sirens, the Lungmen Guard Department had clearly deployed a large force—at least thirty vehicles.

What kind of report required more than thirty vehicles?

And deploying that many vehicles definitely required approval from Officer Swire or Officer Ch'en. Swire knew about their exercise plan.

So it probably wasn't directed at them.

The other Villain Group members all gathered around Motley when they heard the sirens.

"Leader, should we run?"

The secretary had developed PTSD from hearing police sirens. Not long ago, she had been taken away by Public Security Management Brigade patrol officers three times.

She was clearly an officer herself, but now her first reaction upon hearing a police siren was to run.

Motley stroked his chin. After careful consideration, combined with his understanding of the Lungmen Guard Department's procedures, he concluded that the vehicles definitely weren't here to arrest them.

"Relax. They can't possibly be targeting us."

"We reported this to Officer Swire."

"It's impossible to deploy such a large police force without an officer's approval."

"Maybe there's an emergency case somewhere."

"Ah... will this affect our exercise? Could that beast have made some huge news?" someone asked uneasily.