Ark, Just Tell Me Whether the Mission Was Completed

"I'm not interested in your private life. I just hope you haven't forgotten what you said. If you want to uncover the truth of what happened back then, you can't waste your energy on useless things."

Perhaps it was an illusion, but Chen Huijie felt that Wei Yenwu had the tsundere vibe Luo Chen had mentioned.

But the instant that thought surfaced, she immediately dismissed it.

No matter who in Lungmen was a tsundere, she refused to accept that Wei Yenwu was one.

If even this coldhearted guy was a tsundere, then there would be no one in Lungmen who wasn't one.

"Humph!"

"Heh heh..."

With two cold snorts, Wei Yenwu and Chen Huijie entered the reception room separately.

Half an hour later.

The moment Luo Chen stepped into the lobby of the Lungmen Guard Department headquarters, a young police officer hurried over, his face grave.

The officer said to Luo Chen in a low voice:

"Sir, Governor Wei and Superintendent Chen are waiting for you in the conference room. They want you to attend an emergency meeting immediately after returning."

"Do you know what the meeting is about?"

"I don't."

"Alright. This superintendent understands."

On his way to the conference room, Luo Chen's mind raced as he recalled the details of today's drill.

Although the drill had ostensibly ended, as the deputy leader of the Villain Group, he was actually still in the middle of it in order to hand Superintendent Swire a flawless script.

Only by proving that he was fully capable of replacing Swire could his drill script be considered perfect.

In other words, he could not reveal any flaws before either Chen Huijie or Wei Yenwu today.

How would that blonde tsundere handle meeting the Governor and Chen Huijie under these circumstances?

At that thought, Luo Chen smiled. He pushed open the reception room doors and strode in with his head held high.

When Luo Chen entered the conference room, his posture was straight and elegant, every step calm and unhurried.

Her gaze was firm and deep, as though she could see through everything. Governor Wei Yenwu and Superintendent Chen were both surprised by her proud, confident aura when they saw her enter.

Swire was as energetic as ever today!

Luo Chen walked to his seat and sat down gracefully. Then she looked up at Wei Yenwu, her eyes full of confidence and determination, as if saying, "No matter what challenges lie ahead, I can handle them. Officer Wei, just give me the Commissioner's position."

"My sincerest apologies, Governor Wei. Due to a few minor issues, the drill did not proceed according to schedule."

Although Swire was apologizing, to Chen and Wei Yenwu, it sounded more like she was taking credit.

Still, setting aside the viewing experience, Swire did have reason to be proud based on the drill's results.

Wei Yenwu smiled and nodded.

"Superintendent Swire, there is no need to apologize. You did very well. The headlines across Lungmen's news outlets are all about your command and speech this morning."

"Through your actions, you showed all of Lungmen's citizens just how powerful the Guard Department is."

"No matter what methods the enemy uses, the Guard Department can eliminate them before they act."

"What does Superintendent Chen think?"

Wei Yenwu acknowledged Swire's command that morning, completely failing to notice anything unusual about her.

"Not bad." Chen Huijie remained too tsundere to voice an opinion. She merely kept quiet, which counted as praise.

At that moment, Luo Chen noticed that something was off in Wei Yenwu's and Chen Huijie's expressions.

If he was not mistaken, Wei Yenwu and Chen Huijie must have had some sort of misunderstanding before he arrived.

As a helpful good police officer, Luo Chen could not stand seeing family tragedies caused by people being too stubborn to speak honestly.

But just as Luo Chen opened his mouth, he closed it again.

That was close!

He had nearly been so focused on doing good deeds that he forgot he was currently Swire.

Swire could not possibly be capable of mediating a conflict between two tsunderes.

Sigh... it was truly painful to have a good deed in front of him and be unable to do it.

Who knew when he would next encounter Chen Huijie and Wei Yenwu at the same time?

But no matter how distant that day was, he would personally resolve the conflict and misunderstanding between them.

Just as Swire lowered her head and sighed, Wei Yenwu had already put on a stern expression again.

"The drill has concluded successfully. The reason I called both of you here today was not merely to observe the drill. I have another important matter to discuss with you."

As he spoke, Wei Yenwu looked at the other officers in the reception room and his attendants.

They understood immediately, nodded, and all withdrew.

After confirming that everyone unrelated had left, Wei Yenwu turned toward the reception room balcony.

"Alright, Lin Yuxia, come out."

The moment he finished speaking, the balcony's glass door opened softly, and a figure slowly walked in.

It was Lin Yuxia. She wore a black gown, her steps light and elegant.

A faint professional smile rested on her face, while intelligence glimmered in her eyes.

Luo Chen suppressed the urge to ask why Xia was here. Instead, he frowned. "Is the Guard Department's security really this poor? A rat actually managed to sneak in."

"Looks like the Guard Department's security division needs to be thoroughly investigated again."

Wei Yenwu smiled and waved his hand. "Hahaha... Superintendent Swire, there is no need to hold the Guard Department's security accountable. They did their job well. I was the one who brought Yuxia into the Guard Department with me."

Lin Yuxia glanced at Swire without any intention of responding, then found herself a chair and sat down.

After exchanging a look with Chen Huijie that said, I have no idea what's going on, Luo Chen looked toward Wei Yenwu with her.

Wei Yenwu then revealed the true purpose of this meeting.

"Lungmen's upper echelons, both legal and criminal, need to devise a plan to deal with the Reunion Movement's infiltration of Lungmen."

I Have General Luo Chen, Who Can Slay the Reunion Movement

The Reunion Movement, an Infected organization that originated in Ursus, had originally held no influence over Lungmen.

But recently, backed by unknown funding, the Reunion Movement had begun intensifying its infiltration of Lungmen's slums and Lower City.

They continuously recruited members and formed alliances with several outsider gangs in the Lower City, becoming a significant force in the slums.

Although they had not yet become a powerful force capable of shaking Lungmen's order, the increasingly powerful Reunion Movement was enough to put all of Lungmen on alert.

Wei Yenwu had summoned Swire, Chen Huijie, and Lin Yuxia in order to determine the Reunion Movement's goals and the source of its funding.

Then they could nip the enemy's true intentions in the bud.

Chen Huijie was the first to offer her opinion.

"We can deploy the Action Team to arrest the Reunion Movement's command structure in Lungmen. As long as we disrupt their organizational framework, they will lose all deterrent power. For that, I hope to receive some intelligence support."

As she spoke, Chen looked at Lin Yuxia, but Lin Yuxia shook her head.

"You think too highly of us and too little of the Reunion Movement. They definitely have professional counterintelligence experts supporting them."

"The Reunion Movement's leadership is all hidden deep in the slums. Unless we turn the slums upside down, I cannot find where their officers are hiding."

"Officer Chen, do you think we have the ability to search the slums from top to bottom? Do you think those Infected would trust us, or the Reunion Movement, who are also Infected?"

"This..." Chen Huijie was left speechless. She knew far less about the slums than Lin Yuxia. Since even Lin Yuxia said they would be difficult to find, Chen knew her own limits.

"Then what is your proposal?" Chen Huijie asked.

"My proposal is simple. We should learn from Ursus and enact mandatory control measures targeting the Infected. As long as we forcibly arrange all Infected and ordinary people into separate communities—"

"Then no matter what the Reunion Movement intends to do, the area they can affect will be limited to the Infected quarantine zones. If every Infected person in an entire quarantine zone defects to the Reunion Movement, we can simply purge them all."

Upon hearing that, Chen Huijie could no longer hold back.

"You want to forcibly detain every Infected person without distinguishing right from wrong? And slaughter them all?"

"Wouldn't that make us no different from Ursus? Wouldn't our laws and institutions become a joke?"

"And those Infected are human lives too! What kind of homicidal maniac are you?"

Lin Yuxia smiled and shook her head. Imitating Luo Chen's manner of speaking, she said, "I merely want to save those innocent ordinary people."

That tone, exactly like Luo Chen's, instantly sent Chen Huijie's blood pressure soaring.

"Lungmen profanity ****** Did a fart blow out your brains?"

"Lungmen profanity"

Chen Huijie and Lin Yuxia began a warm and friendly exchange.

Watching Chen Huijie and Lin Yuxia curse each other out, Wei Yenwu could not help thinking of his own younger days.

Just as he stroked his beard and silently sighed that life was a cycle, he noticed from the corner of his eye that Swire was tapping her index finger, as though she had already thought of a reasonable plan.

Seeing this, Wei Yenwu spoke. "Has Superintendent Swire thought of a good plan?"

Swire nodded, then spoke confidently. "Where there is yin, there is yang. Where there are benefits, there are harms. Where there is a spear, there is a shield. Dealing with the Reunion Movement's infiltration is actually very simple: we infiltrate them in return."

She paused and looked around, making sure everyone was listening carefully. Then she continued.

"The Reunion Movement can infiltrate us because they have their own organization and strategies. But we can do the same in reverse—send people to infiltrate the Reunion Movement and learn their movements and plans. That way, we can not only respond in advance, but also dismantle their organization from within."

The moment Swire finished speaking, Chen and Lin Yuxia stopped arguing in unison. Both looked at her, their eyes glinting with thought.

They realized that Swire's strategy was logical and feasible, but extremely difficult to carry out.

The Rat King had been in the Lower City for so long, yet he still could not penetrate deeply into the Infected community.

Did the Guard Department really have the ability to infiltrate the Reunion Movement?

Before either woman could speak, Wei Yenwu directly pointed out the issue with her proposal.

"Superintendent Swire, your proposal sounds feasible, but it will not be so easy, will it?"

"If the Guard Department had the ability to infiltrate Infected organizations in the Lower City, then our control there would not be limited to the main streets, would it?"

Luo Chen did not deny the objective fact that the Guard Department's control over the Lower City was weak.

But he held an optimistic attitude toward the future plan, because the past was the past, and the present was the present.

If they were still going to treat the past as the present, then why not invite the old Ursus nobles back to serve as Lungmen's Governor?

Luo Chen raised his head confidently, without the slightest hint of modesty.

"The Guard Department was indeed limited by its own capabilities in the past, and its influence over the Lower City was very limited. But after years of recuperation and active reform, the Guard Department has already amassed considerable strength and countless outstanding talents."

Seeing Swire's confident expression, Chen Huijie could not quite bear to shatter her innocent dreams.

As the commander of the Action Team and the Special Inspection Group, the elites under Chen Huijie's command were far more capable in combat than the people under Swire's command.

Even she had no way to uproot the Reunion Movement in the slums. Did Swire have a solution?

She was being far too naive.

"Stupid cat, since you put it that way, I'd like to hear who in the Guard Department can take on this mission."

Luo Chen met Chen's gaze and raised her chin smugly.

"It's nothing worth hiding. I currently have a great general under my command named Luo Chen. He is suited for this task."

"As long as the mission of infiltrating the Reunion Movement is handed to him, I guarantee that he can uncover the Reunion Movement's true nature and their detailed plans. If the Governor's Office can provide support, we might even be able to bring the slums into the Guard Department's governance system."

The instant Chen Huijie heard Luo Chen's name, she felt as though she had been struck by lightning.

She did not know what kind of spell Luo Chen had cast on Swire, but sending that guy to the slums to mingle with those extremist organizations—

Wouldn't that be like a fish returning to water? Like releasing a tiger back into the mountains? Like indulging an enemy until he became a disaster?

"I object!!!"

Chen Huijie slammed the table and rose abruptly.