As soon as the Human Emperor Banner came out, I became the Lord of the Old Ones

Chapter 112 Quasi-Citizenship

After much persuasion from Long Jianhuan, Director Hawke finally agreed to her request.

The condition is that she must wipe out the remnants of the Swamp Gang within a month and find the Swamp Gang's lair.

More than two months ago, the Swamp Gang robbed a convoy from a card-making company in the safe zone.

The priceless extraordinary material is secondary. The key point is that a confidential document is missing.

Director Hawke hopes that Long Jianhuan can find the document in the Swamp Gang's lair and return it to the card-making company.

Long Jianhuan knew that this document was most likely related to a shady transaction between the card-making company and certain forces deep in the wilderness.

But she wisely chose to keep her mouth shut.

Maybe the gravedigger was right.

She is still too weak now.

You are not qualified to change everything that you don’t like.

But she would not stay in the planning area of ​​the border city forever, working as a small deputy patrol captain.

One day, she will put her father's ideals into practice, establish a new order, and implement true justice.

Thinking of this, Long Jianhuan pulled out the communication card and stood at the door of the attic.

Just as she was about to knock on the door, a loud noise coming from the attic made her pupils contract, and she broke open the door without thinking.

The attic was a mess, with card-making materials, scribbled drafts, and gauze soaked in ointment all over the floor.

Everything was blown to pieces, as if it had just been through a storm.

As for Xu Yan, he was wrapped up by a guardian spirit in the form of a jellyfish like an air bag, bouncing lightly between the floor and the ceiling.

"what are you doing?"

Long Jianhuan glared.

"Long, Captain Long, give me a hand."

Xu Yan's injuries had not yet fully healed. His body was covered in burn ointment, and the scabs in many places had just fallen off. He was covered in bruises and purple. Curled up in the round jellyfish, his facial features were squeezed and deformed, making him look even more ridiculous.

"I just came up with a brilliant idea. We can transform the [Polycystis] used to carry heavy objects on the construction site into a shield for use in battle. I didn't expect something went wrong while engraving the rune array, and the effect is so, so good."

Xu Yan stretched out his hand from the "polycystic jellyfish" with difficulty, "Please, pull me down."

Long Jianhuan was speechless for a while.

Looking at the wild boy floating on the ceiling like a balloon, I became more and more unsure. Is this kid a genius or a freak?

To be honest, when Long Jianhuan learned that Xu Yan was the mysterious card maker who had shown his skills at the Rolling Stone Club, his first reaction was extreme shock and he couldn't believe it at all.

When a lot of evidence forced her to accept this fact, she was furious again - she had told Xu Yan to behave himself and stay in the Star Shop to hone his skills, so why did he go to the Rolling Stone Club to cause trouble?

On second thought, he realized that in order to keep it secret, he had not told Xu Yan about the dangers of the Rolling Stone Club.

This guy just made a breakthrough in the "Mimetic Breathing Method" and it's natural for him to try to get Ms. Leiliana's approval.

Of course, he has too many secrets and must be hiding many things from me.

But after a series of changes, at least two things are certain.

First, he is not a member of the Black Dream Organization.

Second, he is not a "gravedigger".

Long Jianhuan carefully analyzed the timeline.

When Xu Yan was dragged out of the freezer in the card-making room by the patrol team, the gravedigger was still playing hide-and-seek with her in the darkness deep in the underground laboratory.

Long Jianhuan heard the gravedigger's laughter with his own ears, saw his sneaky figure with his own eyes, and even found the traces left by him when he squeezed through the gap, proving that it was definitely not an illusion.

During this period, there was at least five to seven minutes of overlap.

Even if it is an eclipse spirit, it cannot be in two places at the same time.

There was absolutely no way the gravedigger could get rid of her and then go back to the freezer in the card-making room and be discovered by the patrolmen.

For Long Jianhuan, this is probably better news than destroying the underground laboratory.

"With a powerful enemy at hand, dealing with the Black Dream Organization and the Gravediggers is crucial.

"As for the mystery surrounding this little guy, we'll slowly solve it later!"

Thinking of this, Long Jianhuan helped Xu Yan burst the "polycystic jellyfish" and pulled him down from the ceiling.

"The doctor told you to stay in bed and rest."

Long Jianhuan looked him up and down, frowning, "It's only been a few days, and you're already getting restless again?"

"They were just skin injuries and shallow burns, but they're almost healed. Thanks to the breathing technique you taught me, I feel as strong as a bull now!"

Xu Yan performed some fitness exercises.

He immediately grimaced in pain. He quickly changed the subject, "By the way, Captain Long, you've been incredibly busy these past few days. How did you find the time to come to the Star Shop? Was there something wrong with the card, or was there something unclear in your last testimony?"

"No, your testimony was very detailed and helped us a lot. I came here today mainly to thank you on behalf of the patrol team."

Seeing that he was really fine, Long Jianhuan breathed a sigh of relief and took out an envelope from his arms and handed it to him.

Xu Yan tore open the envelope and a card fell out.

It's not a seal card, but——

"ID card, quasi-citizenship of the Heroic Alliance. This photo is of, is it me?"

Xu Yan was surprised and happy, and could hardly believe his eyes.

"That's right. From today on, you have legal status and are a quasi-citizen of the Alliance. You can go to Dawn City to work!"

For some reason, seeing the hope in his eyes, Long Jianhuan's mood also improved.

Her brows relaxed and she smiled, "Don't refuse. This is what you deserve. If you hadn't persuaded Ms. Leiliana to turn from evil to good, we wouldn't have been able to pinpoint the coordinates of the underground laboratory so quickly and capture the Big Boss and the Swamp Gang in one fell swoop.

"In a sense, you are the number one hero in resolving this incident.

"Let's put it this way. The value of the Swamp Gang alone is enough for us to get several years of operational funding from the higher-ups. What does the status of a mere 'quasi-citizen' mean?
"Oh, and as for what I mentioned last time, I'm going to help you find a top-tier master in Dawn City to teach you the Wheel of Life and Mind Palace Meditation. That's about to happen. I've also found you a job. While the pay isn't high, it provides food and accommodation, and you have plenty of time for practice. You shouldn't mind, right?"

"How is it possible, Captain Long, you really—"

Xu Yan's face flushed with excitement.

He looked as if he was going to cling tightly to Long Jianhuan's thighs and swear allegiance to him until death.

Long Jianhuan was getting goosebumps.

"Don't be happy yet, there are conditions. I want you to promise three things."

Long Jianhuan held up three fingers, "First, hurry up and get out of this whirlpool of Rolling Stone Castle within three days.

"As you know, Rolling Stone Castle has been in turmoil lately. The boss is missing, and there might still be remnants of his gang operating in secret, waiting for an opportunity to exact revenge. I'm afraid you'll run into trouble if you continue to stay here. It would be somewhat safer in Dawn City."

"clear."

Xu Yan nodded, "Thank you, Captain Long. I'll pack my things right away."

"Secondly, regarding your visit to the Rolling Stone Club and your abduction into the underground laboratory, some adjustments may, uh, be necessary. I'll need your signature and perhaps even an internal interview for the record."

Long Jianhuan said somewhat awkwardly, "Perhaps your testimony will be modified, and there may be subtle discrepancies between it and the facts. Do you understand what I mean?"

"It seems... I understand!"

Xu Yan tilted his head and thought for a moment, then acted as if he had suddenly understood something. He put his four fingers together and said firmly, "I swear to God, I saw with my own eyes Captain Long single-handedly break into the underground laboratory, fighting two of them, the Big Boss and the Swamp Gang leader, beating them both to the ground and forcing them to flee. In the end, he tore off the Swamp Gang leader's head alive, and then used an extremely powerful move to beat the Big Boss to ashes. Not even a bone could be found!
"Yes, that's what happened at the time. I saw every detail clearly. No matter who asks me, I will tell you so!"

"..."

Long Jianhuan held his forehead and said, "Don't be so exaggerated. Who do you think I am?"

"Of course it's my destined benefactor!"

Xu Yan said quickly, "Captain Long will definitely not harm me anyway. I'll say whatever you want me to say!"

"That's good. Thirdly, once you arrive in Dawn City, put everything else aside and focus on practicing the Wheel of Life and the Palace of the Mind!"

Long Jianhuan's expression grew serious. "You've seen quite a few of the miserable conditions of those with Spiritual Erosion in the underground lab, haven't you? If you don't want to become like them, you must do your best to cultivate your foundation to a solid enough level before you can even think of continuing to develop. Otherwise, you will eventually become a Spiritual Erosion Body. When that day comes, I will show no mercy. Do you understand?"

"clear."

Xu Yan nodded heavily, "I will definitely cherish this hard-earned opportunity, practice with all my might, and never bring shame to Captain Long!"

"I believe."

Long Jianhuan thought for a moment and said, "I should be back in Dawn City in a while. I look forward to your performance then. Maybe we'll have a chance to fight side by side!"

"It is my greatest honor to fight side by side with Captain Long!" Xu Yan said with bright eyes.

"Then hurry up and clean up everything. Hand over all the work to Mr. Li from the Starry Sky Store. And as for the northern garbage dump—"

Long Jianhuan pondered and said, "I have a few words that I would like to pass on to 'Crazy Cat' Chris and the others through you."

"no problem."

Xu Yan agreed readily, as if he had thought of something. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "By the way, you mentioned Aunt Leiliana just now. Is she okay?"

Long Jianhuan understood what he meant.

"Are you asking what the patrol will do with Ms. Leliana?"

Long Jianhuan asked, "After all, she is the founder and nominal owner of the Rolling Stone Club."

Xu Yan nodded somewhat embarrassedly.

"If I shouldn't ask, then I won't ask."

He said, "But I think Aunt Leiliana is a good person. She just has no choice, just like most of the wilderness refugees."

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Brothers and sisters, Lao Niu’s saved drafts have been used up. From today on, I will write and publish immediately. Work hard, come on, go!
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