Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 11, Secretary No. 5

Xu Jizhen couldn't bear to see him wash his hands.

Compared to those other guys who only know how to spend money to pick up girls or even do drugs, Young Master Zhang is already one of the few with real skills in their circle.

Despite not being well-liked at home, he managed to make a name for himself in the underworld of Qinggang.

When these friends in the circle get into trouble and don't want their families to know, they all come to him for help, and he always handles it very well, making him extremely popular in the circle.

Surprised, I heard Young Master Zhang sigh softly and say, "You know, my mother was just my father's fourth mistress. Now that I'm grown up, I receive a considerable allowance every month, but the shares in the company and the Zhang family's assets have nothing to do with me."

"In addition, I'm not good at studying. Although I paid my way into Qinggang University, I was expelled because I broke a bastard's leg. When I wanted to join the company, my father was wary of me, and my eldest son's son was also wary of me."

"I want to join the army, but I can't pass the physical fitness test."

"There was no other way. I listened to those people's nonsense and thought that maybe I could find a way out in Qinggang's underworld?"

"At first, I did manage to make some progress, but the more I tried, the more ridiculous it became."

"There is no way out in the underworld. The path I took was just a desperate struggle by the lowest of the low to earn a chance to be a dog for the rich. Can you imagine how ridiculous that is?"

"After spending a few years in Qinggang's underworld, I discovered that the best way out was to become a lackey for my original identity..."

"So, I've decided to quit."

"..."

Xu Ji had never thought about these issues before, and was somewhat taken aback by what he said.

As Zhang He spoke, a hint of disappointment appeared on his face. He sighed softly, "Xu Ji, you are an only child, and the Xu family has a foundation that we can't even imagine. So, you can't understand people like us."

"Now I can play with you, but my child, my child's child, is destined to never see your shadow even if I stand on tiptoe."

"But that's not the worst part. The worst part is that we have no other way out."

“The old folks don’t dare to give up their shares, so we won’t have a secure job. Besides, they’re getting healthier and healthier, and they’re even more fertile. They find girlfriends faster than I do.”

“A few days ago, my mom cried to me and said some things. I knew then that I had grown up and had to find a way out.”

"Whether it's politics or a company, these high-level resources are not available to me. So, I used everything I have now to pave a path for myself to work in the government."

"..."

Hearing him say these words, Xu Ji only felt strange: "To the administrative hall?"

"Can you pass the bar exam?"

His face was full of disbelief. In his eyes, passing the bar exam was much harder than getting into his father's company.

Most importantly, after being in the underworld for so long, can you still clean up your past?
But Zhang He just shook his head slightly when he heard what he said, and said, "There is not only one way to work in the administrative office. My grades are average and I can't pass the exam, so what I plan to take is actually another less common path."

"I'm planning to……"

He paused for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Go work for Secretary Number 5."

"Only this job allows me to ignore the barriers within our large families and forge my own path."

"..."

Xu Ji was momentarily stunned upon hearing this: "How come I remember that the mayor only has four secretaries?"

Even Han Su, who was observing their conversation through a camera not far away, was slightly taken aback. The most powerful person in Qinggang City was, of course, the mayor in the administrative hall.

The mayor is accompanied by four secretaries who assist him in handling all affairs of Qinggang City, including politics, economy, public security, and culture.

The four secretaries around the mayor are essentially the embodiment of power.

But as everyone knows, the mayor only has four secretaries. So what is this so-called Secretary No. 5?

"You just need to know this."

When Zhang He met Xu Ji's question, he simply patted him on the shoulder and smiled, "The existence of Secretary No. 5 shouldn't be a secret to your family. When you're more mature, your grandfather will naturally tell you."

"I'm coming to you now simply to say that I need to take this path, but I'm not sure what the outcome will be once I embark on it."

"If one day I suddenly die from illness, a car accident, or am murdered in some alley..."

He paused, looked at Xu Ji seriously, and said, "I hope that for the sake of our friendship, you can take care of my sister and my mother for me!"

Xu Ji stared at him blankly for a while before whispering, "I will take care of them for you, but it would be best if you did it yourself."

"Alright, with your words, I have no more worries."

Zhang He smiled and said, "Tonight, let's have a good time."

"We'll start from here. Whoever gets to Lilac Courtyard first gets to drink the first glass of whiskey. And that horse you had your eye on before, I'll let you ride it today."

"..."

As they spoke, the two walked towards the crowd.

Zhang He casually pulled a scantily clad but slender-waisted, dazzlingly fair-skinned young girl from the crowd and got her into his car.

Then he leaned out of the driver's seat, snatched a firework and set it off into the sky. Immediately afterward, he got back into the car, stepped on the gas, and the Steel Toad roared as it sped off.

"Damn it, trying to take advantage of me one last time?" Xu Ji panicked and rushed to his car.

Many well-dressed women nearby eagerly moved forward, but Xu Ji held onto the car door with one hand and anxiously called out to Han Su, "Brother, get in the car."

"..."

Han Su casually turned off the camera and got into the car amidst the envious gazes of the eager girls.

Xu Ji liked to take Han Su with him when he went racing cars because Han Su had once shown him his amazing reaction ability. At a critical moment, Han Su's timely handbrake and steering wheel control allowed Xu Ji to avoid a bridge pier, which made Han Su deeply admire him.

However, this time it was because of some kind of intuition that I really wanted to run with him.

He was still thinking, "What kind of job is this contract about? What exactly is it?"

"In the ecosystem of this megacity, these people are already at the top, beyond the reach of ordinary people. How can they seem so pessimistic?"

"but……"

His curiosity had just begun to rise when he quickly dismissed it: "What's the point of thinking about these things?"

"Based on that pattern of intervals, I'll probably be caught again in less than half a month, and it's uncertain whether I'll even be able to escape..."

"What promotion? I'm not even in the running."

"For people who are counting down the days, class barriers don't exist..."

"..."

While thinking about these things, Xu Ji stepped on the gas, the headlights blazing, and sped onto the overgrown, abandoned road.

Although this guy has the air of a loser, his spoiled habits are the result of hard work and money. He's very skilled, so Han Su doesn't need to worry about his safety.

Besides, they're not brainless; this road for sports cars had already been inspected before.

As Xu Ji stepped on the gas, the weeds and trees on both sides flashed past the car window, but Zhang He in front had the upper hand and seemed to have the idea of ​​having one last time to play to his heart's content. He kept driving at a constant speed, and Xu Ji couldn't catch up with him.

The other vehicle's taillights, like ghostly eyes, flickered in and out of sight in the darkness, growing ever more distant.

'It seems I can't catch up...'

Han Su pondered whether or not to try to persuade Xu Ji.

But at that moment, I inadvertently looked up and saw a hazy, indistinct view outside the car.

In the deep of night, a thick fog suddenly appeared, enveloping everything in its swirling layers.

He sensed something was wrong and said, "Didn't you guys check the weather forecast before you went hiking?"

Xu Ji also noticed that the visibility was getting worse, but he was anxious and hadn't slowed down. Feeling increasingly frustrated, he said, "We're just a bunch of show-off car enthusiasts. Do you think we're professionals?"

Despite his resentment, he could only slow down as the visibility outside was getting worse, watching helplessly as Zhang He continued to rush forward at high speed.

He has now driven along the winding mountain road to the mountainside on the other side.

Two lights could be vaguely seen at the front of the car, speeding forward through the dark mountains, as if looking at another parallel world.

He muttered to himself, "Zhang He has really gone mad..."

Judging from his tone, we probably won't play like this again. This is the last time, so let's just accept it as a win...

Just as he was thinking, he suddenly realized something was wrong, and at the same time, Han Su, who was in the passenger seat, also looked up abruptly.

Suddenly, two more beams of light from the opposite direction lit up the mountainside, in the light of Zhang He's car.

The lights flickered incessantly, as if from the netherworld, extremely abrupt, and rapidly approached Zhang He's vehicle.

The speed was so fast that no one had time to react, and the lights from both sides collided at lightning speed.

In an instant, flames shot into the sky. Even from this distance, Han Su and Xu Ji could almost hear the crash and screams. The car was reduced to a fireball, and the people inside must have perished.

"Fuck..."

Xu Ji slammed on the brakes, and amidst the violent shaking and fishtailing of the car, he forced it to a stop, staring wide-eyed at the mountain road opposite.

He was completely stunned, only muttering, "Oh no, oh no, how could this happen?"

"There are people guarding the other side; they shouldn't have let the car up..."

"Such a living, breathing person..."

"How could it be, how could it be..."

"..."

He repeated himself meaninglessly, his face as pale as paper, as if he had completely lost his soul.

But at that same moment, Han Su felt as if the hairs on his body stood on end, his heart pounded, and his gaze was fixed on the scenery outside the car window.

"coming!"

(End of this chapter)