I have seen dragons

Chapter 22 Wang Shoucai

The smoke has cleared.

The basement was a mess. Tiger Brother, the leader of the Tiger Head Gang, opened his eyes groggily and saw tiger corpses and scalding demon blood all over the floor, as well as two young men standing there unharmed.

He quickly closed his eyes again.

"Stop pretending." Zhao Xing'er stepped forward and lifted him up. "I'm asking you, where's the child?"

"Whose child is this?" Tiger asked, shrinking back with fear on his face.

“Guo Yang’s child,” Zhao Xing’er said again.

"Who is Guo Yang?" Tiger scratched his head, frantically trying to recall when he had a child with someone named Guo Yang.
"Did Chen Dafa from the factory in the southern suburbs ask you to help him kidnap the son of one of his employees?" Yue Wen asked as he stepped forward.

“What nonsense!” Tiger shouted immediately. “I know Chen Dafa. He just asked me to send two people to support him. He wanted to send away the employees who came to collect debts. There was absolutely no kidnapping involved.”

Judging from his furious expression, he didn't seem to be lying.

"Could it be..." Yue Wen and Zhao Xing'er exchanged a glance, both looking somewhat embarrassed, "that we've wronged them?"

"You broke in and wiped out the Tiger Head Gang just because of this?" Tiger Brother's eyes were filled with shock and injustice.

A moment of silence, as if a crow had flown overhead.

Then, Yue Wen smiled and said, "Is this absurd or not?"

Zhao Xing'er: "Hey."

Just then, a bronze sword burst through the door and clattered into the center of the basement.

hum-

An invisible ripple of spiritual energy emanated from the ancient sword, enveloping the entire underground area. The movements of the people inside became exceptionally slow, almost frozen.

Then a shout rang out.

"When the Supermarket Management Bureau is investigating, all evil spirits must surrender! If they resist, they will be killed without mercy!"

"Captain Wang—" Yue Wen, restricted by the formation, drawled out each word, "The evil spirit has been dealt with, please withdraw your supernatural powers—"

"Ok?"

The person outside the door used their divine sense to scan the area, and only after confirming that there were no living evil spirits did they dispel the formation.

The ancient sword transformed into a streak of light and swiftly returned along the same path.

Then, a man of medium height, with a protruding belly, wearing a black Zhongshan suit, walked in. He looked to be around forty years old and had a chubby chin.

"I'm sorry I'm late." The man smiled, his smile revealing a simple and honest nature. "I was at a brothel raid when I received your call. It sounded like you were fighting evil spirits. I immediately had someone locate you and rushed over as soon as possible."

"It's alright, everyone's off work by now. I'm sorry to bother you." Yue Wen quickly went up to him and said politely with a smile, "Why do you have to go personally to raid prostitution?"

The man said, "I was the one who got swept away."

Yue Wen: "?"

"The police station asked someone familiar with our area to go undercover and gather evidence," the man explained. "It wasn't me who went there on my own."

"Haha," Yue Wencai laughed again, "I know, Captain Wang definitely didn't go there on his own."

“Of course,” the man nodded. “This time it really isn’t.”

"..." Yue Wen was too lazy to argue with him anymore, so he turned around and introduced him to Zhao Xing'er.

The man's name was Wang Shoucai. He was the captain of the seventh team of the Satellite City Super Management Bureau and a direct subordinate of Nagimitsu Makoto.

When Yue Wen's parents encountered the spatial rift, Wang Shoucai was in charge of that case, and he also followed up on the subsequent investigations. After Yue Wen woke up, he had a lot of contact with him, which is why he kept Wang Shoucai's phone number in his phone.

Then Yue Wen briefly told him about the general course of events, including the "minor friction" that had occurred in the factory earlier.

Wang Shoucai nodded knowingly, "No problem."

"The bureau has been keeping an eye on the Tiger Head Gang in the southern suburbs. Several murders that have occurred before are suspected to be related to them. However, these tiger demons are very cautious, and we haven't found any evidence yet. We also don't have enough manpower to keep track of them all the time. Your elimination of the Tiger Head Gang is a great achievement."

"As for Chen Dafa... I'll look into the situation further. If he really colluded with gangsters to harm business rivals and workers who were making legitimate claims, then he will definitely be held accountable."

"Just don't go too far next time."

As he spoke, Wang Shoucai pulled Yue Wen aside and whispered, "You know, the higher-ups have always been very tolerant of cultivators like you who are friendly with the government. There's just one thing: you can't disrupt the city's social order."

“I understand.” Yue Wen nodded solemnly. “We will definitely be under the leadership of the Supermarket Management Bureau, uphold justice and fairness, and safeguard the prosperity and stability of Jiangcheng City!”

"That's fine then." Wang Shoucai looked back and was somewhat surprised. "These tiger demons are very strong. I really didn't expect that you would have grown to this level in such a short time. No wonder you were chosen by Nagimitsu."

Just looking at the corpses lying on the ground, they were all powerful tiger demons, not to mention the one that escaped was even stronger. Even for veteran investigators from the Supernatural Affairs Bureau, dealing with such demons wouldn't be so easy.

It was truly astonishing that Yue Wen and Zhao Xing'er, two young people, had so easily barged in. "Just lucky," Yue Wen said with a modest smile.

Wang Shoucai patted him on the shoulder and then suddenly asked, "By the way, any new news about your parents lately?"

Yue Wen shook his head. "No."

Wang Shoucai gave him a meaningful look and said, "Remember to let us know if you have any news."

……

Later, another group of staff from the Supermarket Management Bureau arrived and conducted a thorough cleanup of the Tiger Head Gang, arresting all the gang members in the surrounding area.

The investigation revealed that before their arrival, a gang of robbers had apparently broken in, looting everything of value, including the batteries from the air conditioner remote control.

Wang Shoucai lit a cigarette and stood there chatting casually with Yue Wen and the others.

Before leaving, he added, "By the way, the evil cultivator you killed last time was confirmed to be a wanted member of the Flame Ghost Hall. You should be notified in the next couple of days, and then you can go and collect your reward, which should be tens of thousands of yuan. This time, cleaning up the Tiger Head Gang should also be considered an act of bravery, and I don't know how much the reward will be, but I'll give it to you together with the money."

"That's great!" Yue Wen was immediately delighted.

For his startup team, money is a real problem.

Excluding any income outside of work, I only earned 1,500 yuan from taking on commissions these past few days, and I have to split 250 yuan with Zhao Xing'er.

If I don't earn some extra money, I'll have trouble paying rent and utilities.

"Don't be too happy yet," Wang Shoucai warned. "Although the Flame Ghost Hall has a loose organizational structure, the person you killed was likely a disciple of the hall master, Aheiyan. He is ruthless and vindictive, and has been roaming Tianbei Prefecture for many years without being caught. You need to be careful."

"Aheiyan?"

Yue Wen's expression hardened. He had heard of this fearsome reputation before; he was one of the most ruthless evil cultivators in Tianbei Prefecture.

That man in black was actually his disciple?

The two tiger demons that escaped today may come back for revenge later. It seems there are quite a few enemies to be wary of.

But there's no way around it, that's what this job is all about. If you want to kill more evil spirits to earn money for suppressing them, you're bound to make enemies. You can't expect an evil spirit to call you "brother" and reply, "Since you call me brother, what more is there to say?"

I'd rather just die.

"Thank you for the reminder, Captain Wang. I will be careful," Yue Wen said earnestly.

Although the Tiger Head Gang was completely wiped out, they still couldn't find Guo Yang's child, so Yue Wen and Zhao Xing'er couldn't be happy.

We should still inform Guo Yang, so he won't be waiting at home in vain.

So the two of them rode their electric scooter to Guo Yang's house near the southern suburbs. It was an old building that looked quite dilapidated, with peeling paint.

Yue Wen knocked on the door with a serious expression.

"You're here!" The one-armed man opened the door with a happy expression.

“Brother Guo,” Yue Wen said in a heavy tone, “I went to the Tiger Head Gang today, but still couldn’t find your son. The Supermarket Management Bureau is interrogating him; I don’t know if there will be any results, but… the chances are slim. However, your compensation will definitely be credited to your account, and our firm will continue to handle your son’s case…”

"No need," Guo Yang said, turning around to greet him. "My son is back."

"what?"

Yue Wen and Zhao Xing'er both looked over and saw a chubby-faced little boy walk from the house to the door, timidly looking up at them.

"He really did sneak out to play games with some kids without telling me. This is such a mess. I just gave him a good scolding, and I haven't had a chance to tell you guys yet," Guo Yang said somewhat embarrassed. "Are you guys alright?"

Yue Wendao said, "We're fine, but the Tiger Head Gang isn't doing so well."

The child has been found, the bad guys have been caught, and the 500 yuan has been recovered...

It really is a happy ending for everyone.

Of course, the biggest gain was the eighty-three evil-suppressing coins that dropped from killing those three tiger demons! This was Yue Wen's biggest income to date, enough to pay off Da Long's debt for four months.

Guo Yang invited them inside, but the two politely declined with smiles, as it was getting late. After exchanging a few words, they prepared to leave.

I hadn't walked more than a few steps when I suddenly heard a child behind me call out, "Brother and sister!"

Looking back, they saw the boy running up, holding two game coins in his hand, and slipping one into each of their hands.

“I heard from my dad that you fought off bad guys to find me.” The boy looked up at them. “I don’t have any money, so I’ll give you these two game coins as a reward.”

Yue Wen glanced down at the shiny game token. It didn't have the arcade's name on it, only a fox head with a smiling face. It felt quite substantial to the touch.

He put it in his pocket, smiled slightly, and said, "Thank you, boss."

(End of this chapter)