A heretical cultivator in Bureau 749, I'm the fiercest at pulling out tendons and skinning peop

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Let me start with an introduction.

Ji Zuodao, male, 19 years old.

He's not a good person, but you can't really blame him.

Because the masters who raised him weren't exactly good people either.

They teach Ji Zuodao all sorts of shady, underhanded, and selfish ways of making money at the expense of others.

In the words of his master, "In our line of work, it's all about being lawless."

Growing up in this environment, it would be quite difficult for Ji Zuodao to become a model socialist youth.

However, the foremen often sighed and said that these days, there is not much way for pure bad people to survive, and they are easily dismissed by the "relevant departments" as a performance indicator.

If you want to live a long and good life, you have to be careful about "choosing sides".

You have to be among the good people, and ideally, you can even get a government job.

Ji Zuodao thought about it and realized, "Hey, that makes sense."

So, clutching the recommendation letter from his master chef, he headed straight for the legendary Bureau 749.

According to the head chef, this was a special recruitment recommendation letter personally given by Deputy Director Liu of the 749th Regiment of the Jinghai Army.

To be honest, Ji Zuodao was quite apprehensive. Could that old fox Master Shifu really know the deputy director of Jinghai 749?

If Master Chef is bragging, then what's the difference between him reporting for duty and a mouse carrying its resume into a cat's den?

Ji Zuodao even suspected that the master chef was planning to sell him to someone else to boost sales figures.

He went to question him, and the consequence was that he received a solid flick on the forehead from his master.

At this moment, Ji Zuodao stood in front of a gleaming building, with a listless black dog lying at his feet.

Looking up, the gilded characters of "Seven-Colored Violet Media Co., Ltd." gleamed in the sunlight.

Ji Zuodao looked down at the letter of recommendation with the address written on it.

Then look up at the entertainment company sign that exudes the fragrance of capitalism.

"Dogman, are the masters having an Alzheimer's attack? Are they planning to have me work part-time as a talent scout or make me a celebrity or internet influencer?"

Ji Zuodao nudged the big black dog at his feet.

Dog Lord opened his eyes, rolled his eyes at Ji Zuodao, yawned loudly, and then buried his head back down.

Well, we can't count on that.

Ji Zuodao steeled his heart and stepped inside.

Whether it's the Spider Cave or not, we should at least go in and take a look.

A rather pretty young woman was sitting at the front desk.

Ji Zuodao forced out what he thought was a harmless smile and handed over the letter of recommendation.

"Hello, I'm looking for Deputy Director Liu. I was recommended by him."

The young woman took the letter, quickly glanced at Ji Zuodao, and nodded:

"You have a reservation record, Mr. Ji Zuodao, right? Here is your elevator card. Turn right ahead and take the third elevator. Just swipe your card. Welcome to Bureau 749."

Hey, it really is 749!

Ji Zuodao's mind raced, and he suddenly realized the truth.

Seven-colored violet? 749! Playing with puns, huh? Deduct money!

"Okay, thank you."

Ji Zuodao accepted the card and thanked her with exceptional politeness.

Since we're new here, we need to make a good first impression.

As he turned to leave, Ji Zuodao vaguely felt the girl's gaze still lingering on his back, with a hint of inquiry.

Hmm~ Did you not hide your yin energy well?

Following the girl's directions, Ji Zuodao found the elevator, with the big black dog slowly following behind.

As soon as he stepped inside, Ji Zuodao was shocked.

What elevator? This is clearly a disguised teleportation array!

No wonder, even though it was a recommendation letter from 749 Jinghai City, the address the master chef gave was Yunying City.

Wow, it turns out that the 749 bureaus in different cities are all interconnected.

"Wow, Master, your apprentice has really made something of himself this time, even using high-end teleportation services!"

Ji Zuodao clicked his tongue in amazement, and when his gaze swept over the elevator button panel, his eyes widened even more—

The buttons are fake, a disguise, but that's not important. The key is that they're made of spirit stones, of superior quality, and are probably the energy source that powers the magic array.

What should I do if my hands are a little itchy?

Just one of those is enough to live a carefree life for half a month...

No, no, it's my first day, I need to behave myself.

Ji Zuodao suppressed his impulse and stuck the card onto the sensor area.

"Ding—Jinghai City Branch."

As soon as the notification tone ended, a slight feeling of weightlessness came over me, and the scene before my eyes had changed drastically.

Before he could even stand firmly on his feet, a loud and enthusiastic voice accompanied a figure that came close, and an arm was put directly around Ji Zuodao's shoulder.

"Haha, Little Ji! Uncle Liu was just thinking of picking you up! Hey, look what you've done, you've delivered yourself right to my door."

Ji Zuodao stumbled from being pulled so close, and said helplessly:

"Director Liu, please just call me Zuo Dao... I really don't feel comfortable with the nickname 'Xiao Ji'."

"Okay, okay, I'll do as you say!"

Deputy Director Liu, a seemingly forthright middle-aged man, readily agreed to suggestions, and then…

"Little Ji, you've come at the perfect time! Uncle needs your help with something. Come on, come with me to the interrogation room!"

The main point is that I listen to advice but I don't change.

"Huh? An interrogation room?"

Ji Zuodao was dumbfounded. Was there something wrong with this reception process?

A three-way trial as the opening act?

Before Ji Zuodao could react, he was already being led into an interrogation room by Director Liu, who was half-pushing and half-inviting him.

Ji Zuodao's gaze was immediately fixed on the woman in the center of the room, who was bound to a seat by special shackles, the moment he entered.

She was strikingly beautiful, but what made Ji Zuodao's pupils suddenly contract was not her appearance.

It was the unique scent emanating from her that he knew all too well.

An aura that only its own kind can sense...

This woman, like him, is a...

It's an evil practice.

In the interrogation room, besides the woman, there was also a young man.

He looked no more than two years older than Ji Zuodao, but his expression was very serious.

Holding a talisman brush, he dipped it in cinnabar and drew a series of complex runes on a yellow talisman, which Ji Zuodao could not understand.

Immediately afterwards, he made the Heavenly Ding Seal with his fingers, stepped out in the Eight Trigrams Gang Step, and chanted incantations:

"Heaven is clear, land is named, sun and moon shine together, I now write this talisman, to communicate with the truth and spirits! Those who swallow this talisman will be truthful, those who lie will suffer—so be it!"

After the incantation was completed, the talisman spontaneously combusted without fire and turned to ash in an instant.

The young man mixed the talisman ash into a bowl of water, roughly grabbed the woman's chin, and poured the ash down her throat.

"Damn it, I don't believe you won't confess!"

The young man, panting, pointed to a bucket and a stack of yellow talismans in the corner.

"See that? We've got plenty of stuff today! You either tell the truth, or you'll be stuffed to death by this talisman water!"

Ji Zuodao's eyelids twitched.

Oh my, he's a talisman cultivator!

He clicked his tongue twice in his mind.

This is a profession that can be both lucrative and incredibly expensive.

Behind every successful talisman lies a mountain of discarded materials.

A pure whale (player who spends a lot of money on in-game purchases).

As the young man picked up another expensive talisman, Ji Zuodao's heart bled.

It was as if what he was burning wasn't a talisman, but the small amount of money he might get in the future! Even though the talisman had absolutely nothing to do with him.

At the same time, he keenly sensed that the woman in the chair, though not very skilled, was...

However, it is still possible to resist such a basic talisman.

This spendthrift talisman cultivator is simply throwing money down the drain!

Seeing that the young man was about to cast a spell again, Ji Zuodao stepped forward and grabbed his wrist as he was making a hand seal.

"Rich guy...no, comrade! Spare the talisman!"

Ji Zuodao forced out a pained expression.

"Burning it like that is such a waste! You want her to speak up? Let me handle it, I'm the expert, and I guarantee it'll be environmentally friendly and pollution-free!"