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

Just then, Director Lin of the Caiyun Branch, carrying a cup of tea, leisurely sat down next to Zhang Yucheng and said with a smile:

"Hey, Lao Zhang, if you really think your kids are hopeless and unruly... how about this, you spare one for me? We Caiyun aren't greedy, we'll just take that kid Ji Zuodao!"

He rubbed his hands together, his smile growing even more amiable.

"Look, what a coincidence! This kid's hometown is right here in our Caiyun Province! This is called 'returning to one's roots,' it makes perfect sense! Don't worry, once he's in Caiyun, we guarantee he'll be raised like our own son, with plenty of resources, and we'll never let him go to waste!"

Before Zhang Yucheng could speak, Deputy Director Liu, who had been listening intently, couldn't take it anymore. He jumped up and glared at Director Lin.

"What the hell! What the hell! Lin Wubing! You're trying to poach our Jinghai's talent?! You even want to steal our precious gem?! Do you know how many reports I wrote and how much hair I lost trying to drag this kid out of the mountains and bring him to Jinghai?!"

Director Lin glanced at him sideways and said slowly, "Hey, I'm talking to your Director Zhang here, Deputy Director Liu... why are you so agitated?"

He deliberately emphasized the word "deputy".

Upon hearing this, Deputy Director Liu's anger flared up immediately:

"Hey, Lin Wubing, are you looking for a beating?!"

Director Lin showed no weakness:

"Come on, let's settle all the old scores and new ones! Damn it, don't think I don't know. Last time you deliberately messed up our Rainbow Cloud Teleportation Array, wasn't it just to hide that brat Ji Zuodao? You come to my territory to snatch someone and you're still being polite!"

Their eyes met, and sparks flew.

"Fine! You've got guts!"

Deputy Director Liu sneered, and without wasting words, he made a hand seal with one hand and shouted in a low voice:

"Supernatural Power - Flaming Mountain!"

Director Lin grinned:

"I'm afraid of you!"

"Supernatural Power - Plague Realm!"

Swish!Swish!

The two figures blurred simultaneously and vanished from their spot in an instant!

The two went straight into the supernatural space to spar and exchange ideas.

The other bureau chiefs around them: "..."

Good grief, they've already started fighting?

Only Deputy Director Yu of the Caiyun Branch, a middle-aged man who looked quite refined, had cold sweat pouring down his forehead and his teacup was trembling.

"No...no...how...how did these two...how did they start fighting?"

He looked bewildered and flustered, and spoke incoherently.

"They didn't even discuss it with me! Why did they just take action?"

He was frantic, pacing back and forth, when suddenly he realized an even more critical problem—

Since his own bureau chief has gotten into a fight with Deputy Bureau Chief Liu of Jinghai, according to the rules, shouldn't he have to face the consequences...?

He glanced at Zhang Yucheng, who remained calm and composed, sipping his tea with gusto.

Zhang Yucheng felt his gaze, slowly put down his teacup, turned his head, and gave him a kind and harmless smile.

Deputy Director Yu's Adam's apple bobbed uncontrollably.

Gudong.

I don't think Director Zhang would stoop to his level, right?

"Don't worry, that's just how those two are. They can't stand each other without exchanging a few words and stretching their muscles! Actually, they're pretty good friends!"

Zhang Yucheng patted Deputy Director Yu on the shoulder with a smile, giving him a "no big deal" look.

"Good relationship?! Who starts a fight the moment they meet if they're good friends?!"

"Hey, you just don't understand."

Zhang Yucheng sipped his tea, leaned back in his chair with an air of nonchalance, and squinted his eyes, as if lost in some kind of memory.

"That's how friendships between men sometimes develop. Studying together, fighting together, sharing spoils, and so on... cough cough, right?"

Deputy Director Yu's curiosity was piqued, and he temporarily forgot his nervousness, moving closer:

"Oh? Director Zhang, from what you're saying, Director Lin and Deputy Director Liu... they've known each other for a long time?"

"It's more than just knowing each other?"

Zhang Yucheng was amused.

"Back then, Old Liu was just a lowly henchman at the local gang, wandering around the streets all day with a stick, collecting sanitation fees and stuff like that."

"Old Lin just happened to come from Caiyun. He said he was going to start a business, but actually he just set up a small food stall in the area that Old Liu was in charge of, selling some Caiyun specialties and earning a little money through hard work."

"So they knew each other all this time?"

Deputy Director Yu was genuinely unaware of this past event; it did sound rather like something out of a江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry) story.

"Yes, back then, Lao Liu was a very kind-hearted person. Seeing that Lao Lin was unfamiliar with the place and his business was not easy, he went to support his business every day."

"Oh? Deputy Director Liu is quite righteous." Deputy Director Yu casually replied.

"Isn't that being righteous!" Zhang Yucheng said with a smile.

"I go there on time every day, rain or shine, even more diligently than when I'm at work. I don't stand on ceremony when I get there; I eat what I want, take what I want, and while I'm at it, I collect the monthly stall cleaning fee, fire safety fee, neighborhood harmony fee... one by one."

Deputy Director Yu: "...???"

Wait a minute! Something's not right!

You Jinghai people call this "taking care of business"?!

Isn't this just extortion?! And they go there every day?! What kind of deep-seated grudge do they have?!

The muscles in his face began to twitch uncontrollably, and his mind started automatically replaying the bloody scenes that might be unfolding in the supernatural space—

If they settle both old and new scores, they'd probably fight until their brains are splattered out!

"Director Zhang, are you sure they really have a good relationship? It feels more like a fight to the death to the death to me."

"Hey, you wouldn't understand." Zhang Yucheng waved his hand, looking inscrutable.

"A beating is a sign of affection, a scolding is a sign of love, and if things get heated, just kick them! No fight, no friendship; the more you fight, the stronger you become! Don't worry, they know their limits. At most, they'll just get bruised and battered; no one's going to die. Come, come, have some tea, have some tea, watch the show!"

He turned his gaze back to the light screen, or more precisely, to the particularly bustling cubicle of the Jinghai branch.

……

Inside the secret realm, Ji Zuodao and his group were also a bit scratching their heads.

Ji Zuodao glanced back and was amazed at the scene, which resembled a monster version of the Spring Festival travel rush!

A vast expanse of people.

"It's just some flowers, grass, radishes, and lotus pods! Is it really that big of a deal? How stingy! You have no manners befitting a great demon!"

Dog Grandpa, carrying Qiqi on his back, had his tongue lolling out and rolled his eyes.

"It's easy for you to talk when you're not the one suffering! How would you feel if Qiqi got stolen from you?!"

"Damn it, I blew him up! A near-perfect one-for-one trade!"

"See, here it is."

Ji Zuodao's eyes darted around as he stroked his chin:

"If all else fails... how about we knock ourselves out? The rules are that if we lose consciousness or surrender, we'll be teleported out. We've already gotten our money's worth."

"Knock yourself out?" Li Shuwen's lips twitched. "Boss, isn't that a bit too disgusting?"

"What's there to complain about? As long as it's practical, that's all that matters!" Ji Zuo said confidently.

Just as the group was running frantically, pondering whether it would be more dignified to knock each other unconscious with clubs or smash their heads against a rock—

Out of the corner of Ji Zuodao's eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of what appeared to be a figure moving about in a mountain hollow in the distance.

And it wasn't just one, it was a whole group!

He squinted and stared intently.

moment.

Ji Zuodao's lips couldn't help but curl upwards.

That smile contained three parts wickedness, three parts surprise, and four parts the excitement of finding a sucker.

Ji Zuodao suddenly waved his hand, pointing to the mountain hollow. His voice rose eight octaves with excitement, laced with an barely suppressed smirk:

"Hey! Brothers! See that?!"

"I've found my people!"