I slay evil in the Department of the Supernatural

Chapter 116, Section 115: Federal Compensation, Formal Appointment (Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader A-Gui)

Jiangcheng, Extraordinary Internal Group.

The screen is full of top-level executives, chatting away enthusiastically.

The topic is the incident involving the elderly cleaning lady who caused a stir in the city last night.

What might send chills down the spine of an ordinary person is spoken of by these seasoned veterans as casually as everyday conversation, even with a touch of nonchalance, like someone casually chatting over tea and sunflower seeds.

Those who can rise to the rank of Level 1 Executive Officer are all seasoned veterans.

Even if it's just a matter of accumulating years of experience, after so many years, one has long since become accustomed to all sorts of strange and extraordinary events.

Not only is he mentally strong, but he also knows exactly what's going on: the higher-ups will quickly send someone to handle this kind of thing.

At this moment, the group ID "Yin Sheng" was revealing: "I heard that seven of the nine hotheads who died had parents who were Sequence Extraordinary Individuals, and they worked in the Command Center, the Spirit Monitoring Station, and several listed companies."

The most formidable one is the third son of a director of the Haitao Group.

His eldest son works in the city defense department; he's a "Day Wanderer" at Rank 9.

As soon as he finished speaking, a name that Xu Lindong recognized popped up.

Qiao Zheng chimed in: "A bunch of reckless brats messing around, they've finally run into a brick wall, haven't they?"

The chairman of Haitao Group went to the headquarters for help yesterday, but was severely criticized by the general manager.

However, I heard that headquarters started making arrangements in the middle of the night, preparing to use the extraordinary gathering effect to lure that old sweeper out and re-lock her up. It'll be over in the next day or two.

Someone immediately pressed, "Which advisor is making a move? That evil spirit is at least Sequence Six, right? To secure a victory, we'd need at least three of the same rank, and they'd also need to bring divine or supernatural artifacts to back them up."

"It's said that Consultant Xie and Consultant Lü are working together. They'll have to bring out a lot of extraordinary resources to create a gathering effect, so we mustn't attract any other monsters or demons."

Xu Lindong paused for a moment when he saw this.

The headquarters actually plans to use a large amount of extraordinary resources to "set up an array"?

This is definitely a bit like chatting idly.

He hadn't thought of it that way before; he assumed they were going to gather a bunch of Sequencers to make things easier.

It now seems that the headquarters has indeed accumulated a lot of mature methods over the years, and is becoming more and more organized in dealing with evil spirits.

This approach avoids unnecessary casualties, saves the trouble of deploying a large number of personnel, and prevents certain positions from becoming deserted. All that's needed is to prevent sinkhole invasions.

Just as I was thinking this, the sentiment in the group changed.

Xu Lindong glanced at it a few times, then the topic shifted to the list of supernatural phenomena.

Some people even made fun of Qiao Zheng, mocking his ranking for dropping instead of rising.

"Qiao Zheng, are you sure you can handle this? You've been surpassed in the rankings on the Divine Ranking by that Xu Lindong from the East District."

Qiao Zheng retorted, "If I can't, then you can? Your ranking isn't even higher than that freakish Xu from the East District!"

"Xu Lindong from the East District is indeed a formidable force, with a fierce momentum! This time, he even joined forces with our director to complete the rescue in that strange car, which is simply outrageous."

"He should be in the group chat, right? Let's call him out and send him a red envelope!"

"I heard he earned four first-class merits in just over half a year, and was promoted directly to a first-level executive officer. How did he do that?"

"How else could I do it? It's all thanks to my hard work and diligence. That's a funny question, and they even gave me the nickname 'monster'."

Xu Lindong silently complained in his heart, then continued to stay hidden, without saying a word.

He would rather miss this opportunity to show off in the group chat.

Is it really necessary to make a spectacle of yourself in front of others just for a little vanity?

On a grand scale, it's easy to attract jealousy; on a smaller scale, you'd have to send out at least a few hundred yuan in red envelopes to settle things.

slip away.

Xu Lindong put away his phone, got out of bed and changed his clothes, when he heard a noise outside.

He pushed open the door and went out, just in time to see several people in blue uniforms from the Department of Mysteries standing at the door. Uncle Yi invited them in.

As soon as they saw Xu Lindong, the men quickly raised their hands in salute.

"Team Leader Xu! The 7th Logistics Detachment reporting for duty!"

Uncle Yi and Aunt Zhou were stunned.

Yi Qianxun, who had just finished brushing her teeth and walked out of the bathroom, was also stunned.

Team Leader Xu?

Their son Dongzi—is he really that influential now?

"Thank you all for your hard work."

Xu Lindong returned the greeting and then arranged for them to quietly pack some things that Uncle Yi's family would need and prepare to send them to the family compound.

He originally planned to go and take a look, but he was only halfway through when his phone vibrated.

The message came from Director Zheng Feng, instructing him to go to the department immediately.

"Why is the director looking for me at this time?"

Xu Lindong was a little surprised.

Director Zheng should have only returned yesterday or today. What's the matter that's so urgent?

"Could it be—the foreign reparations have been paid?"

He immediately instructed the logistics team to continue their work, as he needed to return to the headquarters.

Yi Qianxun walked over: "Adong, you go ahead. I can help out here. I took half a day off."

"Okay, call me if you need anything."

Xu Lindong nodded, turned around, went downstairs, hailed a taxi, and headed straight for the Department of Supernatural Phenomena.

The Director's Office, Eastern District Department of the Supernatural.

Zheng Feng sat behind a large solid wood desk, the ashtray in front of him half full of cigarette butts, and a faint smell of tobacco still lingered in the air.

He had changed out of his tattered golden armor and into a crisp, dark gray director's uniform. The gold epaulets gleamed slightly under the fluorescent lights. Although he looked tired, his eyes were still as sharp as an eagle's.

When Xu Lindong knocked and entered, Deputy Director Tan Guanlan and Jiang Tao were standing in front of the desk, talking in hushed tones.

Upon seeing him enter, the two of them turned to look at him simultaneously.

"Is Xiao Xu here?"

Tan Guanlan nodded slightly to Xu Lindong, a rare faint smile appearing on his usually calm face. "You did a good job this time."

""

Jiang Tao didn't speak, but nodded to Xu Lindong with obvious approval and even some undisguised admiration in his eyes.

"sit!"

Zheng Feng smiled, gestured for Xu Lindong to sit down, and then leaned back into the high-backed chair.

Xu Lindong sat down in the chair opposite the desk, his back ramrod straight.

He could sense a sense of relaxation that followed tension permeated the office.

Although the sunlight outside the window was just right in Jiangcheng, the people here were clearly not fully recovered from their non-stop work.

He said humbly, "Director, Deputy Director, and Captain Jiang!"

"Don't be shy, you did a great job with what happened outside the city."

Zheng Feng laughed and got straight to the point, "Joint rescue, leading the cleanup, and even assisting Long Si and Zeiss in stabilizing the situation with the car with its hazard lights flashing in the sinkhole area—"

Even Ryuji and Zeiss gave you high marks this time; you've earned the respect of the other members of the Supernatural Division.

"good!"

Deputy Director Tan Guanlan smiled and echoed, "It's not easy for you to cooperate with the two directors to get the person trapped in the car out."

I have read your action report. You mentioned an element of luck in it, but I believe it was not luck, but rather strength and courage.

"Yes! Thank you for your praise, both directors."

Xu Lindong responded loudly, knowing that there was no need for modesty or excessive talk at this time.

"Okay, you guys go ahead and get busy."

Zheng Feng waved to Tan Guanlan and Jiang Tao, "Hurry up and put together the follow-up cleanup report; headquarters is pressing us hard."

Tan Guanlan hummed in agreement and deftly put away the folder in his hand.

As Jiang Tao turned around, he smiled at Xu Lindong with a hint of encouragement in his eyes, and then left the office one after the other with Tan Guanlan.

The door closed softly.

Zheng Feng then took out a black metal safe from the drawer. It was about the size of a shoebox, with a matte finish and a dark gold anti-collision strip around the corner.

He pressed a few keys, and the lid of the box popped open with a "click".

Five transparent test tubes were neatly stacked inside.

A bright blue liquid flowed inside the tube, and even through the glass, one could feel the active energy fluctuations contained within it, as if countless bubbles were boiling.

Next to the medicine lay a dark blue bank card with the gold emblem of the Central Bank of Xia Kingdom printed on it.

"This is the compensation provided by several factions within the federal government."

Zheng Feng turned the safe towards Xu Lindong and solemnly said, "Five Level 2 Extraordinary Potions and 300,000 Xia Guo RMB have already been deposited into this card."

"Five Level 2 Extraordinary Potions?"

Xu Lindong looked surprised, his gaze falling on the medicine. He paused, then looked up and asked, "Director, this compensation—I'm not the only one receiving it, am I?"

"Of course not."

Zheng Feng twitched the corners of his mouth, his smile carrying a hint of coldness. "This time, the Federation is compensating the entire Jiangcheng, as well as all the executives involved in this operation."

However, since your contributions are among the top tier, the compensation resources you'll receive will also be among the top tier.

As he spoke, he shook a cigarette out of the pack, but didn't light it; he just held it between his fingers and slowly twirled it.

"Furthermore, the Federation is not admitting that their people were the ones who collaborated with the evil society to carry out this sabotage."

Zheng Feng's tone was calm yet laced with sarcasm, "They said that group of people had long been infiltrated by the evil society, were traitors, and have all been expelled from the federal system. If we find similar individuals within the country in the future—"

He raised his eyelids, looked at Xu Lindong, and his eyes sharpened.

"We can handle it directly. Shooting him on the spot is also acceptable."

Xu Lindong's eyes flickered, and he suddenly smiled: "It seems the Federation has really suffered a loss this time, as they've directly granted us the right to kill."

"I don't know if it hurts or not, but I've definitely lost all face."

Zheng Feng finally lit his cigarette, took a deep drag, and slowly exhaled the smoke. "So, even if some of their factions go crazy, the other calmer factions will only become more cautious and more troublesome."

He changed the subject abruptly: "When you found this group of foreigners outside the Jiangcheng Bookstore, did you overhear them discussing who had sealed off that strange bicycle for their secret conversation?"

Xu Lindong frowned slightly and thought for a moment, then shook his head: "No, I only heard them say that a big shot intervened and used a supernatural object to seal the bicycle, but no one said who it was."

Haven't we gotten any information out of them yet?

"These low-level thugs have no way of getting in touch with him. Perhaps only Simon, who had a bicycle hidden inside his body, has seen him, but Simon is dead, and his memories seem to have been altered."

Zheng Feng shook his head, but he wasn't surprised. He flicked his cigarette ash and said in a low voice, "The Evil Society might have a high-ranking person hiding in our headquarters."

Or perhaps this person isn't at headquarters, but rather hiding within a very powerful company; they're no ordinary individual.

He paused, his eyes deep: "This person can handle an evil object so cleanly and efficiently. Even with the help of supernatural objects, he must be at least a Sequence Six expert."

There aren't many people like that in the entire Jiangcheng, but...

""

Xu Lindong didn't respond, but just listened quietly.

"However, this is something the middle-level group should worry about; you don't need to concern yourself with it for now."

Zheng Feng waved his hand and stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray. "The information we have now is that there may still be strongholds of the evil society hidden in the wilderness outside the city and in certain areas of the surrounding towns."

Some evil, low-ranking outsiders have smuggled themselves in and need to be investigated, but you don't need to get involved for now. Keep an eye out for suspicious outsiders if you encounter them later.

He looked at Xu Lindong again, his expression now more formal and smiling: "I called you here today not only to distribute the federal compensation, but also for two other matters."

"First, your performance this time was outstanding, and the company has officially appointed you as the captain of the third team."

The word "acting" can be removed; the appointment document will be issued this afternoon, and Lu Qian will be promoted to squad leader at headquarters.

Xu Lindong paused slightly, but his expression remained unchanged; he simply nodded.

"Secondly," Zheng Feng continued, "the city is not completely clean yet."

Although the sinkhole has been sealed off again, it is possible that wandering spirits took advantage of the previous chaos to infiltrate it, and continued investigation is needed.

"Your team three will be taking over from team two in a couple of days to handle this matter."

He stood up, walked around the desk to Xu Lindong, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Xiao Xu, you are the fastest newcomer to climb the ranks in all these years of my Eastern District's Mystic Division."

Breaking through to Sequence Nine, earning four First-Class Merits, and now a captain—but don't get cocky, stay calm.

Xu Lindong stood up, met Zheng Feng's gaze, and replied briefly, "I understand, Director."

He paused slightly, then asked, "Director, I asked about the domestic approach of pursuing multiple pathways last time, and you said at the time that the domestic plan was not yet mature. So, which department is specifically responsible for this research?"

Zheng Feng was taken aback, then laughed out loud: "What? You're still thinking about that?"

He smiled, but a hint of worry rose in his heart.

The path of pursuing multiple skills is difficult and dangerous, but Xu Lindong mentioned it several times, clearly taking it very seriously.

It's safer to guide them through formal channels than to let them experiment haphazardly on their own.

After a moment of contemplation, he said, "This type of research has always been conducted by the Extraordinary Research Institute in China."

Since you're so interested, I'll try to get you in touch with someone at the hospital.

Xu Lindong originally only wanted to say a few more words to leave an impression on the director and pave the way for the future.

To his surprise, Zheng Feng readily agreed to introduce them, and he immediately smiled and replied, "Thank you, Director!"

Don't be too happy yet.

Zheng Feng straightened his face and said in a serious tone, "This path is very dangerous, and I don't recommend that you take other paths as well. But since you insist, you can learn about the situation first."

He thought to himself that the people at the research institute would naturally explain the risks.

At that time, Xu Lindong might be more clear-headed.

"Oh, right!"

Zheng Feng changed the subject, saying, "The team will assign you a dedicated liaison officer."

From now on, mission scheduling and intelligence sharing will all go directly through her, which will be much more convenient.

After saying that, he called out towards the door, "Come in."

There was a knock on the door, which was then gently pushed open, and a girl wearing a specially made dark gray uniform walked in.

Xu Lindong looked up and was stunned.

It turned out to be Xiao Qing.

She wore a well-tailored combat uniform that accentuated her upright posture, and her long hair was tied into a neat ponytail at the back of her head.

His face still showed some of the naivety of a recent graduate, but his eyes were bright and his aura was more composed than before, so he was probably about to break through to the tenth promotion rank.

Xiao Qing stopped a little awkwardly, her face slightly flushed, and saluted Xu Lindong: "Hello, Captain!"

Xu Lindong snapped out of his daze and couldn't help but smile: "That's great. I feel at ease having Xiao Qing as your dedicated liaison. I was worried that having someone I didn't know well would be troublesome to work out."

Zheng Feng raised his chin: "If you're satisfied, that's fine. Remember, don't be pretentious; young people should be assertive."

Your shortlist of potential prodigies has been completed. For the next two years, strive to break into the top 100 of the Divine Ranking; that's what a true prodigy looks like.

"Yes," Xu Lindong replied.

Xiao Qing stood to the side, her eyes secretly glancing at Xu Lindong before quickly looking away, standing ramrod straight.

"Alright, go ahead. Your merit points have all been awarded, you can collect them from the supplies depot."

"good!"

Xu Lindong picked up the black safe, turned around, and walked out of the office with Xiao Qing.

"Captain Xu, if you have other things to attend to, I can collect your merits for you and record them directly in your identification documents."

""

At this moment, Xiao Qing took the initiative to follow up, smiling and reminding you, "If you need to exchange merit points for other supplies, I can also handle it for you, and the exchanged items will be delivered directly to you."

Xu Lindong turned his head in surprise. "You can do that? Is it compliant with regulations?"

Xiao Qing nodded, "Of course it's compliant; it's part of the dedicated liaison officer service."

"Who was Captain Lu's personal liaison before?" Xu Lindong asked.

Xiao Qing smiled as she carried her briefcase, "Our third team has only been rebuilt for a year. Team Leader Lu didn't initially have a dedicated liaison officer, so for the past few months, I've been temporarily taking over the liaison work."

"I see."

Xu Lindong nodded, "Go and collect my merit points, and exchange them for a hundred extraordinary bullets for me."

"Okay!" Xiao Qing replied readily and turned to take care of it.

Xu Lindong watched Xiao Qing's lively figure leave, then turned around and carried his suitcase to the training ground.

I need to start practicing marksmanship as soon as possible.

His aim when firing outside the city was so poor that even he felt ashamed of it.

In addition, some new ideas also came to his mind.

According to the information Zheng Si revealed, there should still be some low-sequence superhumans from other nations hiding in the wilderness outside the city and even in some surrounding towns. It's hard to guarantee that there aren't remnants of evil societies among them.

Perhaps by interrogating the underworld officials imprisoned in the Tower of Babel, they can extract information about the whereabouts of some of the strongholds.

"If I can find one or two strongholds, maybe I can hone my abilities as a corpse driver... and also clean up some low-sequence evil superhumans."

"With the broken seats of a car with hazard lights on, I can easily teleport there once I know the location. Even if I can't win, I can retreat immediately."

If we're lucky enough to take down the whole nest, we might even be able to double-cross them and snatch some resources back...

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He went to the firearms training room and, under the admiring gaze of the logistics personnel in charge of management, casually picked up a training firearm from the shelf.

Calmly raise your arm, aim, and pull the trigger.

"Bang!"

A flash of gunfire, and the target in the distance remained motionless, but a hole appeared in the specially made wall next to it.

The logistics staff member standing nearby widened their eyes slightly, then skillfully concealed the astonishment in their expression.

Xu Lindong felt embarrassed inside, but remained calm on the surface and continued his shooting practice with a blank expression.

Everything is difficult at the beginning. Even though he is a genius among geniuses, he still needs to practice diligently to achieve success.

"Hey senior, you're practicing your shooting here too?"

Just then, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind.

Xu Lindong was stunned, and his shot went astray again.

"Senior, you're holding the gun crooked. Come on, let's shoot together!"

Xiao Mufeng, carrying a large-caliber training pistol, walked briskly with a playful smile and dimples at the corners of his mouth.

She wore a dark JK skirt, and black stockings accentuated her long, straight legs. Her ample breasts swayed slightly with her movements, exuding an undeniable youthful vitality...

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