Chase Game

When Ling Yi returned to the Operations Division, she saw Zhang Qiang surrounded by several people.

Even those who didn't join in were discussing it.

"Is that the newbie who turned the tables on his pursuers in the first game?"

"I doubt it. That guy looks like the type who's all brawn and no brains. Could he really pull off a counterattack?"

Ling glanced over and saw that the speaker was a woman in high heels and a pencil skirt. She sighed inwardly, thinking how accurate a woman's intuition was.

He took a few steps forward and could hear what the crowd surrounding Zhang Qiang was saying.

"Brother Zhang, are you interested in joining the team?"

Remembering Ling Yi's words, Zhang Qiang waved his hand and refused, "No..."

Before he could finish speaking, another person interrupted:

"Hey, don't be so quick to refuse. Everything takes time. You can try it out first, and if it doesn't suit you, you can always back out!"

Is it worth a try?

Ling Yi was also a little curious. For team members to reach a level of mutual trust, they must spend a long time getting to know each other. Is it really appropriate to just casually bring in a newcomer like this?

"Brother Zhang, you know it's not easy to go on missions alone. Let's team up and go on missions together."

"Yes, we're not in fixed teams like Group 1 or Group 2, and there aren't many restrictions."

Ling Yi understood; it turned out that the random platooning was formed for a mission.

Although this is called a team in form, in reality, the team members only know each other's names and do not know each other's skills, so there is no cooperation.

Their only advantage is their large numbers.

Li Qingping's team is a proper team; the members trust and rely on each other, and can cooperate seamlessly.

The former is a bee colony and an ant colony, while the latter is a real wolf pack.

As I was thinking about it, Li Qingping actually appeared.

A large hand slammed down on Ling Yi's shoulder, accompanied by Li Qingping's gruff voice.

"Hey Ling Yi, you've officially started working here! Come on in, let's go in and have a drink."

Ling Yi was pulled into Zhang Haiping's office, feeling both amused and exasperated.

Three other people followed in: Liu Hao and a man and a woman he didn't recognize. The woman looked on with a smile, while the man played a video game.

"Oh? The old team leader isn't here. That's convenient. Please have a seat."

Li Qingping skillfully took out the wine vessel from the drawer and then swiped a bag of peanuts from the desk. Anyone who didn't know better would think this was his office.

"Team leader, let's get down to business first, or we'll start drinking and it'll never end."

Liu Hao offered words of advice with concern.

Li Qingping ignored him completely, instead saying, "I'm the team leader, what I say goes!"

Ling Yi had no choice but to drink a cup as well.

After finishing one cup, Li Qingping said with satisfaction:

"Okay, let's get to know each other again. I am Li Qingping, the leader of Qingping Group 2 of the Beiguan Branch, and these three are my team members."

Liu Hao, like you, is a college student and has only been working for a short time.

Tang Yuebai, the only girl, used to be a beautician.

Du Hengbo, a young man addicted to the internet.

"So, how about joining our group?"

This guy really hasn't given up on his thieving ways!

Ling Yi has no intention of joining a fixed team for the time being. The trust issue mentioned before is one aspect, but after talking with Wang Xiangyu, he realized a new problem.

The association's philosophy is "balance," which is good for ordinary people.

However, the act of completely isolating the wolves and sheep, like a wall, made him a little suspicious.

Is this considered balanced?

Perhaps he was overthinking it, or perhaps his understanding of the association was not deep enough.

In short, joining the team is not in his plans at this stage.

However, just as he was about to refuse, Li Qingping shut him down with his words.

"I bet you're going to refuse again. Well then, here's the deal: you'll just register with us, and we'll call you when there are missions. You can't go on missions alone anyway, right?"

"Is it possible to do it this way?"

Four players are missing one, so you invite a random person to form a five-player team. What kind of 5V5 MOBA game do you think this is?

"Why not? I'm the team leader, what I say goes!"

Ling Yi turned her head and looked at Liu Hao and the other two.

Liu Hao spread his hands, indicating his helplessness.

Tang Yuebai greeted him with a smile, "Welcome!"

Du Hengbo was playing games, seemingly completely unconcerned.

Ling Yi thought about it and realized that if it was just about teaming up to do a task, there didn't seem to be any problem.

As he was thinking, the office door was pushed open.

Zhang Haiping walked in with a solemn expression, followed by Zhang Qiang, who breathed a sigh of relief.

This deputy director usually presents a friendly and easy-going demeanor, but now he is displaying the aura of a person in a high position, which has quieted down the entire office.

He walked towards Li Qingping, his face showing a hint of anger. Could it be that this guy was too casual and made the deputy director angry?

Ling Yi was mistaken. Zhang Haiping handed a document to Li Qingping and solemnly said:

"Li Qingping, leader of Qingping Second Group, listen to my command."

Upon hearing this, Li Qingping snapped out of his puzzled state and realized that a mission had arrived!

But he didn't usually seem this serious when on missions. Although he had his doubts, he immediately replied solemnly, "Yes!"

"An anomaly has been detected at Beiguan No. 1 Middle School. Your team is hereby ordered to investigate immediately."

Li Qingping suddenly realized why his old team leader seemed different than usual.

The fact that the incident occurred in a middle school changes the nature of the matter. Targeting children is practically dancing on the association's bottom line, and it's unforgivable.

This only indicates that someone used the skill; we don't know the actual situation on the ground, but hopefully it's not too serious.

Li Qingping didn't dare to delay, so he quickly took over the task and, without even paying attention to Ling Yi, led the team to prepare for departure.

At this moment, Ling Yi took the initiative to speak:

"I want to go too. My sister goes to school there."

His tone left no room for refusal, and he had already stood up.

Li Qingping turned around and saw a pair of eyes that concealed a fierce light, like a vicious wolf in the jungle.

At this moment, Zhang Qiang quickly added:

"I'll go too! Miaomiao's practically my little sister!"

He was already annoyed by the questions outside, and only after seeing Zhang Haiping did he shamelessly follow along in order to get away, but he never expected this to happen.

Now that I've heard it, my brother's business is my business!

Li Qingping was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized what was happening:

"Let's go together then. We've worked together before, so it shouldn't be a problem, right, team leader?"

Zhang Haiping nodded. He knew there was no need to stop it, nor could he stop it anyway.

Ling Yi walked very fast, and Li Qingping quickly followed. Looking at it this way, Ling Yi seemed more like the captain.

The elevator arrived quickly, and Ling Yi asked, "How do we get there?"

"The association will give us the green light if we drive."

"Okay, I'll drive."

Liu Hao and Li Qingping looked at Ling Yi in surprise. They remembered that this guy had clearly said that he didn't have a driver's license.