Dragon Gate Swordsman

Chapter 78: Reverse Blade, a New Beginning

"Let me summarize what you did on this trip."

"First of all, you did not investigate the various actions of the Ursus caravan, but simply attributed them to the inherent aggressiveness of the Ursus people."

"Secondly, you participated in the massacre of the Chernobog nobles after their conspiracy was exposed. You also brought the murderer with blood on his hands back to Longmen and even recommended him to join the Guard Bureau."

"In the end, all the investigation funds that Director Xie gave you were transferred to the Kuranta who tore up the bodyguard contract halfway... Chongxiao, although I know that you have an unusual concern for the infected, I would not go to this extent..."

Wei Yanwu's words came to an abrupt halt, and his originally nonchalant posture while smoking his pipe turned into a look of suspicion and narrowing his eyes.

His next question made Chongxiao sweat profusely and panic...

"Wait a minute! That Kuranta man... is he very good-looking?"

It's no wonder that Wei Yanwu would have such doubts. Some of Chongxiao's conditions are really hard to ignore.

Xingxiong, Texas, Jiu and others who were in the special inspection team were nothing compared to him. It was also acceptable for Lin Yuxia, Shi Huaiya and his own niece to be taught by him. But as a screenwriter, he had close contact with one of the descendants, and even collaborated on a movie. This was something that not everyone could do.

This does not even include Wan Shengsheng, Ji Xueer and Huai Hu who specially came to visit him at the Guard Bureau... No matter how he looked at it, Wei Yanwu felt that Chongxiao seemed to have fallen into a pile of women.

However, the shrewd governor did not notice this. He subconsciously ignored Haoyun, Dong Fang, Huai Tianpei and others...

"Old Wei, you... It's not about whether Margaret is pretty or not, it's about her figure and temperament... Ahem! How can you slander someone's innocence like this!"

Innocent? You dare to say you are innocent now?

Wei Yanwu raised his eyebrows and was about to explode, but suddenly he realized: Considering that Chongxiao still hasn't had a girlfriend, he can indeed be said to be innocent...

Well, I'll let you off the hook for now.

Wei Yanwu, who was rarely tolerant, didn't know that his "softness" would result in him never having the chance to "save" his niece again.

It was already the third day since Chongxiao returned to Longmen, and also his first day at work.

As for the details of the business trip to Chernobyl, Chongxiao actually reported it to Xie Ming, the director of the Guard Bureau, as soon as he came back, so he was not in a hurry to report to Wei Yanwu.

Firstly, Xie Ming was his immediate superior and the person who directly approved the investigation. Secondly... after all, he didn't find anything useful and was wanted by Chernobyl officials as an accomplice in the massacre of nobles. He was a little embarrassed to see Wei Yanwu.

But just like a son-in-law has to meet his mother-in-law eventually... Ugh! An employee has to meet his boss eventually, no matter how embarrassed he is, he has to come in person.

"Let's not talk about the fact that the investigation has not made any substantial progress. If the fact that you lost your mind because of beauty and gave away public funds is left unexplained, it will probably cause people to be uneasy and dissatisfied..."

"Wait! What do you mean by losing your mind over beauty and giving away public funds?!"

Chongxiao was horrified and had a bad premonition in his heart.

This premonition soon came true...

"As a punishment, the expenses of this business trip will be paid with your salary."

Chongxiao was petrified.

Before leaving for Chernobyl, Xie Ming gave him 60,000 Longmen coins, which was almost equivalent to a whole year's salary.

Although the special inspection team has two additional sources of income: special subsidies for performing dangerous tasks and year-end bonuses, if they are absent from work for a long time or receive too many complaints like Xingxiong, their income will be cancelled. It is not as stable as salary.

So in other words, for the next year, I have to behave myself and be a model police officer?

Absolutely don’t do that kind of thing!

Chongxiao's heart made accusations like blood and tears, but they were meaningless in front of Wei Yanwu, who had a hypocritical smile on his face.

He did not refute by saying that his current superior is Xie Ming, and that Lao Wei has no right to do this... Any police officer with a little experience knows who has the final say in the Guard Bureau.

"Then...what about the bonus for recommending Kanelian to the Special Inspection Team? And Red..."

"Ms. Sasanna Hull is indeed an outstanding talent, but the Red you mentioned is an infected person. How can he join the Guard Bureau?"

"So what if he's infected!? He was infected just a few days ago!"

Chongxiao couldn't help but raise his voice because he noticed Wei Yanwu's strange attitude.

That was rejection and disdain for the infected... Although it was not obvious given Wei Yanwu's cunning, he could still sense it through the effects of psychic energy.

For some reason, the atmosphere seemed to suddenly become a lot heavier.

Chongxiao stared at Wei Yanwu without flinching. He was not aggressive, but he had a clear sense of determination.

Wei Yanwu was even more outrageous. He even raised his pipe and took a puff, as if he didn't take Chongxiao seriously at all... To some extent, perhaps this is the true attitude of the top leaders of various countries towards the infected.

Of course, Ursus is not included for the time being.

"Chongxiao, listen to what I say, don't judge others by your own standards."

"... Then I also have a saying, Heaven and Earth are not benevolent, and treat all things as straw dogs!"

In the invisible verbal battle, the two men have completed one round.

Wei Yanwu’s meaning was very simple, he was telling Chongxiao: Don’t use your super high immunity to mineralogy to measure other people’s standards.

And what Chongxiao said... well, Wei Yanwu didn't understand it at all, but he could still feel a sense of grandeur...

"Well, since you are so determined to get a Guard Bureau for an infected person..."

"No, I'm here for the 5,000 yuan referral bonus."

……

After chopping the culprit who destroyed the town of Yansk into pieces like a mad beast, Red was unconscious for a whole day and night before waking up in the back seat of the SUV. He learned from Chongxiao who was driving that he was about to reach Longmen.

At first, his first reaction was to frown and coldly ask Chongxiao to send him back.

Although Mayor Kamalov, who was like an adoptive father to him, had unfortunately passed away, he could not let go of the other people in the town.

However, Chongxiao poured a basin of cold water on him...

"Do you think the Chernobyl authorities will sit idly by and watch the death of a viscount? Even if he is eventually convicted, you are the executioner who committed the most massacre. Do you want to go back and implicate others?"

Very cold words, but they are true and not difficult to understand.

Red is the guard of Yansk Town, and this identity cannot be concealed at all... It would be fine if he just disappeared, but if he still wanted to go back to help the townspeople, then the death of Viscount Kusk and others would naturally implicate them.

In other words, he might never be able to return to Chernobyl in his lifetime.

But Red didn't know that Chongxiao said this in order to conceal the worst situation: no one could judge how many residents of Yansk would be infected by the Originium dust caused by the mountain collapse... but their final outcome would definitely not be good.

In short, Red finally chose to remain silent and quietly accepted the fact of going to Longmen.

After arriving at the gathering area of ​​infected people in Longmen, he found that the situation here was much better than he expected.

He had heard from Mayor Kamarov and infected miners with special work certificates that infected people without special work certificates in Ursus would be taken to the mines in the frozen wasteland in the northwest to work until they died after being caught by the patrol team.

Although I have never seen it with my own eyes, based on the descriptions of the people around me, it is no different from hell on earth.

Therefore, Red thought that Longmen, which was only a day's journey away from Chernobyl, was not much better, otherwise all the infected people in Chernobyl would have gone there.

It turns out that the infected here not only have a dedicated area to work and live, but also a dedicated ore processing plant...

"Could it be that a noble in Longmen has been infected with oripathy?"

"No, this is a project jointly established by Inspector Zhongxiao and Shihuaiya Group. It is only for those infected."

The person responsible for introducing Longmen to Red was naturally Mrs. Audrey. She had fled from Chernobyl and was the most suitable candidate. She would also be the teacher who taught Red Chinese in the future.

To be honest, this is not an easy job, because Red's education level may not even be as good as that of a junior high school graduate...

"Only for the infected?"

"Well, at least for now."

Although she said something that didn't sound very optimistic, Mrs. Audrey didn't look too worried.

Longmen can do this for the infected, which is a world of difference compared to Ursus. What else can you ask for?

Anyway, all they seek is a stable life and they have never thought about getting ahead.

Since he had no place to live as a new arrival, Red was arranged to live in the staff dormitory of the ore processing plant, where he also met many compatriots from Ursus... It turned out that there were quite a few infected people in Longmen, but naturally the fewer people who knew about this kind of thing, the better.

This basically eliminated Red's sense of alienation from the new environment. He thought it would be nice to find an ordinary job in this ore processing plant. After learning Yan Mandarin, he could go to the core district of Longmen.

However, Chongxiao's arrival a day later made him give up this idea.

"What's this?"

Looking at what the other party handed over, Reid frowned and showed a surprised expression.

It was a plastic-sealed card that looked like some kind of ID card… He hadn’t started learning Yan Mandarin yet so he couldn’t understand what was written on it, but it definitely wasn’t a basic ID card.

Because there is a sign on it.

The emblem of the Longmen Guard Bureau.

"Your trainee police officer ID."

"Police officer? What are you talking about?"

"Did you hit your head while sleeping last night?"

Chongxiao looked at him strangely, "Didn't I say I wanted you to join the Guard Bureau?"

You did say that, but isn't this a joke? Would Longmen's regular military armed forces recruit infected people?

And...I don't think I agreed to it?

Red's mind seemed to be filled with panic and he was hesitant to take the ID until Chongxiao impatiently stuffed it into his hands.

"Alright, I didn't bring you to Longmen to just eat and wait for death. Keep this thing safe. You have half a month to rest and adapt, and learn basic Yan Guoyu, and then report to Captain Ilona Vince."

"Wait……"

"Wait a minute!"

Chongxiao glared and said rudely, "You are just a guard in town, so why can't you be a policeman in Longmen?"

Why don't you give me a try? Otherwise, you can give me the 5,000 yuan bonus as compensation!

Naturally, Reid couldn't hear what was in Chongxiao's heart, otherwise, if he had any shame, he wouldn't have agreed.

"Here, this is for you too."

What Chongxiao handed over was a sword used by Eastern warriors. It was longer than the standard military sword of Ursus and had a more obvious curvature.

At first glance, there is nothing noteworthy about this sword. From the scabbard to the guard, it looks plain and unadorned, and the handle has no decoration at all. It should not be forged by any famous craftsman... but it does not look like a standard weapon produced in the East Country.

You should know that the strength of the ghost tribe is at an upper-middle level in this land, and they often fall into a state of frenzy. They seldom pay attention to protecting their weapons in battle, so most of their samurai swords are relatively thick. As for the lighter and more agile ones, they are either used by those with superb swordsmanship, or required for rituals and decorations.

Of course, Red, who was not much stronger than Zhang Yu, certainly didn't understand these things. After hesitating for a moment, he took the samurai sword and pulled out a piece to see the part of the blade.

But just this one glance made him stunned with surprise.

"Why is the blade reversed?"

As he asked the question subconsciously, the entire knife was pulled out, and he could see that not only the part near the guard, but the entire blade was reversed.

Reid looked at Chongxiao in surprise.

"Do you know what is the most important thing for a police officer? It is to enforce the law impartially and not to use violence to lynch people. Uh... although sometimes I can't do it, but this sentence is definitely correct."

The reverse-blade knife represents the principle of not killing indiscriminately.

Having been fighting against wild beasts for a long time, Red has a strong desire to kill. With his lethal Originium skills, it is easy for him to do something out of line, just like when he first saw Chongxiao and Margaret sneaking into Azazel's clinic...

If it were on the battlefield, this habit of decisively killing might be the key to saving your life, but it is certainly not applicable to daily life, let alone in law enforcement operations.

Therefore, Chongxiao constructed this reverse-edged sword.

"...I think I understand what you mean."

"That's good. Also, when I have time, I'll teach you swordsmanship. Don't always be so straightforward. Hmm... the Flying Sword Style is good."

"What flow?"

Red was both unhappy and confused. He had never seen any professional or high-level battles, and he relied on amplified Originium skills to slaughter the mercenaries. His understanding of swordsmanship could only be described as pitiful.

But then again, the scene where Chongxiao easily controlled me was quite impressive...

"The Hiten Yujian style emphasizes speed, reaction, and precision in swordsmanship. It should be suitable for you."

"It sounds like you know something else."

"Yes? No no no no, more than yes..."