Dragon Gate Swordsman

As if waking up from a dream, Chongxiao opened his eyes wide and looked at the somewhat flustered Chen Huijie, and asked subconsciously.

However, what neither of them knew was that at the moment someone "woke up", the huge flaming shadow above Longmen also dissipated, as if it had never appeared.

"Are you...are you okay?"

Chongxiao opened his mouth but said nothing, just shook his head slowly.

……

The inexplicable appearance and disappearance of the giant flame shadow caused Longmen to fall into a very brief chaos, but fortunately, due to the short duration, no casualties were caused.

Chen Huijie heard about this from his colleagues, but thought about it for only two seconds before forgetting it.

Because she has something to do now...

"Hey, Xiao Long Nu, you are not... serious, are you?"

“I’ve never been careless.”

Chen Huijie said without turning his head: "Teacher, you should be very clear about this."

Yes, yes, yes, you were so serious in the sword-fighting class that Lin Yuxia didn’t dare to practice with you later.

At this moment, the two were in the elevator of the Guard Bureau headquarters building, and their destination was... the floor where the Special Inspection Team was located.

Chongxiao already knew what Xiaolongnu was planning and wanted to persuade her to give up, but it was obvious that it was a futile effort.

Soon, the elevators opened.

The arrival of the two made the special inspection team members who stayed in the office cast strange looks at them. Part of the reason was that Chongxiao, who was slacking off, actually came today, and the other part was why did he bring Governor Wei's niece with him?

For example, Kanelian, who was looking through the recent case files, almost spit out the coffee he had just drunk. Jiu, who was busy with the investigation report, looked up inadvertently and his eyes widened into bells... and the worst-off one must be Haoyun, who was secretly watching a parenting video to learn how to change diapers, but when he saw Chongxiao and Chen Huijie, he stretched his neck and ripped off his earphones.

"…baby's lower body is prone to catching cold, so we need to hurry…"

"Wowaaaaah unity is strength!!"

In a panic, Haoyun had to sing loudly to demonstrate the video he was playing... At this moment, he must be regretting very much why he didn't use that separate office for the sake of liveliness.

But no matter what, under his self-sacrificing "cover", Chongxiao and Chen Huijie successfully arrived outside Texas' office.

Boom!Boom!Boom!

"Please come in."

Since being promoted to senior superintendent, Texas' workload has changed visibly.

There were very few cases that required her, the leader of the special inspection team, to take action, and her chances of visiting the scene in person were gradually approaching zero. The daily affairs she needed to handle were increasingly clerical and administrative.

In fact, this is a normal phenomenon. If the Guard Bureau still needs people with positions like Senior Superintendent to run around all day, then it can only be said that the scale of the organization and the quality of its members are too pathetic.

When the two walked into the office, Texas was flipping through the various action reports that Red had participated in after joining the Guard Bureau... Director Xie Ming could transfer an infected person to the special inspection team just by moving her mouth, but as a leader, she had a lot of things to consider and evaluate.

"……you?"

She obviously didn't expect that this group would come, and a look of suspicion immediately appeared on her face.

"Looks like you're busy, Texas."

"It's OK, mainly thanks to someone."

Texas was actually talking about Director Xie Ming, but Chongxiao immediately identified himself with him. After all, allowing Red to join the special inspection team with dignity was the condition he proposed to Wei Yanwu before establishing the anti-terrorism force.

Therefore, this guy said awkwardly: "Sorry..."

Huh? What are you apologizing for?

Before the confused Texas could react, Chen Huijie stepped forward and saluted.

"Sir Texas, I am Patrol Officer Chen Huijie. I officially joined the force on May 1094, 5. My officer number is 2."

"Is...what's the matter, Xiaojie?"

Texas knew Chen Huijie. After all, they had taken Chongxiao's sword class together and they were of the same age, so they could be considered friends who knew each other.

Now seeing Chen Huijie adopting such a businesslike attitude, he naturally felt a little puzzled.

She also secretly glanced at Chongxiao, which probably meant "Did you offend this young lady again?"

Chongxiao shrugged slightly to express his denial.

Chen Huijie's next words made Texas dumbfounded, and Chongxiao covered his face with a slap.

"Sir, according to the regulations of the Guard Bureau, new police officers need to learn and act under the guidance of experienced police officers. Due to some special reasons, I now apply to form a partner with Senior Inspector Zhong Xiao of the Special Inspection Team to complete the duty mission."

Chapter 144: Carter's Bandits of RimBit

Compared to her hometown with its strong academic and artistic atmosphere, young Adele obviously prefers the free and open atmosphere of Longmen.

No matter whether they are rich or poor, the people here will not deliberately pursue the so-called aristocratic traditions and restrict people's lives with old-fashioned rules and regulations. The "sense of refinement" that cannot be shaken off in all aspects of Leitania has also become a more colorful simplicity and pragmatism in essence.

Adele doesn't like the latter, but after being influenced by it for more than ten years, she naturally wants to see something different and new.

This was her third visit to Longmen, and it was also her first time coming here without her father.

"Grandpa Faber, it looks like we'll have to wait in line for a while."

"Hmm... there are so many people coming to Longmen..."

Faber untied his new cane from the suitcase and shook it in his hand.

This was a gift from Adele's mother Magna... As a long-time friend of the couple, Otto Faber was deeply trusted by them, and he even had no problem taking Adele to Longmen.

The purpose of his coming here this time was to respond to Shi Huaiya's invitation and prepare to establish a technical foundation for jewelry processing for the Longmen Ore Processing Plant, so as to integrate various ore-related projects in the future to form a comprehensive mining processing system.

In fact, as early as last year, Shi Huaiya had thought about the future development direction of the ore processing plant.

Simple ore selection and stone gambling can indeed bring huge profits to the luxury goods industry, but it is not a real long-term solution... After the news gradually spreads, there will always be other companies that notice the "strengths" of the infected and get involved.

With the family group as the backing, there is no need to worry about market crowding out in the short term. However, if you want to keep the project running and continue to make profits, you must definitely carry out industrial transformation or targeted upgrading.

Shi Huaiya’s idea is to use the infected people’s sensitivity to minerals to create a huge system based on them.

Jewelry processing, jade carving, source stone refining, impurity recovery, building materials sales, mining machine production, and even research on various types of ores can all be developed as sub-projects, allowing more infected people to join in and get jobs that can support themselves.

Faber certainly didn't think too much about it. The reason he accepted the invitation was not for the high salary, but as a Leitanian, he has always had a good attitude towards the infected, so he is willing to help.

As for the jewelry store in his hometown, his children were running it, so he didn't need to get involved.

Adele, who is almost sixteen years old, is obviously taller than the last time she came to Longmen. She has gradually developed from a delicate little girl to a beautiful girl. The Originium skills she practiced with her father have also made great progress. Now she is no longer a helpless little girl.

This is also why Katia and Magna were relieved to let their child follow Faber to such a far place.

But what they didn't expect was that there were really too many passengers visiting Longmen today. Even though two more checkpoints had been opened than usual, there were still long queues outside.

Faber and Adele did not choose the airship because the former was a little afraid of heights... They chose a special bus that was used to carry passengers between major mobile cities. It was more expensive and more uncomfortable than the merchant caravan that always needed supplies, but the advantage was that the travel time would be much shorter.

Even so, when the two men walked outside the checkpoint, they were already mentally exhausted.

"By the way, Adele, I think you said you knew Lin...Lin from Longmen..."

"It's Sister Lin Yuxia."

"Yes, yes, yes. Can you give her a call and ask for help?"

"Well... okay."

Adele herself didn't really want to contact Lin Yuxia, as it would make her feel like she was bothering others. But looking at the long line, she didn't think she would be able to get a taxi or a bus after going up.

Things went more smoothly than expected. After hearing that Adele had arrived at the landing gate of Longmen, Lin Yuxia immediately promised to send a car to pick up the two of them. They just needed to take the shuttle bus through the direct passage after passing the security check.

Finally, after waiting for more than ten minutes, the two finally passed the checkpoint and got on the shuttle bus to Longmen.

"Huh... I can't be so frugal next time. I still have to contact the car rental company and ask them to drive down in advance to pick me up."

"Actually, there's no real need for that, Grandpa Faber. Once we get up there, we can take the car that Sister Lin Yuxia sent."

"That being said, we can't trouble others every time."

Before they could finish a few words, Faber, exhausted, leaned back in his chair and began to daydream.

It took about ten minutes for the shuttle bus to reach Longmen, and he planned to take this opportunity to take a nap. Adele was also sensible enough not to disturb him and turned to look out the window.

And looking at it this way, you can directly see another checkpoint below the straight passage.

Or to be more precise, it should be a quarantine station... because it is obvious that those queuing there are all infected people with simple and shabby clothes and shabby bodies.

A trace of pity appeared between Adele's brows.

Leitania is one of the few places on earth that does not discriminate against the infected. Due to the extremely prosperous culture of Originium arts and crafts, there is even an illusion that the infected are more likely to be treated preferentially.

However, whenever Adele's parents brought up the topic, they would always quickly brush it off and urge the girl to just focus on practicing Originium skills and not think too much about anything else.

Soon, the shuttle bus arrived at the exit of the straight passage... It was connected to a large transportation station with a special bus and taxi reception area, as well as shuttle buses to fixed locations. If you don't have relatives or friends to help in Longmen, you can also choose a hotel in the transportation station.

Faber didn't mind close contact with the infected people, so he would definitely stay directly in the guest room of the ore processing plant's office building. But he was not comfortable with letting Adele stay there as well, so he had to ask Miss Lin Yuxia for help.

"Mr. Han, we are here!"

The sharp-eyed Adele quickly spotted the driver who came to pick her up. The last time she came to Longmen, it was this driver named Han Jie who drove her and Lin Yuxia around.

"Welcome, Miss Naumann."

"Just call me Adele, Mr. Han."

After politely greeting everyone, Adele introduced Faber who was standing next to Han Jie.

Little did he know that as the driver and bodyguard sent by Lin Yuxia, he already knew Faber's identity.

After a few words, Han Jie took the luggage of the two and led them to the gate of the transportation station.

This place is exactly diagonally opposite the infected area, and it takes at least 40 minutes to drive there, so there is no need to waste time.

However, just as the three were about to reach the exit...

The harsh sound of brakes and the cracking sound of the wall being knocked down made everyone in the traffic station tremble in fear.

People subconsciously turned their heads to look and found that it was a travel SUV often used in the wilderness. Its powerful horsepower and special guardrails installed on the front end were the key to its ability to crash through the wall. The more serious problem was the several people who jumped out of the car afterwards.

"Behave yourself, everyone! Get to the middle!"

The leader was a very unusual Carters strongman... Most of this race, both male and female, were relatively "petite", and those like this who were 1.8 meters tall were definitely rare.

After the ferocious look on his face wore off, perhaps because he knew that just saying this would not have any significant effect, the strong man Carters pointed the short stick in his hand directly upwards.

The next moment, a strange dark beam of light suddenly erupted, blowing up the ceiling of the traffic station with a violent roar.

Is he actually... a warlock?

"Ms. Naumann, Mr. Faber, please stay calm."

"Good... good!"

Adele, who had never experienced such a thing, was almost scared to death. Fortunately, Fabel was right next to her, giving her some support.

In just a moment, the hall of the traffic station fell into chaos, with some people screaming, some desperately running away, and some kneeling on the ground begging for mercy. The panic spread quickly, affecting everyone.

If it were any ordinary gangsters, they would have become hysterical at this moment and used brutal and bloody methods to shock everyone, but these gangsters seemed to have been prepared for this. They didn't care about those who were fleeing frantically, and only focused on driving those who surrendered to the center of the hall and keeping them under guard.

This scene made Han Jie's heart sink... The other party obviously had extremely rich experience, and did not care about the "gains and losses" of a small number. This was the behavior of a true gangster.

This is really troublesome.

……

Chongxiao was lying dead in the passenger seat.

This is not an exaggeration, but he really looks like a corpse now.

I was woken up by a knock on the door at around six in the morning. When I opened it, I found that it was Xiao Longnu who was already dressed and ready to go. She urged me to change clothes and wash up, and even brought me breakfast bought downstairs... Then I was stared at by a pair of sharp eyes until I finished the bowl of wontons in two or three bites.

"Uh…thanks for bringing me breakfast?"

"You're welcome, sir. We can go now."

"What's going on?"

"Inspection of plots W-1A to S-2C, and all emergency calls along the route, if there are any temporary..."

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Looking at Chen Huijie's standard straddle posture and serious expression, Chongxiao knew that his "hard days" were coming.