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Xingxiong didn't know what her colleagues were talking about, but she was really anxious. There were some things she needed to confirm, although it was very likely just a... gamble with nothing to gain.

When Xingxiong arrived at the Human Resources Department, she first went to a room to put down the documents. It was indeed her job to deal with this pile of documents, and there was nothing abrupt or inappropriate about it.

"Your efficiency is still as high as ever, Xingxiong." A man who looked to be in his thirties looked at the neatly arranged documents and couldn't help but admire them. "We clerical workers may not be able to do as well as you."

"Come on, stop it."

Xingxiong smiled and said, "I see you're quite free, Lao Li. What's going on lately?"

She naturally started chatting with the civilian police officer from the Personnel Department. The latter held a high position, and it was normal for the two of them to chat during work.

"What kind of problems can we have here?" Old Li shook his head as he pulled out a document and stamped it. "That's it. Every day I drink tea, read the news, stamp it, and it's over."

"That's great." Xingxiong joked, "Zheng Sir has told me several times that he envies your job."

"Zheng Sir..." Old Li recalled, "He always looks like an old man in the park, which is really suitable."

"Did he come to your place to check on the situation?"

Old Li laughed and said, "What's there to talk about? He's much more senior than me. He doesn't even need to be on the front line. He can just wait for retirement. But when you put it that way..."

The man touched his chin and said, "His subordinates often come to us to confirm some things."

Xingxiong raised an eyebrow: "What is it?"

"That's all the HR department does," Old Li shrugged. "They're here to look for someone, to confirm... their whereabouts. You know what I mean?"

"What? Do you suspect it's a traitor?" Xingxiong laughed.

"That's not the case, but that... could cause trouble." Old Li coughed twice. "I don't mean anything else. Just tell the truth."

He knew that the troublemaker he was talking about was Xingxiong's good friend, but the relationship between the two seemed tense recently, and according to rumors, there were quite a few conflicts.

"Oh... you're talking about Xiao Chen." Xing Xiongwei frowned. "That's true, she's quite a troublemaker. You said Zheng Sir pays a lot of attention to her?"

"Yes, the person in the bureau who knows Officer Chen's movements best is probably Zheng Sir. He really cares about this young man and is very optimistic about him."

Old Li exclaimed in amazement: "I wanted to use the last concert to polish her, but I didn't expect her to achieve such a great result. Now I'm watching her all day... I guess I'm afraid she'll cause trouble."

"She seems very restless these days."

"That's not just ordinary restlessness."

Old Li smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Absences and leave are commonplace, but Zheng Sir protected her, saying she had a mission to complete, so that's fine. But who knows what she's actually doing?"

"Yes, she just asked for leave today, and Zheng Sir's people came to ask about it. They also specifically told me not to care about it, not to file any reports, and to just turn a blind eye."

The man was shocked and said, "It's like letting her do something."

"It seems that... Sir Zheng really likes Xiao Chen." Xingxiong touched his chin.

"Of course not," Old Li said, his tone full of envy. "If Officer Chen could just be more restrained, things would be smooth sailing. Oh... I'll stop talking. The more I talk, the more envious I become."

Xingxiong laughed and said, "Okay, I won't chat with you anymore. I'll leave first."

"OK, let's have a drink when we get a chance."

"Have the opportunity."

The woman waved her hand and turned away naturally.

I went to the HR department, handed in my paperwork, chatted with the department director for a while, and then immediately returned to my post. This kind of thing happened every day in every department at Longmen, as common as eating and drinking.

And Xingxiong needs such sparseness and ordinariness.

"Protecting the newcomer...?"

She chuckled twice with inexplicable meaning, and instead of returning to her office, she walked towards the archives room.

With Xingxiong's authority, she can access most of the files in the Guard Bureau, but the problem is that every access will inevitably leave traces, which is not what she wants.

But the method of leaving no trace... is just as simple.

"Xiao Liu, are you on duty today?"

Leaning against the counter, Xingxiong looked down at the petite girl behind the counter with a gentle smile:

"Ah, Inspector Xingxiong!" Xiao Liu saluted with some surprise. "Good afternoon!"

"Why are you saluting?" Xingxiong said with a smile, "I'm just here to look at something. Can I trouble you?"

"Of course! What are you looking for, Star Sir?"

"Zheng Sir's file—a file that I have the authority to access."

The little girl didn't react: "...Ah?"

"That's Mr. Zheng from the inspection team, the very kind one, remember?"

"Ah... I remember!" Xiao Liu nodded. "Xing Sir wants to access Zheng Sir's file, using Xing Sir's current permissions, right?"

"Also," Xingxiong suddenly said, lowering his voice, "could you please not keep any records?"

Before Xiao Liu could react, she said very embarrassedly:

"Well...how should I explain this to you? Officer Chen Huijie, do you know anything about her? Zheng Sir has been paying close attention to her lately, and then...my sister is actually paying attention too. So when my sister found out that someone in the police station was keeping an eye on Chen Huijie, she wanted to know who that person was."

"It's not convenient to let Mr. Zheng know about this, right? Just consider it a favor for my sister, Xiao Liu."

“No, no, no, no—”

Xiao Liu's face flushed red as he waved his hands frantically. "If, if it was that person... I wouldn't be able to do that... Ah! Don't worry, I won't record it!"

"That's good." Xingxiong said with relief, "I'll just take a look for a while, I'll be done soon, I won't cause you any trouble."

"It's no trouble, no trouble. I'm so happy to be able to help Sister Xing Sir!"

The emerald-haired woman smiled and winked. "Then this is a secret between you, me, and my sister. You must keep it a secret."

The girl saluted with unwavering determination: "I promise to complete the mission!"

……

After coming out of the archives room, the smile on Xingxiong's face gradually disappeared.

"This is such a big nuisance..."

She sighed softly and looked into the distance.

"This battle may take a long time... Don't give up now, Xiao Chen."

Chapter 171 - The Evil One Who Chooses

Guan Yueli never taught Chen any other skills.

Whether it was the Killing Style or the Mingwang Sword, she never taught Chen even a single move, but only taught Chen one thing.

That is burning life.

From this perspective... it seemed like the bad woman wanted Chen to die, but she did not explain why she did so. She just vaguely said that Chen was not suitable for the Killing Style, but she gave her one of the taboos of the Killing Style without reservation.

Chen did not feel alert or even confused about this.

After all, Guan Yueli never had the need to do anything for her, and Chen was not shameless enough to be so brazen as to push his luck.

Moreover, this trick works very well for Chen.

The surging of blood and qi brought forth a surge of energy like the ebb and flow of the tide. Chen exhaled slowly, his breath emitting a hot breath like steam. The force of his heartbeat was like a pump at full power, pumping a constant flow of power to every part of his body.

Although Chen had only been training in Life-Burning for a short time and hadn't yet mastered it, if he practiced it briefly for a while and didn't draw on excessive power, he could still manage to keep the overdraft of his vitality within a certain limit.

If it were any other similar technique, Chen would definitely not use it at this time - it is not stable, the benefits it can bring are very limited, and it will only bring danger to himself.

But this was taught to her by that woman, and the martial arts that she could teach... were naturally superior to all the same kind!

In an instant, the glaring blood-red drew a steady and cruel straight line.

clang--! ! !

The sound of metal collision was even slower than the knife. After the deafening sound, the blood-red afterimage even remained in the air for a moment, and then... it attacked again!

The crimson blade energy burst out from the long sword, containing the coldness and anger of the sword wielder, it can cut through anything and nothing it cannot!

Another black straw raincoat instantly appeared in front of the black straw raincoat that was just chopped away by Chen Yidao, and instantly opened a magic barrier. The violent sword energy embedded into the translucent barrier inch by inch. The harsh sound caused by the violent friction echoed in the room, covering up other sounds.

The sound of heavy footsteps breaking the floor, and the sound of the air being torn apart by the seemingly soft and delicate body!

When the knife arrives, the man arrives.

Before the sword energy could cut through the magic barrier, the entity of the red blade had already brought with it tremendous force and chopped down!

boom!

The magic barrier that had almost blocked the sword energy was shattered by a single blow. The roaring sound caused by the uncontrolled energy running rampant was like... a dragon's roar!

The violent impact force directly knocked the two men in black straw raincoats out. The impact of the broken barrier and the residual force of the knife made them smash through the wall and fly out of the room.

"……call."

Chen frowned tightly and exhaled a breath mixed with the sweet and fishy smell of blood. The knife just now was beyond the limit of her control... It was probably burned a lot of her life.

But it didn't matter, it was just a few days, and she didn't think she had a chance of dying of old age.

"Don't just stand there, get up."

The girl's skin gradually returned to its normal color, but there were still some bulging and brightly colored blood vessels, proving the violent power that this body had just mobilized.

Wu Mingjin stared at Chen blankly, somewhat dazed.

The script... indeed, the noble sent his men to kill all the members of the Wujie Society, then fought a fierce battle with the young police officer who tried to protect him, but was ultimately defeated and temporarily let him go. Then, after being taken away by the police officer, he had plenty of opportunities to escape. He could either flee on his own, wait for the Imperial Guard to capture him, and then have someone else take him out. His mission ended here.

But, is the current situation...different from what was expected?

"Do you still want to live?"

Chen impatiently pulled Wu Mingjin up and said, "They are not dead yet. If you get up again, I will have no choice but to let you die."

Without saying a word, she pulled Wu Mingjin out of the gap created by the knife just now. The two black-clothed people who were chopped away were slowly standing up. The knife just now did not pose a threat to their lives.

But Chen didn't care whether they were dead or not, because the tragic scene she saw made it impossible for her to care about such things.

Corpses, corpses, corpses.

Although, although, among the gang members, there are almost no good people. They collect protection fees, buy and sell contraband, fight, steal, rob... Many of them even deserve to die, and many should be sent to jail. This is all natural.

But this does not mean that they can die for something they themselves do not even know what it means. They should pay a price, but the price should not be their lives, and the person who collects this price... should not be a despicable and dirty person!

That day, when Chen decided to go beyond the rules and laws to bring the guilty person to justice, she said to Guan Yueli - no one is qualified to judge others, and from that day on, she was prepared to be judged.

Judgment is the noble and just sun.

And everything that the man behind the scenes did, this massacre, will never be worthy of this word.

He was just fulfilling his own purpose. His killing had nothing to do with whether these gang members were guilty or had done evil.

"Disgusting."

The girl lowered her eyes and spoke softly.

Her anger was no longer visible on the surface or in her voice; her emotions grew quiet and indifferent, as if she no longer cared.

But this is only because her anger...can no longer be expressed in any form.

"How can there be such disgusting people in this world?"

Wu Mingjin lowered his head, and the muscles on his teeth and cheeks trembled from time to time due to excessive force of biting.

Yes, so what?

He was faced with a lifetime of wealth and glory, a life he could never dream of. At this point, who would still care about conscience and brotherhood? What kind of camaraderie could you expect from a gangster in the face of such enormous profits? If he was truly so kind, why would he join the underworld? Couldn't he just work diligently and conscientiously?

He's just garbage.

It’s okay if no one looks down on him; it’s okay if he is used as a pawn; it’s okay if he is regarded as worthless trash.

After all, compared to these adults, it is natural for me to be looked down upon. Being used as a pawn is a great thing, and being regarded as trash...that is just the fact.

Compared to this young police officer, wasn't he just trash? The girl's silent rage, now subdued, was so restrained yet so vivid. She was angry for the dead, even if they had nothing to do with her, even if they were just scum in the broadest sense of the word.

Was he just a pawn to make this girl furious? No problem, that was great. All he needed to do was to get that fortune and change his life. All he needed to do was these little things, these "sacrifices."

Does he need to be looked up to? No, he just needs to be a pawn in the dust.

Wu Mingjin told himself this.

He stopped looking at the corpses, but found that they were everywhere, so he could only lower his head and said to Chen: