[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-the-cleanup-crew":3,"chapter-i-m-the-cleanup-crew-i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-184":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I'm the Cleanup Crew!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2286020,4472,"Chapter 184","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-184",184,"\u003Cp>「……」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has his reasons?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the freckled prince—arrogant, obnoxious, utterly self-centered, his face practically screaming “***”—Li Ang couldn’t help but let out a disgusted click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he has his reasons, I can’t be without compassion. Next time he crosses me, I’ll smack him with a look full of pity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Hmm, wait a moment!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After pondering how to treat his nominal younger brother-in-law, Li Ang ruminated on Emma’s words and realized something felt off—he couldn’t help but speak up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The Nightmare King’s visions are supposed to show past regrets, right? But why did Joshua dream only of future scenarios? Could he just have had a simple nightmare?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I considered that possibility too, but it’s extremely unlikely.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emma shook her head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Simple dreams are fragmented—they’re never this smooth, continuous, or logically coherent, and they never inflict such massive damage on a person’s mental state.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Besides, he’s lost all memory of the Princess—even doesn’t know who Veronica is—so how could he dream about her?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「That’s true…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After nodding in agreement with Emma’s judgment, Li Ang furrowed his brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Then what’s going on? Could even a being of the Nightmare King’s caliber have a malfunction in his power?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yes, I can’t figure it out either.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emma shook her head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I know very little about dreams, souls, or mental phenomena—I want to return to the Bureau and ask the Director if she has any insights… By the way, Li Ang, are you coming back to the Bureau with me, or heading home first?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I’ll go home first.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up at the sky, Li Ang touched the photograph in his chest and smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「It’s Wednesday—Bridgeport Academy dismisses early. By now, Anna should’ve picked up the two little ones. I’ll get home just in time.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「As for Joshua’s dream, I’ve only just heard of the Nightmare King. Even if I went back, I couldn’t help. Just tell me what I can do once you and the Director figure it out.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Alright, then I won’t see you off.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waving to two steam carriages waiting by the roadside, Emma paid the fare before Li Ang could and, after a brief hesitation, leaned out to ask:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Li Ang, do you remember when I once asked you for a favor?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Of course I do!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Li Ang, just about to step into the carriage, paused, turned, and solemnly promised:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Emma, you’ve taught me so much about Bureau work, and you saved my sister’s life at the hospital! Whatever you ask, if I can do it, I will!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Why are you calling me ‘senior’ again…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emma blinked, slightly exasperated, then smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Since you say that, I won’t be polite.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Next month is my daughter’s birthday. I’m a mother, but I’ve rarely been there for her—I don’t even know what children like.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Li Ang, you have three younger siblings—you must understand this better than I do. Could you spare one day to give her a birthday without regrets?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All that seriousness, and all you wanted was for me to attend your daughter’s birthday? Was that the favor you meant to ask?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Emma’s request, Li Ang paused, but found no reason to refuse—and didn’t want to. After a moment’s thought, he nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Sure. When exactly? I’ll be there.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The 6th! Next month the 6th!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Li Ang agree, Emma beamed and waved goodbye:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「At 8 a.m. on the 6th, I’ll be waiting with Ellie under the big tree at the entrance of Bao Hua Estate on Redwood Avenue. Don’t forget!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Got it! I’ll be there!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After making the arrangement with Emma and watching her leave, Li Ang boarded his carriage, pulled out his small notebook, and carefully wrote the event on the latest page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【To-Do List:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1. Observe Tang Mu’s soul state several more times to check for influence from the Aquarius Director (currently normal)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2. Discuss my luck issue with the Director (she couldn’t help—tabled)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>3. Infiltrate the Scale Gold Cult *** and raise the Holy Emblem to Gold (timing uncertain, roughly three weeks from now)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>4. Take hair home, ask Anna about the photo, and determine her sexual orientation—if there’s danger, seek help from the Bureau (probably not about orientation)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>5. Investigate the Princess incident (no leads yet, but definitely tied to the Aquarius Director—*** Aquarius Director! Why do you interfere everywhere?!）\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>6. Emma’s daughter’s birthday (next month 6th, 8 a.m., under the big tree at Bao Hua Estate entrance, name: Ellie)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm… these are probably the most important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reviewing the six items, Li Ang nodded in satisfaction. Just as he was about to put the notebook away, he remembered something and drew a large question mark beside the last entry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The freckled prince just said Emma was the last surviving member of the Bao Hua family—but she has a daughter? Did the Director secretly save her? Or did the prince misremember?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, the entire Bao Hua family was executed… and she still had a daughter to care for. No wonder she’s so cautious despite being immortal—won’t take even the slightest risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh! And though I don’t know what Emma originally wanted me to do, it definitely wasn’t just to attend her daughter’s birthday—I should keep that in mind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Bridge Street No. 35 has arrived.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Li Ang held the charcoal pencil, lost in thought about Emma, idly drawing circles in his notebook, the driver called out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Sir, you’re at your stop.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Oh!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ang snapped back to attention, tucked away his notebook, stepped out of the carriage, and looked toward Happy Apartments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Snip!」「Snip!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the burly old man emerge suddenly from the garden shrubs, scissors in hand, sizing him up, Li Ang’s mouth twitched twice—then he gave him a genuine thumbs-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old man, you’re incredibly reliable—I just got off the carriage and you’re already swinging those shears at me. You’re really on 24\u002F7 surveillance, aren’t you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as Li Ang was about to sidestep the old man and find Curly-haired Auntie to deal with him before going home to see his siblings, two familiar little heads popped out from the shrubs alongside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Big brother?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Ang outside, the two little ones beamed, tiptoeing and clinging to the fence, waving excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Mei Lan Ni, now dressed in a pretty little dress, shouted with delight:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Big brother! Your wife has moved in! When are you going to marry her?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wife… the Princess?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Mei Lan Ni’s words, Li Ang blinked in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strange—how did they know about this? And when did the Princess move in? When I left, she was still at the Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>",1094,"2026-06-20T03:18:28.556Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","05257347d1ec436d1b1e757483fb65a1b518a12fbac2acdf530f8363ae3244ee","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-185","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-183",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-the-cleanup-crew-cover.jpg"]