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(Part 2)","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-206",206,"\u003Cp>【NAME: THE GATE OF THAT PLACE (GATE, SPACE, ESCAPE)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【APPEARANCE: Has no physical form; appears as a strange door whose width, size, thickness, material, and design are indeterminate.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The only definitive feature of this anomaly is that a soft cork plaque, inscribed with the strange words “I long to escape” carved by fingernails, always appears affixed to the doorframe of any door it has parasitized.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【ABILITY: Parasitizes doorways; enables spatial transit and crisis transfer.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【COST: Before the “door” vanishes, the user permanently loses a portion of their power\u002Fall they possess, becoming a wanderer in the Other World.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【FILE: An anomaly belonging to “Nathan,” the rogue leader operating in the Capital, one of many functional anomalies created by the Aquarius Director of the Cleanup Bureau to fulfill his wish, temporarily designated 0001.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【As part of the Aquarius Director’s most prized creations, to ensure this anomaly’s safety, he forcibly fused it with another anomaly named “Escape Plaque,” granting its bearer exceptional escape capability.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Thanks to the Gate of That Place’s powerful ability to bypass distance and teleport, despite years of relentless, brutal manhunts by the Kingdom, the rebel group—numbering over a thousand—was never truly exposed until, during one raid, they attracted the attention of Cleanup Agent Li Ang of the Virgin Division…】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【EVALUATION: Possesses the immense ability to freely traverse all doorways across the Capital and can activate unconditionally during crises to instantly transport the bearer away—nearly impossible to capture.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Additionally, when opened by its first user, Joshua Robien, this anomaly reveals its true form: the Gate of the Other World, capable of briefly piercing into the future.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【CONTAMINATION VALUE: 0.1】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck, absolutely flawless…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the repeated keywords—“escape,” “crisis transfer,” “uncatchable”—in the item description, Li Ang couldn’t help but click his tongue inwardly, abandoning any thought of seizing the “magic door.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could only say: whether it was the Director when sober or that old fox Aquarius Director, anyone who climbed to a high rank in the Cleanup Bureau clearly guarded both head and ass, leaving not even a needle’s-eye gap for others to exploit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about it, it made sense: anyone too careless, too sloppy with backups, wouldn’t make it to the upper echelons—they’d likely die within the first few months, swallowed by the ten percent annual mortality rate; the cautious were the majority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm… even if he ultimately couldn’t get this incredibly useful anomaly, his mission had already succeeded: he’d uncovered the hidden prince, met the pair with memory ability, and gathered substantial intelligence—nearly all three covert targets completed. It was time to net them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reluctantly withdrawing his hand from the Gate of That Place, Li Ang reached into his pocket and tapped the small mirror, signaling the pup to retrieve yesterday’s sketch of the valley terrain—or rather, the rebel hideout’s location—and return to the Bureau immediately to summon backup. Then, amid stunned stares, he turned and walked back to his seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Nathan, your ability is foresight, isn’t it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After voicing his “conclusion,” Li Ang glanced at the middle-aged man seated at the head, whose face was dark, and subtly switched out his [Elite Performer] badge, revealing an expression of profound disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Regrettably, no matter what future you saw, I still believe your command has committed a series of grave errors.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he’d summoned backup yesterday, their leader would’ve arrived—but now the Director had likely departed for Headquarters to confront Aquarius. The one holding the fort would be Senior Emma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the rebel hideout lay outside the Capital, in this remote valley far from it, Senior Emma would need time to arrive; add the pup’s travel time through the Mirror World to report back—roughly forty to fifty minutes total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His task now: stall everyone in the room for those forty to fifty minutes—especially the leader, the middle-aged man, and the memory-capable grandfather-granddaughter pair—so Senior Emma could apprehend them and fully complete the covert objectives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having confirmed his mission was to buy time, Li Ang didn’t wait for the middle-aged man to rebut—he spoke bluntly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know what future you saw, nor why you attacked the Boarding Tower, but one thing I know for certain: if we continue under your command, we’ll only march toward new failure!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And what do you know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the blunt judgment from “Little Baggins,” the middle-aged man, long suppressed, erupted in rage, leaping to his feet and glaring at Li Ang:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have no idea what future I saw! If you don’t follow my orders, next time Krook—uh—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused mid-sentence, touched his temple, then sank back into his seat, eyes blazing with fury:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You understand nothing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having successfully stoked his anger, Li Ang quietly tucked the ram’s horn back into the mirror. After his maneuver, he studied the disoriented middle-aged man: first glancing at his suddenly whitened temples, then calmly asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Nathan, if I’m not mistaken, you cannot directly reveal the future to us—otherwise you’d age rapidly, or even die… Am I right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having been hit by the Black Ram’s Rage Aura, Joshua’s IQ temporarily dropped thirty percent—he immediately admitted the guess. His inner fury burned hotter; he barely restrained himself from cursing, instead glaring darkly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you believe I can see the future, why doubt my decisions?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Simple. I don’t doubt what future you saw—I doubt your judgment of it. Or more plainly: I doubt you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the stunned expressions of the rebels, “Little Baggins,” who’d only just joined the inner circle, stood up, gazing earnestly at the leader:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Nathan, I’m sorry—but I believe you lack the talent to lead. Even if you see the future, you cannot interpret the information to make the right choices… And I’m certain I’m not the only one who thinks this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Li Ang scanned the room and bowed slightly, apologetically:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forgive me, everyone… If you agree with me, if you believe Lord Nathan lacks the ability to lead, please bow to me.”？！！！\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unprepared for the dispute between “Little Baggins” and the leader to implicate them, the rebels—under the effect of the [Prince of the Traveling Thrush]—all rose in unison and bowed to Li Ang with perfect formality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only two who didn’t bow were little Phoebe, who had fallen asleep on the table, and the bald woman, a staunch “Leader Faction” loyalist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But worse: seeing everyone “agree” with Little Baggins—that Lord Nathan was unfit to lead—the bald woman, visibly shaken, hesitated… then, overcome by inner doubt, bowed too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… impossible! You lied!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the rebels stand and bow to Li Ang, the middle-aged man’s eyes trembled violently—but he quickly recovered, glaring at Li Ang:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your ability’s activation condition isn’t persuasion! I’ve always been right! Every operation, even if it failed, we escaped unharmed! I’m an excellent… at least competent leader! They… they shouldn’t think this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ang didn’t argue. He looked at him with faint pity, then nodded obediently:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If believing that makes you feel better… then fine, I lied.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being so publicly betrayed, even if he escaped Senior Emma’s grasp, he’d no longer want to take anyone else with him, would he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the middle-aged man’s confidence shattered by unprecedented betrayal, his mind blanked by sudden treachery, Li Ang decided to strike while the iron was hot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand why everyone thinks this way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the rebels’ lingering confusion, Li Ang sighed and voiced their unspoken thoughts for them:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Nathan, you don’t understand what we, who chose to join this rebellion, truly want. We don’t need every raid to succeed—we need to see a better future!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This future isn’t the one you see—it’s one where things are changing! Where our futures, and the Kingdom’s future, are moving toward improvement. But what have you given us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused briefly, letting them absorb his words—but didn’t let them think too long before summarizing for them:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Raid! Raid! And more raid!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Raiding merchants, officials, nobles, the royal family… You have no idea how to make things better—you only know how to launch endless, meaningless destruction!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In these years under your leadership… sorry, I tried to find a less derogatory term, but after thinking, ‘rebel’ is still the only word that fits our years of pointless actions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After questioning the rebellion’s very legitimacy and turning Joshua’s face ashen, Li Ang—relying on the [Elite Performer]’s effect—added the final, heart-stabbing blow with feigned anguish:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After all your years of raiding, have the greedy, cruel factory owners become merciful? Have the corrupt, incompetent officials become capable? Have the arrogant, reckless nobles become restrained? Has the foolish royal family changed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If none of that has happened, then what exactly have you raided? You only lead us to ‘successful’ destruction, while failing utterly in every other way—how can you dare call yourself a competent leader?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Nathan! Now do you understand why none of us want to follow you anymore?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1470,"2026-06-20T03:18:31.831Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f8cf88eb2b614da767f797acc88af5e173f6318b9ce053b09115e86c2751786f","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-207","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-205",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-the-cleanup-crew-cover.jpg"]