Chapter 210: 209 Backhand, Backhand, and Backhand

【Usurper: Driven by immense ambition, a schemer who attempts to use improper, immoral, or despicable means to completely overthrow a legitimate regime or organization in order to thoroughly alter the original order.】

【Equipped Effect: When you engage in illegal or immoral acts, your concealment and efficiency will be significantly improved.】

【Advancement Path: Upon completely completing a usurpation of a national-level organization, or ten regional-level organizations, this badge will automatically advance to the Gold-tier hidden badge "Unrighteous False King."】

【Hidden Trait (No equipment required): After you completely overthrow a regime or organization and successfully complete one usurpation, you will forcibly seize one high-value item from the hands of the usurped.】

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「……」

Having obtained "official certification" from the badge system and thoroughly solidified his identity as the leader of the rebels, Li Ang could not help but let out a long sigh in his heart.

Damn it… the Director was actually right; he really did go undercover all the way to becoming the leader… but the badge seems quite powerful, doesn't it?

Looking at the new badge in the interface flickering with a dim silver light, which seemed as if it might emit an evil, cold laugh at any moment, Li Ang could not help but cast his gaze toward the middle-aged Watching Qiaoshuya on the side.

It was a pity that he only obtained the Usurper badge after completing the "usurpation" act. If he had obtained the Usurper badge first, he might have had a chance to "strip" the 【Gate of the Other Side】 off the middle-aged Watching Qiaoshuya.

But as things stood, according to the "habits" of the Aquarius Director, if he really made a move on the 【Gate of the Other Side】, that thing would likely activate immediately and flee directly with Watching Qiaoshuya…

Wait!

Pondering to this point, as if he had suddenly thought of something, Li Ang's eyebrows could not help but twitch slightly, and he immediately spoke to the crowd of rebels:

「Since everyone trusts me, I won't decline…

Additionally, the attack on the Landing Tower involves the Kingdom of Kewangguo. I don't have enough understanding of that side and cannot guarantee making the correct decision, so the attack activity is temporarily shelved, but the investigation can start first. Does anyone have any objections? 」

「No objections. 」

「I agree! 」

「Alright… I still wanted to have a good burn, though. 」

「……」

「Since no one opposes it, let's end today's meeting here! 」

One reason was that he hadn't figured out exactly how to arrange these rebel members, and the other was that he had thought of a way to strip the 【Gate of the Other Side】. Li Ang simply stopped waiting for the long-overdue Auntie Ai Ma and instead directly made the decision to dismiss them:

「If there is nothing else to discuss, take advantage of the fact that the 'door' opened by Watching Qiaoshuya hasn't closed yet and go back first. We will gather again once there is progress on the investigation regarding the Landing Tower… Also, Fei Liya and Lu Ke, please stay. 」

Us?

Upon hearing the new leader's request, the very elderly old woman could not help but be slightly startled, then nodded. She held her sister, who was still fast asleep, and did not move, while the other five rebel members, with eyes full of anticipation, followed Li Ang's request and passed through the 'door' one after another to leave the meeting room.

Sigh… worrying…

Looking at those backs leaving full of expectation, Li Ang could not help but reach out and rub his own brow.

These core members of the rebels, while not exactly bad people, had also done quite a few bad things under Watching Qiaoshuya's blind command. He did not have the qualifications to forgive them on behalf of those victims, but it was also difficult to really kill them according to the Kingdom's laws.

After all, they were also victims themselves. Aside from Watching Qiaoshuya's blind command, after being induced by the Aquarius Director to gestate anomalous objects, as their contamination values rose sharply, the extremism and hatred in these people's hearts expanded crazily, making it naturally difficult to control their own behavior.

How about… after the Director finishes attending the inquiry, ask if these people meet the recruitment standards of the Virgo Bureau? If, in order to protect the normal world, they risk a death rate of nearly one-tenth to work against anomalies, could that also be considered atonement for their crimes?

「Leader? 」

Looking at Li Ang, whose expression kept changing and whose eyes held a rather complex look, the old woman Lu Ke could not help but ask:

「Is there something difficult you need us to do by keeping us sisters here? 」

「There is indeed something that needs your help. 」

Li Ang nodded and said:

「Your grand… uh… your sister Fei Liya should have used an anomalous object some time ago under Neisen's request, clearing many people's memories. Can you let her undo that effect? 」

「That is possible; this is not troublesome. 」

Hearing Li Ang's request, Lu Ke nodded and agreed directly, but after looking at little Fei Liya sleeping in her arms, she could not help but ask:

「Leader, if possible, can we wait until my sister wakes up before I let her undo this ability?

You don't know, but the last time her ability was used, it was truly too excessive. The lethargy is actually to restore her spirit and stabilize her soul. If she doesn't get sufficient rest, I'm afraid she will…」

「No rush. It's the same to undo it after she wakes up. Also…」

Having already checked the soul states of these two sisters through the soul vision of Hearing Heishanyang, Li Ang, who had a plan in mind, thought for a moment and reminded them:

「Your abilities are relatively special. You can exert effects far exceeding your own contamination value limits by paying an extra price… hmm… far exceeding your own level caps. It is only because of excessive depletion that you have become like this.

During this period, as long as it is not absolutely necessary, try to use your anomalous abilities less. I will help you think of a way; there might still be a chance to change back. 」

What?!

Upon hearing Li Ang's words, the elderly-looking Lu Ke was immediately overjoyed.

At this moment, she could no longer care about the familiarity with the operating rules of anomalous abilities that clearly did not belong to "Xiao Jinmao." She asked with a trembling voice, her eyes filled with disbelief:

「Lea, Leader, is what you said true? Can my sister and I really change back to our original appearance? 」

「Yes. 」

Li Ang, who had already asked Hearing Heishanyang, nodded and answered very firmly:

「This process should be reversible, but the recovery time will be very long, and it is impossible to recover completely. In the end, there will still be some problems left.

For example, your physical state will still be somewhat more aged than a normal person's, and your sister's psychological age will also be much more immature than her peers', but the appearance should be able to recover. 」

「Enough, enough! This is enough! 」

After touching her face full of wrinkles, the elderly Lu Ke could not help but weep with joy. Large, heavy teardrops fell along the gullies on her face, wetting the neat braids on little Fei Liya's head.

「We… don't need to be exactly the same as normal people. As long as we can change back a little, it's enough! Leader! Thank you! Thank you! 」

「You're welcome. This is what I should do. 」

……

After smiling and sending the profusely grateful Lu Ke away, looking at the meeting room that had become empty again, Li Ang walked silently to Watching Qiaoshuya, who was lying on a pile of broken wood, and could not help but kick him hard in the butt.

You really have done quite a lot of rotten things!

Clearly holding the script of a cool protagonist who has been reborn to save everything after the destruction of his country and family, yet he ended up doing the work of a third-rate villain who attacks and destroys everywhere and fails at everything except screwing people over. You are truly…

Hmm… forget it. Without having personally experienced what he experienced, it's a bit like standing on the sidelines and talking without feeling the pain to say these things, but this kick still had to be delivered!

After suppressing the urge to spit on this guy, Li Ang took out a rope and tied him up, then took off the watch that could detect "aptitude" and threw it into the small mirror, then reached out and knocked on the mirror surface, calling out the young dog.

「What's going on? Why hasn't Auntie Ai Ma come yet? 」

「Wang Wu! Wang Wang Wang! 」

(She's not here! She's not in the Cleaning Bureau!)

Auntie Ai Ma isn't here?

Upon hearing the young dog's report, Li Ang's brow could not help but furrow.

Before the Director went to attend the inquiry, he had promised him that he would let Auntie Ai Ma sit in the bureau to ensure she could support him at any time.

And with Auntie Ai Ma's serious and responsible personality, general matters absolutely could not make her "neglect her duty," so… was there an "anomaly" that launched a large-scale attack in the Capital? Or did something happen to her daughter?

「Wang Wang Wang, Wang Wu Wang Wu! 」

(She's not here, but there is a letter for you on her desk!)

Since she still had the opportunity to leave a letter, the situation shouldn't be too dangerous yet, right?

Hearing the young dog's words, Li Ang immediately felt a little more at ease. He then took the envelope, which still had the young dog's tooth marks on it, tore it open, and read it at a glance.

【Liang, about an hour after you and the Director left, investigators from the General Bureau came, saying that several great nobles who betrayed the Baohua family had died, and there were traces similar to my 'Execution Platform' on their corpses, requiring me to go to the General Bureau to cooperate with the investigation.

The incident happened suddenly. I had no choice but to find a way to bypass the investigators and leave a letter for Senior Jie Rui's 'friends,' asking him to sit in the bureau on my behalf and take on the task of supporting you, but his previous work hasn't finished yet, and it's hard to receive news before that.

And if you see this letter, it proves that you should have encountered danger. At that time, please be sure to hold on for two days! He will definitely arrive in two days!】

……

Damn Aquarius Director!

After reading the letter left by Auntie Ai Ma, Li Ang's face immediately darkened. He knew this was likely the work of the Aquarius Director again.

He and the Director were thinking of taking advantage of the Aquarius Director's absence to come directly and raid the rebels' nest, but the Aquarius Director hadn't been idle either. If his guess was correct, he should have used means similar to Auntie Ai Ma's in advance to kill Auntie Ai Ma's enemies.

And his goal was likely to take advantage of the Director's absence and Auntie Ai Ma being under investigation to send someone to raid the Cleaning Bureau and take away the photo kept in the Director's drawer. As for the candidate to raid the Cleaning Bureau…

Tsk…

Looking at the six-needle wristwatch in the mirror world that kept shaking as soon as it got in and was trying hard to stick to the "photo," Li Ang could not help but click his tongue.

No need to guess; this candidate was definitely Watching Qiaoshuya. And this wristwatch was the tool to find the 'photo.' He could only say that fortunately, he usurped the position quickly and took down Watching Qiaoshuya in advance; otherwise…

Hmm… otherwise, even if he went, he would only be able to steal a fake photo.

Confirming that this incident was a false alarm, Li Ang could not help but smile, then couldn't help but kick his brother-in-law, who was conspiring with the Aquarius Director, again.

He could only say that in terms of craftiness, his own Director was no worse than the Aquarius Director, and could even be considered a step ahead. Not only did he create a fake in advance, but he even preemptively sent him over to take down the rebels' nest in advance.

Additionally, Watching Qiaoshuya being caught was an unexpected joy. Although conventional means would cause the 【Gate of the Other Side】 to run away as soon as it was touched, the bureau still had Senior Jie Rui, the "master thief." The Aquarius Director likely wouldn't be able to keep this thing.

Thinking of the 【Hand of Stealing Luck】 that could steal the thing that had the greatest influence on a person's destiny, Li Ang could not help but raise his head and look at the 【Gate of the Other Side】, which had not been closed after the Lu Ke sisters left, revealing a smile of certainty.

If one were to talk about the thing that had the greatest influence on Watching Qiaoshuya's destiny… aside from it, there probably wasn't anything else, right? ===== CHAPTER 211 =====