[{"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-211":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},2286047,4472,"Chapter 211","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-211",211,"\u003Cp>“So… you’re hoping I’ll ‘steal’ him for you, to see if I can sneak out that anomaly called the [Gate of the Far Side]?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning from a mission and hearing Li Ang relay the request, Jerry, still dusty from travel, stared at the middle-aged man bound tightly on his office sofa and hesitated:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This might be a bit tricky—not because it’s impossible, but because… we could be in danger…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Ang’s puzzled expression, Jerry gathered his thoughts and explained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My [Miraculous Hand of Theft] has extremely high rank, but it still falls within the category of ‘human’—using your own term, the ‘Li Ang Value,’ it can reliably affect targets below 60 Li Ang Points.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to our director’s estimate, sixty Li Ang Points is roughly the boundary between human and divine; beyond that line, sentient beings resemble humanoid anomalies more than humans—they can resist some effects, and if the power gap is large enough, they can even trace the anomaly’s origin back to its source.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Water Bearer Director’s Li Ang Value has certainly surpassed sixty. So if that [Gate of the Far Side] was truly given to this man by the Water Bearer Director, then when I use [Miraculous Hand of Theft] on him, he’ll likely lock onto our location—and worse, he might come straight here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I see…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Jerry’s explanation, Li Ang pondered briefly, then spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not worried about alerting the Water Bearer Director—the director promised me and Emma before leaving that no matter how the inquiry turns out, he’ll keep the Water Bearer Director pinned at headquarters, giving us room to act.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can’t guarantee long-term, but at least for the next one or two weeks, even if he finds out what we’ve done, he won’t be able to return… Jerry, what’s your success rate for stealing the [Gate of the Far Side]?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s actually very high.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking it over, Jerry replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I tried stealing directly from the Water Bearer Director, I’d only get fragments. But this man’s anomaly, though given by the Water Bearer Director, still has a layer of separation—so [Miraculous Hand of Theft] can still function normally.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then steal it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Jerry’s words, Li Ang weighed the risks and possible outcomes, then decisively declared:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The director launched the inquiry, but its actual success rate is low—he just wants to catch the Water Bearer Director off guard and force him to accept memory extraction by the Bureau.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we can retrieve the [Gate of the Far Side] as evidence and deliver it to headquarters, even if its creator is the future Water Bearer Director and not the current one, it’ll still be enough to make him suffer!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s actually true…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After listening to Li Ang’s analysis, Jerry considered it briefly, then nodded in strong agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we can prove the future Water Bearer Director dared to target the Royal Family, it indirectly increases suspicion that the current Water Bearer Director is also violating rules—helping the director confirm his secret large-scale creation of anomalies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for whether this would offend the Water Bearer Director…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our own director has already offended him beyond repair, and over these years, without the director’s protection, my life would’ve been far from as comfortable as it is now—so emotionally and rationally, I can’t stand idly by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, with such solid evidence slapped right in his face, surrounded by multiple directors and branch chiefs, even if the Water Bearer Director had immortality, he’d likely be beaten to death by that pack of ruthless bastards—and what’s there to fear from a director who’s about to be dead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s do it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After discussing with Li Ang and dispelling his doubts, Jerry took a deep breath, flexed his right fingers, then reached toward the middle-aged Joshua’s chest and gently brushed his heart area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ripples spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if his entire body had turned into clear water, the clothing near Joshua’s chest trembled slightly, silently sending out concentric rings of water-like waves; as the ripples rapidly expanded, two blurred shadows gradually emerged from beneath them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strange—why are there two things that most influence his fate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the shadows beneath the threads of fate, Jerry frowned slightly and turned his head toward Li Ang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Ang, take a look—of these two objects, which one looks more like the [Gate of the Far Side] the Water Bearer Director gave him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaning close to Jerry, Li Ang examined the two floating shadows—and his brow furrowed too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of the two colorless shadows, the left one was wildly irregular, pulsing faintly like a living thing, impossible to identify.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The right one was slightly more defined—its general shape was discernible, vaguely resembling a hand with fingers slightly spread apart; nothing else could be made out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither of these seems to resemble a “gate” at all…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you make them clearer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to identify either object, Li Ang asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At least make the outlines sharper, or give them color—or better yet, can’t we take both?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jerry shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This concerns a director—getting this far is already difficult. Taking both is impossible. The [Miraculous Hand of Theft]’s ultra-high rank comes at the cost of minimal usage: it only works once on the same target.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then just pick one, senior!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing his luck was usually terrible, Li Ang handed over the choice entirely:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My mental image of the [Gate of the Far Side] doesn’t match either of these—I have no idea which is right. So just pick whichever you like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you pick correctly, great. If not, no big deal—we can just go to headquarters and deliver unconscious Joshua directly; the effect would probably be the same.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, I’ll give it a try.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking Li Ang’s logic made sense, Jerry nodded and accepted the choice. After studying the two shadows, he found the left one—formless and unsettling—disturbing, so he reached for the right one, the seemingly safer “hand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Jerry’s hand touched the hand-shaped shadow, both he and Li Ang—aside from the still-unconscious Joshua—shuddered simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jerry was stunned: he felt as if he’d truly grasped a living hand, even sensing faint warmth. Li Ang was shocked: his right hand had just been tugged by someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“… ”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“… ” ???\u003C\u002Fp>",1040,"2026-06-20T03:18:31.831Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6a4ff2c2108bbf3ddaba074c30e2ab4f1bfa0658fcbf5a623fa9dfe09592b18e","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-212","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-210",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-the-cleanup-crew-cover.jpg"]