[{"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-229":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},2286065,4472,"Chapter 229","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-229",229,"\u003Cp>Damn it, if everyone actually believed your bullshit, I’d have to go make the Brain-Eater lick my brain Gou ! And you’re just going to offer a flimsy apology?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having been rattled by Li Ang’s “Return the Blow” technique and fearing the Director of the Cleanup Bureau might actually believe Li Ang’s lies, the tall, thin man quickly turned back toward the main stage and pleaded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director! That’s just his one-sided account! Whether this actually happened or not still depends on… uh… where’s the Director?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Director’s time is up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A board member stepped forward and answered with a look of resignation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just as you started arguing, Old Earth had just rotated behind the Halo, and the Director’s projection was cut off. When he returns next time… probably seven or eight years!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell? The water-bearer hasn’t even been dealt with yet, and now the Cleanup Bureau’s Director’s gone? And gone for seven or eight years? This is even less reliable than the United Nations!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the Director’s projection vanish from the main stage, Li Ang finally lost all composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our Cleanup Bureau really is full of talent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Director who shows up once every eight years, a traitorous board member who wants to blow up our own space station, a branch director who still thinks about infighting at a critical moment, plus some Director who’s sharper than a monkey when sober but turns into a monkey after drinking…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck! This world has held out this long against Outer Gods thanks to a bunch of assholes like this? I don’t know what kind of dumb luck it is!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough with the back-and-forth blame.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several board members exchanged silent glances, then finally the Taurus Director stepped forward, his expression serious as he asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Ang, what you just said—is it true? Did the Water-Bearer really name who in the Bureau was colluding with him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He did. And he named each person in great detail.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the Taurus Director’s shocked and furious expression, Li Ang nodded, then said with a sigh:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But he spoke too fast. Except for the first few sentences, he was spouting hundreds of words per second—I couldn’t make out what he was saying. But…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing at the Taurus Director, who had subtly relaxed, Li Ang raised an eyebrow:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But the Truth Balance in his hand turned his words into weights. Touch any weight, and you’ll know its contents.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Li Ang’s words, the Taurus Director’s expression snapped taut!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But then the Truth Balance suddenly exploded. Most of the weights scattered across the main stage and were crushed by the subsequent attacks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Taurus Director’s expression eased slightly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But before those attacks landed, I managed to snatch a few weights.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Taurus Director’s expression tightened again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But among the weights I took, none contained the traitor list.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Taurus Director’s expression relaxed again…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though I didn’t get the traitor list colluding with the Water-Bearer, I did manage to snatch…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, you don’t need to say it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Ang was deliberately mocking him, the tall, thin man gave up and gritted his teeth, admitting outright:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I admit it! Before the interrogation began, the Water-Bearer visited me privately and promised me certain benefits—but he never mentioned anything about the Watch Palace!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only told me that after the year-end review, there’d be an interrogation targeting him over his secret creation of anomalies, and he asked me to stand by him—nothing else! I take full responsibility for my words!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Water-Bearer visited me too—same situation as Edward…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh… same here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Me too, but he only said it was a small trouble…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And me, but I refused him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afraid Li Ang might actually have the traitor list, a total of over a dozen branch directors stepped forward, admitting they had previously contacted the Water-Bearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But all of them swore solemnly that they’d only heard it was a minor issue and had no knowledge of the Water-Bearer’s plot against the Watch Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having achieved his goal, Li Ang wisely stopped. He noted them all in his mind, then dropped the nonexistent traitor list entirely, continuing after their confessions ended:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t get the list, but I luckily got the cultivation methods for two secret arts: one is the Water-Bearer lineage’s Anomaly Creation technique, the other is called the Overgod Fork Finger suppression art, specifically designed to target true gods stripped of their powers. Do I need to submit these two arts?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the Taurus Director sighed, shaking his head in disappointment:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Bureau already has backups of both arts. You don’t need to submit them. Besides, the talent requirements are unimaginably high—just having the method doesn’t mean you can master them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Water-Bearer lineage’s Anomaly Creation technique is out of the question: only those chosen by the Water-Bearer Star Palace can become cultivators. All twelve secret arts work this way—you must be selected first to even qualify.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the [Overgod Fork Finger], besides the first and current Water-Bearer, no third person has ever mastered it… Too bad. You got the two most valuable things on the Water-Bearer, but also the two most useless ones.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That remains to be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the two secret arts sealed in his mind, Li Ang nodded silently, even using the [Performer] badge to feign regret—but inside, he was already plotting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I get the chance someday, I’ll have to see if I can get near that Star Palace. With my [Materialist] badge that boosts resistance, maybe I can force myself to learn the Anomaly Creation technique even without being chosen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Olivia.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unaware that someone was already scheming to exploit the system, the Taurus Director turned to her after questioning Li Ang, asking kindly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thanks to you this time. If not for you and Beverly insisting, we might have been fooled by the Water-Bearer—and even the Watch Palace could’ve been threatened… Tell me, what reward do you want?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t need a reward.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Always holding a strange reverence for the Taurus Director as a Star Palace holder, the Red-Haired Woman immediately replied with solemn seriousness:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Compared to your sacrifices for all humanity, my efforts are insignificant—hardly worth mentioning. These are simply my duties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, the Water-Bearer created twelve anomaly bearers who roamed near the Capital for years, and I failed to capture them. That’s serious dereliction of duty—I’d be ashamed to accept any reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Li Ang who first spotted the signs and provided crucial evidence at the critical moment, forcing the Water-Bearer into a corner. He deserves the primary credit. Beverly and the other branch directors also worked tirelessly gathering evidence—they deserve the reward.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t refuse.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the Taurus Director shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’ll all get their rewards. But you initiated this interrogation. If not for your persistent efforts, I wouldn’t have approved it. Your initiative in directing Li Ang to capture the rebels was your achievement. What’s yours is yours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In that case…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the Taurus Director’s words, the Red-Haired Woman hesitated, her eyes bright with hope:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I remember the Pearl of the God of Wine…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t even think about it—it’s impossible…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the Red-Haired Woman’s disappointed face, the Taurus Director sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you know your own situation? That pearl can brew any wine in the world. If I gave it to you, your Virgin Division would be dissolved by tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1227,"2026-06-20T03:18:31.831Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1e30ae4c1312ff815a7bfe072196fe3449852077c59e4261be6d19d6c07bd11f","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-230","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-228",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-the-cleanup-crew-cover.jpg"]