[{"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-269":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},2286105,4472,"Chapter 269: 268 The Wine Immortal","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-269",269,"\u003Cp>How did half of it disappear?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Li Ang stagger out of the storage room, face flushed and legs unsteady, the Red-haired Inspector—who had been waiting for him for hours—couldn’t help but sneer:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our Prince, are you bored drinking alone and came out to find some pretty girls to keep you company?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-yeah… fine…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the Red-haired Inspector’s surprise, instead of blushing shyly at her sarcasm, Li Ang nodded firmly, then lurched over, his eyes hazy as he grinned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Drinking alone… is pointless. Having someone with you makes it better… I think… you’re perfect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Li Ang’s words, the Red-haired Inspector glanced at his hand resting on her shoulder, her brow twitching slightly as her beautiful fox-like eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You had good wine and didn’t invite me, and now that you’re drunk, you’re hitting on me? What’s the difference between this and another woman using my husband to have a baby and then making me raise it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine~ Whatever the Prince says is fine~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grabbing Li Ang’s hand and pulling it onto her shoulder, the Red-haired Inspector half-carried the drunken man toward his office, smiling as she suggested:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I don’t drink much. I know someone who really knows how to drink—want me to get her to keep you company?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No… no need…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing by his own office and being led to Emma’s door, the half-blind Li Ang chuckled foolishly and called out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You two together… more people… more fun!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Want fun? Fine! I’ll give you a real party!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing sidelong at the heavily intoxicated Li Ang, the Red-haired Inspector sneered, then pushed open Emma’s office door and dragged him inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Ang? How much did you drink?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Ang’s state, Emma—who had been writing a report behind her desk—paused in surprise, then shot the Red-haired Inspector a look tinged with mild reproach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s all your fault. That steady, reliable Li Ang is almost turned into a drunkard because of you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s it got to do with me? I didn’t even hold the bottle… well, I barely forced it down his throat. Most of the time he asked for it himself. I’m only fifty percent to blame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After giving Emma a look of utter disbelief, the Red-haired Inspector blinked, then shot her a mischievous glance with her eyes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hey Emma, remember that time I got drunk and insisted on hugging you to sleep? That trick you used to scare me awake? Try it on him—help him sober up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s not nice. Li Ang might develop psychological trauma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No problem. It’ll help him quit drinking. This bastard just tried to have both of us drink with him. A little scare will teach him a lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Really? Li Ang said that? Are you lying to me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t drink that much… just one sip from each of a thousand bottles… Oh, Emma!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Red-haired Inspector and Emma exchanged intense glares, Li Ang seemed to regain a sliver of clarity. He let go of the Inspector’s shoulder and stepped forward, grabbing Emma’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve… always wanted to thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After uttering these unexpected words, Li Ang held Emma’s soft, pale hand and said with deep emotion:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since joining the Cleanup Bureau, you’ve helped me so much—gave me suitable weapons, taught me how to handle missions, patiently showed me how to stay safe during operations… Oh, and Inspector!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Red-haired Inspector’s stunned expression, Li Ang turned back to her, his hazy eyes filled with gratitude:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If it weren’t for you letting me join the Cleanup Bureau, I’d probably be… well… And your care for me—I’ve never forgotten it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even though my strength is still weak and I can’t help much yet, I… will… keep trying. One day, I’ll become someone you can truly rely on!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did he suddenly say something so touching? It’s… really… embarrassingly sweet…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After receiving Emma’s accusing look—“You’re lying, Li Ang would never say that”—the Red-haired Inspector felt a warm glow in her chest. She sighed helplessly, abandoning her plan to tease Li Ang mercilessly. Too bad…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too bad, Inspector, you have plenty of flaws.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing unsteadily after drinking over a thousand kinds of liquor, Li Ang bluntly evaluated:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When sober, you’re incredibly reliable. But when drunk, your brain is as simple as a female monkey’s—nothing matters but drinking. When the mood strikes, you even grab my dog and force-feed him two sips.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And when you hold back from drinking, you still find other ways to amuse yourself—say cruel things to tease people, hold grudges, are petty, and always give me terrible ideas…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I really need to sober you up. If you keep listing them like this, Olivia will definitely hold a grudge against you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Li Ang’s unfiltered complaints and seeing the Red-haired Inspector’s darkening face, Emma couldn’t help but smile. She reached out, grabbed Li Ang’s hand, and lightly scratched his thumb pad with her fingernail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something astonishing happened. Though Emma could still physically touch Li Ang’s hand, the strike meant to inflict soul-deep pain twisted strangely and vanished into illusion—as if she had never activated her anomaly at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is going on?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Red-haired Inspector also noticed this oddity. Frowning slightly, she snapped her fingers. Several strands of crimson hair quietly detached and swiftly wrapped around Li Ang’s palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the same thing happened again. After a strange distortion, the [Blood of Slaughter] strands dissolved into illusions, leaving Li Ang’s wrist empty once more…?! Even a numbered anomaly doesn’t work?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Ang! Wake up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing something extraordinary was happening, the Red-haired Inspector grabbed Li Ang’s shoulders and shook him hard, her eyes grave:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on with you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? What… what’s going on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your condition! Why did my and Emma’s anomalies just revert to nothing when they touched you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Ang, half-asleep, chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I became an Immortal. I’m floating.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Wine Immortal (Anomalous·Clear Yellow·Cannot Level Up）: Sipping fine wine between lips, wind and frost blades never cease the cup; thick mist and gloom stretch a thousand li, one sip sweeps all sorrow away】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Wearing Effect: After consuming alcohol exceeding your body weight in total volume, you enter the special state “Drunk in Life, Dreaming in Death”】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Drunk in Life, Dreaming in Death: During this state, all attacks that would harm your body vanish into illusion; all attacks targeting your soul are entirely dispelled by intoxication.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【As the cost of immunity to all damage, during “Drunk in Life, Dreaming in Death,” you cannot use any non-physical attacks, and your mental processing speed is forcibly reduced by 90% due to soul-blinding intoxication, making it impossible to control your behavior or speech rationally】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Advanced Path: Already at maximum level. Cannot advance further】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Hidden Trait (No Need to Wear): Aside from “Drunk in Life, Dreaming in Death,” you will never become drunk again】\u003C\u002Fp>",1136,"2026-06-20T03:18:31.831Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6ca6906c565101a4cd232571397ee9806a2bf6fd774310177b3c710754301625","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-270","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-268",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-the-cleanup-crew-cover.jpg"]