[{"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-880":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},2286716,4472,"Chapter 880","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-880",880,"\u003Cp>Can a wish be fulfilled without leading to a good outcome?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing the director’s account of the [Wish Compass], Leon frowned in thought, as a prompt echoed: “Your resistance to this anomaly has significantly increased.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the director’s description, using the [Wish Compass] seemed to require no cost at all—but every anomaly he’d encountered had its price. Such a powerful effect must come with a staggering cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So if using the [Wish Compass] truly demands no sacrifice, perhaps this “not necessarily good” outcome itself is the price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thing… feels a bit sinister…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, Director.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After firmly memorizing the information about the [Wish Compass], Leon couldn’t help but ask:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know so much about the [Wish Compass]—have you ever used it yourself?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… I suppose I have.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, the red-haired director froze, then pressed her lips together and replied briefly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Back then, the Ophiuchus Branch rebelled, forcing the Bureau into a corner. So we used the [Wish Compass] to find a way to suppress the rebellion—and I was the one who carried out that method.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the director’s faintly lowered mood, Leon—unwittingly stepped on a landmine—quickly shifted the topic:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So… about the anomaly attack on Wang Gong, won’t the Bureau send investigators? When will they arrive?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hard to say.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Leon’s question, the red-haired director glanced at him and replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All the investigators assigned to the Kingdom have been alienated by our people—none want to investigate us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of the two who were willing to come, Gaium was exposed as the Aquarius Director’s fake identity, and the other female investigator, who got scolded twice by Black Goat, is under review for knowing Gaium—so no one’s coming anytime soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait… it can really be like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he’d only meant to change the subject, Leon couldn’t help but stare blankly at the director’s answer:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you’re saying my act of saving the Princess just… got swept under the rug? The Bureau won’t even investigate?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You said yourself—you only went to rescue people.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red-haired director smiled slightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this had been another Lain Blood Night—with mass targeted casualties and suspected unauthorized use of anomalies—we would send investigators regardless of anything; they would have no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the attack on Wang Gong only injured dozens of guards. No one died. The royal family wasn’t harmed. So while the incident is big, for the Bureau, its investigation priority is low.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That… actually makes sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing the director’s analysis, Leon nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the Thrush Kingdom, the Princess seizing the throne via coup was a monumental event—but for the Cleanup Bureau, who sat on the throne didn’t matter much. What mattered was whether the royal bloodline endured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the throne-holder’s bloodline remained intact, the Bureau had little reason to investigate. If it weren’t tied to royalty, I could probably just file a report and get away with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm… good to note. Might come in handy next time I stage a rebellion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Leon was pondering the Bureau’s red lines based on its reaction, the red-haired director suddenly called his name and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Would you like to take a few days off in the coming days?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t you take on the investigation mission to Krook Kingdom?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Leon’s puzzled expression, the director reminded him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if you fly there by airship, this field assignment won’t be short—you’ll be away for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Lord Taurus needs a few days to prepare, and coordinating with the Scorpio Branch could stretch it to a week. So I thought: why not give you a few days off now, to spend time with your family?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s true…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the director’s reminder, Leon finally realized—he hadn’t been home much lately, and soon he’d be traveling abroad. He really should spend more time with his family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Director!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing gratefully at the red-haired director, Leon asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So I can start my leave tomorrow?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today. Or rather—right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to her desk and sitting down, the director glanced at the newspaper on her desk, frowned slightly, then, still reading, said without looking up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, by the way—Emma’s daughter has recovered her body and can leave Bao Hua Manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before her last mission, she asked me to help her enroll in Jianqiao Public School, to keep your younger siblings company and stop her from being alone at home. If you’re free these two days, could you handle her enrollment?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Ellie can go to school now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the director’s words, Leon remembered the timid girl with the large sun hat and soft, sweet voice—and a smile spread across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sure thing! No problem at all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed, you’re the one who can handle this—no doubt about it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flipping through the pages of the Royal Gazette, skimming the front-page news, the director smirked and sighed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Administrative clerks like me? There are at least eight or ten in the Police Department, hundreds across the Kingdom—completely unremarkable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But His Royal Highness the Prince? What’s impossible for a lowly clerk like me? He just needs to say one word, and people scramble to do it. How enviable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, what’s most enviable about the Prince isn’t his power—it’s his wife. Harmonious, loving, utterly jealous-inducing~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait… what’s wrong with you now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly hit with this passive-aggressive jab, Leon frowned and asked, puzzled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What exactly are you trying to say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening the inner pages of the paper and turning the front page toward Leon, the director sipped her tea and smiled sweetly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just a random thought while reading the paper.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reading the paper?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blinking in confusion, Leon followed the director’s motion and glanced at the newspaper in her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Royal Gazette: “Cai Kingdom’s Marriage Proposal Rejected: Princess: My Heart Has Been Eaten by the Lion”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>￣□￣｜｜\u003C\u002Fp>",963,"2026-06-20T03:18:35.371Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","29aac28db60c7a52ef07f89d4bf3618b2fd4e855d271e80a88826c661789a7b0","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-881","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-879",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-the-cleanup-crew-cover.jpg"]