[{"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-996":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},2286832,4472,"Chapter 996","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-996",996,"\u003Cp>Two days later, the Police Department, Clearance Bureau, Director’s Office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking the list from Lyon’s hands and flipping through the comments, the red-haired director asked in surprise:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of the twenty-plus forms I gave you, at least half should’ve had anomalous objects—so only two people qualified?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyon nodded across from her, frowning as he replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of the twenty-six forms you gave me, eleven individuals possessed anomalous objects, but six had multiple records of unprovoked harm to civilians, two had excessively extreme and dark soul states, and one’s ability was too weak to handle clearance duties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overall, only Laila and Matthew possess the combination of task capability, relatively stable mental state, and a soul tint leaning toward kindness—I judge only these two are suitable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm… true.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After carefully reading Lyon’s evaluation report, the red-haired director nodded in agreement, then pulled out Laila’s form separately, surprised:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Her Lyon Value is this high? It reached Level One Clearance Officer standards? Are you certain?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Certain—and it’s likely more than thirty-eight points.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling his own test results, Lyon stated firmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She has no direct combat ability and is exceptionally timid in personality, but her physical fitness and reaction speed truly meet Level One Clearance Officer standards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her anomalous object is also unique—exceptionally effective at intelligence gathering, even outperforming me. Before her ability, no one can hide secrets; everything concealed is exposed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm? You rate her this highly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the red-haired director became intrigued and pressed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Explain in detail—what exactly is her ability?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Simply put, whenever something major happens nearby, she’s almost always present; if anyone tries to hide something, encountering her guarantees exposure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Lyon’s expression turned peculiar:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Last night she came by with two pieces of cured pork to thank me for helping her get the job—but within five minutes of entering, she exposed every secret in my family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she placed the pork on the cabinet by the door, she accidentally knocked over William’s backpack, revealing my younger brother’s low-score exam paper; then, while sitting on the sofa, she reached into the seam of the cushion and pulled out the pocket money my sister earned by doing homework for others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then there was the black old coat I used to love most—Anna had accidentally ruined it and hidden it to secretly mend it; and me… uh… some things I didn’t want found.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vaguely skipping over his own exposed secrets, Lyon grimaced and warned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In short, Director, keep a strand of her hair. Besides protecting her, whenever she suddenly gets the urge to go somewhere and do something, you’ll know—something big will happen there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn… that’s that extreme?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly that extreme!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyon shrugged, his expression resigned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I cross-referenced her with the bureau’s old files and found that in the past decade, whenever any major anomalous event occurred within the capital, she was almost always present—even when not there, she’d seen parts of it from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she never actually participated in any of it, she was always near the scene, so if I’m right, her terrifyingly high contamination value accumulated bit by bit like this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If so… Lyon’s judgment is correct—Laila is naturally born to be a Clearance Officer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After carefully noting Lyon’s suggestion, the red-haired director narrowed her eyes, pondering other “uses” for the [Miss Collision], then nodded approvingly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well done! Without you, this special talent would’ve remained buried. This counts as a major merit—I’ll credit you after the promotion exam.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, Director.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Lyon asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Speaking of the promotion exam, have the time and location been set? Do I need to go to headquarters with Senior Amien?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not yet, but it won’t be headquarters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red-haired director shook her head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anomalous objects vary too much in strength to compare directly, and the same object yields different results in different hands. So promotion exams don’t care about paper strength—they prioritize ‘practical’ ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on past exams, this time we’ll likely take you to a location with anomalous activity, test your talent and combat skills, then assign you a joint large-scale clearance task, scoring you on overall performance… Uh! Wait! Something’s happening!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, the red-haired director sensed something, quickly set down her bottle, reached into her drawer, and pulled out a palm-sized, moon-white pearl oyster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Squeak!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a stiff opening sound, the moon-white pearl oyster spontaneously “opened its mouth,” revealing its clean white shell and spitting out several thumb-thick, colorful little mushrooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahem!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lyon hesitated, wondering whether to touch the colorful mushrooms on the desk, a clearing-throat sound came from the oyster—and the pale pink flesh between its shells curled like a tongue, then spoke directly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey hey hey! Everyone there? If you are, tap the shell once!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red-haired director didn’t explain to Lyon yet—she tapped the closed shell with her fingertip. After a few seconds of silence, the pearl oyster “spoke” again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good. All sixty-one participating branches are present. I’ll now announce the exam questions!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Due to recent increases in anomalous activity and insufficient personnel across branches, we’ve decided to change the format—no more requiring all candidates to leave their jurisdictions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this promotion exam, all participants need only consume the [Dreamplay Color Fungus] I just delivered after sunset to directly enter the Dream Realm for the exam!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dream Realm?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing the exam location, Lyon and the red-haired director both froze, then exchanged a peculiar glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Senior Tom said after rolling the dice that Senior Jerry was unsuited for this exam—since the exam takes place in the Dream Realm, Jerry, who can’t summon his “friends,” would be half-disabled; going would be pointless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for myself… if the exam is in the Dream Realm, isn’t that just cheating?\u003C\u002Fp>",954,"2026-06-20T03:18:35.371Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","56c4ffd720ad86ad5c01607fbb423c9e2f8644d596118a9eac05f0affaf11113","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-997","i-m-the-cleanup-crew-chapter-995",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-the-cleanup-crew-cover.jpg"]