Chapter 35 He Gives Too Much

For a moment, Chen Yuran spoke seriously.

"Captain Dai, this is not in accordance with the rules."

"You girl, still as stickler for rules as ever."

Dai Hong replied with a smile:

"Don’t be so tense, I’m just saying it casually. If I really let Li Jing join the Major Crime Unit Six directly, the director would never agree."

At these words, Chen Yuran’s expression softened slightly.

This was not a question of whether she was a stickler for rules.

But that Li Jing, who was only at the Second Realm Cultivation Level, did not have the qualifications to join the Major Crime Unit!

There are many departments within the Patrol Bureau.

The Security Department, the Forensics Department, the Major Crime Unit, the Logistics Group, and many others.

Each department has its own responsibilities.

As for the Security Department where Chen Yuran is located, it is responsible for the city’s daily security.

The Forensics Department where Yang Qiu/Terms is based is responsible for examining all kinds of physical evidence and victims’ bodies.

Among all the departments in the Patrol system, the casualty rate of the Major Crime Unit is undoubtedly the highest.

Major cases!

Think about it.

The Major Crime Unit is usually tasked with extremely dangerous cases.

Like the current case involving the Evil Cultivators, for example.

The fact that Dai Hong had brought Major Crime Unit Six suggests he would be taking over this case.

How dangerous would it be for Li Jing to join?

Positioning herself to protect Li Jing behind her, Chen Yuran was about to say something.

However, before she could speak, Dai Hong interjected,

"You know the current situation in the bureau as well, Yuran. To deal with the Demon Miasma in the Outer Sea, many manpower from various departments has been redeployed. Especially the Major Crime Unit, which usually doesn’t have much to do, has lost more than half of its backbone. Now that such a case has suddenly come up, there’s a severe shortage of manpower."

With that, he looked at Li Jing with a smile and turned his gaze back to Chen Yuran.

"Wouldn’t it be fair to temporarily borrow someone from the Assistant Inspector Department to handle this emergency?

"..."

Chen Yuran remains silent.

Patrol asking Assistant Inspector Department for help, of course, is not excessive.

Even one could say it is only natural.

The role of the Assistant Inspector Department is to assist Patrol.

Dai Hong’s reasoning left her unable to rebut.

Frankly, she was confused.

How did Dai Hong inexplicably take an interest in Li Jing?

Without a counter-argument and considering that Dai Hong is higher ranking than her by quite a bit, Chen Yuran turned her head.

"What do you think, Li Jing?"

As she asked, she secretly reached out to Li Jing’s waist and gave it a twist.

Li Jing, who was about to respond, was suddenly cut short by her pinch. The pain almost made him blackout.

Looking at Chen Yuran who was covertly signaling him, Li Jing was simultaneously annoyed and amused.

He didn’t have a comprehensive understanding of Patrol’s internal structure.

But this didn’t prevent him from knowing his own worth.

The Major Crime Unit, was that a place for him, a Second Realm Cultivator, to dabble in?

Li Jing never overestimated himself.

He had a very high survival instinct.

Without Chen Yuran reminding him, he would still politely decline.

But Chen Yuran didn’t trust him and gave him a squeeze on where it hurt the most.

The waist of a man, how vulnerable is that?

The strength in Chen Yuran’s pinch was not small, the angle she took was extremely wicked and almost made him cry out in pain there and then.

Barely keeping a straight face, Li Jing turned to Dai Hong.

"Captain Dai, I ..."

As the words reached his lips, Dai Hong interrupted him with a raised hand.

"This case may be related to the Evil Cultivator’s case half a year ago, you probably already know that the Director takes it very seriously. Chen Yuran has reported it and the case has been preliminarily set to be handed over to our Major Crime Unit Six for investigation. The director insists that we crack the case within seven days, the pressure on us is immense."

Continuing, Dai Hong added,

"If you’re willing to help me temporarily and provide decisive assistance in the investigation, I could apply for a bonus of up to a million for you afterwards."

A maximum reward of a million!?

Li Jing drew a deep breath and decisively replied,

"As an Assistant Inspector, supporting Patrol is my duty, it is incumbent upon me to serve Major Crime Unit Six!"

"Very good."

Dai Hong nodded in satisfaction.

"..."

Chen Yuran.

She was just about to see Li Jing speak up, the expression on her face clearly indicating her refusal.

Unexpectedly, after Dai Hong made a casual remark, this guy immediately changed his mind.

Is this how the game is played?

She knew that Li Jing was very poor.

Because of this, every time she ate with Li Jing, she would give him food expenses separately.

But this guy...

He should have a limit as to how much he is swayed by money, shouldn’t he?

Would he even stake his life for money?

Seeing Chen Yuran looking at him with a speechless expression, Li Jing sheepishly smiled.

The thing was, he didn’t want to turn this down at all.

It was just that Dai Hong’s offer was too generous!

One million!

He barely earned over eight hundred thousand in total after selling a Chicken Demon and a Fish Demon.

Together with the bonus that Chen Yuran had brought back to him and the reward distributed by the Assistant Inspector Department, he had only earned a total of 1.1 million.

The large amount of money he had earned in such a short period of time was entirely attributable to the Demon Miasma.

Now that the matter of the Demon Miasma has been settled, there is unlikely to be any follow-up.

It will be difficult for him to make money afterward!

As Dai Hong watched Chen Yuran and Li Jing exchange glances, he brought up a suggestion.

"Yuran, you should also lend a hand to us here in the Major Crime Unit Six. There’s no need for Luo Zhize. The Security Department is also short-staffed. If both of you are temporarily transferred to Major Crime Unit Six, the Security Department will be lacking a team. Your supervisors will give me a hard time for this."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuran turned her head back. After a moment of hesitation, she nodded silently.

This case was originally under her and Luo Zhize’s jurisdiction, but it was transferred to Major Crime Unit Six because it involved the Evil Cultivators.

They invited her to help because Major Crime Unit Six was short of hands. She had no reason to refuse.

Of course.

The main reason was that she was worried about Li Jing, who was willing to stake his own life for money.

Satisfied with Chen Yuran’s agreement, Dai Hong smiled contentedly.

At this moment, the patrolman who had gone to check on the Rat Demon’s body earlier came to them in a hurry.

"Captain, the rat killed by this assistant inspector has been confirmed as a Rat Demon."

As he reported, he glanced at Li Jing and Chen Yuran, a hint of hesitation appearing on his face.

Seeing this, Dai Hong spoke up.

"If you have something to say, say it directly. They have both been temporarily assigned to our Major Crime Unit Six to participate in the case investigation. No need to be secretive."

The man looked surprised, glanced at Li Jing, and lowered his voice.

"Evil Energy was detected from the fur of the Rat Demon, as well as a faint residue of the Demon Miasma."

"Demon Miasma?"

Dai Hong’s eyes twitched. He then ordered.

"Bring the Rat Demon’s body back to the Forensics Department, let them use professional instruments to test it, and make a detailed report for me."

"Understood."

The man responded quickly and walked away.

Watching his subordinate leave, Dai Hong turned to look at Chen Yuran with furrowed brows.

"This case is getting more and more complicated."

"Hmm."

Chen Yuran responded in a low voice, massaging her eyebrows.

"To be honest, when Li Jing alerted me about the controlled monster spying on the scene, I had a bad feeling. Now it seems like the worst has happened."

Continuing her thought, she added.

"With the Demon Miasma involved, it would explain why the criminal dares to act so brazenly in Jianghai. North City had a large amount of Seafood infested by the Demon Miasma recently. If I’m not wrong, the criminal had already discovered clues before the Patrol Bureau noticed and started to trace the seafood. It’s been so long, I’m afraid he has trained and controlled quite a considerable amount of One Realm demons."

Dai Hong remained silent.

What Chen Yuran described was undoubtedly the worst foreseeable situation at present.

With the source of the Demon Miasma in his hand.

With just a little bit, the criminal can "create" countless monsters under his control.

Nothing could be worse than this...

The One Realm monsters that have just completed their transformation aren’t too powerful.

But if there is a considerable amount and if they are under human control, it’s hard to imagine the upheaval they could cause in the city.

Li Jing, who was listening on the side, looked intrigued by their conversation.

He never thought that the case would involve the Demon Miasma.

When he saw the Rat Demon, he was only thinking about gaining Experience Points.

If the Rat Demon hadn’t been acting so suspiciously, he might not even have thought that it was being controlled and spying surreptitiously.

Now that the Experience Points have been credited to him and he is in a cool-down period akin to the Time of the Sage.

Chen Yuran’s speculations alerted him to the severity of the situation, and it also made him envision countless "experience babies".

Joining the Major Crime Unit was a great move!

He managed to keep his anticipation hidden and asked Dai Hong.

"Captain Dai, the case is a lot more serious than we anticipated. Where should we start?"