First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!
Chapter 329: A Rotten Orange is Just a Rotten Orange

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Boom!!!

Lu Ding's fist smashed into Nangong Wen's face once again, shattering his cheekbone.

The downward force directly cracked the ground beneath them.

Nangong Wen coughed up a mouthful of blood.

His heart filled with terror.

The physical strength of this man before him had reached the level of spell mastery - they weren't even in the same world!!!

This wasn't just a difference in levels.

Though he had been taking a beating the whole time,

But Lu Ding's relentless barrage of punches and overwhelming physical power left him breathless.

Any attempt to channel qi and cast spells would be dispersed by a single punch!

Just when he finally resolved to kill Lu Ding despite them both being investigators,

he was blasted half to pieces by a dark red energy sphere that seemed to distort the colors of heaven and earth.

Again, he failed to gather qi or perform techniques.

And he simply didn't have time to react.

Only now did Nangong Wen get a brief chance to catch his breath.

Lying powerless on the ground, his body severely damaged with blocked meridians, he couldn't accumulate spiritual qi in a short time.

He looked at Lu Ding.

"Since you're also a 749 investigator, maybe we can talk, I-"

Boom!!!

A soccer-style kick to the head interrupted his nonsense.

Blood gushed from his nose and mouth, spraying out as his head snapped back.

The sounds of the world suddenly went silent.

Only a sharp buzzing remained in Nangong Wen's ears -

a sound originating from the depths of his brain.

"Talk?"

"You think you're qualified to talk with me?"

"If you really want to talk, hold it in and tell it to the review committee later."

Lu Ding grabbed Nangong Wen by the leg and started dragging him away.

After being scraped along the ground for some distance,

Nangong Wen regained some clarity.

Shaking his head, he forced out through the pain: "You think you're so righteous!?"

"You think people will praise you for this!?"

"Even if you kill one Huang Baisheng, thousands more will take his place!"

"That's just how Blackwater Market is!!"

Hearing this, Lu Ding suddenly lifted Nangong Wen and smashed him into the ground.

Boom!!!

The ground cracked again.

Looking at Nangong Wen who had gone from being dragged behind to lying before him,

Lu Ding pointed at him: "Done showing off? Now you want to lecture me?"

"Right now you're like that one rotten orange among good ones - a rotten orange is just a rotten orange."

"No matter how much you talk, you can't change the facts."

"This is our last exchange, so listen carefully!"

"Righteousness isn't for me or you to judge. And what I'm doing has nothing to do with your so-called righteousness!"

Lu Ding stepped forward, raising one finger: "First, the Huang Family tried to kill me - I'm just returning the favor."

"Second, this started because the Huangs were sore losers."

"Third, you actually tried to attack the witness who testified for me, attempting to tamper with evidence."

"Fourth, I simply fucking dislike you. I have reason, evidence, and strength. If you've got balls, get up from the ground instead of lying there like a dead dog barking at me."

"Lastly, you say 'that's how Blackwater Market is' - but you need to understand, it's only like that under your watch. If you weren't rotten, how would worms get in?"

"You're someone changed by your environment, while I change environments. Today I declare:"

"Blackwater Market can keep its businesses, but from now on all transactions must be recorded and registered. This place can be gray, but I won't allow it to be black."

"People can be strong, but I won't allow monopolies."

"And I'm not offering any actual benefits - just this statement. Who do you think will agree, and who will oppose?"

As these words fell,

people came running from outside.

"I agree!!"

"I agree too!!"

The responses came from He Chaojun, head of the He Family, and Zeng Chuanxiong, head of the Zeng Family - two of Blackwater Market's three major families.

Though their answers were the same,

their demeanors were complete opposites.

One beamed with health, standing tall;

the other sweated profusely, bowing humbly.

Such was the unpredictability of life - in just one day, Blackwater Market's power structure had changed.

Though this place would never see daylight (nor should it),

from today onward, it wouldn't descend into complete darkness either.

Because Lu Ding truly would kill.

The solution was actually this simple.

Eliminate the most overreaching one, and the two smaller ones wouldn't dare disobey.

All that bullshit about respect - what they truly felt was fear!

Fear that the same cleaving, dismembering fate would befall them.

Anyone could think of this solution, but few could actually carry it out.

Nangong Wen laughed disdainfully: "It's just because you're strong enough."

Lu Ding lifted his leg and delivered a heart-piercing kick that embedded Nangong Wen deeper into the ground.

Boom!!!

A torrent of blood sprayed out.

"Didn't I just tell you that was our last exchange? Can't you understand human language!?"

With that, Lu Ding delivered another soccer-style kick to the head.

Watching Nangong Wen's vacant stare and involuntary twitching,

contempt rose in Lu Ding's eyes.

Just because he's strong?

If we're measuring by strength alone, this Nangong Wen was definitely stronger than Huang Baisheng.

So why hadn't he done anything?

Because he lacked courage and vision, afraid he couldn't handle the consequences.

Because Huang Baisheng gave him benefits.

Showed him submission.

Though beaten, knowing more words would bring more pain,

Nangong Wen still spoke:

"Blackwater Market's current... situation didn't start... today, nor will it end... today. Why is it my fault if I didn't... make it better... ugh..."

The blood wasn't sprayed this time, but vomited out.

Lu Ding couldn't help laughing at this: "Stop fucking twisting the argument."

"Your fault isn't failing to improve it - it's colluding with them, covering up their crimes, then helping clean up their mess."

"You could've done nothing - in this special situation, you could've taken the middle road and waited for your transfer. But instead you used your 749 status to join them."

"Greed is greed - no 'why' about it. Go fuck yourself."

Enjoying the benefits of his position while doing evil.

Making mistakes but refusing to admit them, still trying to twist logic to justify himself.

Disgusting!!

Lu Ding pulled Nangong Wen out from the crater.

With a flying kick, he sent the man soaring a hundred meters, landing back on the original bluestone street.

As Lu Ding walked past the Zeng Family head,

he shot him a sidelong glance.

The man offered an ingratiating smile.

But Lu Ding's words froze him instantly:

"Something funny?"

Zeng Chuanxiong suddenly felt mountain-like pressure.

"N-no... not funny."

"Right. None of this is funny. You should be solemn, thinking hard about how to manage the Zeng Family from now on."

"How to prepare a report that's both practical and satisfies me. Only then will I consider whether to let your family continue existing."