First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!
Chapter 45: Line Them Up and Gun Them Down

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Another person added to the conversation.

"Then listen to this—Wen Ruchu, the Gentle Immortal Official. As his title suggests, he’s warm and kind, comes from a billionaire family, and, more importantly, he awakened two innate abilities. He was once hunted down by a cultist Linghai Realm powerhouse and, while trapped in a desperate situation, broke through to the Linghai Realm mid-battle and turned the fight around, killing his pursuer. Just stepping into the Linghai Realm, and he could already slay someone at the same level. What do you think? Strong enough? And he’s a dual-ability user."

Ji Yanshuang thought for a moment. "When did this Gentle Immortal Official join 749?"

"Around last September. The incident I just mentioned happened in May this year," the man answered truthfully.

"But Lu Ding only joined 749 in August this year, and he still managed to kill a Linghai Realm veteran while only at the Zhaoxuan Realm," Ji Yanshuang pointed out.

Second guy: ……..

"Yeah, sure, Lu Ding is strong, but Bai Hemen is even stronger. Their achievements are nearly equal, their mentality and methods are on the same level, but Bai Hemen has been cultivating for months longer. When two people have equally terrifying talent, time becomes the deciding factor."

Ji Yanshuang: "I heard he got put in confinement?"

"He’ll be released."

Ji Yanshuang: "But I thought only the top three mattered. The other two can’t even beat Lu Ding."

Man: ……

Damn.

That logic was bulletproof.

It was like running from a wild beast—it didn’t matter if you could outrun the beast. The real question was—could you outrun the people next to you?

Seeing the three guys suddenly fall into awkward silence, Ji Yanshuang realized she might have taken things too seriously.

She quickly bowed and apologized.

"Sorry, Gege. Investigator Lu saved me, so I just naturally think he’s the strongest. I didn’t mean any offense. My bad, my bad!"

The men opened their mouths as if wanting to say something, but in the end, they just let it go.

No wonder she was speaking up for Lu Ding.

Thinking about it carefully, she wasn’t wrong.

Lu Ding really was terrifyingly strong. Unreasonably strong.

A complete monster.

The only reason they didn’t bet on Lu Ding was because—

They were scared of him.

Sure, Bai Hemen’s title and record were brutal, but at least he didn’t go around tearing people apart limb by limb.

By the time they snapped out of their thoughts, Ji Yanshuang was already waving goodbye while walking away.

"Damn, she’s beautiful, has a great personality, and even apologizes for her tone."

"Sweet talker, graceful, always calling us ‘Gege’—damn it, why don’t I have a little sister like that?!"

"Seriously? You guys already used up all the compliments. What am I supposed to say now? Damn bastards!"

Bao Fan District Public Security Bureau

After returning, Lu Ding gave Gao Zhengliang a detailed report of the incident.

Then he took a shower and headed to the interrogation room where the woman who had reported the case was waiting.

She hadn’t slept.

She had been waiting for Lu Ding’s return.

Standing outside the interrogation room door, Lu Ding felt uneasy.

Even when facing a ghostly army in a Yin Domain, he had never felt like this.

But now, he really didn’t know what to say.

How was he supposed to put this?

"Your husband, son, father-in-law, and mother-in-law are all dead. Not even ashes left."

But not saying it wouldn’t change anything.

Finally, he had no choice but to steel himself and push open the door.

The moment he stepped inside, the woman stood up, her expression frantic, her voice trembling.

"Officer! M-my husband… what about my son? Were there… were there monsters?"

The female officer beside her quickly helped her sit down, gently trying to calm her down.

Lu Ding stepped forward and took a deep breath.

"Ms. Cheng… your family was killed. But I avenged them. I tore the monster to pieces. I ripped its ‘son’ apart limb by limb. You—"

He couldn’t finish the sentence.

The woman’s face froze.

She didn’t scream or cry like he expected.

Instead, there was just silence, exhaustion, and emptiness as she collapsed back into her seat.

Before, even through her fatigue and fear, there had been a sliver of hope in her eyes.

Now?

Gone.

All of it.

Like a dead, stagnant pool of water.

Her tears rolled down her face.

She tried to speak, but the tears came first.

"I know… I already knew… I suspected it, but I still clung to a foolish hope."

"If they became monsters, then if I were a monster, I wouldn’t let them live either."

"Thank you, Officer. Thank you for avenging them."

She stood up.

Her steps were steady—no longer weak and trembling.

"When can I leave? I want to see my home."

Lu Ding gave her a general description of the house’s condition.

She smiled.

"It’s alright, Officer. I don’t need compensation. You’re a good person. Can I know your name?"

"Lu Ding. My name is Lu Ding."

She engraved that name in her heart.

Then she bowed deeply to him.

Her actions, voice, and expression all made it clear—

She had no will to live anymore.

Lu Ding could tell, but he didn’t know what to say to comfort her.

It felt like a heavy weight was stuck in his chest, suffocating him.

In the end, all he could do was walk out of the interrogation room with heavy steps.

He went to the dimly lit stairwell, lit a cigarette, and watched the embers flicker in the darkness.

One after another, he smoked until dawn broke through the sky, the cigarette ash falling to the ground.

Footsteps approached.

Gao Zhengliang walked in, looking at Lu Ding.

"Investigator Lu, our sub-bureau at Yin Xing has reported that some of our Public Security officers were taken hostage by the Wuzang Shengshe."

Bad luck never comes alone.

Monsters cause trouble, and now people were stirring up trouble too.

Lu Ding flicked the cigarette away, the ember bursting into sparks as it hit the ground.

He was already fuming, with nowhere to vent.

And these Wuzang Shengshe bastards wanted to mess with him now?!

"Gun them down. Grab them all, line them up, and mow them down with machine guns."

Gao Zhengliang flinched.

He gave Lu Ding a few glances, then lowered his voice and slowed his words.

"Uh… I don’t think execution is quite the right approach here."

"I just meant—since you’re a Cultivator of Qi, and we, as the Public Security Bureau, don’t have jurisdiction over cultivators—could you help negotiate and get our people back?"

Just moments ago, Gao Zhengliang had received a call from the head of Yin Xing’s Public Security Bureau.

Apparently, some officers had stumbled onto an illegal trade between Wuzang Shengshe and Zhenla Kingdom operatives while investigating fruit smuggling in Bao Fan District.

A conflict broke out, and the officers were taken hostage.

The Public Security Bureau Chief knew about Cultivators of Qi and understood that he couldn’t handle this alone, so he escalated it to Gao Zhengliang.

But when Gao Zhengliang sent a message to Wuzang Shengshe, they read it and ignored it completely.

Gao Zhengliang had no choice but to come to Lu Ding.

If he could have handled this himself, he definitely wouldn’t have bothered Lu Ding, who had been exhausted from an entire night of fighting.

"You want me to… negotiate?"

Lu Ding glanced at him, then slowly shook his head.

"This isn’t negotiation—this is a rescue."

He still remembered the last time he ran into Tang Hu from Wuzang Shengshe.

Back then, Tang Hu had arrogantly said, ‘New officers always try to throw their weight around. If you don’t know your place, you’re asking for trouble. Watch yourself.’

Perfect.

Time to settle old and new scores together.

"Where’s Wuzang Shengshe? Take me there."

Hearing Lu Ding’s tone—void of any emotion—Gao Zhengliang’s heart sank.

Oh no.

Something bad is about to happen.