First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!
Chapter 61: Acting Like an Unshaken Mountain Amidst a Collapse?

On the way over, Lu Ding had already reported the general situation at Yunhai Broken Bridge Pier to the 749 Bureau’s Dispatch Department, instructing them to file and open a case.

By now, the basic details had been communicated.

Over the phone, the dispatch officer was warning him not to go in alone.

After all, last time when the Yin Domain Overlap occurred, Lu Ding had charged in solo and slaughtered everything inside.

But this time was different.

If they were dealing with a Vampire Count, then going in alone could alert the target.

A Vampire Count wasn’t just at Linghai Realm Seventh or Eighth Layer—it could also fly.

If it managed to escape, tracking it down later would be a nightmare.

The best course of action was to wait for reinforcements and attack at dawn, cornering and exterminating it in one decisive strike.

Now, the thing was—many people knew that Lu Ding could fly.

But a lot of people didn’t know just how fast he could fly.

He’d never officially reported it.

Sure, the 749 Bureau’s Dispatch Department probably knew he could fly, but they likely hadn’t considered that he could fly ridiculously fast.

It was kind of like a baby learning to walk before turning one.

Most adults would be amazed, saying, “Wow, this kid is incredible! Not even a year old, and already running! Maybe he’ll be an athlete in the future.”

But would they ever imagine that this baby could outrun Usain Bolt?

Of course not.

"Alright, alright, I’m hanging up. I’ve got something to take care of here."

"Investigator Lu, please don’t act recklessly!"

"Yeah, yeah, I got it."

Click.

Lu Ding ended the call.

His eyes swept over the white foreigner standing there with a What the f***?! expression and Jia Yuanfang, who was subtly inching toward the door.

"Sorry for interrupting your fun." Lu Ding took a step forward, his tone casual. "Let me introduce myself—I’m Lu Ding, an Intern Investigator of 749 Bureau and the Patrol Investigator of Bao Fan District."

"So…"

He glanced at the two of them, who were frozen in place.

"Are you ready to run?"

The white foreigner immediately bolted.

Two steps.

His head flew off his shoulders.

His body collapsed right where he stood.

Lu Ding strolled forward.

The once silent room was now filled only with his slow, deliberate footsteps, each one pounding like a drum against Jia Yuanfang’s chest, suffocating her breath.

"Why aren’t you running?"

Jia Yuanfang looked defeated.

"Run? What’s the point?"

She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth.

"If running worked against you… then Yuan Baifeng wouldn’t be dead. Ye Xuan wouldn’t be dead. Huang Zuo wouldn’t be dead. Ye Feng and Tang Hu wouldn’t be dead."

Lu Ding raised an eyebrow.

"So she’s done her homework on me?"

"You seem to know me pretty well," he said. "So tell me—knowing all this, what made you think you could pull this kind of stunt in my jurisdiction?"

"I was hoping to get lucky."

Jia Yuanfang sighed.

She moved toward a chair, intending to sit down.

PAH!!!

Lu Ding backhanded her across the face with a burst of Qi, sending her spinning through the air before she crashed heavily onto the floor.

"You think I’d let you sit?"

"You're about to die. Your world is collapsing around you. And you still want to act like some untouchable corporate queen, full of poise and elegance?"

"Are you trying to put on a show—pretending to stay calm even as the mountain crumbles before you?"

Jia Yuanfang wiped the blood from her lips and stared straight at Lu Ding, unfazed.

"Investigator Lu, will you not even allow me this last shred of dignity?"

Lu Ding snorted.

"And what the hell are you?"

He shot her a sideways glance filled with contempt.

"Dignity? You think you deserve dignity?"

"Over a hundred people died screaming on that cruise ship. Did they get to keep their dignity?"

"You talk, I listen. If I like what I hear, you can sit here and wait for the Bureau to take you away. Then, you can explain to them why the hell you brought a vampire to Yunhai."

"If I don’t like what I hear—"

His voice turned ice-cold.

"—then I have plenty of ways to make you talk. I don’t mind breaking you first."

Jia Yuanfang laughed bitterly.

She gave up.

She slumped onto the floor, no longer even trying to stand.

"Investigator Lu," she said. "I’ll tell you everything you want to know… but I have one request."

"Don’t go after my two sons."

"I’m begging you."

"Even if 749 Bureau eventually comes for them… don’t you be the one to do it."

Jia Yuanfang.

Ex-wife of Cao Jianshu, head of the second household of Caojia Alley.

Years ago, she had fled abroad to escape his domestic abuse, abandoning her two sons.

Later, she made connections in foreign diplomatic circles and eventually negotiated a divorce settlement.

She had long since stopped caring about Cao Jianshu.

But her two sons were different.

When she left, Cao Yuan had still been just a child.

Over the years, she had always felt guilty about them.

She had done her research on Lu Ding.

He never left loose ends.

His methods were decisive and ruthless.

If he went after Cao Yuan, there would be no escape.

As for Cao Zi’ang, she wasn’t sure—after all, he was a 749 Investigator himself.

If Cao Yuan’s crimes were exposed, and another investigator caught him, at worst, he’d just be arrested and put on trial.

He might still have a chance to live.

But if it was Lu Ding—

Wherever he caught him, that place became the courtroom.

Wherever he caught him, that place became the execution ground.

Lu Ding recalled the case files he had just received from Dispatch and Yan Feifan.

Caojia Alley was full of hidden secrets.

For the 749 Bureau, this wasn’t necessarily a major case.

But for ordinary people, it was a serious crime.

【Confirmed: Cao Yuan, second heir of Caojia Alley, has been smuggling ancient funerary artifacts overseas.】

Previously, no one had investigated because—

Frankly, for 749 Bureau, this was too small to bother with.

They were too busy hunting demons, exorcising monsters, and containing supernatural threats.

No one had spare time to investigate antiquities smuggling.

But now?

Because of Jia Yuanfang, the whole Caojia Alley mess had come to light.

Lu Ding was already here.

So, of course, he would deal with everything at once.

"You’re stereotyping me," he said casually.

"Whether I go after Cao Yuan depends on what you tell me."

His words were intentionally vague.

He was lying.

And she deserved to be lied to.

Would he really bother playing fair with someone like her?

She wasn’t someone who deserved honesty.

Jia Yuanfang smiled.

"I believe you, Investigator Lu."

Lu Ding also smiled.

"Don't try your sneaky guilt-tripping tactics on me. I'm a massive hypocrite—I don't apply the same rules to everyone. And you? You're not even on the list of people I care about."

"Alright, ask your questions, Investigator Lu."

"Where’s the vampire?"

Jia Yuanfang didn’t hesitate.

"The basement—right here, in this building’s underground level."

"Investigator Lu… do you really think you can take down Count Federer?"

PAH!!!

Lu Ding backhanded her again.

"Don't act like we're close."

This time, he hit harder.

She collapsed unconscious, and he sealed her consciousness with Qi.

Unless someone stronger than him broke the seal, forcing it would just shred her brain apart.