Scarlet Descent
Ch. 101 - This Is a Good Captain

“Captain Ouyang?”

Wei Wei was taken aback, staring blankly at the tall figure in the silver windbreaker before him.Although Captain Ouyang’s sudden leap from above was unexpected, and his overly deliberate landing likely hurt his knees, his appearance at this critical moment felt… not surprising at all.A smile crept onto Wei Wei’s face: he had always known this was a good captain. Of course, amidst his happiness, there was a tinge of disappointment. What a wasted opportunity to see the captain’s look of joy. “Hey, Little Wei, how are you holding up?”Just as Wei Wei was lost in thought, a voice came from behind him.Turning around, he saw Uncle Gun, Lucky Sister, and Little Lin walking side by side. Further back, Zhu Zai peeked out, waved at Wei Wei, and made an eating gesture. This warmed Wei Wei’s heart—Zhu Zai understood him well. He was telling him not to rush to his death since there was still dinner to be had later.“Sigh, how did you end up so weak?”Uncle Gun rushed to support Wei Wei’s arm, felt his forehead, cursed under his breath, and immediately handed him two white pills. “Quick, take these,” he urged anxiously.Wei Wei obediently swallowed the pills and asked with some energy: “What are these?”“Cold medicine!” Uncle Gun replied. “At least it’ll help a bit.”“…”Wei Wei had been thinking about how Captain Ouyang, who had planned to leave Scrap Iron City, reappeared at such a critical moment with full confidence. He wondered if the captain had uncovered some key information during this time. His expectations soared—even the medicine Uncle Gun gave him felt like it might be some miraculous cure to restore him instantly.But it turned out to be cold medicine…Well, that made sense.After taking the medicine, Lucky Sister handed him a bottle of water with her usual expressionless face. She pointed at his forehead and sighed: “You… you…” but didn’t finish her sentence. Instead, she stood behind Captain Ouyang and in front of Wei Wei as if shielding him.“Little Wei, the captain is very angry,” Little Lin said softly as he approached from another direction. Dressed in a fitted blue suit with a faint blush on his cheeks that added a sickly charm to his already handsome face, he shook his head gently at Wei Wei.“Huh?”Wei Wei was surprised and quickly explained: “I crashed my car; that’s why I didn’t make it…”“… You don’t believe me? I can take you to see it!”“…”Little Lin paused mid-step and then retreated slightly before speaking in a low voice: “I wasn’t going to say this, but since you insist on asking… The captain really did plan to leave earlier. But Lucky Sister got angry because she found discrepancies in his accounts and confronted him about it.”“… Lucky Sister got mad and decided on the spot to come back and audit the books!”“At a time like this, you’re auditing accounts?”“It’s important…”“What accounts?”“…”“Little Wei…” Little Lin looked at him sympathetically: “The summoning of evil spirits when you first joined us, the memory search incident later on, and the destruction of the Life Altar—all those were handled well. Did you think we didn’t receive bonuses for them?”Wei Wei froze: “Wasn’t it delayed by higher-ups?”“No.” Little Lin shook his head sympathetically: “It was approved long ago—even distributed.”“!”Wei Wei was stunned. Since joining the team, he hadn’t received a single penny beyond his modest base salary used for food expenses. The only benefit he’d gotten was Lucky Sister covering three months of his rent! Could Captain Ouyang really have done such a thing? Then again… yes, he could have.If that were true, the ones who suffered most were himself and Ye Feifei… Perhaps Captain Ouyang thought they were just interns and wouldn’t mind if he pocketed their bonuses? But still—pocketing their bonuses while making him pay parking fees during trips to the Demon Trading Market?“Little Wei, I warned you before…” Uncle Gun said with a pained expression but also an air of resignation as if saying: “You’ll get used to it.”Wei Wei could only nod helplessly before turning to look at Captain Ouyang—now loudly confronting someone in his silver windbreaker—and thought: The captain is still so cool… Still such a good captain… just not like my previous ones. Back in training camp, it was always me taking advantage of my captains… “Little Wei, are you wearing your combat gear?” Uncle Gun asked seriously.“Yes,” Wei Wei nodded. Ever since receiving it last time, he hadn’t returned it—he’d meant to after a week without work but always ended up busy with tasks instead. The team never pushed him about it either.“What about stabilizer serums?”“I don’t use those.”“It’s better to have one just in case—take this.”“What about Lucky Sister’s underwear? Wearing them?”“Yes—two pairs.”“…”Lucky Sister turned her head slightly at their conversation—it sounded fine but felt odd somehow.“No wonder we arrived so quickly…” Uncle Gun muttered before turning serious again: “Now for something important—Demon Hunter Bullets Type 1…”“I still have some,” Wei Wei interrupted before Uncle Gun could finish.“We already knew that,” Uncle Gun said with a smile before adding: “But you really don’t know how to live sparingly.”“In training camp, we saved every bullet like gold; yet last time you used so many all at once…” He trailed off as he opened Wei Wei’s backpack—and froze with wide eyes: “Holy crap! How do you have so many?”“… Just what I had left,” Wei Wei said sheepishly.Uncle Gun hesitated before finally asking awkwardly: “Can I borrow some?”Wei Wei generously handed over a handful from his backpack. Uncle Gun looked like he might cry: “In three years of being recruited here—I’ve never seen so many Demon Hunter Bullets at once…” Meanwhile... Captain Ouyang and the Seventh Clergy leader stood locked in an icy stare-off.When Captain Ouyang landed earlier with such force that even battle nuns and mercenaries flinched in fear—and wild refṣugees cowered—the Seventh Clergy leader remained calm.“I did fly off earlier—to avoid inhaling more plague air,” Captain Ouyang said with a smile. “Only by avoiding contamination can I stay in top shape to deal with you.”“But once you return—you cannot escape,” replied the Seventh Clergy leader coldly.Their exchange escalated into veiled threats until both issued orders simultaneously:Captain Ouyang turned sharply toward his team—including Wei Wei—and commanded: "Everyone scatter immediately! Your only task is finding Demon Forbidden Artifact 105—Pandora's Box.""It must be hidden somewhere in Scrap Iron City—it’s their source for spreading this plague."