City Management Team Office Building.
Meeting Room 211.
A banner was hung in the meeting room—
Warmly celebrate the successful completion of the "Sweep Universal Preventive" special operation!
Inside the meeting room, the atmosphere was jubilant.
The leaders from the [Combat Team], [Logistics Team], [Strategy Team], [Investigation Team], and others were all very pleased.
After all, during this period, the various teams had been highly effective in eliminating the Extraordinary Universal School!
They had captured a group of deeply hidden school members, both peripheral members and leaders!
The underground Extraordinary forces in the entire Ke Chen City had come to a halt.
The management of Extraordinary Power in Ke Chen City by the City Management Team had reached a new height!
This directly resulted in the City Management Team's next quarter's fiscal budget...
Doubling!
Once the budget is settled, they would surely be able to visit other cities in batches for team-building.
It's been like this in previous years...
Visiting a new city, experiencing new scenery and culture, encountering that person who touches one's heart, experiencing some secrets that one cannot speak of to others...
Just thinking about it makes one yearn for it!
All these beautiful expectations rely entirely on the key clues provided by that list!
Although until now, they haven't found any information about the person who provided the list.
But they all know that person must stand against the Extraordinary Universal School, is their good comrade, a great partner!
They must not dig too deeply into his or her information...
Lest they expose the comrade!
If he or she needs help, they will naturally come again to the City Management Team!
The captain of the City Management Team pushed open the door to the meeting room, and the office's lively atmosphere reached a new peak!
Although the captain of the City Management Team still frowned, looking miserable and worried.
But everyone was indifferent to this.
After all, the captain was like this every day, it seemed like since everyone got to know the captain, he hadn't laughed much.
"Captain, has the issue of finances been settled? Where can we go to have fun next quarter?"
"Captain, can we get a bit more bonus? Some of my men have a third child, you know!"
"Captain, are you free next month? If free, I'd like to take a reunion leave, it's been a while since my wife and I visited the elders."
"..."
The captain of the City Management Team heard everyone's requests and silently noted them down...
These are brothers who face life and death with him, their requests, as long as they are reasonable, he should note them and fulfill them when conditions allow.
With this mentality, the captain sat at the head of the meeting room.
All attendees at the scene immediately put away their playful expressions.
Time to be lively, be lively.
Time to be serious, be serious.
"Ahem."
Although the venue was already quiet, the captain of the City Management Team subconsciously coughed, after all, this was the first leadership skill he learned...
He'd been used to it for so many years.
He picked up the cup on the table, sipped some tea, and began to speak:
"Thank you all for your hard work during this period. The Extraordinary security within our city has noticeably improved.
There hasn't been a single bad incident!
In this 'Sweep Universal Preventive' special operation, not only did we clear out the rats that the Extraordinary Universal School was nurturing in our city, but we also brought out a lot of illegal civil organizations.
Although it cannot be said to be completely eradicated, I believe that there are absolutely no personnel at or above the cadre level remaining in this city!
This is the credit of everyone present!"
The venue erupted with applause.
"Why is the captain so sure there are no cadres of the Extraordinary Universal School left in Ke Chen City?"
"If those cadres were indeed still in our city, with their organization hit so hard, they'd certainly have emerged to cause trouble!"
...
Central City Hospital.
"Doctor, how is my recovery going?"
"Let me put on my glasses first, Zhen Haoren... right? Here, let me take a look at the scans."
"Please have a good look."
"Oh, oh, oh... recovery looks good, very good."
"Thank you, doctor, so what should I do for the next few days of hospitalization?"
"Nothing much, just maintain a positive mindset. Rest assured, our current medical standards are very good. By the way, you don't have to come every day, I'll come around when doing rounds. Seeing extra numbers would just cost more money."
"I don't mind the money, I just wanted to see you more than other patients. Well, I have other patients, so I won't take up your time."
"Alright, alright, next one, please come in."
After leaving the specialist clinic, Zhen Haoren went to a corner, looked around to ensure no one was present, and gave himself a hard slap!
What was wrong with him just now?
He actually thanked an ordinary person?
That's not his character!
For an ordinary person to treat someone as esteemed as him, an Extraordinary, it was that person's honor!
Especially for treating someone like him, a cadre of the Extraordinary Universal School, that much be a blessing accumulated over several lifetimes. That person was already benefiting greatly!
What had happened to him?
This isn't me!
This must be the influence caused by White Impermanence's possession! I need to eliminate this impact!
I need to get cocky!
I need to be superior!
I need to be ruthless!
"Uncle, is your head hurt? Like mine, it must be really painful, right?"
Zhen Haoren looked down and saw a little girl standing in front of him, looking up at him.
The little girl's head was wrapped in bandages, looking as if she'd undergone surgery.
"Uncle, I'll give you a candy, eat it and your head won't hurt anymore."
As she spoke, the little girl took a candy from her pocket, tore off the wrapper, and held it up in her palm...
"Tha—..."
Zhen Haoren instinctively wanted to accept it and express his gratitude...
No!
I am a cadre of the Extraordinary Universal School!
The Gluttonous Legislator's trusted aide!
Ordinary people are ants!
How can I accept something from ants?
Just like that, Zhen Haoren forcibly stopped his hand, which wanted to take the candy, in mid-air, and then...
With a flick, he slapped the candy from the little girl's hand, sending it flying.
"None of your business, mortal!"
The little girl stared blankly as the candy fell to the ground and rolled to a corner.
Tears immediately filled the little girl's eyes.
But soon, she seemed to remember something, ran to the corner, picked up the candy, and blew on it...
"If you pick it up within three seconds, it's clean."
Teary-eyed, the little girl left, and Zhen Haoren felt a bit uncomfortable.
But...
He was absolutely right in what he did!
Such behavior was precisely what he should have done.
What qualifications do ants have to sympathize with the Extraordinary?
What right do they have to offer their possessions to the Extraordinary?
Elsewhere.
The little girl, whose kind gesture had been rebuffed, put the candy back into her pocket and wiped her tears as she entered the restroom.
After a while, a girl in work attire with a ponytail came out of the restroom, rubbing her slightly reddened eyes.
"Zhen Haoren hasn't defected.
His character is still so nasty!"
After the girl in work attire left the hospital, she spotted an adorable stray dog. She took out an unwrapped candy from her pocket.
"Doggie, come and eat."
Trusting in humans, the dog wagged its tail and approached the girl in work attire.
The girl crouched down and patted the dog's head:
"Good boy, here, this candy is really tasty."
The dog licked the candy, finding it sweet, and then ate it.
After playing with the dog for a while, the girl left.
The stray dog returned to the grass, curled up, trying to sleep, but it felt incredibly itchy... itchy... itchy...
It started to scratch, started to lick...
It felt the same sweet taste as the candy...
It wanted more, more of that sweet taste!
That sweet taste was all around!
The stray dog lifted its head and saw the people coming and going at the city center hospital!
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City Management Team Office Building.
Room 211.
"This meeting is about to end!
Lastly, I want to emphasize again: beware of arrogance and impatience.
Although we've eliminated most of the rats from the Extraordinary Universal School this time, we can't let our guard down..."
The City Management Team Captain's phone rang before he could announce the meeting's end.
He answered.
"Speak, what's the issue."
"..."
"Hmm, hmm, hmm."
"..."
"Alright, control the scene, we'll send someone immediately!"
He hung up.
The City Management Team Captain's expression grew more serious:
"There's a stray dog suspected of undergoing Extraordinary Transformation at the city center hospital entrance, with a strong inclination to attack humans. It's already bitten over a dozen people!
Combat Team! Attention, everyone!"