My Job Is Quite Unique Chapter 51

Chapter 51 Dual Mastery, Discontent of the Old Guard

Zhang Hongbo waved his hand, and Fatty Sun scurried over. After the last deputy director left and closed the door, Zhang Hongbo smiled and said:

“Pull up Su Chen’s file for me to see.”

Fatty Sun said reluctantly, “Can’t you just access it directly? Do you still need to go through me?”

“I’m just temporarily supervising until Old Yuan returns. It’s better to go through your internal channels.” Zhang Hongbo motioned for Fatty Sun to sit down.

Fatty Sun was very unwilling but could only perch on the chair, feeling like he was sitting on pins and needles. He slowly opened his smart bracelet, pulled up Su Chen’s file, and projected it onto the desktop.

“Oh ho…” Zhang Hongbo feigned surprise, “On his first day, he received a collective Third-Class Merit…”

“I didn’t expect Old Yuan to just assign him to a regular patrol team. He’s truly impartial, isn’t he? Let me see his attendance record.”

Zhang Hongbo scrolled down as he spoke, nodding in satisfaction: “Full attendance. Not bad, not bad. He’s a pillar of Southwind City.”

Fatty Sun’s scalp tingled, completely unable to understand Zhang Hongbo’s meaning.

“Go back and tell him to work hard. The future of Southwind City rests on them,” Zhang Hongbo waved, signaling Fatty Sun to leave.

Fatty Sun felt like he had received a great pardon and quickly left, his fat jiggling with every step.

…….

“Brother, what’s the rush?”

After a frantic knocking on the door, Su Chen ushered in a breathless Fatty Sun.

“Little brother, the City Lord is looking at you,” Fatty Sun whispered.

Su Chen’s eyelids twitched. He couldn’t help but ask, “What’s going on?”

“Just now…” Fatty Sun leaned on a chair and sat down, still shaken. “After the meeting, he kept me back and asked about you.”

He recounted what happened exactly as it occurred, then scratched his head in confusion: “I don’t know what he means. He didn’t say anything to indicate dissatisfaction with your backdoor entry.”

“But it’s impossible for him to mention you for no reason.”

Su Chen frowned. Yuan Chenyang’s early rotation had disrupted many things.

Zhang Hongbo had the demeanor of a smiling tiger. Even though Old Yuan said he wasn’t a cultist, Su Chen still remained somewhat wary.

“Brother, do you have any suggestions?” Su Chen asked, seeing Fatty Sun scratching his head.

“I suspect he’s hinting at you not to openly collect a salary without working,” Fatty Sun speculated. “Logically, it’s best to follow the rules now.”

“So, I should go on patrol?” Su Chen tentatively asked.

“No, don’t go.” Fatty Sun shook his head unusually, his face gloomy, and said in a deep voice, “So what if he’s the City Lord? His son also has the title of Exploration Guard; has he ever left the city once?”

“Everyone understands. You can’t even have this small privilege? If he really makes trouble for you over this, we won’t just stand by.”

“He has many things to deal with. He can’t keep his attention on you forever.”

Seeing Fatty Sun’s tough demeanor, Su Chen vaguely understood. Old Yuan’s old guard was probably also unhappy about his early rotation.

They had finally gained some prestige, and it wasn’t baseless, but then Zhang Hongbo pulled a fast one. Now, the other two departments were displeased with the Supervision Department, and yet, this City Lord came out pretending to be a good guy.

“Okay, I’ll listen to you, brother.” Su Chen naturally had no objections; he didn’t want to patrol anyway.

Fatty Sun only came to inform him so he would be aware, then prepared to leave.

Su Chen asked him to help him find an F-grade Body Forging and Meditation Method.

“You want a Meditation Method too?” Fatty Sun was somewhat surprised, but remembering Yuan Chenyang’s instructions to try his best to help before he left, he nodded in agreement, only saying that the Meditation Method was more troublesome and would take a few more days.

After Fatty Sun left, Su Chen entered the gravity training room. Before he had trained for long, he heard a knock on the door.

He thought it was Old Sun who had forgotten to tell him something, but when he reached the door, he found that a yellow envelope had been slipped under the door sometime. Su Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly. He opened the door and looked around. Due to the City Lord’s arrival, the patrolling guards that Fatty Sun had temporarily assigned were also temporarily cancelled.

His hand, covered by Shadow-Hiding Clothes, carefully picked it up. He returned to the room and opened it, revealing only a small line of text:

[I know you took the Space Crystal. If you don’t want everyone to know, tell me in detail how Yuan Chenyang found the Guiding. Put it along with the Space Crystal in front of your door at this time tomorrow, and I can let you get away clean.]

Zhou Xian?

“Get away clean?” Su Chen sneered. Not to mention the Space Crystal was gone, even if it were, he wouldn’t believe such an excuse.

“It’s really unpleasant to be targeted,” he said, his expression serious. He murmured, “However, is this an investigation into why Qi Chuan died, or is it…”

Lighting the envelope, Su Chen pulled out a Black Flame Potion from his storage space, gulped it down, and then re-entered the gravity chamber to sweat it out.

Investigating the surveillance would likely be as useless as last time.

Su Chen did not act as the other party wished, but the other party also said nothing further. That letter seemed to be just a bluff.

The Supervision Department, now led by Zhang Hongbo, did indeed scale back its investigations, and the entire Southwind City seemed to return to its former harmony.

…….

Days later, in the gravity chamber, Su Chen’s movements became faster and faster. His skin was covered in sweat, and the stinging sensation from within his body grew more intense.

It felt as if sharp barbs were drilling into his skin from his pores, and his muscles rippled like water.

Not only that, but Su Chen’s pupils also had an unnatural purplish-red tint.

Then, at a certain moment, his muscles suddenly tensed, as if they had tightened countless times in an instant. The muscle fibers, invisible to the naked eye, expanded and contracted.

[Body Tempering Exercise has been upgraded to Master level, granting the ability – Strength: Marginally increases self-strength.]

Su Chen stopped his movements and let out a long breath. The swelling sensation in his body made him clench his fists, producing crisp cracking sounds.

“My strength has increased by at least thirty percent…” Su Chen carefully sensed.

[Purgatory Fire Meditation Method] had already reached Master level five days ago, gaining the [Mental Shielding] ability, which allowed him to use mental power to shield his presence. Coupled with the Shadow-Hiding Clothes, it was simply a stealth weapon.

[Riftwalker Warrior: 82%]

[Mysterious Tool Master: 61%]

The potions Old Yuan left him were already half consumed, bringing significant progress in all aspects.

“I wonder if the Body Forging and Meditation Methods I asked Old Sun to find for me are ready.”

Su Chen stretched his limbs, gradually adapting to his increased physical capabilities. He then changed into clean clothes and went to find Old Sun.

“Little brother Su, come, come, quickly come in…”

Fatty Sun, who had been studying documents at his desk, rose immediately to greet Su Chen when he realized who it was.

“You’re here for the Body Forging and Meditation Methods, I presume,” Fatty Sun, having a slight understanding of Su Chen’s character, didn’t bother with much small talk.

After inviting him to sit on the sofa and pouring him a glass of water, he took two documents from the drawer under his desk and handed them to him, explaining:

“The F-grade Snake Shadow Body Forging Technique leans towards speed, and the F-grade Starlight Meditation Technique focuses on mental defense.”

“They’re both photocopies; you can take them back and read them at your leisure,” Fatty Sun said, sitting beside him, his large rear making the sofa sag. “Just make sure not to sell them. The Snake Shadow Body Forging Technique is internal to our Supervision Department, so it’s fine.”

“However, this Meditation Method belongs to the Exploration Department…” he cautioned.

Su Chen immediately assured him with a solemn expression, “Thank you for your trouble, Brother.”

(End of this chapter)