My Job Is Quite Unique Chapter 129

Chapter 129: Testing Meng Qi, the Brutal Teng Liang

“The Heituo priest ambushed Su Chen, could it be… Chu Xuan’s death is related to Heituo?” You Shan murmured softly as she looked at the sealed Heituo priest.

“Uh…” Wu Yang happened to return to the hall and heard You Shan’s words, then whispered, “Chief Justice, we found this place ourselves.”

“You found it yourselves?” You Shan frowned and said indifferently, “That’s what you think, you might have been interfered with by the Heituo cultists.”

Yang Yan’s back felt cold. This was where he had discovered the clue.

“Chief Justice You…” The last one to return, of course, was Su Chen, who had run the furthest.

After greeting her, he looked at the sealed Heituo priest, who couldn’t move, only his black eyeballs trembling.

“You’re quite clever. This Heituo priest, although he’s a Tier 4 professional, used the power of Heituo to enhance himself, making him comparable to a Tier 5 professional…” You Shan glanced at him. She had been hiding outside and only acted when she sensed the Heituo priest.

She was quite surprised to see Su Chen’s extreme speed while escaping.

“The remaining cultists below are all sealed. I’ll take him back first. After you’ve cleared everything, don’t run around, just return to the Tribunal.”

The sealed Heituo priest was taken away by an invisible force.

“Chief Justice…” Su Chen called out. You Shan had already disappeared, only her voice echoed from afar, “You’ll definitely get the credit you deserve.”

“Alright.” Su Chen shrugged. The Tribunal had a very strict merit evaluation system. Capturing a cultist, based on their inherent threat level, would be calculated into merit points.

Ordinary Judges could rely on merit points to get promotions and raises, exchange for professions, various auxiliary potions, customized weapons, and so on.

But core seeds like them generally didn’t lack anything and wouldn’t compete with ordinary people for merit.

…

At the same time, in another remote area near Yingfeng City, Bu Siqi held binoculars, watching a team that had just finished searching an underground black market.

A large number of people conducting transactions were arrested. Supervisory Guards gathered around, and several individuals who appeared to be high-ranking Supervisory Guards were confronting the Judges.

Both sides argued fiercely, their faces red, and the Judges were surrounded in the center, unable to take the people away.

Meng Qi looked anxious, pacifying the left side, then the right side, saying something repeatedly, but no one paid attention to him.

In the end, it seemed the Supervisory Guards had the upper hand, taking over the group from the Judges.

The several Judges gathered around Meng Qi looked grim, and their eyes showed disdain as they glanced at him.

“This underground black market is probably covertly managed by the Supervisory Guards. They must be regularly bribed, so they wouldn’t easily let us arrest these people.” Bu Siqi shook his head and couldn’t help but say contemptuously:

“But this Meng Qi is too timid. He’s the leader of these Judges, yet he speaks hesitantly and can’t argue with the other side.”

“With this, he can still become a core seed. I don’t know how he advanced to a Bloody Butcher.”

Beside him, Teng Liang was like a silent block of wood, not speaking a word, his frail body seeming as if it could collapse at any moment, his gaze fixed on Meng Qi in the distance.

Bu Siqi couldn’t help but say, “This timid fellow shouldn’t be a problem, right? We’ve been following him for almost ten days and haven’t found any clues, he’s always so timid…”

“Senior Brother? Teng Liang, you mute, say something, you’re going to kill me with anxiety!” Unable to get a response, Bu Siqi inevitably became annoyed.

Teng Liang then slowly opened his mouth, “Only three people were relatively close to Chu Xuan: Pang Xingwen is missing, Chu Yunze is inaccessible to us, and there’s only this Meng Qi…”

“Junior Brother only said a word, he probably doesn’t even know the specifics himself.” Bu Siqi said helplessly, “He’s a core seed after all, we can’t keep following him like this.”

Teng Liang’s voice was low, “Before master left, he told me that if Junior Brother suddenly expresses an opinion about something or hints at something inexplicably, I must pay close attention.”

“Why didn’t master tell me? Are you two the favorites?” Bu Siqi felt a little sour.

Seeing Teng Liang remain silent, Bu Siqi sighed inwardly. If Su Chen were here, he would have definitely offered comfort. He couldn’t help but say:

“Our junior brother is indeed capable, but what master said was too ambiguous. Could it be that Chu Xuan was killed by this Meng Qi?”

“Besides, Junior Brother may not have been hinting, it’s possible you misunderstood.”

“You’re right.” Teng Liang said suddenly. Bu Siqi couldn’t help but say, “We should retreat.”

“Following him like this isn’t a solution.”

Bu Siqi: “…”

Big brother, that was what I said a few sentences ago. Does that mean you didn’t hear a single word I said afterward?

“I want to test him.” Teng Liang’s words were concise. Bu Siqi’s expression changed slightly, and he quickly said, “Big brother, this guy was definitely released by the higher-ups to fish for information. The one following him must be either the section chief or the Chief Justice.”

“It’s Jiang Shumo.” Teng Liang shifted his gaze, looking at the gathering crowd in the distance. Due to the distance, the crowd had become tiny dots.

“You…” Bu Siqi was stunned.

“Contact him and say the Chief has summoned him urgently,” Teng Liang said. “I’ll take his place.”

“Old Jiang is the wiliest; he’ll definitely contact the Chief directly.” Bu Siqi shook his head repeatedly. “Playing tricks on him will definitely get us a black mark. That hypocrite is the most insidious.”

“The Chief is attending the elders’ meeting. This is the third time in ten days, and it won’t end anytime soon,” Teng Liang said calmly.

“How do you know?” Bu Siqi asked, surprised.

Teng Liang pulled out a virtual screen, “I just contacted the Chief, saying I had important information, and he hasn’t responded yet.”

Bu Siqi’s eyelids twitched furiously, and his throat gulped. “This isn’t good.”

“Little Bu…” Teng Liang suddenly looked at Bu Siqi, his gaze profound.

Bu Siqi’s hair stood on end. He immediately opened his smart bracelet and said, “I’ll contact him right away, right away.”

Soon after, Teng Liang walked out from here and looked at the crowd.

Within the crowd, a figure vanished.

“I heard that His Excellency Ming Lin forced the Supervisory Guards back ten meters this morning, watching them make arrests.”

“Indeed, His Excellency Wei Yu Fan didn’t say anything on his side, only showing his face, and the Supervisory Guards retreated on their own.”

“…Not to mention His Excellency Su Chen, who just became a core seed this year, didn’t lose any points in several minor skirmishes.”

“Yes, only we are making fools of ourselves every day.”

The Judges, who had regrouped, hung their heads, talking loudly, not bothering to avoid Meng Qi beside them.

Meng Qi neither got angry nor showed any emotion. He was just smiling apologetically. To him, it was just the chattering of a bunch of ants, not worth getting angry about.

“Unfortunately, it was too hasty. I didn’t expect Chong Jingtian to suddenly gather, leading to Chu Xuan’s death being exposed. Otherwise, I would have been safer.” Meng Qi sighed in his heart, “And that Su Chen, his vigilance towards Chu Xuan is too strong, making him difficult to approach.” “In that case, there won’t be a suitable opportunity to get close to him.”

He had originally wanted to pin Chu Xuan’s death on Su Chen, and then he could express his trust in Su Chen and defend him. Helping someone in need was undoubtedly an excellent way to gain their trust.

Finally, he would send his subordinates to take the blame, clearing Su Chen’s suspicion, and everyone would be happy.

However, he couldn’t have predicted how things would unfold. Chu Xuan couldn’t just die in Su Chen’s home. Using indirect methods would greatly reduce the effect and even arouse the other party’s suspicion.

“Let’s figure out another way. Su Chen… why is Heituo paying so much attention to him?” He was really curious and wanted to find out as soon as possible. “If I had known about Su Chen, I wouldn’t have bothered with Chu Xuan…”

As he pondered, his expression suddenly shifted. Around him, a gray-yellow storm had unknowingly risen, rolling up sand and dust.

These grains of sand spun and rubbed at astonishing speeds, emitting a piercing shriek that made one’s teeth ache, gathering towards the center with terrifying momentum!

“Attack! Protect Meng Qi!”

A Judge beside him roared, quickly forming a formation and blocking in front of Meng Qi. Amidst their bursting auras, they advanced and retreated with precision.

But it was all in vain. A large number of Judges were swept into the storm and quickly vanished.

Meng Qi stood in the center, seemingly scared silly, his expression dazed. Yet, he was secretly surprised: “Someone actually tried to assassinate me? Whose man?”

Only the Faceless Ghost cultists knew about his undercover status; other cultists were completely unaware. So, if someone targeted him, he wouldn’t be too surprised.

“Hmm, I wonder who’s protecting me?” He pondered to himself, but also had a strange feeling, “Being protected really isn’t bad.”

However, until the foul-smelling storm reached him, there was still no movement around. He was sent flying directly into the previous underground black market.

The buildings here were crude, dust flew everywhere, and Meng Qi’s chest was burning with pain. He was bewildered: where were the people protecting him?

No one was protecting him?

Bang!

A burly figure landed, three meters tall, like a small giant, emitting a sickening stench.

“…Corrupted Blood Giant? Aren’t these “Dark Plague” cultists? They should be active in Yuandu, so why are they in Yingfeng?” Meng Qi instinctively recoiled, his thoughts racing.

“Help, help!” he wailed and shouted.

He didn’t believe that no one was protecting him; he was a core seed, after all!

“An Yingfeng core seed, what a rare opportunity.” The Corrupted Blood Giant stepped forward, its muscles rotting in places, emitting a foul, nauseating stench.

“Cough, cough…” Meng Qi was enraged and shocked. The Tribunal really hadn’t sent anyone to protect him. What were they thinking?

“Die!” The Corrupted Blood Giant lifted its huge foot, and the wriggling white worms on its sole made Meng Qi want to vomit.

This body had been painstakingly modified by him, at great cost, allowing him to evade the Tribunal’s scrutiny and achieve an almost perfect disguise.

To be stomped to death by a Corrupted Blood Giant would be too great a loss.

Almost as those white worms touched his cheek, there was still no movement around.

Meng Qi finally erupted, his eyes covered in a hazy grey-white light, and he yelled, “Stop!”

The sound reverberated, grand and distant.

“You…” The Corrupted Blood Giant was startled, then saw Meng Qi fly out from under its foot, suspended in mid-air. He exuded a hazy divine presence and majesty, ordering,

“Get out!”

The Corrupted Blood Giant was not a Faceless Ghost cultist, so he couldn’t directly give orders, but this sufficiently proved that he was not an enemy of the Abyssal God.

However, a grim smile suddenly appeared on the Corrupted Blood Giant’s face. Its already enormous body expanded further, and the rotting flesh was gradually replaced by bronze-colored skin, exuding a wild, primitive aura.

“You really are problematic!”

“Ancient Spirit Giant? Teng Liang!” Meng Qi was shocked.

Knowing that things had gone awry, this guy was clearly here to test him.

“Where did I leak something? Why would the Tribunal suddenly test me?”

No time to think, a fist the size of a sandpot was already coming at him.

“Teng Liang, I’ll remember this!” Meng Qi’s eyes were fierce. Then, he rolled his eyes and fell straight down.

Suddenly, Teng Liang’s giant fist stopped in front of Meng Qi, and the intense wind it generated shook the surroundings. Meng Qi’s frail body twirled with the strong wind, floating down gently, and then there was no sound.

“Dead?” The Ancient Spirit Giant’s huge eyes stared at the corpse on the ground.

…

“Everyone heard it. What’s yours is yours. Go and finish up.” Su Chen

beckoned the Judges outside the hall to return and reminded them:

“This place is not simple, everyone must be careful. If you find anything strange, don’t act alone. Report it first.”

“Yes!” Everyone was in high spirits and went down into the cave one after another, carrying detection tools and drawing a preliminary map.

Yang Yan looked somewhat panicked, hiding in a corner of the hall, feeling all over his body.

“What’s wrong?” Su Chen suddenly appeared behind him, startling him.

“I… I…” Yang Yan’s face was grim. He glanced left and right, and whispered, “I suspect I’ve been tampered with by the Heituo cultists.”

“Hmm?” Su Chen said in surprise, “What makes you say that?”

“Look, you several core seeds, each leading a team, all searching everywhere in Yingfeng, except for Wei Yu Fan, who doesn’t care about anything.”

Yang Yan’s face was not good, “But after these few days, only we have found something, and when we did, it was big.”

“Now that I think about it, it’s quite strange. How did I happen to find those clues, and the first thing I found was a Heituo priest? If it weren’t for Chief Justice You, we would probably have been in danger this time.”

Uh… Su Chen was speechless. This was the main stronghold of the Heituo cultists in Yingfeng.

He had already delimited the basic area and had been leading people around here. If Yang Yan still couldn’t find any clues, then he, a Tier 4 Judge, might as well go home and farm.

Besides, if he hadn’t guessed that someone might be following him, Su Chen wouldn’t have come directly here.

“It is indeed strange, investigate carefully…” Su Chen hesitated, and finally just patted his shoulder, then looked down at the裂隙,

“I wonder if there’s a way to control divine blood in this place…”

To avoid being suspected by others, Su Chen went directly to the area with the strongest sense. He didn’t go to the other two places.

The Heituo priest hidden here also confirmed that his perception was correct, and the method of controlling divine blood was most likely here.

Su Chen didn’t go down. Anyway, anything found would definitely pass his eyes. He just waited above.

(End of this chapter)