My Job Is Quite Unique Chapter 38

Chapter 38 Sister-in-law’s Husband [Gale Hunter]

His expression changed slightly. He didn’t have much contact with Old Zhao, so after a brief thought, he asked, “What happened?”

Hu Xiang sighed and explained in detail, “This happened yesterday. His wife woke up in the morning and found Old Zhao had hanged himself.”

“Hanged himself?” Su Chen asked back.

“It definitely wasn’t suicide. Old Zhao had a good life and would soon become a professional. There was no need for it.” Hu Xiang whispered, “Our people dissected his cerebral cortex and found it was damaged. We suspect he was interrogated before he died.”

“But he was just a small patrol guard. He didn’t know any secrets, perhaps…”

Su Chen understood Hu Xiang’s meaning and took over his words, frowning, “You suspect it’s because of me?”

Hu Xiang said evasively, “It’s just a guess. You don’t have to feel pressured. After all, he just spent some time with you and said a few words. Even if it’s because of you…”

“Possibly.” Su Chen’s face tightened as he thought of the space crystal.

Some things that happened that day were not clearly explained, for example, besides finding the Holy Word Stone, did Su Chen find anything else?

Only Hu Xiang might know about this, but he was a second-order professional, difficult to deal with, so he started with others.

Although he suspected this in his heart, Su Chen said, “Some crazy people, for revenge, might go after everyone related to me.”

“You mean, Zhou…” Hu Xiang’s heart skipped a beat, and he uttered one word.

“Stop pretending, you must think so too.” Su Chen exposed him.

“Is it worth it? Old Zhao, he’s just a small fry…” Hu Xiang sighed.

Su Chen remained silent. In all the information he had accessed, he hadn’t seen the space crystal mentioned, meaning its value must be considerable.

The desire for revenge for his son and to retrieve the space crystal provided strong motivation for the other party’s actions.

Su Chen’s heart tightened. Zhou Xian was a third-order professional. If he were to act personally, Su Chen wouldn’t be able to withstand him.

But then he thought that since the other party went after Old Zhao first, they probably wouldn’t dare to openly attack him. His suspicions hadn’t been cleared yet, and Old Yuan was still watching him.

Old Zhao’s death might just be for gathering information.

“Does the City Patrol have any compensation for such situations?” he asked.

“Yes, it will be treated as a sacrifice, and his family will be taken care of. You don’t need to worry.” Hu Xiang saw that Su Chen still remembered to ask about this, and his expression relaxed slightly. He couldn’t help but remind him, “You need to be careful lately.”

His main purpose in coming this time was to remind Su Chen and do him a favor.

This matter had already been suppressed within the City Patrol and no news would leak out.

Su Chen glanced at him, “You too.”

“Me?” Hu Xiang was surprised.

Su Chen grinned, sending shivers down Hu Xiang’s spine.

“You seem to have forgotten that besides Old Zhao, there’s someone else in the City Patrol who seems to have a good relationship with me.”

Hu Xiang was momentarily stunned, and his face instantly changed dramatically.

Su Chen sighed, “Old Zhao had an accident, and you came to inform me immediately. This friendship is truly touching.”

“Don’t talk about it,” Hu Xiang’s face turned beet red. He was in the thick of it, but now with Su Chen’s reminder, he also reacted.

“Your wife…” Su Chen said half a sentence before seeing Hu Xiang turn and leave, but he turned back after just stepping out the door to exchange contact information.

“Keep in touch…” He hurried away.

“Space crystal…” Su Chen frowned, “It’s already been consumed, it’s impossible to spit it out, and it can’t be explained.”

The convenience of the storage space was self-evident, “Oh, and the Shadow-Hiding Clothes I left at the academy.”

That thing was a first-order item after all, selling for five thousand gold wouldn’t be a problem, and leaving it under the bed wasn’t safe either.

“While it’s daytime, I’ll go back to the academy to get it.”

Su Chen skillfully pulled off a strand of hair, wedged it in the door crack, said hello to Old Sun, and then headed to Southwind Academy.

———

Whoosh—

The wind howled, and black thunder intertwined overhead, echoing with roars.

“It’s a mechanical type…” Zhang Hongbo’s collar flapped in the wind. What he saw was a dilapidated iron fortress, with nearly a thousand meters of it exposed above the wasteland.

Its surface was welded from rusty metal plates, etched with countless uneven pits and torn scars, and the dark red rust resembled congealed blood.

The metal door had long gone missing, leaving only a bottomless, dark entrance, emanating a chilling aura of decay.

“Let’s gather information first…” Zhang Hongbo gave the order, and the Exploration Guards behind him filed out, carrying various instruments, and cautiously approached the fortress.

———

Coming out of the dormitory building, Su Chen looked back. The Shadow-Hiding Clothes had been put into his portable space, and there was nothing else to linger over here.

“Brother Su, it really is you…”

Suddenly, a surprised shout came from beside him. Su Chen turned and saw several excited people.

“You… you… you are… Liu Liang?”

Under the expectant and nervous gaze of the leader, Su Chen finally remembered his name.

Liu Liang breathed a sigh of relief, with his little brother standing next to him. If Su Chen really couldn’t remember his name, it would be awkward.

“Anything?” Su Chen didn’t understand.

Liu Liang quickly stepped forward, not trying to butter him up, but whispered, “Brother Su, someone has been asking about you recently.”

“Oh?” Hearing Liu Liang’s words, Su Chen’s eyes narrowed, “Who?”

“Uh, it’s Sister-in-law’s husband…” Liu Liang felt a bit awkward saying it.

“Who?” Su Chen was

bewildered.

“It’s Teacher Jiang’s husband…” Liu Liang explained.

Su Chen’s face darkened, “Qi Chuan, right?”

“So his name is Qi Chuan…” Liu Liang scratched his head, “Anyway, it was him. He was secretly asking us about you.”

“From the moment we met, he asked about everything, even what you ate.”

“But, Brother Su, don’t worry, I kept my mouth shut.” Liu Liang puffed out his chest. Su Chen looked him up and down and shook his head, “No need. There’s nothing to hide about these matters. If he asks you again, you can set a price for him. This senior is rich and stupid.”

“Huh?” Liu Liang stared blankly at Su Chen, who was walking away.

“Brother Liang?” A few younger brothers came over, “What did Brother Su tell you? I feel like he’s a bit unhappy.”

Liu Liang lifted his head and sneered, “You know nothing. This only shows my closeness to Brother Liang. Would you show a cold shoulder to a stranger?”

The surveillance in the academy had mostly withdrawn. Su Chen pondered as he walked, “Why is the victim still dwelling on that matter? My strength has already been revealed, doesn’t he understand?”

“Wait, could Zhou Xian be behind him…” Su Chen’s footsteps suddenly paused, and his face darkened, “That’s not impossible.”

“Victim, oh victim, you and I are truly fated…”

It was late afternoon when he returned to the Supervision Department, only to find Fatty Sun waiting for him at the door.

“Brother, you’re finally back.” Fatty Sun greeted him warmly.

“Brother Sun, is there anything?” Su Chen asked politely.

“Inspector Yuan asked me to bring you something…” Fatty Sun’s small eyes darted left and right, pointing to the room.

“Okay.” Su Chen opened the door, his footsteps abruptly stopped, and he looked down at his feet, his face instantly becoming murky and uncertain.

“What’s wrong, brother?” Fatty Sun asked from behind.

“Nothing…” Su Chen walked in with a normal expression. After Fatty Sun entered, he familiarly closed the door and grinned, “First-class supervisor Su Chen, on behalf of the Supervision Department, I congratulate you.”

“Congratulations?” Su Chen was puzzled.

“Yes, your Patrol Team Seventeen caught an underground black market in the South District this morning, and all of you received a Third-Class Merit.”

“Huh?” Su Chen was even more bewildered, and then he heard Fatty Sun continue, “In view of your excellent performance, you are specially granted the professional information of [Gale Hunter].”

Su Chen suddenly understood. It turned out that the whole detour was to give him the [Gale Hunter] profession.

“This, I wasn’t there, is that okay?” Su Chen couldn’t help but ask.

“You provided the key information. You weren’t there because you needed rest.” Fatty Sun frowned, displeased, “This is collective honor, and you deserve it.”

Su Chen remained silent. They had made this special effort just for him.

With such a collective honor bestowed, his colleagues in Patrol Team Seventeen, whom he had never met, should also have no objections.

With that, Fatty Sun opened his silver bracelet, pulled out a virtual screen, and a series of texts appeared.

[Found a second-order superior profession – Gale Hunter. Can be promoted after meeting promotion conditions.]

[Promotion condition one: Hunt a second-order professional without being detected by others.]

[Promotion condition two: Three F-rank Body Forging methods must reach Master level.]

Hunt a second-order professional?

Su Chen was surprised. Even a second-order lower-rank professional was still a second-order.

The difficulty of promotion to second-order professions suddenly increased. F-rank Body Forging methods also needed to reach Master level, and three of them, but this was not difficult for him.

These were the superficial promotion requirements. There were also implicit requirements, such as the profession development progress reaching 100%, and the first-order profession preferably being [Swift Wind Walker].

At the very least, it should be a first-order intermediate profession with a speed inclination, and there might be accidents during the job change process.

However, if it was a related top-tier profession, it would be easier to be compatible.

“Hunting a second-order…” Su Chen pondered, and it also couldn’t be discovered by others.

“After all, it’s a second-order superior profession, not easy.” Fatty Sun couldn’t help but agree.

“Yes…” Su Chen said with a smile, “By the way, Brother Sun, don’t let anyone clean my room in the future.”

“Clean your room?” Fatty Sun was startled and said awkwardly, “We don’t have that service. We’re not a hotel after all.”

He thought Su Chen had such a need.

“Better not.” Su Chen politely saw Fatty Sun off, his face suddenly sinking.

Someone had secretly entered his room. The strand of hair he had placed in the door crack was gone. He had confirmed its position with [Spiritual Vision] before leaving, so there couldn’t be any mistake.

“The Supervision Department also has their people.” Su Chen felt as if a vast net was covering him, his face grim, “Those who can sneak in unnoticed are probably quite high-ranking.”

“I almost forgot!” Su Chen suddenly stood up, his eyes shining, “I’m not alone now!”

“I’m a second-generation!”

“This is my teacher’s territory, why should I be scared?”

He hadn’t adapted to his new identity yet, but after realizing this, Su Chen rushed out of the room and stopped Fatty Sun at the elevator.

“Brother Sun, I need to check the surveillance. Someone entered my room!” Su Chen said directly.

Fatty Sun, who had been smiling, suddenly changed his expression and asked in surprise, “Entered your room? How can that be? This floor has permission locks…”

“I can confirm it. I need to check the surveillance, just for this floor. It shouldn’t be a big problem, right?” Su Chen emphasized.

“Hmm…” Fatty Sun’s expression changed, “No problem, come with me.”

The two came to the monitoring station. Fatty Sun had someone retrieve the video from his room door. From the time he left until Fatty Sun knocked on the door, only a few people passed by, and no one entered his room.

Fatty Sun pulled him into the empty room next door and whispered, “This surveillance is just an ordinary model; many professions can bypass it. If someone really entered your room, it might be hard to find out.”

“I want to deal with someone.” Su Chen was not surprised; since the other party dared to enter, it would be difficult to easily find out.

But discovering the change in identity gave him new ideas.

“Who?” Fatty Sun was startled. This morning, he thought this guy was stable, but in the afternoon, his true colors were exposed?

“Qi Chuan.” Su Chen uttered a name.

Victim bro, the offense and defense have shifted, it’s time to collect interest on old and new debts.

“Qi Chuan… wait a minute…” Fatty Sun fumbled with the virtual screen and quickly brought up a document, “Qi Chuan, first-class researcher at the Relic Research Department… only became a second-order professional four months ago…”

He really was a second-tier, faster than Jiang He… Su Chen speculated inwardly.

“Already married, his wife is… Jiang He?” Fatty Sun didn’t care that he was a second-tier professional, but now his expression changed slightly, “This Jiang He, she seems to be the daughter of Jiang Rong, the head of the Relic Research Department. To go after her husband…”

“The two no longer have feelings…” Su Chen explained, and then briefly recounted how he had provoked Jiang He in order to enter Southwind Academy.

He omitted some key details, only saying that because of this incident, Qi Chuan had been bothering him.

“Gulp… Brother, you’re really fierce.” Fatty Sun swallowed, his eyes almost bulging with “jealousy.”

(End of chapter)