My Job Is Quite Unique Chapter 83

Chapter 83 The only chance in this life!

“This… this is also a last resort.” Zhang Hongbo said, forcing himself to speak, looking helpless.

He had already prepared to be blamed by Xia Hanshi, but the other party just said lightly:

“Okay, let’s do as you say. In my name, send letters to the nearest cities and dispatch some personnel to help.”

He actually agreed?

Yang Yan and Gu Bing couldn’t help but be stunned. This was a thankless task.

Even if people were transferred and clues were found, if significant casualties were caused during the subsequent cleanup, it would still be difficult to explain.

Zhang Hongbo was also startled, but then he showed excitement.

Su Chen, who was beside him, saw clearly that after this incident, the leaders of the other cities would naturally be dissatisfied, and the bad reputation would fall on Xia Hanshi.

Old Xia knew these things, but as long as he could kill the Heretic God Cult, he didn’t care. This was his core principle. Su Chen secretly mused, Old Xia truly held a deep hatred.

Looking at Zhang Hongbo, who was excited and ready to send the letter, Su Chen thought to himself: Old Zhang, Old Zhang, we’ve already settled the last matter.

But this time, you can’t blame me. It’s just that you didn’t look where you were going.

Then, he coughed lightly, and seeing everyone’s attention drawn to him, he said, “Not long ago, I heard Sun Tai mention some clues that might help with the search.”

“How about we investigate this clue first?”

“Sun Tai again?” Zhang Hongbo stomped his foot, sensing something was wrong, and frowned, “How could someone from the Internal Affairs Section have so many informants and more clues than the Patrol Section and Investigation Section?”

“Who knows?” Su Chen shrugged.

Xia Hanshi glanced at him, meaningfully: “Then summon that little fat man.”

So, Sun Tai, who had just returned to his office, was hesitating whether to report the news of his home being raided to his old superior, who was far away in the ruins.

Before he could make a decision, he received a command and rushed here again.

“Chief Justice, Envoy, City Lord, Brother Su…” Sun Tai greeted them one by one after entering the door, standing aside and muttering to himself.

When he saw the encouraging look in Su Chen’s eyes, he felt even stranger.

“Sun Tai, Su Chen said you have a clue about the Heretic God Cult?” Zhang Hongbo asked first, regaining his city lord’s authority.

“Clue?” Sun Tai’s heart skipped a beat, and he immediately remembered a letter that someone had slipped in, and the back of his neck went numb.

“This, this…” Sun Tai’s eyes flickered, not daring to meet Zhang Hongbo’s gaze.

How could he say that your brother conspired with the Heretic God Cult?

It’s hard to say whether the City Lord in front of him really knew or pretended not to know.

“Deliberately concealing matters about the Heretic God Cult is a grave crime.” Xia Hanshi said indifferently, and Sun Tai’s fat trembled all over.

But then, Su Chen added, “Brother Sun, if you really find something, it will be a great achievement.”

He was certain they would find something. Su Chen was still confident that the thing was still in the General Commercial Warehouse.

Xia Hanshi said nothing.

Sun Tai’s mind raced. I told Brother Su about that letter, why didn’t he just say it?

Afraid of offending Zhang Hongbo?

No, Brother Su is not that kind of person, and now that he’s the Chief Justice’s student, he can’t be afraid.

And how could Brother Su mention such unverified information in front of so many important figures? He’s clearly not a reckless person.

A clue about the Heretic God Cult… How did that letter get to my house…

Credit… Credit… Great credit…

Sun Tai’s mind raced, and he subtly sensed that this might be the only opportunity in his life.

He had to decide whether to take a big gamble.

If he won, the rewards would be unimaginable.

But if he lost, the consequences would probably be too much for him to bear.

“Sun Tai!” Zhang Hongbo’s voice grew louder. He was already in a bad mood, and seeing the other party stammering, as if wanting to speak but hesitating, made him even more displeased.

“Yes…” Sun Tai responded subconsciously. His subconscious had already made the decision for him, and he blurted out, “I do have a clue, but it hasn’t been verified, so I don’t dare to speak carelessly.”

“Speak!” Zhang Hongbo said in a deep voice, “Say what you know. Whether it’s useful or not, we’ll verify it!”

Sun Tai lowered his head, looking at his belly, his voice trembling slightly, “According to intelligence, a few days ago, something seemed to have followed the trade caravan and was transported into the main warehouse, and it’s related to the Heretic God Cult.”

“General Commercial Warehouse?”

Zhang Hongbo’s face instantly changed. He subconsciously looked at Su Chen, then stared at Sun Tai, his voice cold: “Where did the intelligence come from?”

“This, it came from an informant. He’s already dead, and this is the last message he delivered before his death.” Sun Tai said, brace-faced.

Since he had already identified it, it was impossible to say that the source of the message was a letter slipped into his house, so it was better to make it a dead end.

Yang Yan and Gu Bing subtly exchanged glances, looking suspicious.

“Your informant is truly impressive.” By the last three words, Zhang Hongbo was already grinding his teeth.

“Your reaction is not right.” Xia Hanshi’s eyes were fixed on Zhang Hongbo.

“The person in charge of the General Commercial Warehouse is Zhang Feng, who is City Lord Zhang’s younger brother.” Gu Bing said timely. They were quite familiar with these basic facts.

“No wonder…” Xia Hanshi suddenly understood, a chilling smile appearing on his face.

Is this slander or revenge?

Zhang Hongbo couldn’t help but wonder. The extensive secret investigation by his subordinates for such a long time had not yielded any evidence pointing to the commercial warehouse. It looked suspiciously like Yuan Chenyang…

No… he was startled. Perhaps it wasn’t that the investigation yielded no results, but that his subordinates didn’t investigate at all!

Yuan Chenyang, who had been investigated so grandly, was taken care of by him, at least on the surface.

Since that was the case, who would dare to touch his younger brother?

If something were really found, how would he explain it?

What if…

Zhang Hongbo’s heart turned cold, but he forced himself to remain calm and quickly issued an order, “First, deploy the Exploration, City Patrol, and Supervision guards to surround the General Commercial Warehouse. Don’t let anyone escape.”

“No…” Xia Hanshi suddenly interrupted, looking at him coldly, “Don’t use Nanfeng’s men. Let’s just go, the four of us.”

Zhang Hongbo’s face was very unsightly, knowing that he was not trusted for the time being.

If something were found, this distrust would not be temporary, and there could even be more serious consequences.

“You and this little fat man stay here for now, don’t run around.” Xia Hanshi instructed.

“Understood.” Su Chen nodded, couldn’t help but say, “Be careful.”

He emphasized again, “Be extremely careful!”

He could confirm that there was something big in the General Commercial Warehouse, but Xia Hanshi didn’t know yet. Perhaps he thought it was just a hideout, at most being wary of that priest.

These two reminders might make Old Xia a little more vigilant.

The four of them left the rooftop and quickly headed towards the General Commercial Warehouse, disappearing in an instant.

“Brother…”

Beside him, Sun Tai’s corpulent figure trembled in the cold wind on the rooftop. “You say, can they find any traces?”

“I don’t know why, but I have a premonition that there might be some gains.” Su Chen looked at the myriad of flickering lights below, and said faintly.

Hearing him say that, Sun Tai’s face softened a little. He pursed his lips, as if wanting to say something.

But then he closed it again, then opened it, then closed it, and after several such cycles, he whispered, “Brother, I’m a light sleeper.”

Su Chen looked at him in surprise, and chuckled lightly, “Don’t worry, no one should bother you while you sleep anymore.”

To Sun Tai’s surprise, and even to Su Chen’s surprise, they didn’t have to wait too long, only half an hour of cold wind.

Boom!

In the direction where Xia Hanshi and the other three had left, a golden fire dragon soared into the sky, coiling above the firmament, showering meteor-like fire and rain.

Rain and mist also pervaded, and a gigantic black amorphous shadow rose into the air. Even from such a distance, it was clearly visible.

“Old Xia…” Su Chen’s expression immediately became solemn. They were fighting.

“That… that’s…” Sun Tai’s throat moved, it was unbelievable: “There really is something?”

He surreptitiously glanced at Old Sun’s horrified face, then Su Chen switched to “Heretic God Cultist” mode, and his expression subtly changed.

His gaze shifted, and that thing had escaped.

… “…they were indeed preparing to summon the Black Tuluo here in Nanfeng.” Xia Hanshi’s face was grim, his gnarled, tree-like hand stroking the fiery dragon head hovering beside him, his eyes like eerie ghost flames.

Yang Yan and Gu Bing stood behind him, panting. In the distance, a large number of metal containers were piled up.

All around was an empty space, with many corpses lying about, and a large pit in the center, littered with fragments of containers.

Zhang Hongbo stumbled to his feet, his usually calm face now devoid of color.

“The Black Tuluo statue, it’s actually the Black Tuluo statue!” Gu Bing gritted his teeth, “The resources invested by the Black Tuluo cultists are too great!”

The appearance of the priest had already surprised them, and the Black Tuluo statue was even more terrifying. This was a true “divine statue”, exceptionally precious.

“The priest and the Black Tuluo statue are both hidden here, it’s really become a den of ghosts…” Xia Hanshi suppressed his anger.

“I am to blame…” Zhang Hongbo gritted his teeth.

“You don’t have a chance.” Xia Hanshi didn’t expect to encounter the priest and the Black Tuluo statue just like that.

The Black Tuluo statue housed the powerful force of the Black Tuluo and its true consciousness, serving as a crucial support for summoning the Black Tuluo vessel.

With this object, the time and process for summoning the Black Tuluo vessel would be greatly reduced.

However, the manufacturing process was extremely difficult, and other evil gods rarely used this item, let alone the Black Tuluo.

“City Lord, you can’t do it.” Xia Hanshi said mercilessly, killing intent emanating from his eyes: “Whether your whole family lives or dies depends on whether you are willing to destroy your own family for justice.”

Yang Yan and Gu Bing, surprisingly, agreed. They had thought that even if there were clues here, it would only be a few minor ones.

Because the clues came too easily, they didn’t even expect a priest to be present, but unexpectedly, they faced a priest and a Black Tuluo statue head-on.

If it weren’t for Xia Hanshi, they would already be corpses.

“I…” Zhang Hongbo’s expression changed several times. The position of City Lord was gone without warning, and his ambition and power had vanished.

The dramatic ups and downs of the situation made it difficult for him to remain calm, even with his mental fortitude. He felt dizzy and almost fainted.

But in the end, he still suppressed his emotions and nodded solemnly: “Understood!”

Not long after, Xia Hanshi and the others returned, but Zhang Hongbo was nowhere to be seen. He called Su Chen into his office and solemnly instructed:

“During this time, don’t go anywhere. Just stay here.”

(End of chapter)