Chapter 1762
by 林方方Chapter 1762 Minister Chen Han
Lin Qiye nodded slightly.
“You are now the Commander-in-Chief of the Night Watchers, not the captain of [Night Curtain]… You need to hold the fort in Great Xia. For matters in the Mist, don’t we have the two special teams [Knight] and [Demon] to share the burden?” Destiny Monk shook his head decisively.
“If necessary, just let Wang Mian go with them. With his abilities, he can at least ensure they return alive.”
“I’ve already done that… but I’m still worried,” Lin Qiye paused for a moment.
“Besides, it’s time we properly settle our score with Olympus…”
“You want to make a move against Olympus?”
“That’s right.”
Hearing Lin Qiye’s straightforward response, Destiny Monk frowned slightly but didn’t respond directly. Instead, he asked:
“Any news about An Qingyu and those Cthulhu gods?”
“No, my angel avatar has been monitoring the Mist from Earth’s atmosphere but hasn’t detected their movements… For four years, they’ve vanished without a trace.”
“They can’t have disappeared. They must be hiding somewhere we don’t know about, secretly plotting something… Olympus isn’t much of a threat to us, and those Outer Gods wandering in the Mist even less so. What we truly fear are the Cthulhu deities hiding in the shadows.
If the Mist is a mountain, then Olympus and those Outer Gods are the snakes, insects, tigers, and leopards perched on it. No one knows if behind them stands a hunter with a rifle, waiting for the right moment.”
“But to face the hunter directly, we must first clear away those troublemakers, right?” Lin Qiye said gravely. “If we don’t eliminate these creatures, who knows when they might turn and bite us. As long as they exist, we can never truly operate freely…
Moreover, there’s the [Black Goat] that can corrupt gods. If we don’t hunt the gods preemptively, they’ll eventually become cannon fodder for the Cthulhu forces.”
Destiny Monk lowered his head, staring at the chess board as if calculating something.
Lin Qiye picked up a white piece and placed it at a certain point in the complex battle, instantly capturing a cluster of black pieces, clearing an area on the board.
“In terms of calculation ability, I’m far inferior to you, but sometimes excessive caution can put one in a passive position.
The ‘God Hunting’ plan is my way of probing the chess game of the Mist using Great Xia’s power. We’ve already hunted nine gods consecutively without drawing out the opponent hiding in the depths of the game, which means they have more patience than us…
If that’s the case, we might as well quickly clear away those troublesome creatures. First, it eliminates future threats; second, it prevents them from using these pawns against us; and third, it forces the real player to reveal themselves.”
“Your method could indeed work, though it seems somewhat aggressive…” Destiny Monk said hesitantly after contemplating for a long time. “How about we take a middle path?”
“What do you mean?”
“Since your ‘God Hunting’ plan is meant to shake the mountain to scare the tiger, let’s use our full strength to shake it once more before we enter the mountain.”
“Shake it once more? You mean hunt another god?”
“That would be too gentle… We need to let all the gods in the Mist know what we’re planning to do, causing those creatures to panic, forcing the true opponent in the Mist to actively reveal themselves.”
“So basically, we need to make a big scene…”
Lin Qiye narrowed his eyes, as if seriously contemplating something. After a moment, a gleam flashed in his eyes.
“I know what to do now.”
…
Beijing City.
Squad 006 headquarters.
“So this is the Night Watchers’ base in Beijing… it’s actually a traditional courtyard house?” Two new recruits followed behind a Night Watcher, scanning the courtyard with excitement in their eyes. “This location, this size, must be worth over 100 million, right?
Senior Xu Liao, is our squad that wealthy?”
Xu Liao, walking ahead of the two recruits, smiled. “Where would we get that kind of money? This courtyard was already Squad 006’s base before Beijing’s land prices skyrocketed. Back then, property here was quite cheap, and headquarters assigned it to us directly… It has about a hundred years of history now.
The Night Watchers who have come and gone through here are probably more than you’ll meet in your lifetime.”
The two recruits nodded with partial understanding.
“You two were among the best in this year’s training camp, but that title doesn’t mean much in Squad 006. You still need to stay humble and learn well from the captain, understand?”
“Understood.” One recruit nodded firmly, then seemed to remember something. “Senior Xu Liao, where is our captain?”
“The captain is inside reviewing documents.” Xu Liao pointed to a study deep within the courtyard. “Our Captain Chen is not only the leader of Beijing’s Squad 006 but also the Director of the Night Watchers’ Human Resources Department. Except for special teams, all Night Watcher squads within Great Xia are under his command. He’s one of the seven top executives.”
The two recruits opened their mouths in shock. “That impressive?”
“Yes, so he’s very busy with work. Try not to disturb him unless necessary…”
Before Xu Liao could finish, the study door opened, and a man wearing a military coat walked out.
Seeing the two new recruits behind Xu Liao, he raised his eyebrows slightly:
“Miao Shengyuan, Mao Qingxia?”
“Captain!” The two recruits immediately stood at attention. “Captain, you know us?”
“Of course, I’m the one who transferred you here.” Chen Han chuckled, patting their shoulders with his white-gloved hand. “Xu Liao, show them around first. I need to attend a meeting at headquarters.”
Xu Liao was surprised: “Didn’t we just have the executive meeting the day before yesterday?”
“It’s not a regular meeting. The Commander has called an emergency meeting that all seven directors must attend.”
“Emergency meetings are rare… You’d better go then. I’ll take care of them.” Xu Liao nodded repeatedly.
Chen Han reached into the void and grabbed something. A black horse wreathed in ghostly flames appeared beneath his feet. With a light kick of his boots, he mounted the horse in the next moment.
He gently pulled the reins, and both man and horse vanished from the courtyard like specters.
“Se-se-senior Xu Liao…” One recruit pointed in the direction Chen Han had disappeared, stammering, “Captain Chen… he is…”
“Relax,” Xu Liao shrugged.
“He’s just the pinnacle of humanity… The captain took that step last year.”
Chen Han rode the netherworld black horse silently through Beijing’s streets. People around him seemed unable to see him. When he stopped again, he was already at the headquarters building.
He waved his hand to dismiss the horse, quickly went upstairs, and when he pushed open the conference room door, five figures were already seated neatly around the round table.