Chapter 1598
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Chapter 1598 A Heart of Pure Sincerity
Great Summer, somewhere.
“A new director of the Special Operations Department?!”
Upon hearing this title, Xia Simeng couldn’t help but open her mouth wide, “Doesn’t that mean we have a new boss again?!”
“I’m afraid so,” Tong Sheng nodded helplessly.
Xia Simeng’s face immediately fell.
She wore a golden cloak, pacing back and forth like an ant on a hot pan in the open space of an ancient village with considerable history.
“No, this won’t do… Left Qing became the Commander-in-Chief, and the position of Special Operations Department Director has been vacant. We’ve barely enjoyed a few days of lawless… ahem, self-managed life without a boss, and now another boss appears…
In that case, won’t we be unable to approve our own leave requests anymore?”
“…” Tong Sheng’s mouth twitched slightly, “Captain, strictly speaking, that wasn’t allowed before either…”
“Yes, Captain, you used to sneak into the office and stamp approvals yourself when Left Qing wasn’t around. Last time you were caught, he docked half a year of your salary…” a member of the [Phoenix] team cautiously spoke up, “From now on, shouldn’t we just submit formal reports properly?”
Xia Simeng patted her cheeks in frustration, “By the way, who is the new director?”
“The former [Nightfall] team captain, newly ascended human ceiling, Lin Qiye.”
Xia Simeng froze in place.
“Lin Qiye?”
She seemed to connect something in her mind and nodded slightly, “Indeed, he’s the only one who could take on this position now…”
“Captain, what’s the personality of this new Director Lin like?” asked a new member who had recently joined [Phoenix].
“I’ve only met him a few times, so I don’t know him particularly well… but he’s definitely not the easy-going type.” Xia Simeng sighed deeply, remaining dejected for a while before suddenly raising her head and speaking indignantly,
“Forget it, better to rely on ourselves than others. Rather than being controlled by someone else, why don’t you all join me in rebellion! I, Xia Simeng, can take his place!”
Horror appeared on the faces of the [Phoenix] team members.
“Captain, that’s inappropriate!”
“Yes, Captain, he’s our superior. If he hears about this, our lives will become difficult!”
“Besides, he’s the human ceiling, Captain, you can’t beat him anyway…”
“Captain, why don’t you try using feminine charm?”
“…”
Under the persuasion of the “wise counsel” speaking one after another, Xia Simeng spoke with a bitter face, “Alright, I was just joking… At worst, we’ll just report properly from now on.”
Hearing this, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“By the way, according to tradition, when a new Special Operations Department Director takes office, we need to return to the capital tomorrow for a meeting… Captain, we should get moving,” Tong Sheng reminded, as if remembering something.
“Oh, then quickly have someone prepare the plane! We’ll head over tonight! Let Director Lin see the sincere dedication of our [Phoenix] team!”
Xia Simeng waved her hand, speaking with grand enthusiasm.
A member of the [Phoenix] team acknowledged and quickly ran toward the distance. After everyone had walked away, Xia Simeng sneakily moved close to Tong Sheng’s ear, thought seriously for a moment, and asked in a low voice:
“Tong Sheng, do you think Director Lin prefers Soft Zhonghua or Yellow Crane Tower cigarettes?”
Tong Sheng: …
…
“Instructor Lin is going to lead the Special Operations Department?!”
On the crowded green-skinned train, the six of them squeezed around a small square table. Hearing this news, their eyes all lit up.
“Doesn’t that mean Instructor Lin has become our boss again?” Su Zhe breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, “Indeed, having Instructor Lin looking after us feels more reassuring…”
“From training camp to special team, Instructor Lin has been leading us forward all along. This is good news.”
“Plus, he’s broken through the ‘mind barrier’ to become the human ceiling… Hehe, now we’re people with a ceiling protecting us!”
“…”
Everyone was very excited. The feeling was like when your favorite elementary school teacher suddenly announced they would follow you all the way to university, and even help with job placement after graduation… giving an unprecedented sense of security.
But while everyone was chatting happily, Fang Mo sat by the window, staring outside absent-mindedly, as if troubled.
“What’s wrong?” Li Zhenzhen sitting across from him asked curiously.
“…Nothing.” Fang Mo shook his head, “I was just thinking, if Lord Qiye is becoming the director of the Special Operations Department, does that mean [Nightfall] has disbanded? If so… wouldn’t that mean we’ve stolen a designation that originally belonged to them?”
Hearing this, everyone suddenly fell silent, looking at each other.
“The matter of the designation will probably be addressed at tomorrow’s meeting. There’s no use overthinking now,” Liu Jun reminded. “We should head to the capital.”
“Yes, yes, yes… we’re still the reserve team without dedicated aircraft, so we can only take the green-skinned train to the capital…”
“But we’ve just started our journey! It’s more than an hour to the next station!”
“Doesn’t matter, let’s find an empty spot and jump off the train! Tomorrow is Lord Qiye’s first meeting as our superior, we absolutely cannot be late!”
“Agreed!”
…
Great Summer border.
“Lin Qiye, huh…”
In the howling cold wind, eight figures stood at the edge of the steel outer wall, their black cloaks flapping loudly in the wind.
Wu Laogou put his phone back in his pocket, a smile curling at the corner of his mouth beneath the hood.
“Time to visit the capital.”
With a slight lift of his fingertip, eight steel pillars descended from the sky, crashing heavily onto the ground. Powerful lightning coursed between the giant pillars, emanating a terrifying sense of destruction.
The eight figures leaped up, riding the pillars through the clouds, disappearing in an instant.
…
Capital City, suburbs.
Between the uninhabited mountains, two figures stood facing each other in an open space. Wu Quan climbed to the nearest peak, quietly looking down at those two figures.
“Qiye, are you sure?” Shen Qingzhu extinguished the cigarette in his hand and spoke solemnly.
“Yes.” Lin Qiye nodded calmly, “Come at me. I need to test the strength of this body.”
Shen Qingzhu made a sound of acknowledgment, stepping on the cigarette butt. As his eyes narrowed slightly, six massive gray wings spread open, and a terrifying main god-level aura suddenly descended!
“So powerful…” At the mountain peak, Wu Quan’s eyes contracted as he sensed the aura emanating from Shen Qingzhu.
Whoosh——!!
A gray shadow instantly flashed across the ground. The next moment, an earth-shattering boom echoed through the valley, dust flying everywhere!
As the dust gradually cleared, two figures emerged from the haze.
Lin Qiye stood with bent knees, one hand firmly gripping Shen Qingzhu’s fist, a strange light flowing in his eyes…
