Chapter 261

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Chapter 261: Captain’s Authority
A few days later in the morning.
Luo Yan was dressed in very ordinary worker’s clothes, wearing a duckbill cap, walking in the intricate alleyways of the district with scattered small shops, fitting right in.
Looking around, amidst the red brick and tin roofs of varying heights, leaning against dark electric poles were various small advertisements, ranging from dentists to fertility treatments, all over the place.
Above their heads, a complex network of countless crisscrossing power lines constructed a complicated grid, resembling a spider’s web, tightly trapping the residents below.
This was the lawless area of Qingyang City.
People from all walks of life mingled here.
It was also the favorite spot for organizations like Heiwu of various sizes.
This place harbored all kinds of sins, where a girl in shorts showing legs could easily solicit business standing casually in a corridor.
A stove made from an oil drum placed on a small three-wheeled cart can be used to sell breakfast.
Everyone is finding ways to survive, in Luo Yan’s eyes, whether it’s a girl doing business or a street vendor working long hours, they are all the same with no distinction of status.
The only difference is who lives a little longer.
Going up a few steps to a higher corner, looking towards the central district, you can clearly see the huge gap under the holographic canopy.
There are also numerous ‘spidermen’ wearing safety harnesses working high above.
The chaos caused a disaster, resulting in nearly a quarter of the underground city being destroyed, causing a vast area of devastation and over 100,000 deaths.
Now, the disaster area is being rebuilt.
When Luo Yan arrived, he saw many scaffolds being erected and various construction machinery in operation.
Due to the high death toll, a large number of jobs were created, providing opportunities that were previously unavailable.
After the disaster, some people will have a better life, while others will have a harder time than before.
That’s just how life is.
It was like this before the natural disaster, and it’s still the same after.
Human society always operates according to its own unique rules.
A moment later.
Luo Yan saw the ‘Red House’ at the street corner.
Last time, Luo Yan showed Zhang Ze the ‘Red House’ in a play scene by blowing it up with a mecha.
Now, the ‘Red House’ has been rebuilt and it stands out.
It still has red pillars and roofs, but instead of the old shabby building, it now has a gable roof design.
Various beautiful decorations were also carved on the coupons below.
The transformed ‘Red House’, along with the factory chimneys in the distance, the barking of dogs and the crying of children in the nearby streets, as well as the ringing bicycle bells passing by, seemed out of place.
Like a delicate lady stuck in a crowd of rough men, feeling awkward.
The art style is different.
Luo Yan adjusted his baseball cap and entered the Red House, where two young ladies in qipaos with exposed white legs behind the door first frowned upon seeing Luo Yan in his work clothes.
But when they saw his face under the baseball cap, his eyes were sparkling like stars, and his whole face smiled as if blooming in spring.
They came forward to greet him.
One on the left and one on the right.
They hooked their arms around Luo Yan’s.
“Oh dear, Red Ghost, what wind blew you here so early in the morning.”
“Little Red Ghost, sister missed you so much. Touch sister’s face, thinking about you these days made sister lose weight.”
Luo Yan showed no emotion on his face, and did not remove his hands from the two women’s embrace, only asking, “Where is Boss Yu?”
Last night, he received a message from Yu Qiushui to meet at the Red House in the morning.
“The boss is here, come with sister.”
After a moment, Luo Yan led the way to Yu Qiushui’s office.
One daring qipao-clad lady left a seductive lipstick mark on Luo Yan’s face before leaving with a light laugh.
Luo Yan calmly wiped off the lip print and entered the room without a blush or a fluttering heart.
In the room, Yu Qiushui was still dressed in a white suit, watching TV.
The screen is showing news about the disaster in Qingyang City, and the rebuilding efforts after the disaster.
Hearing the door open, she glanced towards the entrance and said, “You’re not dead, that’s great.”
“I was really worried that you had died, but it looks like your luck is still good.”
Luo Yan looked at the TV and said, “I happened to be out of the underground city just a few days ago.”
“When I came back, I found out that this place was invaded by a giant beast.”
Yu Qiushui picked up a small knife to peel an apple and said, “This underground city has been built for three years, and it’s the first time it’s been invaded by a giant beast.”
“It seems like the underground city is not completely safe either.”
Luo Yan said calmly, “There’s nowhere in this world that is absolutely safe.”
“That’s true.”
Yu Qiushui cut an apple slice and handed it to Luo Yan.
Luo Yan shook his head.
She brought it to her mouth and with white teeth, she gently took the apple slice from the knife.
With black hair, a white suit, rosy lips, and slender phoenix eyes showing a hint of charm.
All exemplifying the meaning of a femme fatale.
A mysterious light flashed in Autumn’s eyes, Yu Qiushui leaned back in her chair, cutting the apple and said, “Your matters have been taken care of.”
“Now, you are the captain of Team 7 at the Black Abyss Department.”
She opened a drawer, took out a phone, and handed it to Luo Yan.
“Any future tasks from the organization will be communicated to you through this phone.”
“Inside there’s a file you can look at, which explains the captain’s authority divisions and the password for accessing our organization’s internal network.”
“Also, you can now go and take over Zhang Ze’s team, but how many people you can take over depends on your own abilities.”
Yu Qiushui put down some stuff and clapped her hands.
The door opened, and Wen Zou, a fake Taoist in a purple robe, walked in.
Yu Qiushui smiled and said, “Wen Zou is now part of my team, but no one else knows about it yet.”
“I’m lending him to you; he has experience with Team 7 and knows their situation well.”
“He will help you gather your team members and serve as a bridge of communication between us.”
Luo Yan glanced briefly at the fake Taoist and said, “You’re pretty straightforward, just dropping a pawn next to me to monitor me.”
Yu Qiushui shrugged, “That’s just my style.”
“If you can’t handle it, you can refuse, but you won’t have a chance to be the Captain of Team 7.”
“This is my requirement.”
“After all, we are not familiar with each other.”
Luo Yan nodded and picked up his phone.
He turned on the phone and checked the documents.
First, he checked the captain’s authority within the branch.
There are several authorities.
The first one.
The branch captain can recruit their own team, establish a team of about 10 to 30 people, as the main team for various tasks, without exceeding 30 people.
At the same time, the captain can run their own forces to hide their identity, like Yu Qiushui’s ‘Red House’.
Forces run independently are not included in the organization’s evaluation. Simply put, the organization’s missions only assess the strength of the main team.
There are pros and cons to this.
The advantage is that if your independently run forces are large enough, the success rate of mission execution will be higher.
This is because the missions assigned by the organization are evaluated based on your main team.
The downside is that even if you run a large force, even at the level of Chu Zhao and Hong Dongxing.
You still cannot receive tasks higher than the captain level because there is a limit to the number of people in the main team.
This setting is probably to limit the power of branch captains, to prevent excessive expansion that could affect the authority of branch leaders.