Chapter 506 Shaping into a God
Chapter 506 Shaping into a God
Shanghai has been completely restored, but those who were forcibly teleported away by Chang Lei will have to find their own way back. Originally, Lao Chang was worried that some people would complain online, but to his surprise, those who experienced this did not have a single complaint. Instead, they boasted about their experience as something remarkable.
Not just anyone is qualified to enter the Reversed World. Although it was only a brief glimpse, the amazing scenes of the Reversed World left an incredibly deep impression on them. That world was a fantastical scene that they could never even dream of. This made people in other places extremely envious, and they all regretted not being in Shanghai at the time.
This silenced the resentful Shanghainese, who basked in the envy and jealousy of others. Their last grievances vanished, replaced by an irrepressible smile and fodder for boasting.
Although the war is over, the follow-up work on this matter has only just begun.
Chang Lei personally met with Minister Xue along with Xiao Yue. After discussing the situation in the wasteland world, Chang Lei used a golden leaf to bring Xiao Yue and Xiao Xiao, the siblings, under his control.
These two siblings had been through a lot and had become deeply involved with Tang Zijun. Chang Lei didn't want to let them operate under Minister Xue's command, nor did he want to erase their memories, so he went directly to demand their return.
Minister Xue, out of respect for Chang Lei (Golden Leaf), naturally released him directly. In fact, such personnel transfers are quite normal, and other departments often do the same.
Holding Chang Lei's hand warmly, Minister Xue chuckled. "Old Chang, you see, I can give you the person, but Xiao Xiao is a magical girl after all. If she leaves, there will be a vacancy in my jurisdiction. Do you think you can think of a solution?"
"Old Xue, Old Xue, these golden leaves are something that many people want but can't get their hands on. You can't just accept the gift and then deny it, can you?"
"Oh, how could I possibly deny it? What I mean is, I need to borrow two people from you to work here for a while, to replace Xiao Xiao. You know my area just had such a big mess, I'm short-handed."
"Don't give me that." Chang Lei looked at Minister Xue with interest. "You old rascal, you never do anything without a reason. So, tell me, who have you taken a fancy to?" "Hehehe, you rascal." Minister Xue grinned and whispered, "I heard that a little girl in Liaodong has awakened her lightning element?" Hearing this, Chang Lei raised an eyebrow. "Wow, the intelligence department is pretty efficient."
"Nonsense, I was just complaining to Deputy Director Qiu, and he took pity on me and gave me a little pointer." Minister Xue scratched his head and then continued, "Liaodong Liucheng is your jurisdiction, right? Look at you, two rare elements have popped up in one of your northeastern jurisdictions. I won't touch the ice element girl, but you can lend me this one."
Seeing Minister Xue's expression, as if he'd cry if he didn't agree, Chang Lei quickly waved his hand. "Alright, alright, I'll go ask her for you. That girl's situation is a bit special; Director Shangguan is personally in charge. But whether Director Shangguan agrees or not isn't up to me."
"Good brother, you're a true brother!" Minister Xue put his arm around Chang Lei. "My treat tonight, let's drink until we drop!"
"Haha, okay, then you have to open the bottle of aged wine you have in the white porcelain jar at home for me."
"Yao! And you're one to talk! You've done your intelligence work pretty well too!" Minister Xue glared, then burst into laughter. "Alright, no problem!" Minister Xue then asked, "Hey, by the way, what's the deal with those wolf riders...? We didn't receive any information about them beforehand. Deputy Director Qiu isn't sure what to say either. Deputy Director Chang, do you have any inside information?"
"Wolf Rider," Chang Lei said, shaking his head with a smile. "His affairs are probably not something we're qualified to know. Let Director Shangguan worry about it."
Upon hearing this, Minister Xue nodded repeatedly.
"Haha, that's true."
On the other side, in the director's office of the Demon Surveillance Bureau building.
Shangguan Su is indeed having a huge headache right now.
The solid wood door to the office was slightly closed, shutting out the outside atmosphere. Behind the large desk, Shangguan Su was engrossed in processing documents, her pen moving slowly across the paper, her pace revealing a hint of anxiety.
Hearing footsteps, she didn't immediately look up. Only when the footsteps stopped in front of the table did Shangguan Su slowly raise her eyes. Her sharp gaze, tinged with helplessness and a hint of barely perceptible weariness, fell on Tang Zijun's face.
"sit."
She gestured with her chin toward the chair across the table, her voice not loud, and it was impossible to discern her emotions at the moment.
Tang Zijun slowly sat down, her gaze fixed on Shangguan Su's pretty face.
Shangguan Su put down her pen, leaned back slightly in the wide leather chair, crossed her hands on the table, and gazed at Tang Zijun with a slightly complicated expression.
"Is this what you meant when you told me 'there's nothing I don't know'?" she asked, feigning anger, but her tone trailed off with a hint of helplessness.
Tang Zijun adjusted her glasses, attempting to explain, "Chief, this was truly an accident..."
"Stop." Shangguan Su raised her hand to stop Tang Zijun's long-winded speech, and sighed softly. "You're a web novel author. If you don't want to tell me, you have a hundred ways to make up a whole bunch of reasons. I don't want to hear this."
"Do you know how big the impact of this crisis is? Two hours have passed since the incident, and my phone hasn't stopped ringing since you arrived. Many foreign leaders have come to inquire about the situation. They now suspect that we really burned that damn alien's butt with a cigarette butt on the moon!" "g..." Tang Zijun's lips twitched, and she didn't know how to start speaking for a moment.
Seeing his slightly embarrassed expression, Shangguan Suwei's pursed lips twitched slightly. She picked up the teacup on the table, which was already half-warm, but did not drink it. Instead, she continued speaking.
"You know what? After you left, I reviewed the bureau's reports in detail. I didn't know that before, but now that I've connected those strange things with you, things are different."
"The annihilation of the Greedy Ones, the fall of the Canopy City, the exposure of the Magical Girl, the Shadow Calamity, and now the God of Time and Space—each of your actions is no less significant than a natural disaster, and the kind that could affect the entire world with the slightest misstep!"
Shangguan Su leaned forward, tapping her fingertips on the table to emphasize the seriousness of the problem.
However, Tang Zijun noticed that Shangguan Su's eyes did not hold any scrutiny; instead, they seemed more like a sister's reproach for her brother's constant troublemaking, mixed with a hint of numbness as if she had "gotten used to it."
"Do you know how much of a headache this is for me?" Shangguan Su sighed.
Tang Zijun couldn't help but sit up a little straighter. "Chief, I didn't want things to turn out this way at first, but with all this trouble, I can't just do nothing. Besides, if I don't step up to handle something this complicated, who will?"
"That's not what I'm thinking about right now. The Wolf Riders' affair has been exposed, and now the whole world wants to know their identities. The pressure is on me. What do you want me to do?"
With a sigh, Shangguan Su glanced at Tang Zijun.
"Why don't you have Old Chang rewrite the memories of the entire world?"
"This...this might be a bit difficult." Tang Zijun was somewhat amused and exasperated, but looking at Shangguan Su, he felt a sense of relief. The fact that Shangguan Su could still joke meant she had already figured out a way to conceal her wolf rider identity. After a moment of silence, he asked softly, "If the director has a solution, I will cooperate fully."
"Really?" Shangguan Su blinked, looking Tang Zijun up and down. "You'd do anything I ask?"
"Mm." Tang Zijun nodded.
"Would you be willing to come home with me for dinner tonight?"
"Uh-huh?!"
"Alright," Shangguan Su said softly. After saying that, she seemed to be stunned for a moment. Then she picked up her cup and took a sip as a cover-up.
When she raised her head again, she had returned to her previous calm and composed demeanor as the bureau chief, except that her ears were slightly red.
"I was just kidding. Thanks to you, I've been so busy I haven't had time to go home for dinner. As for your matter, I hope to mold the Wolf Riders into a 'god'."
"Huh?" Tang Zijun was stunned.
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