Orderly tyrant

Night was falling.

A black private car drove into the underground parking lot of Qingtai Hotel and stopped near the VIP elevator.

Two people got out of the car, one was a tall, thin man in a black suit with a cold expression, and the other was a young man in sportswear wearing a baseball cap and mask, making it impossible to see his face clearly.

"I'll wait for you here. Go ahead," the tall, thin man said expressionlessly.

The young man in sportswear looked around, pressed down the brim of his baseball cap, trying to cover his face as much as possible, and then walked towards the VIP elevator in the underground parking lot.

After passing the iris recognition, the young man in sportswear entered the elevator.

The elevator doors closed and began to descend rapidly.

When the elevator stopped and the doors opened again, it had descended into a long, secluded passage.

At the end of the passage was a metal gate.

The young man in sportswear walked to the door at the end and passed the iris and fingerprint recognition again.

After the door opened, a spacious lobby could be seen. Following the signs, one could reach the rest area, loan office, entertainment venue, and other areas, but it was empty at this time, with no one in sight.

The young man in sportswear entered the employee通道 and soon arrived in front of an unmarked office, knocking on the door.

"Enter."

A lazy female voice sounded.

Inside the antique office, candlelight flickered and sandalwood incense wafted.

A woman wearing a retro-style black and gold patterned cheongsam was leaning lazily on the sofa. She looked about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with a graceful and enchanting figure, a mature and charming temperament, and was holding a slender jade smoking pipe in her hand. Her eyes under the smoke revealed a trace of bewilderment.

"Sister Yang," the young man in sportswear walked over and sat down opposite her.

"Xiao Peidong, haven't I told you it's best not to meet?"

The cheongsam woman, known as Sister Yang, glanced at him lazily and said, "Coming to my place and still covering up so tightly? After putting on the public's skin, you're getting more and more cowardly."

Xiao Peidong frowned and said, "Once I'm discovered, I'll be in trouble, so of course I have to be careful."

Sister Yang lightly bit the jade mouthpiece and took a puff before saying, "Then what brings Captain Xiao here tonight?"

"I'm in trouble."

Xiao Peidong said in a low voice, "I need your Iris Rouge Society to help me, otherwise, I might not be able to hold onto the position of captain."

Sister Yang looked at him and said, "We've helped you with everything we could. After Chu Tianyao escaped from Qinghu Island Prison, he lay dormant in the dark for so long, and his first move was to help you get this position. What else do you want?"

"But he didn't kill Chen Yanan," Xiao Peidong frowned.

"Kill?"

Sister Yang laughed, "As an inspector, you should know best that an inspector being injured and an inspector being killed are completely different matters. Once Chen Yanan dies, the Inspector Headquarters will definitely send people to investigate thoroughly, and the trouble will be much bigger then."

She sized up Xiao Peidong playfully, "Just to help you secure your position, are you going to drag down the entire Iris Rouge Society with you?"

"During the investigation by the Inspector Headquarters, wouldn't it be enough to temporarily lie low and lie dormant?" Xiao Peidong frowned.

"Lie low and lie dormant?"

Sister Yang sneered, "Do you know how much money my Iris Rouge Society makes every day? Do you know that just because of your righteous speech at the commendation meeting today, Captain Xiao, saying that you want to thoroughly investigate the evils of Xiaoshan District, my arena's guests have been afraid to come these past few days after hearing the news?"

She tapped the smoking pipe on the table and then said calmly, "I'm keeping track of all the money lost these past few days, Captain Xiao."

"What can I do?"

Xiao Peidong frowned slightly, "Even the son of the director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau has been investigated. The Dark Star Society assassin you hired failed to silence him. Am I supposed to pretend there's no problem and continue to cover for you?"

"That's your problem too," Sister Yang glanced at him coldly, "You don't even know the strength of that Lin Qing in your team, how dare you blame me?"

Xiao Peidong's frown deepened.

"He's just a rookie, who knew he could survive the assassination of three professional-level hunters from the Dark Star Society? And even protect two people?"

Xiao Peidong said in a low voice, "Didn't you say that as long as the Dark Star Society takes action, it's a guaranteed kill? What's the result now? Has the Dark Star Society given any explanation?"

Sister Yang was silent for a moment before saying, "The Dark Star Society has abandoned this mission."

"Abandoned?"

Xiao Peidong frowned and said, "I remember when the Dark Star Society assassins carry out missions, there's always a stronger assassin as an observer, right? Why didn't the observer take action?"

"What's the use of asking me? BOSS only gave me the opportunity to contact the Dark Star Society."

Sister Yang snorted and said, "The Dark Star Society said that the observer disappeared inexplicably. That was an elite-level assassin, whose strength was no less than yours, but he just suddenly vanished into thin air, and no trace of him could be found."

"Vanished into thin air?"

Xiao Peidong couldn't help but be stunned, "That Lin Qing only knows one battle art, how could he kill an elite-level assassin from the Dark Star Society? Even I can't do that."

"No traces of fighting were found at the scene. There must be other reasons why Lin Qing was able to survive," Sister Yang said coldly.

"What reasons?" Xiao Peidong frowned.

"How would I know?"

Sister Yang said, "For example... Inspector General Yuan Anping happened to be passing by nearby? Or even just happened to encounter those hidden stowaways? Or maybe the observer staged his own death to escape the organization?"

Xiao Peidong was silent for a moment and said, "In any case, this Lin Qing is definitely a threat to me. Your Iris Rouge Society must help me."

"Threat?"

Sister Yang laughed mockingly, "It's understandable that his sister Chen Yanan is a threat to you, but how is a patrol officer who just officially joined a month ago a threat to you too?"

Xiao Peidong said coldly, "He's been practicing battle arts for less than a month, and he's mastered one in such a short time. Today he went to learn a second one, and I'm afraid it won't be too long before he masters it too."

"Moreover, he clearly received the 400,000 reward, but he didn't buy high-energy slow-release fluid. This shows that his version 4.6 practice method must have reached its limit, and he may even have mastered the version 7.7 practice method!"

Xiao Peidong took a deep breath, "Now he has enough merit points too. Once he masters two battle arts, he'll be the new deputy captain!"

Sister Yang frowned slightly.

"You know."

Xiao Peidong stared at Sister Yang, "So young, and a local of Xiaoshan District. Once he's promoted to patrol officer and becomes the deputy captain, Chen Yanan will definitely report and support him, unless I've already officially been promoted. Otherwise, the Municipal Bureau will definitely remove me as the acting captain and choose him to take the position!"

He said slowly, "BOSS wants me to start from Xiaoshan District and take control of the patrol officers in Lin'an City, and even wants me to reach the position of general captain, but if I can't even take this first step, there's no point in talking about the future."

Sister Yang frowned, deep in thought.

She pondered for a long time before taking a deep breath and saying, "BOSS only gave me three opportunities to command Chu Tianyao. Injuring Chen Yanan already used one. Don't tell me you want to use another one on Lin Qing? Don't you think that's too wasteful?"

"No."

Xiao Peidong said immediately, "If a battle art genius like him dies, it might attract the attention of the headquarters. He can't be killed casually."

"He's not even the deputy captain yet. Even if he becomes one, you can just change districts and go to another district in Lin'an City, can't you?" Sister Yang glanced at him.

"You mean, watch him take the position?"

Xiao Peidong sneered, "He also knows about the underground arena, and his sister was injured because she investigated the batch of people you collected. Do you think he'll give up investigating the Iris Rouge Society after he takes office?"

Sister Yang frowned slightly and said, "Then what do you want?"

"Three paths."

Xiao Peidong said in a low voice, "First, your Iris Rouge Society abandons the underground arena. I'll just happen to come to investigate tomorrow, which will give me the chance to make a contribution. You arrange to evacuate a portion in advance, which will be enough for me to get two second-class merits. Then I'll think of a way to officially be promoted within a month."

"Impossible!"

Sister Yang sneered, "Don't dream. Do you know how much money this underground arena makes for BOSS? Just to let you make a contribution, directly abandon it?"

Xiao Peidong knew she wouldn't agree, and his expression was not surprised at all.

He said in a deep voice, "Then the second path is to prepare five sets of EPS series high-energy slow-release fluid for me, as well as a copy of super-sensory essence. If I can master the original version of the Chaoyang practice method, naturally I can do it too."

"EPS series high-energy slow-release fluid?"

Sister Yang frowned and said, "Don't you know that this is contraband? Do you want me to buy it at the Black Market of the Locked Dragon? The price is several times higher than the original price at the Patrol Headquarters, at least 20 million per set!"

She coldly sized up Xiao Peidong, "As for the super-sensory essence? You still can't even do the first step of the original version of the Chaoyang practice method?"

"I need more time. Besides, BOSS originally asked you to prepare a copy of the super-sensory essence for me," Xiao Peidong said.

"That's on the premise that you're officially promoted and have the opportunity to reach the position of general captain!" Sister Yang said coldly.

"If I can be officially promoted, you'll have to give it to me sooner or later. What's wrong with giving it to me in advance to help me get officially promoted smoothly?" Xiao Peidong said in a low voice.

He looked at Sister Yang, "Either you waste an opportunity to command Chu Tianyao and let Lin Qing become like Chen Yanan."

Sister Yang fell silent.

After thinking for a moment, she took a deep breath and said, "The EPS series high-energy slow-release fluid can be given to you in a few days, but the super-sensory essence will take time, probably half a month."

"Okay, I'll wait."

Xiao Peidong stood up and turned to leave.