In this cyberpunk era, why are you still playing the traditional villain?

"The company side?"

Su Lin pulled up her memo and looked at it. "...There's one thing. The Inspection Bureau sent me an email saying they want to talk to you in person, young master."

Ok?

Inspection Bureau?

(End of this chapter)

Is Chapter 21 finished? If so, get out.

Inspection Bureau.

This is considered one of the more prominent departments in the City of Night Sin.

As a subordinate unit of the city hall, it is specifically responsible for combating all kinds of illegal and criminal activities in the city.

Xu Shi couldn't recall ever doing anything illegal or disorderly... so why were they looking for him? And why in person?

"It must be related to the previous escort operation?"

Su Lin couldn't really figure out the other party's intentions, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed like this was the only major event recently.

At the time, Xu Shi had ordered a massive media frenzy to create a media spectacle, so it was impossible for the investigation bureau not to notice.

"Tch, this is so annoying."

Xu Shi clicked his tongue. "Who will the Inspection Bureau send? Can't they just turn them down?"

"Maybe...it won't work?"

Su Lin looked troubled. "According to the email, Director Tang might come in person."

"Who? Director Tang?"

Xu Shi paused upon hearing this, then confirmed, "The current director of the Inspection Bureau, Tang Shuang?"

"is her."

……

Upon hearing this name, Xu Shi suddenly felt his blood rush to his head.

If you were to ask him which of the female protagonists in the original novel he disliked the most, it would definitely be Tang Shuang!

This has nothing to do with whether he is a villain or not.

It's entirely because this guy is a complete hypocrite!

As an enforcer of the City of Sin, her acquaintance with the protagonist Shen He originated from an inspection bureau's cleanup operation against the gangs in the City of Sin.

"Spark" was not an exception in this operation.

It sounds like a win-win situation, but that's where the problem lies.

After capturing Shen He with her exceptional personal abilities, she failed to bring him to justice.

Instead, under the other party's verbal attack, Tang Shuang inexplicably let him go.

From then on, things spiraled out of control. Whenever she crossed paths with Shen He, this Miss Tang would give him some preferential treatment.

With her secret help, the development of "Spark" naturally went much more smoothly.

When they were about to die in the original story, the two were just one step away from becoming lovers.

Xu Shi knew very well that Tang Shuang did such a thing largely because of her overflowing sense of justice and her innate compassion for the weak.

Looking at this point alone, it's not necessarily unacceptable.

The problem is, when it comes to himself, this guy shows absolutely no mercy!

Even her actions on many occasions, whether intentional or unintentional, were helping "Spark" to deal with "Snake Ring".

Although in this city of night crimes, the power of the Inspection Bureau and even the city hall may not be as strong as that of the six major conglomerates.

But this is only relative. Once they have something to do with it, the conglomerate will inevitably have a headache.

Even in the original novel, the only time "Snake Ring" pushed Shen He into a corner with no way out was when the Investigation Bureau forcibly intervened and rescued him...

Hard.

The fist is hard.

I absolutely cannot tolerate this. Can't you see who the victim is?

If Tang Shuang were standing in front of him right now, the first thing Xu Shi would do is slap her twice across the face.

"...Young Master?"

Seeing his murderous look, Su Lin suddenly became curious.

Did they have a grudge against each other?

I don't seem to remember any interaction between Young Master and Tang Shuang before.

"...It's nothing, I just remembered some unpleasant things."

It took him a while to recover, and he let out a deep breath. "Alright then, what time tomorrow? I'll meet with this Director Tang myself."

There's no way to avoid it.

Fortunately, there is a time lag, so even such an annoying entity may not be unusable.

Or rather, we definitely need to make use of her. What would happen if we really let her get involved with Shen He?

-

The next morning, Xu Shi arrived at the office early, waiting for Tang Shuang to arrive.

Five minutes before the agreed time, there was a knock on the door.

"Please come in."

The door opened, and Xu Shi's eyes lit up the moment he saw the person who entered.

Hmm...how to put it?

She was indeed annoying, but Tang Shuang's appearance was also very alluring.

Exquisite features, a flawless face... her voluptuous figure, almost bursting out, was hidden beneath the black Third Reich-style uniform of the Inspection Bureau, adding to her dashing air.

"Hello, Director Tang. Nice to meet you. I am Xu Shi."

After inwardly admiring his appearance, Xu Shi gave a professional smile and said, "Please sit down."

"Hello, Chairman Xu."

Tang Shuang nodded slightly, lifted her cloak, and gracefully sat down. "I'm sorry to bother you."

"No problem, no problem, I'm happy to cooperate with the inspection bureau."

Xu Shi instructed someone to bring her tea. "I just don't know what Director Tang wants to see me about?"

"...Then I'll get straight to the point."

Tang Shuang's eyes flickered. "I've come today to talk to you about what happened on the Birchwood Plain."

"Your company was involved in an armed conflict with criminal gangs in the Birch Plains and Sin City two weeks ago, is that right?"

"It's true."

Xu Shi crossed his arms and looked at her calmly. "What does Director Tang want to say?"

"What I want to say is that the heavy weapons your company used in this conflict were not registered with the inspection bureau in advance."

Tang Shuang took a sip of tea and said slowly, "And your actions have also had a great impact on the residents of the Seventh District, who live near the Birch Plain."

"So, Director Tang came here to talk to me about fines?"

"That's only one aspect. In addition, the city hall hopes that you can provide some assistance for the restoration work in the seventh district based on humanitarian principles."

"However, this is up to you. If you disagree, that's fine too, but the former must be carried out."

After saying that, she looked intently at Xu Shi, waiting for his reply.

To be fair, among the heirs of the six major conglomerates in the last two generations, there is no shortage of spoiled brats.

They abuse their status and act recklessly, finding all sorts of ways to break the law and cause others great suffering... What's most hateful is that after they commit crimes, there are always people to help them clean up the mess, making it very difficult to truly bring them to justice.

Xu Shi was naturally one of them. Although this was her first time dealing with him directly, she had heard of his reputation countless times before.

However, she didn't think the man in front of her was anything special. In her eyes, he was just like those other spoiled brats, useless good-for-nothings. Giving them a lesson was the most important thing.

The matter of the Hawthorn Plains was undoubtedly a great opportunity. To be honest, if it weren't for Xu Shi's status, she wouldn't have been able to negotiate with him so calmly.

however.

To her surprise,

The next second, the water glass in Xu Shi's hand smashed at her feet.

?

!

"Are you done talking? If you are, get out."

Before Tang Shuang could react, Xu Shi also gave his response with a gloomy face.

"Go to hell, where do you get the nerve to ask me for compensation?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 22 Are you really having a conversation?

Tang Shuang was completely stunned as she looked at the shards of glass at her feet.

At some point, he... threw the cup at himself?

They even told me to get out?