I adopted a child demon from the Gap, and I'm a special agent for the Bureau of Supernatural Ab

Li Cheng smiled somewhat embarrassedly and said.

Actually, he used to watch some Japanese shows, especially certain paid late-night Japanese shows. However, in the beginning, after adopting Zi, he almost got kicked out of that show, so he unsubscribed later.

Looking back now, I still feel a little regretful.

Uh, no, that's not right. These days, Zi at home is becoming increasingly careless about wardrobe malfunctions and the differences between men and women. If I still have those kinds of shows, what if she sees them and suddenly has some wild ideas...

"What's wrong, Cheng? Is something strange? Why do you suddenly look so pale?"

Noticing Li Cheng's sudden change to a gloomy expression, Kiritsugu Emiya became somewhat puzzled.

"It's nothing, I just thought about some things that might happen but haven't happened yet, and I don't know whether I should resist or not when the time comes."

Li Cheng looked up at the sky and said expressionlessly.

"Is that so? I don't quite understand, but if it's something related to women, then generally speaking, it's better not to resist."

Kiritsugu Emiya looked enlightened and answered in a serious tone.

"Oh, how do you know that?"

"This is just my personal experience. In general, resistance is meaningless in that situation."

"So, is this your reason for standing like a flagpole at the main entrance of the headquarters building, performing a comedy routine?"

Shiki, dressed in a simple light blue kimono and wearing a red jacket, appeared in front of the two of them at some unknown time, and looked at them with extremely unfriendly eyes.

Emiya Kiritsugu: "..."

Li Cheng: "..."

A few minutes later, several members of Group Six gathered in a conference room at headquarters.

Team leader Ryougi Shiki, returning from a business trip, toyed with a short dagger in her hand with an impatient expression, exuding an aura that kept strangers at bay.

Rin pulled a believer who seemed uncomfortable in a crowded environment aside and started talking to him. It seemed to be about cosmetics. It was clear that the believer was not good at dealing with this kind of topic, and his face was full of incomprehension and embarrassment.

Li Cheng and Emiya Kiritsugu were sitting relatively close to the headquarters' direct squad, discussing something in hushed tones since the meeting had not yet officially started.

"So, why didn't Kamijou come? Did he get into a car accident on the way? Or did his phone fall into the sewer? Or did he run into a pretty girl in trouble and go to help her?"

After glancing behind him to make sure the others were there, Li Cheng noticed that a certain boy with a gloomy face was not present and asked Emiya Kiritsugu in a low voice.

"As for Kamijou, he has recently left the Sixth Group temporarily, but he's still nominally in charge."

"Huh, is that so? Why?"

"That A-rank electric ability user named Misaka seems to be a student of some professor who wants Kamijou to be her assistant, and has offered her a good salary for it. Right now, Kamijou is probably in the city library, looking for some relevant materials to study."

Is this even possible?

Li Cheng was somewhat surprised, but after thinking about it for a moment, he accepted it. After all, compared to the atmosphere of the sixth group, Kamijou Touma was a little different. In fact, Li Cheng always felt that the other party should choose a safer industry.

But he really is quite popular with women. He was saved by a woman after encountering an A-level expert, he often runs into pretty girls, and now women are even helping him with work problems. This feeling is so similar to Wu Ming's; did that guy trade a lifetime's worth of luck for popularity with women?

I'm a little jealous, because I've never been popular with women. I've always been a loner since I was a child, although this is partly because I used to be so focused on my training that I didn't pay attention to my surroundings.

"Cough cough!"

While Li Cheng was still pondering whether Kamijou Touma or Wuming was more popular with women, a loud cough rang out from the high platform in the conference room.

Li Cheng looked up and saw a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties standing on the stage with a stiff expression as if he were owed billions, his gaze sweeping over the people sitting at the conference table.

Is he the new Superintendent General of Police?

Li Cheng looked at the other person with some curiosity.

The man's gaze swept over the sixth group sitting at the edge, then quickly moved to the dozen or so members of his direct subordinate team sitting in front of him, before he spoke:

"So, let's begin, gentlemen, regarding this operational meeting, regarding our upcoming 'Hunting Operation'."

"Operation Hunt" was the name this man named Akira Akai had come up with for his upcoming raid on the abandoned port. He probably thought it would be a piece of cake; to be honest, looking at Akai's smooth, calloused hands, Li Cheng seriously doubted whether this official had ever personally faced truly vicious criminals.

Before the meeting began, Kiritsugu Emiya had already explained to Li Cheng the reason for this operation. It seemed that a violent clash had occurred in the abandoned port area some time ago, resulting in a large number of murders and bombings. Even a few cases occurred in the city, causing great panic among the people. The Superintendent General of Police had promised on television that he would clean up this troublesome area of ​​the abandoned port.

As for the plan for this "hunting operation", it is very simple. According to the informant, there will be an illegal arms transaction in the abandoned port at 12:30 pm tomorrow night. The task force's mission is to raid the transaction site and capture or kill the gang members and terrorists present.

"It still feels very unreliable. They're just relying on such a small group of people to go to that kind of place."

As the man explained the general plan, Li Cheng couldn't help but mutter a sentence under his breath. Unexpectedly, a member of his direct subordinate team who had been sitting quietly listening in front of him quickly turned around, glanced at Li Cheng with disdain and disgust, then snorted coldly and turned back without saying a word.

Tsk, what does this guy mean?

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Section 265, Chapter 3: The Time Before It Begins

They infiltrated the area, laid an ambush beforehand, and then captured them all in one fell swoop.

To summarize Akai Akira's general plan, it would look something like this.

The main task force, with its superior skills, lays in ambush beforehand, while a larger number of ordinary police officers, though individually less capable, wait nearby to enter after the task force completes its initial suppression and stabilize the situation completely.

As for the sixth team, according to Akira Akai, they must remain on standby in a nearby abandoned building throughout the mission, ready to quickly provide assistance should their direct subordinate team encounter any unexpected situations. However, if the mission goes smoothly, they will not need to participate in the mission at all.

As he spoke, for some reason, Li Cheng felt that the way the other party looked at him and the other members of the sixth group was very unfriendly, as if they were staring at an enemy.

It seems that both Akai Akira and the headquarters' direct action team have a lot of opinions about Group Six.

After observing briefly, Li Cheng remained calm and made no move to react. It was only this level of hostility; there was no need to retaliate forcefully, especially since he still needed to earn his salary. Besides, the others in Group Six were all embracing their surroundings, and Li Cheng himself had no desire to stand out.

"Humph--"

Seemingly dissatisfied with the indifference of the sixth group, the leader of the headquarters' direct action team, a burly man with a stubble beard, snorted in dissatisfaction. However, he was then glared at by Akai Akira, who was speaking at the front desk, and reluctantly pursed his lips and stopped doing anything.

Subsequently, until the meeting ended, a strange atmosphere enveloped the front of the room. The headquarters team in the front row sat upright, listening attentively to the plan, while the sixth group in the back looked relaxed, and some of them were even discussing something in hushed tones, as if they had nothing to do with the meeting.

"So what's going on with these guys? I don't remember ever messing with anyone from the action group. Why do they all look at me like I borrowed money and won't pay it back?"

After the meeting, Li Cheng sat in a well-known noodle shop nearby and asked Kiritsugu Emiya, who was sitting opposite him.

"The headquarters' direct action team is said to be a team composed of the most elite experts gathered from all over the country. It seems to have been touted as the strongest from the very beginning, and its members have always been very arrogant."

Kiritsugu Emiya didn't speak, but Rin, who was sitting to the side, thought for a while and then spoke.

"But what does that have to do with those guys hating us?"

Li Cheng remained puzzled.

"Because since this team was formed, the sixth group's record has always been much better than theirs."

Kiritsugu Emiya spoke calmly, while subconsciously reaching for the cigarette in his pocket. However, before he could take it out, Rin, who was sitting next to him, pressed his arm down, forcing him to sigh helplessly and put it back.

Rin, who had been tasked with stopping Kiritsugu from smoking before Wuming left and had been diligently carrying out his mission, chuckled, brushed aside Kiritsugu's hand as he reached for a cigarette, and confiscated the entire pack.

Li Cheng thought for a moment, but decided not to reveal that Emiya Kiritsugu had already taken out most of a pack of cigarettes and put them in another pocket when he arrived at the headquarters gate that morning.

"Since its inception, the Sixth Group has consistently solved more cases and with greater efficiency than the directly subordinate team. Because of this, they have targeted us several times before. Cheng, you should remember that we have temporarily suspended you from duty several times, right?"

Kiritsugu Emiya, feigning nonchalance, coughed twice, then addressed the members of Team Six sitting around the table in a very serious tone.

"So, there was some sabotage involved in my previous suspension?"

"Well, it's also related to the fact that we often leave no survivors for the media to gossip about."

In other words, is it jealousy of a colleague?

Li Cheng roughly understood why the other party disliked him so much and hated Group Six.

A highly elite team of twelve A-level experts selected from across the country was actually outmatched in mission completion by a smaller team of only five or six people, including three A-level experts. For someone with a strong sense of pride, this was indeed hard to accept.

However, if they dislike the sixth group so much, why did they deliberately call for the sixth group to follow this time, and not let the sixth group participate but only watch from the sidelines?

"Could these guys be deliberately trying to show off their strength in front of us?"

Rin said with some surprise.

They declared beforehand that they were going to crack down on criminals, then launched a plan to target the abandoned port, and even specifically assigned the Sixth Group to act as a supporting observer. Looking at this series of actions together, it seems that this is indeed the case.

"Isn't that just like children arguing? Those people are supposed to be the strongest in the country, surely they're not that stupid?"

Rin couldn't quite understand it.

However, Kiritsugu Emiya thought for a moment and rejected Rin's guess.

"Perhaps the direct reporting team itself was meant to demonstrate its strength, but the person in charge probably really put us in the position of saviors."

Judging from Akai Akira's plan, his direct subordinate squad and ordinary police officers should be sufficient to accomplish what he wants to achieve. However, just in case, it is normal to bring out the best-performing sixth team as backup and a backup force to deal with unexpected situations.

"Hopefully, we won't have to step in to save the day. I don't think a situation that can trap twelve A-level experts is something our small operations team can handle."

Rin pouted, clearly beginning to resist this mission.

As for Rin's reaction, Kiritsugu Emiya simply added calmly:

"Akira Akai has already agreed to a raise."

Rin's expression changed instantly in the next moment.

"Looks like we'll have to step up our game this time."

This girl is really good at understanding things.

Just then, the steaming bowl of ramen was served by the waiter, and the group stopped chatting and began to focus on eating their noodles.

Inside the noodle shop, the only sound for a moment was the slurping of noodles.

"Speaking of which, Captain, you haven't said a word since just now."

After finishing her noodles, Rin belatedly looked at Shiki, who was sitting quietly in the corner, and said with a grin.

"There's not much to say, just complete the task properly."

She picked up a tissue and gently wiped the corner of her mouth, then answered in a flat tone.

"In short, we will be responsible for providing support and handling any emergencies tomorrow night. I'll go to headquarters to retrieve the relevant documents for the operation. You can go back now."