No strange things are allowed to evolve!

"A newcomer?" Bai Lian seemed disgusted. "Team leader, when did you become so keen on training newcomers? Didn't you always just poach them before?"

"I've already poached quite a few talented people from other groups, and if I keep poaching, the other group leaders will probably turn against me." Shen Mo smiled smugly.

It's clear that they are not ashamed but rather proud.

Bai Lian remained expressionless: "It's one thing to be a tyrant, having conquered a catastrophic incubation site; his future looks promising. But what's the reason this time?"

Shen Mo thought for a moment and suddenly realized that the achievements Jiang Shu had made were not ones that could be easily mentioned.

After much thought, I can only say one thing: "He was Bawang's teammate in that incubator."

How were your test results?

There is no assessment.

Upon hearing this, Bai Lian said no more. Could she really skip the assessment just because she was a teammate of the Overlord?

She felt that all she saw was the word "cover-up".

She had no interest in getting to know these people who had connections.

"Let's go."

Seeing that she was conscripting men again, Shen Mo called out to her, "Hey, wait a minute, take him with you."

"Me too?" Jiang Shu asked in surprise.

"What you learn from books is never enough. It's a good thing that Bai Lian is back. She's the top person below level six in the Execution Department. You can go with her to broaden your horizons and see how our Bureau of Different Principles operates." Shen Mo patted Jiang Shu on the shoulder.

Upon hearing Shen Mo's words, Bai Lian's body trembled slightly with anger.

Forget about people with connections; out of sight, out of mind.

But what are you trying to do now? Are you here to get your credentials embellished?

What do you take me for?

So she turned around and said seriously to Shen Mo, "Team leader, I'm sorry, my team doesn't want newbies who will drag us down. I won't play with my and my teammates' lives."

Shen Mo narrowed his eyes and looked at Bai Lian, who had openly rejected his arrangements.

Jiang Shu narrowed his eyes. Here it comes, finally here. This is another crucial step he couldn't miss after joining the organization!

Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Mysterious Little Ingredient (Sorry for being a little late today)

Shen Mo is not good at handling problems between group members, so Qin Lang usually acts as the psychological counselor.

Qin Lang usually mediated some of the difficulties that team members faced in their lives and their negative emotions privately.

Because sometimes Shen Mo is indeed a bit too slow-witted. His talents seem to be all focused on his career. He has always relied purely on his hard skills to make a living in the world. If it weren't for this, given his personality, he would probably have made countless enemies and offended countless people long ago. Of course, with hard skills, others would only think that he is very individualistic and too temperamental.

But even if he's slow to realize things now, he knows where the problem lies.

In Bai Lian's eyes, facts speak louder than words, but Jiang Shu had no concrete facts to offer, no official assessments, and the only achievement of a disaster-level incubation site was uncertain whether it was genuine or not, so it was normal for him to have doubts.

Faced with such doubts, the best solution is simple and requires no further thought.

Shen Mo beckoned to Bai Lian and said, "Come here for a moment."

After saying that, he walked back to the conference room.

"No matter what you say, I will never agree to such an unreasonable request," Bai Lian said firmly, but in the end she still walked into the conference room.

The glass door was closed.

The three men stared at Jiang Shu, who remained calm throughout, with varying expressions.

One of them couldn't help but ask, "Dude, you gave it to the team leader? Why is there a private counseling segment?"

Upon hearing this, the other person shook his head: "It's no use. Madwoman has never been afraid of power, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to continue conscripting men even after I anonymously reported her so many times."

"What? You were the one who reported me? Why did the leader call me in for a talk?"

"It's anonymous to me, but it's being identified by your real name to you."

"It wasn't you..."

Jiang Shu looked at the three people who had started talking again and held up three fingers: "Three."

The three stopped: "What?"

"two."

"What are you counting?" The three of them felt a little flustered for some reason.

"one."

The three looked around but saw nothing unusual.

Jiang Shu took a deep breath: "0.9".

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While looking at the glass door, Jiang Shu continued counting.

When the count reaches 0.07.

"What?!" A voice finally came from inside the conference room.

He finally revealed the slight smile he had prepared long ago.

"zero."

The glass door opened again, and Bai Lian and Shen Mo walked out one after the other.

Looking at Jiang Shu again, Bai Lian's gaze had changed from ignoring him to looking at him directly, with a hint of scrutiny in her eyes.

She glanced at the three curious people beside her and began to make comparisons, her eyes scrutinizing them with a hint of pity.

Yes, they are the three operators who failed to conquer the Cataclysmic [Insurance Continent].

This is why Shen Mo didn't tell everyone, but only told Bai Lian.

He was afraid that these three guys would feel bad if they found out.

It's like pursuing a girl. Three people take turns trying to get her to agree to meet, and they're about to see each other. They know what to do next, but then Jiang Shu comes along and beckons her away with a flick of his finger.

Anyone would find that unacceptable.

Looking at the three people with expectant faces, as if they were saying, "Sister Lian, don't embarrass yourself! Cheer up! Well done!", Bai Lian sighed.

That's so damn pitiful!

So she understood Shen Mo and joined the team that temporarily kept Jiang Shu's secret.

"You should come too," she said to Jiang Shu.

Although she didn't apologize for her earlier underestimation, it was already extremely difficult for her to do this.

It's as difficult as a parent who has just had an argument with their child, realizes they were wrong, and says, "Come and eat."

Upon hearing this, the three of them were immediately taken aback: "Huh?"

Even the fearless and ruthless Mad Demon Sister has actually yielded?

The new guy has such strong connections?!

......

The SUV sped along at breakneck speed.

Bai Lian was driving the car, with the anonymous whistleblower, codenamed "Coca-Cola," in the passenger seat. In the back seat, on either side of her were the whistleblower who was reported by name and the whistleblower who was given away, codenamed "Lei Bi" and "Da Fen," respectively.

Jiang Shu huddled in the middle, looking like a giant Buddha, perfectly steady and composed.

The three of them would occasionally glance at him, wondering what his background was and where he came from.

Bai Lian was also secretly observing Jiang Shu through the rearview mirror.

But so far, she has not found anything unusual about Jiang Shu.

However, Shen Mo's words forced her to take them seriously—"It seems that the rival you've always longed for has finally appeared. If it were you, you would probably help him become stronger, and then enjoy the battle with him when he grows to the same level as you?"

Even if I conquered the Cataclysmic Hatchery, is it really considered my formidable rival just because I'm only at level three?

Bai Lian gripped the steering wheel tighter.

I'm inexplicably getting angry.

But... I'm starting to look forward to it.

Just then, Coca-Cola, gripping the top of the car window tightly, nervously reminded her, "Sister Lian, it's 180! Slow down!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Lian finally released the accelerator, which she had unconsciously floored in her excitement.

"Speaking of which..." Coca-Cola breathed a sigh of relief: "Where are we going and what are we doing? You've been looking serious and silent ever since you came out of the office. Are you really planning to sell us off?"

"Don't talk nonsense." Bai Lian glared at Ke Kele, then finally revealed the details of the mission.

It is said that in a town in the north, a farmer reported to the police that someone in the village had gone missing. Before the disappearance, someone saw a rat the size of an adult squatting in the field, and it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The local police station initially didn't believe it, after all, how could a rat grow to the size of a person? Maybe a wolf in the mountains snatched it away and the villagers were mistaken.

However, when they arrived at the scene and investigated the situation, they discovered that something seemed amiss.

Although this was the first time they had received a report, it was not the first time local farmers had seen a rat the size of a human.

Besides the villagers who crowded around and chattered as soon as the police appeared, after visiting several households, many people also said they had seen that strange rat. Moreover, the descriptions from different villagers were surprisingly consistent, confirming that it was indeed a rat-like monster that they had never heard of before.

After conducting the rounds of interviews, the police officers were also somewhat baffled.

It's one thing if one or two people have vision problems, but it's impossible for everyone in a village to have vision problems at the same time, right?

Moreover, the strange rats they described all looked exactly the same.

Unless the entire village conspired to fabricate military intelligence and exchanged statements beforehand.

But that doesn't make sense either.

Realizing that the situation was beyond their control, they reported it directly to higher authorities.

After being reported through multiple levels, the matter was eventually reported to the Bureau of Unorthodox Organizations.

The Bureau of Alien Affairs immediately dispatched agents from the Executive Department to investigate, but a whole day passed before the Level 4 Second-Class Agent finally returned to the Bureau in a disheveled state, with the help of a scout.

He said in horror that there were countless strange rats in the mountains next to the village, and that he had accidentally made a noise, and the strange rats swarmed up at him.

Although they were not strong individually, estimated to be only equivalent to level two or three evolved beings, there were simply too many of them for him to handle alone. After a whole day, he had not even explored the core area of ​​the mountain and had no choice but to escape.

The department immediately raised the mission's danger level and planned to send new agents to investigate and rescue the perpetrators.

Even second-class operators almost got into trouble, so theoretically, only first-class and special-class operators are left to be assigned.

However, to avoid such an accident from happening again, the bureau plans to directly send a top-level agent to strike hard and eliminate any potential risks.

So they simply bypassed the group leaders and contacted each of the special agents directly, one-on-one.

Just then, Bai Lian was submitting a completed mission, and as the most recent Special Grade Operator, she naturally accepted the mission and returned to the group to bring a few helpers.

What they need to do is clear out the small fry from other directions when the monster rats appear, so as to prevent Bai Lian from being distracted. The biggest pressure on the front line will be borne by Bai Lian alone, ensuring that they can advance quickly and not get bogged down in a place and get caught in the same kind of attrition warfare and attrition war that the previous operator faced.

squeak--

The SUV, which had just passed through the village where the incident occurred, screeched to a halt in front of a grove of trees.

There is no road up to this point.

Bai Lian turned off the car.

"Get ready, get off the bus and walk."

As she opened the car door, two short swords appeared in her hand without her noticing.

After the other three got out of the car, they also took out their own weapons and props. Coca-Cola had a long spear on his back, Lei Bi was carrying a ring knife, and Da Vinci was dragging an axe.

Seeing that everyone had taken out their weapons, Jiang Shu felt he couldn't stand out from the group.

Then all three of them looked at Jiang Shu at the same time, and all of them made sounds of surprise and doubt.

"Hey, why does this brass knuckle look familiar?"

Before they could even remember where they had seen this thing before, their attention was drawn to Jiang Shu's next move.

What are you putting on it?

"Didn't we say we were going to kill rats?" Jiang Shu looked up, revealing a set of white teeth: "I'll put some rat poison on it."

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