The hallways of Tulip Security Company were packed with people.
The players, who had been dozing at their desks, scrolling through their phones, or snacking, swarmed out like hornets from a disturbed nest the moment they heard the door being violently smashed open.
Some were still holding half-finished bags of chips—one could skip a meal, but one could never miss out on a good show!
“What’s happening? What’s going on?” a player named 【Nightshade】 asked, looking around.
“Looks like someone’s here to cause trouble.” 【Iron Egg】 stuffed his chips into a colleague’s hand and started a livestream.
“The door to the boss’s office was blown up.” 【Little Cucumber】 crouched at the corner of the wall, only poking half a head out. “A few people in uniforms just arrived. They look like officials.”
“Officials? The Management Bureau? Holy crap, is this some new plotline!” 【Nightshade】’s eyes lit up.
The chat screen was instantly flooded with dozens of pages of messages.
Some said a rival faction was attacking, some claimed it was a romantic dispute, and others guessed it was someone the boss had offended in the past coming for revenge.
Others were already shouting in the guild channel for teammates out on missions to hurry back and watch the spectacle.
The door to Yue Shi’s office had been reduced to a pile of splintered wood and scrap metal scattered across the floor.
The doorframe hung crookedly on the wall, and an explosion had left a hole the size of a washbasin in the masonry. Dust swirled in the air, muddied by the office lights.
Several uniformed individuals walked in arrogantly. Their leader was a man in his early thirties with small but sharp eyes. He was tall and broad-shouldered with a steady gait and hair cropped extremely short. A scar stretched from his temple to the base of his ear, the pale mark standing out starkly against his dark skin.
Four people followed behind him—two men and two women—all wearing the same uniform. Their expressions were grim and alert, their gazes sweeping over every corner of the room.
The players weren't intimidated by their presence at all. Instead, they crowded closer to watch.
Some were livestreaming, some were spamming the chat screen, and some had even brought over chairs and a handful of melon seeds.
“Here they come, the Management Bureau people.”
“They look so fierce. Definitely from a combat department.”
“Will the boss fight them?”
“Fight! Fight! Fight!”
When Yan Chongshan entered the office, his gaze was razor-sharp. He ignored Ghost and the spectators who were eager for chaos, focusing solely on Yue Shi.
He walked up to Yue Shi’s desk, pulled a black-covered ID from an inner pocket of his uniform, flipped it open, and held it in front of Yue Shi.
The ID bore the gold-embossed emblem of the Zhongzhou Supernatural Management Bureau, followed by several lines of small text: Special Operations Team, Captain of the Third Team, Yan Chongshan.
In the photo, he looked a few years younger with slightly longer hair and a faint smirk, possessing the spirited aura of a young man.
“You are suspected of organizing an illegal armed force, spreading cultist ideology, and endangering public safety. You are now under arrest in accordance with the law. You have the right to remain silent, but anything you say can and will be used as evidence against you in a court of law,” Yan Chongshan declared forcefully as he snapped the ID shut.
Yue Shi didn't even bother to give him a second glance, continuing to pet the leopard with calm indifference.
Feeling ignored, Yan Chongshan grew irritated. “Do you have any idea who I am?”
Yue Shi replied, “I do. Aren't you just that... You-Know-Who?”
Yan Chongshan took an angry step forward, leaning over the desk with his hands planted on the surface. His face was so close to Yue Shi’s that he could see the curve of the other man's eyelashes.
“I don’t care who you are or who’s backing you. As long as you’re on Zhongzhou soil, the Management Bureau is in charge!”
“Headquarters personally issued the warrant for your arrest. If you don't want to suffer, fix your attitude right now!”
The players exploded. The chat screen was filled with exclamation marks and emojis.
“Is the boss wanted?”
“Man, our boss really isn't an ordinary person.”
“Hit him, Boss! Hit him!”
“This NPC is so arrogant. I want to see him get trashed.”
Yan Chongshan straightened up and unclipped a pair of specialized handcuffs from his waist. He tossed them onto the desk in front of Yue Shi, his tone leaving no room for negotiation. “Put them on yourself, or should I help you?”
Ghost floated over, brazenly sizing up Yan Chongshan.
Who was the last person who had so proactively sought death in front of Yue Shi again?
Yan Chongshan glanced at Ghost, his brow furrowing slightly. He signaled his subordinates with a look to deal with the little thing before turning back to glare at Yue Shi.
He didn't care about Ghost or the spectators; they were just small fries that his subordinates could handle.
Having rushed from Headquarters to Liming City, he had only one mission: to arrest the long-haired man before him.
Yue Shi was somewhat curious about who this hothead actually was. Had he been set up? Was that why he’d been given such a suicidal mission?
However, he had no intention of wasting time on irrelevant people.
Raising his right hand, he made a light flicking motion in the air. A mirror materialized out of nowhere in front of Yan Chongshan.
The surface of the mirror was as smooth as water, reflecting Yan Chongshan’s face.
The expression on that face shifted from majesty to confusion, and then to sheer horror.
Yan Chongshan instinctively took a step back, but it was already too late.
The moment he saw his reflection, he was already inside the mirror.
The office became unnervingly quiet. The players stopped talking, all of them staring at the mirror suspended in mid-air.
Holy crap, what did they just see?!
The boss had just raised his hand, and in the blink of an eye, these troublemakers were locked inside a mirror.
Inside the mirror, Yan Chongshan roared, slamming against the surface and blasting it with spells, but the mirror didn't budge an inch.
His subordinates also attacked the surface, but the mirror seemed to swallow all their attacks without leaving a single mark.
“Do you have any idea what you’re doing!” Yan Chongshan’s scream echoed from within the mirror.
“I am a Captain of the Special Operations Team! My direct superior is the Management Bureau Headquarters! If you dare touch me, you are making an enemy of the entire Zhongzhou Supernatural Management Bureau! Have you considered the consequences!”
Yue Shi simply raised a middle finger in a gesture of utter contempt. It wasn't as if they weren't already enemies; he wasn't afraid of adding one more crime to his list.
“Let us out!” Yan Chongshan’s voice was tinged with urgency, though his tone remained forceful.
“It’s not too late to stop. I can act as if nothing happened and treat this as a momentary impulse. But if you insist on defying the Bureau, there will be only one outcome for you!”
Yue Shi gave him another middle finger to show his disdain.
Before Yan Chongshan could even get angry, he saw the mirror begin its counterattack.
Every attack they had just used to try and break the mirror was reflected back at them in its entirety!
The five Bureau members were forced to fight themselves. In an instant, they were in a chaotic scramble, and all of them were wounded in the blink of an eye.
Yan Chongshan was the most severely injured. Seeing him bleed, tears of anguish practically shot out of the eyes of one of the subordinates behind him.
Yue Shi remarked, “Isn't that flattery a bit too much?”
Ghost replied, “Is it possible that it's actually a secret crush...?”
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