"he?"
Tang Long nodded thoughtfully:
“He’s right. The Luck Crystals in District 9 are almost depleted, so we need to send adventurers as a precaution. Monsters could suddenly descend on District 9 at any time.”
"Another [Luck Crystal]?"
Li Xunle put down his phone, rested his chin on his right hand, and fell into deep thought.
He had heard others mention the "Luck Crystal" several times, which aroused his curiosity about it.
"Again? Have you heard anyone else mention this?"
Tang Long clearly gleaned some other information from Li Xunle's tone.
"Not long ago, Mayor Zhuge Tianming told me to go to the Super God Academy and try my best to obtain some [Luck Crystals] for Wolong City."
"What? You know Mayor Zhuge Tianming?"
Tang Long's eyes darted around; he hadn't expected that this student could have dealings with the mayor of Wolong City.
He couldn't help but reconsider Li Xunle's background and identity.
If what he said is true, and he won the competition among the three academies, then he does indeed have a chance to get close to Zhuge Tianming.
This young man seems to have a limitless future!
We can't afford to offend them!
His fingers tapped lightly on his thigh as his mind raced.
We met once!
Li Xunle said casually.
After all, he didn't think it was anything to brag about.
Tang Long's eyes were thoughtful, and his tone was expectant:
"If you can really get into the Super God Academy, then you will likely become the pride of Phoenix Academy and Wolong City."
After saying that.
Tang Long took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took out two, and handed one to Li Xunle:
Want to smoke?
"I don't smoke."
Li Xunle refused without hesitation.
Before he transmigrated, he had smoked once when he was in elementary school, and it made him choke terribly.
From then on, he had no liking for smoking.
Tang Long looked at Li Xunle with a half-smile, without saying a word, lit a cigarette in his mouth, took a deep drag, and exhaled out the window.
Sudden.
His phone rang.
He held a cigarette in his left hand, stuck it out the window to shake off the ash, and took out his phone with his right hand to answer it.
"Little Fatty, what's going on?"
"Brother Long, the five adventurers who died didn't have any particularly impressive backgrounds, but one of them is a bit troublesome."
"What's your background?"
"One of the deceased was named Lin Hu, who was the cousin of Lin Lei, the deputy director of the Third District Law Enforcement Bureau of Wolong City."
"Lin Lei, the deputy director of the law enforcement bureau? This is...!"
Tang Long's tone carried a slight hint of worry.
Then, he coughed lightly:
"Okay, Fatty, I got it. The others don't seem to have any connections, right?"
"No."
"Okay, that's settled then, I'll hang up now."
After Tang Long finished speaking, he hung up the phone.
He took another drag of the cigarette in his left hand, his eyes half-closed, seemingly to avoid the smoke.
He was constantly thinking.
Lin Lei, deputy director of the Third District Law Enforcement Bureau, is no ordinary person.
No deputy director or director of any law enforcement bureau is someone Tang Long, a mere law enforcement team leader, can afford to offend.
The Lin family, like the Xia family, represents another top-tier family.
immediately.
He looked at Li Xunle, who was playing on his phone, with a serious expression:
"If it weren't for Director Wang's kindness to me, constantly reminding me to find someone with resurrection abilities, I wouldn't have gotten involved in this mess..."
Li Xunle suddenly stopped scrolling through his phone and curiously turned his head to look at Tang Long, whose expression was serious:
"What's wrong? Is this a bit difficult?"
"It does involve the deputy director of the law enforcement bureau, so it's indeed a bit tricky."
Tang Long's hand suddenly trembled, and he realized that his finger had been burned by the cigarette tip.
Li Xun chuckled, unconcerned.
"It seems like it's getting a bit too hot to handle?"
"Yes, a little."
"Or forget it, I'd rather face it myself."
Li Xunle glanced out the window casually.
"Forget it? How will you face this?" Tang Long stared at Li Xunle curiously.
"It's very simple: if a god comes, kill the god; if a demon comes, kill the demon."
Li Xunle's young face revealed an unusual maturity.
These words sent a chill down Tang Long's spine.
After a moment of silence.
He rested his chin on his hand, staring thoughtfully at Li Xunle:
"The information shows you're an orphan, so you can certainly do this. But if you have ties to others, it's not appropriate to do this. For example, can you protect that brother you care about for the rest of your life?"
"..."
Upon hearing this, Li Xunle's eyes showed a thoughtful expression. That's not possible; there will always be a time when they have to part ways.
Tang Long continued:
"Just knowing how to fight isn't enough. In this world, you need connections. Unless you have no relatives or friends, can you do that?"
Li Xunle pondered for a moment.
He was indeed originally without any relatives or friends, but he had known Zhao Hao for several years, and logically speaking, he couldn't stand idly by when the other party was in trouble.
After all, the other party had helped him for several years, and it wouldn't be right to stand idly by.
However, the Lin family definitely has more weaknesses than he does, without a doubt.
Tang Long noticed that Li Xunle remained silent.
So he continued speaking:
"You know, without connections, if someone secretly does something underhanded, like hiring a few adventurer assassins to wipe out your brother's entire family, and then killing a few more assassins to silence them, who can you turn to?"
Li Xunle didn't care at all; he could challenge anyone.
That's not why he came; the god-level skills bestowed upon him by the system are.
soon.
Tang Long led Li Xunle out of the car and walked to a brightly lit building—the Ninth District Law Enforcement Bureau of Wolong City.
Li Xunle followed Tang Long to an office on the second floor.
Thump thump thump—
Tang Long knocked on the door.
"Come in!"
A deep sound came from inside the room.
Tang Long gently pushed open the door and led Li Xunle into the office.
A middle-aged man in his forties with short hair sat in his office chair with a worried expression, closing his eyes to rest.
He seemed to be worrying about something.
His name is Wang Hong, the director of the Ninth District Law Enforcement Bureau, and a level 82 swordsman.
Tang Long got straight to the point:
"Director Wang, I've found the person you wanted."
Wang Hong suddenly opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in them. His gaze first fell on Tang Long, then on Li Xunle:
"You found Tang Long?"
"Found him. His name is Li Xunle, the number one 'poisonous milk' of Fengchu Academy, and the number one in the competition among the three academies."
Tang Long briefly introduced Li Xunle's identity.
"The number one jinx? The number one in the competition between the three major academies?"
A hint of surprise flashed in Wang Hong's eyes, clearly indicating that he didn't quite understand this extremely strange identity.
Tang Long continued:
"He's just gotten into a little trouble and needs your help to deal with it."
"What is it?"
"He killed five adventurers with semi-law enforcement status in the city, one of whom was Lin Hu, the cousin of Lin Lei, the deputy director of the Third District Law Enforcement Bureau."
"Lin Lei?"
Wang Hong frowned, looking somewhat hesitant.
He can certainly handle it, but there is a slight risk involved.
The status of the Third District is different from that of the Ninth District; the Third District has a higher status than the Ninth District.
Lin Lei's network of connections must be very strong, so it's really a risk for him.
Moreover, the Lin family is a top-tier family.
The powerful families have influence in over a hundred cities, and their influence is deeply entrenched, making them extremely difficult to deal with.
A cunning rabbit has three burrows, and a top-tier family has at least a hundred. Once you provoke them, they are not easy to clean up, and they may try to scheme against you at any time.
Wang Hong looked at Li Xunle thoughtfully:
"You really have a resurrection ability?"
"Yes, but there are limitations. It can only be used once within 24 hours, the target must be dead for no more than one hour, and only one target can be revived."
"If that's the case, I think I'd be willing to take the risk."
Wang Hong leaned back in his chair, his eyes darting around.
Li Xunle spoke casually:
"Excuse me, what do you need a resurrection skill for?"
"Save them!"
"Whom are you protecting?"
"My nephew Wang Hao is a hidden class—Dragon Knight."
"I know he's my classmate, does he need me to protect him?"
"Yes, because he's about to form a contract with a dragon pet!"
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