The bureau chief sat at Ma Haoyu's workstation, smoking a cigarette.
He glanced at Lin Xi coldly from head to toe, and after sizing her up, a hint of contempt appeared in his eyes.
"Why didn't you come earlier? I didn't see you when you were registering, but now you're scrambling to get in."
Upon hearing the bureau chief's words, Ma Haoyu began to break out in a cold sweat.
what to do?
Is the director in a bad mood today? He's not usually like this!
"Director, didn't I already tell you about this outside?" Ma Haoyu put his hands together in front of his abdomen, lowered his voice, and exuded an indescribable sense of helplessness.
The director was looking down and flipping through a stack of documents in his hand. Lin Xi glanced at it casually and saw a few familiar faces.
This stack of documents should contain information about the people who passed the first round of selection.
Lin Xi thought for a moment and then said, "I know this is indeed against the rules, but I think the city guard team goes to great lengths to hold selection competitions every time in order to recruit more talents. If the director feels it is difficult, he can send some experts to test my abilities, and then you can make a decision later."
Hearing her say that, the director became interested instantly. The information stopped on the page with Jiang Chuan, and he looked up at Lin Xi.
"Oh? You're that confident? Even level six and seven ability users can do it?"
Lin Xi said, "Whatever."
Ma Haoyu was taken aback. This girl could fight several zombies at the same time by herself, so her strength was probably around level six or seven.
No wonder she looks so confident now.
The bureau chief was so angry at Lin Xi's arrogant and conceited demeanor that he laughed.
"Okay, here's what we'll do. I'll go to the military region and find someone. If you can beat him, you can directly join the city guard team without any other assessments. Of course, you need to win fair and square. I'll save the battle video and release it to the audience when necessary."
“Okay, that makes sense.” Lin Xi nodded.
The director smiled dismissively. "Of course, since you've chosen to take the shortcut, it won't be an easy one. You'll have to bear all the consequences in this battle yourself."
Lin Xi tried to understand his words, "You mean this competition is like I signed a life-or-death contract, and whether I live or die, I have no say in anything?"
Ma Haoyu was startled. "Director, isn't this a bit inappropriate? Those who come in through proper registration all have health insurance, so why is it that as soon as they get here..."
"Scared? You can withdraw if you're scared. Nobody's forcing you to sign up." The director looked at Lin Xi.
"Fine, according to your rules, if I kill one of your men, I won't be held responsible, right?"
The director shook his head. "That won't do. The military region's people aren't under my jurisdiction. I'm just borrowing them. If you kill him and the military region's people come looking for me, I'll have no choice but to pass you over there."
Lin Xi was seething with anger. What the hell!
It's just a game of cat and mouse.
Cats can eat mice, and mice can fight back, but they can't eat cats.
But I'm the one who's the mouse!
After thinking for a moment, she nodded, "Okay!"
Anyway, even when facing an enemy like her eldest sister, she is confident that she can win half the battle.
The bureau chief was slightly surprised by her courage and couldn't help but look at her in a new light.
"Okay, I'll borrow someone then. Once I've borrowed someone, I'll let Lao Ma know. You just wait for his news."
On the last day of the selection competition, Lin Xi went to that unfair life-or-death battle as promised.
The director paid close attention to the new level six and seven rookies, so he watched their matches before returning to watch Lin Xi's match.
However, it had already ended.
He frowned. "How could that be? Old Ma, get out here! Did you let that girl have her way? I timed it perfectly; according to that schedule, at most five minutes should have passed!"
Sigh, Old Ma is, after all, a veteran member of their city guard team who has worked for so many years, so I still gave him some face.
However, this matter is of great importance, and he needs to keep a close eye on it personally. Otherwise, if anything goes wrong, he will have to bear the consequences when the higher-ups send people to inspect.
So when scheduling the time, he deliberately calculated when the people he was watching would finish their battle.
When I returned, the area had already been cleared out.
Ma Haoyu had been standing in this spot waiting for the bureau chief to come over. Upon hearing this angry roar, he quickly ran to him.
"Director! Why are you taking so long to arrive!"
Where are they?
...
Let's rewind ten minutes.
Lin Xi sat in Ma Haoyu's office.
"Due to limited resources this time, we've provided you with a small training room that our team members usually use."
"Has the person from the military region arrived?"
Ma Haoyu glanced at the clock on the wall. "Five minutes left. We've already informed them of the location, so don't worry, the military personnel are very punctual."
So, for the long and boring five minutes, Lin Xi started to space out until the last minute when Xiao Ge came over with a piece of paper and a pen to fill out some information for her.
The moment I capped the pen, the door behind me opened.
A man in a city guard uniform looked at Ma Haoyu and said, "Captain, the military region's people have arrived."
Ma Haoyu nodded, "Okay, I understand. I'll bring the person over in a bit."
The person gently closed the door.
Ma Haoyu suddenly called out to him again, "Wait a minute, who's coming?"
“You know him; he stayed here for three months last year.” After saying this, the door closed again.
Ma Haoyu asked in surprise, "You stayed for three months?"
"Is there a problem, Master?"
Ma Haoyu looked at Xiao Ge and gently shook his head. "There aren't many people who can be promoted to the military region after only three months in the city guard team. Could it be him?"
Xiao Ge asked curiously, "Who is it?"
Xiao Ge is also a newcomer, but she joined three months ago, meaning she passed the previous round of selection.
Therefore, she knew nothing about the people and events from before.
However, judging from her master's solemn expression, this person must be quite powerful.
Ma Haoyu's lips moved, and then Lin Xi heard a very familiar name.
"Yuechi".
Lin Xi looked at Ma Haoyu, who still looked very worried. "I've worked with this guy before, and he has some connections with the director. Judging from this, it's probably him."
Lin Xi finally managed to sift through her chaotic memories to find a cynical face.
At first, Yue Chi would sit and play cards with Chen Jin and the others with a big smile, but later his friends died one by one in the intermediate tournament. The friendly young man who was always sleepy had disappeared without a trace.
I never expected that after parting ways in the capital, I would actually see him here again.
However, Lin Xi found it very strange.
It took me quite a long time to find my way here from the capital.
According to Ma Haoyu, Yuechi arrived last year.
Why is he able to move so fast?
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