Chapter 273 - 273 254 Report

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273: Chapter 254: Report 273: Chapter 254: Report Writing a report, in fact, is a technical skill, especially when the reporter is a Contractor who cannot “lie”. Giving this job to Lu Ping’an, in a sense, also uses his Contractor’s identity to increase its credibility… Though still, not many honest people will take the contents of the report fully at face value. “… When the members of our Special Service Team Three discovered Lei Huoren’s betrayal, we were stunned. No one had any related information or speculation beforehand. His behavior was quite normal. We newcomers knew him for less than three months, but we all thought he was a capable Deputy Captain…” First of all, is to clear any connections, this is an obvious statement, but it must be written and highlighted. “… With Captain Xia as the core, the team quickly unified their thoughts and were determined to arrest him. Captain Xia himself has blocked Lei Huoren three times, but due to the overwhelming threat of his weapon, he was critically injured twice (avoiding death by special means) and finally defeated him, but due to his rapid mobility, we failed to retrieve Water Wings…” When a traitor emerges from the team, the Captain is bound to be blamed, and it’s a big blame. But Xia Qin’s performance is commendable, the two near-death incidents were backed by witness accounts and physical evidence, the first time even had a record of treatment. Adding the final injuries of all members, relationships should be cleared to a certain extent. Thinking it over, Lu Ping’an didn’t write all the details in, he didn’t even write about himself. He always writes this report from the perspective of the Special Service Team Three… This also means, the extremely limited viewpoint provided by a grassroots team that has been hit hard. The more of these matters are spoken of, the more easily mistakes are made. Personally contradicted evidence can invalidate your report, and your actions will be questioned again. From the perspective of the Special Service Team Three, Lu Ping’an depicted everything they saw and experienced. The core of it is that after the team discovered Lei Huoren’s treachery, led by Captain Xia, they tracked him down, fought, and finally successfully saved the city. How did we discover the core area, the place where the Reenactment Ceremony was held? Everyone was focusing on Lei Huoren, no one expected this place to be the core area, the real battlefield. Why was it Team 3, with a lack of personnel, that found it first? Because Zion District was Team 3’s defense sector, we were close and had always been keeping an eye on Lei Huoren, hence naturally, we arrived first. The whereabouts of several sixth-tier individuals? Reasons for the sudden twist in the Ceremony? The missing Taboo items and Holy Images? I don’t know — these high-level things, how could we, a group of third-tier and below, possibly understand? Tactics? Planning? We were just chasing after the ball. In short, Lu Ping’an’s report rationalizes everything, transforming all the planning and scheming into a story where a reckless team chases the culprit and accidentally achieves great merit. But if the story is told purely from the perspective of the Special Service Team Three, all of this is true, even several team members only saw this much. It’s a bit legendary, a bit akin to Hollywood, and clearly somewhat far-fetched, especially the crucial parts. “… The Sophist was cornered and desperately killed by the Special Service Team, led by Captain Xia Qin. However, from what the witnesses observed, his mental and physical state were not normal, as if the results of the ceremony didn’t meet his expectations and his body was in an unstable state. Witnesses speculated that he may disintegrate on his own…” In short, although we won, there were many factors, including their self-destruction. “The most dangerous were several special Magic Monsters, which witnesses suspect are mutations of sixth-tier professionals, whose combat power was extremely astonishing. Thankfully, their intelligence was not high, and they could be restrained by various means. Under the command of Captain Xia, the team members, including the supporter Guan Xinxian, suffered multiple injuries, successfully restrained them, and waited for the moment they disintegrated on their own…” All the achievements, especially killing the Sophist and ending it all, were attributed to “Captain Xia”, who had punched above her level. “Lu Ping’an, you’re going a bit too far, making me take up the blame again?” This is evidently not good news. Not to mention attracting unwanted attention, this matter was magnified in the end, someone definitely needed to be the focus of attention… Lu Ping’an didn’t want another round of trouble coming so quickly. “Sister Xia, please do me a favor. Besides, our Special Service Team Three also needs this honor. We must recruit and regroup after this….” Lu Ping’an didn’t mention any financial interest, but implored the other party for help based on personal relationships. Some things are very realistic, Xia Qin sighed helplessly, and once again chose to “trust”. If nothing goes wrong, Captain Xia will be pushed forward to become the standard-bearer and “hero” in order to reassure the public and boost the morale of the Bureau of Anomaly Management and the Special Service Team. The repeatedly battered Special Service Team Three also needs this “reputation” to wipe out the negative impact caused by the frequent betrayals. Without mentioning the far shot, the Special Service Team can’t just rely solely on Xia Qin, a third-tier, to stabilize the situation. Now, besides Xia Qin, everyone is new. They certainly need to transfer more people over, at least another deputy captain needs to be transferred over. By then, if the reputation is down, there would be no captain-level willing to come over. The worst result could be the dissolution and reorganization on the spot, the remaining personnel being dispersed to other teams. Several formerly glorious teams have experienced such a fate, their code numbers cancelled directly. When new teams are needed a few years later, people are directly recruited and rebuilt. This outcome is something Xia Qin absolutely cannot accept. Emptying the petty cash fund and team reserves is a minor matter, but sweeping away all past merits, retired personnel not knowing which office to visit, unable to relay the past struggles of their predecessors… in a way, this is tantamount to severing inheritance. But this is a very possible outcome. How do you make people forget the past where traitors appeared in the Special Service Team? Directly erase Team Three. If the higher-ups plan to model Xia Qin and choose to keep the team, the Special Service Team Three would receive the highest priority for additional personnel… Xia Qin and Team Three indeed need more honors to wipe out the shame brought by the traitors. “…you don’t want to be famous at all? In our field, fame equals treatment, resources equal growth speed, and in a way, it’s linked to longevity.” Xia Qin no longer treated Lu Ping’an as a newcomer, asking him directly. “I am somewhat special… before I fully grow up, the more famous I am, the faster I die.” Lu Ping’an was very straightforward. He had long missed the warm and safe campus and didn’t even want to go to work. “Moreover, as for the resources and returns, I have already earned enough in this round.” Lu Ping’an smiled contentedly. He hadn’t had time to go back and inventory his gains. Suddenly disappearing from the hospital would be troublesome, especially since his own team was being monitored. Thinking of the absurd “Otherworldly Isolated Island” and the “Confidentiality Agreement” she signed, Xia Qin shook her head and asked no more. She still needed to go back and think about how to deal with specific inquiries… at least, to corroborate her statements and explain how she won against the “Sophist”. “Push all the reasons to his reckless self-destruction. Compared to the powerful heroes that constantly attract new harsh tasks, the lucky good guys live longer.” This was clearly colluding testimonies. But as long as it makes sense and the position is stable, there should be nobody who would care too much… each secret keeper’s private information was equivalent to their lives. With the report, just don’t stray too far and it’s fine. On the third day, this report was submitted. As expected, there weren’t too many entanglements and inquiries. After inspecting the scene to confirm some facts… mainly the fact that Lei Huoren and Special Service Team Three had a serious confrontation, the surveillance on Special Service Team Three was lifted. And the same night, Meow woke up. “I’m so hungry, meow!” Meow, who was yelling that she was hungry as soon as she woke up, was about to be taken away by the person who had been watching her after she finished her fifth box of food… but before they could get downstairs, they were stopped by the Special Service Team Three. Lu Ping’an stopped them in the hallway with his team, and there was a little friction between the two sides (referring to the birth of two lightly wounded people). In the end, it took a deputy director from the Bureau of Anomaly Management to come down and only after he made guarantees, was Meow taken away for questioning. But during this process, Lu Ping’an also managed to pass notes, instructing her to swallow it after she finished reading. “…at any rate, just stick to the story that you know nothing, don’t lie, but you can say ‘I’m not sure’, ‘I’m not clear’…” Lu Ping’an explained as simply as possible. Considering Meow’s firm stance, being totally unknowing from the start, there should not be much of a problem in the end. Indeed, this was the case. After another day, Meow returned. And a week after the incident, members of Special Service Team Three were discharged one after another from the hospital. It seems that life is back on track again.

Chapter 273 - 273 254 Report

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