Your Lord Has A Screw Loose?

Chapter 249: Chapter 251: Playing a double act? I’ll just press the alarm.

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“I need to find a way to fish out everything from the Shadow Administration; otherwise, my trip here would have been a waste.” Qin Muye, adhering to the principle of not being wasteful, started to have some crooked thoughts.

“You’re here to check the archives, remember not to damage anything during the review, or I’ll report and make you compensate; there’s surveillance here.” Qin Muye said slowly.

“Still have to wait for the end of the workday, such a hassle.” He muttered, then, calculations began in his mind. Since he was idle anyway, it was a good time to start figuring out how the Shadow’s Third Stage should change.

“An explanation? No need, you can go explain yourselves to the security division at the bureau; it’s not my responsibility.” Qin Muye glanced with his mouth, sat down and released the alarm button, then re-covered it with the protective device.

“That’s the guy; he came to the archive room not to check the archives but to threaten me and refused to say who he is.” Qin Muye pointed at the young man as soon as he arrived, then pointed at the middle-aged man: “And him, he came in upon hearing the alarm, I suspect he’s also up to something.”

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“Looks like I’ll have to go to the Library myself.”

“Cough, misunderstanding, misunderstanding. Professor Li, listen to my explanation,” the middle-aged man hastily said.

“Professor Li, I’ve long heard of your great reputation. Hello, hello.” The original archive room staff greeted Qin Muye warmly.

“Professor Li, hello, hello.” A young man walked in, his demeanor was very calm, but one could see the arrogance and disdain on his face.

“Hello, you must be Director Wang, congratulations, congratulations.” Qin Muye had heard about the promotion on his way, so naturally, he exhibited some social courtesies.

“And who might you be?” Qin Muye asked, his expression unchanged; this kid was acting, and his act was pretty good.

“What’s this, planning to threaten me again?” Qin Muye asked with furrowed brows.

“I’m not here to check materials; I just wanted to ask about the Relic.” The other party was direct.

“First let me introduce you to Professor Li, and after that…”

“Relic? I don’t know about any Relic; I manage archives, not Relics.” Qin Muye said.

“Luck, just luck. I wonder if Director Wang has finished the archive room handover procedures…” Qin Muye diverted the topic; he didn’t have time to continue the mutual complimenting with the other party, he still had things to do.

“Tsk, is that all?”

“Tsk, such pettiness and ingratitude.” Qin Muye could not help but comment.

“Tsk, so petty, huh? Clearly, you came to threaten me, and now you hold a grudge against me; city folks really are hard to understand.”

“All thanks to you, Professor Li. I heard from the bureau that you found Yin Mountain Lord,” said the other party with a trace of embarrassment in their tone.

“Seems like the upper ranks have really gone to rot,” Qin Muye shook his head.

“You don’t need to worry about that, I…”

“Chief Captain Zou, this way, please. Captain Zou, you too,” the security personnel spoke up.

The security personnel looked at the two of them, hearts clear as mirrors.

The man known as Chief Captain Zou’s gaze flashed coldly for a moment before quickly reverting to normal as he said, “I’ll discuss further with Professor Li when I return.”

But he probably thought about having me cough up some benefits.

Not everyone has a special income like Qin Muye, though they may not be barely scraping by, they still lacked a lot for training their Shadows.

Now as teammates, the only ones who could survive under his momentary, engine-of-destruction Skill besides the Spirit Monster were himself.

Back in the sub-bureau, the archive room stored documents similar to local records and family registries; perhaps because of the mixed storage, it wasn’t taken seriously.

To this, Qin Muye was utterly indifferent.

The other party hadn’t finished speaking, and Qin Muye had already pressed the alarm; then, the piercing sound emitted.

The other person’s face darkened: “Just now, Professor Li browsed the archives; surely you gained something. Being happy alone is not as good as everyone’s happiness, sharing a bit wouldn’t hurt, especially since you, Professor Li, have no use for it, right?”

The other side was taken aback, then quickly understood, taking out a series of files, keys, and so on.

Then, he began to review the archive, which recorded many things; however, after the review, he became disinterested.

Since nobody was showing goodwill anyway, he had come here only to be put on a performance by two petty people. Thus, his good feelings for the Shadow Administration plummeted to rock bottom.

Very soon, another middle-aged man hurried in, a look of astonishment on his face. He had not expected that ‘Professor Li’ would be so decisive in pressing the alarm button. It completely caught him off guard.

Since that was the case, Qin Muye was happy to claim all the benefits of the relics he had found in the archives for himself.

The handover process lasted nearly two hours, mainly because the inventory took quite a long time. After verifying that the inventory was correct, they finally signed the papers to mark the completion of the handover.

Just like this time, they neither wanted to give up power nor did they want to offer any benefits, wanting Qin Muye to work for nothing.

With such an attitude, how dare they come over asking for favors? Without bringing anything to the table, they really saw themselves as mere tools.

He glanced at his shadow. There was still some time until the Solid Shadow Stage, just enough time to play along with them.

But once he arrived at the headquarters, things were much more strict, so similar items naturally disappeared, and no one knew where they were placed.

Without undergoing any combat strength assessment or introductory competition, he lacked the Main Character Aura, so of course, he would not experience these things.

Factions did indeed breed a sense of competition, but that was all. The amount of scheming and backstabbing for power and profit was probably countless.

He glanced at the surveillance camera, sensing that someone was observing him, though he did not know who it might be.

Upon his arrival, Qin Muye was quickly assigned to the archives department.

Qin Muye gave the other person a glance, seeing the situation clearly.

Before the other person had walked far, Qin Muye spoke out as if he intended for others to hear.

There was no one coming up to him with an attitude or trying to suppress him. After all, which company would hire a clerk and then have salespeople come over to put pressure on them? They were not even part of the same system.

As the capital of Sheng Country, it was natural for the Shadow Administration to be located in Shendu.

So, he was very thankful to Qin Muye for taking over his position, which allowed him to be promoted and relocate.

He certainly remembered that in this world, there were prominent families to consider.

Why would he waste his energy getting angry with dead people?

He was playing the good cop, so the one playing the bad cop should be nearby, likely to jump out soon.

He was packing his things, preparing to hand them over to Qin Muye, his face showing the joy of promotion. He was quite grateful to Qin Muye, for without him, the promotion would not have come so easily.

Naturally, he was on cloud nine, having gone from being an archive keeper to a director, strutting around with an air of self-importance.

Director Wang also handed over his things and left with an air of nonchalance.

It was just a game of good cop, bad cop, but he hadn’t expected the person before him to not play by the rules and hit the alarm button directly.

A single Shadow Stone was enough for them to disregard the law, let alone greater benefits. Destroying families and wiping them out was probably just a minor trick to them.

The personnel wore odd expressions, some unable to understand Qin Muye’s way of thinking. Wasn’t he supposed to apologize, as usual?

Security personnel from the Shadow Administration quickly arrived on the scene, and there were quite a few of them, at least twenty or thirty.

Besides, the Shadow Administration wouldn’t be testing a clerk like this unless someone was deliberately targeting him.

This guy was likely not the one who had been monitoring him earlier, but had received a tip-off from the surveillance personnel, and that’s why he had come over to confront him.

The documents here were all battle reports and various other disorganized records, completely unrelated to history, mystery, or folklore.

This made the expressions of Chief Captain Zou and the Captain even more sullen, as if they had lost face and wished they could flay Qin Muye alive.

The young man was startled by this; he had not expected Qin Muye to take such action.

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The Shadow Administration was not very effective. He had surrendered the Yin Mountain Lord, yet here he was, still made a keeper of the archives. The situation suggested they wanted him to work without offering him any benefits.

After simply registering Qin Muye’s details, the job transition was deemed successful. Qin Muye had been part of the Shadow Administration all along, only assigned to a branch office.

As for building a community of interests? Forget it. The headquarters was not like the branch offices—people were numerous, and factions abundant. Basically, they were not domesticated dogs but wolves with gluttonous appetites.

As for Qin Muye taking his position as an archive keeper, it was not at all a big deal. Hardly anyone wanted to stay in the archive room, firstly because there was no real perk, and secondly because the salary was low.

Hearing these words, Chief Captain Zou gave a cold snort and left with an ugly expression.