576: Still looking for trouble, huh?

One was to secretly follow Zhen Li in.

But this would cause him to disappear for no reason, and he wouldn't be able to explain it to Prince Wei when he returned to the Imperial City in the future.

It would also mean cutting off the reputation and power he had built up in the Imperial City.

Furthermore, whether he could even get in was an unknown.

Of course, if he were to do that, Shen Bei would have to plant Fu Jian in the Night Watcher beforehand.

The second was to kill Zhen Li, take his place, and go to One-Blade Gorge openly.

This plan was quite good and highly feasible.

However, it also had a fatal flaw: what if Prince Wei appointed someone else?

The third was to stubbornly insist on going to One-Blade Gorge, but then Prince Wei would have to suspect his motives.

Overall, none of the plans were 100% foolproof.

But Shen Bei leaned towards plan two.

"In the next few days, you should inquire about how many deputies Zhen Li has among the people he's gathered. That is to say, who would take over if Zhen Li had an accident," Shen Bei instructed.

Fu Jian nodded and asked, "You mean..."

Shen Bei took a deep breath: "I must go to One-Blade Gorge. Without Prince Wei's arrangement, I probably won't be able to go, so... Zhen Li cannot be kept. When Prince Wei has no one else to choose from, then only I can go."

Fu Jian hissed, "How ruthless!"

Shen Bei glared at him: "Are you getting too into character? This is the earth's surface, Big Brother! Or should I take off your mask? You'll be dead in the next second, that's all."

"I was talking about your methods," Fu Jian shrugged and continued, "It has nothing to do with what faction it is."

"Let's do it this way."

Shen Bei gave his orders.

"Alright, I'll come find you when I have news, and we'll discuss how to deal with him then."

Fu Jian responded.

Shen Bei emphasized, "Be careful. It's better to do nothing than to expose yourself."

Fu Jian patted his chest: "I'm a professional. Don't worry."

Shen Bei breathed a sigh of relief.

Was Fu Jian's situation easy?

The answer was obvious. Although he wore an odd object mask and could disguise himself as an alien,

a disguise was still a disguise.

Just like a living person mingling in a city full of zombies, who wouldn't be afraid?

Let alone extreme situations, even being thrown into northern Myanmar would be terrifying, let alone the man-eating earth's surface.

This was also why Shen Bei always emphasized keeping his identity, making sure his cover wasn't blown.

He watched Fu Jian leave.

Shen Bei yawned, feeling sleepier.

...

The next day.

The settlement panel popped up at the corner of his eye.

【Daily Settlement Rewards are as follows:】

【Completed the mission to bring back the gambler Xu Sheng, rewarding Strength +5, Physique +10, Agility +5.】

Three attributes, two +5, one +10.

It didn't seem like much.

But every little bit adds up.

Shen Bei had always done things this way.

There were no explosive, sky-rocketing leaps; it was all a tower built up task by task.

"I wonder how much my attributes are now."

Shen Bei sniffed. The earth's surface had no digitized testing equipment.

Aliens judged their strength entirely by experience, making an estimate...

"I need to go back to the earth's surface soon."

Shen Bei stretched.

He missed Jian Tong's warm bed.

He opened the door.

Shen Bei ate some breakfast along the street.

After appearing at the Night Watcher Courtyard, all the Night Watchers who saw Shen Bei bowed and called him "Sir."

Shen Bei, who originally had no sense of presence, was becoming more and more respected by them.

Especially his standing up for Xu Sheng, which deeply moved the Night Watchers. Knowing there were tigers on the mountain, yet still heading towards them – how many people could do this for their subordinates?

At this moment, many people envied Ren Chuan. Not only did he repeatedly achieve merits by following Shen Bei, but his boss was also so humane. He truly was the ideal leader they dreamed of.

Shen Bei had just returned to his room and sat down.

Bi Kun walked in, his face looking somewhat displeased, and his tone stiff: "For the sake of one Xu Sheng, you've stirred up the Feng Family. What's the point of that?"

Shen Bei was stunned, truly unable to understand Bi Kun's intention, and couldn't help but ask tentatively, "The Feng Family... are they under your protection?"

Bi Kun shook his head and denied: "That's not it. Our Night Watcher isn't such a big tree that everyone is willing to seek shade under it."

"Then what does Lord Bi mean?"

"You don't know..." Although Bi Kun had a smile on his face, his tone carried a hint of reproach: "Now there are rumors that the Feng Family wants to meet the Emperor to impeach our Night Watcher for abusing its authority. Regarding the civil loan dispute, they're saying the Night Watcher used its power to oppress people and forcibly erase this debt."

"Heh."

After hearing this, Shen Bei looked directly at Bi Kun without hesitation, and in his increasingly gloomy gaze, he said calmly, "I also want to accuse the Feng Family of being too overbearing and luring a Night Watcher into gambling!"

"From now on, don't interfere with Night Watcher affairs anymore. You're making a mess of things," Bi Kun said.

Shen Bei narrowed his eyes at Bi Kun. This guy just wanted to strip him of his Team Leader authority. Why, had his repeated actions scared him?

That's right! Bi Kun had a steady temperament and wanted all risks to be controllable.

And he was aggressive, so Bi Kun definitely didn't like his way of doing things.

Shen Bei didn't care about any of that. Seeing Ren Chuan, he called out, "Gather some people and come with me to the Feng Family. Do they really think I can be schemed against so easily?"

Seeing Shen Bei like this, Bi Kun quickly said, "The matter of Xu Sheng can only be considered your personal affair; the Night Watcher cannot participate. As for what you said about the Feng Family cultivating Demonic Path Cultivation Technique, since you exposed him, he must have a solution. Going to his door now makes it easy for him to turn the tables on you!"

"You make a good point! However, when I defeated Feng Yuan, I said I would make the Feng Family give an explanation. How can a Night Watcher Team Leader go back on his word?" Shen Bei replied to Bi Kun, waving his hand for Ren Chuan to lead the way.

Ren Chuan now followed Shen Bei's lead, and immediately called people to set off.

The other Night Watchers exchanged glances: Team Leader Shen is really going to settle scores? Can he even settle this score? Lord Bi Kun also made a good point; trying to settle scores might result in him being countered.

Bi Kun, of course, couldn't control Shen Bei, and could only watch him leave.

Looking at Shen Bei's back, he became even more determined to restrict Shen Bei's authority. His reckless and heedless actions would sooner or later lead to problems.

...

Shen Bei aggressively led his men towards the Feng Family, which naturally attracted a lot of attention.

Feng Weihu received the news and rushed out with a group of servants, blocking Shen Bei outside the Feng Residence.

"Shen Bei, is this what the Night Watcher is like now? Have you also started to learn this tactic of retaliation? It's truly eye-opening," Feng Wei Yuan sneered at Shen Bei.

"What are you talking about?" Shen Bei asked Feng Wei Yuan, "The Night Watcher is broad-minded; how could we possibly retaliate? This would shake the very foundation of the Night Watcher; we would never do such a thing."

Feng Wei Yuan scoffed, "The other day, you sparred with my son, won, and then left harsh words, telling my Feng Family to wait. Is this what you call broad-mindedness?"

Shen Bei glanced at Feng Weihu, thinking to himself, you're right, I am retaliating. But, of course, that can't be the reason, otherwise it conflicts with the Night Watcher's principles.

Even if everyone knows I'm retaliating, an unspoken understanding is enough; it absolutely cannot be stated as the reason.

Feng Weihu saw that Shen Bei wasn't speaking, and he continued, "Paying debts is only right and proper. Just because the other party is a Night Watcher, does that mean our Feng Family can't collect debts? Shen Bei, that's not how it works! Don't abuse your authority as a Team Leader. If you dare to act recklessly, I will go demand an explanation from Prince Wei."

Shen Bei looked at the other party in confusion and said, "Wasn't the debt matter already settled? Why are you bringing it up now? Such a small matter, is it worth you being so entangled and fixated on it?"

Feng Wei Yuan narrowed his eyes at Shen Bei and said, "Then you're here for the Demonic Path Cultivation Technique matter?"