82: Three big pits

“Hey, I say, isn’t it a bit bad that we’re going to execute a mission without even looking at what it is?”

“What if this is a trap?”

Ya Ya said, looking wary.

“Hmph, what’s there to be afraid of?” Liu Jiangyi said with an indifferent attitude, “No matter what we do, someone will definitely clean up our mess.”

“Are you sure?” Ya Ya still didn’t quite believe him.

“Of course.” Liu Jiangyi picked up the document in his hand, took it out, glanced at it a few times, and exclaimed, “Holy crap! It really is a big trap!”

“Let me see!” Ya Ya snatched the document from Liu Jiangyi’s hand, then looked bewildered.

“What is this? The City Lord’s Mansion was robbed, and they want us to catch the thief?”

“This doesn’t look like a trap.”

“This isn’t a trap?” Liu Jiangyi said mysteriously, “You’re young, you don’t understand. This is a huge trap.”

“What do you mean?” Ya Ya was puzzled.

Liu Jiangyi pointed at the confession on the document and said, “Look, this is the City Lord’s confession. Look at what he said.”

“Lost a bottle of ordinary Medicinal Pill, three ordinary Magical Artifacts, and ordinary… ah?”

“Then look at the Rank of this mission.”

“S Rank?” Ya Ya said, annoyed, “Just for losing these few things, they made an S Rank mission? This is too much trouble, isn’t it?”

“Even if he’s the City Lord, he shouldn’t do things this way!”

Liu Jiangyi said playfully, “That’s why this is a trap.”

“Hey! Can you stop beating around the bush and just tell me what this really means?”

Ya Ya was getting impatient.

Seeing this, Liu Jiangyi stopped teasing Ya Ya and explained, “Think about who the City Lord is. Would an ordinary person dare to steal from him?”

“Anyone who dares to steal his things is either a master or an inside job. Whichever it is, it will be difficult for us to catch them.”

“If our first mission fails, and it’s a seemingly simple mission like catching a petty thief, what qualifications do I have to stay in the Law Enforcement Bureau?”

“This is the first trap of this mission.”

“Secondly, the City Lord’s Mansion has many treasures. If only ordinary things were lost, the City Lord wouldn’t have let the Law Enforcement Bureau intervene at all. So, the lost items are definitely not ordinary things!”

“Ah? Then why did the City Lord lie?” Ya Ya was puzzled.

Liu Jiangyi sneered, “Because the origin of these items is not legitimate, the City Lord can’t say, but these items are very important, so he must get them back!”

“And if we find them, we will definitely know what these items are. At that time, wouldn’t the City Lord use his power to silence us?”

“This is the second trap of this mission!”

“What? That ruthless?” Ya Ya’s eyes widened.

She couldn’t believe that such a small mission to catch a petty thief actually involved so much complexity.

“This is only the second trap, but when that Hong Tai gave us this mission, he never expected us to fall into this trap.”

“Why?” Ya Ya still didn’t understand.

Liu Jiangyi explained again, “Because we don’t have an accurate confession, we have no starting point to investigate the case, so how could we solve it?”

“So we will only fall into the first trap.”

“And even if we find a direction to investigate the case, are the people in the City Lord’s Mansion just for show? Is the City Lord just for show?”

“If he can’t handle the person, and we find them, wouldn’t they just kill us directly?”

“This is the third trap!”

“This three- 連坑 (triple trap) move, you could say it locks all my escape routes. No matter what I choose, as long as I accept this mission, I will die!”

“Then why didn’t you look at it just now? Now it’s over, isn’t it?” Ya Ya stomped her foot in anger.

“Forget it, forget it. If it doesn’t work out, we’ll run away!”

“Do you think not agreeing will make things better?” Liu Jiangyi shook his head, “Since they decided to target me, even if they don’t take this step, there are other ways.”

“Rather than guarding against hidden arrows, it’s better to face this open challenge.”

“Besides, I said that no matter what we do, someone will clean up our mess.”

“Ah? What does that mean again?”

“I won’t explain this to you now. You’ll know later.”

Liu Jiangyi said no more and strode towards the City Lord’s Mansion with Ya Ya.

Ya Ya was also too lazy to ask more questions.

Anyway, her purpose in coming out was to gain experience. She didn’t have a specific direction on how to gain experience, so she just followed Liu Jiangyi.

She was still confident in her own strength.

Moreover, she still had her father’s precious sword and the Magic Treasure her father gave her for self-preservation.

How could she not escape a small Lower City of Tianjiang City?

…

After Liu Jiangyi and Ya Ya left.

Hong Tai quickly followed.

“Damn it! This really is a hothead. He actually wants to go to the City Lord’s Mansion?”

“Damn it, if he messes around, it’s very likely to cause a conflict between the City Lord and Manager Ma, and then I’ll be finished!”

“Idiot! What an idiot!”

Director Hong was fuming and quickly followed them.

…

City Lord’s Mansion.

Liu Jiangyi and Ya Ya strode over and were immediately stopped by the guards at the entrance of the City Lord’s Mansion.

“Presumptuous! The City Lord’s Mansion is an important place. How can you, dressed in such disheveled clothes, step foot here?”

“Get out!”

The guard’s words were almost identical to the guy at the entrance of the Law Enforcement Bureau.

Liu Jiangyi didn’t make a move again. He took out his Law Enforcement Bureau token with a backhand, “Law Enforcement Bureau on official business!”

“Deputy Director?” The guard’s eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

Are the people from the Law Enforcement Bureau doing so badly now?

A dignified Deputy Director, wearing animal skins when going out?

And that little secretary behind him, so fresh and pretty, also wearing animal skins?

Could this be part of their play?

The guard dared not neglect them and hurriedly said obsequiously, “Please wait a moment, I will go and report.”

“Report my ass!”

Liu Jiangyi grabbed the guard’s collar and pulled him back, “The Law Enforcement Bureau emphasizes timeliness in handling cases. If you delay the case, can you bear the consequences?”

“Get out of the way!”

With that, Liu Jiangyi strode in.

“Hey, no! No, you can’t!”

The guard was anxious. Seeing that he couldn’t stop Liu Jiangyi, he quickly took out his walkie-talkie to report.

However!

A dark figure suddenly rushed over and pressed down on the guard’s phone.

“Director Hong?” The guard recognized the person at a glance.

“Shh!” Hong Tai quickly made a shushing gesture, “Don’t make a sound. I’ve already discussed the matters here with the City Lord.”

“I see, Director Hong, please.”

The guard put away his phone and respectfully made a gesture of invitation.

In the Lower City of Tianjiang City, the City Lord’s power was far less than in City 39.

Although he oversaw all affairs of the Lower City, he and the Law Enforcement Bureau essentially belonged to two different Systems.

Nominally, the City Lord was higher than the Director of the Law Enforcement Bureau.

But in reality, neither of them could control the other; they were almost of equal Rank.

That’s why the guard didn’t dare to question Hong Tai.

“Damn it! This Bastard really started causing trouble!”