30: I want him to know that if you are not in the same circle, don't force yourself to squeeze in.

The next morning.

The atmosphere at the dining table was a bit subtle.

The three women, each lost in her own thoughts, didn't even dare to make eye contact.

Xu Youyou and Xu Lulu felt that they had been too loud with their trash talk last night, and Zhao Li surely couldn't have missed it.

And Zhao Li wasn't doing much better.

Last night, she had inexplicably made some small moves, and after regaining her senses, she was filled with guilt.

She currently didn't dare to face Youyou and Lulu, the two sisters.

"Alright, I have to report to the Night Watch Division now."

The atmosphere was off, so Lu Ming quickly made his escape.

As an experienced basketball coach, he deeply understood that a well-coordinated basketball team, unless it was during a game and he needed to personally guide them, most of the time required the players to work out their cohesion themselves... At the same time, inside the Night Watch Division.

Besides the few teams trapped in the Mist Zone, there were also many Logistics Department personnel in the Night Watch Division building.

News of Director Zhao Qingge's exceptional admission of Lu Ming had spread throughout all departments early that morning.

Today, Xiao Li was on duty at the front desk, so the task of handling Lu Ming's onboarding naturally fell to him.

However, Xiao Li was not in a very good mood right now.

"Sigh, Brother Chen, what do you think Director Zhao was thinking, to actually admit a miner at the third level of Kaiyuan through an exception?"

At the front desk, Xiao Li stared at Lu Ming's file, his face full of displeasure.

Chen Hongming took a sip of strong tea, his brows furrowed like tangled threads: "What else could it be? That bastard knows how to hype himself up. Haven't you seen? Who in the entire Jiangcheng circle doesn't know that Lu Ming is the conscience of Great Xia!"

When Chen Hongming said this, he looked as disgusted as if he had swallowed a fly.

He began cultivating at the age of three, reached the peak of blood qi at ten, and aggressively reached the ninth level of Kaiyuan in his early twenties, making him quite a figure among the younger generation in Jiangcheng.

However, his awakened talent was too weak, and he was repeatedly rejected when he tried to become a Night Watcher.

He had originally resigned himself to his fate; being a Logistics Department member wasn't so bad.

But now, a miner at the third level of Kaiyuan was getting ahead of him!

Could he tolerate this?

He couldn't tolerate it at all!

"Xiao Li, can you tolerate this? Heh, third level of Kaiyuan... any dog we pull out of our Logistics Department is stronger than him."

Xiao Li's eyes flickered, and his face was resolute: "Brother Chen, tell me what to do!"

A sinister gleam flashed in Chen Hongming's eyes as he leaned closer to Xiao Li, lowering his voice.

"Don't all newly admitted Night Watchers have to undergo practical combat testing? Later, you adjust his test level to the third realm."

"If he gets scared and pees himself, do you think he'll still have the face to stay in the Night Watch Division? Even if that bastard has thick skin, a good-for-nothing who can't even pass the test, who in the Logistics Department would still listen to his command?"

After hearing this, Xiao Li immediately gave a thumbs up.

"Brother Chen, brilliant! For us in logistics, to earn contribution points, we rely entirely on the Night Watchers. If that kid can't even pass the test, naturally no one will be willing to bother with him."

Chen Hongming snorted proudly, picked up his enamel cup, and took another sip of strong tea: "This is called 'pulling the rug out from under him.' Didn't he get in by hype? I'll let him know that if you're not from the same circle, don't force your way in!"

Xiao Li nodded repeatedly, his eyes shining with excitement: "Brother Chen still thinks things through! I'll go to the dungeon now and say there was a small system glitch and his test permissions were set incorrectly. Anyway, Old Wang in the dungeon and I are tight, so I've got this covered."

About half an hour later, Lu Ming arrived at the Night Watch Division building.

Chen Hongming went up to greet him with a smile, his expression as warm as could be.

"You must be Comrade Lu Ming? I'm Xiao Chen from the Logistics Department. Please follow me to complete the onboarding procedures."

"Thank you, Comrade Chen," Lu Ming replied calmly, following him towards the Logistics Department.

In the offices along both sides of the corridor, people occasionally peeked out to observe Lu Ming, their eyes filled with curiosity and scrutiny.

Whispers drifted out through the door cracks; although not clearly audible, Lu Ming could feel that those gazes were not friendly.

"Comrade Lu Ming is truly young and promising. At such a young age, he's become a Night Watcher, and his future is limitless."

Chen Hongming chatted politely as they walked, his tone as warm as if they were old friends who had known each other for years.

"Unlike us in logistics, we don't have much ability and can only assist the Night Watchers."

Lu Ming smiled but didn't respond.

He could naturally hear the underlying sourness in Chen Hongming's words.

But so what?

Dissatisfied? Then go tell Director Zhao.

Soon, the two took the elevator down.

"Comrade Lu Ming, is this your first time at the Night Watch Division?"

Chen Hongming suddenly broke the silence: "There's a lot going on underground here: the testing area, the armory, the pill repository, and at the very bottom, a dungeon for detaining high-levelalien race."

Despite his hatred for Lu Ming, the smile on his face didn't falter.

He had his calculations well-made; even if Lu Ming discovered that the test had been tampered with, he wouldn't suspect him.

After all, from beginning to end, he had played the role of an enthusiastic and thoughtful Logistics Department member, and all procedures were followed in a compliant and legal manner.

Even if something went wrong, he could blame it on a system malfunction or Xiao Li's operational error.

Besides, who was Lu Ming anyway? Director Zhao was merely cornered by him and had no choice but to admit him exceptionally.

She probably wouldn't remember this person soon!

After a while, the elevator suddenly stopped.

Chen Hongming led Lu Ming to a dungeon door and entered the password.

"Inside is the trial ground. Killing thealien race inside means the test is passed. Please don't misunderstand, this is just a simple test."

Chen Hongming said, retreating outside the door, his face still bearing that fake smile, but with a hint of eager anticipation hidden in his eyes.

But after Lu Ming's figure completely disappeared inside the door, he reverted to his original gloomy demeanor.

"Time to watch the show in the monitoring room! No, I must record the video and post it on the forum! I must make this kid lose his reputation!"

But when he opened the door to the monitoring room, the smile on his face instantly froze.

In the large monitoring room, besides the pale-faced Xiao Li, there was also a stunning figure.

"Director... Director Zhao!"

Chen Hongming's throat felt dry.

He never dreamed that Zhao Qingge would appear in the monitoring room.

Seeing Xiao Li's ashen face, it was clear she already knew everything.

I don't understand why Director Zhao values that kid so much!

"You two—" Zhao Qingge's red lips parted slightly, her voice not loud, "Go stay in the dungeon for a month."

These words were like a thunderclap in the monitoring room, and Chen Hongming and Xiao Li instantly turned ashen.

What kind of place was the dungeon? It was where high-levelalien race were held, filled with chilling yin energy and miasma.

And 'staying' here didn't mean simply locking them up for a month, but rather being responsible for guarding and feeding thealien race in the dungeon.

Interacting with those ferociousalien race, a slight misstep could lead to death.

This punishment was indeed severe.

But conspiring to harm a colleague was already a capital offense, so Chen Hongming and Xiao Li dared not voice a single complaint.

"Yes!"

Zhao Qingge ignored them, instead watching Lu Ming in the monitor with great interest.

Is this kid really as miraculous as Li girl said?

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