132: Chapter 132 Caught in the Vortex of Power Struggle

The Witch licked her delicate pink tongue and blinked, as if trying to flirt with Su Fan.

Su Fan subconsciously glanced at Qin Xiaoxiao, who was currently busy ordering food with her parents, while Qin Lulu seemed to be looking in this direction, whether intentionally or not...

"How about it? My dear master..."

The Witch proudly puffed out her chest and continued to seduce Su Fan: "Witch Lilith is so pitiful, I don't even have a home... As long as my dear master is willing to take me in, I will do anything for you... Hehe..."

She let out a frivolous giggle, her eyes fixed directly on Su Fan, as if she had him completely figured out.

Su Fan ignored her and instead stood up to sit opposite Ai Lin.

"Hehe... Master is tempted..."

The Witch chuckled to herself, muttered a sentence, and then continued to gnaw on the roast suckling pig.

Su Fan watched the refined way Ai Lin was eating her noodles and asked, "Is it good?"

Ai Lin shook her head: "I don't feel anything, it just seems like my body needs to replenish this kind of thing."

Hearing this, Su Fan felt slightly surprised.

It seemed that the Twilight Star Goddess Ai Lin had truly cast all worldly matters to the back of her mind; she didn't even feel anything while eating, and she was completely clueless about matters between men and women. She was truly worthy of being a True God.

He guessed that she came looking for him driven by some persistent obsession.

Su Fan still decided to take in Witch Lilith and Ai Lin; after all, both of them had very high cultivation levels and could help the Justice Bureau with quite a few things.

Therefore, he arranged for the two of them to stay in the apartment next to his, which had been assigned to him when he became the bureau chief.

Of course, he discussed this matter with Qin Xiaoxiao.

Qin Xiaoxiao was one hundred percent against it at first, but who knew that Qin Lulu actually managed to persuade her, saying that it would be more convenient to protect Su Fan and herself this way.

Once the two of them encountered danger, the powerful Ai Lin and Witch Lilith could appear immediately.

What Su Fan actually thought was that it was mainly to protect her; after all, he still loved her quite a bit.

After thinking for a while, Qin Xiaoxiao agreed.

However, she also made a pact with the two women: they were absolutely forbidden to walk around in front of Su Fan wearing tank tops, camisoles, hot pants, or silk stockings... especially Witch Lilith, who absolutely could not do that deliberate chest-lifting gesture again.

The Witch chuckled and deliberately lifted her chest again: "My dear Xiaoxiao, Witch Lilith will definitely comply!"

"Su-su... look at her!"

Qin Xiaoxiao pointed at Witch Lilith angrily, her face flushed red.

Su Fan had Ai Lin and Witch Lilith go to the apartment next door to sleep, and he patiently coaxed Qin Xiaoxiao until her anger dissipated.

Before going to sleep, Su Fan took a special look at the simulator.

There was 1 simulation attempt remaining.

He checked to see if there were any reality simulations.

This time there was no option for a reality simulation, only an otherworld simulation.

The guaranteed reward was [God-level Healing Technique], which could perform large-scale healing with a range of 1000x1000...

And the requirement to obtain the guaranteed reward was to successfully heal 1000 people...

"What is this for? To act as a healer?"

Su Fan could not predict what would happen in this simulation, but he didn't really want to enter it right now; he actually hoped for a few more reality simulations...

But he also discovered that the simulator would only provide reality simulations when reality was about to encounter a major crisis or life-threatening danger.

"[God-level Healing Technique], and 1000x1000, what exactly does that mean?"

After thinking about it for a while, he decided not to enter the simulation for now. Anyway, once he entered the simulation, time would be frozen, so he could enter whenever he wanted.

After momentarily forgetting about the simulator, he started thinking about what Qin Shen and Qin Lulu had said to him.

This time, the Black Flame Demon King had unleashed such large-scale slaughter, causing hundreds of thousands or even millions of people in the entire Ninth Safe Zone to lose their lives. With such a major incident having occurred, the higher-ups were bound to find someone to take the blame in order to maintain the old order and appease public opinion.

He did not want to be the scapegoat.

He had done everything he could; he had done his absolute best. Did they still want him to take the blame?

Thinking about these things in a muddled way, he drifted off to sleep...

The next day, Su Fan indeed received some bad news.

The media in the capital collectively reported on this incident in the Ninth Safe Zone, and all fingers were pointed at him, the Justice Bureau chief.

And the point they attacked him on was precisely because he had said, "Wait three more minutes; if the Heaven-Patrolling Experts don't come down by then, everyone should flee on their own"...

His words were used against him, and he was fiercely criticized for "defeatism," "failing the citizens,"... and so on.

"Damn it, are they sick in the head?!"

In the bureau chief's office, Su Fan angrily slammed his palm onto the desk.

He was truly speechless.

Those big shots in the capital didn't send a single person to help, but once the Black Flame Demon King was eliminated and they saw the ruling interests of the Ninth Safe Zone, they were eager to get him removed from office so they could install their own people!

"Su-su, don't be angry... Didn't my dad say he would pull some strings for you?"

Qin Xiaoxiao stroked his back and said softly.

Su Fan sighed helplessly: "I'm not angry; I hate this kind of ugly human nature. What era is this? With the resurgence of Spiritual Qi and the world in chaos, these animals who are stuffed full of pork fat are still thinking about engaging in power struggles!"

Qin Xiaoxiao said to him: "Su-su, didn't I tell you before that your mindset is a bit too simple and passionate? This world is not as simple as you imagine. Perhaps the ugliness of those capital officials you see now is just a glimpse of the whole picture..."

At this moment, Qin Lulu walked in.

She was wearing a qipao today, giving off the feeling of a beautiful concubine from the Republic of China era.

"Sis, is there any news?"

Qin Xiaoxiao stepped forward and asked.

Qin Lulu said with a smile: "I've gotten the news. Our Qin Family members in the capital went to the secretariat to ask. They won't remove my brother-in-law from his post, nor will they remove his seat on the Emergency Committee. They just want him to write a written report and submit it to the Emergency Committee. Also, he needs to make a speech in front of the media; he needs to cry and apologize..."

"Make me cry? Make me apologize?"

Su Fan was completely speechless.

This city was able to be preserved; when you think about it, wasn't it all thanks to Witch Lilith?

But Witch Lilith came to Earth with him, and he had done what he was supposed to do; he had already done his absolute best. And they still want him to cry and apologize to the citizens?

Are the higher-ups blind?

Qin Lulu seemed to understand the grievance in Su Fan's heart and sighed helplessly: "Yes, the credit was all given to those Heaven-Patrolling Experts. After all, they were the ones who destroyed the Devil King. The old man is dead, and Commissioner Jiang is also dead. Since the Emergency Committee is missing two appointed commissioners, they let those two Heaven-Patrolling Experts who had merit take the positions..."

"Are you kidding me, Sis? It was clearly Witch Lilith who drained the Devil King's cultivation base, which is the only reason they could easily kill that Devil King. They reaped the rewards without putting in the work, and they get the most credit?"

Su Fan was extremely annoyed and couldn't understand what those people in the higher-ups were thinking.

Qin Lulu comforted him: "You don't lose anything, either. Letting you cry in front of the media is just to appease the citizens. For you, this is also an accumulation of political capital. Besides, among us in the Emergency Committee, you are the best looking. Once you cry, the citizens will quickly forget this painful experience. This is the only way to maintain the old order."

"Old order... old order... I think this old order is completely rotten!"

Su Fan muttered, but he still took Qin Lulu's persuasion to heart.

At any time, if you can avoid a falling out, it's best to avoid it.

Even though he had Ai Lin and Witch Lilith to help him, his power was still relatively weak. He couldn't wrestle with the vested interest group of the capital big shots, so for now, he could only endure it.

In the afternoon, he arranged a press conference. He wore his uniform, draped a black coat over his shoulders, and wore a white flower. He had Ai Lin punch him to make him cry, and he wailed loudly in front of the media.

After doing all this, the media controlled by the capital big shots finally quieted down.

All media turned to mourning the dead instead of pursuing who was to blame.