First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!-Chapter 703: Hanjing’s Top 749 Agent in Xincheng — Kill First, Report Later

His hands were trembling.

On the second page of the ID, a line of black text was stamped with a red official seal.

[Highest Hanjing 749 Special Envoy - New City]

Holy shit!

Seeing these words, Liang Fang's head was spinning.

What did this even mean?

On the surface, the New City was currently in a state of semi-abandonment.

But precisely this situation highlighted the immense weight and significance of the place.

Those specially dispatched to such a place usually fell into one category: they had committed major offenses, but the nature wasn't exceptionally heinous, and they still had backing. They were sent there to lie low and avoid trouble.

In such cases, they were usually only dispatched to a specific district within the area, effectively going into hiding, far from the emperor's reach and beyond anyone's notice.

But what was written on Lu Ding's ID?

Special Envoy - New City!

The entire territory!

This was definitely not about seeking refuge or anything minor. This indicated a major operation!

Combined with Lu Ding's absolutely ruthless performance...

Alright then.

Liang Fang's mind automatically began to conjure up phrases like:

[During mission execution, whether within or outside the special envoy's designated area, automatically outranks any local official by one level, holds the power of life and death, authorized to execute first and report later, special envoys on external assignments are not bound by military orders], and so on.

Suddenly.

Lu Ding's voice rang out: "Why not input some spiritual energy to test its authenticity?"

749 Bureau IDs were usually clean on the first page, for external display. The second page contained the position, investigator rank, and!!!

Records of major meritorious service and the like.

But such major meritorious service records required inputting spiritual energy using a special method to become visible.

Lu Ding had worked hard to earn a special merit award. If he didn't show it off and let people see it, it would be like wearing fine brocade at night—pointless and unsatisfying!

It would be like marrying a useless husband or a wife who doesn't... well, you know.

No fun at all.

He had to show it off.

Originally, Liang Fang hadn't planned to input spiritual energy to verify.

He had seen fake IDs before. He had heard of people impersonating special envoys. But he had never seen or heard of anyone daring to forge the seal of the General Bureau, stamped right on the designation of a special envoy to a major territory, and the entire territory at that.

Checking was almost meaningless now.

He already believed Lu Ding's identity.

But since Lu Ding had said so...

He subconsciously 'obeyed the order' and input his spiritual energy.

Good heavens.

When the golden light reflected in his pupils...

*Snap!*

Liang Fang closed the ID and handed it back to Lu Ding with both hands.

While his mind was a raging storm, his face remained expressionless as he said, "It's genuine."

Now, his hands weren't trembling, his heart wasn't panicking, and he felt a bit... dead inside.

When emotions swing wildly between extreme highs and lows, joy and sorrow, the peak state is often one of eerie calm.

Right now, he had only one thought.

"I attacked a special envoy... I attacked someone with a special merit award... I attacked a special envoy with a special merit award who is currently on a mission... I'm finished..."

Liang Fang seemed to have already foreseen his future.

Endless reports to write, endless self-criticisms to compose, endless disciplinary actions, endless petty persecutions, endless confinement...

Liang Fang, with his Five Restrictions Late Stage cultivation, felt his blood pressure spike, and spike high. It rushed to his head, making his vision darken slightly and his legs feel weak...

The only thing keeping him from staggering right now was the belief that he must not interfere with the special envoy's mission and avoid making even more mistakes.

All at once.

The hearts everyone had been holding in their throats finally settled back down after Liang Fang spoke.

The most obvious change was in Ziyin and the Profound Sect elder.

Both silently straightened their backs, not noticing that Liang Fang's waist was bent even lower than before. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

If earlier, his bow was out of fear of Lu Ding's strength, knowing he might die if they fought, thus avoiding conflict unless absolutely necessary...

Then now, his bow was out of respect for Lu Ding's identity, compounded by reverence for his strength!

What's wrong with me respecting him?

What's wrong with me bowing!?

He's a special envoy!

And not just any special envoy, but a New City special envoy!

Outranks any official by one level.

He's fucking leadership!

When he's on my turf, no matter where he's from, he's my leader! He deserves respect!

If I behave well, maybe this incident will just blow over?

Even though he's under twenty-four, he's young but his status is high. Strength comes first, then comes the right to speak.

But also because Lu Ding's identity as an investigator had been verified by Liang Fang.

So, the Profound Sect elder felt he could act tough now.

He had feared Lu Ding earlier because he worried Lu Ding was a lone wolf. If provoked, Lu Ding could just kill him and run, vanishing without a trace. Now he wasn't afraid because Lu Ding had an official identity.

People with official identities are easiest to pin down.

The key point was, this person was a 749 Bureau investigator. On a personal strength level, the Profound Sect elder feared Lu Ding. But if Lu Ding carried the title of a 749 investigator...

Then he, the elder, could speak using the authority of the Profound Sect.

Simply put: someone with a family and a career, you can provoke.

A person with no attachments, you cannot provoke.

"Investigator, I see you're probably not local to Fengkou City. That means you're conducting cross-jurisdiction enforcement. I'll trouble you to provide us with the proper procedures and explain today's events."

He emphasized his tone, the threat within his words unmistakable.

He had lost face and wanted to get it back. If he couldn't get it back here, he would go and report Lu Ding!

At this moment, Lu Ding, who had just taken back his ID and was satisfied with Liang Fang's reaction, paused in his movements.

"Procedures, I can provide."

Had he changed his nature?

No!

Lu Ding's voice continued: "But I can only provide them to the Fengkou City 749 Bureau."

This was indeed the proper procedure. His words were about following protocol, a matter of official business.

Liang Fang snapped back to reality and waved his hands. "No, no, no, that won't be necessary, not necessary at all."

How dare he ask someone of Lu Ding's status to provide him with procedures?

Besides, that was only for normal circumstances.

A special envoy who outranks any official by one level... since he already outranks them, what's the point of providing procedures?

Such a terrified and respectful attitude made the Profound Sect elder's heart sink.

Something's wrong!!!

Before he could speak.

Lu Ding took a step forward, standing right in front of him. "As for you..."

The Profound Sect elder had just begun to step back.

Lu Ding raised his hand and swung his blade, striking the elder's cheek hard with the flat of the blade.

The blow sent the elder spinning through the air before he crashed heavily onto the ground.

This... was personal!

The sharp pain brought a sliver of clarity to the elder's mind, which had been muddled by the heavy blow.

"Why am I lying on the ground?"

He looked up.

His cheek was a bloody mess, blood streaming down. A deep, flesh-ripped blade mark was visible across his face, the wound deep enough to reveal bone!

Looking at Lu Ding.

Holding his blade, Lu Ding gently pressed the tip against the elder's forehead between his eyebrows, finishing the sentence he hadn't completed before taking action.

"What kind of thing are you, to be worthy of me providing you with procedures?"

"Feeling dizzy? I'll help you wake up properly. Local forces involved in a case can request receipts and proof, but they do not have the right to demand procedures from a 749 Bureau investigator of formal rank or above."

"Understood?"

As he spoke, the Profound Sect elder felt a sharp pain at his forehead. He could clearly feel the person before him slowly pushing the blade tip into his brain.