First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!-Chapter 734: Old Qian, Do a Good Job. The Day You Die, I’ll Personally Carry Your Coffin!

Yuwen Longyuan's face stung with pain, but his mind finally cleared.

Yes.

Now everyone was dead. All his supporters were gone.

He was now a commander without an army.

Moreover, if the man before him hadn't saved him, he too would probably have died at Lu Ding's hands.

If this person wanted to fabricate such things, why would he have bothered saving him?

To put it bluntly, Yuwen Longyuan wasn't some openly aggressive, guns-blazing type in reality either.

His identity didn't allow him to be overtly awesome.

He could only be awesome in the shadows.

Even if he had cultivation levels, he couldn't reveal them for now.

His identity within Wuwang was his most significant identity.

And now, he was the one who needed to beg the man before him. The tables had turned, the situation reversed, offense and defense had swapped.

Apart from a shared understanding and alignment of goals in perception, Yuwen Longyuan couldn't think of any reason why the man before him would save him.

There was no benefit.

He couldn't figure it out no matter how he thought about it.

He could only attribute it to the man's personality being just like that.

Struggling to get up, Yuwen Longyuan vented his anger on the owner of the letter: "Who!?"

"Who was tipping off Lu Ding!"

Lu Ding kicked Yuwen Longyuan down again as he tried to stand.

"You're asking me!?"

"Do you even know that Ding Xing from the Ding Family was the member who proposed contacting the Ding Family at the meeting?"

Yuwen Longyuan was no fool.

Combining it with Ding Xing's profile, he instantly grasped the key point: "You mean, Ding Xing wanted to use Lu Ding and the 749 Bureau's hands to annihilate the Ding Family?"

"But he's dead too."

*Slap!!!*

"You're asking me!?"

Lu Ding slapped Yuwen Longyuan so hard he lost his bearings.

Yuwen Longyuan waved his hands: "No... no... Someone like Lu Ding can't be manipulated. In other words, while his methods are cruel, he also hates evil as much as he hates his enemies."

"He couldn't possibly cooperate with someone like Ding Xing. So, the most likely scenario is Ding Xing's one-sided contribution."

"And after Lu Ding got the information in advance, he chose to believe Ding Xing. His strength was his confidence. Even if Ding Xing's intel was wrong, he didn't care. We couldn't kill him anyway."

"But if it was accurate, he stood to gain enormously, and that's exactly how his gamble played out. He won. And after confirming the situation, he killed Ding Xing?"

The subconscious questioning tone made a flicker of panic flash in Yuwen Longyuan's eyes.

He seemed to be questioning again.

Seeing Lu Ding raise his hand to hit him,

Yuwen Longyuan shouted first: "Enough!!!"

Lu Ding frowned.

The slap came down regardless.

*Slap!!!*

Then he grabbed Yuwen Longyuan by the collar and lifted him up: "Enough!?"

"I saved your fucking life. As a leader, an organizer, you made such a grave error. Because of your wrong decision, so many people died."

"Is me slapping you a few times too much? And now you tell me 'enough'!?"

"Alright, tell me where you are. I'll come find you. Since they're all dead anyway, it's tough for you to live alone. I'll send you on your way. Before you die, I'll let you return these slaps. How about that!?"

Lu Ding's words were like a bucket of ice water poured over Yuwen Longyuan's head, sobering him instantly.

"No, no, I didn't mean it that way. I really didn't mean it. I'm just confused right now."

"I don't know what to do. Now I have no people, I have nothing."

Suddenly, he thought of something.

Looking at Lu Ding with hope in his eyes: "Money, I still have money. I have a lot of money. I can give you money. Help me."

"I still need to run for Western Deputy Commander, but now I have no supporters. Help me. How much money do you want? Name a figure, I can give it to you."

Lu Ding released his collar.

"I'm not interested in your money. As if anyone here is broke."

"But the Deputy Commander position, I can help you. I'm not interested in that thing myself, but if you are, I can help you."

"However, I have my conditions too."

Asking for nothing would be too fake.

Feeling like he'd suddenly found a village after the willows and flowers, Yuwen Longyuan hurriedly asked: "What conditions!?"

Lu Ding smiled: "You'll know in the future. Don't worry, it won't be one of those 'free is the most expensive' situations. We'll exchange equivalents. I don't deal in empty promises, and I won't hold a favor over your head. Let's discuss matters as they come, one thing at a time."

These words spoke to Yuwen Longyuan's heart.

He really was afraid that free would be the most expensive.

He also feared the man before him would hold the favor over his head.

Yuwen Longyuan wasn't an ungrateful person. He had some sense of loyalty and righteousness. He would repay kindness, but he couldn't accept someone using a favor to pressure him.

Now that the man before him had made things clear,

Yuwen Longyuan breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart.

Speaking in a serious tone: "You saved this life of mine. Whatever conditions you propose regarding this matter in the future, I can agree to them."

"Except for asking me to die or to undermine my own position, I can agree to anything else."

"If you help me with the Deputy Commander election, whatever you want, within my capabilities, I can also agree to it!"

Lu Ding straightened up: "Having your word is enough."

"I rushed back this time. I haven't finished the things on my hands, so I'll be a bit busy for a while. Let's not contact each other. You should also lay low peacefully."

"When I'm free, I'll notify you. If things are truly urgent on your end, you can notify me in advance too."

Yuwen Longyuan stood up, shaking his head which was still dizzy from Lu Ding's hits: "Understood. The matters afterward will trouble you."

"Don't mention it. We each get what we need, that's all."

Watching him walk out the door,

Yuwen Longyuan sat alone in the Nowhere Room, scanning the empty seats one by one.

His eyes were filled with desolation.

Once upon a time,

this place was full.

Saying he didn't hate Lu Ding would be a lie, but if you asked if he hated him especially... given Yuwen Longyuan's personality, it didn't seem like he hated him that much either.

To be blunt, the current outcome was self-inflicted. He made the bet and lost.

Compared to Lu Ding, what he hated more was the traitorous Ding Xing!!

Unfortunately, Ding Xing was already dead!

Yuwen Longyuan sat quietly in the room like this, reflecting on his mistakes, summarizing the reasons for his failure, examining himself rationally and objectively.

On the other side,

Lu Ding, who had finally temporarily finished the matters at hand,

was now truly relaxed!!!

Returning to the temporary command post in the Path of Dry Bones, he summoned Qian Jin.

"Grand Guardian, did you need me for something?"

Lu Ding needed to leave New City to use [Guarding Hai, Condensing Truth] to break through his cultivation level. He also needed to go back and deal with the Su Family and Dong Family. If they didn't die, Lu Ding couldn't sleep.

But before setting off, he had to arrange things properly.

Only then could he ensure that when he returned, he could seamlessly transition back into work and welcome New City's public launch.

Lu Ding held up three fingers: "I'll be leaving New City soon. So, I have three things to instruct you on."

"First, cancel the martyrs' activities. Full force assault, flatten the Path of Dry Bones. I want a quick resolution. If you encounter unexpected events, you can ask Hou Dehai for help."

"Second, prepare for recruitment. After I return, the Bureau will launch a rapid expansion plan, starting from the west, gradually swallowing towards the east, surrounding the cities from the countryside. I need enough people to handle all matters after the territory expands."

"Third, organize the local powerful families and forces to contribute resources, vigorously develop the Path of Dry Bones, White Ridge, and other areas. Set mandatory quotas. Those with major faults contribute more, those with minor faults contribute less. Those who disobey management will all be dealt with according to the law, with severe punishment. If you can't settle accounts immediately, register them, and I'll find each one of them when I return!"

Saying it was simple, just a couple hundred words, but actually doing it... before even starting, Qian Jin was already crushed by the sheer workload.

This was worse than being a martyr.

Thinking about how the entire White Ridge had barely any reliable clerical staff, just a bunch of damn combat personnel, gave Qian Jin a headache. It was the first time he regretted so much not having recruited more clerical staff before.

Now all these matters would fall on his shoulders.

Heavens, save me, please, I beg you.

Qian Jin instantly hunched over, as if aged ten years. He had never been this tired in his life.

Responding weakly: "Yes, Grand Guardian. I guarantee completion of the mission!"

Lu Ding had no issue with his state. After all, no one could help him with these matters. Just thinking about them was infuriating.

So, having a bit of emotional reaction was normal.

Mutual understanding.

Standing up, Lu Ding walked to Qian Jin's side and put an arm around his shoulder: "Old Qian, don't be so downcast. You're a key general under me now. You have to help me. Otherwise, I have no one to use. Your role is irreplaceable by others."

"Work hard. On the day you depart, I'll personally carry your coffin for you, leading the pallbearers at the front!!"

After breaking through my cultivation level and settling accounts with the Su and Dong Families, New City's public launch is coming soon. It's a great era of contention, seizing territory. Readers, please keep up the updates, please send gifts, love you all!