First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!-Chapter 782: Get Down—Hands Visible. Lao Shui Has Arrived!

As Lu Ding counted out the second number, Xue Kai's mind went completely blank, unable to think of any way to respond.

For him now, it was almost a dead end!

Procedures? Procedures were insufficient.

Paperwork? Paperwork was lacking.

Rank? Rank was still inferior.

No path to heaven, no door into the earth.

If something happened to him, what would happen to the child...

Thinking of this.

Xue Kai's mind instantly cleared!

Right!

He still had a child!

Now that the child's mother was already dead, he, as the father, absolutely could not let anything happen to himself!

In just an instant.

Several four-character idioms immediately surfaced in Xue Kai's mind.

'Advance by retreating, compromise to survive, sever the tail to save the body, turn back from the wrong path, rein in at the brink of the precipice...'

There was no time for further thought.

Left hand tearing off the shoulder insignia, right hand pulling out his credentials.

Hands extended together, both wrists aligned and presented forward; this posture looked a bit off, but if there were handcuffs between the two wrists, it would look exactly right.

"I'll cooperate."

Xue Kai said calmly.

As a member of the Review Office, he understood better than anyone the rules and regulations of the Great Han's 749 Bureau; once a mistake was made and taken seriously, the consequences could be severe.

And he had also just figured out his own predicament.

If Lu Ding made a move, he could not fight back, could not flee, and could not resist.

Therefore, the safest, most secure method was to endure, lower his head, and avoid an outbreak of conflict.

Face was important, but life safety was also important.

Lu Ding looked at the shoulder insignia and credentials he offered.

He couldn't help but view him with higher regard.

Someone who could become a minister, especially a minister of the Review Office, indeed had something to him.

Just this analysis of the situation, this control of emotions, truly wasn't something an ordinary person could pull off.

After taking Xue Kai's shoulder insignia and credentials, Lu Ding didn't even glance at them, directly saying: "Get down. I need to see your hands, and your back."

"Lu Ding, you..."

A staff member who had come with the Review Office delegation couldn't hold back.

Xue Kai was, after all, their superior.

Seeing his hands and back.

Wasn't that a demand to lie flat on the ground?

He's a minister, for goodness sake!

How is this any different from humiliation?

Before he could finish speaking.

Xue Kai directly cut him off, raising his voice: "Shut up!!!"

Then his tone softened: "I'll cooperate."

He slowly lowered himself to the ground, his movements slow, steady, neither hurried nor impatient, until his entire body was lying flat on the ground, exposing his back.

Throughout the entire sequence of actions, Xue Kai didn't say a word.

Often, the more you say, the more mistakes you make.

He had already said some wrong things earlier.

Now he couldn't say any more.

The matter with the Su Family seemed somewhat serious; his wife's death truly saddened him; it was an irreparable loss.

Now the situation was unfavorable; acting rashly out of anger would only deepen the losses; he had to stop the bleeding in time.

If he cooperated proactively now, the biggest punishment afterward would likely just be disciplinary action.

If he acted more radical, imprisonment would be the lesser concern; losing his life would be the greater one.

Furthermore.

Although Xue Kai had personal emotions, as a minister of one of the Sixth Departments of the Second Court within the Great Han Review Office, his blood was red, and his heart was righteous!

'The crime of intending to harm an investigator carrying out a special mission'

If this charge was substantiated.

Xue Kai would grieve for the death of his 'wife'.

But he would also be happy about the death of 'Su Zhiqin'.

Seeing he had gone to this extent.

With the bodycam recording.

Lu Ding gave him one last glance.

He looked up at the sky.

He saw Fu Xinghe holding onto Old Long, not letting the old man act rashly.

Seeing Lu Ding look over.

Fu Xinghe gave a slight nod.

As the assistant investigator, he should have been the one to handle the situation earlier.

But!

Due to the suddenness of the incident.

With Lu Ding temporarily tied up, Fu Xinghe, as the assistant investigator, had to immediately make a call to Lu Ding's direct superior, urgently requesting reinforcements and reporting the situation.

Division of labor had to be clear; he couldn't just stand by and watch.

It's just that now, before the reinforcements arrived, Lu Ding seemed to have already resolved the matter.

Regarding this.

Fu Xinghe couldn't help but sigh inwardly: "Truly worthy of Brother Lu."

"Not only did his multiple preparations leave the Review Office minister helpless, but he also turned the tables, directly taking down the Review Office minister!"

"After today, Brother Lu's fearsome reputation will spread even louder within the investigator circle!"

You have to understand, the Review Office wasn't so easy to deal with.

Let alone, without using force, reasonably, compliantly, and legally taking down a minister of the Review Office.

Everyone knew these people spent all day studying those troublesome rules, specifically targeting investigators.

Trying to find their loopholes was as difficult as climbing to the sky.

It was like a new recruit reasonably and legally taking down a military policeman.

Incredible!

Although this move Lu Ding prepared in advance had a bit of an 'entrapment' flavor to it.

But if it worked, it was a good move.

Just as Fu Xinghe's thoughts settled.

He saw a wheelchair speeding over like the wind.

A sharp brake.

Screech!!!

Sleeves rolled up: "Where is he!? Where's the man!?"

"Review? I see there's a huge review someone can't handle, a huge basin of fish mint they can't stir up!!!"

"I'm gonna get right up in that bastard's face!!!"

Hearing this voice, Xue Kai didn't even need to look to know the other's identity: one of the ultimate nightmares of the Review Office, Elder Shui. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Probably with Lu Ding added to the list in the future.

Without even raising his head, he buried it even lower, almost pressed against the ground.

He was just short of whispering a few words.

Can't see me, can't see me...

Hearing the voice and seeing it was Elder Shui himself who had come, Lu Ding hurriedly went up to greet him, calling out: "Elder Shui."

His hands gently took hold of the handles of Elder Shui's wheelchair: "Why did you come personally?"

Elder Shui looked up at Lu Ding, smiling kindly. This kid had really made him look great!!!

Whether it was the things he did in the new city.

Or his performance after returning to Hanjing.

All deserved anyone, no matter who, to obediently give a big thumbs up and praise him as top-notch.

Praising his, Elder Shui's, good eye for discovering such a peerless, heaven-defying prodigy.

At his age, with his current physical condition, what he actually worried about most was having no successor. Of course, this 'no successor' didn't refer to descendants, blood relations, but rather no one to inherit his dominance!

In Elder Shui's lifetime, he had seen, helped, supported, and killed countless geniuses and prodigies; truly dominant ones were exceedingly rare.

Not that there weren't any.

But perhaps other conditions weren't quite to his liking.

Only Lu Ding.

Personality, appearance, talent, efficiency, even down to that special merit award medal, all had similarities with him, yet with subtle differences, even surpassing the master.

Simply perfect!!

Add to that the dominance he displayed now.

And having such a mind at such a young age.

To be able to subdue a minister of one of the Sixth Departments of the Second Court of the Review Office without lifting a finger, without exchanging a single blow.

This kind of depth and cunning.

Made Elder Shui sigh in admiration while recalling his younger self, having to admit he fell short.

When he was young, his main approach was just, fight!!

If you're not convinced, fight!

Toss the brain aside, point and fight.

Although he wasn't as wild as Lu Ding, he was more flamboyant in his actions than Lu Ding, didn't understand combining firmness with flexibility, and suffered quite a few losses because of it.