Volume 2: The Church of Light Chapter 189 Changes
"certainly."
Xu Shen originally chose the personal guard between the two. After all, the personal guard brought convenience, higher status and greater security. But now he knew that the personal guard's work and duty hours did not conflict with the captain's position in the bureau.
In that case, it is better to have both.
The identity of the Queen Ant's personal guard is convenient in the urban area, but when doing business in the Black Light District, the identity of the captain of the Xumi Bureau is more useful.
What's more, it is inconvenient to use the identity of the queen ant's personal guards to carry out some things, because every move is under the queen ant's eyes.
"That's great. I was worried that if you left, we would be without a captain." Luo Hua said with a smile.
It is a good thing for them to have Xu Shen leading the team. Otherwise, once Xu Shen leaves, they will have to choose the captain from other initial states. But the initial state cannot be compared with the second state. There is a world of difference between them.
"It's our fortune to have Captain Xu in charge of our bureau." The other three followed suit in complimenting.
"You sycophants."
Xu Shen smiled and said, "It's getting late, go and have some rest first. You guys go back to the bureau tomorrow, I have something else to do."
"We are not flattering you." Several people said with a smile and followed Xu Shen back to the residence arranged for them.
Xu Shen was lying on the bed in the single room. He looked around and found that Maeve had disappeared at some point.
I guess she went out to play again... Xu Shen's eyes flickered slightly. He didn't dare to keep his eye on Maeve to avoid being noticed, so occasionally he would find that Maeve suddenly disappeared, but would come back again not long after. He had gotten used to it.
Sure enough, after waiting for a while, Xu Shen saw Maeve coming out from the wall and landing beside his bed.
And the place where he slept was just outside the bed.
There is just enough space for one person inside, as if there is a place reserved for another person.
"Are you waiting for me?" Maeve sat on the inside of the bed, looked at Xu Shen with a smile, then slowly lay down with her chin supported by her hands.
Xu Shen was still staring at the ceiling in a trance. He didn't react to Maeve's words. After a while, he yawned, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
The next morning.
After breakfast, everyone from each branch said goodbye to the queen ant and returned to their respective areas.
The news that Xu Shen and another young man were selected as royal guards had spread like wildfire, causing people from all districts to pay more attention to them.
Before leaving, Xue Haining found Xu Shen and arranged a meeting place and time.
Xue Haining had planned to go to the Heiguang District with Xu Shen today. She is impatient and will do things as soon as she says she will.
But knowing that Xu Shen had to familiarize himself with the guards' duty routes and duties today, it could only be postponed to tomorrow.
Seeing Xue Haining's departing back, Xu Shen felt somewhat puzzled. It was rather strange that the queen ant had not chosen him as her personal guard given his abilities and performance.
But I didn't think much about it.
After arranging for Luo Hua and others to get on the car and leave, Xu Shen came to where the Sixth Squad's guards lived.
There was already someone waiting here. It was the young man who took Xu Shen to get his measurements for armor last night.
After introducing each other, Xu Shen learned that this person's name was Han Pengfei. Among the seven noble families in the inner city that he learned from Mo Xiaoxiao, the Han family was among them.
"Are you from the inner city's high clan?"
Han Pengfei was a little surprised to hear Xu Shen's question. Not many people in Dicheng knew the origin of this surname. He paid more attention to Xu Shen and explained with a smile:
"My ancestors were from the inner city."
Xu Shen suddenly realized that the ancestor the latter was referring to should be his great-grandfather, or the generation before that, probably the person who was expelled from the Han family in the inner city and ended up in the lower city and gave birth to his descendants.
The high clans usually never accept such bloodline.
After all, no one knows whether the other party will hold a grudge against each other because of old events.
Even if they are accepted, they will not have much sense of belonging to the family, and it is easy to cultivate ungrateful people.
Han Pengfei took Xu Shen to familiarize himself with the duty route. As they walked, they introduced each other and gradually became familiar with each other. Xu Shen also learned some simple information about the Sixth Squad and other guards.
Each team consists of 7 people.
They are basically two-state.
In addition, there are patrol guards, all of whom are in the first stage. Those who perform well and reach the second stage can be promoted to the Royal Guard on a priority basis.
6X7=42.
Xu Shen calculated silently in his mind and was secretly surprised. There were 42 dual-state guards in the Royal Guard?
Each branch office has only one or two binary states, and the six districts combined only have a dozen or so, and that's even including the headquarters.
However, thinking that this Royal Guard is already the most advanced military force in Termite City, Xu Shen felt relieved.
The concentration of power and strength is unmatched by any other suburb.
Without such a large force of personal guards, it would be impossible to intimidate forces such as the Light Chasing Society and the Daytime Gang in various districts, which would inspire awe.
After becoming familiar with the duty route, Xu Shen said goodbye to Han Pengfei, and the two added each other's phone numbers for easy communication.
Near noon, Xu Shen drove back to the Heiguang District Secret Bureau.
As soon as she came back, Li Meina found Xu Shen and found out that it was the director who wanted to see him.
Xu Shen had more or less expected the reason, and when he came in front of Liu Jichuan, he saw him smiling and congratulating him.
Xu Shen walked all the way from the bureau, looking sideways frequently on the way. Apparently, the news that he had become a royal guard had spread. Although he didn't know who among Luo Hua and the others had said it, such a thing could not be concealed, and there was no need to conceal it.
Gazing at Liu Jichuan's smiling face, Xu Shen reacted relatively calmly and uttered a few humble words.
Liu Jichuan asked Xu Shen about his thoughts on working in the bureau. Xu Shen said that he would continue to serve as the team leader, which made Liu Jichuan look relieved.
The other side.
In a small building in a busy street in the Heiguang District.
Chu Bai hung up the phone with a gloomy expression. Someone in the bureau sent back a message that Xu Shen had performed outstandingly during the Queen Ant's inspection and was selected to be a personal guard.
Personal guards... Chu Bai understood that this was a gilded status. As long as he didn't make a big mistake, basically no one in the entire Dicheng would dare to touch him.
"Why didn't the bureau let you go for this kind of thing?"
Beside him, Zhao Qingmian also had an unpleasant expression on his face. If Chu Bai became a personal guard, the force they formed in the Black Light District would have a bigger umbrella of protection, and would develop faster and become more unscrupulous!
"I guess they think I will refuse." Chu Bai's face was gloomy. The last time he was asked to go to the inner city to escort the buyer, he refused and transferred the responsibility to Xu Shen.
Old Liu had informed him about this matter, saying that he hoped Xu Shen would come forward, and that he, as the bureau's top fighter, would remain in the dark to avoid attracting too much attention.
He could understand this idea.
If it were him, he would think so too. After all, if they were too dazzling, when a B-level incident occurred in other districts, they would definitely think of transferring them over to help, and they would not want to waste their own strength.
But I didn’t expect that this year-end review would actually hide such a big easter egg!
"Old Liu couldn't have done it on purpose, wanting to support Xu Shen to prevent you from being the only one in charge and having too much power." Zhao Qingmian guessed.
"You mean he wants us to restrain each other, and he wants to balance the situation?" Chu Bai snorted coldly.
Zhao Qingmian didn't answer, but the expression on his face showed that he did think so.
"But it doesn't matter now. He has become a personal guard and will leave here sooner or later. Besides, he has the matters of the inner city. If he is cruel enough, he can ignore them. But if he gets involved, he will be crushed to pieces sooner or later. Don't worry too much about it." Chu Bai said.
Zhao Qingmian nodded slightly and said, "There is one more thing. The cooperation with the Bai Zhou Gang has been basically finalized. They are willing to provide us with meat, but the portion is not much. However, they promised that we can increase the amount after we cooperate for a long time."
Chu Bai breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you for your hard work. It's better to give less. We are just starting to develop and may not need so much. Let's use the first batch of meat materials on the Black Light Religion and try to make friends with their top leaders. If we can borrow the power of the Black Light Religion, our development will be smoother."
Zhao Qingmian nodded. The Black Light Religion was a major force in the Black Light District. Although it was not as arrogant and unscrupulous as the Daylight Gang in the Sleepless District, it was definitely a low-key venomous snake in the Black Light District.
The two continued to discuss the details of the cooperation.
The other side.
Xu Shen also left Director Liu's office and returned to his residence in Yanluo District.
As soon as he arrived here, Xu Shen saw several luxury cars parked on the street downstairs. When Xu Shen's car stopped, the doors of these luxury cars immediately opened, and figures walked out of them to greet Xu Shen.
"You must be Captain Xu. We have been waiting for you for a long time."
A middle-aged man in a well-dressed suit came up to him with a big smile on his face. He said, "We are from the Xin family of the Queen Mother District. We heard that Captain Xu was favored by the Queen Ant and was promoted to the Queen Ant's personal guard. We specially sent a small gift to him. We hope Captain Xu can accept it and come to our Xin family for a cup of tea when he is free."
"Xin family?"
Xu Shen searched his mind, but had never heard of it.
But it’s not his fault. After all, he spends most of his time in the Black Light District and is not familiar with other districts, let alone the Queen Mother District.
Although they are in the same city, information between different districts is not well communicated.
Looking at the polite yet reserved smile on the middle-aged man's face, Xu Shen felt that he saw a shadow of the face of a noble family in the inner city. He nodded slightly, but did not take the small box handed to him by his subordinates. He just said: "I will visit you when I have the chance."
The people around him were a little embarrassed when they saw that Xu Shen didn't take the box. The middle-aged man also realized something and immediately instructed the people around him to help Xu Shen deliver the gift personally later.
When a subordinate hands something over, there should naturally be another subordinate to receive it. Xu Shen has no subordinates around him, so his people should provide the service.
Although the middle-aged man looked down on other districts and the superiority of those from the Queen Mother District, it was a different matter as Xu Shen was the Queen Ant's personal guard. Even though he was just a peasant, he had already come ashore, so he should be a little more polite.
After the middle-aged man finished talking to Xu Shen, another group of people came forward.
"Hello, Captain Xu. We are from the Begonia Brotherhood in the Nightingale District. We heard that Captain Xu was promoted, so we came to congratulate him. This is a small gift. I hope Captain Xu will accept it. Just treat it as making a friend. You can come to our Nightingale District when you have time." Another middle-aged man with a mustache said with a smile.
Compared with the people of the Xin family, his attitude was obviously more humble and respectful.
Never heard of it...Xu Shen's expression remained unchanged, he just nodded slightly.
Now that he has become the Queen Ant's personal guard, the leap in identity has brought about huge changes.
The fact that these forces were able to get the news so quickly shows that the power behind them is extraordinary.
Although it is only a force in the bottom city, it should not be underestimated.
After a few pleasantries, Xu Shen went upstairs.
They brought the gifts to Xu Shen's door one after another, and Xu Shen put them back in his room.
When they saw that Xu Shen lived in such a small place, someone offered to give him a manor in the city, but Xu Shen declined.
With his current status and financial resources, he can afford to buy such things himself.
The attraction of money to him has obviously decreased a lot. On the contrary, power and strength are what he pursues now.
Purely wealthy people are nothing more than lambs to be slaughtered who have worked hard to grow in the eyes of those in power.
After seeing these people off, Xu Shen opened the "little gifts" they had given him one by one and took a look. These small gifts were not small. In the Xin family's box, there was actually a high-grade purifier.
Although there were only 10 bottles, Xu Shen was still surprised.
You know, there is no light chasing club.
Of course, maybe there was, but Mu Wang didn't take it out and secretly kept it for himself.
Xu Shen believed that Mu Wang, who was born in the inner city, knew that the purifying agents were divided into two types: advanced and ordinary.
Although these 10 bottles of high-grade purifying agents are not many in number, they are enough to show the strength of the Xin family. The purpose of the other party sending them is obviously to demonstrate this point.
In addition, there was a password-free bank card in the envelope, along with a small note, a few polite words, and the amount on the card.
A full 3 million.
Xu Shen couldn't help but sigh that he hadn't done anything yet, but he had already obtained a number that he had never dared to imagine before.
The small gifts given by the Begonia Brotherhood also included a 2 million password-free bank card and some other cards, which seemed to be passes to certain high-level circles.
Xu Shen secretly sighed. When he was promoted to captain of the bureau, many wealthy people in the Heiguang District sent him gifts, but compared with this, it was nothing.
This also shows the difference in their identities.
Just as Xu Shen finished counting the gifts, someone else came to visit.
Xu Shen received them one by one, including someone from the General Administration, the old man surnamed Zhao, who was sent by deliver a small gift.
Compared to others, this little gift is really small, 20 bottles of high-grade purifiers and an auction invitation pass.
However, the other party had no intention of winning over Xu Shen to do things for him. This small gift was purely for the purpose of making friends. Xu Shen gladly accepted it and asked the person who gave the gift to deliver a reply letter, just to express his greetings.
When he was free, Xu Shen contacted Da Lily and asked her to help check the Xin family in the Queen Mother District, as well as organizations such as the Begonia Brotherhood, to understand the situation of these forces so that he could judge their severity.
Big Lily immediately agreed to what Xu Shen asked. Now Xu Shen is the only commander, and his status is second only to King Mu. She has been looking for opportunities to show her activeness in front of Xu Shen, but she dare not disturb Xu Shen actively.
Wait until night falls.
There was knock on Xu Shen's door again.
Xu Shen guessed that it was probably someone delivering a gift again, so when he opened the door, he saw that there was no one outside.
Xu Shen glanced at the corridor, but saw a figure wearing a black robe and a black mask standing next to the door, with only a pair of eyes exposed.
The other person stood quietly by the wall a few meters away.
Xu Shen was stunned for a moment and asked, "Who are you?"
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The man in black robe was a little surprised. Can he see him?
