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Chapter 5 Joining the Team
Zhao Kongcheng was stunned when Li Jie said he could join the Night's Watch.
So, everything I said in the hotel, Lao Zhao, was just bullshit.
They've only been here a short while, and they already agreed...
I now strongly suspect that this brat is an undercover agent sent by the Church of the Ancient Gods!
Chen Muyi was also a little at a loss. Although he wanted to agree immediately, he was afraid that the conditions Li Jie offered were too outrageous.
Therefore, he still intends to listen to Li Jie's conditions before making a decision.
"Tell me your conditions?"
Li Jie nodded and slowly began to speak.
"First of all, I need a place to stay. After all, I have just arrived in Cangnan and I don't know anyone here. I need to have a place to stay."
Chen Muye: That's not difficult. Finding a place to stay is quite simple for the night watchmen.
"Secondly, I need to temporarily borrow a sword containing a high-risk forbidden artifact."
Chen Muye: What? Forbidden items? And highly dangerous ones at that? Are you crazy...? Even if you just want to borrow them temporarily, I have nowhere to get them for you...
"Also, I need to observe a duel between masters, the more skilled the better."
Chen Muye: That's not so bad, since he'll be participating in the operation eventually...
"Furthermore, I need some subsidies; right now I'm penniless."
Chen Muye: Are you done yet?...
"besides,......."
In the end, Li Jie made about a dozen requests, big and small. If it weren't for Chen Muye's dark face and the fact that he was about to take action, he probably would have continued talking.
That's all.
Hearing Li Jie's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They could see that their captain was on the verge of taking action.
Chen Muye gritted his teeth and glared at Li Jie, spitting out a sentence fiercely.
"Too many, pick three!"
Li Jie was overjoyed. He thought that agreeing to two conditions was the limit, but he didn't expect to receive an extra one.
"Then let's go with the first three."
Chen Muye's vision went black, and he sighed softly, rubbing his forehead.
"Forbidden items won't work, try something else."
"Then we need subsidies."
After some haggling, the deal was finally finalized.
Li Jie temporarily stayed at Hong Ying's house. After all, her villa was spacious with many rooms, and having another person stay there would make it more lively.
Captain Chen also promised to take Li Jie with him on future missions so that he could observe the battle between himself and the mysterious figure.
As for the subsidy... Captain Chen ultimately couldn't bring himself to ask the members of Squad 136 to make a donation.
He silently endured it all, calculating his recent expenses, as if his wallet was about to become empty again.
After arranging Li Jie's affairs, Chen Muye thought about Lin Qiye's matter.
Zhao Kongcheng explained that he would visit their home again tomorrow night to try and recruit Lin Qiye into the Night Watch.
Captain Chen nodded, arranged for Wu Xiangnan to continue tracking Ghost Face King, and then returned to the lounge without a word, slamming the door shut behind him.
Hongying: Oh dear, Captain's defenses have been breached!
She walked up to Li Jie and generously extended her hand to him.
"Since we might become teammates in the future, let's get to know each other again."
My name is Hongying, and I am a member of the Night Watch, stationed in Cangnan City as part of the 136th Squad's main combat force. My weapon is a long spear.
I'm probably a few years older than you; you can call me Sister Hongying.
Li Jie looked at the smiling, energetic girl and politely shook hands with her.
"The person who just went inside to check your information was our deputy captain, Wu Xiangnan."
Deputy Captain Wu gave Hongying a disapproving look, as if blaming her for revealing his secrets. He then nodded to Li Jie.
"That boy over there is called Wen Qimo. He's also a key member of our team, just like me."
"That cool guy in the baseball cap is our team's long-range fire support, Leng Xuan."
"The other girl is the team's support and medic, Si Xiaonan."
"As for the last one, you should be quite familiar with him as well."
When Old Zhao heard Hongying introduce him, he straightened his clothes with both hands, combed his hair back, and put on a weathered expression before speaking slowly.
"The Night Watchman is stationed in Squad 136, Cangnan City. The Watchman is Zhao Kongcheng!"
Li Jie looked at the flamboyant Lao Zhao and didn't tolerate him at all, so he asked Wu Xiangnan.
"Are watchmen just sentries?"
Zhao Kongcheng: I'll let you go!!!
The team burst into laughter when they saw Lao Zhao get the short end of the stick, and the awkward atmosphere from before quickly disappeared.
In this way, Li Jie quickly became friends with the members of Squad 136.
That night, Li Jie returned to the villa with Hong Ying and Si Xiaonan.
"Brother Li Jie, the house is a bit messy, please don't mind."
She pointed to a room on the second floor, near the edge, and said.
"The room next to the window is for you to stay in temporarily. We haven't bought you anything yet, so just make do for now and we'll talk about it after we finish taking care of things."
Li Jie nodded calmly. He didn't have high requirements for the place to stay. After all, he had been to the "Affectionate Themed King Room". The environment here was like heaven compared to that.
"Get some rest. We'll go to the store together tomorrow."
Hongying and Si Xiaonan waved to Li Jie and then returned to their respective rooms.
Li Jie went inside and lay down on the bed, which had no blankets, to sort out his thoughts.
Old Zhao just mentioned that he's going to visit Lin Qiye's home tomorrow to see if he can recruit him into the Night Watch.
He suddenly realized that it was because of this "home visit" that Old Zhao not only encountered the Ghost-Faced King, but also forcibly used the Ghost God's Guide, ultimately losing his life.
Li Jie didn't dislike Lao Zhao and Lin Qiye. If he could save them, it wouldn't be bad.
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Nothing was said that night, and the next day at noon.
Li Jie followed Hong Ying and Si Xiaonan to the Peace Agency.
Old Zhao was practicing his speaking skills in front of the mirror.
"Kid, joining the Night's Watch won't hurt you. At worst, you'll just die, it's no big deal. As the ancients said, everyone dies eventually, some deaths are lighter than a feather, others heavier than Mount Tai. Think about it, how cool is it to die protecting someone important to you!"
Before he could finish speaking, the hot-tempered Hongying grabbed Old Zhao's ear.
"Pah, pah, pah! What do you mean by 'death'? Old Zhao, let me tell you, stop spouting this nonsense and just focus on living your life, you hear me?"
While grimacing and saying "ouch, ouch, ouch," Old Zhao promised Hongying that he would be more careful in the future.
Li Jie glanced at the grinning Old Zhao, then bypassed the crowd and went to Chen Muye's office.
With a creak, the door opened, and Chen Muye looked up at Li Jie as he walked in.
After a night, his negative emotions had mostly subsided.
"What's wrong? Is something the matter?"
Li Jie stood at the door without going in, and calmly spoke.
"I'm going to buy some daily necessities this afternoon, so I'll ask for half a day off."
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