Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 621: 389, Final Destination

“Thanks for working overtime, you two. I’ll treat you to something delicious when we have the time,” Qing Chen said with a smile to April and May.

May was a young male, while April was a very young girl who looked to be only around sixteen or seventeen years old.

In fact, she was still in high school and spent her time at school on days when there was no work.

The Contraindicated courts seemed to be a rather relaxed organization; they were busy when there was work to be done, and lived their lives when there wasn’t. Various powers didn’t bother them, either.

Some said that the Contraindicated courts had unique Taboo items, similar to the Door of Shadow, which could set up portals in different cities for each crow, allowing them to travel through these doors to the headquarters of the Contraindicated courts.

However, this was something that no one had confirmed to this day.

On hearing about the prospect of delicious food, April’s eyes lit up, but then she seemed to remember something, “No, we can’t accept food from outsiders, it would affect our stance!”

Qing Chen was both amused and exasperated, “Does having a meal really affect your stance?”

That stance didn’t seem very firm, then.

But April seriously said, “We don’t take even a thread or a needle from any consortium, that’s our principle.”

Qing Chen was taken aback. In the Outer World, they didn’t take a thread or a needle from the masses, but in the Inner World of the Contraindicated courts, it was the opposite.

Actually, that made sense. As a third-party neutral institution, accepting benefits from any side would lead to suspicion.

Just like how phone review agencies shouldn’t take money from phone manufacturers.

Of course, if it were Qing Chen, he would have another way of doing things. He might make everyone pay protection… membership fees.

“Why didn’t you bring a crow this time? I mean the Six-eyed crow,” Qing Chen asked curiously.

April replied, “There are only six Six-eyed crows in total, and the boss took them to the Northern Battlefield and City 19. We two were left here specifically to look after you, as instructed by the boss.”

Qing Chen was astonished. Look after him? How mysterious was that?

Just then, another explosion came from a building next to Jindai Street, and April glanced at it before saying, “Can’t talk now—we need to get to work early and finish early.”

After saying this, April and May put the hoods of their cloaks back on and headed towards the site of the explosion. Tonight, the first Transcendent being died, though it was unknown which side they belonged to.

Qing Chen and the crows stood chatting amid the chaos, seemingly indifferent to everything happening around them.

When Qing Chen looked at Qing Yi, he found him staring at a display window, where a pathetically cute girl was trapped. Her boss seemed to have run away, even forgetting to unlock her display window.

“What, love at first sight?” Qing Chen teased.

“No, not really. I just think she looks pitiful,” Qing Yi replied.

“The world is full of pitiful people,” Qing Chen sighed. “Where’s your backup? I’ll drop you off and then I have things to do. Remember to go to Intelligence Department One for work tomorrow. I’ll make sure the guard is informed.”

“Just up ahead,” Qing Yi pointed towards the end of Jindai Street.

However, at that moment, a stray bullet from somewhere within the building flew out, hitting an ancient street lamp next to Qing Yi.

The glass cover of the lamp shattered, heading straight for Qing Yi’s neck.

Just when the glass was merely two centimeters from Qing Yi’s neck, Qing Chen, with a quick hand, caught it in his grasp.

Everything happened so fast that Qing Yi didn’t even realize what had occurred, only feeling that encountering danger in the midst of a battlefield was quite normal.

But Qing Chen closed his eyes, recalling the event, and suddenly opened them to say, “Too many coincidences, and the danger is always specifically targeting you.”

Qing Yi frowned, “Sir, do you mean that Qing Xing’s Lucky Halo is affecting me?”

“Whether it’s the Lucky Halo or not is hard to say,” Qing Chen pondered before responding. “You should go back. I need to do some investigation.”

No sooner had he finished speaking than they heard shouts from behind: “Inspector!”

Qing Chen turned around to see Qing Hua and Detective Yang Xuyang and others approaching.

“Didn’t I tell you to stay at Intelligence Department One? Why did you still come out?” Qing Chen said calmly. “Don’t worry, I’m fine.”

Qing Hua, Yang Xuyang, and the others blankly glanced at the surrounding rubble and listened to the dense gunfire.

In the end, they turned their gaze back to Qing Chen: Inspector, with all this commotion, and you still say you’re fine?

Before they came, Qing Hua had already prepared the detectives mentally: The boss is likely in danger tonight; leaving us at Intelligence Department One means he doesn’t want us to take risks with him. But in this time we’ve gotten to know what kind of person our boss is, and we have received many favors. The overtime pay we’ve received in just half a month is enough to live comfortably for the rest of our lives.

At such a time, how could we in team seven back down?

Truthfully, for Qing Hua, there were two key points: one was that Qing Chen didn’t want them to take risks with him, which moved him; the other was that Qing Chen’s effort to bring Qing Mu home had won him over completely.

However, bringing Qing Mu home was something that had to be kept secret for now, and he couldn’t tell the detectives about it.

After completing the mental preparation, the detectives each patted their chests, guaranteeing that even if the Jade Emperor himself came, nothing would happen to the boss.

But now, hearing the commotion on Jindai Street and seeing the billowing black smoke from the building close by,

They felt that they had made their promises too soon.

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