"Brother Cao, you can't hand over the position!"
Lin Yu grabbed the documents from Ma Bing's hands and shouted at Cao Mang.
Cao Mang was stunned, not yet reacting, but Fang Yuanyuan's figure flashed instantly beside him.
Bang!
Her fist landed precisely and swiftly on Lin Yu's face. Lin Yu flew back and crashed into the wall, cracking it in several places.
The punch knocked Lin Yu unconscious.
Though Fang Yuanyuan usually appeared to be a gaming-addicted girl, as the leader of Black Owl, her strength was not to be underestimated.
This punch would keep Lin Yu out cold for two or three days.
Everyone was startled by Fang Yuanyuan's sudden action, staring in disbelief.
Fang Yuanyuan tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, smiled, and turned to Cao Mang: "Come on, let's continue the handover."
After Lin Yu's interruption, Cao Mang had sensed something was amiss.
If Ma Bing was Lin Yu's friend, why would he try to stop this?
"Leader, we can proceed with the handover, but at least let me know his identity?" Cao Mang narrowed his eyes at Fang Yuanyuan.
"Heh, what harm is there in letting you know?" Fang Yuanyuan waved her hand dismissively.
Ma Bing then spoke: "Donghai, Ma Bing."
Hearing the word "Donghai," everyone's eyes narrowed sharply.
Gu Chenan!
He was Gu Chenan's man!
"Hahaha." Cao Mang laughed loudly, then said with controlled anger: "Leader, you really know how to pick people!"
"As always," Fang Yuanyuan smiled.
"Since the leader has made her decision, let's proceed with the handover." Cao Mang grabbed the documents, visibly angry but unable to act on it.
This was a loss he had to swallow no matter what.
The onlookers were shocked by this sudden turn of events. They looked at each other helplessly, shaking their heads.
They had thought Cao Mang's successor would be one of his own people, but it turned out to be Gu Chenan's right-hand man.
This switcheroo was truly unexpected.
Under everyone's gaze, Cao Mang handed over all the documents to Ma Bing.
After finishing, without a word, not even looking at Fang Yuanyuan, he just cupped his hands to the group: "Everyone, farewell."
With that, he turned and left.
"Brother Cao..."
"Old Cao!"
Voices called out from behind, but Cao Mang ignored them all. He lit a cigarette, raised one hand in a salute, and entered the elevator without looking back.
Cao Mang was confident.
Even if Ma Bing replaced him, he still had so many members in the organization to back him up. He didn't think Gu Chenan could stir up much trouble.
In the office.
The others wanted to see Cao Mang off, but they couldn't disregard Fang Yuanyuan.
Fang Yuanyuan surveyed the crowd and said, "Both Cao Mang and Gu Chenan will be leaving the organization today."
"As you've all seen, Ma Bing will take over Cao Mang's position, and Gu Chenan's position will be filled by his first squad leader, Li Chuan."
Fang Yuanyuan narrowed her eyes and asked, "Does anyone object?"
Everyone glanced at the unconscious Lin Yu in the corner, then looked at each other.
"We'll follow the leader's decision."
"Very good," Fang Yuanyuan nodded. "I hope you'll keep the promises you just made to Old Cao."
With that, she turned and left the office.
They had just promised Cao Mang they would take care of his successor, and now that Ma Bing had taken over Cao Mang's position, that's why Fang Yuanyuan left with those words.
...
In Gu Chenan's office.
"Li Chuan, you've been in the organization longer than I have. I don't need to tell you what you already know."
Compared to the crowded scene in Cao Mang's office, Gu Chenan's office was nearly empty.
Apart from Gu Chenan and Hoshino Kannon, only Li Chuan and Wang Meng were present.
Li Chuan nodded: "Mr. Gu, take care."
Gu Chenan patted Li Chuan's shoulder without saying a word.
"I'm leaving."
He looked at Hoshino Kannon, and Li Chuan and Wang Meng tactfully left the office.
Hoshino Kannon's eyes were red-rimmed as she lowered her head, fidgeting with her fingers.
"Can't you take me with you?"
Gu Chenan pulled Hoshino Kannon into his arms, stroking her black hair. "Be good."
"Mm." Hoshino Kannon nodded slightly. "When will you come back?"
"Soon," Gu Chenan said.
"When are you leaving?" Just then, Fang Yuanyuan appeared at the office door. She looked at Gu Chenan, then at Hoshino Kannon.
"Uh... did I come at a bad time?"
Gu Chenan smiled and opened his arms to Fang Yuanyuan: "No, you came at just the right time."
Fang Yuanyuan frowned, thought for a moment, then stepped forward and nestled into Gu Chenan's embrace.
Outside the door, Li Chuan and Wang Meng saw this explosive scene and their eyes widened in shock.
"I... damn, Mr. Gu is too awesome!"
"When did Mr. Gu get so close to the leader..."
...
"I'm off. You all head back now."
At the bottom of the building.
Gu Chenan sat in the car, waving to the people on the roadside.
Five people stood by the road: Fang Yuanyuan, Hoshino Kannon, Li Chuan, Wang Meng, and Ma Bing.
They all waved back.
Finally, the car started, and Gu Chenan drove away.
Now Black Owl posed no threat to Gu Chenan.
The Black Owl leader had become his ally, so Lin Yu had no chance of growing through Black Owl.
It could be said that now, as long as Cao Mang was eliminated, Lin Yu would be left with no support.
But Gu Chenan wouldn't actively seek out Cao Mang. He was certain Cao Mang would come to him on his own.
"Hey, Qianmo."
In the car, Gu Chenan called Su Qianmo.
Su Qianmo, who was at the company, answered Gu Chenan's call, excitedly standing up.
"Chenan."
After Gu Chenan and Su Qianmo exchanged greetings and caught up briefly, he said, "I'm coming back to Donghai now."
"What!"
Su Qianmo was stunned, tears welling up in her eyes.
"I... I'll come to the airport to pick you up."
...
Three hours later.
Donghai Airport.
After the Boeing plane came to a stop, Gu Chenan disembarked.
Su Qianmo had been waiting there. When she saw Gu Chenan, her beautiful face showed a moved expression.
"Chenan!" she said softly.
Gu Chenan smiled and opened his arms. Su Qianmo, carrying her bag, walked quickly towards him.
They embraced.
The longing from their long separation dissipated with Gu Chenan's appearance, replaced by a hint of reproach and burgeoning love.
"You're finally back," Su Qianmo said, sniffling.
"I'm back," Gu Chenan smiled. "Sorry to keep you waiting."
"No, no," Su Qianmo shook her head. "For you, I'd wait as long as it takes."
"But I don't want to make you wait too long."
m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
with countless casualties. As a top-tier gamer, Liu Xuan volunteered to join the fight, intending to dominate with his skills, but instead he obtained the hidden class: [Pacifist]. Unable to attack. Unable to use active skills. Fortunately, with each level gained, he acquired a new passive skill. And so, armed with a body full of passives, Liu Xuan slaughtered his way through the battlefield of ten thousand races! [You attacked Liu Xuan] [You gained the debuffs: 'Poison', 'Fear', 'Burning', 'Bleeding', 'Freeze', 'Silence', etc.] [Your attack speed has been reduced by 99%] [Your armor and magic resistance have been reduced by 99%] Warriors of the Ten Thousand Races: How the hell am I supposed to fight this?!
pression Bureau] Transported to a fantasy world overrun by demons and monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a jailer in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau. From this point on, bizarre cases frequently occur in the Demon Suppression Prison, once known as hell on earth and infamous for its gloomy, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the demons and monsters in the prison wail miserably every night? Why has the corpse demon, capable of transforming into various beauties, donned black stockings and switched careers to become a foot massage therapist? Why has the eye demon, expert in soul-snatching and illusions, turned into a VR headset? Why is the fox spirit performing otaku dances? Are all these occurrences a twisted expression of demonic nature, or a descent into moral depravity? After peeling away layer upon layer of mystery, all clues ultimately point to a jailer named Gu Qingfeng. Gu Qingfeng: "Hehehe... My dear demons and monsters, whose card shall we flip today?"
