Chapter 46: Invocation of the Thundercloud 2 (1/2)
Chapter 46: Invocation of the Thundercloud (2)
Translator: Dragon Rider
Zu Zhichong was having a good time playing video games with a pair of headphones over his ears. When the knock at the door came, he believed that it was Tun Shanhai who was trying to play a prank, so he ignored it. Then the emotionless voice of Li Zong emanated from outside the door. ”Open the door in three seconds or your next month's work will go unpaid.”
It took Zu Zhichong one second to realize what was going on, one second to spring out of bed and sprint to the door, and another second to twist the knob to open the door. With a big smile on his face, he greeted Li Zong. ”Hey, Chief. I was sleeping just now!”
He had rushed in such haste that the plug on the headphones had been pulled out of the socket on the iPad. Loud voice of his teammate in the game was heard. ”Fuck! Who killed my brother! I'll slaughter each and every one in the city to avenge your death! My poor bro, your death was even more miserable than that of a chicken.”
Li Zong was impassive. ”Well. You've just lost the next month's salary along with the bonus.”
Zu Zhichong wailed, ”Please don't, Chief! I don't even have enough money to buy instant noodles!”
Suddenly, his eye fell on He Zheng standing beside Li Zong. As if he had just grabbed the last straw that might save his life, he quickly stepped up to him, played cute and winked at him, sparing no efforts to curry favor with him. ”Dearest He Zheng, please put in a good word for me.”
With an expression on his face that seemed to be suggesting ”Beat it, psycho”, He Zheng disgustedly shook his hands but didn't say anything mean to Zu Zhichong.
Zu Zhichong was a little surprised at this reaction of He Zheng but tried harder to convince him.
”Dearest He Zheng, please help me. I promise I'll return the favor. I'll do anything for you. All you have to do is ask. Please dissuade Chief from cutting my pay. I haven't been paid for half a year!!!”
He Zheng glanced at Li Zong, implying that Li Zong was being too harsh on Zu Zhichong.
Unsurprisingly, this glance saved Zu Zhichong. Li Zong gave a cough and Zu Zhichong, on hearing this, twisted his head around, tears in eyes.
He was wearing a pair of boxer shorts and a vest, which made him a rather unpresentable scene.
”Get changed and come out.” Li Zong tapped at the watch on his wrist. ”Do it within a minute and you can keep the next month's bonus.”
He had just finished the last word when the door was slammed shut. Zu Zhichong had sprinted inside like a light breeze.
He Zheng had an impression that this man and that cat, both of which worked for Li Zong, had a screw loose.
Before the time was up, Zu Zhichong managed to make himself presentable and walk out of the room.
”Chief.” He looked at He Zheng. ”Are you here to talk about the induction of He Zheng?”
He Zheng actually felt a little awkward, because this whole thing reminded him of a kid being taken to a preschool by their parent.
Li Zong gave a bob of his head and flicked a glance at He Zheng, saying, ”Follow me.”
The three of them walked from the staff dormitory building to the United Front Work Department. The rooftop of the United Front Work Department was not just any rooftop but a training field for team members to practice. The power of a qualified exorcist might cause extensive damage. Large sects had their own special training fields, but in SMB, all exorcists practiced on the rooftop of the United Front Work Department, where the couple of leaders of the bureau had placed some magical barriers to protect the building.
Li Zong's entry card was of top-level clearance. In order not to draw any unnecessary attention, they swiped the card of Zu Zhichong.
They directly leaped from the elevator into the training ground assigned to the first action group. Surprisingly, Tun Shanhai, who had turned into a little white cat, followed them.