Chapter 2760 - 2752: Horror Movie

Chapter 2760: Chapter 2752: Horror Movie

In response to Robert’s question, Chen Jiu calmly replied, "He has no reaction; he needs to handle the detective agency’s matters first before he will be willing to listen to me... I’ve already emphasized repeatedly that that civilization looks down on us, and its temper is very bad."

Hundreds of miles away, Qian Zhong laughed, "Feng Xiaoyou, you still claim to use etiquette before force, yet Chen Jiu says your temper is very bad."

"Etiquette before force and whether one has a good temper are two different things, aren’t they?" Feng Jun responded indifferently, guessing why Chen Jiu said that, so he truly didn’t care, "One is about manners and procedures, the other is about personality..."

"To be fair, I don’t think ’having a bad temper’ is a bad thing. People generally fear villains; who would fear the kind-hearted?"

Hearing Chen Jiu say this, Robert pondered before asking, "Does that detective agency really need to withdraw? Ninth Brother, it’s not easy for them to set up a branch on the Frontier Star, and the front line is where performance comes easiest."

The detective agency’s performance, aside from generating revenue for itself, relies heavily on gathering enough intelligence. They then sell this intelligence to the federal government, which is not only generous with money but also issues rewards or penalties based on contribution.

Indeed, running a detective agency within the Federation is considered a specialized industry. While they can’t represent the official authorities or the military, conversely, they have the obligation and responsibility to provide intelligence to the authorities. Information on the Insect Race, Rebel Army, Yafu Sect, or illegal organizations is all relevant.

Those who can provide relevant intelligence not only earn money but also elevate the company’s status. Failing to accomplish this might lead to downgrade, with the worst-case scenario being the revocation of their business license.

For the detective agency, the branch on the Frontier Star is where results come easily, but conversely, such places are the hardest to recruit staff — here, residents have difficulty migrating, earn high incomes, and enjoy excellent benefits, living a life that requires no significant ambition.

Under such circumstances, who would senselessly apply for a job at the detective agency?

The detective agency is exceptionally well-informed, and after learning so much information, the indigenous people of the Frontier Star are undoubtedly affected emotionally.

Even if someone is born with strong mental strength to withstand the psychological disparity, yet if information requires investigation in the Central District, their case must be transferred to others — dealing with this situation frequently, who can endure?

Therefore, establishing a branch on the Frontier Star involves considerable cost for the detective agency.

Robert’s plea might stand on solid ground to some extent, but Chen Jiu sneered coldly, "Since you know this is the Frontier Star, you should know the people here never understand regret. Besides, you must realize... I’m not the one causing them trouble!"

Robert silently disconnected the call and, after roughly three seconds of silence, spoke, "Tell the detective agency people to leave quickly, communication isn’t smooth; my face isn’t big enough."

Beside him was a young man who hesitated briefly before asking, "But they still have three cases under investigation, and giving up like this may cause economic loss."

"It’s none of my business," Robert responded unhesitatingly, "I’m not the one telling them to leave; I just can’t help."

Before long, his communication wristwatch rang again; it was the head of that detective branch.

He was polite to Robert, but he also stated: the things happening here are known by the head office too, and the top brass hopes Mr. Robert will allow them a visit upon returning to the core district.

Robert is essentially just a "white glove," but the detective agency is no ordinary entity. As shown by its definition as a specialized industry, one without abilities cannot succeed in this field.

Especially since it’s a "powerful" detective agency.

The head of the agency’s identity and status are certainly not above Robert, but he has influential people behind him, whose position is at least slightly higher than Robert’s.

The reason the "white glove" is a "glove" is that in case of trouble, the glove can be discarded by its master without hesitation.

Therefore, this head’s claim to visit is, of course, an expression of respect for the other party, but it can also be seen as a form of threat.

Robert found this talk considerably displeasing, yet he couldn’t turn hostile, so he ultimately simply stated: the entity in question is an alien civilization, perceiving itself highly, and gets quite angry about being eavesdropped upon. I tried to persuade them, but it was ineffective.

Anyway, since they’ve spoken, you might as well temporarily leave Xingzheng Star. After sufficient communication has been made between our side and them, I’ll help plead for you to return — regardless, ensuring safety is most important.

The branch head was still somewhat dissatisfied, saying they can temporarily leave, but halting the investigation of other cases will not only damage the company’s reputation but also cause considerable economic damage; what should be done about this?

After contemplation, Robert responded, "Expecting me to compensate for losses is impossible... I suggest considering having most people leave, leaving behind a contact person alongside cooperation from local staff to continue investigating the relevant cases."

The branch head still wanted to fuss, "But these local employees... really cannot be relied upon."

The natives of Xingzheng Star are brave in battle, yet aside from fighting, they’re not especially proactive in their tasks — of course, being overly passive is impossible, high welfare on the Frontier Star cannot support laziness either.

In short, because they earn so much with nothing to spend on, their life stress isn’t big, so the natives of Xingzheng Star don’t have much work enthusiasm. Conversely, during military training, they show higher enthusiasm — after all, it allows better self-preservation and enemy defeat.

So, in the eyes of the head of the detective branch, there is no problem with the local employees cooperating to gather intelligence, but their business capability and professionalism... really leave much to be desired.

But these words thoroughly annoyed Robert. He said blandly and then ended the call, "Whatever you like."

However, just as he hung up, a young man beside him spoke up, "Sir, keeping the liaison officer might anger ’them’."

Robert’s face was sullen, "Anger them... really? I persuaded the other party to leave entirely, didn’t I?"

Then, a sinister smile crept across his lips, "Since they are so reckless, we might as well use the fate of that liaison officer to observe ’their’ ways of doing things... don’t you find it interesting?"

He was in Zuo Jing, and never in his wildest dreams did he think that someone thousands of miles away was watching his actions clearly.

Qian Zhong couldn’t help but snort lightly, repeating her discovery once more, not forgetting to add, "Quite insidious."

She had lived for thousands of years and had seen countless devious methods, but purely from a cultivator’s perspective, she cared more about the overpowering strength, and the probability of such things happening was not high.

Xuanyuan Buqi glanced at Feng Jun, "At this point... inaction is not an option, they’ve left a whetstone to test our skills."

He was a bit schadenfreude about this outcome because he really couldn’t understand Feng Xiaoyou’s tolerance towards mortals.

Although Feng Jun protected mortals, he wouldn’t tolerate such provocations. He snorted lightly, "Then let’s take care of the liaison officer."

After the detective agency received Robert’s promise, various documents were sealed that morning, and in the afternoon, they left their station and boarded starships heading to other star systems—since they could return, there was no need to take or destroy the documents.

The branch’s outsiders weren’t many, just over twenty, while there were sixty to seventy locals, most of whom were part-time. This group of more than twenty people took two batches of starships to leave.

Interestingly, the liaison officer left behind was the young woman on duty at dawn, whose appearance and figure were considered top-notch even within the Human Federation—rarely was she slender, particularly fitting Feng Jun’s aesthetics.

However, the woman’s mood was terrible. From dawn, she exhibited a strong survival instinct—detectives are brave, but bravery doesn’t equate to recklessness. "Boldly hypothesize and cautiously verify" is the right path.

She felt that staying here posed a high risk, but would she dare to have dissent against the branch leader’s decision?

Unless she no longer wanted the job.

Resigning over this would severely tarnish her resume—a timid detective is one thing, but non-compliance is a big issue, considering this profession places great emphasis on teamwork.

Moreover, the allowance on the Frontier Star wasn’t low.

But she genuinely felt uneasy, not even daring to leave Xinxing Building; even meals had to be taken in the building’s restaurant, and she planned to spend the night in the office’s lounge.

She even made a special badge, printing the company name on both sides, along with her photo and the large words "LIAISON OFFICER"—intending to hang it around her neck at all times, immediately projecting a strong desire for survival.

Because she had done a night shift, she took a nap in the morning, got up at noon to eat a little in the restaurant, and then went back to sleep.

With so much on her mind, her sleep was restless, staying in a state between sleep and wakefulness for quite a while until evening when she got up to work out in the gym.

Different civilizations have different ways of exercising; the Human Federation doesn’t have the concept of yoga, but there are stretching exercises and more intense fitness routines—the latter being more popular, given that it’s a society valuing robust physiques as the standard of beauty.

When women are doing workout routines, naturally they are separate from the men. At this moment, there weren’t many people in the gym, just five women including an instructor leading the dance.

Because women wear less when doing workout routines, it wasn’t suitable to install surveillance here, whereas in the men’s gym, surveillance was everywhere, primarily to protect the female instructor.

This female detective’s mental state was indeed poor; she intended to exercise vigorously for about an hour and a half, sweat profusely, then eat well and get a good night’s sleep—right now she was truly in suboptimal health.

She danced for about ten minutes and just got into the groove when suddenly she heard someone scream, filled with great terror.

She turned her head and was also shocked: on the floor not far away lay a neatly cut-off female arm!!!

Wait... why does that mole on the wrist look so familiar?

(To be continued, call for monthly tickets.)