These matters were of no concern to him, nor was it his place to consider them.
Li Chonglou nodded and asked, "When do we go? I have some urgent matters to attend to, and I'd like to complete the task as soon as possible."
Zhang Zhong was direct and stood up immediately. "Then let's go now. The system has just launched, and Brother Li, you're likely our first rogue cultivator. There are plenty of tasks for you to choose from."
After speaking, the two left Lin Qianqian's office, who finally breathed a sigh of relief.
However, a sense of frustration also welled up within her. The General Bureau's decision had not been communicated to her, and as the overall head of the police department, she felt an inexplicable sense of powerlessness when facing the General Bureau, which was incredibly displeasing.
"Alas, if only I had a powerful backer within the General Bureau. Old Master Tie holds a high position, but his status isn't quite suitable."
Lin Qianqian rested her chin in her hand, a hint of melancholy crossing her face.
At this moment, she thought of Li Chonglou, but quickly shook her head.
"This fellow clearly doesn't want to join the General Bureau. As a mere rogue cultivator, how much help can he offer?"
After much deliberation, she could not find a solution and ultimately decided to put the matter aside for the time being.
Li Chonglou and Zhang Zhong left the police station, not by Lao Wu's car. Instead, Li Chonglou gave him a signal and got into Zhang Zhong's car.
The driver was a man in his forties, dressed in plain clothes, but with an extraordinary aura.
As soon as they got into the car, Zhang Zhong introduced, "This is our driver, Brother Fang. He's from the Enforcement Department. Not only me, but you rogue cultivators might also need him in the future."
Li Chonglou asked with confusion, "Why? Are we going to be supervised on missions?"
Zhang Zhong shook his head. "Not exactly. It's difficult to explain clearly at the moment. You'll understand more as time goes on."
Seeing this, Li Chonglou didn't ask further. Instead, Zhang Zhong continued, "By the way, do you know anything about the General Bureau?"
"This, I truly don't," Li Chonglou admitted frankly.
Zhang Zhong nodded. "Then let me briefly explain. It's actually related to your rogue cultivator organization."
"Firstly, regarding the overall structure, the General Bureau is divided into four departments."
Zhang Zhong described the Enforcement Department, Intelligence Department, Administration Department, and Supervision Department, along with their basic functions. He then added, "The rogue cultivator organization is currently managed by the Supervision Department. Your identities and mission results must all go through their review. If you're lucky, you might even directly join the Supervision Department."
As Zhang Zhong spoke, his eyes were filled with envy, but Li Chonglou felt nothing of it.
He wished to avoid the General Bureau altogether, let alone actively join it.
Besides this, Zhang Zhong also told him many details about the rogue cultivators on the way back to the General Bureau.
For instance, rogue cultivators now accumulate points, and upon reaching a certain level, they can improve their status.
Initially, Li Chonglou thought it was another tactic to entice people into the General Bureau's system, as that was their core objective in establishing the rogue cultivator organization. However, from Zhang Zhong's explanation, he learned that different statuses were indeed assigned among the rogue cultivators!
The lowest was Silver, followed by Diamond, Glory, Black Gold, and Venerable.
Each tier even came with different privileges!
For example, upon reaching Diamond, one would have the right to apply for the General Bureau's Enforcement Department to act once!
And upon reaching Glory, one could even issue a certain number of tasks on the rogue cultivator system themselves!
Li Chonglou was stunned upon hearing this. He never expected the General Bureau to be so elaborate. Such rewards, let alone for others, even sounded tempting to him!
"According to you, isn't it entirely beneficial to be one of your rogue cultivators?"
Zhang Zhong smiled and said, "Naturally. Moreover, it's just the beginning now, and the benefits at the outset are definitely the greatest. But in my opinion, the greatest benefit is the opportunity to join the Supervision Department."
"That's just your opinion," Li Chonglou smiled but said nothing. However, Zhang Zhong's point was valid. Apart from himself, for those free agents, joining the General Bureau would be a good option.
Furthermore, according to Zhang Zhong, the Supervision Department was the highest department within the General Bureau. If one could somehow get in, they would likely be provided for life.
They chatted for a while longer, and under Brother Fang's guidance, they finally arrived at the General Bureau. It was Li Chonglou's first time here, and he was quite surprised upon seeing the ordinary-looking building.
"This is the General Bureau?"
Looking at the building, which was far more outdated than his own company, Li Chonglou found it hard to believe that the most crucial defense line in Shangjing would look like this.
Anyone unfamiliar would have thought he had arrived at a factory!
However, as soon as he spoke, he shifted his attention to his surroundings and suddenly realized that the seemingly peaceful environment was fraught with hidden dangers.
If nothing else, the security guard sitting by the entrance gave off a palpable sense of pressure!
And that was an old man who looked to be in his sixties or seventies!
Zhang Zhong said with a confident smile, "This is the General Bureau."
"But where we're going isn't here. It's at the back."
Brother Fang drove around half of the area and finally stopped in front of a building that, though only three stories high, matched modern fashion in both decoration and layout.
"This should meet your general aesthetic standards, right?"
Li Chonglou finally understood. "So your General Bureau deliberately made it look like that?"
Zhang Zhong did not explain. After Brother Fang parked, he beckoned Li Chonglou to get out of the car.
Meanwhile, back at the company.
Zhou Tong, who was playing as a companion for Hawkeye, suddenly received a call from Hu Han.
"Is Brother Li there?"
Hu Han's voice on the phone was extremely anxious. Zhou Tong immediately adopted a serious expression and inquired.
"Brother Li is not in the company right now. If you have something to say, you can tell me first, and I'll relay it to him later!"
"Tell Brother Li that Hu Tian and his men have made their move! My grandfather is already under their control. My location is…"
Zhou Tong never expected that the first call from Hu Han, whom he hadn't contacted in a long time, would be a call for help!
Moreover, from the sound of it, Hu Han's situation was dire. Hu Tian had somehow brought in several experts, and his bodyguards couldn't even last a second against them!
Fearing signal jammers, Hu Han only spoke for a minute before hanging up hastily. Zhou Tong dared not delay and immediately dialed Li Chonglou's number.
However, Li Chonglou was now within the General Bureau's jurisdiction, and all mobile signals were being jammed. Zhou Tong only heard the "temporarily unavailable" prompt.
"Uh, where did he go this time?"
Zhou Tong was extremely anxious, but Hawkeye urged him, "Come on, Old Zhou, are you done? It's your turn to draw a card."
"How can I be in the mood to play now..."
As he spoke, Zhou Tong's expression froze.