Chapter 39: Administrator Fang on the Move

Chapter 39: Administrator Fang on the Move

With Zuo Guanglie sticking to him like glue, Fang Che had no choice but to let his group come along.

He didn't need their help, but they could serve as witnesses to his uprooting of the Divine Heavenly Church branch helm.

Thus, the group made their way toward Fang Che's destination, the collection of eleven administrator uniforms walking down the street together presenting an awe-inspiring sight to behold.

After rounding a few corners, they arrived on a bustling street, and there was a massive locust tree up ahead, beside which was a banner that read "Safety Escort Agency."

Fang Che made his way directly toward the escort agency, while the other administrators exchanged puzzled glances with one another.

What could he possibly buy from an escort agency?

Fang Che stopped in his tracks, then said, "Everyone, please follow my lead."

"What's going on here, Administrator Fang?" Zuo Guanglie asked.

"My sources have informed me that this is a Divine Heavenly Church branch helm."

Everyone's expressions changed drastically upon seeing this, and their hearts collectively sank.

Are you trying to get us killed? We don't have anywhere near enough people to take down an entire branch helm!

"Administrator Fang, this... this is way too risky!"

"You can still leave if you want. My original plan was to go in on my own," Fang Che said, then stepped into the escort agency without another word.

Zuo Guanglie hesitated momentarily, then gritted his teeth as he decided, "We have to go with him! We can't let our comrade go in there alone! This is our time to shine, brothers!"

Everyone immediately steeled themselves and followed Fang Che inside.

As soon as Fang Che stepped inside, he immediately began yelling, "Who's in charge here?"

The people in the escort agency were given a massive fright by the intruding group of administrators, and they hurriedly rushed inside to inform their leader.

Shortly thereafter, a middle-aged man emerged with a hospitable smile, accompanied by a pair of young men.

They were none other than Qiao Yishu, Ning Chengwei, and someone else that Fang Che had seen the night before, but had forgotten the name of.

"It's certainly not every day that our Safety Escort Agency receives such esteemed visitors! To what do we owe this honor? Please come in for some tea."

"Cut the chit-chat!" Fang Che snapped with a cold expression. "We're here on patrol, so don't try any funny business with us! What's your name?"

"My name is Qiao Yunliang," Qiao Yishu replied with a composed smile.

"And you're the boss of this place?"

"Yes."

"Qiao Yunliang? That sounds like a demonic church member's name!"

"Surely you jest, esteemed administrator," Qiao Yunliang said with a fawning smile.

"Round up everyone in your escort agency and gather them in this courtyard! Make sure no one's missing!" Fang Che ordered.

"You heard him! Go!" Qiao Yunliang said to Ning Chengwei, who immediately rushed away to gather everyone.

These administrators were here on official patrol duty, so their orders had to be followed to a tee. If anyone was discovered to be hiding, then they ran the risk of having a more thorough investigation conducted on their escort agency, and that would undoubtedly spell their doom.

"Hurry up!" Fang Che called out after him, then turned to Zuo Guanglie and the others as he ordered, "Go around and make sure no one's hiding. Everyone registered under this escort agency has to be accounted for, no more and no less!"

Zuo Guanglie immediately played along, acting as if he were Fang Che's subordinate as he passed on his orders to the rest of the administrators.

The ten of them immediately sprang onto the rooftops with their weapons drawn, forming a tight encirclement.

Inside the courtyard, Fang Che turned his gaze back to Qiao Yishu as he ordered, "Close the doors so we don't disturb the neighbors."

Qiao Yishu hurriedly rushed over to the doors to close them himself, then returned to Fang Che's side before imploring in a submissive manner, "You have to trust us, esteemed administrator! We're a law-abiding escort agency with no connections to any demonic churches!"

"That'll be up to me to decide! Give me a list of names!"

Qiao Yishu hurriedly rushed inside to fetch the list.

Meanwhile, many people had already emerged into the courtyard, and they were all taking fearful glances at the surrounding administrators.

Fang Che counted their heads one by one while internally calculating how many merit points they would translate to.

Qiao Yishu soon emerged with a list of names, and Fang Che began flipping through it as he remarked, "I recall that the head escort of this agency used to be someone else. Why have you taken over?"

"The old head escort was getting up there in age, and his sons didn't have much aptitude for warriorhood. On top of that, this is a very dangerous occupation, so he's been trying to sell off the escort agency for quite some time, and I decided to take it off his hands just a few months ago."

"What happened to the old head escort?"

"He returned to his hometown with his wife and sons. Even now, we still regularly keep in touch, and I often go to visit him for drinks whenever I'm not out on an escort assignment."

That's a nice story! You sure the old head escort isn't buried in the backyard?

"What happened to all of the other armed escorts that were working under the old head escort? Did they all quit?"

"Most of them left. As I'm sure you're aware, our fellow armed escorts are much like comrades, just like you and your colleagues, so there has to be a relationship of trust, and most of the old armed escorts decided to leave after we took over."

"It's that everyone?"

"That's everyone. Eighty-four people in total."

"That's quite a few! Oh? You even have female armed escorts here!"

"Yes, they're actually some of our most capable armed escorts."

"What about this guy? I called his name just now, but no one answered."

The name that Fang Che was referring to belonged to the man that he had almost beaten to death the night before.

"He sustained some very severe injuries during his last escort assignment and is still bedridden."

"Is that right? Take me to see him!"

Qiao Yishu could only lead the way into the living area in the backyard.

Upon reaching the entrance of the room, Fang Che could already smell a medicinal aroma in the air ,and he went inside to discover that the man from the night before was mostly recovered. However, shattered knees weren't going to heal so quickly.

"He looks fine! What's wrong with him?"

"His knees are broken."

"Peel back the blankets!" Fang Che ordered, then began pressing down on the man's broken knee. "Is this what's broken?"

The man let loose a guttural scream of pain as his newly healed knee was snapped once again under the force of Fang Che's hand.

"Oh, so it really is broken. Alright then, get well soon," Fang Che said in an indifferent manner, then left the room without even half an apology.

Qiao Yishu and the others: "......"

Fang Che strolled through the backyard with his hands clasped behind his back, constantly nitpicking non-existent problems.

No one had been allowed to leave, so all eighty-four armed escorts were forced to follow Fang Che around wherever he went.

"What's going on here? The soil's a little dark."

Qiao Yishu's heart jolted slightly at the question, and he explained, "We used some fertilizer here."

"What type of fertilizer? Human remains? Dig up this area!"

At this point, it had become clear to Qiao Yishu that these administrators had already been tipped off, and killing intent was beginning to rise up in his heart, but he still maintained a smiling facade as he asked, "Is that really necessary, esteemed administrator?"

"Are you trying to obstruct my work?" Fang Che snapped. "Dig this place up!"

"May I ask your name, esteemed administrator?" Qiao Yishu asked.

Fang Che offered no response as he gathered his spirit qi in his foot, then stomped forcefully down onto the ground, and all of the earth within a radius of several dozen feet was flung up into the air to create a huge crater.

The crater was filled with dead bodies, some of which still had decomposing flesh clinging to them, preserved by the winter chill.

There were hundreds of bodies in the pit, and the ten administrators on the rooftops were stunned to see this.

𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

These were the people that had formerly resided in the escort agency, including the elderly, women, and children, and all of them had been buried here.

"What's this, Qiao Yunliang?" Fang Che asked in a cold voice.

"Why don't you ask them? You'll be joining them soon!" Qiao Yishu said with a sinister grin.

Fang Che slowly drew his saber.

"Is that right?"

All of a sudden, a vast torrent of baleful qi erupted out of his body, sweeping over everyone present like a palpable wave.

In that instant, everyone felt as if their blood had been frozen solid in their veins, and they were momentarily robbed of the ability to think.

"Loatheful Blind Heavens is right! If the heavens weren't blind, surely scum like you would've already been blighted from the face of this world!"