Chapter 46

After being half-tested and half-teased, Little Liang couldn’t help but glare at the Red-haired Bureau Director. He felt that Black Goat’s evaluation of her was truly spot on.

This person is a total drunkard when there’s alcohol around, and an extreme mischief-maker when there isn’t. Either he gets completely wasted and makes a fool of himself, providing entertainment for others, or when sober, he’s full of wicked ideas, always thinking about messing with others for fun. In short, there’s never a moment of peace.

By the way, speaking of which, her office has been so clean these past few days. Where are all the wine bottles? …

Is he… looking for my empty wine bottles? Leon, who kept glancing behind his desk as if searching for something, remembered the extravagant drinking session that left him in debt, causing the Red-haired Bureau Director’s heart to ache involuntarily. Her gaze towards Leon instantly turned dangerous as she smirked and said, “What? Still not willing to leave even after not getting any advantage?”

“Uh… You’re joking, Director. I actually have something I want to ask.”

After hearing her words, Leon snapped back to reality and remembered the main issue. He clenched his fists stealthily and asked seriously, “If we confirm that Black Goat’s heart is at the Lane Family, then after completing the task and recovering it, could I possibly obtain the usage rights to its heart?”

“Hmm… That’s really hard to say. It depends on your luck. If you didn’t personally recover the anomalous item yourself, and if you want to get it back, you’ll first have to see if there are people of higher rank than you who want to compete with you… Or let me put it this way!”

The Red-haired Bureau Director thought for a moment, picked up the dip pen on the table, grabbed the back of a discarded document, and swiftly drew five circles from top to bottom.

“If we say these five circles represent the levels within our Clearing Bureau, then the one at the top would be the Bureau Director and the twelve Directors.”

“Although the Bureau Director ranks half a level higher than the twelve Directors, if more than half of them reach a consensus, they can veto the Bureau Director’s proposal. With three-quarters agreement, they can even dismiss him. So, the Bureau Director and the Directors can barely be considered the same level.”

The pen tip moved down slightly, poking the second circle, leaving a large ink stain. The Red-haired Bureau Director continued explaining,

“Next are the 87 branches. You should know what the Zodiac constellations are, right? Our twelve Zodiac constellations’ branches count as major branches, while the other 75 constellations count as minor branches.”

“The directors of major branches generally have greater strength and status than those of minor branches, also ranking half a level higher, but roughly they can still be considered the same level.”

“Besides the first-tier Directors and the second-tier Branch Managers, the remaining three circles are you Disaster Handlers of levels one, two, and three.”

She wrote a ‘one’ in the third circle and smiled gently,

“Firstly, the Level One Disaster Handler. Those assigned to this level are usually the ace employees of each bureau, capable superstars who can lead teams independently to handle large-scale disasters.”

“When there are vacancies among the seventy-five minor branch directors, the outstanding members among these ace employees, upon approval by the Directors, can immediately be promoted directly, Emma is currently at this level.”

Senior Emma… ace employee?

Upon hearing the familiar name, Leon couldn’t help but pause momentarily, feeling quite strange, like “a classmate from elementary school appearing on TV.”

Primarily, Senior Emma had always given him the impression of being cautious and gentle, a reliable senior, which didn’t quite align with the image of a business powerhouse. After all, the first mission she led him on almost ended in disaster…

“Little Leon~ You don’t think Emma is weak, do you?”

Moreover, her main anomalous objects are too large; the boxes issued by the bureau can’t contain them. They are usually piled up in her office, only taken out when confirmed necessary. During the hospital incident, she hadn’t even unleashed one percent of her power.

So, since you already have the ability to forcibly obtain intelligence, once she returns, have her take you to check out her treasures, and you won’t doubt her status as a Level One Disaster Handler anymore.”

Her entire room… filled with anomalous items?! After hearing the Red-haired Bureau Director’s explanation, recalling the things he saw passing by Senior Emma’s office window, Leon’s pupils constricted instantly.

Bandages, coffins, nail boards, cleavers, skull crushers, crosses, iron maidens, execution platforms, skeletal specimens, crank long sickles… There must be at least thirty or forty items in that room, if not fifty!

And in the corner of her office, there seemed to be a few old crates occasionally making strange noises, containing countless smaller objects… Good grief! How many anomalous items does Senior Emma have?!

I knew it, saying it would definitely shock you! Looking at the stunned Leon in front of her, the Red-haired Bureau Director’s lips curled upwards, satisfied with her mischief, and continued smilingly,

“As for the remaining Level Two Crisis Handlers and Level Three Accident Handlers… just understand them as senior employees and regular employees for now!

According to the rules of the Clearing Bureau, a team consisting of one senior employee and five regular employees can also handle some regional crises with low upper limits. But in your case, you probably won’t have the chance to participate in such group tasks.”

“Eh? Why?”

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“Because although our bureau is a major one, due to some things I did in the past, most of the people have left. We can’t gather enough people for collective missions… Haven’t you noticed that most of the offices on the first floor are empty?”

After shrugging helplessly, the Red-haired Bureau Director took a swig of water and said regretfully, “Even though we still have two ‘Level One’ ace employees in our bureau, there are very few Level Two and Three employees, adding up to less than ten people.”

“Hmm… To be more precise, we still have nine Level Two Crisis Handlers and one Level Three Accident Handler.”

Nine Level Twos and one Level Three… so that leaves me as the only regular employee?!

Hearing this, Leon had long forgotten what he initially wanted to ask and couldn’t help but criticize sarcastically:

“Our bureau’s office building has seven floors! Someone who can scare off six whole floors… Director! What exactly did you do back then?”

“Just some things someone in my position should do, though it might have been a bit cruel, indeed somewhat difficult to accept… Also, there’s something you got wrong.”

Shifting her eyes to look outside the window, the Red-haired Bureau Director stared at the dried-up willow tree outside, her expression calm as she stated,

“The six floors above aren’t empty. They’re now filled with my anomalous items.”

(The chapter ends here)