I Went Crazy Killing in the World of Gods and Demons - Chapter 37

Chapter 37

Jiang Lvlv was grumbling irritably on the hospital bed.

Xie Qingling walked over and patted her back soothingly, “Enough now. The fact that you’re unharmed is the greatest blessing amidst misfortune. Let’s put other matters aside for the moment.”

“Mm.” Jiang Lvlv nodded, rubbing her eyes before finally turning to look at Dai Xingyu. She asked, “Qingling, is this cute little brother your friend?”

The “cute little brother” Dai Xingyu immediately darkened his expression, but paired with his baby face, it held no intimidation whatsoever.

Xie Qingling said, “He’s my colleague. Don’t let his young age fool you he’s quite capable and really skilled.”

“Wow hello, hello.” Jiang Lvlv exclaimed in admiration and greeted Dai Xingyu.

After a moment, Jiang Lvlv asked again, “Have that couple been arrested? I really suspect they’re involved with some illegal organization. It would be terrible if more clueless college students like me fall for their scams.”

Both Dai Xingyu and Xie Qingling fell silent for a while.

“I’m afraid not,” Xie Qingling said. “Because they’re already dead.”

“Dead?!”

“Yes, at three o’clock this morning.”

Jiang Lvlv also fell silent.

After a moment, she sighed and said, “Death extinguishes all like a lamp going out. There’s no way for me to sue them now.”

“Get some proper rest. I’ll come see you again in a couple of days,” Xie Qingling advised. “Also, keep an eye on your phone messages. Contact me if anything comes up.”

“Okay.”

After visiting Jiang Lvlv, Xie Qingling and Dai Xingyu left the hospital room.

Once downstairs, Xie Qingling said, “My friend has another rather special circumstance that I forgot to mention earlier.”

“What special circumstance?”

“Before I joined the department, I encountered a Mountain Goblin. During that struggle, I managed to escape thanks to my roommate’s help.” Xie Qingling looked at Dai Xingyu. “Which means my roommate knows about the existence of these supernatural beings in this world.”

Dai Xingyu remained silent for a moment. “We might need to consult the department head about this matter.”

Xie Qingling stopped his hand as he reached for his earpiece and asked, “First tell me, how does the department usually handle such situations?”

She stared intently into Dai Xingyu’s eyes, clearly not planning to let go until he gave a proper explanation.

Seeing Xie Qingling’s serious expression, Dai Xingyu was momentarily stunned before understanding dawned on him.

He exclaimed, “You… you didn’t forget to mention it at all! You never planned to tell us from the beginning, did you! What, afraid we might harm your friend?”

Xie Qingling averted her eyes and said, “Well… that’s not what I meant. Just tell me how the department handles such cases.”

Dai Xingyu glared at her, thinking to himself that this new recruit was truly bold and reckless, completely lawless.

How he’d love to see the department head put her in her place!

But then again, ever since she joined the department, she had immediately defied the department head’s orders and got punished with writing a self-criticism a treatment even Shen Huaizhou hadn’t received back in his day.

Dai Xingyu sighed and said, “Generally speaking, when the department encounters such situations, there are two options.”
“If the other party is cooperative and willing to communicate, we just need them to sign a confidentiality agreement. Make sure those in the know promise not to disclose anything, or we’ll hold them accountable.”

“If they’re uncooperative troublemakers, we can use more forceful methods have Sister Anran erase their memories. That’ll settle things once and for all.”

Xie Qingling had witnessed Ye Anran’s hypnosis once before.

It happened at the university student activity center, when Dong Jia was hypnotized.

Afterward, Xie Qingling worried whether the hypnosis might have any adverse effects on Dong Jia’s health, but subsequent observations showed no significant negative impact.

Having confirmed this, Xie Qingling felt somewhat relieved.

She smiled and said, “Brother Xingyu, you’re such a good person. Why don’t you go discuss this with the department head? Oh, by the way, besides Jiang Lvlv, there was another roommate who helped me fend off the Mountain Goblin.”

Dai Xingyu: “…”

That shameless Xie Qingling!

He didn’t want to face the department head’s foul mood either!

“I’ll leave the department head to you then. I need to consult with my roommates first they’re not the uncooperative type. They’re all very obedient and well-behaved. I think a confidentiality agreement should suffice. We probably don’t need anything else, right?” Xie Qingling hinted meaningfully. “Be a good younger brother and put in a good word for me, won’t you? You’ve met Jiang Lvlv what a pure and kind girl she is.”

“Since we’ve fought monsters together, we’re comrades in the same trench now, aren’t we? You wouldn’t let your comrades down, would you?”

“…” Dai Xingyu’s face turned ashen. After a moment, he let out an angry “hmph” of agreement.

Xie Qingling smiled, then took out her phone and sent a message in the dorm group chat.

[Xie Qingling: Jiajia, Lvlv, here’s what happened…]

Xie Qingling briefly explained the situation, informing them about the current circumstances and the need to sign confidentiality agreements.

After sending the lengthy message, Dong Jia finally replied.

[Dong Jia: Understood]

[Dong Jia: Such a major incident it really scared me. I had no idea what was happening at school]

[Dong Jia: Let’s discuss the confidentiality agreement later. I’ll visit the hospital today to check on Lvlv’s condition first]

Jiang Lvlv’s reaction was considerably more excitable.

[Jiang Lvlv: AHHHHHHHHHH]

[Jiang Lvlv: So that baby-faced handsome guy was your colleague?? The one who can fly around??]

[Jiang Lvlv: I should’ve asked for his autograph!!!!]

Xie Qingling: “…”

Did Jiang Lvlv even realize she’d just encountered supernatural entities?

After a moment, just as Xie Qingling was about to respond, Jiang Lvlv sent another message.

[Jiang Lvlv: Never mind, there’ll be plenty of opportunities later]

[Jiang Lvlv: Let’s discuss the confidentiality agreement first. We’ll come find you tomorrow]

[Xie Qingling: Okay]

With this, the matter was essentially settled.

Xie Qingling breathed a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, Dai Xingyu was suffering through Ling Fang’s lecture with a pained expression.

His baby face scrunched up like a bitter gourd, and this expression lasted for about ten minutes before Ling Fang finally said, “Have Xie Qingling’s friend come by to sign the confidentiality agreement when they have time. Also… have her write a ten-thousand-word self-criticism.”

Upon hearing that his name wasn’t mentioned, Dai Xingyu immediately asked with delight, “Minister, I don’t have to write a self-criticism, right?”

“Hmm…” Ling Fang fell silent for a moment, thinking that Dai Xingyu hadn’t written a self-criticism in a long time, and said, “Since you’re so eager to write one, you can hand in a ten-thousand-word self-criticism too.”

“… ???”

What??!!

What did he mean by “since you’re so eager to write”??

When did he ever say he wanted to write one??

What did this have to do with him?!

Was it because he spoke up for Xie Qingling?

Because he said, “I think that girl seems pretty well-behaved, maybe just have her sign the confidentiality agreement”??

Ah, Minister! Get a grip!! This has nothing to do with him!!!

Dai Xingyu had a bellyful of complaints, but in reality, he didn’t dare say any of them.

It wasn’t until Ling Fang ended the call that Dai Xingyu looked at Xie Qingling with a pained expression and said, “You’ve really screwed me over!!”

Xie Qingling asked curiously, “What’s wrong? Did the minister scold you?”

“No, he just tore into you.” Dai Xingyu’s tone carried a hint of schadenfreude.

“…” Xie Qingling asked, “Huh? So then? How did I screw you over?”

“Why does the minister want me to write a self-criticism?! I don’t want to write one!!”

Xie Qingling quickly understood what had happened and kindly suggested, “Should I help you write it?”

“You have to write ten thousand words too.”

Xie Qingling: “…”

Alright then.

Come to think of it, the last time she was punished with writing a self-criticism felt like it was just yesterday. How come she had to write another one so soon?

Xie Qingling sighed deeply, then looked at Dai Xingyu’s miserable face and comforted him, “Don’t look so tragic. Although you have to write a ten-thousand-word self-criticism, you’ve gained my friendship.”

“…Shut up.”

“I believe writing this self-criticism together will strengthen our bond. If you don’t believe me, go ask An Ran.”

“Just shut up already!”

Today was another day of patrol duty outside.

It was completely uneventful, with nothing happening at all.

Amid the tranquility, the city remained as noisy and crowded as ever mundane yet peaceful.

The next day, Xie Qingling and Dai Xingyu were both on duty at the station.

Mainly because they had to write their self-criticisms, so neither of them went out.

Dai Xingyu grumbled discontentedly, “I’m the most well-behaved in the department, the one who writes the fewest self-criticisms. As soon as you showed up, I have to write one with you. From now on, if you get into any trouble, don’t drag me into it. I won’t help you.”

Xie Qingling remained unfazed and asked, “So who’s written the most self-criticisms in the department? It’s not me, is it?”

“Don’t flatter yourself. The person who used to write the most self-criticisms was Brother Shen, but he’s been behaving lately.”

Xie Qingling nodded, thinking that although Shen Huaizhou had a handsome face, his behavior was quite rebellious. Compared to him, she was nowhere near as troublesome.

After writing this self-criticism, she probably wouldn’t make any more mistakes.

When she thought about it, she’d only written two so far. Xie Qingling didn’t feel the slightest bit burdened by it.

As she was lost in thought, a knock suddenly came from the office door.

Xie Qingling and Dai Xingyu exchanged puzzled glances, finding it rather odd.

After all, if it were a department member, they wouldn’t bother knocking they’d just walk right in.

The knock was strangely polite.

Perhaps someone had wandered in by mistake.

Xie Qingling set down her pen and went to see what was going on.

The person outside was…

Dong Jia and Jiang Lvlv.

When Xie Qingling stepped out, she saw Jiang Lvlv, whose complexion had already returned to normal, standing beside Dong Jia.

“What brings you two here?” Xie Qingling asked in surprise. “Lvlv, have you fully recovered? Shouldn’t you rest for a few more days?”

Jiang Lvlv shook her head. She looked resolute, as if she had made up her mind about something.

“Qingling, we discussed it yesterday,” Jiang Lvlv said. “We’ve decided to erase our memories of this matter and act as if nothing ever happened.”

Xie Qingling was taken aback. “Why? All you need to do is sign a confidentiality agreement, and then ”

“We’ve thought it over,” Dong Jia interrupted her. “Compared to this, we prefer our lives as they are. I’d rather focus wholeheartedly on dancing in the studio, and Lvlv would rather freely revise legal clauses during exams without a second thought. We just want to be ordinary people we don’t want to know that the world is full of so many… damn things.” Dong Jia spoke with a conflicted expression.

“Maybe life only becomes beautiful when it’s kept simple.”