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#285 - Chapter 284: Law and Order

Star Picking Academy was surprisingly large, not quite comparable to a city, but still about a quarter of the size of an ordinary city.

To facilitate travel for teachers and students, Star Picking Academy had a subway system with seven lines extending to every corner of the academy, providing great convenience to all teachers and students.

Li Chenqiu and Liu Nian took the subway nearby and got off at the station called "Star Picking Residence" after about ten minutes.

Returning to the ground, a lush green landscape came into view, and with each rise and fall of his chest, the fragrance of the grass filled his nostrils, making him feel refreshed.

Li Chenqiu took a deep breath and looked ahead along the neat and wide road, his gaze finally settling on the villa complex a hundred meters away.

Liu Nian pointed to the end of the road and said, "That's Star Picking Residence, where our academy's teachers and leaders live."

"Teachers and leaders?" Li Chenqiu raised an eyebrow: "I'm still a freshman, is it appropriate for me to live there?"

Liu Nian put his hand on Li Chenqiu's shoulder and walked forward: "The Dean approved it, so what's inappropriate? Besides, you're not just a student, you also have a position, so live there boldly."

Li Chenqiu asked curiously, "Teacher Xu, what is my position?"

Liu Nian smiled: "I don't know the specifics, but I do know which department you'll be in."

Li Chenqiu looked at him expectantly.

Liu Nian didn't keep him in suspense and said directly, "The Disciplinary and Law Enforcement Division."

"The Disciplinary and Law Enforcement Division?"

"Yes, where there are people, there are conflicts. The existence of the Disciplinary and Law Enforcement Division is to prevent these conflicts from escalating to life and death, and to maintain order in the academy, which is very similar to your position assessment!"

Li Chenqiu nodded: "Indeed, it's all about managing people."

Liu Nian added: "The Disciplinary and Law Enforcement Division not only manages people, but also manages cities. In the four directions of Star Picking Academy, east, south, west, and north, there are second-tier cities, namely cities 197, 198, 199, and 200.

In addition to maintaining order in the academy, the Disciplinary and Law Enforcement Division must also protect these four cities, eliminate the Awakened causing trouble in the cities, and the Awakened Beasts harassing them outside the cities, so that people can live in peace. With great power comes great responsibility!"

Li Chenqiu nodded in agreement: "I was thinking too simply."

As they talked, they slowly strolled to the gate of Star Picking Residence.

After Liu Nian taught Li Chenqiu how to use his student card to open the gate, he led Li Chenqiu into Star Picking Residence.

Due to the early hour, there were very few people on the road.

After walking for a few minutes, the two stopped in front of a three-story villa.

"This is your future residence, a total of four floors, one underground and three above ground," Liu Nian gestured.

Li Chenqiu looked up in surprise: "It's so big, Teacher Liu, will I be living in this villa alone?"

"Of course, let's go in and take a look!"

Li Chenqiu swiped his student card to open the door and stepped into his villa.

The interior of the villa was not luxurious, but rather a minimalist style, without too many complicated decorations, everything was just right, making it pleasing to the eye.

Liu Nian walked to the white sofa and sat down: "How is it, are you satisfied?"

"Satisfied."

Li Chenqiu looked around like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world.

"I'm glad you're satisfied." Saying that, Liu Nian reached out and knocked on the table, pointing to a thin booklet: "The enrollment guide, remember to read it when you get back."

"When I get back?" Li Chenqiu turned around in confusion: "Where else are we going?"

Liu Nian stood up: "Of course, to meet your immediate superior, the Director of the Disciplinary and Law Enforcement Division—Wenren Qing."

...

Wenren Qing's residence was also in Star Picking Residence, but in a very remote location.

Liu Nian led Li Chenqiu, winding east and turning west, and finally arrived at their destination.

It was a three-story villa, no different from Li Chenqiu's residence. If there was any difference, it was that there was a pair of gray underpants hanging on the clothes rack on the third floor.

Liu Nian patted Li Chenqiu on the shoulder: "Go ahead, pay attention to etiquette."

Li Chenqiu asked in surprise, "Aren't you going in?"

Liu Nian hurriedly waved his hand: "I'd better not go in. Director Wenren didn't ask me to come. Go in quickly!"

Liu Nian pushed Li Chenqiu and waved his hand: "Call me if you need anything, I'll go first."

After saying that, he hurriedly left the place, not lingering for even a second.

Li Chenqiu looked at Liu Nian's departing figure, a hint of suspicion flashing in his eyes, but he didn't think much about it and walked to the door and pressed the doorbell.

Ding-dong—

No response.

Li Chenqiu pressed it again.

Ding-dong—

Click!

The closed door slowly opened.

"Director Wenren... uh?"

Li Chenqiu looked at the empty space behind the door and swallowed back the rest of his words.

"Wait a moment, I'm a little constipated. There's leftover fried chicken from last night in the living room. You can eat some to fill your stomach if you're hungry."

A voice with no inflection came from the second floor.

"Uh..." Li Chenqiu was stunned for a moment, then belatedly responded: "Okay."

Li Chenqiu closed the door and walked to the sofa to sit down.

Looking at the overnight fried chicken leg on the table, Li Chenqiu tentatively picked up a chicken leg and began to nibble on it slowly, while turning his eyes to look around.

A large dartboard hung on the white wall, the carpet was a cartoon character with red and blue intermingling, the TV's paused screen was this year's most popular Xianxia drama...

All of this was destroying Li Chenqiu's lofty image of Wenren Qing.

"Constipation, fried chicken, dartboard, Xianxia drama?"

Several large question marks popped up in Li Chenqiu's head.

Didn't Liu Nian say that Wenren Qing was a fifty or sixty-year-old, unfathomably powerful Chosen One?

Could it be that he brought me to the wrong place? Is this not the residence of the Director of the Disciplinary and Law Enforcement Division?

After all, the villas here are all identical, so it's not impossible to make a mistake.

Thinking of this, Li Chenqiu took out his phone and was about to dial Liu Nian's number when a sound of footsteps came from the staircase.

Tap, tap, tap...

Li Chenqiu stopped his movements and turned his head to look at the staircase.

A few seconds later, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy walked out of the stairwell.

The boy's hair was a little messy, his skin was fair and round, and his nose was slightly upturned. If it weren't for those extremely discordant dead fish eyes, he would definitely be a school heartthrob.

Seeing this scene, Li Chenqiu suddenly understood.

So Wenren Qing lives with his son, no wonder there are dartboards and such!

Li Chenqiu stood up and looked behind the boy, and when he saw that no one else was coming out, he asked in a gentle tone: "Little brother, is your father, Director Wenren, home?"

The boy walked to the sofa and sat down expressionlessly, saying in a voice without any inflection: "Wenren is the surname, Qing is the given name, it should be Director Wenren."

Li Chenqiu smiled slightly awkwardly: "It's the first time I've heard of this kind of compound surname, thank you little brother for correcting me, is your father, Director Wenren, home?"

The boy raised his head, his dead fish eyes staring at Li Chenqiu calmly: "My father's name is Wenren Xu, my name is Wenren Qing."