SWDnovel Chapter 218 Detective Tang
Chapter 218 Detective Tang
Chapter 218 Detective Tang
On a bridge 2.3 kilometers away from the restaurant, Tang Zijun and Chang Lei sat side by side on the bridge railing (very dangerous, don't try this), enjoying the cool night breeze.
Tang Zijun slowly raised his wine glass, and Chang Lei immediately picked up the red wine and poured it for him.
Watching the crimson liquid swirl in the glass, Tang Zijun let out a soft breath. "Just finished off a Skull Knight."
Now another Rakshasa and a weeping angel have appeared, *spit*
"Ha, I thought you were used to it by now." Chang Lei grinned. "Back then, there were quite a few high-ranking officials targeting you. They even teamed up, but in the end, didn't you still take them all down?"
"That's different. My previous battles were mainly concentrated in the Reverse World. I didn't need to worry about anything else, nor did I need to worry about accidentally hurting other people. In that environment, I could fight freely."
"Really? I seem to remember a girl being pulled in there, I think she was your classmate, who was she again?" Chang Lei thought for a moment seriously. "Her surname was Ji, right? She was the girl you were pursuing."
"...What do you mean, 'someone to pursue'? I don't date young, okay?" Tang Zijun rolled her eyes at him, her face slightly embarrassed.
"Heh heh, don't pretend with me." Chang Lei clinked his glass with Tang Zijun's. "Speaking of which, you rescued her from the reversed world, didn't you two develop a relationship after that life-or-death experience?"
"No, we are ultimately from different worlds. That kind of unrequited love is just the stirrings of adolescence."
Tang Zijun took a sip of red wine and looked up at the bright moon in the night sky.
Sensing that Tang Zijun didn't want to talk about the past, Chang Lei didn't say anything more. He sighed softly and looked towards the empty and quiet urban area in the distance.
"It's so quiet here. The street across the bridge used to be quite lively."
"Yes," Tang Zijun sighed. "After what happened tonight, I guess those restaurants and shops won't be open at night anymore."
"That's a good thing, isn't it?" Chang Lei tilted his head. "I recently studied human history, and the best way of life is to work at sunrise and rest at sunset."
"That might have been true in ancient times, but it's a different story now."
Tang Zijun smiled, her expression complex.
"Those were the good old days. What do these changes in the world have to do with me? They don't affect them anyway..."
At this point, Tang Zijun turned to look at Chang Lei.
"Let's not talk about that anymore. What I want to know now is exactly how many high-ranking officials the heretical demons have."
Chang Lei thought for a moment and replied, "I haven't really looked into that, but the quantity shouldn't be that much, at least not as much as what we have here."
Tang Zijun knew that when Chang Lei said "our side," he meant the greedy.
When Tang Zijun fought against the Greedy Ones, she fought a total of thirty-six high-ranking officers, not counting those monsters who temporarily boosted their combat power to the level of high-ranking officers.
Among the thousands of greedy individuals, primarily those with strong individual combat capabilities, only thirty-six became high-ranking officers. This demonstrates just how difficult it is for someone of this caliber to emerge.
"I don't know how high-ranking officials in the Otherworld are born, but it mainly depends on talent. Some beings spend hundreds of years without ever reaching the level of an official, while others become powerful in just a few years."
Tang Zijun glanced at Chang Lei, who was a perfect example.
After a pause, Tang Zijun spoke up. "I remember mentioning before that the Reverse World is older than the Underworld, right?"
"The origins of the Reverse World and the Underworld are unknown, but judging from the history of the Greedy Ones and the Heretical Demons, the Heretical Demons had already begun to wreak havoc on the real world when the Greedy Ones appeared," Chang Lei answered truthfully.
"Wait a minute, if the heretics have existed for longer than the greedy ones, then their number of high-ranking officials should be greater than that of the greedy ones." Tang Zijun frowned slightly.
"That's how it should be, but that's not actually how it's calculated."
Chang Lei swirled the wine glass in his hand and spoke slowly.
"Each senior executive possesses different powers; for example, my deception skills versus your ability to replicate other people's energy."
Tang Zijun opened his mouth, wanting to explain that his power didn't mean that, but in the end he didn't say anything. Let them interpret it however they want.
Chang Lei continued, "...With different levels of power, senior cadres will also have their own energy domains. This is the most suitable environment for their survival, and it is also an environment that they can control freely."
"I think I understand now. You mean the territory of high-ranking officials, right? Fire-type beings can't live in water, so they have to modify their living environment," Tang Zijun said thoughtfully.
"That's right." Chang Lei snapped his fingers, then stared into Tang Zijun's eyes and asked, "Do you know how big the Otherworld is?"
"How am I supposed to know? I can't get in." Tang Zijun's lips twitched.
"Although I have never been inside, based on some rumors among the greedy ones and the oral accounts of the heretics of the past, the inner world should be a very small dimension."
Chang Lei stroked his chin, then pointed to the sky and said, "It's probably about the size of the moon, or smaller. It's a world filled with deathly silence."
"In this environment, do you think that tiny place can support several high-ranking officials?"
"Don't forget, there's a forbidden area in the underworld, the legendary slumbering place of the demon god..."
Tang Zijun nodded silently. Chang Lei was clearly more professional than him when it came to these matters, and through Lao Chang's explanation, he also gained a deeper understanding of the Inner World.
At the same time, he also understood why Lao Chang said that the number of heretics and demons in the inner world was definitely not as many as the greedy ones.
Unlike the fixed-size inner world, regardless of the size of that dimension, as long as its space is fixed, it will definitely limit the birth of high-ranking officials.
But the Reverse World is different. The birth of the Mirror Dimension allows all greedy people to have their own "world," and Lao Chang's Trick Space is one of them.
Other greedy individuals, even if they are only elite-level, can also create their own mirror space. This way of infinitely expanding their domains is something that heretical demons can never comprehend.
While the Outer Path Demons were still fighting for territory in the Inner World, almost every greedy person in the Reversed World was born with a "villa key" in their mouth.
At this point, Chang Lei added more.
"Although there are relatively few high-ranking officers in the inner world, their combat power is quite fierce, and basically none of them are easy to deal with."
"Old Chang, this isn't right. Didn't you always look down on those mad dogs in the other world? Why are you praising them now?" Tang Zijun raised an eyebrow.
"I'm just stating a fact. They are indeed very strong, but that doesn't stop me from looking down on them."
Chang Lei shrugged and continued.
"Unlike the greedy, who can produce a new high-ranking cadre every now and then as long as they have talent, the heretics are different. The birth of a new high-ranking cadre means that the territory of other high-ranking cadres is at risk of being fought over."
"Therefore, in the dimensions of the inner world, in the dark jungle, the strong survive. Every high-ranking official you see or hear about has survived countless battles."
"Even Sir Skull has a lifespan of over a thousand years, which is almost comparable to the God of Gluttony. So you should understand why they are in danger now."
Tang Zijun nodded slightly. "No wonder, I knew that guy couldn't possibly have seized the body of the Divine Tree..."
Halfway through her sentence, Tang Zijun frowned again. "Is there really no way for us to find the entrance to the inner world?"
"I know you want to get rid of those guys once and for all, but unfortunately, it's not like teleporting back to the secret realm through the golden leaves. We don't have the power to pass through the gap yet."
Chang Lei looked up at Tang Zijun. "Didn't you copy Sir Skull's energy? You should understand that the gap isn't easy to cross, especially for someone like you."
Tang Zijun took a sip of red wine and remained silent.
It's true that he gained the power of Sir Skull, but it's also true that he can't cross the gap to enter the inner world.
When using the form of the Withering Lord, Tang Zijun could indeed sense the existence of the gap, but unfortunately his energy was too strong. Just getting close to the gap would cause it to collapse, let alone passing through it.
For the first time, Tang Zijun felt that the power she had mastered was so great that it was a useless burden.
Perhaps one day, when the gap in a city widens enough to allow a 'god' to descend, I will be able to pass through that passage?
But the problem is, at this point, what's the point of traveling into the other world?
Seeing that Tang Zijun remained silent, Chang Lei paused for a moment and then smiled.
"...So, what's your decision?"
"What?"
"Come help out at the bureau." Chang Lei said matter-of-factly. "Sure, but don't forget, I still have a ton of things to deal with back in Black City." Tang Zijun rested her chin on her hand.
"Don't worry, I've already thought it through. I'll find you an easy job so it'll be easier for you to move around. With me covering for you, no one will notice anything amiss," Chang Lei said.
"Emmm... okay then." Tang Zijun shrugged.
"Then it's settled, Detective Tang." Chang Lei chuckled.
"You're just trying to outdo me, aren't you..."
Tang Zijun rolled her eyes speechlessly, then raised her glass.
"Then I look forward to your guidance in the future, Deputy Director Chang."
"How could I dare to do that?"