Translator: Deyonna
On the other side, Xu Ke left the cabin.
He recalled the various precious medicines in the small wooden box, and a little pained expression appeared on his face. He sighed and said.
“Truly worthy of being an investigator. Giving away such expensive medicines without hesitation.”
In this barren and cruel era, refined medicines like the one given to Yuan Ye are extremely scarce. They either come from the main city’s pharmaceutical factories or can only be found by searching in the old days’ occupied areas, making them extremely expensive.
So, the statement made by Yuan Ye earlier about how many lives can be exchanged for those medicines is not unfounded. It is indeed true, and many investigators have even sacrificed their lives without being able to obtain them in return.
Xu Ke muttered a few words and then stopped mentioning it. Instead of returning the same way, he turned to the nearby herb drying field and collected a basket full of herbs. Then he hurried down the mountain and ran towards the clinic.
Not everyone can make use of the medicine inside the wooden box.
Ordinary people can only use these primitive herbs that have undergone rough processing. Some of them are crushed and applied to wounds to stop bleeding, while others need to be boiled in water and consumed.
These herbs have a slow effect and are not easy to carry. They are completely impractical in intense and dangerous battles. However, their advantage lies in being cheap and easily accessible. For ordinary people struggling to live and the border sentinels, they are the most cost-effective and the only choice.
Actually, Xu Ke heard from his master that in the old days, using these rough herbs to treat illnesses and injuries was considered a specialized field of medicine. The medical effects were not inferior to those of refined industrial medicines, and in some cases, they were even better.
Unfortunately, due to the discontinuity of knowledge and the mutation of plants, people can only explore and discover the uses of various herbs anew.
“The old world…”
Xu Ke’s tone was a mix of anticipation and regret. He shook his head and stopped thinking about these trivial matters. Now, the important thing was to deliver the medicine as soon as possible, as there were still many people waiting at the clinic.
At this moment, he suddenly heard a loud argument not far away…
“You… Why are you stopping me!”
The anger in the young man’s crisp voice couldn’t be concealed, but upon closer listening, there was a slight tremor in his tone, indicating a hint of false bravery.
“I… I’m from the seventh team, not under your jurisdiction. I’m now going to carry out our captain’s mission, and… our captain is Chen Xinyue! She’s a B-level investigator!”
Xu Ke turned his head and looked over, only to find that eight or nine strong military investigators had surrounded a young recruit, blocking his way and not letting him leave.
Seventeen-year-old Jon was not tall, just a little over 1.7 meters, and he didn’t have much muscle. Among the tall and strong men, he looked like a little chick that hadn’t grown up yet.
“Oh~ That famous and beautiful investigator, Captain Chen, I know, I know.”
The leader of the men had dark skin, a buzz cut, and a fierce look in his eyes. He chuckled and kept his eyes fixed on the metal medicine box that Jon was holding in his arms, showing no intention of stepping aside.
“But what kind of mission requires you to carry…”
He suddenly pressed down on the medicine box in Jon’s arms, his tone growing colder.
“Such precious medicines?”
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“Yuan… Ye? That name sounds familiar…”
The man with the buzz cut looked pensive and suddenly seemed to have grasped some handle. He burst into laughter and pressed down on the medicine box.
“If he was still the famous decontamination officer, then he would indeed have the authority. But that guy was stripped of his position and banished from the main city three years ago by the order of Her Majesty the Queen. As someone who has committed a serious crime as an exile, what authority is there to speak of!”
Jon instantly realized that he had said the wrong thing, and his face turned pale.
He tried to break free from the man’s grip, but the man’s strength was too strong, making it difficult for him to escape. Just then, another man with triangular eyes suddenly stepped forward and slapped Jon, knocking him to the ground.
Smack—!
“Fuck, you’re a fool for rejecting such a face-saving offer!”
The man with triangular eyes spat.
“Your team members were all dead last night, so how are you escorting such precious medicines? And you, kid, stealing from your own team, that’s a crime of corruption!”
“According to headquarters regulations, our team is now taking over the escort back to the main city. Hand over the goods quickly!”
The income in the investigation army is high, but so is the mortality rate. Sometimes, the supplies brought out from the occupied areas with great effort can be snatched away by members of other teams.
Teams with high casualties and carrying important supplies like this are more susceptible to such incidents.
“No!”
Jon was slapped, causing blood to flow from his mouth and nose. He curled up on the ground, tightly protecting the medicine box in his arms, stubbornly refusing to give it up.
The man with the buzz cut had a dark expression on his face. With a single glance, several soldiers around him stepped forward, intending to teach this stinky kid a lesson.
“Truly awe-inspiring Bard, bullying my person like this?”
The cold voice of a woman came from behind, causing everyone to freeze. The man with the buzz cut turned abruptly, only to meet Chen Xinyue’s icy gaze.
She casually wiped the half-dried blood off her face and smiled.
“Do you think I’m dead, too?”
“…….”
The buzz cut haired Bard suddenly changed his expression and walked out of the crowd cheerfully.
“How could that be, Captain Chen? I heard you miraculously survived a calamity. I couldn’t be happier!”
Chen Xinyue smiled, which wasn’t like a smile. “What’s the first thing you do when you see your superior? Do I need to teach you?”
The smile on the man’s face suddenly froze. Although they were both captains, he was only a C-level investigator, indeed one level lower than this woman surnamed Chen.
“No need.”
Bard could hardly maintain the stiff smile on his face. He clenched his fist and pounded it against his left chest, bowing to salute.
“Greetings, Officer Chen.”
“What charges would be brought against someone who beats up a soldier without reason?”
“Captain Chen, it’s all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding.”
Bard seemed to have realized something, and his posture immediately straightened up a lot.
“Didn’t this kid steal precious medicines? I was afraid it would tarnish Captain Chen’s reputation.”
“Oh, then I have to see how precious those medicines are.”
Chen Xinyue crossed her arms over her chest and looked at Jon, whose whole face was stained with blood in the crowd.
“Open it.”
Jon paused, somewhat unsure, because if Bard’s words were true, then they would indeed be committing a crime. However, since the captain had given the order, Jon still followed the order and opened the medicine box.
For a moment, all eyes were suddenly focused on the medicine box in the young man’s arms.
—Inside were just some neatly packaged herbal medicine.
Jon was astounded.
While Bard’s face instantly turned extremely ugly, as he realized that he had been played by this stinky woman.
Chen Xinyue smirked ironically, imitating the man’s words earlier. “Bard, your subordinate assaulted a soldier for no reason and robbed medicine, even if they were just worthless herbs. But I’m also afraid it would tarnish your reputation.”
“Since you called me ‘officer’ today, I might as well teach you how to manage your subordinates.”
After saying that, she didn’t care about Bard’s reaction and turned her head, and asked coldly.
“Jon! Who hit you?”
The curly-haired youth immediately wiped away his nosebleed, got up, and pointed at the triangular-eyed man, furiously admitting.
“Him!”
For a moment, everyone stood there with an unsightly expression on their faces, but they dared not say much. After all, their captain Bard had not spoken.
Chen Xinyue didn’t waste any more words. “Hit back!”
“Yes!”
Jon put down the medicine box, originally intending to use his hand, but then thought that the strength of his hand was not enough. So he took off his military boots and held them in his hands.
The soles of his shoes were covered in mud and had even stepped on the corpses of monsters, making them both smelly and filthy now.
The curly-haired puppy, with a mouth full of blood, angrily approached and looked at the triangular-eyed person’s cheeks, beating and turning the person into a pig’s head.
“You…!”
In the end, one of the investigators couldn’t hold back and clenched his fist in indignation, ready to charge forward. But he was immediately held tightly by his companion next to him, warning in a low voice.
“This woman has already reported the situation at the supply station to the headquarters. Their team almost got wiped out to kill the king creature, so they will definitely be closely monitored by the above. We can’t touch her now!”
On the surface earlier, they thought Jon was stealing and committing corruption, so they believed it was justified to snatch the box from him.
But now, there’s no justification for it. It’s one thing to bully a low-ranking soldier, but it would be a big problem to harm a B-level investigator who has just achieved great merit.
At this moment, Bard could no longer force a smile. His eyes were dark and filled with anger as he gritted his teeth and said.
“I have learned a lot, Officer Chen.”
“Don’t mention it.”
Chen Xinyue smiled and suddenly changed the subject.
“But I dare not take sole credit for killing the king creature this time. It was the merit of the gifted Yuan Ye. So besides reporting to the headquarters, I also reported to the royal court.”
Speaking of this, the smile on her face widened.
“Oh, that’s right, you probably haven’t read any news, so you may not know that Her Majesty the Queen’s exile order has a four-year limit. Let me calculate, if you add this achievement, perhaps it won’t be long before Yuan Ye is reinstated ahead of schedule.”
As soon as these words came out, Bard’s face finally turned pale.
The decontamination officers are powerful humans specifically trained to kill king creatures, and as such, they are granted immunity from the death penalty.
In other words, as long as there are justifiable grounds, killings are not considered a crime.
And the scope of these justifiable grounds is so vast that no one would want to offend a powerful decontamination officer.
“Bard, let me give you a word of advice.”
Chen Xinyue patted his shoulder and smiled mockingly.
“In the future, show some respect to your superiors, understand?”
“……”
Translator’s Corner: Sorry for the late update. I lost my internet for half of the day yesterday.
Dude’s an idiot
Thanks for the update ❤️❤️❤️
Officer Chen is such a badass~ and I’m glad Jon got his sweet revenge uwu
Officer Chen is gorgeous ❤❤❤
Thank you for the update!
Thank you for the chapter
Whoever lays a hand on Jon will have to go through me ☝️👹