The Daily Life Of A Cyberpunk Magician-Chapter 571 - 297: The Youngest Police Chief in History_2
"Stop talking and get inside, the ceremony is about to start," Wolf said irritably, then led Jiang Shu into the conference hall, heading straight for the middle seat in the first row. While walking, he whispered to Jiang Shu, "We have quite a few high-ranking officials here today, from the Social Sequence and the Three Major Groups, and some reporters as well. Don’t screw up."
"When have I ever screwed up?" Jiang Shu retorted.
Wolf could do nothing but purse his lips.
Although Jiang Shu always appeared splendid in public, Wolf had seen his lazy demeanor in everyday life, and it was because of this that he subconsciously reminded him.
However, on second thought, he realized it wasn’t necessary.
"How’s Old Tang doing now?" Jiang Shu continued, unaware of Tang Hexun’s situation.
"Not sure, still under investigation. There shouldn’t be any serious issue," Wolf answered; he had naturally asked, but he also knew the low efficiency of the internal oversight agency.
Of course, given that Tang Hexun was a Police Chief, nobody would mistreat him; he was just being asked to cooperate with the investigation.
Jiang Shu nodded without asking any further.
When Wolf entered, the conference hall immediately buzzed with numerous attentive gazes, making Jiang Shu the focus as well.
However, most of the people here were police officers from the police station; they just silently watched, with some softly talking among themselves. Although the hall was packed, it was not noisy.
The officers all knew Jiang Shu; he had always been by Wolf’s side, and the name of the Magician was somewhat known throughout Lonely City.
Nevertheless, neither Wolf nor Jiang Shu was the type to be daunted, and they slowly walked to their seats.
Right after sitting down, a middle-aged man next to Wolf nodded at him and extended his hand, "Police Chief Wolf, I’m Eden Clive, just call me Clive."
He was from the Seks Group, so he did not call Wolf a Police Chief but addressed him by his current official rank, which was more appropriate.
Then, his gaze shifted to Jiang Shu, "Is this... Mr. Jiang, the Magician?"
"Yes, Mr. Clive," Wolf nodded in acknowledgment. "And at the same time, he’s also our Crime Consultant at the police station."
The middle-aged man showed a surprised expression, extending his hand to shake with Jiang Shu, "I’ve heard a lot about you, Mr. Jiang. It’s impressive that you’ve also made achievements in crime theory."
"Just an empty reputation," Jiang Shu replied with a smile.
Soon after, as the ceremony was about to begin, no one else came to greet Wolf.
Taking this moment, Jiang Shu looked at the Tablet Spirits and maintained his smile as he whispered softly, "Go tell Evon Garcia to delay the action against the Taigong Dynasty. Today is my friend’s inauguration day; I want some peace."
Evon intended to do something against the Taigong Dynasty which didn’t interest Jiang Shu, but not today.
Today was Wolf’s inauguration day, and he didn’t want Evon to disrupt the peace or steal the limelight from Wolf.
Then, Jiang Shu’s eyes became sharper, and he continued in a quiet, slow tone, "Bring all the offensive entries, along with Invisibility and Spirit Technique. If he doesn’t want to keep it civil, help him."
It was just an Evon after all, easy to kill if necessary.
Even if Evon truly controlled the entire F district, it posed no threat to Jiang Shu; it was a matter of thought.
Previously, he hadn’t acted simply because Jiang Shu was too lazy to do so, but if Evon stepped out of line, there wasn’t much Jiang Shu could do.
Xiao Bing and Xiao Ding nodded their heads and then quickly left the conference hall.
And all this naturally went unnoticed by others, even Wolf who was busy socializing didn’t see what Jiang Shu was actually doing.
After a brief wait, the inauguration ceremony officially started.
"Today, I am honored to stand here to preside over the Police Chief’s inauguration ceremony for the Thirteen District Police Station," said a high-ranking official from the Social Sequence, speaking on stage. "Following the resignation of the former Police Chief, Tang Hexun, our Thirteen District Police Station was left without a leader, and a police station cannot be without a leader for a day..."
Like all leaders, he too suffered from the tendency to speak at length; roughly twenty minutes later, he finally got to the point.
"Next, I would like to introduce a young man to you," the leader said on the stage, smiling generously and speaking with fervor. "He is the youngest T1 in the history of the Social Sequence, graduated from the Royal Police Academy with full marks, and he’s the main character today, Mr. Chris Seks!"
With this declaration, apart from a few who were in the know, everyone in the room was stunned.
What did that mean?
This question inevitably arose in their minds.
Wasn’t Wolf the star of today?
Jiang Shu had not expected such things to happen, as his Spirit Technique had been taken away by the Tablet Spirit, Ding, dozens of minutes before.
In his opinion, what could possibly go wrong during this induction ceremony?
When Jiang Shu looked at Wolf, a moment of bewilderment flitted across Wolf’s face as well, indicating that he was equally unaware of the situation. However, Wolf didn’t display any discontent; he simply watched the stage with a composed expression.
Jiang Shu frowned slightly. Such an induction ceremony was surely announced in advance. Now, seeing Wolf’s surprise, it meant that someone at a higher level had hinted at big promises to Wolf, otherwise, Wolf wouldn’t have considered himself a candidate for Police Chief.
Thinking about making Wolf work loyally while secretly arranging someone else to take over Wolf’s achievements.
Chris Sikes?
Someone from the Seks Group?
A parachuted Police Chief?
Clever move.
Jiang Shu clenched his knuckles, his gaze becoming stern, his face still showing no waves of emotion.
He hadn’t expected that what Wolf had mentioned when they first met would actually come true. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
—With money, power, and talents, isn’t it normal for a parachuted Police Chief?
Beside him, the little creature shuddered for no apparent reason, sensing that its master was displeased.
Although his expression remained calm, the master only clenched his knuckles when he was displeased.
"It’s okay, I never really thought of becoming the Police Chief," said Wolf at that moment, probably noticing the dark expression on Jiang Shu’s face. He elbowed Jiang Shu and whispered.
"Hmm." Jiang Shu just nodded slightly, saying nothing further.
Wolf didn’t aspire to be Police Chief; he was indifferent to fame and gain, but for the high ranks of Social Sequence and the Seks Group to play Wolf like a puppet was too much.
He looked around; the police officers present also showed expressions of confusion, curious but disciplined to work in the police force.When the ceremony continued on stage.
"Let us now give the stage to the youth," the leader said briefly and handed the microphone to a young man who had come onto the stage.
Chris stood in the center of the stage, dressed in a sharp suit and tall posture, his face handsome, an aura of authority emanated from him due to years of elite training.
"Ladies and gentlemen, colleagues from the Thirteen District Police Station, good morning." Chris began his speech, but most of the audience wasn’t really listening; their attention was more on Wolf.
His speech was brief, filled mostly with formalities, and swiftly came to an end, immediately followed by the official induction.
The previous leader conferred the role on Chris, making him the Police Chief of the Thirteen District, suddenly propelling him into the high ranks of Social Sequence.
Afterward, Jiang Shu became distracted, feeling out of place in such an environment.
When the ceremony ended, Wolf stood up and walked out of the auditorium with Jiang Shu, with no one approaching him.
The officers felt the same, not out of snobbery but simply unsure of what to say to Wolf.
Consolation?
Did someone like Wolf really need such consolation?
"Let’s go, back to the Seventh District," Wolf said, already recovered. He was wearing his seldom-worn formal dress, but his current state was anything but formal; his jacket unbuttoned, revealing his shirt underneath, and hands in his pockets, gave his suit a rebellious flair.
"Yeah, back to the Seventh District," Jiang Shu nodded, not saying much, just glancing at the little creature beside him.
The creature immediately understood, directly messaging Ding to stop managing Evon.
No, not to stop managing, but to urge Evon to start creating trouble, the bigger the commotion, the better.
At that moment, however, an untimely voice came from behind them.
"Police Chief Wolf, please wait."
