Extraordinary Realm from Persuasion System

”Also, that saying about ’leave a margin so you can meet again someday’—between you and me, do you really think there’s going to be a ’meet again’?”

In Zhang Beixing’s snort of laughter, that faint chuckle was full of scorn and contempt.

Those subtle emotions, he heard every bit of them clearly.

The despair in his heart grew even heavier.

He stared at Zhang Beixing, his eyes almost losing focus. ”Zhang Beixing, Minister Zhang, can you give me a way to live? Just tell me what price I have to pay for you to give me a way to live?”

Oh?

Zhang Beixing had indeed been planning to take this old bastard down and squeeze some gains out of him.

But what you get from killing someone, and what you can get while they’re still alive—those might not be worth the same.

Zhang Beixing’s face stayed expressionless.

He squatted down.

Looked at him.

”I can give you a way to live. Whether you want it or not depends on your own sincerity.”

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”Message from the Minister: the big fish has already been taken. The Minister says don’t waste time—go straight to the roundup!”

”Hot weapons are authorized for this operation. Anyone who resists, kill them on the spot. Leave no survivors.”

”Don’t worry about the consequences this time. The Minister will report it up the chain and have the higher-ups clean up after us, but his demand is that we handle this properly and cleanly, no dragging our feet.”

”The Minister leaves Willpower Country’s borders in eight hours. Don’t waste time—move!”

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Now acting as temporary captain, Yin Mengwei started issuing orders.

Even though it was her first time as captain.

Even though she was young.

Her command was still clear and orderly.

She might be a bit lacking in experience compared to Xu Feng, but in terms of overall situational awareness, the Extraordinary Reserve Squad members—including Xu Feng himself—could all clearly feel that Yin Mengwei really did seem suited to be captain.

Better than him.

Once again they marveled at Zhang Beixing’s eye for people.

In someone else’s shoes, it would be hard to do what Zhang Beixing did—so casually hand such a heavy responsibility to a girl who’d only just reached adulthood and had never even held a real job.

But thinking back carefully.

Every round of training Yin Mengwei had gone through, she’d had something dazzling to show.

Whether it was back in Neon, when she counter-killed while being hunted.

Or in Lanbo, ambushing a small squad all by herself.

Including that battle where the entire team got crushed last time.

If Yin Mengwei hadn’t come in to save the day, at least two or three people would’ve died that night, and the squad would’ve been beaten into disbanding on the spot.

From these details alone, you could see that Yin Mengwei’s sense of the big picture was excellent.

Plus she wasn’t the direct charge-into-the-fray type to begin with. She was better suited to output from the rear.

Her Grandmaster-level Martial Artist physique let her handle gu and poisons even more effortlessly.

As things stood, unless you were someone on Zhang Beixing’s Extraordinary Level.

Otherwise, even Great Grandmasters like Xu Feng and Leng Bing couldn’t help but be wary of a poison expert like Yin Mengwei.

Who could guarantee Yin Mengwei’s poison wouldn’t kill them?

”Copy!”

”Copy!”

The voices of their teammates came over the comms.

Once Zhang Beixing lifted the restriction on hot weapons.

In the very first instant.

Gunfire erupted from all four directions in the building at once.

The rattling gunshots echoed through the car ramps on all four sides.

Aside from Yu Yao and Yin Mengwei.

The other Extraordinary Reserve Squad members were either from the military or from the Armed Police system.

They were no strangers to guns.

They even had a King of Soldiers among them.

Playing sniper was no problem either.

Once they cut loose and started using hot weapons.

Plus they were already high-level Martial Artists now.

For a moment, they were even more at ease—locking onto targets, absorbing recoil.

When the gunfight kicked off.

They were very deliberate about it.

They targeted anyone who stuck their head out.

Take out the troublemakers first!!

And in this big crowd, the troublemakers were the security personnel.

In this building with over a thousand people, not all of them were security—security made up only about one-fifth.

Roughly two to three hundred people.

Earlier, when they were guarding against Zhang Beixing, most of the security had been concentrated on the first floor.

And on the first floor, the vast majority had slipped away by taking advantage of the gap between Zhang Beixing leaving and the Extraordinary Reserve Team members arriving.

The security still in the crowd now were fewer than a hundred.

Scattered across four exits, each direction had maybe a dozen or twenty at most.

Once they really started using hot weapons, it basically turned into: one head pops up, one head gets blown off.

Not even two minutes.

The Extraordinary Reserve Team Members had already gunned down everyone still capable of fighting.

Gunfire roared for two minutes, and the battle was over.

The only blemish was that Huang Hai’s calf got grazed by a stray bullet.

”I swear, why is it always that same leg with you? This is the third time, right? You’re not going to end up crippled, are you?”

Yu Yao looked at Huang Hai with real exasperation. That leg had gotten hurt in the fight a few days ago, and because it was still stiff, he hadn’t dodged that stray bullet just now.

Luckily, his luck wasn’t too bad—it only scraped the skin, just a small wound.

For him, this kind of tiny wound was easy enough to deal with—stop the bleeding and slap some medicine on it.

It was just that this streak of ”luck” had put him in a pretty foul mood.

”I can’t be crippled, I’m not even married yet. If I end up a cripple, who’s going to marry me?”

He grumbled, then fired another round into the guy who’d just shot at his leg, venting a bit of frustration.

Once they’d confirmed all the security personnel—or rather anyone dangerous—had been cleared out, Yin Mengwei swept her gaze over the crowd of people squatting with their hands on their heads. Seeing no immediate threats, she checked in with the others on the different sides.

After getting clear confirmation from everyone, she finally notified the consulate.

”Director Chen, it’s all settled on our side. Please send people to cooperate with our cleanup. If you’re not here, it might get a little troublesome.”

Yin Mengwei said.

After getting Director Chen’s affirmative response, Yin Mengwei notified The Ninth Bureau’s attached personnel.

”Hurry to the building. Most of the people are under control now. We’ve got close to a thousand people to ship back to Great Xia. Arrange enough planes and file with home in advance, apply for two temporary sites to hold them.”

Zhang Beixing had already made it clear: although these people were working for the DE Organization, they themselves didn’t have any major problems.

You couldn’t be too brutal, being a person.

Zhang Beixing planned to take them back to Great Xia for a good re-education.

Yeah—have them shine and burn for Great Xia for a few years.

Contribute a bit to Great Xia’s construction.

These were all talents the DE Organization had paid dearly to recruit; he couldn’t just waste them.

Waste was shameful behavior.

Once the cleanup started.

The Willpower Country authorities, who’d stayed quiet despite all the ruckus earlier.

Now, while they were mopping up the battlefield, suddenly sirens started blaring.

Over a dozen vehicles appeared in their line of sight, and that was just from one direction.

Chances were, the other directions looked exactly the same.

Yin Mengwei frowned.

Had they mobilized the entire on-duty force of the Capital???

Well, well, well.

Wouldn’t come when there was a hard bone to chew.

Now that the bone’s been gnawed clean and it’s down to dividing the meat, you show up to pick up the scraps.

Yin Mengwei also secretly sighed in relief that she’d called Director Chen first. Otherwise, if she’d delayed a little, things might have gone bad.

After a brief standoff with these people, just as the other side looked about ready to escalate.

Yin Mengwei saw a familiar, bright red flag appear in front of her.

What followed was a long motorcade.

In the convoy, a loudspeaker was broadcasting something in a language she couldn’t understand.

Fortunately, translated words came right after.

”The people in front of you are members of the Great Xia Ninth Bureau. Do not use force, or you will face consequences you cannot bear!”