Chapter 1022: Chapter 1022

"Originally, the higher-ups only wanted to allocate one slot, but the Criminal Investigation Bureau didn't agree. It was Vice Director Xuan Yuan who gave up his slot."

"Who is Director Xuan Yuan?"

"He's the Deputy Director of the Human Resources Education and Training Department and also a core leader in our 'Anti-Pet Sect.'"

"At the same time, he's also a human supremacist."

Pausing for a moment, he added.

"What does a human supremacist mean?"

"Human supremacists believe that only humans are the most superior race. Humans should not only be the majority in number in the Metropolis but also in power and strength. For example, only humans should be born as first-class citizens."

"Wow, that's a pretty wild idea."

Liu Zheng clicked his tongue.

In such a place like the Metropolis, where all races come to pay homage and divine beings live together, this is even more utopian than utopian socialism.

"Yes, so this view, even within the 'Anti-Pet Sect,' is highly controversial. Many believe that promoting this view would easily turn the 'Anti-Pet Sect' into a target of criticism, which is not conducive to the development of the organization."

"Isn't that a bit over the top? Which race doesn't want to become the dominant race in the Metropolis, just as long as they don't shout about it outside, right?"

You can't even boast behind closed doors; those people are really cowardly.

"The main point is, human supremacists mean pure-blood humans."

Considering the situation in the Metropolis, pure-blood humans don't really have any advantages, and there probably aren't many pure-blood humans in the 'Anti-Pet Sect' either.

Not to mention anything else, even Liu Zheng himself isn't a pure-blood human.

"I'm not a pure-blood human either, so why would Vice Director Xuan Yuan help me?"

"Vice Director Xuan Yuan said, people usually think of us when there's some benefit, but when things go wrong, we can't even spare an internal exam slot. If we continue and still want to defeat the 'Mixed Blood Sect' to become the largest human faction, we might as well disband early."

4399 mimicked Vice Director Xuan Yuan's tone.

"Well said, Vice Director Xuan Yuan seems like someone who can accomplish great things; he'll become the Director soon enough."

"Yes, Vice Director Xuan Yuan has always had a good reputation. If you get the chance to meet him, you should definitely get closer."

"I'm afraid he won't want to get close to me."

Liu Zheng said with a wry smile.

Looking like he does, even claiming to be a humanoid creature would be believable.

"We'll see when the time comes; anyway, you don't have the chance to meet him for now."

"We've also sorted out the procurement quota. I'll send you the list later. Just try to match it generally, and we'll adjust it ourselves afterward."

Ending the call, Liu Zheng quickly received a text message.

He opened it to find it listed with quantities marked separately as Golden Label, Silver Label, and Bronze Label, and some even specifying types.

He calculated roughly that the total exceeded fifty million in quota, which would require some trimming later.

"Finally, I can go out."

Liu Zheng stretched and was about to leave when the driver's call came through.

"Colonel, is the car coming back?"

"It's coming back, but you still need to give me a million for repairs."

"No problem, I'll give it to you when we meet. By the way, can I rent that military motorcycle?"

"Forget it, you're the first person for whom City Hall has impounded a car ever since employees were allowed to rent cars. It's a miracle they haven't blacklisted you yet."

The driver said bluntly.

"Hey, it's not entirely my fault..."

He tried to defend himself.

"Stop dreaming; just stick to driving regular cars in the meantime. Oh, there's a special vehicle; do you want it?"

"What kind of car is that?"

"You'll know it when you see it; just decide whether you want it or not."

"Sure, I'll come out now."

He agreed decisively.

If it's hard to drive, he'll just return it to the driver; at worst, he'll just pay a rental fee.

"Alright, I'll wait for you outside."

As soon as Liu Zheng stepped out of the delivery channel, he saw the special car the driver had mentioned.

With a long, wide body, solemn black paint, elegant floral designs, and a huge 'Condolence' character on the hood, this was undeniably a premium spirit car.

"How about it? Special enough?"

The driver popped out from the 'Condolence' character and asked.

"It certainly is special, but driving this thing on the road might not be very auspicious, right?"

"So, do you want it or not?"

"Does it have any special features?"

He inquired shrewdly.

"Firstly, if a deceased person is driving, they can use their power to enhance the car's defense and speed."

The driver explained.

"But I'm not deceased."

"Secondly, if you can infuse the spirit car with a large amount of Netherworld Power, it can also enhance the car, although the efficiency is much lower."

The driver continued.

This piqued Liu Zheng's interest.

With all the Netherworld Power available at the cemetery, it's not hard to get some for fuel.

"So is it auspicious now?"

The driver asked deliberately.

"Auspicious, it's downright grand."

Liu Zheng praised repeatedly.

"When I was human, even I couldn't change faces as fast as you. You can rent it, but make sure this car doesn't get damaged or impounded, or else you might end up renting a wheelchair in the future."

"Is it a special wheelchair too?"

He asked expectantly.

"No, just a regular wheelchair, and it doesn't even have wheels."

The driver said flatly.

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Liu Zheng pretended to look up at the sky.

"Alright, I have to go fix the car. Those bastards in the Criminal Investigation Bureau stripped all the gold plating off the top; they have no sense of dignity."

He continued looking up, too scared to speak.

No wonder the repair costs a million; that explains it.

The Criminal Investigation Bureau probably didn't plan on doing this initially; it was likely a spur-of-the-moment decision to get back at him.

After the driver left, Liu Zheng called Doctor Nile to have them come up, then drove the spirit car to the clinic.

When he got there, the Sphinx was already lying at the entrance.

"What are you looking at?"

The Sphinx asked irritably.

"Just checking if you're hurt."

"If I was hurt, wouldn't I have already gone inside for treatment? Idiot."

The Sphinx rolled its eyes dramatically.

"The Criminal Investigation Bureau didn't even torture you; I guess I didn't need to rush."

"Hmph, aren't you aware that I'm on the 'Metropolitan Species Protection List'? Otherwise, who but an idiot would save you?"

For creatures like them, who are considered highly intelligent, they can still enjoy the protection of the 'Metropolitan Species Protection Law' despite being suspected of aiding Liu Zheng's escape.

Of course, it also helped that Liu Zheng reacted quickly.

If he had been formally arrested, the Criminal Investigation Bureau wouldn't have been so lenient on the Sphinx.

"Oh~ you're amazing, Ando~"

"I didn't say anything. Here, have some dried fish instead of just grinding your teeth."

He grabbed some dried fish and offered it to the Sphinx before walking into the clinic.

A Minotaur rushed over to him.

"Hold on, and who might you be?"

Liu Zheng asked somewhat defensively.

"I don't remember Niu Daji being green."

He squinted his eyes.

The Minotaur, except for the green horns, was green all over from head to hoof, looking like something that had come out of a bio-mode.