First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!

“This is a risk, it’s unknown, and some things about the Bai Family’s old man can’t be openly discussed—it’s a bit special, you get me...”

Wei Hong was speaking for Lu Ding’s own good.

No one could guarantee anything was absolute.

What if?

It wasn’t worth taking the risk.

Lu Ding was a talent; he should be cherished, not gambled with.

Jade doesn’t fight with rubble—no need.

To that,

Lu Ding didn’t answer the question.He just nodded. “Brother Wei, wait here a moment.”

Then, Lu Ding waved Bai Hemen over.

Picking up where he left off earlier:

“Do you want her dead, or alive? If you want her dead, I’ll give her another cut right now to make sure she’s properly dead. If you want her alive, I can get her up, jumping around like nothing happened.”

Lu Ding handed the choice to Bai Hemen.

He also wanted him to genuinely think it over.

Get that rusting brain of his turning a little.

The result?

Bai Hemen’s eyes were full of confusion.

“She’s like this and can still be saved?”

Alright then. Lu Ding felt like he was making things hard for Bai Hemen.

Completely missing the point.

As for whether she could be saved—back in the second round of the Year-One Combat Trials, which tested insight,

Yunhai 749 displayed a massive rolling red meat mountain,

and Lu Ding’s healing methods were derived from that.

Also, lucky for him, Bai Baolian’s cultivation level was low—if it had been higher, she might really have been unsalvageable.

It’s like fixing machines—the more intricate it is, the harder to repair. The simpler, the easier.

But that all didn’t matter now.

Because the moment Bai Hemen said those words, Lu Ding had already decided not to save Bai Baolian.

You insisted on delivering yourself—how could anyone else be blamed?

And Bai Hemen didn’t seem all that bothered either.

So all he could say was: goodbye.

With a wave of his hand,

a dense slash blew out with a breeze, scattering Bai Baolian’s corpse.

Bai Hemen was amazed: “Your slashes can heal people?”

Lu Ding: ......

He honestly didn’t know what to say.

“It’s nothing. Go play. Bring back some watermelon for Brother Wei while you’re at it.”

“Oh.”

Bai Hemen turned and left.

Lu Ding let out a long sigh: “Sigh...........”

Then turned to look at Wei Hong: “Brother Wei, you said it’s hard to handle—but you didn’t say it’s impossible to handle.”

That was also one reason he gave up on Bai Baolian.

“Hahahahahahah.....” Wei Hong laughed.

“Smart!”

He slung an arm around Lu Ding’s shoulder.

“Exactly—hard doesn’t mean impossible. Who told her not to listen to good advice? Who told her to charge through the checkpoint? Who told you to call me ‘Brother’?

“Who told you to be reasonable and well-supported?

Hard? Then we still have to handle it.”

“Today, officially, this area is under Xitong 749’s jurisdiction. You’re here from the training base, assigned to assist Xitong 749 in handling the Golden Toad Nesting on an Egg Formation as a Special Investigator.”

“Your business is Xitong 749’s business. Your stance, as long as it’s legal and reasonable, represents the stance of Xitong 749.”

Lu Ding nodded.

Wei Hong continued.

“Unofficially—you called me Brother Wei, and I answered. That means I acknowledge you as my little brother.”

“And before you guys came, Old Li asked me to look after you. So I have to see your matters through. It’s both a friend’s request and our brotherhood.”

“As for that business with Guan Long just now—hope you don’t blame your brother. Yes, I’m the Chief Investigator, but he’s also a deputy.”

“If he didn’t screw up, and I publicly slapped him around in front of everyone—and couldn’t even beat him to death in one go—that’d be...”

“And he’s not completely disobedient either. It was awkward—stuck in the middle. If he’d gone further up, I guarantee I’d have beaten him so hard his mom wouldn’t recognize him.”

“If he’d backed down a little, he wouldn’t have provoked you guys. But no, he had to sit right in the middle and disgust everyone. So I left it to you. And I didn’t stop you.”

That’s how things really were.

When facing some situations, just not stopping you—just not kicking you when you’re down—was already strong support.

Support doesn’t have to be loud.

Silence, inaction—that’s also support.

It’s called tacit approval.

“I get it, Brother Wei. If I blamed you, why would I still call you ‘Brother Wei’?”

Wei Hong smiled at that, giving Lu Ding’s shoulder a firm pat.

“In that case, I’m not going back. This place is also under Xitong 749’s control—I’ll plant myself right here.”

“You just focus on handling this Golden Toad Nesting Formation.”

“We’re not afraid if someone from the Bai Family comes to cause trouble. I’ve got it covered. You don’t have to worry.”

“I’ll talk to them. But the premise is: I won’t let you suffer, no matter what. Like I said—we’ve got the upper hand.”

“If we can negotiate, then we negotiate. If we can’t, then we fight.”

“When the time comes, I’ll fire the first shot. You guys observe and decide for yourselves. If you can fight, charge in and go for the kill.

“Because once I start fighting with them, it becomes something else entirely.”

“If it’s not looking good, you guys retreat immediately. You can fly. Once you’re out of Ba’er Mountain, someone will pick you up.”

Lu Ding understood—if Wei Hong started fighting with the Bai Family, this wasn’t just a simple conflict anymore.

But since he didn’t know the full details of the relationship between the Bai Family and Xitong 749,

he asked, “Aren’t we calling anyone else in? Just you, Brother Wei?”

That was hard to gauge.

What if the Bai Family sent someone strong?

To that, Wei Hong said:

“The Bai Family’s influence is expanding and getting harder to control. I can’t stand them, and the higher-ups can’t either.

Now’s the perfect chance to teach them a lesson.”

“No need to call anyone else. As long as those outside can provide backup in time, that’s enough.”

“Besides, I’m on my own. No parents above, no kids below.

If I can beat them, then the Bai Family’s in trouble.”

“If I can’t beat them, and I fall, just lie there on the ground—then the Bai Family’s in even bigger trouble.”

Lu Ding stared at him, eyes going a bit weird.

This way of doing things... why did it seem so familiar?

He thought for a moment.

“Brother Wei, can I ask—Wu Yishuang, is she...”

“Ah, that girl? She used to be one of the investigators under me—one of the ones I mentored the longest.”

Then it made sense.

No wonder.

So she screwed over Bai Baoce just by copying what she saw.

Truly a direct lineage.

Yep—every place has its own flavor.

Yunhai 749’s flavor right now is direct. Very direct. Extremely direct.

Yunmeng 749 is cautious—they’ll blast a mosquito with a cannon, traps and layers upon layers.

As for Xitong 749... pure slackers, heads like rocks.

They dare to trade injury for life—they’re not afraid you’ll kill them, they’re afraid you won’t.

When things are peaceful, they act normal.

But once problems arise, they go full slacker mode.

If I die, who cares what floods follow—whatever happens, the one who killed me is screwed.

Totally on you.