Xie Wanling snorted coldly and with a wave of her hand, a basin of clear water descended from the sky, dousing the fire on Jia Xiangkai's backside.

"Dual attributes, this guy actually has dual attributes too!" Lin Chen's gaze slightly sharpened.

Xie Wanling's eyes were ice cold as she stared at Jia Xiangkai wailing on the ground. His current strength was only at the early stage of the Innate Realm. Considering the action he had just taken, there was only one reason for his sudden surge in strength: he had used drugs.

"Jia Xiangkai, sparring among colleagues and you actually resort to using drugs to enhance your strength, and even attempting to assassinate a colleague, you are no longer suitable for Bureau 118. From now on, you are relieved of all your duties and expelled from Bureau 118," said Xie Wanling expressionlessly.

The two kinds of people she despised most in her life were cheaters and those who turned against their own companions. Unfortunately, Jia Xiangkai had just ticked both of these boxes.

Although the punishment seemed strict, none of the spectators dared to raise any objections.

Jia Xiangkai was an old hand at Bureau 118 and even a deputy director, but he was narrow-minded and practiced nepotism, which had long caused others to be angry but not daring to speak out.

Today, the new director unexpectedly took forceful action and directly kicked this guy out of Bureau 118, effectively removing a cancer from the organization, which naturally made everyone happy.

"You're expelling me? On what grounds? To expel me, the higher-ups must approve it. Does a greenhorn like you even have that authority?" Jia Xiangkai sneered disdainfully.

Wang Chao looked at Jia Xiangkai with a helpless and pitying expression: "Xiangkai, according to the orders from above, Director Xie has full authority over all personnel appointments and decisions in Bureau 118, so..."

"What!"

The words of Wang Chao took everyone by surprise. Just who was this Xie Wanling that the higher-ups had granted her such tremendous authority?

Jia Xiangkai's face turned ashen, but a look of bitter hatred appeared on his face: "Fine, fine, you people can play it that way. You want to kick me out of the bureau, I'll remember this."

With that said, Jia Xiangkai got up from the ground and stormed off angrily.

Xie Wanling's gaze lingered on Lin Chen before she suddenly said, "Now it is your turn to take his place."

"What!" Lin Chen was immediately stunned.

This promotion was happening too fast for him. Having just arrived, he became the leader of the action team, and in just a couple of days, he was directly appointed as the deputy director of Bureau 118. Geez, that's a position with senior official-level treatment.

Xie Wanling's gaze swept over the crowd: "I know many of you might think Lin Chen's experience is too shallow, but in my eyes, I don't look at seniority. I look at only one thing, and that is strength. If anyone thinks they are stronger, they can challenge Lin Chen directly. Beat him, and you'll be the deputy director."

After Xie Wanling's words, the training ground fell silent. Challenge Lin Chen? What a joke, even the formidable Jia Xiangkai got his buttocks scorched by him, and getting burned is not a pleasant experience.

"Uh, Director Xie, I feel it might be better for me to remain a soldier. Being a leader is just too much trouble," Lin Chen said awkwardly.

"Trouble? Talking about being troubled when serving your country? If you don't want to be the deputy director, that's fine. There is a mission in Africa. You can go and be the chief's daughter's boyfriend. If you're interested, I can transfer you there," Xie Wanling said coldly.

"I mean, the chief's daughter's boyfriend in Africa..." Lin Chen almost peed his pants in fright.

"Director Xie, I think that since the organization trusts me so much, I should live up to its expectations. I will take this as motivation to diligently serve the country. I think I should be the deputy director after all!" Lin Chen said, his gaze firm and his eyes sparkling with an intense fighting spirit.

Xie Wanling nodded and addressed the crowd: "Everyone disperse. Lin Chen, come with me."

Lin Chen followed Xie Wanling into her office. She took off her coat and said lightly, "Have a seat."

At that moment, Lin Chen was completely taken aback. When she was wearing her coat, Lin Chen only thought that Xie Wanling looked a bit bulky in that area, but when she took off her coat, Lin Chen almost had a nosebleed.

Looking at Lin Chen's strange gaze, Xie Wanling paused for a moment, glanced down, and her cheeks instantly flushed with a touch of crimson.

"Stand at attention and turn around!" Xie Wanling commanded furiously.

Reluctantly, Lin Chen shifted his gaze away from Xie Wanling and turned around.

Xie Wanling, with a blush on her face, quickly took off her top and hurriedly found another to change into.

By now, a droplet of nosebleed had already fallen to the ground.

After Xie Wanling changed her clothes and let out a sigh of relief, her eyes landed on the wall in front of Lin Chen, and her whole being felt wrong.

It turned out that there was a mirror opposite the wall. Although Lin Chen had turned his head away, it was clear that he had seen everything during her clothes changing.

"Bastard!" Xie Wanling felt the urge to explode, but it was her who had ordered Lin Chen to turn around, and herself who had changed in front of him. She couldn't blame him for anything!

Her cheeks burning hot, Xie Wanling nevertheless asked sternly, "What did you see just now?"

Lin Chen scratched his head, suppressing the pounding heartbeat, and said loudly, "Reporting to the director, I didn't see anything."

In fact, it wasn't that Lin Chen hadn't seen anything, but rather he enjoyed the sight very much.

That girl's skin was as smooth and fair as jade, her fullness, her figure, those long, slender legs, were simply the cream of the crop.

Xie Wanling nodded and said, "You can turn around and sit down now."

Lin Chen shuffled his feet, wiping the nosebleed off the floor, and then sat up straight.

However, his eyes kept sneakily sweeping over Xie Wanling's chest.

As Lin Chen was lost in wild thoughts, Xie Wanling finally spoke up, "Lin Chen, what preparations have you made for this mission?"

"Preparations, I've done them, I've already recruited three team members," Lin Chen said with a smile.

"Oh, give me their details later, and I want to claim a spot as well," Xie Wanling said indifferently.

"Alright, then our five-person team is already all assembled. By the way, I think you are more suited to be the team leader," Lin Chen said with a smile.

"No, you will still be the leader, I will only be a soldier," Xie Wanling shook her head.

With that, Xie Wanling threw a file bag to Lin Chen, "This expedition to the ruins is extremely dangerous. The eight major powers of the Innate Realm have sent people to enter the ruins, along with some small fry, creating a chaotic situation."

"Then why don't we just seal off that area?" Lin Chen asked.

"Seal off? How can we seal it off! The ruins are located in a primeval forest, covering 110 square kilometers, and accessible from four provinces! Moreover, we can only confirm that the ruins are within this primeval forest, but we don't know their exact location. Besides, having more people to help us search might not necessarily be a bad thing," Xie Wanling said, smiling.

"Will they inform us once they find it?" Lin Chen asked with a cold laugh.

"Of course not. However, this time, anyone entering the primeval forest must have a pass issued by us, and we've added something to the pass. So, we are fully aware of every team's location and even their conversations," Xie Wanling said, taking a sip of coffee and smiling.

"Damn it, you guys really know how to take advantage of people!" Lin Chen shook his head, but he had this feeling that this expedition to the ruins was destined to be exceptionally perilous.