I'm just an assistant, I don't save people

Chapter 393 The Disappearance Case

Wang Xianlin shared the same sentiment, so he was glad that he could understand the whole picture of this world earlier, which was different from Ye Heifeng's pessimism.

Zhang Jinglue suddenly asked, "After the secret realm is repaired, does Teacher Wang plan to leave or stay?"

Wang Xianlin replied, "I'll stay."

"why?"

"I do not yet possess the strength to reach the Absolute Realm."

Zhang Jinglue smiled and then asked, "What if you had it?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Xianlin was stunned for a moment, but quickly composed himself and replied, "Of course I want to go out. I'll be unfamiliar with the place and people there, so I hope Dean Zhang will take good care of me."

Zhang Jinglue chuckled to himself, "It must be because Teacher Wang took care of me."

"Dean Zhang is joking. You are the first person to be valued by the top leaders since the Dragon Clan Secret Realm was closed."

The circumstances are said to be unprecedented; even if I wanted to, I most likely wouldn't have a chance.

Wang Xianlin offered some flattering words, but Zhang Jinglue didn't listen to a word and suddenly looked up at the sky.

after awhile.

Zhang Jinglue muttered to himself, "Why is he here? This position... what do those old guys from the Joint Academy want with him?"

Has the situation inside the city changed?

Wang Xianlin turned his head and saw that Zhang Jinglue's expression was different from his usual carefree demeanor, which made him wonder if something serious had happened.

"It's alright, go back to class." Zhang Jinglue said and stood up. At this moment, the isolation artifact shook slightly, and the surrounding space emitted a soft sound similar to shattering glass.

He stepped out of the corner, and seven faint beams of glass light quickly flew into his hand and disappeared.

At the same time, Wang Xianlin was transferred back to his office.

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The sky falls on the city.

On the second floor of the three-story Union College building, a thin, fair-skinned man stood in front of a door, extending his right hand to knock.

He knocked twice to signal permission from inside, then gently pushed open the office door.

Walking into the tidy room, I said to the back of a young teacher, "Teacher Xu, you wanted to see me?"

Xu Xinglin turned around and nodded. "Please sit down, Teacher Mu."

Mu Mingxuan walked over to the sofa and sat down.

Because of his connection to the Holy Domain, Mu Mingxuan held a formal high-level position at the United Academy, serving as the director of the Risk Management Department on the third floor.

His position was higher than Xu Xinglin's, but he had a major flaw: he had never been exposed to these kinds of jobs and was seriously lacking in experience.

Fortunately, he knew what was important and didn't abuse his position. He delegated all the decision-making tasks to the deputy director and honestly did the work of a junior staff member.

Be humble and seek advice when you should.

He worked diligently as a junior clerk throughout the year, earning the respect and admiration of many.

In contrast, the other five people from the Holy Land, Yan Hei, only interacted with the Holy Land and did not interfere unless it was something important.

Li Xinjie doesn't do any work, and Wang Mingyuan can't do much either.

Zhao Xiaoyu and Chen Hao preferred to stay in the inspection team of the Risk Management Department. To put it bluntly, they didn't want to work in the Joint College building and wanted to slack off.

Therefore, among the six people from the Holy Land, the only one that the people in the United Academy found agreeable was Mu Mingxuan.

Xu Xinglin's position was not higher than his, but Ji Xuanli had given him the power to supervise the lower three levels. In addition, his rank was high, and he was expected to become the next Ji Xuanli. Therefore, Mu Mingxuan did not dare to put on airs as the director in front of him.

Since the two were not familiar with each other, Mu Mingxuan simply asked, "Teacher Xu, what is it? Please speak."

Xu Xinglin didn't mince words, "Professor Ji is away in the city for an exchange, and I'll be temporarily taking over some of his work. The City Operations Department has submitted a summary report on the population of the lower three tiers. Take a look."

Mu Mingxuan's eyes showed a hint of doubt as he reached out and took the report handed to him.

The first few pages were normal, but his expression suddenly turned serious as he read on.

"The number of students and ordinary people near Nanling, Baicao, Yunlin, Xianyun... has decreased."

The focus is on ordinary people.

College students may be able to use their skills to resist and persevere, but ordinary people are too weak and easily die.

Xu Xinglin said calmly, "Their current fate is unknown, and this is classified as a missing person case. Preliminary investigations indicate it was not caused by human intervention. According to the division of responsibilities within the hospital, this is the work of the Risk Management Department."

Mu Mingxuan finally understood why Xu Xinglin had come to him and assigned him work.

In reality, given his high-ranking position, he could easily have assigned his subordinates to investigate this matter.

Xu Xinglin's meaning was clear: he wanted him to investigate personally, otherwise he would be using his supervisory power to hold him accountable the next time he came to this office.

He didn't want to get involved in the jurisdictional dispute between the Holy Land and the United Academy, but since he was already at the United Academy, he had no choice.

Knowing that refusing was pointless, Mu Mingxuan nodded and assured him, "I will investigate thoroughly."

Xu Xinglin said, "Then I will wait at the United Academy for Teacher Mu's... no, I mean Director Mu's decision."

"Don't worry, I'll do my best," Mu Mingxuan placed the summary report on the table. "If there's nothing else, I'm going to get back to work."

"Ah."

Mu Mingxuan got up and left.

At the same time, a figure appeared out of thin air inside the room, standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and gazing into the distance. "The Holy Domain knows you too well. If a few other capable people had come, Mr. Ji wouldn't have kept them."

Xu Xinglin stood up and said to the man, "The United Academy does not support useless people. If they continue to do nothing, we will renegotiate with the Holy Domain this year."

"Negotiation? What else do you think we can negotiate? Replace him? That's too naive."

Mr. Ji isn't this kind to everyone except those from the academy. Before the demons invaded, the Holy Domain still had some say, but now the six of them have nowhere to retreat.

Xu Xinglin was slightly surprised. Over the years, the Holy Domain had repeatedly provoked them and frequently sent people to disturb the lower three levels. It turned out that the United Academy and the Holy Domain had reached a point of irreconcilable conflict.

"Thank you for the reminder." Xu Xinglin bowed to the man.

News of the decrease in ordinary people in Mizugo Valley quickly spread throughout the United Academy.

Of the six, Wang Mingyuan was the first to find out. At first, he didn't believe it, but after contacting Mu Mingxuan by phone, he discovered that Mu Mingxuan was serious and had already left.

He asked in utter surprise, "You're not planning to go back to the middle three floors?"

Mu Mingxuan certainly wanted to go back, but what could he do if the Holy Domain wouldn't let him?

I can't exactly confront the higher-ups and say that letting me into the Joint Academy was a mistake, and then immediately and respectfully ask them to go back.

Mu Mingxuan sighed, "I'll explain in detail after I've finished dealing with this. That's all for now."

Wang Mingyuan felt increasingly uneasy and turned to find Li Xinjie.

Knowing that Mu Mingxuan was highly valued, Li Xinjie calmly cursed, "Traitor."

Wang Mingyuan sighed and smiled wryly, "He probably had no choice but to go, should we go and see him?"

She shook her head: "No, the work at the Joint Academy is too much work for no reward."

"Okay, I'll go ask the others."

After he finished speaking, he suddenly stopped. Apart from the three of them, Zhao Xiaoyu and Chen Hao were outside, and Yan Hei was busy. He realized that there was no one else to ask.

Wang Mingyuan said helplessly, "I'll wait for Mu Mingxuan to come back."