Li Chonglou understood his meaning. After all, he would bear the responsibility for anyone who got into trouble. Most people would have to carefully consider taking even one person, let alone a group.
This kind of operation, besides the major powers, was something they had never seen before.
However, they had given all the necessary reminders. Such matters were not their responsibility. After confirming there were no issues, the two personally escorted everyone to Red Coast.
What Li Chonglou didn't expect was that the host inside was actually an acquaintance, Xiong Da.
"Glad it wasn't Mei Niang."
Li Chonglou murmured to himself, then chatted with Xiong Da for a bit.
Because of the event at the Supervisory Office, Li Chonglou's name had spread throughout Red Coast. Xiong Da naturally knew this, so his words were all words of comfort.
"We at Red Coast have some privileges. If you can't make it outside anymore, you can always come in. The people from the Commoners' Association will have to give you some face then."
After comforting him, Xiong Da also asked Li Chonglou to rest assured and hand the people over to him. Since they were all their own people, all they needed to do was imprint their hand for entry and handle the initial procedures, and the rest would be entirely entrusted to him.
Li Chonglou thought about it and finally nodded.
Although he hadn't known Xiong Da for long, he had a decent understanding of his character. Xiong Da was quite reliable, and this would also save him some time.
Even though there were no guards at the entrance, and one could enter and leave as they pleased, in reality, there were people secretly monitoring.
For example, if someone who entered wished to leave before undergoing camp review, or if they tried to leave alone without a guarantor, they would definitely be stopped at the exit!
Therefore, for Li Chonglou, it was best not to go in if he could avoid it.
Xiao Bai had already burrowed into Yue Hai's embrace. After bidding farewell to everyone, Li Chonglou returned to the company alone.
He figured he would be leaving for a while this time, so Li Chonglou wasn't in a hurry to go to the Headquarters. Instead, he first went to relax with Zhou Tong.
It wasn't until the afternoon that Li Chonglou headed towards the Headquarters.
"I wonder if I can still accept missions from the Freelancer Agency after I go in."
Li Chonglou was a little reluctant to give up his status in the Freelancer Agency. Any mission from there could reward him with millions of dollars. This money could buy some basic supplies in the underground world. To be honest, the expenses were also high. It was estimated that he could only manage by doing three to five missions a month.
However, Li Chonglou didn't think this possibility was very high.
As the name suggests, the Freelancer Agency was prepared for whom? If he didn't have Headquarters status, even if he was from a prominent family, it should be fine. But if he had Headquarters status, it would be truly difficult to say.
At the very least, there weren't many games in this world where the host would personally participate.
While he was thinking, he had arrived at his destination. The sign for the Headquarters was hanging in front of him.
Whenever he came here or passed by, a thought would surface in his mind: In terms of being low-key, I still have a lot of room for improvement!
Clearly, they were the de facto power holders in Shangjing, and even the police department was under their command. With such a status, their headquarters building probably couldn't even compare to the headquarters building of a company that hadn't gone public yet!
However, while the decoration was lacking, in terms of aura, it was second to none.
Before entering, he felt like he was entering some government agency, not particularly striking. But after entering, the oppressive aura unique to powerful individuals instantly hit him!
What surprised Li Chonglou was that from the outside to the inside, no one had asked for his identity, nor had he seen any staff members.
Weren't they afraid of someone coming to cause trouble? You must know that the Divine Envoy Organization had quite a few lunatics, and they might not be above doing such a thing!
"Mr. Li Chonglou, you're finally here!"
A deep voice suddenly rang out. Li Chonglou looked in the direction of the voice and saw a man in his thirties wearing a work uniform walking quickly towards him.
"You know me?"
Li Chonglou was a little puzzled. He couldn't have become famous throughout the entire Headquarters, could he?
"Mr. Li, you jest. Which person in our Headquarters hasn't heard your name or seen your photo? You're our big star right now."
Uh, so he really was famous throughout the entire Headquarters. Li Chonglou suddenly felt a sense of unease, especially when he heard the word "star" from the person in front of him.
"Allow me to introduce myself. My surname is Ma, and my given name is Kaiji. You can call me Kaiji."
Ma Kaiji had an honest face and seemed quite amiable. Li Chonglou politely replied, "Brother Kaiji."
"Our people have been to your company several times to find you. Why are you only coming now? They've already started school a few days ago."
Ma Kaiji said, and then gestured for Li Chonglou to follow him outside.
Li Chonglou was completely bewildered by what he said. School? Did I hear that right? Those words had nothing to do with him for a long time!
As he followed him out of the Headquarters, Li Chonglou finally couldn't help but ask, "Brother Kaiji, where are you taking me now? Also, you just mentioned school. Did you mean 'kai' as in happy and 'xue' as in school?"
Ma Kaiji seemed to have anticipated such a reaction and responded with a calm smile, "You heard correctly. It's exactly those two words. The people from the Executive Department are always like this; they only notify but don't explain."
The two walked towards the Freelancer Agency behind the Headquarters as they talked.
"The identity you're being arranged with now is that of a candidate member of the Executive Department. If you want to stay at Headquarters, you'll have to pass an exam to become a full member."
"Although the Executive Department's exam isn't the most complicated, it's still considered the most difficult. Even to participate in the exam, you have to attend a period of courses first. Well, in our terms, that's starting school."
Li Chonglou's brows were furrowed. At his age and position, he never expected to be associated with the word "school" again.
What was even more strange was that Ma Kaiji didn't stop when they passed by the Freelancer Agency, but continued to walk further behind.
"What will this 'school' mainly teach? And how long will it take?"
Well, the latter part was the main concern: how long it would take.
His time was very tight. If it was like his school days, lasting at least a few months or half a year, he might as well go into the underground world and make a name for himself.
He couldn't afford to waste time.
Ma Kaiji said, "Don't worry about that. It's usually only about ten days. However, since you're so many days late, I estimate you'll have to catch up with extra training now."
Extra training? That shouldn't be a problem.
Li Chonglou nodded silently. Then Ma Kaiji explained the first question: "As for what you'll be learning, it's probably just some rules and cultivation techniques. But don't underestimate the cultivation techniques of the Executive Department."
Ma Kaiji suddenly turned his head and said seriously, "Besides the Intelligence Department, the most dangerous departments in Headquarters are the Executive Department. Strictly speaking, the Executive Department is where the real hand-to-hand combat happens!"