So spicy!

The captain downed a full glass of alcohol.

He almost coughed it out, but his strong willpower made him swallow it.

It had been a long time since he drank so vigorously.

When was the last time he drank like this?

Was it the moment he stood for a long time before his wife’s grave?

No, he hadn’t touched a drop on that day, so clear-headed.

The painful memories were chiselled clearly, vividly.

Why did she commit suicide?

She clearly didn’t love him anymore, but why did she tightly grip their wedding photo before she died?

Was it on the day he found his wife lying in another man’s bed?

No, that day he was furious, hurt, and at a loss, he investigated the man all night, later discovering...

More people.

Was it the night he walked hand in hand with his wife into the hall of marriage?

Yes, it was then, then, one glass after another.

There were laughs, blessings, alcohol mixed with happiness.

As the burning sensation in his stomach grew, the captain’s ears were filled with a familiar sound that went on day and night, neither frivolous nor charming, neither the seductive tune that drags one into Hell, nor the faint whisper that invokes sympathy...

"Ah!!!!"

...

Another glass of alcohol swallowed.

Many years ago, River Debris City wasn’t called River Debris City.

Holding hands with a child and growing old together was not romantic but the life of every couple in this city.

In this city, love is not an ancient rumor.

However, no one knew when it started, but the atmosphere began to change.

Initially, no one paid attention to the changes in atmosphere.

At first, it was the sudden booming business of a club, the opening of foot massage parlors, bars, and quick hotels, the launching of one after another dating app, and later, the booming divorce windows...

"My boyfriend/girlfriend is not here; otherwise, I wouldn’t be here."

The rumors of love were the clothes falling on different bed edges.

What was River Debris City called before?

Can’t quite remember.

Another burning sensation in the stomach, the crazy roar at his ears made the captain’s drifting thoughts clear, but even the clearest thoughts couldn’t dispel the fog of memory.

...

Another glass of alcohol swallowed.

The previous captain of the River Debris City Urban Management Team couldn’t bear his suffering and took him underground.

"What you will see next is the greatest secret of this city!"

In an underground chamber of the City Management Team, a place he had never been.

At the moment of opening the door, he recalled his lifelong love who was already asleep beneath the ground, but more...

Were many women’s countless seductive fantasies.

At first, he resisted these fantasies, but quickly, his mind was bewitched, slowly sinking into the mire.

Submerged.

Indulged.

Unchecked desire galloped through the wilderness.

"Wake up!"

Under the stern command of the previous captain, the fantasies shattered, and he saw the scene before him clearly.

In front of him was a floating red thread, it kept moving in the air, weaving, entwining.

Around it was a pink gas, seemingly constantly eroding the red thread, wanting to merge with it.

And when he stared at the pink gas directly, the feeling of indulgence surfaced again, making the captain dare not look straight at it.

"What is this?"

The previous captain looked at him solemnly and spoke earnestly:

"Before you is the foundation of this city, you can also consider it an uncontainable Contained Object, the area a city can cover depends on how much survival space it can open up...

And now, it’s being devoured by Lust, the city’s transformation is caused by it...

We must stop it...

Even if it means death."

...

One glass after another, each time a full glass.

Every time they clink glasses, the captain lifts Lin Hao’s arm, so his glass rim is lower than Lin Hao’s.

Lin Hao: "Captain, there’s no need to be so polite."

Captain: "It’s needed! It’s needed!"

The roaring lament at his ears is the most beautiful symphony in this world.

Without exerting power to suppress the alcohol’s strength, a pure smile spreads across the captain’s face.

It’s the first time Xiyu sees her captain in such a state, even at the annual party, her captain never seemed this drunk.

Then again, he always raised his glass high, took a sip, and transferred the liquor somewhere unknown.

But now this situation, he’s genuinely drinking.

"Good!"

"Awesome!"

"No wonder he’s my boss!"

At this point, who cares that he’s drinking the cherished aged liquor.

Aged liquor is common, but a boss’s drunkenness is a rarity.

Seeing the bottle nearing its end, Xiyu prepares to call the waiter to open another good bottle.

If you drink, you should drink to your heart’s content.

But the captain stopped Xiyu, indicating he had drunk enough.

Then, the captain deeply glanced at Lin Hao, and then bowed deeply to him:

"Thank you!"

Lin Hao: "What are you doing!"

Though Lin Hao had a guess in his heart, it might be related to the Artifact Refining Technique enhanced by merit.

But some words, he couldn’t easily voice.

You know I have a problem, I know you have a problem, but if we both don’t speak of it, then there are no problems.

If the tacit understanding is broken, it’s not beautiful.

The captain deeply understood his situation, after swallowing a jug of water and a glass of wine, the tight constraints that had bound him for years relaxed a bit.

This bit was the removal of the final straw.

You should know, he has already prepared that once his sanity is almost worn out, Xiyu will become his successor.

Be it power, or status.

This is a burden and shackle, but in this city, no one is more suitable than him.

But now, it seems he can still hold on a bit longer.

No.

The Captain gave Lin Hao a deep look. If the person in front is willing to give him some more opportunities to drink together, then he might not just be holding on for a while...

Hmm!

The Captain restrained the impulse to have another bottle. The person has helped him so much today, he has already taken much advantage, even if the person doesn’t say, he shouldn’t be too greedy.

Speaking of which...

Xiyu is really lucky, isn’t he?

Many thoughts flashed through the Captain’s mind, and he had a lot to say, but at the tip of his tongue, it became:

"You all have fun tonight, my age means you’ll hold back here, so I won’t stay to ruin the mood of you young folks."

With that, the Captain grasped the doorknob, opened it, and behind the door was a pitch-black vortex, stepping inside.

Bang!

As the entirety of the Captain disappeared behind the door, it automatically closed.

"Well, the Captain has returned to his office."

Xiyu shrugged, inviting Lin Hao to continue eating and drinking.

"What kind of person is your Captain?"

"He’s a workaholic. I wouldn’t become someone like him, only having work in life, that would be miserable!

We are different, happy one day at a time!

Woohoo!

Keep the music going, keep dancing!"

...

Unlike the bustling and noise of the city, the Captain being complained about as a workaholic returned to his office, sat at his own workstation, continuing his day-to-day work.

When he was tired from work, he stood up the photo frame that had been covered for years on his desk.

Inside the frame, it’s his wedding photo with his wife.

She was truly beautiful then.

Even now, she could be considered a top-tier beauty.

Thinking about marrying her, it was truly his blessing.

"Darling, it’s late, rest early."

The voice is familiar yet strange.

Familiar is the tone, it is his wife’s voice.

Strange is the intonation; his wife would never speak to him in this manner.

Moreover, his wife is already dead.

He would never get it wrong, and certainly would not forget that excruciating pain.

An arm rested on his shoulder, a strand of hair brushed past his ear.

"Darling, it’s late enough with work today, let’s rest now."

The Captain remained unmoved, still carefully examining the wedding photo of him and his wife.

When there was a slippery sensation at his ear, the Captain smiled faintly:

"You are afraid."

"Darling, what are you talking about? I don’t understand."

"Lust, stop pretending, today even without the power of will, I can see very clearly."

In the next second, the "wife" beside the Captain vanished, and the office returned to silence.

The Captain then continued to gather his energy and began working.

Finding himself weary from work later, the Captain fell asleep on the desk.

After a good sleep, waking up and continued working.

Unknowingly, the sun rises.

Another new day, today will be better!

The Captain stood up, stretched widely, and entered the bathroom to freshen up.

Looking at himself in the mirror, he felt a sense of unfamiliarity.

What’s unfamiliar?

Right.

The self-freshening up today hadn’t unconsciously changed into women’s clothing under the influence of Lust Power!

This brought a smile to his face.

Yet, the smile in the mirror didn’t last long, instead becoming more and more exaggerated!

Even though the Captain held a cup and toothbrush in each hand, it didn’t affect the "him" in the mirror holding his stomach, pointing at himself outside the mirror, laughing silently.

This scene lasted for over a minute, then the Captain’s ear again heard the voice of his wife.

"You don’t actually think there’s a chance to get rid of me, do you?"

"You don’t actually believe a bumpkin who just had the chance to enter the City Alliance, can help you get rid of me, do you?"

"Last night he definitely paid a huge price, and if he continues to pay such a price, all he faces...

will only be death!"

"You can decide your own life freely! Can you freely control others’ lives?"

"The state of your wife freeing herself from my influence by committing suicide, shall I show you again? You really are forgetful!"

As she spoke, the mirror in front of the Captain trembled, and the image of his wife before her death reappeared before him.

After so many years, he has seen such images countless times...

Brush teeth.

Wash face.

The image in the mirror surely can’t affect his appearance at the morning meeting, right?

After freshening up, the Captain looks at his wife, lying in a pool of blood in the mirror, her chest no longer rising and falling. He smiles faintly:

"You are afraid."

The image in the mirror shattered.

The Captain looked at himself in the mirror, adjusted his collar, and went out.

On his way to the morning meeting, the Captain was thinking...

What price did Lin Hao pay in helping him?

And how can he repay this price?

...

"Unpredictable Overtime Skill!"

"Come out, my Black Impermanence!"

It’s time for Black Impermanence to take a stroll. Last night after drinking with the Captain of the River Debris City Urban Management Team, Lin Hao consumed quite a bit of merit...

Black Impermanence needs to go out and gather merit for a day to make it up.