The Real Way to Cultivate in the City
Chapter 87: The Only Criterion for Important Meetings!
After Lin Hao finished preparing everything in the back room, he saw Li Chuchu frozen in place.
Oh no.
Just didn’t pay attention for a bit...
As Lin Hao extended his Divine Thought, he naturally "saw" the Little Black Dog’s polite message.
Sensing Lin Hao scrutinizing it, the Little Black Dog looked at Lin Hao, happily sticking out its tongue, as if showing off its achievements...
See! I didn’t embarrass you, did I? I’m well-mannered, right?
Li Chuchu hugged the Little Black Dog, swallowed nervously, then walked slowly to Lin Hao’s side. Her voice trembled with a hint of tears:
"Lin Hao, the dog you picked up... can type! Look!"
This wasn’t Li Chuchu acting cute, she was actually scared.
She had never seen a dog that could type to communicate. It was seriously freaky!
If this wasn’t a dog Lin Hao brought, she would’ve thrown it out ages ago!!!
Qianqian, following beside Lin Hao, instinctively stepped forward, deciding to "correct" Li Chuchu’s perception a bit.
Though Qianqian also thought a typing, talking dog was nuts, as long as she said it was normal, Li Chuchu would also think it was normal.
That’s her ability...
But Lin Hao stopped Qianqian and stepped up to pick up the Little Black Dog himself.
...Mr. Hua is a Martial Artist, Elder Hua Busi is also a Martial Artist... Mr. Hua knows Li Chuchu... Li Chuchu’s family situation should be way better than Mr. Hua’s...
With all kinds of thoughts flashing through his mind, Lin Hao calmly said:
"How about it...
My training’s not bad, huh? Other people only teach dogs to spin in circles or play dead and stuff, but I taught it to type!"
As he said this, Lin Hao pulled out his phone.
"Now, in addition to introducing himself, I’ve also taught him a second sentence."
Lin Hao said, then spoke to the Little Black Dog:
"Hmm... Wangcai, what’s 9999 times 8888?"
The Little Black Dog tilted its head, then typed on Lin Hao’s phone:
"Sorry, I don’t really understand what you’re saying. I’m just a dog."
Li Chuchu: ...
Li Chuchu looked at the Little Black Dog, then at Lin Hao. She blinked, then cautiously asked:
"Boss Lin... at this point, should I be acting like I believe you a little bit?"
With Lin Hao saying that, Li Chuchu’s nerves eased up a lot.
Lin Hao sighed and said:
"Alright, you caught me. This dog, it’s not just an ordinary dog, it’s an alien."
Li Chuchu rolled her eyes, saying:
"You think I’m stupid?"
As she spoke, Li Chuchu moved closer to Lin Hao, tip-toed, and whispered into Lin Hao’s ear:
"Come on, Lin Hao, do you have some kind of superpower, the kind where you can control animals? I know there are Extraordinary people in this world! I’ll keep your secret!"
After saying this, Li Chuchu suddenly realized she was too close to Lin Hao.
And Lin Hao could clearly feel Li Chuchu’s breath and see the little ear amid her hair. Lin Hao spoke towards that little ear:
"Ah, yep, yep, yep!"
Just as the two were murmuring together—
"Click!"
"Click!"
"Click!"
The staff member at the milk tea shop responsible for taking photos of customers exploded with action!
It’s time to show some real skills!
Left side, right side, close shot, wide shot...
"Great, great, hold that pose! Great, fantastic!"
The staff was so professional that, out of habit, she started "directing", leaving Li Chuchu totally thrown off.
Li Chuchu instinctively stepped back a few steps, looking somewhat flustered and annoyed at the photographer, scowling:
"Hey! You, you, you... get over here, show some manners!"
As she spoke, Li Chuchu dragged the staff member, running into the back room of the milk tea shop. Under Lin Hao’s Divine Thought perception...
...
Back room of Happy Milk Tea Shop.
Li Chuchu: "Give me the camera."
Photo Girl: "Boss, don’t be mad at me! I didn’t mean to, it’s just you and Boss Lin looked so cute together! It was instinct!"
Li Chuchu: "Don’t beg, it’s useless, I’m the boss! Heart of stone! You’re definitely getting punished—your punishment... after work tonight, help me clean up! Yes, that’s your punishment! ...But considering you took some good shots, I’ll add four thousand to your bonus this month."
Photo Girl: "Thank you, boss, you’re the best!"
Li Chuchu: "Hey hey hey, where are you going?"
Photo Girl: "Going out to get ready to shoot more photos!"
Li Chuchu: "Didn’t you hear your punishment? I said after work you’re staying to help me clean up! You should be filling out an overtime application now, or else how will I pay your overtime?"
Photo Girl: "Getting punished but still getting overtime pay?"
"Well, duh? Business is business."
Photo Girl: "Boss for life!"
...
Lin Hao retracted his Divine Thought and asked in a low voice:
"Do you think it’s normal for a dog to type greetings to people?"
The Little Black Dog typed in response:
"I mean, those multi-porous filter-feeders and coelenterates can talk, so as a mammal, isn’t it normal for me to type?"
Lin Hao: "The hell are you talking about?"
"SpongeBob Squarepants and Patrick Star."
Lin Hao facepalmed with a sigh: "Remember, normal dogs can neither talk nor type, okay?"
The Little Black Dog tilted its head and frowned.
Lin Hao took a deep breath and added:
"But you and I can still type to communicate."
The Little Black Dog tapped furiously on the phone screen, saying:
"Okay, I’ll try to remember, but you know, I’m just a dog. I might forget."
Lin Hao: ...
...
Just as Lin Hao’s once-peaceful life was getting a bit chaotic thanks to [Yadan turning into a dog]...
The City Management Team was methodically preparing for an important meeting.
About how important it was, you didn’t have to look at the venue size, decor, the level of the attending leaders, or even...
The meeting topic and all that.
You just had to see if someone posted in the work group—
"Anyone absent from today’s meeting without reason will have their performance bonus for the month wiped."
Soon, the meeting kicked off in the first-floor conference hall of the City Management Team.
Host 846290 strode up on stage and spoke:
"First, everyone please stand and give a warm welcome to the City Joint Committee’s special commissioner for guiding Ke Chen City’s civilization campaign—
Applause!"
Amid applause, a person wrapped head to toe in bandages, hooked up to an IV, was wheeled to the center of the stage.
The nameplate in front of this bandaged individual read—
"City Joint Committee Special Commissioner: Devout Buddhist"
Host 846290: "Alright, everyone please be seated. Now let’s welcome..."
Just as the host was glancing at the teleprompter card to proceed, someone in the hall started blowing into the mic.
"Whoo, whoo, testing."
Everyone looked at the center of the stage, at the bandaged figure with only a nose and mouth exposed—[Devout Buddhist]:
"Sorry, everyone. The Rich Monk isn’t feeling too well, so let me speak first, if nobody objects?"
Seeing no one object, Devout Buddhist spoke up:
"The purpose of my partner and I coming here, even though my partner is still in a coma in the hospital, is mainly to see Ke Chen City’s civilization progress.
But it just so happens! Just our luck!
When we boarded the plane, we got a formal joint letter to the Committee from the Extraordinary Universal School’s Gluttonous Legislator, Lazy Legislator, and Envious Legislator."
Saying this, Devout Buddhist asked to put up the projector, logged into his email, and showed everyone the letter—
"Respected City Joint Committee:
As a founding contributor to your committee, the Extraordinary Universal School hereby formally declares that Ke Chen City is not qualified to join your committee, for the following reasons:
1. An incomplete legal system, sheltering and indulging violent offenders.
Our school, driven by great love and the grand mission of spreading Extraordinary Powers to all, has sent excellent, kind, and law-abiding officials to many cities to plant the seeds of the Extraordinary. Yet, recently, a mid-level officer under our Envious Legislator—a certain Internet Troll—met a mysterious and tragic end in Ke Chen City.
Despite multiple friendly interactions, Ke Chen City has not handed over the culprit, and on the day this letter was sent, a higher-up under our Lazy Legislator—the Pure Love Minotaur Warrior—was killed live on-stream, right after mentioning Ke Chen City’s City Management Team member [Yadan], and the fact that [White Impermanence] has been wielding Extraordinary Power openly within Ke Chen City recently.
We have reason to believe that [White Impermanence] and the City Management Team of Ke Chen City are closely connected, otherwise, such powers couldn’t be used so brazenly in a place where public use of Extraordinary Power is explicitly restricted...
...
2. ...
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10. ...
In summary, for these ten reasons, our school believes Ke Chen City is completely unqualified to join your committee.
Extraordinary Universal School
Gluttonous Legislator (stamp)
Lazy Legislator (stamp)
Envious Legislator (stamp)"
With everyone’s eyes on him, Devout Buddhist slowly scrolled through the email, and when he finished, began:
"So, does anyone have anything to say?"
Cui Hua, after reading the whole thing, shot up in anger—this was a slander against Lord White Impermanence!
But before Cui Hua could speak, Devout Buddhist hovered the mouse over the email’s [Delete] button.
Click [Delete].
[Confirm Delete?]
[Yes/No]
Click [Yes].
After the email was deleted, Devout Buddhist even went to the Trash folder to permanently erase it.
After all that, Devout Buddhist said:
"I, the Rich Monk, actually feel the same as you, there’s nothing much to say about this—it’s just pot calling the kettle black, classic two-faced nonsense, right?
But seeing as the Extraordinary Universal School now wants to address things officially, I personally have a few half-baked thoughts to offer for consideration by the leaders and officials of Ke Chen City, just as rough suggestions. If anything is off, feel free to criticize."
On that note, Devout Buddhist stretched out his bandaged hand, picked up the BC calcium milk on the podium, took a sip, and continued:
"First, you need to open cases concerning [Yadan] and [White Impermanence], question whoever needs to be questioned, issue warrants if necessary.
You must make it clear to the public that Ke Chen City is strictly, seriously, and diligently investigating this matter! Treat it as a top priority!
Secondly, ..."
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