"If there are no other issues, then you will go to the Eighth Team. Your teammates are all waiting for you."
Zhou Hong asked, "Where is the Eighth Team?"
"Behind the office building, there's Workshop Number Eight. It's about 1,000 square meters, all your Eighth Team's office area."
"Okay." Zhou Hong immediately stood up. Just as he was about to leave the office, he suddenly remembered Changsun Qinghe. Zhou Hong wanted to transfer her to his side and quickly turned back to ask, "Director Jiu, my fiancée is also in the Criminal Investigation Bureau, but she's not in the same place as me. Can I transfer her to work under me?"
"What's her name? I'll just speak to her director."
"Her name is Changsun Qinghe."
"Uh!" The director frowned, seemingly familiar with the person.
"I didn't expect the most beautiful woman in the Criminal Investigation Bureau to be your fiancée."
"Heh heh!" Zhou Hong could only offer a slight smile.
"However, that Changsun Qinghe comes from a ninth-rate family, while you come from a sixth-rate family. Are you sure your Qiao family is willing to let you marry into a sixth-rate family?" Director Jiu asked with some doubt.
"You don't need to worry about that. I can be with whomever I want, and my family's patriarch will never interfere." Zhou Hong appeared very confident. The Qiao family patriarch would eventually need his alchemy skills, so why would he interfere in his affairs?
"Then it's settled. I'll speak to her director."
"Thank you, Director Jiu. I'll head to the Eighth Team now."
"Go ahead."
Zhou Hong left Director Jiu's office and immediately headed to the Eighth Team's office area.
Meanwhile, in the Eighth Team's office area, fifty people were gathered, angrily discussing something.
"It's too unfair. Just because he's from a sixth-rate family, they forced the captain to step down and put him in charge."
"Exactly. When he arrives later, I'll be the first to refuse. In my heart, Captain Liu is still the captain of the Ninth Bureau's Eighth Team."
"Right, I won't acknowledge him either. I only acknowledge Captain Liu. Captain Liu is a genius ranked over 70 on the Earth Ranking. It's just that he happens to be from a ninth-rate family. But now, they've suddenly removed Captain Liu and appointed some Zhou Hong, whom I've never even heard of, as captain. I refuse."
The group spoke indignantly, seemingly defending someone.
"Brothers, it doesn't matter who the captain is. Please don't act impulsively. The new captain will be here soon, and I hope you can cooperate well with him." A young man quickly said. This young man was Liu Xiaowei. Before yesterday, he was the captain of the Ninth Bureau's Eighth Team. However, yesterday afternoon, he was suddenly removed, and Zhou Hong was appointed captain.
Thus, all the members of the Ninth Bureau's Eighth Team felt indignant for Liu Xiaowei.
"Captain Liu, you will always be our captain in our hearts. Even if we have to make a fuss, we'll go to Director Jiu." The crowd shouted.
Liu Xiaowei himself was naturally displeased. He was doing a good job as captain here, but suddenly a new captain was to be appointed, and he was removed. The reason was that he came from a ninth-rate family, making him the easiest to bully.
Just then, a young man walked in through the door. It was none other than Zhou Hong.
Everyone's eyes immediately fell on Zhou Hong, their gazes showing no welcome whatsoever.
Zhou Hong couldn't help but frown slightly. He had expected his subordinates to give him a warm welcome, but instead, everyone looked at him with rejection as soon as he walked in.
"Everyone, I am your new captain. My name is Zhou Hong. I hope we can cooperate with each other in the future and strive to complete the tasks assigned to our Eighth Team," Zhou Hong said calmly, scanning everyone. Su Dan Novel Network.
"I'm sorry, only Captain Liu is our captain in our hearts," one of the bolder individuals said.
Zhou Hong felt bewildered and quickly asked, "What Liu Captain? My surname is Zhou. You can call me Captain Zhou, or you can call me Captain Qiao."
"Don't play dumb. Our Captain Liu was doing fine. It's just because you come from a sixth-rate family and Captain Liu comes from a ninth-rate family that the Criminal Investigation Bureau directly removed his captaincy. Unfortunately, in all our hearts, regardless of whether he's the captain or not, he's still our captain."
Zhou Hong seemed to understand. So, his arrival had displaced a captain from a ninth-rate family. No wonder these fifty members had no trace of welcome in their eyes.
"Captain Zhou, I apologize." At this moment, Liu Xiaowei stepped forward.
Zhou Hong glanced at the original captain and asked, "You are the original captain, aren't you?"
"Yes, my name is Liu Xiaowei."
"Now, everyone only recognizes you as their captain. What do you think we should do?" Zhou Hong asked.
"Captain Zhou, please don't misunderstand. This is from their hearts. I didn't instigate them," Liu Xiaowei quickly explained.
"It doesn't matter. Even if you did instigate them, it would be normal. You come from a ninth-rate family, right?"
"Yes."
"You, a disciple of a ninth-rate family, were able to become a captain in the Criminal Investigation Bureau. It seems your martial cultivation talent is not weak. May I ask your strength?"
Before Liu Xiaowei could speak, one of the team members quickly replied, "Captain Liu is at Martial Master level 16 and ranked 77 on the Earth Ranking. Among all the young captains in the entire Capital Criminal Investigation Bureau, he is a very high-ranking genius. To put it bluntly, Captain Zhou, if you weren't from a sixth-rate family, you wouldn't be worthy of replacing Captain Liu."
"Heh heh, well said, 'not worthy'." Zhou Hong smiled faintly.
After a moment of hesitation, Zhou Hong said, "Then how about this: let Captain Liu and I have a fair duel in front of everyone. Whoever wins, wins the captaincy. What do you all think?"
Everyone's eyes lit up, and they happily said, "Captain Liu, fight him! Let him know how powerful you are."
"Exactly, Captain Liu. You only lost due to your family background. In terms of strength, among the many young captains in the Criminal Investigation Bureau, there are few who are stronger than you."
Liu Xiaowei nodded and said, "Captain Zhou, since you proposed it yourself, I won't be polite. However, regardless of who wins or loses between us, you are still the captain. After all, this is a decision from above and cannot be determined by a private match between us."
Liu Xiaowei certainly didn't intend to truly replace Zhou Hong as captain, but he wanted to have a match with Zhou Hong, if only to vent his anger and give the new captain a taste of their resistance.
"Alright, you go first," Zhou Hong said with a nod.
"No, you go first. I'm afraid if I go first, you won't have a chance to make a move," Captain Liu seemed very confident.
"Since that's the case, I'll make the first move." Zhou Hong stopped being polite and instantly attacked.
"Bang!" Captain Liu didn't even have time to react before he was sent flying somewhere.