Chapter 484: Calculated Commissions

For the next two days, Lu Xin remained in Main City.

Although travel between Main City and Second Satellite City was relatively convenient, the busy nature of the assignments meant he stayed put.

It was clear that ever since that extremely secret meeting, the entire Special Cleaning Department had been enveloped in a tense and frenzied atmosphere…

Doll was sent back to her small villa for a special training session, accompanied by Professor Chen Liqing, personnel from the Service Team, and several select Researchers. When the Service Team staff whisked her away from Lu Xin, her pitiful eyes, delicate little hands, and pleading expression made it hard not to feel a pang of sympathy.

He felt like he had turned into a needle-wielding Dowager—

…which was Lu Xin’s favorite role!

Gecko, Drunkard, Bear Child, and the others also remained within the Special Cleaning Department. They hadn’t attended that secret meeting about the ‘Heaven’s Kingdom Plan.’ Lu Xin wasn’t sure if they had caught wind of the details, but he had noticed them being led into a hidden training arena in the department. In the last couple of days, they rarely emerged; he wasn’t sure if they were busy with training or something else.

After receiving Doll’s response, Professor Bai left the Special Cleaning Department that same day.

Mr. Su and the others also departed on the same day, as if the matter had been completely forgotten.

Chen Jing, on the other hand, was particularly busy. On several occasions, he was seen either on the phone or clutching a file, seemingly coordinating something.

One night, Lu Xin even spotted several massive convoys slowly setting off from the vicinity of the Special Cleaning Department.

A major operation indeed…

And while everyone else was swamped by work, Lu Xin was…

…settling accounts!

…

“Mr. Lone Soldier, here are the payment documents for your tasks that need your signature and verification: the Central City Black Table Incident Subsidy, the Happy Town Investigation of the ‘Deadly Revival’ Mystery Field, the Sniping of the Technology Church Calamity Archbishop’s Mission Payment, the No. 169 – Eye Bug Special Pollution Incident Payment, Doll’s ‘Accompany the Doll’ Initial Payment, and more…”

Han Bing placed a fresh stack of reports before Lu Xin and continued, “Then there’s the Central City Travel Expense Reimbursement, the Moon Eclipse Research Institute Advanced Talent Club Confidential Materials Purchase Reimbursement, the complete task ammunition reimbursement, the Undercover Units’ employment fee reimbursement, etc.”

“Now, please review them carefully and see if any items are missing.”

“…”

Staring at the thick stack of files, with each line of printed data in solid lead type, Lu Xin felt a bit overwhelmed.

This dossier was even thicker than the project files directly handed over by Director Liu!

It’s human nature to feel a sense of dread when confronted with such complicated and cumbersome paperwork…

And so, Lu Xin’s mood immediately perked up!

The thicker and more complex it was, the richer the reward meant to be…

In an instant, he snapped to attention, reviewing the documents while listening intently to Han Bing’s detailed explanations:

“That trip to Central City was originally just Mr. Lone Soldier’s personal visit to relatives, but after stumbling upon the hidden experiment at the Black Table and making the necessary whistleblowing contribution, Central City temporarily recruited Team Leader Chen Jing, Mr. Gecko, and you for the cleanup operation. It later turned into an impromptu external assignment.”

“After that incident, Central City expressed its gratitude to us in Qinggang and proactively disbursed the payment. But since most of that payment came in the form of intelligence or technical materials, we converted it into cash. In total, it amounted to 5 million, of which Team Leader Chen Jing willingly relinquished his portion, leaving the rest for Mr. Lone Soldier and the other Service Team members.”

“So, reflecting the different contributions of the roles and tasks, your share turns out to be…”

“…3,149,726.42 yuan!”

“Mr. Lone Soldier, does that check out?”

“…”

Lu Xin’s eyes widened as he scrutinized the amount: “And there’s an extra fraction?”

Han Bing glanced at it, then chuckled, “Our higher-ups instructed that your mission payments be calculated down to the last cent, so Financial takes extreme care with your account—every single detail is checked meticulously…”

“For example, look at this item…”

Han Bing picked up a pen and crossed out the 0.42 directly, laughing, “We can just knock it off!”

“Ah…”

Lu Xin’s eyes twitched slightly, “I thought you were trying to round it up for me…”

“Even if I cross it out here, not a single cent will be deducted when it’s finally transferred to your account…”

Han Bing replied with a smile, “We did it mainly to give you a tangible sense of your capital.”

She then began another detailed explanation, “Whether it’s the investigation of the Happy Town dead-revival mystery field, or the Sniping of the Technology Church Calamity Archbishop incident, all of these are classified as S-level missions. Given the arduous and dangerous nature of this assignment, the Administration Hall allocated 10 million yuan as the mission reward—and that amount is solely for you and Doll.”

“The rewards for Drunkard, Gecko, Godly Woman, and Team Leader Chen Jing will be arranged separately.”

“After reviewing Mr. Lone Soldier’s mission report, the Task Evaluation Panel agreed that you bore the majority of the burden. So they proposed that you and Doll split the payment in a 60% to 40% ratio…”

“You take 60%. How does that sound?”

“If there’s any objection, we can negotiate with Doll, but be warned—her nanny teams are exceptionally shrewd.”

“Doll’s payment is usually collected in full by her nanny teams.”

“…”

“60% means 6 million…”

After careful consideration, Lu Xin agreed.

Mainly because he didn’t want to argue with Doll over such matters…

It was a pity—Doll had a genuinely loyal nanny team watching her back; otherwise, she might have gone without a share.

“Then there’s No. 169 – the Eye Bug Special Pollution Incident, which has been classified as C-level.”

“The mission fee for that is 200,000 yuan.”

“In addition, there’s the travel expense supplement from the transition of your private visit to official business in Central City, and the 2 million yuan reimbursement you submitted for purchasing confidential materials from the Moon Eclipse Research Institute Advanced Talent Club…”

“Plus the 200,000 yuan you received for gathering information from the Club’s Mechanic during the Happy Town Death Field investigation…”

“Then there’s the 70,000 yuan for hiring seven Undercover Units to transmit information…”

“And for the mission of accompanying Doll, since the task is ongoing, you can only claim the initial phase payment, which is evaluated as B-level, making the initial payment 800,000 yuan…”

“The total reimbursement for task ammunition comes to 6,450 yuan…”

“…”

After reciting everything in one breath, Han Bing smiled at Lu Xin and asked, “Is there anything missing?”

“No, no…”

Lu Xin exhaled deeply, picked up a pen, and said, “So, I just sign my name, right?”

“Yes.”

Han Bing lowered her voice slightly as she smiled, “Sometimes the Audit Department requires some invoices or receipts before they can process the payments.”

“But as you are about to be promoted to a Level 6 Talent in Qinggang and are considered trustworthy, we’ve omitted that step.”

“…”

“This Level 6 Talent advantage is something else…”

Lu Xin marveled to himself.

Before heading to Central City, he was merely a Level 4 Special Talent.

Who would have thought that after these major incidents he would skip Level 5 and jump straight to Level 6?

Level 6 is fantastic…

At Level 6, you don’t even need receipts for reimbursements.

“In that case, the amount to be transferred to you this time by the Financial Department is…”

“19,626,176 yuan…”

“…plus an extra 0.42!”

“…”

Han Bing carefully double-checked the figures and laughed, “Mr. Lone Soldier, you’re really getting rich now.”

“No, no…”

Lu Xin’s head spun a little from the impact of that enormous figure. He couldn’t help but wave his hand and say, “No, no, it’s not all mine. After all, there’s 2 million yuan of material fees to be returned to Team Leader Chen Jing, 35,000 yuan in employment fees for the Undercover Units, and oh—don’t forget the 100,000 yuan you remitted from Team Leader Chen Jing’s card for that tidbit of information from the Mechanic…”

As he spoke, he suddenly realized something was off.

Han Bing shot him a half-smiling glance and said, “It’s fine—I must have spaced out and missed that…”

“Besides, if the confidential information, originally valued at 200,000 yuan, was bought for 100,000 yuan through your connections, and this information is crucial for our mission in Qinggang, then I’m sure Qinggang Headquarters will be more than happy to reimburse it…”

“…”

“Swish…”

The look in Lu Xin’s eyes instantly turned to one of deep gratitude as he gazed at Han Bing.

What a considerate girl—this feeling was just right…

“…”

“…”

Han Bing concluded, “Calculating Mr. Lone Soldier’s mission payment is nothing short of exhilarating.”

Seeing Lu Xin’s satisfied nod, Han Bing smiled sweetly as well.

She pushed aside a pile of documents, prompting Lu Xin to sign page after page, then solemnly handed him a blue folder.

“Once these mission payments are squared away, it’s time for Mr. Lu Xin to prepare for the next task.”

“…”

She opened the folder gently, presenting Lu Xin with a page bearing a line of bold red text.

Task Name: Heaven’s Kingdom Plan Phase One Experimental Security Operation

Mission Level: S-Level

Task Description: Ensure the smooth progression of the Phase One experiment of the Heaven’s Kingdom Plan. Prevent interference from outsiders or other dangerous elements, and in the event of mission failure, protect all participants to avoid catastrophic casualties…

“…”

“…”

“S-Level…”

Studying the dossier carefully, Lu Xin furrowed his brow and muttered, “I’m just a security guard—how can my mission be S-Level?”

“Security guard…”

Han Bing was momentarily taken aback. Lu Xin’s down-to-earth remark made the entire assignment sound all too ordinary.

After a brief pause, she laughed and said, “Mr. Lone Soldier, I need to remind you something.”

“Your security task is indeed classified as S-Level, but given the extent of the pollution faced during the Heaven’s Kingdom Plan experiment…”

“It should rightfully be deemed nation-overturning…”