Chapter 144

Romance of Dragons and Snakes Chapter 144

Lifting his legs, Wang Chao walked towards the grand building before being stopped by the guards almost instantly.

Needless to say, these guards were very dedicated to their work. Just a little bit, they resembled the paper inspectors hired by Vladmir Ilyich Lenin from the Soviet Union.

But when Wang Chao flashed his military credentials and spoke of his mission, the guards gave a look over the papers and immediately relented the way.

“The halls of the Ministry of State Security is quite awe-inspiring and majestic. It beats the Ministry of Public Safety in lavishness.” As soon as he stepped into the hall, Wang Chao let out a single thought of praise.

The hall had been rather sparse and desolate, unlike the female receptionists at the reception desk. Scratching his head, Wang Chao had no idea where the 18th bureau would be or who to ask about it.

But when Wang Chao was in S province, he had learned form Yao Xiaoxue how most government buildings were managed. Immediately turning around several times, he walked down a corridor with his ears listening for any sound. Hearing something from an office, he immediately opened the door.

Two uniformed females could be seen sitting inside facing a computer. The rapid clattering sounds of the keyboard could be heard along with the shaking of their bodies. Evidently, one of them were playing the recently popular game, “Audition Online”.

Neither of the two moved away from their spot. Their eyes were transfixed on their screen. On the other monitor, the dark green light of the stock line diagram could be seen.

Even after shouting several times, neither of the two women seemed to have heard him.

“Why is it that we both work for the government, but while I spend my days fighting to the death, these two females sit in leisure in this office room? When man compares oneself to another, only anger will result.” Wang Cao laughed involuntarily. He was slightly envious of those office workers who had a cup of tea in one hand, and the daily newspaper in the other.

One woman was playing Audition Online, the other was speculating the stocks, but the both of them were mesmerized. Without any other choice, Wang Chao put some force in his legs and forced out the Jin of the Pounding Fist.

Immediately, the ground began to shake. Straight away, the woman staring at the stocks immediately came back to awareness, “Was that an earthquake?”

“It was not.” Wang Chao smiled.

“You are….” She looked at Wang Chao’s clothing, “What business do you have here?”

“Where might the 18th bureau be located?”

“The 18th bureau? That’s the 18th floor.”

Now that he had the answer, Wang Chao spoke his thanks. Before he could even turn around, the woman had already turned back to her screen. From start to end, the woman playing Audition Online hadn’t turned to look. From her appearance, even if she was assaulted, she still wouldn’t notice.

Ignoring them, Wang Chao headed straight for the 18th floor. Upon his arrival, he immediately heard several voices come from within an office space, “Brother Duan’s death was untimely, that bastard of a Wang Chao or whomever, he is far too much a bully!”

“I agree. That Wang Chao opened up a school in Laoshan I heard. Why don’t we find some time to go and challenge the school? I doubt that with so many people, we won’t be able to defeat him.

“Brother Duan was from the Shaolin Temple, does anyone know what the temple is doing in preparation?”

“I don’t know about the Shaolin Temple, but I heard that kid Jiang Hai went to challenge Wang Chao. I wonder how that went.”

“Boss Ma went to the Yiquan dojo earlier today. I heard that he went to find someone to deal with that Wang Chao in private.

From the many voices, Wang Chao could hear the anger and fury.

Shaking his head, Wang Chao walked in. Sure enough, the office space was wide. About 100 square meters–similar to that of the office building of a giant company. A series of tables could be seen arranged in a tidy order with about 30 to 40 men and women sitting together. Several of the women were sitting on top of the desk making fun of each other while several of the men talked amongst themselves.

As soon as Wang Chao entered through the door, nearly a hundred eyeballs swiveled to look at him.