Chapter 681: An Invitation
Wei Xiaotian chuckled and said, "Joining the Demon Hunting Bureau doesn’t necessarily mean you have to leave the Exploding Star Gang. There's no conflict between the two, so you should at least consider it."
"Not considering it, not considering it at all," replied Li Xiaofei, shaking his head like a rattle drum.
Hu Shuo raised an eyebrow in curiosity and asked, "Why is that? Little Li, perhaps you don’t know, but countless martial artists in Chongque City dream of joining the Four Divisions. A government post holds far more status than being a gang leader."
Left with no choice, Li Xiaofei spoke honestly, "A gang allows more freedom. I can do whatever I want. Government jobs have too many rules and too many restrictions. It would get in the way of my time chasing women and having kids."
Hu Shuo merely smiled at his words, clearly unconvinced. He asked, "I heard that before the passing of the old patriarch of the Li family, he advised his descendants against becoming government officials. Is that the real reason?"
Li Xiaofei was stunned.
There was such a family rule?
If that were true, he could use it as a convenient excuse to decline. He was just about to go along with it when Hu Shuo continued, "I have a solution, one that won’t make you violate your family’s teachings and won’t interfere too much with your... personal pursuits."
"Oh?" Li Xiaofei’s curiosity was piqued. "What kind of solution?"
"You can become a plainclothes officer," replied Hu Shuo.
"Plainclothes?" Li Xiaofei had already guessed what that meant, but he still pretended to be confused. "And what does that entail?"