Yes, the interviewee in front of him might be meeting those subordinates for the first time, but it was not the case for him.

Two months ago, he had just followed Lin Qingliu's orders to deliver the adoption documents along with a warning to the other party's residence in the sewer, but he did not expect to meet the other party again now.

Looking at the face with clearer lines than before, El could more or less guess what Luke had been going through during this period.

Working illegally, exercising, and looking for opportunities to find out the truth were indeed a huge pressure for him.

Perhaps it was because of this that he was able to keenly discover this opportunity and find a chance to make himself feel more relaxed.

El thought for a few seconds and felt that he should talk to Lin Qingliu about this matter.

He and Lin Qingliu have always been the ones doing everything related to Luke, whether it was tempting the other party to cut off his arm in the beginning or the kind reminder afterwards, they all did it together.

As for now, due to the light, the man opposite may not have realized that two of the three people in front of him are the "Mind Flayer" who was so rampant a few months ago.

Thinking of this, El decided to meet with the other party as little as possible recently, and at least wait until Lin Qingliu gave clear instructions before taking the next step.

Fortunately, among the three people in charge of the interview, there was a smart guy whom the other party had never seen before, so the handover during this period of time was left to him.

Thinking of this, El nodded pretentiously and made a very satisfied sound:

"Very good, you are born to do this."

After saying that, he turned his head and looked at his deputy on the other side:

"Xiao Deng, give him a dormitory and his salary will be calculated based on that of a team."

“So high?”

Although he should choose to obey the order now, the man on the right subconsciously asked back as if to confirm after hearing the price offered by El.

“He deserves it.”

El said affirmatively:

“He will lead the Ashes out of the mire of illiteracy.”

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While all parties were busy with their affairs, Arthur, as the coordinator of all this, did not get a moment of free time.

On a lightly snowing day in Hope City, not only was a certain crappy scout discovered on the spot, but a terminal of five people more than ten kilometers away also received an encrypted email.

The members of the first team are performing their duties as usual. Since the victory last month, there has been no beast tide attack for a whole month.

Even though everyone knows that the next attack is only a matter of time, as a member of Hope City, everyone has a strong ability to withstand stress and has developed a character of enjoying life to the fullest.

During this period of time, perhaps it was because they learned that the strange beasts would not attack in the short term, or perhaps the inspiring speech of the new Speaker did work. In short... the atmosphere in the inner and outer city areas has become more lively recently, and even the super-powered people who have less contact with the outside world have similar feelings.

Therefore, when they saw the signature of the email, they were so surprised. The speaker actually invited the five people from the first team to dinner. This was really...

Several people stared at each other in bewilderment, and perhaps the one with the least obvious expression change was Wan Juan.

As Lin Qingliu's collaborator hiding in the dark, Wan Juan is roughly aware of Lin Qingliu's actions. As the last intelligence left by the Human Alliance on this planet, she has a high authority in legal adjudication and cannot selectively turn a blind eye to certain things.

So she could roughly guess the purpose of Lin Qingliu's invitation. Although the mobility of the First Team was not as good as some super-powered people, no one could surpass them in the corresponding field.

Be it winning over or threatening, no matter what Lin Qingliu does, she can accept it at the moment, as long as it does not involve human life.

After all, the speaker's treat was no small matter, so after a brief discussion, everyone put on more presentable clothes and took the elevator to a small meeting room.

This conference room is located in the middle of the spire. Usually, few people come here, but today it welcomed some of the most important guests in decades.

Five people knocked on the door gently, and a magnetic voice came from inside.

They pushed the door open and saw the well-built Speaker sitting in the front seat. On the seats for the five people were a set of tableware, and...

A nutritional paste.

This was the lunch the Speaker invited them to.

The five members of the first team had seen many big scenes in the past few decades, and they were only nervous for a moment when faced with such a Hongmen Banquet-like atmosphere.

To be fair, I really didn't do anything wrong. It's impossible for the other party to humiliate me so unreasonably. Those nutritional creams...may have other meanings.

The five people sat down one by one. Speaker Arthur looked around and said:

"Are any of you taking anti-rejection drugs?"

The people in the first team didn't expect the other party to ask such a heavy question as soon as they opened their mouth. For a moment, no one dared to answer.

Arthur looked at the nervous expressions on their faces and said:

"Just speak up. My authority can ensure that the thing in your body will not be triggered."

The nervousness on their faces instantly turned into surprise, as if their underwear had been seen through by the big golden guy in front of them.

Seeing that everyone was still silent, Arthur said slowly:

“This is not a test. The parliament has done too many wrong things during my absence, and I am determined to correct those mistakes bit by bit.

"I know that some of you once wanted to kill me..."

"Xingluo" was nearly choked to death by his saliva, and his face almost turned red from trying so hard to suppress the urge to cough.

"But I don't care about any of this. We are on the same side now."

Finally, Arthur broke the news:

"Do you know how Lucas died?"

Amid the shock and amazement of the crowd, Arthur said slowly:

“He died because of my negligence. I had already returned from outside the city at that time and wanted to see what Hope City had become. It happened that the mycelium had infiltrated the wall, so I found Lucas and tried to solve the problem while asking for some useful information.

"pity……

"I didn't have the authority at the time, and my question triggered the insurance of his implanted device, and he died in front of me."

At this point, Arthur showed a somewhat sad expression on his face, and it was not fake.

To be fair, Lin Qingliu felt that this was the only wrong thing he had done since coming to this world. Whether it was the large-scale beast tide or the infiltration of mycelium, it was essentially unavoidable.

But only Lucas' death was the result of his negligence, which is why Lin Qingliu's tolerance for Luke is particularly high.