Due to excessive blood loss, Furuya Rei and his companions did not wait for Hoshino Aoi to wake up in the hospital, and were taken back by Instructor Onizuka who hurried over from the police academy.

So when Hoshino Aoi woke up from her coma, what she saw was a middle-aged man in a dark gray suit leaning against the bed, playing with his mobile phone.

As if he felt her gaze, before Hoshino Aoi could ask who he was, the man raised his head and looked over.

"You're awake."

He said it calmly, as if she had merely taken a nap and had not woken up from a coma at all.

This attitude made Hoshino Aoi stunned for a moment.

"Um……"

She nodded blankly, and after a long while she asked hesitantly:

"Excuse me... may I ask who you are...?"

"Sorry for the intrusion. I mainly wanted to ask you what you think of the police."

The man knew that although they belonged to the same police system, the reputation of the public security was indeed not very good.

Since he wanted the other party to join, he naturally had to show enough sincerity, so he asked directly.

After hearing his words, Aoi Hoshino was delighted, but her expression did not change at all. She just said calmly:

"Are you planning to invite me to join the Ministry of Public Security? Because I killed those two robbers while rescuing the hostages?"

"really……"

He was right.

Even in extremely dangerous situations, she knew exactly what she was doing.

"So you should be very clear about what consequences you will face after doing this?"

The man's words sounded like he was asking her, but in fact, both Hoshino Aoi and he himself knew very well that he already had the answer in his heart before he said this.

And Hoshino Aoi's answer was not unexpected.

"Won't you regret it?"

The man sighed softly:

"You had a bright future, but you lost it because of saving someone. Don't you regret it?"

"What's there to regret? No matter what others say, I will only do what I should do. As a police officer, protecting the safety of the public is what I should do."

Hoshino Aoi shrugged.

"As for the rest...at least for me, I have a clear conscience, and that's enough."

The man was silent for a moment.

But Aoi Hoshino is not in a hurry.

Sure enough, after just a moment, she saw the other person slowly curl up the corners of his lips.

"To be honest, I was a little hesitant before this. After all, as a public security officer, your current situation is somewhat high-profile. But now it seems that you are indeed the most suitable person for us."

He extended his hand towards her and invited her with a smile:

"So you want to join us? Of course, you can go back and think about it carefully before giving me an answer. After all, there are still several months before graduation, which is enough time for you to think carefully."

He stayed by her side from the time she fell into a coma to the time she woke up, for such a long time, as if it was just for this matter. So when Hoshino Aoi said that she would think about it carefully, he got up and left the ward.

“Squeak—”

Just as he closed the door, the man heard two familiar voices behind him. He turned his head and saw the three young men he had met before, along with two others he had not seen before but who seemed to be from the same batch of police academy freshmen, walking towards him together.

Seeing him standing at the door of Hoshino Aoi's ward, not knowing what he was doing, the few people who were still talking looked at each other and their pace obviously quickened a lot.

Seeing this, the man nodded at them and then left the ward door.

When passing by Furuya Rei and others, Furuya Rei deliberately tilted his head and looked at him.

"It's the Public Security Bureau."

He said with some certainty in his voice.

"Huh?"

"In that case..."

Doesn’t this mean that Xiaokui has woken up?

Thinking of this, their eyes lit up and they quickly walked towards Hoshino Aoi's ward.

"Bang—"

Jinpei Matsuda pushed open the door.

"Xiao Kui! You're awake!"

"How is it? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

"We brought you some porridge. Would you like to eat some first, Xiaokui?"

"How about some water first? After hearing about your situation, Natalie specially made some red date water for you, saying it's good for replenishing your blood, but I don't know if it works."

After meeting Hoshino Aoi's eyes, several people swarmed in, surrounded Hoshino Aoi, and talked at once, making her not know who to reply to first.

I always feel like it’s a bit inappropriate to reply to anyone first…

In the end, it was Kenji Hagiwara who saw the helplessness on her face, stepped forward first, and stopped everyone from talking.

"Alright, alright, come one by one. Otherwise, what if Xiaokui faints from all your enthusiasm right after she wakes up?"

He said with a grin.

"It's not that fragile..."

Although he saved herself from the chattering, Hoshino Aoi was still somewhat unhappy that he described herself as so vulnerable.

But looking at her face, which was almost the same color as the bed sheets, and her bloodless lips, the few of them looked at each other and silently ignored her protest.

"I'll ask the doctor for details."

Having said this, Rei Furuya left the ward.

As for the others, some were pouring water, some were letting the porridge dry. In order to prevent her from getting bored in the hospital, Hagiwara Kenji specially brought her a bouquet of flowers and some books.

When Rei Furugani brought the doctor over, he had already washed the vase and, together with Jinpei Matsuda, put the bouquet of flowers in the vase.

"From now on, just rest well. But until the injury is completely healed, try not to use this arm. Also, be careful on cloudy and rainy days in the future, as the injured area may hurt."

After carefully examining Hoshino Aoi, the doctor gave instructions to Furuya Rei and the others.

"Yes, we will take good care of her."

Several people made serious promises to the doctor, and after the doctor left, they indeed fulfilled their promise.

Even the task of eating was snatched away by Fōtani Rei, which scared Hoshino Aoi so much that she blinked her eyes and almost couldn't open her mouth.

"Actually... I should be able to handle eating and other things myself..."

So there's no need to feed him or anything like that, right?

Although she really likes being close to Furuya Rei, she still feels a little embarrassed...

But her protest immediately vanished into thin air when she met the gaze of Fūya Rei.

"Okay, okay... you feed it... you feed it, that's all right..."