Chapter 20 The Disappearance of Line 5 (4) “Long time no see, Fei…
[Wait! Is this really okay with you?]
Bai Bei turned a deaf ear to the system's voice, but the biggest problem was that he forgot one thing: the system was whispering in his head, and even covering his ears couldn't block out the sound: "Twenty minutes left! If you're not here, won't the ghost story take advantage of the opportunity to attack?"
"Hmm... maybe?"
"Aa ...
Bai Bei, who successfully demonstrated what high execution ability is, knocked out everyone on the train a minute ago, then took out an invisibility prop and another space prop and held them in his hands before moving to another station.
"I'm just kidding. Don't get excited. You're giving me a headache." Bai Bei stood in the waiting area outside the Yellow Line, hearing the complaints of passengers. The waiting time for Line 5 trains had far exceeded the required time. Was there a sudden malfunction in the subway?
The next train from this station was the one Shi Yu and the others were on. Bai Bei pulled down the large hood of his cardigan, and when he lowered his head, a shadow poured down, completely covering his face.
The glass curtain wall installed on the side of the subway platform could not reflect his figure, only the tilted shadow was silently changing.
The train pulled into the station, and the electric doors opened with the announcement. The only passenger who could see this train walked into the car, his short, slightly curly brown hair faintly swaying under the brim of his hat.
The door slowly closed, Fei suddenly crushed the ball in his palm, and a tall male figure suddenly appeared in the eyes of all the passengers, followed by a gun, with the black muzzle raised, shocking all the terrified eyes.
The sudden appearance of a person was scary enough, not to mention he was carrying a gun. When the screams of rule-breaking people rang out, the announcement came at the right time: "Passengers are prohibited from making loud noises in the carriage. Passengers who violate the rules will be punished..."
Fei pointed his gun at the ceiling, and the deafening gunshot interrupted the unfinished words on the broadcast.
The passenger had broken the rules because of him, so Fei took the punishment nonchalantly. He said lazily, "Okay, what's the content?"
broadcast:"……"
The silent radio chose to play dead.
[Strange Talk: Come alive, come alive! I'm eating, eating, eating... Hey, it's not me! Why is it you, Daddy?!]
[Little B, that little A playing hide-and-seek in front of you was hanging on Fei's arm and didn't dare to say a word. You better take care of yourself.]
[I am dying of laughter. Do you also bully the weak and fear the strong in ghost stories?]
[Line 5 modified the rules overnight for a player who had completed the game. This is a story that moved everyone]
[No matter the reason or method of appearance, none of it matters! It doesn't matter, I'll spoil you. Brother Fei is here, ready to speedrun and start the flying mode, let's have fun!]
From beginning to end, Fei didn't even glance at Shi Yu's seat at the end of the carriage. The carriage was deadly quiet, and no one dared to speak, for fear of attracting the man's attention. He lowered his hand, pointed the gun at a passenger's backpack, and motioned for him to open it, "Take a look."
What, what... The passenger's mind was blank and his body was stiff. He didn't know what to do with his hands. He searched for the zipper several times before he found it. After opening it, he found that there were a lot of ropes in his bag for some reason.
"You have two choices."
Fei raised his head and nodded. The mask covered the lower half of his face, but the exposed features were particularly superior, especially those eyes that could make you get lost in them. "Either I knock you out, or I tie the hands of the person next to you. Your choice."
[That's really interesting. The bondage play in the ghost story turned out to be for the safety of the passengers. Old thief, have you decided to go into the sea? Why don't you do the hypnosis play?]
[The Hide and Seek story is still going strong! You guys are going to talk about Xiaoyu fainting forever, right? (]
[Brother Fei's eyes are so handsome that I'm dizzy. And this outfit is so casual and youthful. Our Fei looks great with the youthful look. You old thief are so good at drawing like a man prprpr]
[I can’t take it anymore, I’m so exhausted. This hooded guy, this hand, this gun-raising pose, and these few words… I’m so overwhelmed! Please support our Fei Shen and let him dunk the whole world, okay?!]
Fei, who was just speaking normally: "..."
He struggled to pull his attention away from the barrage of comments. Seeing several passengers already holding the ropes and following suit, he approached the white door with the basic rules written on it. The second game in this carriage was also a cognitive correction question, and Fei wrote down the answer without hesitation.
"You, how could you write it without permission! What if it's incorrect?!" Hearing the passenger's dissatisfied shout, Fei didn't even bat an eyelid. He turned his wrist and just adjusted the angle of the gun muzzle, and the other end shut his mouth.
The broadcaster congratulated without hesitation, then stated that the answer was correct and the third round of the survival game was about to begin.
After the game content was released, Shi Yu understood that Fei was doing this to protect them and prevent the passengers from making irreparable mistakes. He stood up and took a few tentative steps. "Do you have a solution? The rules say only one person can survive."
The pitch-black muzzle of the gun was aimed at the heart. Before Shi Yu could react, Wen Tingxu pulled him behind him. His companion's expression remained alert. "Don't go over there. This person is very dangerous."
Wen Tingxu's warnings had never been wrong. The sixth sense of the psychic system was much sharper than that of ordinary people. Su Yang, who was sitting on the seat, was ready to respond. If there was any movement, she would immediately pull the gun away with a silk thread. Shi Yu hesitated for a moment but did not move forward.
"Don't talk." Fei waved his gun and pointed at the empty seat next to him. "Go back to your seats and shut your mouths."
There weren't many people in the carriage and there were plenty of seats. Even after everyone sat down, there were still two or three empty seats. Shi Yu felt suffocated by his particularly impatient and commanding tone. How could he be as fierce as his brother when he did something wrong? Even his tone was almost the same.
[Don't talk~ Shut your mouth~]
[Don't be mean to me! Xiaoyu just asked a few questions, why are you scolding him?]
[Forget it, forget it. Since Fei Shen saved me and has such an authoritative face, I've decided to give him a golden ticket of immunity from death.]
[It's over, Fei Shen, you've offended Xiaoyu. The biggest obstacle in your relationship with Man-Robot Brother is going to be Shi Yu (I'm a CP fan, can you see I'm a CP fan?)]
When things were almost done, Fei took the short rope and tied the hands of the last passenger tightly before preparing to get off the bus.
"Xie Jianshan's carriage is twelve minutes away, so make sure you hurry." The system looked back after saying this. Suddenly, the surroundings had transformed into a tunnel. Fortunately, the lighting provided enough light to keep it from being too dark. It was startled. "Where have you been?"
"Inside the subway tunnel." Fei walked on the track. The slightly complicated terrain did not affect his steady pace forward. "Getting ready to go home."
[…Aren’t you afraid of being hit by a car?] The system didn’t realize he meant to get off the car, so it ran straight into the tunnel. It was frightened to death by Fei. [What if a car comes later? Do you want Shi Yu to send someone off with his dark hair?!]
"Isn't this a tool that can teleport?"
Fei calmly let the system relax. He continued the explanation with the second half of the sentence: "The U person is here. He probably doesn't want to die. The train has probably stopped running."
[Huh?] The system was momentarily confused. [Really? Are you planning to go find him?]
"You guessed right."
Fei looked at the figure that appeared not far away. He stopped and cast a calm gaze at the man. "What a coincidence, but I remember that U didn't seem to care much about medium-risk ghost stories. How did it come to the point where they specially sent core members to contain B-level ones?"
"Of course it's not for the ghost story. After all, the chief specifically asked me to entertain people well." He was responded by a calm male voice with the mellow magnetism of classical string music.
He had a handsome face, but his tailor-made suit didn't look very suitable for such an occasion. The silver-framed glasses disguised his sharp edge very well, making him look more gentle and indifferent. His elitist demeanor was completely different from his code name in U.
"Magician", a very fancy code name.
The code names of most U members are related to their personal abilities, especially those of the core members, which are so obvious that they are almost put on the table. They are particularly high-profile and arrogant, and they do have enough confidence.
"Long time no see, Fei."
He sounded like he missed it quite a bit, but within his gentle voice flowed countless malice, anticipating death to befall the person before him. "When I first learned about your real identity, I found it both surprising and reasonable."
"You're probably the only one who was able to successfully release The Ninth Day. The system didn't even stop you from leaking game information. Furthermore, The Ninth Day was clearly released before you left."
The magician's lips curved ever wider, his gentle exterior shorn of excitement, as if a monster, freed from rationality, had lurked beneath his skin. "The most interesting thing is, the system cooperated with you in misreporting the announcement. Was it a deal, or was it voluntary?"
...This troublesome guy. Fei pulled off his mask, and the hood fell off with it. He sighed, revealing his complete face for the first time. "It seems that the members of U really miss me. I understand your enthusiasm. You can go back now."
The magician, who was once ranked first in the intelligence list of the ghost story game and was known as the copy predictor, has a very useful brain. It is so useful that if he was not only gentle on the surface, but actually as abnormal as the top executives of U, Fei would want to poach him.
"If it weren't for the latter, I don't think The Ninth Day would have been published at all." The magician ignored him and continued, "Our number one player is truly kind. After clearing the level, he didn't forget to provide clues to other players."
He changed his tone and said, "Of course there are other reasons—for money. My adoptive parents' inheritance can't possibly support you and your brother, who just started college this year, for the rest of your lives."
"Fei, the incredibly successful producer of the Kaidan game, and the game's ninth day, don't seem to be worried about money, no matter how you look at it. This makes it even more interesting. Isn't there a generous reward for completing the game? Are the choices limited, or did you choose something else?"
The magician spoke rather quickly. He would subconsciously speed up his speech when thinking, and whether others could keep up was obviously not his concern. He lobbed another question, and after coming to his senses, he offered a false apology, "Do you need me to repeat it again?"
If the magician were really asked to repeat it, he would probably repeat it word for word and without changing his tone, just like a broadcast on Line 5.
"Damn it!" The system uttered a curse word, a rare occurrence. It held it in for a long time before swallowing back the swear words it had seen. It angrily said, "Where's the hell is this! How dare you open someone else's account? Isn't this forbidden?"
"U will definitely do this." Fei knew that they must have checked everyone around him a long time ago. Even with Shen Que's help in covering it up, it was probably unavoidable. He comforted the system with a few words, "It's okay, just kill them all."
System: [...Did you just say something horrible?]
Fei: “No.”
system:【. 】
The mask's straps were hooked on his fingertips, hanging loosely on his hand. Fei said casually, "No need. It's not like you don't know. Why, do you think I will tell you?"
The magician smiled warmly upon hearing this, "Of course not... You really haven't changed at all."
"It seems you won't change your mind." The magician's voice was filled with confusion. He really didn't understand why Fei would rather help the useless Operations Department than join the U. "But we have always welcomed you."
"All those strange stories will eventually come true. Instead of resisting, why not accept them? I didn't expect you to harbor such foolish hopes." He extended his hand as if inviting.
"We are the same, aren't we?"
U accepts, protects, and utilizes strange stories, and is extremely looking forward to the world's destruction.
Fei's response was an unchanging silence, not even bothering to utter a word of refusal. He quietly watched the magician withdraw his hand. "I can't help you if you insist on asking for trouble. I've never shared the same ideals as you, and I find your persistence strange."
He didn't think he had given U any illusion, causing them to define people within the boundaries of their own kind, but perhaps they were just making up excuses and wanted to take advantage of Fei.
Just like before, it is all based on considerations of interests.
"What's more, you all talk nicely, but in reality, you don't show any sincerity at all." Fei shook his head regretfully. He pretended to be casual and said, "At least the Operations Department gave me a newly renovated studio and promised to guarantee my personal safety."
Even though it was due to the destruction of the ghost story, the delivery was indeed made. As for personal safety… at this point, it seems unclear who is protecting whom. Fei spoke calmly, as if he were just an ordinary person in need of security.
He did not mention at all the fierce battles he had with the core members of U and how he had betrayed everyone he met.
The magician readily took over his words: "U will naturally provide what you want... For example?"
This time it was Fei's turn to put on a fake smile. The temperature in the tunnel was warmer than outside. He unzipped his black jacket and said, "I'm not greedy. As long as Wine is willing to give up his seat, that's fine."
Magician: “…Heh.”
Magician: "I'll tell him, but it might be better if you tell him in person."
Fei: "Then there's no need."
"Of course I have to pay attention to you. After all, you are U's 'distinguished guest'. I think the leader will be very happy too." The branches of the vines extended from the magician's pocket and climbed over the steel track. The vines were covered with colorful flowers blooming, crisscrossing on the silver-white road surface.
The vine's branches climbed up the wall, and it looked like it wouldn't take long for it to completely envelop the entire Line 5. Fei quickly grabbed the trembling branch beside him and mocked, "How come the thing you conjured is more like a human than you are?"
He actually showed signs of fear. He originally thought they were all dead objects, but he didn't expect them to be quite anthropomorphic.
Fei asked casually, "How long will it take you to cover this area? Can it be done in eight minutes?"
The magician glanced at him without replying, and Fei didn't look like he really wanted to chat. He probably wanted to do something while he wasn't paying attention, or to ask some questions.
Fei didn't care about his attitude. He leaned against the wall with his arms folded, watching him calmly as he tried to control the ghost talk.
The system sensed something unusual, and asked subtly, "Are you planning to wait until the magician has controlled the ghost before stealing the house? Wouldn't that be a bad idea? It would make us seem a bit treacherous."
"Why not knock him out now? That way it's more legitimate, and what if he's deliberately delaying the admission?"
Fei: "...So sneak attacks are no longer insidious now?"
System: [Yes.]
Fei: "..." What kind of logic is this? He really couldn't understand the system's thought process.
Even the system guessed what he was going to do, so there was no way the magician wouldn't be aware of it. The branches, shaking like leaves in the wind, wrapped around his fingertips, trying to please and tremble, trying to get the other party to spare his life. The blue-purple flowers exuded a light fragrance.
A fragrance that is enough to bewitch people, the ingredients mixed in it not only contain hypnosis, but are also more harmful to human health. Fei knows it in his heart, and it can't affect him anyway.
"Aren't you afraid of wasting all your efforts?" Fei said, gently caressing the blue-purple petals. "You know I won't let you leave with this strange story, right?"
The magician took off his glasses, removing the decorations that masked his sharpness. The aggression between his brows was revealed, as was the arrogance he disdained to conceal. He said, "Sometimes you're even more arrogant than I am, Fei. You really should let those people see it."
Fei looked at him, his dark eyes occasionally giving people a heavy sense of oppression and an unusual shudder.
"It's a shame I didn't get to see a certain player who completed the game in the early stages," the magician sighed pretentiously. "I heard from Wine that you were a completely different person back then."
"This is the first time I've heard Wine describe you as someone closest to our kind. He said you were devoid of any emotion back then, as cold and emotionless as a puppet that came to life, with no empathy for the world. I'm curious how you 'returned to normal'."
The magician stared at Fei, his lips moving as he slowly uttered a few words: "This is so strange."
He talked about the name, "Is it because of Shi Yu? That student who has no blood relationship with you. As far as I know, you were adopted by Shi Yu's parents six years ago."
Fei remained indifferent, his eyes flat and expressionless. The magician's words clearly separated him from Shi Yu, as if he still believed they were the same kind of people. He corrected him without any emotion, "We're family."
He knew that if he said that, they would probably pay some attention to Shi Yu, and they might even think of killing him to restore him to his original state. But Fei couldn't guarantee that even if he pretended not to care, U's people would not attack Xiaoyu.
When Fei was away, his friends had always been helping to take care of Shi Yu. If there was an accident, Shen Que would rush over and inform him as soon as possible. Now there was a system, so he was not worried.
The magician's attitude towards Fei was no exception. Family love was the emotion he found most difficult to understand. He muttered in a strange tone, "It really is because of him. What a touching story."
Fei's eyes turned cold. Usually, when a magician speaks like this, it means he has some inappropriate thoughts.
He grabbed the branches of the vine, and withered colors began to spread from the area where his hand touched the plant, as if a parasite was dying after losing its nutrient supply. The tunnel already occupied by vines and flowers became half lively and half withered.
The place where Fei stood was the only dividing line. He loosened the withered branches and warned the other party: "Don't get close to him."
Shadows seeped into the withered branches and continued to expand outward, occupying Line 5 even faster than the vines. The magician, who had received the warning, simply put his glasses into his pocket and bent down to pick up a vine.
After many months, when I faced Fei again, his ability was still the familiar strong aggressiveness, with no change.
"Infiltration", he knew the name of his personal skill, nothing else. Whenever the magician had new speculations, Fei Xin's ability would make him overturn his original guess.
A completely predatory skill, very different from his brother who has a relatively mild recall ability.
The overwhelming strength is such that the gap cannot be made up at all. No matter how unwilling or jealous you are, you can only look up to him. Only such strength is worthy of being the only player to pass the level.
The magician knew that he could not take this strange story away, and he did not have the idea that he had to succeed before coming, after all, Fei was here.
The uniquely designed silver tie clip, understated and expensive, shone with a dazzling brilliance. It flashed across the field of vision, leaving the viewer distracted and unable to notice the fog rising around them. The magician took a few steps back, sinking deeper into the center of the fog.
"See you next time." The magician left with these words and took away the dead branches on the ground. Fei, who enjoyed the exit show for free, used his ability to infiltrate every corner of the strange story field. He forced all trains to stop the game.
After that, Bai Bei changed out of his gamer appearance and returned to the carriage. He looked at the empty seats and began to ponder. Was he going to fall to the ground? That would be too miserable.
Bai Bei took off his sweatshirt, which he had taken from the unconscious Xie Jianshan. He couldn't let anyone see that he and "Fei" were wearing the same thing. Fortunately, the adjusted height supported it, and although it was a little loose, it didn't look ill-fitting.
He kindly draped it over Xie Jianshan like a blanket, and at the end he sighed, "I'm so kind."
The system that had watched Bai Bei stripping people’s clothes before: [……] I’m convinced. Why is this guy still bragging about himself for no reason?
Bai Bei sat by the wall and closed his eyes, pretending to be dizzy. Before long, he heard the sounds of passengers waking up. Just as he was about to open his eyes, someone suddenly pressed down on his shoulders, shaking him so hard that he almost fainted. "Are you okay?! Wake up!"
"...I'm fine." When Bai Bei spoke, the man finally stopped and broke Xie Jianshan's hand. "If you keep shaking, I'm really going to be in trouble."
"Do you remember how you passed out?"
"I don't remember, what's wrong?"
Xie Jianshan shook his head, "It's okay."
Although he said it was nothing, Xie Jianshan's expression did not look like he was fine. Bai Bei pretended not to see anything and did not ask anything, just perfectly playing the role of a soulless human-machine.
The white door disappeared, and the normal broadcasting sounded the arrival prompt, but the power switch did not open. Xie Jianshan saw his teammates standing outside, and he knew that his companions should have explained the accident to the subway station.
The doors didn't open, and the crowd grew restless again, wondering if the game wasn't over yet. Xie Jianshan took the initiative to calm them down, saying someone would be arriving with a contract, and all passengers would need to sign a confidentiality agreement before leaving the bus.
The content of the agreement is very simple. As long as you don't deliberately spread what happened today to cause any impact, it will be fine. If anyone violates the agreement, the Operations Department has the right to pursue it.
Not only this train, but passengers on all trains on Line 5 that encounter accidents must sign.
A few minutes after he finished speaking, the power switch was turned on, and people with confidentiality contracts came in and began to distribute them. They asked him about the casualties and breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Xie Jianshan's reply.
The agreement contained very little content, and as he said, it only addressed those strange incidents. Some passengers complained a few times before signing their names. Members of the Operations Department stood guard at the door to ensure that no one was missed, and the passengers got off the bus one after another.
Bai Bei, who was waiting behind, seemed to be in a daze, but he was actually confirming Shi Yu's situation through the barrage.
Our protagonists are now living a good life. It’s really good to have a big boss leading us.
[I'm dying of laughter! Yangmei and Wenge are both worried about whether Fei has other intentions, while Xiaoyu's mind is full of what to eat next.]
Xiaoyu: What are you mumbling? I don’t understand. Let’s eat. Hotpot or barbecue?
[Hey, I thought Xiaoyu would meet Captain Xie and find out that our brother's friend's identity is not simple, and then the protagonists left the station in a beautiful way. I can only deduct 6]
Another passenger was about to leave, and it was finally Bai Bei's turn.
"Thanks, Captain." Bai Bei took the contract. He took the pen and held it between his fingers, not writing his name right away. "I've already signed it once before. Do I need to sign it again?"
Xie Jianshan raised his chin towards the person behind him and gestured for Bai Bei to pass it to the person behind him, "You don't need it."
In order not to disturb the passengers behind him, Bai Bei stood beside Xie Jianshan. When everything was finally over, he followed the others out of the car and walked over to Lin Yuan. She knew that the higher-ups were considering hiring this producer, so there was no need to hide the strange story from him.
"We've been delayed for a while, so we might have to take the bus back." Lin Yuan looked at the map with the signs for each station and asked, "How many stops do you want to take? We'll take you back."
Bai Bei, an ordinary person who received the first-level protection from the Operations Department: "...Thank you, no thanks, I can go back by myself."
"The ghost stories in the subway station will definitely attract other people's attention. In addition, there are some ghost story protection organizations that are against the Operations Department, and they often act without considering the consequences." Xie Jianshan understood why Lin Yuan said this, and he explained in a low voice.
"We've found you, and they should know by now." Xie Jianshan added, "They might be hiding in the crowd, ready to kill you, so let us go back with you. It's better to be safe than sorry."
Bo Bei, who had beaten U's core members and even the leader countless times, said: "That sounds terrifying. Thank you for your help."
The eavesdropping system closed its eyes. It thought this world was truly terrifying. How could there be a passerby like Bo Bei, an ordinary person who could slap everyone in the face? [Are you not going to laugh at this? I can't hold it back.]
“It’s actually really scary.”
[…You’re the one who’s scary, right?]
Bai Bei opened his phone and replied to Shi Yu's message before he remembered that he hadn't eaten yet. He looked up at the station he was at and said, "Why don't you guys go first? I haven't found dinner yet, so I'll probably get out of the station and find a restaurant and come back later."
"That's even better." Xie Jianshan was eager to find a place to discuss business. The restaurant not only had a private room but also provided dinner. It was simply the perfect place. "Let's go."
In the end, Bai Bei still didn't get to eat noodles today. He, Lin Yuan and Xie Jianshan chose a home-style restaurant with a clean environment.
"...You mean Fei?" While waiting after ordering, Bai Bei was still a little confused when he heard Xie Jianshan mention it. He pretended to recall it, and then suddenly realized, "Oh, is it the player who completed the strange game you mentioned earlier?"
Xie Jianshan nodded, and explained why he had previously suspected that he was related to Fei. "Fei is the only player who is not restricted by the system, and the overlap rate between the Ninth Day and the ghost story game is too high, so I suspect you are Fei."
"So that's how it is." Bai Bei sounded as if he understood, but was puzzled as to why he didn't say it earlier. "But I don't know. Why didn't you tell me when we first met?"
Xie Jianshan had a blank expression on his face. "If there hadn't been a low-risk ghost story happening in World City that day, you would probably still think I was trying to scam you out of money. Now that I've told you, you're going to send me to a mental hospital."
Bai Bei: "...Unexpected, please understand."
Lin Yuan: "He didn't know about these things before, don't be so complaining, Captain."
Bai Bei: “That’s right.”
Xie Jianshan: “……?” You two are working together?
"But Xiao Song said he didn't see Fei appear." Speaking of Fei, Lin Yuan remembered something important.
In order to prevent U's people from intercepting them, some team members stayed in the monitoring room, but they didn't see Fei in real time or during playback. "Maybe he used some props."
Even without the help of his ability, Xie Jianshan could still think of Fei. After the previous experiences, there really wasn't much else to do except him. "If nothing unexpected happens, it should be him."
"Then he's pretty impressive," he said, praising himself. Fei was sitting next to the captain and deputy captain of Operations Division One, his hand tapping on the rim of his glass. "So he was in the car just now?"
Lin Yuan said yes, and then continued: "But if Fei doesn't want us to see it, then he can do it."
Bai Bei was about to compliment him again when Xie Jianshan suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "Actually, you should have met Fei. There was a strange story on Jiuyou a few days ago, but Lin Yuan said you were unconscious at the time and probably didn't know about it."
"Actually, when I saw you, I used my ability to explore, but because you were unconscious, I couldn't see anything clearly."
Bo Bei, who wasn't online at the time, said: "I'm sorry I can't help you, but you seem to want him to join. Is Fei important to you?"
Xie Jianshan carefully considered his words and used a more accurate description, "It's not just us, there's also that group of ghost story protection organizations that are eyeing us covetously. You might think that one person wouldn't have such a big impact, but the fact is that Fei can determine the outcome."
Players of the former ghost story game longed for his mercy, no matter the rules or resources, just a little bit.
Now, the Operations Department hopes that he will remain kind, and the Ghost Story Protection Organization headed by U hopes that he will become one of its members. All that remains on Fei is attention and following.
People have the same fear of him as in strange stories, but they also have an extreme desire to get close to him. Driven by the desire to be strong, they admire and respect him uncontrollably.
Fei is always unrestrained, free and real. His power is frightening, but also attracts madness.
After Xie Jianshan saw Fei in person and witnessed him easily deal with the high-risk ghost story that the Operations Department had been troubled by, he no longer had any intention of recruiting him into the headquarters. He would not join. The Operations Department needed him, not him needing the Operations Department.
He could only hope that Yu Fei would not waver in his position, and only neutrality would not disrupt the balance.
"Then what will you do if he really turns to those organizations?" Bai Bei picked up the cup and took a sip of tea, asking casually with the attitude of a bystander, "Hunting him? Even if he might kill you first?"
"Even so," Lin Yuan replied gently but firmly. "We can't completely convict someone, but as long as they participate in organized activities and commit acts that endanger society, they will be put on the wanted list, and we will stop them at all costs."
From the moment they joined the Operations Department, what they feared was no longer death, but irreparable failure.
"I see."
Bai Bei smiled and said, "Then I hope you get what you want and he won't stand against you."
The restaurant was crowded today, so the dishes weren't served quickly, but fortunately, people didn't wait until they were dizzy with hunger. The aroma of the food ended the conversation, and Bai Bei, who had finally finished his work but was forced to work overtime because of the ghost story, picked up his chopsticks.
In the end, Xie Jianshan paid for the meal privately on behalf of the Operations Department.
"I'm so sorry, Captain Xie. I haven't joined the Operations Department yet." Bai Bei said this without actually touching the black-screened phone on the table. Xie Jianshan saw through his superficial excuse and went to pay the bill after glancing at him.
Lin Yuan was quite satisfied with this as he could help the Operations Department gain favor without spending any money.
Bai Bei looked down at his phone, which lit up with a new message. He unlocked the screen, read the message from Shi Yu, and then told Lin Yuan, "Xiaoyu and his friends are also at the subway station in this area. It should be fine with them around. If you're worried, just walk me to the entrance. Otherwise, it'll be too much trouble."
Lin Yuan didn't refuse. She was afraid of putting pressure on others, so she simply nodded, "Okay, it's okay. If there's any danger, please contact us immediately. We will keep an eye on it."
After hearing her say this, Bai Bei took the initiative to express his gratitude.
Accompanied by two reliable captains from the Operations Department, Bai Bei arrived at the subway station safely. He turned around to say goodbye to everyone, walked down the stairs, and saw Shi Yu in the waiting area.
As if nothing unexpected had happened, he just had a meal outside with his colleagues. Finally, when he was about to take his younger brother, who happened to be nearby, home, Bo Bei said, "Let's go."
Very good, today is also an ordinary day.
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The author has something to say: The next chapter will be about a new strange story! The opening will be a bit unusual, in the form of a forum (not a comic forum, but a game forum from the Ninth Day!)
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