Outside the office, in the corridor.

"Is he gone?"

“…I’m leaving.”

Su Yuan looked at the empty corridor and pursed his lips slightly.

Li Zhenzhen sighed, gently hugged Su Yuan's shoulders into her arms, and spoke softly:

"Don't be sad... You did the right thing. Even though your brother is a fool, he will understand your intentions sooner or later..."

"It doesn't matter whether he understands or not." Su Yuan, who was always aloof and resolute, had red eyes. "If possible, I hope he will never understand..."

"Too……"

Su Yuan raised his head slightly, stubbornly forced back the tears from the corners of his eyes, then turned to look at Li Zhenzhen.

"Sister Zhenzhen, what about you and Captain Fang Mo?"

"What should we do?" Li Zhenzhen smiled, "That's it... From the beginning, we didn't expect to be like ordinary people. Getting married and having children are too far-fetched for the Night Watchmen... Look at Commander Lin and Instructor Jia Lan, as well as Instructor Jiang Er and An...

In short, I will go wherever he goes, and if he dies, I will die with him. Perhaps this is the romance of love that belongs only to the Night Watchmen. "

Li Zhenzhen looked at the tightly closed office door, her eyes bright. There was no confusion on her face, only a pure and simple persistence.

Su Yuan seemed to have thought of something, and his expression was a little complicated...

"The more you pursue something, the more painful it will be when you can't get it... Sister Zhenzhen, you see it most clearly."

Li Zhenzhen chuckled.

"Come on, I'm the agent of the God of Love. Who can understand love better than me?"

Lu Baoyou listened to the conversation of the people around him, standing alone in the corner against the wall, his eyes flickering slightly, and I don’t know what he was thinking about...

After a long time, the office door slowly opened.

Everyone turned their heads to look at the same time, only to see Fang Mo, wearing a purple cloak, walking out with his head lowered and a complicated expression.

He closed the door behind him, and Li Zhenzhen and others surrounded him.

"How is it? What is the specific task?"

"...Just like what I said before, give it to someone..."

"Who?"

Fang Mo clenched his fists tightly, took a deep breath, and turned his head to look in a certain direction...

"Everyone, let's find a place to rest. I need to go meet them first."

After he finished speaking, Fang Mo walked straight out of the crowd and headed out of the headquarters, leaving everyone standing there looking at each other in confusion.

"Is this mission so mysterious?" Liu Jun asked in confusion.

"...I feel that the captain's expression doesn't seem good." Su Yuan turned to look at Li Zhenzhen, who was staring in the direction where Fang Mo left, her eyes full of worry.

After Fang Mo left, Vice Captain Lu Baoyou became the leader of the [Devil] team. He walked up to the crowd and spoke calmly,

"Okay...you can move freely."

…

After Fang Mo left, the members of the [Devil] team temporarily dispersed.

Lu Baoyou, who was used to traveling alone, separated from the others and wandered around the Night Watch headquarters. After the sun rose and set and another day passed, he made up his mind and returned to the commander-in-chief's office alone.

Knock knock knock——

"Enter."

Lu Baoyou pushed the door open and walked in. The fatalistic monk was still sitting in the same position, as if he had not moved all night.

"Lu Baoyou." Monk Fate didn't seem surprised by Lu Baoyou's arrival. "What do you want from me?"

"You said you would grant my wish, does that still count?"

"Of course it counts."

"I want to find someone."

"Who are you looking for?"

Lu Baoyou opened his mouth, with an expression as if he wanted to say something but hesitated... This was an extremely rare emotion for him, who was always decisive.

"I don't know her name... She was a beggar, no... She shouldn't be that tall now. She was about this tall, and... Still no, after so many years, she should have grown taller..."

Lu Baoyou tried hard to describe something, but found that he couldn't describe the appearance of the person he was looking for... His brows were getting tighter and tighter.

"No hurry, take your time." The Fateful Monk looked into his eyes, "The person you are looking for is a woman?"

"yes."

"How old?"

"Five years ago, she was about sixteen or seventeen? She should be around twenty now."

"When did you meet her?"

"Five years ago, New Year's Eve."

"Where is it?"

"Shangjing City, the bridge tunnel in the western suburbs

"Bridge hole? Don't you have her specific address?"

"...No, I don't know where she went afterwards."

"Are there any features on her face? Or, can you draw her?"

"I...I can't draw."

The office fell into silence.

The monk narrowed his eyes and spoke slowly:

"So, you want me to help you find a female beggar in her twenties whose name, appearance, and address you don't know?"

"No, she was a beggar back then, but she probably isn't anymore now..."

After saying this, Lu Baoyou himself felt that the conditions were too vague, and the scope given was as if there was no scope at all. With a population of more than one billion in Daxia, where could he find such an unknown girl?

A hint of bitterness appeared in his eyes. He shook his head, turned around and walked out the door.

"Sorry...just pretend I wasn't here."

"Wait." The fateful monk called him.

Lu Baoyou looked back in confusion.

"What do you want with her?"

Hearing this question, Lu Baoyou was slightly stunned.

In his mind, he suddenly recalled the New Year's Eve five years ago when, under the bridge with fireworks flickering, he stuffed the ham into his instant noodles and said with a smile, "Happy New Year, my hero"...

He didn't know why he couldn't forget that scene, nor did he know why he dreamed of the little beggar wrapped in a thick blanket every night... They were just casual acquaintances, but her existence seemed to be engraved into his soul.

Is it love? Or... redemption?

In countless dark nights that followed, Lu Baoyou tossed and turned thinking about this question, but never found an answer.

Besides, five years have passed, and she might have forgotten me altogether. Even if I find her...what can I say?

"Lu Baoyou?"

Seeing Lu Baoyou standing there like a sculpture, the fateful monk spoke again.

Lu Baoyou came back to his senses and remained silent for a long time.

"I don't know...but she may be the only thing I care about in this world."

The Fateful Monk stared at him for a moment and nodded, "I understand your wish... But to be honest, based on the information you gave me, it's not easy to find this girl. I can only try my best."

Lu Baoyou's eyes sparkled. He looked at the fateful monk, his straight and hard back slightly bent.

"……Thanks."