"What did you say you saw?"
Louis, sitting at his desk, suddenly looked up, his gaze unusually serious. Julian was startled by his father's serious expression when he told him about it.
"I saw the clothes that NPC was wearing when I was helping my mother organize your father's wardrobe. They were your combat uniform from your time in the army."
Louis did not initially enter politics directly; instead, he started as a junior commander in the military.
He didn't know why his father went into politics afterward, but in hindsight, his father's choice was absolutely correct.
"What exactly is that game company trying to do? Why are there NPCs...?"
“Julian, I told you a long time ago that there are actually ‘living people’ in this game, otherwise this wouldn’t have happened.”
Julian knew about these things, and today he saw the mysterious merchant who had helped them. Julian began to suspect that the mysterious merchant might be the same person he knew, Mingmei.
After all, in all the escape games he'd played, the mysterious merchant's face wasn't always the same, but it was always one of those few, and he'd encountered quite a few NPCs with that bright, cheerful face.
Sometimes it feels fake, but other times it's inexplicably vivid.
It's not about facial expressions, but rather the overall feeling or impression conveyed to the reader.
However, rather than whether the complete and bright one was a real person or an NPC, he was more concerned about whether the one who had the same combat uniform as his father was a real person.
"So... that NPC... father, is he someone in our Federation?"
Julian cautiously asked a question, but was met with a long silence from his father.
"Julian, do you know what that combat suit I'm wearing represents?"
Much later, Louis finally asked this question.
"have no idea."
Julian shook his head honestly. Louis hadn't mentioned that when his mother married his father, his father was already in politics. According to his mother, even after his father became president, he still held military power, but he rarely talked about his time at military school or in the military.
Regarding combat uniforms, Julian only knew from his school knowledge that the military's combat uniforms had been updated several times, and the advantages of the new generation of combat uniforms.
"The design of my combat uniform was specially made by our graduating class teacher, who added a little design to the standard military combat uniform at the time and gave it to us as a gift."
This is our graduation gift as his students.
The military has regulations regarding combat uniforms; however, as long as the original function isn't affected, minor design changes in color and style are allowed. Our class advisor meant that no matter which military unit we join after graduation, wearing the same combat uniform means we'll always be classmates.
"That's fine too."
Julian seemed inspired by his father's experience. He wished that after his classmates graduated, at least a few of his closest friends could agree to create some special mark. (M.cascoo.net)
"Father, who was your homeroom teacher?"
“My teacher… resigned later, for love.” Louis suddenly smiled as he mentioned this. “We were the last class he taught. Afterwards, he and his partner made a huge contribution to the peace and security of the Federation’s borders. He only came back in the last two years.”
"Ah! Your teacher is..."
Julian's eyes widened, as if he already knew who he was talking about.
However, their topic seemed to have shifted. Louis also recalled his past memories, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared. He looked at Julian and said, "There were twenty-three of us in our class back then, and now only me, Chen Ze, and Qiong are left."
Julian never imagined that his father's two most capable assistants were actually his father's classmates.
When the Federation was first established, the political situation was chaotic, the legions were independent and hindered each other.
It wasn't until Louis broke through the encirclement and ascended to the presidency that the dark and chaotic situation in the Union was gradually turned around.
It seems that all of my father's classmates died on the battlefield, sacrificing themselves for the Federation.
But deep down... he thought, this is why his father went into politics.
Julian felt that what he had said today might have hurt his father, given the little he knew.
"I'm sorry, Father, I..."
"It's nothing. But if you're not mistaken, the combat suit that NPC is wearing really is... I think I should have a talk with Mr. Yan Hui."
...
"Uncle, that law enforcement officer you sent today seems to know my mom!"
After leaving the game pod in the school's game room, Mingmei had a late-night snack with Mu Chen and Lu Xiaoyao. Then, preoccupied with her thoughts, she returned to her dormitory and immediately video-chatted with Yan Hui.
When the video call started, Yan Hui was wearing a face mask.
Bright and beautiful: ? ? ?
Has this workaholic office worker changed his personality?
Mingmei looked at Mu Chen and began to doubt her own existence.
"Oh, we should know each other."
While applying the face mask, Yan Hui continued to flip through the documents that Mingmei couldn't see, looking very focused.
It's like a hardworking adult taking a break to casually attend to their child.
"uncle!"
Mingmei could tell that Yan Hui was deliberately avoiding the topic, and her anger flared up immediately. "You're hiding something from me!"
"We're adults now, isn't it normal for us to have some secrets from each other? Isn't it normal for me to keep things from you? Do you really need to know what color my underwear is today?"
Mingmei: "..."
Who cares what color your underwear is?!
The person she met today made Mingmei unable to ignore him.
At least she could tell from the tone of the other person's voice when they talked about their mother that the other person didn't like their mother, and might even hate her.
What kind of enemy is this?
"Just treat him like an NPC, he'll help you catch that Zerg."
Seeing that Mingmei was staring at him, puffing up her cheeks and not saying a word, Yan Hui took a screenshot, intending to send the photo of Mingmei looking like a frog in a huff to Mei Shi and her husband.
"Aren't you afraid I'll tell my mom?!"
“Go ahead and tell me.” Yan Hui raised an eyebrow, not afraid at all. “I really didn’t do anything bad. I found you some helpers, and you still think this way about me? You’re so sad! Remember, I paid for your school tuition.”
"I've been working for you, haven't I?"
"How many cents can you earn from this job?"
Bright and beautiful: ?
You've sold thousands of star coins for a single boxed meal, don't you have any idea how little she can earn?
After being speechless at her uncle's retort, Mingmei hung up the video call. After thinking for a while, she didn't continue the video call. Instead, she sent a message to her mother to ask if she had any enemies or anything.
However, Mingmei soon received a message from her mother—quite brilliant.
[Mei Shi: Your mother's enemies are long gone, their graves are overgrown with weeds. Why are you asking this?]
Mingmei: ...
All right.
Her uncle may not have done anything really bad.
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