The old orc pounded on the door and shook off the dust from the wall. With a creak, a large chunk of plaster fell from above, seemingly unable to bear the weight, right above Jiang Zheyu's head.
Su Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he quickly reached out and grabbed Jiang Zheyu's wrist, pulling her into his arms.
The lime block crashed to the ground with a thud and shattered into several pieces.
Jiang Zheyu's head twitched slightly. She turned her head to look at Su Yan's chest and silently swallowed. If she had been standing there just now, her head would probably have been covered in white dust and she would have fainted from a headache.
The old orc seemed somewhat used to it, but he still cautiously asked Jiang Zheyu, "Your Excellency, were you injured just now? This apartment is quite old; who knew it would suddenly drop chunks of lime?"
Feng Qi's black military uniform was also stained with small patches of white ash.
“The materials used in your apartment are wrong.” Feng Qi squatted down, picked up a fragile stone from the ground with his fingers, and slowly stood up. His critical gaze fell on the uneven, peeling gray-white walls. Then, he slowly operated his fingers on the personal terminal. “These walls are made of cheap, poorly made Saturnite, which violates the Imperial Law’s regulations on apartment building materials. The fine has been sent to your personal terminal. Remember to pay the fine on time and make the necessary corrections.”
The man's voice was cold and indifferent.
The old orc felt a slight pang in his heart. Captain Qi hadn't complained about the materials used in the apartment building when he came to patrol before, so why was he suddenly being fined and ordered to make rectifications?
He looked at the girl being protected and held in Commander Su's arms, and suddenly realized something.
For a moment, I felt that today was the most unlucky day ever. Of all times, the wall plaster had to come off today, and it just so happened to hit the female.
"Okay, okay, I will." The old orc had no choice but to agree.
Feng Qi patted the small door to the stairwell again, frowning slightly: "Is nobody home?"
"No, I saw his brother bringing back scraps today." The old orc was also a little puzzled.
“Someone’s here.” Su Yan released Jiang Zheyu, letting her step out of his embrace, and looked at the small door. “I’m afraid they just don’t dare to open it.”
Feng Qi glanced at Su Yan. Since Su Yan said there were people there, then there must be people there. This guy's mental strength was even stronger than his.
The old orc realized something and his knocking became softer: "Is Xiao Xuan inside? Last time I reported your brother's death to the Empire, and now that female has come to apologize. Open the door quickly."
But the door still wouldn't open.
The old orc picked up the key, intending to open the door directly.
A cool, aloof voice rang out behind them: "What are you doing outside my house?"
The boy was dressed in faded, worn-out clothes, extremely thin, with short, black hair hanging down over his eyebrows. His clothes were filthy, as if covered in dust, and he had wounds on his face, as if he had been in a fight.
He had a handsome, aloof face, and his narrow eyes were a rare and exquisite blend of purple and golden sand, like two distinct, flowing colors, possessing a unique beauty.
"Ah Si, you're back." The old orc walked over, his face beaming. "Didn't I report your brother's situation to the Empire last time? You won't have to live such a hard life anymore. This female will take care of your brother's upbringing expenses, and you won't have to work so hard anymore."
"No need." The young man simply pushed the old orc away, walked calmly to the small door of his stairwell, took out his key from his waist, and said as he opened the door, "You can go back now. I don't need any so-called compensation or apology."
The old orc hurried over and earnestly advised, "Why are you so stubborn? Your brother is gone anyway, and only the two of you are left. Why live such a miserable life? If you accept the compensation, you won't have to suffer like this."
The boy opened the door, but paused in his grip on the doorknob, his cold eyes glancing at the old orc: "I didn't tell you to report it. Since you did, and you want the money, then take it. I will not accept any compensation or apology from the perpetrators."
After he finished speaking coldly, he bent down and went into the stairwell, then slammed the door shut.
Jiang Zheyu watched this scene, her lips moved, but in the end she didn't say anything.
This is the orc who never accepted her friend request.
She had some suspicions in her mind. If he wanted compensation, he would naturally accept her friend request, but the boy did not.
Feng Qi turned his gaze back to Jiang Zheyu: "If the family does not accept the apology and compensation, we can ignore it."
The empire only offered them compensation; if they didn't want it, the empire wouldn't force them to have it. It was all voluntary on both sides.
"Let's go, let's ignore it." Feng Qi said, heading outside.
The old orc was anxious and kept banging on the door: "Ah Si, such a good opportunity, once it's gone, it's gone forever! Why don't you think about making a living, kid? It's not like I'm asking you to apologize, sigh..."
Jiang Zheyu walked over and placed the fruit, children's fairy tale books, paper, pens, and small toys she had bought in front of the door. She said softly, "If you need any help in the future, you can come to me anytime. I've added you on my personal computer, so it should have a record. If you change your mind in the future, you can contact me anytime. Compensation and apologies are valid with me indefinitely."
After she finished speaking, she ignored the orcs inside the house.
"Let's go." Su Yan reached out his hand to her.
Jiang Zheyu paused for a moment, then took Su Yan's hand and walked out with him.
Feng Qi, who had already reached the top of the stairs, saw them come out and turned to walk down as well.
After Jiang Zheyu left, the small door to the stairwell opened, and a handsome little boy came out and saw the bag by the door.
He cautiously glanced inside, seemingly to make sure his brother wouldn't come out, then slowly squatted down in front of the bag and rummaged through it, finding a small silver mecha model toy.
The little boy blinked his eyes, which were just like those of the teenager, and reached out to pick up the small silver mecha and place it in front of him. He began to slowly disassemble the small mecha and then slowly reassemble it.
A shadow fell upon him.
The little boy seemed to realize something, paused for a moment, then looked up at the boy, still holding the small silver mecha in his hand.
"Throw it away, brother will buy you a new one." Yin Si squatted down, slowly took the little toy mecha from the little boy's hand, and casually put it into the bag. "Wait a little longer, brother will be able to take you away from here soon."
The little boy didn't cry or make a fuss when his toy was taken away.
Yin Si took the contents of the bag off the bag, intending to throw it into the trash can.
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