Chapter 2 Restaurant and the Younger Generation
Hong Siyu is a familiar stranger to Lin Yun.
The reason for their familiarity is that they have known each other for a long time. In fact, they can be said to be old friends. The two had known each other as early as middle school, and they could be said to be partners at that time.
The reason why they feel strange is that they had drifted apart from each other many years ago, and now he simply cannot understand what the other person is thinking.
Although she had contacted him frequently recently, as if she wanted to reconcile with him, he did not see her intention clearly.
In other words, he didn't really want to know why.
"Last month, the country announced a new list of Magical Girl Hanaru rankings, and there were two newcomers added at once."
For example, now.
The woman, who was drinking and holding a wine glass, spoke to him like this with a mocking look on her face.
To be honest, although she is over 30 years old, I don’t know if it’s because she has taken good care of herself or why, the woman in front of me is still as charming as ever and looks young and bright.
Hearing this, Lin Yun paused, but remained expressionless as he responded: "What's the point of saying this now?"
The woman laughed: "Is it meaningless to pay attention to the younger generation?"
After drinking some lemonade, Lin Yun said vaguely: "It has nothing to do with me, why should I pay attention to it?"
"You can't fool your own people with this kind of lie. You can't be completely unrelated, right?"
The woman took a sip of red wine with him and said meaningfully: "After all, you were..."
"Stop."
She was halfway through her sentence when she saw a finger tapping on the center of the table.
Lin Yun only raised his index finger but did not look at her:
"I should have said that I don't want to mention it."
The two fell silent for a moment.
Hong Siyu stared at him for a while, then smiled with an ambiguous smile:
"Okay, let's not talk about it. Let's talk about the house I bought before?"
The topic then returned to the daily life of the family.
Lin Yun was picking vegetables absentmindedly, while the woman was drinking wine with a smile on her face.
The atmosphere in the high-end restaurant is quite elegant, and the dinner progresses gradually as the waiters change the plates again and again.
Just when Lin Yun thought the dinner was halfway through, the woman opposite him suddenly brought up a topic that he had to face.
"Oh, there's one more thing."
When she said this, she was obviously tipsy, so her tone became carefree: "She is the new magical girl from Fangting City. She has already contacted us today."
Across the table, the woman's bright smile was so charming: "So, does this have anything to do with you?"
The two sat opposite each other at the table, forming a sharp contrast in appearance. The woman looked young and beautiful, while Lin Yun was listless and looked like he had experienced many hardships.
People who don't know the truth might think that the two people at the table are at least ten years apart and would never associate them with the fact that they are actually the same age.
"I've heard a little bit about this. What do you want to say?"
Lin Yun held the cup with one hand, took another sip of lemonade, and continued to act as if he didn't care much.
"Ah, you've heard about it? You're more informed than I thought. I'm the official, but I feel like a failure..."
Upon hearing this, the drunken woman wiped her eyes somewhat exaggeratedly.
"If you are aware of your status as an official, then don't shout out inside information in public."
Lin Yun knocked on the table to stop her and said, "Also, don't make weird noises in the restaurant. Didn't you see that the diners around us are looking at our table with strange eyes?"
"Did I hear you say thirty-five? Are you mocking the lonely and advanced women who are unmarried at an older age?" Hong Siyu widened his eyes.
"No one said thirty-five, and no one mentioned your age. Don't take this opportunity to make a fuss. Let's get down to business."
After a busy day, Lin Yun was already extremely tired. He felt a dull pain in his head when he heard the other party quarreling.
If it weren't for the other party's phone call, he could now be lying on the sofa at home enjoying peace, instead of listening to a drunk woman going crazy in a high-end restaurant with painful prices.
"Business?"
The woman across the table tilted her head, looking cute beyond her age: "I want to chat with you?"
"…I was talking about the magical girl thing you mentioned just now."
"Hmm? Don't you already know that?"
"I know and you won't tell me?"
"No?"
"Hurry up and tell me."
"How dare you be so mean to me? It's my treat tonight!"
Lin Yun only felt that his blood pressure was fluctuating severely.
I know it's impossible to reason with a drunk and crazy person, but the drunken nonsense of the woman in front of me is also a real headache.
The other party is not a partner who can be dealt with casually at a normal dinner party, but someone you really want to communicate with, which makes communication at the dinner table extremely difficult.
"Putting aside your inappropriate awkwardness, can you tell me what the new magical girls are like? Did they appear recently? How long have they been active? To what extent have you been working with them?"
Therefore, Lin Yun broke away from the other party's conversation rhythm, took the initiative, and directly sought the information he wanted.
The "connection" mentioned in the words is actually the city government's attitude towards magical girls.
There are extraordinary powers in this world.
Both the crippled beasts and the magical girls are beings that are clearly very different from ordinary people.
There may be crippled beasts in every corner of the world, and there are magical girls in every city in the world.
Therefore, every city, in the open or in the dark, will have a special agency to recruit some talented people to deal with matters related to the residual beasts. At the same time, they will contact and connect with the magic girls in the city to assist them in dealing with the residual beasts that appear quickly, efficiently and with low risk, and complete the work of protecting ordinary people.
Over time, this became a tradition.
The government agency responsible for connecting with magical girls and handling matters concerning crippled beasts is called the Abnormal Attack Countermeasures Bureau, or simply the Abnormal Countermeasures Bureau.
The Strategy Bureau is responsible for contacting the magical girls in the city, showing goodwill to them, providing help, and reaching cooperation. This has become a routine procedure.
And the Hong Siyu in front of him is actually a member of the Yi Ce Bureau.
That's why she calls herself an "official" and reveals news related to "magical girls".
"Ahaha...what were you asking about? Magical girl?"
Hong Siyu, who was gradually becoming unable to speak clearly, narrowed his eyes, as if searching for the remaining rationality in his brain, and stammered: "Ah, yes, I remember now, magical girl! Then that thing should have started soon!"
"...What's about to start?" Lin Yun was slightly stunned when he heard this.
"That's right, the interview report about the new magical girl will be broadcast on the city channel. It will be tonight!"
Hong Siyu seemed to regain his lucidity for a short time and slapped his forehead: "Remember to read it! Then all your questions will be answered!"
After she said this, she seemed to have completely lost her strength and fell on the table.
Soon, the sound of even breathing came from the other side of the table. Lin Yun looked carefully and was sure that the woman had really fallen asleep at the dining table.
"There will be answers? Why?"
He asked again, but unfortunately this question was destined to receive no response.
He called the waiter, went to the front desk to pay the bill, returned to the table, and looked at Hong Siyu who was lying there sleeping soundly, and Lin Yun sighed helplessly.
After calling out to the other party again and again without any result, he could only carry Hong Siyu and leave the restaurant amid the strange looks from the people around them.
He found the car keys in her wallet, opened the door, threw her into the passenger seat, fastened her seat belt, sat in the driver's seat, and started the engine.
On the night road, the car moved towards Hongsi and home.
The evening rush hour has passed and the traffic on the street has become smoother. Looking at the night view of the street, Lin Yun feels that his mood has improved a little.
A hand came to rest on his knee.
“Senior…”
Hong Si and a confused voice sounded nearby.
"What's wrong?" Lin Yun glanced at her and responded.
"You said... Aya has been gone for more than two years, why can't you consider me?"
A somewhat depressed voice came from the passenger seat.
"I'm not married yet, you can imagine how hard it must be for me to wait."
Lin Yun remained silent for a moment.
He didn't really want to answer this question, nor did he know how to answer it.
The car drove on the road for a while before he figured out how to express his feelings. He then said, "I—haven't been able to convince myself yet."
He paused and added:
"I couldn't convince myself to let her go."
However, the conclusion he came to after a long consideration was not heard by the other party. A shallow breathing sound was heard, and in this brief silence, Hong Siyu seemed to have fallen asleep again.
In a trance, Lin Yun seemed to hear a very light sob: "I'm sorry."
The sound was so vague and hazy that it took him a long time to understand that the pronunciation was actually "sorry".
It is impossible to tell whether this voice was Hong Siyu's dream talk or his illusion.
(End of this chapter)
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