Chapter 33: Strategy Bureau
"The Abnormal Policy Bureau in Nanyun City replied yesterday, saying that their sower had submitted a report to the Magic Kingdom and confirmed that there was a sower with the name 'Moko' registered, although the relevant resume was blank."
Several days had passed since Cuiqiao killed the pupa-level beast. Lin Yun, Hong Si and Zheng drove to the Yi Ce Bureau together.
Flipping through the documents in his hands, Hong Siyu sat in the car and said in a flat voice: "As for the loss of contact with the previous sower 'Nini' in Fangting City, the country's reply was 'It has been filed, please contact the new magical girl to continue the previous verification'? Strange, has this matter been reported to the country before? And they don't even plan to send reinforcements?"
"…I expected it. It probably has something to do with me."
Listening to Hong Siyu's words, Lin Yun, who was driving, suddenly spoke up and sighed, "When I retired, I should have erased my name from the Investigation Institute."
His identity as a magical girl is a hidden card for the local Strategy Bureau, but not for the Magic Kingdom.
The magical girls in the material world gain power, and after serving for ten years, they will retire. At this stage, they will have two choices: one is to join the magical kingdom full of magic power and become the natives of the kingdom, thereby solving problems such as the decline of magic power and continuing to serve as magical girls; the other is to stay in the material world, but retire from the identity of a magical girl and become an ordinary person. At the same time, they will obtain a very generous wealth subsidy from the kingdom, which is enough to make them financially free for the rest of their lives and live a safe and happy life.
Most magical girls who have fought for ten years or even become tired of fighting will choose to retire. There are also magical girls who are unwilling to give up their magic powers or their youthful appearance and will settle down in the magical kingdom. But no matter what choice you make, it will be recorded on the side of the magic kingdom.
In addition to the above rules, there is actually an exception called "Lifelong Magical Girl".
When a magical girl has made sufficient contributions on important occasions, the royal court will preside over a ceremony to award this title to the magical girl. From now on, no matter aging or injury, she will not lose the power of a magical girl, and she can choose to stay in the kingdom or the material world.
Lin Yun and Anya are actually exceptions.
This has led to the situation that even though Lin Yun had already registered and stopped his activities, his code name was still on the list of the Royal Court and the Investigation Institute, and even his retirement location was recorded as Fangting City.
No further information will be left there, but it is enough to let people know that there is an "old veteran" in Fangting City.
"Senior, are you familiar with the Investigation Institute?" Having retired according to normal procedures, she is familiar with these twists and turns. The former magical girl Hong Siyu tilted her head and asked with some confusion.
"After all, I have the title of Inspector. I have had some dealings with them before."
Gripping the steering wheel tightly, Lin Yun was secretly amazed: "I can even guess who made the decision."
"So there are no reinforcements?" Hong Siyu leaned back in his chair while holding the documents.
"What this means is that we can only consider finding new people from now on." Lin Yun was also helpless.
But it’s better not to send anyone, he thought. Anyway, I don’t want to reconnect with some of my “old acquaintances”.
"Find new people... There are only three of us now." Hong Siyu counted on his fingers, "Would it be better if there were a few more people?"
"I don't know. Also, don't count me in the headcount."
Lin Yun corrected him with a look of displeasure: "I don't want others to know about my comeback."
"Okay - I'm almost tired of hearing you say this."
Hong Siyu pretended to cover her ears and tried to cover it up, "But if we continue, the news will get out, right?"
"Then wait until it gets out."
Lin Yun's words set the tone for the conversation, and the two never talked about this topic again during the rest of their trip.
As the car gradually drove towards its destination, the building where the Strategy Bureau was located gradually appeared in front of the two.
The existence of the Strategy Bureau itself is no secret, but its operations vary depending on the city it is located in.
In Fangting City, the Strategy Bureau operates openly as an official agency, and even its office is located in the city.
The car passed the gate, and Hong Siyu showed his work certificate to the guard. After the other party's verification, he was allowed to pass and officially entered the office area of the Strategy Bureau.
While adjusting the steering wheel, Lin Yun looked out the car window at the building not far away, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.
His previous request for a meeting was accepted by the Bureau of Strategy a few days later. Not only that, the meeting was arranged in the Bureau of Strategy, and the person who would meet him would be the current director.
There is no doubt that the director personally came forward to talk to him, which shows that he must have paid considerable attention to the matter. However, it is not yet known whether this attention is well-intentioned or has ulterior motives.
"Relax, don't look like you're facing a great enemy. Our director is not a very serious person."
Following Lin Yun into the building, Hong Siyu said frivolously, "She is quite talkative. Just ask whatever you want to ask."
"You seem to have a very good opinion of her?"
Lin Yun glanced at the key points of his outfit and said in surprise, "You usually complain about your colleagues in the Strategy Bureau on the phone. I thought there weren't many people you could look up to."
"Shh! Don't say that in the office!"
Hong Siyu immediately signaled him to be quiet, and after confirming that there was no one around, she patted him: "That's scary, if my colleagues hear it, won't they misunderstand that I'm slandering them behind their backs?"
"I think the word here should be 'see through' rather than 'misunderstanding'."
Walking to the elevator and pressing the up button, Lin Yun looked at Hong Siyu and asked, "Which floor?"
"The eleventh floor." Hong Siyu answered, and then added, "When I first started working here, I received a lot of care from this director. I can see that she is a very thoughtful person. As an ordinary person who has no magic power and cannot touch the extraordinary, she actually does her best in many things."
"Really?" Lin Yun's expression remained unchanged, but he was actually more interested in the upcoming meeting.
The elevator rose quickly with a slight mechanical sound. The floor number on the display screen kept jumping. Soon, it reached the scheduled eleventh floor.
The two walked out of the elevator, and Lin Yun followed Hong Si and walked into the floor. After passing a turning, they saw a pair of rather imposing wooden swing doors opened on the wall.
Hong Siyu walked forward and knocked on the door gently. After hearing a voice "Come in", she looked at Lin Yun beside her and made a "please" gesture. So Lin Yun straightened his collar and walked into the office behind the swing door alone.
What catches your eye is a floor-to-ceiling window, solemn bookcases on both walls, and a huge desk in the middle.
And the elderly lady who stood up from behind her desk and greeted him with a flat bow.
——"Hello, Mr. Lin Yun."
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