Chapter 155 Refutation
After seeing off the uninvited guest who came to the director's office, Lin Yun went to the cafeteria of the Strategy Bureau with a heavy heart.
Although he is now the director, he insists on not making any special arrangements in his lifestyle. He keeps everything the same as ordinary employees and does not enjoy any special treatment.
After taking a few bites of the food on the plate, which tasted like chewing wax, Lin Yun thought about the conversation in the director's office that morning and felt overwhelmed for a moment.
He felt like he had shot himself in the foot.
He didn't know what Bai Jingxuan's mentality was like before, or what her views on life and hatred were. But the fact that she had such violent thoughts now seemed to be closely related to his battle on the night of the Full Moon Festival.
Lin Yun often reflects on this matter, wondering whether his choice at the time was a bit extreme, whether he should use such a cruel fighting method in front of the girls, and whether it would have any bad effects.
In fact, Bai Jingxuan's eyes had already shown something wrong when she met the girls again after killing Moss. Among the three girls, she was the only one who didn't show any worry or fear, but full of excitement and admiration.
She acted like this, as if she had finally found some direction, had some enlightenment.
At that time, Cuiqiao didn't know what Bai Jingxuan was thinking. Now that she thought about it, she must have had similar evil thoughts. This evil thought had settled for half a month, and it fermented under her calm and well-behaved appearance, and finally manifested itself into what it is now.
Delphinium did not want to shirk her responsibility in this matter. As a senior on the path of magical girls, she indeed failed to set a positive example in this matter.
However, things have turned out like this. Hesitating is useless. What he needs to think about is how to remedy the situation. How should he tell Bai Jingxuan that her idea is inappropriate? With mixed feelings, Lin Yun returned to his office after lunch, feeling a little tired.
Pushing open the swing door of the director's office, he looked inside and saw the green-haired girl with a ponytail who should have been sent away.
Tian Shengzheng stood aside with an embarrassed look on his face, not knowing what to say.
"...Why is she still here?" Lin Yun turned his head and asked Tian Sheng.
"I tried to persuade her, but she just wanted to come." Tian Sheng explained in a low voice, "And I couldn't stop her, so I had to follow her."
"Didn't the security department come to chase us away?"
"She's here, but she's a magical girl after all...the security department can't do anything to her." Tian Sheng scratched the back of his head.
Lin Yun glanced at the two of them, and after a brief pause, he sighed imperceptibly and said to Tian Sheng: "Okay, then you go back first, I'll talk to her."
"Don't you need me to stay here?" Tian Sheng pointed at himself, "If we still can't come to an agreement..."
"Then you can't persuade her, can you?"
Lin Yun waved his hand and said, "Thank you for troubling me this morning. Go back and have a rest."
Tian Sheng seemed to have something else to say, but after seeing the subtle confrontation between Lin Yun and Bai Jingxuan, he gave up the idea and left the director's office with a little worry.
After sending Tian Sheng away, Lin Yun returned to his desk. He looked at Bai Jingxuan, who also looked at him with a somewhat stubborn expression.
"I should have said I wouldn't agree to it."
Lin Yun shook his head and spoke again: "Unless you can change your intentions, don't participate in the action with a pure revenge mentality. Don't mention words like 'massacre' anymore, just wipe out the enemy in a normal way."
"Well, then I won't say all this and just fight the bad guys normally..." Bai Jingxuan tried to suggest.
"I need a guarantee, not just a temporary perfunctory one. I don't want you to give in to me verbally, but then go back on your word and slaughter the enemy when you actually participate in the action."
Lin Yun seemed to see through her thoughts and said calmly: "If you can do it, then I will agree to your request to participate in the operation."
"Hmm..." Bai Jingxuan pursed her lips in embarrassment.
"Sit down. No need to stand and talk any longer. If you want my advice, maybe you can go back and ask the 'teacher' you mentioned."
Lin Yun sat down in his seat and pointed at the chair in front of the desk: "You said you wanted to learn from her, so what does she think of your current decision? Have you thought about it?"
"……I have no idea."
Bai Jingxuan shook her head and remained standing: "I haven't asked her yet."
"That is to say, your decision to come to the Strategy Bureau was entirely your own, and you did not seek advice from your teacher."
Lin Yun picked up the water cup on the table: "Even from this perspective, are you too impulsive?"
"I don't think the teacher will refuse..." Bai Jingxuan muttered softly.
Your teacher is very rejecting now.
Lin Yun tightened his grip on the water cup.
"No matter how you feel, the opinions of the parties involved are necessary."
He tried to calm down and said in a gentle tone, "Go back and ask first, and then come to the Strategy Bureau when you have a specific answer."
When he said this, his meaning was actually very clear, which was another rejection. However, this time he did not leave any room for negotiation, but handed over the follow-up handling of the matter to Delphinium.
In his opinion, according to the current situation, he couldn't give any constructive suggestions to make the conversation progress as the director of the Strategy Bureau. If he wanted to shake Bai Jingxuan's decision, he seemed to have to change his angle or even his identity.
Since Bai Jingxuan's current thoughts were related to Cuique, Cuique's opinions were undoubtedly more useful. Perhaps, if he used his identity as a teacher to dissuade her, Bai Jingxuan would listen to him a little.
However, Bai Jingxuan did not reply.
After listening to Lin Yun's words, she just looked at Lin Yun with a complicated expression, not knowing what she was thinking. Lin Yun could only see her expression change from serious to hesitant, and then from hesitant to resolute, and finally she spoke again:
"But, uncle, you also hate those bad guys, right?"
"I already know, uncle, you are Xiaolu's father, and Ying-senpai is Xiaolu's mother, so Ying-senpai is your wife, right?"
Bai Jingxuan grabbed the hem of her skirt and said, "She died at the hands of those people, so you should hate them too. You should hate them. Can't you let me take revenge on them?"
“…This has nothing to do with you.”
Lin Yun lowered his eyes and looked into Bai Jingxuan's eyes: "This matter is much more complicated than you think."
"Uncle, don't you want to take revenge on them?"
"I would like to, but not in the form of 'massacre' or 'torture'."
"I don't understand." Bai Jingxuan also lowered her head.
"You may not understand, but I can assure you that these criminals lurking in Fangting City will receive the punishment they deserve."
Lin Yun tapped the table with his fingers: "So you don't need to get your hands dirty, just watch their ending and applaud, okay?"
"But, that's not my revenge, right?" Bai Jingxuan still lowered her head.
"Revenge never has to be taken on your own."
"...I don't seem to feel anything unless I kill them myself, uncle."
Bai Jingxuan raised her head, her well-behaved and calm eyes filled with emptiness: "I still want to go by myself."
"Then I will never let you go, Bai Jingxuan."
There was no one else in the office, so Lin Yun no longer concealed his feelings and directly called out the girl's name: "I will not let a magical girl follow my employees to kill people, even if these people are complete villains."
"But the teacher killed the bad guy!"
"Your teacher is an adult, and you are not. Your situations are different."
"This has nothing to do with whether you are an adult or not!"
"some."
Lin Yun tapped the table faster and faster: "Because no adult would allow such a thing to happen in front of them."
"Why?" Bai Jingxuan was puzzled.
"Our lives are set, but you still have hope."
Lin Yun looked at the girl in front of him seriously: "We have already taken on the responsibility of killing, and we are destined to continue like this. But you haven't yet, and there are other possibilities in your life."
"I don't need such a possibility!"
Bai Jingxuan said anxiously, "It's also good to be like the teacher!"
"Is your teacher really that good? Why do you judge like that?"
Lin Yun asked back: "Is it possible that she often regrets what she has done?"
"No!" Bai Jingxuan said somewhat dissatisfiedly, "Teacher clearly saved everyone and punished the bad guys, how could she regret it?"
"Yes." Lin Yun's voice was slightly deep: "In places you don't know, your teacher often regrets what she has done. It is better to say that she always regrets it."
"Why? Uncle, how do you know this?"
Because I am the delphinium.
Lin Yun really wanted to say this.
He had no reason to deliberately hide the fact that Cuiqiao and Lin Yun were the same person from Bai Jingxuan. The reason he had not explained it before was simply because Bai Jingxuan was too young and might let the truth slip in front of Lin Xiaolu after learning it.
But now, Bai Jingxuan's psychological problem is obviously more important than such a tiny possibility. If revealing her identity here can advance the topic, there is nothing wrong with admitting it.
So, should I admit it? Should I confess my identity here and tell her as a teacher that I do not approve of such behavior?
In such an occasion, would revealing one's identity like this really help change the situation, rather than making everything worse? Just as Lin Yun was thinking about whether to reveal the truth, Bai Jingxuan spoke again and asked a question that made Lin Yun's mind go blank: "Is it because of uncle that you want to marry the teacher?"
"Because... huh?"
Lin Yun swallowed the words that had not yet been spoken, and looked up in surprise: "What did you say?"
"Is it because uncle that you are planning to marry the teacher that you don't care about Senior Ying's affairs?" Perhaps because Lin Yun's reaction was a little exaggerated, Bai Jingxuan shrank her neck in fear after shouting this.
"Who did you hear this from?" Lin Yun asked woodenly.
"Moko told me!"
Bai Jingxuan was a little timid, but soon mustered up her courage: "It said that you have a very good relationship with the teacher, and you are already a couple. Maybe you will be together in the future!"
"It's telling lies." Lin Yun said firmly.
At the same time, although he didn't show it on his face, he had already made up his mind. When he got back, he would have to explain it to Nini and ask her to strengthen her discipline on Moko.
"Uncle, if you're going to marry the teacher, shouldn't you avenge Sakura-senpai?"
On the other side, Bai Jingxuan didn't listen to his words at all, and continued: "If you really want to be together, then at least let Senior Ying rest in peace!"
"Where did you hear this nonsense?" Lin Yun's eyes couldn't help but twitch.
"Sister Xia Liang said so!"
This girl.
Xia Liang's mischievous smile seemed to appear in Lin Yun's mind.
"And more!"
Bai Jingxuan tried hard to recall and calculate, her fingers waving in the air, and then finally as if she remembered something, her eyes lit up and she said loudly: "If you and the teacher get married, you may adopt me later. If you adopt me, you will be my father and the teacher will be my mother!"
"Dad! Let me go, I want to get revenge!"
The office returned to deathly silence.
The shock this brought to Lin Yun was too great. Because he was so shocked, Lin Yun had completely forgotten to knock on the table, and his feet under the table stopped shaking without knowing when. He looked at Bai Jingxuan, and for a moment he had forgotten what expression he could make. He could only ask weakly: "...Who told you this?"
"This is what Sister Xiaolu told me!"
Bai Jingxuan was serious.
Lin Yun was silent again.
He lowered his head and began to rethink his previous plan, about whether or not to reveal his identity in front of Bai Jingxuan.
If he was inclined to admit his true identity before, then after hearing Bai Jingxuan's next few words, he had completely given up this idea.
Judging from the way this kid talks, if I really tell her my identity, I'm afraid Lin Xiaolu will know it tomorrow.
"…Let's put aside the topic of revenge for now."
After thinking about it, he raised his head again, with a kind and amiable look on his face, and asked in a gentle voice: "Tell me first, what else did your 'Sister Xiaolu' tell you?"
(End of this chapter)
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