After returning to Ji Palace, Li Yuzhen called Ai Yu to his office alone. Ouyang Mingyuan, who was dozing off across from him, glanced at the visitor and went back to sleep.
"Ai Yu."
"Yeah." Ai Yu walked in front of Li Yuzhen and stood obediently.
Li Yuzhen took out a tablet and a stylus and handed them to Ai Yu. "The scholarship from Jigong has arrived. Please sign."
"good."
Li Yuzhen put away the signature, uploaded the information, and turned to look at the little girl: "You must eat well in the future, understand?"
"Yeah." Ai Yu nodded. If she didn't eat well, Zhao Liu'er would pester her endlessly. So, in contrast, eating well was very comfortable, and no one would bother her. "Teacher Li, can I ask a question?"
"Hmm? You say." Li Yuzhen was putting tea leaves into the cup.
"You know Sister Hua, right? There hasn't been any news from her for a week." Ai Yu pursed her lips. What kind of mission would take so long? When Hua Jianzui left before, it was only five days at most, and now it has been seven days.
Li Yuzhen thought for a moment and organized his words: "Ai Yu, I am only a teacher in Jigong now. I have no idea about the arrangement of Qimen and the number of Yueshi. So, I am sorry that I cannot answer your question."
The word "now" in his words was very meaningful, but Ai Yu didn't realize it.
He brewed tea leaves with hot water and looked at Ai Yu. He could see from her expression the hidden concern for Hua Jianzui. He comforted her, "Don't worry, she just took a little longer on her mission. She will come to see you when she comes back. Study hard in Ji Palace, eat well, and don't let Hua Jianzui worry about you."
"Yeah." Ai Yu nodded.
Li Yuzhen smiled faintly: "Go and rest. Students will have half a day to rest after returning from their mission."
"Um."
Ai Yu reminded Li Yuzhen. He shook the water cup, took a sip of tea, and sent a message to Huajianzui: Where are you? I still owe you money for drinks.
Unfortunately, the message sent by Li Yuzhen fell on deaf ears and received no response.
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"This is PR446, SE313, please reply if you receive it, SE313, can you hear me, please reply if you receive it." Wei Yang ran around to explore among the wreckage of star beasts and buildings.
Hua Jianzui, the District 7 executive officer, hadn't returned to the team yet. She had been looking for him for an hour. "This is PR446, SE313, are you there? If you are, please reply, even if it's just one word."
Wei Yang spoke over and over again, her mouth dry, and she kept using her sari leaf to explore the surroundings. Her sari leaf could detect thermal images within a hundred meters, which was very convenient for finding people.
"SE313? SE313?"
Wei Yang had searched almost the entire combat zone but still couldn't find the missing executive officer. Her hands were covered in mud and dirt, and she looked around blankly. The worst case scenario was that Hua Jianzui was dead, but the heat of a person would not disappear all at once after death, it would last for at least three or four hours, not to mention that summer was not far away yet.
It has only been an hour since the battle ended, Huajianzui should still have body temperature.
Wei Yang switched channels with trembling hands: "PR446 reports, SE313 not found in the combat zone, requesting instructions."
"It's okay if we didn't find it. It might have been eaten by a star beast. Come back, PR446."
"Yes." Wei Yang gradually felt chilled as he listened to the commander's cold tone.
If the commander hadn't misjudged the situation, the damage to Qimen wouldn't have been so severe. Currently, Executive Hua is missing, and the search has only been an hour, but they've given up.
She couldn't help but start to wonder, is Qimen still the same Qimen as before?
Wei Yang slapped her face with both hands. No, now is not the time to think about this. She must find Hua Jianzui today. She must see him alive or dead.
"SE313, SE313?"
Wei Yang searched for another hour and finally saw some blurry human figures in his field of vision. Thermal imaging is very convenient for finding people, but its disadvantages are also obvious. It has poor anti-occlusion ability, high resolution and false alarm rate.
She found that a hand seemed to emerge from the star beast under a pile of stones.
Wei Yang hurried over, forcefully removed the rocks pressing down on the person, and dragged the person out of the star beast's body. She wiped the blood and flesh off the person's face and recognized it as Hua Jianzui. Surprised and delighted, she felt Hua Jianzui's carotid artery and found a pulse. "SE313, hold on! I'll call for help right away."
Hua Jianzui still had some consciousness. She grabbed Wei Yang's hand and said in a hoarse voice, "No need. I'm already beyond help."
She was well aware of the severity of her injuries; even with mechanical replacement limbs, she wouldn't survive. Her stats were severely overdrawn, with both her Abbas deviation and her nerve threshold both flashing red, a serious warning.
Sariel's deviation value has been rising little by little, and has already exceeded the normal range. Even if she is saved, she may no longer be a human being but an alien who cannot think.
She doesn't want that.
Therefore, dying in battle is actually a good choice.
"No, you must be able to survive."
Hua Jianzui grabbed Wei Yang's wrist tightly, raised his other hand with effort, unplugged Wei Yang's headset and turned it off.
"Listen carefully. Tell the Judge not to wait for me and apologize on my behalf. Ask the head teacher of Jigong Class 10 to take good care of Ai Yu for me, as if it were paying me back for all these years of drinking. Half of my inheritance will go to the Judge, and the other half will go to the head teacher of Class 10 to support Ai Yu. Remember, definitely, remember!"
She gritted her teeth and finished her words: "Also, I no longer trust the people from Qimen. The only ones I trust are FO314 and ON108. Tell them privately to be careful of the higher-ups. Qimen...is no longer viable..."
After saying this, Huajianzui's obsession dissipated and he was completely exhausted.
Wei Yang watched the heat in Hua Jianzui's body drop faster, tears welling up in his eyes as he nodded repeatedly: "Yes, sir! I remember, I remember, I will definitely pass on your message, definitely..."
She held Hua Jianzui's body, tears continuously falling on his face: "I remember..."
After calming down, Wei Yang stood up, carried Hua Jianzui's body with great effort, and walked towards the base with one foot deep and one foot low.
A few days later, Wei Yang took a leave and went to Huadu with Hua Jianzui's ashes.
There was a knock on the office door. Li Yuzhen stood up to open it, only to see a thin woman in a suit standing at the door, holding a box. Li Yuzhen had a bad feeling in her heart: "Who are you looking for, Miss?"
Wei Yang took a deep breath, looked up, and met Li Yuzhen's gaze: "Excuse me, is this Mr. Li, the homeroom teacher of Class 10?"
"Yes, it's me."
Wei Yang handed the urn to Li Yuzhen and said, "These are the ashes of Executive Officer Hua Jianzui. I cannot see the Judge with my status. Before his death, Hua Jianzui said he wanted to apologize to the Judge and asked you to take good care of Ai Yu. Half of his estate will go to the Judge and the other half to you, to support your student Ai Yu."
Li Yuzhen listened in silence and replied sullenly, "Thank you. Give me the ashes. I'll speak to the Judge."
Wei Yang took two steps back and bowed to Li Yuzhen: "Thank you."
"Friend, it's my duty."
After leaving Ji Palace, Wei Yang continued to look for Gu Ran and Guan Zaizhou.
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