Qinghe City Investigation Bureau.
"Brother, please eat something."
Lin Mo pushed open the door of the confinement room, holding a bowl of century egg and lean meat porridge he had just bought from outside, and looked at the golden feather dumplings inside with concern.
Ever since the incident on Coral Island, his brother has been locking himself in a solitary confinement room, refusing to eat, drink or talk. He covers himself with his wings and refuses to see anyone.
If the monitor could not provide feedback on the body's physical condition, he would really be worried that his brother would die silently in there.
But looking at his brother's current condition, there doesn't seem to be much difference.
"Brother, eat something. It's been so many days. Your body can't hold on any longer."
Lin Mo took a few steps forward and saw a hint of green on the ground out of the corner of his eye.
It was an emerald bracelet. The gems were beautiful and the workmanship was exquisite, but unfortunately it was stained with a lot of blood.
"go out."
...
...
Chu Zehuai spoke his first words in these days in a hoarse voice.
"elder brother......"
"Throw all this stuff out."
A pale and thin hand stretched out from the dull golden wings, and two palm-sized objects slid in a curve in the air and finally landed heavily in the same place as the bracelet just now.
Lin Mo picked it up and took a look.
It is the certificate of the executive officer of Dongzhou region and the captain of the first team of Qinghe City Special Time Investigation Bureau.
He was stunned for a moment and realized something.
His brother is going to step down from both positions.
"Brother, drink some porridge first. A lot of your feathers have fallen off. If you don't think about anything else, at least you should think about your own health."
Lin Mo placed the porridge next to Chu Zehuai lightly, then turned around and ran out.
"Mom, it's bad, it's bad, come here quickly--"
As it turned out, Chu Yunrou was more resourceful than her son.
"I have some news about Bai Yu, do you want to hear it?"
Chu Yunrou picked up three things on the ground, dusted them off, and said.
The golden feather ball paused and said, "No."
"He's gone now."
After the words fell, the golden wings that had been closed for half a month finally opened, revealing a pair of red eyes. Those beautiful golden-orange eyes were full of shock at this moment.
"What do you mean gone?!"
He had been autistic for so long, suffered for so long, and thought for so long, and the result was such a ridiculous news?
Why is it gone?
Did it die while absorbing energy? Or did it fail to defeat the Sea Nightmare? Or did the remnants of the Glorious Cult successfully launch a sneak attack? Or did the Four Continents Alliance take action to destroy it?
The haggard golden figure stood up and staggered outside. As soon as he walked out of the confinement room, Chu Yunrou slammed the door shut.
"I didn't tell you the whole story just now. He is no longer in Qinghe City. He is now in Liuyin City."
Chu Zehuai:.......
He paused, not knowing what to say. When he was about to go back to his isolation in despair, he found that his aunt not only closed the door, but also put a big lock on it.
Forget it, I won’t stay in solitary confinement anymore. I’ll go home and stay in solitary confinement.
"Xiao Huai, stop!"
Chu Yunrou grabbed the other person's pale hand and stuffed the certificate in his hand back.
"Take this. It's not your fault. Your position has always been there."
Chu Zehuai stopped and stared at Chu Yunrou with his golden orange eyes for a long time, then whispered, "No, I don't think I'm worthy of you."
Chu Yunrou pursed her lips and said, "No matter what happened, the final result was that no city in Dongzhou was seriously damaged."
At most, a small coral island that was originally uninhabited was cracked by vines, and the island and the plants sank into the sea.
If the 'Sea Nightmare' really lands in Linhai City and threatens the entire Dongzhou, it would be a huge disaster.
If there is any dereliction of duty, it should be the executives who were easily deceived and taken to Beizhou.
Chu Zehuai almost sacrificed himself to the fire in order to destroy the 'Sea Nightmare'. No one would say that he was not a qualified executive.
Chu Zehuai lowered his eyes, his eye sockets still red under his long eyelashes: "But many people have gone and never come back, their life or death is unknown."
He had wanted to take them home.
He didn't do it.
Li Song, Yue Feng, Mu Yang, everyone from Linhai City Investigation Bureau, everyone from Changning City Investigation Bureau, everyone from Linjiang City Investigation Bureau...
The once bustling Qinghe City Investigation Bureau was now half empty. An unprecedented atmosphere of coldness and silence enveloped the building, and the faces and voices in memory would never appear again.
"During the subsequent search, we did not find the bodies of our colleagues who had died. If you mean the captains, they are actually all in Liuyin City. Apart from being restricted in their personal freedom, they are actually living quite well. Captain Mu even managed to send us a letter."
Lin Mo poked his head out from behind Chu Yunrou, holding an opened letter in his hand.
The letter has been handwritten and no signs of duress were found.
The general meaning is that they, a group of people, have good food and drink in Liuyin City, have enough sleep and a good work and rest schedule. Not only do they not have to do tasks every day, but they also have a variety of entertainment activities. It is much better than working in the Qinghe City Investigation Bureau, so they don't have to worry too much in Qinghe City.
Apart from that, the only thing that made Captain Mu want to complain was that he was in the same cell with Yue Feng and Li Song. The two guys quarreled all the time, making his head buzz. He could even hear them quarreling in their sleep at night.
Yue Feng mocked Li Song for being unable to take his eyes off the pretty lady who delivered meals to him.
Li Song sarcastically said that Yue Feng had gained five kilograms in such a short period of time.
Chu Zehuai looked at the letter and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"So, brother, you didn't do anything wrong, and there's absolutely no need to be sad about this. Things didn't turn out that badly."
Lin Mo put away the letter in his hand and comforted her.
“Didn’t I do anything wrong?”
Chu Zehuai looked at the certificate in his hand. After discovering a blood-stained emerald bracelet in the middle of the certificate, his mood, which had finally calmed down, began to feel sad again.
"If I did nothing wrong, then why, why can't I keep any of the people I care about?"
Lin Mo and Chu Yunrou looked at each other and noticed that the other was having a headache.
The first two can still be comforting, but I really don’t know how to respond to this one.
Bai Yu’s departure is a fact, but whether he will come back is still an unsolved mystery.
Lin Mo hopes Xiaobai can come back.
Xiaobai didn't cause any serious consequences, and he even killed the Glorious Cult and the Messenger of God. If he could come back, his brother wouldn't be so sad and painful.
But on the other hand, Lin Mo doesn't want Xiaobai to come back.
The arrival of the super S-level pollutant [White Rose] was indeed too much of a test for the Qinghe City Investigation Bureau and the residents of Qinghe City to endure.
"Aren't Xiao Mo and I the only ones you care about? And your grandfather, he's so old, and he couldn't sleep all day after knowing about you. Are you going to let him stay awake all night because of you?"
Chu Yunrou didn't want to morally blackmail her nephew, but there was no other way now. She had to get Chu Zehuai out of his current dangerous situation.
Otherwise, if this continues, the other person might one day choose to leave this world silently in pain, sadness, guilt and self-blame because he or she is too sad/cannot accept the painful reality/feeling sorry for others.
"That's not what I meant, auntie."
Chu Zehuai raised his head, his golden eyes still filled with the misty rain.
"I just, I just can't figure it out. I will adjust myself. Don't let Grandpa worry."
Lin Mo moved his lips. He was just about to say that his grandfather actually knew nothing and was still refreshing at the lake from time to time. Whenever he had time, he would happily look for Mr. Shen to exchange flower-growing experiences. But Chu Yunrou, who could see what her son wanted to say at a glance, stopped him sternly with her eyes.
"If you can't figure it out, don't think about it, Xiao Huai. When you are busy, you won't think about those sad things. Qinghe City is short of manpower right now, so go do some tasks."
Chu Yunrou patted her nephew's shoulder and stuffed a piece of paper into his hand.
"I see."
Chu Zehuai took the task list.
Time goes on and work will not be suspended due to sudden changes. As long as he is in the Qinghe City Investigation Bureau, he will perform his duties as an investigator.
It’s good to do some tasks to divert your attention and kill a few pollutants to vent your anger.
By the way, I also need to ask if the Dingguang Sword has been repaired.
Although he could kill the pollutants without the Dingguang Sword, he could just use fire or sharp claws. But after all, it was his personal weapon that had been with him for so many years. He would feel uncomfortable if he didn't use it.
Chu Zehuai thought about it, but when he saw the task on the task list, he paused: "Go to the Personnel Department to help?"
"Yes, there are no pollution tasks recently, but the personnel department is very busy."
Chu Yunrou nodded. There were more and more awakened people, and the human resources department needed enough people to help handle the massive amount of applications.
Moreover, even if there were a few sporadic pollutant missions, she did not dare to leave them to the other party, for fear that Chu Zehuai would remember the time when he and Bai Yu went on missions together.
As for why there are almost no tasks related to pollutants - experts have pointed out that the pollutant [White Rose] is stationed in Liuyin City. The undisguised super S-level pressure is centered in Liuyin City and affects an area within a radius of 2,000 miles. Qinghe City is just on the edge of the range.
There is no need to tell Chu Zehuai about this.
Before the other party comes out of this heavy rain, try to avoid his contact with anything related to Bai Yu.
"Okay, I understand."
Chu Zehuai didn't expect that his aunt would think so much. He took the task list and walked towards the personnel office.
Lin Mo, who was bored, followed him on the pretext of "being worried".
The ladies in the Personnel Department had no idea why Chu Zehuai came to this small place, but seeing that he looked distraught and in a bad state, no one dared to go up and ask, but just silently left the seat for him.
Lin Mo went up to the young ladies and consulted them about the work process, then went to his brother and concentrated on being a work assistant.
"This is a water element awakener. His ability is C-level, but he is a bit old, forty-two years old. His resume says he is very friendly and can be assigned to the ninth team as a logistics officer."
"You're a power-side awakener who can use dual blades. How about going to the third team? The third team is full of investigators with long-range attacks. It's time to balance their fighting styles."
Lin Mo said that Chu Zehuai nodded or shook his head, and finally pressed the seal, which looked quite professional.
After processing two job applications, the latter's emotions calmed down a bit, but the next thing he encountered was a resignation application.
"I looked at your previous work logs and they were pretty good. Why are you suddenly resigning? Are you having any difficulties at work?"
Lin Mo checked the information of this person and found that she was a young lady with a high degree of task completion, and he was puzzled.
"It's not a work problem, it's my own problem. Under my parents' long-term PUA, I was diagnosed with mild depression, so I want to go to a new place to recuperate."
A woman who looked even more haggard than Chu Zehuai was sitting on the chair next to him.
Lin Mo was about to say something when he heard a "Puff"
Chu Zehuai, with an expressionless face, directly plucked off a bloody feather. Blood dripped down the golden feather. Several staff members nearby were frightened and turned pale.
Lin Mo figured it out instantly. He put down the documents in his hand and dragged his brother out of the personnel office. After pushing Chu Zehuai out of everyone's sight, he did not forget to stick his head in:
"I'm sorry, my brother has depression-induced sadness and hair-pulling syndrome, and he can't stand the word 'depression' recently."
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