Chapter 25
"Xie Minghang and Guo Ying? What are they doing here?"
Ping'an Police Station is really too small, located on the very edge of the Third Ring Road. Most importantly, according to the novel's plot, at this point, because of the protagonist Xie Minghang's excellence, the two should have been transferred to the Presidential Palace Security Section.
It was precisely because of the unique nature of that place that she was able to come into contact with the most important male spy and receive the mission to pick up that brilliant scientist from outside. Also, because of the nature of her work, she was able to frequently come into contact with the legendary president of this country, and engage in those ambiguous, almost suggestive, romantic interactions with him.
Feeling somewhat incredulous, Chen Nan asked a particularly loud question, expressing her surprise.
"Perhaps they, like us, also prefer places with a relatively simple environment. The Third Ring Road doesn't have the pressure of the First and Second Ring Roads, and its public security and supporting facilities are much better than those of the Fourth and Fifth Ring Roads, so they chose the same place as us."
There are simply not that many coincidences in the world. From the moment Tang Ke saw Xie Minghang and Guo Ying today, she used her access privileges to investigate.
In this high-tech era, the information of every superhuman exists in the new student system. New students with sufficient access can see a great deal of information. He happened to be one of those new students with exceptionally high access; he didn't even need to ask anyone, simply logging in to check Xie Minghang and Guo Ying's personal information. Seeing that they had been briefly transferred to the Presidential Security Department for a few days, Tang Ke understood everything.
He knew the meaning of his existence from the very beginning.
Therefore, he was fully aware of Xie and Guo's arrival from the beginning. However, when Tang Ke restarted the car, he still subconsciously offered a few words of explanation to Chen Nan beside him.
"No, you have no idea what actually happened!!"
She silently muttered something to herself, and then didn't ask any more questions. She just silently considered this unexpected matter.
Even though no one had told Chen Nanming that Tang Ke was Tang Xin's cousin, Chen Nan already knew about it.
Chen Nan also knew that this person would later regain his identity and return to the front lines when the country needed him.
Clearly, in the original novel, she is a villainous supporting character, or at least a cannon fodder supporting character with a little bit of screen time. Her master, on the other hand, doesn't have much screen time; at most, he's a powerful backer for this cannon fodder supporting character.
Even so, his master couldn't find out how she died.
Just when he seemed to finally want to investigate the exact cause of her death, the country was descending into chaos. He was appointed Grand Marshal and directly assigned to fight on the border, leaving him no time to investigate the original owner of this body.
Later on, he died soon after.
His sacrifice provided the original female lead with the best opportunity to truly get close to Tang Xin, understand her, and comfort her. Therefore, the whole thing about helping her get revenge, or the female lead's affair with the second male lead being exposed, never happened. No matter how the country developed, the female lead's life was always smooth sailing; her mission was always to be romantically involved with the male leads.
The original plot is a total rip-off!
Chen Nan was speechless at the novel's plot, which glossed over the war and reality but went into incredible detail about various "plays."
I feel like my brain isn't working properly; I don't know exactly what has changed.
Since she couldn't figure it out for the time being, Chen Nan could only hold back for now.
Green jeeps are once again traversing the streets of the capital.
Looking at the fully lit-up Lijing, at the bustling night scene that was almost no different from my previous life, and at the Lijing streets that seemed to have suddenly become much more crowded at night.
Suddenly, Chen Nan's mood was lifted by the lively atmosphere and bustling people outside. Suddenly, she felt as if leaving Beijing at night had transformed into a completely normal city.
"Beer and grilled skewers, don't miss it if you're passing by."
"Fresh flowers for sale! Roses for sale! Young man, would you like to buy a flower for the lady next to you?"
"Let me tell you, I'm really good at basketball!"
"Really?"
"Of course, I'll take you to see it another day!"
"Bo Bo Chicken, Bo Bo Chicken, one yuan a skewer of Bo Bo Chicken, delicious Bo Bo Chicken!"
Perhaps because they were driving on a busy street, their car was forced to slow down. Seeing Chen Nan suddenly look outside, Tang Ke, who was driving, suddenly rolled down her window.
Then, as soon as Chen Nan turned her head to look outside, she heard a voice that was almost exactly the same as hers from her previous life.
Wow, Bo Bo Chicken!
The situation here at night was completely beyond Chen Nan's expectations. Chen Nan immediately turned her head and looked at Tang Ke, who had suddenly opened the window for her, with a look of surprise and delight.
"Those kinds of creatures become sluggish and have poor eyesight at night, so they are very unlikely to come out at night. In addition, the security situation in the first, second, and third ring roads is much better than that in the fourth and fifth ring roads at night, so this is basically the case here at night. Of course, in order to protect the safety of the public, the local police station and security team have also put in a lot of effort, with a security police officer basically every kilometer."
It seemed that Chen Nan used to live in another safe zone, but after coming here, she mostly stayed indoors as a streamer and rarely came here at night, so she didn't know these things. While waiting for the car in front to start moving, Tang Ke even turned around and explained it to Chen Nan.
"very nice!"
Perhaps because she had died once, Chen Nan felt especially happy looking at these everyday things.
Overjoyed, she looked up at the cars still stuck in traffic ahead and immediately pushed open the passenger door: "Tang Ke, wait for me!"
Call me Master—
Before Tang Ke could finish speaking, Chen Nan, who moved with lightning speed, had already run downstairs.
Three minutes later, she came running over quickly, carrying several small bags.
"Here! Let's eat something while the car can't move."
As she spoke, Chen Nan had already handed two of the small bags to Tang Ke.
Tang Ke, who was several years older than Chen Nan, initially wanted to maintain a respectful master-disciple demeanor, but when he looked down at the box of spicy Sichuan-style chicken and a glass of ice-cold cola that Chen Nan had handed him, he shook his head and smiled helplessly. In the end, he instinctively reached out and took them.
“I sent them a message saying we were stuck in traffic and would be late, just in case they would be waiting for us.”
Looking down at the things in her arms, Tang Ke decisively picked up the phone next to her.
"Yes, God knows how long this traffic jam will last."
Chen Nan, who didn't want to see the female lead right away, immediately nodded in agreement.
After Tang Ke finished her call, they ate while walking.
It's rush hour now, the evening rush hour for people leaving Beijing. Those who are leaving get off work in the evening, those who are out enjoying the rare peace and quiet, all gather together, creating this unusual rush hour.
Surprisingly, even with massive traffic jams, everyone is cheerful and there are hardly any people urging others to hurry.
Looking at the traffic police running over to direct traffic, looking at the superhuman soldiers standing hundreds of meters away with guns, looking at the crowds and the lively atmosphere around them, everyone was unusually quiet and enjoying the moment.
Many people, like Chen Nan and Tang Ke, choose to get out of the car quickly during traffic jams and buy fried skewers, milk tea, wraps, and cola from street stalls to eat in their cars.
The car moved slowly forward. Tang Ke was a little tired, basically eating and stopping intermittently. But Chen Nan was just enjoying herself outside.
While Tang Ke and Chen Nan were deliberately walking around outside, Director Chen saw the message Tang Ke sent and immediately told everyone to start eating.
"Xiao Tang said their car is stuck outside and they don't seem to be able to get here anytime soon, so they told us to eat first. Come on, let's not worry about them, everyone hurry up and start eating."
Everyone had been chatting for five or six minutes now, and it seemed inappropriate to wait any longer, so Director Chen was the first to start eating.
"Is the traffic on the Third and Fourth Ring Roads really that bad? Should we wait a bit longer?"
Since he was there specifically to protect Tang Ke, Xie Minghang refrained from taking immediate action just in case.
"Team Leader Xie, have you forgotten that today is the last day of the weekend? Those who worked over the weekend are finally off work now and are probably thinking about finally going out to relax and have some fun. Those who have to work tomorrow are probably thinking that since today is the last day of the holiday, they also want to make the most of the time to go out for a meal and explore the surrounding areas of the city. Everyone has the same idea, which is why there's such a huge traffic jam. Anyway, don't worry, Team Leader Tang and the others have good personalities, they won't mind these things. We're all teammates and colleagues, we'll have plenty of time to get to know each other and have meals together in the future."
They had no authority to access Tang Ke's information, while Xie Minghang, who was in front of them, had been transferred from the Presidential Palace and had previously served as the captain of the Third Brigade of the Institute of Supernatural Abilities.
Although the team leaders and squad leaders of the Superpower Institute change frequently. Although there's a tradition at headquarters where team members are lucky enough to discover a new superpowered individual, they are immediately reassigned to follow the newcomer to the grassroots level for training and time off.
But no matter what, it's extremely rare for captains like Xie Minghang to come directly to their small police station.
This is also the key reason why they immediately arranged a small welcome party when they received the order and saw them come down.
Anyway, at this point, seeing that Xie Minghang, who was sitting upright, seemed a bit reserved, He Jun, who had spent some time with Chen Nan and Tang Ke, immediately tried to persuade him.
"Yes, Captain Xie, Sister Yingying, you don't need to be so reserved. Brother Tang and Nannan have great personalities, they won't mind these things. Let's ignore them and hurry up and eat. If we don't eat soon, Uncle Wang and the others in the kitchen will have to work overtime."
Among those present, Yu Guangyuan, who was completely out of it, was the most excited. He already knew about Xie Minghang's previous activities at the headquarters of the Institute of Supernatural Abilities, and he also knew that Xie Minghang had previously served as the captain of the Third Brigade. He understood that Xie Minghang had chosen their location unexpectedly because of his newly taken-over apprentice. He felt an overwhelming sense of excitement and honor.
He wouldn't dare do something so extreme and suicidal as to deliberately get infected for the sake of superpowers. But he genuinely felt envy for those who were chosen by fate and successfully became superpowered individuals.
He followed his team leader, constantly urging everyone to eat, and quickly picked up serving chopsticks to put food on the plates of people at the table. He also called on other colleagues sitting around the table.
After waiting for a few minutes, everyone was already tired of waiting. Now that they were waiting for Director Chen, and with Captain He and the others urging them, everyone stopped being polite and told the newcomers Xie Minghang and Guo Ying not to be shy and to eat quickly.
"Oh well!"
As a guest, he followed the host's lead; after all, he wasn't here to be a leader. Although his captain's title and benefits hadn't been revoked, in this place, he was subordinate to Director Chen and Captain He. Seeing the situation had become like this, Xie Minghang couldn't say anything more and could only smile and pick up the bowl and chopsticks beside him.
Seeing him like this, Guo Ying, whose mood had been fluctuating due to constantly changing places with him recently, could only pick up her chopsticks and follow suit.
"Sister, eat this, it's the best."
Guo Ying is so beautiful, she looks like a cool and aloof senior from high school. Seeing her slow and timid movements, Yu Guangyuan, who was sitting next to her, immediately put a piece of sweet and sour pork rib on her plate.
"Thanks!"
Guo Ying, who has long black hair and is wearing a simple white dress, immediately thanked him as a reflex.
Seeing that the other party had accepted his kindness, Yu Guangyuan immediately asked excitedly, "You're welcome. By the way, sister, what is your special ability? Is it an attack ability like Nan Nan's?"
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