Chapter 494 Taking the Open Road
upstairs.
Xie Tu prepared the food, went over and opened the door, waiting for the people who had gone out to visit to return for dinner.
Tao Haohao sent a message: "Captain, it's raining heavily outside. How about we go pick up Yun Zhao this afternoon? Then you won't have to run around."
Xie Tu replied, "Okay, go to the operations department and bring the car over. They'll pick us up downstairs later."
Suddenly there was no sound from that end.
The group messages started flashing.
[Tao Haohao]: "Holy crap, what does the captain mean by 'pick us up'?"
[Wang Jiayu]: "Is the team leader at Sister Yun Zhao's house? Did he go there this morning?"
Tao Haohao: "...The car is parked at the operations headquarters."
[Analysis]: "The captain has already entered the inner sanctum!"
Xie Tu: "?"
[Tao Haohao]: "Damn! I forgot the captain was in the group chat!"
[Analysis]: "...Tao Haohao, you wicked devil!"
Xie Tu ignored them and sent Yun Zhao a message urging her to come back for dinner.
Noises were coming from the toy room next door again.
The little bluebird and the fire phoenix were playing on the carpet, kicking the two little yellow ducks like balls and stomping on them from time to time, causing the ducks to scream in pain again.
—"Chirp—Chirp—"
Xie Tu stood tall and straight by the door.
The toys I bought this time weren't good, and they're definitely making a lot of noise.
Outside, large raindrops, accompanied by strong winds, lashed against the outer walls of the base, making a dull yet rapid 'bang bang' sound.
He glanced at the elevator entrance every now and then.
Finally, the elevator started moving and slowly ascended.
Xie Tu walked to the door to greet the person. The elevator doors opened, and he stopped in his tracks.
Yun Zhao and an elderly man with graying temples, leaning on a cane, came out of the elevator.
I met the former mayor of Qingshan Town during the Spring Festival.
Xie Tu greeted him politely, "Please come inside, old mayor."
The old town mayor turned and glared at Yun Zhao when he saw the man he had met once before.
Knowing he was in the wrong, Yun Zhao took two steps back after receiving a stern look of reproach, then turned and ran towards room 1201, saying, "I'll go get Aunt Zhao."
Xie Tu watched her fleeing figure, his dark eyes slowly flickering, before calmly inviting the old town mayor into the house.
—We all have to get through this.
...
This meal was incredibly awkward.
At the dinner table.
Yun Zhao didn't even look up, silently eating his food.
Zhao Yan sat there awkwardly, wanting to ask more about Xie Tu, but she couldn't get a word in edgewise.
The old town mayor picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks and slowly asked, "I heard your home is outside the base?"
"Yes." Xie Tu picked up a piece of meat and put it into Yun Zhao's bowl, replying politely.
“I heard from those people that S-class Sentinels have very sharp senses and cannot stay in crowded places for long.”
The old town mayor asked, "Won't living here be too much of a burden for you?"
Xie Tu could certainly understand the underlying meaning in the old mayor's words.
He continued picking up food with his chopsticks: "Thank you for your concern, old mayor. I really couldn't before, but since Zhaozhao came, I've built up a mental barrier, and going to crowded places occasionally is no big deal."
"I see."
Looking at the table full of food, the old town mayor asked again, "You work in the operations department?"
Xie Tu nodded.
The old town mayor squinted. "Does that mean we'll be going on dangerous missions all the time?"
"There are indeed some risks, but it's my duty."
Xie Tu answered fluently, calmly and politely, "But please rest assured, I will do my best to ensure... my own safety."
Without the old town mayor even asking, he began to voluntarily explain his own affairs.
He had already explained his parents' early death, his age, and his job during the Chinese New Year.
I heard that he earns tens of thousands of yuan from a single task.
— 'Clatter'.
Zhao Yan dropped her chopsticks on the ground and hurriedly bent down to pick them up.
Then I heard him mention that he had seven figures in his bank account.
Zhao Yan took a deep breath.
Yun Zhao focused on eating. Luckily, Xie Tu didn't mention that the points card was with her, otherwise Grandpa Mayor would definitely scold her for taking other people's things.
The old town mayor didn't know what else to say.
As an S-class Sentinel, he holds a pivotal position in the base, and his appearance and family background are impeccable.
Not to mention the meal served, she's a caring and practical person.
Now, Xie Tu has finally made his way in the open in Qingshan Town.
After the meal.
Xie Tu packed up the remaining soup and food and offered to take the old town mayor back.
Zhao Yan stayed behind to help tidy up.
Seeing that the person had walked away, she hesitated for a moment and asked Yun Zhao, "Do you like him?"
Yun Zhao felt that Aunt Zhao's question was inappropriate.
If she didn't like him, why would she allow him to get close?
She answered, "I like it."
Zhao Yan wiped the table with a rag, without looking up, and asked in a low voice, "So when do you plan to register? I heard that you need to register your marriage at the large base."
Yun Zhao shook his head: "No rush."
Zhao Yan's expression changed slightly: "Not in a hurry? Doesn't he plan to get married?"
Those are S-class Sentinels. If Zhao Zhao suffers a loss, how could they possibly stand up for her?
Yun Zhao quickly reassured him, "It's not his fault, it's just that I don't intend to."
Zhao Yan grew anxious, thinking that Zhao Zhao had some concerns. "Do you think his job is too dangerous? If he really wants to spend his life with you, why don't you persuade him to change jobs?"
Zhao Yan, having been through it all, knows how difficult it is for a woman who has lost her husband.
She didn't have any grand ambitions, nor did she understand the responsibilities of an S-class Sentinel; she just didn't want Zhaozhao to have a hard life in the future.
No.
Yun Zhao knew that if she didn't explain clearly, Aunt Zhao might overthink things, so she said truthfully, "I just remembered something from my childhood. My father seems to still be alive, and I want to find him first."
Zhao Yan was slightly taken aback. "Still alive..." Are Zhao Zhao's closest relatives still alive?
“That’s right!” Yun Zhao nodded emphatically.
Yun Jue must still be alive!
*
Xie Tu didn't return for half an hour after he had gone off to talk to the old town mayor again.
By then, Aunt Zhao had already cleaned up the kitchen and gone home.
Yun Zhao was the only one in the room.
She was sitting cross-legged on the sofa, browsing forums with her head down.
The Dark Guide's popularity continues, and the base has yet to announce the final results.
Someone leaked the information on the forum.
A special meeting of the four bases will be held later to discuss the matter, which is a temporary measure to calm the sentries down.
"You're back."
When Yun Zhao saw him enter the house, he stood up to greet him and took the initiative to confess, "I was the one who told the mayor. He was probably a little worried, so he came up with me."
Xie Tu's constant comings and goings in the building couldn't be kept secret from the people living on the first floor.
She thought that rather than waiting for the old mayor to find out and then interrogate her, it would be better to bring it up herself.
This concerns her life's most important matter, so the people in the town must be very concerned.
Sure enough, once she said it, the town mayor no longer bothered to ask her about her job.
This is called shifting the blame eastward.
Xie Tu rubbed her head and helped her sit down again. "It's okay, this was bound to happen sooner or later."
He wasn't reluctant at all; in fact, he was extremely happy to oblige.
After revealing his true identity to the people of Qingshan Town, his status finally changed from 'team leader' to 'boyfriend'.
You'll have a legitimate reason to come here in the future.
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