Chapter 36: A New Crisis
"What do you think about the problem that was found in position three last night?" Leaning against the window, he asked with a slight anxiety
Shangguan Shanshui sat in his chair and stared at the screen, not saying a word, as if he hadn't heard the words of the passing year.
This is the stronghold of the "Ministry of Emergency Response to Non-Natural Disasters" referred to as the "Ministry of Disasters" set up in S City, and the difference between the general belief is that the stronghold of the Ministry of Disasters in S City is neither in the deep mountains and old forests that are rarely visited, nor in the old alleys of Shengang, let alone find a tattered faΓ§ade to cover up and then dig dozens of meters deep to dig out an underground kingdom.
At the end of the day, an agency is only used to collect and organize information, and to provide an office location, all that is needed to defend against ordinary burglars is a normal office building with good security. The daily work of the duo is boring, and all the so-called important information is stuffed into the storage and carried around, so the location is chosen in a high-end office building in the downtown business district. It is not only convenient for daily life, but also an important transportation hub in S City, which can quickly communicate with various reserve locations.
At this time, Shanshui was staring at the location marked with No. 3 on the electronic map in a daze, which was the place where the year was checked last night. Liu Nian was not in a hurry to hear Shanshui's answer, and still quietly leaned against the window and watched the traffic downstairs.
"You say, is it really a B-class catalyst?" Zen Shui finally spoke, his face full of exhaustion
"I don't know, what is certain is that an anomalous fluctuation of the E-class was indeed detected on the ground of the ruins of the factory."
"Could it be, what is abnormal is the ground itself, and that ground itself is an E-class low-level catalyst..."Shanshui said slowly
"The catalyst itself is an anomaly left by the erosion of the higher dimensions in the present world, and it is the product of being infected by anomalies. Such a large area of ground, if the entire area is infected with an E-class catalyst, then it itself proves that there is a high-intensity contact with the anomalies of the higher dimensions, and that a large amount of crystal sand is either a major mutation that has caused a large-scale infection, or the Advent faction has held some ritual there, in short, it is impossible to be the result of simple natural evolution. Hurt Liunian said slowly
"At the end of the day... Everything is still going for the worst......" Shanshui sighed
"I haven't seen it, after all, this is China, it's our territory, and no matter how hard the Adventist faction manages it, it can't get it on the table. If the crystal sand on the ground was just to hide the traces of their ritual, then it would be simple, catch the rats and you'll be fine. If there is really a new B-class catalyst, whether it is a strange beast or an alien, just destroy it. As long as the ministry gives permission to act, and mobilizes the government departments to deal with the aftermath for us, I can solve it alone. Feeling Shangguan Shanshui's worries, he chuckled and pretended to be full of confidence
"Passing years, do you think it's the third problem... Yesterday's location was also marked as number 3 in the task list, and this coincidence made me very uncomfortable......"
"Number Three...... The ministry also doesn't know much about the third anomaly, and I'm afraid it doesn't know as much as the Adventists. If you want to say that you know No. 3 best, it should be Ren Yuan, who was in S City ten years ago...... But if he hadn't lied, he wouldn't have any memory of it, according to him at the time. The mention of the name "Ren Yuan" shows obvious disgust
"But if it's really something unusual about Number Three, it shouldn't be so calm, you must know that Number Three is a rather irritable 'god'." When he read the word "god", the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and his face was full of mockery
"The passing years... You said... How about we pretend not to know? We just need to finish the remaining five locations, no, we don't even have to investigate, we just pretend to be done, there are less than two months, only two months! Our ten-year term is over! Whatever happens next, it can be handed over to the next person to solve it, okay? Shanshui suddenly turned his head and said to Liu Nian
"This..."Liu Nian was stunned for a moment, and didn't know what to say for a while
"It's just two months, and we'll spend these two months peacefully, okay?" As soon as Shanshui changed his usual cold and frosty face, it was like a thawing stream under the spring breeze, flowing with countless warmth and tenderness. Compared with the blooming greenery of summer, this wisp of spring that breaks through the cold winter is undoubtedly more lovely and soft. He was used to seeing Shangguan Shanshui's strong side, and the weakness of her pleading words touched his heart even more at this moment.
"Why, you can't trust my strength so much?" Hurt Liunian left the window and walked behind Shangguan Shanshui, gently hugged her into his arms, and said with a light smile in his ear
"Even if it's you, even if everything goes well, you won't be able to do it in two months..."Shanshui tilted his head back, and his black and shiny hair gently grinded in the shoulder socket of Liunian, muttering
"What? In such a hurry to marry me? Don't you always dislike my surname, Madame Hurt? Hurt Liu Nian laughed
"Get out! I'll talk to you about business, and you don't talk to me here! In the future, the child will have my last name! Shangguan Shanshui's delicate posture of the girl at this moment was fully displayed, and the two scolds were full of coquettish taste.
"Okay, well, I listen to you, whatever you say is your surname, Your Royal Highness the Princess." Injured Liunian tilted his head against the good water on his shoulder, and his ears and temples were grinding.
"You men, just what you say now, when you marry me, everything will change." Shanshui sighed softly
"How so? I will always be your 'knight', you are my princess, even if it is infernal purgatory, as long as you give an order, I will never hesitate. Wound Liunian said slowly in Shanshui's ear, and the magnetic voice flowed powerfully in Shanshui's ears like a calm and broad river.
"I won't order you to go to Infernal Purgatory, I only plead with you for one thing, we will have nothing to do for these two months, and retire peacefully, okay?" Shanshui straightened up, twisted his upper body, stared at the injured eyes seriously, stretched out his hands and stroked his cheeks, and said with a complaintful voice, "Whether it's No. 3 or the Advent faction, we don't care about it, and besides, our term of office is only two months left, why should we care about it?" At the beginning, the ministry promised us that as long as the ten-year period expires, we will give you the identity of an ordinary person, do you know what kind of mood I have waited for you for ten years? β
"Shanshui, it's our mission to be stationed in S City, and it's never been a deal for me. It doesn't matter if the ministry gives me the identity of an ordinary person, or if you don't give it, but as long as I am in S City for one day, I will fight to protect this place. I have the ability, so I have to carry this responsibility. This is my shackles and my glory! Ten years ago, I made a vow for the people here, even if ten years have passed, as long as innocent people still need protection, then I am still willing to stand up and fight for it! You don't want your man to be a coward who escapes, do you? Wound Liunian knelt down on one knee and looked at Shanshui sitting on the chair, raised his left hand to cover Shangguan Shanshui's hand, and said to meet her gaze
"I don't need you to be a hero like no other, I don't want you to be a resolute knight, and I don't need you to go to danger for me. At the moment I am just a selfish, despicable little woman, I only hope that the man I love is my one-man Prince Charming. And in your kingdom, there are only you and me, and whenever I wake up, I can see you when I open my eyes, and smile at me in the sun, and I leave all my panic and joy overflowing in my heart. As Shangguan Shanshui spoke, his eyes were covered with a layer of fine mist, and a touch of bright red blurred spread around his eyes.
"Why are you crying while talking?" Wound Liunian stretched out his right hand and combed the scattered cloud temples for Shangguan Shanshui, "I know what you're worried about, it's going to be fine, haven't we encountered a more serious situation than this one over the years, but haven't we all survived?" No, I should say that I never felt like there was anything that threatened me. If it's really the Advent faction behind the third behind this time, then I really want to see what the alien source known as no less than the first number is capable of, after almost ten years of leisurely life, I really want to find some excitement! β
"You've been stationed in S City for nine years and ten months, can't you pay for me for two months? Am I so insignificant in your heart? Shanshui ignored his lover's warm words and went straight to the middle palace to force Liunian to express his position.
"Shanshui, you know how important our work is! This is not the time to be petty. Hurt Liunian's tone also became serious, he didn't understand, Shangguan Shanshui's character is not a person who is easily carried away by love. Over the years, the two have worked together seamlessly, and there has never been a major disagreement at work. Shangguan Shanshui, as the best group of talents in the ministry ten years ago, was dispatched to the important S City as his own dragon pastor, and he has been conscientious for many years, why did he suddenly change his personality at the end of his term?
"No matter how important it is, but it's only been two months, I don't mean leaving the job behind, these two months we have a good look at the previous work, and do a good job of handing over the successor, isn't it also important? As for the eight locations that have been ruled out in the near future, we have already checked three, and wouldn't it be nice to leave the rest to the successor? Shanshui shed tears in a hurry, still begging bitterly
"It's said that it's stupid to be pregnant for three years... Good water... You're pregnant, aren't you? Hurt Liunian touched his chin and said suddenly
"Are you going to let me be pregnant?"
"I wear it every time, and if you're going to get pregnant, won't I be green?"
"Wounded years!" Shangguan Shanshui shouted angrily: "Work! Or me! Take your pick! β
"Okay, good water, don't make trouble!" Hurt Liunian's tone was already a little stern unconsciously, "We are the guardians on the front line of resisting erosion, bearing the lives and safety of tens of millions of people, how can we be so childish!" Ten years ago, the dereliction of duty of Ren Yuan, the previous guardian, almost caused such serious consequences, you don't know, we must not follow their mistakes! β
"......" Shangguan Shanshui cried silently, tears slipped down his face one after another, and soon a small clear puddle of water accumulated on the ground, and both of them were silent for a while.
"Shanshui...", I couldn't bear to see Shangguan Shanshui crying, and called softly
"You're yelling at me..."
"I..."
"I understand, in your eyes, what is the so-called honor and mission is higher after all. That's right, your code name is 'Knight', I knew what kind of person you were from the first time I saw you, and I was just stupid to change you......"
"Shanshui, I didn't mean that, in my heart you will forever..."
"Okay, you don't have to say it." Shangguan Shanshui interrupted the defense of the injured year, sniffed vigorously, and touched the tears on his face with both hands. "I can't complain about others, who told me to like you, I fell in love with you because you were a sad year, how did you agree to my request today, then you are not a sad year."
Hurt Liunian hurriedly took out a tissue and handed it to Shangguan Shanshui.
"Okay, then let's work together to stand this last shift and complete the investigation of the remaining five locations with suspicious catalyst fluctuations as soon as possible. But you have to promise me that you will never be rash and evacuate first, no matter what the problem is. I'm going to contact the ministry today, report the situation and ask for support, and all actions other than the investigation will have to wait for the reinforcements from the ministry to arrive, understand? Shangguan Shanshui wiped away his tears and returned to his previous bold and cold appearance.
"Understood, my Lord Dragon Shepherd!" Hurt Liunian stepped forward and hugged Shangguan Shanshui in her ear and whispered
"I hereby make a vow that when this happens, I will make you the happiest person in the world."