Half an hour later, the man walked out.

After confirming where he was now, Liu Fusheng pushed his glasses, walked alone, and walked towards the familiar place in his memory.

Shortly after he left, blood slowly spread out under the door.

A bloodshot eye appears behind a cat's eye, watching the outside world.

……

……

When Xia Ren and the others returned home, it was already noon.

Lily trotted to catch up, although her appearance has grown a lot, but her movements and IQ are still two or three years old in a short period of time, and it seems that it will take some time to get used to.

Touching Lily's head, the green seaweed-like wavy hair is soft to the touch, and it is still just as comfortable to touch.

Qin Yun was watching TV, when she heard the movement, she turned her head to look at it, smiled at Xia Ren, put down the sweater that was not much in her hand, and said, "I'll go prepare lunch." ”

"Sister Qin Yun, I'll help you."

After all, Bai lives here, and robbed other people's original sleeping places, Xiuxiu is a little embarrassed and wants to go over to help.

He hadn't taken two steps before he was caught up in a piece of news on television.

According to the police report, the number of forest fire victims in Jianghe City has reached 22, and another 230 people have been injured to varying degrees, and they are being actively rescued. At around 11 o'clock last night, a fire broke out in a forest around Jianghe City, and a small town adjacent to the fire site had no time to evacuate, and the fire swept down overwhelmingly, affecting many houses. According to multiple witnesses, several huge crimson lightning bolts were seen in the sky that night, followed by violent explosions, and some experts issued a statement saying that this may be extreme weather caused by local climate change, and the fire has not yet been extinguished, and the cause of the fire is under further investigation. ”

Smoke billows into the sky, a raging fire burns, and trees turn black to char wherever they pass.

Liu Xiuxiu stared at the TV screen, a little stunned.

"It's really prone to fires like this in the fall." Qin Yun sighed.

Jianghe City and Jupiter City both belong to the capital of Luohua, and the coverage area of mountain forests is not small, and it is not surprising that there will be such news every summer and autumn, but forest fires that cause so many casualties are still relatively rare.

Liu Xiuxiu was still in a daze.

Xia Ren felt that something was wrong, and stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder: "What's wrong?" ”

"Red Lightning, Fire ......"

Liu Xiuxiu's spirit seemed to be in a trance, he ignored Xia Ren's words, took out the black mobile phone for the investigator, typed a few paragraphs on it, and then sent it.

Xia Ren noticed that his hands were shaking all the time.

"What the hell is going on?"

At the same time as this sentence was asked, the black mobile phone vibrated for a moment, and Liu Xiuxiu's question just now had feedback.

There is only one sentence on the screen.

[The hunt fails, and the Foundation is searching for the surviving investigators.] 】

Mission...... Failed......"

Xia Ren also saw the words on the screen, combined with the news he had just seen, and Liang Wan's departure some time ago, he instantly understood what had happened.

"That apostle is in Jianghe City, for this mission, including Liang Wan, the Foundation sent four A-level investigators alone, but still, failed......"

Xiuxiu pulled Xia Ren's forearm, rested her head on his arm, and sobbed constantly.

The Apostles are not like other infected, they are extremely dangerous, extremely harmful to human society, and if they want to kill them, the Foundation must also pay a huge price, and there is no guarantee of success.

When Liang Wan went, Xiuxiu was already mentally prepared, even if she successfully hunted the Apostle, the investigators involved in the mission were lifeless, let alone failed.

He had known this for a long time, and whether he succeeded or not, it would be difficult for his sister to come back.

But someone has to do this, just like the Foundation headquarters stands in the middle of the largest desert in the Blue Star, far away from the human world, but the duty is to protect the human world.

In the face of danger, someone must step up, just like the words on that door.

[We contain, we protect!] 】

They are everywhere and secretly have great influence, but they will never be able to enter the field of vision of ordinary people, and they will not be able to enjoy glory, because when the Foundation is forced to be revealed, it will inevitably be the day of catastrophe for all mankind.

"He's ......"

Qin Yun looked at Xiuxiu, who was crying constantly, and didn't understand what had suddenly happened to make him so sad.

Xia Ren reminded in a low voice: "That Liang Wan, and your nephew." ”

Qin Yun then remembered the A-level investigator who came some time ago, and she had the impression that she left as if she was going to kill her nephew.

The mood was a little complicated, and Qin Yun didn't know how to comfort Xiuxiu at this time.

If Xia Ren was in her position, she would probably say, "Although your sister is dead, my nephew is still alive." "That's the kind of thing you say.

But Qin Yun felt that at least at this point, he must not be influenced by Xia Ren.

Lily stood aside, watching the scene curiously.

With her small head, she can't understand the sadness, and she doesn't know the meaning of tears to people.

"Hungry."

She pulled the corner of Qin Yun's clothes, raised her head and said.

At this time in the past, I should have been cooking.

"Then I'll go cook first."

Qin Yun whispered to Xia Ren.

No matter how sad it is, the meal always has to be eaten.

Xiuxiugan ate a bowl of rice, but it was salty.

"I'm going to check it out."

After eating, he sat on the sofa, wiped away his tears and said.

Lily was mopping the floor, unconcerned about the situation here.

Qin Yun looked between him and Xia Ren, sighed silently, picked up the needle and thread for knitting the sweater, and did the hand tail steps of the sweater.

Xia Ren didn't respond, when the other party said this, he had already made a decision in his heart, even if he persuaded it, it was useless.

"I'm leaving."

Xiuxiu stood up.

"Wait a minute."

Xia Ren saw that he was carrying a morning school bag, hesitated, and asked, "Don't you have to tell the Foundation?" ”

He knew that the other party's mission to observe him was not over, and if he left his post so unwillingly, there would definitely be problems.

"I'm no longer qualified to be an investigator."

After he said this, he left without looking back.

Xia Ren knew that from the moment on, Liu Xiuxiu completely betrayed the Foundation.

She's too emotional.

If it is said that she was unable to integrate into the role of Liu Xiuxiu because of her disgust with pollution at the beginning, which led to being seen by herself and always being wary of him, it is understandable, after all, not everyone is born to be an actor.

But since yesterday she knew that she was also polluted, the shortcomings of her character were suddenly exposed.

She desperately wanted to end this mission quickly, but because Xia Ren had been watching out for her, most of the time, they spent most of their time in their daily lives, and even yesterday's battle with the ghoul cubs was branched out of the basement, and there was rarely a chance to really get to know Xia Ren.

This morning, after getting clues from Zhang Xiang and Xia Ren's parents, he could have reported the matter of the Demon Capital to the Foundation and handed it over to other investigators to deal with, but he didn't do so, but instead told Xia Ren directly, just like he wanted him to go to the Demon Capital, do more things, and show more strength.

Now that the news of the failed hunt for the Apostle had reached his ears, she was about to give up on herself.

What are the consequences of betraying the Foundation Xia Ren didn't know, but he knew that Liu Xiuxiu was gone, and there was no turning back.

He suddenly remembered what Huang Qiuyuan often said, and he felt very suitable for his current mood.

"It's nice to keep it simple."

There were no outsiders in the living room, Xia Ren cleaned up his mood and prepared to go to the study to finish today's update first.

As soon as he reached the door, he realized a problem.

Liu Xiuxiu is gone, and his connection with the Foundation will be cut off in a short time, that is, he will not be able to use the Foundation's resources.

What about Zhao Rou's surgery?

One of the indispensable elements of his original plan was amnestic spray.