"I don't understand, why did you suddenly make such a decision, Ann.? Burn? Wen Xiao? What is the reason for saying ?.? ｒ?ａ?ｎ?? ｅ?ｎ?`ｏｒｇ”

A document was placed on the desk with a heavy sigh, and the eye-catching word "resignation" in the title of the document was particularly glaring.

"Now that Fan Rong has been dismissed, the 'devouring' organization has been completely wiped out, and the rebellions stirred up by the 'devouring' in various places have also been quelled...... It's all your work, and why are you suddenly retiring at this juncture? The middle-aged man behind the desk stared at the petite girl in front of him, his slender eyes full of puzzlement.

"If it weren't for the fact that you hadn't detected in time that 'Devouring' had used the Blood Keystone to control those lower-level non-commissioned officers and militia leaders, and decisively arranged for someone to intervene, I'm afraid the rebellion in various places would not have been quelled so quickly, and I ...... Even Yang Xiao, I'm afraid they're long gone. ”

"Because 'devouring' has been destroyed, my heart's wish has been fulfilled, and it is time to let go of it all." Ann replied calmly. "And...... I'm afraid my body won't be able to hold it anymore. ”

"Your body...... Haven't you healed yet? The middle-aged man looked at the girl's pale face and sighed softly. I heard that you suddenly suffered from a serious illness three years ago, and although you were saved by Zhu's treatment, your body also underwent a comprehensive deterioration and became what you are now......"

"I'm lucky enough to have three years to survive, my life should have come to an end three years ago, and with my current body, it's not surprising when it will fall." Ann glanced at her trembling fingers, shook her head and smiled bitterly.

"I can understand your situation, it's just ...... I can't imagine anyone else but you being in charge of the Special Investigation Bureau. The middle-aged man said. What's more, the whereabouts of the seventh Blood Keystone are still unknown......"

"The Special Affairs Investigation Bureau was originally the agency that managed and investigated the Blood Keystone, but now the existing Blood Keystone no longer exists, but if you want to find the seventh Blood Keystone, it is enough to have the power of the military department or the secret service, and the Special Affairs Investigation Bureau has no purpose in existing."

"You...... What do you mean ......? ”

"Over the years, many of the struggles within the system have been caused by the privileges of the Special Investigation Bureau, and with privileges comes the existence of people who covet privileges, and it is time for such privileged institutions to retire. As for the elites in the bureau, they were originally from various departments of the system, and after they returned to the ministries, they must also be experts who can take charge of themselves, so you don't have to worry about this. ”

Ann said, slightly turning her head to look out the door, and suddenly smiled. "Oh, you seem to have a guest waiting for you, so I'll get here first, I'm sure you'll make the wisest decision."

“…… Let me think again. The middle-aged man nodded to Ann, and then looked at the resignation on the table again with a solemn face, as if he was thoughtful, and when he came back to his senses and raised his head again, he found that it was no longer Ann standing in front of him, but the young man who had been worried about him for a long time, with a similar appearance to himself.

"You're here...... Qi Yu. In front of his biological son, the middle-aged man's usual serious expression seemed to loosen slightly, he put away An's resignation, took the document handed by Qi Yu, and hurriedly glanced at it.

"This is a follow-up report that you asked for earlier." Qi Yu looked at the middle-aged man expressionlessly and said. "Regarding those who were temporarily controlled by the 'devouring' organization with the Blood Keystone, they have recovered their memories under Zhu's treatment and are gradually recovering."

"yes, that's good...... Thank you for your hard work. The middle-aged man put down the document and looked up at Qi Yu, but he quickly looked away unnaturally, as if he was feeling guilty and running away.

"This is also the last thing I will do for you, I have decided, I will leave here and go back to live abroad." Qi Yu looked at the middle-aged man's surprised expression and said calmly. "Don't worry, I won't be open about the relationship between you and me, and after I'm gone, you can still sit in the position of the supreme leader and enjoy those powers, just as you expect......"

"No...... No! The middle-aged man stepped forward excitedly, grabbed Qi Yu's shoulder, and shouted loudly. It doesn't matter what power is, I will openly admit that you are my son, even if you are scolded by the people, it doesn't matter! Just please...... Please...... Forgive me!! ”

"......" Qi Yu was still silent, but the expression on his face began to waver.

"After Fan Rong was arrested, I learned that your mother was ...... It was because he accidentally saw the secret case file of Jiang Yun, a former member of the dark department, that Shun Teng found out about Fan Rong's conspiracy, so he was killed in the name of the accident! The middle-aged man's hands gradually clenched, and his face was full of pain and self-blame. Over the years, I have been secretly investigating the cause of her death, but I have never realized that her killer is close to me...... It's all my fault!! I...... I ......"

"What are you talking about...... I already know. Qi Yu's gaze swept between the gray hair of the middle-aged man, and slowly lowered his eyes. It was precisely because my mother's affairs had come to light that I was able to completely let go and leave here. ”

"You...... Still hate me? The middle-aged man looked at Qi Yu, his eyes slightly red.

"I hated it before, but after all...... You are the person your mother loves deeply, and she only thinks about you until she dies......" Qi Yu paused and turned his back. "In order not to affect your career, she chose to leave the country, and I left this time...... It's just a matter of following my mother's wishes. ”

Qi Yu said, slowly walking towards the door of the office.

"Goodbye...... Father. ”

After speaking, Qi Yu pushed open the door and left under the surprised and sad eyes of the middle-aged man.

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"Alas~~~ I didn't expect the top leader of our country to resign...... It's so sudden......"

On the sickbed, Xiaohua put down the electronic news newspaper in her hand and said to Ye Yu on the side.

"Hmm...... Maybe he felt that this 'devouring' was also his own dereliction of duty. Ye Yu glanced at the news headline and smiled lightly.

"Having said that, there is also news on the Internet that he seems to have admitted that he has an illegitimate child before giving up his official position." Xiaohua's gossip occupational disease began to commit again. "Honestly, I'm a little curious about who his bastard is."

"Oh, what do you care so much about? Eat more fruit and talk less gossip. Ye Yu smiled and stuffed the peeled apple in his hand to Xiaohua. I see you've been recovering well lately, and you're starting to have the energy to chase lace news again~"

"This is the professional sensitivity of being a journalist~ understand?" Xiaohua took the apple and took an unceremonious bite. "Anyway...... I don't remember which underground fortress I was in after I passed out, I ...... Nothing bad has happened, has it? ”

"No, of course not, how can you have this ability." Ye Yu laughed and snorted, in order not to bring guilt to Xiaohua, he didn't plan to tell the other party about Xiaohua's behavior after being controlled by "devouring".

But then again, who was it that let Xiaohua pick up a life in the underground fortress in the first place? People who "eat" should not be so merciful......

Ye Yu thought about it, and somehow the image of a young man who spoke frivolously and dressed up in a non-mainstream way suddenly popped up in his mind, but there were too many mysteries in this person, and Ye Yu couldn't determine his identity, just like the mysterious masked man.

Knock Knock......

A gentle knock on the door interrupted Ye Yu's thoughts, and it seemed that it was time for regular checks, Ye Yu got up and left the ward after a few words, and at this moment, a rapid mobile phone ringtone suddenly rang from Ye Yu's pocket.

Ye Yu? Oh no! Go to the director of the building!

Xiao Yan's anxious voice came from the microphone.

Director Lou ...... he

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Bang bang bang

The sound of anxious footsteps broke through the silence of the night, and in this ordinary old neighborhood, a thin black shadow galloped wildly in the moonlight.

Have you figured it out...... Do you really want to know the identity of the masked man, even if the end result is disappointment and pain? Ann's sigh kept echoing in Lou's mind.

How's the disappointment? What about the pain? Even if there is little hope, I will never give up!

If you're really determined...... Then go see him...... He's in the place you remember the most......

Where do you remember the most...... Only "that one"!

Familiar apartment buildings, familiar walkways, and the familiar doors at the bottom of the walkways. In the warmest and happiest memories of Lou, this bedroom was his only home, but all this came to an abrupt end on that day three years ago, and he could no longer wait for the most important family member.

Puff ...... Puff ......

The gap in the door faintly revealed a faint yellow light, Lou stood at the door of the dormitory, his heartbeat began to accelerate sharply, and after hesitating for a moment, he finally slowly stretched out his hand and pushed open the door of the dormitory.

"You're still here, little."

A gentle voice sounded softly in the room, and Lou looked at the tall figure that had been thinking about it for a long time, the familiar face under the white mask, and the expression on his face did not know whether it was ecstasy or sadness.

"Thank you...... Brother...... You...... It's back...... Are you really ...... Still alive......"

Lou trembled, and slowly walked towards the man in front of him, and at that moment, all kinds of indescribable feelings intertwined with each other, bursting out in his chest.

"I'm sorry, little ......" The man put down the white mask in his hand, and there seemed to be a trace of unbearability between his eyebrows, but he finally raised his head and faced the other party directly. I...... It's not Xie Chengyi. ”

"This ...... That's impossible! Your voice, your looks, your gestures...... I can't be mistaken! Lou was stunned, grabbed the man's arm excitedly and shouted. Have you forgotten? It was you who took me in and gave me my name...... Have you forgotten all those years? ”

"......" The man opened his mouth slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but facing the building in front of him with a face full of expectations, the words that came to his mouth finally turned into a sigh, and at this moment, An's voice suddenly sounded from the door.

"The pain of gaining and losing is far better than the joy of the moment...... That's why I don't want you to see him......"

Lou turned his head blankly and watched An Zheng with a sad look slowly walking towards him.

"He has the memories of Ah Yi, so he remembers you; He also has the same genes as Ah Yi, so he is no different from Ah Yi's appearance. But...... Even so...... But he is still not Ah Yi. Ann stepped forward and reached out to caress the contours of the man's face, but there was endless pain in her eyes.

"I ...... I don't understand ......."

Lou looked at An in front of him, and didn't understand what the other party was referring to for a while, and at this time, the man seemed to have finally made up his mind, and after a long sigh, he opened his mouth gently:

"I'm a clone of Xie Chengyi, and I'm an incomplete failure." The man raised his head with a wry smile, looked at Lou with an incredible face, and said slowly.

"A few years ago, the country's cloning project made significant progress, and the person in charge was none other than Zhu, whom you know. Due to the rarity of the expulsors, the state once collected Xie Chengyi's genes and asked Zhu to move forward with the project of cloning the expulsors, but it did not go well. Later, the state was forced to stop the project, but I didn't know that Zhu had secretly completed a 'semi-finished product', that is, me. ”

The man continued.

"It's a pity that due to my natural shortcomings, although I inherited Xie Chengyi's genes, I don't have the physique of an expulsor like him, and my body also has many defects, and I may die at any time...... That day three years ago......"

"Three years ago, Ah Yi passed away unexpectedly during the clean-up operation against 'Devouring', and I couldn't accept this reality anyway, so I ...... I forced Zhu to cooperate with me and made a dangerous and crazy decision. Ann said.

"I took the special drug developed by Zhu to forcibly overdraft the life energy, and shortly after Ah Yi died, I used a blood keystone to read the memories that remained in his brain, and sealed these memories in this blood keystone, and at the same time used it as a memory carrier and implanted it in the ...... In the body of a clone......"

"Under the influence of the Blood Keystone, I slowly woke up from my sleep and gained some of Xie Chengyi's consciousness, but at the same time...... My own consciousness has gradually awakened and merged with Xie Chengyi's memories, although genetically I am in the same vein as Xie Chengyi, but at the 'soul' level, I am no longer him. The man sighed softly and looked upstairs. So you can get the idea, right? I...... It's not your brother Xie. ”

“…… Unexpectedly...... Is there such a thing ......? How does this make me believe?? And at that time, the Blood Keystone was under the control of the state, if according to you, then where did this Blood Keystone implanted in your body come from......"

Lou's words came to an abrupt end, and an incredible hypothesis suddenly crossed his mind.

"Wait...... Wait, it's hard, do you say!? ”

"What is in his body is the seventh blood keystone." Ann looked at the building and said calmly.

"Back then, Ah Yi suspected that there were internal ghosts related to 'devouring' in the high-level of the central government, so the chain of blood keys we found was not submitted to the central government for the time being, but finally became a carrier carrying Ah Yi's memories by mistake and hid in the world. Of course, I also paid a heavy price after doing such a rebellious thing with the Chain of Blood Keys, and my body has undergone a total deterioration, and now I ...... I'm afraid that the days are numbered. ”

"......" Lou bit his lip lightly, trying to digest this sudden huge information.

"As long as the Blood Key Stone exists, the strife will not be settled, rather than this, it is better to let this last Blood Key Chain gradually consume in my body, and the day the Blood Key Chain energy is exhausted, I am afraid it is also the moment when my life is coming to an end." The man slowly walked forward, stretched out his hand, stroked Lou's black hair, and said softly.

"Although I could not be called a 'complete person' from birth, I have never regretted going through all this, and this is a choice of my own will. Even if my life is about to come to an end, but you still have a long way to go, live well, Xiao, I think this is Xie Chengyi's only wish for you. ”

"Thank you...... Brother ......" Lou looked at the familiar smile in front of him, and a certain dead knot in his heart seemed to finally gradually waver, and finally scattered.

"You still have so many companions by your side, even if we are gone, you will not be alone."

The man smiled.

"Little ...... Take care. ”

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The pale yellow light faintly shone through the hidden door, and when Ye Yu, who learned the news, hurried to the bedroom, only the lonely figure of Lou was left in the house.

"He's gone......"

Two lines of tears crossed Lou's white and delicate face, Ye Yu looked at the upstairs in front of him at a loss, and didn't know what to say for a while.

"Everything...... It's over. ”

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In the afternoon sunshine in the park, in this quiet and comfortable corner of the park, a thin and handsome man sits calmly on a park bench, silently watching the laughter and laughter of tourists in the distance, as if looking at a beautiful landscape painting.

"What are you looking at?"

A familiar voice suddenly sounded from his side, and the man finally withdrew his gaze from the crowd and looked at the visitor sitting next to him.

"Exam application approved?" Lou looked at Ye Yu's happy expression beside him, and opened his mouth lightly.

"Yes, thanks to Director Ming." Ye Yu said with a smile. "Although the Special Affairs Investigation Bureau has been disbanded, the 'Investigator Examination' is still retained as a channel for selecting outstanding talents, and in the case of Director An's retirement, the person in charge of this part has become Director Ming, but ...... I heard that her selection criteria are much stricter than those of Director An. ”

"It's okay to be strict, it's not an easy job to be an investigator."

"Alas...... Originally, I was going to ask Tolan to give me special training for a while, but unfortunately he has been very busy recently, and it is said that he is revitalizing the military department with Lan Jue, and even Yang Yunyi and Xiaolu have been recruited by them...... As for Director Zhu, it seems that he is doing some research in retreat, and I am embarrassed to disturb him. Ye Yu said, glancing at Lou's expression intentionally or unintentionally, and continued. It would be nice if someone could help me with special training...... Otherwise, I really don't know the bottom of this exam......"

“…… What do you want to say? Lou sighed helplessly and looked at Ye Yu.

"That...... Hehe...... I said that after you quit your job, you are almost old when you sit in the park in a daze every day, do you want to go on like this forever? Ye Yu finally poured out the words that he was holding in his heart.

"I'd love to." Lou Mian said expressionlessly, got up and was about to leave, but was quickly stopped by Ye Yu, who was weak-hearted.

"Okay, okay, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, don't be angry......" Ye Yu finally relented and apologized. I was just...... Just hopefully...... You can guide me. ”

Lou Zhan finally stopped his footsteps and looked up at Ye Yu.

"Although I was inexplicably involved in this catastrophe at the beginning, and I couldn't become a professional journalist, after this series of events, I finally found out what I really wanted to do." Ye Yu looked at the building and said seriously. "I want to be an investigator and use my abilities to find out the truth behind the evil, and I am not enough to achieve this goal...... So I ...... I...... Need you. ”

"You...... Is it serious? Lou looked at Ye Yu's expression and asked softly.

"Of course." Ye Yu nodded vigorously.

“…… I'm very demanding, you have to be mentally prepared. Lou sighed again, and finally relented.

"Haha, that means you agreed~"

Ye Yu was overjoyed to get Lou's answer, but then he realized something.

"Oh yes, since it's an official invitation, then I still have to be formal."

Ye Yu took a deep breath, then stretched out his hand in front of the building, the golden sunlight shining on his warm smile.

"I'm Ye Yu, please take care of me in the future."

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