"Ding!"

In a rare leisure, I stood in front of the self-service coffee machine, holding a mug printed with the logo of "Brain Lobe Company", breathed a long sigh of relief, and took half a cup of the so-called ...... "macchiato".

"Whew......" I picked up the warm cup, my lips slightly clasped with porcelain white edges. At this moment, I couldn't help but hold my breath: gradually I raised my hands, and the brownish-yellow liquid with white milk foam flowed down the trend, slowly flowing into my mouth, blending, stirring, flowing, stimulating my discerning taste buds.

Sure enough...... It's a little unaccustomed......

I frowned, closed my eyes and drank the rest of the liquid, "Sugar water mixed with unknown botanicals...... Sweet and bitter. I thought to myself, and after a brief rinse of the mug to the sink on the other side, I poured a cup of hot tea and drank it as I always did.

"Hmm...... It is the taste of coffee. At this moment, a familiar figure came from behind me, and when I turned to look, it was Loki.

"When did you start to like it......" he said half-jokingly, "I just remember that you were quite disgusted by it." ”

"Hmm...... Probably. I said, taking a sip from my cup, "This is the variety that Maxi asked me to try, he had only worked under the coffee minister for three weeks, and now he is an incorrigible bitterwater lover." ”

"Actually, it's pretty good, so it's okay to give it a try."

I looked at the coffee machine not far away, a little blankly, "This thing...... It's still too bitter. Muttered.

"Dai." At this time, Loki suddenly stopped me and said, "Do you want to go to the Ministry of Welfare, Mark West asked me to help." ”

I thought for a moment, thinking about the day's itinerary like a marquee—but it seemed that I was pretty much done, so I agreed, "Well, let's go." With that, they left the restaurant together.

"Honestly, ......" In the hallway, Loki suddenly asked me, "Even outside the range of the reverse Kabbalah suppressor, you don't feel ego erosion at all?" ”

"Hmm......" I nodded, "I don't know how to describe it, but the power of the Apocalypse has become as close and natural as my skin, and I can manipulate Dawn as easily as my arm." I said, showing the thin twilight wings studded with the golden gaze from the big bird: "I can even manipulate the size of the eyes opening and closing." ”

"It's amazing...... Loki swallowed, "Our ego cosmetic items are just cosmetic items, no different from other anomalytes, only you can actually 'use' them. ”

"Should I be happy about this?" I said with a wry smile.

"Or maybe you should be extra cautious......," Loki said with reservations, rather earnestly.

Soon, we came to the office area of the Ministry of Welfare, which also absorbed a large number of staff in the facility, and it was still bustling as usual, and through the crowded corridors, through several specially decorated doors, we could find the activity area of the Ministry of Welfare's containment team, where Maxi was organizing the organization of the Ministry of Welfare, and today there was a square mechanical body - it was the Minister of Welfare, Chesed.

"There's still a bitter coffee smell wafting here......" I frowned and fanned the lingering breath on my lips to get used to the smell as quickly as possible.

"Brother Loki, and Brother Devna, you're here." Although Maxi had a sad face, he still tried to squeeze out a smile when he saw us.

"This is the information you asked the intelligence department to help put together." Loki said, stepping forward and handing a quick chip to Maxi. "Thank you, Brother Loki! You've been a great help. Seeing this, Maxi hurriedly took it, happily introduced it into the paid in his hand, poked his fingers, and began to operate. After a long time, I suddenly realized that we two characters were standing in place awkwardly, so I hurriedly stepped forward to arrange it.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." While making amends, Maxi ordered the clerk next to him in a slightly hectic manner: "Brother Daphna, please help them escort the patients...... And Brother Loki, the operation of some equipment here, please. After speaking, he folded his hands, half-bowed his body, and said to us solemnly: "Thank you very much, two brothers. ”

"Alas...... What an uneasy guy. Loki and I looked at each other and sighed.

At this point, surrounded by civilians, Loki and I once again experienced the work of the Ministry of Welfare, I was responsible for helping the civilian staff suppress and appease the circle of addicts sent yesterday from the Department of Security and other departments that could be mobilized, and Loki instructed the civilian staff to operate the treatment equipment - although these were all tasks we had done before, I still felt a deep pressure to deal with such a large number of personnel at once in a short period of time.

I believe that the process I am responsible for is definitely the most troublesome part of the whole job, hundreds of addicts are escorted by the containment teams of the security and welfare departments, gathered in a hall, and the civilian staff available around them are very small, and they can barely stand in this hellish situation, let alone continue to escort them to the machine, which is literally killing them.

"How...... What to do? The civilians looked at the group of people in front of them who were suffering from drug addiction, who had become delusional, and had almost lost their minds, and asked me for instructions at a loss.

"I ...... A little scared, I want to get out of here. "From time to time, some people have withdrawn.

"Calm down." I said, and then showed Bo Twilight, "Normal methods are useless, and they must be punched hard." ”

"Good...... Well, we'll all listen to you. The clerk agreed, and gradually gathered around me, staring at the class of addicts with teeth and claws like a frightened group of deer.

"First of all, we must divert ......," I thought to myself, and then I opened my wings of dawn and unleashed the power of the big bird, and in an instant the lights of the entire space were eclipsed. Wow! This battle immediately frightened the civilians around him, "We ...... What are we going to do here? Someone was bold, but he couldn't help but tremble and asked. Look at it. I smiled slightly, using the twilight of the giant eyes to charm and manipulate all the patients who were still sane, leaving the deranged colleagues around me and gradually gathering towards the machine. Move fast! I hurriedly ordered, "Put them in their seats!" ”

"Yes!" After hearing this, the civilians immediately escorted, tied up, and controlled the addicts who had been separated one after another on their seats, pressed the buttons, as if sending away the plague god, and watched them disappear at the end of the conveyor belt with their chairs, and no one could be seen again.

Whether it was out of anxiety or just plain fear, the clerical staff acted with surprising swiftness to deal with a group of patients in just a few minutes. I glanced around, and when my colleagues had all exited, I put away the dawn, lifted the charm, and stood in front of everyone again.

After some work, the hall was much cleaner. "Well done." I turned to the civilians and praised.

"Where...... If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have been able to handle this. "Someone flattered.

"Just now...... It was so scary that I was about to throw up at lunch. More people were still shocked and sighed: "I've never been in such a hurry before......"

I looked at the remaining junkies in front of me who were convulsing, and I couldn't help but lower my voice: "Colleagues, it's not over yet. I said, "Now we have to get rid of the next batch before they come in." ”

With the experience of the past, the staff around me immediately trusted me a lot, "Okay, we all listen to you." "They all expressed their attitudes to me.

"Well, thank you for believing in me." I nodded and said seriously, "It's going to take a lot of energy...... You have to be as fast as you can, and take the opportunity to tie their hands and feet with straps. ”

"Yes! We will do our best! ”

"Good! Get ready! As I spoke, I spread my arms and unleashed the power of the Judgment Bird, "The long arm of the tall bird - grasp the time!" With the chanting, a looming golden balance gradually rose slowly upwards on its own, and finally stopped near the top, "staring——! Suddenly, there was a calm and long sound of falling hammers, and for a moment everything froze in place, and the air stopped flowing instantly, and the molecules were locked in a very small area, unable to hinder movement.

Seeing this, the "......" clerical staff were stunned in place, everything around them was sculpturally still, and the addicts also stopped moving, and only the employees themselves could move their bodies.

"This ...... It was a miracle. In this situation, some people couldn't help but sigh, "The action is fast, she said that she couldn't hold on for too long!" Others immediately realized the urgency of the situation and quickly gathered their colleagues to start work again. The clerical workers grabbed a rope one after another, and the wind rushed to the motionless patients, "All work hard!" They shouted the trumpet, while hurriedly carrying, straightening, fixing, all the addicts' hands and feet wrapped in knots, one by one, pile by pile, row by row, after tireless work for a long time, the clerical finally pinched their noses, completed all the binding tasks, and finally rushed straight to the gate, and retreated.

"Buzz ——!" There was a bang, and the scales disappeared, "Damn it...... Does the time pause and sluggish the fatigue...... "I suddenly lost my physical strength, my body couldn't support it, and I bent my legs and fell to the ground on my knees; At the same time, the civilians around them also suffered a huge sense of fatigue released in an instant, and they all lay down on the ground, the cramps screamed, the injured sought medical treatment, and some even fainted on the ground due to overwork. "Damn...... It's really not good. I braced myself and stood up again: "Those over there can still move, give priority to the wounded!" Others, go and tie up the upper chair! "I commanded as I stepped forward to organize the treatment of the wounded.

"But...... There are still too few people. ”

"One is also one! Priority for those who are in shock! As I spoke, I immediately rushed to the nearest employee who had fainted, "Look at those who don't know how to give first aid!" After that, he picked up the old cardboard boxes piled up on one side, padded the upper body of the employee, and tilted his head to the side, "Quick!" Raise the indoor air conditioning by 5 degrees Celsius. I ordered the other civilians.

"Senior, here's a first-aid kit!" As he spoke, a civilian who seemed to have strength rushed forward with all his might, "Good job! I boasted casually and immediately took over the medical supplies, "Pay attention!" This is glucose pump fluid. I held up a bag full of liquid and showed it around: "Insert the needle into the vein in your wrist, squeeze the bag three times, and let the air pump slowly release the pressure and infuse the glucose into it." ”

"Do you get it?" I finally asked again.

"Got it!"

"Act now!" After that, I immediately moved to other places to help all my colleagues as much as possible, but the problem was still extremely serious, and some people were in a very bad condition, because they had taken on too much physical labor, and the sudden outbreak of physical burden caused her body unbearable damage, and she had already suffered severe trauma, such as the blood stained the light blue uniform, and I kept convulsing in the trembling of death. "Damn, we need a doctor right now!" I turned on the communicator and roared like crazy: "Come on, people, the wounded here will die soon!" ”

"What...... Be! When the other party heard my voice, he immediately became highly nervous: "I'll inform Maxi senior immediately." "After that, a group of civilians from the Department of Security quickly rushed into the hall, and before I could say anything, they immediately activated the emergency regeneration reactor, set up wounded markers, and treated the wounds of those present. It didn't take long for the civilians to be in stable physical condition again and gradually recover.

"Fortunately, I caught up with the ......" At this time, one of the leaders of the civilian staff of the Ministry of Security wiped his sweat slightly, turned to face me and said: "Fortunately, your first aid is timely, and if it is a little later, the emergency reactor may not work, which is not as big as those in the main lounge." ”

But there was no solace in my heart, "No...... After all, I caused all these accidents. I frowned and said, "If I could have predicted the side effects of the power of the Apocalypse in advance, there would have been no such accident......

"Senior ......"

"Hmm." I turned to the crowd and bowed deeply, "I'm so sorry...... Everyone, this time I didn't think it through, and I caused trouble for everyone. ”

Everyone was silent, and it seemed that the recklessness of others should be blamed, but they would like to forgive, but they just looked at each other, and the words stopped in their throats, and it was difficult to speak.

"Actually...... We should also pay attention to ourselves at that time......" At this time, someone in the crowd suddenly whispered: "The senior is also out of kindness, and it has really helped us a lot." ”

"yes, everyone makes mistakes."

Soon, the silent crowd comforted: "A work mistake, please don't take it to heart, Daphna senior!" ”

"Thank you all for your tolerance." I smiled and bowed again: "Thank you very much." ”

"If we are to be held accountable, then we are also at fault." Later, Maxi's voice also came from the gate: "If I had known that this time it was of this magnitude, I should have mobilized more comrades from the department to help earlier." He said apologetically: "It's my dereliction of duty to let everyone work hard for so long." ”

At this time, the containment team of the Ministry of Welfare, who followed the arrival, also stepped forward and said beautifully: "Where is the senior Maxi, it is really helpful for you to come, and the rest of the work will be much easier to deal with." ”

"Good!" Maxi looked around, emotionally excited: "Then let's work harder!" ”

With the help of a large number of clerical staff from the upper departments led by the Training Department, the clean-up plan of the departmental addicts was carried out extremely smoothly and efficiently, a full day earlier than planned, and the staff of each department (only in the area where the organization can be transferred) was checked one by one this afternoon; The containment team escorted the addicts in large numbers and performed "rehabilitation" surgeries – not humane, but at least to restore them to health and no longer be bound by the addiction.

"It's so busy." Later today, Maxi said: "The last time this was done was half a month ago when the enkephalins in the training department were overflowing...... Speaking of this, Maxi's face couldn't help but sink: "I didn't expect that after dealing with such a poisonous den in the training department, enkephalin is still so popular." ”

"Enkephalins come from a wider range of sources than we expected." Loki on one side chimed in.

"The Department of Security is also one of the sources." Gray said, taking a drag on his cigarette.

"Addicts are harder to organize, easier to manipulate, and the spread of drugs is not good for us or for themselves." Ada, who was busy in front of the computer, raised her head and said.

"There is a long way to go." I stood up and looked at my colleagues who were about to leave work in front of me.

"Speaking of which, your development of Bo Twilight's power has also reached a whole new level." At this point, Loki suddenly interjected, "I've seen you wield your power in the monitoring room, and it would be beneficial if you could use it well; But it also needs to be careful. ”

"I still don't fully understand why your EGO is so different." Ida added half-jokingly on the side: "Sometimes I can't help but wonder if you are the Apocalypse himself. ”

"Probably......" I spread out my palms and counted the palm prints - they were like tenacious silk threads, always affecting my troubled fate.

Even now, I don't have the courage to reveal the truth to my companions—the truth about my true origins, my father, the deal, Angela...... There are some things that I should carry on my own after all.

"Where's Maxi?" Gray suddenly interjected.

"He's talking to his boss."

The bitterness of blood, the toil of sweat, and the attention of our eyes return to the humble blue office: where Maxi was once instructed by Minister Chesed, and today, it is the moment when he is alone and truly presents his proud answers.

"How? It's a good feeling to actually take care of something. Minister Chesed asked, relieved, as he sat in his office chair.

"Hmm......" Maxi sat on the other side facing the minister, "I've never organized such a big thing on my own before. He grabbed the folds of his thighs with both hands, lowered his head slightly, and said, "Especially when so many people have such a level of expectation from me. ”

"It's hard to get started." Minister Chesed calmly picked up his coffee cup and took a sip, "Anyway, you did a good job in the end, didn't you?" ”

"Ah......" Maxi pursed his lips, "It's because of the credit you gave to the chip, Minister." ”

"To be honest, Maxi employee, I know very well what is in that chip." Minister Chesed smiled, "It's your own strength, you trust others with their trust, and you live up to them...... You should be proud of that. With that, Minister Chesed stood up, picked up another mug, stood in front of the hand-ground coffee machine, mixed the boiling hot water, and brewed it for Maxi himself.

"Here, you deserve it." He then handed the steaming coffee to Maxi.

"Thank you...... Thank you. Maxi hurriedly took it, took a sip, and put it in his hand.

"Was the minister once the son of the three-star consortium of Company A?"

"Ah...... Well, it's all old, and I was impressed by the iron-toothed young lady who went to the suburbs with very simple ideals......"

"I didn't expect a big man like you to join that institute." At this, Maxi's head couldn't help but sink lower.

"Well...... It's okay, we're all working together now, aren't we? Work hard together, feel the pain together, and wait for the ethereal tomorrow together. Minister Chesed said, sipping down the rest of his coffee.

"In fact, it's still embarrassing to show others everything about my past." He muttered half-jokingly.

Maxi suddenly raised his head, "If every minister has a core suppression, then it is actually intentional." He said, with an inescapable seriousness between the lines.

Minister Chesed fell silent, and sat for a long time with his empty glass.

“…… I guess he must have had his purpose. After a long wait, he finally spat out a few words.

"If I hadn't chosen to press that button in the first place, what would have changed?" Minister Chesed let out a long sigh of relief.

"You can't be blamed for that." Maxi suddenly gave an impassioned and generous consolation: "After all, it was the mediator who came in person, and even if you didn't release all the illusions, she would have done the same thing." When Garion is targeted, such a tragedy will happen sooner or later. ”

"Uh-huh......" Minister Chesed looked silent as he held his coffee cup.

"I believe that even then, nothing was disappointed." Maxi said this, already fully engaged in the words of emotion: "Do your best, and look up to your promises, this is what you really make me admire—'trust worthy of trust.'" ”

"That's right." Minister Chesed muttered with relief as he picked up his mug and rose from his seat.

"Coffee ...... It's already cold. ”

Seeing this, Maxi also stood up and drank the coffee in his cup.

"You can call me by my original name, Daniel." The minister said abruptly to Maxi and then raised his hand to pour out the rest of the coffee.