Ultraman Any Key: Qiming

Chapter 514 Homecoming Chapter 510. Qi Ming's Father, The Chaotic Earth (12)

Qi Ming took a deep breath and dialed his father's number.

The call was quickly answered, and a middle-aged man's voice came through: "Hello?"

Qi Ming nodded; it was Old Qi's voice.

As a typical middle-aged cadre within the system, Lao Qi is conservative in his thinking and believes in the philosophy of "stability overrides everything".

Therefore, he naturally disliked Qi Ming's "naive ideas" and always criticized him for being "unorthodox and unconventional."

Qi Ming certainly wouldn't like him condescendingly denying his life plans and beliefs.

So when Lao Qi started saying, "If you don't follow my arrangements, you'll regret it later," Qi Ming would always retort, "What can a section chief arrange? You should figure out how to live your life first."

Although their relationship wasn't very harmonious, they were family members who had been together for twenty years.

Hearing his voice after returning from a tumultuous and chaotic world, Qi Ming couldn't help but feel a sense of warmth.

Qi Ming: "Old Qi, it's me."

There was a long silence on the other end before someone asked uncertainly, "Xiao Ming?"

Qi Ming: "Yes, it's me. I have a legitimate reason for not contacting you for over half a month. Please listen to me..."

He was about to explain when Old Qi's angry roar came from the other end of the phone:
"You damned thing, you can still breathe!"

"I couldn't find you anywhere, I almost went to the police station to cancel your account, you know that?!"

"You disappeared without a word? Are you trying to drive me crazy?!"

Hearing the roar of the engine, comparable to that of a jet plane, Qi Ming thought that Old Qi's health seemed to be fine, and resumed his usual way of speaking:

"Oh, are you about to get so angry you're going to die?"

"You, as the deputy director of the municipal bureau, have such poor mental fortitude. Do you think you're worthy of the heavy responsibility entrusted to you by the Party and the people?"

Old Qi: "You, you, you still have the nerve to be right?!"

"Couldn't you at least leave a note saying you're going to Africa to mine? Is your phone a brick? Can't you send a WeChat message if you have a broken finger?"

"I think you're just used to being a lazy bum and not studying properly. Now that you know you can't pass the exam, you're burying your head in the sand like an ostrich!"

"You're in your twenties, and you're still playing these childish tricks? Aren't you ashamed?!"

Qi Ming "time-traveled" one night while he was burning the midnight oil to prepare for final exams. Although he has now traveled back, he can't make it back in time.

More than half a month has passed, and the school has long since finished its exams and started summer vacation.

From an ordinary person's perspective, Qi Ming skipped all the exams, resulting in failing all his courses this semester, making him the king of slackers among college students.

Qi Ming was heartbroken upon hearing this. Although he was confident he could pass the make-up exam, failing it would mean losing the scholarship and awards he had maintained for three years...

The price paid to save the world was truly devastating.

"Actually, I'm already twenty-two years old." After thinking for a while, Qi Ming replied, "Don't worry, I'll definitely pass the make-up exam, you don't need to worry about it."

Old Qi's voice rose several decibels again: "I call this meddling? Don't you even consider me your father?"

Qi Ming: "There is a little bit of that, otherwise I wouldn't have come to check on you so immediately."

Old Qi's tone was urgent: "Concerned about whether I live or die?! You, you, you..."

There was no response from the other end of the phone for a while. Qi Ming wondered if his father had made him faint from anger, so he quickly said, "Hey, hey, hey, Lao Qi, are you alright? Please don't be so angry that you die. I'm very busy right now and don't have time to arrange a grand funeral for you."

Old Qi was so angry he wanted to hang up the phone: "You, how could I have given birth to such an unfilial son! If you have the guts, never set foot in this house again!"

Qi Ming: "I won't never come back, but I'll probably 'disappear' again in a few days." Old Qi panicked and quickly asked, "What? Where are you now? What do you mean by 'disappear'?"

Qi Ming: "Right now, let's go to England."

Old Qi: "?"

How to enter the UK without a customs exit record?

Holy crap, didn't you know that illegal immigration can land you in jail?
Qi Ming: "Don't overthink it. I'm a law-abiding citizen. I'll explain everything to you properly when I get back."

"So how is Mom now? And Grandpa Gao, Uncle Monkey, are they all alright? Did they not encounter that monster?"

【The One】 has attacked various major countries, leaving a long list of deaths, including China.

Old Qi: "They're fine. You should be worried about yourself now. What if you run into that monster abroad? Come back quickly!"

Qi Ming: "If we really run into them, we should be worried about [The One], I will take care of it."

Old Qi laughed in exasperation again: "You? What can you do? Stop daydreaming all the time. If the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. What you need to do now is prepare for the makeup exam, and then prepare for the civil service exam..."

Qi Ming: "Oh dear, my phone's out of gas. Goodbye. Remember to tell Mom I'm still alive and doing well, so she doesn't need to worry about me." He hung up the phone immediately.

After finishing the call, he looked up and found Daolong quietly watching him from the side.

Qi Ming: "I need to explain. My wings didn't harden only after I gained power; they've always been this hard."

Daolong: "I can tell that I've already told [District Thirteen] about your situation."

Qi Ming: "Did they believe it?"

Daolong: "I believe you."

Qi Ming: “?”

Wow, I actually believed it.

Qi Ming: "So, is there any news about [The One] from District 13?"

Dao Long: "No, they said the surveillance in India is terrible, and they are still looking for The One's whereabouts, but District 13 gave me other information."

After hearing the information Dao Long had given him, Qi Ming's expression turned solemn.

According to the investigation and statistics of District 13, it seems that the monster appearing in "reality" is not just [The One], and its appearance has caused a chain reaction.

For example, there have recently been signs of what appear to be supernatural phenomena, or even monster activity, in London, England.

Furthermore, it seems that aliens have approached the US authorities, trying to sell them a device that "can enable humans to evolve in order to fight monsters."

Qi Ming frowned. If it was true, then this alien was probably up to no good.

Is the hybrid world he inhabits also about to experience a period of frequent monster outbreaks?
That would be troublesome... After all, he can't stay here any longer. Hopefully, he can find a solution before he goes back.

Daolong continued, "The idea from District 13 is that they hope we can investigate whether there are any monsters in London, and if so, we should try to find a way to deal with them."

"The 13th District has already contacted the relevant authorities in the UK and they will fully cooperate with us."

"After things are resolved here, District 13 wants us to fly directly to the United States to meet up with them."

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Here's the first update.

I'll work on the second update carefully and see how to write this event in a compelling way.

(End of this chapter)