Night Journey

Chapter 124 Notes
The City Guard Bureau is not only the City Guard Bureau of Hel City, but also the City Guard Bureau of the City Council.

In the past, the City Guard has handled many things for the City Council that could not be made public, such as sealing off the existence of the Reverse Falcon and destroying all records of his actions.

Such confidential documents are carefully preserved by the City Guard Bureau in what is known as the Level 3 Archives. Apart from Director Decal, few staff members have access to them.

After handing over his work, Dailin got up to leave, but was suddenly stopped by Dekar.

"Wait a minute, Dalin."

"What's wrong, Chief?"

Dai Lin sat down obediently again.

"Thanks to the tireless efforts of the City Guard Bureau, the city of Hel has finally returned to peace."

Dekar lowered his head, but his eyes were slightly raised. "Unfortunately, this peace will probably not last long."

Dai Lin tensed up. "Is something going to happen again?"

"Relax, it's nothing serious, just a dark cloud hanging over the city of Hel."

"Decal said in a low voice."

"Reverse Falcon".

Dai Lin's thoughts froze for a moment, like gears that had come to a stop.

The reverse falcon...which reverse falcon?

Is it the imposter, disguised by Cillian, who has caused all the recent major events, or the real Reverse Falcon, who nearly killed Cillian?
Oh... From the perspective of the City Guard Bureau, these two Rebel Falcons are no different; they are both madmen who want to disrupt the laws of Hel City and rise above the City Council.

"After a resolution by all parties, we can no longer tolerate the rebellious falcon acting with impunity."

Dekar tapped the table with the end of his pen and instructed, "Therefore, I have decided to assign your group to investigate the true identity of the Reverse Falcon."

Dai Lin's expression turned serious.

"Relax, you don't have to confront the Reverse Falcon directly, nor do you need to participate in its hunt. I just need you to gather relevant clues... You should be able to do that, right?"

Dailin took several deep breaths and hesitated before saying, "I..."

Meeting Decal's calm, lifeless eyes, Daelin instinctively swallowed back his words of refusal.

"I...I'll try my best."

"very good."

De Karl nodded and then offered words of comfort.

"There is no time limit for this job, so there's no need to put too much pressure on yourself."

"Okay, Director, I'll be going now."

"Ah."

Dai Lin left the office with a heavy heart, her mind a jumble of thoughts, complaining about how this kind of work had fallen on her shoulders.

De Karl sat upright until the office door was completely closed, then he seemed to remove his armor and let out a soft sigh.

A sharp pain shot through his mind. Dekar frowned, and after enduring it for a moment, the pain slowly subsided.

Ever since he embarked on this path of destiny, he has had a persistent headache, which he has grown accustomed to over the years.

Decal opened a drawer, took a few pills, picked up a notebook, and after thinking for a while, wrote down everything about his meeting with Dalin that day and the work he had assigned to him.

The information he provided was extremely comprehensive, including not only the content of the conversation but also the approximate start and end times. Most importantly, he also recorded a series of facial expressions of Dalin, allowing him to further infer Dalin's inner emotions.

“Dailin seems to be under a lot of pressure and is unwilling to take on this job, which is normal, after all, it involves the Reverse Falcon…”

After finishing writing, De Karl closed the notebook and put it back in the drawer.

The same notebooks filled the drawer, each marked with a date, connecting nearly half a year.

……

Dailin left Decal's office with a tense expression, walked down the stairs, and crossed the office area.

Back in his office, he pulled down the blinds and closed the door, leaving the room completely dark and sealed off.

Dai Lin collapsed onto the sofa, her tense nerves relaxing, and her whole body slumped into the softness of the sofa like loose soil.

A series of knocks sounded at the door, but Dai Lin didn't bother to respond.

The staff of the City Guard Bureau all knew that when Dai Lin was in her office, but there was no light at all, it meant that Dai Lin needed to be alone for a while and refused to communicate with anyone.

Everyone tacitly agrees not to disturb them, except for one person.

Anya pushed open the door and entered, then thoughtfully closed it behind her, leaving Dailin's embarrassing behavior inside the office.

Before she could speak, Dai Lin answered on her own initiative.

"I was assigned a difficult task by the director... to investigate the identity of the Reverse Falcon."

Anya was surprised for a moment, then began to analyze the situation rationally.

"Recently, the Reverse Falcon has caused so many incidents, bringing huge upheavals to Hel City. It's normal that the city council has lost patience with the Reverse Falcon."

"But you and I both know about those things..."

Dailin didn't finish her sentence, but instead gave Anya a meaningful look.

They were still inside the city guard bureau, and the invisible being might be nearby, eavesdropping on their conversation silently.

Anya nodded without saying a word, understanding what Dailin meant.

Those things weren't done by Reverse Falcon, but by the imposter, Cillian.

Cillian, using the identity of the Reverse Falcon, did too many crazy things that were in line with the Reverse Falcon's code of conduct, constantly hunting down one Chaos believer and evil offspring after another in the shadows, leading the evil claws step by step to their deaths in fear and despair.

But all of this is predicated on the fact that the Reverse Falcon has truly disappeared.

Once, whether it was Dalin, Anya, or even the city council, they all naively believed that the Reverse Falcon had disappeared with time, and that before long, even the memories in the minds of the citizens would be completely erased.

Until those six narrow eyes gleamed with a blinding white light in the shadows, nearly slaying Ciri in the night.

Reverse Falcon did not leave; he remained watching over the city. The atmosphere grew oppressive and heavy in their silence. Dalin wearily rose and invited him to join them.

"Don't you find it too stuffy here? Let's go outside and chat."

"Ah."

The two walked through the office area one after the other, glancing at Cillian's workstation as they passed by.

I don't know whether to praise Cillian's optimism or accuse him of being heartless.

He was completely oblivious to the danger of being targeted by the Reverse Falcon, and was talking to Mayfuni with a fawning expression. Mayfuni, on the other hand, was enjoying Cillian's enthusiasm and pretended to be helpless, moving the box of desserts closer to him.

"I must say, he's got a knack for coaxing people," Dai Lin exclaimed.

Cillian's tricks are all things Anya has already done.

"Cillian is just very good at exploiting Maefuni's curiosity."

She initiated the bet.

"Believe it or not, once Mefuni knows everything about Cillian, she will instantly lose interest in him."

Dai Lin asked in surprise, "Is it that serious?"

"Even if they don't lose interest, they certainly won't be as enthusiastic as they are now."

After thinking about it carefully, Dai Lin suddenly realized something.

"Damn it, aren't you using similar methods against me?"

Anya covered her forehead and said, "You're only just realizing it?"

"No wonder...no wonder..."

Dailin seemed to have a screw loose as well, and pressed on, "Does this mean you're afraid I'll get tired of you and leave you, so you're resorting to this method to keep me?"

Anya rolled her eyes at him. "You're not that charming."

The two chatted back and forth, but the topic eventually returned to Cillian and Mefuni.

“How could Cillian be the kind of guy who fawns over women?” Dale said confidently. “You and I both know Cillian’s purpose in getting close to Mefuni.”

Anya retorted, "Do you think Meifuni is naive? Don't underestimate her."

"Then why is she like that?"

"Knowing Cillian's purpose and enjoying Cillian's enthusiasm are not contradictory."

Dai Lin was still somewhat confused, but Anya smiled and didn't bother to explain further.

The two left the city garrison together and came to a bench shaded by green trees.

Whenever they have something they can’t talk about inside the city garrison, they tacitly come here to discuss it.

Anya spoke first.

"The situation has become increasingly chaotic and severe."

Although the various upheavals that swept through Hel City had subsided, Anya felt a great sense of crisis beneath this calm.

She couldn't explain it, but her intuition constantly warned her, making her scream day and night.

Anya asked anxiously, "Is Cillian about to succeed?"

"It seems... I didn't ask him much about vehicles."

The fact that Ciri was leaving Hel City was not kept from the two of them, and the two of them also contributed a lot, both financially and in terms of connections.

In their view, it was only natural for Ciri to leave Hel City. He possessed noble blood and was destined to shine brightly. For him, Hel City was merely the starting point of his journey.

They calmly accepted the possibility of separation that might follow.

Separation is always easier than death.

"Dalin, I want to..."

Anya hesitated. She was usually composed and rarely showed such an expression.

"what happened?"

Anya said cautiously, "Perhaps we can leave with Cillian?"

Dai Lin did not answer immediately, his gaze sometimes looking at the sky, sometimes down to the ground, and then towards the end of the street.

Are you feeling uneasy?

"Ah."

Anya said softly, "The calmer Hur City is, the more I feel that something terrible is about to erupt."

Then she offered some words of advice.

“Dailin, you’re just an ordinary employee, not the director of the City Guard Bureau, nor a member of the City Council. You’ve done your job well, and no one can criticize you…”

“I know, Anya, I know.”

Dai Lin interrupted Anya's narration, his tone bewildered.

"I just……"

Anya answered for him, "Has a righteous heart?"

"Justice? That's too lofty for me, I just..."

Despite his limited language skills, Dai Lin finally managed to utter a single sentence.

"I just don't want anything bad to happen."

After they finished speaking, the two fell silent, their breathing drowned out by the hustle and bustle of the street.

(End of this chapter)