The Tentacle Girl's Child Can't Be a Magical Girl

Rainbow Bridge

Also known as the Maple Leaf District checkpoint.

It is like a delicate scalpel cutting open blood vessels, spanning across the Maple Leaf River.

The building's exterior is made of a semi-transparent polymer material that reflects sunlight during the day with a pearly luster, while at night it emits a uniform cool white light from the inside.

Looking from a distance,

It resembles a flawless work of art, with precise geometric facets and luminous lines embedded along the edges.

In the grooves of the outer wall, genetically modified ferns were also cultivated, and Bai Yuze never saw these plants wither.

Hongqiao's main job is to check the identities of people traveling between Maple Leaf District and Hanjiang District.

There are generally two checkpoints between Maple Leaf District and Parrot District. There is one checkpoint from Maple Leaf District to Hanjiang District, and another checkpoint from Hanjiang District to Parrot District.

Going to and from school every day was extremely troublesome, but Bai Yuze had no way to solve it.

The answer is always the same: no money.

Otherwise, he would have settled down in the Maple Leaf District.

Enjoy the services of a superior person.

Back to reality,

The only thing that made things a little easier for Bai Yuze was that traveling from a lower-level area to a higher-level area was extremely difficult, but returning from a higher-level area to a lower-level area was relatively simple.

The guards primarily check backpacks for undeclared food, medicine, or technological products.

Once seized,

They then confiscated the equipment, recorded the person's identity, issued a warning, and imposed a fine.

of course,

A model student like myself,

How could it be smuggling!

Thinking this way,

Bai Yuze had already walked to the south side of the Maple Leaf District gate with his backpack. This area was relatively spacious, with rest seats, vending machines, and promotional posters of various companies in the Maple Leaf District hanging on the walls, featuring all sorts of beautiful and cute magical girl idols as spokespeople.

Not far in front of him,

A middle-aged man wearing full protective gear and a badge with a sword piercing a Möbius strip on his chest was standing there, speaking into a communicator with a furrowed brow.

Bai Yuze didn't urge him, but waited quietly to the side.

Until the other party hung up,

"Uncle Li."

Bai Yuzhe stepped forward, proactively showing his student ID, and softly called out:

You look a little tired today.

Li Weiguo looked up and saw that familiar student face; his brows relaxed unconsciously.

He took the student's ID and swiped it lightly on the testing machine—Hollywood University.

Abyssal Biology Deconstruction Major, Fourth Year. Every time he saw this, he would sigh slightly: If his daughter could get into a school like this in the future, he could die in peace.

"Little White."

He handed the documents back, his tone slightly gentler than when he spoke to others.

"School's out?"

"Yes, Professor Mu's social research project requires him to visit a few families to check the efficacy of the experimental drugs in the laboratory."

Bai Yuze took out a neatly folded piece of paper from his bag, unfolded it, and handed it over. It was a snow-white A4 sheet of paper with the heading of the Sociology Department of Dongqing University, a blurry but impressive seal, and several lines of printed project descriptions.

"This is proof of participation."

Li Weiguo took it, glancing at the seal without examining the contents. Having worked as a guard at Hongqiao for five or six years, he knew how to distinguish between genuine and fake seals; this school seal was nine-tenths genuine, but the contents… He glanced at Bai Yuzhe's backpack.

"Uncle Li, let's check them. They should all be samples."

Bai Yuzhe proactively opened the outermost layer of his backpack, revealing five boxes of Qingzhang sustained-release tablets. Aside from the name, everything else was unknown: no specific ingredients, no company name, no indications…

"Uncle Li, these boxes of pills are mainly for testing the different effects of the drug on the trial populations in Hanjiang District and Yingwu District. The miasma pollution levels are different in the two areas, so the data from the control group is crucial."

Li Weiguo frowned upon seeing it. He reached out and opened a box, his eyes filled with seriousness as he looked at the small, bright blue pills inside.

"Should we bring all of these?"

"That's right, there are three families in Hanjiang District and two families in Yingwu District."

Bai Yuze took out a small notebook from his side pocket, flipped to a page, and saw several lines of handwritten address and name on it.

"Uncle Li, look, this family is a single mother, I think her name is Mrs. Miki. She works as a caregiver at the community health station. She said last time that she wanted to thank you for saving her life and wanted to treat you to a meal."

As he spoke,

Bai Yuzhe winked at Li Weiguo.

The latter paused slightly.

Then, she slapped Bai Yuze on the head in an annoyed tone, "You brat, you should worry about whether you can find a girlfriend first."

Li Weiguo waved his hand, not bothering to rummage through the inner layers of his backpack again.

"Go on. Things haven't been peaceful in Hanjiang District lately, so be careful."

"Thank you, Uncle Li."

Bai Yuze tightened his backpack but didn't leave immediately. He took out a small transparent bag from his coat pocket, inside which were several strips of pills wrapped in aluminum foil.

"Oh, right, this..."

Li Weiguo's eyes suddenly narrowed.

"These are vitamin D and calcium tablets that our lab purchased internally."

Bai Yuze lowered his voice and spoke casually.

"Professor Mu said it's nearing its expiration date and told me to get rid of it. I was thinking about what you said last time about your wife having leg cramps... This brand is alright, why don't you take it back and try it? It's going to be thrown away anyway."

As he spoke, he placed the bag on the edge of the inspection table and gently pushed it half an inch away with his finger.

Li Weiguo stared at the several strips of medicine.

The packaging is intact, the production batch number is clear, and it is indeed a vitamin supplement—at least on the surface.

He remained silent for three seconds.

In three seconds

He thought a lot:

My wife came back from Genji Company complaining of leg pain again; we haven't paid for our daughter's tutoring yet; the mortgage in Maple Leaf District is due this month… And, this student in front of me is from Holly University, and his professor seems to be a famous one, who knows…

"This will not be repeated."

He finally said that he reached out and shoved the bag of pills into the drawer, his movements quick and natural.

"Students should focus on their studies and not waste their time on these things."

"clear."

Bai Yuzhe smiled, slung his bag over his shoulder, and said, "I'll be going now, Uncle Li. By the way, Dongqing University Affiliated High School has an open day next weekend. I took an extra invitation and put it in your drawer. Remember to have your sister go and have a look. It's a really good school."

After he finished speaking, without waiting for Li Weiguo's response, he turned around and swiped his card to pass through the gate.

Li Weiguo watched his thin figure disappear on the other side of the bridge before slowly opening the drawer. Sure enough, beneath the bag of pills, lay a finely printed invitation, bearing the gold-embossed seal of the admissions office.

He stared at the invitation for a long time, then opened another drawer and took out a registration book. In the section for the 4:20-4:35 PM clearance record, he wrote:

"A student from Holly University, carrying academic research samples (pharmaceuticals), has been inspected and released."

He didn't write down the pills, nor did he write down the invitation.

When you close the booklet,

Li Weiguo lit a cheap cigarette, took a drag, and slowly exhaled the smoke.

On this side of the bridge, in the maple leaf area, the setting sun is turning the science and technology building golden.

On the other side of the bridge in Hanjiang District, the dilapidated buildings have already lit up with a few scattered lights.

Ugh,

This child,

It's hard to tell if it's a good thing or a bad thing that someone is so young and already has such a slippery appearance.