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Perfect timing. Since she didn't want to get involved in the second team's affairs anymore, Lu Zhao grabbed a bottle of water before Ding Bo came over, smiled at Li Manqiu, and was about to walk towards the tank not far away, but she took a step and then pulled her foot back.

Hmm... A car can seat four people. This time, Li Manqiu brought two subordinates and an employee from the monitoring department. If I take a ride, wouldn't someone have to stay behind and walk back?

The relationship between the first and second teams wasn't great to begin with, but considering that Li Manqiu's attitude towards him was relatively good, he figured he might as well not take advantage of the situation.

She turned around and casually said, "Um, Captain Li, I just remembered I have some things to take care of back at the station. If you don't have anything for me here, then I'll head back first."

It was just a matter of saying hello. Li Manqiu had no right to stop her from leaving. Lu Zhao had thought it through. To prevent any strange incidents from happening again, she decided to spend a little more money and take a taxi.

To everyone's surprise, Li Manqiu, who had just been talking to her teammates, suddenly turned around, a hint of astonishment flashing in her usually calm eyes: "Going back? You're not coming with us?"

Oh, this.

Lu Zhao gave an awkward twitch of his lips: "There's no need for that, and I do have something to do here."

As she spoke, she picked up the bag of medicine in her hand and shook it.

"Are you injured? Do you want to go to the hospital?" Li Manqiu took two steps forward. Although there was no physical contact, it was clear that she had exceeded the normal social distance.

Why does everyone keep dragging her to the hospital? She's been here for about twenty days, and she's spent seventeen or eighteen of them in the hospital. Is that reasonable? Lu Zhao helplessly took two steps back, putting some distance between them. "It's okay. I went to the hospital before. It's just a minor cold. I'm just going back to take some medicine. You don't need to worry so much."

The refusal in her words was quite obvious. Li Manqiu seemed to realize that her attitude was a bit too eager. She shifted her gaze slightly, no longer staring at the person in front of her, and her voice also softened considerably.

"Okay... then you can go back first."

Phew, I can finally leave.

Seeing that he had finally escaped the fate of having to go to the hospital again, Lu Zhao grabbed the medicine bag and quickly slipped away. But after taking only a few steps, he hurriedly turned back and walked to the ambulance not far away.

"Captain Lu?" The young man stood up awkwardly, not even bothering to pay attention to the wound on his shoulder that had only been half-bandaged.

She coughed lightly and patted the other person's shoulder. "You're very good."

He smiled sheepishly and scratched his head, "No, I'm not very capable at all. Compared to you, I'm practically worthless..."

“It’s not ability, it’s your heart,” Lu Zhao interrupted him, making the other look a little stunned. He couldn’t help but smile and pointed to his chest in the air. “A heart that wants to protect others is more precious than gold.”

She paused halfway through her sentence, glancing at the half-bandaged wound on his shoulder: "But there's one thing I need to remind you of. Next time you want to protect others, you must first protect your own safety. I don't want people who are trying to help others to lose their lives because of recklessness."

The man stared at her blankly for a long time, until Lu Zhao was about to turn and leave, when he suddenly burst out with a loud shout: "Captain Lu! I will do it!"

Goodness, they're getting all worked up.

Lu Zhao winked at him and left the scene in a cheerful mood.

Although the search mission didn't go very smoothly today, we still did something good and inspired a passionate young man, so it wasn't too bad.

"Captain, the three robbers have been taken into custody and handed over to the police," Ding Bo reported as he ran over, covered in sweat. "Actually, this wasn't our business, but Lu, the man who rescued the people, is a member of the Spirit Clan, which is why he called us here."

Li Manqiu calmly withdrew her gaze and looked at the three dejected robbers not far away.

A bus driver, an unemployed man, a woman dressed as a high school girl, a modified prop gun, and a machete are all it takes to hold a bus full of people hostage.

In a way, it's quite ironic.

"That guy, he clearly only has a C-level ability that can't be improved, yet he dares to be so reckless. He's really like a newborn calf that's not afraid of tigers. He might not be so lucky next time."

Ding Bo noticed that she had been looking at the ambulance, and casually commented, then asked with some curiosity, "By the way, what was he shouting over there? We could hear him from far away."

“Perhaps,” Li Manqiu’s voice was completely calm, “it’s because Captain Lu is too charming.”

"what?"

Chapter 59 Captain Lu is also exuding charm today.

Completely unaware that his actions had caused a stir among a fellow captain, Lu Zhao happily took a taxi back to the Spirit Management Bureau. He had just taken some medicine in the break room and was about to relax and wait for the end of his shift when he heard the sound of hurried high heels coming down the corridor.

"Grandma, don't worry, I'll be right there..."

The sound stopped abruptly the moment she entered the lounge. Perhaps not expecting anyone to be there, Chi Ying's expression stiffened for a moment before returning to normal. She turned her back and whispered a few more words to the person on the other end before hanging up.

Lu Zhao was also quite embarrassed, and greeted him with an awkward laugh: "So eager?"

"It's nothing..." Chi Ying was about to brush it off, but then she seemed to remember something, quickly walked over to her, placed her hands on the table, and stared at her seriously, "I want to ask you for a favor."

"Huh?"

Lu Zhao suddenly realized that if she had chosen to leave early and go home, she probably wouldn't have had so much trouble.

However, it's clearly too late to regret it now.

Completely bewildered, Lu Zhao watched as Chi Ying walked into the locker in the lounge, took out a handbag, walked up to him, and slammed her hand on his shoulder. Before he could understand what she was going to do, he suddenly felt dizzy, his legs went weak, and he almost fell to the ground.

Wow, this teleportation is so cool!

Thanks to the cushioning effect of the retreat, Lu Zhao managed to avoid making a fool of herself, and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Before she could even take in the suddenly changing scenery, she heard a shout coming from not far away, a mix of dialect and Mandarin.

"Your Xiaoying has gone to work in a big city, I don't believe she wouldn't give you living expenses! I'll just borrow a little, I'll pay you back soon!"

She frowned and looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a dark-skinned middle-aged man struggling with an elderly woman who was walking with difficulty. Loose change was scattered all over the ground, and she could faintly hear the old woman crying.

"That's Xiaoying's money, it has nothing to do with us! We really don't have any money left, sob sob..."

In broad daylight, how dare someone bully an elderly person?

A surge of anger welled up inside Lu Zhao. Without even glancing at Chi Ying's expression, he strode over, grabbed the man's shoulder, and asked with a dark face, "Hey, what are you doing?"

"Who...who are you! It's none of your business what I do!" The man was stunned for a moment, and tried to push her hand away, but found that Lu Zhao's palm was inexplicably hot, so he couldn't help but groan.

Ha, she hasn't even released the white flame yet.

Looking coldly at the other person, Lu Zhao snorted and easily pulled the man, who had lost his strength due to the pain, aside. Then, he carefully lowered his head and asked the old woman, "Grandma, are you alright?"

Before the old man could speak, the man charged forward with a furious shout: "You fucking want to die!"

Lu Zhao did not move. She could tell that this was just an ordinary person. If her white flame were to make a move, the other party would definitely be either dead or seriously injured.

"Second uncle!"

Seeing that the man's fist was about to graz Lu Zhao's face, Chi Ying, who had been standing silently to the side, suddenly shouted.

The man paused, turning back with a look of surprise. "Xiao-Xiao Ying? How come you're back so quickly?"

However, Chi Ying ignored him and said to Lu Zhao, "Captain Lu, please take my grandmother inside first."

"Okay." She agreed, helped the old man turn around, looked up at the wooden house in front of her that looked no different from a dilapidated building, hesitated for a moment, and then helped the man inside first.

The furnishings inside the house were similar to those outside, simple and old, no different from the poor rural families she remembered.

"Grandma, please sit down." Lu Zhao found a wooden stool and helped the old woman sit down. He turned his head and saw that the two people outside the door were still talking, so he did not disturb them.

Judging from the reaction of the man referred to as "Second Uncle," he probably didn't know Chi Yingling's identity as a member of the Ling Clan, but only that she worked in a big city.

As for the old man in front of me, whose face was etched with sorrow...

She hesitated for a moment, then moved a chair over and sat down, asking cautiously, "Grandma, are you Chi Ying's grandmother?"

"You're Xiaoying's friend, right?" The old man finally smiled when Chi Ying was mentioned. "I'm sorry to have made you come all this way with her."

Lu Zhao quickly shook his head, "It's nothing, Chi... Xiaoying is a very good friend of mine."

"That's good, that's good." The old man gently patted the back of her hand with his chapped and rough hands, his tone full of relief. "My Xiaoying is a good child, but she has a hard life. Fortunately, you are also a good child and are willing to stay with Xiaoying."

Is Chi Ying's life very bitter?

Lu Zhao suddenly realized that Chi Ying had always been a romanceable character in the game. At most, she had been rejected by the original owner of the body and suffered some emotional hurt, but overall, her life had been quite good.

After all, he's one of the nine main characters, so the production team wouldn't treat him too badly.

But now, even though she has only glimpsed a corner of it, she seems to be beginning to understand what the old man meant by "misfortune".

Compared to the relatively warm atmosphere inside the house, the conversation outside was much colder, and even had a hint of sarcasm.

"Xiaoying, you're just going home, why bring outsiders along?"

Chi Ying glanced at him indifferently, "Second Uncle, aren't you an outsider to this family?"

The man's face stiffened for a moment, then he became somewhat embarrassed and angry: "I'm your father's younger brother! He's dead, so I'm practically your father now!"

"Is that so?" Chi Ying narrowed her eyes slightly, her voice extremely calm, yet it sent a chill down one's spine. "Then how much money has Second Uncle brought home all these years? And when has he ever spent money on me and Grandma? Don't you know the answer yourself?"

"You!" The man trembled with rage. "I'm your elder! Does working in a big city give you the right to disrespect your elders?! Look at you now, all that heavy makeup, and you never tell me what your job is. You give my mother so much money every time. I wonder what kind of shady business you're up to!"

He had barely finished speaking when he was suddenly blasted to the ground by a gust of wind.

Lu Zhao was leaning against the door at some point, casually blowing on his fingers and saying lightly, "Sorry, my hand slipped."

To presumptuously speculate and humiliate a junior, how dare you call yourself someone's elder?

Even in the gaming world, quality is indeed uneven.

Chi Ying's cold expression finally softened a bit. She raised her head to look at Lu Zhao, pursed her lips slightly, and stared at her for a while before saying, "Thank you."

"It was nothing." Lu Zhao winked at her.

Chapter Sixty: Is there any cure for Marine Corps' paranoia?

Actually, Lu Zhao was quite confused when Chi Ying asked her for a favor at first, since their relationship had never been good, let alone the fact that it involved Chi Ying's family.

Even if something happens at home, most people wouldn't let someone they've always disliked interfere, right?

But Chi Ying did just that, like conscripting a soldier, without giving her a chance to refuse, and took her directly home—a place a hundred and eight thousand miles away from Yongling City.

That means she's lost a lot of weight recently; otherwise, even if Chi Ying had marked the coordinates of her hometown in advance, she probably wouldn't have been able to teleport successfully in one go.

However, this gave Lu Zhao a basic understanding of Chi Ying's ability: instantaneous teleportation. For short distances, he could teleport directly, but for long distances, he had to remember and mark the destination in advance.

Such power must be equivalent to my own, at least A-level strength.

After finally managing to get rid of Chi Ying's second uncle, the two returned to the small house one after the other. Grandma was very hospitable and didn't mention anything about what had just happened. She busied herself preparing lunch for her granddaughter and her friend, whom she hadn't seen in a long time.

“Hey,” Lu Zhao tried to persuade the stubborn old woman for a long time but couldn’t. He could only watch her go into the kitchen and then turned to look at Chi Ying. “Your grandma seems to be in pretty good spirits.”

Chi Ying sat leisurely in the chair, her gaze much gentler than before. "She's over seventy years old, but she still can't stay idle. I wanted to bring her to live with us, but she was worried about the farm work at home and refused to leave."

No wonder...

Lu Zhao scratched his face and comforted her, "It's okay, you can go home to see her anytime anyway."

Instant teleportation! It's almost like Doraemon's Anywhere Door. Every time she takes the bus home, she wishes she could use Anywhere Door to open it and go straight home. How awesome would that be?

But Chi Ying fell silent, lowering her head slightly. The light streaming in from the window shone on her profile, making her already fair skin appear even more radiant and lustrous.

Even though he knew this was a game world, Lu Zhao still had an urge to ask her where she bought her skincare products.