After get off work, I become a magical girl

"It's just that I didn't expect that you are more sensible than I thought. My concealment did not make you let go of these things and become happy. Instead, you are always depressed."

"If you are still disappointed by what I said at the time, or still have doubts about her death, I think... we can find a time to talk about it."

The last sentence made Lin Xiaolu in the back seat hold her breath.

It took her a few seconds to understand what Lin Yun meant. She even forgot to be angry. All she had left was confusion: "Talk, what can we talk about?"

"Your mother's business, and mine, of course."

Lin Yun sighed: "You are grown up now. It's time to confess everything I didn't tell you before. But I still need some preparation and time. Can you wait for me? I promise that this period of time will not be too long. When that day comes, I will tell you everything."

Having said this, he paused, took a deep breath, and finally said what he had been thinking all along: "So, give me a chance to make it up, okay, Lulu? About your mother, about running away from home in the past, and about your birthday, give me a chance to make it up, okay?"

There was a long silence in the car.

Lin Yun waited for Lin Xiaolu's answer, while Lin Xiaolu digested what he said. She thought, hesitated, and finally made a decision.

"...Parent-Teacher meeting." Lin Xiaolu's muffled voice sounded in the back seat.

"what?"

"After the final exams, the school will hold a parent-teacher conference next week."

Lin Xiaolu held her chin and continued to look at the flowing scenery outside the window: "If you are willing, then come."

"parent meeting?"

Lin Yun had not shown much expression to begin with, but after receiving this answer, he could not calm down for a moment: "You mean..."

"Let me make it clear first, you asked to come here."

Interrupting him, Lin Xiaolu suddenly turned her head, her eyes met with Lin Yun in the rearview mirror, and said viciously: "So if you find an excuse to break the appointment again this time, I will ignore you for the next year!

"……hehe."

Lin Yun suddenly laughed.

He smiled happily and felt relieved, as if he hadn't been this happy for a long time.

This abrupt laughter made Lin Xiaolu feel embarrassed and annoyed: "What are you laughing at?"

"Nothing, I'm just really happy." Lin Yun said with a smile on his face.

"Why should I be happy about something like this? It's so annoying!" Lin Xiaolu drooped her eyelids.

"I promise you."

"what?"

"One year... No, don't even mention one year. If I break my promise this time, you can ignore me for the rest of your life."

"I'm not interested in boring extra bets."

"Then never mind, I will definitely go."

Lin Yun's solemn promise touched Lin Xiaolu a little, but she still suppressed her emotions and said with a stern face: "... Humph, I hope so."

In the morning light, the cars on the elevated road finally broke through the traffic obstruction, were able to increase their speed and speed off into the distance.

Chapter 33: Strategy Bureau

2023-04-30

"The Abnormal Policy Bureau in Nanyun City replied yesterday, saying that their sowers have submitted a report to the Magic Kingdom and confirmed that there is a sower named 'Moko', although the relevant resume is blank."

Several days had passed since Cuiqiao killed the pupa-level beast. Lin Yun, Hong Si and Zheng drove to the Yi Ce Bureau together.

Flipping through the documents in his hands, Hong Siyu sat in the car and said in a flat voice: "As for the loss of contact with the previous sower 'Nini' in Fangting City, the country's reply was 'It has been filed, please contact the new magical girl to continue the previous verification'? Strange, has this matter been reported to the country before? And they don't even plan to send reinforcements?"

"…I expected it. It probably has something to do with me."

Listening to Hong Siyu's words, Lin Yun, who was driving, suddenly spoke up and sighed, "When I retired, I should have erased my name from the Investigation Institute."

His identity as a magical girl is a hidden card for the local Strategy Bureau, but not for the Magic Kingdom.

Magical girls in the material world gain power, and after serving for ten years, they will retire. At this stage, they will have two choices: one is to join the magic kingdom full of magic power and become the natives of the kingdom, thereby solving the problem of magic power decline and continuing to serve as magical girls; the other is to stay in the material world, but retire from the identity of magical girls and become an ordinary person. At the same time, they will receive a very generous wealth subsidy from the kingdom, enough to allow financial freedom for the rest of their lives, and live a safe and happy life.

Most magical girls who have fought for ten years or are tired of fighting will choose to retire. There are also magical girls who are unwilling to give up their magic power or their youthful appearance and will settle down in the magic kingdom. But no matter what choice they make, they will leave a record on the side of the magic kingdom.

In addition to the above rules, there is actually an exception called "Lifelong Magical Girl".

When a magical girl has made enough contributions in an important occasion, the royal court will preside over the awarding of this title to the magical girl. From then on, no matter aging or injury, she will not lose the power of a magical girl, and she can choose to stay in the kingdom or the material world.

Lin Yun and Anya are actually exceptions.

This has led to the situation that even though Lin Yun had already registered and stopped his activities, his code name was still on the list of the Royal Court and the Investigation Institute, and even his retirement location was recorded as Fangting City.

No further information will be left there, but it is enough to let people know that there is an "old veteran" in Fangting City.

"Senior, are you familiar with the Investigation Institute?" Having retired according to normal procedures, she is familiar with these twists and turns. The former magical girl Hong Siyu tilted her head and asked with some confusion.

"After all, I have the title of inspector. I have had some dealings with them before."

Holding the steering wheel tightly, Lin Yun was secretly amazed: "I can even guess who made the decision."

"So there are no reinforcements?" Hong Siyu leaned back in his chair, holding the documents.

"What this means is that we can only consider finding new people from now on." Lin Yun was equally helpless.

But it would be better not to send anyone, he thought. Anyway, he didn't want to reconnect with some of his "old acquaintances".

"Find new people... There are only three of us now." Hong Siyu counted on his fingers, "Would it be better if there were a few more people?"

"I don't know. Also, don't count me in the headcount."

Lin Yun corrected him with a look of displeasure: "I don't want others to know about my comeback."

"Okay - I'm almost tired of hearing you say this."

Hong Siyu pretended to cover her ears and tried to cover it up, "But if we continue, it will eventually get out, right?"

"Then wait until it gets out."

Lin Yun's words set the tone for the conversation, and the two never talked about this topic again during the rest of their trip.

As the car gradually drove towards its destination, the building where the Strategy Bureau was located gradually appeared in front of the two.

The existence of the Strategy Bureau itself is no secret, but its operations vary depending on the city it is located in.

In Fangting City, the Strategy Bureau operates openly as an official agency, and even its office is located in the city.

The car passed the gate, and Hong Siyu showed his work certificate to the guard. After the other party's verification, he was allowed to pass and officially entered the office area of ​​the Strategy Bureau.

While adjusting the steering wheel, Lin Yun looked out the car window at the building not far away, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.

His previous request for a meeting was accepted by the Bureau of Strategy a few days later. Not only that, the meeting was arranged in the Bureau of Strategy, and the person who would meet him would be the current director.

There is no doubt that the director personally came forward to talk to him, which shows that he must have paid considerable attention to the matter. However, it is not yet known whether this attention is well-intentioned or has ulterior motives.

"Relax, don't look like you're facing a great enemy. Our director is not a very serious person."

Following Lin Yun into the building, Hong Siyu said frivolously, "She's quite talkative, just ask whatever you want to ask."

"You seem to have a very good opinion of her?"

Lin Yun glanced at the key points of his outfit and said in surprise, "You usually complain about your colleagues in the Strategy Bureau on the phone. I thought there weren't many people you could look up to."

"Shh! Don't say that in the office!"

Hong Siyu immediately signaled him to be quiet, and after confirming that there was no one around, she patted him: "That's scary, if my colleagues hear it, won't they misunderstand that I'm slandering them behind their backs?"

"I think the word here should be 'see through' rather than 'misunderstanding'."

Walking to the elevator and pressing the up button, Lin Yun looked at Hong Siyu and asked, "Which floor?"

"The eleventh floor." Hong Siyu answered, and then added, "When I first started working here, I received a lot of care from this director. I can see that she is a very thoughtful person. As an ordinary person who has not mastered magic and cannot touch the extraordinary, she actually does her best in many things."

"Really?" Lin Yun's expression remained unchanged, but he was actually more interested in the upcoming meeting.

The elevator rose quickly with a slight mechanical sound. The floor number on the display screen kept jumping. Soon, it reached the scheduled eleventh floor.

The two walked out of the elevator, and Lin Yun followed Hong Siyu into the floor. After passing a turning, they saw a pair of rather imposing wooden swing doors opened on the wall.

Hong Siyu went forward and knocked on the door gently. After hearing a "please come in" from the door, he looked at Lin Yun who was standing beside him and then made a "please" gesture. So Lin Yun straightened his collar and walked into the office behind the swing door alone.

What catches your eye is a floor-to-ceiling window, solemn bookcases on both walls, and a huge desk in the middle.

And the elderly lady who stood up from behind her desk and greeted him with a flat bow.

——"Hello, Mr. Lin Yun."

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Chapter 34 Claw Marks

2023-04-30

The elderly director looked to be about sixty years old, with deep features, bright eyes, a few wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and on her cheeks, and a stern yet amiable look.

She was wearing a dark brown woolen coat, with her white blonde hair neatly combed behind her head. She looked quite capable and was looking at Lin Yun with a smile.

Westerner?

Lin Yun had some guesses in his mind, but he didn't say them out loud. Instead, he nodded calmly and said, "Hello, Director, what should I call you?"

"Just call me Moss, all my positions are just empty titles."

The woman said so in a calm tone: "Please take a seat. I believe we will have a lot in common."

Lin Yun followed her words and sat down on the chair in front of the desk. He exhaled, raised his eyes and said, "I came here today not for anything else, but to get the truth."

"The Strategy Bureau has many truths that the public does not know. Which one do you need?"

Moss waved one hand horizontally, making a gesture of invitation: "Perhaps, we can talk about your situation first?"

"Your bureau should be aware of my situation, so I won't go into too much detail."

Lin Yun nodded, appropriately making his tone sound a little nervous, and then went straight to the point: "Two years ago at the funeral, I met a young woman who told me that my wife was actually a magical girl."

"I then began to sort out my wife's belongings and found a secret diary, which did record her life as a magical girl. Moreover, according to the records in the diary, she had actually sensed some hidden dangers before her death."