Arknights, Suika's Messenger Journey

He took the letter tremblingly, and after seeing the name on it clearly, he fell down like a ball of mud.

"Mom, Mom, did Dad write us a letter?"

A boy who looked younger than Suika and might have just learned to speak ran out.

When he saw his mother collapsed on the ground and Suika beside him, he opened his hands to block them.

"Who are you? Why are you bullying mom? My dad is a general. He will beat you if he finds out."

Looking at the look in the little boy's eyes, Suixiang reached out and touched his head.

"Your father is on an expedition to the north with his comrades. He may not be back for a long time. Remember to protect your mother while he's away!"

"Ah, you can't come back for the New Year?"

“Can’t come back”

"What about my birthday?"

"No way"

"What about Mom's birthday? He used to come back every year!"

“I’m afraid that’s not possible.”

Suika shook her head calmly.

"Stop talking..." The young lady stood up with the help of the wall.

"Thank you for bringing back news about my husband, but I have something else to do, so I can't receive you two."

She looked at Suika and Hoshiguma who was standing not far away, then pulled the child into the house.

Chapter 23: Happy Angels Will Never Be Sad

"Let's go to the next one!" Xingxiong walked to Suika's side and said.

Suixiang sighed. She had done everything she should do. All that was left was to hope that this family would be strong enough.

Arriving at another door, Suika looked at the people in the house and turned to look at Xingxiong.

"Why don't you come... The previous woman took care of the child, but with two elderly people in this family, I'm really worried something might happen."

Xingxiong rubbed Suika's hair, and his eyes became much softer. Although he had thought a lot about Suika's identity as a mysterious ghost girl before, from her behavior it can be seen that she is also an emotional little girl.

"Okay, I'll be the bad guy!"

Xingxiong said, picked up the letter and walked in.

"Phew...what a sin!" Not daring to look at the situation inside, Suixiang looked around.

At this moment, a slender hand patted her shoulder.

Turning her head, she saw a red-haired Sakota appear in front of her.

"Hmm, exaggerated horns, a bow, weird chains tied around the body, and a messenger...

Texas, I found someone!

Sakota turned around and shouted to someone not far away.

Hearing her words, Texas, who had bought a pack of POCKY, walked over while biting one.

Looking at the chocolate bar in the other person's mouth, Suika asked in confusion

"Will Pero be in trouble if he eats chocolate?"

"Of course not... No, Texas is a Luper, not a Pelo." After answering casually, the Archangel remembered Texas's race and immediately corrected himself.

Suika naturally knew that Texas was Rooper, but although they belonged to the same species in zoology, they were divided into two different races in the magical Terra.

Suika was very curious. If the husky in the sled had a human appearance, would it be mistaken for Roper by strangers?

After all, judging from its appearance, that thing really looks like a wolf.

"Aren't you afraid of me?" Angelica didn't expect that this child was so brave. She was not afraid at all when a stranger talked to her.

Of course, she certainly didn't know that although this was the first time they met, to Suixiang, Angel Kidnapping and Texas were both her old friends.

"Why should I be afraid of you? This is a main road. Can you really kidnap me?

Moreover, even if they are trying to deceive children, they are usually those with plain looks who are not easy to attract attention. They have a higher success rate than you.

If you have a thing like this on your head and you really take me away, people will find out the truth as soon as they ask.

At least in Longmen, I haven't seen anyone else like you."

Suika said calmly, pointing at Texas who was walking over.

"Yeah, that's the truth...

Let me tell you, we are two of the Four Dark Lords under the command of the Great Demon Lord, and we were sent by the Great Demon Lord to capture you."

Facing the calm little kid in front of her, Angelica raised her hands pretentiously, as if she wanted to scare her.

"Wow! So scary! Someone is scaring children here in Xingxiong...

Kick her ass hard with your leather shoes..."

Suika saw Xingxiong coming out of the house out of the corner of her eye, and then she spoke in a strange tone in standard Columbian dialect.

"Xingxiong...who is that?" Exiah turned around in confusion and saw a wall appear in front of him.

When she looked up, she realized that it was not a wall at all but a female ghost of exaggerated height.

At this moment, the other party was looking down at him.

Swallowing his saliva, the Angel looked embarrassed.

"Haha, ma'am, I saw my sister standing here alone, so I was teasing her."

Xingxiong looked up and down at the smiling Exiah in front of him.

"It's you, the Sakota from Penguin Logistics?"

"Huh? You know me?" Exia was a little surprised that the other party suddenly revealed his background.

"Yesterday, after we were taken back to the Imperial Guard Bureau, it was this Officer Xingxiong who gave me my statement.

Hello, sir, I didn’t expect to see you here.”

Texas' voice sounded like heavenly music in the ears of Archangel, saving her from the predicament.

From what Suika said just now, it can be heard that she and this Xingxiong must know each other, and considering that they are both ghosts, they may have a close relationship. So Texas thought for a few seconds before saying

"She just loves to joke around. I just saw this little girl standing outside by herself, so I came over to say hello."

Xingxiong nodded slightly at Texas

"Aha, so it's you, sir. Excuse me, excuse me." When Exiah heard Texas reveal Xingxiong's identity, her heart was filled with tears. If she had known that there was a policeman next to the kid, she would never have teased him like that.

"Are you the subordinates of that extremely un-drinking penguin?"

After hearing Xingxiong reveal the identities of the two people, Suixiang pretended to think for a while and then spoke loudly as if she remembered something.

……

"Well, the boss sometimes does unexpected things when he's drunk, but it's not like he has no drinking tolerance."

The Angel said that he was taking money to help others get rid of disasters. After all, the emperor was his boss. If he heard someone slandering him when he was out, he would at least help to smooth things over.

"He's a good drinker, but he insisted on asking me to become his sworn brother, saying we're half-brothers..." After Suixiang said this, Exiah couldn't hold it in any longer.

Yis had mentioned this matter before, but he didn't expect it to sound even more ridiculous when it came out of the child's mouth.

After all, the Emperor was a renowned singer on Terra. If word got out that he got drunk and insisted on sworn brotherhood with a little messenger girl...

Once this kind of thing gets out, she thinks people will mention her and say, "Oh, I know you, you're the employee of that company whose boss wants to be sworn brothers with the little girl."

I couldn’t help but have an expression similar to the famous painting “The Scream” – Don’t do this kind of thing!!!

Xingxiong looked at Suika who was communicating with Angelica, and a strange look flashed in her eyes. She had never heard that the other party had had contact with the Emperor of Penguin Logistics.

She also knew Penguin Logistics. Although it was not far from here, it was not in this neighborhood. Logically, Cuixiang would not be able to deliver the goods there.

"Remember the expedited letter I delivered before? That letter was sent to Penguin Logistics."

After Suixiang finished speaking, Xingxiong looked as if he suddenly understood.

She only thought that Penguin Logistics was not in this neighborhood, but forgot that expedited mail was generally not delivered according to the neighborhood, but was arranged by a courier with a certain time.

Because of this letter, Suixiang got several people drunk, and the one who was most seriously ill slept for a whole day and night before waking up.

At that time, everyone in the Imperial Guard was afraid that he would get drunk to death, so Xingxiong kept an eye on him until he woke up before he could let go of his worries.

Chapter 24: The Ancients? Fury?

Suixiang also mentioned this matter, but because it had been a while, she subconsciously forgot about it.

"What does the Emperor want from my sister?"

Xingxiong ignored the grinning Exiah and looked at Texas who was obviously much more stable.

"The boss asked us to tell your sister that we enjoyed our last meeting and that we hope to have the opportunity to meet again."

Texas looked at Exia helplessly. If she hadn't wanted to mess with Suika, the two of them wouldn't have become so passive now.

……

Xingxiong nodded

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, but we have to go back. You two..."

Hearing Xingxiong's order to evict him, Texas pulled the Angel over.

"Of course we won't organize Officer Xingxiong. We just came to say hello to your sister. Let's go, Exia."

After watching the two people from Penguin Logistics leave, Xingxiong took Suika into the house.

"How is that family..." The atmosphere became gloomy again after the Penguin Logistics duo, or to be more precise, after the departure of Archangel.

Suika finally had the chance to ask about the situation at the house behind.

Xingxiong shook his head

"I know that family. They originally had five children, four boys and one girl. The eldest and second oldest died fighting on the border, and then the third oldest joined the army..."

This time it’s the letter of the third brother’s death in action.

Fortunately, his fourth son works in the Guards Bureau, and his youngest sister runs a clothing store on another street not far away.

Having a pair of children will ensure that there is no one to take care of you in your old age."

After dinner, Xingxiong drove his motorcycle back to the Guard Bureau, while Suika, who had nothing to do, strolled on the street with her hands behind her back.

"Suika-chan!"

Suddenly she heard Grandma Wang's voice. She looked over and found Grandma Wang standing at the door with a worried look on her face.

"Grandma Wang, what's going on?"

Suika asked after she got closer.

"Alas, it's not my youngest son...

I heard about Wansheng's family. He was a good kid, and he used to be the most popular among the neighbors. But he died suddenly, leaving behind an orphan and a widow. How are they going to live like this?"

Wang Po kept on chattering, but Cuixiang didn't get impatient. Instead, she sat on a small stool beside her and listened patiently.

"Old people just like to reminisce about the past. I hope you don't mind...

It's like this, the place where my child joined the army is not far from Wansheng.

I don’t know what’s going on over there, so I want to write a letter. Can you help me run to the post office?”

After saying this, Wang Po's face showed a hint of embarrassment.

"No problem, Wang Po, you go ahead and write. It's still early, so I'll just treat a trip to the post office as a walk."

I looked at the time. Since I took Xingxiong's car back, it didn't take too long, so it was only noon now. Even if I went to the post office, it wouldn't be too late for a round trip.

After a while, the old man took out a newly written letter, and Suixiang helped him seal the envelope before walking out the door.

But before going to the post office, she did not go directly there, but went back to the door where she lived.

Because I had told the neighbors here that I was a messenger, and if they had letters to send but didn't want to walk a long way to the post office, they could leave them in the mailbox at the door, so people who needed to deliver letters often came here to deliver them.

When she opened the mailbox, she found a brand new letter inside. She took it and walked towards the post office.