We moved to Golden Courtyard

……

"Huh? Char?"

After a long silence, Xia Ya suddenly raised his head and smiled at the leader in front of him.

Seeing this, the leader forced a smile.

"Fuck your mother."

"what?"

"boom!"

The fist struck the nose of the middle-aged, overweight leader who looked no different from a fat pig.

With a blank expression, Xia pressed the other person down onto the desk, punching... punching... every punch! It seemed as if he was venting his endless anger and sorrow.

……

"You've disappointed me so much, Char!"

"Snapped!"

In the office of the group's deputy chief engineer, Deputy Chief Engineer Xia slapped Xia Ya across the face!

"Do you even know who he is? How dare you hit him like that?! Now even I can't protect you!"

"Father, do you... know what he said?"

"Of course I know! But... but couldn't you just tell me!?"

"What's the point of talking to you! Do you have the right to push for such a large-scale overhaul at a group meeting!?"

……

"Have you heard? The 956 incident was supposed to be a major disaster, but now, if it's handled properly, whoever is involved in it will be able to take a big step up."

"How to say?"

"All I can say is that Romy was lucky to die. All we need to do is publicize it extensively, and it will be a political achievement."

Inside the restroom, one of the two people chatting casually pointed upwards with his finger.

"And the one at the very top has already reached his time... If he plans to move closer to the city, this is the best opportunity."

"Ah!? No wonder... that Romy really did die at the right time."

"Who can argue with that? With him dead, everything was resolved."

……

Xia slowly walked out of the company's gate.

A light rain drizzled down on his head. He looked up at the sky in bewilderment, but... the rain seemed to be silencing all his doubts.

The rain was getting heavier, and Xia sat down on the steps, looking dejected and lost.

People walked by with umbrellas, but at most they only glanced at Char with curiosity before walking away indifferently.

He opened his mouth slightly, trembling, as if he wanted to say something.

however……

In the end, he shut his mouth. Xia slowly stood up, his eyes regaining their resolve. But lurking beneath this resolve, there seemed to be a hint of madness...

Some things cannot be solved by words alone—only the most direct actions can resolve the problem.

······

I cannot understand why people react with such indifference to the loss of a life.

I cannot understand why, when a hero is sacrificed, the high-ranking officials are always only thinking about their own promotion.

I can't understand it. Isn't the weight of life enough to crush the twisted hearts within them?

In this society, in this metropolis of Shanghai, their souls are as if bound by the gravity of this planet, unable to break free, and unable to be redeemed.

Romy, someone like you... in the world of the dead, you probably can't even breathe...

I will fix all of this.

I swear in my name, Char, that I will make this world, this society, understand once again the true weight of life!

Let them understand what truly deserves attention, what truly deserves concern, and what truly deserves to be remembered.

That was definitely not some political achievement, honor, or a trivial topic of conversation!

Instead, it is the mission to keep moving forward while bearing the pain of lost lives.

······

Xu Qi gripped the letter tightly in his hand.

He... understood everything.

Romy...you deserve our utmost respect!

but!……

Xu Qi slowly stood up.

Everyone in the Golden Courtyard stood up, and all eyes once again focused on Xu Qi.

"Everyone, thank you for everything you've done for me. I... I should know what Char wants to do now."

"What is he going to do?" Kevin had also finished reading Xia's confession, and his expression became unusually serious at this moment.

“I am now certain that the loss of control of 914 was definitely not a coincidence! Char… he probably wants to recreate the accident that happened with 956—brake failure.”

At this moment, everyone's face was extremely solemn!

"I have to stop him... I absolutely have to stop him! I can't stand by and watch this happen!"

……

"It's 2:30 a.m. right now," Kevin said, glancing at his watch.

"The first bus departs at 5:30, so we have at least three hours to prevent this from happening. Xu Qi... we're counting on you!"

24. Vilvi is more than just pretty.

"Om!!"

The roar of the engine pierced the night sky as a heavily modified GTR sped along the ring road. The air currents from the car mingled with the engine's roar, creating ripples across the city under the night sky.

It was early morning, and there weren't many cars on the road. Although there was a speed limit, the person driving this car clearly didn't care about such things.

"I hope Eden won't be angry when she comes back and sees her beloved car ruined like this." With that, Kevin stepped on the gas again.

He pushed the car's performance to its absolute limit.

In the back seat of the car, where she was adjusting equipment, Vivi rolled her eyes upon hearing this.

“If you just tell Eden it’s for Xu Qi, she promises she won’t say a word—that woman dotes on Xu Qi more than any of us.”

“That’s true.” Su nodded in agreement. “Speaking of which, this plan is really daring… Kosmo, you’ll probably be up all night tonight, why don’t you get some rest?”

"..."

Kevin glanced at Kosmo in the passenger seat; his focused and tense expression told him how determined the young man was to do what he wanted to do.

"He should be able to."

"!"

Kosmo turned to look at Kevin, and the excitement of being recognized by Kevin made it even harder for him to fall asleep.

"I hope things go smoothly with Xu Qi. Of course, we're just here as a backup plan." Velvet closed her laptop, mentally reviewing the tasks for tonight.

"Since it's impossible not to operate the next day, then... we have to be quick!"

······

A little earlier, in the large conference room on the first floor of Golden Courtyard.

"First of all, it should be clear that the best approach would be to stop operations the next day and inspect all trains on Line 9, but that is obviously not feasible."

Xu Qi pulled up a 3D simulation projection of Line 9. Don't ask about the technology behind such equipment or where such data came from; the answer is that everyone at Golden Courtyard is incredibly resourceful.

"Even the mayor wouldn't dare issue such an order. Line 9 is one of the busiest lines in the city. Let alone stopping the line... even a slight delay is unimaginable."

Furthermore, we lack the capacity and sufficient evidence to persuade the mayor to help stop this busy route.

“Wait a minute,” Kevin interrupted, “How can you be so sure that Char would let an accident happen on Line 9?”

"There are two reasons. First, as the technical director, Xia Ya's main work has always been on Line 9, even though the Sixth Division is in charge of Lines 7, 12, and 14."

However, Line 7 and Line 14 each have their own technical supervisors, and unless there is an emergency, Char usually doesn't pay much attention to these two lines.

The situation with Line 12 is rather unique. This line is essentially outsourced, leaving no room for Char to interfere. Therefore, the only line he's most likely to tamper with the trains is Line 9.

"The evidence is sufficient, and the analysis is reasonable and well-founded," Su replied.

"And the second point?"

"Actually... the second point is what I believe most, but this one is a bit mysterious. I've spent over a year with Xia, so I know him to some extent."

Since he wants to recreate the accident, whether it's to take revenge on humanity or on the Shanghai Metro, he will definitely choose Line 9.

Because that's where Romy died, he wanted to use this accident to commemorate Romy's passing.

……

Ellie let out a long sigh.

"I'm actually more inclined to believe your second reason... Besides, we have limited manpower, so it's best to assume that Char will only do this on one route."

"Then the necessary conditions are clear."

Xu Qi highlighted line number nine on the projection and circled three places.

"Line 9 is divided into two bases. I already visited the Jiuting base tonight, and the other one is in Jinqiao. My idea is to split the operation into three groups."

Kevin, Sue, and Vervier are going to the Jinqiao base. I know the shift leader of the daily inspection team on Jinqiao Line 9 very well today. He will be responsible for picking you up and helping you complete the inspection.

Alicia, Sakura, Fu Hua, and Pado are going to the Jiuting base. I'll try to contact someone to help them.

Mei and I went to Char's house. If we confirmed Char was home, there might still be a chance to save things, but if...

"If Xia is not home at three or four in the morning, then the plan is probably already underway."

Yingjie's words made the atmosphere in the room extremely tense.

“Yes…” Xu Qi said with a complicated expression, “So it’s best for him to stay at home…”

Kosmo, usually taciturn, suddenly asked, "Where are the rest?"

"The rest of you must guard the house. The Golden Courtyard cannot be left unattended."

"..."

Kosmo was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "I want to participate in this operation as well."

Xu Qi raised an eyebrow and looked at Kevin first. Kosmo, noticing Xu Qi's gaze, frowned and raised his voice again.

"I believe in my abilities, and I can help."

……

"Go if you want to?" Qianjie lit a cigarette. "Anyway, I'll take good care of the Golden Courtyard."

Kevin nodded.

Seeing this, Xu Qi said to Kosmo, "Okay, you and Kevin are in a group—be careful."

"……Um!"

Kosmo nodded heavily—this time, he didn't want to be an outsider!

Aponia affectionately patted little Gretchen's head.

"Then we'll stay home, be good, Gretchen."

Only Mebius frowned.

"Hey kid, have you forgotten about me?"