After talking with Zhao Yun, Su Jiu went to rest.
After Su Jiu left, Zhao Yun seemed to have put something down. He relaxed considerably and looked far more spirited as he strode out of the Command Room.
In the medical area, Baili Shouyue sat on the sofa, looking at Qi Lin lying on the bed. He sank into his recent memories and murmured, "The Captain really is something... but this time, Shouyue won't break his promise again. Let the past be gone."
While Baili Shouyue was still lost in thought, Qi Lin slowly woke up. She opened her eyes, saw the stark white ceiling, and immediately jolted awake. Rolling over, she reached for the pistol at her waist and pointed it at Baili Shouyue. "Who are you? Why did you bring me here? What do you want?"
Baili Shouyue came back to his senses. Seeing Qi Lin aiming her gun at him, he calmly said, "I saved you."
Qi Lin glanced around the room, then put away her gun. She walked over to the workbench that Su Er had not cleaned up, picked up the empty medicine tube that had just been used on her, and said, "You and Su Er are together."
Baili Shouyue was not surprised that Qi Lin knew. "Do you want to become a warrior? A warrior free of restraints, one who can fight for the people she likes, one who can fight for the justice in her heart."
"Are you trying to recruit me?"
Baili Shouyue considered his words before continuing, "I think you must have had many frustrations in the past, such as this uniform you're wearing."
Silence. Yes, Qi Lin fell silent. She thought about the things she had encountered before—wealthy and powerful people who committed crimes, only to have someone pull strings for them, turning the innocent into the guilty. It was not everyone, but it did happen. No one understood it better than she did in her position.
Seeing that Qi Lin said nothing, Baili Shouyue continued, "Maybe such people are few. Or maybe they hide too deeply and haven't been exposed. That doesn't mean they don't exist."
Qi Lin looked at Baili Shouyue and hesitantly said, "So what? Someone will deal with those people."
Seeing an opening, Baili Shouyue said, "You're a police officer. You should protect those people, you should watch over them. That's right. But you also have the right to choose your own way. There's nothing worse than feeling powerless."
Qi Lin was still hesitating, and Baili Shouyue did not want to push her too hard. "Let me send you back. And take this wristband. When there's someone you want to protect, respond to it." After saying that, Baili Shouyue ignored Qi Lin's reaction, grabbed her hand, and put the wristband on her. What a straight man. Hopeless.
On the deck, just as Qi Lin was about to walk toward the wormhole, she turned and asked, "What do you think of people who have turned over a new leaf?"
Baili Shouyue froze for a moment, then replied, "They need acceptance, they need a future, and they need to make up for the mistakes they made."
After hearing Baili Shouyue's words, Qi Lin turned and left.
Under the overpass, beside an overturned police car, Qi Lin slowly emerged. Looking at the corpses—her former colleagues, those soldiers—she felt powerless. They had all been flesh-and-blood people, and some did not even have bodies left behind.
Qi Lin sat on the ground with lifeless eyes. At that moment, a soldier spotted her and shouted, "There's a survivor here! Hurry!"
Qi Lin did not know what was happening and fainted.
On the Hyperion, Zhao Yun appeared beside Baili Shouyue. "Will that girl be able to handle this? Isn't this a little too much for her?"
Baili Shouyue calmly watched the projection before him. "She will. This will help her grow faster. She has a Super Gene. Even if we hadn't arranged this, she would still see these things someday. Better that she grows up sooner."
The next morning, Su Jiu practiced a crooked, clumsy form of tai chi on the deck, feeling quite pleased with himself.
Kiana came out, noisily chewing White Rabbit Candy. Seeing Su Jiu twisting and turning awkwardly on the deck, she ran over and asked, "Captain, Captain, what are you doing?"
Su Jiu narrowed his eyes. "Training."
"Captain, Captain, I want to train too." After saying that, Kiana copied Su Jiu and started swaying around with him.
Then a burst of music began playing:
"Like a strand of seaweed, seaweed,
Seaweed, seaweed,
Drifting with the waves,
Seaweed, seaweed, seaweed, seaweed,
Dancing amid the spray."
"Stop. Training complete." Su Jiu stood up, his mouth twitching.
All that could be said was that Chi Yang's voice-over had come at just the right time.
Kiana was still chanting about seaweed as she swayed and asked, "Captain, aren't you training anymore? Haha, this is so easy to learn."
"Black history, black history. And Chi Yang, she's getting more and more mischievous." With his mouth twitching, Su Jiu left.
Kiana remained there, swaying back and forth.
Su Jiu arrived at the Command Room, where Liu Chuang, Zhao Yun, Baili Shouyue, Su Yi, and even Grey Wolf, the tech nerd, were all present.
Su Jiu took one look and said, "Oh, everyone's here!"
Then Kiana came running in with a pitter-patter, and Su Jiu saw that everyone had arrived.
Since everyone was there, Su Jiu said, "Chi Yang obtained some intelligence. Huaxia has launched a plan called the Black Great Wall, and they've invited a god to train the Black Armor Company. No, it should be called the Xiong Bing Company now. What do you all think?"
"No." Kiana answered first.
"Mm! I want to go see Qi Lin." That was Baili Shouyue's answer.
"Are you confident?" Su Jiu asked.
"I need Chuang Zi's cooperation."
"Alright." Su Jiu agreed to Baili Shouyue's request.
"I want to go see Zhao Xin. I heard he's from the Zhao Family of this world, but first I want to learn about this world's culture," Zhao Yun said.
"Fine, it doesn't conflict with anything." After saying that, Su Jiu looked at the others.
"As for me, I'll stick to the original plan," Liu Chuang said.
"I'm researching the armor we just acquired." Grey Wolf intended to study the Taotie Warrior armor.
"Standing by at any time," Su Yi replied adorably.
"Alright, go do whatever you need to do." Su Jiu ran off after saying that.
Everyone stared at one another.
"Tsk, tsk. Xiao Jiu wants to slack off," Liu Chuang teased.
Zhao Yun also smiled. "Doesn't a Captain like this feel more approachable?"
"I'm leaving, I'm leaving." Kiana got up and ran off.
"Uncle Grey Wolf, is the Obedience Pill you were researching for me ready yet?"
"This great king has already finished researching it. Come with me, Little Yi. Uncle will go get it for you." Grey Wolf took Su Yi's hand and jumped down from the sofa.
Then everyone went off to find their own things to do.
When Liu Chuang returned home and saw an identical version of himself, he waved his hand and stored the Simulated Robot in his personal inventory space, then waited for someone to come looking for him.
Kiana looked at the Little Duck perched on Su Yi's head and curiously poked it. "Little Yi, how about letting big sister play with your Little Duck for a while?"
Su Yi said in a childish voice, "No, absolutely not. If Sister Kiana takes it away, she won't give it back. Last time, big sister even tricked Daddy into giving her my candy."
Zhao Yun passed by...
Seeing that she had no chance, Kiana said, "Big sister will take you out to play. Uncle Grey Wolf can help watch your little brothers and sisters."
Su Yi happily said, "Okay, okay! Sister Kiana is the best!"
Zhao Yun passed by...
Seaweed Dance - Xiao Quan
Lyrics: Xiao Quan
Music: Xiao Quan
Arrangement: Xiao Quan/Party man
Mixing: Fu Wei
Produced by: Zhili Music
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