Rescued (New Book Seeking Monthly Votes)

"Huh?"

Suddenly returning to the present, Han Su felt as if he had been pulled by an endless river in an instant. The scenery before his eyes was still twisting and changing, and the sounds around him seemed to come from afar and approach.

As the sound reached his ears, he met the gaze of the disheveled female staff member and found it a bit strange.

Little handsome guy, is he mocking me?

But suddenly, he realized something. Han Su looked up at his reflection in the one-way glass opposite him.

His gaze was steady, and he saw that both his eyes were intact.

"My eyes are healed?"

Han Su, finally realizing that he had successfully escaped again, first let out a long sigh of relief. Then, he surveyed his surroundings, confirming that he had returned to the Disaster Management Bureau for testing just moments ago. He felt a slight sense of relief.

Following that was an uncontrollable surge of excitement and trembling.

"I..."

He thought to himself, but even these inner thoughts were now trembling uncontrollably, filled with self-doubt: "I think... I saved one?"

"..."

I really saved one, didn't I?

Han Su tried to think with uncertainty. In his mind, he could still clearly remember the warm touch of the soft, small body he held as it fell into reality through that door.

But did I really do it?

He couldn't help but doubt himself because he had failed so many times before, and each failure had only brought misfortune to those children.

So many previous adventures and plans had ultimately ended in failure.

This time, could it really be that a casual glance was enough to save someone?

He could hardly believe himself. It was as if when something he had longed for finally happened, it made him doubt if it was all just an illusion.

His thoughtful expression, as seen by Zhang Chiguo and the staff member beside him, made them think he had just suddenly woken up and was still a bit dazed, their expressions tinged with helplessness.

"You passed the test. Don't forget what I told you before. Participate in the training properly."

"You must do your best to get into Group D1D2."

Zhang Chiguo patted Han Su's shoulder with satisfaction and then left. Judging by his retreating figure, it seemed the old man had shed a huge burden, his steps becoming lighter.

"It's fine now. Write your report truthfully, and then find Director Zhang to sign it."

The female secretary in the black suit then said to the disheveled staff member, "Any problems?"

"None, absolutely safe."

The staff member said, "I've never seen anyone who not only felt no discomfort when listening to the encrypted spell, but even felt their eyes sting and started to doze off while listening."

"This kid shows no signs of corruption. His spiritual power is so low it's outrageous!"

"..."

"Low spiritual power isn't a bad thing."

The female secretary in the black suit said with a smile, then turned to Han Su and said, "Get up, kid. I'll send you to take the Disaster Management Bureau's assessment. Perhaps, we'll be working together soon."

"Colleagues?"

Han Su's mind was still filled with immense self-doubt and surprise, but he obediently stood up.

As he followed the female secretary in the black suit back to the lounge, he still felt an unreal sensation, as if he were walking on cotton.

After completing the registration, signing up for some kind of assessment, and undergoing a series of physical examinations, he finally sorted out his thoughts and found an opportunity to ask the female secretary in the black suit, who had accompanied him the entire time, "Miss Secretary, about our..."

"...that kidnapping case..."

"..."

The female secretary in the black suit's expression changed slightly. She glanced around and lowered her voice, "Didn't Director Zhang already tell you not to casually talk about this case?"

"Especially not within the Disaster Management Bureau, where not everyone is Director Zhang's friend."

"I can see that he values you highly and wants you to avoid pitfalls within the Disaster Management Bureau. So, if you trust him, you should also heed his advice and stop mentioning this matter. Just act like you're a new recruit to the Disaster Management Bureau until he officially talks to you."

"..."

Han Su saw her wariness and nodded, organizing his words. "I just want to ensure there will be an opportunity to investigate this case..."

"...After all, it involves over twenty lives."

He deliberately slowed down his speech. "Up until now, those more than twenty children who haven't been found..."

"Twenty-five!"

The female secretary in the black suit frowned and said, "Twenty-five missing children."

"Let alone Director Zhang, even I have a deep memory of this case."

"But this is my last reminder: don't keep bringing up this case so easily. Do you think Director Zhang is under less pressure?"

"Since he promised you he would have a good talk with you, then do your best to pass the assessment first!"

"..."

"Twenty-five?"

Han Su's heart trembled violently, he even felt a slight ringing in his ears.

So, he had actually saved one person?

After Xu Ji, another child had been brought out of the ancient castle by him. Thus, the number of victims in the kidnapping case decreased by one, from twenty-six people to twenty-five...

"Why do you look so silly?"

The female secretary in the black suit looked at Han Su, who had suddenly started grinning while talking, and found it a bit strange.

This child, whom the cold-hearted and stingy Mr. Zhang couldn't stop thinking about, now looked...

...useless except for being good-looking?

"So, I really did save a child. Then, the next time I return to the ancient castle, will there be another door that helps me escape?"

"Or perhaps, some other change?"

Han Su was immersed in this immense surprise and couldn't control his thoughts for a moment.

Ever since he was kidnapped back to the past by that mysterious power, he felt like he hadn't felt this exhilarated in a long time.

However, while immersed in this great excitement, he suddenly realized something absurd: "Then, who exactly was that girl I saved...?"

He wasn't very familiar with the kidnapped children, he only remembered their faces.

He only remembered that the girl was quiet and introverted, a relatively ordinary type among the kidnapped children, leaving little impression.

In reality, although he had investigated the identities of those children, not all twenty-six kidnapped children had their identities exposed. The girl was among those whose identities were not revealed.

Before being kidnapped, he had just been transferred to that class by the tall, thin woman who raised him, so he didn't know all the children's names.

Rack his brain as he might, he could only recall someone once calling her "Meilan"?

Was it Meilan? Or a homophone?

Going to that class to check her name and background was also impossible.

Just like after Xu Ji was rescued, he disappeared from the kidnapping case and even from that class.

This girl would likely be the same.

Furthermore, judging by Xu Ji's changes, he had forgotten about being kidnapped, and naturally forgot that Han Su had saved him. This girl, in theory, wouldn't remember him either?

Wouldn't that mean he couldn't find her?

But perhaps, just as Xu Ji became his friend, they would meet again by fate?

Han Su had come to terms with this. To him, saving the girl was more important than who she was.

It was good that he could save her.

Since he could save her, then Li Manman, Song Yushi, and the one in the tuxedo, the irritable boy, the one with the bowl cut...

There was hope that he could save them one by one.

This hope spurred him on, making him feel suddenly full of energy, even his walking became exceptionally light.

"Huh, something's still not right..."

This lightness only slightly subsided when he caught a glimpse of his reflection in a nearby window, and another puzzling question suddenly came to mind.

This doubt had surfaced in his heart back in the ancient castle, but he hadn't had a chance to ponder it.

He looked up at the glass window directly in front of him, clearly seeing his face in the one-way mirror.

His features were intact.

Not only were both his eyes fine, but the hideous scar from before was also gone.

This time, he had finally escaped the fate of losing an eye and being disfigured from his previous life.

But the problem was...

The doubts in his heart fully emerged at this moment:

"Back in the ancient castle, I seemed to have successfully recited that spell and even twisted those bronze snakes rushing towards me?"

"But the spell's ability is to activate the mysterious power remaining within me. Theoretically, in the ancient castle, I shouldn't have had any monster's mysterious power lingering in my eyes. How did I activate this power through the spell?"

"Even stranger..."

"Previously, I used the mysterious power left by the monster in my right eye to repel that ghost truck, saving Xu Ji and myself. Then, I was naturally found and joined the Disaster Management Bureau."

"So, on this life path, I didn't lose an eye. How did I repel the ghost truck like in the previous life path and reach this current life node?"