Arknights: Just Tell Me If the Mission's Done
Chapter 185

United, We Sisters Can Surely Defeat Luo Chen

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But just then, Talulah, disguised as Luo Chen, emerged from the woods ahead.

The next second, Luo Chen reached out and pulled her into his arms, then silenced Talulah in the distance.

"Ha... ha... don't worry about me, you go quickly."

Chen Huijie spoke weakly, her voice hoarse.

Luo Chen can no longer catch up.

Talulah can be saved if she simply runs away.

After decades of hard work, he has finally saved his sister.

"Huijie, let's go together."

This time, I won't abandon you.

When Talulah saw her sister so badly injured, tears immediately streamed down her face.

She cut off the hem of her skirt with a knife, laboriously carried Chen Huijie on her back, and staggered down the mountain. At the same time, while Chen Huijie wasn't paying attention, she injected her with an anesthetic in the buttocks.

Before long, Chen Huijie completely lost consciousness.

Once he confirmed that Chen Huijie was fast asleep, Luo Chen simply threw her off his back.

Immediately afterwards, Jiu and FrostNova, who had been hiding in the shadows, came out with their men to bandage and treat Chen Huijie.

Looking at his old subordinate, who now resembled a dead dragon, Jiu felt somewhat worried.

"Luo Chen, isn't this going a bit too far? Leaving aside Talulah being choked unconscious, Superintendent Chen is seriously injured like this; if this isn't handled properly..."

"It was Talulah who made the move, what are you afraid of?" Luo Chen smiled, his face resembling Talulah's.

His face was still wet with tears of sadness, yet he was smiling, which felt strangely unsettling.

"Commander Chen, if you hadn't been impulsive and reckless, and hadn't been blinded by what you saw and felt, you wouldn't have done such a stupid thing."

Ultimately, it comes down to her lack of qualifications.

"If it weren't for Wei Yenwu's connections, how could she have held such a high position in the Lungmen Guard Department?"

"However, now that she's in my hands, and with Governor Wei's request..."

"Then I must ensure she grows into a cautious, conscientious, independent-thinking, and qualified superintendent who can contribute to the Lungmen mission."

On the other side.

The weather station in Chernobog observed the blazing fire that had just swept across the Chernobog mountains.

The message was immediately relayed to the city council and the Imperial Military Command.

Upon receiving the news, the Imperial Military Command immediately inquired about the situation from Lermontov.

Luo Chen then truthfully reported the situation:

"An unidentified individual wielding biological weapons launched a nighttime attack on the Reunion Movement's headquarters, kidnapping their former leader Talulah."

"Those anomalies were caused by Talulah's prison break."

"The Reunion Movement only lost one prisoner; it did not suffer any particularly significant losses."

Lermontov's words were simple, but the news put pressure on the Saint Petersburg direction.

The mysterious figure who claims to represent Ursus has not been in contact with the Empire for half a month.

Now that Talulah, who once served as his representative, has also disappeared, the imperial leadership is under immense pressure.

They weren't afraid of outsiders' suspicions regarding this clandestine plan.

I'm afraid of being betrayed by my own people.

If that mysterious being betrays the empire, then their plan will be at great risk.

Not provoking a war with foreign powers is a minor matter.

If the plan is exposed, Ursus will inevitably be besieged by the various countries of Terra in terms of international public opinion, and its diplomatic situation will become extremely difficult.

Beset by internal and external troubles, it's not impossible for the empire to simply collapse on the spot.

To prevent any unforeseen events, the Empire deployed two divisions to the outskirts of Chernobog to work with Wendell in monitoring the local nobles.

Meanwhile, the Imperial Military Command repeatedly urged the Reunion Movement to intensify its training and required Luo Chen to report the training results to the Empire as soon as possible.

While the empire was urging them on, Wei Yenwu, who had received the intelligence, also inquired about what was going on with Luo Chen.

He discovered that the empire was carrying out large-scale military mobilization on the border. Luo Chen, who had been lying in wait for so long, should have some clues by now.

Under pressure from both the Empire and Wei Yenwu, Luo Chen naturally could no longer wait.

He had to get the empire to see results as soon as possible.

At the same time, we also need to deal with the troubles caused by the high-ranking leader, Wei Yenwu.

So Luo Chen continued to administer anesthesia to Chen Huijie, and while she was unconscious and lifeless, Luo Chen transported her directly to the wilderness near Lungmen.

Three days later.

A strong wind, carrying sand and gravel, brushed against my face, bringing with it the unique coolness of the wilderness.

Chen Huijie frowned slightly. In the fierce wind, she felt a chill run through her body, and her eyes involuntarily opened.

She found herself seemingly in an off-road vehicle, the bumpy wilderness making the seat sway.

Nevertheless, there was still some warmth and softness on the left side of her shoulder.

The soft touch reminded Chen Huijie of her childhood, when no matter what happened, Talulah would always sit beside her like this.

Chen Huijie slowly turned her head to the side.

The person she had been longing for sat right beside her.

Talulah noticed that Chen Huijie was awake, smiled, and turned to look at her. "Little Chen, you're awake."

Seeing Talulah's smile, Chen Huijie felt her heart melt.

Her face flushed slightly, and she awkwardly scratched her hair before initiating a conversation:

How long did I sleep?

"Four days."

Where am I?

Chen Huijie glanced at her surroundings.

She and Talulah were sitting in the back of a wilderness transport vehicle; Talulah must have hitchhiked on the road.

Chen Huijie tried to stand up to see her surroundings, but then she felt a tearing pain in her back.

"Ah!"

Chen Huijie cried out in pain, Talulah immediately took Chen Huijie's arm and pulled her down to sit.

"Xiao Chen, don't move around. You're still seriously injured."

Upon hearing this, Chen Huijie realized that she looked like a mummy, her entire body wrapped in bandages.

"I was injured by Luo Chen. I didn't expect him to be so strong. I used to think he was the most useless trainee officer in the Lungmen Guard Department."

"Now it seems, he was the truly cunning monster."

"Sigh... I shouldn't have let him join the Lungmen Guard Department in the first place."

Chen Huijie was no longer as smug and arrogant as she had been a few days ago.

The physical pain made her realize that Luo Chen was not someone to be trifled with.

There is still a long way to go.

First, we need to figure out where we are.

As if knowing what she was struggling with, Talulah answered proactively:

"You were unconscious for four whole days, during which time you had a fever, vomited, and had diarrhea. I risked my life to steal some bandages and medicine to pull you back from the brink of death."

"We're still on the transport truck heading to Lungmen, and it should take another two days to Lungmen."

"We encountered several groups of pursuers during this time, but they weren't very strong, and I dealt with them."

Chen Huijie's gaze shifted upwards, noticing two deep dark circles under Talulah's eyes.

It's clear that Talulah made a great effort during her time in a coma.

Chen Huijie opened her mouth, the words "sister" and gratitude were on the tip of her tongue, but it was as if her heart was being gripped, and she couldn't say them for a long time.

In the end, all I could do was call out the other person's name.

"Talulah... I'm sorry to have troubled you."

"I'm the one who should be thanking you, Xiao Chen. Without you, I wouldn't have regained my freedom."

Talulah smiled as she spoke, then placed her hand on Chen Huijie's shoulder and gently pulled her into her arms.

"It's so good to see you again. You're still as lovely as ever."

"What... how cute!"

Chen Huijie wanted to argue something; she wanted to protest that the word "cute" no longer described someone her age.

But for some reason, she now felt like she had become that little girl who used to just follow Talulah around again.

I don't know if it was Talulah's doting tone or the intimate atmosphere between the two that created the illusion.

"Xiao Chen, you've grown up now. You're a superintendent in the Lungmen Guard Department. Describing you as cute is really inappropriate."

Talulah thought for a moment and then said:

"But in my heart, you will always be my cutest little sister."

Chen Huijie's shoulders trembled violently as Talulah spoke.

How could Talulah say such a thing?

As the saying goes, a straight shot can defeat arrogance. Chen Huijie, who can usually Swire for half an hour on a single topic.

Now that it's in Luo Chen's hands, it blushed with shyness in less than a second.

"You're still the same as before, getting shy so easily." Luo Chen poked Superintendent Chen's cheek with a mischievous grin, making a double entendre.

"No way!" Chen Huijie thought Talulah was referring to decades ago, and immediately turned her head away.

Chapter 239 With our sisters united, we will surely defeat Luo Chen.

"Thank you, Xiao Chen!"

Luo Chen thanked Chen Huijie gently.

"Um... no need to be so polite."

Despite being completely desensitized to gratitude, Superintendent Chen could only nod and shrink back like a rookie officer when his sister thanked him.

But she felt herself getting closer and closer to Talulah.

Talulah was nothing like the armed group leader she had been rumored to be; instead, she seemed like an ordinary older sister next door.

It's unclear whether it's because Talulah appears delicate and frail, or because she doesn't embody the qualities of a leader or chieftain.

"By the way, Talulah, I heard you were very strong before, how come you look so weak now?"

Chen Huijie thought for a moment and then asked directly.

"What did you say?" Luo Chen didn't hear clearly because of the strong wind.

"I said you look rather weak," Chen Huijie said uncertainly.

She reached out and poked Talulah's shoulder; it was limp and devoid of any muscle.

Furthermore, Talulah's movements lacked power, as if she didn't even know Originium Arts.

Luo Chen remained silent for a moment upon hearing this.

Although he can impersonate Talulah's combat skills and Originium Arts cannot be imitated.

Even now, I can't beat Chen Huijie's tied up like a mummy, in hand-to-hand combat.

Chen Huijie didn't need to do much testing; just by arm wrestling with him, she could see his weakness.

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