Chen Si froze. A complicated expression crossed his face, disbelief filling his eyes. His lips trembled slightly, as though he wanted to say something but had no idea where to begin.
The child before him shared his features and hair color, undeniable marks of kinship, yet Chen Si could find no trace of the past in his eyes.
As Chen Nian watched the man before him undergo what seemed to be a violent surge of emotion, his own heart inexplicably skipped a beat. An unfamiliar flutter filled his chest. Could he really be...
"Are you really Chen Si?" Hange asked, studying him doubtfully.
Chen Si pulled himself free of that rush of emotion and took a deep breath. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly as he pointed at Chen Nian. "Believe it or not, I'm definitely his dad."
"Huh?" Chen Nian was completely baffled by the sudden, absurd remark from a man who had seemed so lost in emotion a moment earlier.
Bang!! Hange suddenly fired the Officer Emergency Rally Signal Flare.
"Wahahahahahaha! Wahahahahahahaha! Chen Si's back! Chen Si's back!" Wild with joy, Hange raced around Central Avenue like a monkey, shouting at the top of her lungs.
The signal flare bursting overhead sent every active core member of the Survey Corps in the Holy City rushing toward the Imperial Palace.
Hange's unrestrained shouting left Erwin, who was organizing students and troops to enforce martial law, rooted to the spot for a long while. Eventually, the corners of his mouth lifted too.
The Federation's Central Intelligence Agency.
"Huh? You made me come all this way just for some bandits and thieves?" Yasuo stared wide-eyed at the report in his hand.
Moblit, the current director of the Central Intelligence Agency, looked a little embarrassed. "Well, we're at peace now. According