"Hoo!"
After taking a few deep breaths, Mo Zhi adjusted her emotions.
"A Fa's description here is really good."
"Especially the Hokkien section in the middle. I'm from Shenzhen, and it sounded so familiar."
"Fortunately, I've been tempered by blades countless times and am already immune to all poisons."
"Alright, let's not waste any more time, we'll continue."
In the game,
Having received intelligence from A Fa, Chen immediately reorganized her team and quietly surrounded the Reunion forces in the city.
The Reunion's actions were very strange.
They seemed intent on destroying the gate of a mansion.
Forcefully breaking in.
Chen seized the opportunity and immediately led her people in a surprise attack.
However, none of the captured Reunion members alive knew the specific plan.
Xiong, whose emotions had recovered, found Chen staring blankly at the nameplate of the mansion.
She asked curiously, "Old Chen, what are you looking at? You seem so absorbed."
"......" After a careful comparison, Chen's expression turned serious. "This... seems to be my home."
"Isn't your apartment in Tai Po?" Xiong asked, her expression bewildered, her mind seemingly not catching up.
Chen replied, "This is my biological father's mansion. It seems to have been renovated and rebuilt. It's been so long, I didn't recognize it at first."
"You lived here before going to Victoria for your studies?" Xiong exclaimed, her mouth capable of fitting a walnut. "Though I've heard you, like Mr. Wei, come from Yan Guo's noble background, this mansion seems unbelievably large."
No wonder she's such a tsundere, turns out she's from a wealthy family.
"Noble? They are, but I'm not." Chen seemed to reject the term, her eyes fixed on the nameplate, and she said coldly, "Chen Manor, hmph!"
*Swish!*
Drawing the saber from her waist, Chen cleaved the gate of the Chen Manor in two.
"Hey, hey, isn't this your own home? Why are you cutting it open like this?" This action completely baffled Xiong.
"I don't have my keys." Chen spread her hands. "Besides, Reunion already made a hole, so it's only natural to slash the door."
"Alright then."
Xiong looked at Chen and asked, "Honestly, do you hate your family?"
After entering the house, Chen's string of actions showed no trace of longing or joy for her home; it was more like arriving at a place for venting.
"Some people don't deserve to be fathers."
Hearing this, Xiong didn't press further.
Clearly, there were unhappy memories for Chen here.
Although Chen had never set foot in this house, her room had always been kept spotlessly clean.
In her room, Chen found an old photograph.
In the photo, a young Chen was being held by Talulah, and the two children looked very happy.
Seeing the photo,
Mo Zhi's mind flashed with inspiration, and it seemed some mysteries were solved.
She excitedly shared her insights with her viewers: "Brothers, remember what Talulah is? A dragon!"
"A dragon, just like Chen!"
"Combining the information Chen whispered in her dream in Chapter Five, the little girl talking to Chen was the young Talulah. Then Talulah was abducted by the Duke for some reason and disappeared without a trace."
"Later, when they met again, it was when Talulah led Reunion to overthrow Siracusa's rule and came to Lungmen. Chen chased after her, but couldn't catch up."
"No wonder, no wonder Chen was so anxious that day."
"So, what exactly happened to Talulah?"
"How did she go from a kind little girl to the leader of Reunion, capable of destroying a city at a whim?"
Clearly, there was no specific information available yet regarding the answers to Talulah's origins.
Mo Zhi speculated that a dedicated main story chapter would be released in the future to explore this.
For now, let's see what unexpected gains can be made from Chen's main story.
Chen, emerging from the room, seemed to be in a much better mood. Now, she had some clue about Reunion's actions.
No longer running around like a headless chicken as before.
Chen wasted no more time and immediately called her team to prepare to retake the Guard Department.
*Rumble!!*
The Lungmen Guard Department personnel rappelled from the roof, smashing through the windows and storming into the closest Reunion stronghold to the Guard Department, the Daggu Plaza.
Coincidentally,
The Daggu Plaza was one of the properties owned by Shiyi'ai, that tsundere's family.
Well, tsunderes do have commonalities.
They are all damned rich!
The Guard Department trashed the Daggu Plaza. Xiong, being from the countryside, couldn't bear to see such a scene. "Ah, that piano the young lady bragged to me about, worth 1.8 million Lungmen coins... it's blown up!"
Chen didn't even blink at the sight. She wanted all of Reunion to know that the entire Lungmen Guard Department was waiting to fight them to the death.
*Boom! Boom boom boom!!*
Just as the Lungmen Guard Department breathed a sigh of relief after retaking the Daggu Plaza, the floor beneath Chen suddenly gave way!
The Reunion's sneaky Arts users unleashed their Arts with all their might. With a 'bang,' explosives engulfed Chen and Xiong in the ruins.
"Ah." Chen let out a startled cry.
In a haze, she felt a broad back shield her.
When her vision cleared, she saw Xiong with a dangling arm, covered in abrasions. "Your arm," Chen said, looking worriedly at Xiong's arm from which blood was dripping.
"Ha, ha... alas." Xiong scratched her head with her one good arm. "Just a push like that, and this arm is truly out of commission."
"You saved me again."
"Is it that strange? Haven't I saved you enough times? Don't say it so formally, it makes me uncomfortable."
Xiong, with her usual carefree and straightforward personality, said, "Let me rest for a while. My whole body feels like it's falling apart. An old bone like me needs to move around occasionally."
The Reunion Arts users were furious. They hadn't expected that even this wouldn't take down the two of them.
They quickly organized a second wave of attack.
Xiong stood up, clearly having no chance to rest. She intended to let Chen reorganize the Guard Department team while she stayed behind to cover their retreat.
But Chen didn't do that. She knew what it meant to stay behind and face these enemies, especially with Xiong injured. Moreover, she had just promised A Fa that she wouldn't abandon any teammate.
She already felt guilty for leaving Amiya in the ruined city, and this time, Chen wasn't going to abandon any teammates!
Chen smiled as she watched Xiong draw her saber. "Perhaps I've changed. Over time, my dissatisfaction with Lungmen has lessened, and more people believe in me."
"And you're not just Inspector Xiong anymore, you're my friend, my partner, Xiong."
"Your shield, you've supported me for so long. Allow me to be your shield for once, Xiong."
The audience was enthralled by this deeply emotional and impactful scene!
'I've already brought the civil affairs bureau here, please get married on the spot!'
'Ahhhh, XingChen, I ship it!!'
'So sweet, sob sob sob!'
'It's not appropriate to call good friends a CP, not everyone can ship this pair.'
'Tsk tsk, I'm already picturing them in a compromising situation.'
......
While the viewers were indulging in the sweetness, some more 'straightforward' audience members didn't quite appreciate the scene.
Mo Zhi, however, watched with relish. It was rare to see Chen express her feelings like this; if one didn't know better, they might think it was a confession.
As for Xiong, she played the role of a tough, straightforward guy. "Hey, Old Chen, are you not blushing at all when you say that?"
"I, damn it..." The usually polite Chen couldn't help but let out a Lungmen expletive.
"Hahaha," Xiong scratched her head awkwardly. "Forget it, fine. Alright, Old Chen, I'll listen to you."
The battle commenced.
After jointly dealing with Reunion in Daggu Plaza with the 'Doctor,'
Various Guard Department squads began to converge towards Chen.
Facing the converging Lungmen Guard Department squads, Chen's expression was solemn and serious. "Everyone, we have now assembled an elite force. Many colleagues are still fighting in places we cannot see."
"The building before us was once a symbol of Lungmen's security, the embodiment of law, the Lungmen Guard Department."
"But now, it has been seized by Reunion, fallen into the flames of conspiracy."
"For all of you, this might just be work, or it might have touched your emotions, even made you indignant."
"But regardless, we are the Guard Department, we are not criminals, not criminals."
"We are going to retake the Guard Department, not for dignity or justice."
"We are the Lungmen Guard Department, and that is enough."
"Don't let Lungmen worry about us, do you understand!"
"Obey, be diligent, be resolute!"
"It's time, let us go and destroy all Reunion forces within the Guard Department!"
Damn it!
This is inspiring!!
......