The rising sun shatters the darkness!

Chapter 487: The sudden bad news (asking for monthly tickets)
The functional locations of the various departments of the General Administration Bureau always have fixed building distributions.

For example, the Arbitration Department is always located to the north of the Astronomical Society's circular building.

Just like the prison gate is always hidden in the cold tunnel,

If you want to see the nuns' shyness, you have to climb over the wall of the detention center.

Coming to the Judgment Department building again, Xu Shu could not help but have some illusions. He would mistakenly believe that he was still working as a small senior prosecutor in the city of D8B3 district, holding in his hand the golden belt specially granted by Archbishop Yu Mingluan, and followed by his little followers who were chattering and trying to show off.

Alas, recalling the glorious past, now it is actually... is...

Um, it’s a what, how should I describe it?

It just makes people sad anyway!

Xu Shu was at a loss for words and couldn't find any good adjectives, so he gave up the urge to recite a poem to commemorate the deceased.

"Hello, sir, this way please."

The young and gentle policewoman, who was several years older than him, woke Xu Shu up with a capable and gentle voice and led the way for him.

This time, Xu Shu took the initiative to show his "senior prosecutor" certificate. Although the certificate from the third-class security zone might be a little shabby, he would not be met with contempt or difficulties when using it to look for people in the Judgment Department.

Following the graceful and mature policewoman for a while, I passed through the tense and solemn hall, turned into a relatively more professional corridor, went down two flights of stairs, and finally arrived at the sparsely populated "Miscellaneous Affairs Department" office.

The policewoman opened the protective door for Xu Shu, saluted him, and turned away respectfully.

Xu Shu was left alone, disheveled in the wind.

He took a closer look and was surprised to see that although the decoration and maintenance were relatively clean, there were only a few police officers working in the Miscellaneous Affairs Department, which could hardly conceal its deserted atmosphere.

isn't it?
Although this is the headquarters of the Eastern Theater, a place full of experts and hidden dragons and crouching tigers, Bai Sanxiang, who was once the chief commander of the Adjudication Department of the Security Zone, can only do odd jobs here???

This...is Old White too miserable?
Xu Shu didn't have time to think too much, because he had just entered the door for a while when he heard footsteps coming from afar, coming from behind the clusters of shelves filled with all kinds of miscellaneous items.

"The swallows fly south and the wild geese fly north. When we meet, you look sad! The green-haired and red-faced old man sees you again! Director Xu, how are you?"

With a familiar and deep voice that rises and falls, a sturdy middle-aged man with triangular eyes staring out walked out, holding a stack of glass boxes that almost reached the ceiling in his arms.

This immediately dispelled Xu Shu's excitement at meeting his old friend again after a long separation.

"...Director Bai, after all, we are all friends who have crawled out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood together. Do you really have to make the atmosphere so exciting?" Xu Shu said speechlessly.

"Well, I dare not neglect you, Director Xu. Please sit down and have some tea until I finish my work." Bai Sanxiang said, and poured the box heavily on the counter.

"Okay." Xu Shu was not polite, and had no intention of lending a hand to the other party. He sat down when he was asked to, and glanced at him.

The transparent glass box with labels, numbers and talisman paper contained various thumb-sized, exquisitely shaped mini costumes, as well as some armor.

They looked of low quality. Apparently, this Miscellaneous Goods Section was where the Judgment Department provided equipment rations and basic supplies to newly recruited prosecutors.

"She's really just a handyman. How's the difference between her and the cafeteria auntie?" Xu Shu exclaimed in amazement.

Bai Sanxiang used the upgraded drive to remind the people at the front office to take away the supplies and complete the handover.

After doing all this, the third-rank "Warden" sat down leisurely opposite Xu Shu and looked at Xu Shu silently.

Xu Shu looked at him silently: "..."

Oh no, could it be that the fact that I just pulled the snake in public in the Star Tower lobby was exposed?

No, it can’t be!
Xu Shu's heart skipped a beat.

The old man and the young man stared at each other for a long time. He couldn't help but wonder, "Why is Director Bai looking at me like this?"

In fact, when Xu Shu contacted Lao Bai before, the other party sent him a bunch of question marks and then told him the address. Xu Shu felt a little strange.

Obviously, the relationship between superiors and subordinates was pretty good before, and they were friends who had risked their lives for each other, so why did it suddenly become so cold?

At this time, Bai Sanxiang finally smiled and said, "Nothing, I'm just curious. Why did you suddenly join the Red Emperor Army and work together to cheat people?"

"What the hell???"

I?
Red Emperor Army?
Are you kidding?
Everyone knows that I, Xu Shu, and the reactionaries of the Salvation Army are sworn enemies!

Xu Shu looked confused.

Seeing this, Bai Sanxiang finally stopped keeping the secret. He couldn't help but smile, and said in a slightly off-key voice, "It seems you don't know yet? Here, take a look."

As he spoke, he searched the chat channel of Shengge Network for a while, and after a while he pointed to a post to Xu Shu. The content was quite simple:
*【Fuck you! A paladin of the Red Emperor Army, named Xu Shu, a third-level dragon elephant, got something good from the ruins and became greedy, harming his allies, everyone stay away! There aren't many normal people in the Salvation Army, fuck you, don't be alone next time and let me catch you.】——There is no way to eliminate this hatred (reply count 200+)

"What? I became a Paladin of the Red Emperor Army???"

After reading this post, Xu Shu couldn't hold back his expression anymore.

As everyone knows, the reputation of the Red Emperor Army has long been known to everyone in the entire Shengge Network.

Therefore, the two hundred or so reply posts below either expressed sympathy for the poster or called for the killing of Xu Shu's entire family. In any case, public opinion was almost one-sided in favor of the poster, and only a few people questioned the matter.

Xu Shu immediately understood what had happened.

This guy who spoke under a pseudonym must be a member of Yan Hui’s group!

Damn turtle bastard, this guy was lucky enough to come out of the ruins alive, and apparently left earlier than me.

They obviously knew that the Red Emperor Army had a very bad reputation, so they just pretended to be innocent online, turned the blame around, and slandered their own innocence by throwing dirty water on others.

What’s the difference between this and a shrew rolling on the street cursing?
And if you want to hang us, just hang us all, why only hang me? Why not hang Yan Huoxing and Lu Bingwei? You are bullying the weak and afraid of the strong, right?

But then again, why does this rhetoric feel a little familiar?
It seems like I've seen it before...

Xu Shu was quite speechless. He looked at Bai Sanxiang, spread his hands and said, "Director Bai, you know me. The Salvation Army and I have an irreconcilable relationship. I was the one who uncovered the conspiracy between the White Emperor Army and the Esoteric Cult. I shed blood for the Astronomy Society and I have made contributions to the Judgment Department. You must distinguish right from wrong!"

"Hehe, alright, alright, of course I know, but at first I thought it was just a coincidence that we had the same name, I didn't expect it was really you." Bai Sanxiang waved his hand and continued, "So, this hatred cannot be eliminated, so this person should be from the Red Emperor Army? What's going on?"

"Yes. It's really bad luck. I just came out of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons today, and I lost a man right after I entered, and then..."

Xu Shu organized his words and told Bai Sanxiang the key points about how he formed an alliance with Yan Huoxing and others, and how he was framed by Zhang Runzhi and surrounded and killed by Yan Hui and the Chidi Army.

After listening to Xu Shu's explanation, Bai Sanxiang was slightly surprised and said, "Golden Sun Wolf Blade ranked 274th on the Human Ranking, and Purple Air Coming from the East Swallow Returning ranked 250th? They are also members of the Red Emperor Army."

These two people are on the Human Ranking and have great reputations. Although Bai Sanxiang is older, they are of the same level. For young masters of this level, they must have heard of each other's names.

"Hey, who said it wasn't true? There are bad people among the masses." Xu Shu sighed.

"Your name has become a stink. So many people are scolding you, why don't you seem angry at all?" Bai Sanxiang asked, changing the subject.

Xu Shu chuckled: "Hey, this idiot, what does his hanging of Xu Shu have to do with me, Gu Pan, a man of the Guidao? There are many people named Xu Shu in the world. Besides, there is freedom of speech on the Internet, and anyone can make up stories. I believe that the public has sharp eyes, and he can't slander my reputation just because he wants to."

Bai Sanxiang praised: "That makes sense, but look here."

He pointed at the bottom of the saliva post and replied in the comment section, "There is no way to eliminate this hatred," with the content of "Everyone, this Xu Shu is the cunning man who has just entered the list. There is only a wrong name but no wrong nickname. This person is cunning and treacherous, so everyone must be careful."

Xu Shu: “…”

"Do you still feel it doesn't matter now?" Bai Sanxiang smiled as if he was afraid that the world would not be in chaos.

Xu Shu rolled his eyes at him and said calmly, "He is indeed a thief with evil intentions. He actually opened my box. But I am still not afraid. In a few hours, his ID will be useless. Just wait and see, Director Bai, let the bullets fly for a while."

"Why?" Bai Sanxiang was puzzled, and then patted his head, "You want the Judgment Department to help? Impossible. Even if you are a senior prosecutor, it is difficult for the higher-ups to find out the truth about such matters. They have been cheated by their own people before, so they will not blindly stand by you."

Xu Shu laughed and said, "No, how can I have the nerve to trouble the organization for such a small matter? It's just that among the people who were deceived at that time, there was Lu Bingwei, the 'Microwave Impossible' of the Seven Wonders of Meishan!

"Just watch. The other people from the Red Emperor's army are fine as they are just rats crossing the street. But this Zi Qi Dong Lai and Jin Yan Lang Dao will be put on the Astronomical Society's wanted list after today. When the time comes, there will be strong people who will argue for me about the right and wrong." Xu Shu was full of confidence.

"Turns out it's her!" Bai Sanxiang suddenly realized.

"The Seven Wonders of Meishan" is the nickname of the seven disciples under the tutelage of Melanie, the president of the Astronomical Society.

As the most conspicuous person in the human race, Melanie’s right to speak goes without saying.

No wonder Xu Shu was so confident, as if the opponent had hit a wall.

In the war of public opinion on the upgraded network, no one can win the Astronomical Society.

After a while, Bai Sanxiang said with a sigh: "It's good that nothing happened. By the way, where is Alice? Is she with you?"

Xu Shu shook his head: "No, she is staying in Penglai District."

"Oh, you go out without her? That's rare. You can really resist the urge to waste your time on pleasure." Bai Sanxiang said in amazement. "By the way, I told you before that in Penglai District, don't let Alice go to Lulingtai..."

Before the other party could finish speaking, Xu Shu interrupted and said, "Don't worry, Director Bai, I'm reliable. Actually, I came here this time because I haven't seen you for a long time and I missed you very much."

"Hmph, you came here empty-handed, and this is called missing someone?" Bai Sanxiang angrily exposed Xu Shu's lie.

"Hey, this shows the thoughtfulness." Xu Shu didn't even blush.

Bai Sanxiang didn't buy it and said directly: "What do you want to ask? If you have anything to ask, just do it now. Don't disturb me. I still have to work."

Xu Shu chuckled, rolled his eyes and asked, "Director Bai, you really understand me! It's about the recent events at sea. Why did the sea creatures inexplicably start to crash into the border? Isn't this courting death? Do you know the reason behind this?"

"This is strange. At dawn today, an exploration team discovered an abnormal celestial phenomenon in the eastern sea area and encountered a surprise attack by a fourth-level monster. They determined that a super-large relic had descended here.

"The two garrison officers went together to investigate the situation, but before they could get close, the alien king 'Nine-headed Dragon' suddenly led an endless number of sea alien species and launched a suicide attack, like a beast tide.

"This incident caused a stir and was of great importance. The Astronomical Society issued a Level 1 combat readiness order, and a large number of demigod masters, including three Heavenly Ranking masters, arrived.

"However, more than half a day has passed and we still don't know what happened. Maybe the higher-ups are keeping it a secret, or maybe... we still don't know what happened."

"It started at dawn today?" Xu Shu raised his eyebrows and dispelled his doubts with a little surprise.

When he saw the huge ruins descending, he was a little suspicious whether it was caused by him disturbing the Mother Goddess at the Death Ridge.

But now it seems that it is not the case, because the timing does not match.

When he jumped back and forth in that strange Mother Goddess Church and took back Arthur's broken beacon in front of the Dark Mother Goddess' eyes, it was not long after dark? However, the darkness in Death Ridge seemed to be the opposite of the reality outside.

So if you think about it, if the arrival of the super-large ruins was really caused by my offending the Mother Goddess, it should have started from yesterday during the day. It shouldn't have taken a day and a night to be discovered.

It seems to be just a coincidence, fortunately...

Xu Shu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

After all, if you were really targeted by something like the Dark Mother Goddess's Eyeball, the consequences would be extremely serious.

"What's the matter? Are you interested in joining the garrison and experiencing the atmosphere on the front line of the war zone?"

Bai Sanxiang saw Xu Shu remained silent, his expression changing from green to white, and couldn't help but ask with a smile, "In fact, you young people should participate in the war more often, especially young people like you who have a promising future."

"No, I just came out of the ruins and need a few days' rest. It won't make much difference if I'm the only one left to pick up the corpses of the suicidal aliens." Xu Shu declined decisively.

Just kidding, if it was before, I might really want to pick up some bargains nearby, but forget it now.

The Snake Mother was watching her, and he didn't know if she had been captured or not. But if he went out rashly, the Big Black Snake Mother would most likely take the human Xu Longxiang away, and then he would be damned.

Um... How about asking Sister Yaoyao to come over, and while this strange snake is staring at me, try to let "corpses everywhere" get the big black snake mother?
You know what, when Xu Shu thought of this, he was really moved for a moment.

But he immediately put this bold idea behind his mind.

Putting aside whether Shui Longyin was 100% sure of suppressing the Snake Mother, Xu Shu would never agree to use himself as bait.

Besides, the situation in the East Pole area is unusual now, with a large number of fourth-level monsters surrounding it. In this situation, it is better for me to be safe... Otherwise, I should stay here for another day, wait for the Taichu Volume to be refreshed tomorrow, and then start a journey to see the situation?
This seems to work...

Xu Shu was somewhat tempted, but he was not in a hurry to make a judgment immediately. Instead, he asked casually, "Director Bai, if you are not having a good time here, maybe I can help you? For example, if you encounter some blind bastard who is making things difficult for you or bullying you."

As he spoke, he gestured with his eyes towards the environment of the Miscellaneous Goods Department, speaking meaningfully.

Bai Sanxiang was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Haha, you're overthinking it. I applied for the Miscellaneous Affairs Department myself."

"Um... Director Bai, in fact, when you go out, you rely on your friends. We know each other well, so you don't have to pretend to be a hero in front of me..."

"Get away! Do you really think I'm useless because of my age? You're showing off even though I'm the goalkeeper of the human list. Be careful when you go out. Don't be so ignorant of the world and think you're invincible. How about we have a fight, brothers?" Bai Sanxiang kicked him.

However, although what he said was harsh, it actually seemed to be hinting to Xu Shu to be careful when going out, and his sincere affection was heartwarming.

"..."

Xu Shu looked at Bai Sanxiang seriously and thought, what the hell are you two brothers? You are already over 60 years old, and I just turned 18...

However, after observing him, Xu Shu found that the other party did not have a depressed expression, so he said with relief: "Okay, then I will take my leave first. Director Bai, take care of yourself too."

"Go!" Bai Sanxiang waved his hand and began to go into the shelves quite seriously, looking for information everywhere, as if he was looking for something.

Xu Shu didn't stay any longer and turned around and left.

However, after walking a few steps, Xu Shu saw the private chat channel in the lower left corner of the Shengge network flashing. He opened it and saw that it was another message from sister Xiaoya.

“Are there?”——Eat a peach, a third-level mechanical expert.

"..."

Xu Shu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered something. He hurried back to the Miscellaneous Department and found Bai Sanxiang again.

"What's the matter? Why aren't you leaving yet?"

Xu Shu straightened his face and said, "Director Bai, I would like to ask you something."

"explain."

"I met a person in Penglai District named Zhong Xiaoya. This person claimed to be a classmate of the Archbishop. Do you know him?"

"Zhong Xiaoya? Lao Yu's classmate?" Bai Sanxiang shook his head, "She never mentioned it to me."

"She said she had another name, Ouyang Suxian?" Xu Shu added.

"Ouyang Suxian? I haven't heard of him either. But Ouyang... there is an Ouyang family in Penglai District. The president of the local astronomy association is named Ouyang Cijiu. Maybe the person you are talking about is from this family."

Bai Sanxiang said, covering the carton, "Do you have anything else to do? If not, I'm actually quite busy."

It seems that Xiaoya is from this powerful family. Tsk tsk, the demigod family, they really don’t show their true colors… Xu Shu secretly thought to himself, and glanced at the cardboard box full of documents that Bai Sanxiang brought down, and said calmly: "Okay, then I'm really leaving now."

"Go ahead. When I have time, I'll go to Penglai to visit you and Alice. Remember to say hello to her for me." Bai Sanxiang didn't even raise his head and continued to search carefully, but he blocked Xu Shu's view with his hand.

The bulging documents in the cardboard box were piled up in a disorderly manner and looked quite old. Many of the papers were even yellowed and curled. They were probably not important documents.

Bai Sanxiang covered it well, but he still underestimated Xu Shu's eyesight, and he caught a glimpse of the words "D8B3 District Residential Information Registration Form" and so on.

I couldn't see the year clearly, but there were several large boxes here, most of which were backup files of the household registration information of civilians living in the safe zone.

Why did Lao Bai look for this? He also took such a thick notebook to write it down. What did he write down?
Xu Shu stepped back in confusion.

After taking only two steps, he slowed down his pace and suddenly turned back: "Right, Bai Ju."

"What else?" Bai Sanxiang was impatient.

Xu Shu took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "The people who died in the D8B3 area were not caused by you. I hope you... will not bear a grudge anymore. It was the damned Abyss Sect that caused all these sufferings! And you are the hero who saved the safe zone!"

"...Go away quickly. You are not very old, why do you talk so much nonsense?" Bai Sanxiang said in a slightly hoarse voice as he drove the man away.

Xu Shu said nothing more, clasped his fists and left.

Bai Sanxiang was the only one left in the entire Miscellaneous Goods Department.
His tall and burly figure was kneeling on one knee and half squatting on the ground, like a giant carrying a mountain on his back.

"Alas, I didn't expect Director Bai to be such a sentimental person."

Xu Shu shook his head and sighed.

He could guess what Bai Sanxiang was doing. If nothing unexpected happened, the other party should be trying to check the list of people who died in the disaster.

The list of over 150 million dead people has no idea where they went through the "road blocking" at that time. How could it be possible to check it all?

On the contrary, Xu Shu would not have such an idea. He would only focus all his hatred on the cultists who caused all this.

The Four Religions of the Abyss, the White Emperor Army, the Black Emperor Army, the Quincy... Sooner or later, all of these guys will die! Even Jesus can't stop them, I said!

A hint of fighting spirit flashed in Xu Shu's eyes, but he immediately adjusted his mood and walked into the city while opening Zhong Xiaoya's dialog box with relative ease.

"Yes, yes, yes. I didn't join the Red Emperor Army!" Xu Shu sent the message, predicting in advance that Zhong Xiaoya's question mark came from why he suddenly defected to the enemy.

In less than ten seconds, Xiaoya immediately replied: "What do you mean by joining the Red Emperor Army?"

Xu Shu was stunned: "Aren't you looking for me because of that post that targeted me?"

"I don't understand what you said. Who hung up on you?"

"Oh, you didn't see it. That's okay. What do you want from me?" Xu Shu wondered.

"What do you think? I've been looking for you for many days and thought you were dead. It seems you are in the ruins? You still have the mood to run around when something like this happened at home." Xiaoya replied.

Xu Shu was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean? What happened in my family?"

"Your parents and sister..." Zhong Xiaoya sent an ellipsis.

Xu Shu's pupils suddenly shrank and a strong sense of uneasiness surged into his heart.

Could it be, could it be... these few days when I was away... Damn it! Damn it!

He felt a huge pain in his heart, as if his whole body was being pressed down by something. Xu Shu was in a state of confusion. He forced himself to suppress the throbbing of his temples, took a deep breath and said hoarsely, "I'll be back soon!"

Five seconds later.

Zhong Xiaoya: "They are fine. Your sister is quite cute. She has passed the test of the Administration Bureau and got top marks in three subjects. She has joined the Mogong Research Institute."

Xu Shu: “…”

Alpaca Zhong Xiaoya do you want to die!!!
"But you have to come back to save your succubus cat, she is autistic." Zhong Xiaoya added.

"What?"

Autistic?
Alice is autistic?

What does that mean? Is autism a state of injury?
What is certain is that something must have happened at home.

But seeing how Xiaoya downplayed it, it seems that the result won't be a big problem?
Xu Shu's pounding heart gradually recovered, but he was confused again.

At this time, Zhong Xiaoya replied: "Oh, it's hard to explain in a few words. Anyway, come back and help me fight the voodoo."

"... Got it, coming right away!"

Without any hesitation, Xu Shu immediately turned around and headed back to the Star Tower Hall.

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(End of this chapter)