You've become the warden, and you're telling me I'm an undercover agent?

Chapter 209 Please Let Me Live on the Street Again
At 4:30 in the evening, the range hood in Chi Ping's house began to roar.

The sound of knife and cutting board clashing was delightful. The vegetables were washed and neatly picked. A fluffy bowl of vegetables was lowered into the pot. With a "chi" sound, white steam rose from the iron pot and was sucked into the range hood.

The whole room was filled with a rare smell of fireworks.

Yuanyuan was sitting on the sofa watching cartoons. When she heard the noise coming from the kitchen, she swallowed unconsciously.

By six o'clock in the evening, Wen Xin had already prepared a table full of food. Freshly served dishes like this have a subtle flavor that people in the past called "wok qi."

Once the food cools down, the aroma from the wok will disappear and the taste of the dish will be reduced by 30%.

When the dish was halfway served, Yuanyuan came running over.

She stared eagerly at the dishes on the table. The lingering aroma of the dishes tickled her round mouth, giving her a physiological reaction similar to "looking at a plum to quench thirst".

"Wait a little longer, the warden hasn't come back yet." Wen Xin said.

"Oh." Yuanyuan stared at the food intently.

"Don't reach out, otherwise you will be caught."

"Oh." Yuanyuan wiped her saliva.

Wen Xin picked up Yuanyuan and put her on the sofa in the living room. He said earnestly, "We are living in someone else's home now. We must be polite."

Yuanyuan nodded.

In fact, in addition to the reason of living under someone else's roof, Wen Xin also had something to ask of Chi Ping.

I've been staying at Chi Ping's house these past two days, and I've experienced a rare sense of stability. I finally don't have to run around everywhere.

It's just that once basic needs are met, people will want to reach for other things.

He wanted Chi Ping to help and see if he could solve Yuanyuan's enrollment problem.

Yuanyuan is already eight years old. How can she have time to study while on the run?

She can't recognize many words now, and the few words she knows were taught by me.

But as we all know, teaching children to read and do homework is a high-risk sport.

Without professional guidance, blind education may mess up the child.

With the warden's ability, I think there should be no problem arranging for Yuanyuan to go to school.

Another reason is that after getting the protection of the warden, he wanted to find a proper job so that he could support his sister and it would also make it easier for them to move out and get their lives back on track.

At about seven o'clock, the lock of the security door was turned and the warden returned.

When he pushed open the door, he was almost blinded by the shiny floor tiles.

"You're back." Wen Xin stood by the dining table. Behind him were plates of dishes, all covered with bowls, probably to prevent them from getting cold.

"Uncle Warden—Big Brother." Yuanyuan also stood up from the sofa, looking very well-behaved.

The things on the coffee table were all neatly arranged, the sofa had been wiped, and even the old wrinkles in the sofa leather had been straightened and wiped clean.

Everything you see is clean and tidy.

It makes people happy.

I'm afraid that even if I hire two housekeepers from outside, they will only get this result after a day's work.

"Have a meal."

Ikehei pointed at the dining table, and the meal was quickly finished.

Wen Xin asked Yuanyuan to go back to the bedroom first. He made tea for Chi Ping, cleaned up the dining table and kitchen, and then sat on the sofa on the side.

He had a serious look on his face, and there was some restraint and timidity in his eyes.

When Chi Ping saw him like this, he knew that he was going to talk about serious matters.

"I have two things I want to tell you." Wen Xin said.

Chi Ping nodded: "I also have something I want to ask you, you go first."

Wen Xin said:

"I want my sister to go to school, but you know, the authorities are very strict about student status—"

Before he could finish his words, Chi Ping waved his hand.

"Studying is a good thing, and student status isn't a problem." Chi Ping said, "I'll ask my colleagues and friends if they have any connections in this area."

Hearing this, Wen Xin felt relieved.

This is not just a simple agreement, but Mr. Warden shows his attitude.

He was willing to help. Wen Xin was a little excited at this moment. Since he agreed to the first thing, the second thing should not be difficult either.

He said to Chi Ping, "There is one more thing I need to trouble you with."

"Speak." Chi Ping took a sip of tea, which was a little hot.

"I want to give Yuanyuan a more stable environment. After all, I can't always trouble you—"

After he finished speaking, he looked straight at Chi Ping, fearing that Chi Ping would not agree.

Because the requirement of "a more stable environment" is relatively broad, but combined with his current situation.

Translated it means: Please protect me!

Outside, Wen Xin needs Chi Ping's protection to avoid trouble from Tie Quan and the underworld.

He wanted to hang out the banner of the warden.

This time, Chi Ping didn't agree to his request immediately. Instead, he asked, "Have you decided what you will do in the future?"

It's okay to protect him, but he can't engage in illegal activities anymore.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be discrediting the warden?
What if one day Liu Qingshan comes to me?
"The police caught a thief today, and he said he paid homage to your dock?"

Does this sound like a word?

Wen Xin knew what Chi Ping was worried about, and he quickly explained:

"I want to open a shop that repairs home appliances, combining my abilities."

He possesses a C-rank ability, Mechanical Heart, which allows him to deconstruct many simple machines. This makes him a suitable candidate for appliance repair.

"That's a good idea." Chi Ping said, "Since you are determined to learn well, there is no reason for me not to help you."

After Chi Ping finished speaking, Wen Xin was truly delighted.

It was visibly that they were overjoyed.

At this moment, the sunset in the window and the Xinghan River in the sunset were not as bright as his mood.

His new life began when the warden said, "I have no reason not to help you."

The last bit of sunset shines on his honest face, then penetrates his skin bit by bit along his pores.

He was immersed in the sunset from the inside out, whole body and soul.

After all, who doesn’t yearn for a stable life?

And all the happiness, all the excitement, all the hope for life were frozen, destroyed, and dissipated when the warden said the next sentence.

"Give me the things you took from Tan Zhikui."

What he stole from Tan Zhikui was the memory chip of the Cardinal of the Star City region of the Mechanicus Church.

The Cardinal is in charge of all the cyborgs in Star City, and his body has been over-modified - basically all the high-ranking members of the Mechanicus have this problem.

Maintaining human will was extremely difficult, so they created chips with their memories of their human nature. This was used for browsing and reviewing. It served as an anchor to consolidate their human consciousness and prevent it from being overwritten by machine consciousness.

After changing hands several times, the chip was stolen by Wen Xin.

Ikehira's voice was flat, as if he was asking about something insignificant.

But when these words fell into Wenxin's ears, it was like a thunderbolt.

The sudden explosion made him dazed for a moment.

It was like a storm, destroying all the good things he had experienced two seconds ago.

Wen Xin was stunned for a long moment before he calmed down and asked solemnly, "Why do you need this?"

"This thing doesn't have any other uses, right?" Chi Ping was a little surprised by his expression.

Wen Xin's face completely sank.

The broken part of his arm ached slightly, and his whole body was shaking.

His heart was in turmoil, as if he was going through a fierce struggle and an intense psychological battle.

After a while, he raised his head and looked into Chi Ping's eyes.

"If you really want this thing, then please let my sister and I continue to live on the streets and live in fear.

"I won't give you anything."

(End of this chapter)