As soon as the Human Emperor Banner came out, I became the Lord of the Old Ones

Chapter 64 Save Xu Yan
"Sister Long!"

Half an hour later, outside the patrol station, a girl with a round apple-like face and full of youthfulness rushed towards Long Jianhuan.

Li Xinglan grew up in the same courtyard as Long Jianhuan. He has been her most loyal follower since childhood, and they inherited their father's business together when they grew up.

The two sisters have always had a deep relationship.

However, she is not as capable as Long Jianhuan. After graduating from the Security Academy, she came to the Rolling Stone Castle Patrol and stayed there for three years.

She is in charge of medical care, general affairs, accounting, logistics...

In short, they are responsible for everything except security.

"What did the captain say?"

Li Xinglan blinked her eyes, looking at Long Jianhuan with admiration in her eyes. "Did he agree to investigate the Rolling Stone Club?"

"Of course it is——"

Long Jianhuan smiled slightly, then his whole face fell, "You flatly refused, and you even scolded me like a fool!"

"Oh my, there are things that even Sister Long can't handle. Let me guess, did the captain tell you this?"

Li Xinglan made faces and played two roles.

First, Jiang Yuan said with an air of superiority: "Deputy Captain Long, let me ask you, do you know what the 'Security Bureau' is supposed to protect?"

Then Long Jianhuan replied righteously: "Justice!"

"wrong!"

Jiang Yuan raised his voice an octave higher, "It's order!"

The lifelike performance made Long Jianhuan burst into laughter and made him feel a little better.

"Cough cough."

Behind the two men, Jiang Yuan had a blank expression on his face and coughed heavily. "Officer Li, take Vice Captain Long to familiarize yourself with the situation and go back to rest early."

"Yes!"

Li Xinglan, who had been caught, stuck out his tongue and stood at attention again. "Deputy Captain Long, please come this way!"

Seeing Jiang Yuan leaving with his hands behind his back, she took Long Jianhuan's hand and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sister Long, don't blame him. Captain Jiang is actually a very good person. He has done a lot for Rolling Stone Castle."

Li Xinglan whispered, "If he wasn't in charge of this lawless area, I wonder how much more chaotic it would be!"

"I know."

Long Jianhuan grew up in the Security Bureau, so he naturally knew what was important.

In the depths of the wilderness ravaged by natural disasters, in addition to the deformed and mutated creatures of the Old Ones and out-of-control machines parasitized by evil spirits, there are also wilderness refugees who have suffered from the invasion of the Old Ones and lost their homes, loved ones and hope.

Various threats, like a flood that broke through a dam, hit Dawn City day and night.

Rolling Stone Castle is the only dam between order and chaos.

Jiang Yuan was able to use the limited budget to maintain peace in Rolling Stone Castle, which can be described as "a good warrior without great achievements."

not to mention--

"I pestered the captain for a long time, and in the end, he agreed to let me follow up on this line alone. He just couldn't provide more resources, and he also required me to report to the higher authorities at all times, and all investigations had to be approved."

Long Jianhuan smiled triumphantly, "I've been trying so hard to get you back in exchange for five boxes of steam-cured meat. How's that? Are you confident?"

"what?"

The unexpected result made Li Xinglan overjoyed.

"Great!"

The apple-faced doctor, accountant, and clerk pumped her fist. "The skills I've painstakingly cultivated at the Security Academy for years are finally being put to good use. Hehe, if I can truly crack a truly shocking case and uncover the Black Dream Organization's supplier, I'll see how my father still has the nerve to say I'm not a real operator when I return to Dawn City!"

"Let's go to 'Shadow of the Rose' first."

Long Jianhuan continued, "I have a vague feeling that the mysteriously missing Zhou Jianqing will be the key to the easiest breakthrough in this chain."

Li Xinglan nodded, rubbing his hands together, and couldn't wait.

"Operator Li!"

The two were about to get in the car when they saw an old man with an injured arm running across the street with an anxious look on his face. "Please come with me to save Xu Yan, he's fighting with someone!" "Uncle Tong?"

Li Xinglan was stunned for a few seconds before reacting, his voice rising an octave, "What happened to Xu Yan? Isn't he always honestly staying in the shop repairing cards?"

Li Tong was panting and couldn't speak for a long time.

Long Jianhuan's gaze became as sharp as an eagle.

"Xu Yan?"

She chewed on the name.

"Well, a friend of mine." Li Xinglan said casually.

"your friend?"

Long Jianhuan's gaze became sharper.

It's like an old hunter holding up his rifle and putting it in front of the scope.

"Who is this……"

Li Tong looked at Long Jianhuan timidly.

"I'm the new cook on the team."

Long Jianhuan said, "Get in the car, we'll talk on the way."

The patrol has two vehicles.

As the accountant and the cook, they could only drive the car in worse condition.

The vehicle itself was a poor imitation of something from the early Fourth Age, the Age of Steam.

The tortoise-shell roof carries a huge boiler. When the car is running, black smoke billows, steam gushes, and the noise is deafening.

If the imitation technology is not up to standard, it will fail at any time.

There was no other way, so Li Xinglan asked Li Tong to select a civilian card [Hybrid Mule Horse] as the machine soul for this car.

When the vehicle breaks down, it stretches out its four energy hooves to replace the wheels and slowly grinds forward.

"The conditions are tough, but we must overcome them."

Li Xinglan said to Long Jianhuan, who was sitting in the driver's seat, "This car is usually very easy to communicate with, but it gets a little irritated when it encounters a traffic jam. At this time, you can't be impatient, you need to be patient and soothe it, chat with it more, sing a song or something, and it won't break the car down."

"...I understand. I will comfort it."

Long Jianhuan clenched his iron fist, his knuckles crackling as he soothed the machine spirit in his own way.

Sensing the new driver's completely different driving style, the boiler car's spirit trembled and the wheels began to turn obediently.

"Hey, why did it start so smoothly today? It wasn't bumpy anymore, and even the noise was much quieter!"

Li Xinglan was surprised, "Sister Long, your driving skills are really good!"

"That's why I was transferred to the team as a cook."

Long Jianhuan smiled slightly, his eyes still sharp as he observed Li Tong through the rearview mirror. "Don't worry about me, just continue."

"This is what happened—"

Li Tong knew that he couldn't hide it, so he had to tell the truth.

Li Tong and Li Xinglan are old acquaintances.

Patrols usually do not directly interfere in the affairs of the planning area, and there are not many opportunities to use combat cards.

On the contrary, Li Xinglan, who is in charge of clerical affairs, has to purchase a large number of civilian cards to meet the daily consumption of the team.

With limited funds, she tries to save as much as possible and her favorite place to buy second-hand Lingka cards is on the street.

After a few visits, I started dealing with Xingxing Store and became a long-time customer.

When I went to purchase and maintain the goods that day, it was the apprentice Xu Yan who was in charge of the shop.

Li Xinglan didn't take the card-making apprentice too seriously.

Unexpectedly, Xu Yan stunned her with just one move.

(End of this chapter)