Poseidon in Arknights

After helping the elderly woman out of the clinic, Misha breathed a sigh of relief. Looking back at the clinic where there was no longer a single person queuing, she breathed a sigh of relief as well.

“And I’m all done for today.” Misha breathed a sigh of relief and gently took off her nurse’s cap. “Thank you, Brother Ye Chen.”

"It's nothing, it's nothing. At least you did a good job. Getting this job is a testament to your ability." A burly man wearing sunglasses and holding a short stick waved his hand. "In short, keep up the good work, observe and learn more, and once things calm down, you'll have a good place to go."

"Oh, right." Ye Chen seemed to suddenly remember something, and looked at Misha, who had just finished packing her things and was walking out, "I heard from the brothers that a group of people seem to be looking for you recently, be careful."

"Someone's looking for me?" Misha turned around in confusion, looking at Ye Chen. "Who is it?"

"Who knows? They might not be looking for you. Anyway, their name is the same as yours, Misha something or something," Ye Chen scratched his head, recalling what his brother had told him this morning. "Anyway, be careful these next few days, don't go around saying your name, or you might get into trouble."

"Oh, okay, thank you, brother."

Chapter 105: The Gangsters Who Have Been Whitewashed?

—————Longmen·Chen Zhufu—————

“It feels like this place has changed a lot…” Talulah looked around at her surroundings, comparing them with the remaining scenes from her memory.

“After all, Xiaota, you haven’t…” Wen Yue was silent for a while, “and haven’t come back for a long time.”

"Has it been a long time since you've been back?" Talulah listened to Fumizuki's words and fell silent for a moment. It was more than just a long time since she had been back.

Wen Yue wanted to raise her hand to pat Talulah's head, but she lowered her hand halfway through: "I've already asked Bai Xue to prepare a room for you two. Have a good rest here tonight."

“Okay…” Talulah nodded stiffly, then took a deep breath and stepped into her home, which she hadn’t been to in a long time.

"Uh..." Talulah looked at the room in front of her, then turned to look at Fumizuki, "You can't have just tidied up one room, can you?"

"I'm so sorry, ladies. We got back so early that I didn't have time to tidy up the other rooms." Bai Xue stood behind Wen Yue, her tone tinged with guilt, but her face remained calm and composed.

"Bai Xue, you need to be quicker next time." After lecturing Bai Xue, Wen Yue smiled and looked at Talulah and Chen Huijie. "Today, the two of you will have to squeeze in."

"This method is a bit old-fashioned, isn't it?" Chen Huijie squinted at Wen Yue. "Even modern martial arts novels don't use similar tropes anymore."

"Alright, alright, Xiao Chen, don't say that~" Wen Yue, who was exposed by Chen Huijie, didn't blush. Instead, she reached out and pushed the two of them into the room. "Anyway, just like Miss Xiyue said, today is a rare gathering for the two of you."

"Besides, I didn't do anything."

"Just for something like this?" Chen Huijie looked speechlessly at Wen Yue, who pushed them in. "To be honest, Aunt Wen Yue, even modern martial arts novels don't use this kind of trope anymore."

Talulah glanced around the room, looking at the furnishings, then turned to Fumizuki: "There are two pillows even. You said you didn't plan to do this from the beginning?"

"What kind of routine? Or is it just a routine?" Wen Yue stood at the door. "Anyway, there's only one room. You two should get some rest and try to get along well."

Chen Huijie was about to say something more when she saw Wen Yue close the door. Her raised hand froze in mid-air before she helplessly lowered it: "How old are you?"

"Do you want to rest?" Talulah sighed helplessly, sat on the bed, and looked up at Chen Huijie.

After thinking for a while, Chen Huijie shook his head. Although he was usually at work at the Guard Bureau at this time anyway, it was impossible for him to be at bedtime.

Not to mention that he was extremely excited today, so naturally he wouldn't want to rest.

"No, I don't want to rest yet."

"Well, I feel like my head is burning up too, and I can't rest," Talulah said, propping herself up on the bed and kicking her legs in the air like a child.

"How old are you?" Chen Huijie squinted at Talulah, who was moving awkwardly. "Don't you think it's strange to swing your legs like a child?"

"I feel fine, there's a rare sense of relaxation." Talulah smiled as she looked at Chen Huijie, as if she had suddenly remembered something.

"Hmm?" The perceptive Chen Huijie naturally noticed Talulah's gaze. "Why are you looking at me? What's wrong?"

"No, no, it's nothing." Talulah waved her hand with a smile. "Little Chen, you see, I've told you my story. Can you tell me yours too?"

“My story might not be as…” Chen Huijie’s mouth opened and closed, unsure of how to describe it, and finally she helplessly swallowed her words back, “In short, it’s very boring.”

“It’s alright.” Talulah looked at Chen Huijie with a smile. “I’d like to hear it.”

"Is that so?" Chen Huijie looked at the smile on Talulah's face and smiled back, then sat down next to Talulah.

"Shortly after you left, my relationship with Commander Wei started to sour. Looking back now, it was probably just a fit of anger." Chen Huijie looked up at the ceiling. "I don't even know if I was angry at the time because of the commander's inaction, or because I was angry that I wasn't strong enough."

"In a way, it's still very much your style." Talulah's smile deepened as she listened to Chen Huijie's story. "And then?"

"Then, then I went to the Royal Guard School in Victoria, and that's a long story."

—————Longmen, Lower District, Newly Built Guard Bureau Branch—————

"Boss, we've caught another bunch of troublemakers." A burly man in a police uniform, carrying a short baton, dragged several bruised and battered thugs into the police station.

The other burly man, who was addressed as "boss," was dressed properly in a police uniform. Upon hearing the address, he slapped the man on the head twice in annoyance.

"Here you go, how many times have I told you?!" The burly man glared at his underling. "We've cleared our names, we're police officers now, don't call me boss."

"I'm sorry, Captain Jinghong, I mean, it's just that my identity changed too quickly, and I haven't adjusted yet."

Looking at his underling who had backed down, Jing Hong shook his head: "Alright, alright, I know most of us haven't figured it out yet, and I'm sometimes confused too."

“But since the Rat King has given the order, we should do it the way we should.” Jing Hong gave a few words of instruction, then looked at the two bruised and battered thugs he was dragging along, “Take these two to the back and take care of them as you see fit.”

"Black or..."

"We're not a gang now, we're the police." The captain looked at his underlings and almost wanted to kick them. "Get them in there, get them in there right now."

"oh oh."

"Honestly, they have no sense of propriety." Jing Hong looked at the two thugs being dragged inside, took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it, although he also couldn't quite understand the decisions that the Rat King had recently made.

But the Rat King is the Rat King, and we have to obey his orders. If he wants us to protect the free clinic, then we have to protect it. If we need to show our support, then we have to find some injuries for ourselves.

The same applies now. Although it's unclear why the Rat King suddenly agreed to let the Guard Bureau move in, since there's a shortage of manpower here, the Rat King brought them over anyway, since they're still doing the same thing.

Maintaining order in the lower city and slums is their job, except now they have to oversee a wider area and abide by the law. Otherwise, it's no different from what they did before.

However, some of the old ideas need to be adjusted, and they need some time to adapt.

Meanwhile, in the office of the branch bureau chief.

Lin Yuxia sat in her office chair with her legs crossed: "What did that old guy say? What did he say about clearing his name? In the end, he hid at home and dumped me here."

Lin Yuxia reached for a case study on the table, and looking at the trivial matters recorded inside, she couldn't help but twitch her lips: "Should we put this kind of thing here?"

"No wonder that little tiger's temper has become increasingly volatile, dealing with this kind of thing all day long."

After making a casual annotation on the case, Lin Yuxia tossed it onto the table: "That old guy used to keep talking about clearing my name, but I didn't expect it to be so easy."

"Drip! Drip! Drip!"

Just then, the phone that Lin Yuxia had placed on the table suddenly rang.

"Hmm?" Lin Yuxia got up, picked up the phone, looked at the contact name displayed on the screen, and answered casually, "Hello? Dad, what's up?"

"Send some of your men to find someone," the Rat King's voice came through the phone. "He's in the slums."

"Looking for someone? Who are you looking for?"

"Yes, there are three people in total, but we only need to find the first two. The last one will be sought out by another group." The sound of paper being handed over came from the Rat King's side. "One of them is named Misha. Her distinguishing feature is that she is a gray-haired Ursus. She is a refugee who recently came here because of the Chernobog incident."

"The other code name is Bonebreaker. The Reunion Movement members, also gray-haired Ursus, came here to find this child named Misha. Finding these two is all that matters."

"Are there any problems with these two?" Lin Yuxia asked curiously. "I do know about this one called Shattered Bones. Someone reported it these past few days. A group of people called Shattered Bones from the Integration Movement came here to spread inappropriate remarks."

"And what's the deal with this Misha?"

From the Rat King came the sound of turning over papers: "Old Wei didn't tell me in detail either, but anyway, that Broken Bone said he came to find his sister, that is, Misha, and she has something quite important in her hand."

"Anyway, have your men look for him these next few days. As for the young lady, treat that Alex well. Hmm, see if he resists. If he does, beat him to death, but don't kill him."

"Hey, we've cleared our names, and this was your order!" Lin Yuxia was slightly speechless upon hearing the Rat King's words. "What do you mean by 'beat them to death'?"

After chuckling twice on the other end of the phone, the Rat King began to speak in an official tone: "Given what they did in Chernobog, we have reason to suspect that he came to Lungmen to do something similar."

"And didn't you just say that they came to Lungmen and spread some inappropriate remarks? It's already good enough that they weren't treated as an extremely dangerous terrorist organization and were killed on the spot?"

"Alright, I'll call my men now." Lin Yuxia shrugged, slightly speechless, and then hung up the phone before calling her team leaders one by one.

"Hey, I have something to do for you guys, find two people..."

——————Guilongmen·Penguin Logistics Headquarters·Employee Rest Area——————

"I'm back." Xi Yue pushed open the door and then scooped up Hong, who was lurking at the door trying to ambush her, into her arms. Then she saw the Great Emperor sitting in the hall. "Good evening, Great Emperor."

"Yo, you're back?" The Emperor sat on the sofa, looking at Xiyue. "I heard you had a lot of fun in Chernobog. How was the snake-killing experience? Old Wei's been terrified of that snake for ages!"

"I don't really feel happy about anything," Xi Yue said with a smile and shook her head. "But fortunately, I saw a good kid who has achieved a good goal, so from that perspective, I am indeed in a good mood."

"Ha, I wonder what that old woman Kal'tsit's reaction was back then?" The Emperor listened to Yuuki's words, thinking of the riddle doctor on Rhodes Island. "It's a pity I didn't see it with my own eyes, but it must have been very interesting."

“Who knows? You can ask Texas and Exusiai about this,” Yuuki said, sitting next to Kurenai with her arms around her. “They can be considered the first witnesses.”

“Speaking of Texas and Exusiai,” Yuuki looked around, “Where are they? They can’t possibly still be here, I’ve been gone for so long.”

"The Red Capital is back."

"Oh, you mean them." The Emperor picked up his red wine and took a sip. "Exusiai suggested having another small gathering, so they went shopping. All four of them went together, so it's going to be quite lively tonight."

"Oh, we already had a New Year's Eve party on Rhodes Island, and now we have to do it again after we get back?" Yuzuki shook her head helplessly as the four of them went shopping together.

Without a doubt, after Exusiai and the others returned, they definitely bought a ton of ingredients, then teamed up to push her into the kitchen and have Yuuki make them a midnight snack.

"Sigh, really, never mind, I should have thought of that earlier." Yuzuki sighed helplessly. "That's just how Exusiai is. Everyone else is the type to join in the fun."

"Ha, you really spoil them." The Emperor shrugged, holding a wine bottle. "They've been gone for so long, they should be back soon. Why don't you change into your little apron?"

Xi Yue squinted at the Emperor, who was making a teasing face: "When did I get a house apron? How come I didn't know about this?"

"Speaking of which, I think I've been their nanny for quite a while now, so Your Majesty, you'll have to pay me an extra salary."

"I'll double your salary later." The Emperor took a sip of his red wine and put it on the table. "But with your personal savings, do you really care about this?"

"My little stash is my little stash," Yuuki said, stroking the red ribbon in her hand. "Mr. Earth still has to pay me my full salary, you know~"

"One thing at a time?"

“You could say that, one thing at a time,” Yuzuki shrugged, then looked towards the door. “Oh, looks like the gluttons are back.”

"Boss, we're back~" Exusiai walked into the room carrying a large bag of things. "Is Yuuki not back yet?"

"I'm back, Exusiai."

"I thought you'd be a while longer." Exusiai and the others placed the items at the kitchen doorway. "How's it going? Is everything alright over there?"

“I’m not negotiating.” Xi Yue glanced at the things the group had put down. “Eating barbecue at this hour? That’s not good, you’ll gain weight.”

"Hehe." Exusiai chuckled and pinched her waist. "But I think it's time we replenished our protein intake, the high-quality kind."

Texas calmly walked over with Pocky in her mouth after putting down her things. She then picked up Red, who was snuggling in Yuuki's arms, and sat down next to her. Before Red left, she put her tail into her hand.