The undead have descended upon the world? I possess a sword that can cleave the heavens once more!

Ye Yi turned her gaze away from the window and towards the office door.

When he heard the knock on the door, he first went through his plans for the evening: there were no appointments at this time, and no one had been told in advance that they would be coming at this time.

He couldn't help but wonder: who would come looking for him at this hour? Who could it be?

"Enter."

Then, the door to the director's office was pushed open.

The figure standing at the door was wearing a black trench coat that was already somewhat dirty. There were obvious signs of wear on the cuffs and hem, and several pieces of fabric were torn and not repaired in time, with the edges rolled up to reveal the lining underneath.

The figure had short, neat hair, but the ends were messy and untidy, as if he hadn't had time to style it. He also carried the aura of someone who had just returned from the battlefield.

Seeing the figure at the door, Ye Yi was also taken aback: "Linlin? What's wrong?"

Hua Linlin stood at the doorway, not in a hurry to go inside, with an embarrassed expression on her face. Her appearance at this time was indeed a bit abrupt: "Director Ye, I'm sorry to bother you at this hour."

Ye Yi walked out from behind her desk, gestured towards the sofa, and then went over to pick up the water glass on the table, poured herself a glass of water, and handed it to her: "It's alright, come on, sit down and have some water."

Hua Linlin sat down on the sofa, took the water glass, and took a sip.

After putting down the cup, her gaze lingered briefly on the edge of the table, as if she were organizing her thoughts.

Ye Yi sat back down behind her desk, resting her hands on the surface, her posture relaxed. She took the initiative to speak, asking in a calm tone, "Linlin, did something happen during the support mission?"

The fact that Hua Linlin came to see him immediately after her support mission ended, without even changing her clothes, suggests that something important must have happened during the mission that she needed to report to him promptly.

Upon hearing Ye Yi's words, Hua Linlin pursed her lips slightly and then shook her head.

Ye Yi's gaze lingered on the trajectory of the head shaking for a moment, then she looked at the matter from a different angle: if there was no problem with the previous mission, then what did Hua Linlin want to see him about?

But he soon understood.

After hesitating for a moment, Hua Linlin spoke up somewhat shyly: "Director Ye, may I ask you to inquire about—"

"News about Wu You?"

Her voice unconsciously softened when she said that name.

"He's in Yunnan Province, and communications in the three southeastern provinces are down. Plus, I don't have the necessary permissions, so I haven't received a response to my inquiries. That's why I'd like to ask for your help..."

Hua Linlin's voice grew softer and softer as the conversation progressed.

Although communication has been restored in the three southeastern provinces, the lack of response is not Wu You's fault. His main body is currently on the divine throne inside the passage, and his mobile terminal has no signal at all, while his three clones have only recently obtained new mobile terminals.

Furthermore, the mobile terminal involves the torchbearer's number, and Wu You needs to log in to three mobile terminals with the same number, so there is an additional issue of granting special permissions, which adds another delay to the process.

As soon as his access was granted, Wu You called Ye Yi to let him know he was coming back. At that moment, he was only a few minutes away from arriving at Lanhe.

But after hearing Hua Linlin's purpose for coming to see him, Ye Yi looked at the figure sitting on the opposite sofa and a strange smile appeared on his lips: I almost forgot about this!

Then, as if he had thought of something amusing, he deliberately frowned: "Now that communications have been restored in the three southeastern provinces, he still hasn't replied to your message?"

Upon hearing this, Hua Linlin's breathing slowed slightly: "Has communication been restored in the three southeastern provinces?"

Communication has been restored in the three southeastern provinces, but Wu You still hasn't replied to her messages.

Has something happened to him?

Seeing Hua Linlin's nervous little expression, Ye Yi finally couldn't hold back his smile and shook his head with a smile: "Yes, communications in the three southeastern provinces have indeed been restored. Wu You even called me."

Upon hearing this, Hua Linlin's tense expression suddenly froze: "Wu You—"

"Did he call you?"

Ye Yi nodded.

You made a phone call? So he's alright?

Upon receiving confirmation, Hua Linlin immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

Seeing Hua Linlin looking relieved, Ye Yi couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: Shouldn't the question be why Wu You only called him and not her?

He was hoping to see some excitement, but this is what happened?

and--

Sigh, this child is hopeless.

Thinking this, Ye Yi glanced at the time, then stood up from behind her desk, quickly tidied up the documents on the table, and picked up her coat draped over the back of her chair: "Since you're here now, let's go together."

Seeing Ye Yi get up, Hua Linlin followed suit, completely bewildered: "Huh? Let's go? Where to?"

Ye Yi checked her clothes, walked to the office door, opened it, turned her head slightly towards the corridor, and said, "Naturally, I'll go ask that wretched Wu You why he only calls me but doesn't reply to your messages."

"ah???"

Hua Linlin followed behind Ye Yi, her confusion deepening: What was Director Ye talking about? What did he mean by only calling him but not replying to my messages? Reply to what messages? Ask Wu You? Where to ask? And that wretched Wu You? What was so wretched about Wu You?

I can't understand a word Director Ye is saying!

Ye Yi walked to the railing in the corridor and stopped.

He leaned on the railing, slightly raised his head, and looked at the orange-red sky in the distance: the light between heaven and earth was slowly deepening, transitioning from warm orange to light orange.

His gaze lingered on the horizon for a moment, then he said softly, "Look, here it comes."

Upon hearing this, Hua Linlin immediately looked in the direction Ye Yi was looking.

In the distance, the sky was bathed in a soft, warm orange-red hue by the setting sun, the afterglow gently spreading across the entire horizon, and the evening breeze carrying the unique warmth of dusk.

At the edge of the horizon, a dark, soft stream of light slowly rippled from the sky. It did not have the sharpness to break through the air, but rather resembled a wisp of dark cloud held up by the twilight, flowing quietly along the river of light laid out by the setting sun.

The dark stream of light appeared to be flowing slowly, but in reality, it was moving at an extremely fast speed.

In just a few seconds, the dark streak of light was much closer to the Lanhe Investigation Bureau building.

Looking at that streak of light, Hua Linlin couldn't help but have a thought: What is that?