After considering the food options at the police station and the prosecutor's office during the day, Chu Yinan decided to apply for the trial position at the prosecutor's office.

"What game did you buy?" Bei Yutang put away her phone, temporarily putting aside those troubling matters.

"Ta-da! 'Snowy Village in the Mountains'!" Chu Yinan took out the game box. After reading the bonus chapter in the gift booklet, he was filled with anticipation and excitement for the content.

"..."

Bei Yutang remained silent, unable to speak. This was absurd. Few people like their narrative essays to be passed around and read. It was similar to a diary being read aloud as a family joke during the Spring Festival.

But the little guy's excited attitude is quite interesting.

"Is it really that good?" she asked.

Chu Yinan wanted to give her a thumbs up, but seeing his sister's smiling, observational gaze, he, having been teased many times before, became wary and immediately put on a blank expression.

"I haven't played it, so I can't comment, but I've heard it's very good. Some reviews say it's very literary. Yutang, you can try to learn from it and not limit yourself to fairy tale literacy."

However, Bei Yutang knew her younger brother's temperament perfectly well, so she put it another way:

"But this is just a small H-game; its literary merit is mostly just hype and exaggeration."

Chu Yinan had just taken a liking to a game when her sister poured cold water on it, and she got angry:

"You haven't even played yet, what do you know!"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

PS: This is a fictional world. Characters with different colored hair will appear later. Otherwise, the white-haired fantasies wouldn't be able to make a proper appearance.

Chapter 013 "Mom's Friend"

When Chu Yinan started playing the game, he wasn't as happy as he had imagined, because there were people watching him, and more than one at that.

"Yu Tang, why did you decide to play games with Chu Nan tonight?" Yan Liu poured two glasses of iced lemon tea and then sat down next to the little brat.

The reason for this is naturally the AI's requirement, but it's not convenient to tell the parents that the two children in the family have been assigned to blind dates together. It would have been better to be honest when they first received the information, but it's a bit bad to reveal it now that they've already gone on dates.

The voluptuous yet slender young woman stretched her black-stockinged legs, took a sip of the lemon black tea, and said thank you.

"It was just a sudden idea, but it was also because Chu Nan praised the game. He kept saying how good the game was and how mature the writing was, which was worth learning from. How could I not take a look?"

"No, I was just giving suggestions based on online reviews." Chu Yinan's rebuttal lacked enthusiasm, and even after putting on the gaming glasses, he had no motivation to play; he couldn't get into the game.

Playing adult games secretly, behind the backs of parents and elders, is the most enjoyable thing. It's barely acceptable to have an older sister of similar age with you, but is there a problem with playing adult games with your parents? If it's your father, it's barely acceptable to create a spiraling bull in the character interface of "Cyberpunk 2077" with him.

However, Yan Liu is Chu Yinan's guardian. Even though they are not related by blood or household registration, she has taken care of him for a long time and is more like a mother to him than a mother! Playing "Snowy Village in the Mountains" in front of her, Chu Yinan felt somewhat desperate.

Because his cow was too scared to peek out.

Under the repeated urging of the gentle and approachable Yan Liu, Chu Yinan reluctantly began the game.

The image he sees is holographic, while the game screen is projected onto a large screen on the living room wall, though the experience will be significantly diminished.

“There are village lights ahead, shall we go?” Bei Yutang picked up her younger brother, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, and put him on the sofa, looking at Chu Yinan, who was covered in sweat, with amusement.

"I... I'll observe the surroundings first," Chu Yinan stammered.

This is still the prologue of the game, accompanied by simple text narration. The protagonist stumbles through the snow-covered mountains and forests, with lights ahead indicating the direction the game will take.

However, Chu Yinan hesitated and dawdled in place, looking left and right, observing the environment, and delaying progress.

"Since we can't observe anything, let's try to deduce the plot first."

The beautiful young woman, tired of looking at him, sat down on the other side of Chu Yinan, squeezing him in the middle with her daughter Bei Yutang. The boy, whose living space was constantly being squeezed, didn't even have room to move his body. His head was squeezed to the left and right by the mother and daughter's proud breasts.

"This well over there is probably an indication that someone died here," Chu Yinan suddenly said. "There are dark, bloody handprints on it, like someone who was beaten and bleeding and didn't want to fall into the well, struggling desperately... That can't be right, am I playing a romance adventure game?"

Bei Yutang raised an eyebrow. This little brat had actually guessed right. However, it was just the game development committee's quirky humor, an Easter egg, but it was indeed hinting at something like throwing oneself into a well.

By creating a claustrophobic atmosphere, the game encourages players to stop aimlessly wandering around and head to the snow village to advance the storyline.

The young woman, Yan Liu, picked up a thin slice of lemon from the drink and gave it to her daughter to taste. "How does it taste? I soaked it in salt water. Is it still sour?"

"Too much salt, and the lemon slices are cut too thin," the girl commented honestly.

The same lemon slice passed through the mouths of the mother and daughter one after the other. When it was Chu Yinan's turn, much of the sourness had been sucked away, and there was even a faint taste of lipstick.

"A lemon isn't tasty if it's not sour," Chu Yinan remarked, echoing the opinion of a troublemaker.

Faced with this beautiful mother and daughter, Chu Yinan hesitated at the entrance for a long time before finally giving up and pushing all the way to the deepest part.

— They rushed into the village.

I thought that some special bonus scenes would only appear when the affection level reached a certain level, but not long after we met, there was a scene where the male protagonist accidentally entered the female protagonist's boss's bathing area.

"I'm done playing. The door's moving. I'm going to take a shower and go to bed!" Chu Yinan decisively paused, preparing to slip away.

However, his small size prevented him from gaining the dignity of a mature adolescent male, and he was caught and brought back by his sister before he could run far.

"Xiao Chunan, why are you running? Tell me about your internship today. Today should be the day the school arranged, right?"

"It seems to be today. In previous years, the school would have called to help Yutang communicate and coordinate around this time. If Chu Nan had registered today, the company should have received a call by now," the beautiful woman said, reaching out to pinch the boy's cheek.

Bei Yutang knows what she wants to do. Even if she hasn't figured out her career plan yet, she definitely doesn't want to spend her time on internships because they won't be of much benefit to her. Rather than wasting time outside, she'd rather slack off at her own company.

So she used to apply for internships directly with her family's companies.

But Chu Yinan didn't want to go to Aunt Liu's company. The company's reputation was indeed impressive, but the problem was that he wouldn't learn anything there.

Designing lingerie? He didn't understand. Chu Yinan only knew whether his 2D wife's clothes were sexy or not.

Go take photos for lingerie models? He'd only copy homework from those photography apps like "Sheleme" (摄了么), and besides, with his height, the angles he takes are just indecent.

He'll most likely end up interning there, just to be carried around like a toy by Aunt Liu at work—which doesn't align with his ambitions—though he himself doesn't know what he wants to do.

"I've already found an internship, and I'll be on trial for a few days starting tomorrow!" he said solemnly, announcing in his tone that this was a very serious matter.

It could perhaps be described as a heroic feat.

The beautiful mother and daughter looked at each other, doubting the words of the only male in the family.

It's not that we don't believe it, we just want to see what kind of organization would take this little guy in.

"Don't force yourself. If you really don't want to come to my place, I can let you do an internship somewhere else. Do you remember that aunt who came to our house last time? She's a TV host. I can let you help her with some paperwork."

Chu Yinan vaguely remembered the aunt Yan Liu mentioned; the relationship was probably something like "The Kind Aunt" or "Mom's Friend".

Chu Yinan didn't have much of an impression of this person, mainly because he couldn't remember her face, and it was winter at the time, so she was wearing thick clothes and his buttocks couldn't be seen.

"No! Just wait and hear my good news! My professional skills will soon shine, and I'll be begging to stay as soon as my probation period is over!" the boy patted his chest and made a promise.

Chapter 014 Only Recognizes the Butt, Not the Face

Reporting day.

Chu Yinan stood in front of the appearance mirror on the first floor of the procuratorate building, examining his own image.

Coming to such a serious place for an internship (even if it's just a trial period), one would expect him to style his hair like an adult and wear a suit, but he just came in a casual hoodie.

There's no way around it, it's the same old story: his height and youthful appearance don't suit mature attire. If he were to wear a suit, he would just look silly.

"Hello, AI, what's your name? I'm here for an internship. Does this outfit meet the dress code and etiquette requirements of the Prosecutor's Office?" Chu Yinan asked the screen next to him in a friendly manner.

He knows a lot of AI, but the AI ​​in the prosecutor's office was developed by themselves. It is not as intelligent as Qilin and Fuxi, but it is sufficient for routine work.

From Chu Yinan's perspective, he didn't quite understand why these organizations didn't apply for a "usage permission agreement" from Qilin, but instead chose to use such an outdated AI.

"AI doesn't have a name, you can just call me AI. Your appearance meets the etiquette requirements. If you are a staff member, you will need to wear your prosecutor's office work badge when you go to and from get off work."

"Thank you~" Chu Yinan waved.

People entering and exiting the prosecutor's office through the main gate glanced sideways at the kid who was politely conversing with the AI, as if they were looking at a fool. But upon reflection, it was understandable; children are prone to confusing humans with AI.

AI is just a tool, no different from a mobile phone or car key. Would a normal person politely converse with these tools, or even salute and bow to express gratitude? Obviously not.

Reception counter.

The clerk sits at her post, waiting for people who need her help to come and ask questions. In fact, many questions can be answered by asking the AI ​​next to her, but nowadays many people don't trust AI. Although the procuratorate is a public institution, it is no different in nature from a social service agency, so human reception is needed to serve these big shots.

"Sigh, it's one thing to distrust those non-public sector AIs, but there's no need to be so wary of AIs launched by public departments themselves," the clerk sighed.

Suddenly, a crisp, childlike voice, clear and standard, called out from in front of her:

"Hello, I'm here to register for an internship. Where do I go to complete the temporary trial period procedures?"

The clerk looked around, because she didn't see anyone. What was going on? Was someone here to play a prank at the prosecutor's office?

As if understanding her confusion, a small, fair hand rose from the edge of the counter:

"I am here."

"..."

Five minutes later, the clerk understood the situation and found it incredible that the boy, who looked like just a cute little boy, was actually a high school student and was here for a trial period.

According to regulations, high school interns need a recommendation from their school and pass a simple interview with their internship unit. However, high school students on probation do not need an interview; they only need to register with the human resources department.

She took Chu Yinan to the Human Resources Department, where the same doubts appeared on the faces of the staff. However, after checking Chu Yinan's electronic credentials several times, she finally helped him complete the trial period entry and took him to the office area.

"Just wait at this empty table. If anyone needs your help, they will come and let you know."

After explaining the necessary matters, Chu Yinan was left on an empty table, but no one came to ask him to assign tasks for a long time.

Regarding internships, Chu Yinan had done her research online. In general, interns are assigned to prosecutors, which means they are mentored by a "master" or, in other words, they work for a full-time employee.

The fact that Chu Yinan is left idle here can only mean that no one wants him!

It's very likely that he'll be sitting here alone, wasting his time, until the three-day trial period ends.

Sure enough, his arrogant appearance concealed his wisdom, and everyone treated him like a child.

Chu Yinan began to save himself, otherwise when he got home for dinner that night, Aunt Liu and his sister would ask him what he had done during the day, and they would laugh at him.

He took out his tablet from his backpack, typed "Does anyone need help?" into the interface, then stood it upright on the table for the prosecutors to see, waiting for the matter to come to him.

"This is just like begging..." he muttered.

*

A prosecutor, dressed somewhat frivolously yet with an air of dignified seriousness, emerged from the materials department and nodded in greeting to her approaching colleague.

Good morning, Mr. Kiriyama.

Male prosecutor Kiriyama stopped and nodded with a smile:

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