Moved to Golden Courtyard

The mission went so smoothly that when Mao Mao came to find Mei, she still seemed a little unsatisfied.

No... didn't you agree to be the lookout?

Back in the car, Xu Qi was not as anxious as Paduo had imagined. He just said calmly, "Let's go, Ying. Let's go back to the Golden Courtyard first."

"Ah."

Yaezakura nodded - undoubtedly, this was a rational and correct choice.

On the way back, Xu Qi seemed quite silent, and Pado did not immediately tell Xu Qi about her discovery. Anyway, she had the scans and photos, and it would be the same to go back and look at them.

Xu Qi...maybe he needs some buffer time.

When the group returned to the Golden Courtyard, it was Alicia who came out to greet them.

"Kevin and the others are back."

It didn't seem like anything serious had happened, but Ai Li's face didn't look very good. Sakura, who noticed this keenly, couldn't help but frown.

It seems that what awaits Xu Qi tonight... probably won't be good news.

"Is everyone here?" Xu Qi asked.

Not only are all of them here, there is one more.

Anyway, Mei naturally followed Xu Qi back to the Golden Courtyard.

While on the way, Ying was thinking about a question - where would she sleep at night?

Forget it. There are still many empty rooms in the courtyard, so it won’t be difficult to temporarily clean up one of them.

At this time, everyone gathered on the sofa in the living room on the first floor. Apart from Eden who was still abroad, everyone in the Golden Courtyard was present this time.

The atmosphere was a bit heavy, and everyone's eyes were basically focused on Xu Qi.

"call……"

Taking a deep breath, Xu Qi suddenly smiled.

"Why are you all so sullen? Come to think of it, I should thank you all. Oh...it seems I will have to treat you all to a meal next time we go out."

"Have a meal?"

Grayshu's eyes couldn't help but sparkle with stars.

Aponia smiled bitterly, rubbed Gray Xiu's little head gently and said, "Yeah, that's right, let's eat."

"What? Do you think my cooking is not tasty enough?" Qianjie said jokingly in a serious tone.

If I didn't know his character well, I would have thought he really thought so.

"Oh my?~~ It turns out Qianjie has such a cute side?~~"

"Don't bother!"

Everyone couldn't help but smile.

The atmosphere... is much more relaxed.

At this time, everyone looked at Xu Qi again. Perhaps he was finally ready and aware of the situation. Mei could even clearly feel that the heavy burden that had always been on Xu Qi had been lightened a lot.

"Pado, tell me first, what did you see?"

The cat nodded vigorously.

She thought about it, inserted the USB drive into Ying's computer, and projected it onto the screen in the middle of the living room.

A scanned document.

　Crowdfunding Group 956 "This is the investigation report written by Char when he was the manager of the Maintenance Department . It contains the full picture of the mainline brake failure accident."

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"Ding dong!"

The phone suddenly rang, and Char, who was lying on the recliner at home, picked it up and took a look - "The arrangement is complete."

"Humph……"

Xia turned off his phone. He was alone in his spacious home, lying in the empty living room...

Xia slowly closed his eyes, and past memories flooded into his mind like a tide.

……

"My name is Luo Miao, and I don't come here to work just to waste time!"

"Manager Xia, I have surpassed you in my familiarity with Phase III vehicles."

"Hmm? Technical Director? No, I'm not even familiar with all the trains on Line 9 yet. I don't deserve this position."

"Manager Xia! Train 956 cannot brake. I have tried everything, but nothing works!"

"The pantograph cannot be lowered. The air pump is locked! Manager Xia, when the train is running at high speed, the pantograph raising cylinder will automatically lock! You should know this better than me!"

"Manager Xia! There is no other way. I must stop the 956 immediately! There is only one way now - outside the car! Forcefully activate the brake cylinder!"

"No! Rom! That's too dangerous! You will die!"

"I am an employee of the Magic City Subway! It is my duty to protect the citizens!"

……

"boom!"

The water cup in his hand was thrown away by Char fiercely. His chest was heaving violently. This painful memory seemed to be constantly stimulating his already broken body and spirit...

"Rom..."

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"The brake cylinder could not be activated, and the electrical signal could not be transmitted. At that time, subway trains did not have permission to lower the pantograph during high-speed driving."

As an insider, Xu Qi only took a few glances to get a general understanding of the whole picture of the incident.

"When the EB valve inside the carriage was useless, he actually thought of... going under the train. That thing is only used during routine maintenance.

Force the brake air cylinder to start and the brake shoe to close. But the position is at the bottom of the train, which means..."

"Yeah!" Padu nodded heavily.

"He smashed the train window and flipped out."

……

"What happened next? What was the result?" A hint of respect appeared on Xu Qi's face.

"The 956 train successfully braked and avoided this catastrophic accident, but..." Pado turned his head and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

"He died, Romuald... In that situation, it's hard to say whether we can find the body..."

……

Mei suddenly grabbed Xu Qi's big hand that was pressing on her leg!

Xu Qi looked at her doubtfully, but saw an almost pleading expression in her eyes.

On the other side of Xu Qi, Alicia also slowly covered Xu Qi's other hand with her hand.

The look of grief was not only a lament for the passing of this young and vibrant life, but also because... both girls seemed to have some premonition.

Looks like...really looks like...

If the protagonist of this story is replaced by Xu Qi, it would not be surprising at all.

But! No matter what! I don't want this to happen to Xu Qi!

Of course Xu Qi could feel their mood...

Xu Qi sighed and asked, "What happened next?"

Kevin suddenly said, "I should have some information about this Luo Miao you mentioned."

Kevin turned to look at Fu Hua and took a master-apprentice contract from her.

"This was found at the group's human resources center. Romuel... was Char's first disciple, and the only disciple of Char other than you."

Xu Qi’s eyes suddenly widened!

There is a line, a very clear line! It is being organized into a string in my mind.

……

"Ten years ago, the brakes on train 956 failed on the main line. At the time, Xia was the manager of the sixth maintenance department. Something seemed to have happened during that incident that Xia still cannot get over."

……

"Not enough...not enough!"

Xu Qi said with certainty.

"Char is not such a petty person. Romuel sacrificed himself to save the citizens! But Char... I have a bad feeling.

I always feel like he's going to do something really radical! Maybe it's revenge on society, or revenge on the Shanghai subway...

I don’t know, but if that’s the case, there’s no way to answer the doubts in my mind!

There must be something else..."

"Boss...Boss..." At this time, Paduo suddenly raised his hand tremblingly.

Xu Qi looked over in confusion.

"What's wrong? Paddo."

"Boss... I think you may understand after reading this letter..."

23. A corrective punch to the leader’s face!

"Leader, this is the investigation report on the 956 brake failure incident. I have written down the reasons why the 956 brake failure occurred this time.

There are also suggestions for improving the current subway trains. We can't... we can't let Romeu's tragedy happen again."

In the group's headquarters building, Char placed the document on the desk of the leader in front of him.

In fact, as a manager of the maintenance department, he was not qualified to come to the group. But... what Xia wanted to do, he had to rely on the power of the group.

This is no longer something that can be resolved by a subsidiary company.

The brake failure of the 956 this time exposed many problems. If there was a way to manually lower the pantograph when driving at high speed, the brakes could be forced to activate inside the car!

Then...then his disciples wouldn't have died like this...

We can’t let Romiu’s sacrifice go in vain! Just like the ancestors of the Magic City Metro! His sacrifice will surely promote another leap forward for the Magic City Metro!

At least that's what Char thought.

However, such a rectification project is too large for the subordinate branch to carry out directly, and there is no financial resources to carry it out. For such a matter, we can only ask the group for help...

however……

"Hmm? Oh... I see. Just leave the document here. Don't worry, I will read it carefully later. I have a meeting later. Please go back first."

……

This perfunctory attitude again...

Why! I just need a decision! I don't even need you to take care of this thing! All the work can be done by me!

I even have no objection if you want to take all the credit for this rectification!

But... why... why do you all turn a blind eye to these things? !

"Oh, yes, yes! I remember now." The leader suddenly slapped his head, stood up, looked at Xia and said, "You are... Romuald's master, right?"

Xia Ya was stunned, and hope rekindled in his eyes.

"Yes, I am Romuald's master."

"Haha! That's great. Let's see. We will arrange an interview later. We feel very sorry for Romuald's sacrifice.

But it is precisely because of this that we have to do our best to report his deeds and let more people see the demeanor of our Shanghai Metro employees.

Char, you are Romuald's master and you must know him best. Just cooperate with the publicity department to do a short interview.

Don't worry, we have someone dedicated to polishing the text, and we will not let Luo Mu's sacrifice go to waste! He will promote the development of the Magic City Metro just like the predecessors of the Magic City Metro in the past!"