Knights Don't Need a Youthful Romance Story

A few of the more outgoing students in the class didn't cross the line and didn't even bother to interact with Luo Zhen.

This left Hiratsuka Shizuka somewhat puzzled.

If it's not related to the school, then it must be a part-time job?

After all, in Hiratsuka Shizuka's view, the students' troubles come from nothing more than three points.

First, family.

Luo Zhen's information shows that his parents are both overseas, so he is a no-go.

Second, the school.

As mentioned before, pass.

Third, part-time jobs.

This is a problem that many students struggle with.

After all, when students take part-time jobs, they are bound to be taught a lesson by some seasoned veterans who have already entered the workforce.

Hiratsuka Shizuka said she was powerless to do anything about it.

At most, I'll find some time to talk to Luo Zhen.

"Fortunately, Wei asked me to go to the club after school."

Holding a loaf of bread in his hand, Luo Zhen spoke somewhat indistinctly.

After swallowing the food in his mouth, Luo Zhen continued:

"Although I know that I won't be of much help there even if I go there for a part-time job, I'd still prefer to stay there."

This is a very sad thing.

Luo Zhen was of no help whatsoever in searching for the Shocker base.

Amazon's ambitions, even with intuition, cannot achieve the near-predictive effect of super intuition.

In other words, Luo Zhen's visit to the research institute only served as a psychological comfort.

I'll just comfort myself.

"I can't say anything about this; you can only decide for yourself."

Sakamoto said he was powerless to do anything about it.

He was just an ordinary, handsome high school student.

They had no idea what had happened at the research institute, nor did they know why Luo Zhen was upset.

Aside from a few perfunctory words of concern, there's nothing else we can do.

This is what's troubling Sakamoto the most right now.

"Too."

After finishing the last bite of bread, Luo Zhen picked up the snack that Kotobuki Tsumugi had given him and started eating it.

This dessert is very popular with girls just by looking at it.

However, it didn't matter to Luo Zhen at all.

Eat it in one bite.

Hmm, it tastes pretty good.

And that's all I have to say.

Chapter 81 Zhang Xin's Colleague

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Luo Zhen sat in the research institute's office area, scratching his head as he dealt with a large number of piled-up documents.

In the end, he didn't go to the Light Music Club for tea. After telling Hirasawa Yui and Kotobuki Tsumugi, he went directly to the research institute base.

Although he couldn't help find the Shocker's base, he could still handle things like processing documents.

"By the way, I heard that a girl will be joining this staff reshuffle."

Joseph casually tossed a document aside and put his hand on Luo Zhen's shoulder.

The smile on his face looked a little strange for some reason.

"Oh, that's good."

While flipping through documents and scribbling on a piece of white paper, Luo Zhen spoke without looking up.

Girls are girls, so be it.

It's not a big deal.

There is no shortage of women in the research institute.

"Seriously, at least give us some kind of response."

Seeing Luo Zhen's bored expression, Joseph casually leaned back.

The specially customized chair from the research institute creaked beneath Joseph's body.

Everyone needs to understand one thing: the same volume of muscle weighs more than the same volume of fat.

This is why many boxers who look lean and muscular are actually quite heavy.

With Joseph's build, how could he possibly be light?

"I have reported it."

Luo Zhen put down the documents in his hand and looked at Joseph with surprise.

"What's the reaction?"

I rolled my eyes.

Looking at Luo Zhen's self-righteous expression, Joseph suddenly felt a toothache.

For some reason, he often felt that he couldn't keep up with Luo Zhen's thought process.

Take the current situation, for example.

"Alright, alright."

"Hello."

Just as Joseph was about to say something, a clear voice rang out.

Turning their heads, they saw a beautiful girl with long, straight black hair wearing a research institute uniform standing behind them.

"You are, Asukai Kiki?"

Looking at this familiar person with some surprise, Luo Zhen seemed quite taken aback.

How did she end up in this place?

"Are you surprised?"

Seeing Luo Zhen's puzzled expression, Asukai Kiki smiled slightly.

Compared to her previous sickly appearance, Asukai Kiki now exudes a bit more youthful energy.

"Ah."

Nodding, Luo Zhen made no attempt to hide his inner doubts.

Normally, Asukai Kiki would be working at the branch office in Tokyo.

After all, Asukai Kiki was brought to the Tokyo branch at that time.

No matter how you look at it, there's no way they should be transferred to Chiba.

"I was actually quite surprised."

Asukai Kiki placed the documents she was holding on the table to the side and pulled out a chair to sit down.

This table was originally intended for the colleague who was late in reporting for duty, but it has now been used by Asukai Kiki.

"Wait, you mean you're also an overseas investigator?"

Joseph looked at Asukai Kiki, who sat down very naturally, and said in disbelief.

Luo Zhen had mentioned the girl Asukai Kiki to him before.

Being able to pull others into one's own dreams—that kind of ability definitely deserves a job in logistics.

Luo Zhen did have some guesses.

He still remembers quite clearly the scene from the last episode of ID: Invaded, where Asukai Kiki's fantasies spread wherever she went.

I thought it was just a regular suspense animation, but it turned out to have this kind of bug.

It was because of this anime that Luo Zhen learned what classic mystery and non-classical mystery are.

Simply put, classic suspense is the normal type of suspense.

The meaning of "non-traditional" is that it's normal for strange and unusual things to appear at any time.

If Asukai Kiki is already able to control her abilities, then this transfer is understandable.

"Yeah, what's the problem?"

"No, not really."

Joseph shook his head and didn't ask any further questions.

Although there are some things I don't understand, I should be able to figure them out later.

What reassured Joseph most about the organization at the moment was that there were no cronies involved.

This gave Joseph, who had spent years in the business world and was used to exchanging favors and benefits, a strange sense of security despite his discomfort.

After tidying up her desk, Asukai Kiki chatted with Luo Zhen while starting to work on her tasks.

She didn't have much to do since she had just been transferred here.

Most of today was spent on handover procedures.

"You seem to be in much better spirits than before."

This is actually understandable.

One of the most important reasons why Asukai Kiki's mental state was poor before was those murderers who repeatedly tortured and killed her in her dreams.

After Asukai Kiki was taken to the research institute, all of these people were dealt with by the special task force.

Interestingly, two of the murderers were apprehended by the research institute's task force at the same location.

They are Fukutatsu, nicknamed "The Hole-Opener," and Kazuta Haruka, nicknamed "The Gravedigger."

When the special forces broke down the door, the serial killer nicknamed "The Hole-Maker" was pinning the serial killer nicknamed "The Gravedigger" to the lab table, preparing to make a hole in the Gravedigger's brain.

To be precise, the hole has been drilled, but the drill bit hasn't been moved yet.

The research institute's special task force members and the hole-opener were both stunned, and the scene became somewhat awkward.

Both of them were eventually taken away by the task force.

Surprisingly, the gravedigger with a hole in his head didn't die; he just had a minor brain injury.

Logically speaking, these individuals have not yet reached the standard of a D-level member.

However, due to various factors, they were still classified as D-level members.

After all, these guys are all potential serial killers; it's just that some of them haven't officially started their attacks yet.

Even if you erase their memories and put them back, it doesn't change the fact that they could turn from murderers into serial killers at any time.

Although cases that do not involve supernatural forces are theoretically not within the scope of the research institute's mission.

But the institute's ultimate goal is to protect humanity.

"It's alright, I feel very free after joining the research institute."

His emerald green pupils were somewhat unfocused.

Life at the research institute is much better than the life I had under house arrest before.

At least she can have her own private room, decide where she goes and what she does, and no longer be confined to a small hospital room.