Ji Luo didn't stop until he had cut down all the weeds around him. He took out his phone and took a look, then he realized that Sulter and the others seemed to be a little slow in coming.
"Something happened? This shouldn't be the case..."
Ji Luo was considering whether to call Sulter, when he looked up, he saw Chen Zheng walking towards him.
Different from the tiredness and dishevel of last night, the girl, who went home specially to wash up, looked cool and beautiful at this time.
The morning light shone on her, casting a thin halo on her. The girl's crimson eyes stared at him with a faint smile on her delicate face.
"Ji Luo, would you be willing to lend me some time?"
"..."
Ji Luo sat on the stone pier like a country boy, looking up at the beautiful girl. He was so amazed that he didn't even know how to answer.
Chen usually looks cool and capable. She always wears the uniform of the Longmen Guard Bureau and speaks seriously and forcefully. Although she looks good, people always want to stay away from her.
But at this time, Chen changed into a white dress, her hair was loose, and her long blue hair was flying in the wind, just like a girl next door.
In the sunshine, the girl let Ji Luo stare at her. She hooked her little finger and gathered the hair on the side of her cheek behind her. She looked so beautiful!
"what……"
Ji Luo felt like he had been hit hard. He waved his hand to signal Chen to stop, closed his eyes to calm down, and then opened his eyes again.
"Chen, tell me the truth, who taught you this?"
"Yes... at midnight, he said you like this kind of contrast the most... cute?"
Chen was not very good at acting after all. She tilted her head slightly, revealing a thoughtful expression. But the girl didn't know that her appearance, coupled with this ignorant expression, was a sure kill for Ji Luo!
"Ahem! Chen, tell me what's going on. I can think about it."
Ji Luo folded his hands in front of his chest, his eyes flickering back and forth between Chen's cheeks and horns. The girl felt his gaze, and reflexively covered her horns with her hands, and glared at him again.
"Ji Luo! What do you want to do again?"
"Chen, be careful, your character is about to collapse."
Ji Luo admitted that his favorite characters in Arknights are Chen and Surtur. But he also has principles, and this kind of liking cannot change his position and decision.
——Unless Chen lets him touch her little horns.
"..."
Chen once again thought of the instructions given in the middle of the night. She took a deep breath and put down her hands that were covering her horns. However, because of shyness, she couldn't help but turn her head slightly. Her fair cheeks and soft neck were faintly pink.
"Ji Luo...I...I want to ask you, don't leave."
Chapter 113: She asked for the rest of her life
"I've messed up Longmen like this. If I don't leave now, am I going to die?"
Ji Luo propped up his cheek and looked at Chen with a teasing look. He had thought that Chen would keep him, but he did not expect that Yeban and Sulter would give Chen advice.
Before midnight, hadn't she urged him to leave Longmen and wander freely in the wilderness? Why did she change her mind now?
Surtel...seems to have been addicted to mobile games recently, playing with those people from Penguin Logistics, and she has a very good relationship with Chen.
Before this, Ji Luo took it for granted that everyone wanted to leave.
But now, the two women expressed their thoughts implicitly through their support for Chen, and Ji Luo could not ignore it.
"Chen, let's not say anything empty and just change positions. If you were me, would you stay?"
"..."
Chen had thought of a lot of reasons and excuses before, but at this moment, she stood in front of Ji Luo, looking at the boy she gradually fell in love with, and she couldn't say many words.
"Ji Luo, I... I don't know. If I were you, after going through all this, I might also choose to leave. But -"
"But what?"
"But I think you can try to trust me once, just like I trust you. Ji Luo, I swear, I will protect you and keep you all safe!"
"Wei Yanwu is going to attack? You can't stop him."
"Even if I can't stop you, I will die in front of you! I...know that these thoughts of mine are selfish, despicable, and inexplicable, but...I really need you!"
Chen always appeared strong on the outside, but at this moment, she thought of her own cowardice and loneliness, and tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Since Nine left, there is no one in the Dragon Gate Guard Bureau that I can turn to for help. Everyone needs me to lead, but I am not ready to be everyone's support."
"Chen, you've done well, good enough."
Ji Luo's admiration for Chen was never just a verbal teasing. Jiu's departure could be said to be very sudden. Chen took over her burden unknowingly, and relied on hard work and persistence to support the Guard Bureau.
"No! I didn't do anything right! I kept backing down in the Upper City game, and now the Lower City is about to require overall planning. I can't stand it at all!"
The reason why Chen wanted Ji Luo to stay was not just personal feelings. Ji Luo's power and means were indeed what Chen needed most now.
"Ji Luo, I have already completed the formalities in advance. Since yesterday morning, you are a police officer of the Special Inspection Team. Everything that happened tonight was because of my order!"
"If we say this, at least the official will have enough excuses. Even if Wei Yanwu makes trouble, it will be because of his fault in his job. What he wants is the stability of Longmen, and right now, you are the best candidate to stabilize the Lower City."
"For now, I can't give you a high position, but I will hand over the Lower Town to you. You will decide its future! I always remember the compassion and sigh in your eyes when you talked to me about the Lower Town. You... are different from everyone else."
Chen suddenly walked over and held Ji Luo's hands with both hands. She squatted down and looked at Ji Luo straight in the eyes, tears and hope were sparkling in her eyes.
"Ji Luo, I don't know who I can trust in Longmen. Only you... and it has to be you, can make me feel at ease."
"..."
Ji Luo listened to Chen's plea without much expression on his face, but his heart was already moved by the girl.
After all these events, the person Ji Luo was least worried about was Wei Yanwu. His political skills made him habitually take advantage of Ji Luo's presence instead of being hostile to him, which would hurt both sides.
According to the current situation, Ji Luo joining the Longmen Guard Bureau and governing the lower city as a special inspection team is indeed the best solution for everything, and Wei Yanwu will definitely agree.
If Ji Luo also accepts it, then he will have a reason to continue staying in Longmen - to continue to fulfill the agreement with Chen and change the lower city area.
But the question is, does Ji Luo really want to stay?
He could have just walked away and continued to happily wander around the world. He could have also turned a blind eye to everything and become the tyrant of Longmen, managing his existence to be similar to that of an "emperor".
Ji Luo has always had many choices, but his pride and kindness prevent him from integrating into filth.
"Chen, to be honest, I was just talking big before. I don't have the confidence to really change the downtown area."
"Ji Luo, you promised me! I've already given you the money! If you want, I can give you more money, a lot of money!"
Chen has now let go of her reserve. She has thought it through thoroughly. She needs Ji Luo to stay, not only because of selfish reasons, but also for the future of hundreds of thousands of people in the Lower Town!
"A man's word is worth a thousand gold. You, 'Star Disaster', are a legend in Ursus. You don't want to lose your reputation here! If you leave, I will spread the news! Say that you took the money and ran away without doing the job. You also... you even molested me! You deceived my feelings!"
"You... you really died together."
Ji Luo was also amused by Chen's girlish behavior. He reached out to wipe away the tears on the girl's cheeks. But when his fingertips touched Chen's skin, they trembled. Chen's expression froze, but soon relaxed.
"Ji Luo, I don't ask you to stay in Longmen for the rest of your life. I just hope you can give me a chance, and yourself a chance, to practice our ideals."
"If we really fail in the future, Longmen will not be able to change. I am willing to leave with you and travel around the world to find a place where the poor and the infected can find shelter."
"Ji Luo, you are different from me, and different from everything. I have no power to change this, so I can only humbly beg you, please walk with me, please lend me your strength, please support me to go on."
Chen seldom asks others for anything, but at this moment, she really tried her best to express her sincerity and earnestness.
Ji Luo looked into the girl's eyes, into her crystal clear pupils, and wiped away the tears from her cheeks with his hands.
"Chen, I will stay, but not for anyone else, just... for you."
"Ji Luo, I promise, I will walk with you until death."
Chen understood what Ji Luo meant, so she made a solemn vow. Ji Luo bowed his head and acknowledged her will.
"Let's go, it's time to clean up the mess I made last night."
"it is good."
The girl straightened up and pulled Ji Luo up with force. She held his hand, tilted her cheek, looked at him, her smile as beautiful as a flower and her eyes as bright as stars.
"Ji Luo, I... kind of like you."
Chapter 114: Someone Left Softly That Year
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Chapter 115: Their Beauty Comes from the Heart
Ji Luo watched Jiu go away, feeling a little lost, but at the same time, he was looking forward to their next meeting.
She is his apostle, and the power of the stars connects them. No matter how many mountains and rivers they cross, no matter how many difficulties and dangers they encounter, they will eventually meet and face the war and the future together.
"Nine, may this journey help you find the peace you seek."
After Jiu's figure disappeared, Ji Luo walked along the street casually. After the turmoil last night, martial law had been implemented in this area near the downtown area. At this time, the streets were empty and there was an indescribable desolation.
"Ji Luo, too slow!"
Yeban's voice suddenly sounded behind Ji Luo. Ji Luo turned around and saw Yeban holding four cups of milk tea, looking at him with a naive expression.
"Why did you chat with them for so long? The milk tea is almost cold."
"I talked about a few more things and wasted time."
"Hehe~Okay~Where are the two of them?"
I bought milk tea for Chen and Jiu in the middle of the night, but the situation was different from what I expected. Neither of them was with Ji Luo.
"Chen's classmates came, and she was entertaining them. As for Jiu, she left."
"Nine...left?"
In the middle of the night, I thought about their conversation during dinner last night and instantly understood the reason. I couldn't help but feel sorry for Jiu.
"Ji Luo, Longmen is obviously much richer and more beautiful than the wilderness, why... does everyone seem unhappy?"
“Because people always want more.”
Ji Luo took the milk tea handed to him by the girl, held her hand, and walked slowly along the long street.
It has been almost three months since the three of them came to Longmen. Their life is generally stable, but it is not happier than before when they had to live outdoors.
As long as Ji Luo is by her side, it doesn't matter where she goes. But the various crises that Ji Luo encounters always make her worried.
Ye Ban was very resistant to Longmen at first and refused to integrate. It was only when Ji Luo needed her help that she started to contact the outside world.
Ji Luo came to Longmen for a stable life, but his inner restlessness and struggle made him weave a cage for himself and put himself in it, which is both ridiculous and lamentable.
"Yeban, why did you change your mind and want to stay in Longmen?"
"Well...Actually, it doesn't matter where I am. Surtel seems to like it here."
Just having Ji Luo by my side in the middle of the night makes me feel happy enough. Life in the wilderness is exciting and refreshing, but now this leisurely walking atmosphere is also very good.
"Besides, Ji Luo, you are going to do great things in the future. If you want to do great things, how can you do it without someone? Chen and Jiu are both very powerful. They... will definitely be able to help you."
"Little clever ghost, you too, and the most important one."
Ji Luo scratched Ye Ban's nose, and the girl laughed happily. She suddenly stopped, looked around to see if there was anyone, then stood on tiptoe and kissed the corner of Ji Luo's lips.
"Ji Luo, S'Ertel is right in front. Although she doesn't like to show her emotions, I know that she is the one who is most worried about you~"
"..."
Ji Luo looked at the girl's bright smiling face and felt mixed emotions for a moment, but Ye Ban didn't care about it. She waved her hand and jumped into the alley next to her.
"We...are all fools."
Ji Luo followed Yeban's instructions and walked forward for a distance. As expected, he saw Surtel. She was sitting on a bench in the park, watching the birds quarreling in the tree.
"Sartre, I'm back."
"Ok, I know."
Surtel raised his head and looked at Ji Luo seriously. After confirming that he was not injured, he smiled.
"Ji Luo, there is something I decided on my own without discussing it with you."
"whats the matter?"
"Chen will move in and live with us."
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