In addition, Eve's mother was frail and sickly. After giving birth to Eve, she was seriously ill for a long time and it was Ms. Nightingale's nursing team who took care of her.

As time went by, Eve had more or less memories of this aunt when she was a child, and even the reason why she joined the "Company" was partly influenced by Ms. Nightingale.

Of course, Eve rarely saw Ms. Nightingale again after that, and almost no one knew about their relationship in the ordinary world.

So, at this moment of long-awaited reunion, Ms. Nightingale looked at Eve with tenderness and heartache in her eyes.

These should have been accepted by the real Eve, but now it has been accepted by Luo Ling.

"I'm sorry, Eve, I really didn't mean to do that..."

Luo Ling has apologized to his teammates in his heart countless times. It turns out that playing the role of a teammate is still... weird.

Otherwise, by putting this memory into Eve's mind, it can be regarded as conveying Ms. Nightingale's concern.

Just as Luo Ling was thinking, Ms. Nightingale spoke again,

"Little Eve, there must be someone very good who is secretly protecting you. With your previous injuries, no matter who it was...even me, we would have died."

Luo Ling's character creation skills could be said to be poor in front of the top "Wanling" path awakeners, but with the extremely top-level disguise of Puppet Rumor, he finally deceived Ms. Nightingale.

Ms. Nightingale was puzzled as to how he could survive such serious injuries, and ultimately could only assume that he used some other method that she did not know about.

"I..."

Luo Ling really didn't know how to answer and just looked confused.

However, Ms. Nightingale did not intend to get to the bottom of it. She just mentioned it casually. Seeing Eve's expression, she smiled and continued,

"Well, if you can't remember, forget it. You just recovered from a serious injury, so you need to rest."

Luo Ling breathed a sigh of relief and nodded slightly. Then, after a pause, he asked, "By the way, nurse sister, how are Xiangyun and Manqing...?"

"Sister Nurse" was what Eve called Ms. Nightingale when she was a child, and Luo Ling continued to use the name.

Hearing the familiar name, Ms. Nightingale couldn't help but curl her lips a little and said, "They are fine, they just have some minor injuries. They were discharged from the hospital the next day. Now... they should be at your home."

Then, she seemed to have thought of something, and after hesitating for a while, she said,

"Little Eve, I know something about the inside story, but... for your own good, I can't tell you. Anyway, don't think too much about your murder for now. You won't encounter this kind of danger again. I can guarantee that."

Because it's over.

Luo Ling's face darkened slightly.

Lin Jianming's main target was only her, and his teammates were just incidental, especially Eve, who was the most innocent one implicated.

In short, Lin Jianming must choose a suitable sacrifice to open the hatchery. It makes no difference whether the target is Eve or someone else.

But now the hatchery has failed to open, the "Purgatory" larvae are missing, and even Lin Jianming, who was responsible for executing the plan, has died. The directors' move has backfired and they have accidentally reached a dead end.

"I... understand." Luo Ling lowered his head, hiding his emotions.

Ms. Nightingale had actually done her best by saying this to "Eve", even though she was the one who delivered Eve and took care of her for a period of time.

But... in the whole of Victoria, Ms. Nightingale delivered hundreds and thousands of babies. She could give advice with good intentions because of her personality, but that's all.

"Well, go back and have a good rest."

Ms. Nightingale stood up and gently adjusted the quilt that Luo Ling was covered with.

"Your friends will come to pick you up later. Remember to rest after you go back. There is no one who has awakened the "All Souls" path in your team. If your injuries recur and you need help, you can come to the Red Cross office for help."

"Got it, nurse." Luo Ling replied.

Ms. Nightingale smiled gently and walked out of the ward. As a nurse and the director of the Red Cross office, she still had a lot of things to do.

Luo Ling didn't have to wait long before Cen Xiangyun and Lu Manqing, who had received the notification, hurried into the ward.

After seeing that "Eve" had woken up, their uneasy mood finally eased a little. Cen Xiangyun even threw herself directly on the bed and couldn't help shedding tears.

Sometimes Luo Ling even wondered if Cen Xiangyun was made of water. She cried the most in the entire team, even Elsa couldn't cry as hard as her.

But when I think about what poor Miss Cen has gone through in just a few months...and that she was almost always the one kept in the dark, it seems understandable.

"That's great, Eve, you're fine... But, Miss Luo Ling and little Elsa have already..."

As Cen Xiangyun spoke, she couldn't help but feel sad. Lu Manqing beside her turned her face away slightly. This usually naughty girl shed a few tears, which was rare.

Luo Ling also wanted to cry, but when she thought that she was the one crying, she found it difficult to cry. She could only lower her head and continue to hide her expression.

In fact, Luo Ling even wanted to laugh... but if she laughed out loud at this time, it would be a bit too hellish, so she had to hold it in.

From time to time, there seemed to be some intentional or unintentional gazes coming from outside the ward door. Cen Xiangyun and Lu Manqing also knew that this was not the place to talk, so they quickly calmed down.

It has to be said that Ms. Nightingale's healing ability was indeed strong enough. She actually healed all of Luo Ling's disastrous wounds caused by his ability to pinch people.

The Eve doll is just a little weak now, which is also due to the fact that it has not eaten for such a long time. It just needs to eat something to recover.

Even because of the replicated "Judgment" path physique, Luo Ling has now resumed normal actions, but he is unable to use Eve's abilities.

However, this is not a problem. Luo Ling has already connected this doll with Eve who is sleeping in the Kingdom of God through puppetry. When he needs to use Eve's abilities, he can just borrow them from the Kingdom of God.

Soon, they completed the discharge procedures and returned to the apartment.

On the way, Cen Xiangyun roughly recounted what happened afterwards, starting from Eve's attack and up to recent events.

"Eve" didn't know all this. As they talked, they walked to the front of the apartment, the place where the incident happened, and the three of them couldn't help but hugged each other and cried.

——Except Luo Ling.

Whenever Luo Ling thought about how these two friends were mourning for her in front of her, she couldn't help wanting to laugh, but she could only cry with them. Between crying and laughing, her expression seemed a little distorted.

Of course, Luo Ling knew very well why Cen Xiangyun and Lu Manqing were so sad, but... no matter what the reason was, Luo Ling could only apologize and hide the real truth from them.

Back in the apartment, everything was the same as before, except that with two people missing, this large apartment seemed a lot emptier.

Cen Xiangyun and Lu Manqing have already planned to move out of this apartment, because it is full of memories of Luo Ling and Elsa's past. As long as they open their eyes, everything they see will remind them of the past.

It is a sad place for them.

The person is gone, but life in the future will go on.

"We have packed up Luo Ling and Elsa's things. After everything is moved... we will build a cenotaph for them."

At this point, Cen Xiangyun couldn't help but reveal a little bitterness on her lips, "Although I had such an experience not long ago, this time... there won't be another miracle."

Not long ago, it was only because Miss Luo Ling's whereabouts were unknown that they misunderstood that she had died. But this time... Miss Luo Ling actually died in front of their eyes, and her death was so cruel that even her body was difficult to collect.

"Until now, I still feel like it's not real."

Lu Manqing lowered his head and couldn't help glancing at Luo Ling and Elsa's room. "I always feel that Miss Luo Ling will come out of the room again, followed by little Elsa..."

The past scenes were replayed in the apartment like a dream, but they were all just illusions in their memories, like bubbles that would shatter at the slightest touch.

"Everything that happened before...will never come back." Cen Xiangyun burst into tears again, "I miss them. Even if...I can have one more bite of Miss Luo Ling's food, it would be good..."

The apartment was filled with heaviness and sadness, and Luo Ling could only put his hands on his teammates' shoulders to comfort them a little.

Victoria's vortex is far beyond what this team can withstand. All Luo Ling can do is to prevent the tragedy that once happened to the "hunting" team from happening again. Other than that... there is nothing else he can do.

“Knock…knock…knock…”

Just then, there was a knock on the door of the apartment, and several people looked up subconsciously.

Just as everyone was wondering why someone came to the apartment at this time, a familiar old voice sounded at the door, "It's me, Manqing, Xiangyun."

It was the voice of Lu Manqing's mother, Lu Fangling.

Lu Manqing walked over and opened the door. When Lu Fangling saw "Eve" after entering the room, she was slightly stunned. It seemed that she did not expect "Eve" to recover so quickly. She nodded and said,

"Eve, I'm glad to see you're okay. Are you feeling well?"

"Thank you for your concern. There is no problem now." Luo Ling nodded slightly, and her eyes were quickly attracted to a letter in Lu Fangling's hand.

"Mom, what happened?" Lu Manqing asked hurriedly.

Just now, Cen Xiangyun and Lu Manqing have already told "Eve" about the follow-up matters. They have revealed the whole story of this incident and handed it over to Lu Fangling to arrange it.

But when she heard her daughter's anxious question, Lu Fangling showed an embarrassed expression that was rare to her. She clenched the letter in her hand slightly. Under everyone's expectant gaze, she sighed and said,

"This incident... was caused by the "Pioneers."

"what?"

Not only Cen Xiangyun and Lu Manqing, but even Luo Ling couldn't help but reveal an expression of astonishment. She was not acting, but was revealing her genuine shock.

How could the blame be put on the "pioneers"?

"Impossible, it was clearly Lin Jianming, the Fire Granter, who moved his hand. I saw it with my own eyes!"

Cen Xiangyun stood up excitedly and said loudly, "I will never forget his face. If the "company" doubts that I am lying, you can search my soul!"

"That's right, we saw it with our own eyes, there's no way we could be wrong." Lu Manqing said in a deep voice, "Mom, what exactly happened...just tell me straight."

"......"

Lu Fangling was silent for a while before she spoke softly, "This is the conclusion reached by the directors of the company. As for Lin Jianming, the man you mentioned, his death was confirmed yesterday, and the Fire Envoy is sending people to search for the exact location of his body."

How could Lu Fangling not guess the specific situation of this matter?

The "pioneer" must have just been taking the blame. Lu Fangling could be sure that the scene of the accident was indeed caused by Lin Jianming's hand, and the remaining "time" aura on it was particularly unique.

Moreover, Lin Jianming's action this time was most likely based on instructions from the highest level of the "company".

Lin Jianming's sword is almost known to everyone among the senior executives of the order-side organization. It is a sharp sword in the hands of the "Fire Envoy", and the "Company" can also use this sword at an appropriate price.

As for why Lin Jianming drew his sword this time, Lu Fangling had a rough guess. It was most likely related to Luo Ling, but why he failed and even died... There is no conclusion yet, but it is most likely the work of the "Pioneer".

Therefore, the directors took advantage of this relationship and pinned the Twin-Tailed Girl's death directly on the "Pioneers". Anyway, it was impossible for the Pioneers to jump out and say that the judges were innocent.

They are very useful scapegoats.

The reason why Lu Fangling was unwilling to tell the truth to Cen Xiangyun and others was the same as that of Ms. Nightingale. She did not want to drag the team further into Victoria's vortex.

In this storm, even they, as office directors, may not be able to protect themselves, not to mention... the Twin-Ponytail Team is just a very weak low-level team, and the aftermath of the storm is enough to tear them apart.

"But we clearly saw Lin Jianming's face..."

Cen Xiangyun still refused to give up and continued talking.

"All of this was done by the Pioneers to sow discord," Lu Fangling interrupted Cen Xiangyun and said indifferently, "They intended to put the blame on the Fire Envoy and cause civil unrest on the side of order.

"For the sake of humanity and Victoria, we should see who the real enemy is instead of pointing the finger at our own people."

own people...

A sneer flashed through Luo Ling's mind.

For the "company", who are the real ones?

Who is the real enemy?

Luo Ling did not blame Lu Fangling. She could probably guess what the old woman meant. It was obvious that all these words came from the "company" headquarters.

In order to protect everyone in the team, Granny Lu could only say these words insincerely.

For Cen Xiangyun and Lu Manqing, even if they knew these facts, they were powerless to change anything, and it might even bring more disasters.

Cen Xiangyun slumped in the chair helplessly and said blankly, "So... just let it go like this?"

In the end, he couldn't even avenge Miss Luo Ling and little Elsa...?

Did they just die for no reason?

"That's it for now."

Lu Fangling couldn't help but sigh again. Even in her position, there were many things she couldn't change. As far as the current situation was concerned, the confrontation between the forces of order and the "Pioneers"... was the top priority.

If they lose, not only Victoria, but the entire human race will probably be doomed to failure because of the "Pioneers". This would be a real disaster.

The apartment fell into a dead silence. After a while, Lu Fangling, who had hesitated for a long time, took out the letter and said, "And... there is one more thing."

"what's up?"

Everyone looked at the letter in Lu Fangling's hand, and a look of confusion flashed across their faces.

"The Twin-Ponytailed Sky... team is short of personnel, and the "Company" has ordered it to be disbanded and then incorporated into other combat teams. This is the invitation letter sent by the "Star" team."

The single-character combat teams are all teams that were established very early. For example, Lina's "Hunting" team. The earliest captain was actually Fiona. Lina inherited the organization from her mother.

This kind of team is very old and has many retired veterans. Even the three directors of the "company" once belonged to the same single-word team. You can imagine the resources they can get.

It can be said that joining a one-word team is almost the dream of low-level awakeners, but most of the one-word teams have very high requirements, and ordinary upper-level awakeners are not qualified.

It was obvious that Cen Xiangyun and others could not possibly meet the requirements, but they were still sent invitation letters. How did it work behind the scenes...even Elsa could figure out the details.

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