Honkai, why do you only play high-end games?

I hope you won't laugh at my past recklessness and naivety.

Also, Manila is so beautiful and vibrant this season, and I really want to share it with you. So, if possible, I really want to invite you to come here and experience it together!

I also prepared a gift for you, I hope you like it.

————Anna Shaniat"

Check and confirm sending.

Then, he took a deep breath and began to write a letter.

………………

Bianca:

Gui'an.

I'm currently in the Philippines. Since joining the Snow Lotus Squad, I've been stationed in Manila. Like you, I'm fighting on various fronts to protect Earth and humanity. The world is truly vast. The culture and climate here are completely different from those in Europe, and it's truly eye-opening. Surely, with your global reach, you must have even deeper insights than I do?

I remember when you were at headquarters, you were always the shining star among the crowd. Everyone rallied around you, praising your unique talents. But I know it was your intense sense of mission that propelled you forward, and you dedicated many times more effort than the average person, ultimately leading you to the strength you are today.

I also want to share some of my feelings with you. Since leaving headquarters, I've experienced things I never imagined before, and have been given new perspectives. I've discovered that the identity and responsibilities of a Valkyrie aren't as pure and beautiful as I once imagined. However, I remain proud of my identity, because I now understand: Being a Valkyrie doesn't represent beauty, but it does represent the ability to create beauty.

Just thinking about it makes me feel like I'm filled with endless energy!

So, Bianca, I will continue to chase you, and I believe that one day, I will catch up with you and walk side by side with you!

Oh, sorry, I think I accidentally wrote a declaration of war?

Please don't mind me, I just don't know how to express my feelings... Anyway, please keep working hard and I wish you all the best.

Also, please give my regards to Miss Rita. I have prepared a gift for you and Miss Rita, and I hope you like it.

————Anna Shaniat"

Check and confirm sending.

"I seem to have forgotten to ask for Lin Wei's address. I should prepare a gift for him as well."

Anna fell into a kind of distress called regret.

Chapter 70: Dirty Politics (5,000 words)

Lin Wei felt that he had a strange feeling now.

It felt as if the body was stuck in the mud of the deep sea, heavy, sticky, and dim.

This should have been a very terrifying experience, but Lin Wei did not feel uncomfortable, nor did he feel panic. He just lay there calmly, enjoying the darkness and heaviness that enveloped him, while looking upwards.

That was a high place far away from him, with shimmering water, and the light from outside could never reach this piece of mud.

The reason why this feeling is so strange is that Lin Wei feels that he should be floating on the water at this moment.

"Strange feeling..."

Lin Wei thought as he was wrapped in the dark mud.

So he wanted to verify his idea, so he tried to reach out.

So he really raised his arm and stretched out his hand, and without any expected stickiness or obstruction, he emerged from the water with incredible ease.

Lin Wei found that she seemed to be really floating on the water. There was a warm breeze and sunshine. She raised one hand and felt the warmth of spring.

Retracting his arm, he felt himself return to the muddy seabed. But this time, he could clearly see another self floating peacefully on the calm surface of the sea, breathing with his own breath, so that he would not feel suffocated in the dark mud.

"Strange feeling..."

Lin Wei thought again, carefully experiencing this strange visual experience,

"I'm afraid I'm having some weird dream."

………………

"Drip drip..."

Just when Lin Wei felt that he had found some interesting toys and was about to experience this strange dream, the unexpected ringing of the phone was like a bull that suddenly broke in, savagely waking him up from his sleep.

"Who!"

Lin Wei was in a bad mood. He always thought he had a good temper, but he was angry when he woke up. He dialed the phone without even looking at it and said in a very impatient tone,

"You're disturbing my sleep so early in the morning. Tell me what you want to say!"

At the same time, I thought to myself, next time I go to bed, I will definitely turn my phone to silent mode!

"So early in the morning? Disturbing my sweet dreams?? Huh?! Lin Wei, why don't you listen to what you're saying! By the way, I'm giving you a friendly suggestion. I suggest you open your eyes, which are so sleepy that you don't even know your own name, and take a good look at what time it is over there! Ahhhhhhh, I'm so pissed off, why aren't you sleeping like crazy, you bastard!"

The voice on the other end seemed to be choked, and then as if enraged, it gave a "friendly suggestion" in an extremely unfriendly tone, and after waiting for a few seconds, it continued to ask,

"Did you see clearly? What time is it? Please consider the time difference. It's me who's being disturbed! It's me!!"

Lin Wei frowned and couldn't help but move the earphones a little further away. He could still clearly hear what was being yelled on the phone.

Oh, Tesla...

This alarm clock is of great quality and is very refreshing. Lin Wei said that he now feels refreshed and alert.

I looked out the window through the gap in the curtains. The sun was already slanting, and the sunlight had a hint of dusk.

It must be late at night in North America. No wonder Tesla is so irritable...

Lin Wei thought with sympathy.

Blocking the recorder, Lin Wei asked,

"Sakura, how long have I been asleep?"

He believed that Yaezakura would give him the clearest answer.

Yae Sakura gently pushed the door open and walked in from outside, saying in her usual pleasant voice,

"Since returning home the day before yesterday, you've already slept for two days, two nights, and one morning. Lin Weijun, how was your rest?"

As she spoke, she walked to the bed, gently opened the curtains to let the sunlight in, then opened the closed window, smiled at Lin Wei, and gently retreated, leaving only a hint of cherry blossom fragrance in the air.

Lin Wei was slightly stunned, and smiled casually and helplessly. What is this?

After collecting his thoughts, Lin Wei turned on the voice call again and asked the other end of the line,

"Dr. Tesla, you called me late at night. Is there something wrong?"

"Humph!"

Tesla snorted a little proudly, but he didn't want to dwell on this boring question anymore, so he directly stated his purpose.

"Turn on the TV right now and check the latest news. I have something to ask you."

The tone was still not friendly, but Lin Wei smiled slightly and didn't mind.

The "cooperative relationship" between the two parties is still in the mutual observation period. It is not very friendly, so don't expect to become friends quickly. It is enough to be able to use each other at critical times.

Just like in the original plot, Anti-Entropy invaded Saint Freya and forced a cooperative relationship with the Far East branch headed by Theresa. Then what?

Of course they will beat each other to death the next time they meet!

But this does not affect the following fact: after Kiana was captured, the two sides immediately joined forces and cooperated sincerely to attack the headquarters of Destiny.

This transformation was so smooth that Lin Wei once suspected that this guy Cocolia...could he be the scapegoat pushed forward by tacit agreement among all parties?

Ugh...dirty politics!

Before Lin Wei could make any move, Yaezakura, who had just left Lin Wei's bedroom, took the remote control from the living room and turned on the TV after Tesla finished speaking. She also thoughtfully amplified the volume so that Lin Wei, who was separated by a door, could hear clearly.

"…According to the Fire Department, the accident was caused by a combination of electrical faults and a gas leak within the building, which resulted in catastrophic consequences and the tragic deaths of dozens of innocent people trapped inside. The Singapore government would like to remind the public…"

When he turned on the TV, the news was almost over and had reached the summary part, but it was enough for Lin Wei to know what was going on.

Dozens of people died? This news is really good at covering up the truth, Lin Wei thought to himself.

In addition, the term "innocent citizens" struck him as quite ironic.

"See?"

As if they were watching the same news together, they waited until the news was over before Tesla on the other end of the phone asked again, his tone was very unfriendly.

"Did you do it?"

"Yeah, I did."

Lin Wei readily admitted it, then stretched and prepared to get up.

"It's easy to admit, but why did you do that?! Do you know how many people that is?"

Tesla over there was a little angry. This kind of thing happened in Singapore, and she immediately thought of someone who had just settled there.

"I've just checked, and Tianming hasn't responded to this matter at all. This means this isn't just a Collapse incident, it's a completely vicious incident! Lin Wei, since you admitted that this matter is related to you, you must give us an explanation!"

"Hmmmm... are you done? Dear Dr. Tesla, do I need to remind you of my identity again?"

Lin Wei put on his clothes, picked up the phone that he had thrown far away, said "hmm" perfunctorily a few times, and then said in a joking tone,

"I was so generous as not to ask you to give me an explanation, okay? So, it's best to put away your boring temper and talk things over nicely... Of course, if you really can't control your menopause, then I suggest you talk to someone else."

After saying that, Lin Wei took the phone away from his ear again to avoid a new wave of bombardment. However, he did not wait for the expected roar of the Hedong Lion, but a chaotic sound. He did hear a shout that was a little aggrieved in anger.

"He actually said I was in menopause?!"

The sound seemed to be quite far away from the receiver. Lin Wei's heart moved and he took back the phone he had brought from afar.

"Mr. Lin Wei, please don't mind. After all, according to our agreement, both parties must share intelligence in a timely manner."

Sure enough, immediately afterwards, a calm female voice came from the phone, completely different from the previous fiery voice:

"Although the incident in this news doesn't seem to involve the promised Honkai and Destiny, it's still equally significant. I believe Mr. Lin Wei isn't the kind of person who craves chaos. Therefore, Dr. Tesla and I would like to discuss some of the circumstances with you and clear up these unnecessary misunderstandings. This will benefit both of us. What do you think?"

Lin Wei was amused. This pair of partners was really interesting. They actually played this kind of "good cop, bad cop" trick. It was just unclear whether it was intentional or not.

"Couldn't you have said this earlier? Some information really should be shared. You've arrived just in time."

Lin Wei didn't want to delve into those trivial things. Since Einstein's attitude was quite good, he could just let it go.

"But before that, I suggest you check Coral Island to see if there's any recent news there."

Einstein's expression remained unchanged, but he was wondering what this guy was up to. Tesla, standing beside him, understood the situation and reached out to pull the tablet computer over, starting to search for keywords.

"A sudden earthquake in the South Pacific affected a coral island and caused a small landslide on the artificial island foundation. Fortunately, there were no casualties, and the economic and property losses are being assessed. In response to this major engineering quality issue exposed, the United Nations has dispatched a professional investigation team to prevent similar incidents from happening again."

The two looked at each other. They were very familiar with this kind of wording that was intended to cover up something.

"Mr. Lin Wei, are you trying to say that there's some connection between these two things?"

Tesla wisely remained silent, allowing Einstein to continue talking to Lin Wei.

"Yeah, I did that, too."

Lin Wei admitted it frankly and said lightly,

"Due to some coincidences, I was targeted by an organization that specializes in kidnapping survivors of the Honkai disaster. They also used underground platforms as a cover to engage in other crimes such as human trafficking, drug dealing, and arms smuggling. I have a bad temper and couldn't stand it, so I destroyed them."

"Then I followed the trail of the Houkai survivors and found them on Coral Island. There was an underground base of some unknown organization, specializing in collecting and kidnapping people who could survive the Houkai energy environment. Then, while I was tracking them, the self-destruct device was triggered, and the base was completely buried under the sea."

Lin Wei succinctly stated the key points of the information to be shared.

A survivor of the Honkai disaster?

The two doctors exchanged a glance. This term reminded them of the former Baberon Tower, and they also thought of the name of the organization behind that place.

Destiny?

"Oh, yes. On the way, I met a Valkyrie who was also here to investigate this matter. Because in other parts of Southeast Asia, there are also survivors of the Honkai who were captured here."

After letting the other party digest the information for a while, Lin Wei continued without waiting for the other party to speak.

"You can use your own channels to check if there are any unusual movements of the Valkyrie troops in Southeast Asia recently. That will verify whether what I said is true or not."

"Why didn't you tell us such an important thing earlier?"

Tesla shouted in dissatisfaction.

Is this still necessary to check?

There was no point in lying about something involving the Valkyrie Corps—unless the other party was Otto, and he had some conspiracy, so he could naturally get his Valkyrie to cooperate with him unconditionally.

But is he Otto?

The two doctors actually had no idea, but since Walter chose to believe him, they chose to believe Walter.