After hearing what Liu Jichuan said, everyone reacted differently.
Chu Bai smiled and said, "Old Wang has indeed worked hard these years."
Mu Xue and Xu Shen didn't say anything, and seemed to have other thoughts.
The vehicle sped all the way back to the Heiguang District Secret Bureau.
After everyone got off the bus, Liu Jichuan looked at Gu Qiufeng, Zhao Qingmian and others in other cars. His expression returned to seriousness, his eyes were a little sad, and he said in a low voice: "Everyone has worked hard!"
"This time, many key members sacrificed their lives to complete the important task of the bureau. They are all great. We must remember their names forever!"
Everyone was silent.
Gu Qiufeng and Luo Hua looked dim and a little sad. Until the end, they did not find Baye.
This only means that Baye failed to come back.
He remained in the dark ruins forever.
Even the team known for its longevity perished in the dark ruins, and Chu Bai's team lost two men.
However, compared to other forces, they suffered relatively light casualties. The previous branch of the Fog City District was hunted down by the Great Ruins and was in great danger. When they returned, they did not see any trace of the Fog City District. It seemed that... the entire army was wiped out!
"Three days later, we will hold a memorial service to commemorate our colleagues who sacrificed their lives for the bureau." Liu Jichuan said in a low voice.
Everyone agreed in silence.
Pug... Xu Shen sighed in his heart. If Baye had not chosen to leave the team, he might not have died. But Baye obviously wanted to fight for a better future and did not want to slowly die from the day-to-day tasks. Unfortunately, he failed.
Perhaps Baye had considered such an outcome, but he still chose to take the risk.
After the condolences, the next step was to count the soldiers that everyone had harvested.
Every Xu Bing can get a great , with the whole team being exempted from one mission, a million-dollar bonus, and huge merits!
If one could hand in three pieces of Xubing, it would be enough to exchange for the merit for direct retirement.
Except for Xu Shen and others, Gu Qiufeng and others only handed in one item in total, which was taken out by Chu Bai's deputy captain Zhao Qingmian. He successfully got a chance to exempt the entire Team 1 from performing a mission. In addition to the merits he had accumulated before, he was able to apply for retirement.
After the inventory was completed, Liu Jichuan asked everyone to go and rest, and then called Chu Bai, Xu Shen and others to the office.
"You have made the greatest contribution in this matter. Tell me, what do you want?" Liu Jichuan sat behind his desk, looking at the people in front of him.
Chu Bai looked calm and said, "It's my duty to work for the bureau."
"Stop being polite to me." Liu Jichuan scolded with a smile.
Mu Xue glanced at Chu Bai, and then said to Liu Jichuan: "Director, I plan to apply for retirement."
Xu Shen was a little surprised and glanced at her.
"retire?"
Liu Jichuan suddenly had a headache and sighed, "You have all entered the second form. Although your contributions are enough for retirement, you also know what the mission and tasks of our Ruins Bureau have always been. Ruins in our city are endless, endangering every family, and the ruins cutters in the bureau are stretched to the limit."
"One of you can defeat ten teams!"
"If you retire, we don't know what kind of chaos our Black Light District will be in."
Mu Xue seemed to have expected what he said, and said calmly: "Director, the existence of the ruins has a history of thousands of years, and it is impossible to kill them all. I don't have such a great belief that I want to save everyone. I just want to protect myself and live longer. I hope the director can fulfill my wish!"
Xu Shen felt the same way and nodded repeatedly.
Liu Jichuan glanced at Xu Shen, his eyelids seemed to flutter slightly, and then he said to Mu Xue earnestly: "I know that your thoughts are also normal, but can you bear to see C-level ruins causing chaos everywhere? Can you bear to see those new ruin cutters who have not yet grown up, who have not yet adapted to the fear of fighting with D-level ruins, be forced to take up weapons to fight C-level ruins, or even be involved in B-level incidents and become cannon fodder?"
"Can you bear to see those families destroyed and their families broken up?"
"There are already enough orphanages everywhere, and so many orphans are homeless. We can't expect other forces to eliminate the ruins except us, right?"
"Can you really bear it?"
Mu Xue said calmly: "I can't bear it."
Liu Jichuan: “…”
"This world is too dark, and there is no end to the ruins. When I asked for help in the ruins incident, no one offered a hand. If the director hadn't passed by, I might have died."
Mu Xue stared at Liu Jichuan and said, "I can't save so many people. My life is too fragile. I just want to do what I want to do."
Liu Jichuan also stared at her and said, "I personally saved your life and brought you back to the bureau. Now that you have entered the second form, are you unwilling to stay and help me? B-level incidents rarely happen. Usually, I will only ask you to solve some tricky C-level incidents, which will not threaten your life."
"I have already repaid the Director's kindness."
Mu Xue said: "With my contributions, I could have retired a year ago, but I didn't apply because I knew the director would need people to enter Xudong a year later, so I chose to stay."
"The three pieces of Xu weapons this time and the killing of Xu this year are my repayment for your kindness."
Liu Jichuan's face changed slightly and he fell silent.
After a long while, he whispered, "What are you going to do when you retire? Go back to normal life? As far as I know, it is difficult for us to go back to normal life. You can see the ruins, and there are always some weak and detached ruins around you. Can you ignore them? Can you forget the painful memories of being a ruins soldier?"
Mu Xue shook her head slightly: "It's different. Lying at home and recalling the hardships of work is different from actually experiencing the hardships of work."
Liu Jichuan was speechless.
"After I retire, I plan to move to the inner city." Mu Xue said, "So I have to retire to avoid being implicated by the bureau."
"You are going to the inner city?" Xu Shen was a little surprised.
Chu Bai also looked at Mu Xue. He knew that Mu Xue wanted to retire, but he didn't expect that she wanted to go to the inner city.
However, the inner city is a place that everyone yearns for, just like the Garden of Eden, so it is normal for Mu Xue to want to go there.
"What are you going to the inner city for?" Liu Jichuan frowned. He knew Mu Xue better. She did not pursue the false peace and prosperity of the inner city.
"Xiao Li is in some trouble. She needs help now." Mu Xue stared at him and said.
Liu Jichuan was slightly stunned, his expression changed, and he finally said nothing.
That girl is in a lot of trouble... He sighed and said, "That's the Jiang family's business. Neither you nor I can get involved."
"I know, but I know she needs someone around her now," said Mu Xue.
Liu Jichuan frowned and said, "But you know, the building is about to collapse, and no one can save it. You can't change anything at all, and you will only become a corpse buried together."
"Maybe." Mu Xue said softly, "But I just want to do what I want to do, see the people I want to see, and repay the favors I should repay, that's all."
"That girl is stupid, and you are even more stupid than her..." Liu Jichuan grinned slightly and felt a toothache. These two were both willful guys, and they had stubborn tempers.
He knew that Mu Xue had no relatives, and that she acted so recklessly probably because she regarded that girl as her best friend.
"Have you really thought it through? You may not be able to come back after this trip." Liu Jichuan stared at her.
Mu Xue didn't answer, but her determined look didn't change, which made her feelings clear.
Seeing that he could no longer persuade her, Liu Jichuan could only shake his head and wave his hand, saying, "Go, I hope you won't regret it."
"Thank you very much."
Mu Xue nodded slightly, thanked him and was about to leave.
Xu Shen stopped her and asked, "Captain, the Xiao Li you are talking about, is it Sister Li?"
Mu Xue glanced at Xu Shen, her eyes flickered slightly, and said, "That's right."
"Is something wrong with Sister Li?" Xu Shen asked in a deep voice.
"cough!"
Liu Jichuan seemed to have a sudden chest attack, coughing violently and beating his chest.
Mu Xue was about to say a few words, but when she heard that Liu Jichuan was sick, she stopped talking and said indifferently: "Don't learn from me. The bureau still needs your care . Chu Bai may not be able to suppress it alone. The director also has high hopes for you, and you haven't repaid him yet."
How do you know I can't calm down? Chu Bai touched his nose beside him, looking somewhat helpless.
After Mu Xue finished speaking, she broke away from Xu Shen's hand and left the office.
Xu Shen frowned, turned around and looked at the director who was beating his chest and coughing, and said, "Director, is Sister Li from the Jiang family? Is the Jiang family a high-ranking family in the inner city? Did the Jiang family meet with disaster?"
"How do you know all this?" Liu Jichuan raised his eyebrows. His chest pain seemed to have suddenly improved and he stopped rubbing.
"Really?" Xu Shen asked.
Liu Jichuan felt a little headache when he saw Xu Shen's eyes . He knew that he was another stubborn guy. He said helplessly, "Yes, Jiang Yueli is from the Jiang family in the inner city. The Jiang family is one of the noble families in the inner city, but now it is weak. Originally, the Jiang family sent that girl to our bottom city to keep her away from trouble."
"In the end, the girl still wanted to run back, and we couldn't stop her."
Xu Shen's face changed slightly. Although he had some guesses in his mind, he didn't expect it to be true.
"What difficulties did the Jiang family encounter?" Xu Shen couldn't help but ask.
Liu Jichuan rolled his eyes in annoyance and said, "Don't be as stupid as her. The Jiang family is indeed in trouble, but don't you think about how prominent the Gao family is and how powerful their background is? They can't handle this trouble. Do you think you can intervene just because you have reached the second form?"
"In front of the high-ranking clans, the second form is at most the captain of their guard team. If you perform well, you may be rewarded with a high-ranking surname. If you perform poorly, that's it."
Xu Shen also understood this through the Mo family's affairs. He asked, "What exactly is the trouble?"
Liu Jichuan was speechless and sighed, "I don't know much either. I heard that the king of the Jiang family had some problems and there were old grudges with other noble families. In short, the Jiang family is in trouble now. Maybe it won't be long before they are massacred. At this time, staying away from the Jiang family is the best choice. Other forces that were on good terms with the Jiang family in the past are eager to break away from them. Only that stupid girl is willing to go up against them."
He said this and shook his head.