Volume 2: The Church of Light Chapter 194 Blind Date
Xu Shen tried to find out some information from Li Meina, but didn't get any specific information, so he could only get dressed and go to the bureau.
"Director Liu."
I saw Liu Jichuan in the office, and Li Mina, who was wearing a black business skirt, next to him.
Liu Jichuan saw Xu Shen, smiled, and asked Li Meina to prepare a cup of coffee for Xu Shen: "Sit down."
"Director, are you looking for me?" Xu Shen sat down, took the coffee handed to him by Li Meina and whispered thank you. Li Meina responded with a smile and quietly stepped aside.
"Now you are the captain of the bureau and the personal guard of the queen ant. You have money and power. What are your thoughts on the future?" Liu Jichuan took out a cigarette and Li Meina bent down to help him light it. The smoke slowly drifted out of his mouth, covering his face, making him look quite mysterious.
"future?"
This is a luxurious word, a word that most people dare not enjoy.
But Xu Shen is now indeed qualified to think about these two words.
"Practice, enjoy life, and if there is a chance, it would be best to become a king." Xu Shen said frankly.
This kind of thinking is also very normal.
Liu Jichuan nodded slightly. Most of the thoughts of any two-state are the same. Becoming a king is the ultimate goal of all two-states. He said softly: "The status of a king is lofty, and it is extremely difficult to become a king. You need to risk your life and then be reborn. This stage itself is extremely difficult, but with the deterioration purifying agent we injected, it is even more difficult."
Xu Shen nodded slightly, he understood this.
"Inferior quality purifier?" Li Meina beside her asked in confusion.
Liu Jichuan continued to explain, "That's right. There are two types of purifiers. One is the high-grade, pure version, and the other is the degraded version, which is what we use. The high-grade purifier is commonly used in the inner city, and the purifier that is transported to us contains impurities. When it reaches the limit of the two states, all these impurities need to be removed before we are qualified to knock on the king's door."
Li Meina was surprised and asked, "Doesn't this mean that we have to waste more time for nothing? Why is this happening?"
"When you come to the top of the golden mountain and see people climbing up behind you, you naturally want to throw some stones to knock them down and create obstacles for them." Liu Jichuan said softly.
"It's so ugly..." Li Meina whispered.
Liu Jichuan glanced at Xu Shen and saw that Xu Shen had a calm expression, as if he had known about this for a long time. He said softly, "You seem to have understood this kind of thing."
Xu Shen nodded, "I've heard of it."
Liu Jichuan looked at Xu Shen deeply, but did not ask Xu Shen where he heard it. This kind of secret is not something that most people would easily reveal. Maybe Xu Shen learned it from the Queen Ant when he became the Queen Ant's personal guard?
No matter what, since Xu Shen already knew it, there was no need for him to explain further.
"The Bureau gave you the Deterioration Purifier because we had no choice." Liu Jichuan sighed, "We can only purchase this from the inner city. The whole city is using it, and the other lower cities are using it too. There's nothing we can do about it."
Xu Shen nodded slightly.
Liu Jichuan glanced at Xu Shen, as if thinking about something, and then he took a puff of his cigarette, tapped off the ash, and said with a smile, "Are you free to go out with me?"
"OK."
Xu Shen could only agree.
Liu Jichuan stood up, Li Meina handed him his coat to put on, and then he walked out of the office first to arrange a vehicle.
Xu Shen and Liu Jichuan walked out of the office side by side. Now that Xu Shen had the golden belt of the Queen Ant's personal guard, his status was no less than his. Neither of them cared about these small details.
When they met other people from the bureau along the way, they all bowed their heads and greeted them immediately.
After leaving the Xu Secret Bureau, Li Meina drove in the front, while Xu Shen and Liu Jichuan sat in the back.
"What do you think of the environment in our Dicheng?" Liu Jichuan rolled down the car window with an unfathomable smile on his face.
"environment?"
Xu Shen's eyes flickered, and he asked, "What do you mean, Director?"
"What did you see?" Liu Jichuan asked back.
Xu Shen pondered and said, "If it's about the road environment, the Queen Mother District is cleaner and tidier, and our Black Light District is also more prosperous outside the city, but the suburbs are a bit backward."
Liu Jichuan listened quietly, smiled and nodded: "Yes, this is because the financial resources have not been implemented to the grassroots. With the financial resources of the Black Light District, although it is not enough to improve all the suburbs, it will at least be better."
Xu Shen did not comment. Since all the money for construction had been divided up, there would naturally not be a good environment.
Seeing that Xu Shen did not respond, Liu Jichuan continued, "But even in this terrible environment, most people can adapt. After all, people living in the suburbs are fog dwellers. They can't see. If the roads are a little dirty or messy, they will just complain and curse a few times, and then it will be over. Even if someone complains, it is a very small minority."
Xu Shen nodded: "For the Wu people, the requirements are not high. Being able to live, marry and have children, and then have a stable job until old age is happiness."
"yes……"
The smile lines on Liu Jichuan's face disappeared, and he sighed softly: "It is because the request is too humble that it will only make your life more humble."
Xu Shen's eyes moved slightly and he nodded slightly, understanding what he meant.
The more you lower your demands, the more others will demand more and erode your rights.
But, unless forced to do so, who would be willing to give up their own interests?
The vehicle drove into a manor in the city and stopped.
The manor was quite clean. Liu Jichuan said, "I came to visit an old friend. This old friend is a veteran employee of the tax bureau. He helps me manage a lot of my money."
Xu Shen was a little surprised, but didn't ask any more questions.
A few people got off the car and came to the front of the manor, where they saw a big yellow dog squatting at the gate of the manor.
Seeing the few people, the big yellow dog quickly got up and barked in a low voice.
Suddenly, a young girl in a white dress ran out from the back of the manor. Seeing the people at the door, she said in surprise, "Uncle Liu, Sister Mina."
"Elena, I brought you a small gift." Li Meina took out the gift bag that had been prepared in the car and handed it over.
Xu Shen noticed that the little girl had golden hair, brown pupils, and a very delicate face. She looked different from most people, but... she was somewhat similar to the queen ant, and seemed to be of the same race.
Liu Jichuan smiled and said, "I came to talk to your father about something."
"Okay, Uncle Liu." Elena nodded obediently.
Liu Jichuan noticed Xu Shen's puzzled look and whispered , "Elena's family is of the ancient Simon bloodline. In ancient times, there were many bloodlines, but they later died out in the racial war. Now is the era of great unification. Minority bloodlines like theirs are relatively small in number and are mainly concentrated in the inner city."
Xu Shen suddenly realized that he had never seen that historical record, perhaps it was too dark and was hidden.
When the girl saw Xu Shen, she smiled sweetly and cutely.
Several people entered the house. Elena's father had brown hair, deep eye sockets, and a high nose bridge. He looked tough and handsome, and was also of Simon descent.
The latter warmly entertained the three of them and asked the nanny to prepare coffee and snacks.
Xu Shen saw that the decoration in their home was also unique. Liu Jichuan was chatting with Elena's father about financial matters, such as bank interest, recent investment projects and so on.
Both of them intentionally or unintentionally turned their gazes to Xu Shen and Elena.
"Xiao Xu, if you feel bored, go upstairs with Elena first. We'll go together after I finish talking." Liu Jichuan said with a smile.
Xu Shen originally wanted to say that it was not boring. Although he did not understand, he listened with great interest because he felt that this was knowledge that he lacked. He had a sponge-like nature and wanted to absorb all unknown knowledge.
But seeing the different message in Liu Jichuan's eyes, Xu Shen understood that this was not just a polite remark. Perhaps the latter wanted to talk about something that was not convenient for others to hear, so he immediately nodded tactfully.
Elena's face turned slightly red, and under the care of her father, she went upstairs with Xu Shen.
"I'll go too." said Li Meina.
Liu Jichuan rolled his eyes at her and said, "Don't make do with young people's affairs."
Li Meina was stunned. Is she no longer young?
She immediately wanted to find a mirror to look at herself.
upstairs.
It was quite spacious here. Elena's cheeks were pink, and she said to Xu Shen, "Brother Xu, are you Uncle Liu's subordinate?"
"Subordinates? I guess so." Xu Shen nodded and looked around at the unique decorations here.
"I heard that what Uncle Liu does is very dangerous and he often has to deal with invisible things. Is it the same for Brother Xu?" Elena asked curiously.
Xu Shen nodded: "You seem to know something."
"I heard something from my father." Elena smiled and took Xu Shen to a piano room and said, "Brother Xu, do you like playing on the swing?"
There is a swing in the corner of the piano room.
But now there was someone sitting on it, it was Maeve.
She moved faster than him... Xu Shen shifted his gaze and said, "Not bad."
Elena smiled, sat down in front of the piano, and said, "Does Brother Xu usually listen to music?"
"Music..." Xu Shen thought of the definition of music in the book, a rhythmic melody...
Does the painful roar of the Ruins Beast count?
"Listen to it occasionally." Xu Shen said.
"Occasionally?"
"You'll hear it when you're on a mission."
Elena was surprised and said with a smile: "Then I will play a song for Brother Xu."
"good."
Xu Shen sat on the swing next to him naturally, grabbed the swing and started swinging.
Maeve stood on the swing board with her feet, and it looked as if her calves were held in Xu Shen's arms. As the swing swayed, her body actually swayed along with it.
"How do you know I like to play?" Maeve said with a happy smile on her face.
You've already sat down, how could I not know... Xu Shen said in his heart, but a smile appeared on his face, as if he was tilting his head to listen to the piano playing by Elena in front of him.
Although she didn't get a response, Maeve laughed happily as Xu Shen shook her.
The smile on Xu Shen's face became even more intense.
Seeing Xu Shen’s intoxicated smile, Elena played even harder.
The notes were like the rhythm of a spring. When the famous song ended, she stood up, picked up her dress and finished her ceremony gracefully. Then she trotted to Xu Shen and asked expectantly, "Brother Xu, how was my performance?"
Xu Shen slowly stopped the swing and nodded, "Very good."
Elena smiled even more happily and took Xu Shen to her study, where there were various books, music scores, some storybooks and dolls.
Elena took Xu Shen to visit everywhere.
Xu Shen was chatting casually, and when he saw the smile on Elena's face, he felt a little emotional. The latter was already 17 years old, but her heart was still as pure as a child.
"There are very slight noises coming from here every night. Brother Xu, do you think there may be something dirty here?" Elena took Xu Shen to a wall clock in the living room.
Xu Shen looked around and saw a rat hole in the corner. He couldn't help but smile: "No, there should be a few little mice."
Elena breathed a sigh of relief.
The two chatted a lot more, and Xu Shen took the opportunity to ask her about some things about her father.
Elena was simple-minded and confessed almost everything under Xu Shen's indirect questioning.
Her mother died during childbirth of her second child. She originally had a younger brother. Her father was a small leader in the Tax Bureau. Although his position was not promoted quickly in recent years, his life was quite stable.
She also has a grandmother, but I heard that she lives in the inner city and is rarely seen.
In just a few words, Xu Shen had already grasped the situation of their family.
Seeing that it was almost time, Xu Shen followed Elena downstairs.
Seeing that the two were obviously more familiar with each other than before, Liu Jichuan smiled and said, "It seems that you two had a good chat."
Elena's cheeks blushed slightly as she came to her father.
His father also looked at Xu Shen with a smile.
Originally, they wanted to invite him to stay for lunch, but Liu Jichuan refused and took Xu Shen back to the car.
"Xiao Xu, it seems you are quite popular among girls." Liu Jichuan joked .
Xu Shen saw his strange look and said, "Could it be that Director Liu brought me here on purpose?"
Liu Jichuan laughed and said, "How can you say it's intentional? Actually, it can be considered as such. You are not young anymore. Even if you want to enjoy yourself, you still need to have a family."
Xu Shen was speechless. No wonder he looked at Elena's father strangely. Turns out this was a conspired blind date?
"I'm still young..." Xu Shen said.
"Generally, people should get married when they turn 18." Liu Jichuan rolled his eyes at Xu Shen, "You are not young anymore."
Xu Shen was speechless.
Li Meina covered her mouth and chuckled, saying, "Elena is a good girl. If you really like her, don't let her down. It's okay for you to find another woman outside, but just don't let her know."
Xu Shen was speechless. You are a woman after all, why don’t you speak up for your own kind?
On the way back, I passed an alley and heard shouting and cursing from inside.
A few people looked over and saw that two thugs were bullying a girl from the Mist People.
Liu Jichuan's face darkened slightly and he waved his hand to let Li Meina handle it.
The matter was resolved quickly. The two hooligans who had their eyes opened were beaten black and blue and were driven away by Li Meina.
Liu Jichuan shook his head slightly and said nothing. It was obvious that he was no longer surprised by such things.
After returning to the bureau, Liu Jichuan had nothing else to do, so Xu Shen said goodbye to him.
On the way back to his residence, Xu Shen thought of something and drove to a grocery store.
When he returned to his residence again, Xu Shen took out the swing, injected virtual force into the rope, embedded it into the wall of the roof, and then absorbed the virtual force. Soon, a swing was fixed in the room.
