13 Mink Street

"My lord, let me take you back."

Walfren is very satisfied with his grandson using this title for himself on this occasion.

You must know that in the past when my grandson was working in the Academic Affairs Building, he would often confuse and ambiguously address him. Although he had reminded him many times, he always felt that he was joking and didn't really take it to heart.

Walforon once said to Karen that his grandson is good in other aspects. The biggest shortcoming is probably that the living environment from childhood to adulthood is too good and comfortable, which makes him a little soft in character.

His starting point must be much higher than that of ordinary believers of the same age, but facing those geniuses who really came out of ordinary people, it is really not enough.

However, now it is obvious that his grandson has grown up all of a sudden, but the price of this growth is too high and heavy.

"not going back."

"Not going back? Are you going back to the Academic Affairs Building? I think you need to take care of your body."

"Is there any need to cherish my body now?"

Leon was about to refute, but was interrupted by Walforon:

"Okay, cherish, cherish, I'm a little hungry, let's go after eating with you, after all, you have to cherish your body."

"Okay, let me prepare some food for you. A room on the third floor is the kitchen furnished by our director. I will cook it for you myself."

"Don't, don't, although I know I won't live long, I'm not eager enough to run.

You and my grandfather are the only ones left in our family. If you cook a meal and send your grandpa away directly, it will be a lot of psychological pressure. "

"Heh... poof!"

Leon wanted to hold back his laughter, because this topic was really heavy, but seeing his grandfather's expression when he spoke, he couldn't hold back in the end.

Walforon also smiled, raised his hand, and Leon stepped forward to help.

"Remember, being able to laugh is a kind of happiness. When we should be sad, we will be sad. When we can laugh, let's not hold back. Try to smile as much as possible. Your mother and grandma like to look at you in the sky. laugh.

You can't always keep a bitter face. When I go to see your grandma, your grandma will blame me for not telling you well. As for your mother, she shouldn't dare to lose her temper with me. "

"Okay, Grandpa."

"Go to your cafeteria and let me try what you usually eat."

"Okay, I'll take you there."

Leon helped Walfuren to the cafeteria of the headquarters building. There were quite a lot of people in the cafeteria, but when the chief bishop came in, everyone stood up and saluted, looking very restrained.

Walforon just smiled and nodded in response, because after all, he didn't come here specially to inspect the food treatment of the Priest of Order. Besides, the treatment of the Whip of Order has gradually been separated from the Regional Management Office.

"Grandpa, are you going to eat here or go to the box?"

"Go to the box, it's easier to talk."

"Okay, Grandpa."

Leon sent Wo Fulun into the box, let him sit down, and then went to order meals by himself, and two meals were served in a short while.

Walforon picked up the tableware and began to eat, and from time to time, he sent the meatballs and fish steaks on his plate to his grandson's plate.

Leon didn't refuse either, and ate it with a smile.

Wo Fulun's appetite is not good, or he can't eat too much now, so after eating for a while, he put down the tableware, sat there, and watched his grandson eat quietly.

In fact, the atmosphere in my home has always been very good, and the relationship between family members is also extremely harmonious.

But even so, Wo Fulun still felt a little regretful. He regretted that when he was enjoying the sweetness and warmth of his family, he didn't carefully wipe the soup bottom with bread and put it in his mouth for the final chewing and aftertaste. .

People, that's how it is. Only when everything is completely lost, will we know how to truly cherish.

After Leon finished eating, he took out the dinner plate and came back with two fruit plates with toothpicks stuck on them. He remembered that his grandfather said that it was convenient to talk here.

Walforon picked up a grape and gently played with it in his hand.

Leon asked: "Grandpa, today's events will make a big fuss, right?"

"Originally, the problem shouldn't be a big one. The big deal is to let your director take the limelight and responsibility together, and the incident will subside; but now, this added drama has made things more complicated and serious. gone."

"Will it cause another dispute between the Whip of Order and the Regional Management Office?"

Wo Fulun shook his head and said: "It's not just that, when the face is torn, the nature of the matter will change. Our current high priest is better than the previous high priest in terms of status, power and personal prestige. It is much louder, but the stronger he is, the louder the voice of opposition he suppresses will naturally be.

Now, it was supposed to be a relatively quiet period after the last round of confrontation, so if you throw a stone into the pond at this time, it will easily startle all the fish in it. "

"Is it so serious..."

"Actually, I'm still making a conservative prediction. When your department brought down the Nadun family a while ago, it was just the conflict between the whip of order and the redistribution of power between the regional management office. This time, it will probably be extended to order. A new round of war was declared between the reformist faction and the conservative faction behind the whip.

So, don't look at your ministers and district chiefs who look like nothing happened when the meeting is over, they are all pretending, they must be very flustered now.

It is estimated that when we just had dinner, they should have reported and asked for instructions with the people above in their office, oh no, this is a bit inaccurate, it should be an apology.

Because, they accidentally made things bigger. "

"Then our director..."

"Which director? Oh, Karen would have been used as a rag, although I still can't figure out why they chose Karen to be the victim of this operation, like repairing potholes in the road instead of bricks Instead, gems are used deliberately.

It can have the same effect, but the cost and price... are too mismatched.

Now, Karen doesn't have to worry about himself. The second director has already attracted the storm to himself. It's a rogue way, but it's very effective.

Karen used to be part of Neo's team too. I remember that team was in charge of protecting me during the meeting on Darkmoon Island. "

"Yes, Grandpa."

"The atmosphere in this team is really good. The old captain is willing to give up everything and stand up for his subordinates. I believe that Neo thinks that Karen is worthy of him. I believe that in the future, Karen will also will do it for you."

"for me……"

"He will." Walfren peeled off the grape skin and put it in his mouth.

"Grandpa, don't eat the grapes, I just tasted them, they are very sour."

Wo Fulun shook his head with a smile, and said, "As I get older, I can't even taste ordinary flavors in my mouth."

"Grandpa, shall I send you back to rest now?"

"No hurry, wait for someone."

"Who are you waiting for?"

Wo Fulun looked at the wall clock in the box: "It seems that the crime is very serious, ha ha."

Hearing this, Leon could only sit silently by the side and wait together.

"Don't you have anything to do?" Walforon asked curiously, "Shouldn't it be the busiest time for you all? After all, so many bishops were arrested at once, just listening to them complain What a headache."

"My task is to stay by your side and please you."

Wo Fulun immediately showed a dumbfounding expression.

"Please me, what next?"

"There is no specific goal, just to please you. If you plan to go home, I will go home with you to rest. Although the ministry is very busy, I should have been granted leave."

"Shouldn't Karen and Neo give you this order?"

"no."

"Well, then your team is really high-quality, no, it's very good, and there are still people who can see the situation clearly. I believe that most of the guys are in a daze right now.

So, Leon, it is really a wise decision for Grandpa to arrange you into this team. In this team, you should do things down-to-earth and don't have any other thoughts. "

"I will, Grandpa."

"No, you have to remember what grandpa said to you. Do you know what the consequences are when there is more than one really smart person in a small group?"

"as a result of?"

"The consequence is that the stupidest and most useless person in this group, as long as he is honest and behaves well in the team, he can be pulled up and do well."

Leon: "..."

At this time, the box was knocked.

Leon stood up and went to open the door. When he saw the district chief Harry standing at the door, he immediately saluted the district chief.

Harry smiled at Leon, then walked in with a bag of tea and a pot of boiling water, and said: "The people below told me that you are here with your grandson for dinner, I must entertain you, the food in the cafeteria is average, this is The tea in my own collection has a strong taste, you should like it."

Leon came over to help make tea, but saw District Chief Harry do it himself.

Walforon leaned back on the chair, put his hands on his abdomen, looked at Harry who was making tea in a very lazy posture, and said:

"Let the district chief personally make tea for me..."

"Look at what you said, it should be, I can't give you..."

"It seems that he should have been scolded miserably."

Harry: "..."

Wo Fulun lowered his eyes slightly, and continued: "Being scolded beyond your expectations has completely panicked you, making you forget about your status."

Walforon coughed twice again, but the smile on the corner of his mouth could hardly be hidden:

"Or, is there a major problem with your status?"

Harry was stunned for a moment, but he didn't pour the boiling water over the teacup after all. After brewing the tea, he sat down, sighed, and said, "You saw it too. It's not that there was an accident. Is it a bit big, this thing is not done well, it is not beautiful, and it should be scolded."

Wo Fulun shook his head and said, "They are also very scared, right?"

Harry's expression froze slightly, and he immediately picked up a very hot teacup to pretend to drink water, and asked, "Who are you talking about?"

"They."

Wo Fulun raised his hand, pointed upwards, and pointed.

"I don't quite understand what you mean."

"Oh, well, then I probably won't understand what you mean from now on, Leon, come, take grandpa home."

"Okay, Grandpa."

The old man has been the chief bishop for so many years. Even Dolfo, who was the most manic and defiant at the time, dared not disrespect him. It was not because of his family background. It can only be said that there is no blessing of that opportunity.

But the old man is a truly wise man, and he can really see through some things.

This feeling of being manipulated made Chief Harry very uncomfortable, but when he saw that Walfren was about to leave, he immediately leaned forward and said, "You have to help us."

"I don't understand what you mean."

"This is what we agreed upon."

"I just agreed to deal with some moths with you, isn't it being dealt with now, and I didn't promise you anything else."

District Chief Harry bit his lip and said, "The problem is very serious now, and I need to deal with it as quickly as possible, otherwise, internal strife may be triggered within the Divine Cult because of this fuse."

"Hey, I'm going to join the First Knight Order, how can I manage these things."

"You can manage it, you have the ability!" Harry looked at Walforon and said, "Don't you stay here because you don't want to see the Church of God fall into internal strife because of today's accident?"

"Ah..." Wo Fulun stretched out his hand and patted his forehead lightly, "You really reminded me why I stayed for dinner, in fact, I just wanted to wait for you to come to me, it's really troublesome."

Harry breathed a sigh of relief.

"Look, you're a bit late. I have a bad memory now, and I almost forgot the purpose of staying here waiting for you to come to see me."

"Please rest assured, as long as you promise to stand up and announce this matter to the church, it's up to you..."

Wolfflen raised his hand,

interrupted Harry's words,

said:

"I stayed here on purpose until you came to see me,

just so that when you beg me,

Well to say a word to you:

roll! "

...

"Zi la...Zi la..."

As soon as the hot oil was splashed, Karen picked up the chopsticks and started stirring.

At this time, the figure of Minister Bernie appeared at the door of the "kitchen", and sighed out of the opportunity:

"smell good."

Karen turned his head and looked at Bernie. Only two hours had passed, and Bernie had changed from being reserved and steady towards himself before to becoming a bit Richard.

"Unfortunately, I only made two bowls."

"Then next time you have a chance, please invite me to have a taste."

Karen shook her head and said, "It's too troublesome to stretch noodles, I rarely do it."

"Karen, I want to have a good chat with you."

"My lord, the noodles are lumpy."

"Soon." Bernie said, "This time, I couldn't help myself. Someone above wanted to mess with you. I just acted according to the order of the above. Otherwise, I couldn't put you in that situation. Baked, I can't bear it, I can't bear to bear such an excellent subordinate like you."

"I can understand your difficulty, my lord."

"But when things got serious, the people above changed their minds and wanted to calm things down first. I think that after this time, the people above should also give up their intention to punish you."

"That's really welcome news."

"Well, I can assure you that even if there is a next time in the future with a one in ten million chance, I will never obey his wishes again. I will notify you and protect you."

"As your subordinate, I am grateful to you as your superior for protecting me."

Bernie shrugged: "I know you still have resentment in your heart."

"No, no, minister, you misunderstood. Actually, I am not angry with you. This is not a polite word, really. After all, I think it should be Neo who is more angry. I just became the director not long ago. There is another layer between them, and Neo has more contact with you.

And I really don't need to be angry with you. "

"Oh, by the way, and Neo, he made a very serious mistake this time. Because what he did will probably burn down everything in our headquarters."

"You should know that his previous nickname was Hound." Karen poked his temple, "There is something wrong with him."

"But it happened after all, didn't it?" Bernie said helplessly, "In the list, only Bishop Yeder's name is on the list, and the other five bishops can be said to have been wrongly arrested. The seriousness of this matter cannot Estimated, therefore, his guilt is very heavy."

Karen nodded and said, "Yes, he is really foolish, so he should be punished severely."

Bernie licked his lips and said, "He's protecting you, Karen."

"A fool, who needs his protection." Karen shook his head, "Now it makes him think that I owe him a lot, and dares to let me make noodles for him alone."

"There is one thing, as long as you are willing to do it and cooperate, Neo can come out safely."

Karen picked up two garlics, picked up the bowl, and was about to leave the kitchen.

Bernie continued: "Not only can Neo be fine, but you can also get a promotion. You see, you just became the director not long ago, and then..."

"Strictly speaking, one day is an afternoon, and noon is my commendation meeting, a special commendation meeting."

"I'm very sorry."

"No, you don't need to apologize, I can understand, you said it, and you can't help yourself."

"Yes, alas, but this time, as long as you are willing to cooperate, you can be directly promoted to deputy minister afterwards, and you can sit on an equal footing with the bishop of the district. Next time you have a meeting, you will be able to sit in the second row."

"But I didn't feel very comfortable standing on the podium today."

Karen bypassed Bernie and walked outside.

Bernie focused his eyes slightly, changed his tone, and said, "This is also what the big man behind me meant. This is an exchange condition. If you refuse, then you should be very clear. What a simple thing."

Karen stopped walking.

Bernie's expression softened immediately, and his tone slowed down:

"So, promise, Karen, this time you have got a very good opportunity, and others will never be able to wait for an opportunity in a lifetime."

"casual."

"Huh? What did you say?"

"I said whatever."

"casual?"

"Yes, if the high-level figures behind you want to kill me, I can only say, whatever."

"Karen, do you know what you're talking about?"

"I just know that if I don't send my face over, it's going to be a mess. That hound with a brain problem will really have the cheek to ask me to redo it for him because he's living in a cell now."

"Karen, I don't want you to get emotional, it would be ignorant and childish.

I know, you may have seen some big people, but it's because they don't care about you, so they seem to be kind, but in fact, they want to crush you, crush me, sometimes it's as simple as crushing an ant .

It is the wisest choice to grasp the actual benefits that can be obtained, isn't it? "

"My lord minister, haven't you read it? There is a sentence in the doctrinal narrative of Symmetra: True believers in Order dare to face the bleak life and face the blood."

"you……"

Karen, who was holding two bowls of noodles in his hands, turned around at the door and looked at him for the first time since Bernie entered the door.

Bernie even saw that the young man's eyes were very calm, and there seemed to be a disdainful smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he was mocking himself.

"Ha ha ha ha ha……"

Well, no need for "like", he was really mocking.

Karen took a deep breath and withdrew his smile. If he hadn't held the noodle bowl in both hands, he really wanted to wipe the tears from his eyes.

"I'm sorry, Minister, I wanted to endure it, but I really couldn't."

paused,

Karen continued:

"If the big man behind you really wants to crush me to death, then... invite him to come."

There is still half a sentence, Karen didn't say it, but came up in his heart, that is:

If he really dares to attack me blatantly,

Then he'll know right away,

Who the hell...

They are real ants!