Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

"What's the matter? You look very happy today."

C looked at Le Xiao who was humming a song, the joy on her face was fully expressed, and she was working very hard, as if she wanted to finish her work quickly and go home.

"Cousin, I have something to go to the General Affairs Department today. You should go back first."

C felt a little strange, because the section chiefs had a short meeting today, and it seemed that something had happened, but seeing Lexiao like this, C was still a little uneasy.

"Then I'll go back first."

In the past few days, everything in the city has been relatively stable. Section 2 is still at Frye Mental Hospital, conducting a comprehensive investigation. People from Section 10 are also here, trying to deduce from the remaining things what the rioters have in their hands. technology, including possible clues.

Many cases have begun to surface. Those cases that have been recorded in the past and were completely unsolvable are basically related to Frye Mental Hospital. Some cases were actually committed by patients in the hospital. It seems that Frye was committed through some kind of Means allows patients to complete their plans.

A few clues can be found based on some memory fragments provided by the clone Frye, but what makes C a little strange is that the methods used to control patients in Frye's memory have been practiced by departments 4 and 10. It's useless.

Therefore, C suspected that it was not the method in clone Frye's memory. C was now staring at many places in the city every day. Mo Xiaolan had handed over the command of the spy force secretly planted by Section 2 to C.

In the past, C never thought that one day he would have to do such high-intensity work. After all, he was extremely disappointed with the entire city. Many people in their 2nd department had to bear everything and buried the darkness. They were exhausted both physically and mentally. Abnormal, but the city remains the same.

"What happened to my cousin? Did something happy happen to me? The filming of the movie went well."

Le Xiao muttered, and C laughed.

"It went very well. Just work hard. I'll go back home first."

C left the Technology Ball Experience Store. The street was the liveliest at this moment. C walked and thought about everything that happened in the past. All that was something C was very reluctant to think about because there was always a glimmer of hope left in his heart until This hope was forgotten, and C chose to let go of everything.

"I really do."

A few men came over to strike up a conversation on the roadside. C smiled and dealt with it, but the men were reluctant. C ignored them and walked quickly. The men looked a little helpless. If they were from the bottom of the past, If so, they might be bolder and forcefully pull them away, but things are different now. The streets are full of people from Section 3 and Section 5.

The officers in all the areas on the ground floor are on strict guard and will never let any problems occur on the ground floor. Niya has given them a death order. During the progress of the bill, there must be no disturbance.

From C's point of view, everyone in the administrative department is working hard, which is completely different from the past. Looking at the pairs of department members passing by, many of them have smiles on their faces, which is no longer what they used to be. Like that, without any purpose.

As soon as he walked into the path to Le Xiao's house, C noticed the people in the surrounding areas. They were talking and laughing or busy like ordinary people. C nodded slightly. At this time, he had just walked a few steps. Then I saw K leaning against the wall of a house.

"Aren't you supposed to be busy with the nursing home? Are you still free?"

K laughed.

"Today's affairs have come to an end for the time being. Although I am busy, there is always time for a meal. I'll treat you to it."

C nodded and went back to Su Xin's house first to tell her that she would not go back for dinner at night. Le Wen and Su Xin were preparing dinner.

The couple seemed to have reconciled, but the only one who was still completely in the dark was Le Xiao himself.

K took C to a nearby restaurant with a good environment and had already reserved a seat.

"I haven't seen you so happy in a long time."

C muttered, and K laughed.

"It's the same. Everyone can see it now. Hope is within easy reach."

C looked at K blankly, thought for a while and then laughed.

"Indeed, it's right in front of you. This time you can really see it and touch it."

Both of them knew that everyone in the administrative department, including many councilors, had been working hard recently because everyone saw the changes in the city, the great hope that emerged, and the opportunities to completely solve many problems, so everyone Enthusiasm is rising, and the city is no longer the stagnant city it used to be, without any changes.

"We're really lucky."

K took a bottle of wine and poured C a glass. The two of them nodded. As the earliest members of the business department, they experienced the ups and downs of Bright City. From the beginning, they had great hopes, and in the end they could no longer be seen. Ray, this is not a problem of insufficient efforts, but that the city must develop and enter the next stage.

"By the way, let me tell you something."

C nodded, looking at K looking a little embarrassed, she put her hand on her chin and asked.

"Tell me, what is it?"

"Yeah! That's it. After this is over, I want to go back to Section 2. You tell Xiaolan."

K's words made C a little surprised. He raised the glass and took a sip, then put it down.

"What else can I do for this city? I have thought about this issue countless times. Although I have been wandering around outside for so many years, I have always thought about this issue. I think now is the best time. "

C sighed.

"Go and explain to Mo Xiaolan yourself."

9 pm

Le Xiao was already dizzy with hunger, but she was still listening to Michelle talking about some questions. Le Xiao could only watch hard and press her empty stomach.

"Didn't you eat?"

Michelle asked, and Le Xiao smiled awkwardly.

"I ate a little early because I have to go home tonight."

All Le Xiao could think about was going home, and rushing home to be in the same room with Gene, even if it was for an hour, or even for a minute.

"Okay, you can go back and rest today, and come to my office on time at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning."

"I understand, Your Excellency Secretary-General."

Le Xiao looked at Michelle with a smile. She didn't know why Michelle was not as cold as before today. She didn't know what happened, but she felt a lot more relaxed.

"Secretary Le Xiao, didn't you tell a former pioneer that you would solve this problem? I want to hear your thoughts."

Le Xiao just walked to the door and scratched her head with a smile. She actually didn't think about it at all, because her head was about to explode. There was no room to think about such things, but she still had to do what she said.

"I think we can give them a little compensation. Based on their previous workload and time in the pioneering plan, can we give them a little bit of land or something?"

Michelle thought for a moment and then said.

"Draft a proposal as soon as possible."

Le Xiao hummed and started running happily. She ran downstairs in a flash. When she met someone in the business department who wanted to salute her, she could only express it with a naughty smile.

"Master Le Xiao, do you want to eat something?"

As soon as she went to the cafeteria, the head chef stopped Le Xiao and she stuck out her tongue.

"No, I want to go home and have a big dinner."

Le Xiao decided to eat until she lay down and drink until it was dark. She still had too many things to say to Jean.

As soon as they got off the stairs, reporters followed within a few minutes, Le Xiao said immediately.

"No interviews today."

Le Xiao quickly ran down the street. She wanted to make herself hungrier so that she could have a good meal when she went back.

Le Xiao met many people along the way, so he could only smile and wave. Many people followed him. People from Section 5 immediately sent several teams over and blocked some people who wanted to talk to Le Xiao and take photos. He came to Lexiao's side.

"Sorry, thank you all for the hard work."

Finally seeing the apartment, Le Xiao smiled and ran upstairs among the wall of people from the 5 departments. There were cheers all around. She returned to the door, stretched out her hand and opened the door with a smile.

"Jean I'm back."

Le Xiao shouted, the lights were on in the room, Le Xiao swallowed, stretched out her nose and sniffed, it seemed that there was no aroma, Le Xiao quickly walked into the living room, a sound came, and "Little Children" was played on the light and shadow screen. "Animal Paradise", Le Xiao looked at it with some nostalgia. This cartoon was her favorite when she was a child, and she once thought that this place really existed.

"you"

Lexiao frowned slightly and looked at the strange child sitting on the sofa with a serious expression.

"Who are you? Why are you in my house?"

Jamie was startled and stood up hurriedly. He looked around awkwardly and then said.

"Hello, my name is Jamie, I'm from kangaroo country!"

Le Xiao groaned and was completely confused. She tilted her head and looked at the little boy with a sallow face and skinny muscles.

"Where's Gene?"

"Jean went out for something and said he wouldn't be back tonight."

The warm picture in Le Xiao's mind instantly shattered and burned to ashes. She winked and pouted, and said angrily.

"Really, I made a deal with someone, but they let me go. I was starved for several hours."

Jamie stood up hurriedly and said.

"Jean has already prepared something to eat. It's something called barbecue."

Le Xiao swallowed a sip and immediately started tinkering beside the sofa. Then a light and shadow oven came out. What Le Xiao liked most was to eat barbecue and drink wine while watching movies. This was the best thing for Le Xiao.

"What's your name, sister?"

Le Xiao blinked and laughed, thinking that the child was quite shy and looked very innocent.

"My name is Lexiao, Jamie."

Jamie looked at Lexiao in shock. He remembered what Captain John had told him that night at the beach. He would meet a woman named Lexiao, and this woman would change his life.

"It's really on point."

Lexiao was getting more and more strange. She hummed and went to the refrigerator to get a mustard-flavored popsicle. She also took one to Jamie.

"Gene said I can't eat food that's too cold or too hot because I have stomach problems."

Le Xiao blinked.

"Where did you just say you were from?"

"Kangaroo country."

Le Xiao made a strange sound again, scratching her head completely. She scratched her head and asked.

"Little brother, are you the child of Jean's friend's family?"

Le Xiao felt that this child was a bit silly and looked really dumb.

"Didn't Jean tell you? I just came to this city today. I was discovered by your people from the dark mountain."

The more Le Xiao listened, the weirder he got. He held the spicy mustard popsicle in his mouth. He closed his eyes and pinched his nose happily. Tears came out of his eyes. Jamie looked at Le Xiao's series of actions in shock. He swallowed and looked at Popsicles on the table.

"There's nothing to be afraid of if you have a taste."

Le Xiao said as he went to the refrigerator and took out the meat that Jean had already processed and marinated. Looking at a large pot full of various meats and some fresh vegetables, Le Xiao wiped his saliva and took it from the cabinet. A bottle of wine came out, a sip of the mustard popsicle, and a sip of wine, doubling the feeling of refreshment.

Jamie stretched out his nose and sniffed.

"Can I have a bottle?"

"Children can't drink."

Lexiao stuck out her tongue and wiped her tears. Jamie swallowed and looked at the wine in Lexiao's hand.

"I've had it many times before."

Le Xiao still refused, and she planned to start eating barbecue. However, Le Xiao was still confused about this strange child. After putting the barbecue on, Le Xiao muttered.

"Speak carefully. Did your parents ask Jean to take care of you? After all, I heard that Jean used to like being a nanny."

Jamie had no idea what Le Xiao meant, but he also knew that Le Xiao didn't believe that he came from outside.

"I really came from the outside world. By the way, the person who found me is called Alpha."

Lexiao nodded and laughed.

"Whatever, let's eat first."

Jamie swallowed. This was the first time he had seen this thing called barbecue. Fredo had mentioned it before. The taste was really special and very fragrant. Looking at the wine on the table, Jamie leaned in again. past.

"Can you give me a taste?"

Le Xiao still said no and pulled the wine bottle in front of her.

"If you want to drink, wait until you grow up."

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Le Xiao ran over with some anticipation. As soon as she opened the door, she saw two dumplings.

"Lele, are you eating barbecue?"

"Ning Ning, why are you here?"

Le Xiao was a little surprised, and Huashen on the side smiled helplessly.

"The meat is burnt."

Le Xiao was startled and hurried back to turn off the heat and turn the meat over. He frowned slightly and looked at Jamie.

"Kid, why don't you turn the meat?"

Jamie was a little helpless and said sorry.

"I'm not quite used to it yet, Sister Le Xiao."

A few minutes later, Le Xiao covered her cheeks and looked at Jamie with blushing cheeks, while Gu Ningning patted her head.

"Lele, your reflex arc is still so long."

Huashen laughed heartily.

"I'm really impressed by you."

Lexiao looked at Jamie in surprise.

"Are you really from the land of kangaroos, the jumping kangaroos that appear in the animation?"

Jamie nodded.

"This is currently the highest secret in Brilliant City. Only the secretary and section chief and a few council members know about it. Don't talk nonsense."

The purpose of Huashen and the others' coming was to give Jamie a physical examination, which was also Gene's request. There was no need to do it in those cold laboratories, it was better to do it at home.

"real or fake?"

Le Xiao still didn't believe it. Gu Ningning took out the light and shadow screen after eating a piece of meat.

"Come on Lele, I'll show you a video."