Longmen Memoirs

"Ah."

"Do you think Longmen is a good city?"

Chen didn't answer immediately, and she was quiet for a while.

"Compared to other places I know, it's good here, but I wouldn't say it's good."

"Because you think it can be better?" Mouse King asked, but his tone was firm. The old man looked at the young man beside him: "When I looked at you, I also thought it could be better, but... you have to know that Chen Huijie only has one."

If you think Longmen should be better, and the only person willing to make it better is Chen Huijie, then this city cannot get better.

"You also want to persuade me?"

"What can I advise you? Your path is your own choice." The Rat King looked away, and Chen followed his unhappy footsteps: "It's just that, Hui Jie, your path is not the path of the Guards Bureau, nor Wei Yanwu's road."

"You can make others believe that you, Chen Huijie, are a good person who wants to be kind to the infected, but how can you make them believe that the eldest lady of the Shihuaiya family is the same person as you?"

The Rat King turned back and looked at Chen, who was thinking deeply.

"Even for Xingxiong, who is destined to me, I can't make any guarantee for her. You can't achieve it by your own strength alone. How do you convince others to believe in what you stand for, and how do you make others believe in you? What it represents has the power of your imagination, Hui Jie?"

"..."

Chen fell silent. She didn't know how to answer. She had no answer, and it was destined that no one would answer it for her. The only one who could answer this question was herself.

"Come here."

Chapter 5 This Longmen City ([-])

Chen met Ah Fa again, in the slums.

"Superintendent Chen!"

"Afa?"

"I...I'm sorry, Superintendent Chen, it was me who hurt you."

"No, I don't blame you."

Chen shook her head. She didn't blame Afa. She might not have been able to make more choices, and there was no danger now.

"Oh, luckily you're okay. I almost didn't have the face to see Sister Gui."

"I'm relieved that you're fine."

Chen's forgiveness made Ah Fa feel even more ashamed. He gritted his teeth and wanted to do something to make up for it.

"But, Superintendent Chen, what I said to you is all sincere." Afa said hurriedly, and added: "The Guards Bureau shouldn't come in now. It's useless if they come. The slums haven't been seen yet. It’s too early for the light.”

Chen didn't answer, she just turned to look at the Rat King.

"Rat King, what do you mean?"

Since she said she was seeing the Rat King of the slums, it was no longer the Uncle Lin that Chen was familiar with. She understood what the Rat King meant.

"It's simple."

"Anyway, he was indeed ordered by the Iron Anchor Gang to hurt you, Hui Jie. He also has connections with several gangs that you don't know about." The Rat King looked at Chen and said, "Take him away, you I can dig out a lot of things by following the clues, but after all, I can't let the Guards take people away from me, otherwise I won't be able to hold my head high in front of other old friends."

"So, I need you to make a choice, Hui Jie." The Rat King said. He pointed at Ah Fa: "If you want to take Ah Fa away, then today you and I will act as if it never happened. You can continue to try." Try walking your Yangguan Road."

"But, if you don't take Afa away, you can leave the Guard Bureau and come to work under me. My daughter, you may still remember that Yuxia has been lacking a good helper of the same age and who can speak well. She It will definitely be nice to meet you.”

"Lin Yuxia?" Chen hesitated for a moment, then she thought of this person: "...That's not necessarily the case."

"You don't have to worry. I'll talk to Wei Yanwu over there."

"Are you... are you trying to recruit me?" Chen looked at the Rat King uncertainly and asked.

"How could Wei Yanwu agree to an infected person still staying in the Guard Bureau?" Rat King replied: "You don't have many choices, Hui Jie."

The situation of the infected in Longmen is clear.

The trouble she got into this time was already quite big.

Maybe Jiu is right. Even if they become infected, they are different. I am also different from them. Whether I want to admit it or not, this is a fact.

Then I should give up here.

Should I give up?

Shouldn't it?

Aren't the facts already very clear? Maybe I can do more than the Guards Bureau by going to the lower city.

why?

Chen couldn't help but recall the time when he first returned to Longmen.

[Reporting to Chief Wei, what I am referring to is the incident where Longmen was invaded by external forces ten years ago and citizens were kidnapped and disappeared. I joined the Guard Bureau and will further promote the investigation and tracking of the missing people in Longmen. 】

[Chen... you don’t know what you are talking about. 】

[Sir, I know. 】

[I won’t object, so be it. If you can’t do it, just tell me. 】

[Superintendent Chen, how many years do you want to work in the Guards Bureau? 】

How many years do I want to work in the Guards Bureau?

I don't know how many years I should stay in the Guards Bureau.

I can continue to work in the Guards Bureau for a few more years.

How many years do I need to work in the Guards Bureau?

Can't I do it anymore?

Is this enough?

Obviously I haven't accomplished anything yet, I haven't found her, and I haven't made this city a better place. Is it really okay to give up like this?

I still……

Chen already knew what she should do. Yes, she was Chen Huijie who didn't know how to compromise. She would definitely not give up even if her head was broken and bleeding.

There is paranoia and stubbornness hidden in her bones.

"No, thank you for your kindness. I will not take Afa away. He has no intention of harming me."

Afa looked at Chen in disbelief when he said this answer.

"Superintendent Chen."

Chen didn't look at him, but at the Rat King.

"But today, when I'm with you, let's just pretend it never happened."

"Oh?" The Rat King looked at Chen suspiciously.

"You don't have to lie to me. Since you saved me, Wei Yanwu must have already known about my infection. It's better to say that he already knew about it two years ago. But did he ask about me and did I confess to him? It’s just a difference, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to join the Guards Bureau.”

After saying this, Chen suddenly felt a little more relaxed. She exhaled: "I must admit, I can stay in the Guards Bureau, be promoted to this position in such a short time, and be able to do so much." I am being suppressed not because of my ability, but because I am the niece of Governor Wei. This is a fact and I am not prepared to deny this fact."

The Rat King smiled.

"Haha, the relationship between Wei Yanwu and I is not as unreserved as you think. It's just that it's really hard to hide this matter. I'm afraid he is the only one in the entire Dragon Gate who has this ability."

"……Feel sorry."

The Rat King waved his hand and put it behind his back.

"No need to apologize to me, Hui Jie."

"You're not going to give up yet, and I wouldn't say that's good because you've chosen a path where you can't see the future, but you're still young and you still have a chance to try."

The phone rang, and Chen looked at the Rat King. The Rat King nodded, and Chen answered Xing Xiong's call.

"Old Chen, are you okay?"

"I'm fine, just a little something happened."

"Okay, it seems Missy's friend didn't lie to us. We've almost got it done here, but it's up to you to decide what to do next."

"I understand, you stay where you are, I'll be right over."

Chen hung up the phone.

"Thank you today, Uncle Lin."

"You don't have to thank me. If you want to thank me, just thank yourself."

Looking at Chen Yuan's figure, Afa had already left, and footsteps stopped behind him.

"..."

"Wei Yanwu, look, she and you were cut from the same mold back then."

The Rat King did not turn around, but the Governor of Longmen stood beside him at some point. They looked at the direction where Chen Yuan was going. She walked into the dim sunset of Longmen, her figure was still so straight and firm, even though she had been because of it. I have been shaken by many things.

"This is not a good thing." Wei Yanwu replied in a deep voice.

The Rat King looked away. He raised his head and looked at the tall man standing aside. He could only see his deep gaze, and Chen was no longer in his gaze.

"Now you are starting to say that this is not a good thing?" The Rat King smiled, but felt that his ridicule might be too boring for him: "I am curious, can an infected person manage a city?"

"If she wants to, she should be able to."

"There are some things you should say."

"If I say something, she may not really listen."

"This is not like what an elder would say after hearing that his niece almost died and immediately put aside all arrangements and rushed over." The Rat King sighed lightly: "You are always like this, and she will only understand you more and more."

"What she doesn't understand is not me, but the shackles and rules in which each of us are imprisoned." Wei Yanwu lowered his gaze: "And since she doesn't have the power to cut off, she will never need to understand me."

"But you expect her to have it, and you are forging the sharpest sword for her, a sword called Dragon Gate." The Rat King said, sighing long and long. "You didn't ask her what she wanted."

"We have come through those years and had the last laugh, and no one asked us about our wishes, Lin Gerui, but who of us hopes that someone will make the same mistakes as us?"

Wei Yanwu replied in a low voice. He stared at his hanging hand, and his peripheral vision fell on the Rat King beside him: "I taught her swordsmanship, but in the end it is she who wields the sword. She must understand how to use her hands on her own. Only in this way can the Yunli I used and the Yunli she finally comprehended be different from the same sword."

"She should not have been handed the same sword as me."

The Rat King fell silent.

He recalled the past events many years ago, and she recalled the man's sword that made Longmen what it is today, but that sword made them lose a lot.

He sighed after a long time, like a helpless old man who could only tap his cane to vent his frustration.

"Destiny, it's all destiny."

"We worked hard to get the good things in our hands, but before we could enjoy them, they were completely destroyed. You prepared Hui Jie the best gift on this earth, but her life has already passed away. Entering the countdown."

He looked at Wei Yanwu's cold face.

"Young Master, tell me, does God really hate others?"

"..."

"What God thinks has nothing to do with me." Wei Yanwu raised his head and looked at the dim sky of Longmen: "But Longmen will get better and better. This is the only thing I can do now."

"Look, let me tell you, you two are just cut from the same mold."

"Don't talk about me, talk about you, Ge Rui. I received news from Dayan that King Wu has returned to the capital."

"Wu Wang?"

"You also met him, Xiao Mo's father four years ago." Wei Yanwu closed his eyes. He didn't want to mention these or that person. He sighed heavily and patted the Rat King on the shoulder: "I I have a premonition that he will come to Longmen again, that person is not big-minded, and the relationship you made with Hui Jie in the slums today is not the end yet."

"It turns out, what are you thinking, young master, how could you... Oh, you are a family."

When the Guards Bureau first tried to enter the slums, Chen took the opportunity to launch a thunderous attack and wipe out several evil forces hiding in the slums.

With this merit, Superintendent Chen was promoted to the Special Inspection Team. However, just when everyone thought that the Guards Bureau was going to gain a foothold in the slums, Chen unexpectedly announced that the Guards Bureau would withdraw from the slums.

Most people believe that entering the slums was a risky move for her to prepare for the subsequent Operation Thunder.

half year later.

"Where is Superintendent Chen? There is a letter from her."