After a long time, Chen An finally cleaned up the mess in the kitchen. He washed his hands and walked out of the kitchen. In the living room, Shi Huaiya took off her dirty apron, washed her face, and was absent-mindedly watching TV. When she saw Chen An coming, her heart suddenly tightened and her tail stood up. Worried that Chen An would laugh at her for making such a mess in the kitchen, she decisively took the initiative: "Please be polite when you speak! This is my home. If you dare to laugh at me, I won't be polite to you!" Bluffing, like a big cat with its fur standing on end. "When did I laugh at you?" Chen An frowned: "I just want to tell you that it's getting late now. If you don't mind, why don't you come to my house and have lunch?" Hey, are you inviting me to be your guest? Shi Huaiya was inexplicably delighted and wanted to agree immediately, but her reserve as a young lady stopped her.
The tip of her tail twirled, and she pretended to hesitate for a moment before she said, "Okay, we'll be neighbors from now on, so I'll give you some face. Be grateful and weep." Seeing through Shi Huaiya's hypocrisy at a glance, Chen An couldn't help but curl his lips. Damn arrogant. ...... Chapter 16: The Culinary Genius Tiger After treating Shi Huaiya to lunch at his home, Chen An finally had time to ask her how she ended up in the apartment next door, and also said that they would be neighbors in the future. Facing Chen An's curious question, Shi Huaiya said shamelessly: "Of course it's for my dream. This young lady has always dreamed of changing Longmen and making Longmen better, so for this reason I joined the Guard Bureau like that fallen dragon. I thought that would change Longmen, but later I found that becoming an inspector of the Guard Bureau could not change Longmen very well, so I plan to learn from you." Shi Huaiya likes Longmen and dreams of making Longmen better. To this end, she joined the Longmen Guard Bureau and made a lot of efforts. But she later discovered that those efforts were not very effective. Especially in the downtown area, no matter how hard she tried, it seemed to remain the same. Many times, when something happened in the downtown area, she couldn't even get involved. All this began to change until she discovered Chen An and got to know him. In just over half a year, the downtown area that was once poor, violent and backward has developed and the economy has improved significantly. Many people who once were hungry and cold, and had to rely on stealing or joining gangs to barely survive, have now got on the right track with his help, and are using their power to help the downtown area change for the better. There were also some abandoned orphans who had no sense of existence in the downtown area and were about to die. But because of Chen An, they not only survived, some even started to go to school, became students, and have a bright future. Even the conflicts between the infected and ordinary people, who are the most common in the lower city and have always had an unharmonious relationship, have significantly decreased. Chen An is just an ordinary person. He has no identity in Longmen and doesn’t even have a proper job. In fact, he is not even a member of Longmen. But it was this man who, in just over half a year, changed the downtown area that many people were powerless to change. The thugs and gangsters in the downtown area would all behave themselves when they saw Chen An passing by, even if they were in the middle of a robbery or a fight, and would not continue their previous activities until Chen An left - not because they were afraid of Chen An, but because they respected and thanked him.
Even so, in the eyes of almost everyone in the Lower City District, Chen An is just an ordinary person with superb medical skills but no fighting ability at all. It was because she discovered the changes in the Lower City District that the eldest lady Shi Huaiya got to know Chen An. While becoming his model customer, she took the opportunity to help the Lower City District progress and change, and became what he called a rich woman. Otherwise, as a senior superintendent of the Imperial Guard Bureau and a daughter of a wealthy family, how could she be involved with Chen An, a commoner from outside, and come to him to buy figures from time to time? She is not like an Exia, and liking figures is just an excuse. It was precisely because she participated in many changes in the downtown area that Shi Huaiya discovered one thing. That is - changing Longmen from top to bottom does not seem to work, but conversely, changing from bottom to top seems to work, because what Longmen needs to change most is the lower city area, not the upper city area. So she decided to change her original strategy. He planned to go deep into the lives of civilians in the lower city like Chen An, understand what they need and what they lack, and then use his own strength and methods to help them get what they lack and need. After hearing Shi Huaiya's words, Chen An was confused. Learn from him, what to learn from him? He is good-looking and has nothing to offer. How can you learn from him how to change the goal? Are you crazy? Ah, narcissist! Shi Huaiya looked disgusted, and then angrily said: "You dare to say bad things about me, do you want to be beaten!?" Chen An was even more confused. When had he ever said anything bad about Shi Huaiya? At most, he just wondered in his heart if she was crazy. Skadi prompted quietly, "You said again that her brain might be broken." Chen An: “…” "Well, details, don't worry about the details." Chen An waved his hand righteously and changed the subject as if nothing had happened: "How about this, didn't you say before that the fish you bought at home was for boiled fish, but because the fish didn't give you face, it jumped out of the basin of hot water and refused to be cooked by the hot water? Anyway, we have time, I will teach you how to make the same dish." Shi Huaiya moved his ears and showed an interested expression. Chen An started teaching cooking in a serious and righteous manner: "When you take a bath at night, add some salt to the water, and then do nothing else. After a while, the delicious boiled rich woman can be served on the table." Since Shi Huaiya thinks that putting a live fish into a basin of hot water will turn it into boiled fish, then it is reasonable for her to throw herself into a bathtub of hot water and soak for a while to become a boiled rich woman, right? Shi Huaiya's expression gradually stiffened, and then... “——You’re asking for a fight!” She was irritated, and Chen An's attempt to change the subject was successful. ...... On the road near the apartment building, Chen An accompanied Shi Huaiya for a walk... Well, it wasn't really a walk, Shi Huaiya said that she had not been here many times, and asked Chen An to take her to familiarize herself with the area. Of course, Skadi was also there. Chen An rubbed his still painful arm with a sullen expression: "I was just joking with you, but you actually tickled me. You are so mean." Shi Huaiya snorted and raised her chin proudly: "Just be thankful that I didn't bring any weapons, otherwise I would have hit you in the face with a chain hammer for daring to laugh at me." "Who laughed at you? You are the one who is really stupid, okay?"
Chen An muttered quietly: "Boiled fish means throwing the fish into water, so braised pork means painting the meat red with red fuel and then cooking it with fire? How dare you cook with such little skill? Where does the courage come from?" He looked at Skadi beside him, and this one. He could destroy any kitchenware, and he didn't know where he got the confidence from, but he always wanted to help in the kitchen. Skadi blinked, looking innocent. "You still said that!" Shi Huaiya was so ashamed and angry that he flew into a rage again. Seeing her showing her little fangs, as if she wanted to tickle him again, Chen An was startled and quickly took a few steps to the side. Skadi also walked up nervously and stood between Chen An and Shi Huaiya. Being blocked by Skadi, Shi Huaiya curled her lips and calmed down - she was only familiar with Chen An, and she had only spoken to Skadi a few times. Although Shi Huaiya seemed to get angry easily in front of Chen An, she was still very graceful in front of unfamiliar people. “The environment here is really bad.” After following Chen An around for a while, Shi Huaiya was very disgusted: "The road is not clean, the greenery is not good, and there is not even a garden. How did you live here for so long?" Chen An was speechless: "What do you think this place is? It's a garden, a place where ordinary people live. It's pretty good to have such conditions, okay?" Skadi nodded. Whether she was a bounty hunter or traveling with Chen An, the resting environment was very ordinary, and sometimes they even had to sleep outdoors. Compared to the past, the environment here is already very good. Shi Huaiya did not refute. After all, she was a police officer of the Guard Bureau and sometimes went to the front line. She had some understanding of the life of the lower class in Longmen. She was not the kind of naive young lady who was ignorant of the ways of the world and was content to eat meat. Her tail wagged, and she suddenly asked, "Have you ever thought about the future?" Chen An was stunned: "What future?" “It’s the future.” Shi Huaiya glanced at Skadi and said casually, "Getting married and having children, you've helped so many people change their futures, have you never thought about your own future?" Get married and have children? Skadi looked at Chen An with admiring eyes. "We agreed to get familiar with the environment, why are you suddenly talking about such a serious topic?" Chen An looked at Shi Huaiya strangely, and shrugged calmly: "What's there to think about? I haven't thought about anything. I'll just let the future take its course." Shi Huaiya raised her eyebrows, feeling a little disappointed: "You want to talk about everything naturally, you are too unambitious! Apart from anything else, you look the same age as me. You can ignore other things at this age, but you should at least think about starting a family, right?" She tilted her head and glanced at Skadi again, then hesitated and said, "I don't think it's good for you to stay like this. How about I introduce you to a job, join the Guards? If you don't like handling cases, you can work in a bank or other companies. I have ways to do that. The salary for those jobs is very high. Otherwise, if you stay like this, you won't even have money to buy clothes for yourself. When you get married, where will you find the money for the betrothal gift? You can't ask me to borrow it, right?" Skadi muttered quietly: "I don't want a betrothal gift." Chen An was helpless: "I've already said it, it's not that I can't afford clothes, it's that I'm not used to wearing other clothes." Shi Huaiya ignored him and said to herself: "If you don't like these jobs, you can come to be my chef... Well, don't get me wrong, I just think that the food you cooked at noon tastes very good, so I give you this opportunity, don't worry, even if you are a chef, the salary I will give you will not be less than the previous jobs. How about it, how about it, do you want to come?" For some reason, she became a little nervous.
"Thanks for your kindness, but forget it." Chen An smiled and said, "I'm not from Longmen, and I don't plan to stay here forever. I might leave after a while, so I won't bother you." "what?!" Shi Huaiya seemed to have heard something unacceptable and stood there in shock. ...... Chapter 17: The killer whale has set its sights on Chernobyl is a long way off, and after several days of travel, the four Shining members are still on their way back. On this day, the four people passed by a stream. It was exactly noon, so they stopped there to rest for a while. He found some dead branches nearby and lit a bonfire, then took a small pot to the stream to get some quick water. Lin Guang boiled the water, made a few cups of black tea, and shared them with his three companions. The rest time is a rare leisure time on the road. Lin Guang started a conversation like a casual chat: "Come to think of it, it's all over now. Has anyone thought about why Chen An left Qie City?" Lin Guang still hasn't figured out the reason behind this matter. You know, after the Reunion Movement took control of Chernobyl, although Chen An did not participate much in the transfer of power, he made an indispensable contribution to the integration of ordinary people and the infected and the establishment of Dawn. Regardless of whether they are infected or ordinary people, as long as they know Chen An, Chernobog basically respects him. This is true for the lower levels, and even more so for the upper levels. Even though Tallulah is the leader of the Reunion Movement, if Chen An disagrees with her, even Tallulah herself will carefully consider his opinion. In general, Chen An's reputation is very high. If he had not been unwilling to be the boss and unwilling to be in charge of things, it is not certain whether Tallulah would be the leader of Dawn. Under such circumstances, Chen An actually chose to leave, and left quietly, which really made Lin Guang unable to understand. "Because Chen An's heart is not in Qiecheng." The freshly brewed black tea was very hot. Shining blew on it carefully for a while, took a sip, and then whispered, "I've heard him say that he is not from Ursus, Yan Country, or the East Country. His hometown is far away. The reason he helped the Reunion Movement was only because Tallulah and the others were his friends. Even though he did a lot, he never joined the Reunion Movement from beginning to end." Lin Guang was very surprised: "No way? Isn't Chen An the founder of the Integration Movement?" "No, Chen An is not. In fact, Tallulah is not either. The Reunion Movement has been around for a long time, but it was just a small, unknown organization at the time. It only started to grow after Tallulah joined." Although she joined Dawn at the same time as Lin Guang, it was obvious that Shining knew more than her, and a lot more. They were all like-minded companions, and the news was not something that needed to be kept secret. Moreover, they had time and were free, so Shining explained it in detail: "Mr. Froststar and Mr. Patriot were not the founders of the Reunion Movement. They were originally guerrillas active on the Ursus Icefield. They joined the Reunion Movement only after Tallulah met them and invited them. At that time, Chen An was already their friend and helped them a lot. It is said that Miss Alina was once in danger and was saved by Chen An who was still with them at that time." Nightingale thought thoughtfully: "Ms. Alina...I see, that's why she has always been so concerned about Chen An." Shining added: "But later, when the Reunion Movement began to grow and the situation became stable, Chen An left the Reunion Movement and continued to travel. It was not until a few years later that the Reunion Movement discovered that Chernobog was about to be attacked by a natural disaster and wanted to save the infected in Chernobog and seize control of Chernobog to obtain the base camp. Only then did Chen An return with Skadi." At this point, she couldn't help but sigh: "Chen An helped the Integration Movement only because of his friends, not because he wanted to gain anything. That's probably it. After he found that Qiecheng didn't need him anymore, he left again." "Is that right?" Nightingale looked curiously at Reddy who had been listening silently: "Skadi, I heard that you knew Chen An a long time ago. Is this the reason why he left Che City at that time?"
Hongdi didn't say anything and drank her tea silently. Nightingale was helpless at Reddie's cold reaction. Lin Guang was right at that time. Skadi really seemed like a different person. She didn't like talking to others in the first place, and now she was even more silent. During the days they traveled together, Nightingale had hardly heard her say a word. This made her doubt for a moment. If it weren't for the fact that their purpose was to find Chen An, Skadi might not have gone with them.