Chapter 695: Eternal Sunshine, Unchanged

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On the edge of a roadside curb. Lin.

Two men sat awkwardly on the curb, clouding the air with smoke.

Who would have imagined?

Are these the two men whose heavy footfalls could shake the entire Dragon Kingdom?

“You left back then. We all assumed Big Boss was just trying to soften your rough edges,”

exhaled Zhou Lie, his face stern. “But after six months, Big Boss still hasn’t called you back. That’s when we knew something was off.”

“How dare you all?”

Xiao Yu took a drag. “Were you that stupid?”

Rules aren’t something anyone can challenge, are they?

The wrath of Tianwei only ends in obliteration!

“Life is short…”

Zhou Lie turned to Little Brother. “All we ask is peace of mind!”

Xiao Yu: …

No, that was me speaking to Big Boss.

How did the news spread so fast!

“Remember when you once said…”

Squinting his eyes and taking in a puff, Zhou Lie looked at the bustling traffic on the street. “Isn’t a bit more justice a good thing?”

“Back then, we all thought you were just a clueless kid.”

“Because we all knew that in this day and age, justice sometimes sounds like a joke.”

“But later…we realized we were wrong.”

“For two whole years, we discovered that there exists someone whose principles remain utterly untainted—untouched by any rule, unsullied by a corrupt world. Ever radiant and unchanged!”

“That light we all saw; people still prefer sunshine to darkness.”

“Even then, we decided to follow the one bathed in sunlight.”

“We longed to tread in his footsteps, forever moving forward…”

Facing Xiao Yu word for word, Zhou Lie declared, “This time, we firmly believe…that under the law, justice is eternal!”

Xiao Yu stared blankly at his elder brother, trying to stifle the tidal wave of shame and embarrassment.

No, is my image really that overblown in your eyes?

I had this dream in a past life too.

And it ended in a disastrous demise!

“And then?”

Xiao Yu’s lips twitched. “Did Big Boss hold you down and rub you all over?”

“…” Zhou Lie managed an awkward, yet polite smile.

The answer spoke for itself.

How could a bunch of little Karas ever match a seasoned politician like Old Silver Coin?

It’s the worst when your teammates are such idiots… Xiao Yu almost burst out laughing.

“You’re laughing?” Zhou Lie glared at Little Brother.

“What else can we do but laugh?”

Xiao Yu shrugged. “Can’t you see? It wasn’t Big Boss’s idea—it came from above.”

Zhou Lie fell silent in surprise.

“You think it’s odd that I know?”

Xiao Yu grinned, shaking his head. “What level am I at? With the merit I carry, even if Big Boss wanted to move me, it wouldn’t be that simple.”

Zhou Lie’s expression grew complex.

Before he knew it…

Little Brother has grown up to be this much already?

“Enough with the chatter.”

Xiao Yu stared straight at Zhou Lie. “So, what happened?”

A case? An incident? A mission?

“Do you really believe there are demons in this world?”

A classic opening line, spoken by Zhou Lie.

“Write a novel about it.”

Xiao Yu responded earnestly, “A horror-thriller or ghostly mystery—I think it’d catch on!”

“I’m not joking.”

Zhou Lie’s face turned grave. “I’m completely serious.”

“I’m just as serious in my answer.”

Xiao Yu’s expression remained earnest, even solemn. “In the past, someone asked me if I believed ghosts existed. Others asked if a book’s plot could come to life. And some wondered if a person could literally devour themselves. In the end…they were all manmade!”

Zhou Lie fell silent for a long moment. “Go see Wang Dong. He’ll give you the answer.”

“Hmm?” Xiao Yu was stumped.

What about the hemorrhoids we talked about? Isn’t that right?

Fifteen minutes later, outside the hotel.

“Time to get to work!”

Xiao Yu, not caring about embarrassment, clutched Mu Qingwu tightly like a big kid who never wanted to let go.

“Get home early!”

Mu Qingwu raised her gracefully pretty face; a hint of reluctance shimmered in her dark, clear eyes, reminiscent of a post-autumn pond.

“Mm.”

Rising, Xiao Yu bowed his head to kiss his sister’s forehead. “Let’s go!”

…

Five hours later.

In City N, Hospital Ward.

Wang Dong, awkwardly propping himself up on the bed, glared at a barely containing Xiao Yu, and growled, “Laugh if you want—what’s the big deal?”

Xiao Yu burst into laughter. “Hahaha!”

As humans, nine out of ten of us suffer from hemorrhoids.

Seeing his brother like this, Xiao Yu couldn’t help but laugh.

But inside, he exhaled a heavy sigh of relief.

It’s a blessing if nothing worse happened!

“Does it hurt?”

Pulling up a chair beside the bed, Xiao Yu sat down, preparing to rub salt into his brother’s wound.

“One day, you’ll experience this too.”

Wang Dong grinned through clenched teeth, “Just wait and see.”

Looks like you’ve caught the annoying habit of ‘What are you looking at?’ from your elder brother, huh?

Never mind, he’s still a patient… Xiao Yu asked with a smile, “That burn doesn’t look minor. What’s the case about?”

If Team Two takes it on, it’s usually a major domestic case.

Each division in National Security has clear, distinct roles and doesn’t interfere with one another, though they do cooperate.

Xiao Yu came over purely out of curiosity.

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Demons?

What nonsense are you spouting!

Zhou Lie wouldn’t lie.

So Xiao Yu had come.

He wanted to see what exactly this ‘demon’ was all about…

“Do you believe…”

Wang Dong’s expression turned serious, but before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted.

“Stop, stop, let’s skip the ghost stories.”

Waving his hand dismissively, Xiao Yu retorted, “Quit the useless chatter… We’ve solved cases involving the Disc Spirit, vampire attacks, and even cannibalism. Don’t you have any common sense? Do you really think something like this exists?”

“I used to be skeptical too, until I encountered the case at hand… I started to believe!”

Wang Dong’s face was filled with dejection.

He looked as if he’d been cuckolded by his wife—saddened with a verdant crown atop his head.

Yet he remained stubborn, as if forgetting how he’d been socially humiliated in front of me before… Xiao Yu smirked.

“I truly saw it.”

Wang Dong spoke in a low tone, “A ten-meter-tall demon!”

“Huh?” Xiao Yu was stunned.

Some things can be disguised.

But others just can’t.

Take size, for instance. Or the gap between reality and illusion. And then…exaggeration!

You know what exaggerated means, right?

It implies being overstated, not grounded, even downright ridiculous.

Everyone knows the more extravagant something is, the less people believe it.

But here was Wang Dong, the respected head of National Security, who not only believed it but truly thought demons existed in this world.

This method of revelation just doesn’t add up… Xiao Yu squinted.

“What exactly happened?” he asked.

Wen.

Xue.