The feast will eventually come to an end.

The old shop in the alley closed, and the street corner lights dimmed.

"I'm going to see an old friend."

Mr. Shu lit a cigar and opened the car door, smiling, "It's only a little past eleven, there's still time. Who wants to hitch a ride?"

Everyone shook their heads and refused.

No one wanted to ride in the teacher's car late at night and be stared at by others on the street.

"What tasteless young people." Zhou JiRen put on his sunglasses, started the engine alone, waved his hand, and disappeared in the roaring sound.

When they saw the sports car disappear from sight, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"I think the teacher's taste..."

Zhong Wei shook his head and exclaimed, "It's the opposite of his strength."

"It's just a tiny bit..." Luo Er sighed softly, "Different from others."

"It's probably just a tiny bit." Gu Shen smiled bitterly, "Do you know how painful it was for me to come here?"

"If it were me..." Nanjin, who had been silent, also said seriously, "I definitely wouldn't have gotten in the teacher's car."

The four of them leaned against the street, glanced at each other, and then couldn't help but laugh.

After the laughter in the wind slowly stopped, there was a hint of melancholy in the parting.

"Alright. Unlike someone of S-level, I don't have a private jet to pick me up."

Luo Er smiled, "I won't say much about parting, take care everyone."

Zhong Wei chuckled softly and said, "I'll walk Sister back."

The two figures disappeared into the distance.

And then, when the wind rose again.

There were only two lonely figures left on the street.

Gu Shen, Nanjin.

...

...

"It's not too far from the apartment here... I'm planning to walk back."

Nanjin walked slowly along the street corner, her shadow slowly elongating on the wall under the distant streetlights. She looked to the side, "What about you?"

"Heh, what a coincidence, that's what I planned too."

Gu Shen laughed happily when he heard that, "You know, it's expensive to take a taxi in Qinghe District at night. It's good to walk back. Actually, if you're in a hurry, I can accompany you for a while."

Nanjin smiled silently.

Gu Shen realized that this seemed to be the first time he saw Nanjin smile tonight.

Tonight's gathering... she seemed to have something on her mind and didn't speak much, quietly drinking alone.

"I'm leaving Qinghe tomorrow, and I don't know what the next mission will be..." Gu Shen muttered, "Luo Sister is going to Nagano, and Zhong Brother will probably go with her... Nanjin, you haven't said anything, what are your plans for the future?"

Nanjin remained silent tonight.

No one knew where she was going next.

"I don't know."

Her answer was simple, "If it weren't for the A-009 escape incident, I probably wouldn't be in Qinghe anymore. According to my usual habits, I would continue to carry out missions without interruption."

"And now?" Gu Shen curiously asked.

"I want to take a break and rest." Nanjin's answer was still very brief.

"That's good." Gu Shen thought for a moment, "If you feel tired, take a good rest."

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"I'm not tired."

Nanjin's voice sounded a bit helpless and annoyed.

But Gu Shen didn't notice.

He scratched his head, "Actually, I don't really understand your way of working so hard... Although I'm also a person with missions now, I still think about going back to Wulao Mountain to see my mother and the children every now and then. By the way, what about your family? If you want to rest, do you want to go back and see them?"

There was a flicker in Nanjin's eyes.

This time, she didn't say anything.

"Teacher and the senior brothers and sisters all say that you work too hard, so hard that it makes people feel sorry for you." Gu Shen continued to mutter to himself, "I'm quite curious, do you have a reason that you must work so hard?"

"..."

Nanjin stopped in her tracks.

Gu Shen was stunned, and then he saw Nanjin wave her hand, and a taxi slowly stopped in the distance.

"Don't misunderstand, I called this taxi for you."

Nanjin said softly, "I wanted to walk back alone. But you were too noisy."

Gu Shen: "???"

"Good luck with your mission."

Nanjin pushed Gu Shen's head into the car door with one hand and said lightly, "Next time we meet, don't have so much to say."

Seeing off Gu Shen.

Nanjin felt that the whole world had become quiet.

She took a long breath and leaned against the wall of the street.

The night was deep.

The alley at the street corner flickered with dim and mottled light, and the dark figures on the wall hung their heads low. The light and shadow seemed to sway and change, and there was a hint of bloody smell in the wind.

Nanjin softly recited a name.

"Cui Zhongcheng..."

...

...

"Nanjin... she's gone too far..."

Being forcibly pushed into a taxi, Gu Shen dared not speak out his anger.In fact, he wasn't that angry... He had noticed it during the dinner, when a certain name was mentioned, Nanjin's expression subtly changed.

Cui Zhongcheng.

When investigating Han Dang's file, Gu Shen had also tried to casually check other people's files... Sister Luo and Mr. Shu's files were more confidential than Han Dang's, while Brother Zhong Wei's could be viewed normally.

But Nanjin's file was secretly sealed.

The level of confidentiality of her file was extremely high, and even with Chu Ling's current Deep Sea access level, she couldn't crack it.

This was actually a detail worth noting.

Sister Luo and the teacher's files were classified because they themselves possessed overly powerful Transcendent powers... Although Nanjin's strength was not bad, it was not enough for Deep Sea to use its authority to seal it to this extent.

The file sealed her past.

And she... obviously, didn't want to bring up her past.

"Tsk tsk... Every senior brother and sister has a story."

Gu Shen put on his headphones, played a song, and murmured, "If this were a novel, this kind of hardworking person would probably be burdened with an unshakeable blood feud..."

The song in the headphones didn't play smoothly, but there was a rustling sound.

"Maybe she's just diligently cultivating?"

Chu Ling completed the connection in a second and reminded him seriously, "You can't harbor malice towards others' past experiences!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

Gu Shen was startled and quickly apologized, "You've been listening all along, can't I have a little privacy?"

"I only connect to nearby devices when you're alone." Chu Ling huffed, "Who cares about your little privacy."

Gu Shen noticed that the taxi driver was looking at him with a strange look.

His mumbling just now was probably all heard... and now he was answering to thin air.

He hoped he wouldn't be mistaken for a lunatic.

"Cough cough..."

Gu Shen lowered his voice, speaking in a tone that only the two of them could hear, "Miss Chu... your timing is impeccable, I've been waiting for you, and finally, you're here."