Chapter 1365
Xincheng: You have a younger sister too, right? Cui Ming: That's my wife.
The Xincheng team members are very unhappy lately.
As mentioned before, his sister Mayumi has a boyfriend.
I was originally going to visit her.
As a result, the project was temporarily postponed due to the discovery of the Lightning Man incident.
As a result, the two of them kept calling each other.
The new city is really in a mess!
My little sister is going to be taken away!
Waaaaah!!!
He sat in the corner of the lounge, arms crossed, his face as gloomy as if it were about to rain, but his ears were perked up, listening to Mayumi's laughter coming from the other end of the corridor as she made a phone call.
That sickeningly sweet laughter felt like a dull knife cutting back and forth in his heart.
"Takuma...you need to be careful over there too...yes, I will...when you come, I'll take you to that ramen place..."
Xincheng's teeth were grinding together, and his nails were digging into his palms.
So, taking advantage of the break, I drank with Cui Ming...
Although Choi doesn't drink...
Xincheng, holding a cup of oolong tea, plopped down on the sofa next to Cui Ming, slamming the cup down on the coffee table with a thud.
Cui Mingzheng was leaning back on the sofa with his eyes closed, holding a thermos cup filled with goji berry tea.
He opened his eyes, glanced at Xincheng, and then closed them again.
"Instructor! Waaaaah! She's my only sister! She used to be so cute, but now... Waaaaah!!!"
Xincheng lunged forward, grabbed Cuiming's arm, her voice trembling with tears, her eyes red.
He remembered Mayumi following behind him when she was little, calling him "brother, brother" in her childish voice. Comparing that to her current infatuated expression on the phone, his heart shattered into pieces.
"..."
Cui Ming remained silent.
He looked down at his arm that was being held, then at Xincheng's distorted face, and took a sip of goji berry tea expressionlessly.
"Instructor, do you have a younger sister?"
Xincheng raised his head, his eyes still glistening with tears, as if he had grasped at the last straw.
He wanted to find common ground, to find an ally who was also an older brother and equally worried about his younger sister.
Does Miyuki count?
Cui Ming put down his thermos, his tone indifferent.
"Forget it, but instructor, what if your sister gets involved with that damn blond guy..."
Xincheng seemed to have found a breakthrough. His voice suddenly rose, ready to pour out his grievances and join Cui Ming in cursing those bastards who seduced his sister.
Cui Ming interrupted Xincheng.
"Excuse me, Shinjo, Miyuki is my god-sister, and... you know we're actually together now."
His tone remained calm, as if he were stating an ordinary fact, without any boasting or concealment.
"..."
Xincheng opened his mouth, but the second half of his sentence got stuck in his throat, unable to come up or down.
He stared at Cui Ming, his eyes frozen in tears, as if he had been put on pause.
Depend on!
We can't chat anymore...
Xincheng slowly released his grip on Cui Ming's arm, shrank back into the corner of the sofa, hugged his knees, and stared blankly at the ceiling.
He originally wanted to find an ally, someone who could understand his pain, but the guy on the other end not only turned his adopted sister into his girlfriend, but also acted as if it were perfectly normal.
How was he supposed to respond?
How could he continue to cry and complain?
Xincheng picked up the cup of oolong tea, drank it all in one gulp, then slammed the cup down on his face, obscuring his entire face. "Instructor... go... leave me alone..."
His muffled voice came from under the cup, carrying a sense of utter despair.
Cui Ming stood up, patted him on the shoulder, and said in a flat tone, "I've met that kid Takuma. He's alright. He won't mistreat Mayumi."
"...When did you see him?"
“During the last patrol, he delivered takeout to Mayumi on his motorcycle, and I checked his file while I was on patrol.”
Xincheng took the cup down, his eyes widening: "You investigated him?!"
"Yes, he has a clean background, no criminal record, and his feelings for Mayumi are genuine."
Cui Ming turned and walked towards the door, waving goodbye to Xincheng with his back to her.
"Don't worry, Mayumi isn't a child anymore."
Xincheng stared blankly at Cui Ming's retreating figure. After a long while, he buried himself in the cup again and let out a long wail.
"...I'm still worried!!!"
Although Cui Ming appears to be a reckless man.
But at heart, he is a ruthless person who is skeptical of everything.
He leaned back in his chair in the command room, his gaze fixed on the gloomy sky outside the window, his fingers tapping lightly on the armrest.
On the surface, he acts impulsively, drawing his gun at the slightest provocation, transforming at the slightest provocation, and tearing his apostles to shreds at the slightest provocation.
But behind every action is meticulous calculation and intelligence support.
Mayumi works in the medical department.
My brother is a member of the GUTS team.
Those who have been in contact with her must be investigated.
Cui Ming didn't want any damned alien bastards causing trouble!
He recalled a time in another world when an alien disguised himself as an ordinary human and approached the families of members of the defense force, ultimately causing tragic consequences.
He will never repeat that mistake here.
Therefore, Takuma's information was already on Choi Myung's desk long before Mayumi mentioned the name.
Their family background, social connections, work experience, and even the routes and speeds they rode on motorcycles were all thoroughly investigated.
However, Choi Myung was quite surprised.
Tuomo is a pretty good motorcyclist.
Cui Ming looked at the surveillance video in his hand. In the video, the young man weaved through the traffic with skillful and decisive movements, and his control of distance was frighteningly precise.
That kind of reaction speed and sense of balance is something that ordinary people can't possess.
I'll see if I can be transferred to the action team when I have time.
Cui Ming closed the folder and spoke to Ju Jian Hui, who had just walked in.
"That kid Takumo is a great driver; we could consider recruiting him into the Victory Team's field operations group."
Megumi raised an eyebrow and sat down next to him: "Are you serious? He's just a motorcycle delivery driver."
“Talent doesn’t depend on its origins,” Cui Ming said calmly. “His reaction speed and route planning ability are even better than some official team members. Being a motorcycle rider isn’t a long-term career; he should take the civil service exam.”
Megumi Kijima paused for a moment, then burst out laughing: "Take the civil service exam? You want them to take the TPC civil service exam?"
“Stable, promising, and I can see Mayumi every day,” Cui Ming said expressionlessly, picking up his thermos. “It’s a win-win-win situation. If he’s smart, he’ll know which one to choose.”
Megumi shook her head and patted his shoulder: "You've certainly planned things out quite thoroughly for him."
“The safety of the family members must be taken into account,” Cui Ming said, taking a sip of tea before turning his gaze back to the window. “I cannot allow any uncertainty to remain around me.”
Looking at his calm face, a warm feeling welled up in her heart.
Although this man didn't say it, he had already thought about the future of everyone around him.
If Takumo knew that his excellent driving skills had caught the eye of TPC's top fighter, he wondered if it would be a blessing or a curse. (End of Chapter)