Chapter 1411
Zejing: Damn it, these cosmic country bumpkins!
TPC knows about Choi Myung's experience, and in fact, the higher-ups are quite troubled by it.
No, do you aliens have some kind of serious illness?
Director Sawai stared at the report handed over by the intelligence department. It was so thick it could be used as a brick, and it was covered with records of various aliens trying to get close to Cui Ming.
The Pitt aliens, the Mefilas aliens' subordinates, the queen's envoy from some unknown small planet, and even an octopus-like creature that called itself the "Ambassador of Cosmic Peace"—although the creature's gender was questionable, it didn't stop it from spraying pheromones onto Cui Ming.
Sawai slammed the report on the table, rubbed his temples, and asked Yoshioka next to him, "What do you think?"
Chief of Police Yoshioka, a typical hawk who usually advocates zero tolerance for aliens, now stood with his arms crossed, his face ashen as if he'd eaten expired canned food: "What do I think? I fucking want to send a fleet to encircle the solar system! These bastards are too cunning!"
"Oh? It's rare that you agree with me."
"It's not that we agree, it's that these aliens are such bastards!" Yoshioka pulled out a separate document and swung it around with a loud bang. "Look at this! The Pitt aliens have switched to a policy of appeasement! They don't steal or rob, they just follow us around every day, bringing flowers, food, and balloons, and they even help old ladies cross the street!"
"...Help the old lady cross the street?"
"This happened last Wednesday! Cui Ming was in the commercial street when a girl who was actually a Pitt alien helped an old lady who had fallen down. Cui Ming watched the whole thing but couldn't find any flaws. In the end, he could only watch helplessly as the girl finished doing a good deed, patted her butt, and left!"
Sawai fell silent.
This is truly outrageous.
As a dove who usually advocates peaceful coexistence, he now feels that these aliens are using dirty tactics.
It's not the violence that's dirty, but the excessive gentleness.
“They know Cui Ming really will kill,” Yoshioka gritted his teeth. “So they don’t give him any excuses! They don’t provoke him, they don’t threaten him, they don’t kidnap him, they just follow him around, they just fawn over him, they just act like his lapdog!”
"That Cui Ming..."
"What can Cui Ming do? Shoot down a 'helpful citizen' who just helped an old lady in the street?" Yoshioka rolled his eyes. "Then tomorrow TPC will be drowned in public opinion, the day after tomorrow humanity will become the enemy of the universe, and the day after that all neutral races will side with the hostile forces!"
Sawai let out a long sigh.
This is the most disgusting part.
In order to prevent humanity from being isolated, Cui Ming had no choice but to endure it.
He had to endure those beautiful women constantly in front of him, endure the occasional "enjoyable citizens" who would bump into him every now and then, and endure the omnipresent, sticky feeling of being watched.
“So,” Sawai tapped the table, “we have to do something.”
"What are you doing? Giving Cui Ming a bodyguard squad?"
"Right on my mind."
"...He doesn't need bodyguards; he can punch through a steel plate."
“It’s not about protecting him, it’s about helping him fend off unwanted suitors!” Sawai’s expression suddenly became subtle. “Or rather, it’s about blocking those ill-intentioned ‘suitors’.”
Yoshioka paused for two seconds, then slowly raised his thumb: "...Great, you're the best."
-
When the news reached Choi Myung's ears, he was eating instant noodles.
Angie and Elsa went shopping, giving him a rare moment of peace and quiet. Then, Megumi called, her businesslike tone making him think there was another monster.
"TPC has decided to assign you additional protection personnel."
"I do not need."
"It's not about protecting you, it's about... helping you isolate yourself from unnecessary social interactions."
"……what?"
“Simply put,” Megumi’s voice trembled with suppressed laughter, “I’ll give you a few shields so those aliens can’t get close.”
Cui Ming's chopsticks were suspended in mid-air.
"Are you serious?"
"The hawks and doves voted unanimously, an unprecedented level of consensus."
"..."
Cui Ming put down the instant noodles and rubbed his face.
"Who's coming?"
"The entire Victory Team operates on a shift system."
"Dagu?"
"He was in charge of daytime, nighttime in Shinjo, weekends in Horii, mobile operations for Lina, and remote monitoring for Nori."
"...What is Ye Rui remotely monitoring?"
“Analyze data on aliens who are close to you, including gait, body temperature, and pheromone residue.”
Cui Ming remained silent for five seconds.
"What do you take me for? A panda in a zoo?"
“Pandas aren’t in as much danger as you, and they don’t get as much attention as you.” Kijima finally couldn’t help but laugh. “Just bear with it, Instructor. This is for the greater good of humanity.” “The greater good, my foot…”
"Oh, right, there are also additional terms and conditions."
"what?"
“Protective personnel must eat, live, and travel with you, including but not limited to—going to the toilet.”
"..."
Cui Ming crushed the instant noodle container.
-
The next day, on the commercial street.
Daigo, dressed in casual clothes, followed three steps behind Choi Myung with a lifeless expression, holding a sign that read "TPC Special Security, Do Not Disturb".
The sign was made by Ye Rui overnight. It has LED lights and can play voice messages. Right now, it's playing an electronic message that keeps repeating, "Please keep your distance, thank you for your cooperation."
"Instructor, can I take the badge back?" Daigo asked in a low voice, "It's too embarrassing..."
“No.” Cui Ming walked forward expressionlessly. “You hold it up, and I’ll have some peace and quiet.”
As soon as he finished speaking, a long-haired beauty walked towards him, holding a cup of milk tea, and approached Cui Ming with a clear goal in mind.
Daigo instinctively took a step forward, holding up a sign: "Excuse me! TPC Special Guard! Please keep your distance!"
The beautiful woman froze, almost spilling her milk tea.
"I...I was just passing by..."
"Please go to the other side, thank you for your cooperation!"
"..."
Cui Ming watched from the side, his lips twitching.
This scene is too bizarre, like a security guard scene from some low-quality idol drama.
Even more strangely, after the beautiful woman left, Daigo's sign suddenly beeped twice.
“Yorui’s remote monitoring,” Daigo explained awkwardly. “That guy just now… had an abnormal body temperature, suspected to be an alien.”
“I know,” Cui Ming sighed. “The Pittians are old acquaintances.”
"Then aren't you going to expose them?"
“She didn’t help the old lady today, nor did she hand her any balloons; she was just passing by.” Cui Ming put his hands in his pockets. “What could I do? pin her to the ground and search her in the street?”
Daigo fell silent.
Indeed, those aliens are such bastards.
Knowing that a direct confrontation would lead to disaster, they resorted to persistent persuasion, putting Cui Ming in a difficult position.
"Instructor, you've worked hard."
"Stop talking nonsense and hold up your sign properly."
-
In the evening, the shift changes.
Shinjo took over from Daigo, holding the same LED sign, but this guy clearly knew how to play the game better than Daigo.
"Instructor! Over here! I've spotted a target!"
"where?"
"At three o'clock! The one in the red dress! She just glanced at you three times!"
"...What's wrong with looking at it three times?"
"Ordinary people would look at it twice and then look away! Looking at it three times is abnormal!"
Cui Ming turned his head and met the gaze of the woman in the red dress.
The other person smiled slightly and raised their camera: "Excuse me, could we take a photo together? I'm a travel blogger..."
"No!" A sign was displayed in the new city. "TPC Special Guard! Please keep your distance!"
"But……"
"No buts! Please step back five meters! Five meters!"
The beautiful woman bit her lip, and her eyes welled up with tears instantly; her acting skills were Oscar-worthy on Earth.
"Why are you all so fierce..."
"A dangerous situation?" Xincheng slammed the sign on the ground and pulled a megaphone from his pocket. "Attention everyone! Attention everyone! Important TPC personnel are here! Please step back! Step back!"
The loudspeaker blared so loudly that the whole street shook.
The beautiful woman's expression finally changed, from aggrieved to stiff, and finally to a kind of helpless resignation.
She turned and walked away, her high heels clicking loudly on the ground. (End of Chapter)