Chi Tong, You've Changed
Knock, knock, knock—
A series of neither light nor heavy knocks sounded on the door.
Chi Tong, who was imrsed in handling the affairs of the Wuji Domain, frowned and spoke weakly:
"Co in."
The Silver King had already left Wuji, and the five Adjudicators all had their mories swapped. It was simply impossible for them to handle the various large and small affairs within the Wuji Domain, so all the workload fell on him, the Thief Saint...
If it were normal tis, it would be fine. But last night, a major incident like the attack on the Detention Center occurred. There were simply too many aspects that required his coordination and decision-making. From the ti Chi Tong was woken up at past five in the morning until now, he basically hadn't closed his eyes.
Chi Tong looked up with drooping eyelids, and upon seeing a figure wearing the Great Crimson Theatrical Robe, his mouth twitched slightly...
Why is it this annoying pest again??
"Chen Ling." Chi Tong put down his pen and answered weakly. "What's the matter?"
"Yes." Chen Ling answered solemnly, his brows filled with righteousness and determination. He stepped forward two paces and handed a thick letter directly onto the table.
"..."
Chi Tong spoke in displeasure, "Didn't I say it? The King is currently not here. Regarding the decision to cancel that mandatory work ti, you have to wait until he cos back to discuss it."
"I know. That's why the topic of this opinion letter I ca to submit today is about elderly companionship and dical security."
"?" Chi Tong was bewildered. "What the heck?"
"A large amount of young labor has been transferred to the factories, resulting in a large number of elderly people staying alone at ho with no one to look after them. Moreover, due to the previous massacres in the major districts, the district with the most advanced dical level within the Realm has disappeared. The allocation of dical resources is severely insufficient, and the situations of 'no one accompanying for dical treatnt' and 'nowhere to seek dical help' are becoming increasingly serious, so..."
"Stop!!"
Hearing Chen Ling's words, Chi Tong only felt his head swell.
"Chen Ling, do you really have nothing better to do usually??"
"Yeah." Chen Ling nodded as a matter of course. "I already said yesterday that from now on, I will live to fight for the rights that all humans should be born with... Since I am trapped in this church, the only thing I can do is to constantly express my views in the form of opinion letters."
Chi Tong: ...
Bang—
"Do you know that I am very busy right now??" Chi Tong slamd the table. "I have a lot of things to handle. I don't have ti to listen to you talk about politics and ideals here!"
Chen Ling froze.
In the dead silent room, Chen Ling looked at the impatient Chi Tong. His gaze went from excitent at the beginning to incomprehension later, and then to disappointnt...
Not knowing how long had passed, he lowered his head and said softly:
"Chi Tong, you've changed."
Chi Tong: ...?
"Do you still rember? Back then, after we got off work, we sat together at the door of the factory's tavern with a box of beer and a plate of peanuts. From politics to economics, all we thought about was how to make the Wuji Domain develop better and make the people's lives happier..." Chen Ling gave Chi Tong a deep look.
"Now you've really changed... Changed so much that I almost don't recognize you... You make feel very unfamiliar, Chi Tong."
Chen Ling started scratching his head, looking like he was thinking hard.
"Strange... exactly when did you start to beco like this... Why does it seem like I can't rember clearly... No... Have I forgotten sothing..."
Chi Tong: !!!!!!
Chi Tong abruptly stood up from his seat.
"No, no, no, you misunderstood, Chen Ling. What I ant is... I am very interested in your ideas and policies. When I finish handling the matters at hand, I want to have an in-depth and careful chat with you." Chi Tong tried his best to make himself look sincere and amiable.
Within the short few seconds just now, his back was already drenched in cold sweat.
One must know that the Silver King was currently not in the Wuji Domain, and Bai Ye of the [Borrowing the Moon] path had also defected. This ant that there was currently no one in the Realm who could steal Chen Ling's mories and "doubts"...
If this guy really reacted to what was wrong, or realized that he was being manipulated, there was a risk of unleashing the 'World-Ending' Calamity!!
Right now, even if all the matters on Chi Tong's hands were added together, they were not as deterrent as this single light sentence from Chen Ling... Chi Tong felt like the 'beauty' in a 'honey trap'. He had to maintain his Role, coax Chen Ling, and make him happy so that he wouldn't recall those "doubts", only then could he be safe and sound.
"Oh~ So that's how it is. I misunderstood." Chen Ling suddenly realized.
"Yeah, you misunderstood... Hehehehe..."
"Then I'll wait outside for a while. When will you be done? Actually, besides the one I just proposed, I also want to have a good discussion with you on education, transportation, economics, and a few other aspects..."
Chi Tong's eyelids twitched crazily.
"I know you're very busy, but there's nothing I can do either. These are the most important problems facing the Wuji Domain right now... I've also thought about it, if only I could help share your burden." Chen Ling sighed helplessly. "But unfortunately, I can't leave this church, nor can I conduct on-site research on the specific situation of dical resources. Many things can only be talked about on paper. The crucial research and implentation might still have to rely on you..."
Hearing this, Chi Tong's mind moved slightly, and a solution suddenly welled up in his heart!
"Can't leave the church? Who said you can't leave the church?" Chi Tong imdiately waved his hand.
"Didn't the King already allow you to go out yesterday? You can go out now too, it's just that you have to report to in advance... Let's do it this way. I'll leave the research on dical resources to you. I'll assign soone to you to protect your safety throughout the process."
"Really?" Chen Ling was sowhat pleasantly surprised. "If that's the case, it will indeed be much more convenient..."
Having experienced yesterday's events, whether it was the Silver King or Chi Tong, both had already lowered their guard against Chen Ling. Moreover, before the Silver King left, he really didn't emphasize continuing to put Chen Ling under house arrest... Since Chen Ling could leave the church yesterday, theoretically he could also do so in the future. Therefore, Chi Tong's action couldn't be considered acting on his own initiative. Even if the Silver King held him accountable, there wouldn't be much punishnt.
But the most important thing was to protect Chen Ling's safety. First, he couldn't be allowed to escape. Second, no one could be allowed to hurt him...
After all, the current Wuji Domain still hid quite a few witches with ulterior motives. If they knew of Chen Ling's existence and wanted to use the power of the 'World-Ending' Calamity to destroy the Wuji Domain, then the matter would be serious... As the Silver King's trusted aide, Chi Tong naturally knew the "limits" in handling matters.
He had already let Chen Ling get injured once yesterday. This ti, Chi Tong absolutely couldn't repeat the sa mistake. Since he was assigning a bodyguard to Chen Ling, he should assign the fiercest one, the kind where no matter what happens, no one could hurt Chen Ling...
Chi Tong thought for a mont, then called for a subordinate.
"Lord Chi Tong, what are your orders?"
"Go, call Hong Xiu over."
Hearing the na "Hong Xiu", an imperceptible gleam of light flashed in Chen Ling's eyes.
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