Uchiha of Zero Zone

The evacuation work soon began to proceed in an orderly manner.

Now the time has passed from evening to morning. Under the influence of physical and mental exhaustion, everyone except Billy seems a little out of spirits.

Outside the cave, the rescue workers from the Investigation Association had been waiting for a long time, but what they didn't expect was that the team they were waiting for was not the team that had entered the cave to investigate earlier, but Zhong Yan and his team.

After inquiring, we learned that the previous team had been wiped out. As to why such information was not transmitted through the communication equipment, it is unknown.

In addition to the Hollow Investigation Association, people from the Public Security Bureau are also here, including the Criminal Investigation Special Service Team.

Qingyi, who temporarily replaced Zhu Yuan as the team leader, was naturally present as well.

"I was wondering why I couldn't contact you before. It turns out you fell into the void. But that's good, as long as you can come back safely." Looking at Zhu Yuan who looked a little embarrassed, Qingyi checked him carefully and finally felt relieved after confirming that the other party was fine.

Looking at Zhong Yan and others who were accepting thanks from the crowd not far away, Zhu Yuan said with a complicated expression: "Senior, there is something I would like you to help me with."

"Oh? Tell me about it." Upon hearing this, Qingyi immediately became interested. Her favorite thing to do on weekdays is to answer difficult and complicated questions for others. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste if she had a head full of knowledge but nowhere to use it?

Afterwards, Zhu Yuan told Qingyi about his experience in the cave and his suspicions about the identities of Zhong Yan and others.

After listening to her story, Qing Yi held his chin with one hand and fell into deep thought. After a moment, he slowly said: "Zhu Yuan, do you think they are bad people?"

"Of course not!" Zhu Yuan said without hesitation, his tone sounding extremely firm.

This answer made Qing Yi spread his hands and said as a matter of course: "Since they are not bad people, and they rescued you and those civilians from the cave, then why do you still doubt them? Tell me, what is the premise for the sheriff to arrest the rope maker and the cave thief?"

"This..." Zhu Yuan thought for a moment and replied, "We need solid evidence to prove that they are rope makers and cave robbers."

"Then do you have any evidence? Such as witnesses and physical evidence."

"No...no."

"Isn't that great?"

Qingyi's words made Zhu Yuan wake up instantly.

She was just suspicious at this stage and had no actual evidence. Moreover, they had previously investigated Zhong Yan's home and had not found anything to prove that he was a cave thief.

In this case, she had no reason to arrest the other party at all. A mere verbal statement of suspicion was useless.

"Zhu Yuan, as a senior, I must explain to you clearly that some things cannot be too rigid, and you need to have your own way of thinking. Catching criminals is the duty of the sheriff, and sometimes there are things that happen where the law outweighs emotion."

"At this time, without any external interference, you can make any choice based on your heart. Just like you can find an excuse like I just did to let them go."

"As the saying goes: Leave a way out for others so that we can meet again in the future. If they can save this group of people today, they can save another group of people tomorrow. As long as they haven't done anything harmful, there's no need to be so serious with them, especially since they are your lifesavers."

"Just like the Red Fang Gang's protective umbrella appears in the righteous Public Security Bureau, we are not running dogs for those guys, but follow our own sense of justice."

Qingyi was like a teacher, speaking many profound truths with great earnestness.

In her opinion, there is definitely no problem with Zhu Yuan's ability, but her personality is a little too rigid, especially when it comes to work matters.

She has hardly ever taken a vacation since she joined the Public Security Bureau. To put it nicely, she is trying to save up all her vacation time, but in reality that is simply impossible. After all, no one knows how long it will take her to save up.

After listening to Qing Yi's teachings, Zhu Yuan also knew what choice she should make. At least this time, she would follow her heart: "What the senior said is, if there is no evidence, what legitimate reason can I have to arrest them?"

After saying that, she stretched lazily, a little tiredly, and her nearly perfect body curves were immediately revealed under the morning sun, making many women envious.

"Are you sleepy? Then go back and have some sleep. You are still suspended from your duty. Don't let your superiors find out you are here, otherwise I will have a hard time explaining." Qingyi smiled slightly, very satisfied with Zhu Yuan's choice.

Afterwards, Zhu Yuan returned the pistol to Qingyi, said hello to Zhong Yan and the others, and left Fourteenth Street, planning to go back and have a good rest.

Isn't this so-called suspension actually a forced vacation?

......

"Investigate me? Look carefully, this is an investigator's license issued by the Hollow Investigation Association. I've saved so many lives, how dare you doubt me?"

On the other side, Nicole and others who came out of the cave were immediately questioned by the Public Security Bureau.

However, Nicole, who had an investigator's license, was not panicked at all. With just a few words, she successfully persuaded the sheriffs who wanted to investigate them to back off.

Even though Nicole usually does some improper commissions, she is a serious Hollow Investigator, and the investigator license in her hand is officially issued by the Hollow Investigation Association.

Under such circumstances, if you want to arrest her for the crime of cave thief, it will be impossible to constitute a crime unless you produce substantial evidence.

However, this won't work for Zhong Yan and his team unless each of them can produce an investigator's license.

Right now, Nicole can only delay time by relying on the license in her hand. She has some connections in the investigation association and wonders if she can help.

"What are you doing?" At this time, Qingyi, who heard the noise, also came over. She put one hand on her waist and glanced at Zhong Yan and the others from time to time.

One of the sheriffs who was conducting the investigation explained, "Captain Qingyi, except for the pink-haired lady, none of these people can produce an investigator license issued by the Hollow Investigation Association, so we suspect they are cave robbers."

After hearing his explanation, Qingyi raised his eyebrows and angrily reprimanded: "I think you are really full and have nothing to do. This hole was just formed last night. Where did the cave robbers come from? Could it be that they can predict the hole disaster in advance?"

"Besides, these guys saved most of the civilians in the Hollow. It's not an exaggeration to call them heroes of the people. Why are you investigating them? Is this how you treat heroes? I'm afraid you have a tumor on your neck."

Several sheriffs who were questioning were rendered speechless by Qingyi's words.

As subordinates, they have no right to refute their superiors, not to mention that they can't find any reasons to refute.

In the end, the few people could only apologize to Zhong Yan and others in a sincere attitude and personally escort them away from the scene.

......

After leaving the sight of the sheriffs, Zhong Yan and the others breathed a sigh of relief, and their tense expressions instantly relaxed.

"I've been busy all night and didn't sleep well. I'm so tired." Nicole rubbed her sore shoulders, looking quite tired.

The same was true for Zhong Yan, An Bi, and Nekomata. Ling, who was controlling Ies, was almost falling asleep while sitting in the archive room of the video store.

The only one who was still in good spirits was Billy. I guess when the three people from the Rabbit House went back later, they would have to ask him to drive.

"Thank you all for your hard work today. I didn't expect things to develop to this point, but being able to escape from the hole unscathed is really a blessing in disguise."

Zhong Yan held the safe that he had obtained with great difficulty. Although the process was a bit tortuous, fortunately there was no mistake in the result.

The Red Fang Gang was almost wiped out, and Bai Lao also died at his hands. It is estimated that it won’t be long before this gang will be completely eliminated from New Elidu.

The only problem that needed to be solved right now was where Nekomata should go.

According to the plot of the game, she should join the Rabbit House after defeating the Dead End Butcher, but because Zhong Yan changed the original world line, her affiliation has become an unknown.

"Zhong Yan..." Suddenly, Ambi reached out and tugged at the corner of Zhong Yan's clothes, calling his name softly, and his thoughts instantly returned to reality.

Zhong Yan came back to his senses and turned to look at Ambi, only to see that the other party was pointing not far away, where Nekomata was planning to sneak away while no one was paying attention.

"She's leaving." Ambi said softly. There was not much emotion in her tone, as if she was just describing something.

In this incident, Mao You successfully saved Zhu Yuan who should have died. Even though Zhong Yan and others did not see it with their own eyes, they cannot deny her contribution.

Her injured arm, which was about to be infected, was the best proof of this.

Thinking of this, Zhong Yan turned to An Bi and said, "An Bi, if you think she is not a bad person, then do me a favor."

Nekomata had personally told Ambi about her determination, and it was Ambi who had the most contact with her, so it was really the most appropriate thing to ask her to help.

"Ah."

An Bi nodded slightly when she heard this, then she walked quickly forward and grabbed the cat's uninjured hand from behind.

The sudden contact startled the cat like a frightened kitten, and the moment it turned its head, it met Ambi's gaze.

"I'm so hungry."

"Ah...huh?"

"I mean, come have dinner with us."

An Bi's words confused Mao You. At this time, Zhong Yan came up and explained: "What she meant was that since we have been through so many things together, let's be friends."

"It...has nothing to do with me. I'm just passing by." Faced with this sudden invitation, Nekomata didn't know what to do for a moment and subconsciously refused.

"As the saying goes, whoever sees it gets it. This matter was ultimately caused by me, so it is only natural that I treat you to a meal as a reward."

"You're not listening to me at all!"

The cat screamed loudly again, and as she screamed, a tear inadvertently flowed from her eye socket, slid down her cheek and dripped onto the ground.

As more and more tears came to her eyes, her voice gradually became more sobbing and her volume became much quieter.

"My hand hurts so much, I don't want to eat, I want to go to the hospital..."

The severe pain in her arm made Mao Ya feel extremely painful all the time. When Zhu Yuan suggested taking her to the hospital, she stubbornly refused.

And now, perhaps because she could not bear the pain anymore, or perhaps because she was moved by a few people, she finally put down her mask of stubbornness and chose to face them calmly.

The first ray of sunlight in the morning illuminates the ground as the sun gradually rises above the ground line.

In order to avoid driving while tired, Zhu Yuan chose to take the subway home. As a result, he fell asleep on the subway and missed the nearest stop to his home.

Qing Yi led a group of tired sheriffs to maintain order at the scene, and cooperated with the Hollow Investigation Association to complete the investigation. From time to time, he would quote a few ancient sayings and proverbs, which sounded very logical.

Ling cut off the sensory connection with Ies, and unable to bear the sleepiness, she fell asleep on the sofa in the archive room. It seemed that she had a happy dream, and the corners of her mouth could not help but slightly bend into a happy arc.

But when the scene returns to Zhong Yan and his group, it is a completely different scene.

The cat started crying again, and kept shouting in pain.

Ambi tried her best to comfort Nekomata, and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes from time to time.

Zhong Yan decided to cancel the plan to treat everyone and use all the money for the meal on Nekomata's treatment.

Nicole said she couldn't accept that a delicious meal was about to be lost, so she chased after him and asked him to have another one.

Zhe drove over, picked up Ies from the ground, and felt both amused and helpless at the scene in front of him.

In New Eridu, there is always something warmer than the morning sun.

Only Billy was still full of energy.