MCL CH70

Chapter 070: As expected, there’s a situation.

Front Command Post.

As several lines of convoys drove in one after another, the traffic of ability user troops heading for support became more and more frequent.

“Director Su, the portal to A-Country is open.” Looking at the man who was currently completely unmoved, the person in charge on site asked hesitantly, “Are… are you planning to leave now?”

Su Qiuyin didn’t answer the question, but instead looked into the distance for the umpteenth time. “Lin Ni, how long has he been in?”

Compared to the beginning, his immaculate uniform was now clearly disheveled. Dealing with an A-class rift wasn’t an overly complicated matter for him, but it was still inevitable that he looked a little tired from the consumption of his abilities. When he returned from the rift, he had heard about Lin Xi’s choice to deal with the rift alone. Although he was a bit surprised, when he put himself in that person’s shoes, he felt it was strangely reasonable. He just hadn’t expected to receive a call from Gu Beiqiu from A-Country at this very moment—unbeknownst to them, that fellow Primo had actually allowed Yan Xingzhou to enter the S-class rift that had caused Samuel’s disappearance, and had only informed their Hua Country United Administration about it afterwards!

“It’s been… over an hour.” The person in charge on site looked at Su Qiuyin’s uncertain expression and was also a bit unsure. “Director Su, are you worried something might have happened? How about, I’ll dispatch a team to go in and check? Don’t worry, you handle your business, just leave things here to me. The support from all over has been arranged, I will definitely do my best to hold the line!”

“Whether something happens to him or not doesn’t have much to do with me,” Su Qiuyin said. “But Executor Gu said to bring Lin Ni along.”

The person in charge on site let out a blank “ah,” his expression growing even more bewildered.
Even the Executor valued him so much? Could that young ability user really have a significant background? But he… he had actually let the man go into an A-class rift alone?!

Just as the person in charge on site was performing the ultimate art of face-changing along with his mood swings, Su Qiuyin’s brow furrowed tightly, and he finally stood up from his seat. “Forget it, I’ll go in myself…”
Before he could finish, his peripheral vision caught sight of a figure appearing at the door, and his movement paused.

Lin Xi was following the person leading the way. As soon as he entered the door, he happened to catch sight of Su Qiuyin. He blinked slowly, and the corners of his mouth instantly lifted into a bright smile. “Director Su, it’s really not easy to see you. Did you just come out of a rift too?”

Su Qiuyin didn’t answer directly. He silently lowered his eyelids, his gaze slowly sizing Lin Xi up from head to toe.
The surroundings fell silent for a moment.

No one heard the uncertain voice in Lin Xi’s mind: [Hey hey hey, with that expression, could it be that he’s noticed something?]
Lin Xi’s brow arched slightly. He didn’t answer, only his facial expression remained completely unchanged.

A moment later, Su Qiuyin had already retracted his gaze. “Solving an A-class rift alone. You’ve worked hard.”
Lin Xi smiled, and just as he was about to reply “It was nothing,” he heard Su Qiuyin continue, “But rest later. Come with me first.”
After saying that, he walked out the door without looking sideways.

Lin Xi noticed the direction Su Qiuyin was heading, looked back at the person in charge who was still stunned, and showed a gentle smile. After bidding farewell, he also strode to follow.

[Where is he taking you?]
[Why is he taking you to work again right after you came out of a rift? Human conscience is truly black. Even a donkey on a production team needs to rest!]
“You’re the donkey…” Lin Xi finally couldn’t help but retort silently in his mind. His gaze on Su Qiuyin’s back remained calm. “If I’m not mistaken, it’s probably that Gu Beiqiu has encountered some thorny issue. Taking me along is just to see if I can help solve a big headache.”

[Huh? What big headache?]
“For example, a certain stubborn CEO.”
While answering this, Lin Xi’s seemingly calm eyes didn’t hold much of an obvious smile. To be honest, although he also wanted to find an opportunity to connect with Yan Xingzhou, for Gu Beiqiu to proactively present this path to him was not necessarily a good thing. It seemed Yan Xingzhou had probably already gone to find Samuel, and from the current reactions of these people from the Hua Country United Administration, things were likely not that simple.

Su Qiuyin stopped in the portal area. Looking at Lin Xi who had gracefully stepped up with him, he couldn’t help but ask, “Aren’t you going to ask what we’re going to do?”
Lin Xi instantly broke into a smile. “I’ll follow all of the organization’s arrangements.”
Su Qiuyin met his gaze but clearly didn’t take this answer to heart, silently looking away.

From the moment this Lin Ni re-entered his field of vision, he could feel a very faint radiation of contamination value. Although it was normal to have subtle traces of contamination remaining on one’s body after coming out of a place like an A-class rift, what emanated from this person was also an even stronger fluctuation of abilities. These ability fluctuations and contamination radiation silently coiled and enveloped him, making him feel an unprecedented sense of incongruity for the first time. Yet, he couldn’t quite put his finger on what was wrong.

Before leaving, Su Qiuyin finally spoke. “Executor Gu told me to take you to see him.”
Under the not-at-all-surprising answer, Lin Xi appropriately showed a surprised expression. “Executor Gu? Didn’t he go on a business trip? What kind of big trouble has he encountered that he actually needs my help to solve?!”

After he said that, even the surrounding space-ability user responsible for teleportation couldn’t help but give Lin Xi a couple more glances, with an expression that was clearly looking at an idiot.
Who are you? The Executor has trouble, and he’d need your help to solve it?

“…”
Su Qiuyin opened his mouth, but finally pressed his lips tightly together. “Ask him yourself.”
Lin Xi raised an eyebrow.

Entering the spatial portal again, with his cooperation, by the time the scene in front of him had changed several times and finally settled, he was already in a magnificent corridor.
Looking around, what he saw were United Administration ability users in uniform, stationed there.
The surroundings were not unfamiliar, allowing Lin Xi to recognize at a glance that this was the Liersa Hotel, which A-Country consistently used to receive VIP ability users.

It was also because of this that an increasingly grave look flashed in his eyes. He subconsciously touched the phone in his pocket but ultimately suppressed the urge to contact Yan Xingzhou, and followed behind Su Qiuyin.
As Su Qiuyin knocked twice on the door, Gu Beiqiu’s voice came from inside. “Please come in.”
Lin Xi followed Su Qiuyin in. Seeing the figure sitting on the sofa, he also greeted him. “Executor Gu, long time no see.”

“It has been a long time.” Gu Beiqiu smiled at Lin Xi, but even so, it didn’t erase the gravity in his eyes. He got straight to the point. “I heard you just completed an encirclement mission of an A-class rift. You’ve worked hard. I should have let you rest first at this time, but right now, I do have a big problem that might need your help, so I had Director Su bring you along.”

Lin Xi followed his lead smoothly. “It’s my honor to share the Executor’s burdens. Tell me, what’s the trouble? And…”
He chuckled lightly. “If I help solve this trouble, can I apply for a promotion and a raise within the United Administration?”

As soon as he spoke, even Su Qiuyin next to him couldn’t help but look over.
Gu Beiqiu: “…”
He had been ready to continue speaking after hearing the initial pleasantries, but was caught off guard by the last half of the sentence and choked for a moment. He ultimately cleared his throat very naturally. “Of course. Cooperating to complete work should receive appropriate rewards. Moreover, for this matter, you are indeed the only suitable person.”

Lin Xi asked in a curious tone, “How so?”
“Because this matter is related to Yan Xingzhou.” Gu Beiqiu looked at him and said slowly, “Due to certain connections, without our knowledge, President Yan entered the S-class rift in A-Country. Regarding this matter, the Hua Country United Administration cannot pretend to be unaware. Within our capabilities, we must ensure that our country’s X-code ability user can return safely from this rift.”

Lin Xi blinked slowly, his expression gradually dawning. “But given the incompatible relationship between your office and President Yan, even if you send people in, it would probably be difficult to get along peacefully. So you want me to mediate and ease the relationship between the two sides during this period?”
Gu Beiqiu smiled. “You’ve always been a smart person.”

Noticing the hesitant look on Lin Xi’s face, he said in a timely manner, “Of course, I also know that the matter of joining the United Administration has caused a lot of unpleasantness between you and President Yan. But believe me, at least for now, you are indeed our best and only choice. And taking a step back, after all, having been together for so long, you probably wouldn’t want anything to really happen to Yan Xingzhou in the rift, would you?”

“I wouldn’t want that.”
Lin Xi looked up at Gu Beiqiu. “But Executor Gu, you’re not trying to trick me, are you? With President Yan’s abilities, even for an S-class rift, is there really a need to worry so much?”

“If only it were just an S-class rift.” After a brief silence, Gu Beiqiu replied, “Compared to the rift, I’m more worried that someone will take advantage of the complete disconnection between the inner world and the outside world to do something they shouldn’t.”
As expected, there’s a situation.

The person Gu Beiqiu would be worried about making a move on Yan Xingzhou, from A-Country’s side, could probably only be…
Well, well, they really all went together.

Lin Xi smiled appropriately, using it to cover the coldness in his eyes that he could barely suppress. “Making a move on President Yan, is that person tired of living?”

“I think so too. But whether I’m worrying for nothing or not, the fact that even A-Country’s X-code ability user has gone missing in this rift is true. Therefore, ensuring Yan Xingzhou’s safety is imperative.”
Gu Beiqiu reached out and pointed to Su Qiuyin next to him. “I have already submitted an application for Director Su to lead a team into the rift for support. Since this is an S-class rift with an extremely high danger factor, I will also respect your wishes. Whether you are willing to go on this trip is entirely up to you to decide.”

These words were spoken very gently, appropriately covering up some of the irrepressible frustration he felt after learning this news.
Lin Xi glanced at Gu Beiqiu’s still slightly furrowed brow. Although he would have inevitably found an excuse to enter the rift to check things out even without this, at this moment, he was not in a hurry at all.

His brow slowly arched like that, and he didn’t forget to make one last confirmation. “As long as I complete this mission, I can get a promotion and a raise?”
Su Qiuyin, who had listened to the entire conversation from the side: “…”
Gu Beiqiu: “…Mm, yes.”

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