142: Chapter 142 Little Yueyue Protecting the World

Zhang Qiming smiled and said, "A friend? What kind of friend?"

"A childhood friend. We grew up together."

Zhang Qiming nodded. "What's his name?"

"Zhou Ming."

Zhang Qiming thought for a moment and pushed up his glasses. "Zhou Ming... I've noted it down. I'll ask around for you later."

"If it's just for external personnel, it shouldn't be difficult."

Wang Lin smiled. "Thank you, Uncle Zhang."

Zhang Qiming also smiled. "What are you thanking me for? We're all family, aren't we?"

...

On the other side, Wang Dashan stood at the gate of the courtyard, watching the red sports car disappear at the end of the alley. He watched for a long time.

Wang Dashan stubbed out his cigarette on the doorframe and turned back into the house.

In the living room, Xiao Yueyue was still sitting on the carpet, clutching that tattered ragdoll in her arms.

The TV was on, and Ultraman was fighting a monster. The monster was howling as it got beaten up.

Her eyes were wide open, and she was shouting, "Hit it! Hit it! Go, Ultraman!"

Wang Dashan walked over, sat down on the sofa, and looked at Xiao Yueyue, remaining silent for a long time.

Then, he turned off the TV and said in a soft voice, "Xiao Yueyue, Daddy needs to tell you something."

Xiao Yueyue turned her head to look at Wang Dashan, her eyes filled with innocence. "What is it, Daddy?"

"Xiao Yueyue, you don't have to eat people anymore from now on."

Xiao Yueyue was stunned for a moment, her little mouth pouting. "Why? Humans are so delicious."

She licked her lips as if savoring some delicacy.

Seeing her greedy expression, Wang Dashan couldn't help but laugh. "Because now, something even more delicious than humans has appeared."

Xiao Yueyue's eyes brightened, but then immediately dimmed again.

"But Daddy, didn't you say that as long as I eat enough bad people, there won't be any bad people left in this world?"

"You also said that the task of protecting world peace would be handed over to me in the future."

"Then if I don't eat bad people anymore, won't there be more and more bad people in this world?"

Wang Dashan reached out and patted her head.

"Recently, Daddy discovered that many monsters have appeared on Earth."

"It is precisely because of these monsters that humans have turned bad."

"So, we must take the initiative to strike and defeat the monsters, just like Ultraman."

"Only by defeating the monsters can Earth return to peace."

Xiao Yueyue tilted her head and thought about it.

"Then, since defeating the monsters is enough, why do we have to eat them?"

"Monsters are also born from monster mothers; maybe monsters are very pitiful too."

Looking into her clear, large eyes, Wang Dashan actually saw a kind of compassion that suggested "all things have a spirit."

Wang Dashan was silent for a while, then spoke again.

"Look at those Ultramans; it's precisely because they don't eat the monsters that the energy timers on their chests blink, and they can only fight one monster at a time."

"But if we eat the monsters, we will gain more energy, and we won't run out of energy like Ultraman."

"This way, we can defeat even more monsters."

"And... monsters taste even better than humans."

"Of course, the most important thing is that only by doing this can we better maintain world peace."

Xiao Yueyue's eyes suddenly lit up. "Really? Monsters taste better than humans?"

"Is it true that only Xiao Yueyue can maintain world peace?"

Wang Dashan nodded.

"Really. When has Daddy ever lied to you?"

Xiao Yueyue smiled. "Then Xiao Yueyue won't eat bad people anymore! I want to eat monsters!"

She hopped and skipped away, shouting, "Monsters! Monsters! I want to eat monsters!"

Her voice was as chirpy as a happy little bird.

Li Xiulan walked out of the kitchen, wiping her hands on her apron.

Watching Xiao Yueyue's hopping back, she said to Wang Dashan:

"Are you starting to train Xiao Yueyue now?"

Wang Dashan took the cigarette out of his mouth, tapped the ash on the coffee table, and then put it back in his mouth.

"Xiao Yueyue awakened early, and her talent is no worse than yours or mine."

"Look at that kid Wang Lin; when he first awakened, he was just so-so, pretty ordinary..."

"Who would have thought that after one trip out, this kid would jump directly from LV1 to LV4, and even bring me back a forbidden artifact from the temple."

"Our Xiao Yueyue can't fall behind either."

"In terms of talent alone, Xiao Yueyue is definitely stronger than her brother, it's just that Xiao Yueyue doesn't have that ruthless streak her brother has."

"So it's better to start training her early. How does that saying go? Education must start from childhood."

Li Xiulan's eyes were full of worry. "But Xiao Yueyue is still so young. Can you bear it?"

Wang Dashan didn't look at her, still staring at the ceiling. "I can't bear it, but there's no other way. Who told us this world is like this?"

"If you aren't strong, you don't even have the qualification to continue living..."

Li Xiulan was silent. She, of course, knew that her husband was right.

In this world, the weak don't even have the right to choose.

She stood up and walked back to the kitchen, where the sound of the spatula flipping in the pan rang out again.

...

The roar of the red sports car exploded in the square in front of the train station, causing people in the square to look over, their eyes full of envy.

The car door opened, and a young man stepped out from the passenger seat.

He was wearing a dark coat, carrying a small bag, with one hand tucked into his pocket.

Wang Lin closed the car door, bent down, looked at Zhang Qiming through the car window, and waved his hand.

"Thank you, Uncle Zhang."

"Don't be polite. Go on in quickly. The train won't wait for anyone."

Wang Lin nodded and turned to walk towards the train station.

There were many people in the train station; some were waiting for trains, some were on the phone, and some were just zoning out.

Wang Lin pushed through the crowd and walked toward the ticket window.

After walking a few steps, he kicked something. He looked down and saw a black wallet.

The corners were worn white, the zipper pull was gone, replaced by a thin string.

Wang Lin bent down, picked it up, and opened it.

Inside was an ID card with a photo of a young man in his twenties.

Printed on the ID were a few lines of text: Night Watchers Reserve Team, Intern, Chu Tian.

Below the name was a line of small text: ID No. NR-0473.

Next to the ID were a few hundred-yuan bills folded neatly, along with a few coins, totaling no more than five hundred yuan. There were no bank cards.

Wang Lin looked around but didn't see anyone searching for a wallet.

Wang Lin decided to buy his ticket first and then turn the wallet in to the service desk after.

Wang Lin lined up behind the ticket queue. The line wasn't long, with only three or four people in front.

The young man at the very front was saying something to the ticket clerk.

"Hello, my wallet is missing."

"Can you... can you let me buy a ticket first? I'll make up the money later?"

The ticket clerk glanced at him and said coldly, "No. If you don't have money, you can't buy a ticket. Next..."