261: Chapter 261 The Valkyrie Successfully Cuts in Line; Yu Qingyi Receives Clues to Her Parents

The brazier in the square had not yet gone out.

The meat soup pot was scraped clean, and the last batch of laborers at the registration desk had finished collecting their small cakes.

A few children, holding compressed biscuits, were led back to the dormitory by Zhou Heng.

Halfway there, some still turned back to look at the star map projection in the sky.

The starlight had already faded.

The scent of fireworks mixed into the snow.

A laborer hid the small cake they hadn't been able to bring themselves to eat, preparing to take it to their family member in the sickbed.

Their family member didn't have contribution points and couldn't get a cake.

Zhou Heng noticed but didn't confiscate it, adding, "It was given by Mr. Lin, so you can take it back, but it must not be resold."

Su Xiaonuan stood by the edge of the high platform, holding a tablet, archiving the distribution list for the evening item by item.

The last line: [Miss Lin's Birthday Banquet: Concluded successfully.]

In the living room, only cake plates remained.

Lin Motong hugged her teddy bear and let out a small yawn.

Anar stood behind her in a black gown, her four wings folded, like a quiet wall.

Lin Yuan looked at the base of her wings.

The black and red markings were stable.

No platinum filaments were leaking out.

Lin Motong rubbed her eyes and reached out to tug at the corner of Anar's clothes.

"Daddy, I'm taking her to sleep."

Lin Yuan said, "Go ahead."

Wang Ya followed with a cup of hot milk, not stopping them.

Anar lowered her head and followed Lin Motong upstairs.

The Holy Court's miracle had served as a backdrop for the Little Queen for half the night.

Tang Qiqi nibbled on the remaining small cake, staring at Anar's back.

"Bird-person sister is quite steady at this job."

Liu Qing pushed up her thick glasses.

"The Western public channels are still cursing the Master for blaspheming against angels."

The screen displayed dozens of messages.

[Holy Court: Lin Yuan enslaves angels, blaspheming against sacred creations.]

[European Continent Holy See: The Holy Court abuses God's weapons and must face judgment.]

[Holy Court: The European Continent Holy See has betrayed the faith.]

[European Continent Holy See: At least we don't use children.]

Tang Qiqi chewed on the cake.

"Dogs biting dogs, how international."

Qin Yumo passed by and glanced at her.

"Eat less."

Tang Qiqi immediately hugged her plate tight.

"Damn, Sister Yumo, you've changed. You used to only care about whether I was hurt."

Qin Yumo said calmly, "Keep eating, and you'll get a little belly."

Tang Qiqi looked down.

"This is post-apocalyptic happiness fat."

Su Xiaonuan sent out the post-battle rest order.

"Tiangong No. 1 is entering a short-term, low-intensity combat readiness state."

"Fixed guard posts will remain as usual."

"Core members will rotate for rest."

"Tang Qiqi, you can go back to your room to sleep tonight."

Tang Qiqi immediately looked up.

"Housekeeper Su, have you finally realized that I am a flower of the motherland?"

Su Xiaonuan didn't look up.

"You've been drinking coffee like water for three days straight. If you don't sleep, your urine will be yellow tomorrow."

Tang Qiqi: "..."

At night.

Lin Yuan had just reached the door of the master bedroom when Qin Yumo was already standing there.

Her red hair was draped over her shoulders; she had clearly taken a bath.

She wasn't carrying her blade.

But her eyes were glowing.

She looked at Lin Yuan.

"Master."

Lin Yuan glanced at her.

"Something up?"

Qin Yumo's voice was steady.

"I missed the group cat party last time."

Lin Yuan said, "So?"

Qin Yumo gritted her teeth slightly.

"I want to make up for it."

Around the corner.

Tang Qiqi, who was passing by with a pillow, froze on the spot.

The pillow dropped to the floor.

She stared at Qin Yumo, then looked at Lin Yuan, her lips trembling.

"Great Demon King..." she whispered a curse.

"It should be me sleeping with Sister Yumo tonight!"

Lin Yuan ignored her.

He swept up the blushing Qin Yumo and kicked the door shut.

Tang Qiqi stood in the hallway like a cat disconnected from the internet.

Two minutes later.

She rushed into Su Xiaonuan's room.

"Housekeeper Su! Someone cut the line!"

Su Xiaonuan was verifying the supplies captured from Wan City and didn't even look up.

"Who?"

"Qin Yumo!"

"It shouldn't be her shift today, right!"

Su Xiaonuan flipped through her tablet.

"The Valkyrie fights a lot on the front lines."

"Based on contribution points, she gets priority."

Tang Qiqi nearly choked.

"You can even queue by contribution points?"

Su Xiaonuan nodded seriously.

"All resources on Tiangong No. 1 must be earned through contribution."

Tang Qiqi went to find Wang Ya.

Wang Ya had just come out of Lin Motong's room.

She was holding an empty cup in her hand.

Tang Qiqi looked aggrieved.

"Sister Wang Ya, are you going to do something about this?"

Wang Ya's grey-white irises shifted.

"Do something about what?"

"Sister Yumo was snatched away by the Great Demon King!"

Wang Ya glanced at her.

"You can't beat Mr. Lin."

Tang Qiqi: "..."

In the end, she crouched by the entrance to the medical area.

With a look of resentment, she waited for Su Muxue to come out, hoping to make one last attempt, although the chances were slim.

Captain Han Xue, wearing a coat, had just finished her post-meal check.

She seemed a bit less sharp, but her gun was still strapped to her waist.

Seeing Tang Qiqi staring holes into the floor tiles, she asked, "What's wrong?"

Tang Qiqi immediately looked up and recounted what had just happened.

"Judy Rabbit, do you have a way?"

Captain Han Xue was silent for two seconds.

She remembered the "Rabbit Tail Tactic" that Tang Qiqi had taught her back then.

Her face flushed imperceptibly, but her voice remained very serious.

"A frontal confrontation with Lin Yuan is unrealistic."

"You can change your identity."

Tang Qiqi blinked.

Captain Han Xue lowered her voice.

"For example, a knight."

"The knight defeats the Demon King and rescues the imprisoned princess."

"As a coser, you must have similar clothes, right?"

Tang Qiqi's eyes lit up bit by bit.

The next second, she became wary again.

"Are you setting me up?"

Captain Han Xue looked away.

"I'm just providing a tactical idea."

"Just like you taught me back then."

Jiang Xiaowan, holding her waist, passed by and chuckled after hearing this.

"If she really charges into the master bedroom in a knight's outfit, I'd be willing to spend contribution points to buy a front-row ticket."

Tang Qiqi hugged her pillow.

"Hmph, I'm ignoring you all."

Early the next morning.

A message came from Shanghai.

Liu Qing verified it three times.

"The sender is Lieutenant Colonel Liu Zheng."

Su Xiaonuan looked up.

"Lieutenant Colonel Liu Zheng?"

"The normal procedure would be for Zhao Dingshan to report it; what is he sending something for?"

Liu Qing opened the original text.

The content was very short.

[In the cleanup list for Sanlintang in the old district of Shanghai, two survivors suspected to be Yu Qingyi's parents appeared.]

[Time: Three days ago.]

[Current whereabouts unknown.]

Su Xiaonuan frowned.

"Lieutenant Colonel Liu Zheng overstepped."

Liu Qing said, "He should know that."

Lin Yuan looked at the screen.

"Call Yu Qingyi over."

Ten minutes later.

Yu Qingyi walked into the main control room.

She was dressed very neatly today; there was some old wear on her cuffs, but her hair was perfectly kept.

Only, she had an old hair clip on her head.

It didn't quite match the elegance of her Shanghai socialite persona.

Liu Qing pushed the message in front of her.

After reading it, Yu Qingyi's fingers rested on the transit information for a long time.

When the apocalypse broke out three months ago, she had already lost contact with her parents.

After Lin Yuan rescued her from the Zhongshan Park subway station, she had also tried to find them.

But her former high-rise apartment in the city center had long since been smashed to pieces.

She had once thought her parents had long since left her behind.

Su Xiaonuan spoke.

"Sanlintang belongs to a dense area of old alleyways."

"Zhao Dingshan's troops currently only have access to the main roads and a few large storage points."

Liu Qing added.

"The source of these two records is a grassroots temporary registrar."

On the screen, two lines of information were highlighted in red.

[Female, around fifty-five years old, carrying a blue cloth medicine bag.]

[Male, around fifty-seven years old, old injury on the left leg.]

Yu Qingyi looked at those two lines, her fingertips clutching her cuffs tightly.

Lin Yuan asked, "Shall I have Zhao Dingshan send troops?"

Yu Qingyi shook her head.

"No."

She stood very straight.

"I only ask for permission to use the identity of Tiangong No. 1; I want to go see for myself."

Lin Yuan looked at her.

"It could also be false information."

Yu Qingyi lowered her eyes.

"I know."

"You're still going even if you know?"

Yu Qingyi looked up.

"If it's fake, I accept it."

"If it's true, and I don't go, I will regret it for the rest of my life."

Lin Yuan tapped the tabletop.

"You are not combat personnel."

Yu Qingyi said, "I am familiar with the old district of Shanghai."

Su Xiaonuan looked at Lin Yuan.

"Mr. Lin, the risk is high."

Lin Yuan said, "High risk doesn't mean it can't be done."

He looked at Yu Qingyi.

"I will give you the authorization."

"I will give you one guard."

"I will give you twenty-four hours."

Yu Qingyi lowered her head.

"Thank you."

Lin Yuan continued, "Find the people and bring them back."

"If you can't find them, withdraw when the time is up."

"Don't try to be a hero."

Yu Qingyi said softly, "I am not a hero."

Lin Yuan said, "That's why you are alive."

Su Xiaonuan immediately adjusted the permissions.

[Yu Qingyi: Temporary Field Permit.]

[Duration: 24 hours.]

Yu Qingyi looked at that line of permission, for the first time not maintaining her standard polite smile.

She bowed slightly to Lin Yuan.

"Mr. Lin."

"I owe you one for this."

[Ding! Target Yu Qingyi (Attractiveness 87), Favorability +2%, Current Favorability 8%.]

Yu Qingyi turned and left to pack her things.

Su Xiaonuan whispered, "Mr. Lin, Sanlintang might be a trap."

"Yu Qingyi, with an attractiveness of 87, is on the conquest list."

"I know." Lin Yuan stood up. "That is why I am going with her personally."