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As the car came to a stop, Zhu Yuan unbuckled her seatbelt and pointed ahead, explaining:

"Miss Bai Zhi, I don't know if you've been here before. This is the police station where I work. Please come in with me."

"This is my first time here too. I'll have to trouble Miss Zhu Yuan to introduce me."

Bai Zhi glanced at the Public Security Bureau. Hmm... it was unremarkable, just like any other public security agency, with blue as the main color and a bunch of promotional materials outside.

"It's nothing, I've done this kind of thing a lot. I'll take this opportunity to introduce you to my colleagues in the bureau and also thank them for their help back then."

As Zhu Yuan spoke, she opened the car door and got out, then walked to the back door and opened it.

"Miss Bai Zhi, please get out of the car."

"No need to be so polite."

"It's alright. Miss Bai Zhi is a guest, and she also needs to cooperate with our Public Security Bureau in their activities. It's only right that I do this."

Meanwhile, the group of police officers standing nearby widened their eyes slightly. They had never seen their subordinate squad leader from the criminal investigation team so politely invite someone to get out of the car.

"Captain Zhu Yuan, this..."

A sheriff glanced at Bai Zhi with some concern; she did indeed have a different demeanor than most people.

Could it be someone from higher up?

But given Captain Zhu Yuan's personality, would she be so eager to please those above her?

"They're just here to cooperate with us. You don't need to worry about them. Just go about your own business."

Zhu Yuan waved her hand and said calmly.

"the masses…"

The sheriff glanced at Bai Zhi, then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but didn't.

Judging from her clothes and demeanor, she seems to have nothing to do with ordinary people.

Those of them who work as law enforcement officers, aside from anything else, are incredibly good at judging people.

"Alright, Bai Zhi is an entrepreneur. Please stop judging people by their appearance and making unfounded guesses."

Qingyi couldn't stand it any longer and chimed in from the side.

"Oh, so you're an entrepreneur, no wonder..."

Many of the sheriffs who turned their attention to this place suddenly realized that it was no wonder; they didn't believe this was an ordinary person.

Zhu Yuan sighed, but didn't say anything. The sheriffs' behavior was indeed judging people by their appearance.

However, this is not a derogatory term, but rather a compliment in a certain sense.

Because this experience comes from extensive training, a seasoned sheriff can indeed glean a great deal of information from a person's demeanor, expression, and clothing.

It's normal to make judgments based on prior experience when facing someone you've never met before.

"Miss Bai Zhi, please come inside with me. My colleagues are just doing this out of professional habit, and some of what they say might make you uncomfortable."

Zhu Yuan said gently.

"It's alright, it's quite interesting," Bai Zhi replied understandingly.

Chapter 457 Entrustment

"Captain Zhu Yuan, you're back. We've already cleared out the room for the lecture on police publicity, and the other people invited by the sheriffs have all arrived smoothly."

"Okay, thank you, I'll go right away."

Zhu Yuan nodded to a sheriff, then led Bai Zhi forward quickly.

As soon as Bai Zhi opened the door, she saw a number of people sitting inside, including an acquaintance—Ling.

The other person was sitting there, idly playing on their phone.

Bai Zhi didn't stand on ceremony and naturally sat down next to Ling.

Sensing someone approaching, Ling looked up and saw Bai Zhi.

"Oh, Miss Bai Zhi, you actually came."

"Hmm, I'll accept Officer Zhu Yuan's invitation. But Ling, is there nothing to do at the shop lately?"

"These days are the off-season, there aren't many orders, and my brother is watching the shop, so I'm not worried about missing out on any high-value orders."

Ling knew, of course, that Bai Zhi wasn't simply asking about the shop's business.

"I see... But Ling, remember to patronize my Erosion Shop in the future, okay? Our armed dolls are actually quite powerful; you might even get to control one and fight it out yourself~"

"Of course, of course, I know about Miss Bai Zhi's armed dolls, and I'll definitely be visiting, but..."

"Miss Baizhi, why does it sound like you're about to leave?"

Ling hesitated for a moment, then asked in a low voice.

It wasn't just her wild guess; it was because Bai Zhi's tone just now sounded like she was leaving a will, like she was telling a friend to take care of the younger generation.

"More or less, we'll be leaving in the next few days, and I'll leave Erosion here to run the business."

"Huh? Where is Miss Baizhi going?"

Ling scratched her head, somewhat confused.

Although not all cities in the world have been destroyed after the hollow disaster, they are almost completely destroyed.

The remaining surviving places have limited living space and poor environments, far inferior to New Elidu, humanity's last bastion.

If Angelica dahurica has such abilities, why would it need to go to that kind of city?

"Travel~"

Ling:?

She found the word somewhat incomprehensible, because it seemed a bit of a luxury in today's world.

The world is full of emptiness; wandering into it is hardly a good tourist destination.

Is Bai Zhi an alien? Is the tourism she's talking about actually a trip to another planet?

"That's right, it's a trip. Maybe I can even invite Ling to visit my hometown and have some tea."

"Ah... well, then I can only express my anticipation."

Although she didn't understand many of the things involved, Ling's intuition told her that all she needed to do now was smile.

"Is Uncle Yang doing well at your shop?"

Seeing Ling's somewhat complicated expression, Bai Zhi smiled and changed the subject.

"Ah, Mr. Walter, he is very learned."

When Lao Yang was mentioned, Ling immediately perked up, "I always feel like he knows and understands so many things."

“These past few days, my brother has been discussing science fiction movies with Mr. Walter, especially the mechs in them. Mr. Walter talks about them with great expertise, as if he has actually piloted a mech.”

"Who knows~"

"Miss Bai Zhi, Mr. Walter himself said that he also worked as an animator and produced animations. Is that true?"

"Really, and it's related to mecha, that's pretty impressive."

"It's really true. Making animation is a great profession. Sigh, but the Void Disaster must have hurt Mr. Walter a lot."

"After all, the whole world suffered a huge blow after that disaster, and now the demand for professions like animation production is pitifully small."

Bai Zhi stroked her chin and replied, "That's right. Uncle Yang was originally an ordinary person, but after experiencing a cruel blow, he had no choice but to shoulder a heavy responsibility."

"He was willing to die for this responsibility, and only in recent years has he been able to relax and slowly find meaning in his life."

"Yes, that disaster changed so many people."

Ling was also lost in her memories. She thought of herself and her brother, how they were full of vigor when they graduated from university, and how they had become rope craftsmen.

I suppose Mr. Walter felt the same way.

"Mr. Walter looks quite old; hopefully, he will be able to fulfill his wishes in the future."

Ling sighed.

"I think it should be fine."

Bai Zhi's expression was strange. In this conversation, she and Ling were talking about different things, but they subtly matched up.

As for whether Lao Yang can fulfill his wish, that should probably be no problem.

After all, although Old Yang does look much older than in the Honkai Impact 3rd world, he will not actually die of old age.

As the Herald of Reason, he can easily repair the aging of his body, and even create a new body when necessary.

"Hopefully."

Ling felt that these were probably Bai Zhi's words of comfort.

There isn't much demand for new Ariel in this area right now, so if you were to do it, you'd probably lose a lot of money.

As a business manager, I would never do a business that loses money.

"However, Miss Baizhi, I will keep an eye on that shop for you."

Ling said earnestly.

"Okay, thanks~" Bai Zhi replied earnestly.

Although, given the extent of the erosion, the rope-maker siblings didn't really need to look after it.

However, what Bai Zhi was worried about was not that Erosion would be defeated, but that Erosion would be disgusted by some people with ulterior motives and then go on a killing spree.

This little guy, who looks knowledgeable but is actually just a baby, has a pretty good chance of being fooled.

Especially given the advanced technology of armed puppets, it's only natural that many people would covet them.

The purpose of telling Ling all this was to have her act as a deterrent, to make those people think twice and not lose their lives.

Although she had warned Erosion not to kill indiscriminately unless absolutely necessary.

However, when it really comes to the worst, the erosion will certainly not hold back, and who knows what kind of big trouble might arise then.

However, if someone actually failed to stop Ling, the main character, and ended up provoking or getting into trouble with the corruption, then that person was simply unlucky.

"You're welcome. We're quite interested in those armed dolls too."

"Ahem, the police awareness lecture is now beginning. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to talk about preventing people from accidentally entering a hole, and what to do if you do end up in one..."

Zhu Yuan stood on the platform and began to speak slowly.

Chapter 458 Healing the Sheriff

"Ms. Bai Zhi, how did you feel about my lecture?"

More than an hour later, Zhu Yuan, holding the documents, walked up to Bai Zhi and asked with some concern.

During the lecture, she noticed that the audience seemed a bit off, and they quickly left after she finished speaking.

This made her completely afraid to ask anyone for feedback.

I had no choice but to ask Bai Zhi, an acquaintance, for her opinion.

"Uh... Officer Zhu Yuan's lecture was very informative. If you're an expert, you'll definitely find it very efficient."

Bai Zhi thought for a moment and gave an answer.

Ling, who was next to him, was drowsy and drooling on her coat.

"Ah, I'm sorry, this is my first time giving a lecture, and I really don't have much experience in this area, so I used a lot of technical jargon..."

Zhu Yuan's face flushed slightly; how could she not understand the meaning behind Bai Zhi's words?

High emotional intelligence: Abundant information, which insiders find highly efficient.

Low emotional intelligence: dry and unintelligible to laymen.

"It's alright, it's actually quite good. Although Officer Zhu Yuan's lecture was a bit dry, anyone can see that you are very capable and professional."

"On the contrary, if someone is talking big and making all sorts of exaggerated claims, it will make people think it's more unreliable."

Bai Zhi smiled and comforted him.