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Chapter 732: Chapter 627: Pei Sheng: There are quite a few perverts around me

Heiyu District, Peace Street.

After being locked down for over half a month, though it has now been lifted, the streets remained somewhat desolate, with few people coming and going even during the peak hours after work.

Because most of the residents here had panicked, they moved out of Peace District immediately after the lockdown was lifted, leaving a large number of rental properties vacant, predicting a continued period of slump.

The officials’ show of strength last time was indeed too great, directly managing everyone with assault rifles.

If someone resisted a bit too vigorously, the response of the soldiers was even greater, with several gun barrels aimed at you in a swish, fingers all placed on the triggers, ready to shoot at the slightest wrong move.

Even though that person became obedient immediately, they were still taken away for separate surveillance.

— Those contaminated would tend to violence, losing their sanity and acting madly, and the darkness they carried would grow with the breeding of negative emotions, eventually turning them into monsters completely.

The images of Jingcheng Research Institute being eroded and destroyed were preserved, and every soldier had to watch the entire video alone before joining the Safety Bureau, after which, if they passed the rationality check, they could join the ranks of the Bureau.

Thus, these soldiers were very clear about how terrifying contaminated people could be!

Their means of attack couldn’t actually destroy the monsters but could only contain them, and then use the Seal Items provided by those special personnel to seal the monsters.

With a slight misstep, they too could become infected.

If their willpower didn’t hold out until treatment, they would also turn into monsters, which is why those soldiers were so ready for action.

But the ordinary citizens didn’t know.

The reason given to them was a contagious disease, so what kind of disease could make the government deploy armed suppression?

What they first saw was very serious, so naturally, they suspected something even more severe.

However, although there were fewer people, the longtime residents who originally lived here were still—apart from this being their home, they also believed that places already inspected by the officials must be very safe.

Xu Shuo went to the nearby market as usual to buy groceries and patiently listened to the complaints of the farmers selling vegetables about recent events.

Then he got a bunch of green onions for free.

After returning to the apartment with his groceries and preparing lunch + dinner, Xu Xi came back from the studio just in time after work.

A young age, not yet graduated, but already beginning the 9 to 5 office life.

“You came back just in time, let’s have dinner.”

Xu Shuo could be said to have woken up on schedule then cooked, so Xu Xi wouldn’t notice that he had slept the entire day, at most that dinner was earlier than yesterday.

“So early today?” Xu Xi asked.

“I have to deal with some work later, and I might not have time, so I simply cooked earlier,” Xu Shuo said.

“Then why didn’t you go to the company this morning?” Xu Xi asked again, puzzled.

“Why ask so many questions, just go wash your hands and eat.”

Xu Shuo put two bowls of rice on the dining table and flicked her forehead with a bent finger, Xu Xi reflexively cried out in pain.

She pursed her lips, touched her forehead, and said nothing more, turning to leave her things in the room.

If he didn’t let her ask, she wouldn’t.

…

…

Later, Xu Shuo started going to work as usual, not paying much attention to the matters of Script Space anymore.

He had a habit of liking to complete a certain stage of work all at once, and then take it easy for the following few days, busy for one day, happy for several.

That’s probably somewhat similar to some people’s habit of cleaning their rooms sporadically.

However, these few days, there had been no replies from Themis, which seemed to indicate that she was too busy to even look at her messages.

And during this period, there were no issues in the real world either.

It was uncertain whether the defense lines were working or if Abyss was holding back a significant move.

In any case, life was quite peaceful.

The only abnormality was probably Pei Sheng, the youngster who seemed to be in love.

Xu Shuo: “…?”

With a suppressed yet brazenly smug smile on his face, Pei Sheng then boasted in a feigned modest tone, “Let me tell you, she’s the tastiest beauty I’ve ever seen! She’s cool and fiery, like a fairy!”

Xu Shuo’s expression showed a hint of disdain: “Then what?”

“My woman~”, Pei Sheng gloated.

“Do you have a photo?” Xu Shuo asked again.

“Cough, no…”

Pei Sheng’s arrogant manner suddenly became somewhat restrained, coughing as he said, “Because she doesn’t like to take photos.”

Xu Shuo raised an eyebrow: “How did you meet her?”

“That day at the bar in Mingzhu District…”

“So you think a beautiful woman you met in a bar is your true love?”

“Don’t interrupt, she was singing on stage!”

“A band?”

“Cough, just her alone.”

And so, Xu Shuo’s expression became suggestive once more.

Pei Sheng seemed to find this particular venue of meeting somewhat embarrassing and not quite the dignified way, so he quickly skipped over this topic, instead starting to praise the woman’s beauty and thoughtfulness.

She was truly beautiful, and truly thoughtful.

Watching Pei Sheng’s seemingly genuine adoration, Xu Shuo’s expression became odd: “You’re not seriously in love, are you?”

This playboy had countless girlfriends, practically flirts with every beauty he sees, but never took it seriously, not even sparing little Chen from the company’s reception desk.

It was only because the company prohibited office romances that he didn’t continue to pursue her.

In Pei Sheng’s words, it was strolling through a myriad of flowers without a leaf sticking on.

After all, his future arrangements might likely involve an arranged marriage.

Xu Shuo said, “Don’t tell me you fell in love at first sight and are planning to develop a relationship, then parade her around in a prime-time soap opera of the rich and the Cinderella.”