Xingzhou City Security Bureau Headquarters, General Director's Office.
The mobile phone was lit on the desk, indicating that a call was in progress, and there were many cigarette butts accumulated in the ashtray beside it.
An Zhitian was standing in front of a screen wall displaying an electronic map of Xingzhou City's public security. While using his hands to determine the location on the map, An Zhitian was arranging work with his subordinates through a Bluetooth headset.
"The energy supply facilities at Patrol Check Point 76 and Patrol Check Point 79 must be repaired as soon as possible and completed before winter comes..."
"Prioritize the distribution of new first-aid and life-support equipment to new front-line specialists... Yes, don't worry about what the city hall thinks, just do what I say."
After handing over a number of work instructions, the call ended, but An Zhitian did not leave from the electronic screen wall displaying the security map.
He seemed to be talking to himself and said: "There are still many things waiting for us to do, we must do..."
Before he finished speaking, a second voice sounded in the office where he was alone:
"Even if you know that you are facing impeachment by the Supreme Council, you can still work without distraction."
The voice that spoke was that of a young woman.
"Before the impeachment was successfully passed, I was still the director-general. No matter how dark the power struggle is, someone has to do something." An Zhitian responded calmly.
"It is difficult for people who only do things down-to-earth to gain a foothold at the peak of power." The young woman said regretfully.
An Zhitian smiled and did not refute.
"The Adventist sect has suddenly adopted a strategy of comprehensive contraction. The target you have always set for the Security Bureau is now gone, and the Supreme Council has begun to kill the donkey."
"No, my trouble this time has nothing to do with the Adventist sect's withdrawal." An Zhitian returned to his desk and took a brand new pack of cigarettes from the drawer.
He leaned against the edge of the desk, holding a cigarette and whispered:
"Simply because I have never been a puppet at the mercy of others."
One meter away from An Zhitian, a flash of rainbow light appeared in the air, and a female commissioner fully armed with an exoskeleton armor lifted her optical camouflage and appeared in his sight.
She stepped forward and lit a cigarette for An Zhitian with the lighter on the table.
"Thank you." After An Zhitian said, he only took a breath and immediately coughed slightly.
The female commissioner who lit his cigarette saw him and reminded him in a preaching tone: "With all due respect, you should pay more attention to your physical condition than endless work."
"Don't worry, I can't die. Besides, I'm the one who crawled out of the dead."
An Zhitian seemed to have calmed down a bit. He tried to take another puff of the cigarette. This time, he did not cough again and smoothly completed the cycle of smoke from the mouth to the lungs and then exhaled.
He looked at the female commissioner through the clouds and mist: "Even the King of Hell wouldn't dare to accept someone like me too early."
The red light spots on the eyes of the female commissioner's mask flashed, which seemed to symbolize her emotional fluctuations, but in the end she did not refute An Zhitian.
As if to let An Zhitian enjoy a moment of peace while smoking, she waited for a while before speaking again: "The Supreme Council wants to impeach you. Are you going to do nothing and let them deal with it?"
"It's just that some of the Supreme Arbitrators are opposed to me continuing to stay in my current position. It's not that the entire Supreme Council unanimously believes that I should be laid off." An Zhitian's tone sounded a little humorous at this moment, "Let them argue on their own first, arbitration
The opinions of the officials will not be unified so soon. Until then, I can do everything in the plan step by step."
The female commissioner shrugged and complained: "You don't have any plans. In my opinion, you are just doing your best to improve the treatment and working environment of the front-line commissioners of the Security Bureau."
"Many young people join us because they have sincere ideals cultivated in the ivory tower. But they will soon discover through personal experience that the society under the Iron Dome order is not as beautiful as what is written in the textbooks."
An Zhitian shook his head helplessly as he spoke.
"What I can do is to try my best to help them gradually recognize the gap between ideals and reality, and at the same time, they can also feel proud of the work of the Security Bureau and have a sense of belonging to the organization. Our generation has already experienced the battle of blood and fire.
We have learned too many lessons in the struggle, and we have to leave the future of urban revitalization to them."
The female commissioner nodded in front of An Zhitian: "You are right, these are all things we have done for long-term considerations. The pitfalls and lessons we have stepped on, the blood shed, and the sacrifices we have made, we must avoid repeating them.
Engraved on a new generation of Iron Dome defenders."
"It's impossible that the Supreme Council doesn't understand this, but there are still people who object, thinking that I spend too much money on issues that have nothing to do with maintaining public order." An Zhitian slumped in his seat, raised his head and closed his eyes to rest.
The female commissioner walked up behind him naturally, stretched out her armor-covered hands, and gently squeezed his shoulders with just the right amount of force to massage.
"Xiao An and Asen are back. Aren't you going to go home and get together with them?"
"Ha... I miss them very much," An Zhitian's mouth showed a happy smile, "They did a good job this time, not only saving Qidao City, but also not letting those bastard arbitrators get their wish."
The tone of the female commissioner also became more relaxed: "You are better than your predecessor. Seeing that the children are so promising now and can stand on their own, have you ever considered handing over the burden on your shoulders and the future of this world to them?"
"The future of this world... I can't control such a grand thing." An Zhitian laughed at himself with a wry smile, "Even the future of the Iron Dome Order or the future of Starzhou City is not something I can control. The children are indeed very
Excellent, but they are still young, aren't they?"
"Maybe in the eyes of parents, children will always be children." The female commissioner smiled.
"No, I mean, at their age, they don't have to bear such heavy responsibilities on our shoulders." An Zhitian opened his eyes, his gaze deep and distant.
"Oh? So you were protecting the calf, so I understood it wrong."
"I don't want to pass on the blood feud of our generation to them. Each generation has its own work to do." When talking about this topic, An Zhitian became serious again.
"You're right."
An Zhitian sat up, and the female commissioner also stopped massaging his shoulders.
"Xia Qin."
"I'm here." The female commissioner stood upright and waited for instructions.
"The Supreme Council will definitely let the Ministry of Internal Affairs send people to keep an eye on me during the recent period." An Zhitian said in a low voice, "I am not going to go home. From now on, this office will be my temporary dormitory."
The female commissioner named "Xia Qin" chuckled and replied: "As a workaholic, this is not the first time you have done this."
"I can't go see An An and Asen either." An Zhitian said forbearingly, "Especially An An, you know what I mean."
"Yes, I understand. What do you need me to do for you?"
"I'm a little worried about them. Please help me go and see them. It's best to find out what they plan to do in Starzhou City."
"Yes, I understand."
"sorry to bother you."
"If you say such unfaithful words again, the androids will be sad." Xia Qin bent down and bowed, and promised: "I will fulfill my duty to protect them silently, just like I have always been by your side."
The rainbow light flashed, and her figure disappeared into nothingness again.
