Alina recounted what had happened since the other party arrived.
When she went to pick them up in the morning, she specifically noticed that there was no little Cautus named Amiya in their team. Upon reaching the Reunion Movement, they were shocked by the harsh environment. As it happened, both Talulah and Kal'tsit were workaholics, so after a brief exchange, they immediately dove into their work.
Today had mainly been spent by the medical Operators from Rhodes Island classifying and differentiating the Infected in the camp. As of their conversation, this process was still ongoing.
Furthermore, the technical terminology the other party used so casually showed those Ursus brutes, who only knew basic field medicine, what true knowledge looked like.
[I have things to do here, so I'm hanging up. Let's talk later.]
Alina was called away. Flandre watched the ants that had almost finished crawling into their new home, stood up, stretched, and then remembering Chen's side of things, flew over unsteadily.
At this time, Chen Huijie and the others had stopped there. She was patrolling back and forth, but seeing no sign of Flandre, she couldn't help but feel anxious.
"Little Chen, stop pacing. You're making me dizzy."
Fumizuki reached out and pulled her back.
"Damn it, didn't she say she would find me? Why hasn't she shown up yet!"
It was rare for Chen Huijie to use such crude language.
"Exactly, I said I would find you, but I didn't say I'd appear right in front of you the moment you stepped out the door!"
Just then, a voice suddenly drifted over. To everyone's surprise, a blonde girl had appeared not far from the crowd at some unknown point.
"Protect the Governor!" The Black Cloak Shadow Guards subconsciously surrounded Wei Yanwu, shielding him.
"No need to be so nervous. If I wanted to hurt someone, I definitely wouldn't give a warning!"
Flandre deliberately took a step forward, watched them retreat in vigilance, then took a step back. Once they relaxed, she stepped forward again, thoroughly enjoying herself.
Realizing she was playing, Wei Yanwu's eye twitched.
"Step aside!" With one word from Wei Yanwu, the Black Cloak Shadow Guards retreated behind him, and Flandre lost her toys.
"Are you Wei Yanwu?"
Flandre suddenly appeared right in front of him, making the Shadow Guards feel as if their blood had frozen.
Unexpectedly, Wei Yanwu showed no sign of fear. Instead, he reached out and gently patted Flandre's head.
"You must be the good friend Talulah mentioned, Flandre Scarlet!"
"Waaah, Flandre isn't a child anymore, you can't pat my head!"
Flandre pouted and took two steps back. Then, she picked up her skirt, mimicking her sister's tone.
"Greetings, Governor Wei Yanwu. I am Flandre Scarlet. It is a pleasure to meet you for the first time!"
Watching the girl's utterly disjointed performance, Wei Yanwu's eye twitched again.
"I am indeed Wei Yanwu. This place is too desolate for a guest. Please, join me in the car."
Wei Yanwu pointed to a vehicle not far away and spoke to Flandre.
"Governor!" Seeing Wei Yanwu invite Flandre to ride in the same car as him, a Shadow Guard expressed concern.
"It's fine. Please!" Wei Yanwu pointed to the open car door.
After Flandre was invited into the car, the group returned to the city.
As they entered the city, sharp-eyed people spotted a glimpse of blonde hair in the car, and the news spread quickly.
"Blonde, young, and the Governor and his wife rushed out to pick her up... Could it be that Governor Wei has a secret love child from his past, and now she's come knocking?"
Someone speculated.
"Uh, then why would Lady Fumizuki go along?"
"That's why they say the secret is out... Think about it, the Governor and his wife haven't had children for so many years..."
"Hiss, that's possible!"
At this moment, Wei Yanwu had no idea that a story had been concocted about him: because Lady Fumizuki couldn't conceive, he had secretly found a lover outside. Now that the lover had met with misfortune, she had left behind an heir who came to Lungmen to find him, and Lady Fumizuki, seeing her as pitiful, had taken her in as a stepchild.
Of course, there was more than one such version, but they were generally similar.
Right now, he was completely unconcerned with such matters.
The group was now sitting in a private reception hall within the Governors Mansion.
"Miss Flandre, can you tell us about Talulah now?"
Flandre nodded.
"Of course. Before, Talulah was worried whether you all had forgotten her, and she was quite uneasy about me coming here.
I didn't expect you to still care so much for her. That's wonderful.
Regarding Talulah's situation, I don't know everything..."
Flandre recounted what she knew about Talulah and the Reunion Movement.
"What? Talulah... she became an Infected..." Chen's voice was a bit dry.
The reason was that not long ago, due to an accident, she and Superintendent Nine had also become Infected.
However, not many people knew about this.
And because of this, Nine, who was much more severely injured, had resigned from her position and left the Guard Department.
"Sister Alina said that becoming an Infected was Talulah's own choice. She turned herself into an Infected to fight against someone named Kashchey."
Wei Yanwu had also heard rumors of this.
"Then why doesn't she come back to Lungmen? Does she know how much we miss her?" Chen asked, puzzled.
"Because she is the leader of the Reunion Movement. If she leaves, what happens to Reunion? What happens to the Infected she saved!"
Flandre's words left Chen Huijie speechless.
She was an extremely responsible person herself and knew the status of the Infected in various places. The oppression in Ursus was especially severe, so she could naturally understand the heavy weight on Talulah's shoulders.
"Then can you tell us about the situation of the Reunion Movement? As far as I know, Ursus is not exactly a good place for the Infected to live."
It was Lady Fumizuki who spoke.
Flandre began to describe the situation of the Reunion Movement.
Wei Yanwu was shocked to hear that Talulah was the spiritual leader of the Reunion Movement, responsible for its general direction, and that besides her, Patriot Buldrokkas'tee and his Shield Guards were the military force of Reunion.
After all, the great name of Patriot Buldrokkas'tee was not limited to Ursus.
Furthermore, he was the last pure-blooded Wendigo, a status that was even more legendary.
"What kind of person is this Patriot?" Previous evaluations of the Patriot were heard from other countries and intelligence agents; he wanted to hear the perspective of someone who had close contact with him.
"The Old Stubborn One? He's just like his name—old and stubborn. He's insistent on his own views and won't turn back until he hits a wall. He's a super troublesome and difficult guy.
When I first arrived at Reunion, he pointed at me and said something like 'Blood Demon, untrustworthy,' and even looked like he was going to hit me. If Talulah hadn't insisted on keeping me, I probably wouldn't have stayed there."
Flandre spoke with a huff, and her evaluation of the Patriot didn't sound high. However, what Wei Yanwu heard was that Buldrokkas'tee had initially chosen to refuse Flandre's presence but ultimately followed Talulah's opinion. This meant that Talulah's weight in the Reunion Movement was exactly as Flandre said—definitely not light.
Otherwise, she could never have gained the consent of someone Flandre called an 'Old Stubborn One'.
After asking about Alina, who Flandre mentioned was very close to Talulah, Flandre saw Chen Huijie looking like she was about to leave and spoke up intentionally.
"Speaking of which, I have a letter here. Sister Talulah said that if Governor Wei Yanwu didn't agree to let me stay, I should find a person named Chen Huijie, saying she was her childhood sister and should have a way to let me stay.
Since Governor Wei has already agreed to let me stay, this letter probably isn't of much use..."
"Where is the letter!" Chen Huijie suddenly rushed over and grabbed her hand.
???
Flandre deliberately put on a confused expression.
"I am Chen Huijie," Old Chen said through gritted teeth.
If the girl had said earlier that she was related to Talulah, or had brought out this letter sooner, would she have had to be so worried before!
"Ah, I don't believe you!" Flandre leaned back with an unbelieving look.
That expression made Chen Huijie's vision go dark.
She looked at Wei Yanwu; both Wei Yanwu and Fumizuki in this room could prove her identity.
"Little Chen is indeed the Chen Huijie you spoke of. That letter is very important to her, so give it to her."
Compared to the emotional Old Chen who heard that Talulah had a letter for her, Wei Yanwu had confirmed that this seemingly harmless little girl was quite cunning.
She had probably guessed the other's identity and deliberately waited until now to say it, just to tease her.
How did this relate to the 'honest and very obedient' person described in the letter?
Flandre slowly took out the letter.
As soon as it was out, Chen Huijie snatched it away.
She impatiently opened the letter, and as she read the words inside, tears began to stream down her face.
"Governor, I want to request a long leave!"
After finishing, she looked at Wei Yanwu.
"Not allowed!"
Wei Yanwu answered bluntly.
"I must!" Chen Huijie said with insistence.
"I said not allowed, so it's not allowed. If you dare leave the city, I will have the Shadow Guards break your legs and bring you back." Wei Yanwu's tone was very calm, as if he were talking about having cupcakes for dinner, but his expression brooked no refusal.
"You!" Chen Huijie glared at him in anger.
"I know what you want to do, but it's not permitted. The Shadow Guards will follow you during this time and won't give you a chance to leave."
Wei Yanwu said expressionlessly.
"But Little Ta, she..." Chen Huijie felt incredibly aggrieved hearing Wei Yanwu's words.
"No buts. I will send people to contact Talulah. If she lacks money, I have it; if she lacks supplies, Lungmen has plenty, which is far more useful than you going there.
If you really want to go, then stay in Lungmen obediently. Once the situation has stabilized and the routes are opened, it's not impossible that I might send you over."
Old Wei knew well that after a slap, one must give a sweet date, so after speaking, he still gave Chen Huijie a tiny bit of hope.