Author: Sweet and Sour Tentacle Monster

Around 2:40 in the night, Zuo Yue returned home exhausted.

When she opened the door, she found that the lights were not turned on and it was pitch dark. She wondered if her brother had already fallen asleep.

So, without making any noise, he tiptoed towards his room.

Halfway through, she suddenly felt someone hugging her tightly. The inexplicable attack made Zuo Yue very panicked. Just as she was about to scream, the light in the room was turned on. Zuo Yue saw a tired face and bloodshot eyes.

, Zuo Cang, who looked extremely decadent, his voice gradually turned into doubt: "Brother...brother?"

In the quiet and not bright room, Zuo Cang used all his strength to hold Zuo Yue into his arms, fearing that the lovely person in his arms would suddenly disappear one day, he was still rubbing Zuo Yue's soft hair carefully with his face, feeling

Feeling the real presence of his sister, after a while, he said: "Why are you coming back now? Do you know how worried your brother is?"

After all, Zuo Yue has always been a good girl with a strict upbringing. She goes to school and comes home on time every day, and rarely disappears for a whole day.

Zuo Yue also understood that her behavior of skipping class today was a bit too much. She rarely resisted the skin-to-skin contact between brother and sister as in the past, but just hugged her brother the same way.

She didn't want her brother to worry about her own safety. She also understood that if she told her about her narrow escape today, her brother's character would definitely prohibit her from being a magical girl again. If the problem was serious, he would still lock her up.

He was in confinement, so Zuo Yue lied: "I skipped class today and went to the Internet cafe to play games. While playing, I lost track of time. I'm sorry, I came back late."

Zuo Cang was stunned for a moment, then showed a wry smile and exposed the lie without mercy. Could he not know where Zuo Yue went today?

"Lying. Do you think my brother doesn't know you are lying? You must have been deceived by that Miyou into becoming a magical girl. I have told you many times, don't envy those magical girls on TV. Magical girls

It can only bring misfortune."

Zuo Yue felt a little uncomfortable, knowing that Zuo Cang hated magical girls very much, which made Zuo Yue even more determined not to tell her brother dangerous things.

"As expected, I can't hide it from my brother. Haha. I'm going to be a magical girl today..."

When the conversation changed, Zuo Yue raised her head from her arms and smiled dryly: "But, I am just doing odd jobs on the side. After all, such a big thing happened in Xinmu City today, even the reservists have to go to help, so I will save the day."

I’ve helped quite a few people, and I’m really happy to be able to help others.”

Zuo Yue emphasized again.

"I was really just doing odd jobs on the side, responsible for evacuating the crowd. I didn't fight the cursed beasts."

And Zuo Cang was not ready to dwell on this topic anymore. He just calmly stared at Zuo Yue who was desperately trying to explain something.

He slowly opened his mouth.

"In the future, don't allow cram schools after school. My brother also canceled the interest classes for dancing and piano on Saturdays and Sundays."

"Why?"

Now it was Zuo Yue's turn to look confused, as if she didn't understand the meaning of Zuo Cang's words, and stammered and asked: "Brother, didn't you always say that you want me to win at the starting line... If you don't go to cram school, wouldn't you...

…No…can’t you get into a good high school or a good university?”

Zuo Cang has always had too much emotion for Zuo Yue. Just like every dull and inarticulate old father in China, he always wants to give what he thinks is the best and most correct to his children and let them make decisions from it.

Choose and never care whether your child doesn't like any choice.

"As long as you go to school and listen to the lectures carefully and understand the contents of the books carefully, your grades will not decline. The cram school only serves to consolidate knowledge points. It doesn't matter if you don't go to school. If you really want to be a magical girl, you'd better not skip classes anymore.

, think about these things after school. Okay?"

This topic made Zuo Yue extremely surprised. She never thought that her brother, who usually had to discipline her every behavior, would actually support her fully one day. Zuo Yue quickly nodded in agreement, fearing that her brother would regret it.

"That's it. You've been busy all day and it's time to go to bed. You can't pretend to be sick again tomorrow."

Zuo Cang let go of his sister, gave a warning, then returned to his room holding on to his waist.

When the lights in her brother's room were turned on, Zuo Yue began to look at this familiar yet strange home.

She found several cans of beer on the coffee table in the living room, and the ashtray was full of slightly burned cigarette butts.

Zuo Yue thought for a while, her brother did have a strange smell all over his body just now. He obviously never drank alcohol, and he definitely didn't smoke...

"Brother, why does it seem like he has changed into a different person?"

At this time, Zuo Yue also noticed something. She sat half-sitting on the carpet and murmured to herself: "I didn't say anything about what happened to me. There was obviously an accident in the company."

The next morning.

The alarm clock at seven o'clock woke Zuo Yue up, and she walked out of the room in a daze. She didn't have enough sleep time, and Zuo Yue yawned all day long.

Opening his eyes, he found an extra person in the room.

To be more precise, this was the first time Zuo Yue saw his brother in the morning these days.

My brother, wearing an apron and private clothes, is cooking a hot breakfast in the kitchen.

Zuo Yue didn't dare to confirm whether she was hallucinating, so she asked in a low voice: "Brother?"

"Are you awake? Wait a minute. You'll be fine soon."

As if nothing had happened, Zuo Cang returned to his usual state. He brought breakfast from the kitchen with a gentle smile.

Seeing Zuo Yue still standing there dumbfounded, Zuo Cang made a serious face and said, "Why are you just standing there dumbly if you don't wash your hands?"

"Oh, yes, yes."

Zuo Yue, who came back from washing her face, sat at the dining table, still a little unsure whether her brother had been taken away by someone, and why her temperament suddenly changed.

He asked carefully: "Brother, it seems a little strange today..."

The LCD TV that was turned on in the living room was still serving as background sound, and the morning news was playing at this time.

The serious female anchor read the news in a serious tone.

"After the magical girls fought hard day and night, all the cursed beasts were wiped out. According to the latest statistics, the area and number of victims affected by this emergency incident were the highest in history. This incident attracted great attention from the central government and an emergency meeting was held.

We held relevant meetings and joined forces with ESO to quickly form a special investigation team to conduct a comprehensive and detailed investigation of the crime scene. The investigation team announced that it will investigate the case to the bottom of the case and bring any criminals to justice."

"The Magical Girl Administration (Magic Administration) issued an official announcement, posthumously awarding the first-class Medal of Honor to the magical girl Baige who died heroically in this incident. The immediate family members of Magical Girl Baige enjoy the treatment of martyrs. According to the wishes of the family members, the original

The memorial service scheduled for seven days is cancelled. At present, the body of Magical Girl Bai Ge has been cremated.”

Listening to the content of the morning news, Zuo Cang's eyes flashed with complex emotions, and he quickly regained his composure. He asked curiously: "It's nothing, it's just that something happened in the company, and my brother is going to find a new job. So during this period

I can finally have a good rest at home during this time. Is there anything wrong with asking?"

"It's nothing, I'm just not used to it."

After hearing what happened to Senior Bai Ge, Zuo Yue couldn't help but clenched her fists and pretended that nothing had happened. She just took a sip of hot soup and chatted about family gossip.

"But, it's not bad..."

Afterwards, Zuo Yue quickly wiped out his breakfast, changed into his daily school uniform, picked up his backpack, and was ready to set off to school.

After stepping out of the room, she waved goodbye to her brother, "Miyou is still waiting for me, I can't delay any longer. I'm leaving first, bye."

Waiting for the girl carrying the schoolbag to disappear from sight, until she ran all the way down the stairs and even the sound disappeared, the smile on Zuo Cang's face slowly disappeared, and with a sigh, he picked up his spare old mobile phone and complained.

His own impulse, why would he punish himself for other people's mistakes? That was the mobile phone he just bought.

Turning on the phone, Wei O's work group exploded completely. The company has decided to disband and reorganize, and the reorganization will take at least half a year. Many people are unemployed, including Zuo Cang.

During the so-called mid-life crisis, Zuo Cang's career and family were both frustrated, his job was gone, and his relationship with his sister was completely unrecoverable, leaving him with only a tired body that could barely survive.

At this time, the phone's ringtone suddenly rang, it was an unfamiliar number from Beijing.

Maybe the people from ESO are looking for me.

Zuo Cang thought about it for a moment and chose to get through.

A familiar greeting came from the other end of the phone. It was a cheerful, mature female voice.

"Hey, Cang Yan. How have you been lately?"

Not many people know Zuo Cang's true identity, and even in ESO there are only a few high-level people who have specific information related to Cang Yan.

Therefore, Zuo Cang knew most of them. Listening to the voice, Zuo Cang knew enough to know who was calling him.

Magical girl red maple.

The relationship between Zuo Cang and Hong Feng was pretty good. They always joked with each other before, so they were infinitely close to being bad friends.

It's just that since Zuo Cang retired, he took the initiative to cut off all social interactions with magical girls, and he hadn't contacted her for four or five years, so when he first heard the voice speaking, he almost didn't recognize it.

"Hongfeng, you contacted me privately without authorization, and you are not afraid of punishment from the old men of the Magic Control Bureau."

Hearing the voices of past acquaintances, Zuo Cang could not help but feel a little nostalgic, and a sincere smile appeared on his face.

"The old guys have already exploded the gold coins, now it's my turn to take care of them."

Hongfeng's tone was so proud that she actually wanted to show off.

Unlike Zuo Cang, who gave up on himself, Hongfeng directly sneaked into the system by virtue of his achievements and honors as a magical girl. Coupled with his outstanding abilities and the network resources accumulated over the years, Hongfeng rose step by step and was considered a celebrity in the capital.

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"In the final analysis, it's your own fault. You said you would retire when you retired, so why did you rush to the headquarters of ESO and the Magic Control Bureau to threaten those old men? As a result, they couldn't eat well, sleep well, and were frightened all day long. Fortunately,

, that’s you, if it had been anyone else, I’m afraid they wouldn’t even be able to get out of the headquarters building, and they would have died a dozen times.”

"Oh, I'm young, energetic and ignorant, so I did stupid things like that on impulse. Let's not mention the dark history of the past."

Zuo Cang really didn't want to stay on this topic anymore. When asked about the reason for Hongfeng's call, he didn't remember telling Hongfeng what his new mobile phone number was.
To be continued...