Mr. Melancholy Wants To Live A Peaceful Life

CHAPTER 55

Faced with President Zhen and Director Yuan's confusion about their positions, Yu Hua didn't lose his temper. He posted in the group chat: I'll go pick them up. Tomorrow when we get to work, I'll hope you'll have a perfect explanation for me.

Yuan Luori: Leaders don't need to explain themselves when they speak. 

All the Protectors staring at the group chat: "..."

"This brainwashing ability is too scary..." third underling Xiao Ruo said, his heart fluttering with fear. "How long will Yuan Luori have to kneel tomorrow?"

Lian Yufan's expression was unhappy. "This ability is more frightening than I imagined, and hard to deal with. Zhen Li and Yuan Luori's fear of Yu Hua is deep-rooted. If they can even do this to a bone-deep impression of dominance, then won't these new Destroyers be able to do whatever they please in this world?" 

Cen Xiao nodded and said, "If it had only been the metal-controlling Destroyer, we would have been able to handle it. This Destroyer who can change people's thoughts could even make us kill each other."

"Therefore, we can't send too many people on this operation," Director Xiao said heavily. "The more people there are, the more enemies we'll have."

Luo Huai volunteered himself. "Director, if a Protector is prepared, he should be able to resist for a few seconds. If I defeat and absorb the particular energy the Destroyer uses to cover the brain cortex, then I can counteract the thought changing."

Lian Yufan glanced at Luo Huai. He didn't say anything. He had never approved of the Protector Perpetuation Program, but at this moment, Lian Yufan sincerely thought in spite of himself that it was very important for the team to have a person with Luo Huai's abilities.

If the ability to remove memories had died out in Luo Huai's mother's generation and there had been no more people on earth with the same sort of ability, then faced with the new Destroyer's "thought changing," they would have had no ability to resist. He would easily have been able to infiltrate the Protection Organization, and they might even have taken the Destroyer for a friend they had grown up with since childhood. Each person who bore a calling was undertaking a weight unimaginable to the average person. 

Director Xiao said, "Your powers are unsuited to combat, and they're very precious. You would normally stay in reserve. I don't recommend that you go out to the front line." 

"If I don't go, there's no way to fight this battle," Luo Huai said gravely.

You Zhengping, who had been silent since making his report, said, "Four people can go. Cen Xiao and Lian Yufan can work together to deal with the metal-controlling Destroyer, and Luo Huai and I will deal with the other one. I'll protect Luo Huai."

Director Xiao looked at You Zhengping. "These are two Destroyers who may be more powerful than 192, they'll be prepared at the warehouse, and the person they want to capture is your family member. Are you certain you can do this?"

"I am," You Zhengping said seriously.

"If you could only save Luo Huai or Yu Hua, what would you do?" Director Xiao asked. "This is a common question on reasoning tests. You always get it wrong."

While raising this question, Director Xiao looked at Lian Yufan, indicating that this Protector, who got full marks on his reasoning tests, should provide the model answer.

Lian Yufan lowered his eyelids, took a deep breath, and said, "For us Protectors, protecting ordinary people takes precedence. Reasonably speaking, if you put an ordinary person and a Protector together, the one you should save is naturally the ordinary person. But Luo Huai is different. His ability can't be replaced. Under these circumstances, saving Luo Huai takes precedence instead. Even if the ordinary person was my own flesh and blood. Protectors must discard emotion."