Enforcer Manual
Chapter 556: Anjing Wants a Peaceful Life_1

Chapter 556: Chapter 556: Anjing Wants a Peaceful Life_1

This was the first time in Song Lan’s life that he experienced war mobilization, at least in his memory it was.

From his observations, the operation hours of the giant airship were from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and each 12-hour period of intense propaganda proved the United Government’s attitude toward the war and their conviction of inevitable victory.

For someone like Song Lan, a pitiful, weak, and helpless average citizen, he could only be forced to endure days where he couldn’t sleep in each morning.

If one couldn’t even enjoy a lie-in, then what was the meaning of paid leave?

Although Song Lan had to restrain himself every day from shooting those brainwashing airships out of the sky upon waking, he had to admit that the United Government had perfected the art of brainwashing, as the public’s response to the war mobilization exceeded his expectations.

Many who used to anonymously and vehemently criticize the corruption of big corporations and families on the internet had applied for military enlistment, more than half in fact, and even excluding gang members with criminal records, a large number of citizens had quit their jobs to take up electromagnetic rifles and exoskeleton armors distributed to them by the Conscription Bureau.

On the evening of the second day since conscription began, the Conscription Bureau of the United Government hurriedly introduced a new policy—after the war ended, all equipment issued to the front-line soldiers would become their private property.

Therefore, in the common perception of the reservists, the worst outcome of joining this war was that they would come away with an exoskeleton armor standard to the United Government’s army, a high-precision electromagnetic rifle, and some ammunition and pulse grenades. With their meager salaries, if it weren’t for this sudden war, they probably couldn’t afford an exoskeleton armor in their lifetimes.

People had already begun to imagine their future lives.

After a triumphant return, with these weapons and experience gained on the battlefield, everyone would be back on the same starting line, no longer needing to live at the mercy of gangsters. If any short-sighted thugs dared to cross them then, they wouldn’t mind rewarding those scumbags with a burst of electromagnetic rifle bullets.

As for the war itself.

No one considered the possibility of failure, as if the massive army they formed would immediately secure victory upon entering the Neutral Country’s territory.

This was the victory of the United Government’s brainwashing. In just two days, even Song Lan could recite the inspiring speech from the Chairperson of the Council.

But as a worried citizen, he noticed something about the constitution of the front-line troops.

All machine gunners.

There was no medical team, no medical ships, no high-tech units like science orbs from the United Government, not even higher-level armed forces. He had specifically inquired about the situation in the training camps from Lu Xiang, and the answer was that exoskeleton armors and electromagnetic rifles were the unified equipment for this war.

It was well-known that machine gunners always suffered the heaviest casualties on the battlefield, especially when facing gene monsters that may have evolved countless times.

Song Lan couldn’t change people’s enthusiasm. In such special times, any contrary voice would be seen as an enemy of the United Government, and it was even more likely to be labeled a traitor. All he could do was to persuade Grandpa Li, the gatekeeper who had recently suffered from a herniated lumbar disc.

That’s right, even Grandpa Li had been moved by the speeches of the giant airship, pondering quitting his job as a gatekeeper to join the battlefield.

And at this crucial time, Song Lan received an important mission assigned to him by the Conscription Bureau.

The mission came directly from Lu Xiang, but its content was intriguing.

When he arrived at the meeting place as instructed, the literary girl who had always been by Qi He’s side was already waiting in the lounge. As usual, the girl held her notebook, and when Song Lan entered the room, her gaze instinctively dodged aside.

It would be hard to imagine that this literary girl was once the pioneer in the Purple Wisteria Academy to dare to oppose the principal and use her abilities to sustain the "spark" of rebellion.

Song Lan had learned about the incidents that had happened to Anjing from the Purple Wisteria Academy.

Even though their good friend, the former principal, had missed the train to the new world due to timing, the actions he had taken were not erased.

The neurotic and introverted personality were sequels of the thought-correction experiments, and to this day Anjing maintained the record for "the longest remedy" in the academy.

But what puzzled Song Lan the most was why Qi He entrusted Anjing to their care before leaving District Seventeen.

It should be known that her abilities, if overstated, could even concern the future of the Ragus Foundation.

As for this, Qi He’s explanation was that Anjing’s psychiatrist suggested that she should stay away from the company, and currently staying in District Seventeen was the best option. If she could return to a normal civilian’s tranquil life, it would greatly benefit her psychological treatment. This seemed like a well-reasoned explanation, but Song Lan found it hard to imagine that the Ragus Foundation’s higher-ups would be convinced by such a "humane" reason.

The company did not need Anjing to recover; they needed Anjing to keep working for the company until the day she could work no more.

In this situation, Lu Xiang took the initiative to recommend Song Lan to Qi He.

She believed that perhaps no one in this world understood a peaceful life better than Song Lan, and moreover, to help Anjing get back on track, she used her connections in District Seventeen to secure a transfer student spot at a branch of Newster Academy.

Even though solving such a minor issue would not be a problem for the Ragus Foundation’s influence, Qi He did not want the company’s people to get involved. In his words, this was a personal request.

All signs indicated that Qi He was an eccentric person.

Although he was a representative of the Ragus Foundation and outwardly, everything he did appeared to align with the benefits of the corporate collective, the few encounters with him always left Lu Xiang feeling that Qi He hid some secrets unknown to others. This was somewhat evident from Anjing’s attitude toward Qi He.

Anjing would feel scared and uneasy about everything happening around her, but she could calm down only in the presence of Qi He.

She seemed to trust Qi He very much.

From her knowledge of psychology, it was nearly impossible to develop a sense of dependence in a child who had undergone long-term thought-correction treatment.

According to the intelligence Dr. Bai Zhu had gathered for her, there was no family relationship between Qi He and Anjing; they had met during a work assignment, and all procedures were in accordance with the most common personnel movements in the company.

"Don’t be afraid."

Song Lan broke the silence in the lounge with a smile, indicating he was harmless, "I am a good person."

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