Kuai Chuan: The cold Lord God always acts like a spoiled brat to me

Chapter 1127 Firefighter vs. Cartoonist 70
That was the phone number of the fire department leader who handled their complaint against Zhou Shu back then.

"Hello? Is this Political Commissar Wang? This is Li Fenfang... Yes, Gu Ningde's wife. I'm sorry to bother you so late. Regarding... regarding our complaint against Comrade Zhou Shu a few years ago... we... we want to withdraw the complaint! Formal withdrawal!..."

Her voice was initially choked with emotion, but as she spoke, it became clearer and more resolute, each word sounding as if a great weight had been lifted from her shoulders.

The sound of rain outside the window seemed to have subsided a bit. In the ward, a belated and heavy reconciliation, along with the passing years, quietly spread through the night.

……

The atmosphere at the Zero Matrix eSports Arena was bustling.

Two people, one standing and one sitting, sat in the booth at the front desk, in utter silence.

Chen Changping remained silent, only looking at Zhou Shu.

My gaze swept over the unlit cigarette at his lips, over the cold lighter on the table, over the unspoken yet undeniable loneliness and aloofness in his eyes and brows, and finally settled on his unfathomable eyes.

There was defensiveness, silence, suppressed arrogance, and a sense of... a deep-buried, ashes-like feeling of ruins.

For so many years.

How much time did it take up of his time?

How much youthful arrogance does a person have, and how many years of prime do they have? Can they afford to squander it like this?
Endlessly, endlessly—

"If you have nothing to say, the door is right there." Zhou Shu withdrew his gaze, leaned back in the VIP seat, his jawline smooth and distinct, and said in a detached voice, "Take care."

Chen Changping's Adam's apple bobbed, his voice low and hoarse from a long journey, carrying an undeniable penetrating power; every word landed squarely on Zhou Shu's heart.
"Zhou Shu".

He paused, his gaze sharpening, piercing through the fog of the virtual battlefield to its core:

"That family has withdrawn their lawsuit. The matter from back then has been investigated and clarified." Zhou Shu's body stiffened almost imperceptibly for a moment.

The fingers gripping the lighter tightened suddenly, the knuckles turning bluish-white from the force, the cold metal edges digging deeply into the palm.

Chen Changping seemed oblivious to his momentary loss of composure, or perhaps he was all too aware of the turbulent undercurrents that lay beneath such a loss of composure.

The man leaned forward slightly, his voice lower, yet carrying a power that could overwhelm all noise and reach straight to the heart, with an earnestness and expectation that could not be refused:

"There are no heroes in a fire, only an ordinary person who is willing to step forward again."

Chen Changping's gaze was fixed on Zhou Shu's eyes, as if trying to rekindle the long-cooled flame within them.

"The team... has been waiting for you to come back."

"Click."

The lighter in Zhou Shu's hand, whether accidentally or intentionally, bounced off again.

A faint blue flame suddenly leaped up, dancing and burning in his deep black pupils, reflecting all the complex and unreadable emotions on his face—

The composure and indifference he had developed after leaving the military seemed to stir up waves once again on this day.

Are they images that were deliberately sealed away in the past—the spreading floods, desperate cries for help, distorted curses, glaring seals, and the silent yet complex gazes of comrades; or is it the arrogance and recklessness that have never completely disappeared, once again being brought to this world?

The cold rain dripped down Captain Chen's slightly damp hair, landing on the edge of his dark blue uniform on his shoulder, leaving a small, deeper stain.

Outside the window, the city rain continues to fall, and in this corner of the e-sports arena where noise and silence intertwine, a world that was once shattered is crashing with an irresistible weight into another fortress built of solitude.