You are all bad women! Don't come over!

"Back already!"

Shen Mochen opened the car door and took a seat in the back, greeted by the previous blonde driver.

"Why is your nose blue and your face swollen?" Shen Mochen was taken aback.

"It's nothing, I just bumped it, bumped it!" the blonde hurriedly said, thinking to herself that this little brat really packs a punch, but thankfully I'm better at this game!

"Buckle up!" the short-haired woman, also with a bruised face, reminded irritably as she slammed on the accelerator, slamming the two in the back against their seats.

"Why are you pressing the accelerator so hard, you almost killed me!" the blonde complained.

I just want to kill this pair of dogs, man and woman! The short-haired woman, who had lost the fight, was full of resentment.

"Do you have a driver's license?" Shen Mochen asked.

"Of course, how could I drive without one?" the short-haired woman turned and said with a smile.

"Just drive your car and don't look back!" The blonde slapped her and shifted closer to Shen Mochen, "By the way, why are you asking this? We definitely all have licenses!"

"It's nothing, I just see you're pretty young...haha..." Shen Mochen forced a laugh and touched the cross on his chest.

He was reminded of another girl who liked to drive fast, who also liked to drive without a license due to her foreign nobility status.

The blonde kept joking with Shen Mochen all the way, trying to dig deep into his background, but Shen Mochen dodged her questions.

The short-haired woman occasionally chimed in, apparently out of jealousy, sticking to the principle: If I can't have it, neither can you. She sped all the way and soon reached the station.

Two large signs stood on either side of the road: Buque Station, Do Not Approach. There was also a small outpost in the middle with roadblocks and ordinary security to stop unrelated outsiders.

According to what Cai Yuncui had explained earlier, the station was called a node in their terminology.

Long ago, humanity lived in constant fear that monsters might suddenly appear. Though through the long years of battling monsters, humans gradually figured out some of their patterns, they still couldn't determine the underlying principles.

Later, after decades of research by the great physicist Chu Moyao, he proposed that monsters generally entered this world through weak points in space, and he provided a formula for calculating these spatial weak points. Then, through the coordination of the International Alliance, humans calculated almost all the global spatial weak points, which were also referred to as spatial nodes.

Thanks to Chu Moyao's discovery, the human struggle with monsters had entered a new era.

Humans were no longer cautiously fearful of sudden monster attacks. They just needed to evacuate everyone within several kilometers of a spatial node and dispatch a team of superpower users to guard it, ensuring the utmost stability in human society.

...

After passing the small station, the road became increasingly rugged, and after about ten more minutes of a bumpy ride and as the sky grew darker, the military SUV stopped in front of a flat house.

The area was a desolate wasteland, with only this one building in sight, presumably the usual residence of the Buque members.

"The people have been delivered... Where is everyone?"

The short-haired woman jumped out of the car, saw the front door wide open, and although the lights were on, there was no one to be seen.

"Is there no one here? If nobody's here, I'm taking this handsome guy home with me!" the blonde also got out of the car and shouted.

Shen Mochen dragged out two large suitcases that belonged to Buque and struggled to get out of the car, standing curiously at the doorway.

Is this really where I'm going to live from now on? Quite nerve-wracking.

"Handsome guy? Where's the handsome guy?"

A lively female voice suddenly rang out from above the crowd, and Shen Mochen looked up to see a girl standing on the roof of a bungalow, grinning at the three of them.

Although he couldn't see her face clearly in the dim light, Shen Mochen could see her sparkling, star-like eyes.

What are you doing up there? Come down and meet the newcomer—he's a super handsome guy!

"Where's the handsome guy, let me have a look!"

The girl jumped down directly towards Shen Mochen, her light laughter echoing in the air.

"Eh..."

Shen Mochen was startled, afraid the girl would smash into him, but it was too late to dodge, so he could only reach out to catch her, a faint citrus scent permeating the air.

Although the bungalow was only one story tall, the kinetic energy of about a hundred pounds greatly exceeded Shen Mochen's expectations. Both of them yelped as she landed, and with a slip of Shen Mochen's hand, the girl ended up sitting right on Shen Mochen's face.

"My nose!" Screamed Shen Mochen, muffled by the impact, screaming internally though unable to voice it.

I just got here and I'm hurt—can this be considered a work injury for compensation?

Shen Mochen raged inside his head.

"Sorry, so sorry!"

The girl, realizing the warmth under her, sprung up like a spring, patted her butt, and laughed awkwardly.

"What the hell, sexual harassment right before our eyes!" The short-haired girl was shocked, pointing at the "Inspector" badge on her shoulder as she glared angrily.

"It's not intentional! Besides, how could a girl sexually harass a guy!" The girl argued, her face turning red.

Shen Mochen silently picked himself up from the ground; the black lace... seemed a bit dangerous.

"Wow, you're Yuncui's brother, Shen Mochen?!"

At this moment, the girl got a good look at Shen Mochen's face in the light, her eyes sparkling as she hugged him tightly.

"Just call me Shen Mochen," he said, rubbing his nose and gently pushing her away to get a better look.

Her shoulder-length dyed grayish-purple hair, red-framed glasses, a JK sailor uniform, and black tights enveloping her toned legs caught his eyes.

For a moment, Shen Mochen almost thought he had come to the wrong place. Is this really Buque? Or some kind of anime convention?

He found it hard to associate the homeland-defending Buque members with the girl in front of him wearing black lace panties.

The girl, holding Shen Mochen's hand, said, "Nice to meet you, I am Xia Qingrou, welcome! Don't worry about me; true to my name, I'm very gentle!"

Cliches are nauseating, especially doubled ones! And you, who are true to your name? Complete nonsense!

However, the citrus scent on Qingrou was quite pleasant, both tart and sweet, distinct from Yin Caiyu's rose red wine, Catherine's mint, or Yuncui's coconut flavor.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't try to gloss over this!" The blonde girl grew angry, "This time, it's just a verbal warning. Shen Mochen, give me your contact details, and if you're harassed again, call me. We can discuss it over drinks at a hotel—I'll defend you!"

How come I feel like you're more dangerous than this 'true to her name' Xia Qingrou? Shen Mochen thought to himself, but still exchanged contact information with the two inspectors, considering it network building.

After exchanging contact details with Shen Mochen, the short-haired girl frowned, "Wait, why are you the only one here? Where are the rest of your team members?"